[Event "Daugavpils"]
[Site "Daugavpils"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Nde2 Bg7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. Nd5 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. h3 b4 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
Nd4 $4 (15. Qc1 {- 69/207}) (15. Ra2) 15... Bxd4 $1 $19 (15... Bb7 $2 {- 72/
(217)}) (15... Nde5 $2 {Mendoza,Rafael-Bischoff,Hans_Dieter/Yerevan (Armenia) 
(11) 1996}) 16. Bxd4 e6 17. Ne3 (17. Nf4 e5 $19) 17... e5 18. Ba7 Rb7 {[ץa7]}
19. Qxd6 Nxa7 20. Nd5 Re8 21. Nxb4 Re6 22. Qd2 Qb6 (22... Nc6 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24.
c3 Qb6 25. b4 Qc7 26. Rac1 Nb6 27. Rfd1 Nc4 28. Qh6 Rd6 29. Bf1 Be6 30. Be2 Rb8
31. Bg4 Rbd8 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Bxe6 Rxe6 34. Ra1 Qc6 35. Qh4 Kg7 36. Qd8 Rd6
37. Qa8 Nd2 38. Qxc6 Rxc6 39. Rc1 Nb3 40. b5 Rc5 41. Rb1 Rxb5 {0-1 Bellia,
Fabrizio-Tiviakov,Sergei/Caorle (Italy) (4) 1990}) 23. c3 Nc6 24. Ra6 Qb5 25.
Ra8 Nb6 26. Raa1 Nxb4 27. cxb4 Rd7 28. Qc3 Rd4 29. f4 Qxb4 30. f5 Re8 31. fxg6
hxg6 32. Qc6 Re6 33. Qc7 Rd7 34. Qc1 Qd2 35. Qb1 Bb7 36. b3 Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Rd2
38. Qe1 Re2 39. Qd1 Qd2 40. Qxd2 Rxd2 41. Ra7 Rd7 42. Ra5 Rc7 43. Rd1 Nd7 44.
Rd2 Nf6 45. Re2 Rd7 46. Rb5 Ba6 47. Rb8+ Re8 48. Rxe8+ Nxe8 49. Ra2 Bb7 50. Ra5
f6 51. Kg1 Nd6 52. Ra4 Kf7 53. Kf2 Bc6 54. Rb4 Rb7 55. Rxb7+ Bxb7 56. Ke3 f5
57. Bf1 Nxe4 58. Bg2 Nc5 59. Bf1 g5 60. Bc4+ Kf6 61. b4 Ne4 62. g4 f4+ 63. Ke2
Ng3+ 64. Ke1 e4 65. b5 e3 66. Be2 Nxe2 67. Kxe2 Ke5 68. b6 Ke4 0-1

[Event "SochiJ-B"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Rg1 Nc6 8. h4
h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Nb3 Bd7 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Bh3 Qc7
15. Qe2 b5 16. Qe3 Ne5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd4 Be7 19. e5 Qa7 20. exd6 Nxd6 21. Qd3
b4 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Rc8 25. Kb1 Qc7 26. Rd2 Bc6 27. Qe3 Bb7
28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Qxe6 Rf8 30. Qf5 Rd8 31. Qh5+ Rf7 32. Rg8+ Bf8 33. Re2+ Qe7
34. Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "SochiJ-B"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Belikov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 e5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nf5 h5 10. Bg5 Nh7 11. Bd2 hxg4 12. Qxg4 g6 13. Ne3 Qxg4 14. Nxg4
Nc6 15. Nd5 O-O-O 16. c3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nge3 f4 19. Ng4 Ne7 20. Nxe7+
Bxe7 21. f3 Ng5 22. Ke2 Rh3 23. Raf1 Rdh8 24. c4 Kb8 25. b3 Ne6 26. Bc3 Rg8 27.
Rhg1 Bh4 28. Ba1 Kc7 29. Rg2 Bd8 30. Rgg1 Rg7 31. b4 b6 32. Rc1 Rg6 33. Rcf1
Bh4 34. Rg2 Ng5 35. c5 e4 36. cxd6+ Rxd6 37. Rc1+ Kb7 38. Kf1 Rxf3+ 39. Kg1
Rfd3 40. Nf2 Bxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Rd2+ 42. Kf1 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "SochiJ-B"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Burmenko, D."]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bg5 Rad8 13. Bh4 c5 14. Nc3 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Ba8 16. Bc2 Nc5 17. b4 Ncd7 18. a3 Ne5 19. Bg3 Qb7 20. f3 Ng6 21. Ndb5
Nh5 22. Bf2 Nhf4 23. Qe3 Bg5 24. Be4 Qe7 25. Qe1 Bh4 26. Bxa8 Bxf2+ 27. Qxf2
Rxa8 28. Kh1 Rac8 29. Nd6 Rcd8 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 e5 32. Rab1 Rd7 33. Ncb5
Ne6 34. c6 Rdd8 35. Qxa7 Qxa7 36. Nxa7 Ne7 37. Nc4 f6 38. Rdc1 Nd5 39. Nb6 Ndc7
40. a4 Kf7 41. Nd7 Rfe8 42. Nb5 Re7 43. Nd6+ Kg6 44. Rb7 Nd5 45. a5 Ndc7 46.
Nb6 Rxd6 47. Nc8 Rd8 48. Nxe7+ Kg5 49. h4+ Kf4 50. Rc4+ Rd4 51. Rxd4+ exd4 52.
Kg1 Ke3 53. Nf5+ Kd3 54. Nxg7 1-0

[Event "SochiJ-B"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B88"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb3 Na6 9. f4 Nc5 10. Qf3 a6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. f5 e5 14. Nde2 Nxb3
15. cxb3 Bc6 16. g4 h6 17. h4 Nh7 18. Bf2 Qd8 19. Qg3 Rc8 20. Rd2 Kh8 21. Rfd1
Rg8 22. Qh3 g6 23. Kh2 gxf5 24. exf5 Qf8 25. Rg1 b5 26. Be3 b4 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28.
Rxd5 Nf6 29. Rdd1 Rc2 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 d5 32. g5 Ne4 33. Bc1 Bc5 34. Rg2
Qd8 35. Qf3 hxg5 36. Qh5+ Kg7 37. Bxg5 Nxg5 38. Rxg5+ Kf8 39. Qh6+ Ke7 40. Qc6
Bd6 41. f6+ Kf8 42. Qxd5 Rh8 43. Ng3 Qxf6 44. Nf5 Be7 45. Nxe7 Rxh4+ 0-1

[Event "SochiJ-B"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Be3 b6 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. a4 Re8 13. a5 c4 14. axb6
cxb3 15. b7+ Kxb7 16. Rxd7 Kc8 17. Rd3 bxc2 18. Rxa6 Bd6 19. Nb5 Rxe4 20. Nxd6+
cxd6 21. Rc3+ Kd7 22. Ra7+ Ke6 23. Ra8 d5 24. Rxc2 Rc4 25. Rxc4 dxc4 26. Kf1 h5
27. Ke2 h4 28. Kd2 Kf7 29. Kc3 Rh5 30. Kxc4 Ne7 31. b4 Nf5 32. Bc5 Ke6 33. Rd8
g6 34. b5 Rh7 35. b6 Nh6 36. Re8+ Kd7 37. b7 Kxe8 38. b8=Q+ Kf7 39. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. f4 Nbd7 10. Be3 Re8 11. g4 g6 12. g5 Nh5 13. h4 Bf8 14. Nf3 b6 15. e5
Ng3 16. exd6 Nxf1 17. Bxf1 Bb7 18. Ne5 Qc8 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Rd1 Bg7 21. Qf2 Nxe5
22. fxe5 Qc6 23. Qf4 Rac8 24. Rd2 Qh1+ 25. Kf2 Qc6 26. Ke1 b5 27. Bg2 Qd7 28.
c5 b4 29. Ne4 Qb5 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Bxb7 Qxb7 32. Ne4 Qb5 33. b3 Qc6 34. Kf2 a5
35. h5 gxh5 36. Ng3 h4 37. Nh5 Rg8 38. Qxh4 Bxe5 39. Bd4 Qd5 40. Nf6 Bxd4+ 41.
Rxd4 Qf5+ 42. Rf4 Qc2+ 43. Kg3 Rxc5 44. Nxg8 Rc3+ 45. Rf3 Rxf3+ 46. Kxf3 Qd3+
47. Kf2 Qd2+ 48. Kf1 Kxg8 49. g6 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. e4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a5 13. Kh1 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. f4 Nc5 16. Bf3 a4 17. Rad1 Qa5 18. Qe3 Qb4 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Qxc4 21. f5
dxe5 22. Rh3 Rad8 23. Qxe5+ Kg8 24. Nd5 f6 25. Qxe7 Rd7 26. fxg6 h6 27. Rxh6
Qxd5 28. Rh8+ Kxh8 29. g7+ Kh7 30. gxf8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Agapov, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. a4 O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. Bf4 Na6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc7 13. Qd2 a6 14. Rab1 b5
15. b4 c4 16. Rfe1 bxa4 17. Nxa4 Nb5 18. Nc3 Nh5 19. Ne4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Rc8 21.
Rbd1 Rc7 22. h4 h6 23. Ng3 f5 24. Re6 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Qd2 g4 27. Be2 f4
28. Ne4 Qh4 29. Rg6 Qh7 30. Re6 g3 31. Bg4 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Nd4 33. Qxd4 Bxd4 34.
Rxd4 f3 35. Bxf3 Rxf3 36. gxf3 g2+ 37. Ke2 g1=Q 38. Nf6+ Kf8 39. Ng4 Qhh1 40.
Ke3 Qc1+ 41. Ke4 Qh7+ 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karasev, Vladimir I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qc7 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Be2 a6 6. O-O Bd6 7. h3 Nd4 8. b3
Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Bh2+ 10. Kh1 Be5 11. Rb1 Ne7 12. g3 g5 13. Bg2 h5 14. Ne2 g4 15.
h4 Nc6 16. d3 b6 17. Be3 Qd6 18. a3 a5 19. Qd2 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Nd4 21. Nc3 Bc6 22.
Ne2 Rg8 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Ke7 26. Kh2 Ra3 27. Ra1 Rb3 28. Rdb1
Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Ra8 30. b5 Bb7 31. Qg5+ f6 32. Qxh5 Ra2 33. Qxg4 Qa3 34. Rd1 Qb2
35. f4 f5 36. Qh5 Qxe2 37. Qxe2 Rxe2 38. fxe5 fxe4 39. Kh3 d6 40. exd6+ Kxd6
41. Bxe4 Bxe4 42. dxe4 Ke5 43. h5 Rc2 44. h6 Rxc4 45. h7 Rc8 46. Kg4 Rh8 47.
Rh1 Kxe4 48. Kg5 d3 49. g4 e5 50. Kg6 Kf4 51. g5 e4 52. Rf1+ Ke5 53. Kg7 Rxh7+
54. Kxh7 d2 55. g6 e3 56. g7 e2 57. Rg1 e1=Q 58. g8=Q Qh4+ 59. Kg6 Qe4+ 60. Kh5
Qf3+ 61. Qg4 Qf2 62. Rd1 Qe3 63. Qg5+ Ke4 64. Rxd2 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lukin, Andrei M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Qe2 c5 8. c3
d6 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Rhg1 Qc7 11. g4 a6 12. h4 b5 13. Bc2 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. g5 e4 17. gxf6 exf3 18. Nxf3 Bxf6 19. Ng5 Qe7 20. Qg4 Bxg5 21.
hxg5 Rad8 22. e4 b4 23. c4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qf4 Qe7 27.
Kd2 Bc6 28. Ke3 Qe6 29. Bd3 Kg7 30. e5 Qh3+ 31. f3 Bd7 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qd8+
Kg7 34. Qe7 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Poddubnyi, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 g6 8.
d4 e5 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Qe6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qb3
b6 15. a4 Qe6 16. Ncd2 Qxb3 17. Nxb3 Bh6 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rd5 f6 20. Red1 Kf7
21. Kf1 Ke6 22. Ke2 Bf8 23. Na1 Be7 24. g4 f5 25. gxf5+ gxf5 26. exf5+ Kxf5 27.
Nc2 Ke6 28. Ne3 Bf6 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rg1 Ne7 31. Nd2 Ng6 32. Ng2 Kf5 33. Rd1
Nf4+ 34. Nxf4 Kxf4 35. Rg1 e4 36. Rg3 Bg5 37. Nxe4 h6 38. f3 Kf5 39. Rg4 Rd7
40. Ng3+ Kf6 41. f4 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bd3 d6 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. c3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. O-O-O g6 13. h4 Qe7 14. h5 Be6
15. Kb1 Rfd8 16. Ne4 Rd7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bc2 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bf5 20. Rg1 Rd8
21. g4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Bg7 23. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Traito, K."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bh6 Qa5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. e5 Ng8 14. h4 Be6
15. a3 Rab8 16. h5 Rb7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Rh4 Qc7 19. Qe3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21.
a4 f6 22. exf6+ Nxf6 23. Re1 Bf7 24. Ba6 Ra7 25. Bd3 Re8 26. Re5 Nd7 27. Rg5 e5
28. Rhg4 Nf8 29. Rb4 Kf6 30. Rg3 Rb8 31. Rbg4 Be8 32. b4 Rd8 33. Kd2 c5 34.
bxc5 bxc5 35. Bb5 Bxb5 36. axb5 Kg7 37. Rg5 Kf6 38. R3g4 Rg7 39. f4 exf4 40.
Nxd5+ Ke6 41. c4 Rf7 42. Ke2 Rf5 43. Kf3 Ke5 44. b6 Ra8 45. Rxf5+ gxf5 46. Rg8
Ra3+ 47. Ke2 Nd7 48. Rd8 Ke6 49. b7 Rb3 50. Nc7+ Ke7 51. Rxd7+ Kxd7 52. Na6 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Nb3 Bg4 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. c3 e6 10. O-O Nge7 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 O-O 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6
a5 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. a4 Rad8 17. Rfe1 Nf5 18. Qg5 Kg7 19. Be2 f6 20. Qg4 e5 21.
Bb5 Na7 22. Bd3 e4 23. Bf1 b6 24. Rbc1 Qd7 25. f3 Qxa4 26. fxe4 dxe4 27. Nd2
Nd6 28. Nxe4 f5 29. Qg5 fxe4 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Qxa7 Qb3 32. Rb1 Rf7 33. Qa6 Rdf8
34. Qe2 b5 35. Qd1 Qd5 36. Qd2 a4 37. Rbc1 Rf5 38. Be2 Rf2 39. Qe3 Qb3 40. Rb1
Qc2 41. h4 R8f4 42. Qc1 Qxc1 43. Rbxc1 e3 44. Rcd1 Nf5 45. Bxb5 Nxh4 46. Rxe3
Rxg2+ 47. Kh1 Rxb2 48. Bc4+ Kg7 49. Bd5 Nf5 50. Rh3 g5 51. Rg1 g4 52. Rf3 g3
53. Rg2 Rb1+ 54. Rg1 Rh4+ 55. Kg2 Rh2# 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Qa5 12. exf6 b4 13. Ne4 Ba6 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Qc2 O-O-O 16. Be3 Kb7 17. Rc1 Ka8 18. Be2 Bb7 19. O-O Qf5 20. h4 Bh6 21. Nc5
Qh3 22. Bxh6 Rxh6 23. Qe4 Rg8 24. h5 Nd5 25. Nxb7 Kxb7 26. Rxc4 Rxf6 27. Qh1
Qf5 28. Qg2 Rc8 29. Rfc1 Kb6 30. Rc5 a5 31. Qf1 Qe4 32. Bd3 Qxd4 33. Ba6 Rg8
34. Rxc6+ Ka7 35. Qg2 Rf5 36. Rc7+ Kb8 37. Rc8+ Rxc8 38. Rxc8+ Ka7 39. Be2 Qe5
1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Osnos, Viatcheslav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 O-O 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Bf5 11. Nh4 Be4 12. f3 Bf5 13. Bf2 Bd7 14. f4 Qc4 15.
dxc5 Rad8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bc3 19. b4 a6 20. Rfc1 Bf6 21.
Kf1 g5 22. fxg5 Bxg5 23. Rc4 Be6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rusakov, Jurij"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O g6 6. c3 d6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Re1 Bg7
9. b4 a6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. a3 Nh7 12. Nf1 Bg4 13. Bd5 exd4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15.
cxd4 c5 16. Be3 Rfe8 17. Rc1 cxb4 18. axb4 Qxe4 19. Rxc7 Qd5 20. N1d2 Nf8 21.
h3 Bf5 22. Nb1 Rac8 23. Ra7 Qb5 24. Qb3 Be6 25. Qa3 Bc4 26. Nbd2 Bd3 27. Rc1
Ne6 28. Rc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Be2 30. Ne4 Rd8 31. Qd2 Qc4 32. d5 Nf8 33. Nd4 Bd3
34. Nc6 Bxe4 35. Nxd8 Bxd5 36. Nb7 Be5 37. Na5 Qe4 38. f3 Qb1+ 39. Kf2 Be6 40.
Bxh6 Bh2 41. Qc1 Qxb4 42. Rxa6 Qh4+ 43. Kf1 Qd4 44. Ke2 Bf5 45. Qd1 Qb2+ 46.
Ke3 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd2 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. cxd5
Nxc5 9. Bc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. h3 Qd6 14. Rc2 b4 15. Na4
Nce4 16. Bd3 Bxd5 17. b3 Rxc2 18. Bxc2 Rd8 19. Bc1 Rc8 20. Qe2 Bb7 21. Rd1 Qc6
22. Nd4 Qc7 23. Bd3 Qa5 24. a3 Nc3 25. Nxc3 bxc3 26. b4 Qd5 27. f3 e5 28. Nc2
e4 29. Bxa6 Bxa6 30. Rxd5 Bxe2 31. Ra5 exf3 32. Nd4 f2+ 33. Kxf2 Bd3 34. b5
Ne4+ 35. Kg1 Bxd4 36. exd4 Rb8 37. a4 Nd2 38. Ra6 Nb3 39. Bf4 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4 7. e4 Qa5 8. Bd2
c5 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. O-O Qxc5 12. Qe2 Qh5 13. e5 Ng4 14. Bf4 b6 15.
h3 Nh6 16. Ne4 Nf5 17. g4 Qxh3 18. gxf5 Qg4+ 19. Bg3 exf5 20. Neg5 Bc5 21. Kh2
f4 22. e6 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Qxg5 24. Qe4 fxg3+ 25. fxg3 Qd2+ 26. Kh1 Bxe6 27. Nxe6
fxe6 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Rf1 Rd8 31. b3 Qg5 32. Kg2 Qh5 33. Be2
Qg5 34. Rd1 Rf8 35. Rf1 Qd8 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8 37. Bc4 a5 38. Qf7 Qxf7 39. Bxf7 g6
40. Bc4 Kg7 41. g4 Kf6 42. Kf3 Kg5 43. Bd3 Bd6 44. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 8.
Nc3 Bc5 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nxe5 Nd4 11. Qd1 Bd6 12. f4 Qc7 13. Qe1 Rfe8 14. Qf2 a6
15. Be3 Nf5 16. Bb6 Qc8 17. Ne2 h5 18. Nd4 Ne7 19. Rae1 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Nd7 21.
Nf3 Ng6 22. Bd4 b5 23. a4 b4 24. h3 Qc6 25. Qe3 Ne7 26. Qg5 Nf5 27. Bf2 d4 28.
Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Qxh5 g6 30. Qg4 Qd5 31. Bxd4 Re6 32. Bf2 Nxe5 33. Nxe5 Rxe5 34.
Qxb4 Rc8 35. c4 Qe6 36. Qc3 Rxe1 37. Rxe1 Qd7 38. b3 Rd8 39. d4 Nxd4 40. Qxd4
Qxd4 41. Bxd4 Rxd4 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. a5 Rd2 44. Rb8 Rc2 45. Rb6 Rc3 46. Kf2 Kh6
47. Ke2 Rc2+ 48. Kf3 Kg5 49. Rxa6 Rc3+ 50. Ke4 Rxb3 51. c5 Rg3 52. c6 Rxg2 53.
Rb6 Ra2 54. a6 f5+ 55. Kd4 Rd2+ 56. Ke3 Ra2 57. c7 f4+ 58. Kd3 Ra3+ 59. Ke2 1-0

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D49"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. O-O Qd5 14. Qe2 Ba6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Be7 17. f4 O-O 18. Rf3 Bb7 19. Rg3 Rfc8 20. a3 b4 21. a4 Rc7 22.
Qd2 Nh5 23. Bxe7 Nxg3 24. Bxb4 Rxa4 25. Re1 Rxb4 26. hxg3 Qb3 27. Re2 Ra4 28.
Kh2 Ra1 29. Bc2 Qd5 30. Qd3 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 f6 32. Nf3 Qh5+ 33. Nh4 Qd1 34. Qxd1
Rxd1 35. f5 d3 36. Rc7 d2 37. Rxb7 Rc1 38. Rd7 d1=Q 39. Rxd1 Rxd1 40. fxe6 Re1
41. Nf3 Rxe6 42. Nd2 Rc6 43. b3 Rc3 44. Kh3 Rd3 45. Nf3 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 4. d4 Qe7 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. Nc4
O-O 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Rd8 12. Qc2 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Ne3 Nf4 15.
Rfd1 Be6 16. Bc4 a6 17. a4 Rab8 18. b4 Qe8 19. h4 g4 20. Nh2 h5 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. exd5 Ne7 23. Qe4 Nc8 24. Ba2 Nd6 25. Qc2 b5 26. Nf1 Ng6 27. Ne3 Qd7 28. Bb1
Ra8 29. Qa2 Qe8 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. c4 Qf7 32. axb5 Ne4 33. bxa6 Nc3 34. Qa3 Nxd1
35. Rxd1 Qf6 36. b5 g5 37. hxg5 Qxg5 38. d6 h4 39. Bxh4 Qxh4 40. dxc7 Rf8 41.
g3 Qf6 42. Rd2 Kh8 43. Qd6 Qf3 44. Qd5 Qf6 45. f3 e4 46. Rh2+ Bh6 47. f4 Qa1+
48. Qd1 Qc3 49. Qd2 Qxd2 50. Rxd2 Bg7 51. b6 Bc3 52. Rd7 Bb4 53. b7 Rae8 54. a7
Bc5 55. b8=Q Bxe3+ 56. Kf1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 Be6 6. d3 h5 7. h3 Qd7 8. Nd5 Nd4
9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nf4 Ne7 11. Bg2 Bg7 12. O-O c6 13. b4 Bf6 14. b5 c5 15. a4 Be5
16. Qe2 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 f6 18. Kh2 g5 19. Bd2 g4 20. h4 O-O-O 21. f4 gxf3 22.
Bxf3 Ng6 23. a5 Ne5 24. a6 b6 25. Bf4 Rdg8 26. Rf2 Qg7 27. Rg1 Kd7 28. Rff1 Qg6
29. Bg2 Qg4 30. Qxg4 Nxg4+ 31. Kh1 Rg6 32. Bf3 Rhg8 33. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. O-O e5 11. d5 Nb4 12. b3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 f5 14. f4 Nd7 15.
Rad1 b6 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Kh1 Bxh6 21. Qxh6
Nf6 22. h3 Qd7 23. Ng3 Rae8 24. Qg5 Qg7 25. Qd2 Bc8 26. Rf2 Bd7 27. Re1 h5 28.
Nge2 g5 29. Ng3 Qg6 30. b4 h4 31. Nf1 e4 32. c5 bxc5 33. bxc5 Rd8 34. Qe2 Rfe8
35. Qc4 Kh7 36. Rd2 Bc8 37. d6 f4 38. c6 e3 39. Rd4 Be6 40. Qc5 f3 41. Nxe3
fxg2+ 42. Kg1 Bxh3 43. d7 Nxd7 44. cxd7 Rxd7 45. Rxd7+ Bxd7 46. Qxa7 Qf7 47.
Rd1 Be6 48. Qd4 Qg7 49. Qd3+ Qg6 50. Ne4 Kh6 51. Qd4 h3 52. Nf2 Kh5 53. Neg4
Rc8 54. Qe3 Bxg4 55. Nxg4 Kh4 56. Nf2 Qf5 57. Nxh3 Rd8 58. Rc1 Rd3 59. Qf2+
Qxf2+ 60. Nxf2 Rd2 61. Kxg2 g4 62. a4 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. a3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. b4
Bd7 9. Bb2 Be7 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. O-O Be6 13. Nc3 Qd8 14. Qd2 g5 15.
Nb5 h6 16. Bc3 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. a4 f6 20. b5 Nd8 21. Bb4 Qd7
22. Qe2 Kf7 23. Nd2 axb5 24. axb5 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Kg6 26. Qd3 Nf7 27. Nb3 b6 28.
Ra6 Rb8 29. h4 Qc7 30. h5+ Kg7 31. Ra1 Rc8 32. Qe3 Bd7 33. Re1 Re8 34. Be7 Nd6
35. Qd2 Nc4 36. Qc1 Bxb5 37. Bb4 Qf7 38. Nd2 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Nxd2 40. Qxd2 Qxh5
41. Qc2 Kg6 42. Qc8 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qh5+ 44. Kg1 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qxd4 46. Qg8+ Kh5
47. Qf7+ Kh4 48. Bd6 Qxf2 49. Qxf6 Kg4 50. Qxh6 Qh4+ 51. Qxh4+ gxh4 52. Bc7 d4
53. Bxb6 d3 54. Ba5 f4 55. Bb4 Bd7 56. Kg1 Bc6 57. Kf2 Bxg2 58. Kxg2 f3+ 59.
Kf2 h3 60. Kg1 Kf5 61. Be1 Ke4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Ne4 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. Qc1 Nc6 7. c3 Bf5 8. Nbd2
Rc8 9. Nb3 e6 10. Nh4 g5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nxf5 gxf4 13. Nfd4 fxe3 14. Qxe3 e5
15. Nxc5 exd4 16. Qh3 O-O 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qf5 Ne7 19. Qb5 Qf6 20. c4 d3 21.
h4 Nf5 22. Rd1 a6 23. Qa5 Rxc4 24. Rh3 Qxb2 25. g4 b5 26. Qd2 Rc2 27. Qg5+ Ng7
28. Rd2 Qa1+ 29. Rd1 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sideif Sade, Fikret Israfil O"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. c4 Nf6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
O-O d6 9. Qe2 e5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Be6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Bb2 Re8 14. Rad1 Nf8 15.
f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Ng6 17. Rff1 Bf6 18. Bb1 Be5 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Bc1 Qb7 21. Bc2
f6 22. Ne2 a5 23. Nd4 Nf8 24. Nf5 Rad8 25. Kh1 a4 26. Be3 Rd7 27. Rd2 Red8 28.
Rfd1 g6 29. Nd4 axb3 30. axb3 Bf7 31. Qg4 d5 32. exd5 cxd5 33. c5 Rc7 34. Nf3
Ne6 35. Qh4 Rdd7 36. Nxe5 fxe5 37. Qf6 d4 38. Bh6 Rxc5 39. Rf1 Qc8 40. Be4 Qd8
41. b4 Qxf6 42. Rxf6 Rc4 43. b5 Rb4 44. Rdf2 Re7 45. Bd5 Nf4 46. Rc2 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Qe2 h6 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. h3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. e4 a5 13. g4 a4 14. Nc4 b5
15. Ne3 Bb7 16. Rhe1 a3 17. b3 Qc5 18. c4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nd2 Bb7 21.
Nc2 b4 22. Qe3 Qe7 23. f4 Rfe8 24. fxe5 Bxe5 25. Qxh6 Qf6 26. g5 Bb2+ 27. Kb1
Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Qf2 29. Rf1 Qxd2 30. Qh4 Rd8 31. Qg4 Be4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nasybullin, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 Bf5 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
c4 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Ne4 10. Bh4 c5 11. Rc1 Re8 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. Nd4 Ne6 14. Nxf5
gxf5 15. f3 N4c5 16. f4 b5 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. Qe1 Qb6 19. Kh1 Rac8 20. Qg3+ Ng7
21. Bf3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Qg4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 h5 25. Qh3 Bxh4 26. Qxh4 Qxe3
27. Rc3 Qd4 28. h3 f6 29. Rg3 Rc8 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qxh5 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Qg1+ 33.
Kg3 Qe3+ 34. Kh4 Qxf4+ 35. Ng4 Qg5+ 36. Qxg5+ fxg5+ 37. Kxg5 Rc2 38. g3 Rxb2
39. h4 Rxa2 40. Ne3 b4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d5 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4
Be6 9. Qb4 Qb6 10. Qxe7 Na6 11. Qa3 Rfe8 12. Nc3 Bc4 13. Ne5 Qxd4 14. Nxc4 Qxc4
15. Bf4 Rad8 16. Qb3 Qb4 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. Bg5 Rc8 19. Qxb4 Nxb4 20. Rac1 Ne5 21.
Bg2 h6 22. Bf4 Rcd8 23. a3 Na6 24. Ne4 f5 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Ng4 27. Rc2 Rd7
28. h3 Nf6 29. Be3 a6 30. Bf3 Re5 31. Rb1 Ne4 32. g4 Ng5 33. Bg2 Ne6 34. Kf1 f4
35. Ba7 Bf6 36. Bb8 Rb5 37. Be4 Kg7 38. Bd3 Rbd5 39. Rcc1 Be5 40. Bxe5+ Rxe5
41. Rc3 h5 42. gxh5 Rxh5 43. Kg2 Kf6 44. Rg1 Rdh7 45. Kf1 R7h6 46. Bb1 Rb5 47.
b3 Rd5 48. Ke1 Rdh5 49. Kf1 g5 50. Kg2 Rh8 51. Bc2 Nd4 52. Rd1 Nxc2 53. Rxc2
Rxh3 54. Rd6+ Ke5 55. Rd7 Rh2+ 56. Kf3 g4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hill, Shane Malcolm"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. O-O (6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4
a6) 6... g6 $6 $146 (6... a6 7. Bxc6+ Nxc6 8. d3 d5 9. f5 d4 10. fxe6 Bxe6 11.
Ne2 Bd6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Qd2 f6 14. Ng3 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nh4 {1/2-1/2 (16)
Szell,L (2435)-Dely,P (2445) Budapest 1978}) 7. d4 $1 {[%csl Re8]} a6 8. Bxc6+
Nxc6 9. d5 $36 Ne7 10. e5 Bg7 11. Ne4 O-O 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nxd6 Qc7 14. Qe2
Rad8 15. Ng5 Bd5 16. c4 Bc6 17. Bd2 h6 18. Nge4 b6 19. Bc3 Bd7 20. Rad1 Nf5 21.
Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Nd6 Qe7 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 b5 27.
Qd5 Bf8 28. b3 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. cxb5 axb5 31. a4 c4 32. axb5 cxb3 33. Kf1
Bc5 34. Ke2 Kf7 35. Kd3 Ke8 36. Kc4 Bg1 37. h3 Bh2 38. Kxb3 Bxf4 39. Kb4 Kd7
40. Bd4 Bd2+ 41. Kc5 f4 42. Kc4 Kc7 43. Kd3 Be1 44. Ke4 Bd2 45. Bg1 h5 46. Bh2
Be1 47. Bxf4 h4 48. Be3 Bg3 49. Bd4 Be1 50. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melgosa, Marcio"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 d6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d4 Bd7 7. Re1 Nf6 8. Bg5
O-O 9. Nbd2 Qe8 10. Bc4 h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Kh8
15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nf1 Nf4 17. Qc2 Na5 18. Ne3 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Bc8 20. Bxf4 exf4
21. Nd4 a6 22. b4 Rfe8 23. a3 c5 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qb3 Kg8 26. Qb4 Qc7 27. h3
b5 28. Na5 Bf8 29. Qb3 Qxa5 30. Nc6 Rxd1 31. Nxa5 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 R8xe4 33. Qd5
R4e2 34. Qf3 Rd2 35. Nc6 Rdd1 0-1

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salaiti, Ali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. O-O d6 7. d3 c5 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. a3 O-O 10. e4 Qc7 11. Rb1 Nh5 12. Qe2 Rfc8 13. Rfe1 Nb6 14. Bh3 e6 15.
Bxg7 Nxg7 16. Qe3 Ba6 17. c3 c4 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. d4 Re8 20. Qh6 Nd7 21. Nf1
Qa5 22. Ng5 Nf8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxc3 25. Ne3 f6 26. Ne4 Qxd4 27. Nxf6+ Kh8
28. Qg5 Re7 29. Re4 Qd3 30. Rd1 Qxa3 31. Rh4 Rb8 32. Qe5 Rb5 33. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Norri, Joose"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. a4 Bb7 10. O-O b4 11. Ne4 c5 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. e4 Be7 15.
Bf4 O-O 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Be5 Qc6 19. Nxd4 Qxa4 20. Rd1 Rd8 21.
Bc2 Qa5 22. Bg3 Qb6 23. Be5 Qc5 24. Nf3 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Nxe4 26. Bc2 Qd5 27. Bf4
Bf6 28. Be3 Ng5 29. Ne1 h6 30. Bd3 a5 31. Bc4 Qd6 32. Bb5 Be5 33. h4 Ne4 34.
Nf3 Bf6 35. Qc2 Bd8 36. Bd3 Qc6 37. Qe2 Nf6 38. Bb5 Qe4 39. Qd2 Nd5 40. Bd4 Qg4
41. Ne5 Qxh4 42. Be8 f5 43. Bf7+ Kh7 44. Ng6 Bg5 45. Nf8+ Kh8 46. Ng6+ Kh7 47.
Nf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ogata, Edson Akio"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Bxf5 gxf5 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Qd3 Qc8 10. Ne5 c6 11. h3 h5 12. Ne2 e6 13. c4 Qc7 14. f3 h4 15.
Nf4 Bh6 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. c5 O-O 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. f4 Ne4 20. Nc3 Ng3 21. Ne2 Rg8
22. Nxg3 Rxg3 23. Qe2 Kh7 24. Kf2 f6 25. Nf3 Rcg8 26. Nxh4 Bxf4 27. Qh5+ Bh6
28. Nf3 R8g6 29. Nh4 R3g5 30. Qf3 Rg7 31. g4 fxg4 32. Rxg4 Qh2+ 33. Rg2 Rxg2+
34. Nxg2 Bxe3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Biro, Andras"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8. Qe2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O c5 10. Rhg1 a6 11. g4 b5 12. Bc2 Qa5 13. Kb1 c4 14. e4 e5 15. d5
Rfc8 16. Qe3 Rab8 17. Ka1 Qc7 18. Rc1 a5 19. Bd1 Ba6 20. Be2 Nb6 21. Nb1 b4 22.
Nfd2 Qb7 23. Rc2 Bb5 24. Nf3 b3 25. Rd2 bxa2 26. Na3 Na4 27. Kxa2 Bd7 28. Bd1
Nxb2 29. Bc2 Nxg4 30. Qe2 Nd3 31. Rb1 Nc1+ 32. Ka1 Qxb1+ 33. Nxb1 Nxe2 34. Rxe2
Nf6 35. Re1 Rb7 36. Na3 Kf8 37. Nd2 Bb5 38. Rb1 Ba6 39. Rxb7 Bxb7 40. Naxc4 Ke7
41. Kb2 Ra8 42. Nb3 Ba6 43. Ncxa5 h6 44. Be3 Ng4 45. Bb6 Nxh2 46. Nc6+ Ke8 47.
Nba5 Bb5 48. c4 Bxc6 49. dxc6 Ra6 50. Bc7 Nf3 51. Ba4 Nd4 52. Bb5 Ra8 53. Nb7
Bf8 54. Kc3 Rc8 55. Bxd6 Nxc6 56. c5 Kd7 57. Bxf8 Kc7 58. Bxc6 Kxc6 59. Na5+
Kb5 60. Bd6 Kxa5 61. Kc4 Re8 62. Kd5 Kb5 63. Bxe5 h5 64. Bd6 h4 65. c6 Kb6 66.
c7 Rc8 67. Kd4 Rxc7 68. Ke3 Rc3+ 69. Kf4 h3 70. Kg4 Kc6 71. Be5 Rb3 72. Bf4 Kd7
73. Bg3 f5+ 74. exf5 gxf5+ 75. Kh4 Ke6 76. f4 Kd5 77. Kxh3 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topakian, Raffi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "Topakian,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. Be3 $146 (12. d4 Be6 13. d5 Bc8 14.
Nxe5 Qh4 15. Nd3 f5 16. e5 Nxe5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Nf4 20. Rd4
Qg5 21. Ng3 Ng6 22. Qh5 h6 23. Re1 Bd7 24. Bc2 Rf7 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Nh5 Ne7
27. f4 gxf4 28. Nxf4 Re8 29. Rc4 Rc8 30. Rd4 Re8 31. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 (31) Van Mil,
J (2345)-Tseitlin,M (2490) Kecskemet 1985}) 12... Nhf4 13. d4 Qf6 14. Ng3 Bb6
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nf5 Be6 18. Qc2 c5 19. Ne3 Rac8 20. Nd5 Bxd5
21. Bxd5 c4 22. b3 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. bxc4 Rxc4 25. Nd2 Rc7 26. c4 f5 27.
Qb3 Nf4 28. Rab1 e4 29. Qb6 Qd8 30. Nf1 Nd3 31. Red1 Rf6 32. Qd4 h5 33. Ng3 Qe8
34. d6 Rd7 35. c5 Kh7 36. Qd5 h4 37. Rxd3 $1 {White bluffs his way through the
zeitnot phase (New in Chess 7/2016} (37. Ne2) 37... exd3 38. Nxf5 Qe2 39. Ne7
Rf8 $2 (39... Rd8) 40. f3 g6 41. Qg5 Qe6 42. Qxh4+ Kg7 43. Qd4+ Kh7 44. Qxd3
Rf4 45. Rb2 Rc4 46. Re2 Rc1+ 47. Kh2 Qf6 48. Qd5 Rd8 49. Re4 Rf8 50. Qxb7 Kh6
51. Qd5 Qa1 52. Re6 Kh7 53. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tsorbatzoglou, Theodoros"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Be6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. a3 Be7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. b4 Ba7 13. Nb3 Ne4 14. Nbd4 Qd6
15. Rc1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 b5 18. Bd3 Qc6 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. Re3 Ng4 21.
Re2 Rac8 22. Rce1 Nf6 23. Qh4 Rfe8 24. Re3 Bd7 25. Ne5 Qc7 26. Qd4 Bc6 27. Rg3
Qd6 28. Ree3 Qf8 29. Bf5 Rc7 30. Qh4 d4 31. Ng4 Nxg4 32. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 Nxf3+ 5. Qxf3 Qf6 6. Qg3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8.
Nc3 Ne7 9. O-O Be6 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Be3 Bxc4 12. dxc4 c6 13. Nc3 Ng6 14. Rad1
Qe6 15. b3 O-O 16. Rd3 f5 17. exf5 Qxf5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Rfd1 Rc7 20. f3 Nf4
21. R3d2 h6 22. Ne4 b6 23. Kh1 Kh7 24. Qe1 Re7 25. Ng3 Qg5 26. Qe4+ Ng6 27. Rd6
Rf4 28. Qxc6 Rh4 29. Kg1 Rf7 30. Qd5 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 Qg5 32. Qxf7 Qxg3 33. Qxg6+
Qxg6 34. Rxg6 Kxg6 35. Rd6+ Kf5 36. c3 Rf4 37. Kg1 e4 38. Kf2 exf3 39. gxf3 Rh4
40. Kg3 g5 41. Rd7 a5 42. Rb7 a4 43. Rxb6 axb3 44. axb3 Ke5 45. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fossan, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
h5 9. f4 hxg4 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. f5 Rxh4 12. Rf1 Bxf5 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Qxd5 a6
15. e6 Ngf6 16. exd7+ Nxd7 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Innsbruck"]
[Date "1987.05.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sjodahl, Pontus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1987.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Nb3 b6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bd5
15. Qf3 e6 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. a4 Rfc8 19. Bd2 Bf6 20. Reb1 Rab8
21. Kf1 Be7 22. Ke2 Nd8 23. Kd3 Ne6 24. Nc1 Rc6 25. Rb5 Rd8 26. Rb3 Rdc8 27. a5
Bd8 28. axb6 Bxb6 29. Na2 g5 30. Re1 Rd6 31. f4 gxf4 32. gxf4 Ng7 33. Nb4 Kf8
34. Re5 Rcd8 35. Bc1 f6 36. Re2 Kf7 37. Ba3 Rc8 38. Rb1 Rd7 39. Rg1 Nf5 40. Na6
Rxc3+ 41. Kxc3 Bxd4+ 42. Kd3 Bxg1 43. Nc5 Rc7 44. Ne6 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Qc2 Qc7 15.
Qd2 Ne5 16. f3 Ncd7 17. f4 Ng6 18. e5 Ndxe5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Qd4 Qc6 21. Bf1
Nd7 22. Rac1 f5 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Nb4 Qc8 25. Qxd6 Nc5 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Nd3 Bc7
28. Qxc5 Qb8 29. h3 f4 30. Kh1 f3 31. Rc2 Qd8 32. Nf2 Qc8 33. g4 e5 34. Rcd2
Rf7 35. Qe3 e4 36. Rd6 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Rd7 38. c5 Rxd6 39. cxd6 Qd7 40. Nc4 Re8
41. Kg1 h6 42. Qd4 Re6 43. Nd1 h5 44. Nde3 hxg4 45. hxg4 Kh7 46. Qc5 Bc6 47.
Kf2 Bb5 48. g5 Bxc4 49. Qf5+ g6 50. Qh3+ Kg7 51. Qh6+ Kg8 52. Bxc4 Qxd6 53.
Qxg6+ Kf8 54. Qxe6 Qh2+ 55. Ke1 Qg3+ 56. Kd1 Qg1+ 57. Nf1 Qd4+ 58. Kc1 Qg7 59.
Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 b6 6. Nge2 Ba6 7. g3 Ne7 8. Bg2 c5
9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. O-O dxe4 12. Re1 exf3 13. Bxf3 Nbc6 14. dxc5 bxc5
15. Nf4 Qc7 16. Be4 e5 17. Nd3 Rad8 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. Qf2 Bxd3 20. Bxd3 f6 21.
Bc4+ Kh8 22. Rad1 Nd4 23. Qg2 Rd7 24. Re4 Qc6 25. Rf1 Nef5 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27.
Bd3 g6 28. Rxd4 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Ne3+ 30. Kf2 cxd4 31. Rc1 f5 32. Be2 Rb8 33. b4
Nd5 34. Rb1 Nc3 35. Rb3 Rc8 36. Bd3 Rc7 37. Ke1 e4 38. Ba6 Nd5 39. Kd2 g5 40.
a4 f4 41. a5 f3 42. Rb1 Nc3 43. Ra1 Rc6 44. Bb7 e3+ 45. Kd3 e2 46. b5 f2 0-1

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rad1 b6 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. f4 e5 15.
fxe5 Nxe5 16. h3 Rfe8 17. Qf2 Qe7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 b5 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21.
dxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24. Qxd6 Qb7 25. Rd2 bxc4 26. bxc4 Re6 27.
Qd4 Rae8 28. Rdf2 Re2 29. Bd3 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Qc7+ 32. Qf4 Qxf4+ 33.
Rxf4 Rd1 34. Bf1 Kg7 35. Rf2 a5 36. g4 f6 37. Kg3 Rc1 38. Kf4 Rc3 39. h4 h6 40.
g5 a4 41. Be2 a3 42. gxf6+ Kxf6 43. Bd1 Rxc4+ 44. Ke3+ Ke5 45. h5 g5 46. Rf8
Re4+ 47. Kd2 Rd4+ 48. Kc1 g4 49. Rh8 Bf3 50. Bb3 g3 51. Rxh6 g2 52. Re6+ Kf5
53. Re1 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O Ne7 6. d4 Nbc6 7. e3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 a4 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. b4 axb3 14. Nxb3 b6 15. Bb2
Ra8 16. Nbd2 Nb8 17. Re1 Ba4 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nc5 21. Qe2 Nxe4
22. Qxe4 Bc6 23. Qf4 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Ra5 25. Qd3 Qd6 26. Red1 Rd8 27. Qb3 Qd7 28.
Bc3 Ra4 29. d5 exd5 30. Bxd5 Qe8 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. c5+ Nd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34.
Qxd5+ Kf8 35. Re1 Qc8 36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. Re7+ Kh6 38. Qd2+ g5 39. Qc2 1-0

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5
Nc5 9. f3 h6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. g4 h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. h4 c6 14. Nh3 Qa5 15. O-O-O
cxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Bf1 b5 19. Nf2 bxc4 20. Nfe4 Qb6 21. Bxc4
Bxe4 22. fxe4 f6 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Be2 Rab8 25. Kb1 Bh6 26. Qc2 Be3 27. Rhf1
Kg7 28. Rf3 Rfc8 29. Qb3 Qa5 30. Nb5 Bf4 31. Qd3 Qb6 32. b3 Nd7 33. Na3 Nc5 34.
Qc2 a5 35. Nc4 Qd8 36. Rg1 a4 37. Bd1 axb3 38. axb3 Nxb3 39. Qg2 Nd4+ 40. Nb2
Rc1+ 41. Ka2 Ra8+ 42. Na4 Rxa4+ 43. Bxa4 Rxg1 44. Qxg1 Nxf3 45. Qa7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. a4 Na6 6. Na3 Qd5 7. Qc2 Be6 8. O-O
Rd8 9. h4 Qe4 10. Qd1 Bd5 11. Nc2 e6 12. Ne3 Nc5 13. Ra3 Be7 14. Rc3 b5 15.
axb5 cxb5 16. d3 cxd3 17. exd3 Qa4 18. Qe2 Qa6 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Rxc5 Be6 21.
Rc2 O-O 22. Ne5 Rc8 23. Nc6 Bd6 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nxc8 Bxc8 27.
gxf4 Qd6 28. Qe3 Ng4 29. Qc5 Qd8 30. Re1 Be6 31. d4 Bc4 32. Qe7 Qxe7 33. Rxe7
Nf6 34. Rxa7 g6 35. Bf1 Bb3 36. Rc3 Be6 37. Bg2 Nd5 38. Bxd5 Bxd5 39. Rd7 Bc4
40. b3 Be6 41. Rd6 b4 42. Re3 1-0

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. b4 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. c5 Nf6 14. Nc4 Ng6 15. cxd6
cxd6 16. Nb5 Ne8 17. Nxa7 Nh4 18. Rg1 Rf7 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Qb3 Qf6 21. Nb6 Rd8
22. O-O-O Nc7 23. Kb1 Na8 24. Nc4 Rc8 25. Rc1 h5 26. b5 Nc7 27. Na5 Rb8 28. Rc3
g4 29. fxg4 hxg4 30. Bxg4 b6 31. Nc6 Re8 32. Rh3 Ng6 33. Bxb6 f3 34. Rxf3 Nf4
35. Bh5 Ncxd5 36. Bxf7+ Qxf7 37. Nd8 Qg6 38. Rxf4 exf4 39. Qxd5+ Kh7 40. Nf7
1-0

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Rb1 a5 7. a3 f5 8. Nge2 Nf6
9. d3 O-O 10. O-O Ne7 11. f4 c6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Be6 14. b5 Qc7 15. Qb3
Rab8 16. h3 Nd7 17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Qb4 e4 19. dxe4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3 b6
15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 c4 17. Bc2 e6 18. Nf4 exd5 19. exd5 Qf7 20. Be4 Bb7 21. Qc2
Rd7 22. Rcd1 Re8 23. Bf3 Ba8 24. Qa4 f5 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Re5 27. Qd1 g5
28. Ne6 g4 29. Bxg4 Rexd5 30. Ng5 Qf6 31. Bf3 Rxd4 32. cxd4 Rxd4 33. Qe2 Rd8
34. Bxa8 Rxa8 35. Nf3 Rc8 36. Ne5 c3 37. f4 Nb7 38. Qd3 Qe6 39. Rc1 Qd6 40.
Qxf5 Rf8 41. Qe4 c2 42. Qc4+ Kg7 43. Qxc2 Rxf4 44. Qc7+ Kg8 45. Qxb7 Qxe5 46.
Rc8+ Rf8 47. Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Borjomi U20"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Nge7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nb3 Qe8 12. Nc5 Bc8 13. b4 h6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nd2 Rd8 17. Qe2 a5 18. Rfd1 Bf8 19. Ndb3 a4 20. Nd2 Qf6 21.
Qc4 Rd6 22. Nf1 h5 23. Ne3 Qd8 24. Qe2 Qg5 25. Qc4 Ra7 26. Rd3 Rxd3 27. Qxd3
Bxc5 28. bxc5 Be6 29. Nc4 a3 30. Rb1 Ra8 31. g3 h4 32. Kg2 h3+ 33. Kg1 Qf6 34.
Qe2 Rd8 35. Na5 Qg5 36. Nxc6 Rd2 37. Qe1 0-1

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 a6 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 Rb8 13. c4 c5 14. b3 Bb7 15.
Nc3 Rbd8 16. h3 Nd7 17. Qc2 Bf6 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Rd2 Ne5 20. Red1 Nc6 21. Ne2
g6 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. Qb1 Bg7 24. Kh2 a5 25. Kg1 Ba8 26. Kh2 Qc7 27. Kg1 Ne5 28.
Qc2 f5 29. Nc3 Nf7 30. exf5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 gxf5 32. f4 d5 33. cxd5 exd5 34. Nxd5
Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Rxe3 36. Qxc5 Qxc5 37. Rxc5 Re2+ 38. Kf1 Rxa2 39. Rxf5 a4 40.
bxa4 Rxa4 41. Rd7 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Kd1 Ra1+ 44. Kc2 Ra2+ 45. Kb3 Rb2+ 46.
Kc4 Rc2+ 47. Kd3 Rc3+ 48. Ke2 Rxg3 49. Rfxf7 h5 50. Rxg7+ Rxg7 51. Rxg7+ Kxg7
52. h4 Kf6 53. Ke3 Kf5 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. Ke4 Ke6 56. f5+ Kf7 57. Ke5 Ke7 58. f6+
Kf7 59. Kf5 Kf8 60. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Begun, Sergei M"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 g6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Qxb6
axb6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bb5+ Nc6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Ke2 Rfc8 14. Rhc1
Bd7 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. Rc3 e6 17. Rb3 Bd8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. f4 f6 20. Nf3 Na5 21.
Bxa5 Rxa5 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Ra3 24. c4 Bc6 25. Nd2 Be7 26. cxd5 exd5 27.
Nb3 Bb4 28. Nc1 Ra8 29. Rb1 Ba3 30. Nb3 Kf8 31. Nd2 Bd6 32. Rb2 Ke7 33. Nb1 Ra4
34. Nc3 Rb4 35. Rxb4 Bxb4 36. Kd2 Kf7 37. Bc2 h6 38. Bb3 Ke7 39. a3 Ba5 40. Kd3
Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Rd8 13. h4 h6 14. Qb3 e6
15. d5 Ne5 16. dxe6 Nxc4 17. exf7+ Kh7 18. Qxc4 b6 19. h5 g5 20. f3 Ba6 21. Qe6
Qb5 22. Qf5+ Qxf5 23. exf5 Rd7 24. Kf2 Rxf7 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Rc1
Bb7 28. Ne6 Bd5 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Bd4+ Kg8 31. g4 Bb7 32. Re1 Rd7 33. Re8+ Kf7
34. Rh8 Rxd4 35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. Rxb7 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 Rxa2 38. Rh7 b5 39. Rxh6+ Kf7
40. Rh7+ Kf6 41. Rb7 a6 42. h6 Ra1 43. Rb8 Rh1 44. Rb6+ Ke5 45. Rxa6 Kd4 46.
Rg6 b4 47. Kg2 Rh4 48. f6 1-0

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Basin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. O-O-O h5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. f4 Neg4 15.
Rhe1 Qa5 16. Kb1 Rfc8 17. Nf3 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Bc6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. e5 dxe5 21.
fxe5 Bg7 22. Ng5 Be8 23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 e6 25. Rd4 Kf8 26. Rf1 Bxe5 27. Bxe6
Rxc3 28. Rd7 Nh6 29. Rxb7 Bc6 30. Rxa7 Bd4 31. Rc7 Bb5 32. Rxc3 Bxf1 33. Rc8+
1-0

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dydyshko, Viacheslav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
e5 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Qe7 11. Nc4 Qf8 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Qd2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nb6 15.
Ne3 c6 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. b3 Qe7 19. Bf1 Bc8 20. d5 cxd5 21. Nxd5
Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Rd2 d5 24. Bb5 Rf8 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. Red1 Be6 27. Qe4
Rxd2 28. Rxd2 f5 29. Qe2 e4 30. Nd4 Bf7 31. Bc4 a6 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. c4 Rd8
34. Nc2 Qf6 35. Ne3 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Rxd2 37. Qxd2 Qd4 38. Qe2 Kf7 39. Nd5 Be5 40.
Qe1 h5 41. Qb4 Kg7 42. Qxb7+ Kh6 43. Qe7 e3 44. fxe3 Qe4 45. Nf4 Qxe3 46. Qf8+
Kg5 47. Qd8+ Kh6 48. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 Nd7 8. g4
e5 9. Bg3 Qe8 10. Be2 f5 11. gxf5 gxf5 12. Rg1 f4 13. Bh4 fxe3 14. fxe3 exd4
15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. cxd4 Nf6 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Qa3 Bf5 19. Bc4 Ne4 20. Bd5 a5 21.
Ng5 Nxg5 22. Rxg5 Nb4 23. Bg2 d5 24. Rf1 Qc6+ 25. Kd1 Qc2+ 26. Ke1 Qc1+ 27. Ke2
Bd3+ 28. Qxd3 Rxf1 29. Qb3 Rff8 30. a3 Nc2 31. Qxd5 Rad8 32. Qc5 Rfe8 33. Be4
Rxe4 34. Nxe4 Qxe3+ 35. Kf1 Qxh3+ 36. Ke2 Nxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Litvinov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 a6 7. Nc3 Nge7 8.
Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. a5 Ba7 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. O-O Ne5 13. Be2 N5g6 14. Bg3 f5
15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Kh1 d6 17. Ra4 Be6 18. Rb4 Rb8 19. Bd3 Nxg3+ 20. fxg3 Ne5 21.
Rbf4 Rxf4 22. gxf4 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Qf6 24. Nd2 d5 25. Qe2 c6 26. Nf3 Bg4 27. h3
Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Qf8 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Qg4 Re3 31. Ne2 Qe8 32. Ng3 Bd4 33. b3 h6 34.
Nf5 Re1 35. Qf3 Bc3 36. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Kh2 Qe6 38. Ng3 Bxa5 39. f5 Qe5 40. d4
Qxd4 41. Qe2 Qf6 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Qd7 Qe6 44. f6 Qxf6 45. Nf5 Qe5+ 46. Kg1 Bb6+
47. Kf1 Qf4+ 48. Ke2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piesina, Gintautas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Be2 Rb8 14. Nc2 a5
15. O-O Bg5 16. Qd3 Be6 17. Rad1 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. b3 Qc7 20. Na3 Bd7 21.
c4 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Be6 23. Ne3 Rfc8 24. Nd5 Qb7 25. Qa6 Rc2 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Bc4
Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rbc7 29. a4 Re2 30. Rc1 Rcc2 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. f4 exf4 33. Rxf4
Bf6 34. Bc4 h5 35. Rf5 h4 36. Kf1 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc2+ 38. Kf3 Rc3+ 39. Kg4 Rc2
40. Rxa5 Rxg2+ 41. Kh3 Rc2 42. Rf5 Be5 43. Bxf7+ Kf8 44. Bc4+ Ke8 45. Kxh4
Rxh2+ 46. Kg4 Rg2+ 47. Kf3 Rg3+ 48. Kf2 Rg4 49. Bd5 g6 50. Rf3 g5 51. b4 Bd4+
52. Ke2 Rg2+ 53. Kd3 g4 54. Rf1 Bf2 55. e5 Rh2 56. e6 g3 57. Rc1 g2 58. Rc8+
Ke7 59. Rc7+ Kd8 60. Rg7 Rh3+ 61. Kc4 Rh4+ 62. Kb3 Rh3+ 63. Ka2 g1=Q 64. e7+
Kd7 65. Bc6+ Kc7 66. Rxg1 Re3 67. Rf1 Re2+ 68. Kb3 Re3+ 69. Kc4 Kxc6 70. Rxf2
Rxe7 71. Rc2 Rh7 72. b5+ Kb6 73. Kb4 Rh4+ 74. Rc4 Rh1 75. Rc6+ Kb7 76. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shereshevski, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 Nc6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. d4 Nhf4 13. Ng3 Qf6 14. Be3 Be6 15.
Bc2 Bb6 16. a4 c5 17. Nf5 cxd4 18. cxd4 Ba5 19. Bd2 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 exd4 21. Qxd4
Ne5 22. Qe3 Bxf5 23. Qxf4 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxb2 25. Bd3 Be6 26. Rab1 Qd4 27. a5
Qe5 28. Rxb7 Qxa5 29. Reb1 Qc3 30. Qe3 a5 31. Rc1 Qf6 32. Rb6 Rfd8 33. Bb5 a4
34. Bc6 Ra5 35. Qa3 Qg5 36. Rd1 h5 37. Rd3 h4 38. Qb2 Bb3 39. Qd4 Rc5 40. Kh2
Rc4 41. Qe3 Qe5+ 42. f4 Qa1 43. Qf2 Rc1 44. Qxh4 Rh1+ 45. Kg3 Qe1+ 46. Kg4 Bd1+
47. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 48. Kf5 Rf8 49. Bd5 Rg1 50. Rxd6 Rxg2 51. Rd8 Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zaiatz, Elena"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Qc7 13. Ng3 g6 14. h3 Re8 15.
Nh2 d5 16. Qf3 d4 17. Bg5 Qd8 18. Bb3 Na5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bd5 Ra7 21. b4 cxb4
22. cxb4 Nb7 23. Rac1 Be6 24. Rc6 Bg7 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Rc1 Nd6
28. Qg4 Qd7 29. Nf3 Nf7 30. h4 Bf6 31. Rc5 a5 32. bxa5 Rxa5 33. h5 g5 34. Nxe5
Nxe5 35. Rxe5 Bxe5 36. Qxg5+ Bg7 37. h6 Rxa2 38. Nh5 Qf7 39. hxg7 Qxf2+ 40. Kh2
Qxg2+ 41. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 b4 43. Nf6+ Kxg7 44. Ne8+ Kg6 45. Nd6 b3 46. Nc4
Kg5 47. Kf3 h6 48. Kg3 h5 49. Kf3 h4 50. Nb2 h3 51. Nc4 h2 52. Kg2 Kf4 53. Kxh2
Kf3 54. Nd2+ Ke2 55. Nxb3 Kxd3 56. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Bg5 g6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Be6 11. Bc4 Qe7 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Qxe6+ fxe6 14.
O-O-O Na6 15. Rhe1 Nc7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Ke7 19. Rd4 a5 20. Re3
Nd5 21. Rb3 Ra7 22. Ne5 Rg8 23. Rf3 Rg7 24. Ra4 g5 25. Nc4 g4 26. Rb3 Kd8 27.
Rxa5 Rxa5 28. Nxa5 Kc8 29. Nc4 h5 30. g3 Kb8 31. Kd1 Re7 32. Ne5 Kc7 33. Ke2
Re8 34. Nc4 Ra8 35. a3 Rf8 36. Kf1 Rh8 37. Kg2 Rh7 38. h3 Rg7 39. f3 gxh3+ 40.
Kxh3 Rh7 41. Kh4 Kb8 42. Nd6 Ka7 43. Kg5 b5 44. cxb6+ Nxb6 45. Re3 Rg7+ 46. Kh4
Rg6 47. Re5 Rf6 48. f4 Nd5 49. Kxh5 Kb6 50. Kg5 Rf8 51. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mochalov, Evgeny Veniaminovic"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. b3
Ba6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Nf6
15. Bg2 cxd4 16. Nf3 b5 17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Re1 d3 19. Nd4 Ba3 20. Bxa3 Qxd4 21.
Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rc1 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 d2 24. Qc8+ Ne8 25. Rd1 Qe5 26. Qc2 Qe1+ 27.
Bf1 Bxf1 28. Qxd2 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Bb5 30. Rd5 a6 31. a4 Bc6 32. Rc5 Bb7 33. b4
Ke7 34. b5 axb5 35. Rxb5 Bc6 36. Rb4 Kd6 37. a5 Nc7 38. Rb8 h5 39. f4 g6 40.
Kf2 Kc5 41. f5 Be4 42. fxg6 fxg6 43. Ke3 Bf5 44. Kf4 Ne6+ 45. Ke5 Nd4 46. a6
Nc6+ 47. Kf4 Bd3 48. Ra8 Kb6 49. Kg5 Bxa6 50. Kxg6 Be2 51. Kg5 Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ryskin, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Bg5 f6
9. Be3 Nh6 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. h3 O-O 12. c4 Nd4 13. Bxd4 Bxa4 14. Qxa4 exd4 15.
Nbd2 Nf7 16. b4 Qe7 17. c5 dxc5 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Qc4 c6 21. Nb3
Rae8 22. Nc5 Re7 23. Qb3 Rb8 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nxf7 Rxf7 26. f4 Rbf8 27. e5 Qd5
28. Qxd5 cxd5 29. Ne6 Re8 30. Nxd4 g5 31. g3 h5 32. h4 gxf4 33. gxf4 Bh6 34.
Ne2 Ref8 35. Kh1 Rf5 36. Rc7 Bxf4 37. Rg1+ Kh8 38. Rg6 Bxe5 39. Rh6+ Kg8 40.
Rg6+ Kh8 41. Rh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sagalchik, Gennadij"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D82"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. cxd5
Nxc3 9. Qd2 Qxa2 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Bc4 O-O 12. Nf3 Qxc5 13. Ba2 Bf5 14. O-O Nd7
15. Nd4 Nf6 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. c4 e6 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Rc2 Ne4 21.
f3 Nc3 22. Rdd2 Nxa2 23. Rxa2 Qc5 24. Qb3 a6 25. Qxb7 e5 26. Bg5 f6 27. d6 fxg5
28. Qd5+ Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Kf7 30. d7 Ke7 31. Rxa6 Ra8 32. Rad6 Rfd8 33. c5 Ra1+
34. Kf2 Ra7 35. c6 Kf7 36. Rd2 Rc7 37. Rc2 Bf8 38. Rd1 Ke6 39. g4 fxg4 40. fxg4
Bd6 41. Rdc1 Rf8+ 42. Ke2 Ra8 43. Kf3 Be7 44. Ke2 Ra6 45. h3 Bd8 46. Kf3 Rb6
47. Ke2 Be7 48. Rd1 Rb8 49. Rf1 Rh8 50. Rd1 Bd6 51. Ra1 Ke7 52. Kf3 Rd8 53. Ra6
Rb8 54. Ke4 Ke6 55. Rca2 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Sokolsky Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vitolinsh, Alvis"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. h4 b6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Nbd2
a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Na5 11. a4 Nxb3 12. Nxb3 c5 13. e5 Nh5 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. O-O
Ng7 16. Na5 Bd5 17. b3 b4 18. Nc4 Ne6 19. a5 Rb8 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Nh2 h5 22. f4
Rg8 23. Nf3 Qc6 24. Nb6 Be4 25. Qxa6 Bxc2 26. Qc4 Be4 27. Rae1 Bd8 28. Qe2 Bxb6
29. axb6 Bxf3 30. Rxf3 Qxb6 31. f5 gxf5 32. Rxf5 Kd8 33. Qxh5 Kc7 34. Qf3 Ra8
35. Rxf7 Qc6 36. h5 Ra2 37. Re2 Rh8 38. g4 Rg8 39. Rg2 c4 40. bxc4 Qxf3 41.
Rxf3 Rb8 42. Rb3 Nc5 43. Rxb4 Rxd2 44. Rxb8 Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Kxb8 46. h6 Rf1 47. g5
Ne6 48. g6 Rf8 49. g7 Nxg7 50. hxg7 Rg8 51. Kg1 Kc7 52. Kf2 Kd8 53. Ke2 Ke7 54.
Kd3 Kf7 55. Kxd4 Rxg7 56. Rxg7+ Kxg7 57. Kd5 Kf8 58. Kd6 Ke8 59. e6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U16"]
[Site "Ivano Frankivsk "]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gogoladze, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3 Bxa3 8.
bxa3 Nd5 9. Qc2 b5 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rd1 h6 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. a4 Nc6 14. Ba3 Re8 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bc5 Nce7 17. e4 Nf6 18. Qc3 c6 19. Rb4 Rec8 20. Rdb1 Ne8 21. h4
Nd6 22. R4b2 Rd8 23. Qa3 Ng6 24. Rd2 Nb7 25. Bb6 Qd6 26. Qc3 Rdb8 27. Rbd1 Ne7
28. a5 Re8 29. Qf3 Rac8 30. a3 Qb8 31. h5 c5 32. Qc3 cxd4 33. Bxd4 f6 34. Bh3
Nc6 35. Bxf6 e5 36. Rd7 gxf6 37. Qf3 Re7 38. Qxf6 Rce8 39. Be6+ Kh7 40. Qg6+
Kh8 41. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U16"]
[Site "Ivano Frankivsk "]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Gregory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1988.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. e3 Qc7 14. Bg2 Qb8 15.
b4 h5 16. Nf3 Bf8 17. Qb3 Bd6 18. Rfe1 a5 19. a3 Ng4 20. e4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Ndf6
22. Re2 e5 23. Rce1 Nd7 24. c5 Bc7 25. Ng5 Nh6 26. d4 exd4 27. Re7 a4 28. Qa2
Ne5 29. R1xe5 Bxe5 30. Rxf7 Bg7 31. Rxb7+ Kh8 32. Rxb8 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U16"]
[Site "Ivano Frankivsk "]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ramma, Kasper"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1988.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Bd3 b5 14. a4 b4 15.
Nb1 Qb6 16. Qe2 a5 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Ba6 Ra8 19. Bb5 Rac8 20. Nb3 e5 21. Bxc6
Rxc6 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rg6 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. Nxa5 Qxe5 26. Nc6 Qf6 27. Qxf6
Bxf6 28. b3 h6 29. Nxb4 Rb8 30. Nxd5 Rxb3 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rc7 Kg8 33. Rfc1 Rg5
34. Rd7 Rb8 35. Rc5 Re5 36. Nxf6+ gxf6 37. Rxe5 fxe5 38. Rd5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U16"]
[Site "Ivano Frankivsk "]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Magai, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1988.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8.
Nd2 Bb4 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Ncxe4 dxe4 12. O-O-O Bg4 13. f3 exf3 14.
gxf3 Bh5 15. a3 Be7 16. e6 fxe6 17. Bh3 Qe5 18. Rde1 Bg6 19. Qb3 O-O-O 20. f4
Qa5 21. Bxe6+ Kb8 22. Nb1 Rd3 23. Qc2 Rxe3 24. Qd2 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qc7 26. f5
Rd8 27. Qe3 Bh5 28. Nc3 Qxh2 29. Ne4 Qe5 30. Kb1 Bh4 31. Nc5 Rd1+ 32. Kc2 Qh2+
0-1

[Event "URS-ch U16"]
[Site "Ivano Frankivsk "]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Odeev, Handszar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C46"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1988.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d3 h6 6. Be3 d6 7. h3 Nge7 8. d4
exd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. O-O-O a6 12. f4 Na5 13. Be2 b5 14. h4 b4 15.
Nd5 c5 16. Nf3 Bb7 17. c4 bxc3 18. Nxc3 f5 19. exf5 Nxf5 20. h5 Nxe3 21. hxg6+
Kg8 22. Qxe3 Qf6 23. Qd2 d5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Ne5 Qxf4+ 27. Kb1
Rab8 28. b3 Nxb3 29. axb3 Rxb3+ 30. Qxb3 Qxe5 31. Rxh6+ Bxh6 32. Qb2 Qxb2+ 33.
Kxb2 Rf2 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Re8 Rxg2 36. Re6 a5 37. Kb3 Rxg6 38. Rxg6+ Kxg6 39.
Kc4 Be3 40. Kb5 Kf6 41. Kxa5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch U16"]
[Site "Ivano Frankivsk "]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1988.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Qb3
b5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. h4 c5 11. e6 c4 12. Qd1 Nb6 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. Be3 Bf5 15.
Qd2 Nc6 16. h5 Nd5 17. Ng5 Rf8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 e5 21. Bg2
Nb4 22. gxf5 Qxg5 23. Bxa8 Nd3+ 24. Kd1 Rxa8 25. Qh2 Qxe3 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qxg6
Qxd4 28. Ne2 Qd5 29. Kc2 Nb4+ 30. Kc3 a5 31. Rad1 Qf3+ 32. Kd2 Rd8+ 33. Kc1
Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch U16"]
[Site "Ivano Frankivsk "]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qe2 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bd7 13. Kh1 Rc8 14. a5 Re8 15.
Be3 Bf8 16. Bd4 Ne6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nd5 Qh6 19. Qf2 Nc5 20. Nd4 Be6 21. Nxe6
Qxe6 22. b4 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Rc6 24. h3 Rec8 25. Qa7 Rc2 26. Qxb7 Qg6 27. Ne3 R8c7
28. Qb6 R2c6 29. Qd4 Qg5 30. Nc4 g6 31. Qd5 Qe7 32. Rf3 Bg7 33. Raf1 Qe6 34.
Kg1 h6 35. Kh1 h5 36. Kg1 Bc3 37. Rxf7 Qxd5 38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. exd5 Rxc4 40. dxc4
1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Arruda D'Oliveira, Marcos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1988.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3
Bd6 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 f5 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. Qc2 g6
15. Bh6 c4 16. Be2 Re8 17. h4 Nde5 18. Ng5 Qf6 19. h5 Qf5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Qxe4
Nf7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qh4 Nce5 24. Ne4 g5 25. Bxg5 Ng6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Nd6
Nxg5 28. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Claesen, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1988.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxg7 Nxd2 12. Bb2 Nxf1 13. Qxf1 Nf6 14. Re1
Be6 15. c4 Qa5 16. Rxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 Rad8 18. Bxe6+ Kg7 19. Qe2 Qc5 20. g4 Qd6
21. Kg2 Qd3 22. Qe5 Qd6 23. Qe3 Qd3 24. Qe5 Qd6 25. Qe1 Qd1 26. Qxd1 Rxd1 27.
g5 c5 28. Bd5 b6 29. Be5 h6 30. h4 hxg5 31. hxg5 Rf8 32. a3 Kh7 33. gxf6 exf6
34. Bd6 Rd8 35. Be7 R8xd5 36. cxd5 Rxd5 37. Bxf6 Rd3 38. b4 Rxa3 39. bxc5 bxc5
40. Be7 Rc3 41. Ng5+ Kg7 42. Bxc5 Kg8 43. Bxa7 Ra3 44. Bd4 Ra5 45. f4 Ra3 46.
Nf3 Kf7 47. Kg3 Ke6 48. Kg4 Ra5 49. Ne5 Ra8 50. Nxg6 Rg8 51. f5+ Kf7 52. Kg5
Rd8 53. Ne5+ Kg8 54. Be3 Re8 55. Bf4 Kh8 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1988.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3
Bd6 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 f5 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. Qc2 g6
15. Bh6 c4 16. Be2 Re8 17. h4 Nde5 18. Ng5 Qf6 19. h5 Qf5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Qxe4
Nf7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qh4 Nce5 24. Ne4 g5 25. Bxg5 Ng6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Nd6
Nxg5 28. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1988.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O d6 8. f4
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Bd7 12. Kh1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Rae1 g6
15. f5 e5 16. Be3 b5 17. Bh6 Rfe8 18. Bd3 Kh8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rg8 21.
fxg6 fxg6 22. Rf2 Qd7 23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Qh4 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Raf8 26. Ref1 Rxf2 27.
Rxf2 Kg7 28. g3 Qd8 29. Qe3 Qc7 30. Qf3 Qe7 31. Bf1 Nf6 32. Bh3 Rf8 33. Qd3 Qa7
34. Rf1 Qc5 35. Be6 Qb4 36. Qe3 Qe4+ 37. Qxe4 Nxe4 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Bc8 a5 40.
Kg2 b4 41. Ba6 Ke7 42. Kf3 Nf6 43. Bc4 Kd8 44. h4 h6 45. Bb3 Kc7 46. c4 bxc3
47. bxc3 Kb6 48. Bc2 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. c4 Kc5 51. Bd3 Kd4 52. Be2 e4+ 53.
Kf2 Nd7 54. g4 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "1988.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 f6 $6 (5... Be7) 6. Bf4 Bg7 7.
Bxc6 $146 (7. c3 d3 8. Qxd3 Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Bc4+ Kh8 11. h4 h5 12. O-O-O
d6 13. Nf1 Bg4 14. N1h2 Qc8 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Rdg1 a6 17. g4 Na5 18. gxh5 gxh5
19. Nd4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 b5 21. Qe2 Qe8 22. Rg2 Qf7 23. Rhg1 Rg8 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25.
Rg6 Bh6 26. exf5 Bxe3+ 27. fxe3 Qh7 28. Qf3 Rxg6 29. fxg6 Qe7 30. g7+ {1-0 (30)
Lobron,E (2515)-Iskov,G (2360) Paris 1983}) 7... bxc6 8. Qxd4 d6 {Et nulle au
44ème coup} 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1
h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Nb3 a6 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Bg2 Qc7
15. f4 Nh7 16. f5 Nxg5 17. hxg5 O-O-O 18. Kb1 Be7 19. Bf1 Kb8 20. g6 fxg6 21.
fxe6 Bxe6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Ne5 24. Rg3 Bf6 25. Rc3 Qb6 26. Nd4 Rc8 27. Rb3
Qa7 28. Qb4 Rhd8 29. c3 Ka8 30. Ne6 Rd7 31. Bb5 Re7 32. Qxd6 Nf7 33. Qg3 Nd8
34. Nd4 Qc5 35. d6 Re5 36. Bd7 Rb8 37. Nb5 g5 38. Ra3 Nf7 39. Qg2 Rd8 40. Rxa6+
Kb8 41. Nc7 Nxd6 42. Rc6 Qe3 43. Na6+ bxa6 44. Rcxd6 Qe4+ 45. Qxe4 Rxe4 46.
Rxa6 g4 47. Rb6+ Ka7 48. Rbd6 g3 49. R6d2 Bg5 50. Rg2 Bf4 51. Kc2 Kb6 52. Bf5
Rxd1 53. Bxe4 Re1 54. Kd3 Re3+ 55. Kd4 Re1 56. Kd5 Rd1+ 57. Kc4 Re1 58. Bd5 Be5
59. Rc2 Ra1 60. Re2 Bf6 61. a3 Rf1 62. Bg2 Rf4+ 63. Kb3 Rf2 64. Rxf2 gxf2 65.
Kc2 g5 66. b4 g4 67. a4 g3 68. Kb3 Bg5 69. c4 Bd2 70. c5+ Ka6 71. Kc4 Bf4 72.
Bf1 Bd2 73. Kd5+ Kb7 74. b5 Ba5 75. Kd6 Bc7+ 76. Kd7 Ba5 77. Bg2+ Ka7 78. Kc6
Bd2 79. Bf1 Be3 80. b6+ Kb8 81. a5 Bf4 82. a6 Ka8 83. Bg2 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Asanov, Bolat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. Bb3 Rfc8 12. g4 Ne5 13. h5 Rc4 14. Qe2 Nxe4 15.
fxe4 Bxg4 16. Qg2 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3+ 18. Kf2 Bxh5 19. Ne2 Qb2 20. Rab1 Nd3+
21. Kg3 Qe5+ 22. Kh3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Rhf1 Qe3+ 25. Ng3 e6 26. Qf2 Qh6 27.
Kg2 Bg4 28. Rh1 Qg5 29. Rbf1 Rf8 30. Qf4 Qxf4 31. Rxf4 h5 32. Nf1 Be5 33. Rf2
Kg7 34. Ne3 b5 35. Nxg4 hxg4 36. Rhf1 g3 37. Rf3 f5 38. Bxe6 f4 39. Ra3 g5 40.
Rxa7+ Kf6 41. Bg4 b4 42. Rb1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kudriashov, Anatoli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "235"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. e3
Bg4 9. h3 Bd7 10. d4 a6 11. d5 Na5 12. Nbd2 b5 13. Qc1 Rb8 14. Bc3 e6 15. e4 e5
16. Qd1 Nh5 17. Rc1 Nb7 18. Kh2 Qe7 19. Ne1 Bh6 20. Rc2 b4 21. Bb2 a5 22. Nd3
a4 23. f4 exf4 24. gxf4 Qh4 25. Qf3 axb3 26. axb3 Ra8 27. Qf2 Qxf2 28. Rxf2 f6
29. Bf1 Ng7 30. Be2 Ne8 31. Rc1 Ra2 32. Rff1 f5 33. Ra1 Rxa1 34. Bxa1 fxe4 35.
Nxe4 Bf5 36. Nef2 Na5 37. Bd1 Nc7 38. Kg2 Ra8 39. Bb2 Nb7 40. Re1 Kf7 41. Kf3
Ra2 42. Ne4 Bf8 43. Ng5+ Kg8 44. Ne4 h6 45. Kg3 Ne8 46. Bg4 Kf7 47. Re2 Bg7 48.
Bxg7 Rxe2 49. Bxe2 Bxe4 50. Bxh6 Na5 51. Nb2 Nxb3 52. Bg5 Nf6 53. Kf2 Bf5 54.
h4 Ne4+ 55. Ke3 Nc3 56. h5 Nxe2 57. hxg6+ Bxg6 58. Kxe2 Ke8 59. Bf6 Kf7 60. Bg5
Nd4+ 61. Ke3 Bc2 62. Bd8 Bb3 63. Kd3 Kg6 64. Bc7 Nf5 65. Ke4 Bc2+ 66. Kf3 Kh5
67. Bb8 Kh4 68. Bc7 Kh3 69. Bb8 Kh4 70. Bc7 Kh5 71. Bb8 Kg6 72. Bc7 Kf7 73. Bd8
Nd4+ 74. Kf2 Bb3 75. Ke3 Nc2+ 76. Kd3 Na3 77. Bh4 Bc2+ 78. Ke3 Bf5 79. Bg5 Bh3
80. Ke2 Bc8 81. Kd3 Bg4 82. Ke3 Nc2+ 83. Ke4 Nd4 84. Ke3 Kg6 85. Kf2 Kf7 86.
Ke3 Bf5 87. Bh4 Bb1 88. Bd8 Kg6 89. Bc7 Kf6 90. Bd8+ Kf5 91. Bg5 Kg4 92. Kf2
Bc2 93. Be7 Nf5 94. Bg5 Bb3 95. Ke2 Kg3 96. Kd2 Kf3 97. Kd3 Ba2 98. Nd1 Bb3 99.
Nb2 Ba2 100. Nd1 Bb1+ 101. Kd2 Ke4 102. Nb2 Ba2 103. Bf6 Ne3 104. Be7 Nxc4+
105. Nxc4 Bxc4 106. Bxd6 Kxd5 107. Be7 Kc6 108. Kc2 Be6 109. f5 Bxf5+ 110. Kb2
Kb5 111. Bf6 Kc4 112. Be7 Kd5 113. Bf8 Be6 114. Be7 Kc4 115. Bd6 Kb5 116. Bf4
Kc6 117. Bh6 Kb5 118. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. f5 e5 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Kb1 Nc5
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Kb8 18. Qg4 Rc8 19. c3 Qb6 20. Bf1 Ka7 21.
Qb4 Bd8 22. g3 f6 23. Na1 Rb8 24. Nc2 Qc7 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qe2 Qd7 27. Nb4 Qxf5+
28. Ka1 Rb7 29. Nc6+ Ka8 30. Rc1 e4 31. Qd2 Nd3 32. Bxd3 exd3 33. Nb4 a5 34.
Qxd3 Qxd3 35. Nxd3 Bb6 36. Re6 Rd7 37. Rce1 Kb7 38. Nf4 h4 39. g4 h3 40. R6e4
Rh4 41. Ng6 Rh6 42. Ne7 Bd8 43. Nf5 Rg6 44. R1e3 Rg5 45. Rxh3 g6 46. Ne3 f5 47.
Rf4 Bb6 48. a4 Re7 49. Nc2 bxa4 50. Rxa4 fxg4 51. Rg3 Rxd5 52. Raxg4 Rd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 e6 6. e3 Be7 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. h3
Bd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. g4 Rfc8 11. g5 Ne8 12. h4 Nd6 13. h5 Nf5 14. Rg1 Bd6 15.
Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nf5 18. Bd3 Qc7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. g6 Be6 21.
gxh7+ Kh8 22. f4 d4 23. c4 Qb6 24. exd4 Qxb3 25. axb3 cxd4 26. Ke2 b5 27. Kd3
Rab8 28. Rgb1 Rc7 29. Ra5 Kxh7 30. Rxb5 Rxb5 31. cxb5 Kh6 32. Kxd4 Kxh5 33. Rg1
g6 34. Nc4 Kh4 35. Kc3 Kh3 36. Kb4 Kh2 37. Rg5 Rd7 38. Nd6 Rc7 39. Nc4 Rd7 40.
Kc3 Rd5 41. Nd2 Rxb5 42. Nf3+ Kh3 43. Nd4 Rb6 44. b4 a6 45. Nxe6 Rxe6 46. Kd4
Rb6 47. Kc5 Rb5+ 48. Kc4 Rb6 49. Kc5 Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tabatadze, Tamaz"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Bb5 Qc8 13. Rc1 a6 14. Nxd7 axb5
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bb2 Qd7 17. b4 Red8 18. a3 Bg7 19. Qe2 Ba6 20. Rfd1 Qe7 21.
Nb1 Rd7 22. Rd2 Qg5 23. Rdc2 Rc8 24. Qf3 h5 25. Nd2 Qd8 26. Qe2 Qe7 27. Nf3
Rdd8 28. Nd2 Rd7 29. Nb1 Qg5 30. Nc3 Ra8 31. Nb1 Qd8 32. Qf3 Rb8 33. Qe2 Ra8
34. Qf3 Ra7 35. Qe2 Qg5 36. Nc3 Ra8 37. Nb1 Qe7 38. Qf3 Rb8 39. Qe2 Ra8 40. Qf3
Rad8 41. Nd2 e5 42. Nf1 e4 43. Qe2 Rc8 44. Nd2 Rd5 45. Nb1 Rg5 46. Nc3 Bb7 47.
Kh1 h4 48. h3 Qd7 49. Ba1 Re8 50. d5 c6 51. dxc6 Bxc6 52. Rd2 Qe6 53. Qf1 Rc8
54. Ne2 Bxa1 55. Rxa1 Re5 56. Nd4 Qf6 57. Rc1 Bd7 58. Rxc8+ Bxc8 59. Qc1 Bd7
60. Qc7 Be8 61. Rc2 Rd5 62. Qb7 Rxd4 63. exd4 Qxd4 64. Qc7 Bd7 65. Qc3 Qd1+ 66.
Kh2 Qd6+ 67. g3 hxg3+ 68. Qxg3 Qd1 69. Rc3 Qd4 70. h4 Bg4 71. Rc6 Bf3 72. Rc8+
Kg7 73. Re8 Kh7 74. Re7 Qf6 75. Qg5 Qd6+ 76. Qe5 Qxe5+ 77. Rxe5 Be2 78. Rxe4
Bc4 79. Re7 Kg7 80. Rb7 Kf6 81. Rxb6+ Ke5 82. Kg3 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8.
Bxc7 Na6 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Qb3 Qc6 12. Bg3 Be4 13. O-O Rfc8 14. Qa3
e6 15. b3 Bf8 16. Qa5 Qb7 17. Rac1 Bb4 18. Qg5 Bd3 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Ra1 Be7
21. Qf4 Qc6 22. h4 f6 23. Kh2 Qd5 24. Rd1 Bf5 25. Nd2 g5 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Qf3
Ba3 28. Re1 Qxf3 29. Nxf3 Bb4 30. Rg1 h6 31. Ne5 a5 32. f3 Bh7 33. Nc4 Bd3 34.
a3 Bxc4 35. bxc4 Bxa3 36. c5 Bb4 37. Rb1 Kf7 38. Be5 h5 39. Kg3 Kg6 40. Kf2 h4
41. Ke2 a6 42. e4 Kh5 43. Kd3 g4 44. fxg4+ Kxg4 45. Kc4 Rf8 46. c6 Rf2 47. Rc1
Ba3 48. Rc3 Bb4 49. c7 Rf8 50. Rf3 Rc8 51. d5 exd5+ 52. exd5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qc7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qg4 d6 11. Kh1 h5 12. Qh4 Be7 13. Qg3 g5 14. f4 g4
15. Be3 Rg8 16. f5 e5 17. f6 Bf8 18. Qh4 Rh8 19. Ne2 Be6 20. Ng3 d5 21. Nf5
O-O-O 22. Ne7+ Kb7 23. Bc5 Bh6 24. Qe1 Ka8 25. Qe2 Kb7 26. Rad1 d4 27. Qe1 a5
28. Qe2 Be3 29. b4 a4 30. b5 Qa5 31. Nxc6 Qc7 32. Qe1 Rd7 33. Na5+ Kb8 34. Qb4
Rc8 35. Nc6+ Kb7 36. Rd3 Ra8 37. Ra3 Rdd8 38. Nxd8+ Qxd8 39. Rxa4 h4 40. b6
Rxa4 41. Qxa4 Qc8 42. Rb1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch otbor56"]
[Site "Barnaul"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1988.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. Bb3 g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Nbd2 Nh7 10. Nf1 Kh8 11. Ng3 Qe8 12. d4 Bd7 13. h3 Rd8 14. Bc2 Qe7 15.
Be3 b6 16. Qd2 h5 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. f4 h4 19. Nf1 exf4 20. Bxf4 Nh5 21. Be3 Na5
22. b3 c5 23. d5 b5 24. Rac1 Nb7 25. Bd1 Ng3 26. Nxg3 hxg3 27. Bf4 f6 28. Nf3
g5 29. Bxg3 Rde8 30. Nh2 Nd8 31. Bh5 Nf7 32. Bg6 Rd8 33. Qe2 Kg8 34. Qh5 Nh6
35. Ng4 Bxg4 36. hxg4 Rb8 37. Bf5 Rfe8 38. Be6+ Kh7 39. Bf5+ Kg8 40. Qg6 Qc7
41. Qh7+ Kf8 42. Rf1 Rbd8 43. Bg6 Nf7 44. Rf3 Qe7 45. Rcf1 Rd7 46. Bf5 Rb7 47.
Be6 Qd8 48. Rxf6 Bxf6 49. Qg6 Qb6 50. Rxf6 Ke7 51. Rxf7+ Kd8 52. Rxb7 Qxb7 53.
Bxd6 1-0

[Event "Chicago op"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Levy, Louis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Rd1
Ne4 9. b3 f5 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 f4 12. Nb1 fxg3 13. hxg3 Qf6 14. Nc3 Ng5 15.
Qd2 Nxf3+ 16. exf3 b6 17. Re1 dxc4 18. bxc4 Ba6 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. Qe3 c5 21. d5
exd5 22. Nxd5 Qd4 23. Nc7 Bb7 24. Ne6 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Nf6 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 27. Re7
1-0

[Event "New York Marshall CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shumowitz, Marvin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7 11. e4 b5 12. Bd3 Re8 13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15.
Nxd6 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qxd6 17. Nd2 Nc5 18. Qe2 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rd1 Rad8
21. Bd2 Qb6 22. b3 f5 23. Rac1 d4 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Qc7 Qa6 26. Qa5 Qxa5 27.
Bxa5 Rc8 28. f3 Nf6 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. f4 exf4 31. Rxd4 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 g5 33. Bd8
Ne4 34. Rc4 Rd1 35. Bc7 Ng3 36. Be5+ {source: bulletin} 0-1

[Event "New York Marshall CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bernal, Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. h3 c5 10. Qc2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 d6 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Kb1 a6 15.
Rhg1 Kh8 16. g4 c4 17. Bc2 Be4 18. gxf5 Bxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Rxf5 20. h4 Nf8 21. Rg3
Ng6 22. Bg5 Qf8 23. Qe4 d5 24. Qg4 Bd6 25. Rh3 Qf7 26. h5 Nf8 27. e4 dxe4 28.
Qxe4 Rc8 29. Be3 Rxh5 30. Ng5 Rxg5 31. Bxg5 Qxf2 32. Rf3 Qh2 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34.
Rh1 h6 35. Rxh2 Rf1+ 36. Bc1 Bxh2 37. Qg2 {source: bulletin} 1-0

[Event "New York Marshall CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "210"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 f5 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. d4 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. b3 e4 10. Nf4 Ne7 11. f3 exf3 12. Bxf3 Rb8 13. a4 Bd7 14. Ra2 Kh8 15.
Ba3 Rf7 16. h4 Neg8 17. Re2 Nh6 18. Qd2 a6 19. Bb2 Qf8 20. Rfe1 b6 21. e4 fxe4
22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Re8 24. Bd5 Rfe7 25. Be6 Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Qf3 27. d5 Rxe6
28. Rxe6 Qxg3+ 29. Qg2 Qxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kf2 Re7 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. a5
bxa5 34. h5 Ng8 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Qh1 Nf6 37. Qa1 g5 38. Qxa5 Kg6 39. Qxa6 g4
40. Qc8 Kg5 41. Qf8 Rh7 42. Kg2 Kf5 43. b4 Ke5 44. Qc8 Rd7 45. Qh8 Rh7 46. Qf8
Rd7 47. Qh6 Kf5 48. Qh8 Re7 49. Qf8 Rd7 50. Kg3 Kg5 51. Qc8 Kf5 52. c5 Ke5 53.
c6 Re7 54. Qh8 Rh7 55. Qd8 Rf7 56. b5 Nxd5 57. Qd7 Rf3+ 58. Kxg4 Rb3 59. Qg7+
Ke4 60. Qh7+ Kd4 61. Kf5 Rxb5 62. Ke6 Kc5 63. Qc2+ Kb6 64. Kd7 Nf6+ 65. Kc8 Nd5
66. Qc4 Ne7+ 67. Kd7 Nd5 68. Qd4+ Rc5 69. Qh8 Kb5 70. Qb8+ Nb6+ 71. Kxc7 Rxc6+
72. Kb7 Nc4 73. Qe8 Na5+ 74. Ka7 d5 75. Qd7 Kc4 76. Qg4+ Kb5 77. Qf5 Rd6 78.
Qd3+ Nc4 79. Qd4 Rd7+ 80. Kb8 Kc6 81. Qf6+ Kc5 82. Kc8 Rd6 83. Qg5 Kb4 84. Qg3
d4 85. Qd3 Kc5 86. Kc7 Rd5 87. Kb7 Re5 88. Qb1 Re3 89. Qf5+ Kb4 90. Qb1+ Rb3
91. Qe1+ Kc5+ 92. Kc7 Re3 93. Qf2 Kb4 94. Qf8+ Kb3 95. Qb8+ Kc2 96. Qb4 Rb3 97.
Qe1 d3 98. Qe4 Kb2 99. Qd4+ Rc3 100. Kc6 d2 101. Kb5 Kb3 102. Qd5 Rc1 103. Qd3+
Ka2 104. Qe2 Ka1 105. Qg2 d1=Q {source: bulletin} 0-1

[Event "New York Marshall CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sulman, Robert M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Re8 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. a3 e5 13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4 a5 15.
Nh4 Rf8 16. Ndf3 Qc7 17. Rfe1 Nc5 18. Rad1 Nfd7 19. Bc3 f6 20. Nf5 Bf7 21. b4
axb4 22. axb4 Na4 23. Bd2 c5 24. b5 Nab6 25. Ne3 Ra4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Rfa8
28. Bc3 Nc4 29. Nd2 Na3 30. Qb2 Qb6 31. Ra1 Nxb5 32. Rxa4 Rxa4 33. Rb1 Nxc3 34.
Qxc3 Rb4 35. Rxb4 Qxb4 36. Qxb4 cxb4 37. Bf1 Bc5 38. Bb5 Nb6 39. Nb3 Bd4 40.
Na5 Kf8 41. Kf1 Nc8 42. Nxb7 Ke7 43. Na5 Kd6 44. Ke2 Kc7 45. Ba4 Nd6 46. f3 Nb7
47. Nxb7 {source: bulletin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Marshall CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bonin, Jay R"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 b6 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. e4 Rad8 17. Be3 Bd3 18. Qc1 Qb4 19. Bc2 Nxe4 20. Na2 Qc4 21. Bxb6
Rd5 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Qxd3 24. Bxa5 Qd4 25. Qe3 Qxb2 26. Bc3 Nxc3 27. Qxc3
Qxc3 28. Nxc3 Ra8 29. a5 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ra7 31. a6 Nd7 32. Ne4 Ke7 33. Ra5 f6 34.
g4 g6 35. Ke2 Kd8 36. g5 f5 37. Nf6 Kc7 38. Nxh7 Kb6 39. Ra1 Rxa6 40. Rxa6+
Kxa6 41. h4 Ne5 42. f4 Nf7 43. Nf8 Nh8 44. h5 gxh5 45. g6 Nxg6 46. Nxg6 Kb5 47.
Nh4 c5 48. Nxf5 c4 49. Kf3 Kb4 50. Ne3 Kc5 51. f5 c3 52. Kf4 h4 53. Kg4 Kd4 54.
f6 h3 55. Nc2+ Kd3 56. Na1 Ke2 57. f7 $4 (57. Kxh3 $18) 57... h2 58. f8=Q h1=Q
59. Qe7+ Kd1 60. Nb3 Qg2+ 61. Kf4 Qe2 62. Qc5 Qb2 63. Qg1+ Kc2 {source:
bulletin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Marshall CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Braun, Leslie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2285"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nbd7 8.
c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. O-O Qb6 13. Bd3 e6 14. Nb3
Ke7 15. Nc5 Rhc8 16. b4 Rc7 17. Rab1 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Qe2 Kf8 20. a4 Nd7
21. Bb5 Nb8 22. a5 Bf6 23. Qf3 Be7 24. g3 Kg7 25. h4 h6 26. Kg2 Qd8 27. Qg4 h5
28. Qe2 b6 29. axb6 axb6 30. Nd3 Bd6 31. Rd2 Nc6 32. Bxc6 Rxc6 33. Ra2 Qc7 34.
Ne1 Rc1 35. Rxc1 Qxc1 36. b5 Qb1 37. Rb2 Qc1 38. Rc2 Rxc2 39. Nxc2 Qb2 40. Qd3
Bb4 41. Kf3 f5 $2 42. Nxb4 Qxb4 43. Qc2 Qxb5 44. Qc7+ Kf6 45. Kf4 Qb4 46. Qd8+
Kf7 47. Ke5 Qe7 48. Qxb6 Qf6+ 49. Kd6 Qe7+ 50. Kc6 Qe8+ 51. Kb7 Qa4 52. Kc7 Qe8
53. Qd6 Kf6 54. Qd8+ Qxd8+ 55. Kxd8 e5 56. f4 exd4 57. exd4 {source: bulletin}
1-0

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. Bf3 Nb6 10. a4 a5 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Qb5 Bd7 14. Qxa5 Ra8
15. Qb4 Bxa4 16. Nxa4 Nbxd5 17. Qb3 Nxf4 18. Nc3 Ra6 19. Nge2 Rb6 20. Qc2 Nxe2
21. Qxe2 Re6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 f5 24. Qc4 Qd6 25. O-O fxe4 26. Rfe1 Kh8 27.
d5 Ref6 28. Re2 Qb6 29. Rf1 e3 30. f3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Bxg3 7. hxg3 Qd6 8.
Nbd2 Nf6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. g4 Nd7 13. Qc2 f5 14. Nxd7
Bxd7 15. Nf3 cxd4 16. exd4 Qf4 17. Ne5 Bb5 18. a4 Ba6 19. g3 Qe4+ 20. Qxe4 fxe4
21. Rh2 Rac8 22. Kd2 g5 23. Rah1 Rc7 24. Ke3 b6 25. Rh6 Bc8 26. f4 exf3 27.
Nxf3 Rg7 28. R6h5 Bd7 29. Nxg5 Be8 30. Rxh7 Rxg5 31. Rh8+ Kg7 32. R1h7+ Kg6 33.
Rxf8 Kxh7 34. Rxe8 Rxg4 35. Kf3 Re4 36. Re7+ Kg6 37. Rxa7 e5 38. Re7 Re1 1-0

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. c3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nh5 7. Bg3 d6 8. Nbd2
Nd7 9. e4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Qe2 g6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nb8 16. Rac1 Nc6 17. Qe3 Nb4 18. Bf1 Rc8 19. Qb3 d5 20. e5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Qd7 22. Nb1 Rc8 23. Nc3 Qd8 24. Qd1 Nc6 25. Bd3 Rc7 26. Qe2 Qc8 27. Rd1 Na5 28.
g4 Nc4 29. Na2 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. g3 b4 32. b3 Na5 33. Rb1 Rc6 34. Qd2 Ba6
35. Bxa6 Qxa6 36. Nxb4 Bxb4 37. Qxb4 Qd3 38. Ra1 Qxf3 39. Qxa5 Rc2 40. Rf1 h6
41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. g5 hxg5 43. Qxg5 Rb2 44. Qe3 Qxe3 45. fxe3 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d4 Be7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bb2 dxc4 14. d5 Ne8 15.
Nb5 a6 16. Na7 Rc7 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 Rxc6 19. Ne5 Rd6 20. Nc6 Rxc6 21. Bxc6
Nd6 22. bxc4 Nf6 23. Be5 Qc7 24. Bg2 Rd8 25. Rd3 Ng4 26. Bf4 Bf6 27. Rad1 Bd4
28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Rxd4 Qe7 30. h3 Ne5 31. c5 bxc5 32. Qxc5 f6 33. Qa3 h5 34.
Qxa6 Ndf7 35. Rxd8+ Nxd8 36. a4 Ng6 37. Be3 h4 38. gxh4 Qc7 39. Bd5+ Kh8 40.
Qc4 Qd7 41. Qb5 Qe7 42. h5 Nh4 43. a5 Nf5 44. Qc5 Qe8 45. a6 Nxe3 46. Qxe3 Qa4
47. Qe4 Qa1+ 48. Kg2 Qxa6 49. Qe8+ Kh7 50. Bg8+ Kh8 51. Bf7+ 1-0

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Kb1
O-O-O 15. Ba6 Rd7 16. Bxb7+ Qxb7 17. c4 Rhd8 18. Bc3 Bb8 19. Rhe1 c5 20. g3
cxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Bxd4 Bc7 23. h4 Qc6 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Kb7 26. g4 Ne8
27. f3 f6 28. Bh2 e5 29. f4 e4 30. f5 Rd4 31. b3 Nd6 32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 a5 11. a4 Qe7 12. Bd2 e4 13. Ng5 Nb6 14. Bb3 Nbd5 15.
Ngxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Bxe4 19. fxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe4 Rxe4
21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Rf5 Rd8 23. Bxa5 Rd7 24. Kf1 Be7 25. Ke2 g6 26. Rf3 Re6 27.
Bd2 Ra6 28. b3 b5 29. axb5 Ra2 30. Kd3 Rb7 31. Rb1 Rxb5 32. Rff1 Ra3 33. Kc2
Ra6 34. Rb2 Ba3 35. Rbb1 Rc6+ 36. Kd3 Rcb6 37. e4 Rxb3+ 38. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 39. Kc2
Rb2+ 40. Kc3 Rb5 41. exd5 Rxd5 42. Kc4 Rd7 43. Ra1 Be7 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. d5 Rc7+
46. Kd3 Rd7 47. Ke4 Bf6 48. Be1 Be7 49. Ba5 Bf6 50. Bb4 Be7 51. Bd2 Bf6 52. Bf4
Re7+ 53. Kd3 g5 54. Bg3 Rb7 55. Bd6 Rb1 56. Bf8+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Qc7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Be7 9. g4 h6 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Qxe5 15.
c4 O-O 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Be3 Bh4 20. Bf2 Rac8 21. Kh1
Qb4 22. b3 Bf6 23. Rb1 Bb5 24. a4 Bc6 25. Rf1 Bb7 26. h3 a5 27. Be1 Bc3 28.
Bxc3 Rxc3 29. Ne2 Re3 30. Rf4 Qd6 31. Rd4 Ba6 32. Ng1 Rc8 33. b4 axb4 34. Rdxb4
Bd3 35. R1b2 Qg3 36. R4b3 Be4 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. Rxe3 Qxe3 39. Re2 Qa3 40. Qd4
Rc1 41. Kg2 Ra1 42. Qxe4 Qc1 43. Nf3 Qf1+ 44. Kg3 Ra3 45. Re3 Ra2 46. Qa8+ Kh7
47. Qe4+ Kg8 48. Qa8+ Kh7 49. Qe4+ g6 50. h4 Rg2+ 51. Kf4 Rxg4+ 52. Kxg4 f5+
53. Kg3 fxe4 54. Rxe4 Qa6 55. Kf2 Qb6+ 56. Kg3 Qd6+ 57. Kg2 Qd5 58. Rd4 Qa2+
59. Kg3 Kg7 60. Re4 Qd5 61. Rd4 Qc5 62. Re4 Kf6 63. Rf4+ Ke7 64. Rg4 Qc7+ 65.
Kg2 e5 66. Re4 Qc2+ 0-1

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Ne2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Be3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Nbc3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bd7 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. a3 Rfc8 14. d5 Be8
15. Bd4 Bh6 16. Ra1 Nd7 17. b4 Qa6 18. b5 Qa5 19. a4 Nc5 20. Qd1 a6 21. Rb1
axb5 22. axb5 Na4 23. Qd3 Nxc3 24. Bxc3 Qa4 25. Rb4 Qa5 26. Rfb1 Qc7 27. Qd4 f6
28. Bd2 Bg7 29. Rc1 Qd8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Rc4 Qd8 32. Qb2 Qd7 33. Nd4 Bf7 34.
Qc1 f5 35. exf5 Bxd5 36. Rc7 Qe8 37. Bc3 Rc8 38. Bb2 Rxc7 39. Qxc7 gxf5 40.
Nxf5 Bxb2 41. Nxe7+ Kh8 42. Qxd6 Bf7 43. b6 Bg7 44. g3 h6 45. Kh2 Qf8 46. Qc5
Be8 47. Qe3 Qf7 48. h4 Bd7 49. Kg1 Be6 50. Qc5 Bf6 51. Nf5 Kh7 52. Nd6 Qg6 53.
Qc7+ Bg7 54. Qxb7 Qb1+ 55. Kh2 Qa2 56. Qe4+ Kh8 57. Qe3 Bd5 58. Qc1 Qb3 59.
Qc8+ Kh7 60. Qf5+ Kh8 61. Qc8+ Kh7 62. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "214"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. e4 d5 5. e5 Bd7 6. Be2 Nh6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. a3 Rc8 11. Bf4 g5 12. Be3 g4 13. Ne1 h5 14. Nc2 f6 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Bd3 Nce7 17. Qd2 O-O 18. Bg5 Ng6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rae1 Nfh4 21. Bxg6
Qxg6 22. Kh1 Rf5 23. Ne3 Rf7 24. Nc2 Rcf8 25. Nb4 Qg7 26. Re5 Rf5 27. Nd3 Ng6
28. Rxf5 Rxf5 29. Qe3 Qf6 30. Re1 b6 31. Kg1 h4 32. Ne2 Bb5 33. Nec1 Kf7 34.
Ne5+ Nxe5 35. dxe5 Qg6 36. Nb3 Rf3 37. Qc1 Rxb3 38. Qc7+ Kg8 39. Qd8+ Be8 40.
Qxh4 Rxb2 41. h3 gxh3 42. Qxh3 Rb1 43. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 44. Kh2 Qf5 45. Qg3+ Kf8 46.
Qe3 b5 47. f3 a5 48. g4 Qh7+ 49. Kg3 b4 50. axb4 axb4 51. Qf4+ Qf7 52. Qxb4+
Kg7 53. Qd2 Qe7 54. Qa5 Bg6 55. Qb6 Qd7 56. Qd4 Qc7 57. Qf4 Qd8 58. Qd4 Qa5 59.
Qf4 Qd8 60. Qd4 Bf7 61. Kg2 Qg5 62. Kg3 Qc1 63. Kf2 Qc2+ 64. Kg3 Qc4 65. Qe3
Kg6 66. Kh4 Qb4 67. Qg5+ Kh7 68. Qf6 Qf8 69. Kg3 Qg7 70. Qh4+ Qh6 71. Qe7 Kg7
72. Qd8 Qg6 73. Kf4 Be8 74. Kg3 Qf7 75. Qg5+ Kf8 76. Qh6+ Ke7 77. Qe3 Qg7 78.
Qf4 Kd8 79. Qe3 Qc7 80. Qg5+ Kd7 81. Qg7+ Kc8 82. Qf6 Qd7 83. Qf8 d4 84. Qc5+
Kd8 85. Qb6+ Ke7 86. Qb4+ Kf7 87. Qd2 Qd5 88. Qg5 d3 89. Qf6+ Kg8 90. Qg5+ Kf8
91. Qf6+ Bf7 92. Qh6+ Ke8 93. Qh8+ Kd7 94. Qg7 d2 95. Qxf7+ Kc6 96. Qe8+ Kc5
97. Qe7+ Kc4 98. Qc7+ Kd3 99. Qh7+ Kd4 100. Qa7+ Kc3 101. Qc7+ Qc4 102. Qa5+
Kc2 103. Kh4 d1=Q 104. Kg5 Qd2+ 105. Qxd2+ Kxd2 106. Kf6 Ke3 107. g5 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "New York exh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. c3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Nbd2
d6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h4 cxd4 11. exd4 Qc8 12. h5 Re8 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. O-O-O Ba6
15. Ne4 Bg7 16. Neg5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qf5 18. Qe3 Nd7 19. Rh4 Qd5 20. a3 b5 21.
Rdh1 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Qh3 Re1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxg5+ 26. Kb1 Rd8 27.
Rhe4 Kf8 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. R4xe3 Bf6 30. g3 a6 31. f4 Rc8 32. Rd1 Rc6 33. Rd5
Be7 34. Re4 f5 35. Re2 Kf7 36. Ka2 Rc8 37. a4 bxa4 38. Ra5 Rc6 39. Rxa4 d5 40.
Rd4 Rd6 41. Re5 Bf6 42. Rexd5 Bxd4 43. Rxd6 Bf2 44. Rd3 g5 45. b4 1-0

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pinchon, Henri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. h3 Qb6 13. Re1 e5 14. Nd2 Qa6
15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 Nh5 17. Nb5 Rad8 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 f5 20. f3 Qc8 21. Ra3
Qd7 22. a5 Qe7 23. Qe2 f4 24. g4 Ng3 25. Qf2 Bf6 26. Qa2 Bh4 27. Bd2 h5 28. a6
hxg4 29. hxg4 Ra8 30. Rb3 Rf7 31. Nc3 Qf8 32. Reb1 Rfa7 33. Rb6 Be7 34. Nb5 Rd7
35. a7 Kf7 36. Be1 Bh4 37. Qa6 Be7 38. Bxg3 fxg3 39. Nxd6+ Bxd6 40. Rb7 Rxb7
41. Qxb7+ Kf6 42. Rb6 Rd8 43. Rxd6+ Rxd6 44. a8=Q Qh6 45. g5+ Kxg5 46. Qe7+ Rf6
47. Qxe5+ Rf5 48. Qd8+ Kh5 49. Qh4+ Kxh4 50. Qxg3+ 1-0

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vannerom, R."]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Be7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 Qc8 17. Nb5 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rd3 Nd5 20. Rad1 a6
21. Nd6 b5 22. Ne4 Qc6 23. Rg3 Rad8 24. Rd4 h6 25. Qd1 f5 26. Nd2 e5 27. Rh4
Nf4 0-1

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Szekely, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nh5 8. Bg3
c5 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. exd4 d6 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Ne4 Ndf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nd2 g6
15. f4 Bg7 16. Rhf1 Qc7 17. Kb1 e5 18. f5 exd4 19. cxd4 Rae8 20. Qf2 Nf6 21.
Rc1 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Berend, Fred"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2210"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qd3 d6 10. Bf4 Ne5 11. Bxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. O-O-O+ Kc7 14.
Rd3 Bd7 15. Rhd1 Bc6 16. a3 Bc5 17. b4 Bb6 18. f3 Rhc8 19. Nb1 Kb8 20. Kb2 Bb5
21. Rd6 Bd4+ 22. c3 Kc7 23. R6xd4 exd4 24. cxd4 Rd8 25. Nc3 Rac8 26. f4 Kb6 27.
d5 exd5 28. Nxd5+ Ka7 29. Bf3 Ba4 30. Rd2 Bc6 31. Bg4 Rb8 32. Kc3 Bxd5 33. exd5
Rd6 34. Kc4 Rbd8 35. a4 Kb6 36. a5+ Kc7 37. Bf3 Re8 38. Kd4 f5 39. Rd3 Re1 40.
Rc3+ Kd7 41. Bh5 Rf6 42. Kc5 Rb1 43. Rc2 Rf8 44. Rc4 Rc8+ 45. Kd4 Rxc4+ 46.
Kxc4 g6 47. Bf3 Kd6 48. Kc3 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Madl, Ildiko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 Ne8 10. O-O Na6 11. Nc4 f5 12. f3 Rb8 13. a4 Nb4 14. Be3 f4 15. Bf2
b6 16. Qd2 a6 17. Na2 Nxa2 18. Rxa2 a5 19. Re1 Bd7 20. b3 Qe7 21. Bd1 Be5 22.
g3 g5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. gxf4 gxf4 25. Kh1 Nd6 26. Be2 Kf7 27. Rg1 Rg8 28. Rxg8
Rxg8 29. Ra1 Rg6 30. Rg1 Rh6 31. Bf1 Qf6 32. Be1 Ke7 33. Qg2 Rg6 34. Qf2 Rh6
35. Bc3 Nf7 36. Rg8 Rh5 37. Bb5 Bh3 38. Bf1 Bd7 39. Bb5 Bh3 40. Bf1 Bd7 41. Bb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timmermans, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4 7. Rc1 Qa5 8. Bd2
c5 9. e3 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Bxc4 Bd7 12. Bb3 Bc6 13. O-O Rd8 14. Re1 Qh5 15.
d5 exd5 16. Re5 Qg4 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. Rc4 Nf4 20. Qf1 Bxd2 21.
Nxd2 Rxd2 22. h3 Qf5 23. g4 Nxh3+ 24. Kh2 Rxf2+ 25. Kxh3 Qf3+ 26. Kh4 Rh2+ 27.
Kg5 h6# 0-1

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tompa, Janos"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 Nh6
9. h3 Qe7 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. a4 Nf7 13. Bh4 h6 14. Bg3 O-O 15. Nbd2
Ncd8 16. Nf1 Kh7 17. h4 Ne6 18. h5 g5 19. Ne3 Nf4 20. Nh2 Qe8 21. Be2 Qc6 22.
Qc2 Nxe2 23. Kxe2 Nd8 24. f3 Ne6 25. Nhg4 b6 26. Kf2 Nc5 27. Ke2 Be6 28. b4 Nd7
29. Qd3 Rf7 30. Nd5 Nf8 31. Nge3 Bc8 32. Bf2 Ne6 33. g3 Bb7 34. b5 Qd7 35. Nf5
a5 36. Be3 Re8 37. Kf2 Bh8 38. Rad1 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Prie, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. e4 d5 5. e5 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. Be2 cxd4 8. cxd4
Rc8 9. O-O Na5 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Rb1 Bb5 12. b4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nc4 14. Nb3 Nc6
15. Qd3 Be7 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. Nd2 b6 18. Ncb3 O-O 19. f4 f5 20. Nf3 a5 21. b5 a4
22. bxc6 axb3 23. Rxb3 Qxc6 24. h3 Ra8 25. g4 Ra4 26. Kh1 Qa8 27. Rg1 Bxa3 28.
gxf5 Rxf5 29. Nh4 Rf7 30. f5 Bxc1 31. fxe6 Rc7 32. Nf5 Ba3 (32... Ra1 33. Qf3)
33. Nh6+ Kh8 34. Qf5 Qf8 35. Nf7+ Rxf7 36. exf7 Be7 37. Rbg3 g6 38. Rxg6 hxg6
39. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Val Thorens op-B"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Manolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 1-0

[Event "World op 5'"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bb5
Nd7 9. Qa4 Rc8 10. Bxc6 Rxc6 11. Qxa7 Qc8 12. Qa5 b6 13. Qb5 Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Rac1 Rc4 16. Rfd1 f6 17. Ne2 Bd3 18. b3 Rxc1 19. Qxd3 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Qa6
21. a4 Rc8 22. Bg3 Bb4 23. Nf4 Qb7 24. h3 Qc6 25. Kh2 g5 26. Nh5 Qc2 27. Qf1
Qc6 28. Ng1 f5 29. Qd3 Kf7 0-1

[Event "World op act"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Ngxe7 7. Nxd4 O-O
8. Nc3 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qd2 d6 11. O-O-O c5 12. Nde2 Be6 13. h4 Nc6 14. h5
g5 15. h6 Ne5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Nxf4 Kh8 18. Rdf1 Rg8 19. Ncd5 c6 20. Ne3 Qe7 21.
Qc3 Rab8 22. a3 Rg5 23. Rd1 Bg4 24. Rd2 Qf6 25. Nd3 Nxd3+ 26. Rxd3 Qxc3 27.
bxc3 Rd8 28. Nc4 d5 29. Na5 Rc8 30. Re1 Re5 31. Ree3 c4 32. Rd2 f5 33. Rf2 Kg8
34. Kd2 dxe4 35. Nxc4 Rc5 36. Nb2 Rb8 37. Na4 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 Be7 7. h3 c5 8. c3
Nc6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. g3 Qc7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O-O Nf6
15. Rhg1 Nfd5 16. Kb1 Rab8 17. Rc1 Bc6 18. Ne5 b5 19. f4 a5 20. Ka1 d6 21. Nxc6
Qxc6 22. Rgf1 Qd7 23. Ne4 Rb6 24. Bb1 f5 25. Nd2 Nf6 26. g4 d5 27. Nf3 Ne4 28.
Ne5 Qe8 29. Rg1 b4 30. c4 b3 31. a3 dxc4 32. Nxc4 Rc6 33. gxf5 exf5 34. Nxa5
Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nd5 36. Qf3 Qb8 37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Qxe4 Nxf4 39. Nc6 Qb5 40. d5
Qd3 41. Ne7+ Kh8 42. Qxd3 Nxd3 43. Rd1 Rf6 44. a4 g5 45. a5 h5 46. Nc6 Nc5 47.
d6 Rf4 48. Kb1 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3 e5
15. Be3 Qe7 16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 c4 18. Bb1 Nc6 19. h3 Ne5 20. Qd2 f6 21. Ne2
Nf7 22. Rce1 Bd7 23. Nd4 Rf8 24. Nf3 Qd6 25. Rf2 b6 26. Bf4 Qc5 27. Be3 Qa3 28.
Bd4 Qd6 29. Ref1 Rac8 30. Nh2 Ne5 31. Nf3 Nf7 32. Ne1 Bh6 33. Be3 Bxe3 34. Qxe3
Ne5 35. Nf3 Kg7 36. Nd4 Rf7 37. Qg3 Re8 38. Bc2 b5 39. a4 b4 40. cxb4 Qxb4 41.
Rb1 Qc5 42. Qc3 Rc8 43. a5 Kg8 44. Rb7 Rc7 45. Rb8+ Rc8 46. Rb7 Rc7 47. Rb8+
Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rohde, Michael A"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Be7 7. d4 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5
15. Nfg5 g6 16. Qe3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc6 18. f3 f5 19. Qh6 Rf7 20. Ng5 Bf8 21. Qh4
Re7 22. Rfe1 h6 23. Be4 fxe4 24. Nxe4 g5 25. Nxg5 hxg5 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qh5+
Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. a3 Nf6 8. Rb1
d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Nxc4 O-O 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 b5 14. Ne3 Qb6 15.
Bc3 Bh6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Qb3 e5 18. Bc3 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 exd4 21. Bd2
Rfe8 22. Rfe1 Qb7 23. Rbc1 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 h6 25. Bd2 Qd7 26. e4 dxe3 27. Bxe3
Ng4 28. Bc5 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 a6 30. Qd1 Ne5 31. d4 Qd5 32. Qe2 Nc6 33. Nc2 Kh7
34. Qe8 h5 35. Ne3 Qf3 36. Qd7 Bh6 37. Nd5 Nxd4 38. Bxd4 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qxd4 40.
Qxf7+ Bg7 41. Qf3 Qe5 42. Nf4 Qf6 43. Qe4 Qf8 44. Qb7 h4 45. Qc7 g5 46. Nh3 Kh6
{(54, ru)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bf4 d6 8.
Rc1 Be6 9. e3 Ne7 10. Be2 Rb8 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. b3 Qd7
15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Bf3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qa5 c6 19. Nc3 Rbc8 20. Qa6 Qc7 21.
Ne4 h6 22. g3 f5 23. Nd2 g5 24. Bg2 f4 25. exf4 gxf4 26. Nf3 Bf6 27. Nh4 Bd4
28. Nf3 fxg3 29. hxg3 Bg7 30. Rd3 Bf5 31. Re3 Rce8 32. Rce1 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Bc8
34. Qa4 Bd7 35. Qa3 Re8 36. Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Qc1 Qe7 38. Bh3 Qf6 39. Qe3 Bf7 40.
Kg2 Bf8 41. Bd7 Qe7 42. Qxe7 Bxe7 43. Bxc6 Bg6 44. Nd2 Kg7 45. Be4 Be8 46. f4
Bf6 47. g4 Bb2 48. Nf1 Bc1 49. Kf3 Bd7 50. Ng3 Kf6 51. Bd5 Ke7 52. Ne4 a5 53.
Kg3 Be8 54. f5 Bb2 55. Kh4 Bd4 56. Bb7 Bb2 57. Nf2 Bd4 58. Ne4 Bb2 59. Ba8 Bd4
60. Bd5 Bb2 61. g5 hxg5+ 62. Kxg5 Bc1+ 63. Kg4 Bb2 64. Nf2 Kf6 65. Nd3 Bd4 66.
Nf4 Bb2 67. Be4 Bd7 68. Nd5+ Kg7 69. Bf3 Kf7 70. Nb6 Ke7 71. Bd5 Bd4 72. Bg8
Bb2 73. Bf7 Bxf5+ 74. Kxf5 Kxf7 75. Nc8 Be5 76. a4 Bg3 77. Na7 Be1 78. Nb5 Bg3
79. Nc3 Bh4 80. Ne2 Bf6 81. Ke4 Ke7 82. Kd5 Kd7 83. Ng3 Bg5 84. Nh5 Bh4 85. Ng7
Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2
h5 9. Nf4 hxg4 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. h3 Nf8 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. a3 b5 14. Na2 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 a5 16. Nc1 Kf7 17. Nd3 Rh4 18. Bg2 Nh6 19. hxg4 Rxg4 20. Bf3 Rh4 21.
Rxh4 Bxh4 22. Rh1 Be7 23. Ke2 Nf5 24. Bg4 b4 25. a4 Nd7 26. Rc1 Rh8 27. c3 b3
28. c4 Nb6 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Rc7 Rc8 31. Rb7 Nxa4 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. Bg5 Re8 34.
Bd2 Rc8 35. Bxa5 g5 36. Bb4 Re8 37. Bd6 Kf8 38. Rxb3 Bxd6 39. exd6 Rd8 40. Rb4
Nxb2 41. Rxb2 Rxd6 42. Rb8+ Ke7 43. Rg8 g4 44. Rg7+ Kf6 45. Rg8 Ra6 46. Ne5 Ra4
47. Rg6+ Ke7 48. Ke3 f4+ 49. Kd3 Ra3+ 50. Kd2 Ra4 51. Kc3 g3 52. fxg3 fxg3 53.
Kd3 Ra3+ 54. Ke2 Rb3 55. Kf1 Kf8 56. Kg2 Rb4 57. Rg4 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f4 a6 7. Qf3 Qc7 8. g4
b5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. a3 Bb7 11. Bg2 g6 12. Qf2 Nc6 13. Nde2 h6 14. f5 Nde5 15.
fxe6 fxe6 16. Qf6 Bg7 17. Qxe6+ Qe7 18. Qxe7+ Nxe7 19. gxh6 Bxh6 20. Bxh6 Rxh6
21. O-O-O Kd7 22. Nf4 Rah8 23. h3 g5 24. Nd3 Nxd3+ 25. Rxd3 g4 26. Rg3 gxh3 27.
Rhxh3 Ke6 28. Kd2 Rxh3 29. Bxh3+ Ke5 30. Bf1 Rh2+ 31. Be2 Bc6 32. Kd3 Rh4 33.
Bf3 Bd7 34. Ke3 Bc6 35. Rg5+ Kf6 36. Rg2 Ke5 37. Kf2 Rh3 38. Rg5+ Kf6 39. Rg1
Rh2+ 40. Bg2 Ke5 41. Kg3 Rh6 42. Re1 Rg6+ 43. Kf2 Rf6+ 44. Bf3 Ng6 45. Rh1 Rf8
46. Rh5+ Ke6 47. Ke3 Ne5 48. Be2 Kd7 49. Rh7+ Rf7 50. Rh8 Kc7 51. a4 bxa4 52.
Bxa6 Kb6 53. Be2 Rb7 54. Kd4 Ka7 55. Nd1 Rb4+ 56. c4 Bb7 57. Rh6 Nc6+ 58. Ke3
Rb3+ 59. Kf4 Nd4 60. Bg4 Rb4 61. Rxd6 Rxc4 62. Nc3 Kb8 63. Rd8+ Kc7 64. Rxd4
1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Qe2
Ne4 9. Bh4 c5 10. g4 $6 {Ein interessanter Versuch,aber wohl doch ein Schuß
ins Leere; R.Hübner.} Nd7 11. Rg1 a6 12. Bc2 Qe8 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 cxd4 15.
exd4 e5 16. d5 Bxd5 17. Nxe4 Nc5 18. a3 $6 (18. O-O-O $2 Bxa2 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20.
b3 a5 21. Kb2 a4 $17) (18. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 19. Bb3 {sieht solide aus; läßt der
Nachziehende den Tausch der weißeldrigen Läufer zu, kann der König des Weißen
am Königsflügel bleiben. (R.Hübner)}) 18... Qc6 19. f3 Rac8 {Der Zug ist ein
wenig schlapp. 19...Ne6 oder 19...Kh8 mit der Absicht 20...f5 zeigt
prägnantere Ideen. (R.Hübner)} 20. O-O-O Bxe4 $2 {Dies scheint mir ein
positioneller fehler zu sein, durch den Scharz den Rest seines Vorteils
verliert: den weißfeldrigen Läufer sollte er sich unbedingt erhalten. (R.
Hübner).} 21. fxe4 Bf6 22. Bf2 Be7 23. Rgf1 $2 {Der Sinn dieses Zuges ist mir
völlig unverständlich. Nach 23.Rd5 steht Weiß vorzüglich.} Na4 24. Be1 $2 (24.
Bxa4 $1 Qxa4 25. Qc2 {mit haltbarer Stellung (R.Hübner)}) 24... b5 25. Bxa4 $2
{>= 25.Rf3 (R.Hübner).} bxa4 26. Rd5 Rb8 27. Rf3 $2 Rb3 28. Rf2 $2 Rfb8 29. Qf3
Qe6 30. Qd1 Qb6 31. Qf3 f6 32. Qe2 Bxa3 33. bxa3 Rb1+ 34. Kd2 Rb2+ 35. Kd3 Rxe2
36. Kxe2 Qb1 37. Rd3 Qa2+ 38. Bd2 Qc4 39. Ke3 Qc5+ 40. Ke2 Qb5 41. Rxf6 Rd8 42.
Rff3 Qc4 43. Rfe3 Rxd3 44. Rxd3 Qxe4+ 45. Re3 Qxg4+ 46. Kf2 Qh4+ 47. Kg2 Qc4
48. Bc1 Qd5+ 49. Kf2 Qh1 50. Re1 Qxh2+ 51. Ke3 Qc2 52. Bd2 e4 53. Re2 Qd3+ 54.
Kf2 h5 55. Ke1 Qg3+ 56. Kf1 h4 57. Be3 h3 58. Bg1 Qf3+ 59. Ke1 Qxc3+ 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 Nh6
9. O-O Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Qb3+ Nf7 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14. Bxc6 Rxb7 15.
Bxb7 a5 16. Bd5 Bf6 17. Nbd2 Kg7 18. a4 Ng5 19. b4 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Be7 21. Nd2
c6 22. Bb3 Bg5 23. Rfe1 Qf6 24. Nf3 Bh6 25. Bxh6+ Kxh6 26. Re3 Rb8 27. b5 cxb5
28. axb5 Bxb5 29. Rxa5 Bc6 30. Bd5 Qd8 31. Ra7 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Qb8 33. Re7 Bxd5
34. exd5 Qf8 35. Rd7 Qf4+ 36. g3 Qf5 37. Re7 Qc2 0-1

[Event "World op 17th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kolvick, Randy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. Nf3 f5 7. d3 d6 8. O-O Nf6
9. a3 O-O 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 h6 12. b5 Ne7 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bb2 c6 15. Ra1 Rb8
16. Qb3 Be6 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Rfb1 Rfd8 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qc2 f4 21. Bb4 Qd7 22.
Nde4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Nf5 24. Bc3 Qe7 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1 Rc8 27. Qa4 h5 28. Qa6
g4 29. Rb7 Qd8 30. Ba5 Ra8 31. Ra7 Rxa7 32. Qxa7 Qc8 33. Bc7 d5 34. cxd5 cxd5
35. Ng5 Bf6 36. Nxe6 Qxe6 37. Qa8+ Kg7 38. Bxd5 Qd7 39. Qg8+ Kh6 40. Qf7 Qxf7
41. Bxf7 Kg5 42. h4+ gxh3 43. Kh2 Nh6 44. gxf4+ exf4 45. Be6 Ng4+ 46. Kxh3
Nxf2+ 47. Kg2 Ng4 48. Kf3 Be5 49. Bb6 Bd6 50. d4 Nf6 51. Bc5 Bc7 52. Be7 Kg6
53. Bb4 Kg5 54. d5 Ne8 55. Be7+ Kg6 56. Ke4 Nd6+ 57. Ke5 Nf7+ 58. Kd4 Ne5 59.
Bc8 h4 60. d6 Bb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 17th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Nc5 14. Bf2 g6 15.
Nf3 Nh5 16. Qe3 f5 17. Bg3 Bf6 18. exf5 exf5 19. Nd4 Rae8 20. Qf2 Nxg3+ 21.
hxg3 Qg7 22. Nce2 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Re7 24. Rad1 Rfe8 25. Rd2 h5 26. Kg1 Qh8 27. b4
h4 28. gxh4 Bxh4 29. g3 Bf6 30. Nf3 Re3 31. Nh2 Qh3 32. d4 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "World op 17th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Malbran, Guillermo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Ngxe7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nxd4 a6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ba4 d6 11. Qd4 c5 12. Qf6 Be6 13. b3 Nc8 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Nc3 Ne7 16. f4 Rab8 17. Rad1 c6 18. Rd2 d5 19. Rfd1 Rbc8 20. h3 f5 21. e5
Rc7 22. Ne2 Nc8 23. Nc1 Nb6 24. Nd3 Nd7 25. c4 a5 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Ke3 Rdc8 28.
Rc1 Ke7 29. Rdc2 d4+ 30. Kf3 h6 31. h4 Rg8 32. Rh1 Rcc8 33. Rh3 Kd8 34. Rg3 Kc7
35. Rc1 Kb6 36. Rh1 Bf7 37. Re1 Rce8 38. Kf2 Be6 39. Rh3 Nf8 40. a3 Ra8 41. Ra1
Nd7 42. Rhh1 Ra7 43. g3 Bf7 44. Rae1 Nf8 45. e6 Nxe6 46. Re5 h5 47. Rhe1 Re8
48. R1e2 Raa8 49. Re1 Rad8 50. R1e2 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lloyds Bank op 13th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. g4 Bd7 6. Na4 Qc7 7. Nc5 e6 8. Nd3 c5
9. dxc5 Bb5 10. f4 Bxc5 11. Nf3 Ne7 12. a4 Bxd3 13. Bxd3 Nbc6 14. Qe2 h5 15. g5
g6 16. c3 a6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 O-O 19. O-O Rac8 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Qf2 Na5
22. Nd4 Nc4 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. b3 Na5 25. b4 Nac6 26. Nb3 d4 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5
Na5 29. Nd2 Kg7 30. c4 Nf5 31. Ra1 Ne3 32. Rfc1 Rc7 33. Kh1 Rdc8 34. Ra4 Qxb5
35. cxb5 Rxc1+ 36. Nf1 Nb3 37. Rxd4 Nxf1 38. Kg2 Nxd4 39. Qxd4 Rd1 40. Qe4 Rd2+
41. Be2 Nxh2 42. Kxh2 Rcc2 43. Kg3 Rxe2 44. Qd3 Rg2+ 45. Kf3 h4 46. Qf1 Rg3+
47. Ke4 h3 48. f5 gxf5+ 0-1

[Event "Lloyds Bank op 13th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Beaumont, Chris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 b6 6. c3 O-O 7. e4 d6 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Be2 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Qa4 a5 15.
a3 Na6 16. Bb5 Nc7 17. Bc6 b5 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Rac1 a4 20. Qd1 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Bd7
22. Ne1 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qd7 24. Qc2 Na8 25. Nd3 Nb6 26. Rc7 Qd8 27. Qc6 e6 28.
Nc5 Nc4 29. Nd7 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Qxb5 Rd8 32. Nc5 Qc7 33. Bc1 Bf8 34. Nxa4
Rb8 35. Qa6 h5 36. b4 Qd8 37. Nc5 Ra8 38. Qc6 Nxa3 39. Bxa3 Rxa3 40. b5 Qh4 41.
b6 Qxd4 42. Nd7 Ra1 43. Qb5 Rxf1+ 44. Qxf1 Qb4 45. g3 h4 46. Kg2 Be7 47. Qc1
Qe4+ 48. f3 Qe2+ 49. Kh3 hxg3 50. hxg3 Qxf3 51. b7 Qf5+ 52. Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Kg1
Qd4+ 54. Kh1 Qe4+ 55. Kh2 Qe2+ 56. Kg1 Bg5 57. b8=Q+ Kg7 1-0

[Event "Lloyds Bank op 13th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hanreck, Alan E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 g6 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. c3 Be6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. N1e2 h5 10. f3 h4 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nd5 14. Be4 e6 15.
Bd2 Be7 16. c4 N5f6 17. O-O-O Rh5 18. g4 hxg3 19. hxg3 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21.
Rxh5 gxh5 22. fxe4 O-O-O 23. Qf3 Rf8 24. Bh6 Rh8 25. Qxf7 Rxh6 26. Qxe7 Qd8 27.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 28. Rh1 e5 29. d5 Nf6 30. Rh4 Rg6 31. Kd2 Ke7 32. b4 cxd5 33. cxd5
Kd6 34. Kd3 Rg8 35. Rh3 b5 36. Nc3 a6 37. Nd1 Rg4 38. Nf2 Rg8 39. a3 Rg7 40.
Nd1 Rc7 41. Ne3 Rc1 42. g4 hxg4 43. Nf5+ Kc7 44. Rh6 Nd7 45. Rxa6 Rd1+ 46. Ke2
Ra1 47. Ra7+ Kc8 48. d6 Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Nb6 50. Ne7+ Kd8 51. Nc6+ Ke8 52. Re7+ Kf8
53. d7 Rxa3+ 54. Kf2 Ra8 55. Kg3 Rd8 56. Re6 Rxd7 57. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Lloyds Bank op 13th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1
Nge7 9. d5 Nb8 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 h6 12. b4 f5 13. Bb2 Qe8 14. Bb3 Kh8 15. c5
f4 16. Nd2 g5 17. Nc4 Nc8 18. Rc1 g4 19. a4 Qg6 20. a5 h5 21. Na4 Bxa4 22. Bxa4
f3 23. Ne3 Ne7 24. cxd6 Qxd6 25. Nc4 Qh6 26. Nxe5 fxg2 27. Rxc7 Qf4 28. Qd4 Bf6
29. Rxe7 Kg8 30. Bb3 Bxe7 31. d6+ Kh7 32. dxe7 Re8 33. Nf7 1-0

[Event "US op 90th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wheatley, Daniel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. exf6 Bb7 14. Rd1 O-O-O
15. Be2 Rxd4 16. Qe3 Bc5 17. Rxd4 Bxd4 18. Qg3 c5 19. O-O Bxf6 20. Bf3 Rd8 21.
Bxb7+ Qxb7 22. Qf4 Bd4 23. Ne4 Qc7 24. Qxc7+ Kxc7 25. Nc3 Kc6 26. g3 b4 27. Nd1
c3 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Ne3 Bxe3 30. fxe3 c2 0-1

[Event "US op 90th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Weideman, Thomas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1989.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Na4 Qxb3 11. axb3 Bc2 12. Bd1 Bd3 13. cxd5 Bxf1 14. dxe6 Bd3
15. exd7 Nxd7 16. b4 b6 17. Ne1 Bg6 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Nc3 Bxb4 20. Rxa7 Nf6 21.
Rb7 b5 22. Rb6 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Be4 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Nd3 Rfe8 26. Bb4 Nf6 27. Bc5
Nd5 28. Rb7 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Nxc7 30. Kf1 f6 31. Ke2 Nd5 32. Kf3 Kf7 33. e4 Nc7 34.
Ke3 Ne6 35. f4 Nxc5 36. dxc5 Ke6 37. h4 Ra8 38. f5+ Ke7 39. e5 fxe5 40. Nxe5
Kf6 41. Nxc6 Rc8 42. Nd4 Rxc5 43. g4 Ke5 44. Nf3+ Kd5 45. g5 Rc4 46. g6 hxg6
47. fxg6 Re4+ 48. Kd3 Rg4 49. h5 Rg3 50. Ke3 Rh3 51. Kf4 Rxh5 0-1

[Event "US op 90th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Umezinwa, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1989.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Nce7 11. h4 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Qh6 Rf7 14. h5 Nf8 15.
O-O c4 16. Be2 Nf5 17. Qf4 Qd6 18. Re1 Bd7 19. a4 Re8 20. Bf1 Rg7 21. g3 a5 22.
Bg2 Qxf4 23. Bxf4 Ra8 24. Reb1 Be8 25. h6 Re7 26. Re1 Ng6 27. Bc1 Bd7 28. g4
Nd6 29. Nh2 Ne4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Rxe4 Bc6 32. Re3 Nf4 33. Bd2 Nd5 34. Rg3 Nb6
35. g5 f5 36. Nf3 Bxa4 37. g6 hxg6 38. Rxg6+ Kh7 39. Rg3 Bxc2 40. Ng5+ Kh8 41.
Bf4 Nd7 42. Bd6 Rae8 43. Bxe7 Rxe7 44. Rxa5 Nf6 45. Re5 f4 1-0

[Event "US op 90th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cripe, Paul G"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1989.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Bd6 5. d4 c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. c3 Nge7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Be2 Nd5 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. O-O f6 12. Bd3 g5 13. Qc2 Rf7 14. Bd2 b5
15. Na3 a6 16. Rae1 Nde7 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Qd3 Bd6 19. Nc2 g4 20. Nh4 f5 0-1

[Event "US op 90th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wilder, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1989.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be3 Rc8 13. a3 O-O 14. Be2 Bg6 15.
Bd3 a6 16. Nh4 Bh7 17. g3 Na5 18. Qf3 Nc4 19. Bc1 Qd7 20. Kh2 b5 21. Qg2 Bd8
22. f4 Ba5 23. b4 Bb6 24. Nf3 Rfe8 25. f5 Bd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Ne2 d5 28. e5
Nxe5 29. Nxd4 Neg4+ 30. hxg4 Rxe1 31. Qf3 Qe7 32. Bb2 Rxa1 33. Bxa1 Qe1 34. Nb3
Ne4 35. Bd4 Re8 36. Qf4 Qd1 37. Kg2 h5 38. gxh5 Qxh5 39. g4 Qh4 40. Nc5 Bxf5
41. Qxf5 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Qh3+ 43. Kg1 Qg3+ 44. Kh1 g6 45. Nxe4 Qh3+ 46. Kg1 gxf5
47. Nf6+ Kf8 48. Bc5+ Re7 49. gxf5 Qg3+ 50. Kf1 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "US op 90th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelts, Roman"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Be6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Ng5 dxc4 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bh3 Kf7 13. e4 Nbd7 14. Be3 b5
15. a3 Nb6 16. d5 Nbxd5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Bd4 Nh5 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. Rfe1 e6 21.
Rad1 Rad8 22. f4 h6 23. Ne2 Nf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Nd4 Rfe8 26. Re5 Ra8 27. Rde1
Rxe5 28. fxe5 h5 29. Kf2 c3 30. bxc3 Rxa3 31. Re3 Ra2+ 32. Kf3 Ra4 33. Ne2 Re4
34. Rxe4 dxe4+ 35. Kf4 c5 36. h4 Ke6 37. Nc1 b6 38. Ne2 Kd5 39. Nc1 Ke6 40. Ne2
Kd5 41. Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US op 90th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "1989.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. g3 Qb6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Qa5 0-1

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Ne5
Rad8 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. c5 Qc7 17. Rd3 Nd5 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Rh3 g6 20. Re1 Bg7 21.
Qg4 Ne7 22. Qh4 h5 23. Bg5 Nf5 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Qg5 Rxd4 26. Nxg6 Rg4 27. Ne7+
Nxe7 28. Qxh5 Rg6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rd1 Nd5 31. g3 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Blum, Gernot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. b3 f5 14. exf5 Ne5
15. Qg3 Bxf5 16. Rad1 Kh7 17. Kh1 Rc8 18. Nb5 Bc2 19. Rc1 Be4 20. Qe3 d5 21. f3
Bf5 22. Bc3 Nc6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rfd1 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Rxd5 Nb4 27. Rd2
Na6 28. Rcd1 h5 29. h4 Kf6 30. Nc3 Rc6 31. Kh2 Bc8 32. Bd3 Nc5 33. Bc2 Bf5 34.
b4 Ne6 35. Nd5+ Kf7 36. Bb3 Ke8 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Farago, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nd7 9. Qh4 f5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. O-O c4 14. Be2 Na4 15.
Rab1 Rb8 16. h4 Bd7 17. Ng5 a5 18. Bd1 Na7 19. Re1 Rf8 20. Re3 b5 21. Nh3 Nc6
22. Nf4 Rb7 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Kh2 Rfb8 25. Ra1 Nb2 26. Bh5 Be8 27. Bf3 Bf7 28.
Rb1 Na4 29. Bd1 Rc7 30. h5 b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. cxb4 Nxd4 33. c3 Nb3 34. Be1
Nb6 35. Rh3 Nd7 36. Bxb3 cxb3 37. Nd3 Ra7 38. Bd2 Ra3 39. Bc1 Ra2 40. Be3 Ra3
41. Bd4 Rba8 42. Nc1 Ra1 43. Rxa1 Rxa1 44. Nxb3 Rb1 45. Nd2 Rb2 46. Nf3 h6 47.
Ne1 Nb8 48. Nd3 Rb1 49. Bc5 Nc6 50. Bd6 Na7 51. Nf4 Nb5 52. Rg3 Kg8 53. Be7 Nc7
54. Bd8 Ne8 55. Bb6 Re1 56. Re3 Rc1 57. f3 Kf8 58. Bd8 Rb1 59. Kg3 d4 60. cxd4
Rxb4 61. d5 exd5 62. e6 Bxh5 63. Nxh5 g6 64. Nf4 g5 65. Nxd5 f4+ 66. Kh2 fxe3
67. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Na4 Qc7 15.
Bf2 a5 16. h5 Bb7 17. Bd3 Ne7 18. Rhe1 Rfb8 19. g4 Bc6 20. Nc5 Bb5 21. Nxd7
Qxd7 22. Bc5 Bxd3 23. cxd3 d4 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. h6 b3 26. a3 gxh6 27. Qh2 Rc8
28. Qxh6 Qf8 29. Rh1 Qg7 30. Rh5 Qxh6 31. Rxh6 Kf8 32. Rxh7 Ke7 33. g5 Rh8 34.
Rdh1 Rxh7 35. Rxh7 Rg8 36. a4 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rechel, Bernd"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 g6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6
Rb8 15. b3 Qa5 16. Qe3 e5 17. h3 Be6 18. Rad1 Rbd8 19. Rd3 Rfe8 20. Rfd1 d5 21.
Qg5 d4 22. Ne2 Qc7 23. Ng3 Bc8 24. Nh5 Re6 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Ng4 Qe7 27. Qh6+
Kg8 28. f4 exf4 29. Qxf4 c5 30. e5 Bb7 31. Rf1 Bd5 32. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mohr, Stefan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Be6 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nd3 Nf6 11. Qb3 Bc8 12. Ne5 e6 13. Bd2 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7
15. Rac1 Qd8 16. Na4 b6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Bb5 a6 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Na4 Qb8 21.
Rc6 Rc8 22. Rxb6 Nxb6 23. Nxb6 Bf8 24. Nxa8 Qxb3 25. axb3 Rxa8 26. Ra1 Rc8 27.
Bc3 Rc6 28. Kf1 Bd6 29. Ke2 Kf8 30. Kd3 Ke8 31. g4 Be7 32. f3 Kd7 33. e4 Rb6
34. Kc2 Rc6 35. Ra5 Bb4 36. Ra4 Be7 37. h3 Rb6 38. Ra5 Kc6 39. Ra1 Kd7 40. Ra4
Rc6 41. b4 Rb6 42. Kb3 Kc6 43. Ra1 Kd7 44. Ka4 Rb5 45. Re1 Bd8 46. e5 Rb8 47.
f4 Rc8 48. Kb3 Rb8 49. Kc2 Rb6 50. Ra1 Rc6 51. Rf1 Be7 52. f5 Ke8 53. Kb3 Rb6
54. Ka4 exf5 55. gxf5 Bd8 56. Bd2 Rc6 57. fxg6 hxg6 58. Rc1 Rxc1 59. Bxc1 Bb6
60. Be3 Kd7 61. b5 a5 62. Kb3 Kc7 63. Kc3 Kb7 64. Bf2 Bd8 65. Kb3 Bb6 66. Ka4
Kc8 67. b4 axb4 68. Kxb4 Kb7 69. Be3 Kc7 70. Kb3 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "American op"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tate, Emory"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1989.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. a4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. a5 a6 8.
Bc4 Bf5 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Be7 11. h3 h6 12. c3 Nd5 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. d4 O-O 15.
Ne5 Rad8 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Bd6 18. c4 Ne7 19. Qc3 Nf5 20. Be3 Be7 21. Rad1
Qc8 22. b4 Rd6 23. Nc5 Rfd8 24. Rd3 Re8 25. Bf4 Rdd8 26. Ne4 Qd7 27. Rfd1 Bf8
28. Be5 Qe7 29. Nc5 f6 30. Bf4 Qf7 31. Nb3 h5 32. g3 Qg6 33. Kh2 Be7 34. b5
axb5 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. Qc7 Bd6 37. Bxd6 Nxd6 38. Nc5 Qf5 39. Nxb7 Qxf2+ 40. Kh1
Rc8 41. Qxd6 Rc2 42. R3d2 Rxd2 43. Rxd2 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Qxd2+ 45. Kf3 e5 0-1

[Event "American op"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1989.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Bg5 g6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Qe7 11. Bc4 Bf5 12. Qxe7+ Bxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfe1
Bd8 15. h3 Nd7 16. g4 Nb6 17. Bb3 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Kg2 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5
21. Re3 Rc8 22. Rae1 Rc7 23. R1e2 Rcf7 24. Ne5 Rg7 25. Kg3 Bb6 26. Rd3 Re7 27.
f4 Bc7 28. h4 Kg7 29. b4 Bd6 30. Rb3 a6 31. a3 Ra8 32. a4 Rae8 33. Rb1 Rf8 34.
g5 h6 35. gxh6+ Kxh6 36. Kg4 Rf5 37. Rh2 Bxe5 38. dxe5 Ref7 39. Rf2 Rxe5 40.
fxe5 Rxf2 41. Re1 Kg7 42. e6 Rf8 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Kf6 45. bxc6 bxc6 46. e7
Re8 47. Rc1 Rxe7 48. Rxc6+ Re6 49. Rc1 Re4+ 50. Kg3 Kf5 51. Rc5 Ke5 52. Rc6 d4
53. h5 Re3+ 54. Kf2 gxh5 55. Rc5+ Ke4 56. Rxh5 Kd3 57. Ra5 Re7 58. Ra3+ Kc2 59.
Ra2+ Kb3 60. Ra8 d3 61. Rb8+ Kc2 62. Rc8+ Kd2 63. Kf3 Rf7+ 64. Kg3 Kd1 0-1

[Event "American op"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1989.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. h4 c5 10. h5 cxd4 11. exd4 Ba6 12. Ne4 d5 13. Neg5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 e5 15.
Nxh7 e4 16. Qe3 exf3 17. Nxf8 fxg2 18. Rg1 Kxf8 19. Rxg2 Qe7 20. hxg6 fxg6 21.
Rxg6 Kf7 22. Rg2 Nc6 23. O-O-O Qxe3+ 24. fxe3 Re8 25. Kd2 Na5 26. b3 Re7 27.
Rh1 Ke6 28. Rh6 Nb7 29. Rg5 Rf7 30. Kd3 b5 31. Re5+ Kd6 32. Re8 Kd7 33. Ra8 a5
34. Ra6 Bg5 35. Rhg6 Bd8 36. Rh6 Bg5 37. Rhb6 Kc7 38. Rxb5 Re7 39. Rxd5 Rxe3+
40. Kc4 Bh4 41. Re5 Rf3 42. Rh6 Bd8 43. Rh7+ Kc8 44. Re6 a4 45. b4 Rf2 46. a3
Kb8 47. Kb5 Rf3 48. Rc6 Rf5+ 49. Ka6 Na5 50. Rd6 1-0

[Event "American op"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1989.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. b3 Qb6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qe2
Rad8 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. Rd3 Qf5 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Ne5 Bf6 19. Rad1 Rd6 20. Rf3 Nxg3
21. hxg3 Qg5 22. Rfd3 Qf5 23. f4 h6 24. b4 h5 25. Qf3 a6 26. a4 Rc8 27. a5 Rc7
28. Kf2 g6 29. Re1 Bg7 30. g4 hxg4 31. Nxg4 Kf8 32. Ne5 Qf6 33. Rh1 Rd8 34. Qe4
Qf5 35. Qxf5 exf5 36. Re1 Bf6 37. Ke3 Kg7 38. Kd2 Rh8 39. Nf3 Rd7 40. Kc2 Re7
41. Kb3 Re6 42. Ne5 Rh2 43. g3 Bxe5 44. dxe5 Re7 45. Kc3 Rh3 46. Ree3 g5 47.
fxg5 Kg6 48. Kd4 Kxg5 49. Kc5 Rh6 50. Rd8 f4 51. Rg8+ Kf5 52. g4+ Ke6 53. Re4
Rg6 54. Rxg6+ fxg6 55. Rxf4 Kxe5 56. Rf1 Rg7 57. g5 Ke4 58. Rf6 Ke3 59. Kd6 c5
60. bxc5 Kd4 61. Rf4+ Kc3 62. c6 bxc6 63. Kxc6 Re7 64. c5 Re5 65. Rg4 1-0

[Event "American op"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1989.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Bd3 d5 8. h4
Nbd7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h5 O-O 11. Qc2 Qe8 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Rh3 cxd4 14. exd4 e5
15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 17. Kf1 Kg7 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Ree3 Rh8 20. Reg3 Be5
21. Rf3 Rae8 22. Qa4 Bc8 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. g3 Qe6 25. Re3 Rh1+ 26. Ke2 Qf6 27.
Nf3 Bd6 28. Qd4 Bc5 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. Re8 Bg4 31. b4 Bd6 32. Rd8 Be5 33. c4
Bc3 34. Ke3 dxc4 35. Bxc4 Bxb4 36. Kf4 Be6 37. Bxe6 Kxe6 38. Ra8 a5 39. Ng5+
Kf6 40. Ne4+ Kg7 41. Rb8 Ra1 42. Rxb6 Rxa2 43. g4 Ba3 44. g5 a4 45. Ra6 Bb2 46.
Ra8 a3 47. Kg4 Bd4 48. Kf3 Ra1 49. Ke2 Bb2 50. Kf3 Rh1 51. Nd6 Rh8 52. Ra7 Rd8
53. Ne4 Kf8 54. Ke2 Rd5 55. Kf3 Rb5 56. Kg4 Rb3 57. f3 Bd4 58. Ra4 Rd3 59. Nf6
Bb6 60. Ra6 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. Bf3 Nb6 10. Nge2 Bf5 11. O-O Bd3 12. d6 exd6 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bf3
Qd7 15. Qd1 Ba6 16. b3 Rfe8 17. Re1 Rbc8 18. Ba3 d5 19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. Rad1 h5 22. Bc5 Kh7 23. Qf4 Qb7 24. Qg3 Nd7 25. Na4 Qc6 26. Bxa7 Bxe2 0-1

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Qa5+ 6. Bd2 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
e3 d5 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 12. Na4 Qc7 13. b4 a6 14. Nc5 Rfb8 15.
Qb3 Be8 16. a4 Qe7 17. Bc3 Nd7 18. Qb1 h6 19. Rfe1 a5 20. b5 Nb4 21. Nxd7 Bxd7
22. e4 Qd8 23. Ne5 Be8 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bd2 Rc8 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Be4 Be7 28.
Qd3 Bg5 29. Bxg5 Qxg5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Nf3 Qf6 33. h3 Bd7 34.
Ne5 Be6 35. Qd2 b6 36. Qd3 Qf4 37. Nc6 Bd7 38. Ne5 Be6 39. g3 Qf6 40. h4 Qe7
41. Nc6 Qd6 42. Qf3 Kg8 43. Re3 Kh8 44. Kg2 Kg8 45. Qe2 Re8 46. Qh5 Kf8 47. Qf3
Kg8 48. g4 f6 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 fxg5 51. Qh5 Rf8 52. Qxg5 Rf6 53. Rg3 Qf8
54. Kg1 Bf5 55. Ne5 Qe7 56. Qd2 Be4 57. Qg5 Bf5 58. Qh4 Bc8 59. Rg2 Re6 1-0

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. b3 Qb6 11. Bb2 Rad8 12. Rab1 a5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qa6 17. a4 Rfe8 18. Bc3 Nd5 19. Be1 Bf6 20. Qe4 Ne7
21. g4 Nc8 22. Qf4 Rf8 23. Qc7 Nb6 24. g5 Rd7 25. Qg3 Be7 26. h4 Nc8 27. h5 Nd6
28. Qe5 b6 29. d5 cxd5 30. cxd5 Qb7 31. dxe6 Rdd8 32. h6 f6 33. Qd5 fxg5 34.
Ne5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Rf6 36. Nc6 Rxe6 37. Nxd8 Bxd8 38. hxg7 Kxg7 39. Bd2 g4 40.
Rc1 Nf7 41. Rc4 Rg6 42. Bc3+ Kf8 43. Rf4 Bg5 44. Rxg4 h5 45. Rg2 Rc6 46. Bb2
Be7 47. Rxh5 Rd6 48. Rg3 Rd1+ 49. Kg2 Ke8 50. Re3 Kf8 51. Bg7+ Kxg7 52. Rxe7
1-0

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. a5 Nc6 10. Nb3 Nd7 11. O-O b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Na4 Nd7 15.
f3 Qc7 16. c4 Rfd8 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd1 Rab8 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Nxc5
dxc5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Nc6 24. Rxa6 Nd4 25. Ra2 c4 26. Kh1 Rdc8 27. Bd2 Rb3
28. Bc3 Nb5 29. Ba5 Qc5 30. Ra4 Qd4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Qxb3 Nd6 33. Bxc4 Nxc4
34. Qb8+ Bf8 35. Bb4 Nd6 36. Ba3 1-0

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qh5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 Bb4 11. c3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Ba5 13. Qc1 O-O 14. Ng3
Qg6 15. Nh4 Qd3 16. Ne4 Kh8 17. Qf4 Bxc3 18. Rad1 Qc4 19. Nxc3 Qxc3 20. Qxc7
Rae8 21. Be3 Qb4 22. Qg3 b6 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Nf3 Bxa2 25. Bd2 Qb5 26. Ng5 f6 27.
Ne4 Nd4 28. Nc3 Qb2 29. Qd3 Rcd8 30. Nxa2 Nb3 31. Qa6 Qxd2 32. Rb1 Nc5 33. Qc4
h6 34. h3 Nd3 35. Rf1 Nf4 36. Qa4 Qd6 37. Nc3 Qe5 38. Nd1 Qg5 39. g3 Rd4 40.
Qa3 Rfd8 41. h4 Qg6 42. Ne3 Rd3 43. Rb3 Rd2 44. Rb2 Ne2+ 45. Kh2 R2d3 46. Rb3
Rxb3 47. Qxb3 Nd4 48. Qa3 f5 49. Qxa7 f4 50. gxf4 Qf6 51. Ng2 Nf3+ 52. Kg3 Rd3
53. Qa8+ Kh7 54. Qe4+ Qg6+ 55. Qxg6+ Kxg6 56. Ne3 Nd4 57. Rb1 b5 58. Rb2 Kf6
59. Kg4 Rb3 60. Rd2 Ne6 61. Rd6 Kf7 62. Rb6 Rb1 63. Rb7+ Kf8 64. Kf5 Nc5 65.
Rb6 b4 66. Rb5 Nd7 67. Nc4 Ke8 68. Kg6 Rg1+ 69. Kf5 b3 70. h5 Rc1 71. Ne5 Nc5
72. Kg6 Rg1+ 73. Kh7 Ne4 74. Rb8+ Ke7 75. Ng6+ Kf7 76. Rb7+ Ke6 77. Kxg7 Nc5
78. Rb5 Kd5 79. Kxh6 Kc4 80. Rb8 Kc3 81. f5 Rd1 82. f6 Rd7 83. Ne5 Rd6 84. Kg6
Ne4 85. Ng4 b2 86. Rxb2 Kxb2 87. h6 Nc5 88. h7 Rd8 89. f7 Ne6 90. Kf6 Nf4 91.
Ne5 Ra8 92. Nd7 Nd5+ 93. Kg7 Nf4 94. f8=Q Ne6+ 95. Kg8 1-0

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 e6 13. Rc1 b6 14. Bd3
Bb7 15. Rc7 Ba6 16. Ke2 Rd8 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Rc4 b5 19. Rc6 Nb8 20. Rc5 a6 21.
Ba5 Nd7 22. Rc6 Rdb8 23. Kd3 b4 24. Nd2 Bf6 25. f4 Kf8 26. g4 Be7 27. g5 Ke8
28. Nb3 Bd8 29. Rhc1 Rb5 30. Rc8 Rbb8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Rc6 Bxa5 33. Nxa5 Nb6
34. Rc7 Na4 35. Ra7 Rb6 36. Nc4 b3 37. axb3 Rxb3+ 38. Kd2 Rb4 39. Nd6+ Kf8 40.
Kd3 Rb3+ 41. Kc4 Rf3 42. Rxf7+ Kg8 43. Rb7 Rf2 44. Ne8 Nb2+ 45. Kc5 Nd3+ 46.
Kd6 Nxf4 47. Ke7 Nd5+ 48. Kxe6 Rf8 49. Kxd5 Rxe8 50. Ra7 Rd8+ 51. Kc4 Rc8+ 52.
Kd3 1-0

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O
h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Nb6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ne3 Qf8 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. a4 a5 15. Nc4
Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bc6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Bd5 Qd7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxc6
Qxc6 22. Rd5 Qc4 23. Red1 c6 24. b3 Qa6 25. Rd7 b5 26. h4 bxa4 27. bxa4 Qc4 28.
R1d6 Kg7 29. g3 Re7 30. Kg2 Ra7 31. Rxe7 Rxe7 32. Nd2 Qe2 33. Qd3 Qxd3 34. Rxd3
Rb7 35. Nc4 Rb3 36. Kf3 h5 37. Nxa5 Ra3 38. Nxc6 Rxa4 39. Ke3 Rc4 40. Na5 Ra4
41. Nb7 Be7 42. Rd7 Kf8 43. Rc7 Ra3 44. Rc4 g5 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. hxg5 Bxg5+ 47.
Kf3 Bd2 48. Kg2 Bxc3 49. Nd6 Bb4 50. Nf5+ Kg6 51. Rg8+ Kf6 52. Ne3 Bc5 53. Nd5+
Ke6 54. Re8+ Kd6 55. Rd8+ Kc6 56. Rc8+ Kb5 57. Rc7 Kc4 58. Rxf7 Ra2 59. Rf3 Kd4
60. Nf6 h4 61. gxh4 Be7 62. h5 Ra6 63. Ng8 Bg5 64. Rg3 Bf4 65. Rg6 1-0

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Nc3 Bc5 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. Bd2 b6 12. Qg3 g6 13. e5 Nh5 14. Qf3 Bb7 15.
exd6 Bxd6 16. Be4 O-O-O 17. Bxb7+ Qxb7 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bc3 Nhf6 20. Rae1 Rhf8
21. Bd4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Qc6 23. Qe2 Kb8 24. Re3 Nc5 25. Rc3 Qe4 26. Be5+ Ka8 27.
Re3 Qb7 28. Kh1 Rd5 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 30. Rd3 Rfd8 31. Rfd1 Ka7 32. c4 Rxd3 33.
Rxd3 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 b5 35. h3 bxc4 36. Qxc4 Qd5 37. Qxd5 exd5 38. g4 Kb6 39. Kg2
Kb5 40. Kf3 Kc4 41. Ke2 d4 42. Bc7 Bb4 43. f5 gxf5 44. gxf5 d3+ 45. Ke3 Bc5+
46. Kd2 Kd4 47. Bd8 Ke4 48. f6 Be3+ 49. Kd1 Bg5 50. Be7 Kd4 51. Bd8 Kc4 52. Be7
Bf4 53. Bd8 Be5 54. Kc1 Kd4 55. Kd2 Ke4 56. b3 Bf4+ 57. Ke1 Bg5 58. Be7 Kd4 59.
Bb4 Bxf6 60. Bd2 Bh4+ 61. Kf1 f6 62. a4 Bg5 63. Ba5 f5 64. Kf2 Ke4 65. Ke1 Be3
66. Bc3 f4 67. b4 Kd5 68. Bf6 Kc4 69. Be7 f3 0-1

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Todorcevic, Miodrag"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c3 c6 6. d3 d5 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Qc2
e5 9. e4 Re8 10. b4 a5 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. a3 b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Rac1 dxe4 15.
dxe4 c5 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Qb3 Raa8 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. Bc1 b5 20. c4 b4 21. axb4
cxb4 22. Qe3 Rab8 23. Bb2 Ng4 24. Qe2 Nc5 25. Ng5 Nf6 26. Qe3 Ba4 27. Ra1 h6
28. Nh3 Bc2 29. Bf1 Nfxe4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. f3 Bf5 32. Nf2 b3 33. Red1 Ne6 34.
Ne4 Bxe4 35. fxe4 Nd4 36. Rab1 Qc6 37. Bd3 Red8 38. Rbc1 Qc5 39. Kg2 Ra8 40.
Bb1 Rab8 41. Rf1 Rb7 42. Rf2 Ne6 43. Qe1 h5 44. Rd2 Rxd2+ 45. Qxd2 Nd4 46. Qf2
Rd7 47. Bd3 Ne6 48. Qf3 Qa5 49. Rd1 Nc5 50. Qe3 Na4 51. Bc1 Qc3 52. Be2 Rxd1
53. Bxd1 b2 0-1

[Event "New Delhi"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
g6 9. Rd1 Bg7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Bc2 e5 $1 13. Be3 Nb4 $1 (13... Bg4
$10) (13... Ng4 $13) 14. Nc3 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 Qxc4 16. Rxd6 b5 17. Bb6 Bb7 (17...
b4 $2 18. Nd2 $18) 18. Nd2 Qc8 $6 (18... Qb4 $1 19. Rd3 (19. Qd3 Qxb2 20. Rb1
Qa3 $17) 19... Rfc8 $15) 19. Qd3 Nh5 20. g3 Qh3 21. Nd5 Kh8 22. Qf1 $1 Qxf1+
23. Nxf1 f5 24. Rd1 Nf6 (24... fxe4 $6 25. Nfe3 Nf6 26. Nc7 $16) 25. Nxf6 Bxf6
26. exf5 gxf5 27. Rd7 Be4 (27... Bc6 $6 28. Rc7 Rac8 $2 29. Rd6 Rxc7 30. Bxc7
Be4 31. Rxf6 $18) 28. Ne3 Rac8 29. b4 Bf3 30. Re1 f4 31. Nf1 $1 (31. Nd5 Bg7
$132) 31... Bg7 (31... Rc2 $13) 32. Nd2 Bg4 33. Ra7 Rc2 34. Ne4 Rxa2 35. Bc5
Rd8 36. Be7 $1 Re2 37. Rf1 Rc8 38. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 (38... Rg8 39. Ng5 $1 (39. Bxg7+
Rxg7 40. Ra8+ Rg8 41. Rxg8+ Kxg8 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Nxg4 h5 $10) 39... h6 40.
Nf7+ Kh7 41. Nxe5 $16) 39. Nxf6 Bf5 40. g4 $1 Rf8 $2 {[#]} (40... Be4 $1 $8 41.
h4 $1 (41. Rd1 Rd2 42. Ra1 Ra2 $1) (41. f3 {><g1} Bg6) 41... h6 42. g5 Rd8 43.
Kh2 Rc8 (43... hxg5 $2 44. hxg5 Rc8 45. Rh1 $1 $18) 44. Kh3 $140 Bf5+ 45. Kg2
Be4+ $13) 41. Rd1 $3 $18 Bg6 (41... Be4 42. Kf1 $18 (42. f3 $18)) 42. Rdd7 Re1+
43. Kg2 f3+ 44. Kh3 1-0

[Event "New Delhi"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 h6 12. a4 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 Nf6 19. Nh4 Bxd5 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Rg3
Ba2 22. Bxa2+ Nxa2 23. Ndf3 Nxc1 24. Qxc1 Kh7 25. Ng6 d5 26. Nfe5 d4 27. Ng4
Nh5 28. Rd3 Qe4 29. Nxf8+ Rxf8 30. Qxc5 Nf4 31. Rf3 Rxf5 32. Qd6 h5 33. Ne3
dxe3 34. fxe3 Ng6 35. Rxf5 Qxf5 36. Qxa6 bxa4 37. Qxa4 Qb1+ 38. Kf2 Qxb2+ 39.
Kf3 Qf6+ 40. Ke2 h4 41. Qb5 Kh6 42. Qd5 Ne7 43. Qd2 Qg6 44. e4+ Kh7 45. Kd3
Qd6+ 46. Ke2 Qxd2+ 47. Kxd2 Kg6 48. Ke3 Kg5 49. Kf3 Ng6 50. g3 hxg3 51. Kxg3
Nh4 52. e5 Ng6 53. e6 Kf5 0-1

[Event "New Delhi"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Re1
Nge7 9. d5 Na5 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nbd2 b5 12. b4 Nb7 13. a4 O-O 14. c4 c5 15.
dxc6 Nxc6 16. Qb3 bxa4 17. Qxa4 a5 18. Nb3 Qc8 19. Bd2 axb4 20. Qb5 Rb8 21. Qd5
Qc7 22. Be3 h6 23. Rec1 Rfd8 24. Ra6 Ne7 25. Qd2 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Qe3 Ra8
28. Qxc5 Qxc5 29. Nxc5 Rac8 30. Ra5 Nc6 31. Raa1 Nd4 32. Nxd4 Rxd4 33. Nb3
Rdxc4 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. f3 Rc3 36. Rb1 Bf8 37. Rb2 Kg7 38. Kf2 f5 39. exf5 gxf5
40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Na1 Bc5 42. Nc2 Rc4 43. Kd3 Rh4 44. h3 Ke6 45. Rb1 Kd5 46. Ne3+
Bxe3 47. Kxe3 Rc4 48. g4 f4+ 49. Kd2 e4 50. fxe4+ Kxe4 51. h4 Rd4+ 52. Ke2 f3+
53. Kf2 Kf4 54. g5 Rd2+ 55. Ke1 Re2+ 56. Kd1 hxg5 57. hxg5 Re4 58. g6 f2 59.
Kd2 Kf3 60. g7 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Held, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Bxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Nb5 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Ke7 14. Bd3 h5
15. Kd2 g6 16. g3 a6 17. h3 Nb6 18. b3 Bd7 19. Raf1 Bc6 20. Rhg1 Nd7 21. Re1
Nc5 22. a3 Rac8 23. Rc1 Rc7 24. Rh1 Bd7 25. Rce1 Rcc8 26. g4 Rcg8 27. Ke3 Rg7
28. Be2 hxg4 29. hxg4 Rgh7 30. Bf3 Bc8 31. Rxh7 Rxh7 32. Rc1 Nd7 33. c4 dxc4
34. Rxc4 Kd8 35. g5 Rh2 36. a4 a5 37. Rc1 Rh8 38. Nb5 Ke7 39. Nd6 Nb6 40. Rc7+
Bd7 41. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Muir, Andrew Joseph"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 b4 15. Na4
Qa6 16. O-O O-O-O 17. a3 Qb5 18. h4 exd5 19. axb4 cxb4 20. Be3 Nc5 21. Qg4+ Kc7
22. Bf4+ Kc6 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Rfe1 Kb6 25. Re7 Bxe7 26. fxe7 Rd7 27. Be3+ Kc6
28. Qg7 Re8 29. Qf6+ Rd6 30. Qxf7 Kd7 31. Bh3+ Kc7 32. Bf4 d4 33. Rxa7 c3 34.
Bg2 cxb2 35. Qg6 Kc8 36. Bxb7+ Kb8 37. Qxd6+ Kxa7 38. Be4 b3 39. Qxd4+ Ka6 40.
Qxb2 Qb4 41. Qf6+ Qb6 42. Qa1+ Kb5 43. Bd3+ 1-0

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8. Nf3
h6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nc4 Rc8 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Bxd4 Bxc4 14. Be3 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Qd3 O-O 18. a5 Qc4 19. Ra4 Qxd3 20. cxd3 Rfd8 21.
f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 d5 23. e5 Nh7 24. Be3 Nf8 25. Bb6 Rd7 26. Raa1 Ne6 27. Rfc1
Bg5 28. Rf1 d4 29. Ne4 Be3+ 30. Kh1 Rc2 31. Nd6 Nf4 32. Rad1 Nxg2 33. b4 Nh4
34. Nc4 Ng6 35. Rde1 Bf4 36. e6 Re7 37. exf7+ Rxf7 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Nd6 Rd7 40.
Ne4 Rxh2+ 41. Kg1 Rc2 42. Kh1 Rd5 43. Rf2 Rc1+ 44. Kg2 Be3 45. Rb8 Nh4+ 46. Kg3
Rg1+ 47. Kxh4 Bxf2+ 48. Nxf2 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fejzullahu, Afrim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 Bf5
8. O-O e6 9. c3 Be7 10. Ne5 h6 11. Re1 Nd5 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3
Rc8 15. Nf4 Nf6 16. Nh5 Qd5 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. Bd2 Rc6 20. f4 b5
21. Kf1 Rb8 22. Ke2 a5 23. a3 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Kd3 bxc3 26. bxc3 g5 27. g3
Kg7 28. Reb1 Rcb6 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Kc2 Rb7 31. h3 Kg6 32. Rf1 Rc7 33. Kb2 Rc6
34. g4 gxf4 35. Bxf4 Bg5 36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Kc2 Ra6 38. Kb2 Ra8 39. Rf3 f5 40.
Rf1 Rh8 41. Rf3 f4 42. Kc2 Kf6 43. Kd3 e5 44. dxe5+ Kxe5 45. Ke2 Ra8 46. Rd3
Ra2+ 47. Kf1 Rh2 48. Kg1 Re2 49. Kf1 Re3 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Thorsteinsson, Arnar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Kb1
O-O-O 15. Ba6 Rd7 16. Bxb7+ Qxb7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ng8 19. c4 Ne7 20. Bc3
Rhd8 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 c5 24. Qd6 Ng6 25. f3 h5 26. h4 Qd7
27. Qxd7+ Kxd7 28. g3 Ne7 29. Be1 Nf5 30. Bf2 Ne7 31. Be1 a6 32. Kc2 Nc6 33. f4
f6 34. Bc3 Ke7 35. a3 Kf7 36. Kd3 Ne7 37. Be1 Nf5 38. Bf2 Ke7 39. b4 cxb4 40.
axb4 fxe5 41. fxe5 b5 42. cxb5 axb5 43. Ke4 Kf7 44. Kf4 Kg6 45. Bc5 Kh6 46. Bf2
Ne7 47. Ke4 Nc6 48. Be3+ Kg6 49. Bc5 Kf7 50. Kf4 g6 51. Ke4 Ke8 52. Kf4 Kf7 53.
Ke4 Kg8 54. Kf4 Kg7 55. Ke4 Kf7 56. Kf4 Ke8 57. Ke4 Nd8 58. Bd4 Kd7 59. Bf2 Nf7
60. Be3 Kc6 61. Kd4 Kb6 62. Kd3+ Kc7 63. Ke4 Nd8 64. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vidarsson, Jon Gardar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. O-O Nxd2 8.
Bxd2 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 Nd7 10. Qc3 c6 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Rad1 b6 13. e4 Bb7 14. Ne5
Nf6 15. exd5 exd5 16. b4 a5 17. a4 axb4 18. Qxb4 Ra5 19. Rb1 Ba8 20. cxd5 Nxd5
21. Qb3 Ra7 22. Nc4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 g6 24. h4 h5 25. Re5 Ra6 26. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polaczek, Richard"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
Nbd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nf3 g6 12. Be3 b6 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. Bd4 Nh5 15.
Qd2 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Ndxf6 17. b4 Rad8 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. Nde2 Qa8 21.
Qc2 Ng4 22. Rf3 f5 23. Ng3 Ng7 24. h3 Nf6 25. Rf2 h5 26. Re1 h4 27. Nf1 Ngh5
28. Nd2 Ng3+ 29. Kh2 Rc8 30. exf5 exf5 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Nf1 Qd8 33. Nxg3
hxg3+ 34. Kxg3 Nh5+ 35. Kh2 Qh4 36. Bf1 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
e6 15. Rd1 Bc5 16. Nb5 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nd5 20. Bg5 h6
21. Bh4 g5 22. Bg3 Ke7 23. c4 Nf4 24. Bxf4 gxf4 25. Rad1 Rhd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Rxd8 Kxd8 28. b4 Kd7 29. Kf1 e5 30. Ke2 e4 31. f3 f5 32. g3 fxg3 33. hxg3 Ke6
34. Ke3 Ke5 35. fxe4 fxe4 36. g4 Kf6 37. Kxe4 Kg5 38. Kf3 Kg6 39. Kg3 Kg5 40.
b3 Kf6 41. Kf4 Kg6 42. c5 Kf6 43. b5 axb5 44. b4 Ke6 45. Ke4 Kf6 46. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nbd2 Qxb2 6. Bd3 Qc3 7. O-O d5 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. dxc5 f5 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Rb3 Qg7 12. c4 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Qxd4 15. Nf3 Qf6 16. Re1 Bxc5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Re5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qf6 20. Qd4
Rg8 21. Rd3 Qe7 22. Rg5 Rf8 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qd4 e5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Nxe5 Ke7
27. Rh5 Kf6 28. Nf3 Kg7 29. Rg5+ Kh8 30. Ne5 Be6 31. Rh3 Rf6 32. Ng6+ Kg7 33.
Nf4+ Kh8 34. Nxe6 Rxe6 35. Rgh5 Re7 36. Rxf5 Rae8 37. Ra3 Re2+ 38. Kf3 Rc2 39.
Rxa7 Rc3+ 40. Kg4 Rxc4+ 41. Kh3 Rc3+ 42. g3 Rc7 43. Rg5 Rf8 44. Kh4 h6 45. Rg6
Kh7 46. Rb6 Rff7 47. h3 Kg7 48. g4 Rfd7 49. a4 Re7 50. a5 Rf7 51. a6 bxa6 52.
Raxa6 Rf3 53. Rg6+ Kf7 54. Rxh6 Rcc3 55. Rh7+ Kg8 56. Rd7 Rxh3+ 57. Kg5 Rc8 58.
Kg6 Kh8 59. g5 Rg8+ 60. Kf5 Rh1 61. Rd5 Rf1+ 62. Kg4 Rg1+ 63. Kf4 Rf1+ 64. Ke3
Re8+ 65. Kd2 Rf2+ 66. Kd3 Rf3+ 67. Kc4 Rf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. h4 Qe8 8.
Bf4 c5 9. c3 Ng4 10. h5 e5 11. dxe5 Ndxe5 12. Be2 Bf5 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Nh4 Bd3
15. Ndf3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rxf4 17. exf4 Nd3+ 18. Kd2 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Nxf4+ 20. Kd2
Nxf2 21. Rhf1 N4d3 22. g4 c4 23. g5 Re8 24. Rab1 b5 25. Ng2 Ne4+ 26. Kd1 Ng3
27. Rg1 Nf2+ 28. Kc1 Ne2+ 29. Kd2 Nxg1 30. Rxg1 b4 31. cxb4 Bxb2 32. Nf4 Rf8
33. Ke3 Rxf4 34. Kxf4 Nh3+ 35. Ke3 Nxg1 36. Nxg1 d4+ 37. Ke4 d3 38. Nh3 Ba3 39.
Kd4 Bxb4 40. Kxc4 d2 41. Nf2 Be7 42. Kd3 Bxg5 43. Ke2 Bf4 44. Nd3 g5 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 g6 7. Qb3 Nb6 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Ne5 e6 10. d4 Bg7 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Be7 Re8 14. Bd6 Qd8
15. Nxd7 N6xd7 16. O-O Nc6 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Qa4 a6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. b3 Qb5 21.
Nc3 Qb7 22. Ne4 Nb6 23. Qa5 Nd5 24. Be5 Qb4 25. Qxb4 Nxb4 26. a3 Nc2 27. a4
Red8 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. g4 Nb4 30. Rc1 Rac8 31. Rfd1 g5 32. Kg2 Nd5 33. Nxd5 Rxd5
34. Bxg7+ Kxg7 35. h3 a5 36. Rc5 Rb8 37. Rd3 Rb4 38. Rxc6 Rbxd4 39. Rxd4 Rxd4
40. Rc5 Rd5 41. Rb5 Kf6 42. Rb7 Rd3 43. Rb5 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. f3 Nbd7 8. Be3
a6 9. Be2 g6 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. Rc1 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Bf1 Ne5 15.
Nd5 Nfd7 16. Bg5 Nc5 17. Qf2 h6 18. Be3 e6 19. Nc3 Qe7 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Re1 Red8
22. Nc2 Qf6 23. Be2 Ncd7 24. Na3 Nc6 25. Red1 Nc5 26. Nc2 Ba8 27. Qe1 Qe7 28.
Bf2 Be5 29. Be3 Qf6 30. Qf2 Qg7 31. Nd4 Bf6 32. Nxc6 Bxc6 33. Bd4 a5 34. Bf1
Rd7 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 36. Rd4 Rcd8 37. Rcd1 Kg7 38. Qg3 Qe7 39. R4d2 h5 40. h4 Kh7
41. Re2 Qf6 42. Red2 Qe7 43. Re2 e5 44. Qf2 f5 45. exf5 gxf5 46. f4 Qe6 47.
fxe5 dxe5 48. Rxd7+ Rxd7 49. Qe3 e4 50. Rf2 Qg6 51. Qf4 Rf7 52. Nd5 Bxd5 53.
cxd5 Qg4 54. Qxg4 hxg4 55. g3 Kg6 56. Bb5 Rf8 57. Rd2 Rd8 58. Kf2 Rd6 59. Ke3
Kf6 60. Kd4 Ne6+ 61. Ke3 Ng7 62. Kd4 Nh5 63. Rc2 Rd8 64. Rc6+ Kg7 65. Rc3 Kf6
66. Rc6+ Kg7 67. Rc3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. d5
Bxf3 9. gxf3 Ne5 10. h4 c6 11. f4 Ned7 12. h5 cxd5 13. exd5 Nc5 14. Qc2 Qa5 15.
O-O-O b5 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. h6 Bh8 18. f5 b4 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Rfe8 21. Qc2
Qxa2 22. Bd3 Kf8 23. Rde1 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qa5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Re1 Re5 27. Re3
gxf5 28. f4 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 Qc5+ 30. Kf3 Qg1 31. Bxf5 a5 32. b3 Qh1+ 33. Kg3 Qg1+
34. Qg2 Qe3+ 35. Qf3 Qg1+ 36. Kh3 Ke7 37. Qe2+ Kd8 38. Qg2 Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Kc7
40. Kf3 Kb6 41. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. c4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg4 10. f3 Bd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. N2b3 Qb6 13. Rc1 Ne5 14. Be2
Ba4 15. Bh4 Rfd8 16. Qe1 Bxb3 17. axb3 Nd5 18. Bf2 Nb4 19. Rd1 Nec6 20. Bc4
Nxd4 21. exd4 Nd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Qxe7 Qxb3 24. Rc1 Bf8 25. Qe4 Rd7 26. Qc2
Qxc2 27. Rxc2 a5 28. Rfc1 a4 29. Rc8 Rd8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Kf1 Re8 32. Bg3 b5
33. Rd1 Bg7 34. Bd6 f5 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Bc5 f4 37. Re1 Re6 38. Re2 Bf6 39. Ke1
Bh4+ 40. Kd2 Rxe2+ 41. Kxe2 Ke6 42. Kd3 Kd5 43. Bb4 Bf2 44. Bc5 h6 45. Bb6 Be1
46. Bc5 Ba5 47. Ba7 Bc7 48. Bc5 h5 49. Kc3 Ba5+ 50. Kd3 Be1 51. Ke2 Bh4 52. Kd3
Bf2 53. h3 Bh4 54. Bf8 Bd8 55. Bc5 Ba5 56. Ba7 Be1 57. Bc5 b4 58. Ke2 Bc3 59.
Kd3 Bxb2 60. Bxb4 a3 61. Kc2 Kxd4 62. Bd2 Kc4 63. Bxf4 Bd4 64. Bc1 a2 65. Bb2
h4 66. f4 Bxb2 67. Kxb2 Kd3 68. Kxa2 Ke3 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rb1 Na5 11. Bd3 e5 12. d5 b6 13. c4 f5 14. Nc3 f4 15.
Bd2 Qg5 16. Kf1 Nb7 17. f3 Qe7 18. Nb5 g5 19. h3 h5 20. Be2 Bd7 21. a4 Nd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Friedman, Aviv"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Be2 Bg5 13. Nc2 Ne7 14. O-O Nxd5
15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qc6 Qb8 17. Rfd1 Be7 18. Nb4 Rc8 19. Nd5 Rxc6 20. Nxe7+ Kf8
21. Nxc6 Qb6 22. Nb4 Rc8 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Rad1 Ke7 25. h3 Qb7 26. Bf3 g6 27. Kh2
h5 28. Kg1 f6 29. Re1 Bf7 30. Red1 g5 31. Nd5+ Bxd5 32. Rxd5 h4 33. R1d2 Qc7
34. Be2 Rb8 35. a3 Rb6 36. Kf1 Qc8 37. f3 f5 38. Ke1 Qe6 39. Kd1 Qg6 40. Bd3
fxe4 41. Bxe4 Qe6 42. Kc2 Qc8 43. Kb1 a5 44. Rc2 Qc4 45. Rd1 Rb8 46. Bd5 Qc5
47. Bb3 Qe3 48. Ka2 Rb6 49. Rcd2 Qf4 50. Rd5 Kd7 51. R1d2 Kc7 52. Rd1 Qf6 53.
R1d2 Qe7 54. Rd1 Qd7 55. Kb1 Qc6 56. R5d2 Rb8 57. Rc1 Qb6 58. Ka2 Re8 59. Re1
Rf8 60. Red1 Rf4 61. Bd5 Kd7 62. Bb3 b4 63. cxb4 axb4 64. a4 Rd4 65. Rxd4 exd4
66. Bc4 Ke7 67. Kb3 Kf6 68. Re1 Kf5 69. Bd3+ Kf4 70. Re4+ Kg3 71. Rg4+ Kf2 72.
Rxg5 Qd8 73. Rd5 Kxg2 74. a5 Kxh3 75. a6 Qb6 76. Rg5 Qa7 77. Kxb4 Kh2 78. f4 h3
79. Kb5 d5 80. Kc6 Qa8+ 81. Kc5 Qf8+ 82. Kxd5 Qxf4 83. Rg6 Qd2 84. Kxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kumaran, Dharshan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 Qe7 10. f3 Nbd7 11. e4 e5 12. Bd3 g5 13. Bf2 Nf8 14. Nf1 Ng6 15.
Ne3 Nf4 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Nxd7 18. Bf1 Nf6 19. Nd5 N6xd5 20. cxd5 f6 21.
h4 Kf7 22. h5 Rhe8 23. O-O-O g4 24. fxg4 exd4 25. Rxd4 c5 26. dxc6 Bxc6 27.
Rxd6 Rac8 28. Bd4 Ne6 29. Bc4 Bxe4 30. Bb3 Bd3 31. Bxf6 Kxf6 32. Rxd3 Nf4 33.
Rf3 Kg5 34. Bd1 Rc5 35. Rhf1 Nxg2 36. Rf5+ Rxf5 37. Rxf5+ Kh4 38. Rf6 Rh8 39.
Re6 Nf4 40. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mohr, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Nd7 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
c6 9. d5 c5 10. a3 Kh8 11. b4 b6 12. Rb1 Ng8 13. Nb5 Ndf6 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Bd2
Ne8 16. Qa4 Bh6 17. Ba5 Qe7 18. Nc3 Bd7 19. Qb3 f5 20. Qb7 Nef6 21. Bd3 fxe4
22. Bxe4 Bg4 23. Qxe7 Nxe7 24. Rb7 Nf5 25. Bc7 Rf7 26. Rfb1 Ne8 27. Bb8 Rxb7
28. Rxb7 a6 29. h3 Bxf3 30. Bxf3 Bf8 31. Ne4 h6 32. Bd1 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 Bd7 7. O-O Nf6 8. d5
Na5 9. e4 O-O 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. exd6 Nxd6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Rc1 b6 15.
b3 e5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nde4 Qf4 20. Ne2 Qe5 21. N2g3
Rcd8 22. Qe1 Bh6 23. Rd1 Nc6 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Ng3 Qxe1 27. Rxe1
Kf7 28. Nh5 Ke7 29. g4 Bd2 30. Re2 Bc3 31. Kg2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 h6 8. Rb1
Be6 9. b4 Qc8 10. Ba3 Bh3 11. c5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qe6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Qb3 Qxb3
15. axb3 Nbd7 16. Nb5 d5 17. Bb2 a6 18. Nd6 d4 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. Nxb7 Rfb8 21.
Nc5 Nf8 22. Ra1 Nxb4 23. Nd2 Bf6 24. h4 Be7 25. Ra5 Rb5 26. Rxb5 axb5 27. Nce4
f5 28. Rc7 Nd5 29. Rb7 fxe4 30. dxe4 Bb4 31. Nf3 Nc3 32. Nxe5 Nxe2 33. Nd3 Bc3
34. Kf3 Bxb2 35. Kxe2 Bc3 36. Rxb5 Nd7 37. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nh5 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 f6 12. Rfe1 Rb8 13. b3 a5 14. a3 Rb6
15. Re3 Ng7 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 Rxf6 18. Rae1 Re6 19. Re5 Ra6 20. Nd4 Rxe5
21. Rxe5 Kf7 22. f4 d6 23. Re2 Bd7 24. Kf2 h6 25. h3 Ra8 26. g4 Rb8 27. Nf3 Ne6
28. Kg3 c5 29. Rd2 Bc6 30. Nd5 a4 31. bxa4 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Ra8 33. f5 gxf5 34.
Rxf5+ Kg7 35. Rd5 Rxa4 36. Rd3 Rc4 37. Re3 Kf6 38. Ne1 Nd4 39. c3 Nb5 40. Kh4
Nxc3 41. Kh5 Nd5 42. Rf3+ Kg7 43. Ng2 Re4 44. a4 Rxa4 45. Ne3 Nf4+ 46. Kh4 Re4
47. Kg3 Ne2+ 48. Kh4 Nd4 49. Nf5+ Nxf5+ 50. Rxf5 c4 51. Rf3 Re5 52. Kg3 Rc5 53.
Rc3 d5 54. Kf4 d4 55. Rc1 Kg6 56. h4 d3 57. Ke3 Rd5 58. Kd2 Rd4 59. Rg1 Re4 60.
Rg2 Kf6 61. Kc3 Re2 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "195"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 Qb6 8.
Bd3 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. c3 cxd4 11. exd4 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rab1 Rfc8 14. Rfe1
Qd8 15. Ng5 Qf8 16. g4 Re8 17. Qe3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. f4 a6 20. Nf3 Nd7 21.
a3 b5 22. Re2 Na5 23. Ne5 Nc4 24. Qg3 Nf8 25. h4 Qc7 26. Rf1 Nd6 27. h5 f6 28.
Nf3 Re7 29. Qh4 Nf7 30. Qh2 Rae8 31. Rfe1 Nd6 32. Rg2 Qb6 33. Kh1 Qd8 34. Qh4
Nd7 35. Rge2 Kh8 36. Qh2 Nf7 37. g5 f5 38. g6 Nh6 39. Ng5 Nf8 40. gxh7 Qd6 41.
Rg1 Rc7 42. Qg3 Qd8 43. Qe3 Ree7 44. Qh3 Qe8 45. Reg2 Rb7 46. Nf3 Rf7 47. Ne5
Rf6 48. Qh4 Kxh7 49. Be2 Qd8 50. Nc6 Qe8 51. Nb4 a5 52. Nd3 Ng8 53. Qg5 Kh8 54.
Ne5 Rh6 55. Rh2 Nf6 56. Bf3 N6h7 57. Qg2 Nf6 58. a4 bxa4 59. c4 Ne4 60. c5 Nh7
61. c6 Rc7 62. Qg6 Nhf6 63. Qxe8+ Nxe8 64. Ra1 N8f6 65. Rxa4 Ng4 66. Bxg4 fxg4
67. Nxg4 Rxc6 68. Nxh6 Rc1+ 69. Kg2 gxh6 70. Rxa5 Kg7 71. Ra7+ Kf6 72. Kf3 Rf1+
73. Ke3 Rg1 74. Kd3 Rd1+ 75. Kc2 Rxd4 76. Rg2 Nc5 77. Rc7 Rc4+ 78. Kb1 Kf5 79.
Rc2 Ne4 80. R2xc4 Nd2+ 81. Kc1 Nxc4 82. Rf7+ Kg4 83. Rf6 Kxh5 84. Rxe6 Kg4 85.
Rxh6 Kxf4 86. b4 Na3 87. Re6 Kf5 88. Re8 Nc4 89. Kc2 Nd6 90. Rd8 Ke6 91. Kd3
Ke5 92. Rb8 Nc4 93. b5 Kd6 94. Re8 Ne5+ 95. Kd4 Nf3+ 96. Ke3 Kd7 97. Rf8 Ng5
98. Rf5 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. f3 c6 11. g4 a6 12. g5 Nfd7 13. h4 b5 14. h5 b4 15. hxg6
hxg6 16. Na4 d5 17. O-O-O c5 18. Nb3 d4 19. Bf4 Nc6 20. Rh4 Nce5 21. Rdh1 d3
22. Bxd3 Nxf3 23. Rh7 Be5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Qg2 Nd4 26. Rh8+ Qxh8 27. Rxh8+
Kxh8 28. Nbxc5 Nxc5 29. Nxc5 Ne6 30. Na4 Bb7 31. Nb6 Rad8 32. Nd5 Kg7 33. Qf2
Bxd5 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. cxd5 Nc5 36. Kd2 a5 37. Qd4 Nd7 38. Bb5 Rf8 39. e5 Nb8
40. d6 Nd7 41. Kd3 Rfe8 42. Bxd7 Rxd7 43. Ke4 Rdd8 44. Kd5 Rb8 45. d7 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
a6 9. Bb2 b5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nf6
15. Qe2 a5 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Bd3 c5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Bc4 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andruet, Gilles"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 Bf6 11. h4 h6 12. Nf3 Be6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. g3 Kg7
15. Bg2 c6 16. Kb1 Qb8 17. Qd2 Bf5+ 18. Ka1 Nb6 19. Bh3 Be4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21.
Nh2 Qd6 22. Ng4 Rad8 23. Qc2 h5 24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. e3 Qe7 26. Rc1 Rd5 27. Bf1
Re8 28. Bc4 Rf5 29. Bb3 Nd7 30. Qd2 Nf6 31. Rhf1 Rd8 32. Qc3 Kh7 33. Bd1 a6 34.
Be2 Rd7 35. a3 Rdd5 36. Bc4 Rd6 37. Qe1 Kg7 38. Be2 Rd8 39. Qc3 Rc8 40. Qb3 Rd8
41. Rc2 Qd6 42. Qb6 Nd5 43. Qb3 Qf6 44. Bc4 Ne7 45. Qb6 Rd7 46. Re2 Rf3 47. Rd2
Nf5 48. Rc1 Nd6 49. Bxa6 Rxf2 50. Rdc2 Rxc2 0-1

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bg6 6. O-O e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qe2
Bb4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. e4 dxe4
15. Nxe4 Qf4 16. Re1 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Qf5 18. Qe2 b5 19. b3 bxc4 20. bxc4 Rb8 21.
Re1 Rb7 22. g3 Nf6 23. Re5 Qg6 24. Ra5 Rc8 25. Kg2 h6 26. h3 Nd7 27. Ra6 Nb6
28. Ra5 Rbc7 29. Bb4 Nd7 30. Bd6 Rb7 31. Rc1 Qf6 32. Rd1 Qd8 33. Ba3 Qxa5 0-1

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4
Na6 9. O-O Bf5 10. h3 Qb6 11. Re1 Qb4 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. e4 Be6 14. Rd1 Nc2 15.
Rb1 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxa2 17. Bg5 Bxb1 18. Rxb1 Rfe8 19. Nc5 Nxd4 20. Nxb7 Rab8
21. Na5 Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxb2 24. Nxc6 Ba3 25. Nxa7 Rb8 26. Nc6
Rb1+ 27. Kg2 Kf8 28. Be3 h5 29. Be4 Rb5 30. Nd4 Rb2 31. Nf3 Bd6 32. Ng5 Rb5 33.
Bd3 Ra5 34. Kf3 Bc5 35. h4 Bxe3 36. fxe3 Ra4 37. Bb5 Rb4 38. Bc6 e6 39. e4 Rb6
40. Ba4 Ra6 41. Bb5 Ra3+ 42. Kf2 Ke7 43. Nf3 Ra5 44. Bd3 e5 45. Bc4 f6 46. Bd5
Rc5 47. Ne1 Rc3 48. Ng2 Rc2+ 49. Kf3 Rc3+ 50. Ne3 Kf8 51. Kf2 Kg7 52. Be6 Rd3
53. Nd5 Rd2+ 54. Ke3 Rc2 55. Kf3 Rc5 56. Bd7 Kf7 57. Ne3 Rc3 58. g4 hxg4+ 59.
Bxg4 f5 60. exf5 gxf5 61. Bxf5 e4+ 62. Kf4 Rxe3 63. Kxe3 Kg7 64. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
e6 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nhf3 Bg6 13. h3 Qd8 14. b3 b5 15. a4
a6 16. O-O h6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Bd1 Nb6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Qe8 21. a5 Nd7 22.
Bh2 f5 23. Nf3 Bh5 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Rd8 26. Bc2 Bg5 27. Qd2 Rd7 28. Rae1
Bh4 29. g3 Bf6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. f3 Rdf7 32. Qg2 Qf8 33. Rf2 g5 34. Ref1 Kh8
35. Qh2 Bg6 36. f4 Qd6 37. Rg2 Bh7 38. Kh1 Qf8 39. Rgf2 Qd6 40. Rg2 Qf8 41. Kg1
Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Praud, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e4 d5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Ng5 g6 7. h4 Ba6 8. h5
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 gxh5 10. Rxh5 c5 11. c3 Nc6 12. Qf3 Qe7 13. Nxh7 cxd4 14. Nf6+ Kd8
15. Rxh8 1-0

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Prie, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Be7 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. f4 O-O 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bb7 13. b3 a6 14. a4 Nb8 15.
Bb2 Nc6 16. Bc3 Nb4 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. e4 Nc2 19. Rad1 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Kh1
Qc6 22. f5 Bg5 23. Nf3 Be3 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qc5 26. Rd7 Bc8 27. fxe6 Bxd7
28. exd7 Qe7 29. Qd3 Rad8 30. Rd1 Qxe5 31. Bxa6 f5 32. Bc4+ Kh8 33. exf5 Rxf5
34. Bb5 g6 35. h3 Kg7 36. Qd2 Rf7 37. Re1 Qg3 38. Qd4+ Kh6 39. Rd1 Re7 40. Qf6
Qe3 41. Rd4 Qe1+ 42. Bf1 Re5 43. Kh2 Rg5 44. Qxd8 1-0

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "205"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 O-O 13. O-O e6 14. f4 Bg7
15. d6 Bb7 16. Bf3 e5 17. c4 Qe8 18. Bb2 Rd8 19. Rbd1 Bc6 20. Qc1 exf4 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Qxf4 f6 23. g4 h6 24. Bg2 Qe5 25. h4 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 g5 27. hxg5 hxg5
28. Rf2 Bd7 29. Bf3 Be6 30. Rc2 Rf7 31. Be2 Rfd7 32. Rcd2 Bf7 33. Kf2 Re8 34.
Ke3 Rh8 35. Rf1 Be6 36. Rg1 Rh3+ 37. Kf2 Rc3 38. Rg3 Rc1 39. Rg1 Rc3 40. Rg3
Rc1 41. Rg1 Rxg1 42. Kxg1 Rd8 43. Kf2 Kf7 44. e5 fxe5 45. Ke3 Bd7 46. Bf3 e4
47. Bxe4 Bxg4 48. Bd5+ Kg6 49. Be4+ Kf6 50. Rf2+ Ke5 51. Rg2 Be6 52. Rxg5+ Kxd6
53. Kd3 Rh8 54. Bd5 Bxd5 55. Rxd5+ Kc6 56. Kc3 Rh2 57. a4 Ra2 58. Kb3 Ra1 59.
Rd2 Rb1+ 60. Kc3 Rc1+ 61. Kb3 Rb1+ 62. Kc3 Ra1 63. Kb3 Kb7 64. Rd7+ Ka6 65. a5
Rxa5 66. Rd1 Kb7 67. Rh1 Kc7 68. Rh7+ Kd6 69. Rh1 Ke5 70. Re1+ Kf4 71. Rf1+ Ke3
72. Re1+ Kf2 73. Rh1 Kf3 74. Rg1 Kf4 75. Rf1+ Ke5 76. Re1+ Kd6 77. Rh1 a6 78.
Rh6+ Kc7 79. Rh7+ Kc8 80. Rh8+ Kd7 81. Rh7+ Ke8 82. Rh8+ Kf7 83. Rh6 Ra1 84.
Kc2 Ra2+ 85. Kb3 Ra1 86. Kc2 Rf1 87. Rxb6 Rf6 88. Rb7+ Ke6 89. Rc7 Kd6 90. Rc8
Rh6 91. Kd3 Rh3+ 92. Kc2 a5 93. Ra8 Ra3 94. Kb2 Ra4 95. Kc3 Kc7 96. Ra6 Kb7 97.
Rg6 Ra3+ 98. Kb2 Rd3 99. Rg7+ Kc6 100. Ra7 Kb6 101. Ra8 Rd7 102. Kb3 Ra7 103.
Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 Be6 8. b3 c5
9. Bb2 Nc6 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. bxc4 b6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15.
Qe2 Na5 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Qe8 18. Nd5 e6 19. Nxd7 exd5 20. Qxe8 Rfxe8 21.
cxd5 Rcd8 22. Rc7 Re7 23. Rdc1 f6 24. Ne5 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 fxe5 26. dxe5 Rxd5 27.
Rc8+ Kf7 28. Rc7+ Kg8 29. Rc8+ Kf7 30. Rc7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Todorcevic, Miodrag"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. d3 c6 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Rb1 Qc7 11. Be3 Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc1 Nf6 14. Qb2 b5
15. Nh4 Bg6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. c4 Nd7 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Qd5 Bc5 21.
Qc6 Rfc8 22. Bxc5 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Bxa7 Ra8 25. Be3 Rxa2 26. Rxb5 Raxc2
27. Rd5 Rc7 28. d4 exd4 29. Bf4 Rb7 30. Rxd4 Rc8 31. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 b6 7. h3 Bb7 8. Nbd2
d6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bh2 cxd4 (10... Re8) 11. exd4 Bh6 12. a4 Nd5 13. Re1 Bf4 14.
Ne4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 e6 16. Qd2 $14 Nf6 17. Bd3 Kg7 18. Qf4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qb8 20.
d5 Ne5 21. Nd4 exd5 22. Bc2 Qd8 23. Rad1 Re8 24. Re3 Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. Nb5
Red8 27. Bb3 Nc4 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Nxd6 Bc6 30. Rd4 Rd7 31. Rf4+ Kg5 32. Rg4+
Kh6 33. Nxc4 f5 34. Rh4+ Kg5 35. Kg3 Rf8 36. Rf4 Be4 37. Rexe4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Rc8 (10... c5) 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Ne4 18. Rfe1 f5 $10 19. Bd3 Rce8
20. g3 Qf7 21. Re3 Qh5 22. Be2 Qh3 23. Bc1 Re7 24. Bf1 Qh5 25. Be2 Qh3 26. Bf1
Qh5 27. a4 Kh8 28. Be2 Qh3 29. Bf1 Qg4 30. Be2 Qh3 31. Bf1 Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nd5 $5 (8... O-O) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. g3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qe2 Nac7 13.
Ne5 d6 14. Nd3 O-O 15. f4 b5 $10 16. O-O Qd7 17. Ne4 Qc6 18. Rac1 Rae8 19. h3
Re7 20. Kh2 Ne8 21. a3 a5 22. Qf3 Rc7 23. Rf2 g6 24. Nd2 Nef6 25. g4 Nb6 26.
Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Re1 Nc4 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Nxa3 30. bxa3 Rxc3 31. Rd2 Rxa3 32.
d5 exd5 33. Rd4 b4 34. Rxd5 b3 35. Kg3 a4 36. Rb5 Ra1 37. Kh4 Re8 38. Rb2 Re3
39. Nf2 Ra2 40. Nd1 Rxb2 41. Nxe3 a3 42. f5 a2 43. Rb8+ Kg7 44. g5 Rf2 45. f6+
Rxf6 46. gxf6+ Kxf6 47. Ra8 b2 48. Rxa2 b1=Q 49. Rf2+ Kg7 50. Kg3 d5 51. Nf1 h5
52. Kh2 Qe1 53. Kg2 d4 54. Nd2 g5 55. Nf3 Qe3 56. Nd2 f5 57. Nf1 Qe4+ 58. Kh2
h4 59. Nd2 Qe3 60. Rg2 g4 61. hxg4 h3 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 d5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2
a5 9. d3 (9. cxd5 $5 cxd5 (9... Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. e4 $14) 10. Nc3 $14)
9... b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Rac1 (11. a3 $5 e6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Qb2+ Qf6 16. Qxf6+ Kxf6 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. d4 $14 {Barcza-Trifunovic,
Vrnjacka Banja 1966}) 11... Rc8 12. Rfd1 e6 13. Qb1 Qe7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5
Bh6 16. Rc2 Nd7 17. Bb2 e5 18. e3 Bg7 19. Rdc1 Qe6 20. d4 e4 21. Ba3 Rfd8 22.
cxd5 (22. Bf1 $5 $14) 22... cxd5 23. Rc7 Ba6 24. Bf1 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Rc8 26.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Qc2 Nf6 28. Qc7 Ne8 29. Qb8 Bd7 30. Qb7 Bf8 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32.
Nb1 Qc6 33. Qxc6 Bxc6 34. Nc3 Nd6 $10 35. a4 Ke7 36. Be2 Ne8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qc2 Nf6 4. e3 (4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 Re8 6. a3 Bxc3 7. dxc3
a5 8. a4 d6 {Shabalov,A-Orlov,G Minsk 1990 CBM 17}) (4. Nf3 Qe7 5. e3 O-O {
Schmidt,Wl-Mainka,R Praga Bohemians-A 1990 CBM 17}) 4... O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. Nd5
(6. a3 Bf8 7. d4 d6 8. g3 c6 9. Bg2 Be6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bb2 b5 $1
$13 {Lombardy-Miles New York op 1987 43/20}) 6... Nxd5 7. cxd5 c6 8. a3 Bf8 9.
Nc3 Na6 10. Bd3 (10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. O-O Bb7 $13) 10... g6 11. O-O Nc7 12. Bc4 b5
13. Ba2 Bb7 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. d3 Rc8 16. e4 a5 17. Qb3 d5 18. Bd2 (18. Nxd5
Nxd5 19. exd5 a4 20. Qd1 Bxd5 $15) 18... a4 19. Qd1 dxe4 20. dxe4 Qd3 21. Qe1
b4 22. axb4 Bxb4 23. Rd1 $1 Rcd8 24. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 25. Bxb4 Qxe4 26. Bxd5 Qxe1
27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rdxe1 Nd5 29. Ba3 Nb6 30. Re2 Nc4 31. Bb4 Rb8 32. Bc3 Rb3
33. Rc1 Reb8 34. g3 R8b5 35. Re4 Nxb2 36. Bxe5 R3b4 37. Rc7+ Ke6 38. Rxb4 Rxb4
39. Bxb2 Rxb2 40. Rxh7 a3 41. Ra7 a2 42. Kg2 g5 43. h3 Kf5 44. Ra4 Rc2 45. g4+
Ke5 46. Kg3 Kd5 47. f3 Kc5 48. h4 Kb5 49. Ra8 gxh4+ 50. Kxh4 Kb4 51. f4 Rh2+
52. Kg5 Kb3 53. f5 Rh1 54. Kf6 a1=Q+ 55. Rxa1 Rxa1 56. g5 Kc4 57. Ke6 Ra6+ 58.
Ke5 Ra5+ 59. Ke6 Ra6+ 60. Ke5 Ra5+ {Ribli} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 g6 7. Qb3 Nb6 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Ne5 e6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. d4 Bxb5 12. Qxb5+ N8d7 13. Bh6 a6 14. Qe2
Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Nd5 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Ng5+ Ke8 18. Qxe6+ Qe7 19. Qxd5 Kd8 20. Ne6+
Kc8 21. Rc1+ Bc5 22. Bg5 Qf7 23. Qd6 Nb8 24. Rxc5+ Nc6 25. Be7 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Neg5 O-O-O 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Rxe6 Bd6 13. Qe2 {13.Bg5
is perhaps more critical.} Qh5 14. Qe4 {Usually 14.h3 is played.} Rde8 15. Bd2
Ne5 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 Bd6 19. Qd3 g6 20. Rf1 b6 21. h3 a5 22.
a4 Qd5 23. b3 Re4 24. Qf3 Kb8 25. Rf2 Qe6 26. Kf1 $2 Bxf4 27. Qd3 g5 28. Rf3
Bxd2 29. Qxd2 h6 30. Qf2 Qe5 31. Rf8+ Ka7 32. Qf3 Re1+ 33. Kf2 Qe3+ 34. Kg3
Qe5+ 35. Kg4 Re4+ 36. Kh5 g4+ 37. Qf5 gxh3 38. gxh3 Qe7 39. Qf6 Re5+ 40. Kh4
Re4+ 41. Kh5 Re5+ 42. Kh4 Qc5 43. Qf3 Re4+ $1 44. Kg3 Qe5+ 45. Kg2 Qg5+ 46. Kf2
Qd2+ 47. Kg3 Qe1+ (47... Re3 $4 48. Ra8#) 48. Qf2 Re3+ 49. Kh4 Qh1 50. Qf1 Qh2
51. Rg8 Re4+ 52. Kh5 Qe5+ 53. Kxh6 Rh4+ 54. Kg6 Qg3+ 55. Kf7 Rh7+ 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Nge7 10. Re1 h6 11. Be3 b6 12. Na3 O-O 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 Bg4 15.
Qe2 Qc8 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Nc4 Be6 18. Bb1 Qb7 19. Bc1 Rae8 20. h4 Kh8 21. h5 Qc8
22. Nh2 b5 23. Nd2 Na5 24. b4 Nb7 25. c4 Nd6 26. c5 Nc4 27. Nxc4 Bxc4 28. Qf3
Be6 29. Qg3 g5 30. a4 Nc6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Bb2 Rd8 33. Bd3 Qb7 34. Bc3 Ra8 35.
Ng4 Ra3 36. Bxe5 Nxe5 37. Nxe5 Rd8 38. Re3 Qa8 39. Rde1 c6 40. Be2 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h4 h6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. Bc4 c6 8. Nf3 e6
9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Nh2 e5 13. Nxg4 exf4 14. Nh2 fxe3 15.
fxe3 Nd7 16. g4 Nf6 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rhg1 Rae8 20. Rde1 Ne4 21.
Qg2 Rf7 22. Nf3 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Qf6 24. Qh3 Re4 25. h5 Rg4 26. Kb2 c5 27. Ref1
Qe6 28. Nh4 b5 29. Nxf5 Rxg1 30. Nxh6+ Qxh6 31. Rxg1 cxd4 32. cxd4 Rf6 33. Qd7
a6 34. Qb7 Kh7 35. Qe4+ Kh8 36. Qe8+ Rf8 37. Qd7 Rg8 38. Re1 Qf6 39. h6 Bxh6
40. Rh1 Rg2 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qxa6 Qf3 43. Rxh6+ Kxh6 44. Qxd6+ Rg6 45. Qh2+ Kg5
46. Qe5+ Kg4 47. Qxb5 Qxe3 48. Qc5 Rg5 49. Qc4 Qe4 50. a4 Rg7 51. Qc8+ Kg3 52.
Qc3+ Kh4 53. Qc5 Rb7+ 54. Kc3 Qh7 55. Qe5 Rc7+ 56. Kb4 Rxc2 57. Qf4+ Kh3 58.
Qf3+ Kh2 59. Qf4+ Kg2 60. Qg4+ Kf2 61. Qf4+ Ke2 62. Qg4+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Re8 8. h3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Nf3 Re8 12. O-O c6 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Qc2 Be6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. a4 a5 18. Nf3 Qc5 19. Rad1 b5 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Qd2
b4 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Rd2 Ra2 25. Rb1 Rea8 26. Kf1 Ra1 27. Rxa1
Rxa1+ 28. Ke2 h5 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. exd4 Kg7 31. Rd1 Ra2 32. Rb1 Ba4 33. Kd2 Bb3
34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Kf6 36. f4 Bc4 37. Bc2 g5 38. f5 Ke7 39. b3 Bb5 40. Rh1
Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lin, Ta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. d4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. dxc6 $5 (10. Qc2) 10... bxc6 11. b3 (11. Rb1) 11... d5 $1 12.
Bb2 dxc4 $1 (12... d4 $2 13. Na4 $16 {/\ 14. Nf3, 14. b4}) 13. b4 $8 Nd5 $1 (
13... Rb8 $5) 14. Bxd5+ (14. Qc2 Nxb4 $17) (14. Nxd5 Bxb2 $17) 14... cxd5 $44
15. bxa5 d4 (15... Rb8 $5 16. Qc2 Qxa5 17. Rfc1 e5 $44) 16. Na4 $8 (16. Nb5 Rb8
$17) 16... Be6 (16... c3 $2 17. Nxc3 dxc3 18. Qb3+ $16) 17. Nf3 c3 18. Ba3 Bc4
19. Bb4 (19. Bc5 e5 $1 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 $44) 19... Re8 20. Re1 e5 21. a3 Qd5 $15 {
/\ Bb3-+} 22. Nxc3 dxc3 23. Bxc3 e4 $1 24. Qxd5+ Bxd5 25. Bxg7 (25. Nd4 Rec8
26. Bb2 Rab8 $19) 25... exf3 26. Bd4 fxe2 27. f4 Bf3 (27... Re4 {>=}) 28. Kf2
Bh5 29. Rac1 Red8 30. Rc4 $1 $138 Rd7 31. Bc3 Re8 32. Bb4 h6 $138 (32... Rd3)
33. Rc6 Kf7 34. Rec1 Rd1 35. Rc7+ Kg8 36. Be1 Red8 $2 (36... Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Re7)
37. Rc8 g5 38. Rxd8+ Rxd8 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Rc5 $14 Rf8 41. a6 Rf7 42. Bd2 Kh7
43. Rb5 (43. Bxg5 $2 Rd7 {/\ Rd1-+}) 43... Kg6 44. Rb7 f4 $1 45. gxf4 gxf4 46.
Rxf7 (46. Bc3 $5) 46... Kxf7 47. Bxf4 Ke6 48. h4 (48. Bb8 Kd7 49. Bxa7 Kc7 $10)
48... Kd7 49. Bb8 Kc6 50. Bxa7 Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. Nc4 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Be3 (11. a4) (11. Ne3 $5) 11... Bxe3 12. Nxe3 Qd7
13. Nh4 (13. Bc2 $5 {/\ d4}) 13... Bxb3 (13... d5 14. Qf3 $1 (14. exd5 $6 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Nhf5 Be6 $1 17. Qg4 g6 18. Nxh6+ Kg7 $19)) 14. Qxb3 b6 15.
Nhf5 Kh7 16. Rad1 Rfe8 (16... g6 17. Ng3 Rfe8 18. Rf1 $5 {/\ f4}) 17. Nd5 (17.
Rf1 $5 {/\ f4}) 17... Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. d4 $14 {()} Kg8 {/\ Ne7} 20. Ne3
b5 21. h3 Ne7 22. Qb3 Qc6 23. d5 Qc5 24. a4 Rf8 {/\ f5} 25. Qc2 Rb8 26. b4 Qb6
27. Ra1 Ra8 (27... c6 28. axb5 (28. dxc6 Qxc6 29. axb5 Rxb5 $132) 28... axb5
29. dxc6 Qxc6 30. Ra7 Rb7 31. Rea1 $14 {|^<->a}) 28. c4 (28. Qd3 $5 c6 29. dxc6
Qxc6 30. Red1 Rfd8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rxa8 Qxa8 33. Qxb5 Qxe4 34. Qb6 $16) 28...
bxc4 29. Qxc4 f5 $132 30. Rec1 Rac8 31. b5 axb5 (31... a5 32. Ra3 fxe4 33. Qxe4
Rf4 34. Qc2 {/\ Rc3}) 32. axb5 fxe4 33. Ra6 Qd4 (33... Qb7 34. Rc6 $1) (33...
Qb8 34. Rca1 Nf5 35. Nxf5 Rxf5 36. Qc6 $16) 34. Qa2 $1 $16 Qd3 35. Rc4 $1 {
[/\ Ra3]} Rxf2 (35... Nf5 36. Ra3 Nxe3 37. Rxd3 Nxc4 38. Rc3 Nb6 39. Qa7 Na8 (
39... Rf7 40. Qb7 {/\ Rc6+-}) (39... Ra8 40. Qxc7 Rac8 41. Qxb6 Rxc3 42. Qxd6
Rc1+ 43. Kh2 Rxf2 44. Qxe5 $18) 40. b6 $1 Nxb6 (40... cxb6 41. Rxc8 Rxc8 42.
Qd7 $18) 41. Rxc7 Rxc7 42. Qxc7 Nc8 43. Qd7 {/\ Kf1-e4-c7+-}) 36. Qxf2 Rf8 37.
Qe1 Nxd5 38. Ra3 $8 Qxa3 39. Nxd5 Rf7 40. Kh2 Qb3 41. Qxe4 Qxb5 42. Nxc7 $18
Qd7 43. Nd5 Qe6 44. Ra4 g6 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46. Rd8 {><d6} h5 47. Qc4 {/\ Qc6} Qf5
48. Rxd6 Qg5 49. Nc7 Qf4+ 50. Qxf4 exf4 51. Ne6+ Kh6 52. h4 Rf6 53. Ng5 Rxd6
54. Nf7+ Kg7 55. Nxd6 Kf6 56. Ne4+ Kf5 57. Ng5 Kg4 58. Nf3 Kf5 59. Kg1 Kg4 60.
Kf2 Kf5 61. Ke2 Kg4 62. Kd3 Kf5 63. Kd4 Kg4 64. Ke4 (64. Ke5 Kg3 65. Ke4 Kg4
66. Ne5+ Kxh4 67. Kxf4 g5+ 68. Kf3 g4+ 69. Kf4 g3 70. Nf3# {Short,N}) 64... Kg3
65. Ke5 Kg4 66. Kf6 Kg3 67. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piasetski, Leon David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 Be6 {
7...a6 8.Sa3 h6 - Hjartarson - Spraggett, Manila 1990} 8. Be2 a6 9. Na3 Bg5 (
9... Rc8 $5) 10. Nc2 (10. Bxg5 Qxg5 11. O-O Rd8 12. Nd5 h5 $10 {Timman - Short,
Hilversum 1989}) 10... Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 $10 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. b3 (
14. Qxd6 $2 Qxb2 $17) 14... Rfd8 15. Kh1 Rac8 16. Nd5 (16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Ne5
18. Ne3 Qa5 $10) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18. f4 Ng6 19. fxe5 (19. f5 Nf4 (19...
Nf8 $10) 20. Bf3 h6 21. h4 (21. g3 Nh3 22. Bg2 Ng5 23. Rce1 Qc5 $10) 21... Re8
22. g3 (22. Rce1 Qc5 23. g3 $2 N4xd5) 22... N4h5 23. Kg2 e4) 19... Ne4 $1 20.
Qe1 Nxe5 21. Rf4 Nc5 22. Qg3 Re8 23. Bh5 Ng6 (23... g6 24. Rcf1 Ncd3 25. Rxf7
$1 Nxf7 26. Bxg6 $18) 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rcf1 Ne4 26. Qd3 Nf6 (26... f5 27. g4
Re5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Qh3 $16) 27. Qh3 g5 28. Rf5 g4 (28... Re2 $2 29. Rxf6
Rce8 30. Rxf7 Rxc2 31. Qd7 $18) 29. Qh4 Rc7 (29... Re2 $2 30. Rxf6 Rxc2 31.
Rxf7 $18) 30. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 31. Qxg4+ Kf8 32. Nd4 Re5 33. Nf5 Qf2 34. Qg7+ Ke8
35. Qg8+ Kd7 36. Qxf7+ Kc8 37. Qf8+ Kd7 38. Qxd6+ Kc8 39. Qf8+ Kd7 40. Qf7+ Kc8
41. Qg8+ Kd7 42. Qe6+ Kd8 43. Rxf2 1-0

[Event "US op 91st"]
[Site "Jacksonville"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "McCambridge, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1990.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 b6 4. Ngf3 Bb7 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Nf6 7. g3 d6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. b4 Qe7 11. Qc2 c5 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. b5 e5 14. Bc3 e4
15. Ng5 h6 16. Nh3 Qe6 17. Bb2 Ne5 18. Qc3 Rfe8 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. Nf4 Qd6 21.
Qb3 Qe7 22. Rcd1 Kh7 23. Qc3 Rd7 24. Bh3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Kg8 26. Ng2 Neg4 27.
Bxg4 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Meleghegyi"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 (7. Nb3
Nbd7 8. a4 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. Nd2 $5 Rc8 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 Rc5 $5 13. Nf1 Qa8
14. Ne3 $5 {Popovic,P-King,D/Palma de Mallorca GMA-qual/1989/0-1/37/}) 7... Be7
8. Bg2 b5 (8... Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. h3 Bb7 11. g4 Nc5 12. Ng3 O-O $1 13. O-O Rc8
$1) 9. O-O {9.Bg5} Nbd7 10. h3 Bb7 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Ng3
g6 $6 15. Bh6 Bg5 16. Ne4 $1 Bxh6 $6 (16... Be7 17. f4 exf4 18. Qd4 Qb6 19.
Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Rae1 $1 O-O-O 21. c4 $16) 17. Nxd6+ Kf8 18. Nxb7 Qb6 19. d6 Bf4 (
19... Kg7 $2 20. g5 $1 Bxg5 21. Qg4 $1 $18) 20. c4 $1 Rb8 21. Qd5 Nf6 22. Qf3 {
22.Qc6} g5 {22...Kg7} 23. c5 Qa6 24. Rfe1 h5 25. gxh5 Rxh5 26. Qe2 Qa7 27. d7
$1 e4 28. Bxe4 Rxh3 29. Bg2 Rh2 30. d8=Q+ Rxd8 31. Qe7+ Kg7 32. Nxd8 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bd3 b6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qe2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nbd7 10. Bf4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nxc5 14. Qc4
Qc8 15. Rfd1 Qb7 16. Be5 Rfd8 17. Qg4 f6 18. Bd4 e5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Nh4 g6
21. Nf5 Kh8 22. Ne3 f5 23. Qc4 Kg7 24. c3 Qf7 25. Qe2 Rac8 26. a4 e4 27. a5 f4
28. Nc2 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Re8 30. b4 f3 31. Qb5 e3 32. bxc5 exf2+ 33. Kf1 fxg2+
34. Kxg2 Re5 35. h4 Re4 36. Kf1 Rg4 37. Ne3 Rg1+ 38. Ke2 Rxd1 39. Kxd1 Qf3+ 40.
Qe2 Qxe3 41. Qxe3 f1=Q+ 42. Kd2 Qg2+ 43. Kc1 {2.01-2.04} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. Qe3 Bg4 12. Nd2 $1 $14 {White has got a
small but clear edge out of the opening. What is Black to do? His next move
weakens his Q-side, but is still logical. After all, Black has a pawn more on
the Q-side.} b5 13. Nb3 a5 14. h3 $2 {This only helps Black. Stronger is the
natural 14.Rfe1 with a sound advantage.} Be6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5
cxd5 18. Nf3 c5 19. c3 b4 20. Rad1 Bf5 21. Rd2 bxc3 22. bxc3 Rab8 23. Rfd1 Be6
24. Ng5 Kg7 25. Qf4 Rd7 26. c4 Rbd8 27. Qh4 h6 28. Nxe6+ Qxe6 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30.
Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qxd8 Rxd8 32. Rxd8 Qxe5 33. R8d2 Qc3 34. Rd3 Qc4 35. a3 Kg7 36.
Rf3 Qa4 37. Rc1 c4 38. g3 g5 {1.56-1.31 White still has four minutes left, so
why agree a draw? He is slightly better in the final position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 (4... d5) 5. Nf3 Be7 (5... Bg4) 6. O-O
O-O 7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 Bg4 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. a3 a5 11. Rb1 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. b4
Bxc1 14. Rfxc1 Nd7 15. Qe3 Nef6 16. h3 Qe7 17. Be2 g6 18. Bd1 Rfc8 19. Na4 axb4
20. axb4 c5 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Nb6 Nfxe4 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Bf3 Ng5 25. Bd1 f5
26. f4 Nf7 27. Bc2 Qf6 28. Re1 Rf8 29. Rb6 exf4 30. Qxc5 {1.27-1.27} 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. g4 {5.Na4} Bd7 (5... Bc8 6. Bg2 e6 7.
Nge2 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O $16 Bd7 10. Nf4 Qc7 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Nh5 Kf8 13. Bf4
$16 {Sveshnikov-Panchenko/Moscow/1983/1-0/ /}) 6. Na4 (6. Bg2 $5 e6 7. Nge2 c5
8. O-O $14) 6... Qc7 (6... Qa5+ 7. c3 e6 8. b4 $16 {Kasparov}) 7. Be3 (7. Nc5
e6 8. Nxd7 {Nd3!?} Nxd7 9. f4 c5 10. c3 Ne7 11. Nf3 h5 {Velimirovic-Kasparov/
Moscow/1982/0-1/ /} 12. gxh5 $1 Rxh5 13. dxc5 $1 {/\ Nf3-d4}) 7... e6 (7... h5
$1) 8. Bg2 Ne7 9. f4 Na6 $1 10. Nf3 h5 $5 11. h3 Ng6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Qe2 Nh4
14. Nxh4 Bxh4+ 15. Bf2 Bxf2+ 16. Qxf2 hxg4 17. hxg4 O-O-O 18. O-O-O c5 $1 19.
Kb1 Kb8 20. a3 $14 {20.Ne2} Qb6 $1 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Qd4 (22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23.
Bxd5 $2 exd5 24. Rxd5 Rh1+ 25. Ka2 Be6) 22... Bc6 23. Bf3 $6 (23. f5 $1 Nd7 $1
24. Qf4 Qc7 $6 {24...Rxh1} 25. Rhe1) 23... Nd7 24. Ne2 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 g5 $1 26.
fxg5 Nxe5 27. Rhe1 Ng6 28. c4 Rhg8 $1 29. Re3 Ne7 30. Nxc6+ (30. Re5 dxc4 31.
Bxc6 bxc6 $1) 30... bxc6 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. Rc1 $1 Rd7 $1 33. Be2 Rxg5 34. Ba6
Rd6 35. Be2 Rc6 36. Rf1 Rg7 37. Ref3 f5 38. gxf5 Nxf5 39. Bd3 Nd6 40. Re3 Re7
41. Rfe1 Ne8 42. Re5 Nc7 43. Bf5 Kc8 44. Bg4 Kd7 45. Rg5 Kd6 46. Rg8 Rc4 47.
Re3 Rf7 48. Bh3 Rcf4 49. Rd8+ Ke7 50. Rc8 Kd7 51. Rxc7+ Kxc7 52. Bxe6 Re7 53.
Rc3+ Kd6 54. Bh3 Re1+ 55. Ka2 Rh1 56. Bc8 Rh7 57. Ba6 d4 58. Rg3 Re7 59. Rg8
Ke5 60. Rg3 Rf2 61. Kb3 Kf4 62. Rg8 Ke3 63. Kc4 Rf3 64. Rd8 Rf6 65. Bb5 Rb6 66.
a4 a6 67. Kc5 Rf6 68. Bc4 Rc7+ 69. Kb4 Rb6+ 70. Ka5 Rxc4 $1 71. Kxb6 Rxa4 72.
b3 Ra1 73. Kc5 d3 74. Re8+ Kd2 75. Kd4 Rh1 {2.58-2.52} 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Be2
a6 9. O-O b5 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Nd2 bxc4 12. Nxc4 c5 13. d5 Nb6 14. e4 Nxc4 15.
Bxc4 a5 16. Re1 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. e5 Nd7 19. exd6 exd6 20. b3 Ne5 21. Rc2
Rb6 22. Na4 Rb4 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Rc4 Qd6 25. a3 Rxc4 26. bxc4 e4 27. Qd2 f5
28. Nc3 Bd4 29. Nb5 Qe5 30. Qxa5 f4 31. Qc7 Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qb2+ 33. Re2 e3+ 34.
Kf3 Qc1 {Zeitüberschreitung 2.00-1.43} 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Qg4 f5 6. Qg3 b6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne2 Nb8 11. h4 (11. Nf4 $1 {/\ 12.Ne6}) 11... Nc6 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bc1 Qf7 14. Nf4 Nge7 15. h5 Na5 16. a4 Kd7 17. Ba3 Rhc8 18. Rh3 c5 19.
Qd3 Nc4 20. Rg3 Rc7 21. Bc1 Ke8 $2 22. Kf1 $2 (22. Rxg7 Qxg7 23. Nxe6 $18)
22... Rac8 23. Kg1 Rc6 24. Rb1 R8c7 25. Qe2 Kd8 26. dxc5 bxc5 27. Rb8+ Rc8 28.
Rb5 Ke8 29. Be3 Kf8 30. Bc1 Rb6 31. Ng6+ Ke8 32. Nh8 {1.40-1.51} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Qe6 13. Qc2 Qc6 (13...
Qd6 14. Bb4 $1 Qd8 15. d5 Bg4 16. Rfc1 Na6 $2 (16... Bxf3) 17. Ba3 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 Qd7 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Qc7 $1 Qh3 21. Qg3 Qxg3+ 22. hxg3 $18 {Gelfand,
B-Kindermann,S/Dortmund/1990/ ->CBM 18}) 14. Qd3 Qd6 15. Bb4 (15. d5 Na6 16.
Qe3 Nc5 17. Bb4 b6 18. Rfc1 $13 {Komarov-Tseshkovsky/Warszawa/1989/}) 15... Qd8
16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Bc5 Bxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxe7 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Qe8 21. Bxf8
Qxf8 22. Qe3 a5 $1 23. Qxe2 a4 (23... b5 $5 24. Qxb5 Ba6 $10) 24. Rb5 Qe7 25.
Ra1 Be6 26. e5 (26. Qb2 a3) 26... a3 27. Qf3 a2 28. Qxb7 Qd8 $1 29. h3 Rc8 30.
Rb2 Qg5 31. Rbxa2 Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kh2 Bxa2 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Qxa2 Qf4+
36. g3 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be2 Be7 6. Nf3 g5 {A dubious plan
which Short convincingly refutes.} 7. O-O h5 8. Be3 Nd7 9. a4 g4 10. Ne1 Bg5
11. Nd3 Nh6 12. Nd2 h4 13. Qc1 Rg8 14. Nb3 Bxd3 15. Bxd3 a5 16. f4 gxf3 17.
Rxf3 b6 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Qxg5 Rxg5 20. Rh3 Ke7 21. Rxh4 Ng4 22. Re1 Rag8 23.
g3 c5 24. Nd2 c4 25. Bc2 f5 26. exf6+ Ngxf6 27. Nf3 Rh5 28. Rxh5 Nxh5 29. Kf2
Kd6 30. Ne5 Ndf6 31. Bd1 Ng7 32. g4 Rb8 33. Bf3 b5 34. axb5 Rxb5 35. Re2 a4 36.
h4 a3 37. bxa3 Rb3 38. Rc2 Rxa3 39. h5 Nh7 40. Kg3 Ke7 41. Rb2 Rb3 42. Ra2 Rb7
43. Kf4 Ne8 44. g5 Nd6 45. g6 Nf6 46. h6 Kf8 47. Ra8+ Nde8 48. Ng4 Nxg4 49.
Bxg4 Re7 50. Ke5 {2.03-2.00} 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 c6 7. Ba4 Ne7 8.
f4 f5 9. Bb3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Re1+ Kf8 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh6+ Kg8 14. Nd2 Bf8
15. Qh3 Bg7 16. Nf3 h6 17. Ne5 Qf6 18. Bxd5+ $1 {After this White is
completely winning. But Ivanchuk wasn`t able to put up any resistance in this
game. He had planned to play the French, - but made a 'fingerfehler'. He lost
his interest and only used 25 minutes for the game.} cxd5 19. b3 $1 $18 Kh7 20.
Bb2 Qb6 21. Qf3 Re8 22. Qf2 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxd4 Re2 25. Bxb6 Rxf2 26.
Bxf2 Kg7 27. a4 Be6 28. a5 a6 29. Bd4+ Kf7 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. Ra2 g5 32. Be5 Kg6
33. Ke3 Kh5 34. Kd2 {34.Kd4!?} Rg8 35. g3 Kg4 36. Ke3 Kh3 37. c3 d4+ 38. Kxd4
Rd8+ 39. Ke3 Bxb3 40. Rb2 Bd5 41. c4 Bg2 42. Rb6 Bf1 43. Rxh6+ Kg2 44. d4 g4
45. c5 Bc4 46. Rf6 {1.58-0.25} 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Na3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Bf5 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nd2 Ndf6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. f3 Nd6 13. c5 Ne8 14. e4 Be6 15.
e5 Qd7 16. f4 Nc7 17. Nc2 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Ne3 f6 20. Qe2 Rad8 21. Rf3
fxe5 22. dxe5 Ne6 23. Raf1 d4 24. Nd1 d3 25. Qe4 d2 26. Bc3 Kh8 27. b4 Qg4 28.
Qe3 Qf5 {1.48-1.38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d3 {A passive line, not causing Black any problems.} Na5 11.
Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 $6 d5 $1 15. exd5 $6 Qxd5 $15 16. Bg5
Qc6 17. Nf5 h6 18. Bd2 e4 19. dxe4 Nxe4 20. a4 b4 21. cxb4 Nc4 22. Bc3 cxb4 23.
Bd4 Rad8 24. Rc1 Nxb2 $1 $19 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Qb3 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Nc4 28. Ne7+
Bxe7 29. Rxe7 Rxd4 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Nxd4 Qd5 32. Nf3 a5 33. h4 Qe4 34. Qd1 Ne5
35. Nxe5 Qxe5 36. h5 Qb8 37. Qb3 Qd6 38. Qf3 Qb8 39. Qb3 Qb7 40. g3 Qe4 41. Qd1
Kh7 42. Kh2 Qc4 43. Qb1+ Kg8 44. Qd1 b3 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qxa5 Qc2 {2.18-2.08}
0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.22"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 (3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxd5
7. Bc4 e6 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. Qd2 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. O-O Na5 13. Re1 Qd7
14. Bg3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Be7 16. Qe2 e5 $15 {Ochoa de Echaguen - Romero Holmes,
Leon 1990}) 3... d6 4. d4 cxd4 (4... Bg4 $5) 5. Nxd4 g6 (5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. Be2 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 e6 10. O-O Be7 $14 {- A31}) 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. f3 Qa5 13. Rad1 (13. Rfd1 Rfc8
14. b3 (14. Rac1 Bxc4 $2 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Nxe7+ Kf8 17. Rxd2 Kxe7 18. Rxc4 $14
{^^}) 14... b5 $2 (14... Nd7 $10) 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 $18) 13... Rfc8 14. b3
b5 15. f4 bxc4 16. f5 Nxe4 $1 (16... Bd7 17. Bxc4 $16) 17. Nxe4 Qxd2 18. Rxd2
Bxf5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 $13 20. Ng5 f6 21. Nf3 Be6 22. Nd4 Bf7 23. Bf3 d5 24. bxc4
Rxc4 25. Bg4 f5 26. Bxf5 $1 (26. Bf3 e5 27. Nb3 (27. Nxf5+ gxf5 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 (
28... Rd8 $4 29. Bxf7 $18) 29. Rxd5 Kf6 $17) 27... e4 $15) 26... gxf5 27. Nxf5+
Kh8 28. Nxe7 $14 Be6 29. Rf6 Re4 30. Nc6 Kg7 31. Rf3 Rf8 32. Rg3+ Kh6 33. h3
Rf6 34. Nd4 Bf7 35. Kh2 Bg6 36. Rb3 Re7 37. g4 Be4 38. Re2 Ref7 39. Kg3 Kg6 40.
Reb2 h6 41. a4 h5 $1 42. Rb6 hxg4 43. hxg4 a5 44. Rxf6+ Rxf6 45. Rb5 Rf1 46.
Rxa5 Kg5 47. Ne6+ Kf6 48. Nc5 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rf1+ 50. Ke3 Ke5 51. Nxe4 Re1+ 52.
Kf3 Rxe4 53. Ra8 Rf4+ 54. Kg3 Rb4 55. a5 Ra4 56. Kh4 d4 57. a6 d3 58. Kh5 Ke4
59. a7 d2 60. Re8+ Kf4 61. Rd8 Ke3 $1 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.24"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. a3 f5 7. d3 Nf6 8. b4 axb4
9. axb4 O-O 10. b5 Ne7 (10... Nd4 11. e3 Ne6 12. Nge2 Nh5 13. f4 $14 {
Polugaevsky-Nikitin URS ch 1969}) 11. Nf3 d6 12. O-O h6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Ba3 g5
15. Ne1 Rb8 16. Nc2 b6 17. Nb4 Rc8 18. Ra1 f4 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.
Bb4 Qf7 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Qh5 24. Ra2 Kh8 25. Rfa1 Bf5 26. Be1 Bxe4 27.
dxe4 g4 28. Qd3 Qh3 29. Ra3 Qh5 30. Ra7 f3 31. e3 Bf6 32. Bc3 Qh3 33. Qf1 Qxf1+
34. Kxf1 Kg7 35. Ke1 Kf7 36. Kd2 Ke6 37. Kd3 h5 38. Rb7 h4 39. Raa7 hxg3 40.
hxg3 Bd8 41. Ra1 Rh8 42. Rba7 Bg5 43. Rf1 Rh2 44. Bb4 Kd7 45. Bc3 Bf6 46. Bd2
Rch8 47. Raa1 Kc8 48. Bb4 Kb7 49. Bc3 Ra8 50. Rxa8 Kxa8 51. Bd2 Kb7 52. Bb4 Kc8
53. Bd2 Kd7 54. Bc3 c6 55. Bb4 cxb5 56. cxb5 Be7 57. Kc3 Ke6 58. Kc4 Bg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 a6 8. Ne5 c6
9. Qd3 b5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 Nfd7 13. f4 Bb7 14. e3 Nb6 15. Rfc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 Bf5 11. e4 Be6 12. Bd2 a6 13. b3 Rb8 14. Rac1 Qd7
15. Nd5 $5 b5 (15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bh3 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Rc7 $14) 16. Rfe1 Rb7
17. Qf1 Ng4 18. h3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nf6 20. Rc6 Ra8 21. Rec1 (21. Ba5 $5 $14)
21... Qd8 22. f4 Rbb8 23. Kh2 a5 24. R1c2 b4 25. Qe2 Qd7 26. Be1 (26. Qc4 $5)
26... a4 27. Qc4 axb3 28. axb3 Ra1 29. Rc7 Qb5 30. Qxb5 Rxb5 31. Bf2 Bf8 32.
Bd4 Ra8 33. Bb2 Ne8 34. Rc8 Rbb8 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Rc4 Bg7 37. e5 dxe5 38. fxe5
f6 $1 39. exf6 Bxf6 40. Bxf6 Nxf6 41. Kg1 Rb5 42. Kf2 Nxd5 43. Bxd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. d3 d6 7. e3 f5 8.
Nge2 Nf6 9. b3 $5 {/\ Bb2, Qd2, 0-0, f4 <=> [+]} O-O 10. Bb2 Bd7 $6 (10... Nh5
11. Bf3 Be6 12. O-O Bf7 13. Bg2 Re8 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. e4 $5 f4 16. gxf4 Bh6 17.
Qd1 exf4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Ne5 {Gurevitch-Ehlvest/Reggio Emilia/1991/} 20.
f3 $16) 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. O-O b6 13. Rbe1 $5 {/\ f4, e4} Kh8 14. f4 Ng4 15. Nd5
$13 (15. h3 Nf6 16. e4 Nh5) 15... Be6 16. h3 Nh6 17. Nec3 Qd7 18. Nb5 Rbc8 19.
d4 $5 {/\ 20.Ndc7 Rc7 21.d5 +/-} Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nb4 21. dxe5 dxe5 (21... c6 {
Ribli} 22. Nxd6 cxd5 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. a3 Nc6 25. cxd5 $18) 22. a3 Na6 (22...
Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. cxd5 Rfd8 25. Rd1 $16) 23. fxe5 $1 c6 24. e6 $1 Qe7 25.
Bxg7+ Qxg7 (25... Kxg7 26. Qd4+ Rf6 (26... Kg8 27. Qxb6) 27. g4 $1 $16) 26. Nd6
Rc7 (26... Qe5 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. exd4 Rb8 29. e7 $18) 27. e4 $1 Re7 (27... cxd5
28. exd5 {/\ 29.Nb5, 30.d6 +/-}) 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Bxc6 Nc5 (29... Qxg3+ $5 30.
Bg2 Rg8) 30. Kh2 Nxb3 (30... Rxe6 31. Rxe6 Nxe6 32. Bd5 $16) 31. Qg2 $1 Nc5 32.
Bd5 Nd3 33. Re3 Ne5 {/\ 34... Ng4} 34. Qe2 Ng6 35. Ref3 Qf6 $138 36. Nxf5 Nxf5
37. Rxf5 Qxf5 38. Rxf5 Rxf5 39. h4 $1 $18 {/\ 40.Qb2, 41.Qb6} Rg7 40. Qb2 Ne7
41. Qxb6 Rf8 (41... Nxd5 42. cxd5 Rxd5 43. Qb8+ Rg8 44. Qb2+ Rg7 45. e7 $18)
42. Qd6 Kg8 43. Be4 Rc8 44. c5 Kh8 45. Qe5 Ng8 46. c6 Rcc7 47. Qxa5 Nf6 48. Bf3
Rce7 49. Qd8+ Ng8 50. Qd4 Rc7 51. Qe5 Ra7 52. h5 Rac7 53. a4 Nh6 54. Kh3 Ng8
55. a5 Ra7 56. Be4 Rac7 57. g4 h6 58. Kg3 Rce7 59. Bg6 Rc7 60. Bf7 Rxc6 61. e7
Nxe7 62. Qxe7 Rc3+ 63. Kh4 Rxf7 64. Qe5+ (64. Qxf7 $4 $10) (64. Qxf7 $4 {Ribli}
Rh3+ $1 $10) 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Qe3 Qb6 12. Qd2 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Rad1 Qc5
15. Be3 Qa5 16. f4 b5 17. f5 Bd7 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Bd4 Be6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Nd5 Qxd2 22. Nxf6+ exf6 23. Rxd2 bxc4 24. bxc4 Bxc4 25. Rxf6 Be6 26. Rxd6 Rc1+
27. Rf1 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 Bxa2 29. Bxa6 Rb8 30. Be2 Rb4 31. Bf3 Kg7 32. Kf2 Be6
33. Rc6 Rb5 34. Be2 Ra5 35. h4 Ra3 36. Bf3 Ra5 37. Kg3 Kh6 38. Kf4 Kg7 39. Rb6
Kh6 40. g3 Kg7 41. Be2 Ra2 42. Ba6 Rf2+ 43. Ke3 Rg2 44. Kf3 Rd2 45. Bb7 Rd3+
46. Kf4 Rd1 47. Ba6 Rd2 48. Rc6 Rf2+ 49. Ke3 Rg2 50. Kf3 Ra2 51. Bb7 Rb2 52.
Rc7 Rd2 53. Rc3 Kf6 54. Rc5 Rd1 55. Ba6 Ra1 56. Be2 Ra2 57. Ke3 Ra3+ 58. Kf4
Ra2 59. Bf3 Rb2 60. g4 Rh2 61. e5+ Kg7 62. Kg3 Ra2 63. Rc3 Ra4 64. Re3 Rb4 65.
Be4 Rb3 66. Rxb3 Bxb3 67. g5 Kf8 68. Bf3 Ke7 69. h5 gxh5 70. Bxh5 Bc2 71. Kf4
Bb3 72. Bg4 Bc4 73. Bf5 Bb3 74. Kg3 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. Na3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. O-O Nxc5 10. Qxc4 Ne6 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Be3 Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14.
Rbd1 e5 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 Be6 17. Qd3 Qb6 18. Nxd4 Rfd8 19. e3 Bxa2 20. Rd2
Bd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Bg7 (6... Nbd7) 7. Bh6 {
>= 7.0-0-0.} Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b4 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Ne2 Nbd7
$132 13. Ne3 Rb8 14. b3 Rb5 15. Nc4 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nb2 e6 18. O-O Ke7 19.
c4 bxc3 20. Nxc3 Rb6 21. Nca4 Rc6 22. Qd2 Rhc8 23. Rac1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25.
Qxc1 Ne8 26. Qd2 Nd6 27. Nd3 Qb5 28. g4 h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Nb8 31. Ne5 Nc6
32. Nxc6+ Qxc6 33. Nc5 Qb6 34. Kg2 a5 35. a3 Nc8 36. Qc3 Na7 37. Qd2 Nc6 38.
Qe3 Qa7 39. Qg5+ Ke8 40. Qf4 Qb8 41. Qxb8+ Nxb8 42. Kf2 Nc6 43. Ke3 g5 44. Nd3
f6 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 Na7 47. f4 gxf4+ 48. Nxf4 Ke7 49. Nh3 Nb5 50. g5 e5 51.
gxf6+ Kxf6 52. dxe5+ Kxe5 53. Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. d3 (9. b3 e5 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. e3 Qd7 12. Ng5 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Romanischin,O
Debrecen 1990 CBM/20}) 9... h6 (9... Qe7 10. Bd2 Rd8 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Rab1 Be8
13. Rfc1 h6 {Dzindzichasvili,R-Salov,V Manila izt 1990 CBM/19 49/17}) 10. Rb1
e5 11. e3 Be6 12. Na2 $1 Qd7 13. b4 Bd8 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. e4 Bg4
17. Nd5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nd4 20. Qd1 Ba5 (20... Re8 21. Be3) 21. Bb2
a6 22. Bg2 Rfe8 23. Qh5 {/\ Bh3} Rc7 24. f4 exf4 $2 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. d6 $1
Qxd6 27. Qxa5 fxg3 28. hxg3 (28. Qd5 $5 gxh2+ 29. Kh1 Qxd5 30. Bxd5) 28... Re3
29. Qd5 Qxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxg3+ 31. Kh2 Rxd3 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Rf1 (33. Rxb7 Rdf3
34. c5 d3 35. c6 d2 36. c7 d1=Q 37. c8=Q+ Kh7 38. Be4+ g6) 33... b5 $1 34. Rxf7
Rc3 $1 35. Rf4+ Kh8 36. Rxd4 g5 $1 37. Bb7 bxc4 38. Bxa6 Rxa3 39. Bxc4 Rf3 40.
Rd7 Rf4 41. Bd3 Kg8 42. Kg3 Kf8 43. Rd6 h5 44. Rd7 Ke8 45. Bb5 Rb4 46. Rd5+ Ke7
47. Be2 h4+ 48. Kh3 Kf6 49. Rd3 Kf5 50. Ra3 Rd4 51. Ra8 Kf4 52. Rf8+ Ke5 53.
Bf3 Rb4 54. Ra8 Rd4 55. Ra3 Kf4 56. Bh5 Ke5 57. Bg6 Kf6 58. Bh7 Rf4 59. Re3 Kg7
60. Bd3 Kf6 61. Ba6 Kg6 62. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Nb3 Na5 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. g4 Nd7 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Kh1 Rb8 15.
f4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. g5 Re8 18. Ne2 Bb7 19. Ng3 Bf8 20. Ba5 Qc8 21. Bc3 Nc5
22. Bd4 e5 23. Be3 exf4 24. Rxf4 Re5 25. Rg4 Qe6 26. Bd4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28.
Bxe4 Bxe4+ 29. Kg1 Bxc2 30. Qf3 d5 31. Rh4 Be4 32. Qg4 Bf5 33. Qg2 Rc8 34. Rf4
Bd6 35. Qf3 Be4 36. Qg4 Bxf4 37. Qxf4 h6 38. gxh6 Qg6+ 39. Qg3 Qxh6 40. Be3 Qf6
41. Qf2 Qxf2+ 42. Bxf2 Rc2 43. b4 Rb2 44. Ra8+ Kh7 45. Bc5 Rg2+ 46. Kf1 Rxh2
47. Rb8 Bd3+ 48. Kg1 Re2 49. Rb6 Bc4 50. Rd6 f6 51. Rd7 Re4 52. Kf2 Re8 53. Bd4
Kg6 54. Kg3 Re4 55. Bc5 f5 56. Bf8 Rg4+ 57. Kf3 Kh7 58. Bc5 Kh6 59. Bf8 d4 60.
Bc5 d3 61. Be3+ Kh7 62. Bd2 Kg8 63. Bc3 Kf8 64. Kf2 g5 65. Bf6 Ke8 66. Rd6 Kf7
67. Bc3 f4 68. Rd8 Rh4 69. Rd6 Rh2+ 70. Kf3 Rc2 71. Be1 Re2 72. Bc3 Re6 73. Rd8
Ke7 74. Rd4 Rd6 75. Re4+ Kd7 76. Re5 d2 77. Bxd2 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O d5 8.
Nd2 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. b3 a5 12. a3 Ba6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 cxd5 16. exd5 Nf6 17. Nc4 Nxd5 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. b4 a4 21. Be3
Rfd8 22. Bc5 Qc6 23. Qg3 f6 24. f4 Rac8 25. Kh1 Kf7 26. Rbe1 Rd7 27. Qg4 f5 28.
Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qe2 Kf7 30. Rc1 Qb7 31. Rce1 Qc6 32. b5 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. d4 Ne4 7. Bd2 d6 8. d5
Nxd2 9. Nxd2 (9. Qxd2 e5 10. h4 $5 Nd7 11. e4 Nf6 12. Bh3 {12.h5!?} g6 13. Nh2
Bf8 14. O-O Bg7 {Karpov,An-Ehlvest,J, Reggio Top 16 1991 - game 22/690.}) 9...
e5 10. e4 Nd7 11. h4 h5 12. b4 g6 13. Bh3 a6 14. Nb3 $14 Nf6 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. a4
Bh6 17. a5 O-O 18. O-O Bc8 19. Bg2 Rb8 20. b5 Ng4 21. axb6 cxb6 22. bxa6 f5 23.
exf5 gxf5 24. Ra3 Ra8 25. a7 Rf7 26. Nb5 Qf6 27. Na1 f4 28. Nc2 Rg7 29. Nb4 Bb7
30. Rd3 Rf8 31. Nc3 Qd8 32. Ne4 Qc7 33. Ra3 Ba8 34. Nc6 Kh8 35. Rfa1 Rgf7 36.
Kh1 Rg7 37. Rb3 Rgf7 38. Raa3 Kg8 39. Qe1 Kh8 40. Kg1 Rf5 41. Qb4 fxg3 42. fxg3
Bc1 43. Ra1 Be3+ 44. Kh1 Nf2+ 45. Nxf2 Bc5 46. Qd2 Rxf2 47. Qh6+ Qh7 48. Qxh7+
Kxh7 49. Rbb1 Rg8 50. Rf1 Rxg3 51. Rxf2 Bxf2 52. Rf1 Bc5 53. Rf8 Rg8 54. Be4+
Kg7 55. Rf5 Rh8 56. Bf3 Bf2 57. Bxh5 Bxh4 58. Rf7+ Kh6 59. Be2 Kg5 60. Kg2 Rg8
61. Ne7 Re8 62. Rf5+ Kh6 63. Rh5+ Kg7 64. Nf5+ Kf6 65. Nxh4 Re7 66. Rf5+ Kg7
67. Rg5+ Kf6 68. Rg6+ Kf7 69. Rxd6 Rxa7 70. Rxb6 Ra2 71. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. h3
Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rfd1 Qe7
15. Be5 h6 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Nd7 18. Bb2 Ba3 19. Bxa3 Qxa3 20. Rac1 Nf6 21.
Nd4 Bd7 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rac8 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. Bxf5 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rd8 27.
Kf1 g6 28. Bc8 Rd3 29. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d4 Bg7 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3
O-O 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. h3 (10. h4 $5 $36) 10... Nd7 11. O-O Nb6 12. a4 Qc7 13. a5
Nc4 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Qb4 Rfe8 16. Nd2 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Nb3 Bf5 19. Ba6 $1
Nd7 20. Qa5 Qc6 21. Ba3 Rab8 22. Nc5 h5 23. Rfe1 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 h6 {A funny choice of opening.
Black lets white choose between the Smyslov and the Zaitsev} 12. Nf1 {I'll
take Smyslov!} Bf8 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 bxa4 17. bxa4 a5
18. Bd3 Bc6 (18... d5 19. exd5 exd4 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Bb5 $1 Qd8 22. c4 $16) (
18... Qd7 19. Bb5 c6 (19... Bc6 20. c4 $16) 20. Bd3 $14) 19. d5 Bd7 20. Bb5
Bxb5 $2 {This move gives white a decisive advantage in space.better was 20...
Nc8+/=} 21. axb5 Nfd7 22. Qc2 Nc5 23. c4 Qd7 24. Be3 a4 25. Ra3 {White just
has to get all his pieces to the queenside and he will win material} g6 26. Nd2
{Now that black cannot play Be7-g5} Bg7 27. Rea1 Ra5 28. Ne2 Rea8 29. Nc3 Qd8
30. Bxc5 dxc5 31. Nxa4 R8a7 32. Nb1 $6 (32. Qb3 Qa8 33. Nxb6 Rxa3 34. Rxa3 (34.
Nxa8 Rxa1+ 35. Kh2 Rxa8 36. b6 $14) 34... cxb6 35. Rxa7 Qxa7 36. Qd3 $16) 32...
Nd7 33. Nd2 Qa8 34. d6 cxd6 35. Nf1 Bf6 $2 (35... Nf6 36. Nb6 Rxa3 37. Rxa3 Qb7
38. Rxa7 Qxa7 39. Na4 $16) 36. Ne3 Bd8 37. Nd5 $18 Qb8 38. Qb3 Kg7 39. Nac3
Rxa3 40. Rxa3 Qa8 41. Rxa7 Qxa7 42. Qb2 Kg8 43. g3 h5 44. Kg2 Qa5 45. Qc1 Kg7
46. h4 Qa7 47. Ne3 Qa5 48. Ncd5 Qa2 49. Qd1 Ba5 50. g4 hxg4 51. Qxg4 Be1 52.
Qf3 Qa8 53. Qg3 Qf8 54. Qg4 Qe8 55. Nf5+ Kf8 56. Nfe7 Nf6 57. Nxf6 Qxe7 58. Nd5
Qb7 59. Qg5 Ba5 60. Qh6+ Ke8 61. Qh8+ Kd7 62. Qf8 Bd8 63. Qxf7+ Kc8 64. Qxb7+
Kxb7 65. Kg3 Kc8 66. Kg4 Kd7 67. f4 exf4 68. Nxf4 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "209"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 e6 7. Rc1 Qe7 8. Be2
Rd8 9. O-O Ne4 10. Be1 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qb3 Bb7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Bd5
15. Bc4 c6 16. Nb1 Qe6 17. Na3 Qd7 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Qb5 Qb7 20. Bd2 a6 21. Qa4
Bf8 22. Nb1 b5 23. Qc2 b4 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 a5 26. Rfc1 Na6 27. R7c6 Nb8
28. R6c2 Nd7 29. Kf1 Nb6 30. Be1 Bd6 31. Nd2 Kf8 32. Rc6 Rab8 33. Ke2 Ke8 34.
f3 exf3+ 35. gxf3 Kd7 36. Rxd6+ Kxd6 37. Bg3+ Kd7 38. Bxb8 Rxb8 39. Rc5 Ra8 40.
Nb3 Kd6 41. Nxa5 Na4 42. Rb5 Nxb2 43. e4 dxe4 44. fxe4 Na4 45. Nc4+ Kc7 46.
Rxb4 Nc3+ 47. Kd3 Nxa2 48. Rb1 Ra4 49. Ne3 Ra3+ 50. Kd2 Ra6 51. e5 Ra4 52. Nc2
Kc6 53. Kd3 Kd7 54. d5 Ra5 55. Ne3 Ra3+ 56. Kd4 Nc3 57. Rb2 Na4 58. Rb7+ Ke8
59. Rb8+ Kd7 60. Rb7+ Ke8 61. Rb8+ Kd7 62. Rh8 h5 63. Rh7 Ke8 64. Nc4 Rf3 65.
e6 Rf4+ 66. Ke5 Rf5+ 67. Kd6 fxe6 68. dxe6 Nc3 69. Kc6 Ne4 70. Nd6+ Nxd6 71.
Kxd6 Kf8 72. e7+ Kg8 73. Rxh5 Rxh5 74. e8=Q+ Kg7 75. Qe7+ Kh6 76. Qf8+ Kh7 77.
Qf7+ Kh8 78. Ke6 Rf5 79. Qc7 Kg8 80. h4 Rf3 81. h5 gxh5 82. Qc8+ Rf8 83. Qc5
Rf1 84. Qxh5 Re1+ 85. Kf6 Rf1+ 86. Kg6 Rg1+ 87. Kh6 Re1 88. Qg4+ Kf7 89. Qc4+
Re6+ 90. Kg5 Ke7 91. Kf5 Rh6 92. Qc7+ Ke8 93. Qf4 Rc6 94. Qa4 Kd7 95. Ke5 Kc7
96. Qa7+ Kc8 97. Kd5 Rh6 98. Qg7 Ra6 99. Qe7 Ra2 100. Qe8+ Kc7 101. Qc6+ Kd8
102. Qc4 Rh2 103. Qd4 Rh6 104. Kc5+ Kc8 105. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 a6 $5 12. Qb3 Re8 13. a3 Rb8 14. Bg3 Rc8
15. Bf5 g6 16. Bh3 $1 c5 $5 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 (17... c4 18. Bxc8 cxb3 19. Bxb7 $16)
18. Nxd5 Bf8 19. Nf4 $2 (19. Qa2 $1 $14) 19... Qf6 20. Rfd1 Bg7 21. a4 $6 cxd4
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. exd4 (23. Nxd4 $5) 23... Qf5 $1 24. Re1 g5 25. Nh5 Bh8 26.
Be5 g4 27. Ng3 Qc2 28. Qe3 $5 (28. Qxc2 Rxc2 29. Bxh8 gxf3 $17) 28... gxf3 29.
Bxh8 Kxh8 30. Qxh6+ Qh7 31. Qd6 Nf8 $2 (31... Bc6 $1 32. Rc1 (32. d5 Bxa4 33.
b3 $2 Bb5 $17) (32. gxf3 Qg6 $1 33. Qxg6 fxg6 34. Rc1 Bb7 $17) 32... Qg6 $22
33. Rxc6 $2 Rxc6 34. Qxd7 Rc1+ 35. Nf1 Qxg2#) 32. Qxb6 Bd5 33. Qd6 Bb3 34. Qf6+
Qg7 35. Qxf3 Bc2 36. Nh5 Qg6 37. Nf4 Qh6 38. h3 Bh7 39. Nd5 Rc1 $2 (39... Qg7
$5 {/\Ne6}) 40. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 41. Kh2 Bg6 42. Qf6+ Kh7 43. Qe5 Ne6 44. f4 $1 Qf1
45. h4 Bd3 46. Qf6 Kg8 47. f5 $1 Be4 48. Ne7+ Kf8 49. Ng6+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 {A recent addition to Ivanchuk's repertoire} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10.
Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 $1 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16.
Nd2 f5 $1 {Black wants to suffocate white's pieces} 17. Qb3 (17. Nf1 {Schussler
} f4 18. a4 Be8 19. b3 Rc8 20. axb5 $6 {20.Bb2 (Nunn) =} Bxb5 21. Rc2 Qb6 22.
Bb2 Rfe8 23. Rf2 Be7 $15 {Perenyi-Blatny, Hajduszoszlo 1987.}) 17... Bf7 18.
Nf1 f4 19. Bd2 Qd7 20. Rae1 a5 21. a3 a4 22. Qd1 Bg6 23. Bc1 Rf7 24. h3 Bf5 25.
Nh2 h5 26. Rf2 Raf8 27. Nf1 Rf6 28. Nh2 Kh8 29. b3 {Is this really necessary?
White should be content with a draw here} Rc8 30. Bb2 Kh7 31. Nf1 Rff8 32. Rfe2
Rc7 33. Nh2 (33. b4 Rfc8 34. Qd2 $10) 33... Rfc8 34. Nf1 b4 $3 {Diagrama 1} 35.
axb4 (35. cxb4 Bc2 $17) 35... a3 36. Bxa3 (36. Ba1 Rxc3 37. Bxc3 Rxc3 $17)
36... Rxc3 37. Kh2 Ra8 38. Bb2 Rd3 39. Qc1 Rc8 40. Rc2 Rxc2 41. Qxc2 Bg6 (41...
Rxf3 $2 42. Qd1 (42. Qe2 $2 Rxh3+ $19) 42... Rxh3+ 43. gxh3 f3+ 44. Kg1 Be4 $13
) 42. Qf2 Bxb4 43. Re5 Rd1 $1 (43... Rxb3 44. Rxh5+ Bxh5 45. Qc2+) 44. Qe2 (44.
Rxh5+ Kg8 45. Rg5 Bd3 $19) 44... Rb1 45. Rg5 Qc6 46. Re5 Qc2 $1 47. Rxh5+ Kg8
48. Qe6+ Bf7 49. Rh8+ Kxh8 50. Qxf7 Qc6 $1 {Very cool. Vassily has everything
under control} 51. Bc3 Bxc3 52. Qf8+ Kh7 53. Qf5+ Qg6 0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 e5 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Nh4
Be7 16. Nf5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxg5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. Nxb7 Rxb7 20. d6 Rb6 21. Rfd1 g6
22. a4 b4 23. a5 Rb8 24. Nd5 c3 25. bxc3 b3 26. Bb1 Nc5 27. Nc7 e4 28. Bxe4 Bf6
29. Bc6 Bxc3 30. Rab1 Bxa5 31. Qe5 Bb6 32. Nd5 f6 33. Qf4 Kh8 34. Ne7 Kg7 35.
h4 Nd7 36. Kh1 Ne5 37. Rxb3 Bc5 38. Rg3 Rb4 39. Nf5+ Kh8 40. Qh6 Rf7 41. Bd5
gxf5 42. Bxf7 Rg4 43. Qh5 Rxg3 44. fxg3 Ng4 45. Qxf5 Nf2+ 46. Kh2 Ba7 47. Re1
Kg7 48. Re7 Qxd6 49. Rxa7 Qd4 50. Bg8+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. h5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. Qc3 Re8 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Qxc5 b6 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. Rc1
Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qe7 22. Ba6 $1 (22. a3 $6 Nb7 $15) 22... Rf8 23. Qc3 Qf6 24. Bc8
$1 h5 (24... Qxf3 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Qxe5+ $16) 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Rg3 Kh6 27. a4
Nc6 $1 28. Qc1+ g5 $6 (28... Kh7 29. Bf5 (29. Rxg6 $2 Qxg6 30. Bf5 Rxf5 31.
exf5 Qg1+ $19) 29... gxf5 30. dxc6 (30. Qxc6 Qxc6 31. dxc6 Kh6 $17) 30... f4
$17) 29. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5 30. Qxc6+ Qg6 31. Bf5 Qf6 $8 (31... Qxc6 $2 32. dxc6 Rf7
33. Bd7 $18) 32. d6 Rd8 33. Qc1+ Kg7 34. Qc7+ Kf8 35. d7 Ke7 $14 36. Ke2 Qd6
37. Qc1 Rg8 38. Qc8 Rd8 39. Qc1 h4 40. Qg5+ Qf6 41. Qd2 Rf8 42. Qe3 a6 43. Bg4
Rg8 44. Qd3 Rh8 45. Qxa6 Qd6 46. Qc8 Rf8 47. Bf5 Rd8 48. Qc1 Rg8 49. Bg4 Rh8
50. Qg5+ Qf6 51. Qc1 Qd6 52. Qg5+ {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 g6 $6 ({An all too typical reaction when playing the
World Champion; Kamsky tries an unusual but inferior line to avoid Kasparov's
encyclopaedic knowledge of the main lines which arise after} 3... d5) 4. e4 d5
5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg7 8. Ne2 O-O $6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. h4 $1 {
Kamsky's king has prematurely declared his intentions so Kasparov sets in
motion a straightforward mating attack - h5, Bd2, Qc1, Bh6, etc. -against
which Black can do little.} Be6 11. h5 Qc8 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. Qb1 $1 Nc6 14. Bxf5
Qxf5 15. Qxf5 $1 gxf5 16. h6 $1 Bxe5 $5 ({The alternative,} 16... Bh8 17. Rh5
f6 (17... e6 18. Rg5+) {(mhb: variation ends here, I complete:)} 18. e6 {
/\Nf4 ensures a decisive edge for White. Black has many weak pawns, his B is
buried in h8 and White has the attack.}) 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 e6 19. Ke2 Nc4
20. Rae1 Kh8 21. Bg5 $1 f6 22. Nxe6 $1 fxg5 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Kd3 Nd6 25. f3 {
By surrendering a small part of his material advantage, Kasparov has
simplified his task and his rooks soon dominate the board.} Kg8 26. Re7 Rf7 27.
Rhe1 Kf8 28. R7e6 Rd7 29. Rf6+ ({The knight will be lost after} 29. Rf6+ Kg8
30. Ree6 {as} Nf7 {allows} 31. Re8# $1) 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Na3 Bxc5 11. Nxc4 Qe7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Bd2 Ndb4 14. Qb3 a5
15. Nce5 b6 16. Bg5 Qa7 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. Be3 Ba6 19. Ng5 Rac8 20. Qc2 g6 21.
Qe4 h6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Qxe6 Nd4 25. Bxd4+ Bxd4 26. Rad1 Bg7 27.
Rd2 Rce8 28. Qg4 Qe7 29. Re1 Rxf2 30. Rd7 Qf6 31. Rxg7 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qxg7 33.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. e4 Kf6 35. Kf3 Ke5 36. Kg4 Bd3 37. Kh5 Re6 38. g4 Bxe4 39. Rf1
Bg6+ 40. Kh4 Bc2 41. Kh5 Bxa4 42. Re1+ Kd5 43. Rxe6 Kxe6 44. Kxh6 Bc2 45. Kg7
a4 46. h4 b5 0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Ngf3 d6 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Bxd2 Qe7 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 Nc6 13. Qb2 Ne4 14. Rad1
Nxd2 15. Nxd2 e4 16. Nb3 f4 17. Qc2 f3 18. exf3 exf3 19. Rfe1 Qf7 20. Bf1 Bg4
21. Qe4 Bh5 22. Qd5 Rae8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. h3 Bg6 25. g4 h5 26. Qxf7+ Bxf7 27.
gxh5 Bxh5 28. Kh2 a5 29. Kg3 a4 30. Nc1 Re4 31. Bd3 Rd4 32. Re1 Nb4 33. Be4 Bf7
34. a3 Nc6 35. Nd3 Rxc4 36. Bxc6 bxc6 37. Rc1 Re4 38. Kxf3 Re6 39. Rc3 Rh6 40.
Kg3 Rg6+ 41. Kh2 Rf6 42. Kg3 Rg6+ 43. Kh2 Rf6 44. f4 g5 45. Kg3 {45.fxg5? Rf3}
gxf4+ 46. Nxf4 Rf5 47. h4 Kg7 48. Nd3 Rf6 49. Nf4 Rf5 50. Nd3 Rf6 51. Nb4 Rg6+
52. Kf4 Rh6 53. Ke5 Be8 54. Rc4 Bf7 55. Rf4 Bb3 56. Kd4 Rg6 57. Ke5 Rh6 58. Kd4
Rg6 59. Nd3 Rg1 60. Ne5 Rd1+ 61. Kc3 Rc1+ 62. Kb4 Bd5 63. Rd4 Rb1+ 64. Kxa4 Kf6
65. Nd3 Rb8 66. Ka5 Ra8+ 67. Kb4 Rb8+ 68. Ka5 Ra8+ 69. Kb6 Rxa3 70. Nb4 Rb3 71.
Kc7 Ke5 72. Rg4 Be4 73. Nxc6+ Kf5 74. Rg5+ Kf6 75. Ne5 Rc3 76. Kd6 Rc2 77. Nd7+
Kf7 78. Ne5+ Kf6 79. Ng4+ Kf7 80. Nh6+ Kf6 81. Ng4+ Kf7 82. Ne3 Rh2 83. h5 Bb7
84. c6 Bc8 85. Ng4 Rd2+ 86. Kc7 Ba6 87. h6 Rd1 88. Rh5 Kg6 89. h7 Kxh5 90. Ne5
1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 Qxd1 12. Rfxd1 Bxc5 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Be2
Nc6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Rd7+ Be7 18. Rxb7 Rab8 19. Rd7 Rd8 20. Rad1
a5 21. g3 Ne5 22. Rc7 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Nd3 24. Bh5+ Kf8 25. Nb5 e5 26. Nc3 Nb4
27. a3 Na6 28. Ra7 Nc5 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Nb7 31. Bf3 Nd6 32. Nd5 Bd8 33. Rd7
Nf5 34. Bh5 Ng7 35. Bg6 Kg8 36. g4 Ra8 37. Kg2 Rb8 38. b5 Ra8 39. Nb4 f5 40.
gxf5 Bh4 41. Nd5 Ra2 42. Kh3 Bg5 43. f4 exf4 44. exf4 Ra3+ 45. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. e4
e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Nd2 Nh5 14. g3 g5 15. O-O-O
Ng6 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Rdf1 Qe7 18. Qb1 Kd8 19. Nf3 Kc7 20. h4 g4 21. Ne1 Nh5 22.
Qc2 Qe8 23. Bd3 Bd7 24. Qd2 Qf8 25. Nc2 Qg7 26. Kb2 Raf8 27. Na3 a6 28. Ka1 b6
29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Rb3 Ne7 31. Rhb1 Qg6 32. Qb2 Nc8 33. Nc2 Ng7 34. Qa3 a5 35. Qc1
f5 36. exf5 Bxf5 37. Bxf5 Nxf5 38. Bd2 Rf8 39. Na3 Rb7 40. R3b2 Rf6 41. Qd1 Kd8
42. Qa4 Nfe7 43. Be3 Rf3 44. Nc2 Rf6 45. Ne1 Qe4 46. Rd1 Rc7 47. Qb5 Nf5 48.
Bc1 Ke7 49. Qa4 Kf7 50. Nd3 Ng7 51. Ne1 Kg8 52. Be3 Rcf7 53. Qc6 Rf8 54. Qa4
Nf5 55. Bc1 R6f7 56. Nd3 Kg7 57. Ne1 Rf6 58. Qd7+ Nfe7 59. Nd3 Qxc4 60. Nxe5
dxe5 61. d6 R8f7 62. dxe7 Nxe7 63. Qd2 Re6 64. Qe1 e4 65. Rbd2 Nc6 66. Re2 Rf3
67. Rd7+ Kf8 68. Be3 Ke8 69. Rb7 Ne5 70. Rb2 Nd3 71. Qd2 Rff6 72. Rb1 Rd6 73.
Qc2 a4 74. a3 Kd8 75. h5 Kc8 76. Ra7 b5 77. Rg7 b4 78. Rd1 b3 79. Qe2 Ne5 80.
Qe1 Rxd1+ 81. Qxd1 Rd6 82. Rg8+ Kc7 83. Rg7+ Kc6 84. Qc1 0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
cxd5 Qxd5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14.
Rfxd1 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Rab1 b6 17. Rdc1 Rfc8 18. Ba6 Rc5 19. Nb3 Rxc1+ 20.
Rxc1 Be6 21. Kf1 Ng4 22. Ke2 Nf6 23. f3 Nd5 24. Be1 f5 25. Bd2 Rd8 26. Rc2 Bf7
27. g3 h6 28. h3 Re8 29. Kf2 h5 30. Bb5 Re7 31. Nd4 Bh6 32. f4 Rc7 33. Bd3 Rxc2
34. Bxc2 Bg7 35. Nb5 a6 36. Nd6 Be6 37. Bb3 Bf8 38. Nc4 Bc5 39. Ne5 Kh7 40. Ke2
Nc7 41. Kd3 b5 42. Nc6 Bd5 43. Bxd5 Nxd5 44. e4 fxe4+ 45. Kxe4 Nf6+ 46. Ke5 Kg7
47. Nb8 Bf2 48. Nxa6 Bxg3 49. Nc7 Kf7 50. Nxb5 g5 51. Kf5 g4 52. hxg4 hxg4 53.
Nd6+ Ke7 54. Nc4 Bh2 55. Bb4+ Kd7 56. Kxf6 Bxf4 57. Kf5 Bc7 58. Kxg4 Kc6 59.
Na3 Kd5 60. Kf3 Be5 61. Ke2 Bb2 62. Nc2 Kc4 63. Be1 Bf6 64. Na3+ Kd4 65. Kd2
Be7 66. Nb1 Kc4 67. Kc2 Bf8 68. Bc3 Be7 69. Nd2+ Kb5 70. Kb3 Bf8 71. Ne4 Be7
72. a4+ Ka6 73. Kc4 Bf8 74. Bb4 Bh6 75. Nc5+ Kb6 76. a5+ Kc6 77. a6 Kb6 78.
Ba5+ Ka7 79. Kb5 Bf4 80. Bb6+ Ka8 81. Ne6 Bh2 82. Bc7 Bg1 83. Bd6 Bf2 84. Nc7+
Kb8 85. Nd5+ Ka8 86. Bc5 Bg3 87. Kc6 Bb8 88. Kd7 Bg3 89. Kc8 Bh2 90. Bb6 Bb8
91. Bc7 Ba7 92. Bf4 Bb8 93. Nb6+ Ka7 94. Bxb8+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rfxc8 13. Bxa6 Rf8 14.
Bd3 Bd6 15. g3 Be5 16. a4 Bxb2 17. Ra2 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Rfd8 20. a5 Bc3
21. Ra4 Rb4 22. Ra3 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Rdb8 24. a6 Qa7 25. Qe2 h6 26. Qe5 R4b6 27.
c4 Nf6 28. c5 Rb2 29. Qd6 Nd5 30. Re1 Rc8 31. Ra4 Rbb8 32. Qe5 Nf6 33. Rf4 Rd8
34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. Qxd4 Nd5 36. Qe4 g6 37. Qe5 Nb4 38. Bf1 Rd8 39. Qf4 Nd5 40.
Qxh6 Rb8 41. h4 Rb2 42. h5 Nf6 43. Rd1 Qe7 44. hxg6 Rxf2 45. g7 Rh2 46. Qxh2
1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Garber, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 Nh6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd5+ Nf7 13. Be3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Ne2 Qe7 18. Qxb7 Rfd8 19. Nxd4 Rab8 20. Nc6 Rxb7
21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Nc6 Rd6 23. e5 fxe5 24. Rab1 Ng5 25. Bd5 e4 26. b4 Rb6 27. b5
Rb7 28. Rfe1 Bf6 29. a4 Kg7 30. a5 Bc3 31. Re3 Bd2 32. Re2 Bc3 33. a6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Silman, Jeremy D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O Re8 8.
c4 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 (10. Qb3 $5 N5b6 11. a4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nf6 13. a5 Be6
14. Qb4 (14. Qb5 $1 Nbd5 15. Qxb7 $14) 14... Nfd5 15. Qa3 Nd7 16. Rfe1 N7f6 $11
{Johansen,D-Ftacnik,L/Sydney Mercantile/1991/ ->CBM 23}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4
Nc5 12. Be2 Ne6 $1 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 $11 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. a4 a6 16. Rfd1 (16. a5 b5
17. axb6 Nxb6) 16... Qc7 17. Bf1 $2 (17. Rac1) 17... b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Na5
Qe5 20. Bh4 Qxb2 21. Bg3 (21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Nc3 23. Rxb2 Nxd1 $19) 21...
Qxb3 22. Nxb3 Bxa1 23. Bxb8 Bf6 {Ftacnik,L} (23... Bf6 24. Bg3 Nc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. dxc5 b4 10. Nd1 Nxc5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O d4 13. Bf2 Be7 14. b3 f6 15. exf6
gxf6 16. Nb2 Qd7 17. Nc4 Rd8 18. Rae1 O-O 19. Bg3 Kh8 20. Qe2 Rde8 21. Nh4 Nxd3
22. cxd3 Bd8 23. Qh5 Kg8 24. f5 e5 25. Re4 Rf7 26. Nf3 Ref8 27. Rg4+ Rg7 28.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Nfd2 Be7 30. Ne4 Kh8 31. Qh6 Rf7 32. Bh4 Nd8 33. Ncd6 Bxd6 34.
Bxf6+ Kg8 35. Rf3 Rg7 36. Bxg7 Bxe4 37. Rg3 Bxf5 38. Bxe5+ 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4
O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. h3 h5 11. b3 Qd7 12. Kh2 Rae8 13. Be3 d5 14. Rc1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 Na5 16. c5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. d5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qf5 20. Nf4 Re4 21. c6
bxc6 22. dxc6 Nc4 23. Nd5 Nxe3+ 24. Nxe3 Qe5 25. Qf3 Bh6 26. Rc5 Qxc5 27. Qxe4
Bxe3 28. fxe3 Rd8 29. Rf2 Qd5 30. Qxd5 Rxd5 31. Rb2 Ra5 32. Rb7 Rxa2+ 33. Kf3
Rc2 34. Rxc7 a5 35. Ke4 a4 36. Kd5 a3 37. Ra7 a2 38. e4 Kf8 39. Kd6 Rd2+ 40.
Kc7 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 (5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Qe2 d6 7. O-O Nf6
8. f4 g6 9. f5 Bg7 10. fxe6 fxe6 11. Bc4 Nc6 $1 {Dalmau-Vyzhmanavin,Rilton Cup
1991} 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 Nd4 14. Qc4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxc2 $19) 5... Nf6 6.
Nc3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nc6 (7... Be7 8. f4 d6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Nd7 $1 {N /\Nc5,Bf6}
11. a3 $6 (11. Be3 $142 {/\11...Bf6 12.Rc1}) 11... Bf6 12. Be3 (12. Bd2 Na5 $15
) 12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 e5 $1 14. f5 Ncb8 $1 15. O-O Nc5 16. Bc2 Nbd7 $15 {
Ehlvest-Kasparov}) 8. Nf3 b6 9. O-O Ng4 10. h3 h5 11. g3 Nge5 12. Be3 h4 13. g4
Bd6 14. Rc1 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qd1 Ng6 17. Re1 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. Bf1
Bxe3 20. Rxe3 O-O 21. Qd4 Qf4 22. Kg1 Rb8 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Bg2 f6 25. Na4 b5 26.
Nc5 Bb7 27. Nxb7 Rxb7 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Rb3 Rbb8 30. Qd2 Kf7 31. Qa5 Qe5 32.
Rbd3 Ke8 33. Qd2 Qc7 34. Rd6 Ne5 35. b3 g5 36. Rc1 Qa7 37. Kh1 Rbc8 38. Rd1 Qc7
39. Bf1 Qc3 40. Qe2 b4 41. Bg2 Ke7 42. R6d4 Rb8 43. R4d2 Rdc8 44. Qf1 Rc7 45.
f4 Ng6 46. fxg5 fxg5 47. Rf2 Ne5 48. Qa6 Rc6 49. Qe2 Rcc8 50. Qa6 Rc6 51. Qe2
Rcc8 52. Qa6 Qc5 53. Qe2 Rf8 54. Rxf8 Rxf8 55. Qd2 Rf4 56. a3 bxa3 57. b4 Qb5
58. Qc3 a2 59. Ra1 Rf2 60. Qd4 Rc2 61. Bf1 Qb8 62. Bg2 Qd6 63. Qg1 Qd2 64. b5
Nd3 65. Qf1 Rc1 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 (6. Be2 b5 7. f4 (7.
O-O Bb7 8. Bf3 {--> Urbaneja-Meyer CBM_23}) 7... Bb7 8. Bf3 b4 9. Na4 Nf6 10.
Qe2 (10. e5 Ne4 11. Be3 Nc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Nxe6 $5 dxe6 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15.
Bxc5 Nd7 16. Bd6 Qxg2 $13 {Polgar,Zso-Frias (INF 47/226)}) 10... d6 (10... Be7
11. e5 Nd5) 11. O-O Be7 12. a3 bxa3 13. b3 $14 {Roese-Beilfuss,BRD 1991}) 6...
Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. a4 a5 11. Qe2 e5 $1 12. Bc4 h6 13.
Be3 Ng4 14. Bd2 Bg5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. h3 Nf6 17. f4 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. e5
Nh7 20. Rxf4 O-O 21. Rd6 Ng5 22. Kh1 Ne6 23. Rf3 Qg5 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Rb8
26. Ne4 b5 27. Bxe6 Bxe6 28. Nc5 Bf5 29. g4 Bxc2 30. Nd7 bxa4 31. Nxb8 Rxb8 32.
Rxc6 Rxb2 33. Kg1 Bb3 34. Ra6 a3 35. Rxa5 a2 36. Rc3 Kh7 37. Ra6 Be6 38. Rca3
Kg6 39. R6a5 Kg5 40. R5a4 Kh4 41. Ra5 Re2 42. Kh1 g6 43. Kg1 Rb2 44. R5a4 Re2
45. Ra5 a1=Q+ 46. Rxa1 Kxh3 47. Kf1 Re4 48. g5 h5 49. R1a4 Rg4 50. Rxg4 Kxg4
51. Ra3 Kxg5 52. Rf3 Kg4 53. Rf2 Kg3 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6
Qxf6 9. d5 O-O 10. e3 d6 11. Bd3 exd5 12. cxd5 a6 13. O-O b5 14. Ne4 Qe7 15.
Qd1 Bb7 16. Bc2 Nd7 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. Ng3 g6 19. e4 Bc8 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Qf3 Bc7
22. b3 Bd6 23. Rfd1 Bd7 24. Nf1 f5 25. Qg3 Qg7 26. exf5 gxf5 27. f3 Rac8 28. a4
c4 29. axb5 cxb3 30. Bxb3 Bxb5 31. Kh1 Rc3 32. Ba2 Rfc8 33. Re1 Kh8 34. Qxg7+
Kxg7 35. Ne3 Kf6 36. g4 f4 37. Nf5 Bb8 38. Rbd1 Rxf3 39. Bb1 Rf2 40. Be4 Rc4
41. Nxh6 Rb4 42. h4 Rb3 43. g5+ Kg7 44. Rc1 Rh3+ 45. Kg1 Rg3+ 46. Kh1 Rh3+ 47.
Kg1 Rg3+ 48. Kh1 Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nd5 h6
9. d4 Nxe4 10. Qe2 f5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 O-O 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. c5 Kh8 15. h4
Rc8 16. Bc2 Qe8 17. g4 Be6 18. Ng5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nf6 20. gxf5 Nxd5 21. fxg6 Nd4
22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qg4 Rxf2 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Bf5 Qe3+ {26.Kb1 Qd2} 0-1

[Event "National op"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rao, Vivek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rb1 b6 12. dxc5 Ne5 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. cxb6
axb6 15. Qa4 e6 16. Bb3 Bb7 17. f3 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. Qa6 Be8 20. Bd4 b5 21.
Qa3 Bf8 22. Qc1 Nc6 23. Qg5 e5 24. Be3 Na5 25. Bd5 Nc4 26. Bf2 Be7 27. Qh6 Nb6
28. Bb3 Nc4 29. Kh1 Bd7 30. Nc1 Qd8 31. h4 Bf8 32. Qg5 Be7 33. Qh6 Bf8 34. Qg5
Be7 35. Qg3 Qc7 36. Nd3 Be6 37. Nb4 Bxb4 38. cxb4 f6 39. Bc5 Rd8 40. Qf2 Kg7
41. Qe2 Qf7 42. Rxd8 Rxd8 43. Rd1 Ra8 44. Rc1 Na3 45. Qb2 Nc4 46. Qc3 Ra3 47.
Rd1 Ra8 48. Rf1 h6 49. f4 Rd8 50. a4 bxa4 51. Bxa4 Ra8 52. Bb3 exf4 53. Bxc4
Bxc4 54. Rxf4 Ra6 55. e5 Bd5 56. Rxf6 Rxf6 57. exf6+ Kg8 58. Qe5 Qd7 59. Kg1
Bc6 60. Qe7 Qxe7 61. Bxe7 Kf7 62. Kf2 Ke6 63. g3 g5 64. hxg5 hxg5 65. Ke3 Bb5
66. Kd4 Be2 67. Kc5 g4 68. b5 Kd7 69. b6 Bf3 70. Bd6 Ke6 71. Bf4 Be4 72. f7
Kxf7 73. Kd6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. d3 h6 8. Na4
Bd6 9. O-O Na5 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxb3 12. axb3 a5 13. Bd2 b5 14. Nc3 c6 15.
Nh4 Kh7 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 Ng8 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. Rf3 Ng6 20. Ne2 a4 21. bxa4
bxa4 22. Ng3 Nh4 23. Rf1 Qd7 24. h3 Qe6 25. Nf5 Ng6 26. Qg3 Rfd8 27. h4 Bf8 28.
h5 Ne7 29. Ne3 f6 30. Nc4 Rdb8 31. Rf3 Kh8 32. Raf1 Ng8 33. Qh4 a3 34. bxa3
Bxa3 35. Rg3 Bf8 36. Bc3 Rb5 37. Rg6 Ra2 38. Ne3 Ra3 39. Bd2 Qa2 40. Qe1 Ra8
41. Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Qg3 b5 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7
15. Bxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 Qe3+ 20. Kb1 Qe5
21. Qg4 h5 22. Qh4 Qf6 23. Qxh5 Rh8 24. Qg4 Bb7 25. Rhe1 Qh4 26. Qg7 Qf6 27.
Qg3 Qh4 28. Qe3 Qxh2 29. Nd4 Bd5 30. b3 Qh6 31. Qe2 Kf8 32. Nb5 Bc6 33. Nd4 Bd5
34. Rf1 Qg6 35. g4 Re8 36. Nb5 Rd8 37. Nc7 Be4 38. Rf4 Nf6 39. Nxe6+ fxe6 40.
Rdf1 Rh1 41. Rxh1 Kg7 42. Rhf1 Nd5 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Qd2 Qxg4 45. d7 Qh4 46. Qa5
Bxc2+ 47. Kb2 Bf5 48. R7xf5 Rxd7 49. Qa8+ Rd8 50. Rg1+ Kh7 51. Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. Be3 Qb7 11. Qg3 O-O 12. Bh6 Ne8 13. Rad1 Kh8 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
f3 Nc5 16. a3 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 a5 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxe5 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Ne4 f6
22. Qd4 Nc7 23. Qd2 e5 24. Bc5 Bxc5+ 25. Nexc5 Qb6 26. Qd6 Qxd6 27. Rxd6 Bf5
28. Nd3 Rfb8 29. Rd1 h5 30. Rc6 Ne6 31. Rc4 Ra2 32. Nbc1 Ra1 33. Re1 Nd4 34.
Kf2 b3 35. cxb3 Nxb3 36. Nxb3 Rxe1 37. Nxe1 Rxb3 38. h4 Rxb2+ 39. Kg1 Kh7 0-1

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nge2 Qa5 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8. Nc1
Qc7 9. d5 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 b6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Nd3 Nbd7 14. a4 Qb7 15.
Qd2 Rfc8 16. Rad1 Bc4 17. Bh6 Bxd3 18. Bxd3 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 c4 20. Be2 a6 21. f4
b5 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Nxe5 25. d6 Qd8 26. Qf4 Nfd7 27. axb5 axb5
28. Nxb5 Rc5 29. Nc3 Rb8 30. Ne4 Rc6 31. Rd2 Rbb6 32. Qh6 Qf8 33. Qh4 Rb8
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nc6 7. Be2 h6 8. Bh4
e5 9. O-O Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. b4 Nh5 12. Re1 Kh8 13. Qc2 f6 14. Nc4 Nd8 15.
Nfd2 Nf4 16. Bf1 Nde6 17. f3 Bd7 18. a4 Rd8 19. Bf2 a6 20. Na5 Bc8 21. b5 axb5
22. axb5 Ng5 23. Kh1 f5 24. b6 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 cxb6 27. Nc4 Qc6 28.
Qxc6 bxc6 29. Bxb6 Rd5 30. Bc7 Nd3 31. Bxd3 Rxd3 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33. Bxe5+ Kg8
34. Bd4 Rd8 35. Ra7 Rd7 36. Ra8 Rd8 37. h4 c5 38. Bf6 Rf8 39. Re7 Rd7 40. Kh2
Rxe7 41. Bxe7 Re8 42. Bxc5 Kf7 43. Ra7+ Ke6 44. Bd4 Re7 45. Ra8 Rc7 46. Kg3 Kd5
47. Rb8 Kc4 48. Rb6 Bf5 49. h5 gxh5 50. Rxh6 Rh7 51. Rxh7 Bxh7 52. Kh4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Bc2 Bf5 14. Nb3 Bg6 15.
Nbd4 Na5 16. e6 Qd6 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. a4 Nc4 19. axb5 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 axb5 21.
Nxb5 Qb6 22. Nbd4 c5 23. Nb3 Bf6 24. Rb1 d4 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Rd3 Kh8 27. Nc1
Qc7 28. Ra1 Rff8 29. Nb3 Ng5 30. Rd2 Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 Bg5 32. Bxg6 Bxd2 33. Be4
Bf4 34. Qd3 g6 35. h3 Be5 36. Nd2 Qe7 37. Nc4 Bg7 38. Ra5 Rc8 39. b3 Qb4 40.
Ra7 Qc5 41. Ra5 Qe7 42. Kf1 Rc7 43. Qd2 Rd8 44. Bd3 Rb7 45. Qd1 Rdb8 46. Bc2
Ra7 47. Rxa7 Qxa7 48. f4 Rf8 49. f5 gxf5 50. Qh5 Qd7 51. Bd3 Qd5 52. b4 Qh1+
53. Ke2 Qc6 54. Kd2 Qb5 0-1

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Qd7 14. d3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qd7 {Sture Nyman.} (15... Bb7 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bc2 Qe6 $22 $10 {
Tukmakov-Jansa, student (ol) 1967.} 18. d4 f5) (15... Bd7 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Rh4
Qf5 18. Nf1 Qg6 19. Bd2 Bf5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Ne3 $14 {Murei-Geller, Amsterdam
1987.}) (15... Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bxd6 gxh4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe2
Bb7 21. Nd2 c5 22. f3 $16 {Anand-Cooper, England 1988.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6
17. Nf1 {17.Re1, 17.a4} f5 18. Rd4 f4 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5+ Be6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8
22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Qe4 $14 {Timman-Hübner, Tilburg 1985.}) 16. Nd2 $1 (16. Qf1 Bb7
17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re1 d4 19. h3 Qc6 20. Kh2 Rae8 21. Bd2 Qf3 {White resigned.
Larsson-Nyman, corr. 1966.}) 16... f5 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Qh5 Nf6 $1 19. Qh4 c5 $10
20. Nf3 Bb7 21. Ng5 h6 22. Bd2 Qc6 23. f3 c4 $1 $15 24. Bd1 cxd3 25. Ne6 Rf7
26. Kg2 Bc5 27. Ng5 Rff8 28. Ne6 Ng4 29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. b4 Bd6 31. Qh5 Qb6 32.
Rf1 Ne3+ 33. Bxe3 Qxe3 34. Bb3 Qd2+ 35. Rf2 Qxc3 36. Rd1 Bxb4 37. Qg6 d2 38.
Rdxd2 Bxf3+ 39. Rxf3 Qxd2+ 40. Rf2 Qe3 41. Bf7 Qe4+ 42. Kh3 Qg4+ 43. Kg2 {
43.Qxg4!?} Qxg6 44. Bxg6 Rf6 45. Bxf5 Bc5 46. Rf1 g5 47. Bd3 Rd6 48. Rd1 Kg7
49. Be2 Bd4 50. Bf3 b4 51. Rc1 Bc3 52. Rd1 Rb6 53. Rd7+ Kf6 54. Bd5 Ke5 55. Bb3
Rf6 56. h4 g4 57. Rg7 h5 58. Re7+ Kd4 59. Rd7+ Ke4 60. Rf7 Rd6 61. Rf2 a5 62.
Bf7 Rh6 63. Bb3 Ke3 64. Kf1 Ra6 65. Ba4 Rd6 66. Be8 Rd1+ 67. Kg2 Be1 68. Rc2
Rd5 69. Rb2 Re5 70. Bd7 Kd3 71. Kf1 Bd2 72. Rb3+ Bc3 73. Rb1 Kc2 74. Rb3 Re1+
75. Kf2 Kd2 76. Bb5 Ra1 77. Bc4 a4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 O-O 8. Be2
Be6 9. O-O Qb6 10. Qc1 Nc6 11. Na3 Rac8 12. Re1 Bd5 13. Nc2 Be4 14. Bd1 Rfe8
15. Ng5 Bd5 16. Bf3 e5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Rd1 Rcd8 21.
Nf3 e4 22. Nfe1 Ne5 23. Bh6 Nxc3 24. Rxd8 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Rxd8 26. Qe3 Bxh6 27.
Qxh6 Qb6 28. Ne3 Qxb2 29. N1c2 Nd3 30. Qh4 Rd6 31. Rf1 Qf6 32. Qxf6 Rxf6 33.
Ng4 Rc6 34. Nge3 f5 35. g3 g5 36. Na3 f4 37. gxf4 gxf4 38. Nd5 Kf7 39. Nb5 a6
40. Na7 Rh6 41. Kh2 Rh5 42. Nb6 f3 43. Nc4 Ndf4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. d3 Ne7 7. Be3 Ng6 (
7... c5 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. Nc4 Qf6 10. Qd2 h6 11. Ne1 g5 12. f3 Be6 13. Qf2 b6 14.
b3 Qg6 $15 {Kalish,J-Palciauskas,V/corr Wch-10/1978/}) 8. Nbd2 c5 (8... Be7 9.
Qe2 c5 10. c3 O-O 11. Rfd1 Rd8 12. Nc4 Qe6 13. h3 b6 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 f6
16. Be3 a5 $10 {Chekhov,V-Smejkal,J/Banja Luka/1976/}) 9. Nc4 Qe6 10. Ng5 Qf6 (
10... Qe7 11. Qh5 Bd7 (11... f6 12. Nxh7 Qf7 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Nxf4 15.
Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qxh8 $40) 12. f4 $40) 11. Qh5 Bd6 $5 (11... h6 12. Nh3 Bd6 13.
f4 exf4 14. Nxd6+ cxd6 15. Nxf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 $14) 12. f4 $5 exf4 (12... Nxf4
$2 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. e5 Bxe5 15. Rae1 $18) 13. e5 Nxe5 (13... Bxe5 14. Nxe5 (
14. Ne4 Qf5 15. Qxf5 Bxf5 16. Nxe5 Bxe4) 14... Qxe5 (14... Nxe5 15. Bxf4 $40)
15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf7+ Kd8 17. Qxf4 $16) 14. Bxf4 (14. Nxe5 g6 $3 (14... Bxe5
15. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 (15... g6 16. Qxe5+ Qxe5 (16... Kxf7 17. Rxf4 Bf5 18. Qxf6+
Kxf6 19. g4 $18) 17. Nxe5 fxe3 18. Rae1 $16) 16. Qxe5+ Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18.
Bxc5+ Kd7 19. Rxf4 $16) (14... Qxe5 15. Bxf4 Qd4+ 16. Kh1 Kd7 (16... g6 17.
Qe2+ Kd7 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Rxf7+ $16) 17. Qxf7+ Kc6 $16) 15. Qh4 (15. Ng4 Qe7
16. Qh4 Bxg4) (15. Ne4 Qxe5 16. Qxe5+ Bxe5 17. Bxf4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 f5 19. c3 $10)
15... Qxe5 16. Bxf4 Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Be6 $13) 14... Nxc4 15. Bxd6 $2 (15. Rae1+ $5
Kd7 $1 (15... Kd8 16. Nxf7+ Kd7 17. Be5 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Bxd6 $16) (15...
Be7 16. dxc4 h6 17. Be3 Qg6 18. Qxg6 fxg6 19. Bxc5 $18) 16. Be5 (16. dxc4 Bxf4
17. Qxf7+ Qxf7 (17... Kc6 $2 18. Qd5+ Kb6 19. Ne6 $1) 18. Nxf7 Re8 19. Rxe8
Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Kxe8 $17) (16. Be3 Qh6 $1 (16... Qg6 17. Rxf7+ Kc6 18. Qf3+ Kb6
19. dxc4 h6 20. b4 $1 $40) 17. Rxf7+ Kc6 18. Qf3+ Kb6 19. dxc4 Qxh2+ 20. Kf1
$13) 16... Nxe5 17. Rxf6 gxf6 $13) 15... Qd4+ 16. Kh1 Nxd6 17. Rxf7 (17. Rae1+
Kd8) 17... Qg4 $1 (17... Nxf7 18. Re1+ Kd7 19. Nxf7 Rg8 (19... Rf8 20. Qf5+ Kc6
21. Ne5+) (19... g6 20. Ne5+ Kd6 21. Nc4+ Kd7 (21... Kc6 22. Qf3+ Qd5 23. Qf6+)
22. Ne5+ $10) 20. Ne5+ Kd6 21. Nc4+ Kc6 22. Qf3+ Qd5 (22... Kb5 23. a4+ $1 Kxa4
24. Ra1+ $18) 23. Na5+ Kd6 24. Nc4+ Kc6 $10) 18. Re1+ Kd8 19. Qxg4 Bxg4 20.
Rxg7 h6 21. Nh7 (21. Ree7 hxg5 22. Rxc7 Ne8 $19) 21... Bd7 22. Nf6 Bc6 23. Kg1
Kc8 24. Ree7 Kb8 25. Rxc7 Ne8 $1 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Kf2 Re6 28. Rce7 Rf6+ 29.
Kg3 Ka7 30. Ref7 Rxf7 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bc1 c6 13. h3 Nh6 14. a3 Nc5 15.
Be3 Ne6 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. c5 Nf7 18. b4 f5 19. Bc4 Bf6 20. Ra2 Kg7 21. exf5 gxf5
22. Re2 a5 23. b5 e4 24. Nd4 Nxc5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Nxc6 Nd3 27. Nd5 Bb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 19th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. Be2
Qb6 9. Qb3 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nc6 11. O-O e5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Bh2 dxe5 14. Rd1 Nb6
15. Nbd2 Be6 16. b4 f6 17. Ne4 Bd5 18. Nd6 Ne7 19. c4 Rfd8 20. c5 a6 21. Ra5
Kf8 22. g4 g5 23. b5 axb5 24. Rxb5 Na4 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Nxb7 Rdb8 27. c6 Ne7
28. Nd4 exd4 29. Bxb8 Rxb8 30. c7 Rc8 31. Nd6 Rxc7 32. Rb8+ Nc8 33. Nxc8 f5 34.
Nb6+ 1-0

[Event "World op 19th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Bf5 15.
Re1 a5 16. a3 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Re1 a4 20. Ba2 Rd8 21. Qe3 Nd5
22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Ne5 Qc8 24. Qf3 Be6 25. Nxa4 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 Qc4
28. Qd1 b6 29. Kg1 Rd6 30. Nc3 Rc6 31. Re3 Rc8 32. Qe2 Qc6 33. Re5 Qd7 34. Qe3
Rc6 35. Qe2 f6 36. Re3 Kf8 37. Qb5 Kf7 38. a4 Qd6 39. b3 h5 40. h4 Qc7 41. Qb4
Qf4 42. g3 Qf5 43. Qb5 Rd6 44. Qb4 Rc6 45. a5 bxa5 46. Qxa5 Qc2 47. Ne2 Qb1+
48. Kg2 g5 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "World op 19th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rao, Vivek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Rb8 14. b3
Qa5 15. Qe3 e5 16. h3 Be6 17. Rad1 Rbd8 18. Kh1 f6 19. f4 Kg7 20. a4 Qb6 21.
Qg3 Bg8 22. Rd3 Qc7 23. Rfd1 Rfe8 24. Qf2 Rd7 25. Rf1 Qd8 26. Rf3 Qb6 27. Qg3
Qd8 28. h4 Kh8 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Nd1 Ree7 31. h5 Re6 32. Ne3 Rg7 33. h6 Rge7
34. Ng4 Re8 35. b4 Qg5 36. Rf8 Rxf8 37. Rxf8 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qg5 39. c4 Qe7 40.
Qf2 Qg5 41. Kg3 Qe7 42. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ (7.
Qa4+ $5 Nd7 8. h4 h5 9. Ba3 Qc7 10. Bc4 Bg7 11. Rh3 O-O 12. Rg3 Nb6 13. Qa5 Bf5
$13 {Djuric,S-Grosar,A Bled/Rogaska Slatina 1991 CBM/24}) 7... Nd7 8. a4 Bg7 9.
d4 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 (10... a6 $6 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. e4 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nf8
15. e5 $14 {Petrosjan,T-Lehmann Hamburg 1960}) 11. Ba3 b6 12. e4 Nf6 13. Re1 (
13. Qe2 $5) 13... Rd8 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Qd2 e6 16. h3 Rac8 17. Qe3 Nh5 18. a5
cxd4 19. cxd4 bxa5 20. Rab1 Ba8 21. g4 Nf6 (21... Nf4 $2 22. Rec1 $1 Nxh3+ 23.
Kg2 Nf4+ 24. Kf1 $18) 22. Ne5 Rb8 23. Rbc1 Qb6 24. Bc5 Qc7 25. Qf4 Ne8 26. Ba3
Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qb6 28. Qh6 Ng7 29. Bd6 Rxd6 $1 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Qe3 h5 $1 $44
32. Qxa7 hxg4 33. hxg4 Qf4 34. Kf1 Rf8 35. Qxa5 Qxg4 36. Re3 Nh5 37. Be2 Qh4
38. Ke1 Nf4 39. Bf1 Nh5 40. Qe5 Nf6 41. Rh3 Qxe4+ 42. Qxe4 Bxe4 43. Ba6 Nd5 44.
Rc8 Rxc8 45. Bxc8 Nf4 46. Ra3 g5 47. Kd2 Kg7 48. Ra7 Kf6 49. Bb7 Bg6 50. f3 Bh5
51. Ke3 Ng6 52. Ra5 Ne5 53. Rc5 Bg6 54. Be4 Bxe4 55. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3 e6 7. Nc3 Qh5 8.
f4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 O-O-O 10. Bg2 Nce7 11. Ke2 Nf6 12. Bd2 h6 13. Nb5 Kb8 14. Na3
g5 15. fxg5 hxg5 16. Rag1 Nf5 17. Nc4 Be7 18. Bf3 Nd5 19. Ne5 Rh7 20. Be4 f6
21. Nf3 Rh6 22. Bc2 Nh4 23. a3 Bd6 24. Ne1 c6 25. Bb3 Ng6 26. Nd3 Rdh8 27. e4
Ndf4+ 28. Bxf4 Nxf4+ 29. Nxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Na5 15.
b3 Rec8 16. Nde2 Be8 17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Bd4 Nc6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qxd6 Qb6 21. e5
Be7 22. Qd2 Bb4 23. Qd3 Rd8 24. Qe4 Qc5 25. Na2 Bd2 26. c3 a5 27. Nac1 Bxc1 28.
Rxc1 Rac8 29. Ng3 Nb4 30. Rcd1 Qxc3 31. Qxb7 Qxb3 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Qc7 Rd4 34.
Ne4 Qd3 35. Rg1 Rxe4 36. Qc8 Kf8 37. Qc5+ Kg8 38. Qe7 g6 39. Qxe8+ Kg7 40. Bxe4
Qxe4 41. Rf1 Nd3 42. Qb5 Qe3 43. h3 Nf2+ 44. Kh2 Qxf4+ 45. Kg1 Nxh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 d6 10. Rd1 Nd7 11. a4 Bf6 12. d5 Na5 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. b4 Nac4 15. a5
Nd7 16. Bb3 Be7 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Qxc4 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qd3 Qf8 21. c4 g5
22. Be3 Qf7 23. Nfd2 Rf8 24. Ne4 h5 25. Nbc3 Bc8 26. c5 dxc5 27. bxc5 h4 28. d6
cxd6 29. cxd6 Bd8 30. Qd5 g4 31. Qc6 g3 32. fxg3 h3 33. g4 Rf3 34. gxf3 Qxf3
35. Qc4+ Kh8 36. Qe2 Bb7 37. Qxf3 Rxf3 38. Re1 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
c3 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Re1 Rd8 14. h3 Nf6
15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Bf4 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. a4 Bd7 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
Nd4 Bc6 22. Rad1 Bd5 23. Qe3 Qc7 24. Kg1 a6 25. f4 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. f5 exf5
28. Nxf5 Bc4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Qf2 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Qd4 Be6 33. Qe4 Qc5+
34. Nd4 Bd7 35. Bd3 Kf8 36. Kf2 Nc7 37. Qb7 g6 38. Ke2 h5 39. Kd2 Kg7 40. Kc2
h4 41. b4 Qe5 42. Qe4 Qxe4 43. Bxe4 Kf6 44. Kd3 Ne6 45. Nxe6 Kxe6 46. Kd4 Kd6
47. c4 bxc4 48. Kxc4 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bh4 Nf4 12. Nd2 {Eine neue Idee im
Vierspringerspiel. Der Läufer h4 soll nach f2 überführt werden.} Kh8 (12... c5
$10) 13. Bf1 h6 14. f3 g5 15. Bg3 Rg8 16. Nc4 Rg7 17. Ne3 h5 18. c4 Bd7 19. c3
Rag8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 h4 22. Bf2 g4 23. Bxh4 gxf3 24. Qxf3 Rg4 25. Bg3
N6h5 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. g3 Qh4 28. Re3 Nh5 29. Qf2 exd4 30. cxd4 Rxd4 31. Rae1
$14 Qf6 32. Re4 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Qg5 34. Qd4+ Kh7 35. Rh4 $1 $40 Re8 36. Qd1 Kh6
37. Be2 $18 Rxe2 38. Qxe2 a6 39. a4 b6 40. Rh3 Qc1+ 41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu Anand} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 (5... Bc5
6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Be3 d6 9. Bxa7 Rxa7 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O b6
13. Rad1 Rd7 {Vogt-Lobron, Germany 1991}) (5... Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. f4 Be7 8. Kh1
Nbd7 9. a4 (9. Nd2 Qc7 10. N2f3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. e5 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Nd5 $10 {
Woodford-Dehmelt, corr 1991})) 6. O-O Nc6 (6... d6 7. f4 Be7 8. Kh1 Nd7 9. a4 (
9. Nd2)) 7. Nxc6 dxc6 (7... bxc6 {Hansen,Cu} 8. c4 Bd6 9. f4 e5 10. f5 Bc5+ 11.
Kh1 Nf6 $10 {Ilijin-Palos 1987}) 8. a4 a5 9. f4 e5 10. Kh1 (10. fxe5 $5 {Anand}
) 10... Nf6 11. f5 (11. fxe5 {Anand} Ng4) (11. Nc3 $5 {Hansen,Cu /\fxe5/f5})
11... Bc5 12. Qe2 h6 13. Nd2 Bd7 (13... b6 $5 {Hansen,Cu}) 14. Nc4 b5 15. Ne3
b4 (15... Rb8 $5 {Hansen,Cu}) (15... Qb6 {Hansen,Cu} 16. Ng4 $16) 16. Ng4 h5 (
16... Be7 {Hansen,Cu}) 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bd2 Ke7 19. Rf3 Rh7 20. Bc4 Rg8 21.
Rd1 Qa7 22. Rd3 $16 Bc8 23. Be1 {/\Bh4,Qd2+-} h4 24. Rh3 Rgh8 25. c3 $1 {><d4}
Qb6 26. Qd3 Qc7 (26... Rd8 $2 27. Qxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Bxh4 Be7 (29...
Rh6 30. Bg5 $1 $18) 30. Bxf6 $1 $18) 27. Bb3 $1 Qb6 $8 28. Bf2 $3 bxc3 (28...
Bxf2 29. Qd6+ Ke8 30. Qxf6 Bc5 (30... Qc7 31. Rhd3 Bd7 32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Rxd7
Kxd7 34. Bxf7 $18 {->}) 31. Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qxh8+ Rf8 33. Qxe5+ Be7 34. Rxh4 $18
) 29. bxc3 Rg8 (29... Qxb3 $4 30. Bxc5+ {/\Qd8#}) 30. Ba2 Rhg7 (30... Bxf2 31.
Qd6+ Ke8 32. Rhd3 (32. Qxf6 $18 {Anand}) 32... Rhg7 (32... Bc5 33. Qd8+ Qxd8
34. Rxd8+ Ke7 35. Rxg8 $18) 33. Qxf6 Bd4 $8 34. cxd4 $18) 31. Rf3 Rh7 (31...
Rxg2 32. Qc4 $1 {/\Qc5,Qf7}) (31... Bxf2 32. Qd6+ Ke8 33. Rxf2 {/\Rfd2+-}) 32.
Qd2 $1 Rhg7 33. Rd3 $18 {T /\34.Rd7} (33. Rd3 {Hansen,Cu} Bxf2 34. Rd7+ Bxd7
35. Qxd7+ Kf8 36. Qc8+ Ke7 37. Rd7#) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 b6 {
Eine Nebenvariante, die Kortnoj zweimal in Tilburg mit Erfolg gespielt hat.} 8.
Qe2 Bb7 9. c3 Be7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qd5 12. Ne5 Nd7 (12... Qxg2 13. O-O-O Qd5
$15) 13. Bxe7 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxg2 15. O-O-O Kxe7 16. Rhg1 Qxh2 17. Qe3 g5 18.
Rg4 Rad8 19. f4 Qh5 20. Rdg1 Rhg8 21. Be2 gxf4 22. Qxf4 Rxg4 23. Qf6+ Kd7 24.
Rd1+ Bd5 25. Bb5+ Kc8 (25... c6 $4 26. Rxd5+ $1 exd5 27. Qd6+ Ke8 28. Bxc6+ Rd7
29. Bxd7+ $18) 26. Ba6+ Kd7 27. Rxd5+ exd5 28. Bb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 $6 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. g3 b5 8. Bg2
Qb6 9. c3 Be7 10. O-O O-O $15 11. Kh1 Bb7 12. Qe2 Rae8 13. Nb3 a5 14. Be3 a4
15. Nbd2 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. d4 b4 $5 (17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4
20. cxd4 b4 21. Qe3 $10) 18. dxc5 Qa5 (18... Nxc5 $6 19. Qf2 Be7 $13) 19. Nd4
bxc3 20. bxc3 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Ba6 22. Qf2 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Nf6 $15 24. Bh3 Qc3 25.
Nf3 Qd3 26. Re1 Rb8 $2 (26... Ne4) (26... Kh8) 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Ne5 Qe4+ $2 (
28... Nxe5 29. dxe5 Ne4 30. Qe2 $16) 29. Kg1 Nxe5 (29... Nd8 30. Bh3 {>< Qe4})
30. dxe5 Rb1 $2 31. Bc1 $1 Qc4 32. exf6 Rxc1 33. fxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qb2+ Rc3 35.
Re3 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
O-O Bb6 9. Kh1 Rd8 10. Qh5 h6 11. Nd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qg6
15. Bf4 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Bf5 18. g4 Bh7 19. d6 cxd6 20. Rae1 Kf8 21. d5
Ba5 22. Rd1 Rac8 23. b3 a6 24. a4 Bb4 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Ng6 27. Bg3 Re8 28.
Rf2 Rcd8 29. Bd3 Bc3 30. Rc2 Be5 31. Bf2 Bf4 32. Rc7 Re7 33. Rc2 Ne5 34. Be2
Nd7 35. Bf3 Nf6 36. Rd4 Rde8 37. Kg2 g5 38. Rb4 Kg7 39. Bd4 Kg6 40. Bxf6 Kxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. e4 e5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. a3 Be5 15.
Be3 Nf8 16. Rd2 b5 17. Ba2 c5 18. Nde2 c4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ng6 21. Rad1
Nh4 22. Nd4 Qd7 23. Bb1 g6 24. Qe4 Bf6 25. Qf4 Qxd5 26. f3 Qe5 27. Be4 Nf5 28.
Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Bf2 Rxe4 30. fxe4 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 Bg5 32. Re2 Be6 33. Bc5 h5 34.
Rd6 Bf4 35. Rd1 Kh7 36. Kf2 Rc8 37. Bb4 g5 38. Kf3 Bc7 39. g4 Kg6 40. Bc3 Bf4
41. Ree1 Bc7 42. Rg1 Rg8 43. Rg2 hxg4+ 44. hxg4 a5 45. Ke2 Rb8 46. Kf3 b4 47.
axb4 axb4 48. Bd4 Bf4 49. Be3 Be5 50. Bd4 Bxd4 51. Rxd4 b3 52. Rdd2 Kf6 53. Ke3
Ke5 54. Rgf2 Rb5 55. Rf1 Rc5 56. Rc1 Rc8 57. Ra1 c3 58. Ra5+ Kf6 59. Rf2+ Kg6
60. bxc3 Rxc3+ 61. Kd4 Rc4+ 62. Ke3 Rb4 63. Rb2 Bxg4 64. Rd5 Be6 65. Rc5 Rb8
66. Ra5 Rh8 67. Rg2 Rh3+ 68. Kd4 g4 69. Rb5 Rf3 70. Rb8 Kg7 71. Rb5 Kf6 72. Rb8
Ke7 73. Rb7+ Kd6 74. Rb6+ Ke7 75. Rb5 Rf1 76. Rg5 Kd6 77. Rb5 Rc1 78. Rb6+ Kc7
79. Rb5 Kc6 80. Rg5 Kb6 81. Rh2 Rc8 82. Kd3 Ra8 83. Kc3 Rc8+ 84. Kd3 Rc1 85.
Kd4 Rc4+ 86. Kd3 Rb4 87. Rb2 Kc6 88. Re5 Rb8 89. Rg5 Kd6 90. Ke3 Rc8 91. Rd2+
Ke7 92. Rb5 Kf6 93. Rf2+ Kg6 94. Kf4 Rc3 95. Rb6 Kf6 96. Rb5 Ke7 97. Rd2 Rf3+
98. Ke5 g3 99. Rb7+ Kf8 100. Rd8+ Kg7 101. Rbb8 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 {Kamsky is scoring very well withthe Grunfeld these days.
After Tilburg he played in Belgrade and beat Gelfand,Beliavsky and Lautier
with it!} 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9.
Rb1 {A finesse to provoke a6 and weaken b6. Whether it is advantageous for
white is not clear especially after this game!} a6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+
12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Nf3 e6 14. Bc4 Nc6 15. Rhd1 Bd7 16. Ke1 Na5 $1 {White is
ready for d5.} 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Bd2 (18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 b5) 18... Nc6 19. Bc3
Na7 $1 20. Bd2 Nb5 21. e5 Bc6 22. a4 Na7 (22... Nc7 23. Ra1 (23. a5 Ba4) 23...
Nd5 $10) 23. Ra1 Bd5 24. Kf1 Nc6 25. a5 Rc7 (25... Bf8 $1) 26. Be3 Bf8 27. Ne1
Bb4 28. Rdc1 Bxe1 (28... Rac8 29. Nd3 Bxa5 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxa5) 29. Rxe1 Nb4
$36 30. Rac1 Nc2 31. Bg5 Rac8 32. Red1 Nb4 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Rb1 Nc2 35. Bd8
Rc8 36. Bb6 Be4 37. Rd1 $8 (37. Rb2 Nxd4) 37... Rc3 38. Bc5 Kg7 39. Kg1 Rb3 40.
f3 Bc6 41. Kf2 Nb4 42. Rd2 Bd5 43. h4 Nc6 44. Bb6 h5 (44... Ra3 45. Rc2 Nxa5
46. Rc8 $40) (44... h6) 45. Rc2 Ra3 46. g4 Ra1 (46... g5 47. hxg5 (47. gxh5
gxh4 $15) 47... hxg4 48. fxg4 Kg6) 47. Rc3 Rh1 48. Kg3 g5 49. hxg5 h4+ 50. Kg2
Re1 51. Rc2 (51. Kf2 $6 h3 $1 $19) 51... Kg6 52. Kf2 Ra1 53. f4 Ra3 54. Rd2 Rg3
55. Bc5 Kg7 $1 56. Rd3 $2 Rg2+ 57. Kf1 Rxe2 $1 $19 58. Kxe2 Bc4 $19 59. d5 exd5
60. Kd2 Bxd3 61. Kxd3 d4 62. Ke2 h3 63. Kf3 d3 64. Be3 (64. Bg1 Nd4+ $1 $19)
64... Nd4+ $1 (64... Nxa5 65. f5 Nc4 66. Bf4) 65. Kg3 h2 66. Kxh2 Nf3+ 67. Kg3
d2 68. Bxd2 Nxd2 69. f5 Nc4 70. Kf4 Nxa5 71. Ke4 Nc6 72. Kd5 a5 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 $6 {Timman} (10... Bb7) 11. Qc2 Qc8 (11... Qc7 12.
Ng5 $140 Bc8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5) 12. Ng5 Qxc5 (12... Bd7 13. e5) 13.
Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qb3 Nd5 $6 (14... Nc6 15. Qxe6+ Kh8 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18.
O-O $16) (14... Ng4 $1 {A better try} 15. Nd1 (15. Qxe6+ $2 Kh8 16. Qxg4 (16.
Bxg4 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qxf2+ 18. Kd1 Rd8+ $19) 16... Bxc3+) (15. Bxg4 Qxf2+ 16.
Kd1 Rd8+) 15... Nxf2 16. Be3 Bd4 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxe6+ Kg7 (19...
Kh8 20. Rf1) 20. Rf1 $16) 15. exd5 Qxf2+ 16. Kd1 Qxg2 17. Re1 Nd7 18. Be3 Rac8
$2 (18... Rad8) (18... Kh8) 19. d6 $1 Rc6 20. dxe7 Re8 21. Rc1 Rxe7 (21... Qxh2
22. Ne4) (21... Rd6+ 22. Kc2 Rxe7 23. Kb1) 22. Rc2 Qh3 23. Qb4 Rf7 24. Qe4 Rd6+
25. Rd2 Rxd2+ 26. Bxd2 Ne5 27. Qa8+ Rf8 28. Qxa6 b4 29. Ne4 b3 30. Nc3 Rd8 (
30... bxa2 $1) 31. Qb6 Bf6 32. axb3 Ra8 33. Qb7 $1 Rd8 (33... Ra1+ 34. Kc2 Qf5+
35. Qe4) 34. Ne4 Bg7 35. Qb6 Ra8 36. Ng5 Qf5 (36... Ra1+ 37. Bc1) 37. Qxe6+
Qxe6 38. Nxe6 Nc6 39. Nxg7 Kxg7 40. Bc3+ 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. f3 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Be6 16. Bxe6 {N} (16. Na4 Qc7 $2 (16... Nb4 17. Qc3 (17. axb4 Qxb4+ 18.
Nd2 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. Nxc4 b5 $10) 17... Na2 18. Qc2 Nb4 19. Qe2 Bxc4 20.
Qxc4 Qa6 $1 $10) 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 19. O-O Rh6 20. Nac5 Bg5 21.
Qc3 $2 (21. Qe2 $1 $16) 21... Nd4 $3 $13 {Gulko,B-Yusupov,A/Novi Sad ol/1990/})
16... fxe6 17. Nd2 $6 (17. Bxf6 Qxe3+) (17. Na4 Qb5 18. Nac5 Nd5 $1 $13) 17...
Nd5 $1 18. Nc4 (18. Bxe7 $2 Nxe3 $19) (18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe3+ $19) 18...
Qc7 (18... Qc5 19. Ne4) 19. Nb5 (19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 $19) (19. Bxe7
Ncxe7 $17) 19... Qd7 20. Bxe7 (20. h4 Ncb4 21. axb4 Qxb5 $17) 20... Qxe7 21.
O-O Rad8 (21... Qc5 22. Qb3 a6 23. Nc3 Nxe3 (23... b5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Nd2)
24. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Nd4 26. Qb4 $15) 22. Qb3 Qc5 23. Nc3 (23. Rfe1 a6 24.
Nc3 b5 25. Nxd5 bxc4 26. Qb6 Rxd5 $19) 23... Nxe3 24. Nxe3 (24. Ne4 Qxc4 25.
Qxe3 $17) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Nd4 26. Qb4 (26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4
Rxb2 $17) 26... Nf5 27. Qxb7 $2 (27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qxb7 $15) 27... Rb8 28. Qd7
(28. Qc7 Rxb2 29. Rde1 Qg5 $19) 28... Ng3+ $1 29. hxg3 Rf6 30. Qe7 $8 Rh6+ 31.
Qh4 Rxb2 32. Ne4 (32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kg6 $19) 32... Rxh4+ 33. gxh4 Qxa3 34.
Rd7 (34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Ng5+ Kg6 36. Nxe6 Qe7 37. Nf8+ Kh6 $19) 34... Qa2 (34...
Rb8) 35. Ng5 Rb8 (35... g6 $2 36. Rfd1) 36. Rfd1 Rf8 37. Ne4 (37. Re7 Qa4 38.
Rdd7 Qxh4+ 39. Nh3 Qf6 40. Rxa7 $17) 37... h6 38. Rc1 Qe2 39. Rcc7 Qe1+ 40. Kh2
Qxh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Rf4 43. Rxg7+ Kf8 44. Rg3 (44. g3 Qe2+ 45. Kh3 Qf1+
46. Kh2 Rxf3 $19) 44... Rh4+ 45. Rh3 a5 $1 46. Ra7 h5 47. Ng3 Qb4 48. Ne4 Rxh3+
49. Kxh3 a4 50. Kh4 a3 51. Kg5 Ke8 (51... Qb2 52. Kf6 $132) 52. Kxh5 (52. Kf6
Kd8) 52... Kd8 53. g4 Qb2 54. g5 a2 55. Ra8+ (55. g6 Qh2+ 56. Kg5 Qf4+ 57. Kh5
Qxf3+ $19) 55... Kc7 56. Kg6 a1=Q 57. Rxa1 Qxa1 58. Kf7 Kd8 59. g6 Qa7+ 60. Kg8
Qe7 61. g7 Qe8+ 62. Kh7 Qh5+ 63. Kg8 Ke7 {Ftacnik,L} (63... Ke7 64. Nd2 Kf6 65.
Ne4+ Kg6 66. Kf8 Qxf3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
e3 b5 9. a4 c6 10. Nd2 a6 11. Be2 Ra7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf3 Rd7 14. Qb1 Qc7 15.
Ne4 Rdd8 16. Qb4 f5 17. Nc5 Rde8 18. Rfd1 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Ra2 Nd7 21.
Rad2 Qb6 22. g3 Nxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Kf7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra2 e5 27.
Ra7+ Re7 28. Ra8 Bd7 29. Rd8 Be8 30. e4 f4 31. g4 g5 32. h4 Rh6 33. hxg5 Rg6
34. Kf1 Rxg5 35. Ke2 Rg6 36. Rh1 Kg7 37. Ra1 h6 38. Raa8 Bf7 39. Ra6 Rc7 40.
Rd6 Rf6 41. Rd8 Kg6 42. Kd2 Kg5 43. Kc2 Be6 44. Re8 Rg6 45. Ra1 Kf6 46. Rh1 Ra7
47. Kb2 b4 48. g5+ hxg5 49. Rxe6+ Kxe6 50. Bg4+ Kf6 51. cxb4 Kg7 52. Rh5 Rh6
53. Rxg5+ Rg6 54. Rxg6+ Kxg6 55. f3 Kf6 56. Kc3 Ke7 57. Kxc4 Ra3 58. Bh5 Kd7
59. Bg4+ Kc7 60. Bh5 Kb7 61. Bg4 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. c4 d4 6. d3 Nf6 7. e3 Be7 8. Re1 (8.
exd4 exd4 $14) 8... Nd7 {N; Schwarz will wie Weiß in der Hauptvariante gegen
Modernes Benoni spielen} (8... O-O 9. Na3 (9. exd4 exd4 10. Bf4) 9... dxe3 $10)
9. Na3 (9. exd4 cxd4) 9... O-O 10. Nc2 a5 (10... dxe3 11. Nxe3 $10) 11. Rb1 f5
$6 {/\ e4} (11... f6 $1 $13) 12. exd4 cxd4 13. a3 {/\ b4} a4 14. Bd2 Bf6 $6 15.
Bb4 Re8 16. Nd2 $16 Kh8 17. c5 {/\ Nc4-d6} e4 $6 18. dxe4 Nde5 19. f4 Nd3 20.
e5 $1 (20. Rf1 fxe4 21. Nxe4 $16) 20... Nxe1 21. Nxe1 Be7 22. Nc4 Be6 23. Nd6
Bxd6 24. cxd6 {eine perfekte Bauernkette} Nxb4 25. axb4 Qb6 26. Nd3 a3 27. bxa3
Rxa3 28. Nc5 d3 29. Kh1 Ba2 30. Rc1 Qxb4 31. Nxd3 Qb5 32. Nc5 b6 33. d7 $18 Rd8
34. e6 bxc5 35. e7 Qb8 36. exd8=Q+ Qxd8 37. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Qe6 13. Qc2 Qc6 (13...
Qd6 14. Bb4 (14. d5 b6 15. Bb4 Qd8 16. Rfd1 Na6 17. Ba3 Nc5 18. Nd4 $1 Bxd4 19.
Rxd4 Qd6 20. Qc3 Qf4 21. Bb5 $16 {Gelfand,B-Kindermann,S/Debrecen/1989/}) 14...
Qd8 15. d5 Bg4 16. Rfc1 Na6 17. Ba3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qd7 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Qc7 $16
{Gelfand,B-Kindermann,S/Dortmund/1990/}) 14. Qd3 Qd6 15. Bb4 Qd8 16. d5 {N} (
16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Bc5 Bxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxe7 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Qe8 21. Bxf8
Qxf8 22. Qe3 a5 $1 $10 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Tilburg/1990/}) 16... Na6 17. Ba3 b6
18. Qe3 Nc5 19. Rfd1 (19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qxc5 Bg4 21. Rb7 Qd6 $1 $10) (19. Nd4
$5) 19... Bg4 20. e5 (20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 e5 $13) 20... Rc8 21.
h3 (21. Ng5 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 $146) 21... Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Qc7 23. d6 (23. Bg4 Bxe5 $1
(23... Rcd8 24. f4 $36) 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 $44) 23... exd6 24. exd6 Qd8 25. Be2 (25.
Bg4 Rc6 26. Qg3 f5) 25... Re8 26. Qf3 Re6 27. d7 (27. Bc4 Rf6 (27... Rxd6 28.
Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qxa7 $14) 28. Qg3 Qd7) 27... Rc7 (27... Nxd7 28.
Bb5 Rc7 29. Qd5 $18) 28. Bb5 Re7 (28... a6 $6 29. Bc4 Re7 30. Rxb6 Rcxd7 31.
Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Bxc5 Rd1+ 33. Bf1 $18) 29. Rd2 (29. Qd5 Rcxd7 30. Bxd7 Rxd7 31.
Qf3) (29. Bxc5 $5 Rxc5 (29... bxc5 30. Bc6 $1 $18) 30. Rbc1 Ree5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5
32. Qe2 $16) 29... Rexd7 $1 30. Bxd7 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Qxd7 (31... Nxd7 $6 32. Rd1
$16) 32. Qa8+ (32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Rb7 Qe6 34. Rxa7 $16) (32. Rd1 Qc8 33. Qd5 $16
) 32... Bf8 33. Re1 h5 (33... Ne6 $2 34. Rxe6 $18) 34. h4 (34. Re8 Qd1+ 35. Kh2
Qd6+ 36. g3 h4 $132) (34. Qf3 $16) 34... Qd4 35. Re8 $2 (35. Qxa7 Nd3 36. Rf1
Qxh4 (36... Nxf2 $6 37. Rxf2 (37. Bxf8 Nd3+ 38. Kh2 Qxh4+) 37... Qa1+ 38. Kh2 (
38. Rf1 Bc5+ $1) 38... Bd6+ 39. g3 Bxa3 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Rf7+ Kh6
43. Qe3+) 37. Bxf8 Kxf8 38. Qxb6 Nf4 $10) 35... Kg7 $1 36. Qxa7 (36. Rxf8 Qd1+
37. Kh2 Qd6+ 38. g3 Qxf8) 36... Bd6 37. Kf1 (37. Re1 Nd3 38. Rf1 Bg3 $19) 37...
Nd3 38. Ke2 (38. Re2 Qa1+) 38... Nf4+ 39. Kf3 (39. Ke1 Qc3+ 40. Kf1 (40. Kd1
Qd3+ 41. Kc1 Bxa3+) 40... Qd3+ 41. Kg1 Ne2+ $1 42. Rxe2 Qd1+) 39... Qd1+ {
Ftacnik,L} (39... Qd1+ 40. Ke4 Qd3#) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Ne2 a5 14. Qe3 Qc7 15.
Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 b4 17. g4 Ba6 18. f5 Ne4 19. fxe6 Qxe5 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Bg2
Rc8 22. Rhe1 Re7 23. Nf5 Rec7 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rd2 Qe6 26. Kb1 Bb7 27. Red1 h6
28. Qb3 Qxb3 29. axb3 e3 30. Nxe3 Bf3 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Rf8 Be4
34. Re8 Bf3 35. Re5 Ra7 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Kg6 38. Nc4 Rd7 39. Ne3 Ra7 40.
Kc1 a4 41. bxa4 Rxa4 42. Kd2 Ra7 43. Kd3 Rc7 44. Nf5 Kxg5 45. Nxg7+ Kf4 46.
Rf5+ Kg4 47. Rg5+ Kxg5 48. Ne6+ Kf5 49. Nxc7 Be4+ 50. Kd2 Bb7 51. Ke3 Ke5 52.
Nb5 Be4 53. Nd4 Kd5 54. Nc6 Bxc2 55. Nxb4+ Kc4 56. Nxc2 Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 $1 10. Nf3 {/\ 11.Ng5 h6 12.Nxf7!} Qc7 $1 {Hertneck} (10...
Nce7 11. dxc5) 11. O-O (11. Ng5 $1 h6 12. Nxf7 Qxf7 13. Qxg6 Qxg6 (13... Qxf2+
$4 14. Kd1 $18) 14. Bxg6 cxd4 $10 {Vogt-Hertneck/Bad Lauterberg/1991/CBM 27})
11... c4 12. Be2 (12. Ng5 $6 h6 13. Nxf7 cxd3 14. Nxh6+ gxh6 15. Qxg6+ Qg7 $17)
12... f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 $15 14. Bd1 (14. g3 Bd7 15. Be3 $6 Raf8 16. Bg5 {
Polgar,J-Hertneck/Köln Fernsehpartie/1991} Be8 $1 $17) 14... Bd7 15. Re1 Raf8
16. Rb1 h6 17. Kh1 $6 Nce7 18. Kg1 b6 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. Rf1 Rf5 21. Qh3 e5 $5 22.
g4 $8 e4 $1 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Qg3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxc2 26. Rbc1 Bd3 27. Rfe1 Nf5
28. Qh3 Nfh4 29. Bh5 Kh7 30. Qg3 Qf6 31. Bg4 Bf5 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 $17 33. f4 $1 (
33. Re2 Nf3+ 34. Kh1 Qd3 $19) 33... Qh5 34. Rf1 Ne7 35. Rce1 Nef5 36. Qh3 Rf6
37. Kh1 Rg6 38. Rf2 Rg4 39. Bc1 Nd6 (39... Qg6 $1 $17 {/\ 40...Nd6 41.f5 Nhxf5!
}) 40. f5 $1 Ndxf5 (40... Ne4 $5 41. Rff1 $8 Rg2 42. Be3 $13) 41. Bf4 $1 Qg6
42. Qf1 b5 43. Qe2 a5 (43... Qh5 $5 44. Ref1 (44. Be5 $2 Re4 $1 45. Qd1 (45.
Qxh5 Rxe1+ 46. Rf1 Rxf1#) 45... Rxe1+ 46. Qxe1 Qg4 47. Qe2 Qh3 48. Qd2) (44.
Qe5 $2 Ng6 $1 45. Qc7 Nxf4 46. Rxf4 Ng3+ 47. Kg2 Ne2+ 48. Rxg4 Qxg4+ 49. Kf2
Nxc3 $19) (44. h3 $2 Rxf4 $1 45. Qxh5 Ng3+ 46. Kh2 Nxh5 $19) (44. Qd1 Ng6 45.
Rg2 Rh4 46. Qxh5 Rxh5 $15) 44... Ng6 45. Rg2 Rh4 46. Qxh5 Rxh5 $15) 44. Qe5 Rg2
45. Qe2 Rg4 (45... Rxf2 46. Qxf2 Qg4 47. Rg1 Qh3 48. Bg3 $13) 46. Qe5 Rg2 47.
Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 b6 $6 5. c3 $6 (5. d5 $1 exd5 6. Nc3 Bb7 7.
Nxd5 Bxd5 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxd5 $14) 5... Bb7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6
9. Qe2 Nc6 10. a3 d5 11. b4 O-O 12. b5 Na5 13. h4 Re8 14. Ne5 cxd4 15. cxd4
Bxe5 16. dxe5 f6 17. Nf3 Qc7 18. Qb2 Rec8 19. O-O Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. exf6
Bxf3 22. gxf3 c3 23. Qb4 Qf7 24. fxg7 Qxf3 25. Kh2 Rc5 26. Rg1 c2 27. Rac1 Rac8
28. Rg2 R8c7 29. a4 Rd7 30. Qb3 Qe4 31. f3 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Qc4 33. Qxc4 Rxc4 34.
Rcxc2 Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Ne2 Nbc6 10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qf6 Ng6 12. f4 dxc3 13. Rb1 a6 14. O-O
Qc5+ 15. Kh1 b5 16. Rb3 d4 17. Ng3 Qe7 18. Ne4 Bd7 19. Nd6+ Kd8 20. Nxf7+ Kc7
21. Ng5 h6 22. Nf7 Nh4 23. Be4 Qxf6 24. exf6 Nf5 25. Ne5 Raf8 26. Nxd7 Kxd7 27.
Rd1 Kc7 28. a4 Rxf6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rxb5 Nd6 31. Bxc6 Kxc6 32. Re5 Nb5 33.
Rde1 Nc7 34. R5e4 Kd5 35. h3 Ra8 36. g4 Kc5 37. R4e2 Nd5 38. g5 hxg5 39. fxg5
Rf3 40. h4 Rh3+ 41. Rh2 Rxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Ra2 43. Kg3 Rxc2 44. g6 d3 45. Bg5 Ra2
46. g7 Ra8 47. h5 d2 48. Rh1 Nf6 49. Kf3 Nxh5 50. Bxd2 Nxg7 51. Rc1 Ra3 52.
Rxc3+ Rxc3+ 53. Bxc3 Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. b4 Re8 8. Be2
e5 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 e4 11. Ne1 g5 12. Bg3 Nf8 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c4 c6 15. b5
cxb5 16. cxb5 Re7 17. Nc2 g4 18. Nb4 h5 19. Qc2 Be6 20. Bc7 Qd7 21. b6 Ne8 22.
Qc5 Nxc7 23. bxc7 Rc8 24. Qxa7 Rxc7 25. Qb6 Nh4 26. Nb3 Nf5 27. Nc5 Qd6 28. Na4
Qd7 29. Qa5 Qd6 30. Qb6 Qd7 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. Nb6 Rc3 34. N6xd5
Bxd5 35. Nxd5 Rc2 36. Re1 Nd6 37. a4 Ra2 38. Bd1 Kf8 39. Nf4 h4 40. Bxg4 Rxa4
41. Rb1 Ke7 42. g3 hxg3 43. hxg3 Ra5 44. Be2 Kd7 45. g4 Bh6 46. Nh5 Rg5 47. Kf1
b5 48. Rc1 Rg6 49. Ng3 Bf8 50. Rc5 b4 51. Rc1 Be7 52. Rb1 Bh4 53. Nh5 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rb1 b6 12. f3 Rd8 13. Bf4 Qb7 14. d5 Na5 15.
Bb5 Bd7 16. Qc2 e5 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bh4 Bxb5 19. Rxb5 Nc4 20. Qd3 Nd6 21. Rb2 c4
22. Qc2 Rf8 23. Bf2 Qc7 24. Rbb1 Bh6 25. a4 Rae8 26. Rbd1 Rf7 27. Kh1 f5 28.
exf5 gxf5 29. f4 exf4 30. Nd4 Ne4 31. Be1 Qe5 32. Nc6 Qg7 33. Rd4 Nd6 34. Qf2
Qg4 35. Bd2 Re2 36. Qf3 Rg7 37. Bxf4 Bxf4 38. Rxf4 Qxg2+ 39. Qxg2 Rgxg2 40. Rg1
Rxg1+ 41. Kxg1 a5 42. Rf2 Re3 43. Nd4 Rxc3 44. Nxf5 Nxf5 45. Rxf5 Rd3 46. Kf2
c3 47. Rf6 b5 48. Ke2 Rd2+ 49. Ke3 Rxd5 50. Ra6 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bg4
(7... Nc6 8. Kc2 (8. Bf4 $5) 8... e6 9. Be3 Bd7 {Vladimirov,E-Sion Castro,M
Leon 1991 CBM/25}) 8. Kc2 Nc6 9. Be3 e6 10. Bb5 f6 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. f3 Bh5 13.
Rhd1 a6 14. Bc4 (14. Bf1 $5 Na5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 $14) 14... Bf7 15. Bf1
Na5 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Rd8 18. a4 Be7 19. Bf2 O-O 20. Kb3 b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. Bxb5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb8 24. Kc4 (24. c4 Be8 $10) 24... e5+ 25. Rd5 Rc8 26.
Ba6 Rc7 27. Kb5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Kf8 29. c4 Ke8 30. Be1 Kd7 31. Ba5 f5 $1 32. Bxc7
Kxc7 33. Ka4 (33. b4 $2 e4 $1 34. fxe4 fxe4 35. bxc5 Bxc5 36. Kxc5 $2 (36. d6+
$1 Bxd6 37. c5 Bxh2 38. Kc4 $15) 36... e3 37. d6+ Kd8 $19) 33... e4 34. fxe4
fxe4 35. Kb3 Kd6 36. Kc3 Bf6+ 37. Kc2 Ke5 38. Bb5 Bd8 39. Kd2 Bg5+ 40. Ke2 Bc1
41. b3 Bg5 42. g3 Be7 43. Bd7 Kd4 44. Bf5 h6 45. Bg6 Bd6 46. Bh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Qa5 12. exf6 Ba6 13. Qf3 $5 {N} (13. a3 O-O-O
) (13. Be2) 13... Rc8 $1 (13... b4 14. Qxc6 (14. Ne4 O-O-O) 14... Rc8 (14...
Rb8 15. Ne4 Bb7 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6) 15. Qa4 $8 Qb6 (15... Qxg5 16. Qxa6 $13
) 16. Ne4 Qxd4 $36) 14. Be2 b4 15. Ne4 c5 16. dxc5 (16. Be3 $2 cxd4 17. Bxd4
Qd5 18. Rd1 Bb7 $19) 16... Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. O-O Bd4 (18... Bxf2+ $2 19.
Qxf2 Qxg5 20. Qxa7 $18) 19. Qf4 Qe5 (19... Bxb2 $2 20. Qd6 Qc5 21. Qxa6 $18) (
19... Be5 20. Qe3) 20. Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Rab1 Bb7 (21... Bd4 22. b3 $1) 22. Rfe1
Bd4 (22... Be4 23. Rbc1 Bxb2 24. Rxc4 $16) 23. Be3 (23. Rbc1 Bd5) 23... Bxf6
24. Bxa7 Ke7 $1 (24... Ra8 25. Bc5 Rxa2 26. Bxc4 $14) 25. Red1 Bd5 (25... Rxh2
26. Bc5+ $1 (26. Kxh2 $2 Rh8+ 27. Kg1 Rh1#) 26... Rxc5 27. Kxh2 $14) 26. Bd4 c3
(26... Rxh2 27. Bxf6+ Kxf6 28. Rxd5 $1 Rch8 29. Rdd1 $18) 27. bxc3 bxc3 28.
Rbc1 Bxa2 29. Bxf6+ Kxf6 30. Rd3 c2 31. h4 Rc5 32. Kf1 $1 Rb8 33. Ke1 Bd5 (
33... Rb1 34. Kd2 Bb3 35. Rxb3 Rxb3 36. Rxc2 $10) 34. Kd2 Be4 35. Rd7 Rf5 (
35... Rb1 36. Bd3 $10) 36. Rd4 $1 Ke5 37. Rxe4+ Kxe4 38. Bd3+ Kf3 39. Bxf5 exf5
40. Rxc2 Kxf2 41. Rc5 Rd8+ 42. Kc3 Kxg3 43. Rxf5 Rd7 44. Rh5 Kg4 45. Rh7 {
Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Ng5 Bxc3 8.
dxc3 h6 9. Nh3 d6 10. Nf4 Bf5 11. h3 Nbd7 12. b3 Nf8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qc8
15. g4 Bg6 16. Bf4 Nd7 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Qd4 b6 19. Bg3 a5 20. Rd2 e3 21. Bxa8
Qxa8 22. Rdd1 Re4 23. Qd3 exf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rxg4 25. Qf3 Be4 26. Qe3 Rg6 27. Kh2
Bc6 28. Rg1 Ne4 29. Rf4 Re6 30. Bf2 Qe8 31. Qd4 g5 32. h4 f6 33. Qd3 Nxf2 34.
Rxf2 Re4 35. Rg3 Rxh4+ 36. Rh3 Qe5+ 37. Kg1 Rxh3 38. Qxh3 Kg7 39. Rh2 h5 40.
Qxh5 Qg3+ 41. Kf1 Qf4+ 42. Ke1 Qc1+ 43. Kf2 Qf4+ 44. Ke1 Qc1+ 45. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 f6
8. Be3 e5 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Bc4 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Nc6 12. a4 Kf7 13. Ke2 Be7 14. Rhd1
Rhd8 15. Rd5 Ke6 16. Rad1 b6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Rac8 19. Na3 Ne5 20. Bxe5
fxe5 21. Nc4 Bf6 22. Nd6 Rb8 23. Kf3 h5 24. Nb5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Rb7 26. c4 Be7
27. Ke2 a6 28. Nc3 Rb8 29. Rd3 a5 30. Nd5 Bd8 31. Rh3 g6 32. Rg3 Kf7 33. Rf3+
Kg7 34. g3 Rb7 35. Rd3 Kf7 36. Rf3+ Kg7 37. h3 Rd7 38. h4 Rd6 39. Kf2 Rd7 40.
Kg2 Rf7 41. Rb3 Rb7 42. Kh3 Rd7 43. g4 hxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Rd6 45. Rh3 Re6 46. h5
Rd6 47. b3 Bf6 48. Rh1 Re6 49. Rf1 Be7 50. Rf3 Kh6 51. Rh3 Kg7 52. hxg6 Kxg6
53. Rh8 Bd6 54. Rd8 Kf7 55. Rd7+ Kg6 56. Rb7 Bf8 57. Nxb6 Rf6 58. Nd5 Rf1 59.
Rb6+ Kf7 60. Rb5 Rb1 61. Kf5 Rf1+ 62. Kxe5 Bg7+ 63. Kd6 Bd4 64. e5 Re1 65. Rb7+
Kg6 66. e6 Be5+ 67. Kd7 Bf6 68. Nxf6 Kxf6 69. Rb6 Kg7 70. Rd6 Kf8 71. Rd5 Re3
72. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Henley, Ron W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bd6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bg5 Na5 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 c6 12. Bb3 Re8 13. Nh4 h6 14. Nf5 Bf8 15.
Be3 d5 16. Qf3 Kh7 17. Rad1 g6 18. Ng3 Bg7 19. c3 Nxb3 20. axb3 Qd7 21. Bc5 Qe6
22. h3 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. dxe4 Qxb3 25. Rd7 Kg8 26. Rfd1 Bf8 27. Bxf8 Rxf8
28. R1d2 Rae8 29. Ra7 b4 30. Rxa6 bxc3 31. bxc3 Re6 32. Ra5 Kg7 33. Rd7 Rf6 34.
Qe3 Re8 35. Rc5 Qb6 36. g3 Rfe6 37. Kg2 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Qxd8 39. h4 h5 40. Ra5 Qd6
41. Ra7 Re7 42. Ra6 Re6 43. Ra7 Re7 44. Rxe7 Qxe7 45. c4 Qd6 46. c5 Qd7 47. Qc3
f6 48. Qa5 Kf7 49. Qb6 Qe6 50. Qc7+ Kf8 51. Qd8+ Kf7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Re1 Nbd7 (7...
Qc7 8. a4 e5 9. a5 Na6 (9... Nbd7 10. a6 $5 b6 11. d5 $36) 10. Bf1 Re8 11. b3
Bg4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. h3 Bc8 (15... Bb4 $5 $132) 16.
Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Nh5 18. Qe3 $14 {׫,Abramovic,B-Strikovic,A,JUG-ch 1991}) 8.
Bf4 (8. e5 Ne8 9. Bg5 f6 10. exd6 exd6 11. Bf4 d5 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. h3 Nd6 14.
Ne2 Be6 15. c3 Qd7 16. Nc1 Nbc8 17. Nb3 b6 18. Nbd2 Bf5 $10 {Wiech,G-Adamski,A,
Warszawa LEG op 1992}) 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 (9. Nd2 $5 Qc7 10. a4 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Bg3 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Nc4 Nf4 15. Qd6 Ne8 16. Qxc7 Nxc7 17. Bf1 Nce6 18.
Nd1 Rd8 19. Nde3 Bf8 20. c3 f6 21. Red1 $14 {<->d_|_,Wedberg,T-Schmaltz,R,Bad
Woerishofen op 1991-TD91_04}) 9... e5 10. Bh6 (10. dxe5 dxe5 $10) 10... exd4
11. Nxd4 (11. Bxg7 $2 dxc3 12. Qh6 Ng4 $19) 11... Nxe4 $1 12. Nxe4 Qxd2 13.
Bxd2 d5 $1 (13... Bxd4 14. Nxd6 Bxb2 15. Rab1 Ba3 16. Nxc8 $14) 14. Bb4 (14.
Nxc6 bxc6 15. Nc3 Nc5 $36) 14... Rd8 15. Nxc6 {N} (15. Nb5 dxe4 $8 16. Nc7 Rb8
17. Be7 Rf8 {פc7} 18. Rad1 Be5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Bg4 f5 21. Ne6+ Ke7 22. Ng5
Nf6 $1 23. Be2 Bxb2 $17 {Sokolov,A-Van der Wiel,J,Biel izt 1985} 24. c4) 15...
bxc6 16. Nc3 a5 $10 17. Ba3 Nb6 18. Be7 (18. Bd3 Be6 $10) 18... Re8 19. Bc5 Nd7
(19... Rb8 20. Bd6 $10 {/\} Rb7 $2 21. Ba6 $18) 20. Ba3 {/\Na4,Rad1,b3} Ne5 21.
Na4 Bf5 22. c3 $8 (22. Rac1 $2 Bh6) 22... h5 23. h3 (23. Nc5 $142 $10) 23...
Bh6 24. Bf1 (24. Nc5 $5 Bc2 25. Bd1 $132) 24... Nd7 $36 25. Bd6 (25. Nc5 Nxc5
26. Bxc5 Reb8 27. Ba3 a4 $15) 25... Bc2 $1 26. b3 (26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Bd2
28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $17) 26... Bd2 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Bc7 Nf6 $1 29. f3 (29. Bxa5 $6
d4 {/\Nd5,Ne4}) 29... h4 30. Bb6 Nh5 $17 31. Bf2 (31. Bxa5 d4 32. Bb6 d3 $19)
31... g5 32. Nc5 Nf4 {/\Bc3} 33. a3 (33. Bd4 $5 Ne6 (33... Ne2+ 34. Bxe2 Rxe2
35. Kf1 Re8 36. a3 $132) 34. Nxe6 fxe6 35. Be5 c5 $36) 33... Bxc3 34. Rc1 Ne2+
$8 35. Bxe2 Rxe2 36. Kf1 Bb2 $8 (36... Rd2 $2 37. Be1 $18) 37. Kxe2 Bxc1 38. b4
a4 $2 (38... axb4 39. axb4 Bb2 $17 {_|_^^}) 39. Be3 $1 $8 Bxa3 (39... Bxe3 40.
Kxe3 $16 {/\Kd2}) 40. Kd2 Bf5 41. Kc3 d4+ $8 (41... f6 $2 42. Nxa4 {/\Kb3+-})
42. Bxd4 Bc1 43. Nxa4 Bc8 44. Nc5 Bf4 45. Kd3 Kh7 (45... Bc7 $6 46. Bf6 $16)
46. Be3 $10 Bxe3 47. Kxe3 Kg6 48. Nb3 Be6 49. Na5 Bd5 50. Kd4 $1 (50. Nb7 Kf5
$15 {><g2}) 50... g4 $1 $132 51. b5 $8 (51. hxg4 Bxf3 $19) 51... Bxf3 (51...
gxh3 52. gxh3 {-51...Bf3}) 52. bxc6 gxh3 53. gxf3 (53. gxh3 Bg2 54. c7 Bxh3 55.
Nc6 Be6 56. Ke3 $10) 53... h2 54. c7 h1=Q 55. c8=Q Qa1+ $10 56. Ke3 Qe5+ (56...
Qxa5 57. Qg8+ Kf6 58. Qh8+ $10) 57. Kf2 (57. Kf2 Qxa5 58. Qg8+ $10 {[Stohl]})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. c4 (5. Nb5 Qb8 6. c4 b6 $1 7. Be3
$5 Nf6 8. Nd2 g6 $1 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $14 {Judasin - J.Polgar, München
1991.}) 5... e6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be3 b6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Be2
Rac8 12. O-O Qb8 13. Rfd1 Bd6 14. g3 Bc5 15. a3 Rfd8 16. b4 Be7 17. Nxc6 Bxc6
18. Bf4 d6 19. g4 $1 $14 Qa8 20. Qe1 Bb7 21. Nb5 Ne8 22. Qg3 d5 23. cxd5 Rxc1
24. Rxc1 exd5 25. e5 Ba6 26. Qf2 d4 27. Rd1 Bxb5 28. Bxb5 Nc7 29. Bf1 a5 30.
Bd2 axb4 31. axb4 Qa4 32. Rc1 Ne6 33. f4 Bxb4 34. f5 Bxd2 35. Qxd2 Nc5 36. Bc4
d3 37. e6 Ne4 38. e7 Re8 39. Qxd3 Rxe7 40. Bb5 Qa8 41. Bc6 Qc8 42. Qe3 $1 {
Gewinnt eine Figur, aber der Kampf ist noch nicht beendet.} h5 43. Bxe4 Qe8 44.
Re1 hxg4 45. Qf4 $14 Qd7 46. Qxg4 Qd4+ 47. Kg2 Re8 48. h4 b5 49. h5 Kf8 50. Qf4
Qf6 51. Rb1 Re5 52. Kf3 Kg8 53. h6 $1 gxh6 54. Rh1 Kg7 55. Rc1 Qd6 56. Rg1+ Kf8
57. Rh1 h5 58. Qe3 b4 59. Rb1 Ra5 60. Rb3 Ra3 (60... Qd1+ 61. Kg3 Qg4+ 62. Kf2
Ra2+ 63. Ke1 Ra1+ 64. Rb1 Rxb1+ 65. Bxb1 $16) 61. Rd3 Rxd3 62. Qxd3 Qf6 63. Qd2
Qb6 64. Qe3 Qd6 65. Qf4 Qd1+ 66. Kg3 Qe1+ 67. Kh3 Qc3+ 68. Kh4 Ke7 69. Qg5+ Kd7
70. Qg3 Qb2 71. Kxh5 b3 72. Qd3+ Ke7 73. Kg4 Qe5 74. Bd5 Qg7+ 75. Kf3 b2 76.
Qa3+ Kd7 77. Qa4+ Kc7 78. Qc6+ Kd8 79. Qb6+ Kd7 80. Bc6+ Kd6 81. Ba4+ Ke7 82.
Qc7+ Kf6 83. Qd6+ Kxf5 84. Bd7+ Kg5 85. Qf4+ Kg6 86. Bf5+ Kh5 (86... Kf6 87.
Qd4+ Kxf5 88. Qxg7 b1=Q 89. Qh7+ $18) 87. Bg4+ Kh4 88. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6
15. Nb5 axb4 16. axb4 Nh5 17. g3 Ndf6 18. c5 Bd7 19. Rb3 Bh6 (19... Nxg3 {
Anand Karpov-Kasparov Tilburg1991}) (19... fxe4 {Anand} 20. fxe4 Bh3) 20. Rc3
Bf4 $5 {N} (20... fxe4 21. fxe4 Bh3 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Nf3 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Nf4 25.
Ng5 $1 $16 {Epishin-Polgar,J/Wien/1991/}) 21. cxd6 (21. gxf4 $6 Nxf4 22. Nb3 (
22. Bc4 N6h5 23. Nb3 fxe4 24. Bxf4 (24. fxe4 Nh3+ 25. Kh1 Qh4 26. Nxc7 Rxf1+
27. Bxf1 Rf8 28. Qe2 Rf2 29. Qd3 Rxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qf2+ 31. Bg2 Qg1#) 24... Rxf4
25. fxe4 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Rf8 28. Bc4 Qh4 $40) 22... N6xd5 $1 23.
exd5 Qg5+ 24. Kf2 Qg2+ 25. Ke1 Qxe2+ 26. Qxe2 Nxe2 27. Nxc7 (27. Kxe2 Bxb5+ 28.
Ke1 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Ra2 $17) 27... Nxc3 28. Nxa8 Rxa8 29. cxd6 Nxd5 30. Bb2 Nxb4
31. Bxe5+ Kg8 32. Nc5 Bb5 $15) 21... Nxg3 (21... cxd6 22. Nc7 (22. gxf4 {Anand}
Nxf4 23. Bc4 Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Qb6+ $19) (22. Nxd6 Bxd2 (22... Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Qxd6 (
23... Bxd2 24. Nc4) 24. Nc4) 23. Bxd2 Qb6+ 24. Be3 Qxd6 25. Bc5 Qb8 $17) 22...
Rc8 (22... Bxg3 $1 23. hxg3 (23. Nxa8 Bxh2+ $1 24. Kxh2 Nxd5 25. exd5 Qh4+ 26.
Kg1 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Nf4 $19) 23... Nxg3 24. Re1 Nfh5 $40) 23. Ne6 Qb6+ 24. Kg2
Qxb4 25. Nc4 Bxe6 26. Ba3 Qb5 27. dxe6 Bh6 28. Bxd6 $16) (21... Bxb5 22. dxc7
Qd7 23. Bxb5 Qxb5 24. c8=Q Be3+ 25. Kh1 $1 Raxc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qxc8+ Kg7
28. Qc7+ Kh6 29. Nc4 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 $18) (21... Bxg3 $5 22. dxc7 Qe7 (22...
Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Ng4+ 24. fxg4 Qh4+ 25. Rh3 $18) 23. d6 $1 Qg7 24. hxg3 Nxg3 25.
Nb3 fxe4 26. fxe4 Nfxe4 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. c8=Q $16) 22. hxg3 Nh5 (22... Bxg3
23. Nxc7 $16) 23. gxf4 Nxf4 (23... Qh4 24. Rf2 Nxf4 25. Bf1 Bxb5 26. dxc7 $3
Qg3+ 27. Rg2 Nxg2 28. Bxg2 Qe1+ 29. Nf1 $16) 24. Bc4 $1 (24. Rf2 Nh3+ (24...
Qg5+ 25. Kh1 $1 (25. Kf1 Qh4 26. Ke1 Ng2+ 27. Kd1 Qxf2 $40) 25... Qh4+ 26. Rh2
Qe1+ 27. Nf1 Nxe2 (27... fxe4 28. Bxf4 $1) 28. Qxe2 Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Bxb5 30. Re1
cxd6 $44) 25. Kf1 (25. Kg2 $2 Qg5+ $1 26. Kxh3 Qg1 $1 27. Rg2 f4+ $19) 25...
Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Qh4+ 27. Kf1 (27. Kg2 f4 28. Nf1 Rf5 $1 29. exf5 gxf5 $19) (27.
Ke3 $6 f4+ 28. Kd3 Bxb5+ 29. Nc4 Qf2 $19) 27... Qh1+ (27... fxe4 28. Nxe4 Bh3+
29. Kg1 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 $18) (27... f4 28. Bc4 $1) 28. Kf2 Qh4+ $10) 24... Nh3+ (
24... Qh4 25. Nb3 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 $16 (26. Kh1 $1 {Anand}) (26. Kg2 fxe4)) (24...
Qg5+ 25. Kf2 Qh4+ 26. Ke3 Qg5 27. Nb3 $1 fxe4 28. Qxe4 $18) 25. Kh1 (25. Kg2
Qg5+ 26. Kxh3 f4+ 27. Kh2 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg3+ $10) 25... Qh4 26. Nb3
fxe4 (26... Nf2+ {Anand} 27. Kg2 f4 28. Qxf2 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 $18) 27. Qh2 (27.
fxe4 $4 Nf2+ 28. Kg2 Bh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ $19) 27... Rf5 28. f4 $1 (28. fxe4 Rh5 (
28... Qxe4+ 29. Qg2 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 $18) 29. Qg3 Qxe4+ 30. Rff3 Ra2 $40 31. dxc7
Rf2 (31... Nf4+ 32. Kg1 Qe1+ 33. Rf1 $1) 32. Rce3 Qxc4 $19) 28... Rh5 $8 29.
Qg3 Qxg3 (29... Nxf4+ 30. Qxh4 Rxh4+ 31. Kg1 Ra2 32. Nd2 Rg4+ 33. Kf2 Rg2+ 34.
Ke1 $18) (29... Qf6 30. fxe5 Qg7 31. dxc7 $18) (29... Qd8 30. dxc7 Nxf4+ 31.
Kg1 Qf6 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Rxf4 Bf5 34. Be2 Rg5 35. Bg4 $18) 30. Rxg3 exf4 31.
Bb2+ Kg8 32. dxc7 $1 Bxb5 (32... fxg3 33. d6+ Be6 34. Bxe6#) 33. Bxb5 fxg3 34.
Kg2 $1 Ng5 (34... e3 35. Bd7 $18) 35. d6 Rh2+ 36. Kxg3 Rxb2 37. Bc4+ Kg7 38. d7
{Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. Nbd2 $5 {TN}
(7. Nc3) 7... Bf5 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. h3 c5 (10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12.
O-O Bxf3 13. Bxf3 e5 $10) 11. O-O (11. dxc5 $5 Nh5 12. Nd4 Nxf4 13. exf4 Rc8
$13) 11... Rc8 12. Qa4 a6 13. Rac1 Qb6 $4 (13... Ne4) 14. e4 $1 $18 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxd7 Qxb2 17. Bd1 Bf5 18. Qxe7 Rfe8 19. Qh4 c4 20. Bh6 f6 21. Bd2
Bd3 22. Qf4 Bxf1 23. Bc3 Qa3 24. Kxf1 b5 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. Bb4 Qd5 27. Ne1 Rcd8
28. Nc2 Qe4 29. Bf3 Qd3+ 30. Be2 Qf5 31. Rd1 h5 32. Bf3 Kh7 33. d5 Qe5 34. Kg1
Bh6 35. Qd4 Bf8 36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. Qa7+ Kh6 38. Nd4 Ra8 39. Qb7 Rfb8 40. Qf7 Rf8
41. Qe6 Rfe8 42. Qb6 Rac8 43. Nc6 Qd6 44. Qxa6 c3 45. Qa5 b4 46. Qa4 Qc5 47.
Qb3 Kg7 48. g3 Ra8 49. Nxb4 h4 50. g4 Reb8 51. a3 Rxa3 52. Qxa3 Rxb4 53. Bg2 c2
54. Rc1 Qd4 55. Rxc2 Qd1+ 56. Kh2 Rb1 57. Rc7+ Kh6 58. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 c6 7. d3 d6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nd5 Nd7 10. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. c3 O-O 12. Qg3 Nc5 13. Bc2 Ne6 14. Be3 c5
15. Rad1 b6 16. Bb3 Bb7 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rxf4 Bc8 20. Bd5 Rb8 21.
Rdf1 Be6 22. h4 Rbe8 23. c4 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Kh8 25. Qf2 Kg8 26. g4 Qd7 27. g5 Re5
28. Kh2 Qe7 29. Qf3 Qd7 30. Rf2 b5 31. b3 a5 32. Rg2 Qe7 33. Qg4 Re8 34. Rgf2
Rf8 35. R2f3 g6 36. Rf2 Kg7 37. Kg1 h6 38. Rf6 h5 39. Qf3 c4 40. Rf4 cxd3 41.
Qxd3 b4 42. Kg2 Kg8 43. Qf3 Qc7 44. Kg3 Re7 45. Kg2 Qd7 46. Rf6 Rfe8 47. Re2
Rc8 48. Qh3 Qe8 49. Qf3 Rc3 50. Qf4 Qc8 51. Rxd6 Rec7 52. Kf2 Rc2 53. Rb6 Qh3
54. Rc6 R2xc6 55. dxc6 Rxc6 56. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Nf1 Be7 12. Bd2 Ne4 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Bc3 O-O 15.
Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Ng3 Bb7 17. e4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rc8 19. Bc3 Rc7 20. Qe3 Bf8 21. Nh5
Rc5 22. Red1 Qe8 23. Ng3 Rac8 24. Rd2 b5 25. Rcd1 Nb6 26. Qe2 R5c7 27. Bd4 Nc4
28. Rd3 b4 29. Ne5 f6 30. Nxc4 Rxc4 31. h3 Qg6 32. Qg4 Qxg4 33. hxg4 e5 34. Be3
Bxe4 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. Rd8 Rec4 37. b3 Rc2 38. Rxc8 Rxc8 39. Rd5 Kf7 40. Rd7+
Ke6 41. Ra7 Rc6 42. g3 Be7 43. Kg2 g6 44. Kh3 f5 45. g5 Bd6 46. Rxh7 f4 47.
gxf4 exf4 48. Bd4 Kf5 49. f3 Kxg5 50. Rf7 Bc5 51. Bg7 Re6 52. Rc7 Be7 53. Rd7
Bd6 54. Bd4 Be5 55. Rd5 Kf5 56. Ra5 g5 57. Bb2 g4+ 58. fxg4+ Ke4 59. Rxe5+ Rxe5
60. Bxe5 Kxe5 61. g5 Kf5 62. g6 Kxg6 63. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2
g6 8. e4 O-O (8... Nxe4 $2 9. Bxe7 Kxe7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4+ Be6 12. Bc4
Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Qf5 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Re1 Rae8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Bb5 $16 {Karpov,
An-Yusupov,A SSSR ch 1988}) (8... dxe4 $142 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Kf8 $10) 9.
e5 Ne4 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Bd3 (11. h3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bb5 Nc6 14. O-O Bf5 15.
Qd2 Qa5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd4 Bd7 $10 {Tal,M-Renet,O Cannes 1989}
) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 (12... Bg4 $5 13. h4 $5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bxh4 15. f4 $40)
13. h4 cxd4 $2 (13... Bg4 $2 14. h5 Bxh5 15. Rxh5 gxh5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qf5
Qd7 18. Qxf7 Bd8 19. Qg6 $18) (13... Nc6 14. h5 c4 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. hxg6 $40 {
/\gh,Qg6}) (13... c4 14. Be2 Nc6 (14... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. h5 Nf8
$14) 15. h5 Bf5 16. Qc1 b5 17. Ng5 $22 f6 18. g4 fxg5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Rg1 Kh8
21. Rxg5 $1 $40) 14. h5 $1 g5 (14... Qb6 15. Rb1 $16 (15. hxg6 {Ftacnik} hxg6
16. Rb1 Qe6 17. cxd4 $16)) (14... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bxg6 $18) (
14... Qa5 {Ftacnik} 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Nxd4 $16) 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bg6 $1 (16.
cxd4 Nc6 $132 {/\g4}) (16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. Bg6 fxg6 18. hxg6 Kg8 $13) 16... Be6 $8
(16... fxg6 17. hxg6 Kg8 18. g7 $18 {/\Bg5} (18. Bxg5 {Ftacnik} Bxg5 19. g7 $18
)) 17. Nxd4 Qc8 18. Qd2 $1 fxg6 (18... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 $18
) 19. hxg6 Kg8 20. Rc1 $1 (20. Bxg5 {Ftacnik} Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxc3+ 22. Ke2 Qxd4
23. Qh6 Qb2+ $1) 20... Nc6 21. Bxg5 Qc7 (21... Nxe5 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qh6 $18)
22. Bxe7 Rxe7 (22... Qxe5+ 23. Kf1 Rxe7 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6
27. Rh8+ (27. Qh6 {Ftacnik} Qf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ $18) 27... Kxh8 28. Qh6+
Kg8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. g7+ $18) 23. Kf1 $1 Rae8 24. Re1 $1 $18 Rg7 (24... Nxe5 {
Ftacnik} 25. Qh6 $18) 25. Qh6 Kf8 26. Rh4 Nxd4 27. Qh8+ Rg8 (27... Bg8 {Ftacnik
} 28. Rf4+ $18) 28. Qf6+ Bf7 29. Qxf7+ Qxf7 30. gxf7 (30. gxf7 {Ftacnik} Kxf7
31. Rxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3
Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bd7 16. Nd2 (16. Rh4 {Ftacnik} Qf5 17. Bc2 Rae8 18. d4
Re1+ $5 19. Qxe1 Qxc2 $13) 16... g5 (16... Rae8 {Ernst} 17. Rh4 Qf5 18. Nf1 Qg6
19. Bd2 Bf5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Ne3 Be6 22. a4 Be7 23. Rf4 Bg5 24. Rf3 b4 $6 25.
c4 $16 {Murei - Geller, Amsterdam 1987.}) 17. Re2 (17. Re1 $5 {Ftacnik} f5 18.
Ne4 $36) 17... f5 18. Ne4 $2 (18. c4 bxc4 19. dxc4 f4 20. cxd5 fxg3 21. hxg3 (
21. fxg3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Bg4 $17) 21... Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 23. Rg2 Qe3+ 24. Rf2
Qg3+) (18. Nf3 $14 {Ernst}) (18. Bxd5+ {Ftacnik} cxd5 19. Qb3 $13) 18... fxe4
19. dxe4 Bg4 20. exd5 c5 (20... Bxe2 {Ftacnik} 21. dxc6+ Bc4 (21... Kg7 22.
Qxe2 Rae8 23. Be3 $16) 22. Bxc4+ bxc4 23. Qd5+ (23. Qxd6 $2 Rad8 $19) 23... Rf7
24. Qxd6 $36) 21. Qf1 Qh5 $1 {The move I had missed} (21... Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1
Bxe2+ 23. Kxe2 $44 (23. Kxe2 {Ftacnik} c4 24. Bc2 Rae8+ 25. Be3 Bc5 26. Rd1
$146)) 22. Re3 (22. Re1 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Bf3 $19) 22... c4 23. Bc2 Bc5 24. Bd2 (
24. a4 {Ftacnik} Rae8 $22 25. Rxe8 Qxe8) 24... Bxe3 (24... Rad8 $1 25. Be4 Rde8
26. Qg2 (26. Rae1 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 30. Ke3
Qxg3+ 31. Kd4 Qd3+ 32. Kc5 Qxd2 $19) 26... Bh3 27. Qh1 Qf7 28. Rf3 Qa7 (28...
Qxf3 29. Bxf3 Re2 (29... g4 30. Bf4) 30. Be1 Rxb2 31. d6 Kg7 32. g4 $13) 29.
Be3 g4 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Bxc5 Qxc5 $19) (24... Rae8 {Ftacnik} 25. Rae1) 25.
Bxe3 Rae8 26. Re1 Bf3 27. d6 Bc6 28. Qe2 $2 (28. Bd1 Qf7 (28... Qg6 $19 {
Ftacnik}) 29. Bd4 Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Qd5 31. f3 $15) 28... Qh3 29. Qf1 Qe6 30. Bd1
Qd5 (30... Qxd6 $19) (30... Qxd6 {Ftacnik} 31. Bg4 $17) 31. f3 Qxd6 (31... g4 {
Ftacnik} 32. Bh6 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Rf6 34. Bf4 $17) 32. Bd4 (32. Bxg5 {Ftacnik}
Qc5+ $19) 32... Rxe1 33. Qxe1 g4 (33... Bxf3 $17 {Ernst}) (33... Bxf3 {Ftacnik}
34. Bxf3 Rxf3 35. Qe8+ Rf8 $19) 34. f4 $1 {With the obvious intention of
getting my king to a1 via c5!} Qd5 35. Kf2 Qg2+ 36. Ke3 Re8+ 37. Be5 Qxb2 (
37... Qxh2 38. Bxg4 Qxb2) (37... Bf3 {Ftacnik} 38. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 39. Kd2 $17) 38.
Bxg4 Qc2 (38... Qxa2 $19) (38... Qxh2 $19 {Ftacnik}) 39. Kd4 Qd3+ 40. Kc5 Qd5+
41. Kb4 (41. Kb6 {Ftacnik} Bd7 $19) 41... a5+ 42. Ka3 (42. Kxa5 $2 {Ernst} Qc5
$1 $19) 42... Qd3 43. Kb2 b4 44. Ka1 $1 {Mission accomplished!} (44. cxb4 {
Ftacnik} axb4 (44... a4 45. Qc3 a3+ 46. Kxa3 Qb1 47. Qxc4+) 45. Qxb4 Rxe5 46.
fxe5 Qd4+ 47. Ka3 Qxg4 $19) 44... a4 45. Be2 (45. cxb4 {Ftacnik} a3 46. Be2
Rxe5 $1 $19) 45... Qe4 46. Qd1 bxc3 $2 (46... Bd5 $1 47. a3 $1 (47. cxb4 Rxe5
48. fxe5 Qxe5+ 49. Kb1 Be4+ 50. Kc1 Qc3+) (47. Qxa4 Ra8 $1 (47... Rxe5 48. fxe5
Qxe2 49. Qe8+) 48. Qd1 (48. Qd7 Rxa2+ 49. Kxa2 Qc2+ 50. Ka1 Qc1+ 51. Ka2 b3#)
48... b3 $19) (47. Bh5 Rxe5 48. fxe5 Qxe5 49. Qg4+ Kh8 50. Qd4 Qxd4 51. cxd4 a3
$19) (47. Bf1 {Ftacnik} Rxe5 48. fxe5 Qxe5 $19) 47... b3 $15) 47. Bxc4+ Kf8 (
47... Qxc4 48. Qg4+ Kf7 49. Qf5+ Ke7 50. Qf6+ Kd7 51. Qd6+ Kc8 52. Qc7#) 48.
Bd6+ (48. Qd6+ {Ftacnik} Re7 49. Qd8+ Be8 $19) 48... Re7 (48... Kg7 {Ftacnik}
49. Qg4+ Qg6 (49... Kh8 50. Be5+ Rxe5 51. Qg8#) 50. Be5+ Kf8 51. Qxg6 hxg6 52.
Bxc3 $10) 49. Bd3 Qe3 50. Bc2 (50. Bxh7 $1 $16 {Unfortunately I hadn't
realised that I could be better in this game!}) 50... Ke8 51. Bxe7 Kxe7 52. Qb1
h6 53. a3 Kf6 54. Qd1 Qc5 (54... Ke7 {Ftacnik} 55. Qb1) 55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qc7+
Kf6 57. Qd8+ Kg7 58. Qc7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 b6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 Ba6 8.
Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h4 Nc7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Rodriguez, Ruben"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Philippines III"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Be7 4. c3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qe2
Nh5 9. Bg3 c5 10. a3 h6 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxg3 13. hxg3 a6 14. f4 Nc5 15.
Bc2 Qc7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Kb1 Bf6 18. N2f3 Rhe8 19. b4 Nd7 20. Bd3 Nb8 21.
Nb3 e5 22. Rhe1 Rd7 23. c4 exf4 24. gxf4 g6 25. Rc1 Bg7 26. Nfd4 Qd8 27. Qg4
Nc6 28. Nb5 Kb8 29. Nc3 Nd4 30. Nxd4 Bxd4 31. Nd5 Ka7 32. Qd1 Bc6 33. Qb3 g5
34. f5 h5 35. Rh1 h4 36. Qd1 Bg7 37. Ka2 Bxd5 38. cxd5 Qf6 39. Qb3 Ree7 40. Rc6
Qd4 41. Rhc1 g4 42. Rc8 b5 43. R8c6 h3 44. gxh3 g3 45. Qc2 Bf6 46. Rd1 Qf2 47.
Rd2 Qg1 48. Rd1 Qh2 49. Rd2 Qg1 50. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brazil"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. c4 Rb8 14. Rc1 Be6
15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bb1 Bd6 17. Bg3 Rb4 18. a3 Rb8 19. Qd4 Bxg3 20. hxg3 a5 21.
Rfe1 h5 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qd2 Qd8 24. Re1 Bb3 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nc5 Bd5 27.
Bd3 Kf8 28. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Kyrgyzstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KGZ"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Ne8 11. b4 b6 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Nb3 f5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15.
Bd2 Kh8 16. f3 Ng8 17. Na4 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Qc1 Qh5 20. Qe1 Qh6 21. Qc3
Nef6 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Rbe1 Rae8 24. Nb2 Nh5 25. Nd1 Nf4 26. Ne3 Nf6 27. g3 Ne4
28. fxe4 Nh3+ 29. Kh1 Bxe4+ 30. Ng2 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nh3+ 32. Kh1 Rf2 33. Rxf2
Nxf2+ 34. Kg1 Nh3+ 35. Kh1 Rf8 36. Rf1 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Nh3+ 38. Kh1 Rxf1+ 39. Bxf1
Qf8 40. Qe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Rubinetti, Jorge Alberto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Argentina"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. c4 Qb6 8. Qb3
Be6 9. c5 Qc7 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. h3 Ne4 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Bd3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Nd7 16. O-O Re8 17. Rac1 e5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Rxe5 21.
Rfd1 Rg5 22. f4 Rh5 23. e4 Qe6 24. e5 Rf5 25. Rf1 g5 26. fxg5 Rxg5 27. Rce1 Re8
28. Re2 Qg6 29. Qd4 Re6 30. Kh2 Qg7 31. Rfe1 h5 32. b4 a6 33. a4 Rf5 34. b5
axb5 35. axb5 Qg5 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. Kh1 Rf4 38. Qa1 Qf5 39. Kg1 Kh7 40. Qb2 h4
41. Qb8 Qd3 42. Qf8 Qd4+ 43. Kh1 Rf2 44. Rxf2 Qxf2 45. Re2 Qf1+ 46. Kh2 Rg6 47.
Ra2 Rg8 48. Qe7 Qf4+ 49. Kg1 Qc1+ 50. Kh2 Qf4+ 51. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 Qe7 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Bd3 e5 13. e4 Qe8 14. O-O Nh5
15. Rfe1 Nf4 16. Bc2 c5 17. Rad1 Ne6 18. d5 Ng5 19. Nf1 Qe7 20. Kh1 Rfd8 21.
Ne3 Nf8 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Qa3 Ng6 24. Bg3 Bc8 25. Qc1 Nh7 26. Qd2 Ne7 27. Ne3 Bd7
28. Rf1 Ng6 29. Nf5 Re8 30. Rb1 Rab8 31. Bf2 Ne7 32. g4 Ng6 33. Bg3 Nhf8 34. h4
Nf4 35. Rf2 N8g6 36. Rh2 Bxf5 37. exf5 Nf8 38. Rg1 g5 39. fxg6 fxg6 40. g5 hxg5
41. hxg5 Qg7 42. Rh6 Nh5 43. Be4 b5 44. Qc2 Nxg3+ 45. Rxg3 Rb6 46. Bxg6 Reb8
47. Qf5 bxc4 48. Rg1 Rb2 49. Bh7+ Kh8 50. Qh3 Nxh7 51. g6 R2b7 52. Qh5 Rf8 53.
Rg2 Rxf3 54. Kg1 Rb1+ 55. Kh2 Rb7 56. Kg1 Rb1+ 57. Kh2 Rb7 58. Kg1 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. g4 Nf4 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qf2 Nd7 14. Nge2 b4 15. Na4 a5
16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. O-O-O Nc4 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Rb8 21. Bb3 Bd7
22. Kb1 Qe8 23. Nb6 Bb5 24. Rd2 a4 25. Bd1 Rb7 26. e5 b3 27. axb3 axb3 28. Bxb3
Qb8 29. Nc4 Bxc4 30. Bxc4 Bxe5 31. Qe2 Qa7 32. Rc1 Ra8 33. b3 Bf4 34. Kc2 Re7
35. Qd3 Qc5 36. Rb1 Re3 37. Qd4 Ra2+ 38. Kd1 Rxf3 39. Qxf4 Rxf4 40. Rxa2 Qg1+
41. Kc2 Qxh2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.17"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gausel, Einar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 f6 8. Nc3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. Nh4 Qd7 11. f4 O-O-O 12. Nf3 exd4 13. Qxd4 f5 14. Be3 fxe4
15. Nxe4 Ne7 16. Bf2 c5 17. Qd3 Nd5 18. Qd2 Qf5 19. Rae1 h6 20. Nh4 Qd7 21. f5
Rg8 22. Bg3 Qc6 23. Ng6 c4 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Rf2 Kb8 26. b3 c3 27. Qd4 Ka8 28.
Rf3 Nc7 29. Nxc3 Nb5 30. Nxb5 Qxb5 31. Rc3 Qd5 32. Qxd5 Bxd5 33. Bh4 Rb8 34.
Rc7 Bb7 35. c4 d5 36. c5 Rc8 37. Rxc8+ Bxc8 38. Bf2 Bd7 39. Re5 Kb7 40. Rxd5
Kc6 41. Re5 a5 42. g4 Kb5 43. Rd5 Kc6 44. Rd2 Kc7 45. Ra2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.18"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bg3
Bb4 9. Qc2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 13. Be4 Nc6 14. d5 Na5
15. dxe6 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. exf7+ Qxf7 18. Rh4 c6 19. Rd1 Rae8 20. Qd3 Re6
21. Rf4 Qh5 22. g4 Qg6 23. Qxg6 Rxg6 24. Rfd4 c5 25. Re4 Rgf6 26. g5 hxg5 27.
Rd5 Rh6 28. Ke2 Rh1 29. Rxd6 Ra1 30. Rd2 Rc1 31. Nxg5 Rxc3 32. Re7 Nc6 33. Rc7
Ne5 34. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.20"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 dxc4 7. Nxc6 Qxd1+
8. Nxd1 bxc6 9. Bg2 Nd5 10. Ne3 Ba6 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 Rc8 13. Bd2 e6 14.
Bf3 Bc5 15. Bc3 f6 16. e3 Ke7 17. O-O-O Bb5 18. Rd2 Ba4 19. h4 Rc7 20. h5 Rb8
21. Rh4 Bb4 22. Bxb4+ Rxb4 23. Rdd4 Bb5 24. Bd1 Ba6 25. Rhg4 Kf7 26. h6 g6 27.
Rd6 Bb7 28. Rgd4 Bd5 29. e4 Ke7 30. Ra6 Bc6 31. f3 Bd7 32. Ra3 e5 33. Rd2 Rcb7
34. Be2 Be6 35. Rc2 f5 36. exf5 Bxf5 37. Rd2 Kf6 38. g4 Be6 39. Ra6 c3 40. bxc3
Rb1+ 41. Kc2 R1b2+ 42. Kc1 Rb1+ 43. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.21"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Qb3 Be6 14. d5 Bg4 15.
Nd2 h6 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. f3 Bc8 18. Bf2 Nf4 19. Bf1 b6 20. a5 Rb8 21. axb6 axb6
22. Rab1 Bd7 23. Nc4 b5 24. Na3 c4 25. Qb4 Be5 26. g3 Nd3 27. Bxd3 cxd3 28.
Qxe7 d2 29. Red1 Qxc3 30. Nc2 Bf6 31. Qc5 Qxf3 32. Rxd2 Bg5 33. Nd4 Qxe4 34.
Re1 Qg4 35. Rde2 Rbc8 36. Nc6 Re8 37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 38. Ne5 Qh3 39. Qa7 Bd2 40.
Nxd7 Rxe1+ 41. Bxe1 Bxe1 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Ne4 b4 44. Qd4+ Kh7 45. Nf6+ Kg7 46.
Ng4+ Kg8 47. d6 Bc3 48. Qe4 Bd2 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. Qe5+ Kg8 51. Nf6+ Kf8 52. d7
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.22"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 c5 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nb3
b6 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qb3 fxe4 18. fxe4 Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Ng8 20. Qb6 Bf6 21. Bd3
Kg7 22. Bd2 Nh6 23. Qc6 Ba6 24. Rb6 Bg5 25. Be1 Nf7 26. Rxa6 Be3+ 27. Kh1 Rc8
28. Qa4 Rb8 29. Qc2 Qf6 30. Qe2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.24"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. Na3 b5 7. c3 c5 8. Nc2
Ne7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Nfxd4 c5 12. Nb3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nc6 14. Be3 c4
15. Nc5 f5 16. Rd5 fxe4 17. a4 b4 18. Rc1 Be7 19. Ne1 O-O 20. Rxc4 Rf5 21. Rd1
Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxc5 Bg4 24. f3 exf3 25. Nxf3 b3 26. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brussels SWIFT rapid"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bb5+ N8c6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
a3 Bd7 9. axb4 dxc3 10. bxc3 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rac1
Ne5 15. Bxd7 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Qxd7 17. Kg2 a5 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Qb6
Qxb6 21. Bxb6 Rg5+ 22. Kf1 Rb5 23. Bd4 Rc8 24. Rb1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 e5 26. Be3
Rxc3 27. Rxb7 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brussels SWIFT rapid"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 Nc6 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. c3 e5 11. Rb1 a5 12. Be3 a4 13. Qd3 Kh8 14. g3 exd4 15.
cxd4 Nde5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qb5 Nxf3+ 18. Kg2 Ne5 19. Rfd1 b6 20. Rbc1 Ra5 21.
Qb4 Nd7 22. Bd4 Nc5 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nf4 Qe8 25. f3 Rb5 26. Qd2 Qe5 27. Rc2
f5 28. exf5 Qxf5 29. Qd4+ Qf6 30. Re2 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rf7 32. h4 Ra5 33. h5 Ra8
34. Rd5 Rg8 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Re3 Kf6 37. Rd4 Rgf8 38. b4 axb3 39. axb3 g5 40.
Nd5+ Kg6 41. b4 Nb7 42. Rg4 Nd8 43. f4 Rf5 44. Ne7+ Kh5 45. Kh3 Rb5 46. fxg5
Rf1 47. g6 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Kxg4 49. Kxh1 Rg5 50. Kg2 Kh5 51. Kf3 Kh6 52. Kf4 Rb5
53. Re4 Kg7 54. g4 Kf6 55. Kg3 c5 56. g5+ Kg7 57. Rh4 Ne6 58. Rh7+ Kf8 59. Nf5
cxb4 60. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Brussels SWIFT rapid"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. d3 d6 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. Be3 c6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 d5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qd6 14. Bg3 Qe6
15. Kf1 Rad8 16. Kg2 b5 17. Bb3 a5 18. a3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Nh5 20. exd5 Qg6 21.
Kh2 cxd5 22. d4 Bd6 23. Rg1 f5 24. Qd3 Qf6 25. f4 Nxf4 26. Qf3 Ne6 27. Nxd5 Qf7
28. Bxd6 Rxd6 29. Nf4 Nxd4 30. Qc3 b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. Qd3 Rfd8 33. Rae1 Nxb3
34. Qg3 Nd4 35. Nh5 g6 36. Nf4 g5 37. h4 g4 38. f3 h5 39. fxg4 hxg4 40. h5 Kh7
41. Ref1 Qf6 42. Kh1 R6d7 43. Rg2 Nf3 44. Ng6 Rd1 45. Rgf2 Rxf1+ 46. Rxf1 Rd2
47. Qc7+ Kh6 48. Qf4+ Qg5 49. Qxg5+ Kxg5 0-1

[Event "Brussels SWIFT rapid"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Qc7 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qb3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc5 14. Qa3 a6
15. Bc4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Ba2 Rd3 18. Qb4 a5 19. Qb1 b6 20. Be3 Ba6 21. h4
Rad8 22. Qc2 Qe5 23. Rab1 Rc3 24. Qb2 Nxa4 25. Qa1 Qc7 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qxa4
b5 28. Qa2+ Rc4 29. Bb6 Qxb6 30. Qxc4+ Kg7 31. Qc3+ Kf7 32. e5 b4 33. e6+ Kg8
34. Qg3 Rd3 35. Qf4 Qd8 36. h5 Qf8 37. Qg5 Ra3 38. hxg6 h6 39. Qd5 Bd3 40. Ra1
Qf5 41. Qd8+ Qf8 42. Qxf8+ Kxf8 43. Rxa3 bxa3 44. Ra1 a4 45. Rxa3 Bc2 46. f4
Kg7 47. f5 h5 48. g3 Kf6 49. Kf2 Bxf5 50. Rxa4 Bxg6 51. Ra6 Ke5 52. Ke3 Bf5 53.
Ra5+ Kxe6 54. Kf4 Bg4 55. Rg5 Kf6 56. Re5 Bd1 57. Re1 Bg4 58. Re5 e6 59. Rg5
Bd1 60. Re5 Bg4 61. Re1 Bf5 62. Re5 Bg4 63. Re1 Bf5 64. Re3 Bg4 65. Re1 Bf5 66.
Re3 Bg4 67. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
O-O O-O-O 9. Be3 Nh6 10. f3 Qg6 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. Rad1 Rhe8 13. Nb3 f5 14. Bc5
Bf4 15. Be3 Bd6 16. Bc5 Bf4 17. Be3 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Bd7 11. b3 Nc8 12. Rb1 Nb6 13. Qc2 Bh6 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. b4
axb4 16. axb4 Na4 17. c5 dxc5 18. Nxc7 Rac8 19. Nc4 Bxc1 20. d6 Qd8 21. Rfxc1
cxb4 22. Rxb4 Ne8 23. Nxe5 Be6 24. Rd1 Nxd6 25. Nxe6 Rxc2 26. Nxd8 Rxe2 27.
Rxa4 Nxe4 28. Ra3 Nxf2 29. Rd7 Ne4 30. h3 Re1+ 31. Kh2 f5 32. Nf3 Rb1 33. Ra7
Nc5 34. Rd5 b6 35. Ng5 f4 36. Ndf7 Kg7 37. Nh6+ Kf6 38. Ng4# 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {ChessBase} c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7.
d4 Nc6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nxc3 $6 {This gives White an extra tempo
over the lines where white has to withdraw  his bishop from c4 to d3} (10...
Bf6) (10... b6 $2 {ChessBase} 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Be4 $16) 11. bxc3 b6 12. Qc2 (
12. h4 $5 {Obviously White is a whole tempo up so this should be good} Bxh4 13.
d5 $5 Na5 (13... exd5 14. Qa4) (13... Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qxd5 15. c4 $16) 14. Nxh4
Qxh4 15. Re3 $40) 12... g6 (12... h6 {ChessBase} 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Qe4) 13. Bh6 (
13. h4 $1 {ChessBase} Bb7 (13... Bxh4 14. Bb5 Bb7 15. Qe4 $18) (13... Bf6 14.
h5 Bb7 (14... Bg7 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Ng5 $40) 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17.
Qxg6+ Bg7 18. Ng5 Rf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Ba3+ Ne7 21. Nxe6+ $18) 14. h5) 13...
Re8 14. h4 Bf8 (14... Bxh4 15. d5 $1 Na5 16. Bb5 $18) 15. Bg5 Be7 (15... Qd7 {
ChessBase} 16. Nd2) 16. Bf4 (16. Qd2 $5 Bxg5 $140 17. hxg5 $16 {/\Nh2-g4})
16... Bb7 (16... Bxh4 {ChessBase} 17. d5 $1) 17. h5 Kg7 18. Qd2 Qd5 (18... Rc8
{ChessBase} 19. Bh6+ Kg8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Rxe6 Bf6 (22... Bf8
23. Rxg6+ Kh7 24. Bxf8 Kxg6 25. Qh6+ Kf7 26. Qg7+ Ke6 27. Re1+ Kd5 28. Qf7+ Re6
29. Qxe6#) 23. Qd3 Rxe6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kh8
28. Ne6 Qd7 29. Re1 Rg8 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kh8 32. d5 $1 $18) (18... Bf8 {
ChessBase} 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Bh6+ Kg8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qh6 $40) 19. Be4 $16 Qxh5
(19... Qa5 {ChessBase} 20. Ne5 Rac8 21. Bh6+ Kg8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bxg6 fxg6
24. Qd3 $18) 20. Ne5 Rac8 (20... Na5 {ChessBase} 21. g4 Qh4 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23.
Kg2 $18) 21. Re3 f6 22. Rh3 Qxh3 23. gxh3 fxe5 24. dxe5 (24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25.
Bxe5+ Bf6) 24... Rc7 25. Kh1 $1 Na5 26. Bxb7 Nxb7 27. Bh6+ Kg8 28. Rd1 Rec8 (
28... Nc5 29. Qf4 $16 {/\Qg4,h4-h5}) (28... Rd8 {ChessBase} 29. Qc2 Rxd1+ 30.
Qxd1 Nc5 31. Qg4 $40) 29. Qe2 Rxc3 30. Qg4 Kf7 (30... Nc5 {ChessBase} 31. Rd7
Bf8 32. Rxa7 $1 Bxh6 33. Qh4 Bg7 (33... Ne4 34. Qxe4 $1 (34. Qxh6 $2 Rxh3+ 35.
Qxh3 Nxf2+ $19)) 34. Qe7 $18) 31. Rd4 R3c6 32. Bg5 $18 Bxg5 33. Qxg5 Nc5 34. h4
(34. Qf6+ {ChessBase} Kg8 35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kf7 (36... Kg7 37. Qe7+ Kh6
38. Qf8+ Kg5 39. h4+ $18) 37. Qh8) 34... Re8 35. h5 Rc7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Rd8 $1
Rc8 (37... Rce7 {ChessBase} 38. Qxe7) 38. h6 {Time} 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Winants, Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nxe5 Re8 7. Nf3 Nxe4 8.
d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bf8 10. c4 h6 11. Bf4 a6 12. Ba4 Na5 13. Ne5 Qf6 14. Bg3 c6 15.
Qd2 Qd8 16. c5 d6 17. cxd6 b5 18. Bb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qxd6 20. c4 Qf6 21. Rfe1
Bf5 22. c5 Red8 23. Qc3 a5 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Qxa5 Rxd4 26. b4 Re4 27. Rxe4 Bxe4
28. h4 Be7 29. Qc7 Qe6 30. f3 Bd5 31. Kh2 h5 32. Nd3 g5 33. hxg5 Bxg5 34. Bf4
Bf6 35. Be5 Bc4 36. Bxf6 Qxf6 37. Qg3+ Kf8 38. Nf4 h4 39. Qg4 Qc3 40. Qxh4 Qxb4
41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Nh5+ 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.16"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7.
c4 d6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. f4 Re8 12. Kh1 e5 13. Nf5 Bf8 14.
fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bc2 Bxf5 16. Rxf5 Neg4 17. Rf4 Ne5 18. Qd2 Nfd7 19. Nd5 Qd8 20.
Raf1 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. a3 Rc8 23. Bd3 Rb8 24. Qe2 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 f6 26. Qh3
Rb7 27. Bc3 Ne5 28. Qh5 Re6 29. a4 bxa4 30. bxa4 Qe8 31. Qh3 Ng6 32. R4f2 Rxe4
33. a5 Qc6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qd2 Ne5 36. Bxe5 dxe5 37. Nb6 Qe6 38. Qc2 Rb4 39.
Rd2 R4xb6 40. axb6 Rxb6 41. Rd8 Rc6 42. Qb2 Rc8 43. Rxc8 Qxc8 44. Rc1 Qe6 45.
Qb8 Kf7 46. h3 h6 47. Qb7+ Be7 48. Rc6 Qf5 49. Rc7 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.16"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Winants, Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C75"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nge7 7.
d4 Ng6 8. d5 Nb8 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. c4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qc2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4
14. Rb1 a5 15. Nb5 Be7 16. Rd1 Qb8 17. Be3 Rd8 18. a3 c6 19. Nc3 Qc7 20. b4
axb4 21. axb4 Nf6 22. Qe2 g6 23. Rbc1 Ra3 24. c5 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Nxe4 26. Rc4
dxc5 27. Rxe4 cxd5 28. Rg4 f5 29. Rg3 f4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Rgd3 d4 32. bxc5
Bxc5 33. Qc2 Qe7 34. g3 b6 35. Ra1 Rf8 36. Qd1 Qe4 37. Qd2 Re8 38. Rd1 Kh8 39.
Qxf4 Qxf4 40. gxf4 Kg7 41. Kg2 Re2 42. Kf3 Rc2 43. R1d2 Rc1 44. Re2 b5 45. Re6
Kf7 46. Rc6 Ke7 47. Ke4 Re1+ 48. Kd5 Ba3 49. Rxd4 Re2 50. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3 e5
15. Be3 (15. Bg3 {-46/621}) (15. Bg5 {-44/565}) 15... Qe7 (15... b6 {-39/568})
(15... c4 {-13/635}) 16. Qd2 (16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 c4 18. Bb1 Nc6 $10 {Browne,
W-Kamsky,G/New York/1989/}) 16... b6 17. f4 (17. c4) 17... c4 $6 {><d4} (17...
exf4 18. Bxf4 Bg4 {-39/568}) 18. Bc2 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nc6 20. Nd4 $1 {Razuvaev} (
20. Rf2 {-13/653}) 20... Nxd4 (20... Ne5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nc6 Qc5+ (22... Qd6
$5 23. Nxd8 Qxd8 $14) 23. Qf2 (23. Rf2 Re8 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Qd4 $36) 23...
Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Re8 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Rcf1 $16) 21. cxd4 $16 Ba6 (21... c3 $5
22. Qxc3 Ba6 23. Rfd1 $5 (23. Rf3 Rac8 24. Qd2 Rc4) 23... Rac8 24. Qe1 $16) 22.
Rf3 (22. Qc3 b5 23. a3 f5 $14 (23... Bb7 $14 {/\f5})) 22... Rac8 23. Bh6 (23.
Qf2 $5 $16 {/\h4,Bg5,h4-h5}) 23... Bh8 $2 (23... c3 $142 $1 24. Qe3 Bxh6 25.
Qxh6 Qb4 $1 26. Rd1 (26. Qe3 $5 $16) 26... Be2 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Qxh7+ Ke8 $1 (
28... Kf8 29. e5 Bxd1 (29... Qe7 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. e6+ $18) 30. Qh6+ (30. Qh8+
$18) 30... Ke7 (30... Ke8 31. Bxg6+ Kd7 32. Qg7+ Qe7 33. Bf5+ Kc7 34. d6+ $18)
(30... Kg8 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ $18) 31. Qg7+ $18) 29. e5 Rd7 30. Qg8+ (30.
Qh8+ Qf8 31. Bxg6+ Rf7 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7) 30... Qf8 31. Bxg6+ Ke7 32. d6+ Rxd6 $13
) 24. Qf2 $1 $18 {/\h4,Rf1} Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rf1 Rc7 (26... Rf8 27. Rf6 (
27. d6 Qxd6 28. Rxf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. d5 $16) (27. e5 c3 28. d6 Qd7 29.
Re1 $40) 27... c3 28. d6 Qd7 29. Re1 $40) 27. Qg3 $1 Bb7 (27... c3 28. Rxf7+ (
28. R1f2 $18) 28... Qxf7 29. Rxf7+ Rxf7 30. h4 $16) 28. Rf6 Rcd7 29. Qf4 b5 30.
d6 Qe8 31. h4 b4 $5 (31... h5 32. e5 $18 {><g6}) 32. h5 (32. Ba4 $2 Qxe4) 32...
a5 (32... b3 33. axb3 cxb3 34. Bxb3 Qxe4 35. h6+ Kh8 36. Qxe4 Bxe4 37. Rxf7 Bf5
38. Rxd7 Rxd7 (38... Bxd7 39. Ra1 $18) 39. g4 $18) 33. d5 c3 34. Ba4 Ba6 35.
Rf2 Bc4 36. Kh2 $1 {(.)} Kg8 37. h6 Qf8 (37... Bd3 38. e5) 38. Bxd7 Rxd7 39. e5
Bxd5 40. e6 Bxe6 41. Rxe6 a4 42. Qe3 Rd8 43. d7 b3 44. Re8 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
Be6 9. Re1 $5 Re8 (9... c6 {N} 10. cxd5 cxd5) (9... f5 $5 10. c5 (10. cxd5 Bxd5
11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6) (10. Qb3 $5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 (11. Qxb7 cxd3 12. Qxa8)
11... Bxc4 12. Qxc4+ Kh8 13. Nc3 $14) 10... Be7 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 (
12... Qxd7 13. f3 Nf6 14. Qe2 Bf7 15. Qxe7 Rae8 16. Qxd7 Rxe1+ 17. Kf2 $18) 13.
f3 Nf6 14. Re5 {Capablanka,J-Michelsen,E/New York/1915/} (14. Bf4 {/\Bc7})
14... b6 $5 15. Qe2 Rf7) 10. c5 (10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 (11. Qxb7 cxd3 (11...
Bd5 $2 12. Qxd5 Bxh2+ 13. Nxh2 Qxd5 14. Nc3 $18) 12. Qxa8 $13 Bd5) 11... Bxc4
12. Qxc4 Nd7 13. Nc3 Ndf6 14. Qb3 Qc8 (14... b6 {Yus}) (14... Nxc3 {Yus}) 15.
Be3 c6 16. Rac1 Qd7 $10 {Schwarz}) (10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8
13. bxc3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qe1+ 15. Bf1 Nc6 16. Bb2 Qd2 17. Qe2 $10 {Van Baarle,
J-Yusupov,A/Wolvega 25'/1992/}) (10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Rxe4 Nb4 13. Qc3
Bf5 $44 {Lau,R-Huebner,R/Munich 30'/1992/}) 10... Be7 (10... Bf8 11. Nc3 Bf5
12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Qxb7 Nxc3 14. Qxc6 Bxd3 15. bxc3 Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1 Be4 17. Bf4 $16
{Kuczynski,R-Gdanski,A/Polanica Zdroj/1992/}) 11. Nc3 $1 $14 (11. Bxe4 $6 dxe4
12. Rxe4 Bxc5 $15 {Schwarz}) 11... Nxc3 (11... f5 $2 12. Qb3 $16 {><e4,b7,d5})
12. bxc3 Nd7 (12... b6 13. Qc2 h6 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Ne5 $16) 13. Bf4 b6 14. Qc2
(14. c6 Nf8 $14 {/\Bd6,><c6}) 14... Nf8 15. Ne5 Bf6 (15... bxc5 $6 16. Bb5 (16.
Nc6 Qd7 17. Bb5 Bd6 18. Nxa7 Bxf4 19. Bxd7 Bxd7 $13) 16... Nd7 17. Nc6 (17. Qa4
Nxe5 18. Bxe8 (18. Bxe5 $36) 18... Nd3 $13) 17... Qc8 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bc6
Rb8 20. Bxd5 cxd4 21. cxd4 Nf6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 $16) 16. Bb5 (16. Nc6 $6 Qd7 17.
Bb5 $140 (17. Qa4 $140 a6 18. cxb6 cxb6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6) 17... a6 18. Ba4 b5)
16... Bxe5 $8 17. Bxe5 Bd7 18. c6 Bc8 $1 {/\a6,Re6,><c6} (18... Be6 19. Ba6 $18
) 19. Bg3 a6 20. Bd3 Re6 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. a4 $5 {/\Qe2} Qe8 (22... Ng6 23. f4
$1 $40) 23. Bxc7 Qxc6 24. Bg3 $14 {^^} h6 (24... Rc8 $142 $1 25. Ra3 b5 26.
axb5 axb5 27. Qb1 (27. Rb3 b4 $10) (27. Qb2 $5) 27... Bd7 28. Rb3 Qe6 $14) 25.
h3 Nd7 (25... Rc8) 26. Bh4 $1 $16 (26. f4 Nf6) (26. Ra3 $5 $16) 26... Qc7 27.
Qd2 {/\f4} Nf8 28. Ra3 $1 (28. f4 f5 $1 $14) 28... Ng6 29. Bg3 Qb7 (29... Qc6
$142) 30. Rb3 {><a6,b6} Nf8 {/\Nd7} 31. Qb2 Nd7 32. Qa3 Qc6 33. Qb4 Ra7 34. Kh2
Ra8 35. f3 Ra7 $138 36. Qd6 Qxd6 (36... Qxa4 37. Rxb6 $40) 37. Bxd6 f5 (37...
h5 $142 $16) 38. g4 g6 39. Kg3 Kf7 40. Bf4 Kg7 (40... g5 41. gxf5 gxf4+ 42.
Kxf4 $18) 41. gxf5 Bxf5 42. Bxf5 gxf5 43. Rb1 Kg6 (43... Ra8 44. Bc7 (44. Re1
$5 Kf7 45. Bxh6 $16) 44... Rc8 45. Bxb6 Rxc3 $16) 44. Re1 Nf6 45. Kh4 (45. Re6
$4 Kf7 {/\Nh5}) 45... Kf7 46. Bxh6 Rc7 (46... Ra8 47. Bg5) 47. Bd2 Rc8 48. Kg3
$18 Nh5+ 49. Kf2 Re8 50. Rg1 (50. Rxe8 Kxe8 51. Ke2 Kd7 52. Kd3 Kc6 53. h4 $18
{/\Kc2-b3,b4, Be3-g1,h2=}) 50... Ng7 $1 51. h4 Ne6 52. Rb1 $2 (52. Re1 $18)
52... Rb8 53. Ke2 $6 b5 54. Kd3 Kf6 55. axb5 axb5 56. h5 f4 $16 57. Ra1 Rh8 58.
Ra6 Rxh5 $2 (58... Kf7 $1 59. Rb6 Rxh5 60. Rxb5 $16) 59. Bxf4 Kf5 60. Be5 Nc5+
(60... Rh3 61. Ke3 $16) 61. dxc5 Kxe5 62. Rg6 $2 (62. f4+ $3 Kxf4 63. Kd4 $18)
62... Rh4 {/\Rc4=} 63. Rg4 Rh1 64. Rd4 $6 (64. Rg8 $142) 64... Ke6 $138 65. Kc2
$6 $138 Rh5 66. Kb3 Kd7 (66... Rf5 $10) 67. Kb4 Kc6 $4 (67... Rf5 $1 $10) 68.
Rg4 $18 Rh6 69. f4 Rf6 70. Rh4 Rf7 71. Rh6+ Kc7 72. Kxb5 Rxf4 73. Rh7+ Kc8 74.
Kb6 Rf1 75. Rh8+ Kd7 76. c6+ 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C59"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6
7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bd6 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. c4 Ne7
14. O-O f5 15. Nc3 g5 16. Kh1 Ng6 17. b4 Nb7 18. f3 Nd6 19. Be3 Be6 20. Rb1 Qf6
21. Bc5 Rf7 22. Qa4 Ne7 23. Rbd1 h5 24. b5 cxb5 25. Nxb5 Nxb5 26. Qxb5 Rd8 27.
Qa6 Rg7 28. Nf2 Rg6 29. Qxa7 Rc8 30. Qb7 g4 31. fxg4 hxg4 32. Ne4 Qg7 33. Nd6
Rh6 34. Nxc8 Nxc8 35. g3 f4 36. Kg1 f3 37. Bxf3 gxf3 38. Qxf3 Nd6 39. Qa8+ Kh7
40. Qf8 Qg4 41. Qe7+ Qg7 42. Bxd6 Bxd6 43. Qxd6 Rxh2 44. Kxh2 Qh6+ 45. Kg1 Qe3+
46. Rf2 Qxg3+ 47. Rg2 Qe3+ 48. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.19"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7.
Qc2 Bb4 8. Nd2 e5 $5 $146 (8... h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be2 Nxg3 12. hxg3
Nf6 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Bd7 16. f3 Ke7 17. Kf2 Rac8 18. c5 b6
19. Nb3 h5 20. a4 Rb8 21. Rab1 Rhe8 22. c4 Rh8 23. Rhc1 Rhg8 24. cxd5 exd5 25.
Bd3 Rgd8 26. Ke2 $14 {Ionescu,Co-Yang Xian/Dubai olm/1986/}) (8... Ne4 9. Ncxe4
(9. Ndxe4 dxe4 10. Bf4 (10. Bh4 O-O 11. Be2 e5 12. O-O exd4 13. exd4 g5 14. Bg3
f5 15. f4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 g4 17. Bh4 Nb6 18. Rfb1 Be6 19. Rb4 Rf7 20. Rab1 Rc8
21. Bf2 Rd7 22. R1b3 c5 23. Rb5 Qa4 24. d5 Bf7 25. Rb2 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 $16 {
Van_Wely-Weemaes/Sas van Gent/1988/}) 10... e5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. Be2 exd4 13.
exd4 f5 14. Bf4 Be7 15. h4 c5 16. d5 Bf6 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. g4 fxg4 19. Nxe4 Ne5
20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Bf5 22. Qc3 Qd6 23. O-O-O Be4 24. Qg3 Rf3 25. Bxf3 Nd3+
26. Kc2 $13 {Vera,R-Inkiov,V/Roma/1985/}) 9... dxe4 10. Bh4 O-O 11. a3 g5 12.
Bg3 f5 13. O-O-O Bxd2+ 14. Rxd2 f4 15. exf4 gxf4 16. Bh4 Qh5 17. Be7 e3 18. Re2
$16 {Spassov,L-Inkiov,V/Bulgaria (ch)/1984/}) (8... dxc4) 9. Nb3 Qa4 $1 10.
cxd5 (10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Bf4 dxc4 12. Qxe4 cxb3 $17) 10... exd4 11. dxc6 (11.
Nxd4 Qxc2 12. Nxc2 Nxd5 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 $132) 11... dxc3 12. cxd7+ Bxd7 13. bxc3
Qc6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Nd4 (16. Be2 Qxg2 $19) 16... Bxc3+ 17. Kd1
Bxd4 18. Qxc6 Bxc6 19. exd4 O-O (19... Rd8 20. Rc4 Rg8 21. f3 Bb5 $15) 20. Kd2
Rfd8 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.20"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anand} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bd7 (15... Qd7 $1 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bg5
Rad8 $2 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qh5 $16 {Smagin-Nunn, Dortmund 1991.}) (15... Qd7 $1
16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bg5 f6 $1 20. Bd2 Kh8 21. Qh5 f5 22. Ng5
Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Qc6 $1 24. f3 c4 25. Bc2 b4 $1 26. dxc4 Qxc4 27. Re5 Nxc3 $1 28.
Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 {Ernst,T-Sokolov,I,EU-chT, Debrecen 1992.} Kg8
$3 $19) (15... Qd7 $1 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Nf3 c5 18. a4 b4 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 bxc3
21. Qf1 Be7 22. bxc3 Bf6 $17 {De Firmian-Wahls, Biel-A 1990.}) (15... Qf5 16.
Nd2 Qg6 17. Nf1 $1 f5 18. Rd4 Kh8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qf3 Bb7 21. Rh4 $14 {
Liss,E-Bryson,D,EU-chT,Haifa 1989.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. f4
$5 Bxf4 19. Qf3 Bxd2 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxd2 $16 {Koch,JR-Blatny,
P, EU-chT,Haifa 1989.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. f4 $5 Kh8 $1 19.
Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qf3 Bd7 21. Nb3 d4 22. Nxd4 Rae8 $44 {Popovic-Pavlovic, Belgrade
IKO 1992.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. a4 $5 f5 18. Rd4 Kh8 $1 19. Rxd5 cxd5
20. Bxd5 Rb8 $17 {Feher-Hazai, Hun-ch 1989.}) 16. Nd2 g5 (16... Rae8 {Anand}
17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Ne4 $14) 17. Re2 (17. Nf3 h6 18. Ne5 Bf5 19. Re1 (19. Ng4 $5
Nf4 $6 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Bxf4 Bxe4 (21... gxf4 22. Qf3 $16) 22. Nxe4 Bxf4 $13)
19... Rae8 20. d4 Nf6 21. f3 $13) 17... f5 (17... Qh5 18. Re1 $1) 18. c4 $1 (
18. Ne4 $2 fxe4 19. dxe4 Bg4 20. exd5 c5 $17 {Anand,V-Kamsky,G/Dortmund/1992/}
(20... c5 {Anand} 21. Qf1 Qh5 $1 $17 {Anand-Kamsky Dortmund 1992})) 18... f4 (
18... bxc4 19. dxc4 f4 20. cxd5 fxg3 21. hxg3 Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 23. Rg2 Qe3+
24. Rf2 Qg3+ $10 {Anand.}) 19. Qf1 $1 (19. cxd5 fxg3 20. hxg3 (20. fxg3 {Anand}
Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Bg4 $40) 20... Rxf2 $1 $10 (20... Rxf2 $1 21. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 22. Rg2
Qe3+)) 19... fxg3 (19... Qh5 20. cxd5 c5 $13 (20... fxg3 21. hxg3 Bxg3 22. Qg2)
) 20. hxg3 $1 (20. Qxh3 gxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Bxh3 $132 (21... Bxh3 {Anand} 22. cxd5
Bc5 23. Ne4 Rxf2 $1 24. Nxf2 Rf8)) 20... Qh5 (20... Nf4 21. c5+ Kh8 22. cxd6
Qh5 (22... Qg4 23. Re4 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Nf4+ 25. Rxf4 gxf4 26. Bd1 $16) 23. gxf4
Bh3 (23... gxf4 24. f3) 24. Qxh3 Qxh3 25. Re3 (25. Be6 Qxd3 26. b4 h6 $13)
25... Qh4 26. Rg3 gxf4 27. Nf3 Qf6 28. Rg2 $16) 21. cxd5 Bg4 (21... Bxg3 22.
Qg2 Qxe2 23. Qxg3 Qe1+ 24. Nf1 $16) 22. dxc6+ Kg7 (22... Kh8 {Anand} 23. Re3
Bc5 24. Ne4 Bxe3 25. Bxe3 Bf3 26. Bd4+ $18) 23. Re4 (23. Re3 {Anand} Bc5 24.
Ne4 Bxe3 25. Bxe3 Bf3 26. Bd4+ Kg6) 23... Bxg3 24. fxg3 $1 Rxf1+ 25. Nxf1 $16
Qh3 26. Re7+ Kh6 27. Bd5 Rf8 28. Bd2 (28. Bg2 {Anand} Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Qxg3 30.
Re3 $18) 28... Bf3 29. Bxf3 Rxf3 30. Re2 Kg6 31. c7 $18 Rf8 32. Rae1 Qd7 33.
Re6+ Kh5 34. g4+ Kxg4 35. R1e4+ Kf3 (35... Kh3 {Anand} 36. Rh6#) 36. Be1 (36.
Nh2+ {Anand} Kg3 37. Rg4+ Kh3 38. Re3+ Rf3 39. Rxf3#) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.21"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2 Bb7
{Not always the most useful move. Black may want to keep the option of Ba6} 9.
Bd3 b4 10. Nd1 Nc6 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Be7 (12... Bc5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc5
Nxc5 15. Qxb4) (12... Nc5 13. Nf2 $14) 13. Rf3 $1 O-O 14. Rh3 g6 15. Nf2 $14
Nc5 (15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Re1 $16) 16. Ng4 Ne4 (16... h5
17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. f5 $1) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bd4 h5
20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 Qd5 22. Qe3 Rfd8 23. c3 bxc3 24. bxc3 Qf5 (24... Rab8
25. f5 exf5 26. Qh6 $18) (24... Kf8 $5 25. g4 $140 Ke8) 25. Rg3 Rxd4 $8 26.
Qxd4 h4 27. Rg5 Qxf4 28. Rc5 $18 e5 29. Qf2 Bd7 30. Qxf4 exf4 31. Rf1 f3 32.
gxf3 Bh3 33. Rd1 Rb8 34. Rc4 exf3 35. Rxh4 Be6 36. Rd2 g5 37. Rh5 g4 38. Kf2
Rc8 39. Rh4 Rb8 40. c4 Rc8 41. c5 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.22"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Be2 Bg5
14. Nc2 Rb8 15. O-O a5 16. Qd3 Be6 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20.
Bg4 Ne7 21. Qe2 d5 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qg4 Rb6 24. Qg3 Rc6 25. Qg5 d4 26. Ng4 Ng6
27. h4 Rc5 28. Rac1 Nf4 29. Kh2 d3 30. Rd2 b4 31. Rcd1 bxc3 32. bxc3 Rxc3 33.
g3 Ng6 34. h5 Qe7 35. Qxe7 Nxe7 36. Nxe5 Rc5 37. f4 Nc6 38. Nxc6 Rxc6 39. Rxd3
Rc2+ 40. Kh3 Rxd3 41. Rxd3 Rxa2 42. Rd8+ Kf7 43. Rd7+ Kf8 44. h6 gxh6 45. Rxh7
Ra1 46. Kg4 Rh1 47. Ra7 Re1 48. e5 Rh1 49. Rxa5 Kf7 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Rh7 Ke8
52. Kf3 Rh2 53. Rg7 h5 54. Rh7 Kf8 55. f5 exf5 56. Kf4 Rg2 57. e6 Re2 58. Rf7+
Ke8 59. Kxf5 Rf2+ 60. Kg5 Rg2 61. Rf3 Ke7 62. Kxh5 Kxe6 63. g4 Rh2+ 64. Kg6 Rh8
65. g5 Rg8+ 66. Kh6 Rh8+ 67. Kg7 Rh4 68. g6 Rg4 69. Kh7 Rh4+ 70. Kg8 Rg4 71. g7
1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.22"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7.
O-O Bb7 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 c5 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Re1 Qc7
14. f3 Rad8 15. Nf1 Nf8 16. Ra2 Qc8 17. Ng3 Ba6 18. Bb1 Ng6 19. Rf2 cxd4 20.
cxd4 Qc3 21. Nf5 Bc4 22. Bc2 Ne7 23. Bd2 Qb2 24. g4 Nxf5 25. gxf5 Rc8 26. Bc1
Qc3 27. e4 dxe4 28. fxe4 Rcd8 29. Rd2 Qh3 30. Rg2 Qc3 31. Bg5 Kh8 32. Rd2 h6
33. Re3 Qb4 34. Rh3 Nh7 35. Bxd8 Rxd8 36. Rg3 Ba6 37. e5 f6 38. e6 Bb7 39. h4
Rc8 40. d5 Qc5+ 41. Kg2 Qd6 42. Be4 Kg8 43. Rc2 Rd8 44. Qg4 Qe7 45. Rgc3 Bxd5
46. Bxd5 Rxd5 47. Rc7 Rd2+ 48. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.22"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 15'} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nge2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5
Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 a5 11. d3 O-O 12. b3 Qd7 13. Bb2
Rfd8 14. Qc2 f6 15. Rfd1 Bf8 16. Ne4 Qf7 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. Bf3 Bd5 19. Rac1 Bxf3
20. Nxf3 Rd7 21. Rd2 Rcd8 22. Rcd1 Kh8 23. Kf1 Rd5 24. Qc4 Qe8 25. Qc2 Rc5 26.
Qb1 Rb5 27. Qc2 Rc5 28. Qb1 Rb5 29. Qc2 Rc5 30. Qb1 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.22"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 15'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 (4... Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6
6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Bb3 (8. Be2 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Bb6 11. f4 Qh6 $1
$13 {Sveshnikov,E-Smyslov,V, Tilbrug 1992. CBM 32 game 961.}) 8... Qg6 9. O-O
Ng4 $10 {Kesanen,I-Mc Carron,T, Helsinki 1992. CBM 32 game 298.}) 5. Nxc6 bxc6
6. e5 Qe7 (6... Ne4 7. Bd3 $5 {New. 7.Qd4? f5! - Lautier,J-Beliavsky,V, Biel
1992. CBM 31 game 193.} Nc5 8. O-O d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Be2 {10.Re1+ Be6 =} O-O
11. Nd2 {11.Bf3 Qf6 =} Be6 $10 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Sokolov,I, Chalkidiki 1992.
CBM 32 game 27.}) 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 (9. g3 g6 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O
12. Re1 Rae8 $10 {Van der Wiel,J-Nikolic,Pr, Tilburg 1992, CBM 32 game 864.})
9... g6 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Bg2 f6 13. O-O $1 fxe5 14. Qd2 Nb6 15. Ba3
d6 16. Bxc6 Rab8 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Ne4 $14 Rd8 20. Rad1 Rbb8 21. c5
dxc5 22. Qc2 Qf7 23. Bxc5 h6 24. Be3 a5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1
Kh7 28. a4 Nd7 29. Qd3 Nf8 30. Nd2 $1 $16 Ne6 31. Nc4 Qf3 32. Nd2 Qd1+ 33. Qf1
Qc2 34. Qc4 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Nd4 36. Bxd4 exd4 37. Ne4 Qg4 38. Qd5 c6 $2 39. Qxc6
d3 40. f3 $1 $18 Qf5 41. Qd6 Qc8 42. Qxd3 Qc1 43. h4 Qb2+ 44. Kh3 Qe5 45. Nd2
Qe6+ 46. Kg2 Qe5 47. Nc4 Qc5 48. Qd2 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Qxa5 Qe7 51. Qf5+ Kh6
52. Qe4 Qb4 53. Ne3 $1 Qd2+ 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 b6 14. Ra1
Qb2 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 17. d5 Nd7 18. Qa4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. d6 Qb4 21.
Qa6 Qb6 22. Be2 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Rab8 24. Qd3 c4 25. Qxc4 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27.
Rxa7 Rf8 28. Qa2 Qb4 29. Bc4 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Qxe4 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33.
g3 Bf8 34. Bd5 Qf5 35. Qa7 Qf6 36. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.24"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2
Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Qd3 Be7 12. e4 Nb4 13. Qd2 N8a6 14. b3 Qc7 15.
e5 Bg6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 c5 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Qe3 Nc6 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Rad1
Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Nb4 26. Qe4 Nd5 27. Bd4
a6 28. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7.
e3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Nb4 13. Bb1 Be7
14. a3 Nc6 15. Qe2 Ne8 16. Qd3 f5 17. Bf4 Nd6 18. Ba2 Rc8 19. Rac1 Ne4 20. Na4
Qa5 21. Nc3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Na7 24. Rfc1 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Rc8 26. Rc7
Rxc7 27. Bxc7 Nb5 28. Ba5 Nd6 29. Kf1 b5 30. Ke2 Nc4 31. Bc3 Kf7 32. Kd3 a5 33.
Kc2 a4 34. Kd3 Ke8 35. Bb1 Kd7 36. Bc2 Kc6 37. Bd1 Bh4 38. g3 Bd8 39. g4 Bh4
40. Ke2 g6 41. Bc2 Bg5 42. Bd3 Kb6 43. Kf3 Bh4 44. Ke2 Bg5 45. f4 Be7 46. Kf3
b4 47. axb4 Kb5 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Bd2 Bxb4 50. Bc1 Ba5 51. Ke2 Kb4 52. Bc2 Bd8
53. Kd3 Bh4 54. Bd1 Bf2 55. Bd2+ Kb5 56. Bc1 Bxe3 57. Bxe3 Nxb2+ 58. Kc2 Nxd1
59. Kxd1 Kc4 60. Kc2 h5 61. h4 a3 62. Bc1 Kxd4 63. Bxa3 Ke4 64. Bd6 Kf3 65. Kd3
Kg4 66. Ke3 Kxh4 67. Kf3 d4 68. Bb4 Kh3 69. Bd2 h4 70. Be1 d3 71. Bd2 Kh2 72.
Kf2 Kh3 73. Kf3 Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.25"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7.
Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Rxe7 13. Qd2
Ne6 14. Rad1 g6 15. Bb1 b5 16. a3 a5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Qd6 19. e4 Rb7 20. g4
Nhf4 21. Rc1 f6 22. Nxf4 Qxf4 23. Qxf4 Nxf4 24. Rfe1 Kf8 25. Ne2 Nxe2+ 26. Rxe2
Bd7 27. exd5 cxd5 28. Ba2 Ra3 29. Bxd5 Rb6 30. Ra2 Ra4 31. Rb2 Rd6 32. Rc5 Ra3
33. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.25"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 15'} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c6 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Bg4 9. Nge2 Bh5 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. h4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 c5 13. Nf5 Nc6
14. Bg5 cxd4 15. exd4 Ne4 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxd5 Qd6 19. Nc3
Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rfe8+ 21. Kf1 Re6 22. Rh3 Rae8 23. h5 h6 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Re3 Rxe3
26. Qxe3 Qxe3 27. fxe3 Rxe3 28. c4 Kf8 29. c5 b6 30. c6 Ke7 31. Kf2 Rc3 32. d5
Kd6 33. Rd2 b5 34. Ke1 a5 35. Rf2 f6 36. Rd2 b4 37. Kd1 Rc5 38. Rd4 a4 39. Rxb4
Rxd5+ 40. Ke2 Kxc6 41. Rxa4 Rxh5 42. Ra7 Rg5 43. Kf2 Kb6 44. Rf7 h5 45. g3 Kc6
46. Ra7 Kd6 47. a4 Ke6 48. Kf3 Rg4 49. Ra5 g6 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. a5
Ra4 53. Kg2 g5 54. Kf2 f5 55. a6 f4 56. gxf4 Rxf4+ 57. Kg3 Ra4 58. Kh3 Ra3+ 59.
Kh2 h4 60. Rb7 Rxa6 61. Rb5 Rg6 62. Kh3 Kg7 63. Kg4 Kh6 64. Rb8 Ra6 65. Rh8+
Kg7 66. Rb8 Ra5 67. Rb6 Re5 68. Ra6 Kf7 69. Rb6 Re6 70. Rb5 Rg6 71. Rb7+ Kg8
72. Ra7 Rg7 73. Ra5 Kh7 74. Ra6 Rg6 75. Ra8 Kg7 76. Rb8 Kh6 77. Rh8+ Kg7 78.
Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.25"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 15'} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7.
Qxd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 a5 10. b3 O-O 11. a3 Be7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. a4 Rad8 17. Rad1 c5 18. Bc3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Ng4 20.
g3 Bc5 21. Qe2 Nf6 22. Nb5 Qb6 23. Kg2 Qc6+ 24. Qf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 b6 26. Be5
h5 27. h3 Kh7 28. Bc7 Rc8 29. Rd3 g5 30. g4 Kg6 31. Rfd1 hxg4+ 32. hxg4 Rh8 33.
Be5 Rh4 34. Nd6 Rch8 35. Ne4 Nxe4 36. Bxh8 Nxf2 37. Be5 Nxd1 38. Rxd1 f5 39.
gxf5+ exf5 40. Bg3 Re4 41. Rd3 g4+ 42. Kg2 f4 43. Bh4 Kh5 44. Bd8 Re2+ 45. Kf1
Rf2+ 46. Ke1 g3 47. Rd5+ Kg4 48. Rg5+ Kf3 49. Bxb6 Bxb6 50. c5 Bd8 51. Rd5 Re2+
52. Kd1 g2 53. Rd3+ Kf2 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Rd1 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. a4 {This move,first
applied by Short in his match against Karpov,changes,it seems, the assessment
of this position,as favourable for black.} Rb8 {Karpov played 13...ba,what
turned out to be unsatisfactory for black.} 14. axb5 axb5 15. h3 Bh5 16. Be3
Qd7 17. Rc1 Rb6 {Played in order to meet 18.Dc2 with Lf3.17...Sd8!? was an
alternative.} 18. Nc3 Nb4 19. Ra7 Ng5 {19...Sc6? 20.Sd5!,winning.} 20. Bxg5
Bxg5 21. Rca1 {21.Td1 was more prudent} Bf4 $2 {The move meets a tactical
refutation.After 21...Ld8 the position was unclear. But 21...Sc6! with threats
Sa7 and 21...Sd4 would pose a real challenge to white!} 22. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 23.
Qe4 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nb4 26. Qe3 $1 Qc8 {The threat was Db6.The
move,which looked the most stubborn-26...Dd3 would be met by 27.Lf7 Tf7 28.Ta8
Tf8 29.Tf8 Kf8 30.Df4.} 27. Qe4 Na6 {Or 27...Sc6 28.Ta8 Da8 29.Ta8 Ta8 30.e6
fe 31.Le6 Kh8 32.Ld5} 28. Bd5 c6 29. Qe3 Rb7 30. Bxf7+ Rbxf7 31. R7xa6 Rxf2 32.
e6 Rxb2 33. e7 Re8 34. Ra8 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Qc7+ 36. g3 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 Qd7 38. Rxe8+
1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "217"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nc6 8. Be2
Be7 9. Qd3 Qb6 10. Nb3 a5 11. a3 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Na4 Qa7 15.
Bf3 Rd8 16. Rhe1 Rb8 17. Qb5 Nd4 18. Qb6 Qxb6 19. Nxb6 Nxf3 20. gxf3 a4 21. Na5
Be7 22. Nac4 Bd7 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Nb6 Rc7 25. Rd3 g5 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Nxa4 b5
28. Nc3 b4 29. axb4 Rxb4 30. Nd1 Kg7 31. c3 Rb8 32. Re2 Rh8 33. Kc2 Rh3 34. Rg2
Kf8 35. Nf2 Rh4 36. Ng4 Ra7 37. Ne3 Rc7 38. b3 Rh3 39. Nc4 Ra7 40. Kb2 g4 41.
Rxg4 Rxh2+ 42. Rd2 Rxd2+ 43. Nxd2 Bf6 44. f4 d5 45. e5 Be7 46. Nf3 Ba3+ 47. Kc2
Bc5 48. b4 Bb6 49. Kd3 Ra1 50. Ng5 Ke7 51. Nh7 Rg1 52. Nf6 Bf2 53. Rxg1 Bxg1
54. Ng4 Kd7 55. c4 dxc4+ 56. Kxc4 Kc6 57. Kd3 Kb5 58. Nh6 Kxb4 59. Nxf7 Kc5 60.
Ng5 Kd5 61. Nh7 Bb6 62. Nf8 Bc7 63. Nd7 Kc6 64. Nf6 Ba5 65. Ke4 Kc7 66. Kf3 Kd8
67. Ne4 Ke7 68. Kg4 Bb6 69. Nd6 Bc5 70. Nc4 Kf7 71. Kh5 Kg7 72. Nd6 Bb6 73. Kg5
Bd8+ 74. Kg4 Bb6 75. Kh5 Bd4 76. Nc4 Bc5 77. Kg5 Be7+ 78. Kg4 Bb4 79. Nd6 Ba3
80. Kf3 Kf8 81. Ke4 Ke7 82. Nb5 Bb2 83. Ke3 Bc1+ 84. Kf3 Bb2 85. Kg4 Bc1 86.
Kg5 Bd2 87. Nd6 Be3 88. Nc4 Bc1 89. Nd6 Be3 90. Ne4 Bc1 91. Nc5 Be3 92. Nb3 Kf7
93. Kg4 Ke7 94. Kf3 Bb6 95. Nd2 Ba5 96. Nc4 Bb4 97. Kg4 Kf7 98. Ne3 Bd2 99. Ng2
Bc1 100. Kg5 Bd2 101. Nh4 Kg7 102. Nf3 Be3 103. Kg4 Kf7 104. Ng5+ Ke7 105. Ne4
Bc1 106. Kg5 Be3 107. Ng3 Kf7 108. Kg4 Bd4 109. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Bf4 Bd6
15. c4 Qe4 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Ra2 b6 18. Re1 Bg6 19. Qc1 Rfe8 20. h3 h6 21. Rd2
Bf8 22. Bd3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Bxd3 24. Qc3 Be4 25. Nd2 Bg6 26. Nf3 Be4 27. Bf4 Bxf3
28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. gxf3 Bd6 30. Be3 Re6 31. Kf1 Ne7 32. Qd3 c6 33. c5 Bc7 34.
Qa6 b5 35. Qxa7 Nd5 36. Bd2 g5 37. a4 bxa4 38. Qxa4 Kg7 39. Qa8 Bf4 40. Ba5 Bc7
41. Be1 h5 42. Bd2 Bf4 43. Ba5 h4 44. Qc8 Ne7 45. Qd7 Nd5 46. Qb7 Kg8 47. Qb1
Kg7 48. Qc2 Re8 49. Bd2 Kf6 50. Bxf4 Nxf4 51. Qa4 Re6 52. Qa8 Ke7 53. Qc8 Nd5
54. Qg8 f6 55. Qh7+ Ke8 56. f4 Nxf4 57. Qc7 Nd5 58. Qc8+ Ke7 59. Qb7+ Kf8 60.
Qd7 Re4 61. Qxc6 Rxd4 62. Kg1 Rd1+ 63. Kh2 Rd2 64. Qd7 Ne3 65. Qc8+ Ke7 66.
Qb7+ Kd8 67. Qa8+ Kc7 68. Qa7+ Kd8 69. Qa8+ Kc7 70. Qa5+ Kc8 71. Qa6+ Kb8 72.
Qb6+ Ka8 73. Qxf6 g4 74. Qf8+ Kb7 75. Qe7+ Kc6 76. Qxe3 Rxf2+ 77. Kg1 Rf3 78.
Qe4+ Kxc5 79. hxg4 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 f5 12. d5 Nd7 13. Nd4 Ndc5 14. dxe6 Rf8
15. Be2 Qf6 16. Bh5+ Ke7 17. Bf7 Rxf7 18. exf7 Qxf7 19. O-O Nxg3 20. fxg3 Be4
21. Qf2 Rf8 22. g4 Qxc4 23. gxf5 Rf6 24. Qg3 Bd3 25. h4 Ne4 26. Qg4 c5 27. hxg5
hxg5 28. Ne6 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 Qd3 30. Qh3 Qxc3 31. Qh7+ Rf7 32. Qg8 Qxe3+ 33. Kh2
Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 Qe1+ 37. Rf1 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qg3+ 39. Kg1
Qe3+ 40. Kh2 Qg3+ 41. Kg1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3
O-O 8. Ne5 e6 (8... Bf5 9. O-O Ne4 10. Be3 $6 Nxc3 (10... Nc6 $6 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qc2 $14) 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. Qb3 e6 $1 $10 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qa3
$1 Re8 (14... e5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bc5 Re8 17. Rad1 $14) 15. Bf4 e5 (15... Bf8
$5 16. Qa4 Qb6) 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. e3 Be4 19. Rfd1 Qf6 20. Rd4 h5
21. h3 $1 $14 Rb8 22. Rad1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. R1d2 Rb6 $6 26.
c4 dxc4 27. Rxc4 Kg7 28. Rdc2 Rc7 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Kf6 31. Kg3 {Karpov,
An-Gelfand,B/Linares/1991/1-0/57/}) 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 (10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Nf6
12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Qd2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bc6 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rac1 Nf6
18. Qf4 Qb8 19. Qxb8 Raxb8 20. f3 Rfd8 21. Kf2 Rbc8 22. e3 Ne8 23. Rd2 Nd6 24.
Rdc2 Kf8 25. Bf1 Ke7 26. Bd3 f5 27. h4 h6 28. b3 g5 29. Ne2 Bd7 30. Rc5 b6 31.
Rc7 {Karpov,An-Kasparov,G (3)/London-Wch/1986/1/2-1/2/}) 10... Nc6 (10... Nxe5
11. fxe5 Nc6 12. Be3 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Kh1 $5 Rxf1+ 16. Rxf1 Qe7
17. Rd1 Rc8 18. a3 Bf6 19. Bg1 Bg5 $6 20. Qe1 $16 Nd8 21. e4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 b6
23. d5 Bf6 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qg7 26. Qh4 $1 {/\ []e4-f6} Nf7 27. dxe6 Bxe6
28. Qe7 Bb3 29. Rd7 Qe5 30. Rxa7 Re8 31. Qxe5 {Karpov,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam/
1987/1/2-1/2/57/}) (10... f6 11. Nd3 (11. Nf3 Nc6 12. b3 a6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Rc1
f5 15. h3 Nf6 16. e3 Na7 17. Ne5 Nb5 18. Bc5 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 fxe4
21. Qc2 a5 22. a4 Bd7 23. Ba3 Bxe5 24. fxe5 b5 25. Bd6 bxa4 26. Qf2 Rc8 27.
Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Qf7+ Kh8 {Horvath,P-Bagonyai,A/HUN-chT 9192/1991/1-0 (29)}) 11...
Nc6 12. e3 (12. Be3 Nb6 13. Bf2 (13. b3 Qe7 14. a4 Bd7 15. Bc1 Rfd8 16. e3 Be8
17. Ba3 Qf7 18. Rc1 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. g4 $5 $36 Qe7 21. Qd2 Rac8 22. Ne2
Rc7 23. Rc5 Nc8 24. f5 g5 25. Ng3 e5 $6 26. Qc1 $6 b6 27. Rc2 e4 $10 {Karpov,
An-Timman,J (04)/Kuala Lumpur cm/1990/1-0/76/}) 13... f5 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Qd2 (
15. Rc1 Qe7 16. e3 Rfc8 17. Nd3 Nc4 18. Nxd5 Qd6 19. Rxc4 exd5 20. Rc3 b6 21.
Qb3 Be6 22. Rfc1 Ne7 23. Qa4 a5 24. Be1 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.
Qe8+ Bf8 28. Ne5 Be6 29. Bf1 Qc7 30. Bc3 Qc8 31. Qa4 {Adianto,U-Enkhbat,Ts/
Manila olm/1992/1-0/39/}) 15... Nc8 16. Qe3 Kh8 17. Rfd1 Nd6 18. b3 Rc8 19.
Rac1 Be8 20. Be1 Bf6 21. Na4 b6 22. Nb2 Ne4 23. Nbd3 g5 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Ne5
gxf4 26. gxf4 Be8 27. Qh3 Rg8 28. Kf1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 h5 30. Bb4 a5 31. Ba3 {
Karpov,An-Kasparov,G (13)/Leningrad-Wch/1986/1/2-1/2/42/}) 12... f5 13. Ne5
Ndxe5 14. dxe5 Bd7 15. b3 Re8 16. Kh1 Qa5 17. Bb2 Rec8 18. e4 d4 19. Ne2 Rd8
20. exf5 gxf5 21. Rf3 Be8 22. Rd3 Bh5 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 d3 25. Nc1 Rd7 26.
Ba3 Rad8 27. Rb1 Bf8 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. b4 Rd4 30. a3 Rc4 31. Nxd3 {Jasnikowski,
Z-Pedzich,D/POL-ch/1992/1/2-1/2/}) 11. Be3 (11. e3 Ndxe5 12. fxe5 f6 13. exf6
Rxf6 14. Rxf6 Qxf6 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Bd2 Rf8 17. Rf1 Qe7 18. Rxf8+ Qxf8 19. Bh3
Ne7 20. Qf2 Nf5 21. g4 Nd6 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. b3 Ke8 24. Kf2 e5 25. dxe5 Bxe5
26. Nxd5 Ne4+ 27. Ke1 Bxh2 28. Bg2 Bg3+ 29. Kd1 Nf2+ 30. Kc2 Nxg4 31. Bf3 {
Anderton,D-Khenkin,I/Gausdal Troll/1992/0-1/48/}) (11. b3 Qa5 12. Bb2 Ndxe5 13.
fxe5 Bd7 14. e4 Qb4 15. exd5 Qxd4+ 16. Qxd4 Nxd4 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxb7 Rab8
19. Bg2 Bxe5 20. Rae1 Bg7 21. Rf2 Rfc8 22. Nd5 Rc2 23. Rxc2 Nxc2 24. Ne7+ Kf8
25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Re2 Nd4 27. Rd2 Rd8 28. Kf2 Kf6 29. Ke3 Kxe7 30. Rxd4 Rxd4
31. Kxd4 {Grabarczyk,M-Jasnikowski,Z/Wisla BES (05)/1992/1/2-1/2/47/}) 11...
Nb6 (11... f6) (11... Ndxe5 12. dxe5 f6 (12... b6 13. Bf2 Qd7 14. Rc1 Bb7 15.
Ne4 Rab8 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. exf6 Rfc8 18. e4 Ba6 19. Re1 Nb4 20. Qd2 Nd3 21.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rd1 Qd8 23. e5 Nxf2 24. Qxf2 Qc7 25. Bf3 Qc2 26. Qe3 Kh8 27. Qf2
Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rc2+ 29. Ke3 Rxb2 30. g4 Bc4 31. h4 {Adianto,U-Ostenstad,B/
NOR-RIN (3)/1992/1/2-1/2/55/}) 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bf2 Qa5 15. Qd3 Rd8 16. a3 Ne7
17. b4 Qa6 18. Qxa6 bxa6 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. e4 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Bb5 22. Rd1 dxe4 23.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxe4 Rd1+ 25. Kg2 Rd7 26. Kf3 Kf7 27. g4 Nd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29.
Bxa7 h5 30. gxh5 gxh5 31. Ke4 {Kharitonov,A-Godes,ADR/Smolensk/1992/1/2-1/2/})
12. Bf2 (12. b3 Bd7 13. Qd2 f6 14. Nd3 Nc8 15. Rac1 Nd6 16. Bf2 f5 17. Ne5 Qe7
18. Kh1 Rfc8 $10 19. g4 $5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. a3 $6 a5 $1 23.
Bh3 Qe7 $15 { a3} 24. Ra1 Nd8 25. f5 $8 g5 26. Bg3 Nc6 27. e3 Rd8 28. fxe6 Qxe6
29. Rf5 h6 30. Qe2 Ne7 31. Rff1 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Karpov,An/Haninge/1990/0-1/61/})
(12. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 13. Bf2) 12... Bd7 (12... f5 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Qd3 Be8 15. Nb1
Nc8 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. a3 Kh8 18. Qe3 Rg8 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rxc6 Bxe5
22. Qxe5+ Qxe5 23. dxe5 Bxc6 24. exd6 Rgd8 25. Bd4+ Kg8 26. Be5 Bb5 27. Kf2
Rac8 28. Nf3 Rc2 29. Re1 Bd7 30. Bf6 Re8 31. Bc3 {Georgiev,Ki-Popovic,P (2)/
Tilburg2.16 /1992/1-0/40/}) (12... Ne7 13. a4 (13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Rfc1) 13... a5
14. Qb3 Bd7 15. Rfc1 (15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qa6 Rxb2 18. Rfb1 Nb8 {
/\ []bc6=}) 15... Bc6 16. Nb5 Nbc8 17. e3 Nd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Be1 Rfb8 $1 $10
20. Bf1 f6 21. Nf3 Qd7 $15 {/\ []f5-d6} 22. Qc2 Nf5 23. Bd2 Nd6 24. b3 Rc8 25.
Qd1 h6 26. Be1 g5 27. Ra2 $1 Qe8 28. Rac2 Bf8 29. Bd3 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G (03)
/Sevilla-Wch/1987/1/2-1/2/}) 13. e4 $1 Ne7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. e5 Rac8 (15...
Rfc8 $1 16. Rc1 Bf8 17. Bf3 Rc7 18. b3 Rac8 19. Qd2 Nc6 20. Qb2 (20. Nb5 $2
Nxe5 $1 $19) 20... a6 21. Be2 Qe7 22. Nb1 Nb4 23. Nc3 Nc6 $10 {Karpov,
A-Kasparov,G (01)/Sevilla-Wch/1987/1/2-1/2/}) (15... Rfc8 {Anand Karpov,
An-Kasparov,G (01)/Sevilla-Wch/1987/}) 16. Rc1 (16. Qd3 Nc4 17. b3 Na3 18. Na4
b6 $10 {Gomez-Ubilava/Toledo/1991/}) 16... a6 (16... Nc4 17. Qe2 $1 a6 18. b3
Na3 19. Qb2 Nb5 20. Na4 $16) (16... Rc7 {Anand} 17. b3 Rfc8 18. Qd2 Bf8 19. g4
$1 $14) 17. b3 Rc7 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. g4 Bf8 20. Qe3 $1 (20. Bh4 Nc6 {/\ 21...
Nc6xd4}) 20... Nc6 21. f5 Ba3 (21... exf5 22. gxf5 Qxf5 23. Ne2 $1 $36 (23. Bh3
$6 Qh5 24. Bxc8 Bh6 25. Qh3 Bxc1 26. Qxh5 gxh5 27. Bxb7 Bb2 28. Bxc6 Bxc3 $10)
(23. Bh3 {Anand})) 22. Rcd1 Nb4 (22... Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxc3 24. Qxb6 $18) (22...
exf5 23. Nb1 $1 Bf8 24. gxf5 gxf5 (24... Qxf5 $2 25. Bh3) 25. Bh4 Ne7 26. Bh3
Bg7 27. Kh1 Rc2 28. Qg5 R8c7 29. Rg1 Ng6 30. Bxf5 $16) 23. Qh6 $1 (23. Nb1 Nc2
$1 24. Qf4 (24. Qh6 {Anand} Bf8) 24... Bf8) 23... Qe8 (23... Rxc3 24. f6 $18)
24. Nb1 Bb2 25. Qd2 $1 Nc2 (25... a5 26. a3 (26. Qxb2 Rc2 27. Qa3 Rxa2) 26...
Rc2 27. Qe1 $1 (27. Qh6 {Anand} Na2 $1 {/\ Nc1,Nc3 <=>}) 27... Qb5 28. axb4 Re2
29. Qxe2 Qxe2 30. bxa5 Nd7 31. Rd2 $18) 26. Kh1 Qe7 27. Bg1 Nd7 28. Rf3 {
/\ 29.Rf3-h3, Qd2-h6} Qb4 (28... Nb4 {Anand} 29. a3) 29. Qh6 (29. Qf4 Bxd4 $5
30. Bxd4 Nxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Qe1 34. Nd2 Nxe5 $13) 29...
Qf8 30. Qg5 Qg7 31. Qd2 $1 b6 (31... Nb8 {Anand} 32. Rdf1) 32. Rdf1 a5 33. h4
Nb4 34. a3 $1 (34. Qxb2 $2 Rc2 35. Qa3 Rxa2) 34... Rc2 35. Qf4 Nc6 36. Bh3 Nd8
37. Be3 $1 b5 38. R3f2 $1 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40. Rxc2 Rxc2 41. Rf2 $1 Rxf2 42.
Qxf2 {>< Bb2} Ba3 (42... Bc3 $2 43. f6 Qf8 44. Qc2) 43. Qc2 (43. f6 {Anand} Qf8
44. Qc2 Nb8) 43... Nxe5 (43... Qf8 44. Qc7 Qe8 45. Bg5 f6 46. Bxf6 Nxf6 47.
exf6 Qf8 (47... Nf7 48. fxe6 Qxe6 49. Qb8+) 48. Qe7 exf5 (48... gxf5 49. gxf5
exf5 50. Bxf5 Nf7 51. Bxh7+ Kxh7 52. Qxf8 $18) 49. Bg2 fxg4 50. Bxd5+ Nf7 51.
Nd2 $18) (43... Nb8 44. f6 Qf8 45. Nd2 $18 {/\ Nd2-f3, Bh3-f1}) (43... gxf5 {
Anand} 44. Qc8 $18) 44. dxe5 Qxe5 45. Qc8 (45. Bf2 {Anand}) 45... Qe4+ (45...
Qxe3 46. Qxd8+ Kg7 47. f6+ Kh6 48. Qf8#) 46. Bg2 Qxb1+ 47. Kh2 Bb2 48. Qxd8+
Kg7 49. f6+ $1 Bxf6 50. Bh6+ Kxh6 51. Qxf6 Qc2 52. g5+ Kh5 53. Kg3 Qc7+ 54. Kh3
1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Bd7
13. h4 Rfc8 14. h5 (14. f3 e5 15. d5 Nd4 16. Kf2 b5 17. Bb3 Rxc1 18. Nxc1 Rc8
19. h5 Qa3 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxd4 $6 exd4 22. Nd3 a5 23. e5 a4 24. e6 Be8 $17 {
Fäldt-Ernst, Schweden, 1993.}) 14... Nd8 (14... e5 15. Bd2 (15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4
$2 exd4 17. Bxd4 Rxc4 $1 18. Rxc4 Qa6 19. Qd3 Bb5 $19) 15... Qb6 16. Rb1 Qc7
17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Qb3 Nd8 $10 {Kishnev-F. Levin, Dortmund 1992.}) 15. f3 (15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Qd3 Rc7 17. Rb1 Rac8 18. Bd2 Qa4 19. Bb3 Bb5 20. Qxb5 Qxb5 21.
Bxf7+ Nxf7 22. Rxb5 Rc2 23. Be3 Rxa2 24. Rb1 Rcc2 $17 {Marin-Östenstad, Haifa
1989.}) (15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bd2 $6 Qa4 17. Bb3 Qa6 18. Kg1 Qd3 {
Nogueiras-Ljubojevic, Barcelona 1989.} 19. Bh6 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nc6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Kh2 b5 $15 {Nogueiras.}) (15. hxg6 hxg6 16. e5 Bb5 17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. Kg1
Ne6 $1 19. Rb1 Qd5 20. Qd2 Rc4 $3 21. Nc3 Qa5 22. Ne4 Qd5 $10 {Povah-Hamarat,
corr 1990/91.}) 15... Ba4 $1 $146 (15... Bb5 16. Bxb5 Qxb5 17. Kf2 Qb2 (17...
Rxc1 $2 18. Qxc1 Nc6 19. Qb1 Qa6 $6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. e5 Rd8 22. a4 $3 $16 {
Shirov-Ernst, London 1991.}) 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 e6 $14) 16. Qd3 $5 (16. Qe1
Qxe1+ 17. Kxe1 $10) 16... b5 17. Bd5 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Rc8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Bh6
$1 (20. f4 $2 e6 21. Bb3 Bxb3 22. axb3 Nc6 23. Kf2 Nb4 24. Qh3 Rc2 $17) 20...
Bxh6 $1 (20... Bh8 21. Bf8 $1 Bf6 22. e5 Kxf8 23. exf6 exf6 24. Qe3 g5 25. Rh8+
Kg7 26. Qe8 $18) (20... Rc2 21. Qe3 $16) 21. Rxh6 e6 22. f4 $1 (22. Bb3 $10 {
Ftacnik}) 22... Rc2 (22... exd5 $2 23. Qh3 Rc2 24. Rh8+ Kg7 25. e5 $18) 23. Qh3
(23. Bb3 $2 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rd2 25. Qh3 Qa1+ 26. Kf2 Qxd4+ $19) 23... Kf8 (23...
exd5 $2 24. Rh8+ Kg7 25. Qh6+ Kf6 26. Qg5+ Kg7 27. Qe5+ f6 28. Qe8 $18) 24. e5
$2 (24. Rh8+ Ke7 25. Qh4+ Kd7 26. Qg5 $1 exd5 (26... Kc8 27. Ba8 $132 (27. Bb7+
$2 Kxb7 28. Rxd8 Qd2 $3 29. Qe7+ Ka6 30. Rd6+ Ka5 31. Qxa7+ Kb4 $19)) (26...
Qc7 $2 27. Bb3 Bxb3 28. Qxb5+ $16) (26... Rc8 $6 27. Bb3 $16) 27. Qxd5+ Kc8 (
27... Ke7 28. Qg5+ f6 $2 29. Qd5 $1 Nf7 30. Rh7 $18) 28. Qa8+ $10) 24... Ke7 $1
(24... exd5 $2 {Ftacnik} 25. Qd7 $1 Kg7 26. Qe8 $1 Kxh6 27. Qh8#) 25. Rxg6 (25.
Bb3 {Ftacnik} Bxb3 26. Qxb3 (26. axb3 Qa1+ 27. Kf2 Qxd4+) 26... Qa4 27. Qxa4
bxa4 28. a3 Nc6 $17) (25. Rh8 {Ftacnik} exd5 26. f5 gxf5 27. Qxf5 Rc6 $1 $19)
25... Qd2 (25... fxg6 $2 26. Qh7+ Nf7 (26... Ke8 $2 27. Be4 $1 Qc7 28. Bxg6+
Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+ $18) 27. Bxe6 Kxe6 28. Qxg6+ Ke7 (28... Kd5 29. Qxf7+
Kc6 $5 (29... Ke4 30. Qg6+ Ke3 31. Qg3+ Kd2 $4 32. Qe1+ $18) 30. e6 Qd2 31.
Qd7+ Kb6 32. Qd6+ Ka5 (32... Rc6 33. Qd8+ Ka6 34. e7 Bd1 35. e8=Q Bxe2+ 36.
Qxe2 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Qxf4+ 38. Qf3 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 $3 $10) 33. Qd8+ Kb4 34. Qe7+ Kc4
35. Qc5+ Kd3 36. Qf5+ Ke3 37. Qe5+ Kd3 38. Qf5+ $10) 29. e6 Nd6 30. f5 b4 $1
31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ $10) 26. Kg1 fxg6 (26... exd5
$2 27. Qh4+ f6 28. Rg7+ $18) (26... Qe1+ $2 27. Kh2 exd5 28. Rd6 $1 Ne6 29. f5
Qxe2 30. f6+ Ke8 31. Qh8+ Nf8 32. Qxf8+ $18) 27. Qh7+ Ke8 $1 $19 28. f5 exd5
29. f6 Qb4 30. Qxg6+ Kd7 31. e6+ Nxe6 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qxe6 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Qxe2
35. Qxd5+ Kc7 36. f7 Qe7 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 8.
Qb3 c6 9. O-O e5 10. e4 exd4 11. cxd4 dxe4 12. Bc4 Re7 (12... exf3 13. Bxf7+
Kh8 14. Bxe8 Qxe8 15. Rfe1 $40) 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxf7+ Kh8 15. Rae1 Qf8 $1 16.
Ne5 Rxd4 17. f4 Rd5 $3 (17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 19. e6 Qd6 $13) 18. Bxd5 (18.
Bxg6 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 $19) 18... Nxd5 19. Be7 $1 Qg8 (19... Qxe7
20. Nxg6+ hxg6 21. Rxe7 Nxe7 22. Qh3+ Kg8 23. Qe6+ Kf8 24. Re1 Bf6 25. Rd1 $13)
20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. Qxb7 Qc8 22. Qxc8+ Rxc8 23. Bc5 a6 24. b3 $2 Kg8 25. Rf2 Bc3
26. Rd1 Re8 27. h3 Re4 28. Kh2 h5 29. Rc1 Be1 30. Rfc2 Nxf4 31. Rc4 Rxc4 32.
bxc4 Bg3+ $1 33. Kh1 (33. Kxg3 Ne2+ $19) 33... Bf5 34. Rc3 h4 35. Re3 Nd3 36.
Bd4 Kf7 37. c5 a5 38. a4 Be1 39. Re2 Bb4 40. Bf2 Nxf2+ 41. Rxf2 Bxc5 0-1

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Bg5 Re5 14. Bf4 Rd5
15. Ng3 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Rae1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Be6 20. b3 Rd8 21.
a4 Qc5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 h6 24. f4 Qd6 25. Qe1 Qc6 26. Re5 Rd5 27. f5 Qd6
28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. g3 Qa3 31. f6+ g6 32. Qe1 Be6 33. h4 Qd6 34. Kh2
Kg8 35. Qe4 Qd5 36. Qf4 Kh7 37. g4 h5 38. gxh5 Qxh5 39. Kg3 Bd5 40. Kf2 Bc6 41.
Qxd4 Qf3+ 42. Ke1 a6 43. Kd2 Qh1 44. Qf4 Bd5 45. Qg5 Kg8 46. Bxg6 Kf8 47. Bf5
Qg2+ 48. Qxg2 Bxg2 49. Ke3 Kg8 50. Be4 Bh3 51. Bxb7 a5 52. Bd5 Bf5 53. c3 Bc2
54. Kd2 Bf5 55. b4 1-0

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. d5 Na5 12. Bd3 (12. Bb5 a6 13. Bd3 Rc8 (
13... c4 14. Bc2 Bxc3 15. Rb1 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 b5 17. f4 Qd7 18. Bb6 Nb7 19. Qe3
Bg7 20. a4 e5 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. e5 Rac8 23. Be4 Qe7 24. axb5 $14 {Sjoberg,
M-Nylen,A/Stockholm op/1992/}) 14. h3 Bd7 15. Rc1 e5 16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 b5
18. Qf3 Qe7 19. Qf2 c4 20. Bb1 Nb7 21. Rfe1 Be5 22. Ne2 Nc5 23. Nd4 Na4 24. Bh6
$13 {Blees,A-De Boer,G/NLD-ch/1990/}) 12... c4 13. Bc2 Bxe2 (13... Bxc3 14. Rb1
Bg7 15. f3 Bd7 16. f4 b5 17. e5 a6 18. Nc3 Rb8 19. Ba7 Rb7 20. Bc5 Re8 21. Qf3
Rb8 22. Qf2 Qc8 23. Ba7 Ra8 24. Bb6 $44 {Polugaevskij-Timman (6)/match /1979/})
14. Qxe2 Bxc3 15. Rab1 b6 (15... Qd7 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. f4 b5 18. e5 b4 19. e6
fxe6 20. Be4 e5 21. d6 exd6 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxb4 $14 {
Vladimirov,E-Wegner,H/Peer Gynt Int'l (2)/1991/}) 16. f4 e5 17. dxe6 (17. f5 f6
) 17... fxe6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. e5 Rad8 20. Qg4 (20. Be4 Bb4 21. Qg4 Bc5) 20...
Kh8 (20... Bb4 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxb4 Qxb4 23. Qxe6+ Kf8 24. Qf6+ Ke8 25. Ba4+
Qxa4 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. Qf6+ $10) 21. Qh3 Kg8 22. Bf2 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bb4 24. Bh4
Qf7 25. Bf6 Be7 26. Bxg6 (26. Rd7 $2 Bc5+ $19) 26... Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Qxg6 28.
Qxe6+ Qf7 (28... Rf7 $2 29. Rd8+ Bf8 30. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 31. Qc8# $19) 29. Qg4+
Qg6 30. Qe6+ Qf7 31. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 {A recent addition
to Kamsky's arsenal} e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3
g5 12. fxg5 Ne5 13. Qe2 Nfd7 {This is new but maybe not good} (13... Nfg4 14.
Nf3 Nxf3 15. gxf3 hxg5) 14. Qh5 Nc5 (14... Ng6 15. Nxe6 $18) 15. gxh6 Ncxd3+
16. cxd3 Qc5 17. Nf5 $1 exf5 18. d4 Qb6 19. Bxe7 (19. dxe5 Qe3+ 20. Kb1 Rxh6
21. Bf2 Rxh5 22. Bxe3 dxe5) 19... Nc4 20. Qe2 Qxb2+ 21. Qxb2 Nxb2 22. Kxb2 $2 (
22. Bf6 $1 $18 Nxd1 (22... Rxh6 23. Kxb2 Rxf6 24. Nd5 $18) 23. Bxh8 Nxc3 24. h7
Be6 (24... Ne2+ 25. Kb2 Nf4 26. Bg7 Ng6 27. h4 $1 $18) 25. Bg7 Kd7 26. d5 $1
$18 {White ends up with an extra rook}) 22... Kxe7 $14 23. Nd5+ Kd8 24. Nb6 Rb8
25. exf5 $6 (25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. exf5 Rxh6 27. h4 {/\g4} d5 $14) 25... Bxf5 26.
Rhf1 Bg6 27. Rf6 Rxh6 28. h3 Rh5 $1 29. d5 Rh4 30. Kc3 Kc7 31. Nc4 Re8 32. Rd4
Rxd4 33. Kxd4 Rd8 34. h4 b5 35. Ne3 Re8 36. Rf4 Rh8 37. a3 a5 38. g3 Kd7 39.
Rf6 Ke7 40. Rf2 Kd7 41. Rf6 b4 $2 {Black has no reason to play for a win} (
41... Ke7 $10) 42. axb4 axb4 43. Nc4 Rb8 44. Rxd6+ Ke7 45. Rb6 Rxb6 46. Nxb6 b3
47. Nc4 Kd7 48. Kc3 Be4 49. Ne3 Kd6 50. Kxb3 Kc5 (50... Bxd5+ 51. Nxd5 Kxd5 52.
h5 $1 (52. Kc2 Ke4 53. Kd2 Kf5 (53... f5 54. h5 $18) 54. Ke3 Kg4 55. Ke4 f5+
56. Ke5 Kxg3 57. h5 f4 58. h6 f3 $10) 52... Ke5 53. Kc4 Kf5 54. Kd5 Kg5 55. g4
f5 56. h6 Kxh6 57. gxf5 Kg7 58. Ke6 Kf8 59. Kf6 $18) 51. Kc3 Bg6 52. g4 f6 53.
h5 Bh7 54. h6 Bg6 55. Nf5 Bh7 56. d6 Kc6 57. Kd4 Kd7 58. Kc5 Bg8 59. Ne7 Bh7
60. Nd5 Ke6 61. d7 Kxd7 62. Nxf6+ Ke6 63. Nxh7 Kf7 64. Ng5+ Kg6 65. h7 Kxg5 (
65... Kg7 66. h8=Q+ $18) 66. h8=Q 1-0

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. a4 Bb7 17. Ng3 Rfe8 (17... g6 18. b3 Nb6 19. a5 Nbd7 20. Bd2 {
/\ b4,Bb3}) 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Bg5 (19. b3 Nb6 20. a5 Nbd7 21. c4 $5) 19... d5 20.
exd5 (20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 (21... Rxa8 22. Bxf6 (22. b3 dxe4) 22... Qxf6
23. exd5) 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. exd5 g6 $1 (23... Nxb2 24. Qb1 Nc4 25. Qxb5) 24. b3
gxf5 25. bxc4 bxc4 $13) 20... Qxd5 21. Qe2 e4 22. N3d4 Qe5 {Black is at least
equal and Judit needed to win to stay in the match} 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8
25. b3 Nd6 26. f4 (26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Nxd6 Bxd6 28. Nxb5 Bb8 $44) 26... Qc5 27.
Nxd6 Qxd6 28. Qxb5 Rc8 $1 29. Ra1 Nd5 $15 30. Kh1 Nxc3 31. Qf5 Bb7 32. Nb5 Qd5
33. Qxd5 Bxd5 34. Nd4 Bc5 35. Nf5 f6 36. Bh4 Be6 37. g4 g6 38. Ng3 Bf2 $19 39.
Kh2 e3 40. Ra6 Bf7 41. Bxf6 e2 42. Nxe2 Nxe2 43. Be4 Nxf4 44. Be5 Nd5 45. Kg2
Bh4 46. Ra7 Nc3 47. Bb7 Bd5+ 48. Bxd5+ Nxd5 49. Rg7+ Kf8 50. Rxh7 Bf6 51. Bd6+
Kg8 52. Rb7 {Of course Black has messed it up but a draw was sufficient} Rc3
53. b4 Rd3 54. b5 $2 Ne3+ 55. Kf2 Nd1+ 56. Ke1 0-1

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. Rb1 $6 {Verliert ein Tempo.} f5 11. b4 Nf6 12. f3 f4 $15 13.
c5 g5 14. Nc4 Ng6 15. a4 Rf7 16. Ba3 Bf8 17. a5 Rg7 18. b5 b6 $1 {>< Rb1} 19.
cxd6 cxd6 20. Na2 g4 $1 21. fxg4 Nh4 $1 $17 (21... Nxe4 22. Bd3 Nf6 23. Bf5 $13
) 22. Rb3 (22. h3 Nxe4 {>< g3}) 22... Nxg4 23. Bf3 bxa5 24. Qd2 a4 25. Rc3 Bd7
26. Rb1 Rc8 27. Kh1 Nxh2 $1 28. Kxh2 Rxc4 29. Rbc1 (29. Rxc4 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3
Qh4#) 29... Nxf3+ 30. Rxf3 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Rxe4 32. Qf2 Qh5 33. Rc7 Re1+ $1 34.
Qxe1 Qxf3 35. Qd2 Qg4 36. Nc3 f3 37. Rxa7 Qh3 0-1

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Nh5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. g3 Ng6 18. a3 Nc6 19. b4 Rad8 20. Rb1 Qd7 21. h4 Qh3
22. Qe2 Nce7 23. a4 Bc6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qf1 Qe6 26. Nd2 cxb4 27. Rxb4 d5 28.
Bb3 Qd7 29. Nf3 Qd6 30. Rb1 dxe4 31. dxe4 Qc5 32. Rc1 Rd6 33. Qe1 Rc8 34. h5
Nf8 35. c4 Be8 36. Rc2 Rd3 37. cxb5 Qd6 38. Rxc8 Nxc8 39. Bc2 Rxe3 40. fxe3 Nb6
41. Rb1 Bd7 42. Qc3 Bg4 43. Nxe5 Nfd7 44. Nxg4 Qxg3+ 45. Kf1 Qxg4 46. Ke1 Qg3+
47. Kd2 Ne5 48. Rd1 Nec4+ 49. Kc1 Qb8 50. e5 Nxe5 51. Qxe5 Qa8 52. Kb1 1-0

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Blankenau, Mike P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. c4 c5
15. Nxf6 Nxf6 16. Kb1 Bd6 17. Bc3 Rhe8 18. d5 e5 19. Nh4 Qd7 20. Nf5 Bf8 21.
Ne3 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Qxg4 23. f3 e4 24. fxg4 exd3 25. Rhe1 Re2 26. Rxd3 Rxe1+ 27.
Bxe1 Re8 28. Bd2 Re2 29. Re3 Rxd2 30. Re8+ Kd7 31. Rxf8 Ke7 32. Rb8 Rxg2 33.
Rxb7+ Kf6 34. b4 Rxg4 35. bxc5 Rxc4 36. Rc7 g5 37. hxg6 fxg6 38. d6 Ke6 39. d7
Ke7 40. c6 h5 41. Rc8 1-0

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Watson, John L"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Nh2 Qe8
9. Be2 Nf4 10. Bf3 f5 11. g3 Nxh3 12. Bg2 f4 13. Nf3 g5 14. Bxh3 g4 15. Bg2
gxf3 16. Qxf3 Qg6 17. Bh3 Na6 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. g4 c6 20. Rh5 Nb4 21. Kd2 cxd5
22. cxd5 Rc4 23. a3 Rd4+ 24. Ke2 Nc2 25. Rb1 Rc4 26. Qh1 Nxa3 27. bxa3 Rxc3 28.
f3 b6 29. Bd2 Rc4 30. g5 Rfc8 31. Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Finegold, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bc2 12. Rd2 Bb3 13. e4 Nc6 14. Bxc4 Bxc4
15. Nxc4 Bxc5 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 Bb4 18. Bf2 Nd7 19. O-O Rab8 20. Nd6 Rhd8
21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Rd1+ Ke8 24. Nb5 Nxa4 25. Nc7+ Ke7 26. Na6 Rb5
27. Ra1 Nxb2 28. Nxb4 Rxb4 29. Bc5+ Kd8 30. Bxb4 Nxc4 31. Rc1 N4e5 32. Bf8 g6
33. f4 Nd7 34. Rxc6 Nxf8 35. Ra6 Nd7 36. Rxa7 Ke8 37. Kf2 Nf6 38. Ra8+ Ke7 39.
Kf3 h5 40. g3 Kd7 41. h3 Ke7 42. Ke3 Nd7 43. Ra7 Kd6 44. Kd4 e5+ 45. fxe5+ Nxe5
46. Ra6+ Nc6+ 47. Kc4 Kd7 48. Kc5 Ne5 49. Kd5 Nd3 50. Ra7+ Ke8 51. e5 h4 52.
Ra3 Nb4+ 53. Kd6 1-0

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Henningsen, Juergen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. Qg4 Bf8 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Bd3 Ba6 8. Nf3
Bxd3 9. cxd3 Qd7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ne2 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Be3 Ng6 14. Rac1 Nc6
15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 O-O 17. d4 Rab8 18. b3 Rfc8 19. h4 Nge7 20. Qf4 Nb4 21.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Qd2 Qb5 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 a5 25. a3 Nbc6 26. Qc3 h5 27. Nd3
Nf5 28. g3 Nce7 29. Nf4 g6 30. Nd3 Kg7 31. Kf1 Ng8 32. Ke1 Ngh6 33. Nc5 Ng8 34.
b4 Nge7 35. Qd3 Qxd3 36. Nxd3 Nc6 37. bxa5 Nxa5 38. Nc5 Nc6 39. Nb3 Kf8 40. Kd2
Ke8 41. Kc3 Nfe7 42. Nc5 Nc8 43. Ne1 Kd8 44. Nc2 Kc7 45. f3 N6e7 46. g4 Ng8 47.
Ne3 Nh6 48. Nd3 Ne7 49. Nf4 Kb6 50. Nd3 Kb5 51. Nc5 Kb6 52. Nd7+ Kb5 53. Nf6
Ka4 {...} 1-0

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Garcia, Gildardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nf1 Nc6 12. Ng3 Nh7 13. a3 a5 14. Bb3 Kh8 15. a4
Bd7 16. h3 Qe7 17. Be3 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nh5 Be8 20. Nh2 f4 21. Bd2 Qg5 22.
Nxg7 Qxg7 23. Qg4 Ng5 24. Kh1 Bd7 25. Qe2 Rae8 26. Nf3 Nxf3 27. Qxf3 Ne7 28. d4
Nf5 29. Bd5 cxd4 30. Bxb7 Rb8 31. Bd5 Rxb2 32. Bc1 Rc2 33. Ra3 d3 34. Rd1 Nh4
35. Qh5 Be6 36. Bc6 Nf5 37. Bd2 d5 38. Rb3 Rg8 39. g4 fxg3 40. Rb7 Qf6 41. Qf3
Qh4 0-1

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 Be6 10. O-O Bc4 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qb6 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. e5 e6
15. Be3 c5 16. Qe4 Qa6 17. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B37"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. e4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nf6 9. f3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qa4 11. Nb4 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Be6 13. Nd5 Rc8 14. Be3
Nd7 15. f4 b6 16. Be2 Na5 17. Rd4 Nc5 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. O-O Be6 21.
Rh4 Nd7 22. Bd4 Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Ne3 Rc5 25. Bd3 h6 26. h3 Nb7 27. Kh2 Nd6
28. Re1 Kf8 29. Rf1 Kg7 30. Rf3 Ra5 31. Bb1 Ra4 32. Rg3+ Kf8 33. Rf3 b5 34. Bc2
Rxa2 35. cxb5 Rb2 36. c4 Nxc4 37. Nxc4 Rxc2 38. Nxe5 Bd5 39. Rg3 h5 40. Rd4 e6
41. Rf4 Ke7 42. Rxf7+ Kd6 43. Nd3 Rc7 44. Rxc7 Kxc7 45. Nf4 Kb6 46. Rg5 Bc4 47.
Nxh5 Bxb5 48. Re5 Bc4 49. g4 a5 50. Nf6 a4 51. g5 a3 52. g6 a2 53. Re1 Ra8 54.
Ra1 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 21st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Qe8
9. g4 Na6 10. Be2 Nc5 11. Nd2 c6 12. Be3 Rb8 13. a3 h6 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. b4 cxd5
16. cxd5 Na4 17. Rc1 axb4 18. axb4 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Qe7 20. h4 Kh7 21. Nf1 Rfc8
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qd2 Ra8 24. Qc1 Rc8 25. Qd2 0-1

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Knaak} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4
O-O 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Qc7 $1 {Hertneck} 11. Be3 (11. O-O $6 c4 12.
Be2 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. g3 Bd7 15. Be3 $6 (15. Bg5 $142 {Hertneck}) 15... Raf8
$15 {Judit Polgar-Hertneck,Koln TV 1991}) (11. Ng5 h6 12. Nxf7 Qxf7 13. Qxg6
Qxg6 (13... Qxf2+ $2 14. Kd1 {/\Rf1+-}) 14. Bxg6 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Bd3 Bd7
17. Bb2 Rf4 $1 18. Bc1 Rf7 19. Bb2 Rf4 20. Bc1 {1/2-1/2;Gelfand-Hubner,Wijk
aan Zee 1992}) (11. a4 $5 c4 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qh3 Qa5 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Qg4 Ne7
16. h4 h6 $13 {Judit Polgar-Gdanski,Budapest zt 1993}) 11... c4 12. Bxg6 fxg6
13. Qg4 Qf7 $1 14. h4 $146 (14. Ng5 Qe8 15. h4 h6 16. Nh3 Ne7 17. Nf4 Bd7 18.
Rh3 Rf5 19. Kd2 $1 Qf7 20. Ne2 Rf8 $10 {Judit Polgar-Uhlmann,Aruba 1992}) 14...
Qf5 $5 (14... h6) 15. Qxf5 Rxf5 (15... gxf5 $6 16. h5 $14) (15... exf5 $5 {
/\Nd8-e6}) (15... gxf5 $10 {Knaak}) 16. Ke2 $14 {|^ >>} h6 17. g4 Rf7 18. Rag1
Bd7 19. Ne1 Raf8 20. f4 {/\h5} Rxf4 $6 (20... Be8 21. Nf3 $14 (21. Ng2 $14) (
21. h5 $6 gxh5 22. Rxh5 (22. f5 exf5 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Bxh6 R8f7 $15) (22. gxh5
$2 Rf5 $17) 22... Rxf4 23. Bxf4 Bxh5 24. Bxh6 Bg6 25. Bg5 Be4 $15) (21. f5 $2
exf5 (21... gxf5 22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Bxh6 Rf2+ 24. Ke3 $2 (24. Kd1 Bh5+ 25. Kc1
R8f7 $15) 24... Bh5 $1 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. Rg2 $8 Rxg2 27. Bxf8 (27. Nxg2 Rf3+
28. Kd2 Rf2+ $19) 27... Re2+ 28. Kf4 Rf2+ 29. Kg5 Rf5+ $1 30. Kh6 Nd8 31. Bg7+
Kg8 $19) 22. gxf5 Rxf5 $17)) 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Rg3 $1 Nd8 23. Ng2 Rf8 24. Ke3
$1 {/\Nf4} Ba4 25. Rc1 g5 $8 (25... Kh7 {Knaak} 26. Nf4 {/\ 27.h5+/-}) 26. hxg5
hxg5 27. Rh3 Nf7 28. Rh5 Rc8 29. Ne1 Rc6 30. Rb1 $1 Rc7 31. Kd2 Be8 32. Nf3 Re7
33. Rbh1 Rc7 34. Rh7 (34. Nxg5 $2 Nxg5 (34... g6 $2 35. Nxf7 gxh5 36. Nd6 $18)
35. Rxg5 g6 {X Rg5}) 34... Rc6 35. R1h5 Rc8 (35... Ra6 $6 36. Nxg5 Nxg5 (36...
g6 37. Rxf7 $1 gxh5 (37... Bxf7 38. Rh7 Be8 39. Rxb7 $18) 38. Re7 $1 Kf8 (38...
Bg6 39. gxh5 (39. Nxe6 $18 {Knaak}) 39... Bxh5 40. Nxe6 $18) 39. Rxb7 $18 {
/\Nh7}) (36... Nh6 37. R5xh6 gxh6 38. Rxh6 $18) 37. Rh8+ Kf7 38. Rxg5 g6 39.
Rxe8 $1 (39. Rh7+ $2 Kg8 40. Rxb7 Bf7 $1 {X Rg5}) 39... Kxe8 40. Rxg6 Kf7 41.
Rf6+ Kg7 (41... Ke7 42. g5 Rxa3 43. g6 $18 (43. Rf1 Ra6 44. g6 Rc6 45. Rf7+ Ke8
46. Rxb7 Kf8 47. Ke3 a5 48. Kf4 a4 49. Kg5 Ra6 50. Kf6 Ra8 51. g7+ Kg8 52. Rb1
a3 53. Rh1 $18)) 42. a4 $1 $18 (42. a4 {/\ Ke3-f4-g5-h5, Pg5-g6, Rf7 +-} Rxa4
43. Rxe6 b6 44. Rd6 Ra5 45. Ke3 $18)) 36. Ke3 (36. Nxg5 $6 Nxg5 $1 (36... g6 $2
37. Rxf7 $1 gxh5 (37... Bxf7 38. Rh7 Rf8 39. Ke3 $22 $18) 38. Rxb7 $18) 37.
Rh8+ Kf7 38. Rxg5 g6 $1 39. Rh7+ Kg8 40. Rxb7 a5 $1 $13 {X Rg5}) 36... a5 $6 {
With this and the following moves Black secures his queenside,but abandons any
possible counterchances based on Ba4 or Rc6-a6.} 37. Rh1 a4 $6 38. R7h2 b5 39.
Rf2 Rc7 40. Rh5 Re7 41. Rf1 Rb7 42. Kf2 Rb6 (42... Nh6 43. Rhh1 Nxg4+ $2 44.
Ke2 $18) 43. Kg3 Ra6 44. Rxg5 $1 Nxg5 45. Nxg5 Bg6 46. Rf2 Rb6 47. Kh4 Ra6 48.
Nh3 Be4 $6 (48... Ra7 49. Kg5 (49. Nf4 Rf7 (49... Bf7) 50. Kg3 Rxf4 $5 51. Kxf4
Be8 {Can White break through?}) 49... Be4 50. Kh5 $1 {/\Ng5} Rf7 $5 51. Rxf7
Kxf7 52. Ng5+ Ke7 53. Nxe4 dxe4 54. Kh4 Kd7 55. Kg3 Kc6 56. Kf4 Kd5 57. Ke3 $1
(57. g5 $2 b4 $1) 57... g5 58. Ke2 b4 $8 (58... Kc6 59. Kf2 $22 $18) 59. cxb4
Kxd4 60. c3+ $1 Kxe5 $8 (60... Kxc3 61. b5 Kd4 (61... Kb2 62. b6 c3 63. b7 c2
64. b8=Q+ $18) 62. b6 c3 63. b7 c2 64. Kd2 $18) 61. Ke3 Kd5 62. b5 Kc5 63. Kxe4
Kxb5 64. Ke5 Kc5 65. Kxe6 Kc6 66. Kf6 Kd5 67. Kf5 $1 Kd6 68. Kxg5 Ke5 69. Kh6
$18) 49. Kh5 $1 $16 Ra7 50. Ng5 Re7 51. Nxe4 dxe4 52. Kg6 e3 53. Re2 Rf7 54.
Rxe3 Rf2 55. Re1 $1 Rxc2 56. Rb1 Rxc3 57. Rxb5 Kf8 58. Rb4 Rxa3 59. Rxc4 Ra1
60. g5 a3 61. Ra4 a2 62. Ra7 $18 Ke8 63. Kxg7 Kd8 (63... Rg1 64. Rxa2 Rxg5+ 65.
Kf6 $18) 64. g6 Ke8 65. Ra6 $1 Ke7 (65... Kd7 66. Kg8 Rg1 67. Rxa2 Rxg6+ 68.
Kf7 $18) 66. Ra8 $22 Kd7 67. Kg8 Ke7 (67... Rg1 68. Rxa2 Rxg6+ 69. Kf7 $18) 68.
Ra7+ Ke8 69. g7 Rh1 (69... Kd8 70. Kf7 $18) 70. Rxa2 Ke7 71. Ra7+ Ke8 72. Ra5
Ke7 73. d5 exd5 74. Rxd5 Rh2 75. Ra5 Rh1 76. Ra7+ Ke8 77. e6 Rh2 78. Rf7 Rh1
79. e7 Rh2 80. Rf8+ $1 Kxe7 81. Rf3 {Lucena} Ke8 82. Re3+ Kd7 83. Re4 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
e5 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O Bd6 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6
14. f4 $5 (14. Kh1 $6 Be5 $5 15. Rad1 Nb6 16. Be2 Ng4 $5 $36 {Cramling,
P-Smagin,S/Copenhagen/1991/})) 13. h3 Re8 (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Be5 15. Rad1 Nb6
16. Be2 {xg4}) 14. Rad1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Be5 16. f4 $1 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 $1 (17. exd4
h6 (17... Nb6 18. Bd3 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bd3 f6 22. Bh4 Ne3
23. Qe2) 18. Bh4 Nb6 19. Bd3 Nbd5 {xe3}) 17... Rxe3 18. Rfd1 Nf8 (18... Re8 19.
Nb5 $1 cxb5 $140 $2 20. Bxf7+ $18) 19. f5 Qe7 (19... Re8 $5) (19... Re7 20. Rd8
$40) 20. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Bxf5 23. Rd8 $1 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 b5 25.
Be2 a5 (25... b4 26. Na4 Nd5 27. Nc5 $16) 26. Bf3 Bd7 27. Ra8 g5 (27... a4 28.
Ra6 c5 29. Bc6 $16) 28. Ra6 Ne6 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Rxc6 b4 31. Ne2 a4 (31...
Ne4+ 32. Ke3 N4c5 33. Nd4 $18) 32. Rc4 Nd5 33. g3 Kf8 34. Nd4 Nec7 35. Nc6 b3
36. axb3 axb3 37. Nb4 Ke7 38. Nxd5+ Nxd5 39. Rd4 Ke6 40. Rd3 h5 41. Rxb3 f5 42.
Rb8 f4 43. Rh8 fxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Nf6 45. b4 Kd5 46. Rh6 Ne4+ 47. Kg2 h4 48. Kf3
Nd2+ 49. Kg4 Ne4 50. b5 Nf2+ 51. Kf5 $1 (51. Kf5 $1 Nxh3 52. b6 Nf4 53. b7 $18)
1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bg4 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. h3 Bh5
15. f4 h6 16. Nf3 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Re8 18. Be3 Bc7 19. Raf1 Qd6 20. Bf2 Re4 21.
Bh4 Rae8 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Kh1 Re1 24. a4 h5 25. g3 a6 26. Kg2 b5 27. axb5 cxb5
28. Bd5 Rxf1 29. Rxf1 h4 30. gxh4 Qxh4 31. Qf5 Qe7 32. Rf3 Rd8 33. Bb3 Rd6 34.
Qc8+ Qd8 35. Qf5 Rf6 36. Qe4 g6 37. f5 Qd6 38. Kf1 Qh2 39. Qg4 Qb2 40. Bd5 Qc1+
41. Kg2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
c6 9. b3 Re8 10. h3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Re1 a5 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be3 Bd7 15.
Qc2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Bf8 19. g4 Ng7 20. f4 f5 21. exf5 gxf5
22. gxf5 Bc8 23. Ne6 Ngxe6 24. fxe6 Rxe6 25. Qf2 Bg7 26. f5 Rf8 27. fxe6 Rxf2
28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. e7 Rf8 30. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 31. Ne4 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 Qe5 33. Rf1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 Qe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. e4 O-O 13. Bd3 c5 14. O-O cxd4
15. cxd4 exd4 16. Qd1 Ne5 17. Nb3 Ba6 18. Nxd4 Rac8 19. Rc1 Bxc4 20. Nf5 Qe6
21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Ra4 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rc2 Rd8 26. Nf5 Kh7
27. h4 h5 28. Rff2 Nc4 29. Kh2 b5 30. Rc3 Ra3 31. Rxa3 Nxa3 32. Ne3 Rd3 33. Nd5
Kh6 34. Nxf6 a5 35. Kg3 b4 36. Nd5 Nb5 37. Kf4 Nc3 38. Ke5 Nxd5 39. exd5 Kg7
40. Re2 Kf8 41. Kd6 a4 42. Re4 Rd2 43. Rxb4 a3 44. Rb3 Rxa2 45. g3 Ra1 46. Rc3
a2 47. Rc2 Rf1 48. Rxa2 Rxf3 49. Rc2 Rxg3 50. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bf4 Qa5 7. a4 Nxe4 8. Nge2
Nd6 9. axb5 Qb6 10. Bxd6 exd6 11. Ng3 Be7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. O-O Bf6 14. Qc2 a6
15. Bd3 g6 16. Nge4 Bg7 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. b6 Qd8 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21.
Nxd6 Qxb6 22. Nc4 Qd8 23. Na5 Qb6 24. Be4 f5 25. Nc4 Qf6 26. Bf3 Rab8 27. Na4
g5 28. h3 Qh6 29. Re1 Qh4 30. Ne3 Ne5 31. Be2 Bc8 32. Nxc5 f4 33. Ng4 Bxg4 34.
Bxg4 Nxg4 35. hxg4 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2
Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Qg4 (18. Bf1 Nf8 19. Qe3 Qh4
20. h3 Ng6 21. c4 h6 22. g3 Qh5 23. Bc3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 a6 25. h4 Qg4 26. Be2 {
Ehlvest,J-Salov,V/Linares (12)/1991/0.5 (34)}) 18... Nf8 (18... Nc5 19. h4 Kh8
20. Bg5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qc7 22. Qd4 Nd7 23. Bf4 Nb6 24. Bf1 Nd5 25. Bd2 Ne7 26.
Bc3 {Short-Sosonko/Wijk/1987/0.5 (34)}) 19. Bf1 (19. Bd3 Rxd3 (19... Qc5 20.
Bb4 Qb6 21. Bd6 Rac8 22. Kb1 Bb5 23. c4 Ba4 24. Rc1 Rxd6 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Qe2
{Wagman-Belotti/Reggio Emilia II (1)/1987/0.5 (41)}) 20. cxd3 Ng6 (20... Qd7
21. Kb1 (21. Bb4 Qd5 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Kb1 Qxg2 24. Qh4 (24. Qxg2 Bxg2 25. Rc1
$14 {Georgiev,Kir-Gurevich,D/Palma de Mallorca GMA/1989/}) 24... g6 25. Re3 Bd5
26. Rh3 {Psakhis,L-Greenfeld,A/Tel-Aviv ASA (04)/1991/0.5 (37)}) 21... Qxd3+
22. Ka1 h5 $1 (22... Qf5 23. Qg3 Ng6 24. Bc3 h6 25. Rf1 Qe4 26. Rd2 {Ivanchuk,
V-Anand,V/Linares (m/7)/1992/1-0 (51)}) 23. Qe2 (23. Qxh5 $6 Ba4 $1 24. b3 Qd4+
25. Kb1 Bb5 26. a4 Bd3+ 27. Ka2 Bc2 $36) 23... Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rd8 25. Rde1 Ng6
26. g3 {Almasi,Z-Tolnai,T/HUN-ch (09)/1992/0.5 (49)}) (20... Qc5+ 21. Kb1 Qd5
22. Qe4 (22. Re3 Ng6 23. Bc3 Qxg2 24. Qxg2 Bxg2 25. Rg1 (25. Rg3 Bc6 26. Rdg1 {
Ivanov,A-Rachels,S/Long Beach ch-US (1)/1989/0.5 (36)}) 25... Bc6 26. Reg3 {
Petrushin,A-Lisenko,A/USSR/1984/}) 22... Qd7 23. Qe2 Ng6 24. g3 Ne7 25. Bb4 Nf5
26. Bc3 {Short,N-Pritchett/Swansea ch-GB (1)/1987/0.5 (27)}) 21. Kb1 Qd8 22.
Bc3 a5 23. g3 Ne7 24. Bd4 Qd5 25. Bg1 a4 $44 {Anand,V-Lobron,E/Manila ol/1992/}
) (19. h4 Qc5 20. Bb3 (20. Bc3 h5 21. Qe2 Bxg2 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bd3 Bh3 24.
Qxh5 f5 25. Qf3 Bg4 26. Qxb7 {Sherzer,A-Rachels,S/USA-ch (10)/1992/1-0 (38)})
20... a5 21. c3 Ng6 22. Qg3 a4 23. Bc2 Qc4 24. a3 Qxh4 25. Qxh4 Nxh4 26. Bxh7+
{Krakops,M-Leko,P/Duisburg WchJM-U14 (01)/1992/0-1 (51)}) 19... Qc5 (19... Ng6
20. Re3 (20. Bb4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qc7 $6 22. Qd4 $1 Bd5 23. Bc3 $1 $16 {Kovalev,
A-Leko,P/Munchen/1991/1-0 (43)}) 20... Rd5 {Gruenfeld,Y-Sosonko,G/Jerusalem/
1986/0.5 (20)}) (19... Qc7 20. Bc3 Ng6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Bd5 23. Qd4 Rc8
24. a3 Qb8 25. g3 b5 26. Bd3 {Gurevich,I-Rachels,S/USA-ch (11)/1992/1-0 (54)})
20. Bc3 Ng6 21. Qg5 Rd5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. a3 Rc8 24. Qe3 Qc6 25. g3 (25. Qxa7
Bxg2 26. Bd3 Nf4 $17) 25... a6 26. Be2 Ne7 27. Qg5 Qc7 28. Bd3 h6 29. Qh4 b5
30. Bb4 Nf5 31. Qf4 Bc4 32. Bxc4 bxc4 $17 33. Rf1 Qa7 34. Bd2 (34. g4 Qe3+ 35.
Kb1 Qxf4 36. Rxf4 Ne3 $17) 34... Qc7 35. Bc3 Qc5 36. g4 Qe3+ 37. Bd2 Qxf4 38.
Rxf4 Ne7 39. Rd4 Nd5 40. h4 Rc6 41. Kb1 Kh7 42. h5 f6 $1 43. Re4 (43. exf6 Nxf6
$19 {/\ e5}) 43... fxe5 44. Rxe5 Nf6 45. g5 hxg5 46. Bxg5 (46. Rxg5 Ne4 47. Rg2
Rc5 $19) 46... Nxh5 $19 47. b3 Nf6 48. bxc4 Nd7 49. Ra5 Kg6 50. Be3 Kf6 51. c5
(51. Bg5+) 51... e5 52. Ra4 Kf5 53. Rb4 g5 54. a4 g4 55. a5 Rc8 56. Kc1 Nf6 57.
Rb7 Nd5 58. Bf2 Ke4 59. Rb3 Rf8 60. Bh4 Rf3 61. c6 Rxb3 62. cxb3 Kf3 63. Bd8 e4
64. Bb6 (64. c7 Nxc7 65. Bxc7 e3 $1 (65... g3 $2 66. Kd2 g2 (66... e3+ 67. Ke1
g2 68. Bh2 $18) 67. Bb6 $18) 66. Kd1 Kf2 67. Bg3+ (67. Bb6 g3 68. Bxe3+ (68.
Kc2 Ke2 (68... g2 $2 69. Kd3 $18) 69. Bc7 g2 70. Bh2 Kf1 71. Kd3 e2 $19) 68...
Kxe3 69. Ke1 g2 $19) 67... Kxg3 68. Ke2 Kf4 69. b4 g3 70. b5 g2 71. bxa6 g1=Q
$19) 64... e3 65. c7 Nxc7 66. Bxc7 g3 67. Kd1 g2 68. Bh2 Kf2 0-1

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E89"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. g4 (11. Ng3 b5 (11... Ne8 12. Bd3 Nc5 13. Bc2
a5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Ba4 Nd6 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. a4 h5 $10 {
Bischoff-Uhlmann Baden-Baden 1992}) (11... h5 12. Bd3 Nh7 13. O-O-O Bf6 14.
Nge2 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. h4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nhf6 $10 {Bischoff-Poldauf BL 1992
}) 12. a4 (12. Be2 h5 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Nf1 Nh7 15. Be7 Re8 16. Bh4 f5 $132 {
Petrosian,T-Geller 1973 (inf 16/654)}) 12... b4 13. Na2 Nc5 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15.
Nc1 Qd6 16. Nb3 $16 {Bischoff-Schaefer BL 1992}) (11. Nc1 Nh5 12. Bd3 (12. Nd3
f5 13. O-O-O (13. exf5 gxf5 14. Be2 Ndf6 15. O-O Qe8 $10 {Dieks-Sigurjonsson
1975 (inf 19/622)}) 13... Nb6 14. Nb4 Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8 $10 {Szabo-Pilnik
Amsterdam ct 1956}) 12... f5 13. N1e2 Ndf6 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Ng3 e4 $13 {
Gheorghiu-Kasparov Thesaloniki OL 1988 (inf 46/802)}) 11... b5 $6 (11... h5 $5
12. g5 (12. h3 Nh7 13. h4 (13. O-O-O h4 14. Kb1 (14. g5 b5 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. b3
b4 $15 {Oliwa-Markovski Wisla BES 1992}) 14... Bf6 15. Rc1 (15. Nc1 Bg5 16. Nb3
b6 17. Rc1 Nc5 $15 {Gunawan-Maki Thesaloniki OL 1988}) 15... b5 16. Bg2 Nb6 17.
b3 Bd7 18. f4 exf4 19. Nxf4 a5 $15 {Escobedo-Stefansson WchJ 1992}) (13. gxh5
Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qxh5 15. Bg2 Bh6 16. Qc2 Qg5 17. Ng3 b5 $17 {Ribli-Schmidt 1974 
(inf 17/664)}) 13... hxg4 14. fxg4 Ndf6 (14... Nhf6 15. Bh3 Nb6 16. Bg5 $1 Nc4
17. Qd3 Qc7 18. b3 Na3 19. Rc1 $16 {Tal-Gligoric JUG ct 1959}) 15. g5 Nh5 16.
Na4 Bg4 17. Rg1 f5 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. a4 Rf7 $15 {Karaklajic-Bertok JUG ch 1961})
12... Nh7 (12... Ne8 13. h4 b5 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Ng3 Nc5 16. Nce2 f6 $15 {
Petrosian,T-Geller USSR 1976 23/662}) 13. Rg1 (13. h4 f6 14. Bg2 fxg5 15. hxg5
b5 16. Nc1 Nc5 17. b4 Na4 18. Nxa4 bxa4 19. Nd3 Bd7 $15 {Avery-Gligoric USA
1971 (inf 11/586)}) 13... f6 14. gxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O-O Rf7 16. Kb1 b5 17. Nc1 $14
{Karpov-Dolmatov Dortmund 1993}) (11... Nc5 12. Ng3 Ne8 13. h4 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5
15. Bg5 Qc7 16. b4 f4 17. Nh5 Nd7 18. Nxg7 Nxg7 19. Rc1 Nf6 20. Na4 Qf7 21. Nb6
Rb8 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rc7 Qg6 24. h5 Qg3+ 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 {1-0
Soos-Aguilar 1966 (inf 2/658)}) 12. Ng3 Nc5 (12... Nb6 13. h4 Nfd7 (13... b4
14. Nd1 a5 15. h5 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Rc1 Ra8 18. Qh2 $16 {
Cvetkov-Smailbegovic Sarajevo 1957}) 14. h5 Re8 15. b3 Nf8 16. Bd3 Nbd7 17.
O-O-O Nc5 18. Rdg1 $14 {Milev-Spassky Lyon 1955}) (12... b4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3
Ne8 15. Nb2 Rb8 16. Nc4 $16 {Milev-Dittmann 1958}) 13. b4 Na4 14. Nxa4 bxa4 15.
b5 (15. Rb1 Ne8 16. Bd3 Bf6 17. h4 Bxh4 18. Qh2 Bxg3+ 19. Qxg3 $13 {
Milev-Geller Moskva OL 1956}) (15. h4 $5 Bd7 16. h5 $16 {Kristinsson-Lee
Lugano OL 1968}) 15... Bxg4 $5 (15... axb5 16. Bxb5 $14) 16. fxg4 Nxg4 17. Bg5
$6 (17. bxa6 $5 Nxe3 (17... f5 18. Bg5 Bf6 (18... Qb6 19. h3 (19. Bh3 $13)
19... f4 20. hxg4 fxg3 21. Be3 $16) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 {/\f4} 20. Bh3 Qh4 21. Bxg4
Qxg4 $44) 18. Qxe3 f5 {/\f5-f4} 19. Qd3 Bh6 $44 (19... Qh4 20. Kd1 $13)) 17...
f6 18. h3 fxg5 19. hxg4 Rf3 20. Ne2 (20. Rh3 Qb6 $44) 20... axb5 $44 21. Bg2
Rf8 {/\Qb6//\Dd7} 22. Nc1 {/\Nd3,><f4} Qc8 $1 23. Rb1 (23. Qe2 $2 Qc3+) (23.
Bh3 Rf4 24. Qd3 Qc5 $17) 23... Qxg4 24. Rh3 (24. Rxb5 $2 Qg3+ 25. Kd1 Rf2 $19)
24... Rac8 (24... Qf4 25. Nd3 $16 (25. Qxf4 exf4 26. Rxb5 g4 $17) (25. Rxb5 $2
Qxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Rf2+ $19)) (24... h5 $5 25. Rxb5 (25. Qe2 $6 Qc8 26. Qxb5 g4 27.
Rd3 Bh6 28. Ne2 Qc2 $17) 25... Rac8 {/\Rxc1+} (25... Qd7 26. Qb4 g4 27. Rc3 Qf7
28. Nd3 $13) 26. Nd3 Qd7 27. Rb1 g4 28. Rh1 $13) 25. Qe2 $1 (25. Rxb5 $2 Rxc1+
26. Qxc1 Qxg2 $19) 25... Qd7 {/\g5-g4 + h7-h5 -/+} (25... Qf4 $2 26. Nd3) 26.
Rg3 {/\Bh3} g4 (26... h5 $1 27. Rxg5 $8 (27. Bh3 $2 g4) 27... Kh7 {/\Bh6} 28.
Rg3 $8 (28. Nd3 $2 Bf6 29. Rxh5+ gxh5 30. Qxh5+ Kg7 $17 31. Bh3 Rh8 $1) (28.
Rxh5+ gxh5 29. Qxh5+ Bh6 30. Bh3 Qg7 $17 31. Bxc8 $2 Qg1+ 32. Ke2 Qf1#) 28...
Qa7 29. Bh3 (29. Qe3 $2 Qxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Bh6 $17) 29... Rc4 $15) 27. Qxg4 (27.
Rxg4 Rc2 28. Qxc2 Qxg4 $17) 27... Qa7 {/\Qf2+/Rc2} 28. Ne2 Qf2+ (28... Rc2 $6
29. Rf3) 29. Kd1 Bh6 30. Rf3 (30. Rxb5 $4 Qf1+ 31. Bxf1 Rxf1#) 30... Rxf3 31.
Qxc8+ Rf8 32. Qh3 Kg7 33. Rxb5 Rf7 $44 34. Rb8 Bg5 35. a3 Rc7 36. Rb1 (36. Qg3
$4 Rc1+ 37. Nxc1 Qd2#) 36... h5 37. Qf3 Rf7 38. Qh3 Bh4 (38... Rc7 $10) 39. Kd2
Rc7 (39... Bg5+ $10 40. Kd3 $2 (40. Kd1) 40... Qc5) 40. Qf3 Qc5 41. Qd3 Bg5+
42. Ke1 Rf7 43. Kd1 (43. Qg3 Be3 $15) 43... Qf2 (43... Rf2 $6 44. Bh3) 44. Qh3
h4 (44... Rc7 $10) 45. Rb8 Rc7 46. Rc8 Rf7 47. Rc6 Rb7 48. Qf3 Qxf3 $2 (48...
Rb1+ 49. Kc2 Rf1 $1 (49... Qxf3 $2 50. Bxf3 Rf1 51. Bg4 $16) 50. Rc7+ $1 (50.
Qg4 Re1 (50... Rg1 51. Qxg5 Qxe2+ 52. Kc3 $10) 51. Bf3 Qe3 $17) 50... Kh6 51.
Rc3 $1 $10 Rc1+ 52. Kb2 Qb6+ 53. Rb3 axb3 54. Qf8+ $10) 49. Bxf3 $16 h3 50. Kc2
h2 51. Ng3 Rf7 52. Rc3 Bh4 53. Nh1 Be1 54. Rd3 Rc7+ 55. Kb2 Rb7+ 56. Kc2 Rc7+
57. Kb2 Rc4 (57... Rb7+ 58. Kc1 $1 (58. Kc2 $2 Rc7+ $10) 58... Rc7+ 59. Kd1 $16
) 58. Bg2 Ba5 59. Nf2 Bb6 60. Ng4 $18 Bg1 61. Rh3 Rc8 62. Nxh2 Bxh2 63. Rxh2
Rf8 64. Bh3 Rb8+ 65. Kc3 Rb3+ 66. Kc4 Rxa3 67. Kb5 Re3 68. Kc6 Rxe4 69. Ra2 Re3
70. Bg2 a3 71. Kxd6 Kf6 72. Rf2+ Kg5 73. Ke6 Rb3 74. d6 Rb2 75. Rxb2 axb2 76.
Be4 Kf4 77. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. e5 Bb7 11. Qh3 dxe5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ Be7
14. Nxb5 (14. Bxf6 {Boensch} gxf6 15. Be2 h5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nc5 (17...
Nb6 18. Bxh5+ Rxh5 19. Qg8+ Bf8 20. Qe6+ Be7 21. Qg8+ Bf8 22. Qe6+ {1/2
Chiburdanidze,M-Brunner,L Graz (12) 1991}) 18. Qf5 Qc6 19. Qg6+ Kf8 20. Rhd1
Qe8 21. Qf5 Qc8 22. Qg6 Qe6 23. Bxh5 Qg8 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ {1/2 Van der
Wiel,J-Kasparov,G Amsterdam Euwe-mem (1) 1991}) (14. Bxb5 {Boensch} axb5 15.
Nxb5 Qc6 16. Nd6+ Kd8 17. fxe5 Kc7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxe7 Rxa2 20. Nxb7 Ra1+
21. Kd2 Qd5+ 22. Ke2 Qxg2+ 23. Ke3 Qg5+ 24. Kd3 Qf5+ 25. Ke2 {1/2 Winsnes,
R-Svensson,B SVE-ch (08) 1991}) 14... axb5 15. Bxb5 Be4 16. Rd2 (16. c3 {
Boensch} Rd8 $146 (16... O-O-O 17. Qxe7 Qb6 $2 (17... h6 $13) 18. Qb4 Qe3+ 19.
Rd2 h6 20. Ba6+ {1-0 Van der Wiel,J-Gutman,L Amsterdam op 1984}) 17. fxe5 Bd5
18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. Bc6 Qxc6 $8 21. Qxc6 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 Ne3 23. Qe6+
Be7 24. Rd3 Rf8 $1 $13 {(Paunovic,T) -Inf.53/235}) 16... Kf8 17. Bc4 Bg6 18.
Bxf6 (18. fxe5 {Boensch} Nxe5 $17) 18... Nxf6 19. fxe5 Bb4 20. Rf2 (20. c3 {
Boensch} Re8 $17) 20... Bf7 (20... Re8 $2 {Boensch} 21. Rxf6+ gxf6 22. Qxf6+
$18) 21. Qxf7+ (21. Rxf6 {Boensch} gxf6 22. Qxf6 Rg8 23. e6 Rg7 $19) 21... Qxf7
22. Bxf7 Kxf7 23. a3 $1 (23. exf6 $2 Rxa2 $19 (23... Rxa2 {Boensch} 24. fxg7+
Kxg7 $19)) 23... Be7 (23... Bc5 $142 24. Rf3 Bd4 25. exf6 gxf6 $5 $15 {
Wittman-Gutman/1985/}) 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. c3 h5 26. Rd1 $6 (26. Re2 $5 h4 27. h3
Rh5 28. Rd1 $10) 26... h4 27. h3 Rhe8 $15 28. Rd7+ Kg6 29. Kd1 {/\ Re2} Rab8
30. Rdd2 Rb6 $1 31. Rfe2 (31. Rde2 $142) 31... Reb8 {xb2} 32. Rf2 Bg5 33. Rde2
R8b7 $1 {(.)} 34. a4 Bf6 35. Kc1 Ra6 36. Re4 Rba7 37. b3 Bxc3 (37... Rc7 {
Boensch} 38. c4 $10) 38. Rg4+ Kh5 39. Rf5+ Kh6 40. Rxh4+ Kg6 41. Rc5 Bf6 42.
Rg4+ Kh6 43. Kc2 (43. Re4 Rd6 44. Kc2 Rad7 45. Re2 Rd1 $40) 43... Re6 (43...
Rd7 44. a5 Re6 45. b4) 44. a5 (44. Kd3 $142 $5) 44... Re3 45. b4 Ra3 $6 (45...
Rd7 46. b5 $1 Ra3 47. b6 $132) (45... Rae7 $1 46. a6 $1 Ra3 47. Ra5 Re2+ 48.
Kd1 Rxa5 49. Kxe2 Rxa6 $17) 46. Re4 Rd7 (46... Ra2+ 47. Kb3 Rxg2 48. Ka4 $132)
47. g4 $1 {/\ h4} Bg5 48. Re6+ (48. Kb2 $2 Rxh3 (48... Rdd3 49. Re6+ g6 50. h4)
49. b5 Rd2+ 50. Rc2 Bf6+ 51. Kc1 Rd5 $1 $19) (48. h4 $5 Rd2+ 49. Kb1 Be3 $8 50.
Rc2 Rdd3 $1 $17 (50... Rd1+ 51. Kb2 Rad3 52. Re2 $3 {/\ Kc2})) 48... g6 49. Kb2
(49. h4 Rd2+ 50. Kb1 Bf4 $19) 49... Rxh3 50. Rc3 Rh4 51. a6 (51. Rcc6 $1 Rxg4
52. Rxg6+ Kh5 53. Rgd6 $10) 51... Rxg4 52. Kb3 $6 (52. b5 $5) 52... Rdd4 53.
Rh3+ (53. Rb6 Be7) (53. Rcc6 Rxb4+ 54. Kc3 Rbf4 55. Rxg6+ Kh5 $17) 53... Kg7
54. Rb6 Be7 55. a7 (55. b5 Ra4 $17) 55... Rxb4+ 56. Kc2 (56. Rxb4 {Boensch}
Rxb4+ 57. Kc3 Ra4 $19) 56... Ra4 57. Rb7 Rge4 58. Rc3 Kf6 59. Rc8 (59. Rf3+ $5
Ke6 60. Rc3 $17) 59... Re2+ 60. Kd3 Rea2 $19 61. Rc6+ Kf7 62. Rcc7 R4a3+ 63.
Kc4 $6 (63. Kd4 $142 Rd2+ 64. Ke5 Re2+ 65. Kd5 g5 66. Rc8 Rd2+ 67. Ke5 Rda2 68.
Rcc7 Re2+ 69. Kd4 (69. Kf5 Ra4 $19) (69. Kd5 Ra4 $19) 69... g4 $19) (63. Ke4 {
Boensch} Re2+ 64. Kd5 Kf6 $19) 63... Rc2+ 64. Kb5 Rb3+ 65. Ka4 Ra3+ 66. Kb5
Rb2+ 67. Kc6 Ra6+ 68. Kd5 Rxb7 (68... Ra5+ $142 69. Kc4 (69. Kc6 Rc5+ 70. Kd7
Rd2+ 71. Kc8 Rd8#) 69... Rxb7 70. Rxb7 g5 $19) 69. Rxb7 Ra5+ $1 70. Kc6 Ke6 71.
Rc7 (71. Kb6 Bd8+ 72. Kc6 Bf6 73. Rd7 Be5 74. Kb6 Rxa7 75. Rxa7 Bd4+ $19) 71...
Bc5 $1 72. a8=Q Rxa8 73. Kxc5 Rd8 74. Rh7 g5 75. Kc4 Kf5 76. Rf7+ Ke4 77. Re7+
Kf4 78. Rf7+ Kg3 79. Kc3 g4 80. Rg7 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 $5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Bd7 13. h4 Rfc8 14. h5
Nd8 15. f4 $5 (15. f3 Ba4 $5 {Shirov,A-Kamsky,G/Moscow/1992/}) 15... Bb5 (15...
Ba4 16. Qd3 b5 17. Bd5 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Rc8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. f5 $40) (15... e6
$5 16. Kf2 Rc7 $13) 16. Bxb5 Qxb5 17. Kf2 e6 $1 (17... Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Nc6 19.
Qb1 $16) 18. g4 $1 (18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Nc6 $10) (18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qd2 Rxc1
20. Rxc1 Nc6 $13) 18... Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Nc6 20. Qb1 $1 (20. f5 $6 Nb4 $1 $132)
20... Qxb1 21. Rxb1 b6 22. f5 $1 Ne7 $2 (22... exf5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. h6 Bf6 (
24... Bf8 25. Rc1 $1 Ne7 26. Rg1+ Kh8 27. d5 f6 28. Bd4 Ng8 29. e5 $16) 25. e5
Bh4+ 26. Kf3 $16) (22... Rd8 23. e5 Bf8 $14) 23. h6 $1 (23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Bg5
Kf7 25. Ke3 $16) 23... Bf8 24. fxe6 (24. Rc1 $1 exf5 (24... Rc8 $2 25. f6 Rxc1
26. fxe7 $16) 25. gxf5 f6 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Rc7 $16) 24... fxe6 25. Nf4 Kf7 $1
(25... Bxh6 26. Nxe6 $16) (25... e5 26. dxe5 Bxh6 27. Nd5 Bxe3+ 28. Kxe3 Nc6
29. e6 $16) 26. Nh3 Kg8 27. Nf4 Kf7 28. Nh3 $1 Kg8 29. Ng5 e5 30. d5 Nc8 $5 (
30... Bxh6 31. Ne6 $1 Bxe3+ 32. Kxe3 Nc8 (32... Rc8 33. d6 Rc3+ 34. Kf2 $1 Rc2+
35. Kg3 Nc6 36. d7 Rd2 37. Rc1 $18) 33. Rc1 $1 Nd6 34. Rc6 $1 Nf7 35. Kd3 $3
Rb8 $140 36. d6 Nd8 37. Nxd8 Rxd8 38. Kc4) 31. Rc1 $1 Nd6 32. Rc7 $1 Rc8 (32...
Bxh6 33. Nxh7 Nxe4+ 34. Kf3 Nd2+ 35. Bxd2 Bxd2 36. Ke4 Bb4 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38.
Kxe5 Rd8 39. Rxa7 $18) 33. Rd7 $1 Rc3 34. Nxh7 Nxe4+ 35. Ke2 Bb4 36. Rxa7 b5
37. g5 $1 Ng3+ 38. Kd1 Ne4 39. Ke2 Ng3+ 40. Kd1 Ne4 41. Bb6 Rf3 42. Bd8 $1 Rf1+
43. Kc2 Rf2+ 44. Kb3 Bc5 45. Nf6+ Nxf6 46. Rg7+ Kf8 47. gxf6 Rf3+ 48. Kc2 Rf2+
49. Kd1 Rf1+ 50. Ke2 Rf2+ 51. Ke1 Rxa2 52. Be7+ Bxe7 53. fxe7+ Ke8 54. d6 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Nd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Qe7 10. e4 h6 11. Be3 e5 12. Bd3 d5 13. O-O dxe4 14. fxe4 exd4
15. cxd4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Re1 f5 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qg3 Rd8
21. d5 Rd7 22. Rac1 Qa3 23. Bd4 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Re7 25. Rc3 Kf7 26. Ra3 a5 27. d6
cxd6 28. Bxb6 Rc8 29. Ra4 h5 30. Be3 Rec7 31. Rc1 Ke6 32. Bf4 Rc5 33. Be3 R5c6
34. Bf4 g6 35. Rd1 Rb6 36. Rxa5 Rxc4 37. Rg5 Kf7 38. Bxd6 e3 39. Bf4 e2 40. Re1
Rc2 41. a4 Ng4 42. a5 Rbb2 43. Rd5 Ra2 44. Rb5 Ke6 45. Rg5 Kd7 46. Rd5+ Kc8 47.
Rg5 Ra3 48. Rd5 Ra4 49. Rb1 Rb4 50. Re1 Kb7 51. Rd7+ Ka8 52. Rd6 Rb5 53. Ra6+
Kb7 54. Rxg6 Ra2 55. Rd6 Rab2 56. a6+ Ka7 57. Re6 Rb6 58. Be3 Nxe3 59. Rxe3
Rxa6 60. R3xe2 Rxe2 61. Rxe2 Kb8 62. Rc2 Ra1+ 63. Kh2 Re1 64. Rc5 {[sealed
move]} 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Re8
9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Nc7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Bd3 Rf8 15. dxe6
Nxe6 16. Nd5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Kh1 Be6 19. Qe2 Nxg3+ 20. fxg3 Kg7 21. Rae1
h5 22. b4 cxb4 23. axb4 Rh8 24. Ne3 Be5 25. c5 h4 26. g4 dxc5 27. Bc4 Qc7 28.
bxc5 Bxh2 29. Nf5+ Bxf5 30. exf5 Rh6 31. f6+ Rxf6 32. Qb2 Bf4 33. Rxf4 Qxf4 34.
Rf1 Qxc4 35. Qxf6+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ Kh6 37. Qf6+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Nbd7 (7...
Nc6) (7... b5) 8. g4 h6 9. Rg1 $146 (9. h4 b5 (9... Qb6 10. Qd2 (10. a3 Ne5 $13
(10... Qxb2 $2 11. Na4 $18)) 10... Qxb2 11. Nb3 Ne5 12. Be2 Qa3 13. Kf2 b5 14.
Qe1 d5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. exd5 Bb7 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bc1 Qe7 $13 {
Nunn,J-Ribli,Z BL 8788 1988 1/2 32}) (9... Qc7 10. Bh3 Nb6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12.
O-O-O Nc4 13. Bf2 b5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 16. g6 $14 {Thorhallsson,
T-Silseth,S Gausdal Troll (8) 1992 1-0 30}) 10. Rg1 g6 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 Nh5
13. a4 b4 $1 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxb4 Bg7 16. Nd3 Rb8 $44 {Short,N-Kasparov,G
London m 1987 0-1 52}) 9... Qb6 (9... b5 $5) 10. a3 Ne5 11. Bf2 Qc7 (11... Qxb2
$2 12. Na4 $18) 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Qf3 e5 $6 (14... h5 $5 15. h3 hxg4
16. hxg4 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. gxf5 $14) 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 $16 d5 $2 (16...
Rh7 17. O-O-O Be7 $16) 17. fxe5 Nxe4 18. Rg4 $1 $18 h5 19. Rh4 Bc5 (19... Be7
20. Nxe4 Bxh4 21. Nd6+ $18) 20. O-O-O Bxf2 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxf2 Rc8 $6 23.
Kb1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Rh3 Qd5 26. Rc3 Kd7 (26... Qxe5 27. Qb6+ Ke8 28.
Qxb7 $18) 27. Qb6 Rd8 28. Rc5 Qd1+ 29. Ka2 Ke8 30. Qxb7 Qg4 (30... e3 31. e6
$18) 31. e6 $1 fxe6 32. Re5 Qg5 33. h4 Qxh4 34. Rxe6+ Kf8 35. f6 (35. f6 gxf6
36. Qe7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. d4 $5 (7.
Qb3 $5 {Hansen,Cu-Christiansen,L/Munich/1992/CBM30/}) 7... e4 8. Bg2 O-O (8...
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 h6 10. Qc2 O-O $2 11. Bxe4 $16 {Kortschnoj,V-Bareev,E/Tilburg/
1991/CBM26/INF53,39/}) 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Re8 $6 (10... h6 $5) 11. Bg5 $1 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f3 $1 exf3 (13... e3 14. f4 d6 15. Rb1 $14) 14. Bxf3 Qg5 15.
Bd5 Re7 16. Qd3 c6 (16... d6 $2 17. Rxf7 Rxf7 18. Rf1 $18) 17. Rf5 $1 Qg4 (
17... Qg6 $2 18. Rxf7 $18) 18. Bf3 Qg6 19. Bh5 Qh7 20. Re5 $1 Qxd3 21. exd3 Re6
22. Rb1 g6 23. Rxe6 $1 dxe6 24. Bf3 Kf8 25. c5 a5 26. c4 Ra7 27. Kf2 Ke7 28.
Ke3 Bd7 29. a3 Be8 30. Rb6 Kd8 31. d5 $1 Kc7 32. d6+ 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. O-O e6 $2 (
7... e5) 8. d3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Na5 (11... Nb4 12. Qd2 e5
13. Nb3 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 Nc6 15. Be3 $16 {Polugaevsky,L-Padevsky,N/Varna/1972/
INF13,63/}) 12. Qa4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd2 $1 Nc4 15. Bc3 Be6 (15... Bd7 16.
Qb3 Bc6 17. e4 $16) 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. b3 Nd6 18. Qg4 Nf5 19. e4 $1 dxe4 20.
Qxe4 $16 Qb6 21. Qxb7 Rac8 22. Rac1 Ba3 23. Bb2 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Bc5 25. Qxb6 axb6
26. Rd1 (26. Be4 $5) 26... b5 27. a4 (27. Bf4 $5) 27... Nd4 28. Be3 Ne2+ 29.
Kh1 Bxe3 30. fxe3 bxa4 31. bxa4 Nc3 32. Ra1 Rf7 33. a5 Ra7 34. a6 Kf7 35. Bb7
Nb5 36. Kg2 Ke7 37. Rc1 (37. Kf3 $5 Kd7 38. Kf4 $18) 37... Kd6 38. Rc6+ $6 (38.
Kf3 $5) 38... Kd7 39. Rc8 $2 Nc7 40. Rh8 h6 41. Rh7 Kd6 $1 42. Kf3 Ke5 $1 43.
Rxg7 Nxa6 44. Rh7 Nc5 45. Be4 Rxh7 46. Bxh7 Nd7 47. g4 Kf6 48. h4 Ke5 49. Bd3
Kf6 50. Be4 Nb6 51. Kf4 e5+ 52. Kf3 Nc4 53. Bd5 Nd6 54. Bb3 Nb7 55. Ke2 Nd6 56.
Kd3 Kg7 57. Bc2 h5 $1 58. g5 Nf5 59. Ke4 Nxh4 60. Kxe5 Ng2 61. Ke4 h4 62. Bb1
h3 63. Kf3 Nh4+ 64. Kg3 h2 65. Be4 Nf5+ 66. Kf4 Nd6 67. Bh1 Kg6 68. Bg2 Nf7 69.
Be4+ Kh5 70. Bf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bd3
Bb7 15. d5 $1 (15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. d5 exd5 17. e5 Nc4 (17... d4 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nh7
Nc4 20. Qb4 Re8 21. Bxc4 Kxh7 22. Bxf7 {0,5/Poecksteiner,J-Kwatschewsky,L/Wien
op/1986/}) 18. Qf4 Rc7 (18... Nb2 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg6 21. h4 Rc4 22.
h5+ Kh6 23. Nxf7+ Kh7 24. Qf5+ $40 {Polugaevsky,L-Tal,M/URS-ch/1969/}) 19.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg6 21. h4 Qc8 22. Rd3 f6 23. h5+ Kh6 24. Ne6+ $40 {
Flesch,J-Kovacs,LM/Hungary (ch)/1969/}) 15... exd5 16. e5 d4 $1 17. Ng5 $5 (17.
Nxd4 Qd5 $1 18. Qg5 (18. Nf3 $2 Qc5 $1) 18... h6 19. Qg3 Bc8 20. Bb1 Qc4 21.
Qf3 Be6 22. Qe4 g6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Rd6 $14 {Lev,R-Onat,I/EU-chT Haifa (3)/
1989/}) 17... h6 18. Nh7 Qh4 $1 (18... Re8 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. Qxh6 Rxe5 21. Bh7+
Kh8 22. Bg6+ Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qxf7#) (18... Qd5 19. f3 Rfc8 20. Nf6+ gxf6
21. Qxh6 f5 $1 22. Bxf5 Rc6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Rfe1 $40) 19. Nxf8 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 (
20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Rxf8 24. Be4 g5 $15) 20...
Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E86"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Nb6 12. Qb5 Bh6 $1 13. Bf2 Be6 14.
Nc3 Qc7 (14... Rc8 $5 15. b3 Nd7 $1 16. Rd1 a6 17. Qb4 Nc5 18. Be2 b5 $1 $13)
15. b3 Nd7 16. Rd1 a6 17. Qb4 Nc5 (17... Rfc8 $5 18. Nd5 (18. Qxd6 $6 Qxd6 19.
Rxd6 Bf8 20. Rd3 b5 $36 21. cxb5 $6 Bb4 22. Kd2 axb5 $19) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxd5
b5 $44 {DEEP THOUGHT-Wahls,M/Hannover/1991/}) 18. Be2 f5 19. O-O Rf7 20. exf5
gxf5 21. Nd5 Qc6 22. f4 a5 23. Qe1 Bg7 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Bh5 Rd7 26. Qe3 Ne4
27. Bh4 Bxd5 28. cxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxf5 (29. Bf7+ Kxf7 30. Qxe4 Rxd1 31. Qxf5+ Kg8
32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Rxd1 Rf8 $13) (29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxf5 Qd4 $13) 29... Rxd1+ 30.
Bxd1 Nc3 31. Bh5 Rc8 $6 (31... e4 $14) 32. Bf7+ Kh8 33. Rxe5 $1 Nxa2 34. Bc4 (
34. Rxa5 $16) 34... a4 $1 $13 35. Re7 axb3 36. Bxb3 Qc1+ $10 37. Qxc1 Nxc1 38.
Be6 Rf8 39. g4 Ne2+ 40. Kh1 b5 41. Rb7 Nd4 42. Bd5 h6 43. Be7 Rc8 44. Be4 Be5
45. Kg2 Ra8 46. h4 Ra2+ 47. Kf1 Ne2 48. Rb8+ (48. Rb8+ Bxb8 (48... Kg7 $2 49.
Bf8+ Kf6 50. Rb6+ Kf7 51. Bd5+ Kxf8 52. Bxa2 $18) 49. Bf6+ Kg8 50. Bd5+ Kf8 51.
Bxa2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qh5+
g6 9. Qd1 Bd7 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ba4 12. Ra2 Nd7 13. Bd2 Ne7 14. Bd3 h6 15.
h4 Nb6 16. Qc1 Ng8 17. Rb2 Nc4 18. Rb4 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Bd7 20. c4 Ne7 21. O-O b6
22. Qb2 Qd8 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Nf3 Kf7 25. c5 Nc6 26. Rb3 g5 27. cxb6 axb6 28. Ba6
Rc7 29. Bb5 Na5 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. Rc3 Qd8 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. hxg5 Nc4 34. Qc1
hxg5 35. Nxg5+ Ke8 36. Nh3 Qh7 37. Rg3 Kd7 38. Qg5 Kc6 39. Qf6 $138 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Ne4 7. Qf3 Ng5 8.
Qg3 Ne6 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O g6 11. Nc3 dxe5 12. Qxe5 Bg7 13. Qe4 O-O 14. Qxc6 Rb8
15. Qa4 a6 16. Be3 Rxb2 17. Qa3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Qh4 19. Nd5 Bb7 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21.
Qxa6 Ra8 22. Qc6 Qa4 23. Ne7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 cxd5 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. a3 Bc5 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Be3 Be6 14.
O-O-O Rhb8 15. Rhe1 Nd7 16. c4 c6 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Kf8 19. Bc2 h6 20. Bxf6
gxf6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Rb5 23. Nc3 Rb6 24. g3 Rc8 25. Re3 Bc5 26. Red3
Bxf2 27. Rf1 Bc5 28. Rxf6 Be7 29. Rf2 Rcb8 30. Na4 Rb5 31. Rc3 a5 32. Bd3 Bg5+
33. Kb1 Re5 34. Bc4 Re1+ 35. Ka2 Be3 36. Bxe6 Bxf2 37. Bxf7 Bxg3 38. Bb3 Be5
39. Rc5 Bxh2 40. Rh5 Be5 41. Rxh6 Bg7 42. Rb6 Rxb6 43. Nxb6 Re4 44. Bc2 Re2 45.
Kb1 Rg2 46. Nc4 Rg5 47. Ka2 Ke7 48. Kb3 Rg3+ 49. Ka4 Rg2 50. Bb3 Bxb2 51. Kxa5
Rg5+ 52. Kb4 Bd4 53. a4 Kd7 54. Nd2 Kc6 55. Kc4 Be3 56. Ne4 Rd5 57. Bc2 Rd4+
58. Kc3 Kb6 59. Ng3 Rd7 60. Nf5 Bf2 61. Kb4 Rc7 62. Kb3 Be1 63. Nd4 Rc3+ 64.
Kb2 Kc5 65. Nb3+ Kc4 66. Nc1 Rh3 67. Bd3+ Kb4 68. Bb5 Bc3+ 69. Kc2 Ka3 70. Nd3
Ba5 71. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. e4 (3. Qb3 $5 a5 (3... Ba5 4. d4 $14 {Illescas Cordoba,
M-Oll,L/Wijk/1993/Inf56,10/}) 4. a3 Bxc3 5. Qxc3 Nf6 6. d4 O-O 7. Bg5 $14 {
Kasparov,G-Rozentalis,E/Debrecen/Inf56,9/}) 3... c5 4. f4 $5 (4. g3 $6 Nc6 5.
Bg2 Nge7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O $13 {Gulko,B-Adgestein,S/Reykjavik Summit/1990/
CBM18/}) 4... d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 $1 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. b3 Bxc3 $6 (8... b6 9.
Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 $14) 9. dxc3 Ne8 10. f5 $1 $36 exf5 11. exf5 Ne5 12. Bc2 f6 13.
Be4 $1 Nc7 (13... Qc7 14. Bd5+ Kh8 15. Nh4 $18) 14. Nxe5 fxe5 (14... dxe5 15.
Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Be3 Na6 17. Rad1 $18) 15. Qh5 $36 Qe8 16. Qh4 Qf7 17. Bg5 d5 18.
cxd5 Nxd5 19. f6 $1 g6 (19... gxf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Rxf6 $18) 20. Bxd5 Qxd5
21. f7+ $1 Rxf7 22. Rfd1 Qc6 23. Rd8+ Rf8 24. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
c6 9. b3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Bb2 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. b4 Ne6 14. Nb3 Bd7 15.
Rae1 Rad8 16. f4 Bc8 17. Qf2 a6 18. h3 h5 19. c5 Nh7 20. cxd6 Qxd6 21. a3 Qc7
22. e5 h4 23. gxh4 Bh6 24. Ne2 Rd3 25. Nbc1 Rd2 26. Bc3 Bxf4 27. Bxd2 Bxd2 28.
Rd1 Bh6 29. Nd3 Ng7 30. Ng3 Nf5 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. h5 a5 33. Qg3 Kh8 34. hxg6
Bxg6 35. Qh4 Bg5 36. Qc4 axb4 37. axb4 Qb6+ 38. Nc5 Rxe5 39. Qc3 f6 40. Kh1 Qc7
41. Qg3 Nf8 42. Qg4 Re7 43. Ne4 Bxe4 44. Bxe4 Qe5 45. Bf5 Qe2 46. Qxe2 Rxe2 47.
Rde1 Re5 48. Rxe5 fxe5 49. Bc8 Be7 50. Rf7 Bxb4 51. Rxb7 Bd2 52. Bf5 c5 53. Rc7
e4 54. Bxe4 Ne6 55. Rh7+ Kg8 56. Rd7 Nd4 57. Kg2 Be1 58. Rc7 Kf8 59. Bd5 Ke8
60. Rxc5 Kd7 61. Rc4 Nf5 62. Re4 Nh4+ 63. Kf1 Bg3 64. Rg4 Nf5 65. Rg6 Ne3+ 66.
Ke2 Bf4 67. Bc6+ Kc7 68. Kf3 Bd6 69. Kxe3 Kxc6 70. Ke4 Kd7 71. Kf5 Be7 72. Re6
Ke8 73. Kg6 Kf8 74. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Qd3 $5 $146 (10. Kh1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13.
Qf3 a6 (13... Bf6) 14. Qg3 e5 15. fxe5 Bh4 16. Qh3 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Bc4
Qe7 $10 {Polgar,J-Sax,G Budapest zt-A (08) 1993 1/2 37}) (10. Nb3 a6 11. a4 b6
(11... Na5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Ne4 $6 $146 (14. Qd2 $14) 14... Qc7 15.
Bd4 Bc6 16. Bd3 Bxe4 $1 17. Bxe4 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Bd6 $10 {Sinowjew,J-Boensch,U
Dortmund op-A (08) 1992 0-1 33}) 12. Qe1 Qc7 $2 13. Qf2 $1 $16 {N} Rfb8 $8 14.
Bf3 Be8 15. g4 $40 {(Mainka,Konikowski) Mainka,R-Enders,P BL 1992/93 1-0 40
-Inf.56/256}) 10... a6 (10... Nxd4 $2 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qg3 $16) 11. Rad1 Rc8
12. a3 Qc7 13. Nb3 Rfd8 14. Kh1 b5 15. Bf3 b4 $6 (15... Be8 $10) 16. axb4 Nxb4
17. Qd2 d5 $6 18. e5 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qf2 $16 {xb6,c5} Bb5 21. Rxd8+ (21.
Nxb5 axb5 22. Bb6 Rxd1 23. Bxc7 e3 24. Qe2 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Rxc7 $15) 21... Qxd8
22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Bc5 $1 $16 Bxc5 24. Nxc5 e3 25. Qxe3 Nxc2 26. Qf2 Nb4 27. N3e4
Rb8 28. Qg3 Kh8 29. Nd6 Qe7 30. f5 Rf8 31. h3 Nc6 32. f6 $1 $18 gxf6 33. exf6
Qxf6 34. Nd7 Qg7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. Nxf8 Kxf8 37. Nxb5 axb5 38. Rd6 {Boensch}
1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4 Bc6 7. Ne5 (7.
Qd4 $5 f6 8. e4 $5 (8. e3 Bg7 9. Be2 e5 10. Qc4 Nb6 11. Qb3 $14 {Cifuentes
Parada,R-Leko,P/Wijk-op/1993/CBM34/INF56,(20)/}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 e5 (9...
Qxd4 $2 10. Nxd4 Bxe4 11. Ne6 $16) 10. Qe3 $14 {Polgar,Zsu-Peelen,P/Wijk-B/
1990/CBM17/}) 7... Bg7 8. Nxc6 Nxc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 e6 $5 11. Qe4 Nce7 12.
O-O c5 13. Qc2 Rc8 (13... Qa5 $5 $13 {Banas,I-Herbrechtsmeier,C/Viernheim/1992/
EXP33/}) 14. d3 Qd7 15. a3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 b5 17. Bb2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 a5 19. c4
Bxb2 20. Qxb2 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. d4 Qc7 23. Rd2 Rd6 24. Rad1 Rcd8 25. g3 R6d7
26. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj Konikowski Ftacnik} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5.
Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qh4 $6 (
11. Qe2 $142 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 (12... O-O 13. O-O-O c5 14. g4 $5 Nd5 15. g5 $1 Nf4
16. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 17. Kb1 $40 {Malisauskas-Oll/Vilnius zt/1993/}) 13. O-O-O Bb7
14. Kb1 (14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Ba6 Rhe8 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Bxb7+ Qxb7
19. h4 c5 $10 {Woda-Sapis/Poland/1989/}) 14... O-O-O 15. Ba6 b5 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7
17. c4 bxc4 18. Rc1 Rb8 19. Rxc4 Ka8 20. Rhc1 Rhc8 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Qd7
23. f3 Rb6 24. Ba5 $14 {Chandler-Speelman/Hastings/1988/}) (11. Qe2 $14 {
Kortschnoj}) 11... Ke7 $3 $146 {/\12...g7-g5 13.Qh3 e5(g4) -+ ף} (11... Nd5) (
11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qh5 13. Qxh5 Nxh5 14. Ne5 O-O 15. O-O-O c5 (15... Nf6 $142)
(15... Nf6 $5 {Konikowski}) 16. g4 Nf6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nd5 (18... cxd4 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rdg1+ Kh8 21. Rg3 Bxe5 22. Rh3+ Kg7 23. Rg1+ $18) 19. Nc4 Bc7 20.
dxc5 $16 {Hector-Hodgson/London/1991/}) 12. Ne5 (12. O-O {Ftacnik} g5 13. Qh3
g4 $19) (12. Nd2 $5 {Konikowski} g5 13. Qh3 Bf4 14. Nb3 e5 15. Bf5 Bxc1 (15...
g4 16. Qd3) 16. Rxc1 exd4 17. O-O $36) 12... Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5+ 14. c3 Qxe5+
15. Be3 b6 16. O-O-O g5 17. Qa4 (17. Qh3 c5 18. Rhe1) (17. Qh3 $5 {Konikowski /
\ Rh1-e1}) 17... c5 18. Rhe1 Bd7 19. Qa3 Rhd8 20. g3 (20. f4 $5 gxf4 21. Bd4
Qg5 $1 (21... Qd5 22. Re5 Qxg2 23. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Qxc5+ Ke8 25. Bxf6 $18) (
21... Qc7 22. Be5 Qc6 23. Bxf6+ (23. Bxf4 $5 Qa4 $4 24. Bd6+ $1 Ke8 (24... Kxd6
25. Bb5+ $18) 25. Rxe6+ $3 fxe6 $8 26. Bg6#) 23... Kxf6 24. Be4) 22. Re5 Qh4 $1
{פf6} (22... Qxg2 $2 23. Rxc5 $1 $40) 23. g3 (23. Rf1 {Konikowski} Bc6 24. g3
Qxh2 25. gxf4 Rd6 26. Re2 Qh4 $19) 23... fxg3 24. hxg3 Qxg3 25. Rxc5 $140 $2
bxc5 26. Qxc5+ Ke8 27. Bxf6 Qf4+ $19) (20. b4 $5 {Kortschnoj} Ke8 21. Bxc5 Qxh2
22. Bd4 $16) 20... Qc7 21. Bd4 (21. f4 Ng4 22. Bd4 gxf4 23. h3 Ne3) 21... Be8
$1 22. Kb1 (22. Be5 Qc6 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. Be4 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Rd8+ $17 (25...
Rd8+ {Konikowski} 26. Kc1 Qd7 $17)) 22... Rd5 (22... Bc6 $5 23. Be5 Qd7 24. Bc2
Qb7 $17) (22... Bc6 $5 {Konikowski}) 23. f4 $1 Rad8 (23... gxf4 24. gxf4 Qxf4
$2 25. Rf1 $18) 24. Bc2 $1 (24. Be5 Qc6 $1 (24... Qd7 25. Bc2 {/\c4 [+]}) 25.
c4 R5d7 26. Qc3 Ng4 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. Rf1 Rd4 $1 $15) (24. fxg5 {Ftacnik} hxg5
25. Rf1 e5 26. Rde1 Kf8 27. Rxf6 exd4 $17) 24... R5d6 25. Bxf6+ (25. Be5 {
Ftacnik} Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Qd7 $17) 25... Kxf6 26. fxg5+ hxg5 27.
Rxd6 Rxd6 28. c4 Ke7 29. Qe3 f6 30. h4 gxh4 31. gxh4 Qd7 (31... Qd8 32. Qh6) (
31... Qd8 $5 {Konikowski}) (31... Kd8 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 32. Qh6 e5 $2 (32... Rd2
33. Rf1 (33. Qg7+ Bf7 34. h5 (34. Bg6 Rd1+ 35. Kc2 Qd2+ 36. Kb3 Qb4+ 37. Kc2
Rd2+ $19 (37... Rd2+ 38. Kc1 Qxb2#)) 34... Qd4 $17 (34... Qd4 {Konikowski} 35.
Rc1 Rh2 36. h6 f5 $19)) 33... Qd4 $17) 33. h5 Qg4 (33... Rd2) (33... Rd2 $5 {
Konikowski}) 34. Qh7+ Kd8 35. h6 (35. Qxa7 {Ftacnik} Bxh5 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+
Qd7 $17) 35... Rd2 36. Qf5 (36. Qxa7) (36. Bf5 {Ftacnik} Qd4 37. Bc2 Qxc4 38.
Rc1 Qf7 $17) (36. Qxa7 $5 {Konikowski}) (36. Qxa7 $1 $13 {Kortschnoj}) 36...
Qxf5 37. Bxf5 Bd7 38. Bg6 $2 (38. Kc1 Rd4 39. Bxd7 Rxc4+ $1 (39... Kxd7 $4 40.
Rd1 $18 {Ph}) (39... Rxd7 $2 {Ftacnik} 40. Rd1 $1 $18) 40. Kb1 Rh4 $8 (40...
Kxd7 41. Rh1 $18) 41. Rd1 Rxh6 $14 (41... Rxh6 {Konikowski} 42. Bf5+ Kc7 43.
Rd7+ Kc6 44. Rxa7 $16)) 38... Rh2 39. h7 Ke7 40. Bd3 Be6 41. Rg1 f5 $19 42.
Rg7+ Kf6 43. Rxa7 e4 44. Be2 f4 45. b3 f3 46. Bd1 Bf5 47. Kc1 Bxh7 48. Rb7 Ke5
49. Rxb6 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Konikowski Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 (12. Bxd5
cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4 15. h3 Qf4 16. Re5 Qf6 17. Re1 (17. Re3 $10 {
Adams-Nunn/Wijk op/1993/}) 17... Qg6 18. Kh1 Bf5 19. Be3 Bc2 $10) 12... Bd6 13.
d3 (13. g3 Bb7 (13... Qd7 14. d4 Qh3 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Qg2 Qh5 18.
Qxd5 Rfe8 (18... Rae8 $5) 19. Bd2 $8 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Qd1 $5 (20... Re8 $2 21.
Nd2 $16) 21. Qxa8+ (21. Qxf5 $6 Re8 22. Kg2 Rxe1 $40) 21... Bf8 22. Qg2 Bd3 $1
$44 {Donchev-Topalov/Bulgaria ch/1992/}) 14. d3 Qd7 15. Nd2 c5 16. Ne4 Be7 17.
Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 Kh8 19. Qh5 f5 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qc6 22. f3 c4 $36 {Ernst,
T-Sokolov,I/Debrecen/1992/}) 13... Bf5 $5 (13... Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bd7 (
15... Qf5 $142 16. Nd2 Qg6 {/\f5}) 16. Nd2 g5 17. Re2 f5 18. c4 $1 f4 19. Qf1
$1 {Ivanchuk-Kamsky/Tilburg/1992/}) 14. Qf3 (14. Bxd5 {Konikowski} cxd5 15. Qf3
Re8 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. h3 Bc7 18. Na3 Qd6 19. g3 Bxh3 $15 {Zajcev-Adorjan,
Polanica Zdroj 1970}) 14... Re8 (14... Qh4 {Konikowski} 15. h3 (15. Qxf5 Qxh2+
16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ke2 Rae8+ 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Rxh1 Nxf5+ 20. Kf3 g6 $10) 15...
Rae8 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Bd2 Qe7 $2 (17... Nf4 $5 18. Qxc6 Qe7 $44 {A.Rodriquez})
18. Na3 Qe2 19. Qxf5 Qxd2 20. Nc2 $16 {Rodriquez,A-Rubio, Malaga 1991}) 15.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 (16. Bd2 {Konikowski} Nf4 17. Bc2 Rd8 $17 {Whitaker-Harding,
corr. 1977}) 16... Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. g3 (18. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 19. Qxd5 $6 Rd8 $1
20. Bg5 (20. Qg5 Re8 21. Qd2 Bf4 $3 22. Qc2 Rd8 $1 {/\Bxd3-+ _|_} 23. Rb1)
20... Qxa1 21. Bxd8 Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Qxf1 23. Qa8 h6 24. d4 Qe2 $44) (18. h3 {
Konikowski} Re8 19. Bd1 Bh2+ (19... Nxc3 $5 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rb1 Re1 22. Bf4
$14 {Dolmatov}) 20. Kxh2 Qxf1 21. Bd2 Qxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. a4 $14 {
Dolmatov-Halifman, Moscow 1990}) 18... Re8 19. Bd1 {/\Bd2} Qe6 20. Bd2 Qh3 21.
a4 (21. Bb3 $5 {Konikowski} Bh5 22. Qg2 Qf5 23. Bxd5 (23. Ne3 $2 Qxd3 24. Bxd5
Qxd2 25. Bxc6 Qxb2 $1 $17) 23... cxd5 24. Ne3 Qxd3 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Nxd5 Bf3 (
26... Re2 27. Re1 $1) 27. Ne3 $14) 21... b4 22. Rc1 (22. c4 $142 {Konikowski}
Ne7 23. d4 c5 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Be3 Bd3 26. Bc2 $1 Bxc2 27. Bxc5 Ng6 28. Re1
Bxa4 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Bxb4 $16) 22... h6 23. c4 (23. cxb4 $1 {Konikowski}
Bxb4 24. Be2 (24. Rxc6 $2 Bxd2 25. Qxd5 Re1 $19) 24... Re6 25. Bxb4 Nxb4 26.
Ne3 Bxd3 27. Bxd3 Nxd3 28. Rxc6 Nxb2 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Qxf7 Nd3 (30... Nxa4 31.
Qg8+ Kg6 32. Rc7 $18) 31. Rg8 Rg6 32. Qe8 $18) 23... Ne7 24. d4 Qd7 25. Be3 (
25. c5 $1 {Ftacnik} Bc7 26. Bxb4 Qxd4 27. Qc3 $14) 25... c5 $1 26. dxc5 Be5 27.
Qe2 (27. b3 {Ftacnik} Bb2 28. Rc2 Bc3 $15) 27... Nc6 $44 28. a5 $2 (28. b3 $142
Bd3 29. Qa2 Bd4 $44 (29... Nd4 {Konikowski} 30. Qd2 a5 (30... Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Qc6
32. Kg1 Qxc5 $44) 31. Bxd4 (31. Qxd3 $4 Nf3+ $19) 31... Qxd4 32. Bf3 Bxf1 33.
Qxd4 Bxd4 34. Kxf1 Bxc5 35. Rd1 $14)) 28... Nxa5 29. Bc2 Bxc2 30. Qxc2 b3 31.
Qb1 (31. Qe2 $5 {Konikowski}) 31... Nc6 32. Rd1 Qb7 33. Rd3 a5 34. Nd2 a4 35.
Ne4 Qa6 $1 36. Nd6 Rb8 37. Bf4 Bxb2 $5 (37... Bxf4 38. gxf4 Qa5 39. Rd5 a3 $132
) 38. Nb5 $2 $138 (38. Nxf7 $1 $8 Qxc4 $5 (38... Rb7 39. Nxh6+ gxh6 40. Qxb2 a3
(40... Qxc4 41. Rd6 $132) 41. Qf6 b2 42. Qg6+ Rg7 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ Kg8 45.
Rd6 $40) (38... Kxf7 39. Bxb8 Qxc4 (39... Nxb8 40. Qxb2 (40. Rd6 $5 Qxc4 41.
Qxb2 Qxc5 42. Rd4 $40) 40... Qxc4 41. Rd4 $16) 40. Rd7+ Ke8 41. Rc7 Qc2 $1 42.
Qe1+ Ne5 $13) (38... a3 39. Nxh6+ $1 Kh8 (39... gxh6 $2 40. Rd7 Bg7 $8 41. Qg6
$18) 40. Nf7+ (40. Rd1 Qxc4 $1 41. Bxb8 Qc2 $3 42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Be5 Qxb1 44.
Rxb1 Nxe5 45. Nxe5 a2 $19) 40... Kg8 41. Nh6+ $10) 39. Bxb8 Qc2 $1 40. Qe1 Qxd3
41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qxc6 a3 43. Qe8 $8 Qd1+ (43... Bf6 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Qe8 $3
Qd1+ (45... Kh7 $10) 46. Kg2 b2 (46... a2 $2 47. h4 $1 Qd5+ 48. f3 Kh7 49. Qh8+
Kg6 50. Qg8 $1 $18) (46... Qd5+ $6 47. f3 Kh7 $8 (47... b2 $4 48. Ng5+ Kxg5 49.
h4+ Kf5 50. g4#) 48. h4 $36) 47. h4 $1 b1=Q (47... Qd5+ $6 48. f3 Kh7 49. Qh8+
Kg6 50. Qg8 $1 Qd2+ $8 51. Kh3 h5 $8 52. Qe8 Kh7 53. Qe4+ Kg8 (53... g6 $2 54.
Qb7 Kg8 55. Ne5 Bxe5 56. Bxe5 $18) 54. Qe6 Kh7 $8 55. Qf5+ Kg8 $10 56. Ng5 Bxg5
57. hxg5 Qe1 $1 58. Qd5+ Kh8 59. Qd8+ Kh7 60. Qd3+ $10) 48. Ng5+ Kf5 49. Qe6+
$10) 44. Kg2 Qd5+ 45. f3 a2 46. Be5 $3 Bxe5 (46... Qd2+ $2 47. Kh3 Bxe5 48.
Qh8+ Kg6 49. Nxe5+ $40) 47. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 48. Qh5+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ $10) (38. Qxb2 {
Ftacnik} a3 $19) 38... Be5 $19 {_|_} 39. Rd7 Bxf4 40. Qf5 (40. gxf4 a3 41. Qf5
Rf8 $19) 40... Ne5 (40... Ne5 41. Ra7 (41. gxf4 {Ftacnik} Nxd7 42. Qxd7 b2 43.
Qd3 a3 $19) 41... Qg6 $19 (41... Qg6 42. Qxf4 b2 $19)) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Konikowski Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 $5 (4... Nc6 5.
Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 (7... h6 $146 8. Be3 Nf6 9. O-O-O e5 10. Qb4
Qb8 (10... d5 $2 11. Qb3 $18) 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bd7 13. Nd2 a5 14. Qb3 b5
15. f4 $13 {Imanaliev,T-Ajapbergenov,A Bishek 1993 1-0 31 -CBM 35}) 8. Bg5 e6
9. O-O-O Be7 10. Rhe1 O-O 11. Kb1 Re8 $146 (11... Qc7) 12. Qd2 h6 13. Bh4 Rc8
14. Nd4 a6 15. Bg3 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 $14 {Imanaliev,T-Nenashev,A Bishek zt
1993 1-0 44 -CBM 35}) 5. Bg5 (5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd1 (6. Qd2) 6... g6 (6... Bg4) 7.
Be2 Bg7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 Nd7 (10... Bd7 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Nd2 $14 {
Mariotti,S-Polugaevsky,L Budapest 1975}) 11. Be3 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4
14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qe3 Ne6 16. Rfd1 $14 {Godena,M-Gomez Esteban,JM Lisboa zt (09)
1993 1-0 42 -CBM 35}) 5... Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 (6... h6 {Konikowski} 7. Bh4 g5 8.
Bg3 Bg7 9. c3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Na3 Be6 12. Nc4 (12. Nc2 $5 d5 13. Qe3 $14 {
Polugaevsky}) 12... d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Qe3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Be6 $10 {
Schroeder-Pytel, Hamburg 1980}) 7. Bd3 (7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bh4 b5 10. e5
dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8 12. Nxe5 Be7 13. f4 Bb7 $10 {Galdunts,S-Kruppa,Y URS-chJ
Kherson 1991 1-0 46}) (7. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 $10 {^^ /\f5}) 7... e6 8. c4 h6 9. Bf4 (
9. Bh4 $6 g5 $1 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nc3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bg7 $15) 9... d5 $1 $10 10.
exd5 exd5 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 Bg4 $2 (12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qxd2 $10 (13... Qxd2
{Ftacnik} 14. Nxd2 O-O 15. Nde4 b5 (15... Rd8 {Konikowski} 16. Rfd1 Bf5 17. Nd6
Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Rd7 $10) 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bd5 Bd7 18. Ne4 $14)) (12... Be6 {
Ftacnik} 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Be4 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 O-O 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nd4 $14) 13.
cxd5 Bxf3 (13... Nxd5 14. Be4 $16) (13... Nxd5 $8 {Konikowski}) 14. dxc6 (14.
d6 {Ftacnik} Bxd6 15. Qe3+ Qe7 $5 (15... Kf8 16. Bxd6+ Qxd6 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18.
Qg3 $14 (18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qh4 Nxd3 20. Qxh5 Nxb2 21. Rab1 Qa3 22. Qd5 Qxc3 23.
Qxb7 Re8 24. Rxb2 $14)) 16. Bxd6 Qxe3 17. fxe3 Bh5 $14 (17... Bh5 {Konikowski}
18. Rxf6 $5 gxf6 19. Nd5 Kd7 (19... Kd8 $2 20. Bc7+ Kd7 21. Bf5+ Ke8 22. Nxf6+
Ke7 23. Nxh5 $18) 20. Bf4 $1 Bg6 21. Nb6+ Ke7 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24.
Bxh6 g5 25. h4 gxh4 26. Rd1 Ke6 27. Bf4 Ne5 $10)) 14... Bxc6 15. Rad1 O-O (
15... Qa5 {Ftacnik} 16. Rfe1 $16) 16. Bxh6 $3 $18 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Re8 (17... Qb6
18. Rfe1 (18. Rde1 {Konikowski} Qxb2 19. Rxe7 Qxc3 20. Re3 $18) 18... Rfe8 (
18... Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Ng4+ 20. Kf1 Nxh6 21. Rxe7 $18) 19. Re3 $18) (17... Qa5 {
Ftacnik} 18. Rfe1 Bd8 (18... Rfe8 19. Re3 {/\ Rg3} (19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Qxf6 $18)
) 19. Re3 $18) 18. Bc4 $1 Bd7 (18... Qb6 19. Rd3 $18) (18... Qa5 {Ftacnik} 19.
Rd3 Nh7 20. Bxf7+ (20. Rg3+ Ng5 21. h4) 20... Kxf7 (20... Kh8 21. Bg6 $18) 21.
Qxh7+ Kf8 (21... Ke6 22. Qg6+ Bf6 23. Re1+) 22. Rg3 Bg5 23. f4 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 $18
) 19. Rd4 Bf8 20. Qg6+ Bg7 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Rh4+ Nh7 23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qh5+
Bh6 25. Bd3+ Kg8 26. Qxh6 {Boensch} (26. Qxh6 Qe7 (26... Be6 {Ftacnik} 27. Bh7+
Kf7 28. Bg6+ Kg8 (28... Ke7 29. Qg7+ Kd6 30. Rd1+) 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Bg8
31. Qh6+ Ke7 32. Qg7+ Ke6 33. Re1+ Kd6 34. Rd1+ $18) 27. Nd5 Qg7 28. Nf6+ $18 (
28. Nf6+ {Konikowski} Kf7 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Nxd7 Rad8 31. Bf5 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O
Be7 8. Rb1 $1 $146 O-O (8... a5 $5 {Ribli Adorjan,A-Cebalo,M/Polanica Zdroj/
1992/CBM31/}) 9. b4 $1 a6 (9... Bxb4 10. Nxe5 $16) (9... Be6 10. b5 $16) 10. a4
(10. a3 {Ribli Adorjan,A-Lin Weiguo/Shenzhen/1992/CBM31/}) 10... Bf5 (10...
Bxb4 11. Nxe5 Bxc3 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. dxc3 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nxa4 15. Rb3 $16 (15.
Bxc6 Nxc3 $13) (15. Ba3 {Ribli} Nxc3 16. Bxf8 Nxd1 (16... Nxb1 17. Bb4 $18) 17.
Bb4 Rb8 18. Rxd1 $18)) 11. b5 axb5 (11... Bxb1 {Ribli} 12. bxc6 Bf5 13. cxb7
Rb8 14. Nxe5 $18) 12. Rxb5 $6 (12. axb5 Bxb1 $2 13. bxc6 $16) 12... f6 $1 13.
d3 (13. d4 exd4 (13... Nxd4 $6 14. Nxd4 exd4 (14... Qxd4 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Be3
$16) 15. Rxf5 dxc3 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Qxc3 Nxa4 18. Qc2 {/\ Rh5, Bb7}) 14. Rxf5 (
14. Nd5 Nxd5 (14... Be6 $5) 15. Nxd4 Nc3 $1 (15... Nxd4 16. Rxd5 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2
Bd7 18. Rfd1 Bd6 19. Bf4 $10) 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rxf5 Nxe2+ 19. Kh1
Nd4 $19) (14. a5 $6 dxc3 (14... Rxa5 15. Nxd4 Rxb5 16. Ncxb5 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bc8
18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Rd1 $16) 15. Qb3+ Nd5 $3 16. Nh4 (16. Rxd5 Be6 $1) 16... Nd4
17. Qxd5+ Qxd5 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. Nxf5 Nxb5 20. Nxe7 c6 21. Bf3 Rxa5 $17) 14...
dxc3 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Qxc3 Rxa4 17. Qc2 Rc4 $15) 13... Be6 14. Bd2 Nd4 15. Rb1
c5 $1 16. Ne4 $1 (16. a5 $2 Rxa5 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Nb5 Ra2 19. Bxb7 Nd5 $15)
16... Ra7 (16... Nxa4 $6 17. Rxb7 (17. Rxb7 {Ribli} Bd5 18. Rb1 Qd7 $13)) 17.
a5 Nd7 18. Bc3 Nc6 19. Rb5 Qc7 20. Qb1 $2 (20. Qa1) 20... Rb8 21. Qa1 (21. Rc1
$5 {Ribli}) 21... b6 (21... Rba8 22. Qb2) 22. axb6 Rxb6 23. Qb1 Nd4 24. Nxd4
cxd4 25. Bd2 Rxb5 26. Qxb5 Qb6 27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Rc1 $10 Kf7 29. h4 Nd5 30. Bf3
(30. Nc5 Ra2 31. Nxe6 Kxe6 32. Bxd5+ Kxd5 33. Rd1 $15) 30... Rc7 31. Rxc7 Nxc7
32. Kf1 h6 33. g4 Nd5 34. e3 dxe3 35. fxe3 Nb4 (35... g6) 36. Ke2 Bc8 $2 37. h5
$1 $14 Ba6 38. Nf2 Bb5 39. Be4 Na6 $4 40. Bd5+ Ke8 41. Bc4 Bxc4 (41... Nc7 42.
Ba5) 42. dxc4 Kd7 43. Ne4 Nc7 44. Kd3 Ne6 45. Kc2 Kc6 46. Kb3 Bd8 47. Ng3 Bb6
48. Nf5 Nc5+ 49. Kc2 Ne6 50. Bb4 e4 (50... Ba7 51. Kd3 (51. Kb3 Bb6 52. Ka4 Ba7
53. Ne7+ Kd7 54. Nd5 Kc6 55. Ka5 Bc5 $1) 51... Bb6 52. Ne7+ Kd7 53. Nd5 Ba7 54.
Ke4 $16) 51. Ng3 Bxe3 $2 (51... Ng5 52. Nf5 Ne6 53. Kc3 {/\ Nd4}) 52. Nxe4 Bf4
53. Kd3 Bc7 54. Bd2 $1 Nd8 55. Bc3 $1 Nf7 56. Nd2 Ng5 (56... Nd6 57. Bb4 Nf7
58. Nf3 {/\ Ke4}) 57. Bd4 $1 Nf7 58. Nf3 Bg3 59. Bb2 Bf2 60. Bc1 $1 $138 (60.
Bc1 $1 Bg3 61. Ba3 $1 Bd6 62. Nd4+ Kd7 63. Bxd6 Kxd6 (63... Nxd6 64. c5 Nf7 65.
Ke4 $18) 64. Nf5+ Kc5 65. Nxg7 Ne5+ 66. Ke4 Nxg4 (66... Kxc4 67. Kf5 Kd5 68.
Ne8 $18) 67. Nf5 $1 Kxc4 68. Kf4 Ne5 69. Nxh6 Kd5 70. Kf5 Kd6 71. Ng8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Qd5 13. c4 dxc3 14. Nxc3
Qa5 15. Bf4 Bg4 16. Qb1 Nd4 17. b4 Qh5 18. f3 Be6 19. Qb2 Rfd8 20. Rae1 Qh4 21.
Bg3 Qh6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bc4 24. Rf2 Qb6 25. Kh1 f5 26. Bb1 Re8 27. Rd2
Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Qe6 29. Bf2 Nb3 30. Rd1 Re8 31. h3 g6 32. Qc3 b5 33. Bc2 Qe5 34.
Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Bxa7 Re7 36. Bb6 Kf7 37. Kg1 Re2 38. Bxb3 Bxb3 39. Rd7+ Re7 40.
Rd2 Be6 41. Kf2 Rd7 42. Rc2 f4 43. h4 h6 44. Rc7 g5 45. Rxd7+ Bxd7 46. Bd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 Be6 10. h4 Bc4 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qb6 13. h5 e5 14. hxg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1
Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. e5 Rd8 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Qh5 Rd7 14. a4 b4 15.
Ne4 Ng6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Rxd6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qh4 Qf7 20. Qg3 Kd7 21.
Bf4 Rd5 22. c4 bxc3 23. bxc3 g5 24. Be5 Rf8 25. c4 Rd2 26. Rf1 Kc8 27. Qe3 Qd7
28. Rab1 Rf5 29. g4 Rd3 30. Qc5 Rf7 31. Rfe1 Rd2 32. Bg3 Qd4 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34.
Rxe6 c5 35. Re5 Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gross, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nb3 a6 11. g4 Ne5 12. g5 Ne8 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bc1 Rc8 15. Rf3
g6 16. Rg3 Ng7 17. Bf3 b5 18. a3 d5 19. Bg4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Bc6 21. Qe1 Qb6+ 22.
Kf1 Nf5 23. Rh3 Qb7 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Rh6 Bxe4 26. Qh4 Bg2+ 27. Kg1 Bh1 28. Kf1
Qg2+ 29. Ke1 Rfe8 30. Kd1 Bxg5 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kaptsan, Aron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. a4 c6 15. b3
Nb6 16. Nd2 h6 17. Nf1 Nh7 18. Ne3 Bg5 19. Ba3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc8 21. dxe5 Qxe5
22. f4 Qe6 23. e5 Re8 24. Qe4 Nf6 25. Qxc6 Ne7 26. Qxd6 Nfd5 27. f5 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Meyer, E."]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Rb1
a5 9. a3 Nb6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 d5 12. c5 d4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Na4 15.
Bb2 Nxb2 16. Rxb2 d3 17. Rd2 dxe2 18. Qxe2 Qc7 19. Nd4 h5 20. Qc4 Rd8 21. Rfd1
Bg4 22. f3 Bd7 23. b5 cxb5 24. Nxb5 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Qe5 27. Qc4 e6
28. f4 Qa1+ 29. Bf1 Ra4 30. Qc2 Bd4+ 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. c6 bxc6 33. Qxc6 h4 34.
Qb5 Ra3 35. Qc4 Ba7 36. Qc2 h3+ 37. Kxh3 Qxf1+ 38. Kh4 Qf3 39. Kh3 Qc3 40. Qd1
Ra1 41. Qe2 Bd4 42. f5 e5 43. fxg6 Qc8+ 44. g4 {Schwarz gewinnt?! (ff)} 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nh2 Nbd7 14. Ng4 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. c4 Rc8 17. b3 bxc4 18. bxc4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Nfd7 20. Ne3 a5 21. Nb3
Qc7 22. Bd2 Ra8 23. Rc1 Red8 24. Nc4 Nxb3 25. Bxb3 Nc5 26. Be3 Rdc8 27. Nb2 Ba6
28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. Ba4 Rcb8 30. Qc2 Bc8 31. Bb5 Qe7 32. a4 Qg5 33. Re3 Rb6 34.
Rg3 Qe7 35. Nc4 Rh6 36. Qd2 Rf6 37. Rg5 Qc7 38. Rxe5 Bd7 39. Rg5 Bxb5 40. axb5
a4 41. e5 Rh6 42. Rg4 Rh5 43. Qd3 Qb7 44. b6 g6 45. d6 Re8 46. Qe4 Qa6 47. Rg3
Bg7 48. d7 Rd8 49. e6 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6 15. Bd3
f4 16. Nb5 b6 17. Bb2 Re8 18. c5 bxc5 19. Nb3 a4 20. Na5 Nb8 21. Qxa4 g5 22.
Qc2 g4 23. Nb3 Rg8 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Bxe5 c6 26. Nd6 Qe7 27. bxc5 Nbd7 28. Bd4
Ne8 29. Bxg7+ Qxg7 30. Nf5 Qe5 31. dxc6 Ndf6 32. Nh6 Rg7 33. fxg4 Bxg4 34. Qb2
Qxc5+ 35. Kh1 Qh5 36. e5 Qxh6 37. exf6 Nxf6 38. Qe5 f3 39. gxf3 Bh3 40. Rg1
Rag8 41. Rxg7 Qxg7 42. Qg3 Qh6 43. Qf2 Bg2+ 44. Kg1 Bxf3+ 45. Kf1 Bxc6 46. Qd4
Re8 47. h4 Qg7 48. Rb2 Ng4 49. Qxg7+ Kxg7 50. Rb6 Ne5 51. Be2 Ra8 52. Rb3 Kf6
53. Kf2 Ra4 54. Kg3 Nc4 55. Bd3 h6 56. Rc3 Rxa3 57. Rxa3 Nxa3 58. Kf4 Bd5 59.
Bh7 Nc4 60. Bd3 Ne5 61. Bc2 Be6 62. Be4 Bg4 63. Bc2 h5 64. Be4 Ng6+ 65. Kg3 Ne7
0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f4 Be7 12. Bd3 b4 13. Na4 Rb8 14. e5 dxe5
15. Bxe5 Bd7 16. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O (11... Bb7) 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 Bg5 14.
O-O a5 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Qd3 Bxe3 $5 (16... Ne7) 17. Nxe3 $14 Qd7 18. h3 Rfd8
19. Bg4 Ne7 20. Rfd1 {><d6, b5} Rbc8 $6 (20... Qc7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. a4 b4 (
22... bxa4 23. Qc4 $5 Qxc4 24. Nxc4 d5 25. exd5 exd5 26. Nxe5 Rxb2 27. Rxa4 $14
) 23. c4 Qc5 24. Rd2 Nc6 $10) 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qc2 $5 Rb8 $2 (
23... Qb5 24. Rd2 d5 25. Qxa4 Qxa4 26. Rxa4 Rc5 $14) 24. Nc4 $16 Qb5 25. Qxa4 {
><d6, a5, e5} Nc6 26. Rd2 $1 (26. Nxd6 Qxa4 27. Rxa4 Rxb2 $10) (26. Qa2 $5 d5
27. exd5 exd5 28. Nxa5 Nxa5 29. Qxa5 Qxb2 30. Rxd5 Qxa1+ 31. Qxa1 Rxd5 $10)
26... Rd7 (26... d5 $2 27. Nxa5) (26... Qc5 $5 27. Nxa5 Ra8 28. b4 $1 Qxc3 29.
Rc2 {/\ Rc6+-}) 27. Qxb5 Rxb5 28. Nxd6 $18 Rb8 29. Rad1 Kf8 30. Nc4 Rxd2 31.
Rxd2 Ke7 32. h4 $5 (32. Kf1 $142 {/\} Rb5 33. Ke2 Rc5 34. Kd3 {/\ Rd1-a1})
32... Rb5 33. Kf1 Rc5 34. Nb6 $6 Nb8 35. f3 Rc6 36. Na4 Nd7 37. Ke2 Nf6 38. b3
Ne8 39. c4 Nc7 40. Kd3 $6 (40. Ra2 $142 $1 Na6 41. Nb2 Rb6 42. Rxa5 Rxb3 43.
Nd3 Nb4 44. Nxe5 $18) 40... Na6 41. Kc3 {/\ 41...Nc7? 42.c5 /\ Kc4+-} Rc7 42.
Nb2 Nb4 43. Nd3 Nc6 44. Ra2 (44. g3 $5 {/\ f4 ><e5, d4}) 44... h6 $1 $132 45.
Ra4 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. c5 $16 g4 $8 48. fxg4 $1 Kf6 49. b4 $5 axb4+ (49...
Nxb4 $5 50. Rxa5 $8 (50. Nxb4 $4 Rxc5+ $10) 50... Nc6 51. Ra6 $16) 50. Nxb4 Na7
51. Nd3 $18 Nc8 52. Ra6 Rg7 53. Ra8 Rc7 54. Kb4 Kg5 55. Nxe5 Kf4 56. Nc4 $1
Kxg4 57. Nd6 Ne7 58. Kb5 Kf4 59. Ra6 e5 $2 (59... Ke5) 60. Ra3 $1 Ng6 61. Kb6
1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O Re8 11. Rab1 Nf8 12. b4 a6 13. a4 Bg4 14. Ne5 Bh5 15.
h3 N6d7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Qg5 20. Ne2 Rac8 21.
bxc6 bxc6 22. Nf4 Bg6 23. Rb6 Bxd3 24. Nxd3 Re6 25. Rfb1 Ng6 26. Rb8 Ree8 27.
Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rb6 Qf5 29. Qd1 h5 30. Nb4 c5 31. dxc5 Rxc5 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rd8
Ne7 34. Qd3 Qxd3 35. Nxd3 Rc7 36. Nf4 g6 37. Nxd5 Nxd5 38. Rxd5 Kg7 39. g4 hxg4
40. hxg4 Rc4 41. g5 Rc3 42. Kg2 Ra3 43. Kg3 Ra4 44. Rb5 Kf8 45. Re5 Rb4 46. f3
Kg7 47. e4 Rb3 48. Kg4 Ra3 49. Re8 Ra1 50. Kf4 Ra3 51. Rb8 Rc3 52. Rb7 Ra3 53.
Rb6 Rc3 54. Kg4 Re3 55. Rb4 Ra3 56. f4 Ra1 57. Rb8 Re1 58. Kf3 Ra1 59. Rd8 Ra3+
60. Ke2 Rb3 61. Rd3 Rb4 62. Ke3 Ra4 63. Rd5 Rb4 64. Kd3 Ra4 65. Rc5 Rb4 66. Rc4
Rb1 67. Kd4 Rd1+ 68. Ke5 Rf1 69. Rc7 Re1 70. Rd7 Re2 71. Re7 Rd2 72. Rc7 Re2
73. Kd4 Rf2 74. Ke3 Rf1 75. e5 Kf8 76. Rc4 Ke7 77. Rc7+ Kf8 78. Ke4 Re1+ 79.
Kf3 Rf1+ 80. Ke3 Re1+ 81. Kf2 Re4 82. Kf3 Re1 83. Rc8+ Ke7 84. Rc6 Kf8 85. Rf6
Kg7 86. Kg2 Re2+ 87. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. Nxc4
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. dxc5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 {It seems the impressive
white win in Yusupov,A-Hertneck,G/Munich 1993 has inspired manny players - at
least I have seen quite a lot of games exploiting this idea recently.} Rd8+ 13.
Kc1 Na6 14. e4 Nxc5 15. Kc2 (15. exf5 Nb3+ 16. Kb1 Nxa1 17. Kxa1 Bxc3 18. bxc3
Rd1+ 19. Kb2 exf5 $15 {ECO D17/18 n.95}) 15... Bh7 16. Be2 g5 (16... Rac8 $1
17. Rhd1 $140 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxa4) 17. Bf2 Rac8 18. Rhd1 Nd5 (
18... Rxd1 19. Rxd1 $14) 19. Na2 $1 Ba5 (19... a6 $5) 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Kb3 Nf4
22. Nxa5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxa5 24. Bf1 {+/=/+/- >< h7} e5 {/\ Nf4-e6} 25. Nc3 Ne6
26. Nb5 $1 a6 (26... Nc5+ 27. Kb4 b6 28. b3 f5 29. Bc4+ Kg7 30. Rd5 $1 {/\ Bc5}
) 27. Nd6 b5 (27... Nd4+ 28. Kb4 Nc6+ 29. Ka3 b5 30. b3 b4+ 31. Kb2 Rc5 32.
Bxa6 $18) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Nxb5 $16 g4 30. Bc4 gxf3 31. gxf3 Ng5 32. Rd3 Bg6
33. h4 Nh3 34. Nd6 Ra8 35. Kb4 Rb8+ 36. Kc3 Ng1 37. Re3 Bh5 38. b4 Kf8 39. b5
f6 40. Kb4 Nxf3 41. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. Bg5 $146 h6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bc2 Rb8
15. Qc1 h5 (15... Kh7 $142 $5) 16. Bg5 c4 17. Qf4 $16 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4
Bd7 (19... b4 20. Ncb5 b3 21. Bb1 $16 {/\Na7}) 20. Nc6 (20. b4 $5 cxb3 21. Bxb3
b4 22. Nce2 $16) 20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Rfd1 (22. Nd5 Nxd5 $1 23. exd5
Nd4 {/\Ne2}) 22... Ne5 23. Ra6 Re6 24. Nd5 $44 Qc8 $1 25. Rxd6 (25. Nxf6+ Bxf6
26. Raxd6 Nd3 $1 27. Bxd3 Bxg5 $19) 25... Nxd5 (25... Rxd6 $2 26. Ne7+) 26.
R6xd5 Qc6 27. Bd8 b4 $132 28. Qg3 b3 29. Bb1 Re8 30. Bg5 Rb5 31. Rd6 Qc7 {
/\Nd3,><b2} 32. Be3 c3 33. bxc3 Qxc3 34. R6d5 (34. R6d5 Rxd5 35. exd5 Nc4 36.
Bf4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Nbd7 $5 (
7... Be7) 8. Be2 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. b4 Be7 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. Nd2 (
13. a3 $142 {/\ h3, Qd3, Bf4+/= ><d6}) 13... Rac8 14. Nb3 Qb8 15. f3 $6 (15. a4
$5 {/\ a5+/=}) 15... d5 $5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxc8 $6 (18. exd5 $5
Rxc1 19. Bxc1 {/\} Qd6 20. a3 Nf6 21. Bf4 $1 Qxd5 22. Qxb6 Qxb3 23. Qxb7 $16)
18... Rxc8 19. exd5 Bd6 20. f4 Rc2 $14 {><a2, b4, d5, f4} 21. Bg4 $5 (21. Rd2
Qc7 $1 22. Bd3 (22. a3 Rc3 {/\} 23. Rd3 $2 Rc4 $15) 22... Rxd2 23. Nxd2 Nf6 $1
24. Bc4 Bxb4 $15 (24... b5 $2 25. Bb3 Qc1+ 26. Nf1 $16)) 21... Nf6 22. Bf3 Rxa2
23. Qxb6 Nd7 $1 24. Qa7 $5 (24. Qd4 Ra4 25. Bd2 a5 $1 26. Bc3 Bf8 $5 $13 (26...
Qf8 $5 27. Qa7 $13)) 24... Qxa7 25. Bxa7 Bxb4 26. Nd4 Bc3 $1 $10 27. Rd3 Ra1+
28. Kf2 Bb4 29. Nc6 a5 30. Re3 $6 (30. Rb3 $5) 30... Nf6 31. Rb3 Ra2+ 32. Kg3
Ra3 $1 33. Rxa3 Bxa3 34. Bd4 a4 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Bd1 Ba6 37. Bxa4 Bc4 38. Nd4
Bxd5 39. Bb3 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rd1
a5 9. Bf4 Nh5 (9... a4) 10. Bd2 Nhf6 11. b3 b5 12. Be1 Ba6 13. Nbd2 bxc4 14.
bxc4 Rc8 15. Nb3 Bb4 16. c5 Rb8 17. Bxb4 Rxb4 18. Rdb1 Qc7 19. e3 Rfb8 20. a3
R4b7 21. Nbd2 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Nf3 Qc7 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Nd2
Qa7 27. Bh3 h6 $10 28. Rc1 Be2 29. Qc3 Rb5 30. f3 Qe7 31. Kf2 Bc4 32. Qd4 a4
33. Nxc4 Rxc5 34. Bf1 dxc4 35. Bxc4 Ra5 36. Kg2 Re5 37. e4 Ra5 38. Rc3 Ra8 39.
Be2 Qb7 40. Qc5 Rd8 41. Qxc6 Qb2 42. Kf2 Qa1 43. Rd3 Rxd3 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Bxd3
Qxa3 46. Qf5+ Kg8 47. Qc8+ Kh7 48. Qf5+ Kg8 49. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E83"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Bd3 $5
e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nge2 Nd7 (10... Ne8 11. Bg5 $2 f6 12. Bh4 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14.
Bf2 f5 15. O-O c5 $15 {Hummel,R-Honfi,K/Bad Woerishofen/1990/}) 11. O-O c6 12.
dxc6 bxc6 13. b4 $14 Bb7 14. Rab1 a5 15. b5 c5 16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 Nb6 18.
Ncd5 a4 19. Kh1 a3 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 $16 f5 23. Rbe1 Rfe8 24.
Bg5 Be5 25. Qf2 Qa5 26. Bd2 Qd8 27. g3 Ra7 28. Bh6 Qa5 29. Re3 Qd8 (29... Qc3
$2 30. Bxf5 Qxc4 31. Bd7 Qxd5+ 32. Kg1 Nf5 33. Bxe8 $18) 30. Qd2 Ra4 31. Rb1
Qb6 32. Bf4 Qb8 33. Kg2 Kf7 34. Bg5 Qb6 35. Ree1 Raa8 36. h3 Kg8 37. Rf1 Qb7
38. Rf2 Ra4 39. Bh6 Raa8 40. Rbf1 Bg7 41. Bf4 Be5 42. Bg5 Ra4 $6 43. g4 $1 Rb4
$6 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. Kh1 Kh8 46. Rg1 Qf7 47. Qe3 Rg8 48. Rfg2 Rg6 49. Bf4 Qg7 (
49... Bxf4 50. Qxf4 Rxg2 51. Rxg2 Nxb5 52. Qg5 $18) 50. Bxe5 dxe5 (50... Qxe5
51. Rxg6 $18) 51. d6 $18 Rb2 52. d7 Ne6 53. Rxg6 hxg6 54. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6
15. Bd3 f4 16. Nb5 b6 17. c5 $5 bxc5 $146 (17... dxc5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Nc4 $44
) 18. Nb3 (18. bxa5 {Knaak} Rxa5 19. Nc4 $44) 18... a4 (18... axb4 {Knaak} 19.
axb4 cxb4 20. Nxc7 $16) 19. Na5 Ne8 20. Qxa4 Qh4 $1 (20... g5 $6 21. Nc6 $1 $16
) 21. Qc2 g5 22. Qf2 $6 (22. Nc6 $1 g4 (22... h5 23. Qf2 $16) (22... cxb4 23.
axb4 Ndf6 24. h3 $14) 23. fxg4 $14) 22... Qh5 $13 23. Nc6 cxb4 24. axb4 Ndf6
25. Ne7 (25. h3 $2 {Knaak} g4 $1 26. fxg4 Bxg4 $15 27. hxg4 $2 Nxg4 $19) 25...
g4 $6 (25... Bd7 $5 $36) (25... Bd7 $5 {Knaak}) 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Na7 (27. Qe2
$5 $14) 27... Rd8 28. Qe2 Bh6 (28... Qg6 {Knaak} 29. Nc6 Rd7 $13) 29. fxg4 (29.
Bd2 $5) 29... Nxg4 30. h3 Ngf6 (30... Nef6 $5 31. Rf3 $1 (31. hxg4 $2 Nxg4 32.
g3 f3 $1 $19) (31. Qf3 Ne3 $1 $36) 31... Rg8 32. hxg4 Rxg4 $44) 31. Qxh5 Nxh5
32. Nb5 $14 Ng3 33. Rf2 Rb8 34. Nc3 Bg5 35. b5 $6 Bh4 36. Ra1 Nf6 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 (7...
O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O d6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Rfd1 Rd8 $10 {ECO}) 8.
Nxe4 $5 (8. Bg3 Bb4 9. Qc2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 (12...
Nd7) 13. Be4 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. dxe6 Bxe4 $6 (15... fxe6 16. Bg6+ Kd7 {>=}) 16.
Qxe4 O-O 17. exf7+ Qxf7 18. Rh4 $1 $16 {Kamsky-Portisch/Manila olm/1992}) 8...
Bxh4 $6 (8... Bxe4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. Bf3 c5
14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Qd6 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Qb8 $1 19. Kf1
Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nb8 $10) (8... Bxe4 9. Bg3 $5 O-O 10. Nd2 (10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3
d6 12. O-O Nd7 13. b4 f5 $10) 10... Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 (11... Bxg2 $2 12. Rg1 Bb7
13. Be5 Bf6 14. Qg4 $16) 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O Nc6 $132 {Uhlmann-Simagin/1965})
9. Bd3 Be7 10. Qb3 $1 {N} (10. O-O O-O (10... d6 11. Bc2 Nd7 {>=}) 11. Bc2 d6
12. Ng3 Nd7 13. d5 e5 14. Nf5 $14 {Uhlmann-Minev/1963}) 10... d6 (10... c5 $4
11. dxc5 $16) 11. h4 Nd7 (11... c5 12. d5 (12. O-O-O $5) 12... exd5 (12... e5
$2 13. g4 $16) 13. cxd5 a6 14. Ng3 Nd7 15. Nf5 O-O 16. Rd1 Nf6 17. Bb1 b5 18.
Qc2 Re8 19. g4 $40) 12. O-O-O c6 (12... O-O 13. d5 $5 (13. g4 d5 14. cxd5 Bxd5
15. Qc2 c5 16. dxc5 Rc8 $132) (13. Bb1 f5 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bxh4 $13) (13.
Kb1 $5 $14) 13... f5 14. Ng3 Nc5 15. Qc2 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 exd5 17. cxd5 Qd7 18.
Kb1 $13) 13. g4 Qc7 14. Kb1 a6 (14... d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Ng3 $14)
(14... O-O-O $5 15. Rc1 Kb8 16. g5 $14) 15. g5 c5 16. Qc3 $1 Rg8 (16... cxd4
17. exd4 b5 18. d5 $36) 17. Rhg1 hxg5 (17... O-O-O 18. gxh6 gxh6 19. d5 b5 $5
$132) 18. Nexg5 $1 {><f7} cxd4 19. exd4 Bf6 (19... Nf6 20. d5 $1 exd5 21. Nxf7
$1 dxc4 (21... Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Ke8 23. Bg6+ Kd7 24. Qh3+ Kc6 25. cxd5+ Nxd5 26.
Rc1+ $18) (21... Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. N3g5 $40) 22. N3g5 $16) 20. Qb3 Bxf3 21.
Nxf3 Rh8 22. Rg4 Ke7 (22... Kf8 $142 $14) 23. Re1 b5 $2 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Ng5
$16 Bxg5 26. hxg5 g6 27. Rge4 $1 (27. Bxg6 Qc4 28. Bc2 $16) 27... Kd8 28. Bxb5
d5 29. R4e3 Rb8 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. a4 Qxd4 32. Qc2 $18 Qb6 33. Rc3 Rh4 (33... Ke7
34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. Qc3 Rh4 37. Qf6 $18) 34. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bareev,E} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3
Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 c4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O f5 $5 (12... b5 13. Nc5
a5 14. a3 Nxc5 15. dxc5 O-O 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bd7 $10 {Anand,V-Dreev,A/
Biel izt/1993/}) 13. Ng5 (13. Nc5 {Bareev,E} Nf8 {/\ b6}) (13. exf6 {Bareev,E}
Nxf6 {/\ 0-0, Bd7-e8-g6}) 13... Nf8 14. g4 $5 h6 15. Nh3 fxg4 (15... b6 $5 $15
{Bareev,E}) 16. Bxg4 g6 (16... b6 $1 {Bareev,E /\ g6} 17. f5 exf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5
19. Rxf5 Qd7 $10) 17. b5 (17. f5 gxf5 $1 (17... exf5 18. Bf3 Be6 19. Nf4 Bg5
20. Nc5 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 Qe7 22. Qa4 $44) 18. Bh5+ Kd8 19. Qd2 b6 20. Bxh6 Bd7 21.
Ng5 Kc8 22. Nf7 Rg8+ 23. Kh1 $14) 17... Nd8 18. f5 $5 (18. Nc5 b6 19. Na6 Bxa6
20. bxa6 Qc6 21. a4 $14) 18... exf5 (18... gxf5 19. Bh5+ Nf7 (19... Kd7 20.
Nc5+ Bxc5 21. dxc5 $16) 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qh5+ Ng6 22. Nf4 Rg8 23. Kh1 {/\ Rg1
}) 19. Bf3 Be6 20. Nf4 (20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 g5 22. Bxd5 f4 23. Bf2 Qd7 $1
$132 (23... Bxh3 $6 24. Qh5+)) 20... Bg5 21. Nc5 Bxf4 (21... Bg8 {Bareev,E} 22.
Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxg5 Bxf3 24. Bxd8 Bxd1 25. Bxc7 $18) 22. Bxf4 Qe7 23. Qe2 (23.
a4 $1 Nf7 24. a5 Ng5 25. a6 b6 26. Nb7 Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 $36) 23... Nf7 $1 24. a4
Ng5 (24... g5 {Bareev,E} 25. Bc1 Ng6 $13) 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 $2 (26...
Nxe6 $1 27. Bxd5 Nf4 28. Qxc4 Rd8 $13) 27. Qg2 O-O-O 28. Qxg5 Nh7 29. Qg2 g5
30. Bd1 (30. Ra2 $1 {Bareev,E /\} g4 31. Bd1 Ng5 32. Rxf5 $18) 30... Kb8 (30...
g4 $2 31. Rxf5 $1 Qxf5 32. Bxg4 $18) 31. Bc2 (31. Ra2 $5 {Bareev,E}) 31... f4
32. Rf2 (32. Rf3 $2 g4 $1 33. Rxf4 Ng5 34. Rxg4 Nh3+ 35. Kh1 Qxg4 $1 36. Qxg4
Nf2+ $19) 32... Rdg8 33. Raf1 Nf8 $2 34. Bd1 $1 Nh7 (34... Rh4 35. Bf3 Qf5 36.
Bxd5 Rg4 37. Bxg8 Rxg2+ 38. Rxg2 $16) (34... Ng6 {Bareev,E} 35. Bg4) (34... Rh7
{Bareev,E} 35. Bf3 Rd7 36. Bg4) 35. Bg4 Qf7 36. a5 $2 (36. e6 Qe7 37. Qxd5 Nf6
38. Qe5+ Ka8 39. Bf5 $18) (36. e6 $18 {Bareev,E}) 36... Rd8 37. b6 $6 $138 a6
38. Re1 $6 (38. h4 $1 Rhg8 39. h5 {/\ Qh3+/-}) (38. Re2 {Bareev,E /\ e6, Re5+/-
}) 38... Qe7 39. Bf5 Nf6 40. Ref1 $13 (40. Ref1 {Bareev,E} Ne8 41. Bg4 {
/\ h3, e6, Re1-e5+/- ><d5, g5}) (40. Rfe2 {Bareev,E} Ne8 41. e6 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Nd7 12. b3 Rc8 13. Bb2 Qa5 14. Qe1 Qb5 15.
Qd2 e6 16. Rfc1 c5 17. dxc5 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Qxc5 21.
Rc1 Qd6 22. Qd2 Qa3 23. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 (7. Re1 Nbd7
(7... b5 $6 8. e5 Ne8 9. Bf4 a6 10. Ne4 Ra7 11. Bd3 f5 12. Neg5 h6 13. exd6 $1
hxg5 14. dxe7 Rxe7 15. Bxb8 g4 16. Ne5 Rb7 17. Nxc6 Qb6 18. Ne7+ $16 {
Syrtlanov,V-Kirpichnikov,V/Paardubice op/1993/}) 8. Bf4 (8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5
Nxe5 (9... Nd5 $5 $10) 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. Bf3 e6 14.
Bg5 Bd7 15. c4 $1 Bc6 (15... dxc4 $142 $5) 16. Be7 Rfc8 17. c5 b6 18. b4 b5 19.
Rab1 a5 20. a4 $1 axb4 21. axb5 Bxb5 22. Rxb4 Bc6 23. Bd6 $16 {Boensch,U-Vogt,
L/Altensteig I/1993/}) (8. a4 {-7.a4}) 8... Qa5 9. Nd2 Qc7 10. Bg3 Rd8 11. a4
e5 12. Nb3 exd4 13. Qxd4 Ne5 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. Qd2 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nh5 17. Bh4 Re8
18. Rb1 Nc4 19. Qc1 d5 20. exd5 Rxe2 21. Nxe2 cxd5 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Nbd4 Nd6
$132 {Lamoreux,C-Tkachiev,V/Oakham/1993/}) (7. a4 Nbd7 8. Re1 (8. Be3 e5 9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. Nc4 Ne8 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 e4 15. Rad1
Ndf6 16. Bd4 Be6 17. Be5 Ng4 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. Ne3 Rad8 20. Qc1 Nf6 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Rd1 $10 {Brunner,L-Nogueiras,J/Biel izt/1993/}) 8... e5 9. a5 $5 exd4
10. Nxd4 Re8 11. f3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. c3 a6 15. Bf1 Ne5 16.
Be3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Qa4 Bd7 19. Qxc4 Rc8 20. Qd5 $14 {Rozentalis,
E-Bologan,V/BL 9293/1993/}) 7... Nbd7 8. e5 (8. Bg5 Qc7 9. Qd2 e5 10. Rad1 b5
11. a3 a5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qe3 Re8 14. Nd2 Nf8 15. a4 b4 16. Ncb1 Ne6 17. Bh6
Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Nd4 19. Bd3 Nh5 20. c3 Nf4 21. Bc4 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nde6 23. g3 Nh5
24. Nf3 Qe7 25. Nbd2 f6 $10 {Gurevich,I-Zlotnikov,M/New York op/1993/}) 8...
Ne8 9. Re1 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nc7 11. Bf4 (11. Bf1 Ne6 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qe2 a5 14. b3
b6 15. Qe3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Bb2 Raa8 18. Ne2 Rfd8 19. Ned4 Ndc5 20. Rad1
Rab8 $10 {Stohl,I-Gelfand,B/Dortmund-A/1990/}) 11... Ne6 12. Bg3 Qb6 $5 $146 (
12... b5 13. Bf1 Qb6 14. a4 b4 15. a5 Qc7 16. Nb1 Rd8 17. Qc1 c5 18. Qe3 Bb7
19. Nbd2 Ndf8 20. Bc4 a6 21. c3 Bc6 $132 {Gligoric,S-Todorcevic,M/JUG-chT/1989/
}) 13. a3 Rd8 (13... Qxb2 $4 14. Na4 $18) 14. Qc1 Ndf8 15. Bh4 Re8 (15... Qc7
16. a4 $14 {/\Bc4,Ne4}) 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. b4 Rad8 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Bd3 $14 {()}
Nd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Bg5 Rdd8 22. Be3 Qc7 23. f4 f6 24. Qf2 b6 (24... fxe5 $6
25. Bxa7 $36 {/\Bb6}) 25. exf6 exf6 (25... Bxf6 $6 26. Ne4 $16) 26. f5 $1 Bxf5
$8 27. Bxf5 Rxd1 28. Nxd1 (28. Rxd1 gxf5 29. Rd3 Qe5 $132) 28... gxf5 29. Qxf5
Re5 30. Qf3 Ng6 31. Rf1 (31. Nf2 $5 $14 {/\Nd3,Ng4}) 31... Qd7 32. Nf2 f5 $1
33. Bf4 (33. Nd3 $4 Rxe3 34. Qxe3 Bd4 $19) (33. Kh1 Qd5 $10) 33... Re6 (33...
Nxf4 34. Qxf4 Rd5 35. Nd3 $14 {׻}) 34. Nd3 Qd5 $5 35. Qxd5 cxd5 $132 {><c2}
36. Bg3 Ne7 (36... Re2 37. Rxf5 Rxc2 38. Rxd5 $36) 37. b5 (37. Re1 Re4 $5 $10 {
/\Bc3,d4,Nd5}) 37... Re2 38. Nb4 Bd4+ 39. Kh2 Bc5 $1 $10 40. Nc6 (40. c3 Re3
$10) 40... Rxc2 41. Nxe7+ Bxe7 42. Rxf5 Bxa3 43. Rxd5 Rc5 $1 44. Rd8+ (44. Rxc5
bxc5 45. Bb8 c4 46. Bxa7 c3 $10) 44... Kf7 45. Ra8 Bb2 46. Rxa7+ Kg6 {/\Rb5}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Kh1 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bg4 13. Qd2 Bh5 14. Rae1 Bg6
15. Bg3 Rc8 16. b4 Nxd3 17. cxd3 d5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. Be5 Bxe5 21.
Nxe5 Qxd5 22. h3 Rfe8 23. Qf4 Re6 24. Nxg6 Rxg6 25. Rf3 h6 26. Ref1 Rc2 27.
R1f2 Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Qd7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Rb6 31. Qf5 Qe8 32. Rb2 Rf6 33. Qe4
Qd7 34. Rb1 Rd6 35. Ra1 f5 36. Qc4+ Kh7 37. Ra3 Rd4 38. Qc3 f4 39. Ra8 f3 40.
Qc8 Qxb5 41. Qg8+ Kg6 42. Qe6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
g6 (8... Bd6) (8... Qd8) 9. O-O Bg7 10. e4 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4) 10... dxc4
11. e5 Qe7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rfe1 a6 (14... a5 15. Ne4 c5 16. dxc5
bxc5 17. Ned2 $10 {Hulak,K-Lalic,B/Yugoslavia/1989/}) (14... Bb7 15. Ba6 $5)
15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Be4 Ra7 17. Rac1 b5 (17... c5 $2 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Qxa6 $16)
18. Qe3 c5 19. d5 $1 Nxe5 (19... exd5 20. Bxd5 $14) 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. dxe6 $1 (
21. Qxh6 exd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qd6 $10) 21... Bxe4 $2 (21... Bg7 22.
exf7+ Qxf7 23. Qxc5 $16) (21... Kg7 $1 $10 {Kramnik}) 22. Nxe4 Bxb2 23. Rxc5
Bg7 (23... Qxe6 24. Rc2 Re7 25. Rxb2 Rfe8 26. Qxh6 f5 27. Rbe2 fxe4 28. Rxe4
Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxg6+ $16) 24. Rc6 $1 fxe6 25. Nc5 Qf7 $6 (25... e5 26.
Rxg6 $16) (25... Rf6 26. Nxe6 Qd7 27. Rc2 Rb7 28. Nc5 $140 Qf5) 26. Nxe6 Re8
27. Qb3 Kh8 $6 (27... Ree7 $5) 28. g3 Qf5 29. Re2 Rae7 30. Rxa6 Bf6 31. Re3 Kh7
32. Rf3 Qe5 33. Nf4 Qb2 34. Qd3 (34. Qxb2 Bxb2 35. Nxg6 $16) 34... Re4 (34...
Rg7 35. Nxg6 Rd8 36. Qe4 $18) 35. Kg2 Qd4 36. Qxb5 R8e7 $138 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj Konikowski Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5
dxc4 {Dieser Zug führt in der Regel zu haarsträubenden Verwicklungen, in
welchen häufig die bessere häusliche Vorbereitung entscheidet.} (5... h6 6.
Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 {(Kamsky - Kramnik, 4. Runde) sichert Weiss einen kleinen
Vorteil. Nach} Nd7 8. Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. e4 dxc4 11. e5 Qe7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13.
Qe2 {war der weisse Raumvorteil fühlbar.}) 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5
hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 (11. g3 {wurde auch schon oft gespielt.} Bb7 (11...
Rg8 {Konikowski} 12. h4 Rxg5 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15. Qg4 Qe7 16. Qxg6+ Qf7
17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. Ne4 Bb4+ 19. Ke2 (19. Kd1 $5 c3 20. Kc2 cxb2 21. Kxb2 $13)
19... c3 20. bxc3 Nxc3+ 21. Nxc3 Bxc3 22. Rd1 b4 23. Bg2 Ba6+ 24. Ke3 Rg8 25.
Bxc6 Nb6 26. Rh6 Bc4 $17 {Lobron,E-Shirov,A/BL/8384/}) 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5
14. d5) 11... Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Bh6 $1 {Eine interessante Alternative zu
den Standard-Fortsetzungen} (13... Qb6 {und}) (13... Nb6) 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Qd2
Qxf6 $1 (15... Rxf6 {Karpow - Ribli, Olympiade Saloniki 1988??}) 16. O-O-O (16.
Ne4 Qe5 $1 (16... Qf3 $2 17. Nd6+ Ke7 18. Nxb7 Qxh1 19. d6+ Ke8 20. Qxh6 Qxb7
21. Qh4) (16... Qe5 {Kortschnoj} 17. Bg2 exd5 18. Qxh6 dxe4 19. O-O-O $13)) (
16. Bg2 Ne5 17. O-O O-O-O 18. f4 (18. Qe3 {und nun ist} Rxh2 $5 {mit der
Absicht} 19. Qxc5+ (19. f4 Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Nd3 {und 21. ... b4}) 19... Kb8 20.
Kxh2 $2 (20. Nxb5 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 22. f3 Bxf3+ 23. Kg1 Rd7 $1 24. Nd6 Qh8
{ist für Weiss ebenfalls ungemütlich}) 20... Rh8+ 21. Kg1 Nf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 {
sehr interessant.}) 18... Nd3 19. dxe6 (19. Nxb5 exd5) 19... Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Rxh2+
$1 21. Kxh2 Qh8+ $1 (21... Rh8+ 22. Bh3 f5 23. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 24. Qc3) 22. Bh3 f5
$1 {mit der tödlichen Drohung 23. ... Dxh3+} 23. Nd5 (23. Kg1 Qxh3 24. Qh2
Qxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Rh8+ {und matt}) 23... Bxd5 24. Qc3 Qh6 25. e7 Rh8 26. e8=Q+
Rxe8 {und die Drohungen 27. ... b4 und 27. ... Th8 entscheiden.}) 16... Kf8 $1
(16... Bxd5 {Jusupow - Schirow, Linares 1993. Von Jusupow in seinen
Kommentaren vorgeschlagen.}) (16... Bxd5 {Ftacnik} 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bg2 Nb6
19. Qe3+ Kf8 20. Qxc5+ Kg8 21. Qd4 Re8 $13 {Yusupov,A-Shirov,A/Linares/1993/})
17. f4 {Gegen ... Se5 gerichtet.} (17. Ne4 Qg6) (17. Bg2 Ne5 18. Ne4 Nd3+ 19.
Qxd3 cxd3 20. Nxf6 Rxf6 21. Rxd3 Rxf2) (17. g4 {mit der Drohung 18. g5.} Rg6 $1
(17... Rh4 18. Rg1 (18. dxe6 Bxh1 19. exd7 Rd8 20. Nxb5 Rxh2 $19) 18... exd5
19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd8 21. h3 Qxf2 22. Qd6+ Kg7 23. Qe7 Nf6 (23... Rhh8 24.
Rg2 Qf4+ 25. Kb1 Rhe8 26. Qh4 Nf6 $17) 24. Rxd8 Qxg1 25. Rd1 (25. Qe1 Rxh3 $19)
25... Qf2 26. Qxa7 Nxg4 $1 27. hxg4 Rh2 $19) 18. h3 (18. Rg1 {Konikowski} Ne5
19. g5 Qf5 20. Qe3 exd5 21. Bh3 Qf3 (21... Nd3+ $2 22. Rxd3 Qxd3 23. Qxc5+ Kg7
24. Rg3 Rc6 25. Qe7 Qd4 26. Qxb7 $16) 22. Qxc5+ Kg8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxd5
25. Rxd5 Nd3+ 26. Kb1 Nf4 27. Rf5 Nxh3 28. Rg3 Nxf2 29. Rxf2 $10 {Piket,
J-Kaidanov,G/Tilburg/1993/}) 18... b4 19. Ne4 c3 $1 20. bxc3 Qf3 21. dxe6 Bxe4
22. exd7 bxc3 23. d8=Q+ Kg7 $3 {und Schwarz hat vermutlich die besseren
Chancen, z.B.} 24. Q2d4+ cxd4 25. Qxd4+ Rf6 $1) (17. Qe3 $6 {Kortschnoj} exd5
18. Nxd5 Qe6 19. Bg2 Qxe3+ 20. Nxe3 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Ne5 22. Nf4 Ng4 $15) 17...
Nb6 $1 18. Bg2 (18. g4 {Konikowski} Rh4 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Nxc5 Bxd5 21. Rg1 Rxg4
$17) (18. Ne4 {Konikowski} Qg7 19. Bg2 Bxd5 20. Nc3 b4 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Qf2
Rc8 23. Bxd5 c3 24. b3 c4 25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. bxc4 b3 27. Qd4 (27. axb3 Ra6 28.
Qe3 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Ra2+ 30. Kb1 Rb2+ 31. Kc1 c2 32. Rd4 Rb1+ 33. Kxc2 Rxh1 $19)
27... Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Ra6 {0-1 Vladimirov,J-Bareev,J/Tilburg/1993/}) 18... exd5
19. Qf2 (19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rd8 21. Qg2 c3 {kam für Weiss schwerlich in
Betracht.}) (19. Nxb5 {Konikowski} Bc6 20. Nc7 (20. Qa5 d4 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 $17)
20... Rd8 (20... Rc8 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Qg2 $16) 21. f5 (21. Qa5
Na4 22. Rd2 c3 23. bxc3 Qxc3+ 24. Qxc3 Nxc3 25. Na6 Na4 26. h4 d4 27. Nc7 Bxg2
28. Rxg2 c4 29. Re1 d3 30. Re4 c3 31. Rg1 (31. Rxa4 d2+ 32. Kd1 c2+ $19) 31...
Nb2 $19) 21... Na4 22. g4 c3 23. bxc3 Qxc3+ 24. Qxc3 Nxc3 25. Rd2 d4 26. Ne6+
fxe6 27. Bxc6 exf5 28. Bf3 fxg4 29. Bxg4 Rf6 30. a3 Ne4 31. Rg2 d3 32. Rhg1 Rd4
33. Bh5 Ke7 34. Rg7+ Kd6 35. Rxa7 Rc4+ 36. Kd1 Rc2 37. Ra6+ Ke5 38. Rxf6 Kxf6
39. Rf1+ Ke5 40. Re1 Kd4 {0-1 Alterman,B-Kamsky,G/Tilburg/1993/}) 19... Rc8 (
19... d4 $2 {Konikowski} 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nxc5 $2 (22. f5 $1 Rxb7
23. Qf4 Rh8 (23... Rc6 24. f6 Qe6 25. Nxc5 $1 Rxc5 26. Rhe1 $18) 24. f6 Qc7 25.
Nd6 Rb8 26. Qg5 Rh7 27. Nxb5 Qc6 28. Nxa7 $16) 22... Qxc5 23. Bf3 Rd8 24. h4 c3
25. Rd3 Na4 $17) 20. Nxb5 $6 {Vielleicht war [#]} (20. g4 {(wonach} Rg6 {
folgen kann) etwas genauer.} (20... Qh4 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxh4 Rxh4 22. h3 Rd8 23.
Nxb5 $10) 21. h3 (21. h3 {Konikowski} b4 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 c3 24. f5 (24.
b3 c4 (24... Nxd5 25. Rxd5 c4 26. Rc5 $1) 25. Be4 Rg8 26. Bf5 Rc7 27. Rhe1 Kg7
(27... a5 28. g5 $1 Qxf5 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kh7 31. Rxg8 f6 32. Ree8 cxb3
33. Rh8+ Kg6 34. Rh6+ Kg7 35. Rg8+ Kxg8 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Rxf6+ $18
) 28. h4 cxb3 29. axb3 a5 $13) 24... Rg8 25. b3 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Qh6+ 27. Kb1 Rxg4
28. Rxc5 Rd8 29. Rc7 Rd2 30. Qxa7 Rb2+ 31. Ka1 Rgg2 32. Rc8+ (32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33.
Rd7 Rxa2+ 34. Qxa2 Rxa2+ 35. Kxa2 Qa6+ 36. Kb1 Qe2 37. Rg1+ Kf8 38. Rd8+ Ke7
$19) 32... Kg7 33. Qd4+ Qf6 34. Qxf6+ (34. Rg8+ Kxg8 35. Qxf6 Rxa2+ 36. Kb1
Rgb2+ 37. Kc1 Ra1#) 34... Kxf6 35. Ra8 Kxf5 36. h4 Rh2 37. Rf1+ Rbf2 38. Rxf2+
Rxf2 39. Kb1 Rh2 40. Ra5+ Ke4 41. Rb5 f5 42. Rxb4+ Kd3 43. a4 Rh1+ 44. Ka2 c2
$19)) (20. Bxd5 {Konikowski} Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qa6 22. Qe3 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxa2 $17)
(20. Nxd5 {Konikowski} Bxd5 21. Bxd5 c3 22. Bf3 (22. b3 c4 $1) 22... Nc4 23. b3
c2 $1 $19) 20... Na4 $1 {Mit der Idee 21. ... c3.} 21. Qc2 (21. Bxd5 $2 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Qc6 (22... Qc6 {Konikowski} 23. Nxa7 Qxd5 24. Rd1 Qb7 25. Nxc8 Qxc8
$17)) (21. Nxa7 {Konikowski} Rb8 22. Qc2 Qa6 23. b3 Nb6 $19) 21... Qa6 $1 22.
Na3 {Notwendig, denn} (22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 (23. bxc3 Rb6 (23... Rb6 {
Konikowski} 24. Rd2 d4 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Re1 Rb8 $19)) 23... Qxa2 (23... d4 {
Ftacnik} 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Qxc4 Rb6 26. Qc2 (26. b3 Rb4 27. Qc2 c4 $1) 26...
Rb8 27. b3 c4 $1 $17) 24. Rxd5 (24. Bxd5 $2 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qa1+ 26. Kc2 Qxh1) (
24. Qa3 Qxa3 25. bxa3 Rd8 $19) 24... Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Rb8 $1 26. g4 Rb3 {und
Schwarz gewinnt.}) 22... c3 $1 23. Bxd5 $6 {Nach langem Nachdenken. Schirow
wollte nach} (23. bxc3 {den Zug} Qa5 $1 {Die Folge könnte sein:} (23... c4 {
Konikowski} 24. Nb1 (24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Nb6 $19) 24... Nc5 25. Rd4 Nd3+ 26.
Kd1 Rb6 {/\Rb2-+}) 24. Nc4 $2 (24. Nb1 Rb8 {mit der Absicht} 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26.
Rxd5 Rhb6) 24... Qxc3 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Qa1+ 27. Qb1 Qxb1+ 28. Kxb1 Nc3+ {
und Weiss müsste die Waffen strecken.}) 23... Nxb2 24. Qf5 (24. Bxb7 Qxa3 25.
Bxc8 (25. Qb3 {Konikowski} Qxb3 26. axb3 Rc7 27. Rd8+ (27. Bf3 Nxd1 $19) 27...
Ke7 28. Rb8 Rb6 29. Kc2 c4 $1 (29... Rcxb7 30. Rxb7+ Rxb7 31. Kxc3 c4 32. Kxb2
Rxb3+ 33. Kc2 Ra3 34. Rd1 a5 35. Rd4 Ra2+ 36. Kc3 Rxh2 37. Rxc4 Rh3 38. Ra4
Rxg3+ 39. Kd4 Rg4 40. Ke4 $10) 30. Re1+ Kf6 31. bxc4 Nxc4 32. Kxc3 Nd6+ $19)
25... Nc4+ $1 26. Kb1 Rb6+ 27. Ka1 Qb2+ $1 28. Qxb2 cxb2+ 29. Kb1 Na3# {matt.})
24... Rf6 (24... Bxd5 $5 {Kortschnoj} 25. Rxd5 Nd3+ 26. Qxd3 Qxa3+ 27. Kd1 Qxa2
$36) 25. Qh7 (25. Bxb7 Nd3+ $1 26. Kb1 (26. Qxd3 Qxa3+ {und matt} (26... Qxa3+
{Ftacnik} 27. Kc2 Qb2#)) (26. Kc2 Qa4+ (26... Qa4+ 27. Kxd3 Rxf5 $19)) (26.
Rxd3 {Konikowski} Qxa3+ 27. Kd1 Rxf5 $19) 26... Qxb7+) 25... Qxa3 $1 (25...
Nxd1 {Konikowski} 26. Re1 $1) 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Rhe1+ (27. Rde1+ {Konikowski}
Kd7 28. Qxf6 Nd3+ 29. Kd1 (29. Kc2 Qb2+ 30. Kxd3 Qd2+ 31. Kc4 Bxd5+ 32. Kb5
Qb2+ 33. Ka5 Qxa2+ 34. Kb5 Bc4#) 29... Qc1+ 30. Ke2 Qd2+ 31. Kf3 Nxe1+ $19)
27... Kd7 $1 28. Qh3+ (28. Be6+ Kc6 {oder} (28... Kc7 29. Rd7+ Kc6 (29... Kc6 {
Kortschnoj} 30. Qxf6 Nd3+ 31. Kc2 (31. Kd1 Qc1+ $19) 31... Qb2+ 32. Kxd3 Qd2+
$19)) (28... Kc6 {Konikowski} 29. Bd5+ Kb5 $19)) (28. Bxb7+ {Kortschnoj} Nxd1+
29. Kxd1 Rxh8 $19) (28. Qxf6 {Kortschnoj} Nd3+ 29. Kc2 Nxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qb2+ 31.
Kd3 Qd2+ $19) 28... Kd6 $1 29. Bxb7+ Nxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Qxa2 31. Qg2 Qb1+ {Weiss
überschritt die Bedenkzeit!} (31... Qb1+ 32. Ke2 Re6+) 0-1

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be3 c5 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e6 13. Nb3 Rd8 14. Bg5
f6 15. Be3 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15.
Qd2 Qxf6 16. O-O-O Kf8 17. f4 Nb6 18. Bg2 exd5 19. Nxb5 Bc6 20. Nc7 Rd8 21. f5
Na4 22. g4 c3 23. bxc3 Qxc3+ 24. Qxc3 Nxc3 25. Rd2 d4 26. Ne6+ fxe6 27. Bxc6
exf5 28. Bf3 fxg4 29. Bxg4 Rf6 30. a3 Ne4 31. Rg2 d3 32. Rhg1 Rd4 33. Bh5 Ke7
34. Rg7+ Kd6 35. Rxa7 Rc4+ 36. Kd1 Rc2 37. Ra6+ Ke5 38. Rxf6 Kxf6 39. Rf1+ Ke5
40. Re1 Kd4 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. b3 Be7 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. c4 e5 10. Nc3 g6 11. a3 Nh5 12. g3 Ng7 13. b4 b6 14. Nd5 f5 15. exf5
Nxf5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Bc3 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qe4 Qd7 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. d3
Ne7 22. Bd2 Qf5 23. Kg2 Kf7 24. Qe2 Kg7 25. Bc3 h5 26. Nd2 d5 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28.
cxd5 Nxd5 29. Ba1 Kh7 30. Re1 h4 31. Qe4 h3+ 32. Kf1 Ne7 33. g4 Qe6 34. Bxe5
Bxe5 35. Qxe5 Qxe5 36. Rxe5 Nc6 37. Re3 Rb2 38. Rxh3+ Kg7 39. Nc4 Rb1+ 40. Kg2
Nd4 41. Re3 Kf6 42. h4 Nc2 43. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 c5 8.
Nge2 cxd4 9. exd4 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. Qb3 Be7 12. Rae1 h6 13. Bf4 Be6 14. Bb1
Qd7 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Ng3 Nc4 17. Nh5 g6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxh6 Rfe8 20. Rd1 b5
21. Qb3 a6 22. a3 Bg4 23. Rd3 Rc6 24. h3 Bf5 25. Rg3 Bxd4 26. Qd1 Be5 27. Bxf5
Qxf5 28. f4 Bh8 29. Nxd5 Kh7 30. Rg5 Qe4 31. Qg4 Bd4+ 32. Kh2 Kxh6 33. Rd1 Ne3
34. Qd7 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Be2 b5 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Kb1 Na5 14. Qf2 Nc4
15. g4 g5 16. fxg5 hxg5 17. Bc1 b4 18. Nce2 e5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. gxf5 g4 21. Bg2
Qb6 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. c3 a5 24. cxb4 axb4 25. Ng3 Na4 26. Bg5 Nd7 27. f6 Bxf6
28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. Rxd6 Nh5 30. Nxh5 Rxh5 31. h3 Ke7 32. Ra6 Nc5 33. Ra7+ Ke6
34. Rf1 gxh3 35. Raxf7 Nd7 36. Bf3 Rh4 37. Rg7 Rf8 38. Rc1 Nb8 39. Rg6+ Rf6 40.
Rg3 h2 41. Bh1 Rhf4 42. Bg2 Rf2 43. Bh3+ Ke7 44. Rg7+ Rf7 45. Rg5 Rf1 46. Bxf1
h1=Q 47. Rxe5+ Kf8 48. Re8+ Kg7 49. Bc4 Qh2 50. Bxf7 Kxf7 51. Rd8 Na6 52. Rd7+
Ke6 53. Rd4 Qe2 54. Rc2 Qe3 55. Rdc4 Nb8 56. Rc1 Qd3+ 57. Ka1 Qd2 58. R4c2 Qe3
59. Rd1 Nd7 60. Rc6+ Ke5 61. Rd5+ Kf4 62. Rf5+ Kg4 63. Rg6+ Kh4 64. Rf1 Qxe4
65. Rfg1 Ne5 66. Rh6# 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E56"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
dxc4 9. axb4 cxd4 10. Bxc4 dxc3 11. b5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 c2 13. Rd2 Nb4 14. Ne5 a6
15. f3 Nfd5 16. e4 Nb6 17. Be2 axb5 18. Rxa8 Nxa8 19. Bxb5 Nc7 20. Ba4 Nca6 21.
Bxc2 Nxc2 22. Rxc2 f6 23. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Ncxe7 12. Nc3 h6 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Rfe1 Be6
15. Qa4 a6 16. Rac1 Nf4 17. Bb1 c6 18. g3 Nfd5 19. Re5 Nf6 20. Rce1 Ned5 21.
Qc2 Rc8 22. Nh4 Qb6 23. Na4 Qxd4 24. Nc5 Bh3 25. a3 Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 28. Nxb7 Nef6 29. Nf3 Qg4 30. Qd3 g6 31. Nc5 Qh5 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33.
Qxe4 Bf5 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Bxf5 Qxf3 36. Bc2 Qf6 37. Qb8 h5 38. Qb3 Qd4 39. Bd3
a5 40. Qc2 c5 41. h4 Nf6 42. Qc3 Qxc3 43. bxc3 Nd5 44. c4 Nc7 45. Kg2 f5 46.
Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 Ne6 48. Bc2 Ke5 49. f4+ Kf6 50. Ba4 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg rapid20"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E56"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "246"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
dxc4 9. axb4 cxd4 10. Bxc4 dxc3 11. Qxd8 $1 (11. b5 $6 {N} Qxd1 12. Rxd1 c2 13.
Rd2 Nb4 14. Ne5 a6 15. f3 Nfd5 16. e4 Nb6 17. Be2 axb5 18. Rxa8 Nxa8 19. Bxb5
Nc7 20. Ba4 Nca6 $10 {->Yusupov-Kamsky (1)/Tilburg (4)/1993}) 11... Rxd8 12.
bxc3 Ne4 (12... b6 $5 {/\} 13. b5 Na5 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Ba3 Rac8 16. Bb4 Nd5 $10)
13. b5 $1 (13. Bb2 b6 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. Be2 a6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Rdc8 $10 {
Gligoric-Wright/Hastings/1969}) 13... Ne7 14. Bb2 Nd5 {N} (14... Kf8 15. Be2 f6
16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. c4 e5 18. Ne1 Ke8 19. Bh5+ g6 20. Bf3 Nc5 21. Ba3 Rac8 22. Bb4
$16 {Polugaevsky-Gipslis/URS/1969}) 15. Rfd1 Bd7 (15... Kf8 16. Rd4 $16) (15...
b6 16. Rd4 Nd6 17. Bd3 (17. Bxd5 $6 exd5 18. Rxd5 Be6 $15) 17... Bb7 18. Rda4
Rac8 19. c4 Nf6 20. Ne5 $16) 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Nf6 18. Rc5 Ne4 (18... b6
19. Re5 (19. Rc7 Bxb5 20. Nd4 a6 $10 21. c4 $6 Ne8) 19... Ng4 20. Rd5 Nf6 21.
Rd4 $16) 19. Rd5 Nf6 20. Rd4 Bxb5 21. Rxa7 $16 Rdb8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. c4 Ba4
24. Ne5 (24. g4 $5 Bd7 25. Ne5 Be6 26. f3 $16) 24... Re8 25. Rd3 h5 26. f3 Rc8
27. Ra3 Be8 28. Rb3 Rc7 29. Rb4 Nd7 30. Nd3 f6 31. Nf4 Nc5 32. Nd5 Rf7 33. Bd4
(33. e4 $142 $16) 33... Ne6 34. h4 Bc6 35. Bb6 f5 36. Rb2 Rd7 37. Rd2 Kf7 38.
Kf2 Rd6 $1 39. Ba5 b5 40. Nb6 Rxd2+ 41. Bxd2 bxc4 42. Nxc4 Bd5 $14 43. Nd6+ Kg6
44. Bc3 Bc6 45. Be5 Nd8 46. Bd4 Ne6 47. Bc3 Nc5 48. Ke2 Nb7 49. Nc8 Kf7 50. Kf2
Bd7 51. Nb6 Be6 52. Bb4 Nd8 53. Na4 Nc6 54. Bc3 Bc4 55. Nc5 Nd8 56. Kg3 Ne6 57.
Nd7 Bb5 58. Ne5+ Kg8 59. Bb4 Kh7 60. Be7 Kg8 61. Kf2 Kh7 62. Ke1 Kg8 63. Kd2
Kh7 64. Kc3 f4 65. e4 Bf1 66. Kd2 Bxg2 67. Ke2 Bh3 68. Kf2 Kg8 69. Bg5 Kh7 70.
Nd3 g6 71. Bxf4 Nd4 72. Bg5 Bd7 73. Bf6 Ne6 74. Ke3 Bb5 75. Ne5 Nf8 76. Nf7 Ne6
77. f4 Bc4 78. Bc3 Bb3 79. Ne5 Bc2 80. Nd7 Kg8 81. Bd4 Bb1 82. Ne5 Kh7 83. Nc6
Kg8 84. Nb4 Kf7 85. Nd5 Bc2 86. Nc3 Kg8 87. Be5 Kf7 88. Kd2 Bb3 89. Kd3 Nc5+
90. Kd4 Ne6+ 91. Ke3 Bc2 92. Bd6 Ke8 93. Kd2 Bb3 94. Kd3 Kd7 95. Be5 Nc5+ 96.
Kd4 Ne6+ 97. Ke3 Bc2 98. Ne2 Nc5 99. Ng3 Ke6 100. Bd4 Nb7 101. Kd2 Bb1 102. Ke3
Bc2 103. Bc3 Nd6 104. Bb4 Ne8 105. Ne2 Kf7 106. Nd4 Bb1 107. Nf3 Nf6 108. Ng5+
Ke8 109. Kd4 Bc2 110. e5 Ng4 111. e6 Bb3 112. Ba3 Nh6 113. Ke5 Ng4+ 114. Kd6
Ne3 115. Bc5 Nf5+ 116. Ke5 Nxh4 117. Kf6 Ng2 118. Ke5 h4 119. e7 Ba4 120. Bd6
Ne3 121. Kf6 Nd5+ 122. Kxg6 Nxe7+ 123. Bxe7 Kxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg rapid20"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. Nbd2
Nb6 9. Bb3 Be6 10. Bc2 h6 11. a4 a5 12. Nf1 Nh7 13. d4 Ng5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qc7 17. Nf3 Rad8 18. Qc1 g4 19. Nd4 Bc5 20. Nb3 Bxb3 21.
Bxb3 Nd7 22. Ne3 Qf4 23. Qc2 Ne5 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 g6 26. Qe2 Kg7 27. g3
Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Rh8 29. Nf1 Qh6 30. h4 Nxh4 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Na3 Qd7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bd2 h6 15. b4
cxb4 16. cxb4 Nc6 17. Nxb5 Nxb4 18. Bxb4 Qxb5 19. Bc4 Qxb4 20. Rb1 Qa5 21. Rxb7
Ra7 22. Qb1 Bd8 23. Rb5 Qa3 24. g3 Nd7 25. Kg2 g6 26. Re2 Qa1 27. Qxa1 Rxa1 28.
Bd5 Ra3 29. d4 exd4 30. Nxd4 Bf6 31. Nc2 Ra7 32. Rd2 Rc8 33. Ne3 Kg7 34. h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6
8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Rg8 $5 12. h4 (12. Bh4 $6 Bb7 $1 (
12... Qa5 13. exf6 Ba6 14. a3 O-O-O 15. Bg2 Nc5 16. O-O Nd3 17. Qf3 Bb7 18. b4
Qc7 {Magerramov,E-Savchenko,S/Helsinki/1992/ Inf 55/423/} 19. Qe3 $1 $16) 13.
Bg2 Qc7 14. exf6 O-O-O 15. Qf3 (15. Qh5 $5) 15... b4 $1 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. O-O c5
18. Qxb7+ Qxb7 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. Rfd1 {Magerramov,E-Savchenko,S/Rostov/1993/
Inf 57/422/} Kc6 $5 {/\a5-/+ Savchenko/}) (12. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 13. exf6 Bb7 14.
Bg2 Qc7 15. Qf3 O-O-O 16. Rd1 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Tischbierek,R/DDR/1981/ Inf 31/
471/}) 12... Rxg5 (12... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 13. Bg2 Rxg5 14. hxg5 Nd5 15. g6 fxg6
16. Qg4 Qe7 17. Qxg6+ Qf7 18. Qxf7+ Kxf7 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rh7+ Kg8
22. Rxd7 Bb4+ 23. Ke2 Bc8 24. Rd8+ $16 {Vladimirov,E-Conquest,S/Alma-Ata (11)/
1989/1-0 (36)}) 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15. Qg4 (15. Rh7 Qa5 16. Qf3 Kd8 (
16... Qb4 17. Rd1 Qxb2 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Bh3 $16) (16... Bb4 17. Bh3 Bxc3+ 18.
Kf1 $16) (16... Be7 $5 {/\Nf8<=>/}) 17. Bh3 Bb4 18. Kf1 Bxc3 19. Bxe6 $1 $16 {
Knaak,R-Tischbierek,R/DDR/1981/ Inf 31/470/}) 15... Qe7 (15... Qa5 $2 16. Qxe6+
Kd8 17. Bg2 $3 Nxc3 18. Kf1 Nd5 19. Qxc6 N5b6 20. Rh8 Qb4 21. e6 Rb8 22. exd7
$16 {Knaak,R-Van der Wiel,J/Lugano/1989/1:0 (33) Inf 47/517/}) (15... Kf7 $2
16. Rh8 $1 $18) 16. Rh8 $5 $146 (16. Qxg6+ Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. O-O-O (18.
Bg2 {Yusupov,A-Chekhov,V/SSSR/1980/ Inf 30/566/} Bb7 $5 {/\c5 Ysupov/} (18...
Bb4 {Ftacnik} 19. Kd2 Nf8 20. f4 Bd7 21. Raf1 Rd8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. g4 Ba5 24.
f5 $13 {Piesina,G-Khenkin,I/Pardubice op (2)/1993/0.5 (28)}) (18... N7b6 19.
Ne4 Bd7 20. Ke2 Bg7 21. Nd6+ Kg8 22. Rh5 Na4 23. Rg5 Nxb2 24. Bxd5 $16 {
Yusupov,A-Chekhov,V/USSR ch/1980/1-0 (34)}) (18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Bxc6
Bb7 21. Rh7+ Kg6 22. Rxd7 Bxc6 23. Rxa7 Bf3 24. Kd2 $14 {Shirov,A-Stisis,Y/
London LB (01)/1991/1-0 (43)})) 18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Ba3+ (19... Nb6 20. Re1 Bd7
21. Be2 Bg7 22. Bh5+ Ke7 23. Bg6 Be8 24. Be4 $14 {Knaak,R-Hertneck,G/Potsdam
DDR-FRG/1988/1-0 (35)}) 20. Kc2 Nf8 21. Bg2 Bd7 22. f4 Rb8 $1 $132 {Arbakov,
V-Savchenko,S/SSSR/1989/ Inf 47/517/}) (16. Bg2 $5 Qf7 17. Be4 Ne7 18. O-O-O $6
(18. Nxb5 $5 cxb5 19. Bxa8 Nb6 20. Be4 Nbd5 $13) 18... Ba6 $1 19. Ne2 Bg7 20.
Nf4 Nf8 $15 {Beliavsky,A-Kramnik,V/Linares/1993/0:1 (59) Inf 57/422/}) 16...
Nxc3 (16... Qf7 17. Ne4 $1) 17. bxc3 Qf7 18. Bg2 Bb7 19. Be4 O-O-O 20. Bxg6 Qe7
(20... Qg7 {Ftacnik} 21. Rh7 Qg8 22. Qh5 $36) 21. a4 $1 (21. Rh7 Qa3) 21... a6
22. Rh7 Bg7 $13 23. Be4 (23. Bf5 $5 exf5 24. Qxg7 Qxg7 25. Rxg7 Nb6 26. axb5
cxb5 27. Rf7 b4 $1 $132) 23... Rg8 24. Qf3 $5 (24. Ke2 $5 Nf8 $1 25. Rh5 Qf7
$132) 24... Kc7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rh4 $6 (26. Ra7 Nb8 $1 (26... Kb6 27. Rxb7+
Kxb7 28. Bxc6+ Kb6 29. Bxb5 Kxb5 30. Qb7+ Ka4 (30... Ka5 31. Qa7+ $10) 31. Qa6+
Kb3 32. Kd2 Rb8 33. Rh1)) 26... Rf8 27. Rf4 Bh6 (27... Rxf4 28. gxf4 $36) (
27... Nb6 $5) 28. Rxf8 Bxf8 (28... Qxf8 29. Qg4) 29. Ke2 Bh6 (29... Kb6 $5) 30.
Rh1 Qa3 $1 31. Rxh6 Qb2+ 32. Kd1 (32. Kf1 Qc1+ $17) 32... Qa1+ 33. Kd2 Qb2+ 34.
Bc2 c5 35. d5 (35. Qe3 b4 $36) 35... Bxd5 36. Qe3 b4 37. cxb4 (37. Rh7 Kc6 38.
cxb4 cxb4 39. Qa7 c3+) 37... cxb4 38. Qa7+ Kc6 39. Qa4+ Kb6 $1 40. Qxd7 Qc3+
$10 41. Kc1 Qe1+ 42. Bd1 Qc3+ 43. Bc2 Qa1+ 44. Kd2 Qc3+ 45. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. e4
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nfd7 11. Be3 Qb4 12. Qd3 Na6 13. b3 Nac5 14. dxc5 Ne5
15. Qe2 Qxc3 16. cxd6 exd6 17. Rad1 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Rad8 19. Kg2 f5 20. exf5
Rxf5 21. Qe4 Re5 22. Qg4 Qa5 23. Bd4 Ree8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. Rd2 d5
27. Qb2 dxc4 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. bxc4 Qe7 30. Rd1 b6 31. Rd4 Rd8 32. Rxd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 h6 8. Bh4
cxd4 (8... g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Qd2 {/\0-0-0 Azmaiparashvili}) (8... Bg4 $5 9. O-O
cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. d5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 Rc8 14. b3 $14) 9. Nxd4 Nc6
10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 (11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Rfd1 Rb8 {/\b5}) 11... Bd7 12. a3 Rb8 {N} (
12... Rc8 13. b4 a5 (13... Ne5 14. Qb3 $14) 14. b5 $1 {Knaak} Nb8 (14... Ne5
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 $16) 15. f4 $14) 13. b4 Nxd4 $6 (13... Ne5 14. Qb3 $14) (
13... b5 {>=} 14. Nb3 $1 (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 g5
18. Bg3 Qb6 $10) (14. cxb5 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 axb5 $10) (14. c5 dxc5 15. bxc5 Rc8
$10) 14... bxc4 (14... Ne5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nd4 $16) (14... Na7 15. c5 $16)
15. Bxc4 g5 (15... a5 $6 16. b5 Ne5 17. Be2 $16) (15... Qb6 $2 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Nd5 $16) 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. Qe2 Ra8 18. Rfd1 $14) 14. exd4 Bf5 15. Re1 (15.
Bf3 $5) 15... Re8 (15... g5 $5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. c5 f5 19. Bc4+ Kh8
20. Be6 $16) (15... e5 $2 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nd5 Rd6 19. Nxf6+
Bxf6 20. c5 Re6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Bc4 $16) 16. Bf3 Qd7 $2 (16... g5 {>=} 17.
Bg3 Qd7 18. c5 $16 {/\Na4-b6,d5}) 17. Bxf6 exf6 (17... Bxf6 $2 18. g4 Be6 19.
d5 $18) 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. c5 h5 20. Nd5 dxc5 (20... Rd8 21. Nb6 Bh6 22. Rc4
Qe7 23. d5 $16 {/\c6}) 21. bxc5 Rd8 22. Nb6 {o^} Bh6 23. Rc4 Bg4 24. d5 $1 (24.
Bxg4 hxg4 25. d5 f5 26. d6 Qe6 $16) 24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qe5 26. d6 Bf4 $2 (
26... f5 $142 27. Rc2 $16) 27. Nd5 $1 $18 Qg5+ (27... Bxh2+ 28. Kg2 $18 {
/\f4,/\Re4}) (27... Bh6 28. f4 Qe6 29. Re4 $18) 28. Kh1 Be5 29. h4 (29. f4 Qh4)
(29. h4 Qh6 30. f4 Bb2 31. Qb3 Ba1 32. Qb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nd2 Bxe5 8.
dxe5 Nc5 9. Qh5 (9. Nb3 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Nc6 11. Bf4 $14) 9... Nxd3 10. cxd3 c5
11. b4 $5 cxb4 12. a3 bxa3 13. Bxa3 $146 Re8 14. Bd6 Nc6 15. Ra4 Qd7 $1 16. Rf4
Qe6 17. d4 Qg6 18. Qf3 Be6 $15 19. Nb1 $1 Na5 $1 20. Na3 (20. Nc3 Nc4 21. Rd1
Nxd6 22. exd6 Rad8 $15) 20... Rac8 21. Nb5 Nc4 22. Ra1 a6 23. Nc7 Nxd6 24. exd6
Red8 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Rd7 27. Re1 Qxd6 28. Rfe4 g6 (28... h6 29. Qf5 Rf8)
29. Qg5 Kg7 30. Rh4 Kg8 31. Rhe4 (31. Qh6 f5 $17) 31... Rcd8 32. h4 Qf8 $1 33.
Qf6 (33. h5 Rd5 34. Re5 $2 f6 $19) 33... Rd6 34. Qf4 Rd5 35. Qc7 b5 36. Re7
Rxd4 37. R1e3 (37. h5 Rd1 $17) 37... Rxh4 $6 (37... Rc4 $1 38. Qb7 Rxh4 $19)
38. f4 $1 Rc8 39. Qd7 Rd8 40. Qc6 (40. Qc7 b4 $1 41. Qc6 Qh6 42. Re8+ Kg7 43.
Rxd8 Rh1+ 44. Kf2 Qh4+ 45. g3 Rh2+ 46. Kg1 Qxd8 47. Kxh2 Qd2+ $19) 40... Rd1+
41. Kf2 Rxf4+ 42. Kg3 (42. Ke2 Rc4 43. Qf6 Rd8 44. Rxf7 Rc2+ 45. Ke1 Qb4+ $19)
42... Rc4 43. Qf6 Rc8 44. Rf3 Re8 45. Ra7 $1 (45. Rxf7 Qd6+ $19) 45... Rd5 $1
46. Qxf7+ Qxf7 47. Rfxf7 Rg5+ $1 48. Kf4 (48. Kh4 Rh5+ 49. Kg4 Rb8 $1 $19)
48... Rf5+ 49. Rxf5 gxf5 50. Rxa6 Rb8 51. Kxf5 b4 52. Ra2 b3 53. Rb2 Kg7 54.
Ke4 Kg6 55. Kd3 Kg5 56. Kd2 Kg4 57. Kc1 h5 58. Rd2 b2+ 59. Kb1 Rb4 $1 $19 60.
Rd3 h4 61. Rc3 Rf4 62. Kxb2 Rf2+ 63. Kc1 Rxg2 64. Rc4+ Kg3 65. Rc3+ Kf2 66. Kd1
Rg3 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bb5 $5 $146 (11. Bc4 Bd7 12. Rd3 Rad8 13.
Rg3 Kh8 14. Rf1 $5 $146 h6 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Be8 17. Qf4 Nh5 18. Bxh6 $3
Nxf4 19. Bxg7+ Kh7 20. Rxf4 Rg8 21. Rfg4 Rxg7 22. Rxg7+ Kh6 23. Rg8 Kh7 24.
R8g7+ Kh6 25. Rg8 Kh7 {Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Groningen/1993/0,5 (25)/}) 11... h6 (
11... a6 $6 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 (13... Rd8 14. Qh4 $36) 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15.
Bd3 $36) 12. Bh4 Rd8 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ng4 (14... a6 $6 15. Bd3 b5 (15...
Qxe5 16. fxe5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Bh7+ $18) 16. Ne4 $1 $36) 15. Rxd8+ Qxd8
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd4 $14 b6 18. Be2 Nf6 19. Rd1 Bb7 20. g3 Rc8 21. Qd6 $5 (21.
Nb5 $5 Bd5 (21... Nd5 22. Nxa7 Ra8 23. Nb5 Rxa2 24. Kb1 $14) 22. Kb1 a6 23. Nc3
b5 24. Nxd5 exd5 (24... Nxd5 25. Bf3 $14) 25. Bd3 $14 Qd6) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6
Kf8 23. Nb5 Ke7 24. Rd1 Ra8 $8 25. c4 Bc6 26. Nd4 Bd7 27. Kd2 g5 28. Bf3 Rc8
29. b3 Ne8 $1 30. Re1 Kf6 31. Kd3 Nd6 32. Rc1 a5 $1 33. a3 gxf4 34. gxf4 Nf5
$10 35. b4 axb4 36. axb4 e5 (36... Nxd4 37. Kxd4 Kf5 38. Be4+ $1 Kxf4 39. Rf1+
$16) 37. fxe5+ Kxe5 38. Re1+ Kd6 39. Bd5 Nxd4 40. Kxd4 Be6 41. Re5 Rg8 42. c5+
bxc5+ 43. bxc5+ Ke7 44. Bxe6 fxe6 45. Kc4 Kd7 46. Re3 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8.
O-O Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Neg5 Nc5 16. Be5 Qc8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxh7 Rd8 19. Ne5 fxe5 20. Qg4+ Kh8
21. Qh5 Kg8 22. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d3 Nf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1
a5 9. a3 d6 10. b4 {-> A26} axb4 11. axb4 Ne7 (11... h6 $5 12. b5 Ne7 13. Bb2
g5 $13 {Libeau,R-Blatny,P/Munster/1992/CBM31/INF56,(34)/}) 12. Qb3 Kh8 13. c5
h6 14. b5 $5 Nd7 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Rfd1 Rb8 (18...
Qd6 19. Nd2 Qf6 20. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 $16) 19. b6 Qd6 20. Nd2 Bd7 21. Nc4
Qf6 22. Qa3 Rfc8 23. Nb5 Nc6 24. Nc7 (24. Qxc5 $2 Nd4 25. Nc7 Nxe2+ 26. Kh1 Nc3
$17) 24... Nb4 25. Qa5 Qe7 26. Rdc1 (26. Rbc1 $5) 26... e4 27. dxe4 fxe4 28.
Rd1 (28. Ne3 $5 Bd4 29. Ned5 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 Qf7 31. e3 Ra8 32. Qe1 Qxd5 33. exd4
$44) 28... Nc6 29. Qd2 Rd8 30. Qd6 Qg5 31. Rd5 (31. Bxe4 $2 Bf5 32. Bxf5 Rxd6
33. Nxd6 Qf6 $17) 31... Bf5 32. Qxc5 Rxd5 33. Qxd5 e3 $1 34. Rf1 (34. f4 Qe7
$44) 34... exf2+ 35. Kh1 Qe7 36. Nd6 Qxe2 37. Nxf5 gxf5 38. Ne6 Re8 39. Nf4 Qc2
40. Qf7 Re1 41. Qxb7 Qb1 42. Qa6 Nd8 43. Nd5 Qb3 44. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. h3 a6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 c5 13. Bg2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5
15. Qe2 O-O 16. O-O e5 17. Rae1 Qf6 18. Nb3 Ne6 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Qc3 Bc7 21. f4
exf4 22. Bxf4 a5 23. a4 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 Ra7 25. Rf5 b6 26. Nd4 Qh4 27. Rh5 Qf6
28. Nxe6 Qxc3 29. bxc3 Bxe6 30. c5 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Rd8 32. Re4 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 Ra1
34. Bf1 g6 35. Bb5 Kg7 36. c4 g5 37. Rc6 Re7 38. Rd6 Ra3 39. c5 Rxh3 40. c6 Rc3
41. Rd8 Rc5 42. Ke3 Rc7 43. Rb8 Bd5 44. Re5 Rc3+ 45. Kd4 Bxc6 46. Kxc3 Bxb5+
47. Kb3 Bd7 48. Rxa5 Bxg4 49. Kb4 Rc1 50. Rd8 Kf6 51. Rc5 Rb1+ 52. Kc3 Be6 53.
a5 g4 54. Rg8 Rb3+ 55. Kd2 Rh3 56. Rc3 Rh2+ 57. Ke1 Ra2 58. Rc5 Bf5 59. Rc6+
Ke5 60. a6 h5 61. Rg5 Kf4 62. Rxh5 Be4 63. Rb6 g3 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 a6 4. Nf3 b5 5. d3 Bb7 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. g4 Nd4
9. Qf2 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 d5 11. Bd2 b4 12. Ne2 dxe4 13. dxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nh4 O-O 7. Bg2 Re8 8. O-O
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. O-O (7. a4
b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. d5 Nf6 10. Be3 e6 $13 {Shabanov,Y-Skudnov,S/URS-chT/Podolsk/
1990/}) (7. Bg5 Qa5 8. O-O e6 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Re1 $1 $16 {Georgiev,
Kr-Kotronias,V/Xanthi 54-189/1991/}) 7... e6 8. Bg5 (8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Bf4 Qc7
10. Qd2 b5 11. b4 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Rc8 $44 {Rechlis,
G-Mestel,A/Beersheba/1988/}) 8... Qc7 9. a4 h6 10. Bh4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12.
Kh1 g5 13. Bg3 h5 $15 14. f3 h4 15. Bf2 h3 16. g3 b6 17. f4 gxf4 18. gxf4 Nc4
19. f5 Nxb2 20. Qf3 Nc4 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Bg3 Nd2 23. Qf6 Nxf1 24. Qxh8 Nxg3+
25. hxg3 Qg7 26. Qh5+ Qf7 27. Qxh3 Ra7 28. Kg1 (28. Rf1 Qh7 $15) 28... Qf6 29.
Nde2 Rf7 30. Rf1 Qg5 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qf1+ Ke7 33. Qf3 Bg7 34. Qd3 Qc5+ 35.
Kg2 Bb7 36. Kh3 Qh5+ 37. Kg2 Qc5 38. Kh3 Bc6 39. g4 Bf6 40. Qg3 Qg5 41. Qf3
Qh6+ 42. Kg3 Qd2 43. Qd3 Qe1+ (43... Qxd3+ 44. cxd3 b5 $15) 44. Kg2 Qh4 45. Qf3
Qg5 46. Kh3 Be5 47. Qd3 Qh6+ 48. Kg2 Qh2+ 49. Kf1 Qh1+ 50. Kf2 Qh4+ 51. Kf1
Qxg4 $17 52. Qe3 Bd7 53. Ke1 b5 54. axb5 axb5 55. Nd1 Bf6 56. Nf2 Qg7 57. Nd3
Bh4+ 58. Kd1 Qa1+ 59. Kd2 Bf6 60. Nb4 Qb2 61. Nd3 Qa1 62. e5 $1 $15 Bxe5 63.
Nxe5 Qxe5 64. Qxe5 dxe5 65. c3 Kd6 66. Ng3 Kd5 67. Nf1 Ke4 68. Ne3 Kf3 69. Nc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Nd2 Be7 10. Nc4 h6 11. Bh4 Qc6 12. f3 O-O 13. Ne3 Nc5 14. Bf2 Be6 15.
a5 b5 16. Ncd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qc7 18. Qd2 {[#]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4 Be7 11. h3 b5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 b4
15. Ne2 e5 16. Be3 Qa5 17. Kb1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Be6 19. Nc1 Nd7 20. Nb3 Qb6 21. g5
h5 22. Be2 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Bxh5 c4 25. Bg4 c3 26. Qd4 Bc5 27. Qe5 Bxa2+
28. Kxa2 b3+ 29. cxb3 c2 30. Qc7 cxd1=Q 31. Rxd1 Rab8 32. Qxb6 Rxb6 33. Rd5 Bb4
34. Bd7 Be7 35. Rd3 Bc5 36. Be5 Be7 37. h4 f6 38. gxf6 gxf6 39. Bc7 Rb7 40.
Be6+ Kh8 41. Bf4 Rd8 42. Bd5 Rbd7 43. Bd2 Rg8 44. Bc3 Rg4 45. Rf3 Rd6 46. Rh3
Bf8 47. Rf3 Bg7 48. h5 Rh4 49. Rf5 Kh7 50. Bb4 Rb6 51. Be7 Rb5 52. b4 Kh6 53.
Bxf6 Bxf6 54. Rxf6+ Kxh5 55. Ka3 a5 56. Rf5+ Kg4 57. bxa5 Rxa5+ 58. Kb4 Ra1 59.
Kc5 Rc1+ 60. Kd6 Rh2 61. b3 Rd2 62. Rf7 Rc8 63. Rb7 Kf4 64. b4 Rc4 65. Ke6 Rcd4
66. b5 Rb4 67. Bc6 Ke3 68. e5 Rh4 69. Rf7 Rh6+ 70. Rf6 Rh8 71. Ke7 Rh7+ 72. Rf7
Rh6 73. e6 Kd4 74. Rf5 Re2 75. Rf6 Rh3 76. Kd6 Rd3 77. b6 Kc4+ 78. Kc7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. Nbc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. h3
Nc6 9. Nb3 Rb8 10. O-O b5 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. c3 e6 13. Nb4 Nde5 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15.
Nd4 Ne5 16. b3 Qc7 17. Be3 a6 18. Rc1 Bb7 19. c4 bxc4 20. f4 Nc6 21. Rxc4 Qd7
22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Qc2 Rbc8 24. Rc1 Bb7 25. Rc7 Qb5 26. Qd2 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Ba8
28. Qxd6 Qa5 29. Qc5 Qxa2 30. Qc2 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Bd4 32. Bxd4 Qxd4 33. Qc5 Qxc5
34. Rxc5 Rb8 35. Ra5 Rb6 36. e5 Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Kg7 38. b4 h6 39. h4 g5 40. hxg5
hxg5 41. Kf3 Kg6 42. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O
h6 9. Bh4 cxd4 10. exd4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Ne2 d5 13. Rac1 Nb4 14. Bb1 dxc4
15. Rxc4 b5 16. Rcc1 Nfd5 17. Bg3 Bg5 18. Rc5 Be7 19. Rxb5 a6 20. Rc5 Bxc5 21.
dxc5 Re8 22. a3 Nc6 23. b4 Ra7 24. Bd6 Nce7 25. Nd4 Rd7 26. Qd3 Rxd6 27. cxd6
Qxd6 28. Nb3 Ng6 29. Nc5 Ra8 30. Re1 Nf8 31. Ba2 Qc6 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Rd1 a5
34. h3 axb4 35. axb4 Rd8 36. Rb1 Rb8 37. Qg3 Rd8 38. Nd3 Qb5 39. Ra1 Ne6 40.
Kh2 d4 41. Ra5 Qb7 42. Qe5 Qc6 43. h4 Qc2 44. Qe4 Qc7+ 45. g3 Qb8 46. Rd5 Rf8
47. Qf5 Qb7 48. Rb5 Qe7 49. Qf3 Rc8 50. Rb7 Qf6 51. Kg2 Rc3 52. Qe4 g6 53. Ne5
Nd8 54. Rd7 Kg7 55. Qxd4 Rc8 56. b5 Rb8 57. Qd5 Qf5 58. Rxd8 Rxd8 59. Qxd8 Qxe5
60. Qd3 Qc5 61. Qb3 Qb6 62. Qc3+ Kf8 63. Qa3+ Kg7 64. Qa6 Qd4 65. Qc6 h5 66. b6
Qb2 67. b7 Qb4 68. Qc7 Qe4+ 69. Kh2 Qf3 70. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. e3
Be6 9. Nd2 Na6 10. a3 Qd8 11. b4 Qc8 12. Rb1 Bh3 13. b5 Nc7 14. a4 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 Rd8 18. Ba3 Qf5 19. e4 Qd7 20. Nb3 Ne6 21. Rfd1
Qc7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Nd4 24. Qd3 Bf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. f3 Ke7 27. Ne2 Ne6
28. Qc2 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Qd6 30. Qxd6+ Kxd6 31. Nec1 Nd7 32. Nd3 Ndc5 33. Nbxc5
Nxc5 34. Nb2 Kc7 35. Kf2 Kb6 36. Ke3 Ka5 37. f4 Kb4 38. fxe5 Kc3 39. Nd1+ Kxc4
40. bxc6 bxc6 41. a5 Nd3 42. a6 c5 43. Kd2 Nxe5 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Nf3 exd5
9. exd5 Re8+ 10. Be3 Bh6 11. O-O Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qe7 13. Qc2 a6 14. Rae1 Nbd7 15.
Qf2 Kg7 16. g4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qf4 Bd7 19. Rf3 Qxf4 20. Rxf4 Re7 21. Ref1
Ne8 22. Kf2 b5 23. b3 b4 24. Nb1 a5 25. Nd2 a4 26. Ke2 axb3 27. axb3 h6 28. Bb1
Bc8 29. R4f3 Raa7 30. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E75"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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43,82,60,57,78,27,64,62,95,45,706,-1,89,-224,41,-287,54,-337,36,11,37,23,56,43,
62,14,57,37,60,44,53,47,68,84,55,56,63,26,30,35,50,68,85,101,82,82,95,97,104,
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174,176,241,284,282,286,286,282,294,306,354,430,302,352,357,357,388,481,623,
725,725,745,755,755,962,962,982]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2
O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. exd5 Re8 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O Nbd7 12. h3
Bxf3 13. Bxf3 a6 14. a4 Qc7 15. a5 h5 16. Qc2 Nh7 17. Bd2 h4 18. Be2 Bd4 19.
Kh2 Rab8 20. Ra3 Qd8 21. Bd1 Bg7 22. Kh1 Qe7 23. f4 f5 24. Bf3 Qf6 25. Raa1
Nhf8 26. Rae1 Qd4 27. b3 Kh8 28. Ne2 Qb2 29. Qxb2 Bxb2 30. Ng1 Kg7 31. Rxe8
Rxe8 32. Re1 Rb8 33. Bd1 Nf6 34. Bc2 Nh5 35. Nf3 Bf6 36. Kg1 Rc8 37. Bd3 Kf7
38. Kf2 Re8 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Ke3 Nd7 41. Be1 Ng3 42. Nxh4 Bxh4 43. Kf3 Nf1 44.
Bxh4 Nd2+ 45. Ke3 Nxb3 46. Be1 b6 47. Bc2 Nd4 48. Bd1 bxa5 49. Bxa5 Nf6 50. Bc3
Ne4 51. Bb2 Ke7 52. g4 a5 53. Ba1 Kf7 54. Bb2 Ke7 55. g5 Kf7 56. Ba4 Ke7 57.
Ba1 Kf7 58. Bd1 Ke7 59. Bb2 Kf7 60. h4 Kf8 61. Ba1 Kg8 62. Bxd4 cxd4+ 63. Kxd4
Kg7 64. Be2 Nc5 65. Kc3 Kf7 66. Bd3 Kf8 67. Be2 Kg7 68. h5 gxh5 69. Bxh5 Ne4+
70. Kc2 a4 71. Be2 Kg6 72. Kb2 Nc5 73. Ka3 Kf7 74. Bd1 Nd3 75. Bc2 Nxf4 76.
Bxf5 Ng2 77. Kxa4 Ne3 78. Bd3 Ng4 79. Kb5 Ne5 80. Be4 Nd7 81. Bf5 Ne5 82. c5
dxc5 83. Kxc5 Nf3 84. g6+ Kf6 85. d6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 {A surprising choice.
Wolff is usually well-prepared for side lines such as this. Perhaps gata
simply wanted a quiet game today of his morning loss.} e5 7. Nde2 Nbd7 8. Bg2
b5 9. h3 Be7 (9... Bb7 10. g4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 g6 {was an alternative
Wolff considered during the game, but didn't like the looks of the position
after 13.a3. Still, it deserves further consideration.}) 10. g4 {Kamsky took a
long time over this move.} O-O 11. Ng3 (11. g5 Ne8 {and it is hard to see how
White continues the attack.}) 11... Nc5 12. O-O (12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 b4 $5
14. Nd5 (14. Bxa8 $2 Qxa8 $17) 14... Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rc8 {/\ Bg5. Wolff said he
would be happy with his game in this case.}) 12... Bb7 13. Be3 (13. Re1 $5)
13... Rc8 14. a3 g6 {Black moves to take care of the hole at f5.} 15. Qd2 {
Wolff thought for a long time here. White is planning Rae1, Bh6, f4 and a
kingside attack. So Black has to come up with an idea, even though his
position is satisfactory.} Nfd7 (15... Ne6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nf4 (17... Nc5
18. Bh6 Re8 19. f4 {was also possible.}) 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Ne2 Bg5 $5) 16. Rad1
Nb6 17. b3 Qc7 18. Bh6 Rfe8 19. Nge2 Ne6 {Black wants to get in Nd4, but
Kamsky doesn't allow it.} 20. Nd5 Nxd5 (20... Bxd5 21. exd5 Nc5 {is an
interesting alternative.}) 21. exd5 Nf8 22. Rc1 Nd7 (22... Qc5 23. Be3 Qxa3 24.
Ra1 Qb2 25. Rfc1 {and White has no less than a draw, with constant rook
attacks on the queen.}) (22... Qb8 $5 23. f4 Nd7 24. f5 $5) 23. c4 Qb8 (23...
Nc5 {was Patrick's original idea.} 24. cxb5 Qd7 25. bxa6 Nxb3 (25... Bxa6 $5
26. Rc3) 26. axb7 Rxc1 (26... Nxd2 27. bxc8=Q Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Bxd2 $16)
27. Qb4 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 $16) 24. Kh1 $2 {This is much too slow.} (24. cxb5 axb5
25. Qa5 {has a lot of potential for White.}) 24... bxc4 25. bxc4 {[#] White's
backward pawn at c4 is a real problem.} Rc7 $1 26. Be3 Rec8 27. Qa2 {White is
clearly on the defensive here.} (27. Qb4 {would have been more active.}) 27...
a5 28. Rc2 Ba6 29. Rfc1 Nc5 (29... a4 $5 {might have been stronger.}) 30. Rb1
Rb7 31. Rxb7 Qxb7 32. Ng3 Qb3 (32... Nb3 33. c5 $1 dxc5 $2 34. d6 $16) 33. Qxb3
Nxb3 34. Bf1 a4 35. Kg1 (35. c5 Bxf1 36. cxd6 Rxc2 37. dxe7 Bb5 $19) 35... Na5
36. c5 $1 Bxf1 37. Kxf1 {[#] Now the draw is pretty much forced.} dxc5 38. Ne4
f5 $1 39. d6 fxe4 (39... Bf8 40. d7 Rd8 41. Bg5 Rxd7 42. Nf6+ $18) 40. dxe7 Kf7
41. Rxc5 Rxc5 42. Bxc5 Nc6 43. e8=Q+ Kxe8 44. Ke2 Kd7 45. Ke3 Ke6 46. Kxe4 Nd8
47. h4 h5 48. gxh5 gxh5 49. f4 exf4 {Here Wolff offered a draw, which Kamsky
declined.} 50. Kxf4 Nf7 51. Bf8 Ne5 52. Kg5 Nf3+ 53. Kxh5 Kd5 54. Kg4 Nxh4 {
Here Kasmsky stopped the clock, signed the scoresheet and said "draw". But
Wolff wasn't satisfied. He required Gata, as per the rules, to make a move
before offering a draw. So...} 55. Kxh4 {(Notes after comments by Wolff in the
Analysis Room following the game.)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nb6 8.
Qc2 Bg4 9. Ne5 Bh5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Bg5 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. O-O Nfd7 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. a4 a5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Qxe4+ Kf8 19. Rfe1 Rd8 20. Qf4 Rh5
21. Re4 Nd5 22. Qf3 Qd6 23. h3 Rf5 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. Rh4 Rh5 26. Rxh5 Nxh5 27.
Rd1 Nf4 28. Qf3 Kg8 29. Kf1 Re8 30. d5 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 cxd5 32. Qxd5 Qh2 33. f3
Rc8 34. Qd2 Kh7 35. Kf2 Qe5 36. Re1 Qc5+ 37. Re3 Rc6 38. Qc3 Qg5 39. Qd2 Qh4+
40. Kg1 Qxa4 41. Re4 Rc4 42. Rxc4 Qxc4 43. Qxa5 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 Qxb2 45. Qd5 f6
46. f4 b5 47. h4 Qe2 48. Kh3 Qc4 49. Qd7 Qc5 50. Qb7 b4 51. Kh2 Qc4 52. Qf3 b3
53. h5 Qb5 54. hxg6+ Kxg6 55. f5+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 e5 10. Nb3 d4 11. Qa5 Qe8 $1 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Qc7 Qd7 14. Qxd7
Nxd7 (14... Bxd7 15. Nc5) 15. Rc1 a5 $1 16. O-O a4 17. Na1 (17. Nd2 h6) 17...
h6 (17... Nc5 $2 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Be7 $16) 18. Bd2 Nf6 19. Nc2 Bg4 20. Rfe1 e4
21. f3 Bf5 22. fxe4 Bxe4 23. Bh3 (23. Bf4 Rfe8 $10) 23... Rfe8 24. Nb4 Ne5 25.
Bf4 a3 26. b3 Rad8 27. Rcd1 Nfg4 28. Bxg4 Nxg4 29. Bc7 $2 (29. c5 {/\ Bd6}) (
29. Bc1 Ne3 30. Rd2 {xa3}) 29... Rd7 30. Bb6 Re6 $1 31. Rxd4 (31. Bxd4 Red6 32.
e3 Nxe3 33. Rxe3 Rxd4 $17) 31... Rxb6 32. Rxd7 Rxb4 33. Re7 (33. Rd8+ Kh7 34.
Ra8 b5 35. Rxa3 bxc4 36. bxc4 Rxc4 $17) 33... Bg6 34. Rd1 (34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Ra8
Ne3 36. Rc1 Nc2 $17) 34... Kh7 35. Rdd7 $2 Rxb3 $1 36. Rxb7 (36. axb3 a2 37.
Rd1 Bb1 $19) 36... Rb2 $1 37. Ra7 Rxa2 38. h3 Nf6 39. Re3 Rc2 40. Rexa3 Rxc4
41. g4 h5 42. gxh5 Bxh5 43. Re7 Rf4 44. Re5 g6 $6 (44... Bg6 {/\ Kh6, Nh7-g5})
45. Ra7 Kg7 46. Rae7 Ng8 47. Re8 Rd4 48. Kf2 Rd7 49. Ra8 Ne7 50. Ra3 Nf5 51.
Re4 Rd1 52. Raa4 Rh1 53. Kg2 Rc1 54. Ra3 Rc2 55. Kf2 Nd6 56. Re7 Kf6 57. Raa7
g5 58. Rad7 Rc4 59. Rc7 Ne4+ 60. Ke1 (60. Ke3 Rxc7 61. Rxc7 Ng3 $19) 60... Rc3
$1 61. Rxc3 Nxc3 62. Ra7 Nxe2 63. Ra6+ Kf5 64. Ra5+ Kg6 65. Kf2 Nf4 66. Kg3 Bd1
67. Rc5 Bb3 $2 (67... Nh5+ 68. Kg2 f5 69. Rc6+ Nf6 {/\ Ba4-d7}) 68. h4 Nh5+ 69.
Kg2 f5 (69... gxh4 70. Kh3) 70. hxg5 Kxg5 71. Kf3 Bd1+ 72. Ke3 Kg4 73. Rd5 f4+
74. Kf2 Bc2 75. Rc5 Be4 76. Rc7 Nf6 77. Rf7 Kf5 78. Ke2 Bd5 79. Rf8 Ke5 80. Rb8
Ng4 81. Re8+ Kd4 82. Rf8 Ke4 83. Re8+ Ne5 84. Kf2 Kd4 85. Rf8 Bf7 86. Rb8 Ke4
87. Rb4+ Bc4 88. Rb8 Nd3+ 89. Kg2 Bd5 90. Re8+ Kd4+ 91. Kf1 f3 92. Rd8 Ke4 93.
Rd7 Ke5 94. Rd8 Be4 95. Rh8 Kf4 96. Rh2 Ke3 97. Ra2 Nf4 98. Ke1 f2+ 0-1

[Event "PCA-op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Bd6 9. b4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 a6 12. Qe2 e5 13. Rad1 e4 14. Ne5 Qe7 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. h3 Rfe8 17. Rd2 Qf5 18. Qd1 Qg6 19. Kh1 Rad8 20. Ne2 b5 21. Bb3
Bd5 22. Nc3 Bxb3 23. Qxb3 h5 24. Ne2 Qf5 25. d5 Be5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Rfd1 Rd7
28. Rd4 Rd6 29. Nc3 c6 30. a4 bxa4 31. Qxa4 cxd5 32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5
34. Rxd5 Qxd5 35. Qxe8+ Kh7 36. Qe7 g6 37. Kh2 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Bd3 Be4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qd3 Ndf6
15. Bb2 Qc7 16. c4 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. h3 h6 19. a4 Qb7 20. Qb3 Qa6 21. Red1
cxd4 22. exd4 Qb7 23. a5 Rb8 24. axb6 Qxb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Ne5 Rbc8 27. Ba3
Nd6 28. Bb2 Nb7 29. Ba1 Nd7 30. Nf3 Na5 31. Nd2 Rc7 32. Rc2 Rdc8 33. Rdc1 f6
34. Kf1 Nb8 35. Ke1 Na6 36. Ke2 Rc6 37. Rb1 Kh7 38. Kd3 Rd8 39. Ke3 Rdc8 40.
Kd3 Nc7 41. Bc3 Nb7 42. Rcb2 Nd5 43. cxd5 Rxc3+ 44. Ke2 exd5 45. Rxb6 Na5 46.
R6b5 Rc2 47. Rxa5 Re8+ 48. Kd3 Rec8 49. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qd3 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. c4 Ne4 17. Be3 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. f4 {
(...)} 1-0

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Ba2 b4 12. Ne2 Rb8 13. Ng3 c5 14. Nd2 Ne8 15. Nc4
Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bg5 17. c3 Bc8 18. d4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 cxd4 21. cxd4
Nf6 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Nh5 Nxh5 24. Qxh5 Qf6 25. Bd5 Bd7 26. Qe2 Bxa4 27. Rc7
Bb5 28. Qa2 Rbc8 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Bd5 g6 32. h3 Kg7 33. Qd2 h5
34. Re3 Qe7 35. Rf3 Rf8 36. Rc3 Qd6 37. Qc1 Rd8 38. Rc7+ Rd7 39. Rc8 Rd8 40.
Rc5 Rd7 41. Qc3 Re7 42. Rc8 Re8 43. Rc5 Re7 44. f3 Qf6 45. Kh1 Qf4 46. Rc8 h4
47. Rg8+ Kh6 48. Rh8+ Kg5 49. Rc8 Qf6 50. Rc5 Kh6 51. Qc1+ Qg5 52. Qe1 Qf4 53.
Rc8 Kg7 54. Rg8+ Kh7 55. Rc8 Kg7 56. Qc3 Qf6 57. Rg8+ Kh7 58. Qc8 Kh6 59. Rf8
Qd6 60. Rh8+ Kg5 61. Qf8 Rd7 1-0

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. O-O
Na6 9. f3 Nh5 10. Be3 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4 Nxf4 14. Bxf4 Nc5
15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Kh1 Qf6 17. Qd2 Rae8 18. Be3 b6 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. b3 Be5 21. Bd4
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rd2 Re3 25. Ne2 Ne4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Rxf8
Kxf8 28. Kg1 Rd3 29. Rxd3 exd3 30. Nc3 Bf5 31. h3 d2 32. Kf2 a4 33. g4 axb3 34.
axb3 Bc2 35. Ke3 Bxb3 36. Kxd2 Ke7 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. g5 Ke7 39. h4 Kf7 40. h5 Ke7
41. Nb5 Bd1 42. h6 Kd7 43. g6 Bh5 44. g7 Bf7 {(...)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wolff Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bc1 (9. Bh4 {Hansen,LB} Nc6 (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. h3
Nc6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Qd2 Nf7 14. Nh2 $1 Nd4 15. Bg4 Nh8 16. Nb5 Ne6 17. Nf3
Nf4 18. Bxf4 gxf4 19. c5 $5 a6 20. Nc3 dxc5 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Nd5 $36 {Ehlvest,
J-Van Wely,L/Reykjavik op/1994/}) 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 g5 13. Bf2 f5
14. c5 Ng6 (14... Kh8 $5 15. Nc4 Ng6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. O-O b6 18. Nb5 Rf6 $13 {
Ehlvest,J-Schekachev,A/Reykjavik op/1994/}) 15. g3 g4 16. fxg4 Nxg4 17. Bxg4
fxg4 18. Nc4 Nh8 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. O-O Nf7 21. Be3 $14 {Ehlvest,J-Van Wely,L/
Groningen PCA/1993/}) 9... exd4 $5 $146 {?! Hansen,LB; Wolff} (9... Nc6 10. O-O
f5 11. d5 (11. dxe5 Ngxe5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bf3 Qe8 15. Bd5+ Kh8
16. Nb5 Qe7 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. b3 Nb4 $13 {Groszpeter,A-Kupreichik,V/Aallorg/
1992/0:1 (48) Inf 55/624/}) (11. Bg5 Bf6 (11... Qe8 12. d5 Nd8 $5 13. Ne1 Nf7
14. Bd2 Nf6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 $10 {Volke,K-Kupreichik,V/
Berlin/1992/}) 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. exf5 (13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nb5 Nxe4
16. Nxc7 Rb8 $10 {Portisch,L-Kasparov,G/Linares/1990/0:1 (27) Inf 49/742/})
13... Bxf5 (13... gxf5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Nd5 Ne8 17. Rad1 Kg7 18.
Rfe1 Be6 $10 {Mikhalchishin,A-Hulak,K/Portoroz/1993/1:0 (52) Inf 58/668/}) 14.
d5 (14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Rae1 $14 {Kasparov/}) 14... Ne7 15. Ng5 h6 $5 $146 (15...
c6 16. Bd3 Bg4 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. h3 Bd7 19. dxc6 $14 {Rajkovic,D-Nunn,J/BRD/1990/
1:0 (33) Inf 50/657/}) 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 Nf5 18. Bd3 Nd4 19. f4 $1 $14 {
Van Der Sterren,P-Kamsky,G/Wijk aan Zee(m/3)/1994/0:1 (25)/}) 11... Ne7 12. Ng5
Nf6 13. exf5 Nxf5 (13... gxf5 14. f4 e4 15. Be3 $14 {Miles,A-Rogers,I/Manila
(izt)/1990/1:0 (34) Inf 49/743/}) 14. Bd3 Nd4 15. Ne2 Nf5 16. Ng3 c6 17. N3e4
$14 {Farago,I-Polgar,J/HUN(ch)/1991/0,5 (44) Inf 53/628/}) (9... Nh6 {Hansen,LB
}) 10. Nxd4 f5 (10... Ne5 11. O-O Nec6 (11... Nbc6 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14.
Qd5+ Kh8 15. f5 $16) 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Be3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qd2 $16) 11.
O-O (11. exf5 gxf5 $2 (11... Nxf2 $1 12. Kxf2 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxd4+ $15) (11...
Nxf2 $1 $17 {Wolff}) 12. Nxf5 $1 Nxf2 (12... Bxf5 13. Bxg4) 13. Qd5+ Kh8 14.
Nxg7 Nxh1 (14... Kxg7 15. O-O $16) 15. Bg5 c6 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. O-O-O $16) (11.
Bxg4 $2 {Wolff} fxg4 $15 {><f3,e4,d4,c4, /\...Nc6-e5}) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. exf5 (13. h3 Nf6 14. exf5 Bxf5 $14) 13... gxf5 14. h3 Nf6 (14... Ne5 15. f4
Ng6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Qd2 c5 18. Bf3 $16) 15. Bf3 $14 Bd7 16. Bg5 (16. Be3 $14)
16... Rb8 17. Qd2 Qe8 18. Rae1 Qf7 19. b3 Kh8 (19... Rbe8 $5) 20. Re2 (20. Bh6
Rbe8 21. Bxg7+ Qxg7 $10) 20... Rbe8 21. Rfe1 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Ng8 {/\f4; ?! Too
slow Hansen,LB; ? Wolff} (22... Re8 $16 {Hansen,LB}) (22... Re8 $142 $14 {Wolff
}) 23. Bf4 (23. g3 $14) 23... Ne7 24. c5 Ng6 25. Bh5 $1 (25. Be3 $6 f4 26. Bd4
Ne5 $15) 25... Bc8 $5 (25... dxc5 26. Bxc7 Bd4 27. Bxg6 Qxg6 28. Be5+ $16) (
25... Qf6 {Wolff} 26. Bxg6 hxg6 (26... Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Bxc3 28. Bxh7 Kxh7 $140 (
28... Be8 $140 29. Bxf5) 29. Re7+) 27. Na4 $16) 26. cxd6 {?! Hansen,LB} (26.
Bxg6 $1 {Hansen,LB} hxg6 (26... Qxg6 27. cxd6 cxd6 28. Qxd6 $18) 27. cxd6 cxd6
28. Bxd6 Rd8 29. Qf4 $1 {/\Qh4} g5 $5 30. Qb4 a5 31. Qc5 $18 {/\Be5}) 26...
cxd6 27. Bxd6 $5 (27. Na4 $14) 27... Rd8 28. Na4 Qf6 29. Qb4 $8 {!! Hansen,LB}
(29. Be7 $4 {Wolff} Qa1+ 30. Qe1 Rd1) 29... Rxd6 (29... Qxd6 {Hansen,LB} 30.
Qxd6 (30. Re8+ $4 Rxe8 31. Qxd6 Re1+ 32. Kh2 Be5+ $19) 30... Rxd6 31. Re8+ Nf8
32. Rxc8 $18) 30. Re8+ Bf8 31. Rxc8 Kg7 32. Qb7+ $2 {?? Hansen,LB; ? Wolff} (
32. Qc3 $5 Ne5 33. f4 $16) (32. Qc3 $18 {Hansen,LB}) (32. Qe1 $142 $1 {Wolff}
Nf4 $140 33. Rc7+ Kh6 (33... Kh8 34. Rf7) (33... Kg8 34. Bf3 $16) 34. Bf3 $16)
32... Kh6 $1 $17 33. Bf3 $6 {? Wolff} (33. Bxg6 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Bd6+ 35. g3 Bxg3+
36. Kxg3 (36. fxg3 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 Qa1#) (36. Kg2 hxg6) 36... Qxg6+ (36... Qe5+ {
Wolff} 37. Kg2 (37. f4 Qe3+ $19) (37. Kh4 Qf4#) (37. Kf3 Qe4+ 38. Kg3 Rg1+ 39.
Kh2 Qh1#) 37... Qe4+ 38. f3 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 Qe5+ $19) 37. Kf3 Qh5+ $17) (33. Be2 {
Wolff} Rd2 34. Rxc6 Bd6 $40) 33... Nh4 34. Be2 (34. Bxc6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Bd6+ 36.
g3 Bxg3+ (36... Qd4 $1 $19 {Hansen,LB}) 37. Kxg3 Qg5+ 38. Kh2 Qf4#) 34... Qa1+
35. Bf1 (35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. g3 (36. Kg1 {Hansen,LB} Qxe2 37. Rxf8 Rd1+ 38. Kh2
Qe5+ 39. g3 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Rg1+ 41. Kxf3 Qe4#) 36... Qxe2 $19) 35... Nf3+ $1 $19
36. gxf3 Rg6+ (36... Rg6+ 37. Kh2 Bd6+ 38. Kh1 Qxf1#) 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,LB} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14.
Ng3 g6 15. b3 Bg7 (15... d5 16. Bg5 $1 h6 17. Bh4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 {This is the
other way to play for Black, but it has been doing well for White of late.})
16. d5 Nb6 17. Be3 (17. Qe2 $2 c6 18. c4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Nfxd5 20. exd5 e4 21.
Nxe4 Bxa1 22. Bg5 f6 23. Bh4 Bxd5 24. Rxa1 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 d5 26. Qb2 dxe4 27.
Bxf6 Qd6 28. Nh2 h5 $17 {Kovalev,A-Gabriel,C Bundesliega 1993}) 17... Rc8 18.
Qe2 c6 19. c4 cxd5 20. cxd5 Nbxd5 {! Hansen,LB} 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Be4 $5 $146 (
22. b4 Nxb4 23. Bb3 Bd5 24. Red1 Bc4 25. Qd2 Nd3 $17 {Polgar,J-Spassky,B
Budapest Match 1993}) (22. Qd2 $5 {Hansen,LB Michalchisjin}) 22... Nc3 23. Bxb7
Nxe2+ 24. Nxe2 d5 $1 (24... Rc2 25. Bd5 $14) (24... Rb8 $2 {Hansen,LB} 25. Bd5
$16) 25. Bxc8 Qxc8 26. Rac1 Qa8 (26... Qb7 27. Bc5 b4 $44 28. Nf4 a5 $13) 27.
Bb6 d4 (27... Qb7 28. Ba5 b4 $13) 28. Ng3 f5 29. Nf1 d3 30. N3d2 Rc8 31. b4 $5
{><c5} e4 32. f3 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Qb7 34. Be3 exf3 35. Nxf3 Bb2 36. Rc5 Ba3 37.
Rc3 (37. Bf4 $5 {Hansen,LB /\Rc7,Ng5->}) 37... Bxb4 38. Rxd3 $14 Be7 39. N1d2 {
?! Hansen,LB} Qc7 40. Bd4 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qc2 42. Re3 Kf8 43. a3 Qa2 44. g4 Bxa3
45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Re5 Qc2 47. Be3 Bb2 48. Rc5 Qd3 49. Rc8+ Kf7 50. Ng5+ Ke7 51.
Rc7+ Ke8 52. Ndf3 (52. Rxh7 $6 {Hansen,LB} Bd4 $1 53. Nf1 b4 $17) 52... h6 53.
Ne6 Qd6 54. Rc8+ Kf7 55. Nd8+ Kg7 56. Bf4 {?! Hansen,LB} (56. Rc7+ $5 {Hansen,
LB}) 56... Qb6+ (56... Qxf4 $4 {Hansen,LB} 57. Ne6+ $18) 57. Kg3 (57. Be3 $5 {
Hansen,LB}) 57... Bf6 58. Rb8 Bxd8 59. Rxb6 Bxb6 $10 {Black is never in danger
because his queenside pawns are so strong.} 60. Be5+ (60. Nh4 Kf6 61. Bxh6 a5
62. Nf3 (62. Bd2 b4 63. Ng2 (63. Nf3 Bc5 64. Ne1 a4 65. Nd3 Bd6+ 66. Kf3 b3)
63... Bd4 $1 {/\ ...b4-b3}) (62. Bf8 b4 63. Ng2 Kf7 64. Bd6 Ke6) 62... b4 63.
Bf8 Be3 $1 64. Ne1 Kf7 $1 (64... b3 65. Nd3 Bc1 66. Bc5) 65. Bd6 Ke6 66. Bf8 (
66. Bf4 Bxf4+ 67. Kxf4 b3 (67... a4 68. Nd3 b3 69. Nc5+ Kd5 70. Nxa4) 68. Nd3
Kf6 69. Nb2 Kg6 $10) 66... Kf7) 60... Kf7 61. Kf4 Ke6 62. Bg7 {?! Hansen,LB}
Bc7+ 63. Ke3 Bb6+ 64. Kd3 $6 {? Hansen,LB} (64. Kf4 $10 {Hansen,LB}) 64... h5
65. Bc3 {?! Hansen,LB} (65. Nd4+ $1 $10) 65... a5 66. Bd2 {Adjourned} a4 67.
Nd4+ Bxd4 68. Kxd4 a3 69. Bb4 a2 70. Bc3 b4 71. Ba1 Kd6 72. Kc4 $4 (72. h4 $1
$10 {P. Van der Sterren} Ke6 (72... b3 73. Kc4 f4 74. Kd4 $1 (74. Kxb3 f3 $19)
74... f3 75. Ke3 Kd5 76. Kxf3 Kc4 77. Ke2 Kb4 78. Kd2 Ka3 79. Kc3) (72... Kc6
73. Ke5 Kc5 74. Kxf5 Kc4 75. Ke4 Kb3 76. Kd3) (72... f4 73. Ke4 Kc5 74. Kxf4
Kc4 75. Ke3 Kb3 76. Kd2) 73. Bb2 $1 $10) 72... Kc6 $1 73. Kb3 (73. Kd4 Kb5 74.
Kd3 Ka4 75. Kc2 f4 $19) (73. Bd4 f4 74. Kb3 Kd5 $19) (73. h4 f4 74. Kd3 Kd5 75.
Bh8 f3 76. Ke3 Kc4 $19) (73. Kxb4 Kd5 74. Kc3 (74. Kb3 f4 $19) 74... Ke4 75.
Kd2 Kf3 $19 {/\ ...Kg2, ...f5-f4-f3-f2-f1} 76. Kc2 Kg2 77. Kb3 f4 78. Kxa2 f3
79. Bd4 f2 80. Bxf2 Kxf2 81. Kb2 Kg3 82. Kc2 Kxh3 83. Kd2 Kg2 $19) 73... Kd5
74. Kxa2 f4 75. Bf6 f3 76. Bh4 Kd4 77. Kb3 Ke3 78. Kxb4 f2 79. Bxf2+ Kxf2 {
The white King doesn't reach the saving square f1.} 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wolff} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4
8. Bg5 f6 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. O-O f5 11. Bg5 (11. d5 Ne7 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. exf5 gxf5 (
13... Nxf5 14. Bd3 Nd4 15. Ne2 Nf5 16. Ng3 c6 17. N3e4 cxd5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.
cxd5 $13 {Farago,I-Polgar,J/Hungary ch/1991/}) 14. f4 e4 15. Be3 h6 16. Ne6
Bxe6 17. dxe6 c6 18. Kh1 Kh7 (18... Ng6 19. g4 $1 Qe7 20. Rg1 Nh4 21. Bf2 Nxg4
22. Bxg4 fxg4 23. Bxh4 Qxh4 24. Qxg4 $1 $16 {Miles,A-Rogers,I/Manila izt/1990/}
) 19. g4 $1 Nxg4 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Nxe4 Nf5 22. Bf2 d5 $5 23. Nc5 $1 Qe7 24.
Qxg4 b6 25. Nd7 Qxe6 26. Nxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rae1 Qf7 28. c5 $1 $14 {Hansen,
LB-Jakobsen,O/Denmark/1992/}) 11... Bf6 (11... Qe8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd5 Qf7
14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Ng5 Qd7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. f4 e4 18. Bc3 $14 {Van der Sterren,
P-Van Wely,L/NLD-ch/1993/}) 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 (12... Qxf6 $5 13. h3 Nh6 14. d5 Nd8
15. c5 Ndf7 16. cxd6 Nxd6 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Rc1 $14 {Ricardi,P-Kasparov,G/Buenos
Aires simul/1992/}) 13. exf5 Bxf5 (13... gxf5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16.
Nd5 $1 Ne8 17. Rfd1 (17. Rad1 Kg7 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. Bf1 $14 {Mikhalchishin,
A-Hulak,K/Portoroz/Rogaska Slatina/1993/}) 17... Be6 18. Kf1 Kg7 19. Ng5 Bg8
20. f4 $1 e4 21. Ne3 $16 {Cebalo,M-Ivanovic,B/Cetinje/1990/}) 14. d5 (14. Qd2
$5 Qe7 15. Rfe1 (15. Rae1 $14 {Kasparov}) 15... Qg7 16. Rad1 Rae8 17. dxe5 dxe5
18. b3 e4 19. Nd4 $14 {Horvath,J-Reyes Larenas,J/Novi Sad ol/1990/}) 14... Ne7
15. Ng5 h6 $5 $146 (15... c6 16. Bd3 $1 $14 {Rajkovic,D-Nunn,J/GER/1990/}) 16.
Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 Nf5 (17... c6 {Wolff} 18. Qd2 Kg7 19. f4 $14 {Rajkovic}) 18.
Bd3 $1 (18. Nd5 $2 {Wolff} c6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $17) (18. Qb3 $2 {Wolff} Rb8 {
/\ ...Nd4}) (18. c5 $2 {Wolff} d5 $17 {/\ ...c6}) 18... Nd4 $5 19. f4 $5 (19.
Bxg6 Nxe6 $13) 19... Kg7 (19... Nxe6 $5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Bxg6 $13) 20. Qe1 $1
(20. f5 $5 {Wolff} gxf5 21. Bxf5 Qe7 (21... Nxf5 22. Rxf5 Qe7 23. Qf3 Qxe6 24.
Rf1 $44) 22. Qd3 $1 Nxf5 23. Rxf5 (23. Qxf5 Rae8 (23... c6 24. Rf3 $36) 24. Nd5
Nxd5 (24... Qxe6 25. Qxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxc7 Re7 27. Nb5) 25. Qg4+ Qg5 26. Qxg5+
hxg5 27. cxd5 c6 28. Rac1 (28. Rxf8 Kxf8 (28... Rxf8 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Rd1 $1
d5 31. Rc1 Kf6 32. Rxc6 Re8 33. Ra6 Rxe6 34. Rxa7 Rc6 $13) 29. Rf1+ Kg8 30. Rf7
cxd5 31. Rxb7 Rxe6 32. Rxa7 d4 $36) 28... Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 cxd5 30. Rc7+ Kf6 31.
Rxb7 Kxe6 32. Rxa7 d4 $36) 23... Qxe6 24. Qg3+ Kh7 25. Raf1 $13) 20... Nxe6 21.
Qg3 (21. Bxg6 {Wolff} Nxf4 $17) 21... g5 $8 22. fxe5 $2 (22. fxg5 hxg5 (22...
Nxg5 23. h4) 23. Rf5 $1 $40 (23. Bf5 {Wolff} Nh5 24. Qg4 Nf6 (24... Nd4 25. Be4
Nf4 26. g3 $14) 25. Qg3 $10)) 22... dxe5 23. Qxe5 $2 Qxd3 24. Qxe6 (24. Rad1
Qxc4 (24... Qg6 {Wolff} 25. Nd5 $1) 25. Rd7+ Kg6 $1 $8 26. Qf5+ Kh5 27. Qh3+
Qh4 $19) 24... Rae8 $19 25. Qf5 {? Wolff} (25. Qh3 Qd4+ (25... Qxc4 $17 {Wolff}
) 26. Kh1 Ng4 $19) 25... Ne4 $1 (25... Ne4 $1 26. Qd5 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1
(28. Rxf2 Qe1+ $19) 28... Nh3+ 29. Kh1 Qg1+ $3 30. Rxg1 Nf2#) 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 (7...
Nbd7 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O Nf8 10. b4 $1 a6 11. a3 c6 12. Qc2 g6 13. f3 Ne6 14.
Bh4 Nh5 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qd2 $16 {Kasparov,G-Short,N/London m(15)/1993/}) 8.
Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Be6 12. Rad1 Rc8 {/\c5<=>} 13. a3 $1
N6d7 (13... c5 $5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Nd4 $14) 14. Bf4 $1 (14. Bxe7 $6 Qxe7 {
>< e3}) 14... Ng6 $6 (14... a5 $1 15. Kh1 b5 $1 {<=> >>} 16. e4 b4 17. axb4
axb4 18. Na4 b3 $5 19. Qb1 Qa5 $132 {Kamsky,G-van der Sterren,P/Wijk aan Zee m
(06)/1994/}) 15. Bg3 Bh4 $6 (15... a5) (15... c5 $5) 16. b4 $1 $14 Bxg3 17.
Nxg3 Nf6 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bb1 axb4 20. axb4 b6 21. f4 $5 (21. e4) 21... Bg4 $1
22. Rc1 Bd7 23. f5 Ne7 24. e4 $1 dxe4 25. Ncxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 f6 $8 27. Qf4 Rf8
$1 {/\Be8-f7} 28. b5 $1 cxb5 $6 (28... Be8 $1 29. Rfd1 (29. Rcd1 Nd5 $132 {
/\Bf7}) 29... cxb5 $8 30. d5 $1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Nc8 $1 {/\Nd6<=>} (31... Nxd5 $2
32. Qd2 Bf7 33. Rd1 $18)) 29. d5 $1 $16 Rc5 $1 $8 30. Rcd1 $1 Kh8 31. Rfe1 Rc4
32. Qf2 Ng8 (32... Nc8 $5) 33. Nh5 $1 {/\Nf4-e6} Be8 $2 {Invites the N to e6.
33.-,Rf7 or 33.-,Nh6!? should offer better chances.} 34. Nf4 Qd6 35. Qg3 $1 Qe5
36. Ne6 $18 Qxg3 37. hxg3 Rf7 38. d6 Rc8 39. Nc7 Bd7 $138 (39... Bd7 40. Rc1
$18 {/\Bd5;Ne6}) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wolff Belov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 {Since 1993 Kamsky plays
the Kingsindian defence.} 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 {Shurely prepared for the
match. Against O.Renet(zonal, Bruxelles, 1993 Van der Sterren played 7.Nge2} (
7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Nb6 12. Qb5 Bh6 13.
Bf2 Bd7 14. Qb3 Na4 $5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Be6 17. Bd3 Qc7 {draw.}) 7... c6
8. Bd3 cxd5 (8... b5 $6 9. cxb5 cxd5 10. exd5 e4 $1 11. Nxe4 Nxd5 12. Bg5 Qb6
13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Bc4 $14 {Gulko-Kasparov, Linares, 1990}) 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2
f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O a6 $6 (12... Nd7 $142 13. Rc1 (13. Kh1 {Wolff} a6 $6 (
13... Nc5 $142) 14. Bxf5 Rxf5 15. g4 Rf7 16. gxh5 Qh4 17. Ng3 Nf6 18. Nce4 Nxe4
19. Nxe4 Bh3 20. Rf2 Qxh5 21. Nxd6 Rf6 22. Ne4 Rg6 23. Qe2 Rd8 24. Rd1 $16 {
Brunner,L-Gallagher,J Bern op 1993}) (13. Bxf5 $2 Rxf5 14. g4 Rg5) 13... a6 (
13... Nc5 {Belov} 14. Bc4 (14. Bb1 a5 15. f4 Qe8 16. fxe5 Bxe5 17. Qd2 Bd7 18.
Nf4 Rc8 19. Rce1 b5 $14 {Knaak,R-Uhlmann,W/Berlin/1992/}) 14... a6 15. b4 Nd7
16. a4 Qh4 $1 17. f4 Kh8 18. Qd2 Rg8 19. g3 $1 Bh6 $13 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/
Reggio Emilia/1991/0,5 (63) Inf 53/599/}) 14. Kh1 Qe8 (14... Ndf6 {Belov} 15.
Bg5 $14 {Popov,N-Krogius,N/USSR/1976/ Inf 21/558/}) 15. b4 (15. Bxf5 $6 Rxf5
16. g4 Rf8 17. gxh5 Qxh5 $132) 15... Kh8 16. Bb1 Ndf6 17. Na4 $16 {Stefansson,
H-Renet,O/ISD-FRA/1993/1:0 (33) Inf 57/580/}) 13. Kh1 (13. Qb1 $5 Kh8 (13... b5
$5 {Belov} 14. a3 $14 {Kuzmin}) 14. Kh1 Qe8 15. a4 Qf7 16. a5 Nd7 17. g4 $1 $16
{Kuzmin,A-Tipsay,P, Doha, 1992.}) 13... Kh8 14. Rc1 Nd7 $6 (14... Qe8 $5) 15.
Bxf5 $1 (15. Qd2 {Belov} b5 16. Bxf5 $5 Rxf5 17. g4 Ndf6 18. gxf5 Bxf5 19. Bg5
$16 {Timman,J-Thipsay,P/Thessaloniki(ol)/1984/}) 15... Rxf5 16. g4 Rf8 (16...
Ndf6 {Belov} 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Qd2 $16) 17. gxh5 Qh4 $1 (17... Nf6 $4 {Belov}
18. h6 $18) 18. Ne4 $1 (18. Ng3 $6 Nf6 $132) 18... Nf6 19. Nxd6 (19. N2g3 $5 {
Belov}) 19... Bh3 20. Rg1 (20. Rf2 $2 {Belov} Ng4 21. fxg4 Rxf2 22. Bxf2 Qxf2
23. Qg1 Qf3+ $19) 20... Rad8 21. Rc7 $2 (21. Rc4 $1 e4 $2 (21... Qxh5 $1 22.
Ng3 Qg6 23. Ngf5 Bxf5 24. Rxg6 Bxg6 25. Bc5 $1 Bh5 26. Nxb7 Rxd5 27. Qb3 $16) (
21... Ng4 22. fxg4 (22. Rcxg4 $2 Bxg4 23. Rxg4 Qf6 $17 24. h6 $5 {Fritz} Qxf3+
(24... Bxh6 25. Bxh6 Qxh6 26. Ne4 $18) 25. Rg2 Bf6 $1 26. Bc5 Be7 27. Nxb7 Rxd5
28. Qg1 Bxc5 29. Nxc5 Rg8 $17) 22... Rxd6 23. Bc5 $18) 22. Nxe4 Nxd5 (22...
Rxd5 23. Nxf6 $1 Qxc4 24. Nxd5 Rd8 25. Nb6 $18) (22... Nxe4 {Wolff} 23. Rxe4
Qxh5 24. Nf4 $18) 23. Bg5 (23. Bd4 $18) 23... Ne3 24. Qb3 Qxh5 25. Qxe3 Rxf3
26. Nf4 $18) (21. Nxb7 {Belov} Rxd5 22. Qe1 Qxh5 23. Qg3 Rg8 $13) 21... Bg4 $3
{? Wolff; ! Belov} (21... Rxd6 $2 22. Rgxg7 Rxd5 $2 23. Qxd5 $1 Qe1+ (23...
Nxd5 $2 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Rcg7#) 24. Ng1 Qxe3 25. Qd6 $18) (21... Rd7 {Belov}
22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Nxb7 $16) (21... Ng4 $1 $13 {Wolff}) 22. Nc3 $1 (22. fxg4
Nxg4 $1 23. Rg2 $1 (23. Rxg4 $2 Qxg4 24. Nf7+ (24. Bc5 {Belov} Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Bh6
$19) 24... Rxf7 25. Rxf7 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 Qxe3+ 27. Rf2 e4 $17) 23... Nxe3 (23...
Rxd6 24. Bc5) 24. Rgxg7 Rf1+ (24... Nxd1 $4 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rcg7#) 25. Qxf1
Nxf1 26. Rxh7+ Kg8 27. Rcg7+ Kf8 28. Rf7+ $10 (28. h6 $4 Qxh2#) 28... Kg8 29.
Rhg7+ Kh8 30. Rxf1 Rxd6 31. Rxb7 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Rd8 $10) 22... Bxh5 (22... Rxd6
$2 23. fxg4 $16) 23. Rgxg7 $6 {? Wolff} (23. Rc4 $1 e4 $1 24. Ncxe4 (24. Rxg7
$2 Rxd6 25. Bc5 $2 (25. Rg3 Qxg3 $1 26. hxg3 Bxf3+ 27. Qxf3 exf3 28. Bc5 Nd7 $1
$17) 25... Kxg7 $19 26. Bxd6 Bxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Qe1+ $19) 24... Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qxe4
$1 (25... Bxf3+ $2 26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Rxh4 Rxd6 28. Rhg4 $1 $16) 26. Nxe4 Bxf3+
27. Qxf3 Rxf3 28. Ng5 $1 Re8 $1 29. Nxf3 Rxe3 30. Ng5 Rd3 31. d6 $1 h6 32. Nf7+
Kh7 33. Re1 Bxb2 34. Re7 Kg6 35. Rxb7 Bf6 $14) (23. Nxb7 {Belov} e4 $1 (23...
Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 $16) 24. Nxd8 Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 exf3
26. Rcxg7 Rxd8 27. Bg5 Qd4 $13) (23. Rcxg7 $1 {Wolff} Rxd6 24. Bc5 $18 e4 $140
25. Bxd6 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 exf3 27. Bxf8 f2 (27... h5 28. R7g6 $18) 28. Rg8+ Nxg8
29. Bg7#) 23... Rxd6 (23... e4 $6 {Belov} 24. Ncxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxh7+ $18) 24. Bc5
(24. Bg5 $2 Qh3 25. Bxf6 Bxf3+ 26. Rg2+ Rdxf6 $19) (24. Qf1 {Belov} Rd7 $5 25.
Rgxd7 (25. Bg5 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Rxg7) 25... Nxd7 26. f4 Rg8 {
/\Bf3-+/}) 24... e4 $1 25. Rg3 (25. Bxd6 $2 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 (26. Kg1 {Belov}
Bxd1 27. Bxf8 Bf3 $19) 26... exf3 27. Bxf8 Qe1+ 28. Rg1 f2 29. Bg7+ Kg8 30.
Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rf8+ Ke7 32. d6+ Kd7 33. Rf7+ Kc6 34. Rc7+ Kxd6 $19) 25... Qf4 $3
(25... Rdd8 $2 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qd2 $1 Bxf3+ 28. Kg1 $16) 26. Bxd6 (26. Nxe4
$2 Nxe4 27. Qd4+ Rdf6 28. Qxe4 Qxc7 (28... Bxf3+ $2 29. Qxf3 Qc1+ 30. Rg1 $18)
29. Bxf8 Qxg3 $1 $19) (26. Ne2 $2 {Belov} Bxf3+ 27. Kg1 Rxd5 $1 28. Qxd5 Bxe2
$19) (26. Qe1 $1 {Belov} Bxf3+ (26... exf3 27. Qe7) 27. Kg1 $16) 26... Qxd6 27.
Rxb7 Qxg3 $1 28. hxg3 Bxf3+ 29. Kg1 (29. Qxf3 $2 {Belov} exf3 30. Kg1 Ng4 $17)
29... Bxd1 30. Nxd1 Nxd5 31. Rb3 $1 $10 (31. Rd7 $4 e3 $1 32. Rxd5 (32. Nc3
Nxc3 33. bxc3 e2 $19) 32... e2 $19) 31... Rc8 32. Nc3 Nxc3 33. Rxc3 Rd8 (33...
Rxc3 34. bxc3 Kg7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Ke3 Ke5 37. c4 h5 $1 38. a3 Kf5 39. c5 (39.
Kd4 Kg4 40. c5 Kf3) 39... Ke5 40. c6 Kd6 41. Kxe4 Kxc6 42. Kf5 Kb5 43. Kg5 Ka4
44. Kxh5 Kxa3 45. g4 a5 46. g5 a4 47. g6 Kb2 48. g7 a3 49. g8=Q a2 $10) 34. Re3
Rd2 35. Rxe4 Rxb2 36. Ra4 Rb6 37. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Be6 12. Rad1 N6d7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. a3 a5 15.
Kh1 b5 16. e4 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Na4 b3 19. Qb1 Qa5 20. Nac3 dxe4 21. fxe4 c5
22. e5 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qb6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bxh7+ Nxh7 26. Rxd7 Qc6 27. Qd1 Nf8
28. Rd3 Red8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qxb3 Ng6 31. Be3 Nxe5 32. Qc2 Qc4 33. Qe2 Rb8
34. Bc1 Qxe2 35. Nxe2 Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,LB} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3
Nd7 8. Bd3 (8. a3 {Hansen,LB} Qd8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Be7 11. Qd2 c5 12. O-O-O
$6 O-O 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Kb1 Nxc5 15. Qe3 b6 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. b4 $2 Nd7 18. Nb5
Qc8 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Qc7 21. Rd2 a5 $1 22. Bd3 axb4 23. axb4 Ra4 24. Rb2
Rfa8 25. Rd1 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Ne5 27. Qg3 Qc6 $1 {0-1;Kortschnoj,V-Kramnik,V/
Groningen PCA/1993/}) 8... dxc4 {!? Hansen,LB} (8... g6 {Hansen,LB} 9. O-O (9.
h4 $5 Bg7 10. cxd5 exd5 $13 {Nikolic,P-Novikov,I/Portoroz/1993/}) 9... Bg7 10.
e4 dxc4 11. e5 $1 Qe7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Qe2 (13. Rc1 $14 {Hertneck,G-Khenkin,I/
Tilburg/1993/}) 13... b6 14. Rfe1 a6 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Be4 $14 {Kamsky,G-Kramnik,
V/Luzern WchT/1993/}) (8... Bd6 {Hansen,LB} 9. O-O Qe7 10. c5 $1 Bc7 11. e4
dxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. Re1 $14 {Bareev,E-Granda Zuniga,J/Groningen PCA/1993/}) (
8... Qd8 {Hansen,LB} 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 (10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qe2 a6 12. a3 f5 $13 {
Spraggett,K-Illescas,M/EUcup Barcelona/1993/}) 10... O-O 11. Qc2 (11. Rc1 a6
12. e4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Ba2 c5 15. d5 $13 {Kramnik,V-Illescas,M/Alcobendas
m(2)/1993/}) 11... a6 12. b4 f5 13. c5 Bf6 14. a4 g5 15. b5 a5 $1 16. Ne2 Bg7
$13 {Kramnik,V-Illescas,M/Alcobendas m(4)/1993/}) 9. Bxc4 g6 (9... Bd6 $5 {
Hansen,LB} 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. a3 e5 13. Ba2 Nf6 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5
Qxe5 16. Rae1 $1 $14 {Sokolov,I-Dreev,A/Biel izt/1993/}) 10. O-O (10. e4 e5 $1
$10) (10. h4 $5 {Hansen,LB} Bg7 11. Qc2 a5 12. a3 O-O 13. h5 g5 14. Ba2 Qe7 15.
Rd1 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. e4 $13 {Nikolic,P-Georgiev,K/Burgas/1993/}) 10... Bg7
11. Rc1 $5 (11. e4 {Hansen,LB} e5) 11... O-O $146 (11... Qe7 12. Qc2 O-O 13.
Rfd1 b6 14. e4 Bb7 15. Qe2 b5 $1 16. Bb3 a6 17. e5 c5 18. d5 c4 19. Bc2 exd5
20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rfe8 $132 {Savchenko,S-Magerramov,E/Groningen (op)/1993/
0,5 (52)/}) 12. e4 e5 (12... Qe7 $5) (12... b6 $5) 13. d5 Nb6 14. dxc6 $5 $14
bxc6 (14... Nxc4 $2 15. Nd5 $16) (14... Qxc6 15. Nd5 $14) 15. Be2 (15. Bb3 $2
Ba6 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Qc2 Bd3 $36) 15... Rd8 16. Qc2 Bg4 (16... Be6 $5 {/\h5,
Bh6/}) 17. Nb1 $5 (17. Nd2 $5 Qg5 18. Rfd1 Bh3 19. Bf1) 17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rd6
19. Nd2 (19. a4 $5) 19... h5 20. Nb3 a5 (20... Bh6 21. Rcd1 Rad8 22. Na5 $1 Rd2
23. Qxc6) 21. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qe6 $5 (22... a4 23. Nc5 Bf8 24. Be2 $14) 23.
a3 Qc4 24. Rc1 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Na4 $1 26. Nc1 $6 (26. Nd2 $1 Bf8 27. Kf1 $14 (27.
Nc4 {Hansen,LB} f6 $14) (27. b3 Nc5)) 26... Rb8 27. b3 Bh6 $1 28. Bd1 (28. bxa4
Rb1 $10) 28... Nb2 $1 $10 29. Rxb2 Bxc1 30. Ra2 Rd8 31. Be2 Rd2 32. Rxd2 Bxd2
33. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Be7 (8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. c4 Bb4+ 12. Kf2 Be6 13.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rd1+ $14) 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 (10... b5 11. a4 $1 b4 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. a5 Nbxd5 15. g5 Nxe3 16. gxf6 Nxf1 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxf1
$18) (10... Nb6 {Boensch} 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 $14 {Jonsson,B-De Firmian,N Akureyri 1994 1-0 40}) 11. h4
(11. O-O-O {Boensch} b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. h4 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16.
exd5 a5 $15 {Lanka,Z-Piesina,G Vilnius zt 1993 0,5 22}) 11... b5 12. Rg1 $146
b4 (12... Nb6 $5 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nfd7) 13. Na4 (13. Ne2 $2 {Boensch} a5
14. g5 Nh5 $15 {Los,S-De Boer,GJ Groningen op (08) 1990 0,5 45}) 13... d5 (
13... a5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 $14) 14. g5 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. h5 Nxe3 16.
Qxe3 Bh4+ $15) 14... d4 (14... hxg5 15. hxg5 d4 16. Bxd4 Bxb3 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18.
axb3 exd4 19. O-O-O Ne5 20. f4 Nf3 21. Qg2 Nxg1 22. e5 $40) 15. Bxd4 (15. Bf2
$2 {Boensch} Nh5 $17) 15... Bxb3 (15... exd4 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. O-O-O Bxb3 18.
axb3) 16. gxf6 Bxf6 (16... Bxa4 $2 {Boensch} 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Bf2 $16) 17.
axb3 exd4 18. O-O-O Ne5 (18... Bxh4 $2 19. Qxd4 $16) (18... O-O 19. Qxh6 $18) (
18... Qa5 19. f4 {/\ 20.e5+/-}) 19. f4 $3 (19. Be2 d3 $1) (19. Bg2 Bxh4 20. f4
O-O $1 21. fxe5 $140 (21. Kb1 {Boensch} Nc6 22. e5 Qc7 $13) 21... Bg5 $19) (19.
Qg2 $1 Ng6 20. h5 Nf4 21. Qg4 Be5 22. Nc5 $14) 19... Nf3 20. Qg2 Nxg1 21. e5
O-O (21... Bxh4 22. Qxg7 Rf8 23. Qxg1 {/\ Bg2, Rd4+/-}) 22. Bd3 $1 (22. exf6
Qxf6 23. Qxg1 Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Qxh4 25. Rxd4 Qe7 $13) 22... Bxe5 (22... Bxh4 23.
Rxg1 g6 (23... g5 24. Qh3 $1 $18 Kh8) 24. Bxg6 Kh8 25. Bh7 $1 Bg5 26. fxg5 Kxh7
27. Qh3 $1 (27. g6+ Kg7 28. Qb7 (28. gxf7+ Qg5+ $1 (28... Kxf7 {Boensch} 29.
Qb7+ $1 Ke8 (29... Ke6 30. Nc5+ Kxe5 31. Qe4+ $18) 30. Qc6+ Kf7 (30... Ke7 31.
Rg7+ Rf7 32. Qf6+ $18) 31. Qc4+ $1 Ke8 32. Qe6+ Qe7 33. Qc6+ $18)) 28... Rb8
29. gxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxa6 Rxf7 31. Qxh6+ Rh7 $16) 27... Kg8 28. Qxh6 {/\ 29.g6+-})
23. fxe5 Qxh4 24. Rxg1 Qf4+ (24... Qg5+ 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rxg5 $16) 25. Kb1
Qxe5 26. Nc5 $1 Ra7 (26... Qxc5 $4 27. Qxg7#) (26... Rad8 $1 27. Nxa6 Ra8 (
27... Rfe8 {Boensch} 28. Nxb4 g5 29. Rf1 $16 (29. Nc6 $4 Qe1+ $19)) 28. Nxb4
$18) 27. Qc6 Qe3 (27... Rd8 28. Qxh6) (27... Kh8 28. Nd7 Qe3 29. Rg2 Rd8 30.
Re2 Qg1+ 31. Ka2 Raxd7 $2 32. Qxd7 $1) (27... Rc7 {Boensch} 28. Qxh6 $18) 28.
Rg2 Kh8 29. Re2 Qg1+ 30. Ka2 Raa8 (30... a5 31. Re8 Kg8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qd6+
$18) 31. Nd7 Rac8 (31... Rfc8 32. Qe4 Qg6 33. Qxg6 fxg6 34. Nb6 $18) 32. Qf3 f5
(32... Rfe8 33. Ne5) 33. Nxf8 Rc5 $1 (33... Rxf8 34. Qb7 $18) 34. Ng6+ $1 (34.
Qxf5 $2 Rxf5 35. Bxf5 Qf1 $1 36. Re5 g5 (36... Kg8 37. Bg6 Qxf8 38. Re8 Qxe8
39. Bxe8 Kf8 40. Bh5 Ke7 41. Kb1 Kf6 42. Kc1 Kg5 $18) 37. Nd7 Kg8 $13) 34...
Qxg6 (34... Kh7 35. Re5 $18) 35. Re1 Qf6 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Bc4 Rc6 38. Qg8+ Kg6
39. Rg1+ (39. Rg1+ Kh5 40. Qe8+ g6 (40... Qg6 41. Bf7) 41. Qe2+) 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 cxd4 7.
exd4 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rc1 (11. a3 a6 {/\} 12. Qd3 b5
13. Bb3 Ne5 $1 14. Qg3 Nc4 $10) 11... Qa5 $5 (11... b6) (11... a6 12. a3 b5 13.
Ba2 Bb7 14. Qd3 $6 Ne5 15. Qh3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Rfd1 Qa5 $17 {Hoi-Chernin/
Kobenhavn/1984}) 12. Qd2 Rd8 13. a3 (13. Rfd1 {Ftacnik} Bd7) 13... Bd7 (13...
b6 $5 14. Rfd1 Bb7 $13 {/\Rac8}) 14. Rfd1 Be8 15. Ba2 h6 (15... Rac8 $5) 16.
Be3 (16. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Qh5 $17) (16. Bh4 $6 Ne4 $1 17. Nxe4 Qxd2 18.
Rxd2 Bxh4 $10) 16... Bd6 {/\Ne7-f5} (16... Rac8 $5) (16... Ng4 $5 {Ftacnik})
17. h3 (17. Bxh6 Bxh2+ $5 (17... gxh6 18. Qxh6 Ng4 19. Qh4 {/\} Bxh2+ (19...
Qf5 {Ftacnik} 20. Bb1 Qxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 $14) 20. Kh1 Qf5 21. Bb1
Nxf2+ 22. Kxh2 Qf6 23. Qg3+ Kf8 24. Rf1 Qh6+ 25. Kg1 $18) 18. Kxh2 Ng4+ 19. Kg1
Nxh6 $10) 17... Rac8 $2 (17... Ne7 $1 18. Nd5 (18. Bxh6 $6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 Ng6
$17) 18... Qxd2 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxd2 Nf5 $10) (17... Bf8 $13 {Ftacnik}) 18.
Bxh6 $1 gxh6 19. Qxh6 $16 Nh7 (19... Be7 20. Rd3 Ne5 (20... Nh5 {Ftacnik} 21.
Nf4 (21. d5 Ne5 22. Re3 f6 23. Rxe5 fxe5 24. Qxe6+ Bf7 25. Qxe7 $16) 21... Bg5
22. Qxh5 Bxf4 23. Qg4+ Qg5 24. Qxg5+ Bxg5 25. Rg3 Nxd4 26. Rxg5+ $16) 21. dxe5
Rxd3 22. exf6 Bf8 23. Qh4 $18 {/\Bb1}) (19... Nd7 20. d5 Bf8 21. Qh4 $1 exd5 (
21... Nce5 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Bxe6+ Bf7 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Qg4+ $18
) 22. Rxd5 $18) (19... Qf5 20. Bb1 Bf8 21. Qh4 $18) (19... Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5
21. Bb1 Rc7 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Nc3 $16) 20. Bb1 f5 (20... Nf8 21. Ne4 Be7 (21...
f5 22. Nf6+ Kf7 23. Nh5 $18) 22. Rc5 $5 Qxc5 (22... Qb6 23. Rh5 (23. N2g3 {
Ftacnik} Nxd4 24. Rxc8 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Rxd1+ 26. Kg2 Rxb1 27. Rxe8 $18) 23... Ng6
24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Bxg6 $18) 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Qg5+ Ng6 25. Qxc5 Nxd4 26. Rxd4
Rxc5 27. Rxd8 Kf8 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Nc3 $16) 21. b4 (21. d5 Ne7 22. dxe6 Qe5
$132) 21... Qc7 (21... Qxa3 22. Qxe6+ Bf7 23. Qxf5 Nf8 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qh6+
Kg8 26. Ne4 $18) 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Bxf5 Rc7 24. Ne4 Qxe6 (24... Nf8 25. Nxd6 (
25. Qxf7+ {Ftacnik} Bxf7 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. d5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29. b5 Rg7 30.
bxc6 Rxg2+ 31. Kf1 bxc6 32. Rc3 $16) 25... Qxe6 26. Bxe6+ Nxe6 27. Nxe8 Rxe8
28. d5 Ncd4 $1 29. Nxd4 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Nxd4 31. Rc7 $16) 25. Bxe6+ Bf7 26. d5
Ne5 (26... Bxe6 {Ftacnik} 27. dxe6 Be7 28. f4 $16) 27. Nd4 (27. Nxd6 $5 Rxc1
28. Rxc1 Rxd6 29. Rc8+ Nf8 30. Nd4 $18 {/\f4}) 27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bb8 (28...
Nf8 {Ftacnik} 29. Nf5 $16) 29. Nf5 Kf8 30. Nc5 Ng5 $2 (30... b6 31. Nb7 Re8 32.
Nfd6 Bxd6 33. Nxd6 Rd8 34. Nxf7 Nxf7 35. Rc7 $18) 31. Nxb7 $138 (31. Nxb7 Bxe6
32. dxe6 Re8 33. e7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 b6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Bg5 Qd6
15. Rbd1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. Qe2 h6 18. Be3 Qa3 19. h4 e6 20. Nd2 Nf6 21. Nc4
Qe7 22. f3 Rc7 23. g4 Rd8 24. Qf2 Ba6 25. Ne5 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Nd7 27. Nxd7 Qxd7
28. Rfd1 Qa4 29. R1d2 Rcd7 30. d5 exd5 31. exd5 Rd6 32. Qf1 Qa5 33. Qd1 Bc3 34.
Bf4 R6d7 35. Rc2 Rxd5 36. Rxd5 Rxd5 37. Qe2 Kh7 38. Kg2 Be5 39. Qe4 Bxf4 40.
Qxf4 Kg7 41. Kh3 g5 42. Qe4 Qb5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. a4 Qd7 45. Rc7 Qd6 46. Qc2
Rd2 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 $6 dxc4 $1 7. Bg2 c5 $1
8. O-O $146 (8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Nc6 10. Ne3 Bxc5 11. Nxc4 Ke7 $10 {Bareev,
E-Shirov,A/Groningen/1993}) 8... cxd4 (8... Nc6 9. Ne5 $5 $44 {Shirov}) 9. Nxd4
Bc5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Nc2 O-O 12. a5 Nc6 13. Na4 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Rd8 15. Qe1 Nd4 $1
16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Rd1 e5 18. Nexc4 Bg4 $36 19. Rd2 e4 20. h3 Be6 21. Qd1 Nc6 22.
Qa4 Rxd2 23. Nxd2 e3 $1 24. Ndc4 (24. fxe3 Bxh3 $1) 24... exf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qc7
26. Qa3 Nxa5 $1 27. Qxa5 Bxc4 28. Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Bxb7 $1 $10 Qb3 30. Bf3 Qe6 31.
Kg2 Rxb2 32. Rf1 g6 33. Ra1 Rxe2+ 34. Bxe2 Qxe2+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37.
Kh2 Qe2+ 38. Kg1 Qe3+ 39. Kg2 Ne4 40. Qe1 Qb6 41. Rb1 Qc6 42. Qc1 Qd5 43. Kh2
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Nc1 $5 (9. Ng3) 9... e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Nh5 13. g4 $5 (
13. O-O f5 $13) 13... Nf6 14. g5 (14. h3 Rb8 15. Kf2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5
Nxf3 18. Kxf3 Nxe4 19. Kg2 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Be5 21. Bf3 Qh4 22. Ne2 f5 $44 {
Akesson,R-Winsnes,R/Stockholm Rilton-Cup/1987/}) 14... Ne8 15. f4 Nd7 16. Qc2
Qe7 17. Nb3 Nc7 18. O-O-O Re8 19. e5 $4 (19. Bf3 Nb6 20. Bf2 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nxa4
22. h4 $40) 19... Nxe5 $1 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bd2 (21. Bg1 Qxg5+ 22. Qd2 Qg2 $19)
21... Bf5 22. Bd3 c4 $1 23. Bxf5 cxb3 24. Qxb3 Qxf5 25. Qxb7 Bxc3 $1 26. Bxc3
Re2 $19 27. Qb3 (27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Bxd2 Rc8 $19) 27... Nb5 28. Rhf1 (28. axb5
axb5 $19) 28... Qxg5+ 29. Kb1 Nxc3+ 30. Qxc3 Rb8 31. b3 Qe5 32. Rd3 Qe8 33. h4
Rc8 34. Qd4 h5 35. Rc1 Rxc1+ 36. Kxc1 Re4 37. Qf2 Qe5 38. Qd2 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 (9... Qb6 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. Qxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O (12. Be3
Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Be7 14. O-O-O f6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Ba5 e5 17. Nc2 Be6 18. Kb1 Kf7
19. Bb4 Rab8 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Rd2 Rhd8 {0,5/Akesson,R-Adamski,J/Polanica
Zdroj/1981/}) 12... Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rfc1 $14 {Muresan,M-Savereide,D/
Tbilisi/1982/}) 10. O-O (10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Be2 Bc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Nd4 $15 {
Kachar,V-Pavlovichev,Y/Podolsk/1991/}) 10... Qb6 11. a4 (11. Ba4 Qc5 (11... Qb4
12. Qxb4 Bxb4 13. Rd1 f6 14. Be3 Ke7 $10 {Belov,I-Pavlovichev,Y/Podolsk/1990/})
12. Qd3 (12. Qb3 Qb4 13. Qc2 Qc5 14. Qe2 a6 15. a3 b5 16. b4 Qh5 17. Bb3 Be7
18. Rd1 Ne5 $10 {Hansen,LB-Stein,B/Kopenhagen open/1989/}) 12... Qd6 13. Qe2 a6
14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd4 {0,5/Miles,A-Ribli,Z/Baden Baden/1981/})
11... Qc5 12. Bd2 (12. Qd3 Qd6 (12... a6 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bc4 Rd8 15. Be3 Bc8
16. Qc2 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qc7 $13 {Chumichev,N-Pavlovichev,Y/Moskva/1972/}) 13.
Qe2 Be7 (13... a6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bc4 (15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Bd6 $10
{Gurevich,M-Epishin,V/Biel izt/1993/}) 15... Na5 16. Bd5 Bb4 17. Bg5 O-O $15 {
Makarov,V-Pavlovichev,Y/Podolsk/1979/}) 14. Bd2 (14. g3 e5 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Rxd7
Qxd7 17. Nxe5 Qe6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bc4 Qg6 20. f4 $44 {Van Wely,L-Hoeksema,H/
NL-ch/1993/}) 14... a6 15. e5 Qc7 16. Bd3 Nb4 17. Rfc1 Bc6 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19.
Nd4 $16 {Damljanovic,B-Grosar,A/Vidmar mem/1989/}) (12. Be3 Qxc3 13. bxc3 a6
14. Be2 Bd6 15. Rfb1 O-O-O 16. Rb2 Bc7 $10 {Rohde,M-Ruban,V/Tilburg/1992/})
12... Qxc3 13. Bxc3 a6 14. Bc4 Rg8 15. Rfd1 {0,5/Mikhalchishin,A-Georgadze,Ta/
URS-ch/1978/} Bb4 16. Bxb4 Nxb4 17. Ne5 Bc6 18. Bb3 Ke7 19. f3 (19. Rd4 f6 20.
Ng4 a5 21. e5 f5 22. Ne3 Rgd8 23. Rad1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Na6 25. g4 $14 {Gorbatov,
A-Pavlovichev,Y/Podolsk/1991/}) 19... Rgd8 20. Kf2 Be8 $1 21. Ke2 f6 22. Nc4 b5
$15 {><d4, ץb3} 23. Ne3 Nc6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bd1 Nd4+ 26. Ke1 Rc8 (26... b4
27. Rc1 $132) 27. axb5 Bxb5 {/\g7-g5,h7-h5-h4} 28. h4 $1 Kd6 29. Ba4 f5 {
/\30. - fxe4 31.fxe4 Ke5} 30. Bxb5 axb5 31. Rd1 Ke5 32. Kf2 Ra8 (32... fxe4 $4
33. f4+ $18) 33. exf5 exf5 34. g3 $10 Ra2 35. Rd2 h5 36. Nd1 b4 $6 37. Ne3 Ra6
38. Ng2 {/\Nf4, קh5} Ne6 39. Rc2 Kd4 (39... Rd6 $10) 40. Ne3 Kd3 $2 (40... f4
$2 41. gxf4 Nxf4 42. Rc4+ Ke5 43. Re4+) (40... g6 $10) 41. Rc1 {/\Rd1#} Kd4 $8
42. Rc4+ (42. Nxf5+ Ke5 43. Ne3 $16) 42... Kd3 43. Rxb4 Nd4 44. Rc4 {/\45.Rc3+
Kd2 46.Nf1+ Kd1 47.Rd3+ +-} Ne2 $8 45. Rc2 f4 $1 $8 46. gxf4 (46. Rxe2 fxg3+
47. Ke1 g5 $1 $13 (47... Re6 $2 48. Rd2+ Kxe3 49. Re2+ Kxf3 50. Rxe6 g2 51. Rg6
$18) (47... Ra4 $5)) 46... Nxf4 47. Rc3+ Kd2 48. Nc4+ Kd1 49. Re3 Kc2 50. Re4
Nd3+ 51. Ke3 Nxb2 52. Nxb2 Kxb2 53. Re5 g6 54. Kf4 Kc3 55. Kg5 Kd4 56. Re8 Rb6
57. Re4+ Kd3 58. Kh6 Ra6 59. Re7 Ra4 60. Kg5 Ra6 61. Rf7 Ke3 {Hansen,Cu}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. Bd2 Qe7+ 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O-O Bg7 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Bd3 Qf6 14.
Qxf6 Bxf6 15. Bg5 Bxc3 16. Bxd8 Bxe1 17. Bf6 Re8 18. Nxe1 Nb4 19. a3 Nxd3+ 20.
Nxd3 Bf5 21. Nf4 Ne4 22. Bd4 b6 23. f3 Nd6 24. b3 h5 25. a4 Kb7 26. Bf2 Bd7 27.
Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Nf5 29. Kd2 a6 30. Bf2 a5 31. Nd5 Be6 32. Nf4 Bd7 33. Nd5
Be6 34. Nf4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg,T Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13.
Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 f5 19. Qf1 Qh5
20. f4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rb8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qg2 (23. b3 Rbe8 24. Qf2 g5 25. fxg5
f4 $1 26. gxf4 Bh3 27. Rxa6 (27. Nf1 $2 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Bxf4 $17 {
Ioseliani-Blatny,P/Baden-Baden/1988/}) 27... Qg4+ (27... Bxf4 28. Rxe6 Qg4+ 29.
Qg3 Bxg3 30. Rxe8+ Kf7 31. Re7+ $1 Kxe7 32. Bf2+ Kf7 33. Bxg3 Qf5 $14) 28. Qg3
Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Qd1+ 30. Qe1 Qg4+ 31. Qg3 Qd1+ $10) 23... Qe8 24. Qxd5 Kh8 25.
Nc4 (25. Nf1 $2 Bf3 26. Qxf5 Rf6 27. Qa5 Rb5 28. Qxa6 Bb7 29. Qa7 Qc6 $19 {Tal}
) 25... Bxf4 26. gxf4 Rg6 27. Nd6 (27. Kh1 $2 Qd7 28. Qg2 Bh3 {0:1/
Johansson-Mortensen/Glueksburg/1977/}) (27. Kf2 $6 Qxa4 28. Bd2 Bh3 29. Ne5
Rg2+ 30. Kf3 h6 $17 {Nunn}) 27... Bf3+ (27... Bh3+ 28. Kf2 Rxb2+ 29. Re2 Rg2+
30. Qxg2 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Qh5+ 32. Qf3 Bg4 33. Qxg4 fxg4 34. Kd3 Qxh2 35. Rxa6
Qh1 36. Rb6 h6 $17 {o^g/Canfell-Blatny,P/Altensteig op/1988/}) 28. Kf1 Bxd5 29.
Nxe8 Rxb2 30. Re2 (30. Rd1 $2 {Ftacnik} Bf3 $1 (30... Bc6 31. Rb4 Rxb4 32. cxb4
Bxe8 33. d5 $14) (30... Bg2+ 31. Ke1 Re6 32. Rd2 Rxe3+ 33. Kf2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxe3
$13) 31. Rd2 (31. Rda1 Bg2+ 32. Ke1 Re6 33. Kd1 Rxe3 $19) 31... Rb1+ 32. Kf2
Bc6 $19) 30... Rb1+ 31. Re1 Rb2 $10 32. Re2 Rb1+ 33. Re1 (33. Re1 {Wedberg,T
This was a replay of 0,5/Tshuvasov-Eglitis/corr/1975/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kharitonov Bulletin} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6.
Bd3 {Not having achieved much with 6.Bc4 against Karpov two rounds earlier,
Garry changes tack} e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 (10...
Nf6 {Bulletin} 11. Qh4 (11. Qe2 {Kharitonov} c5 (11... Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O
Bb7 14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Ba6 $14) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bd2 O-O 14. O-O-O $14) 11...
Ke7 $5 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5+ 14. c3 Qxe5+ 15. Be3 b6 16. O-O-O g5 17. Qa4
c5 18. Rhe1 Bd7 19. Qa3 Rhd8 $15 {Kamsky,G-Karpov,A Dortmund 1993}) 11. Qg4 g5
$6 {Not the best move. Better is 11...Kf8} (11... Kf8 $5 {Kharitonov} 12. O-O (
12. Bd2 b6 {/\Bb7,c5 /}) 12... c5 13. b3 e5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bf5 h5 $13 {
Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Munchen/1992/0,5 (30) Inf 54/143/}) 12. Qh3 $1 (12. Qe4 {
Kharitonov} c5 (12... Nf6 13. Qe2 $14) 13. Bd2 c4 14. Bf1 Nb6 $13) 12... Rg8 (
12... Bf4 {Bulletin} 13. O-O Bxc1 14. Raxc1 Qf4 15. Rce1 b6 (15... g4 16. Qh4)
16. Re4 Qf6 17. Rfe1 {/\18.Rxe6} Kd8 18. Qg3 $16 {Benjamin,J-Andruet,G Paris
1989}) 13. Nd2 $1 {With two simple moves Kasparov obtains an advantage - Black
can't castle} (13. Qxh6 $2 {Bulletin} Bf8 14. Qh7 Nf6 15. Qh3 g4 16. Qh4 gxf3
17. Qxf6 fxg2 18. Rg1 Qxh2 $19) 13... Bf8 (13... Rh8 $2 {Kharitonov} 14. Ne4)
14. Ne4 Bg7 (14... b6 {Kharitonov} 15. O-O Bb7 16. f4 g4 17. Qh4 $16 (17. Qh5
$16)) 15. O-O $1 (15. c3 {Bulletin} c5 (15... e5 {Kharitonov} 16. O-O Nc5 17.
Qg3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bd7 $13) 16. O-O b6 $132 {/\17...Bb7,18...0-0-0}) (15. Qe3 $5
{Kharitonov} b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. f4 $1 $16) 15... Bxd4 (15... b6 {Bulletin} 16.
f4 $1 g4 17. Qh5 Bb7 18. c3 {/\19.f5}) 16. Be3 (16. Qxh6 $4 {Bulletin} Rh8 $19)
(16. Kh1 {Kharitonov} Be5 17. g3 $5) 16... Be5 (16... Bxb2 17. Rad1 {seems
like pushing your luck!} (17. Rab1 {Bulletin} Be5 (17... Bg7 18. f4 $36) 18. g3
$36 {/\19.Qxh6,20.Bxg5} (18. Rfd1 {Kharitonov} Rh8 $5 19. Be2 b6 20. Bd4 Ke7
$13)) (17. Rad1 {Kharitonov} Be5 18. g3 $5)) (16... Bxe3 $2 {Kharitonov} 17.
fxe3 $16) (16... Bg7 {Kharitonov} 17. f4 $36) 17. Rad1 Nf6 $2 (17... b6 {
Bulletin /\18...Bb7,19...0-0-0} 18. Bc4 $1 $36 (18. g3 {Kharitonov} Bb7 19.
Qxh6 O-O-O $13) (18. Be2 Bb7 19. Bd4 O-O-O 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxh6 g4 $13) 18...
Bb7 $2 19. Bxe6 $40) 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bh7 $1 (19. Qxh6 {Bulletin} Rh8 20. Bh7
) 19... Rh8 20. Qxh6 Be7 (20... Qe7 {Bulletin} 21. Bc5 (21. Rd3 Bd7 22. Rfd1
O-O-O 23. Bxa7 Be5 24. Bb6 Bc7 25. Bxc7 Kxc7 26. Qg7 g4 27. g3) 21... Rxh7 (
21... Qxc5 {Kharitonov} 22. Qxf6 $18) 22. Rd8+ Qxd8 (22... Kxd8 {Kharitonov}
23. Bxe7+) 23. Qf8+ Kd7 24. Rd1+ Kc7 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Qd6#) 21. Qg7 Rf8 22.
Rd3 Bd7 23. Bxg5 $18 (23. Rfd1 {Bulletin} O-O-O 24. Bxg5 $16) 23... Bxg5 24.
Qxg5 Qd8 25. Qe5 Qe7 26. Qc7 $1 {26.Rfd1 should also win of course but this is
more disruptive} Bc8 27. Qa5 b6 28. Qe5 $1 Ba6 (28... Bd7 {Bulletin} 29. Qc7
Qd8 30. Qb7 $18 Qc8 31. Rxd7) 29. Be4 Rc8 (29... Bxd3 {Bulletin} 30. Bxc6+ Kd8
31. Rd1 $1 $18) 30. c4 Rg8 (30... Bxc4 $2 31. Bxc6+ {Bulletin} Rxc6 32. Qb8+)
31. b3 Bb7 32. Rfd1 Ba8 (32... c5 {Bulletin} 33. Rd7 Qxd7 34. Rxd7 Kxd7 35.
Bxb7 $18) 33. c5 {Flashy} bxc5 (33... Qxc5 {Bulletin} 34. Qxc5 bxc5 35. Rd7 c4
36. Rxa7 cxb3 37. axb3 {/\38.Rda1} Kf8 $8 38. Rdd7 Rg7 39. h4 $18) 34. Rd6 c4 (
34... Rg5 {Bulletin} 35. Qh8+ Qf8 36. Rd8+ $18) 35. bxc4 c5 36. Bxa8 Rxa8 37.
Qxc5 Rb8 38. g3 Qb7 39. Qd4 Kf8 40. Qf6 (40. Qf6 {Bulletin} Qe7 41. Rd8+ Rxd8
42. Rxd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. cxd5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Be4 O-O-O 14.
Nc3 Bb4 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Rac1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 c5 20. Rf1
f6 21. Rf5 Rhe8 22. dxc5 Rxe3 23. Na4 c6 24. Kf1 Rd4 25. b3 Kd7 26. Nb2 Ke6 27.
Rf2 Rd5 28. g3 Rxc5 29. Nc4 Re4 30. a3 Ba5 31. Rfc2 Bc7 32. b4 Rf5+ 33. Kg2 h5
34. Nb2 Kf7 35. Rd2 Bb6 36. Nc4 Bc7 37. Rd7+ Re7 38. Rxc7 Rxc7 39. Nd6+ Ke6 40.
Nxf5 Kxf5 41. Rc5+ Ke6 42. Rxh5 g5 43. h4 c5 44. bxc5 Rxc5 45. hxg5 Ra5 46. Rh6
Rxg5 47. Rh4 Ra5 48. Re4+ Kf5 49. Re3 Kg5 50. Rc3 Ra4 51. Kf3 f5 52. Rd3 Rc4
53. Re3 a5 54. Re5 a4 55. Re8 Rc3+ 56. Kg2 Rxa3 57. Ra8 Ra1 58. Ra6 f4 59.
gxf4+ Kxf4 60. Rf6+ Ke4 61. Rg6 Ke3 62. Rg4 a3 63. Rg3+ Ke4 64. Rb3 Ra2+ 65.
Kg3 Kd4 66. Rf3 Ra1 67. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 (6. f4 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7
8. Qf3 (8. O-O Nf6 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Kh1 Be7 11. b4 O-O 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 Nb6
14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nfd5 $17 {Adams,M-Anand,V EUCUP f (1) 1993 0-1 40 -CBM 39}
) 8... Nd7 9. Be3 Rc8 10. g4 Nc5 11. g5 Ne7 12. Nb3 Na4 13. Nxa4 bxa4 14. Nd2
d5 $10 {Anand,V-Wojtkiewicz,A Manila olm 1992 1/4 35}) (6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nbd7
8. a4 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be7 11. Kh1 O-O 12. f4 Nc5 13. b4 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Nd7
$10 {Van der Wiel,J-Polugaevsky,L Antwerpen (03) 1993 1-0 34}) (6. Be2 b5 7.
O-O Bb7 8. Bf3 Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 a5 11. c3 bxc3 12. Nxc3 Ngf6 13. Ndb5 Ne5
$10 {Vogt,L-Schlosser,P Altensteig (02) 1992 1/4 21}) 6... b5 7. a4 (7. g4 Bb7
8. Bg2 Nd7 9. Qe2 Rc8 10. O-O Qc7 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 Ngf6 13. Nxb4 Qc4 14. Nd3
Bxe4 15. Ra3 $1 $16 {Timman,J-Zapata,A Amsterdam OHRA I 1987 1-0 46}) 7... b4
8. Na2 Nf6 9. Nxb4 (9. f3 e5 10. Nb3 d5 11. Bd3 d4 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. O-O Be6 14.
Qe1 Qb8 15. Nac1 Bd6 $15 {Gipslis,A-Lazarev,V Alushta 1993 1-0 38}) 9... Bb7
10. Bd3 d5 11. c3 Nxe4 (11... dxe4 $5) 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qh5 Qc8 14. O-O Be7
15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 O-O 17. Rad1 Nd7 18. a5 h6 19. Qg3 Nf6 20. Nbc2 Rb8 21.
Rc1 Bd5 22. b4 Bc4 23. Rfd1 Nd5 $15 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rd8 26. Qe5 Qb7 27.
Nc2 Bd3 28. Nd4 Rd5 29. Qg3 Rc8 30. Nb3 Rc6 31. Nc5 Rcxc5 $1 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33.
c4 $1 (33. Qd6 Qc8 34. c4 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Qxc4 $17) 33... Rg5 34. Qe1 (34. Qd6 $2
Qb2 35. g3 Rf5 $19) 34... Qc7 35. c5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Qxc5 37. Rc1 Qg5 38. h4 Qe5
39. Qc3 Qg3 40. Qe1 Qg4 $2 (40... Qe5 41. Qc3 $10) 41. Rc5 $1 Kh7 (41... f6 42.
Rc7 e5 43. Kh2 Kh7 44. Qg3 Qxg3+ 45. Kxg3 h5 $14 (45... Kg6 $2 46. h5+ $16))
42. Kh2 g5 $6 (42... f5 43. Qg3 Qxg3+ 44. Kxg3 $16) 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rc8 $1
Kg6 $2 (44... f6 45. Qg3 Qxg3+ 46. Kxg3 Kg6 $14) 45. Rh8 $3 f6 46. Qc1 (46. Qc3
Bf1) 46... Qe2 47. Qc7 Kf5 48. Qh7+ Ke5 49. Qa7 Kf5 50. Rh6 Qf2 $2 (50... Kg4
$3 {Fritz} 51. Qb6 (51. Rxf6 Qe1 $10) (51. Qf7 Qxe3 52. Qh5+ Kf5 53. Qg6+ Kg4
$10) 51... Qf2 52. Qxe6+ f5 53. Qd6 Qxe3 54. Rh3 Qf4+ 55. Rg3+ Kh5 56. Qxf4 (
56. Qe7 g4 $10) 56... gxf4 57. Rg8 $10) 51. Kh3 $1 $18 g4+ 52. Kh2 g3+ 53. Kh3
Qe2 (53... Be2 54. Qc5+ e5 55. Qe7 $18) 54. Qg7 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5
Nc7 9. a4 a6 10. Nf3 e5 11. O-O Bg4 12. Ne1 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 h6 14. Bd2 a5 15. Nd3
Nd7 16. Rae1 Qe7 17. Qg4 Na6 18. Na2 Nb4 19. Naxb4 axb4 20. b3 Rae8 21. Qh3 h5
22. g3 Kh7 23. Bc1 Nf6 24. Qg2 Nd7 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 Bc3 27. Bd2 Qf6 28. e5
Qf5 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. Qe4 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Qh3 32. Rg1 c2 33. Rg3 Qh4 34. Qe3 Nf6
35. Rh3 Qg4 36. Qf3 Qf5 37. Rg3 Ng4 38. h3 Qxd3 39. Qxd3 Nf2+ 40. Kg2 Nxd3 41.
Rxd3 dxe5 42. fxe5 Rxe5 43. Rc1 Re2+ 44. Kf3 Rfe8 45. d6 Rh2 46. Kg3 Rhe2 47.
Kf3 Rh2 48. Kg3 Rhe2 49. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D49"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Be4 Bb7 15.
Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Nxd4 Rg8 17. f3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Bc5 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rad1 Nc4 21. Bf2
Qb6 22. b3 Bxd4 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Rc1 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rg5 26. Qxc4 Rgd5 27. Qc6+
Qxc6 28. Rxc6 Rd1+ 29. Rf1 R1d2 30. Rf2 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5 Qb6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nb3 a6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. a4 b6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qd4 Rg8
15. Bf3 Qc5 16. Qd3 O-O-O 17. O-O h5 18. Kh1 h4 19. h3 Kb8 20. Ra3 Qe5 21. Rb3
d5 22. Bg4 Bc5 23. exd5 f5 24. Be2 Rxd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Bf3 Bxb3 27. Qxb3 Rd8
28. c3 Rd2 29. Rd1 Bxf2 30. c4 Qxb2 31. Qxb2 Rxb2 32. g4 hxg3 33. h4 Be3 34.
Bg2 Rc2 35. h5 Rxc4 36. Bf3 Rc1 37. Rxc1 Bxc1 38. Be2 Bh6 39. Bxa6 Kc7 40. Kg2
f4 41. Bb5 Kd6 42. Kf3 f5 43. Bd3 Ke5 44. Ba6 Kf6 45. Bc8 e5 46. Kg2 e4 47. Bd7
Kg5 48. Kh3 Bf8 49. Be6 Bd6 50. h6 f3 51. h7 g2 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6
9. Bd2 Bb4 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O Re8 13. Qe2 dxc4 14. bxc4 e5 15.
Ne4 Ba3 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Rcd1 exd4 18. Qf3 Bc5 19. Qxc6 Rc8 20. Qxa6 bxc4 21.
Bxc4 Qc7 22. Ba5 Qe5 23. exd4 Bxd4 24. Bb3 Ng4 25. hxg4 h5 26. gxh5 Ra8 27. Qc4
Qxh5 28. Rxd4 Rxa5 29. Rh4 Qg6 30. Qc7 Rf5 31. Qh2 Kf8 32. Rh8+ Ke7 33. Qc7+
1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. Rd1 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. d3 Qd7 12. Nbd2 Rae8 13. Nf1 Bg6 14. a4 Kh8 15.
Ng3 Nh5 16. Nxe5 Nxg3 17. Nxg6+ fxg6 18. fxg3 Bf6 19. axb5 axb5 20. d4 Qe7 21.
Qxb5 Qxe4 22. Bd5 Qc2 23. Rd2 Nxd4 24. Rxc2 Nxb5 25. Bc6 Re5 26. Ra5 Rb8 27.
Bf4 Rc5 28. Bd7 h5 29. Rd2 g5 30. Be3 Re5 31. Bf2 h4 32. gxh4 gxh4 33. Ra4 Nxc3
34. bxc3 Re7 35. Bg4 Rb1+ 36. Rd1 Rxd1+ 37. Bxd1 g5 38. c4 Kg7 39. Bf3 Be5 40.
c5 dxc5 41. Bxc5 Rd7 42. Kf1 Rd8 43. Be7 Re8 44. Bxg5 Bg3 45. Re4 Rb8 46. Ke2
Rb2+ 47. Kd3 Kg6 48. Bxh4 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. a4
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. f3 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Ne5 13. a5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15.
Nb3 Qc7 16. Bb6 Qc8 17. Nd4 Be6 18. Na4 Nd7 19. c3 Qe8 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Be3
Ne5 22. Nb6 Rc6 23. Qe2 Nd7 24. Rac1 Be5 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. c4 Bf4 27. Bxf4 Rxf4
28. b3 Rf8 29. e5 Qc8 30. exd6 exd6 31. Rd4 Rf5 32. b4 Re5 33. Qd2 d5 34. g4
Qf8 35. f4 Re4 36. Rxe4 dxe4 37. c5 Rc7 38. Re1 Rf7 39. Rxe4 g5 40. Qd6 gxf4
41. Qxf8+ Kxf8 42. Rxe6 h5 43. g5 h4 44. Rf6 Rxf6 45. gxf6 Kf7 46. b5 axb5 47.
c6 bxc6 48. a6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. d4 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Qb3 a5 14. Ne1 Ba6 15.
Qe3 b5 16. f4 b4 17. Ndf3 Nb6 18. g4 f6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Qxe6+ Qxe6 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. Na3 Nc6 8. Nb5
Qd8 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nd6 Ke7 14. Ne4 Ba7
15. Bd6+ Kd7 16. Ba3 b5 17. Rd1 Kc7 18. O-O f6 19. c4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rd8 21.
Rfe1 a5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nc3 Bg4 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Nxd5+ Kb7 26. h3 Bxf3 27.
gxf3 Rd8 28. Nf4 Ne5 29. Kg2 Rd2 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Nxe2 Nd3 32. b3 Nxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Ne5 9. f4 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 a6 11. a4 b6 12. h3 Ra7 13. Be3 e6 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. a5
bxa5 16. e5 Ne8 17. Ne4 Rd7 18. exd6 Nxd6 19. Nxc5 Rc7 20. Rfd1 Nf7 21. Qxd8
Nxd8 22. Ra2 Nc6 23. b3 e5 24. fxe5 Bxe5 25. Rad2 Re7 26. Bg5 Ree8 27. Bh6 Bg7
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nc3 Re3 30. Rd3 Re5 31. Nd7 Bxd7 32. Rxd7+ Rf7 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7
34. Kf2 Ke6 35. g4 h5 36. Kf3 hxg4+ 37. hxg4 Ke7 38. Nd5+ Kf7 39. Nb6 Re6 40.
Kf4 Rf6+ 41. Ke4 Re6+ 42. Kf4 Rf6+ 43. Kg3 Re6 44. Rd7+ Ke8 45. Kf4 Nd8 46. c5
Rc6 47. Rd6 Rxc5 48. Rxg6 Kf7 49. Rd6 Ne6+ 50. Ke4 Rb5 51. Nc4 Nc5+ 52. Kf4
Ne6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. d5 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qd2
d6 9. Bh6 a6 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Nge2 b5 12. Nf4 Nbd7 13. h4 h5 14. a4 b4 15. Nd1
Ne5 16. Ne3 a5 17. Nd3 Ned7 18. Nf2 Nb6 19. g4 e6 20. g5 Ng8 21. f4 exd5 22.
Nxd5 Bb7 23. Nxb6 Qxb6 24. O-O-O Rad8 25. f5 d5 26. f6+ Kh7 27. Qe3 dxe4 28.
Bg2 Rd4 29. Bxe4 Rfd8 30. Rxd4 cxd4 31. Qb3 Rd7 32. Re1 d3 33. Nxd3 Bxe4 34.
Rxe4 Qg1+ 35. Re1 Qd4 36. Kb1 Nxf6 37. gxf6 Qxf6 38. Re4 Qf3 39. Rf4 Qh1+ 40.
Ka2 f5 41. Ne5 Rg7 42. Nf3 Qd1 43. Rd4 Qh1 44. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B79"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. h4 Ne5 12. Bb3 Rfc8 13. h5 Nxh5 14. Bh6 Nd3+
15. Kb1 Nxb2 16. Kxb2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Rxc3 18. Ne2 Rc5 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nf4 Qc3+
21. Kb1 Rb5 22. Rd5 Rxb3+ 23. axb3 Rc8 24. Qh2 Qxf3 25. Rd3 Qxe4 26. Nd5 g5 27.
Nxf6+ exf6 28. Rh3 Bc6 29. Rf1 Bd5 30. Rxf6 Qxg4 {Time} 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Nb4 10. O-O N4d5 11. Be5 Bg4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ne4 c6 14. Rc1 Nd7
15. a3 Qb6 16. Qd2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 N5f6 19. Nc3 e5 20. Na4 Qb5 21.
Qc2 exd4 22. Rxd4 Qa5 23. Be2 Qc7 24. h3 Nb6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Nc5 Nbd7 27. Nb3
h5 28. Nd4 Qe5 29. Nf3 Qe7 30. Qa4 a6 31. Qb3 Nf8 32. Qc3 Kg8 33. Bc4 Nd5 34.
Qc2 Ne6 35. b4 Qf6 36. h4 Kg7 37. Qb3 Ndc7 38. a4 Rd6 39. Be2 Rd5 40. Bd3 Rd8
41. Bc4 Rd6 42. Qc2 Rd8 43. Rb1 Nd5 44. Rb3 Nb6 45. Bxe6 Qxe6 46. Rb1 Nd5 47.
Ng5 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Nc2 Qc7 13. Be3 a5 14. Nd4 a4 15.
Qc2 Qa5 16. Rad1 Qb4 17. b3 Nc5 18. Rb1 axb3 19. axb3 Nfd7 20. Red1 Ra3 21. Na2
Qa5 22. Rb2 Ne6 23. Nc3 h5 24. b4 Qe5 25. Rb3 Rxb3 26. Qxb3 h4 27. g4 Nf4 28.
Bxf4 Qxf4 29. Nce2 Qf6 30. Nc2 Qe7 31. Ne3 Nf6 32. Rd4 Qc7 33. Qd1 Qb6 34. Qd2
c5 35. Rxd6 Qxb4 36. g5 Nh5 37. Qxb4 cxb4 38. Rb6 Bf8 39. Nd5 Re6 40. Rb5 Rc6
41. Nxb4 Rxc4 42. Nd5 Rc2 43. Bf3 Ng7 44. Nf6+ Kh8 45. Nd4 Rc5 46. Bg4 Rxb5 47.
Nxb5 Bxg4 48. hxg4 Ne6 49. Ne8 Nxg5 50. Ned6 b6 51. Kg2 Kg8 52. f4 Ne6 53. Kf3
g5 54. fxg5 Nxg5+ 55. Kg2 Bxd6 56. Nxd6 f6 57. Nf5 h3+ 58. Kg3 b5 59. Ne7+ Kf7
60. Nc6 Ke8 61. e5 fxe5 62. Nxe5 b4 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nd2
Kh8 9. a3 c5 10. h4 h5 11. Nf3 Ng4 12. Ng5 Nh6 13. Be3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qd2
Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 e4 21. Qxd6
Qxd6 22. Rxd6 exf3 23. e7 Rfe8 24. Nd5 Rac8 25. gxf3 Nc7 26. Bg5 Kg8 27. Re1
Kf7 28. Re4 Bd4 29. b3 Nxd5 30. cxd5 Rc7 31. Kc2 b5 32. Ra6 Rd7 33. d6 Bg7 34.
Rc6 Bd4 35. Kd3 Bf2 36. Rf4+ Kg8 37. Kc2 Bg3 38. Rf6 Be5 39. Re6 Bd4 40. Rc7
Rxc7 41. dxc7 Kf7 42. Rd6 Be5 43. c8=Q Bxd6 44. Qd7 Bxe7 45. Qxa7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. a3 a5 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. h4 h6
9. Bd2 d6 10. Qc1 Bg4 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. Nh2 Be6 13. Nf1 Nf5 14. Ne3 Nfd4 15. b3
Qd7 16. Ned5 b5 17. e3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Nb3 19. Qc2 Nxd2 20. Rxb8+ Nxb8 21. Kxd2
O-O 22. Rb1 Bh3 23. Bh1 Kh8 24. Rb6 Bf1 25. Qb1 Qh3 26. Rxb8 Qxh1 27. Ne4 Qg2
28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Ndf6 d5 30. cxd5 c4 31. Qb8 Kg7 32. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D96"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nb6 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qc2 Bc4 10. Rd1 Na6 11. h4 h6 12. b3 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 Nd7 14. g3 Rc8 15.
Kg2 Nf6 16. a3 Ng4 17. Bc1 Qd7 18. Rhe1 O-O 19. b4 Nc7 20. Qb3 Kh7 21. Re2 Rcd8
22. e5 f5 23. b5 Ne6 24. d5 cxd5 25. Nxd5 Qe8 26. Qb4 Qf7 27. Rdd2 Rc8 28. Bb2
Rfe8 29. b6 axb6 30. Nxb6 Rcd8 31. Nd5 Rd7 32. Nf4 Red8 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Qb5
Rc7 35. Qb6 Nxf4+ 36. gxf4 Rc4 37. Qxb7 Rxf4 38. Rc2 Re4 39. Rc7 Bf8 40. Bd4
Re2 41. a4 Qa2 42. Rxe7+ Kg8 43. e6 Rxf2+ 44. Kg3 Rxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Qa3+ 46. Ke2
Bxe7 47. Qc8+ Bf8 48. Qd7 Qa2+ 49. Kf3 Qb3+ 50. Kf4 Qb8+ 51. Kf3 Qb3+ 52. Kf4
Qb8+ 53. Kf3 Qa8+ 54. Kg3 Qb8+ 55. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Nf4 a6 10. a4 e6 11. Be2 exd5 12. Nfxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Nc6 14. Rb1 Be6
15. O-O Nd4 16. b4 b6 17. Bd3 Nc6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Kh1 Rb8 20. Qd2 Qd7 21. Nb6
Qa7 22. a5 Qc7 23. Bc2 Nd4 24. Ba4 f5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Rbe1 Qf7 27. Bxd4 cxd4
28. Bc2 Rc5 29. Bd3 Rf8 30. f4 Kh8 31. Qe2 Bf5 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Qe7 Rxa5 34.
Qxd6 Ra2 35. c5 Qc2 36. Qd5 d3 37. Nd7 d2 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. c6 Ra1 40. Rxa1 Bxa1
41. Qa5 Bf6 42. Qd5 Bg7 43. Kg1 Qc3 44. h3 Qe3+ 45. Kh2 Qe2 46. c7 Re8 47. Ne5
Bxe5 48. Qxe5+ Rxe5 49. c8=Q+ Re8 50. Qc3+ Kg8 51. Qb3+ Kg7 52. Rd1 Kh6 53. Qc2
Rd8 54. Qc5 Qe8 55. Qf2 Qd7 56. Rxd2 Qxd2 57. Qh4+ Kg7 58. Qe7+ Kg8 59. Qe6+
Kf8 60. Qf6+ Ke8 61. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Qe2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Rad1 Na5 13. Bd3 Nd5 14. Bd2 Nb4
15. Bb1 g6 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. a3 Nd5 19. Ne4 Nc4 20. Bd3 Nd6 21. Neg5
Bf8 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Qe5 Nf5 24. g4 Ng7 25. Qg3 h6 26. Ne4 Nf6 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6
28. Ne5 Rfd8 29. Bb1 Ne8 30. h4 Nd6 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 Qh8 33. f3 Nf5 34.
Bxf5 exf5 35. Rd2 Qg7 36. Qf4 Rd5 37. Rde2 Qf8 38. Qh4 Rxe5 39. Rxe5 Bxf3 40.
R5e3 Bh5 41. Qf4 Kh7 42. Re7 Rc2 43. Qd6 Rxb2 44. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 c6 6. Nxe5 d5 7. d3 Bd6 8. f4
O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. Ne2 Nxb3 12. axb3 dxe4 13. d4 Qc7 14. c4 bxc3 15.
bxc3 Nd5 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Ng3 f6 18. Nxe4 fxe5 19. fxe5 Be7 20. c4 Nb4 21. Qc3
Be6 22. Bg5 a5 23. Qg3 Kh8 24. Qh4 Nc2 25. Rad1 Ne3 26. Nd6 Bxg5 27. Nxe8 Rxe8
28. Qxg5 Nxf1 29. Rxf1 Qb6 30. Qe3 Rd8 31. Rd1 h6 32. h3 Qb4 33. Ra1 Rb8 34.
Rd1 Qb6 35. Kh2 a4 36. bxa4 Bxc4 37. Qf4 Be6 38. Rd3 Rd8 39. Qe4 Bc4 40. Rd2
Qb4 41. Rf2 Be6 42. Rf4 Qxa4 43. Qg6 Qa2 44. Rf6 Bd5 45. e6 Qa3 46. Rf7 Qd6+
47. Kh1 Rg8 48. Rf6 Qe7 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8.
Bf4 c5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nd2 Bg6 12. d5 Na5 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Qe2 Bf6
15. Ne4 e5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bg3 e4 18. Bg4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Rad1 Rfe8
21. b3 Qf6 22. f4 Nb7 23. f5 d6 24. Rf4 Rc7 25. Rdf1 a6 26. Qh5 h6 27. Rg4 Kh7
28. Bf4 Rh8 29. Bg5 Qe5 30. Bxh6 gxh6 31. Rg6 Qg7 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. f6+ Kf8
34. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. a4 b4 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Bd3 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Nc6 12. Nf3 g6 13. Qg3 h6 14. a5 Be7 15. Bd2
g5 16. Rfe1 Rg8 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qd8 19. Be4 Nf6 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne5
Bd5 22. Bxb4 Rb8 23. Bc3 h5 24. Rad1 Rb5 25. Qd3 Bb7 26. Qd4 Rd5 27. Qa7 Qc8
28. Nc4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd5 30. Rxd5 Bxd5 31. Qc7 Qd8 32. Nb6 Bc6 33. Qa7 f5 34.
Qxa6 g4 35. Nc8 Qg5 36. Ne7 Bb7 37. Qf1 Rf8 38. a6 Be4 39. b4 f4 40. Qc4 Ba8
41. Qc8+ Kf7 42. Qxd7 f3 43. Nd5+ Kg8 44. Qxe6+ Kh7 45. Qe7+ Qxe7 46. dxe7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A79"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. f3 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2
Bxc4 16. Bxc4 a6 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Kh1 f5 19. Rae1 Ne5 20. Ba2 b5 21. Bb1 Qd7 22.
Qf2 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxd5 24. f4 Nc4 25. Bc1 bxa4 26. Qg3 Re6 27. Qd3 Ncb6 28. f5
gxf5 29. Rxf5 Rae8 30. Rxd5 c4 31. Qd1 Nxd5 32. Qxd5 Qb5 33. Qd1 d5 34. Bc2
Rxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. Rf1 Qc6 37. h3 Qe6 38. Qd2 a3 39. bxa3 c3 40. Qf2 d4 41.
Qg3 Kh7 42. Qd3 Qg6 43. Qf3 Re6 44. h4 Rf6 45. h5 Qc2 46. Bf4 Qf5 47. g4 Qc2
48. Rg1 Rf8 49. Rf1 Rf7 {Time} 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne4 Bc7 21. Bd2
Rfe8 22. Nc5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Nf4 25. gxf4 Bxf4 26. h4 Bf3 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Ne4 Qg4+ 29. Ng3 g6 30. b3 Bd5 31. c4 bxc4 32. bxc4 Qf3 33. Qxf3
Bxf3 34. Nf1 Be2 35. Bd2 Bc7 36. d5 Bxc4 37. dxc6 Bd5 38. Ng3 Bxc6 39. h5 Bf3
40. hxg6+ Kxg6 41. Nf1 h5 42. Nh2 Bd5 43. f3 h4 44. Kg2 Kh5 45. Be3 Be6 46. Ng4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E57"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qd3 Be7 12. Rad1 Nc6 13. a3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. d5 Na5 16. dxe6 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qc8 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxc8+ Rxc8 20. Nd4 Ba6
21. Rfe1 Rd7 22. Nf5 Rcd8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 Kf7 26. f4 Ke6
27. Nfe3 g5 28. g3 gxf4 29. gxf4 h5 30. Kf2 Bh4+ 31. Kg2 Bb7+ 32. Kf1 Ba6+ 33.
Kg2 Bb7+ 34. Kh3 Be7 35. Kg3 a6 36. Nc3 b5 37. Kf2 Bd6 38. Ne2 Bc5 39. Nc1 Bd6
40. Nb3 Kf6 41. Kg3 Be4 42. Nd2 Bb7 43. Nc2 Bc5 44. b4 Bb6 45. Nb3 Bc7 46. Nc5
Bc8 47. Ne3 Bd6 48. Ne4+ Ke7 49. Nxd6 Kxd6 50. Kh4 Ke6 51. Kg5 Kf7 52. f5 h4
53. Kf4 Bb7 54. Ke5 Bf3 55. Nc2 Bb7 56. Nd4 Ba8 57. Ne6 Bb7 58. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Rb1
c6 9. b4 Nc7 10. c5 Kh8 11. cxd6 Bxd6 12. b5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Nxb5 14. Rxb5 a6 15.
Rb1 Rb8 16. a4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. d4 e4 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Bf4 Qe6 21. f3 Qd5
22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. h4 Be6 24. e3 Kg8 25. Kh2 Ra8 26. Rb2 Ra2 27. Rxa2 Qxa2 28.
Qb1 Nd2 29. Qxa2 Nxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Bxa2 31. Bxb5 Rb8 32. Bc4+ Bxc4 33. Nxc4 Bxf4
34. gxf4 Rb3 35. Kg2 Rc3 36. Nd6 Rxe3 37. Nxf5 Rd3 38. Kf2 g6 39. Ne7+ Kf7 40.
Nc6 Ke6 41. Ne5 Rxd4 42. Ke3 Ra4 43. Nc6 Kf5 44. Ne7+ Kg4 45. Nd5 Kxh4 46. Kf3
g5 47. fxg5 Kxg5 48. Ne3 h5 49. Nd1 Ra3+ 50. Kg2 Kf4 51. Nf2 Ra2 52. Kg1 h4 0-1

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 8.
O-O e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Nf3 Re8 12. h3 c6 13. a4 Qb6 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Qd2 a5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. Bf1 h5 19. Qc2 Kg7 20. Rad1 Bc8
21. Nf3 Re7 22. Rd2 Rde8 23. Red1 Qc7 24. Nd4 Qe5 25. Nf3 Qc7 26. Nd4 Qb6 27.
Be2 Be5 28. Nf3 Bb8 29. c4 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Bf5 31. Qc3+ Kg8 32. Qf6 Qc7 33. Rd6
Qc8 34. Ng5 Qc7 35. e4 Bxe4 36. Nxe4 Rxe4 37. Qxg6+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Ke7 39. Qf6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Nc3 Bxf3 $6 (4... Nbd7 $5) 5. gxf3 $5
g6 $6 (5... Nbd7 6. Qc2 c6 7. e3 g6 8. Bd2 Bh6 9. f4 $14 {Liberzon,V-Gipslis,A/
Tbilisi/1967/}) 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Bh3 $1 Nfd7 (7... Qxh3 $2 8. Qxb7 $18) 8. e4 Bg7
9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 c5 (10... Nc6 11. O-O-O $14) 11. dxc5 $1 Nxc5 (11... dxc5 12.
O-O-O $14) 12. Bxc8 Nxb3 13. Bxb7 (13. axb3 Rxc8 14. Rxa7 Nc6 15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16.
Kd2 $14) 13... Bxc3+ (13... Nxa1 14. Kd2 $1 Nd7 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. Rxa1 $18) 14.
bxc3 Nxa1 15. Kd2 $1 Nd7 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Rxa1 Nc5 (17... Rb8 18. Bxa7 Rb2+
19. Kd3 $18) (17... Nf6 18. f3 $18) 18. e5 $1 Ne6 19. exd6 exd6 20. Rb1 $1 Rc8
21. Bxa7 Rxc4 22. Rb4 $1 Rc6 (22... Rxb4 $2 23. cxb4 Nxf4 24. Bb8 $18) 23. a4
Ra6 24. Bb6 (24. Be3 $2 Nc5 $1) 24... Nxf4 25. a5 $1 (25. Rxf4 $2 Rxb6 26. a5
Rb2+ 27. Kd3 Ra2 $13) 25... Nd5 (25... g5 {Hecht} 26. Rd4 d5 27. c4 dxc4 28.
Rd8+ Kg7 29. Kc3 Ne6 30. Rc8 $18 {Kc4-b5}) 26. Kd3 $1 Kf8 27. Kc4 Nxb4 (27...
Ne7 28. Kb5 $18) 28. cxb4 Ke7 29. Kb5 Ra8 30. a6 Kd7 31. a7 (31. a7 Re8 32. Ka6
Kc6 33. b5+ Kd5 34. Ba5 $18 (34. Bc7 $18 {Hecht})) 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 $5 (11. Be3) 11... Qb8 (11... Bc5 $5 12.
Be2 Qh4 (12... Nf6 $2 13. e5 Ng8 14. Ne4 $16) 13. g3 Qh3 14. Bf1 Qg4 15. Bg2
$14) 12. g3 f5 (12... Bc5 13. Be2 Nf6 14. f3 $5 O-O 15. O-O-O $14) 13. Bg2 {N}
(13. Bd3 Bd6 14. O-O-O (14. f4 $1 {>=} Nf6 (14... e5 $6 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. Rf1
f4 17. Be2 fxg3 18. Bxh5+ g6 19. Bg4 gxh2 20. O-O-O $18) 15. O-O-O {/\e5} Ng4 (
15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 O-O 19. Bc3 Rd8 20. f5 $16) 16.
Rhe1 Nf2 17. exf5 Nxd1 18. Kxd1 $16) 14... f4 $1 15. Rhe1 Be5 16. Nd5 O-O 17.
Bb4 Rf7 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc6 dxc6 20. Bf1 {Polugaevsky-Arnason/Reykjavik/1987}
) 13... Bd6 14. f4 $1 Nf6 15. O-O-O O-O (15... Qb7 $5 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Bh1 fxe4
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 (18... Be7 19. Bc3 $14) 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21. Rxe4 Rfd8
22. Bc3 Bc5 23. b4 Bf8 24. Red4 d6 25. Kb2 $14) 16. Be3 (16. Rhe1 $5 Rc8 (16...
e5 17. Rf1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 19. Rxf4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22.
Bxe4 $14) 17. Bh1 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 (20. Qxe4 $2 b5)
20... b5 $132) 16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc7 20. Rd2 Rfd8
21. Rhd1 Bf8 $10 22. Kb1 (22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxa8 Qd3 $10) 22...
Rac8 23. f5 $5 exf5 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Qxf5 Qxc4 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Bxa3 $1
28. Bd4 (28. Rd4 Qg8 29. bxa3 Qb3+ 30. Ka1 Qxa3+ 31. Kb1 Qb3+ $10) 28... Bf8
29. Rxa7 Re8 30. Bc3 b5 31. Qf7 Qxf7 32. Rxf7 b4 33. Bd2 Kg8 34. Rb7 (34. Rb7
Re2 35. Bxb4 Bxb4 36. Rxb4 Rxh2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bb4+ 14. Kf1
Be6 15. Qd3 Be7 16. h4 Bf6 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Ke2 Ra5
21. Rhd1 Rfa8 22. a4 b5 23. Rd4 bxa4 24. Raxa4 Rxa4 25. bxa4 Kf8 26. Rb4 Ra7
27. Kd3 Ke7 28. Kd4 Bd7 29. Bd1 Kd6 30. Bb3 f6 31. Kc3 Kc5 32. e4 b5 33. axb5
dxe4 34. b6 Rb7 35. Rxe4 Bc6 36. Rg4 Kxb6 37. Bc2 h6 38. Rb4+ Ka7 39. Rxb7+
Kxb7 40. g3 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be3 Ng4
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. h3 Na6 13. a3 Bd7 14. Rb1 Nc5 15. b4 axb4
16. axb4 Na4 17. Nxa4 (17. Qc2 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 g5 19. Bg3 h4 20. Bh2 f5 21. c5 g4
$13 {Bareev,E-Kasparov,G/Tilburg/1991/}) 17... Bxa4 18. Qc1 g5 $5 (18... Qe8
19. f3 Bd7 20. c5 f5 21. O-O Nf7 22. exf5 gxf5 23. f4 exf4 $13 {Kumaran-Shirov,
A/Oakham/1992/}) 19. Bg3 h4 20. Bh2 Bd7 21. f3 f5 22. Bg1 g4 23. fxg4 $2 (23.
Be3) 23... fxg4 24. Be3 Qf6 25. c5 Qg6 26. Rg1 Nf7 27. cxd6 cxd6 28. Qc7 Bc8
29. Qc3 Bd7 30. Qc7 Rfd8 (30... Bc8) 31. Qxb7 $2 (31. g3 $5 $13) 31... Bh6 $1
32. Bxh6 (32. Bb6 Bxd2+ 33. Kxd2 Qxe4 34. Bxd8 Ra2+ $19) 32... Qxh6 33. Rf1 Qe3
34. Qc7 Rac8 35. Qb7 Rc2 36. Rd1 Ng5 37. Qa6 Qg3+ (37... Qg3+ 38. Rf2 Rxd2 $1
39. Rxd2 Nxe4 40. Bxg4 Bxg4 41. hxg4 Nxd2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. c3 Qf6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 Ne7 9. Nbd2 g5 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc4 g4 14. Bg5 Qe6
15. Nfd2 h5 16. Qb3 Bc5 17. Na5 Qxb3 18. Ndxb3 Bb6 19. Rad1 f6 20. Be3 O-O-O
21. Nc4 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Be6 23. Nca5 Bxb3 24. axb3 Ne7 25. b4 f5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. exf5 Nxf5 28. e4 Ne7 29. Nc4 Ng6 30. Rf1 h4 31. g3 h3 32. Kf2 Nf8 33. Ke2
Nd7 34. Rf7 c5 35. Ne3 cxb4 36. cxb4 Nb6 37. Nf5 Na4 38. Ne7+ Kb7 39. Nd5 Rc8
40. Rg7 Nb6 41. Ne3 Rd8 42. Rxg4 Na4 43. Nd5 Nb6 44. Rh4 Nxd5 45. exd5 Rxd5 46.
Rxh3 Rd4 47. Rh4 e4 48. Ke3 Rxb4 49. Rxe4 Rxb2 50. h4 Rh2 51. Kf4 Kb6 52. Kg5
Rh3 53. g4 Kb5 54. h5 c5 55. Re1 c4 56. Kh6 c3 57. g5 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 c4 11. Bc2 e5 12. O-O Qc7 $5 13. Ne2 Rb8 14. Ng3 h6 (14...
g6 15. Be3 h6 16. Qd2 $14) 15. Bd2 (15. Be3 Bc5 $13) 15... g6 (15... Bc5 16.
Nf5 $36) 16. Rc1 Bd6 (16... a5 17. a4 b4 18. Bd3 Ba6 19. b3 $16) 17. h3 (17.
Bb1 $5) 17... Kf8 18. Bb1 (18. Qe1 b4 $140 19. Bd3) 18... a5 (18... Kg7 19. b3
Nb6 20. Ba5 $16) 19. b3 Ba6 20. Qe1 (20. bxc4 b4 (20... bxc4 21. Qa4 Bb4 22.
Bxb4+ Rxb4 23. Qc6 $16) 21. Be3 Nc5 22. Nd2 $14) 20... a4 (20... Ba3 21. Bxa5
Qd6 22. Bd2 $5 Bxc1 23. Bb4 Nc5 24. Qxc1 $44) 21. bxc4 bxc4 (21... b4 22. Be3
$14) 22. Ba5 Qa7 23. Bc3 Kg7 24. Qd2 $6 (24. Bc2 $5) 24... Rhe8 25. Kh1 Nc5 26.
Nh4 Kh7 27. Qe3 (27. f4 Rxb1 $1 28. Rxb1 Nfxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 $17) 27... Qb6 28.
Qf3 Qd8 29. Bc2 Kg8 30. Rb1 Rxb1 (30... Nh7 31. Rxb8 Bxb8 32. Qg4 Bc8 33. Ngf5
Nf6 34. Nxh6+ Kg7 35. Nxf7 Bxg4 36. Nxd8 Be2 37. Re1 Bd3 38. Ne6+ $13) 31. Rxb1
Nh7 (31... Nxd5 32. Ngf5 $1 gxf5 33. Nxf5 Nxc3 $2 34. Qg3+ Qg5 35. Nxh6+ $18)
32. Qg4 Bc8 33. Ngf5 (33. Nhf5 Kf8 $1 $17) 33... Nf6 (33... Kf8 34. Nxg6+ fxg6
35. Qxg6 Bxf5 36. exf5 $40) (33... Ng5 34. Nxh6+ Kg7 35. N6f5+ gxf5 36. exf5
$44) 34. Nxh6+ Kh7 35. Qg5 (35. Nxf7 $2 Nxg4 36. Nxd8 Nxf2+ 37. Kg1 Nfxe4 $17)
35... Ncxe4 36. Bxe4 Nxe4 37. Qxd8 Rxd8 38. Nxf7 Nxc3 39. Rc1 $1 Rd7 (39... Nb5
40. Nxd8 c3 41. Ne6 Ba3 42. Rc2 Bb2 43. Nf3 Na3 44. Ne1 $16) 40. Nxd6 Rxd6 41.
Rxc3 Ba6 42. Nf3 Rxd5 43. Ng5+ Kh6 44. Ne4 Rd3 $1 45. f3 (45. a3 Bb7 $1 46.
Rxc4 (46. Rxd3 cxd3 47. Nd2 e4) 46... Rxa3 47. Nc5 Rxh3+ 48. Kg1 Bd5 $10) 45...
a3 46. Rc2 Bb5 47. Kh2 (47. Nf2 Kg5 $1 48. Nxd3 cxd3 49. Rc5 $6 Bc4 $3 50.
Rxe5+ Kh6 51. Re1 Bxa2 52. Ra1 Bb3 53. Rxa3 d2 54. Ra1 d1=Q+ 55. Rxd1 Bxd1 $10)
47... Rd4 48. Rc3 Rd3 49. h4 (49. Rc1 Rd4 50. Nc3 Ba6 51. Nb1 Rd3 52. Rc3 $14)
49... Rxc3 50. Nxc3 Bc6 51. Kg3 Kh5 52. Kh3 Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Qd3 Ng6 13. Bd2 b6 14. h4 Bb7
15. h5 Ngf4 16. Qb1 Qc7 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Nxh5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Ne5 g6 21.
Nb5 Qd8 22. Bb4 Kg7 23. Bxf8+ Qxf8 24. Qc1 Rc8 25. Qd2 Qd8 26. Rac1 a6 27. Rxc8
Bxc8 28. Nc3 Bg5 29. Qd3 Nf4 30. Qf3 Be6 31. Ne2 Nh5 32. Qd3 Qc8 33. Qc3 Qd8
34. Qc6 Bh6 35. Qc3 Qg5 36. g3 Qf5 37. Qd3 Qh3 38. Qf3 f6 39. Nd3 Bf5 40. Nef4
Nxf4 41. Nxf4 Bxf4 42. Qxf4 g5 43. Re7+ Kg6 44. Qb8 Bc8 45. Rc7 Be6 46. Qe8+
Kf5 47. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 Qxb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 g6 8. a4 $6 (
8. Be2 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O {/\Nd2-c4+/=}) 8... Bg7 9. a5 Qb4 $1 10. Ra4 Qb7
11. Bc4 (11. Be2 Bd7 12. Ra3 Qb4 13. f3 O-O 14. Bd2 Qb7 15. Bc4 Ne8 16. Nge2
Nc7 17. O-O Bb5 18. b3 Nd7 19. f4 Rfe8 20. Ng3 Rad8 21. Qf3 e6 22. h3 exd5 23.
exd5 f5 24. Qd3 Re7 $15 {Savchenko,S-Lazarev,V/Alushta/1993/}) 11... Bd7 (11...
O-O 12. Nge2 Ne8 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Ra3 Nc7 15. Rb3 Bb5 $5 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. Nxb5
Nxb5 18. Qxb5 Qc7 (18... Qxb5 19. Rxb5 Na6 $10) 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. O-O c4 21. Rb4
Rfc8 22. Rc1 Ne5 $44 {Kantsler,B-Nesterov,J/Bishkek zt/1993/}) 12. Ra3 Qb4 $1 (
12... O-O 13. Nge2 Qb4 14. Qd3 Bb5 $1 15. Bxb5 axb5 16. Qxb5 Nxe4 17. Qd3 Rxa5
18. Rxa5 Nxc3 19. Ra8 Nxd5+ 20. Qd2 Nc6 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $15 {Ellers,H-Kumaran,D/
Duisburg WchJM-U18/1992/}) (12... Bb5 13. Qb3 Nbd7 14. Bxb5 axb5 15. Qxb5 Qxb5
16. Nxb5 O-O 17. Ne2 $6 (17. Nc3 Ne5 $44) 17... Nxe4 18. a6 Rfb8 19. Ra5 Ne5
20. O-O Nc4 21. Ra4 Rxb5 22. Rxc4 Nf6 23. Nc3 Rb6 24. Re1 Kf8 $17 {Rapoport,
I-Kantorik,M/Bratislava op/1992/}) 13. Qd3 (13. Qe2 O-O 14. Nf3 Bb5 15. Nd2
Nbd7 $13) 13... Bb5 $1 14. Bxb5+ axb5 15. Qxb5+ $8 (15. Nge2 c4 {/\Ra5-/+})
15... Nbd7 (15... Qxb5 16. Nxb5 Na6 17. f3 Rb8 $44) 16. Ra4 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 O-O
18. Ne2 (18. Nc3 Rfb8 19. f3 $5 (19. Nge2 Rb4 $36) 19... Rb4 20. Ra2 Ne8 $44)
18... Nb6 19. Ra2 Nc4 (19... Nxe4 20. Nc7 Ra7 21. Nb5 $10) 20. f3 Rfb8 21. Nec3
Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Nxa5 $15 23. Kd1 $1 {/\Kc2><b2} Nb3 24. Kc2 Nxc1 (24... Nd4+ $6
25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Ne2 Nd7 27. Rd1 $14) 25. Rxc1 Ra8 $8 26. Re1 Nd7 27. f4 Bf6
28. g3 h6 (28... g5 29. e5 dxe5 30. f5 $44) (28... Kf8 $15) 29. Na3 Bxc3 30.
Kxc3 Nb6 31. Kc2 $1 (31. Nc4 Nxc4 32. Kxc4 Rb8 33. Kc3 Rb4 $36 {/\Kf8,f5,ה})
31... Ra4 32. Nb5 Rb4 33. Nc3 (33. Na7 $5 $132) 33... Na4 34. Nd1 $1 $8 Kg7 35.
b3 Nb6 36. Nc3 $10 c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. d5 Na5 13. Bd3 c6 14. h3 Bh5
15. Bg5 cxd5 16. Re5 d4 17. Bxf6 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bxf6 19. Rd5 dxc3 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8
21. bxc3 Rac8 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qxf6 Rxd3 24. Re1 Nc6 25. h4 h5 26. g4 Rd5 27. c4
Rc5 28. Re4 hxg4 29. Rxg4 Ne5 30. Rg3 Nd7 31. Qe7 R8c7 32. h5 Nf8 33. Qe2 Rxc4
34. Qb2 Rh4 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Rf3 Rhh7 37. Qd4 Rhf7 38. Rh3 Rh7 39. Rg3 b6 40.
Qd8 Rhg7 41. Kg2 Rc5 42. Rh3 Rf5 43. Rh6 Rd7 44. Qe8 Rf6 45. Qe5 Rdf7 46. f4
Kg7 47. Rh3 Kg8 48. Kg3 Ne6 49. Qb8+ Nf8 50. Rh1 Rf5 51. Kg4 Kg7 52. Rh3 Nh7
53. Kg3 Ra5 54. Rh2 Ra3+ 55. Kg4 Nf6+ 56. Kh4 Ra4 57. Rc2 Nd7 58. Qd6 Raxf4+
59. Kg3 Rf3+ 60. Kg2 Nc5 61. Qd4+ R3f6 62. Rf2 g5 63. Re2 Nd7 64. a4 Nf8 65.
Re5 Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 Qc7 11. O-O Bb7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 $1 (13. Qe2 c4 14. Bc2
) 13... c4 14. Ng5 Nc5 15. e5 Qc6 $5 (15... Qxe5 16. Re1 Qd6 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18.
Be3 O-O 19. Rad1 {Karpov,An-Kramnik,V/Linares/1994/}) 16. f3 (16. Nf3 Nd5 $13)
16... Nfd7 (16... Nd5 $2 17. Nxd5 O-O-O (17... Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxh7 $16)
18. Nb4 $1 Qb6 19. Qe2 Nd3+ (19... Nb3+ 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Rae1 $1 Rd2 22. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 23. Qe3 Qxb4 24. Bxb3 cxb3 25. a3 $18) 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Kh1
Qxb4 23. Nf7 $16) 17. Nxh7 (17. Bxh7 Nxe5 $13) 17... Nxe5 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 19. Qd4
$5 (19. Qe2 Ned3 $13) 19... Ncd3 20. Bxd3 (20. Ne4 $6 Rd8 21. Qe3 (21. Qa7 $2
Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rxf3 23. Rxf3 Qxe4 24. Bd1 Qg4+ $19) 21... Ng4 $1 22. Qg5 (22.
Qa7 $2 Rf7 $1 $19) (22. fxg4 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Qxe4 $15) 22... Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Bxe4
24. Qxg4 Bf5 $15) 20... Nxd3 21. Ne4 e5 $6 (21... Rd8 22. Qxg7 (22. Qa7 Qd7 $5)
(22. Qe3 Qd5 $15) 22... Qb6+ 23. Nf2 (23. Kh1 $2 Bxe4 24. Bh6 Rf5 $1 25. fxe4
Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Rd1+) 23... Nxf2 24. Qg6+ Rf7 25. Qg8+ Rf8 26.
Qg6+ {0,5/Illescas Cordoba,M-Shirov,A/Madrid (08)/1994/}) 22. Qe3 $1 (22. Qd6
$2 Rd8 $15) 22... O-O-O 23. b3 $1 c3 24. Ba3 $1 b4 25. Rfd1 $1 Qb5 $1 (25...
bxa3 26. Rxd3 $16) 26. Nxc3 $1 (26. Bxb4 $6 Qxb4 $1 (26... Nxb4 27. Nd6+ Rxd6
28. Rxd6) 27. Rxd3 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Qd4+ $1 30. Kh1 Qxe4 31. fxe4 c2
32. Rc1 $1 Rf2 33. h4 Kd7 34. Kh2 Kc6 35. Kg3 Rd2 36. Kf3 Kc5 37. Ke3 $1 Rxg2
38. Kd3 Rg3+ $15) 26... Rxf3 $8 (26... bxc3 27. Bxf8 c2 28. Rd2 c1=Q+ 29. Rxc1+
Nxc1 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. Qxc1 $18) 27. gxf3 bxc3 28. Rac1 $1 Nxc1 29. Qxc3+ (29.
Rxc1 Rd3 30. Rxc3+ Rxc3 31. Qxc3+ Kd7 $10) 29... Qc6 30. Qxc6+ (30. Rxc1 Rd1+
31. Kf2 Rxc1 32. Qxc1 Qxc1 33. Bxc1 Kd7 $10) 30... Bxc6 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 (31...
Kxd8 32. Bxc1 Bxf3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 8.
dxc5 bxc5 9. e3 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Rb8 {N} 13. Bg3 Qb6 $1 (
13... Rb6 $6 14. O-O Nh5 15. b4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qf6 17. b5 $14 {->Sokolov,
I-Salov/Madrid(4)/1994}) 14. O-O Nh5 (14... Qxb2 $6 15. Qxb2 Rxb2 16. Bxd6 Re8
(16... Rd8 17. Bc7) 17. Rfb1 Rd2 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ (18... Rb2 $6 19. Rab1 Ra2 20.
Rb3 $16 {/\Nc3}) 19. Rxd1 Ba6 20. Nc3 $14 {^^}) 15. Rab1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 (16.
Nxg3 a5 17. b3 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Nf6 $10) 16... Ne5 (16... a5 $5 17. Qc2 Ne5 18. Nc3
Ba6 19. b3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 d5 $10) 17. Bc2 (17. b4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 cxb4 19. axb4
Ba6 $10) 17... Ba6 18. b3 Qc7 $10 19. Rfe1 (19. f4 Ng4 20. Qd3 Nf6 21. g4 d5
22. Ng3 dxc4 23. bxc4 Rfd8 24. Qe2 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Rb8 $10) 19... Bb7 (19... d5
20. cxd5 exd5 21. b4 $14) 20. Rbd1 Rfd8 21. Nf4 Qe7 22. Nd3 Ng4 23. f3 Nf6 24.
Nf2 d5 $1 25. cxd5 exd5 26. b4 (26. e4 dxe4 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29.
Bxe4 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Qxb3 32. Qxc5 $10) 26... cxb4 (26... c4 $6 27.
e4 dxe4 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 $14) 27. Qxb4 $2 (27. axb4 {>=}
Rdc8 28. Qd2 Qc7 (28... Rc4 29. Nd3 Qc7 30. Bb3 Qxg3 $2 31. Bxc4 dxc4 32. Qf2
$16) 29. Bf5 Re8 30. g4 Bc8 31. Bd3 Qb6 32. Rb1 Bd7 $10) 27... Qc7 $17 28. Qa4
Qxg3 29. Qxa7 d4 $1 30. e4 Qc7 $1 (30... Nh5 $5 31. Bd3 Bc8 $17 {/\Nf4}) 31.
Qa4 (31. Bd3 $4 Ra8 32. Rc1 Qxc1 $19) 31... Ra8 32. Qb3 Nh5 33. Bd3 Nf4 34. Bf1
Ba6 $1 35. e5 Bxf1 36. Kxf1 Qe7 $1 $19 37. Re4 (37. a4 $2 Qh4 38. Re4 Qh2 $19)
37... Rxa3 (37... Qg5 38. g4 $17) 38. Qb2 Ne6 39. f4 Qa7 (39... g6 $5 40. g4
Rf3 $19) 40. f5 Ra2 41. Qc1 Ng5 42. Ree1 Qa6+ 43. Kg1 d3 $2 (43... Rc8 $1 44.
Qf4 Rcc2 45. Rf1 d3 $1 46. Rxd3 Qxd3 $3 47. Nxd3 Rxg2+ 48. Kh1 Nh3 49. Nb4 Rae2
$19) 44. Qe3 d2 45. Re2 Ra3 $2 (45... Qc4 46. e6 fxe6 47. fxe6 Re8 48. e7 Qb4
49. Rdxd2 Rxd2 50. Qxd2 Qxd2 51. Rxd2 Rxe7 $15) 46. Rdxd2 $10 Rxd2 47. Qxd2 Qb6
48. Kh2 Qb3 49. Qf4 Ra4 50. Qg3 Qc4 51. Re1 Qf4 52. e6 Qxg3+ 53. Kxg3 fxe6 54.
fxe6 Kf8 55. Nh3 Ra3+ 56. Kg4 Nxh3 57. e7+ Ke8 58. gxh3 Ra7 59. h4 Rxe7 60.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 61. Kf5 (61. Kf5 Kf7 62. h5 Ke7 63. Ke5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ribli} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O
Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 (9. Re1 $5 Bxc3 (9... Ne7 $5 10. Qd3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 d5 $10
) 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Bd3 Nf6 $2 (11... d5 $142) 12. Nf5 $1 O-O 13. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7
14. Bh6+ $3 Kxh6 15. Qd2+ Kh5 16. Re3 $18 {Hennings-Csulits/Colditz/1967}) 9...
Be7 (9... Ne7 10. c4 Nxe4 11. c5 (11. Qc2 Nf6 12. c5 Ned5 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 b5
15. Nc3 $1 $14)) (9... O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rfxc8 13. Bxa6
Rf8 $5 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. f4 (15. Kh1 Be5 $1 16. c3 Rxb2 17. Qc1 Ng4 $1 18. f4
Nxe3 19. Qxb2 Bxf4 20. Rf3 Ng4 21. Rh3 $2 (21. g3 $142 {Luther-Horvath,J/Ribli/
Paulsen 2./}) 21... Qa7 22. Rf1 Be3 $17 {Tolnai-Horvath,T /Budapest/1981}) (15.
h3 Be5 16. c3 (16. b3 $5 d5 (16... Bxa1 17. Qxa1 $13) 17. exd5 Nxd5 $1 18. Bc5
Rfd8 19. Rc1 Nc3 20. Qf3 Nxa2 21. Rce1 g6 $13 {Muller,K-Horvath,T/Hamburg/1990}
) 16... Rxb2 17. Qc1 Qb8 $1 $13 {Stoica-Franzoni/Luzern/1985}) 15... e5 16. f5
Rxb2 17. g4 Qa5 $5 (17... h6 {Marjanovic-Kirov/Nizza/1985} 18. h4 $5 $40) 18.
g5 (18. Kh1 Bc5 19. Bc1 Rxa2 $15 {Hartmann-Bischoff/Bamberg-Bayern Munchen/1986
}) 18... Bc5 19. gxf6 Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 gxf6 21. Rg1+ $1 Kh8 (21... Bxg1 $4 22.
Qg4+ $18) 22. Qg4 Bg5 $8 23. h4 Bh6 24. Rg2 Qc5 $1 {Ribli} (24... Rbb8 $2 25.
Qh5 $18 Be3 26. Rag1 $1 d5 (26... Bxg1 27. Qh6) 27. Rg7 h6 28. R7g3 Bf4 29. Rg5
$1 Kh7 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Qg4 {Luther-Horvath,Gy/Halle/1981}) 25. Rag1 Rbb8 $10)
10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bc1 Bc5 15. c4 Ne7 16.
b3 Qc7 17. Bb2 Ng6 $5 (17... d6 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. g3 $14 {Gufeld-Vasjukov/
Vilnius/1975}) 18. Qd3 (18. Kh1 {Ribli} O-O 19. f4 d6 20. Bd3 Rfd8 $13 {
Wolter,K-Franzoni,G/Biel op/1990/EXP19/}) 18... O-O (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Qg3 Bd6
$2 20. c5 $18) 19. Qe4 $14 d6 (19... f5 $6 {Ribli} 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Rad1 $14 {
Psakhis,L-Zapata,A/Moscow GMA-op/1989/INF47,234/}) (19... a5 {Ribli} 20. g3 a4
21. Bd1 a3 22. Bc3 Bb4 $13 {Varavin,V-Rublevsky,S/Smolensk/1991/CBM24/}) 20.
exd6 Bxd6 21. g3 (21. h4 $5) 21... Rfd8 22. Rad1 (22. Rfd1 {Ribli} Bc5 23.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Qb6 26. Qe2 Bd4 $10) 22... Qa5 23. Qxc6 Qxa2
24. Rxd6 Qxb2 25. Rfd1 Rf8 (25... Rxd6 26. Qxd6 Qxb3 27. Qxa6 Qc2 28. Qd6 Rc8
29. Rd2 $14) (25... Rdc8 {Ribli} 26. Qe4 Qxb3 27. Rxa6 $10) 26. Qe4 Qxb3 27.
Rxa6 Qc3 28. h4 Rb2 29. Rad6 Qc2 30. Qxc2 Rxc2 31. Kf1 (31. Bd3 $5 {Ribli} Rc3
32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. Rc6 $14) 31... Ne5 32. R1d4 h5 $1 33. Ke1 (33. Bxh5 {Ribli}
Rxc4 $10) 33... g6 34. Kd1 Ra2 35. c5 Kg7 36. f4 Ng4 (36... Rb8 $2 {Ribli} 37.
Rb6 Rxb6 38. cxb6 Ng4 39. Rb4 $16) 37. Bxg4 hxg4 38. c6 Rb8 39. Rd2 Ra1+ 40.
Kc2 (40. Ke2 $2 {Ribli} Rc1) 40... Ra2+ 41. Kc3 Ra3+ 42. Kc4 Ra4+ 43. Kc5 Ra5+
44. Kd4 Ra4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8.
O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. c4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bc2 Qb6 13. Nf3 Rd8 14. Qe2
Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Bd7 16. Bb2 Bc6 17. Qe2 Qc5 18. a4 Qg5 19. Bc3 h5 20. Ne4 Nxe4
21. Bxe4 h4 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. Qf3 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 b6 25. h3 Bc5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. b4 Be7 28. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 c4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Be2 Be7 12. g4 b5 13. Nc5 a5 14. a3 O-O 15. O-O
axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nxc5 18. dxc5 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. g5 Bd8 21. Qc1
Qb8 22. Qd2 Bc7 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Bb7 25. Qd2 d4 $5 26. cxd4 Qa8 27. Bg4
Bd5 28. Qe1 Qa2 29. Rf2 Qb3 30. Bd2 c3 $5 31. Bxc3 Rxf4 32. Rxf4 Bxf4 33. Bd2
Bc7 34. Qe3 Qb1+ 35. Be1 Qg6 36. Be2 Qf5 37. Bd3 Bf4 38. Qe2 Qh3 39. Bd2 Bxh2+
40. Qxh2 Qxd3 41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qf4+ Kg6 43. Kf2 Qh3 44. Qg3 Qf5+ 45. Qf4 Qd3
46. Qe3 Qb1 47. Kg3 Qf1 48. Qf2 Qh1 49. Kf4 Be4 50. Kg3 Bf5 51. Qg2 Qa1 52. Qf2
Qd1 53. Qe3 Qg4+ 54. Kf2 Qh4+ 55. Kf3 Qh3+ 56. Kf2 Qh2+ 57. Kf3 Kh5 58. Qf4 Qg1
59. Ke2 Kg6 60. Qf2 Qh1 61. Qg3 Bh3 62. Qd3+ Kh5 63. Qg3 Qf1+ 64. Ke3 Kg6 65.
Qf2 Qd1 66. Kf4 Bf5 67. Qg2 Qa1 68. Ke5 Qb2 69. Qf2 Qb3 70. Qg2 Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 Qc7 8. Re1 e5
9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. a4 b6 13. Bc4 Nf8 14. Ng5 Rd7 15. a5
Rb8 16. axb6 axb6 17. Bb5 Rd8 18. Nc4 Nh5 19. Be3 h6 20. Nf3 Ne6 21. Red1 Bb7
22. Rd2 Nd4 $1 23. cxd4 exd4 24. Rad1 dxe3 25. Nxe3 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rd8 27. Nd5
Bxd5 28. exd5 Nf6 29. Qc4 Qe7 30. Bc6 Qe4 31. Qb3 Bf8 32. Rd1 Bd6 33. Re1 Qf4
34. g3 Qf5 35. Kg2 g5 36. Re3 Rb8 37. Nd2 b5 38. Rf3 Qe5 39. Bxb5 Ne4 40. Nxe4
Qxe4 41. Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Ne5 Bd7 $5
$146 (7... e6) (7... Qb6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qd2 Bf5 10. f3 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Shirov,
A/Manila ol/1992}) 8. e3 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qf3 Re8 12. g4 h6 13.
Rad1 Rc8 14. Bb1 b5 15. g5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 b4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Ne2
Qd6 20. Ng3 Kf8 $1 21. Bd3 a5 22. Rc1 Ne7 23. Nh5 Bg5 24. Qg3 (24. Qg4 Bh6)
24... Qxg3+ 25. hxg3 $10 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Nxc8 28. Kf1 Nb6 29. b3 a4
30. bxa4 Nxa4 31. Bc2 Nc3 32. Bb3 Be7 33. Nf4 Bd6 34. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bf5 (6... c5 7. dxc5
Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 N6d7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Bxe6 Na6 11. Be3 $14) 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nge2 Nc6
9. a3 Be7 10. O-O Qd7 11. Ba2 (11. Be3 Rd8 (11... Na5 12. Ba2 Nac4 13. Qc1 O-O
14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Nce4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Nd5 17. Qd2 b6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8
20. Qe2 c6 21. Bc4 a5 22. Bd3 Qa7 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 c5 25. Rdc1 $15 {
Casafus,R-Tempone,M/Buenos Aires op (05)/1990/0.5 (51)}) (11... O-O 12. Ba2
Rfd8 13. h3 h6 14. Qc1 Bf8 15. Rd1 $2 Na5 $2 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxb6 $1 cxb6 18.
Nxd5 Qc8 19. Nd4 Nc6 20. Qf4 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Bg6 22. Rad1 Kh8 23. b4 Qc6 24. Qd2
Rac8 25. Nf4 $16 {Epishin,V-Harlov,A/Moscow op/1992/1-0 (49)}) 12. Ba2 O-O (
12... f6 13. f4 h5 14. b4 h4 15. h3 Rh6 16. Kh2 Kf7 17. Qe1 Rg6 18. Qxh4 Rh6
19. Qg3 Rdh8 20. Rf3 Ke8 21. Qf2 Nd5 22. Rd1 Bg4 23. f5 Nxe3 24. fxe6 Bxe6 25.
Bxe6 $16 {Hort,V-Marjanovic,S/BL 8889/1988/1-0 (41)}) 13. b4 (13. f4 Na5 14.
Ng3 Nac4 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Bf2 Nxb2 17. Qc2 N2c4 18. d5 Nxa3 19. Qd3 Bb4 {
Wegner,H-Schlosser,P/FRG-ch/1989/0.5 (20)}) 13... a6 $6 14. Qc1 $1 Rfe8 15. Rd1
Bf8 16. Ng3 Ne7 17. Bg5 Bg6 18. Nge4 Qc8 19. Nc5 h6 20. Bh4 Bh7 21. f3 Kh8 22.
Qb2 $1 g5 23. Bf2 Nbd5 24. N5e4 Bg7 25. Rac1 $14 {Romanishin,O-Hort,V/Biel/
1988/1-0 (46)}) 11... O-O-O 12. Be3 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Qe1 $5 Nxd4 (14...
Rhe8 15. Rd1 Nd5 $13) (14... e5 15. d5 Nd4 16. Rc1 $14) 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4
Qxd4 17. Bxe6+ Bxe6 18. Qxe6+ Qd7 (18... Kb8 19. Rad1 Qf6 $13) 19. Qb3 a6 (
19... Rhe8 20. Rac1 Kb8 $13) 20. Rac1 Rhe8 21. Qc2 Qd3 $6 (21... g6 $13) 22.
Nd5 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxb6+ cxb6 24. Rxc2+ Kb8 25. f4 $16 b5 (25... Rd3 $142) 26. Rc3
$1 Rd4 27. Rh3 h6 28. b4 (28. Rg3 Re7 29. f5 b4 $132) 28... Rf8 29. f5 Rd6 30.
Re3 Rf7 (30... Rd5 31. Re7 Rdxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Rxg7 $16) 31. g4 Ka7 (31...
Rd4 32. h3 h5 33. g5 $16) (31... Kc7 32. Kg2 Kd7 33. Kg3 Re7 34. Rfe1 Rxe3+ 35.
Rxe3 $18) 32. Kg2 a5 33. Kg3 axb4 34. axb4 Rc7 35. Re6 $1 Rd3+ (35... Rxe6 36.
fxe6 Re7 37. Re1 Kb6 38. Kf4 $18) 36. Rf3 Rd4 (36... Rxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Rc4 38. Re7
$18) 37. Ra3+ Kb8 38. Re8+ Rc8 39. Ra8+ Kxa8 40. Rxc8+ Ka7 41. Rc7 $1 Rxb4 42.
Rxg7 Rb1 43. Re7 (43. Rh7 $2 b4 44. Rxh6 b3 $19) 43... b4 44. Re3 $1 b3 45. Kh4
Rh1 46. Rxb3 Rxh2+ 47. Rh3 Rf2 48. Kh5 Rf4 49. Rg3 b5 50. Kxh6 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 Be6 9. Ne2 Bc4 10. Bb3 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Qb6 14. Kh1 e6
15. Qc2 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Be3 Qc6 18. e5 a6 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Ng3 f6 21. Ne4
Qc6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rad1 Be7 24. Qe2 Rf7 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. fxg5 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1
Re8 28. Qe5 Qb5 29. Qf6 Qd7 30. Qe5 Rd8 31. Qf6 Qe8 32. h3 Rd7 33. Re1 Re7 34.
Qe5 Qd7 35. c4 Re8 36. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m4"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 {Mit ihrem letzten Zug
haben sich beide Kontrahenten für eines der schärfsten Eröffnungssysteme
unserer Zeit entschieden.} 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5
Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17.
a3 Ne5 $6 {Die alte Hauptvariante war 17...Sb8 und die neue 17...exd5. Der
Textzug wird seit dieser Partie kaum noch gespielt.} 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Qd4 Nc6
20. dxc6 $1 Rxd4 21. cxb7+ Kc7 22. Be3 e5 23. Nc3 $1 {Dieser Zug ist genau wie
das vorangegangene Damenopfer bekannte Theorie.} bxc3 24. bxc3 Bc5 $1 {Erst
hier wird Neuland betreten, aber analysiert wurde dieses Abspiel bereits
vorher. Schwächer} (24... Rd6 $2 25. Rab1 $1 a6 26. Rxb5 axb5 27. Ra1 $1 $18 {
Salow-Illescas (Madrid 1993)}) 25. cxd4 $1 Bxd4 26. Rfb1 Qc5 27. Ra6 Rb8 $2 {
Soweit hatte es wohl auch Kramnik analysiert; vom nächsten Zug wird er aber
total überrascht.} (27... Bxe3 $6 28. Rc6+ Qxc6 29. Bxc6 {bietet nicht viel
mehr Remischancen.}) ({Die beste Verteidigung bestand in} 27... c3 28. Rc6+
Qxc6 29. Bxc6 c2 30. Rc1 Kxc6 31. Rxc2+ Kxb7 {Ob Weiß dieses Endspiel gewinnt,
müsste analysiert werden.}) 28. Bc1 $3 {Ein echter Hammer. Der Läufer kommt
über a3 ins Spiel. 28...Lxf2+ gibt die Deckung des Be5 auf, was sich wie folgt
rächt:} c3 (28... Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 c3 30. Ba3 Qc4 31. Bd6+ Kd7 32. Bxb8 Qxa6 33.
Bxe5 $18) 29. Ba3 Qc4 30. Bd6+ Kd7 31. Bc6+ $1 Ke6 32. Bb5 Bxf2+ (32... Qd5 33.
Bxb8+ $18) 33. Kxf2 Qd4+ 34. Kf1 Qe4 35. Re1 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 Qxh2+ 37. Kf3 Rxb7
38. Bxe5+ Rb6 39. Bc4+ Kd7 (39... Kf5 40. g4+ Kg6 41. Bxh2 $18) 40. Rxa7+ Kc8
41. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m4"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 (5... d5 $5) 6.
O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 (7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Bf4 $1 (9. dxc5 $6 dxc5 10. Bf4 Qa5
11. Qc2 h6 $13 {Van der Sterren,P-Lobron,E/Wijk m/1993/CBM34/}) 9... Nh5 10.
Be3 (10. Bg5 $5) 10... Qe7 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Nb3 $16 {
Mikhalchishin,A-Lerner,K/USSR/1982/}) 8. Nxd4 {-> A33} Qe7 (8... d5 9. cxd5
exd5 10. Bg5 $14 {Kasparov,G-Arlandi,E/Cannes sim/1988/CBM08/}) 9. Nc2 Bxc3 10.
bxc3 Rd8 11. Ba3 d6 12. Rb1 (12. Qd2 $1 Qc7 13. Rfd1 d5 14. Ne3 dxc4 15. Bd6
Qb6 16. Rab1 Qa6 17. Qb2 $44 {Ribli,Z-Ernst,Th/Subotica izt/1987/CBM03/}) 12...
Qc7 13. Nd4 $6 (13. Ne3 $5 Na5 $6 14. Qa4 Bd7 $2 15. Bxd6 $1 Qxd6 16. Qxa5 $16)
13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 (14. Qxd4 $5 e5 15. Qd3 $13 (15. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Be6 16. Rxb7
Qxc4 17. Qxc4 (17. Rb4 Qxd3 18. exd3 Rac8 19. c4 d5 $10) 17... Bxc4 18. Rc7 $10
)) 14... Qxc4 15. Qd2 (15. e4 $5 {Ftacnik} Qxa2 (15... Qa6 16. Qb3 e5 $5 (16...
Bd7 17. e5 $1) 17. f4 Re8 (17... exd4 18. e5 Be6 19. Qb2 dxe5 20. Bxb7 Qa5 21.
Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Qb8+ Qd8 23. Qxe5 $16) 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Be6 20. Qxb7 Qxa3
21. exf6 Bxa2 $17) 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 (16... Nxe4 17. Be5 Nd6 18. Qg4 Ne8 19. Be4 $5
f6 $140 20. Qh5 fxe5 21. Bxh7+ Kf8 22. dxe5 $40) 17. e5 Rd7 18. exf6 gxf6 19.
Qg4+ Kf8 20. Rfd1 $36) 15... Qa6 $1 (15... d5 $2 16. Rfc1 Qa6 17. Be7 Re8 18.
Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh6 $36) 16. Rb3 Rb8 17. e4 Bd7 18. Re1 (18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Bc6
20. Qg5 h6 $17) 18... Ba4 19. Rf3 Rbc8 20. Bf1 (20. Rxf6 $6 {Ftacnik} gxf6 21.
Qh6 Qa5 $19) 20... Bb5 21. Bh3 (21. Bxb5 {Ftacnik} Qxb5 22. Rb3 Qc6 $17) 21...
Qa4 22. d5 Rc2 $1 (22... Nxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 23. Qf4 Nf6 24. dxe6 Qxf4 25. exf7+
Kxf7 26. Be6+ Kf8 27. Rxf4 $44) 23. Qe3 exd5 24. e5 (24. exd5 Re8 $19) (24.
Rxf6 {Ftacnik} gxf6 25. Bf5 Re2 $5 (25... Bd7 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. exd5 $17) 26.
Rxe2 Bxe2 27. Qxe2 Qxa3 $19) 24... d4 (24... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26.
Be7 (26. Bf5 Re2 $1 27. Rxe2 Bxe2 28. Qxe2 Qxa3 $19) 26... Re8 27. Bf5 (27.
Bxf6 Qe4 $1) (27. Qh6 Qd4) 27... Re2 28. Rxe2 Bxe2 29. Qxe2 Rxe7 30. Qh5 Rc7 (
30... Kf8 31. Qh6+ Ke8 32. Qxf6) 31. Qh6 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qc1 33. Bxh7+ Kh8 34. f4
$10) 25. Qg5 Re2 $1 (25... h6 $1 {Ftacnik} 26. Qh4 (26. Qf5 Re2 27. Qb1 Bc6 $19
) (26. Qf4 Re2 $19) 26... Re2 27. Rb1 Re4 28. Rf4 Rxe5 29. Rxf6 gxf6 $17) 26.
exf6 (26. Rxe2 Qd1+ 27. Bf1 Bxe2 $19) (26. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Rxe5 $17) 26... Rxe1+
27. Bf1 (27. Kg2 $2 {Ftacnik} Bf1+ 28. Kg1 Bxh3#) 27... Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Rg1+ $1
29. Kh3 (29. Kxg1 {Ftacnik} Qd1+) 29... Bd7+ (29... Bf1+ $5 {Ftacnik} 30. Kh4 (
30. Kg4 Qd7+ $1 (30... d3+ 31. Rf4 Qd7+ $19) 31. Kf4 g6 $19) 30... d3+ 31. Rf4
Qxf4+ 32. Qxf4 Rg2 33. fxg7 (33. g4 h6 34. fxg7 d2 $1 (34... Rxh2+ $2 35. Qxh2
d2 36. Qf4 d1=Q 37. Qxh6 f6 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qxd8 Kxg7 40. Bxd6 $40) 35. Qxd2
Rxh2+ 36. Kg3 Rh3+ 37. Kf4 Rxa3 (37... Bg2 38. g5 hxg5+ 39. Kxg5 Rxa3 $19) 38.
Qc1 Ra4+ 39. Kf3 Bd3 40. Qxh6 Bh7 $19) 33... Rxh2+ 34. Kg5 h6+ 35. Kf6 (35. Kg4
Be2+ 36. f3 d2 $19) 35... Re8 $19) 30. Kh4 g6 (30... d3+ {Ftacnik} 31. Rf4
Qxf4+ 32. Qxf4 Rh1 33. g4 h6 34. fxg7 Bc6 35. f3 $13) 31. Qh6 (31. Rf4 {Ftacnik
} Rh1 $19) 31... d3+ $1 32. Rf4 Qxf4+ 33. Qxf4 (33. gxf4 Rg4+ 34. Kh3 Rg5+ 35.
Kh4 Rh5+ $19) 33... Rh1 34. g4 h6 $1 35. Kh3 (35. Qd4 {Ftacnik} g5+ 36. Kg3
Rg1+ 37. Kf3 Re8 $19) 35... g5 36. Qd4 d2 $1 (36... Rg1 {Ftacnik} 37. f3 d2 $1
38. Qxg1 Ba4 $19) 37. Qxd2 Rg1 38. f3 Bb5 0-1

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m4"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Qd8 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Qc2 (11. Qe2 f5 12. b4 (12. Qc2 a6 13. cxd5 cxd5
14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Rfc1 Qd6 16. Bf1 {Ionov,S-Dreev,A/URS-ch58 (04)/1991/}) 12...
Nf6 13. Ne5 {Sher,M-Kishnev,S/Dortmund op-A (08)/1992/}) 11... a6 12. b4 f5 13.
Na4 (13. c5 Bf6 14. a4 g5 15. b5 a5 16. Ne2 Bg7 17. Rab1 Qe7 18. Nd2 f4 19.
exf4 gxf4 20. Rfe1 e5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nd4 Qf6 24. N2f3 Nxf3+
25. Nxf3 $14 {Kramnik,V-Illescas Cordoba,M (4)/Alcobendas m/1993/1-0 (39)})
13... Bd6 14. Nc5 Qf6 15. Rac1 (15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 g5 $132) 15... g5 16.
Qc3 $1 {xe5} g4 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Ne5 Be8 (18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qg5 20. f4 $14)
19. f4 gxf3 $8 (19... h5 20. c5 Bc7 21. a4 $14) 20. Rxf3 Kh8 21. Rh3 Rg8 22.
Rf1 Rg5 23. e4 (23. Nf3 Rh5 24. Rxh5 Bxh5 $132) 23... dxe4 (23... Qg7 $5 24.
exf5 Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 exf5 26. Bxf5 Rg5 $13) 24. Bxe4 Bh5 (24... Qg7 25. Bf3 Bxe5
26. dxe5 Rd8 27. Rh4 $14) 25. Bf3 Bxf3 26. Rfxf3 (26. Nxf3 Rg4) (26. Rxh6+ $2
Qxh6 27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Nxh6 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Be4 $19) 26... Kh7 27. Rf2 (27. Rfg3
Rag8 $15) 27... Bxe5 (27... Rag8 28. Re3) 28. dxe5 Qg7 29. Rd3 Rg8 30. Rdd2 Rg4
31. Rfe2 (31. c5 Re4 32. Rfe2 Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Rd8 $15) 31... Kh8 32. c5 Qg5 33.
Qb3 Qh4 34. Qe3 (34. Qxe6 $4 Rxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Qe1#) 34... R8g7 (34... Re4 35. Qd3
Rxe2 36. Qxe2 $10) 35. Qf3 Kh7 36. Qe3 Qh5 37. Qf3 Qg5 (37... Rxg2+ 38. Qxg2 f4
39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rg2+ Kf8 41. Rd8+ Ke7 42. Rgg8 Qxe5 43. Rde8+ $10) 38. Qd3
Qf4 (38... h5 $5) 39. Rd1 Rh4 40. g3 Rhg4 41. Kh1 Qg5 (41... Rxg3 42. hxg3 Rxg3
43. Qd7+ Rg7 44. Qd3 (44. Qxe6 $4 Qf3+ 45. Kh2 Qh5#) 44... Rg3 $10) 42. Qe3 Qh5
(42... f4 43. gxf4 Rxf4 44. Qd3+ $15) 43. Qf3 Qg5 44. Re3 h5 $1 (44... f4 45.
Re4 fxg3 46. Rxg4 Qxg4 47. Qxg4 Rxg4 48. Rd7+ Kg6 49. hxg3 Rxg3 50. a4 $10) 45.
Red3 h4 $40 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m4"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 d6 (5... Be7 6. d4 (6. Qc2 O-O 7.
Nd5 d6 8. Bd3 g6 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. Be4 Bg7 11. d3 Ne7 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Rb1 b5
14. b3 Be6 15. Bf3 a6 16. Bb2 Qd7 17. O-O Rbc8 18. Rbc1 f5 19. Be2 d5 20. cxd5
Bxd5 21. e4 Bb7 22. b4 cxb4 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. axb4 Nc6 25. exf5 {Ogaard,
L-Fossan,E/NOR-ch (1)/1993/0.5 (49)}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 exd4 8. Nxd4 d5 (8...
O-O 9. Nc2 b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b4 Bb7 12. Be2 d6 13. O-O Ne5 14. Ne3 Rc8 15. Rc1
Re8 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Bg3 Re6 19. Qd4 Nc6 {Benjamin,Joe-Kramnik,V/
Groningen PCA (02)/1993/0.5 (19)}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12.
Bb5+ Bd7 13. Qxd5 Rb8 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Bf4 Rbc8 17. Rd1+ Ke6
18. O-O Bf6 19. g4 Be5 20. Bxe5 Kxe5 21. Rfe1+ Kf6 22. Rd6+ Kg5 23. Re5+ Kh4
24. Rd7 Rc4 25. Rxf7 {Blees,A-Lau,R/Wijk Sonnevanck (06)/1992/0.5 (36)}) 6. Be2
(6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bg4 $10) 6... g6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bg7 9. Bf4 (9. dxc5
dxc5 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. Nb5 Ne6 (11... O-O 12. Nc7 Rb8 13. Bf4 $36) 12. Nd6+
Ke7 13. Nxc8+ Raxc8 $10) 9... O-O 10. O-O (10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Bd6 Re8 12. Bxc5
Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nd7 (13... Ng4 14. Nb5 $1) 14. Be3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Nde5 $132)
10... Bf5 11. d5 (11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Bd6 Bc2 13. Qxc2 Qxd6 $10) 11... Ne7 12.
Nd2 (12. Qd2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 $10) 12... h6 13. h4 (13. g4 Bc8 14. h4 (14. f3
g5 15. Bg3 Ng6 $132) 14... a6 15. f3 b5 $1) 13... Bc8 14. g3 (14. Nb5 Ne8 15.
Ne4 Nf5) 14... Nf5 {xd4} 15. Nb3 a6 16. a4 Re8 17. Bf3 (17. Bd3 Nh7 18. Qc2 Bd7
$13) 17... Nd7 18. Qd2 Ne5 (18... Qb6 $1 $15) 19. Bxe5 (19. Be2 Nd4 20. Nxd4
cxd4 21. Bxe5 (21. Nd1 d3 $19) 21... dxe5 22. Nd1 e4 $17) 19... Bxe5 20. Bg2
Bd7 (20... Qb6 $5 21. Ra3 Bd7 22. a5 Qb4 23. Qd3 b5 24. axb6 Qxb6 $15) 21. Rae1
Qb6 (21... Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxa4 $17) 22. Nc1 Bg7 (22... Qb4 23. Nd3 Bxc3 24. bxc3
Qxc4 $17) 23. b3 Nd4 (23... Qb4 24. Ne4 Qxd2 25. Nxd2 b5 26. axb5 axb5 $17) 24.
Re3 Bf5 $6 (24... Nxb3 25. Nxb3 (25. Qb2 Qb4 $17 (25... Rxe3 26. fxe3 Bxc3 27.
Qxc3 Nxc1 28. Qxc1 Bxa4 $17)) 25... Qxb3 26. Ne4 Qxa4 27. Nxd6 $132) (24...
Rxe3 25. fxe3 Nxb3 $17) 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. a5 $1 (26. Bxe4 $2 Rxe4 $1 27. Rxe4
Nf3+ $19) 26... Qc7 (26... Qb4 27. Qxb4 cxb4 28. Rxe4 $15 (28. Bxe4 Re7 $2 29.
Bxg6 $1 Rxe3 30. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 31. fxe3+ $16)) 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Re8 29.
Bg2 b6 $1 30. axb6 Qxb6 31. Re1 $1 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Nxb3 33. Qe8+ Bf8 34. Qc6 $1
Qb4 (34... Qxc6 $2 35. dxc6 Nxc1 36. c7 $18) 35. Nxb3 Qxb3 36. Qxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m4"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 (8... Nd7 9. Nf3 c5 10. Bc3 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 Qc6 13. Re1 Ng6
14. Ng5 e5 15. Qc2 Re8 16. f4 Nxf4 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. g3 Ne6 19. Be4 Qb6 20.
Nxe6+ Qxe6 21. Bd5 Qh6 22. Qf2 f6 23. Rad1 Rb8 24. b4 b6 25. Bc6 {Belozerov,
A-Ivanov,Se/St.Petersburg op (5)/1994/0-1 (53)}) (8... Na6 9. Bc3 Ne7 10. Nf3
O-O 11. O-O f6 12. b4 Qf4 13. a3 Ng6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Bd2 Qg4 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Qc2
Rd8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6 Qf5 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Be3 Nc7 22. Red1 b6 23. Rd2
Ne6 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 {Malaniuk,V-Matlak,M/Wisla BES (06)/1992/0.5 (25)})
9. Bc3 (9. Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Bf3 (10. Qd4) (10. Qd6) 10... Qg5) 9... f6 (9... Ne7
10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O f6 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Re1 Nbc6 14. Nd2 Rd8 15. Ne4 f5 16. g3
Qc7 17. Ng5 e5 18. Qh5 h6 19. Qf7+ Kh8 20. Nf3 Nd5 21. Ng5 Nde7 22. h4 hxg5 23.
hxg5 Be6 24. Qxe6 Nd4 25. Bxd4 $18 {Sokolov,I-San Segundo,P/Madrid (06)/1994/
1-0 (34)}) 10. Nf3 Qf4 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nd2 Nge7 13. Bh5+ (13. Bd3 $5 O-O 14.
Re1) 13... Ng6 (13... g6 $5 14. g3 Qc7 (14... Qf5 15. Bg4 $16) 15. Ne4 (15.
Bxf6 O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 $10) 15... O-O 16. Be2 e5 17. Nxc5 b6 $13 (17... Bh3 18.
Bg4 $5 Bxf1 19. Ne6 Qb6 20. Qxf1 Rfc8 21. c5 Qa6 22. Be2 Qa4 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. b3
Qa3 25. f4 $40)) 14. g3 (14. Qc2 Qh6 $15) 14... Qc7 15. Ne4 O-O (15... b6 16.
Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nb5 $36) 16. Nxc5 Nce5 17. Ne4 (17. Bxg6 Nxg6 18. Qd4 Ne5 $15)
17... Qxc4 (17... Rd8 18. Qb3 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Nxc4 20. Rfd1 $44) (17... Nxc4 18.
Rc1 $36) 18. Nd6 Qa6 (18... Qc5 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Ne4 Qb6 21. Qc2 $13) 19. f4 Nd3
20. Rf3 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Nc5 (21... Nf2+ $2 22. Rxf2 Qxf2 23. Bd4 $18) (21... Qxd6
22. Rxd3 $44) 22. b4 Na6 23. a4 (23. a3 Rd8 24. Rd3 $44) 23... Rd8 (23... Nxb4
24. Bxb4 Qxb4 25. Rb3 Qc5 26. Bf3 Rd8 27. Rd3 $132) 24. Rd3 Nxb4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4
26. Bf3 Qa5 27. Rc1 (27. Nc4 Rxd3 28. Nxa5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Kf7 30. Rd8 Ke7 31.
Rg8 Kf7 $10) 27... Ne7 $6 28. f5 (28. Nxc8 Raxc8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxb7 Rc4 $17
) (28. Nf5 $1 Nd5 (28... Rxd3 29. Nxe7+ Kf7 30. Qxd3 Kxe7 31. Qxh7 $18) 29.
Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qxd5 Qxd5 33. Bxd5 $10) (28. Qe2 Kf8
29. Rcd1 (29. Bxb7 Rxd6 30. Bxa8 Ba6) 29... Qxa4 $1 (29... Qa6 30. Nb5 Rxd3 31.
Qxd3 $16) 30. Rd4 Qb3 $13) (28. Nc4 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Qc7 30. Rd1 Nc6 $13) (28. Qb3
$5 Qb6 (28... Nd5 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Bxd5+ Kf8 31. Bg8 $1 Rd7 32. Qe6 $1 Qd8 33.
Bxh7 Rxd6 34. Qg8+ Ke7 35. Qxg7+ Ke6 36. Bg8+ Kf5 37. Re1 $18) (28... Kf8 29.
Rcd1 $5) 29. Qa3 (29. Rxc8 Qxb3 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxb3 Rxd6 32. Rxb7 $14)
29... a5 $8 (29... Qf2 30. a5 a6 31. Ne4 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Qb2 33. Qd8+ Kf7 34.
Nd6+ Kg6 35. Qe8+ Kh6 36. Qh5#) 30. Rcd1 (30. f5 Qb4 $1 (30... Nxf5 31. Nxf5
exf5 32. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 33. Rxd8+ Qf8 34. Bd5+ $18) 31. Nxc8 Raxc8 (31... Qxa3 $4
32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Nd6+ $18) 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Qxb4 axb4 34. fxe6 $10) (30. Nc4
Rxd3 (30... Qc7 31. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 (31... Nc6 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Rd1 Qc7 34. Qb6
$1 $18) 32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Nd6+ $18) 31. Qxd3 (31. Qxe7 Qd8 32. Qxd8+ Rxd8 33.
Nb6 Rb8 34. Rc7 e5) 31... Qc7) 30... Qb4 (30... Rf8 31. Nxc8 Nxc8 32. Rb3 $1
Qf2 33. Rb2 Qa7 34. Rxb7 Qa6 35. Qxf8+ Kxf8 36. Rd8#) 31. Qa2 Ra6 32. Nxc8 Rxc8
33. Rb3 $18) 28... Kf8 (28... exf5 $2 29. Qb3+) (28... Nxf5 29. Nxf5 Rxd3 30.
Ne7+ Kf7 31. Qxd3 Kxe7 32. Qxh7 $40) 29. Bg2 (29. fxe6 Bxe6 30. Nxb7 Rxd3 31.
Qxd3 Qf5 32. Qxf5 Nxf5 $15) (29. Nxc8 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 32.
Bxb7 Qc7 33. Bxc8 Qxc8 34. fxe6 Qxe6 35. Qxh7 Qc6+ 36. Kg1 Qxa4 $17) (29. Qe2
Nxf5 30. Nxf5 exf5 31. Rc5 Qb6 32. Rb5 Qc7 33. Rc5 Qe7 $1) (29. Be4 Qe5 $1 30.
Rc7 exf5 $1 (30... Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Qxe4+ 32. Kg1 Qe3+ 33. Kf1 exf5 34. Rd8+ Kf7
35. Qh5+ Ke6 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. Qe8#)) 29... g6 (29... Nxf5 30. Nxf5 Rxd3 31.
Qxd3 exf5 32. Qd6+ Ke8 (32... Kf7 $2 33. Rc7+ Kg6 34. Qe7 $18) 33. Rxc8+ Rxc8
34. Qe6+ Kd8 35. Qd6+ $10) (29... exf5 30. Qb3) 30. fxg6 (30. fxe6 Bxe6 31.
Nxb7 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Qg5 $13) 30... hxg6 31. Qb3 $6 (31. Ne4 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Nd5 (
32... Kg7 33. Qd6 Nd5 (33... Nf5 34. Rc7+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ $18) (33... Nc6 34. Nxf6
Kxf6 35. Qf8+ Kg5 36. Rc5+ $18) 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Qf8+ Ke5 36. Qg7+ $5 Kd6 37.
Qf8+ $10) 33. Nxf6 Nxf6 34. Qd6+ (34. Qxg6 Qf5 35. Qh6+ Kf7 36. Rf1 Qg6) 34...
Kf7 (34... Kg7 $2 35. Qe7+) (34... Kg8 35. Qe7 Nh5 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Be4 Qg5 38.
Rc7+ Ng7 39. Qf7 Qh6 40. g4 $18) 35. Rc7+ Bd7 36. Rxd7+ Nxd7 37. Qxd7+ Kf6 $13)
31... Nc6 32. Nc4 (32. Nxc8 Raxc8 33. Qxe6 Qe5 $10) (32. Bxc6 bxc6 33. Nxc8
Raxc8 34. Qxe6 Qe5 35. Qxe5 fxe5 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxc6 $14) 32... Qc7 33.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 (33... Nxd8 $5) 34. Rd1 Qe7 35. Nd6 e5 36. Qe3 Kg7 $6 (36... Bg4 $1
37. Qh6+ Qg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Rb1 Na5 40. Rb5 Rd8 $1) 37. Qc5 Bd7 (37... Kh7
38. Nxb7 Bxb7 39. Qxe7+ Nxe7 40. Bxb7 Re8 41. Rd7 Kh6 $15) 38. Nxb7 (38. Bxc6
Bxc6+ 39. Kg1 Qe6 $17) 38... Qxc5 39. Nxc5 Be8 40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Nc7 Rc8 42.
Nxe8 Kxe8 43. Rd6 Nd4 44. Rxf6 Ke7 (44... Rc1+ 45. Rf1) 45. Rf1 Rc4 46. Be4 g5
47. Rf7+ $1 Kxf7 48. Bd5+ Kf6 49. Bxc4 e4 50. Kg2 e3 (50... e3 51. h4 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m4"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nc2 (6. Nb3
Ne5 7. c5 Qc6 8. f3 e6 9. Qd4 d6 10. Nc3 Ned7 11. cxd6 Bxd6 12. e4 O-O 13. Be3
Rd8 14. Qc4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Ne5 16. Be2 Bb4 17. O-O b6 18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. Rac1 Be8
20. a3 Rxd1+ $10 {1/2-1/2/Kovalev,S-Brodsky,M/Kherson/1990/}) (6. Nb5 a6 7. Be3
Qa5+ 8. N5c3 Ng4 9. Qd2 e6 10. Bg2 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Bc5 12. Qd2 b5 13. Ne4 Qxd2+
14. Nbxd2 Bd4 15. O-O-O f5 16. e3 fxe4 17. exd4 d5 $10 {Miles,A-Schmittdiel,E/
Ostend op/1993/}) 6... d6 (6... Ne5 7. b3 (7. Bg2 $5 Nxc4 8. b3 Ne5 9. Be3 $32)
(7. Ne3 {Ftacnik} Nxc4 8. Nxc4 Qc6 9. e4 Qxe4+ 10. Qe2 Qxh1 11. Nd6+ Kd8 12.
Nxf7+ $18) 7... Qc6 8. f3 e6 (8... d5 $2 9. Nb4) (8... g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O
$36) 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. Bg2 Bc5 11. Bd4 d5 12. f4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc3 O-O 15.
Nd2 Rd8 16. O-O b5 $1 17. cxb5 Qb6+ 18. e3 Qxb5 19. Rfc1 Bd7 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21.
Qxd4 a5 22. Rc5 Qb7 23. Rac1 Qb4 $132 {Kabatenski,A-Schlosser,P/Munich/1992/})
(6... e6 7. Bg2 Ne5 8. b3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. e4 Bd7 12. Kh1 Rfd8 13.
f4 Ng6 14. Bb2 Rac8 15. Qe2 a5 16. Rab1 Bf8 17. Ne3 Bc6 18. Qf2 Nd7 19. Ba1 Nc5
20. Ng4 Qc7 21. Rbd1 b6 22. h4 Qb7 23. Rfe1 Ne7 24. f5 $36 {Hauchard,A-Fayard,
A/FRA-ch/1991/}) 7. Bg2 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 $14 {()} (10. Ne3 {
Ftacnik} Be6 11. Ned5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Ne5 13. b3 Rfc8 $10 {Barcza-Dely/Hungary/
1953/}) 10... Be6 (10... Qa5 $5 11. Bd2 Qh5 12. e4 $14) 11. e4 $1 (11. Nd5 {
Ftacnik} Bxd5 (11... Nxd5 $2 12. cxd5 Bf5 13. e4 Nd4 14. Be3 $1) 12. cxd5 Ne5
13. Be3 Qa6 14. a4 Rfc8 15. Na3 $14 {Keene,R-Littlewood/England/1971/}) 11...
Bg4 12. Qe1 (12. Qd2 Ne5 $5 $132 (12... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 13. Bb2 a6 $13)) 12...
Rac8 (12... Ne5 13. Be3 $36 {/\f3}) 13. h3 Bd7 14. Be3 (14. Bg5 $5 {Ftacnik}
Qa5 15. Bxf6 (15. Nd5 $1 Qxe1 16. Rfxe1) 15... Bxf6 16. Nd5 $5 Qxe1 (16... Bxa1
$2 17. Nxe7+ Kg7 18. Qxa1+ Qe5 19. Nxc8 $16) 17. Nxf6+ Kg7 18. Nh5+ Kh6 19.
Rfxe1 Kxh5 20. Rad1 $14) 14... Qa5 15. Nd5 $5 (15. Bd2 Qh5 16. g4 $2 Bxg4 17.
hxg4 Nxg4 18. Bf4 Be5 $1 $19) (15. f4 {Ftacnik} a6 16. Rc1 b5 $132) (15. Rd1 $5
{Ftacnik} Ne8 (15... Ng4 16. b4 Bxc3 (16... Nxb4 17. Nd5 $18) (16... Qe5 17.
Bd2 Nf6 18. f4 $16) (16... Nxe3 $5 17. bxa5 Nxc2 18. Qd2 Na3 19. c5 Nd4 20. Nd5
Rxc5 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Qb4 $16) 17. Qxc3 Qe5 18. Bd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 $1 Nf6 20.
f4 $16) 16. b4 Qd8 17. c5 Ne5 18. f4 Nc4 19. e5 $1 $16) 15... Qxe1 16. Rfxe1
Ne8 (16... Nxd5 {Ftacnik} 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Bxa7 Nd3 19. Rxe7 Bxa1 20. Rxd7 Bc3
21. Rxb7 $16) (16... Nxe4 $5 {Ftacnik} 17. Bxe4 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Bxh3 19. Nd4 Kg7
20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Nf4 (21. Nb4 c5 22. Nd5 $14) 21... Bd7 $14) (16... Rfd8 {
Ftacnik} 17. Bg5 $1 Nxd5 18. exd5 Ne5 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Bxd6 Bf5 21. Nd4 $1 Nd3
22. Nxf5 Nxe1 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Bxa1 25. d6 Nxg2 26. d7 Ra8 27. Kxg2 f5
28. d8=Q+ Rxd8 29. Bxd8 $18) 17. Rad1 Nc7 (17... e6 {Ftacnik} 18. Ndb4 Nxb4 19.
Nxb4 a5 20. Nd3 $14 {xd6}) 18. f4 $36 (18. Bxa7 $2 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nxa7 $19) (18.
c5 $5 {Ftacnik} Nxd5 (18... dxc5 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Rxd7 $16) 19. exd5 Nb8 20.
c6 $1 bxc6 21. Bxa7 cxd5 22. Bxb8 Rxc2 (22... Rxb8 23. Rxe7 $16) (22... Rfe8
23. Bxd6 Rxc2 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Bxe7 d4 26. a4 $16) 23. Rxe7 $16) 18... Rfd8
19. Re2 Ne8 $6 (19... Kf8 $14 {/\} 20. c5 dxc5 21. Bxc5 b6 $132) 20. Bxa7 $1 e6
(20... Nxa7 21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Nxc8 Nxc8 23. e5 $1 $16 (23. e5 {Ftacnik} dxe5
24. fxe5 $16)) 21. Bb6 exd5 22. cxd5 (22. exd5 Nb8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 $14) (22. Bxd8
{Ftacnik} Rxd8 23. Rxd5 $13) 22... Ne7 23. Bxd8 $6 (23. Na3 $5 Ra8 (23... Nc7
24. e5 (24. Rc2 Nb5 25. Bxd8 Nxa3 $5 26. Rxc8 Nxc8 27. Rc1 $14) 24... Be8 25.
Nc4 dxe5 26. d6 $16) 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Rc2 $36 {/\Bf1,Nc4}) (23. a4 $5 {Ftacnik
} Nc7 24. e5) 23... Rxd8 24. e5 (24. a4 {Ftacnik}) 24... Kf8 $1 $13 25. Nd4 (
25. e6 fxe6 26. dxe6 Bb5 27. Ree1 d5 {/\Nd6<=>}) 25... Bc8 26. Nb5 (26. e6 {
Ftacnik} Nc7) 26... h6 $1 {/\g5<=>} 27. a4 (27. h4 $2 Bg4) (27. Rc1 $5 {Ftacnik
} dxe5 28. fxe5 Nxd5 29. Rd2 $1 (29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxd5 Rc5 31. Bc4 Rxe5 $10)
29... Be6 30. Rcd1 Bxe5 31. Bxd5 $16) (27. Rde1 {Ftacnik} g5 28. exd6 Nf5)
27... g5 28. Rde1 gxf4 29. gxf4 (29. exd6 {Ftacnik} Ng6) 29... Bd7 (29... dxe5
30. fxe5 {/\} Nxd5 $2 31. Rd2 Be6 32. Red1 $18) (29... Ng6 $6 30. e6 {/\e7,f5|^
}) 30. Na3 (30. exd6 $6 Nf5 $36) (30. Nxd6 {Ftacnik} Nxd6 31. exd6 Nf5) (30.
Nc7 {Ftacnik} dxe5 (30... Nxc7 31. exd6 Nexd5 32. dxc7 Nxc7 33. Bxb7 $36) 31.
Nxe8 Bxe8 32. fxe5 Rxd5 33. Bxd5 Nxd5 34. Rd2 Bc6 $10) 30... Bf5 31. Nc4 (31.
exd6 $2 {Ftacnik} Ng6 $17) 31... Ng6 (31... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 32. fxe5 Nxd5 33.
Rd2 $1 (33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Ne3 Be6 35. Nxd5 Bxd5 $13) 33... Be6 34. Red1 Nec7
35. Nb6) 32. e6 (32. Rf2 $5 {Ftacnik} h5) 32... fxe6 $1 (32... Bf6 $2 33. exf7
Ng7 (33... Kxf7 $2 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Nxd6+ $18) 34. Re8+ $1 Nxe8 35. fxe8=Q+
Rxe8 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Nxd6+ $18) 33. dxe6 Ne7 34. Rd1 (34. Bxb7 Rb8 35. Bg2
Rxb3 {/\Bd3}) (34. Kh2 {Ftacnik} d5 35. Ne3 Bxe6 36. Nxd5 Bxd5 (36... Nxd5 37.
Rxe6 Nxf4 38. Rf1 Rd4 39. Re4 Rxe4 40. Bxe4 Be5 41. Bxb7 Nd6 42. a5 $1 $18) 37.
Rxe7 Bxb3 $10) 34... d5 35. Ne5 (35. Nb6 Nf6 {/\Rd6,><e6}) 35... Bxe5 $1 (35...
Bxe6 36. Ng6+ (36. Rde1 Nc7) 36... Nxg6 37. Rxe6 Kf7 (37... Nxf4 $2 38. Rf1 $18
) (37... Ne7 $15 {Ftacnik}) 38. Rb6 $16) 36. Rxe5 Bc2 37. Rd4 Bxb3 38. Rb4 Bc2
39. Rxb7 Bxa4 40. Rh5 $6 (40. Ra7 $5 Bc6 41. Rh5 Rd6 42. Rxh6 (42. f5 Ng7 43.
Rxh6 Ngxf5 44. Rf6+ Kg8 $10) 42... Kg7 $1 43. Rh4 Rxe6 $10) 40... Nd6 41. Rc7
Be8 $1 (41... Ndf5 $2 42. Rxf5+ Nxf5 43. Rf7+ $16) 42. Rxh6 (42. Re5 Ndf5 43.
Bf3 Nd4 44. Bg4 Ndc6 45. Re1 Kg7 {/\Kf6=/+}) 42... Kg7 43. Rh5 $2 (43. Rh4 Ndf5
44. Rg4+ Kf6 $10 (44... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 45. Kf2 d4 $17)) 43... Bxh5 44. Rxe7+ Kf6
45. Ra7 $2 (45. Rh7 $1 Bg6 46. Rd7 Rg8 $1 47. Bxd5 $1 Be4+ 48. Kf1 Bxd5 49.
Rxd6 $10) (45. Rd7 Rg8 $1 (45... Rxd7 {Ftacnik} 46. exd7 Ke7 47. Bxd5 $10) 46.
Rxd6 Bf3 $19) 45... Ne4 $19 (45... Kxe6 $6 {Ftacnik} 46. Bxd5+ Kxd5 47. Ra5+
Ke4 48. Rxh5 $10) 46. f5 Kxf5 47. e7 Rg8 $1 48. Rd7 Ke6 (48... Bf3 $2 49. e8=Q
$1) 49. Rd8 Be8 50. Kh2 Nf6 {/\Ke7} 0-1

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Rc1 a5 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Nb5 Bg4 15.
Rc7 axb4 16. Qd2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Rxb7 Qa5 19. Nd4 Qxa2 20. Qxa2 Rxa2 21.
Rxb4 Rfa8 22. Bg4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 g5 24. h4 gxh4 25. Kh2 Ng6 26. Kh3 Rb2 27. Bf5
Ne5 28. Kxh4 h6 29. Bh3 Kg7 30. Rdd1 Raa2 31. f3 Ng6+ 32. Kg4 Kf6 33. Rb1 h5+
34. Kxh5 Ra8 35. Kg4 Rh8 36. g3 Rh2 37. Rh1 R8xh3 38. Rxh2 Rxh2 39. gxf4 Rg2+
40. Kh3 Nxf4+ 41. Kh4 Ke5 42. Rb7 Kd4 43. Rxf7 Ke3 0-1

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Qc7 9. a3 b6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Bc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 O-O
15. Rc1 h6 16. Qa4 f5 17. Bb1 e5 18. Nh4 Bxh4 19. Qxh4 Qf7 20. f3 Rac8 21. Rcd1
Qe6 22. Bd3 f4 23. Rfe1 Ne7 24. exf4 Ng6 25. Qg3 Nxf4 26. Bxe5 Nh5 27. Qh4 c4
28. Bf1 Qg6 29. Rd6 Qf7 30. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1
Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5
20. Ne4 $1 Bc7 21. Bd2 Rfe8 22. Bd1 $1 (22. Nc5 $2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24.
Bxe1 Nf4 $1 25. gxf4 Bxf4 26. h4 (26. h3 Bf3 $19) 26... Bf3 $2 (26... Qxh4 $1
27. Qe4 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ $1 29. Qg2 (29. Kg1 Bh2+ 30. Kh1 Bf3+ 31. Qxf3 Qxf3+
32. Kxh2 Qe2 $19) 29... Be2+ 30. Kg1 Bh2+ $1 31. Kh1 Bf3 32. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 33.
Kxh2 Qe2 $19) 27. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 28. Ne4 $1 $10 {Anand-Kamsky/Monaco/1994/} (28.
Ne4 {Blatny,P} Qg4+ 29. Ng3 $10 {Anand-Kamsky/Monaco 25'/1994/})) 22... Bxd1
23. Rexd1 f5 (23... Rxe4 $2 24. Qxe4 Qxd1+ (24... Rxe4 $4 {Blatny,P} 25. Ra8+
$18) 25. Kg2 $1 $18 (25. Rxd1 {Blatny,P} Rxe4 $19)) 24. Ng5 Re2 25. Nf3 $2 (25.
Qxf5 $1 Rf8 (25... Nf6 $5) 26. Qh3 Qg6 27. Qg4 Ree8 (27... Rfxf2 28. Ra8+) (
27... Rexf2 28. Qe6+ $1 (28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Nxe6 R8f5 30. Ra8+ Kf7 31. Nxc7 {
/\Ra7+-})) 28. f3 $1 {+/- Borik} (28. f3 {Blatny,P} h6 29. Nh3 $8 Qxg4 30. fxg4
Re2 31. Ra6 Rf6 32. g5 $18 {_|_})) (25. Qf3 $1 $16) (25. Qf3 {Blatny,P} Qg6 26.
Nh3 $14) 25... R8e3 $1 (25... f4 {Blatny,P} 26. Re1 $16 {/\_|_}) 26. Ra8+ (26.
Bxe3 $2 Qxf3 $19 (26... Qxf3 {Blatny,P} 27. Ra8+ Kf7 28. Ra7 Nxe3 29. Rxc7+ Ke8
$1 30. Rc8+ (30. Qxe3+ Rxe3 31. Ra1 Re7 $1) 30... Kd7 $19)) (26. fxe3 $2 {
Blatny,P} Qxf3 $19) 26... Kf7 27. Ng5+ $1 Kg6 (27... Qxg5 $2 28. Qxe2 $1 $18)
28. Bxe3 Nxe3 29. Rf1 $1 $8 (29. Re8 Ng4 $1 $19) (29. Rc8 Kxg5 30. Rxc7 Qf3) (
29. Ra6 Kxg5 30. h4+ Kh6 31. Rxc6+ (31. Qxb5 {Blatny,P} Nxd1 32. Qxc6+ Qg6 $1
33. Qc4 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Bd6 $19) 31... g6) 29... Kxg5 $1 (29... Nxf1 30. Kxf1 (30.
Nf3 $5 Nxh2 31. Nxh2 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 33. Ke1) 30... Rxb2 (30... Rxf2+ {
Blatny,P} 31. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 Bxg3 (32... Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qg2+ 34. Kd1 $18) 33.
Qf3 Kxg5 34. Qg2 {+/-/+- _|_ קc6}) 31. Nf3 $16) 30. Re8 $1 (30. h4+ Kh6 31.
fxe3 Qg4 32. e4 fxe4 $19) 30... f4 (30... Qxe8 $4 {Blatny,P} 31. Qxe2 $18) (
30... Ng4 $4 {Blatny,P} 31. h4+ $18) 31. Qe4 (31. h4+ $1 Kh6 32. Qe4 g6 (32...
Rxb2 33. Qxc6+ g6 34. Qxc7 Qf3 35. Qxf4+ Qxf4 36. gxf4 Nxf1 37. Kxf1) (32...
Qg4 {Blatny,P} 33. Qe6+) 33. fxe3 (33. Qe7 Qf3 34. Qg5+ (34. Qf8+ Kh5 35. Rxe3
Rxe3 36. Qg7 (36. Qf6 h6 37. fxe3 Qxg3+ 38. Kh1 fxe3 39. Qf3+ Kxh4 40. Qe4+ Kh5
41. Qf3+ Kh4 $10) (36. Qf7 $6 fxg3 $1 37. fxe3 $4 Qxe3+ 38. Kh1 g2+ $19) 36...
fxg3 $1 37. Qxh7+ Kg4 38. Qd7+ (38. Qxg6+ Kh3 $1) 38... Kxh4 39. Qh7+ Kg5 40.
fxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Kh1 Qe4+ 42. Kg1 Bf4 $1 (42... Bf4 $1 43. Rxf4 Qxf4 44. Qe7+ Kg4
45. Qe6+ Qf5 46. Qe2+ Qf3 $19 {_|_})) 34... Kg7 35. Re7+ (35. Qe7+ $10 {
Blatny,P}) 35... Kg8 36. Re8+ $10 (36. Re8+ {Blatny,P} Kg7 37. Qe7+ $10)) 33...
Rxe3 34. Qxc6 Rxg3+ 35. Kf2 Rd3 $1 $40) 31... fxg3 (31... g6) (31... Nxf1 $2 {
Blatny,P} 32. h4+ $1 (32. Qxe2 $4 Qxh2+ 33. Kxf1 Qh1#) 32... Kh6 33. Qxe2 $18)
(31... Qxh2+ {Blatny,P} 32. Kxh2 Nxf1+ 33. Kg2 Rxe4 34. Rxe4 Nd2 35. Re6 $16 {
_|_}) 32. h4+ $1 (32. hxg3 {Blatny,P} Bxg3 $1 $19) 32... Qxh4 33. Qxh4+ Kxh4
34. Re4+ $1 (34. Rxe3 $4 gxf2+) (34. fxe3 Kh3 (34... Kh3 $1 {Blatny,P} 35. Re7
$1 (35. Rf7 g2 36. Rf3+ Bg3 $19) (35. Rf3 $2 Re1+ 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 g2+
$19) 35... Rg2+ (35... g2 36. Rf3+ Bg3 37. Rxg3+ Kxg3 38. Rxg7+ $10) 36. Kh1
Rxb2 37. Rxc7 (37. Kg1 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Rc2 39. Kg1 g2 $1 40. Rxc7 (40. Rf3+ Bg3
41. Rxg3+ Kxg3 42. Rxg7+ Kf3 43. Rf7+ Kxe3 44. Rxh7 Rxc3 $19) 40... gxf1=Q+ 41.
Kxf1 Rxc3 $19 {_|_}) (37. Rxg7 g2+ 38. Rxg2 Rxg2 39. Rf7 Rh2+ $1 40. Kg1 Bg3 $1
41. Rxh7+ Kg4 42. Rxh2 Bxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Kf3 $19) 37... g2+ 38. Kg1 gxf1=Q+ 39.
Kxf1 Kg3 40. Rxg7+ Kf3 $17)) 34... Kh3 35. Rxe3 Rxb2 36. Re7 $1 Bf4 (36... g2
$2 {Blatny,P} 37. Re3+) 37. fxg3 (37. Rxg7 $2 gxf2+ (37... h5 $1 {Blatny,P})
38. Rxf2 (38. Kh1 {Hecht} h5 39. Rg6 (39. Re7 Rc2 40. Re4 Kg3 41. Re6 Rxc3 $19)
39... Re2 40. Rg2 Bg3 $19) 38... Rb1+ 39. Rf1 Be3+) 37... Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Rh2+ 39.
Kg1 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rh2+ 41. Kg1 Bg5 (41... Bxg3 {Blatny,P} 42. Rxg7 h5 43. Rg6
$10) 42. Re5 Rg2+ 43. Kh1 (43. Kh1 {Blatny,P} Rxg3 $2 44. Rg1 Rxg1+ 45. Kxg1
Bd2 46. Rc5 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd2 e5 10. Ne4 b6 $5 11. Qf3 Bb7 12. Ng3 $6 (12. Nxf6+
Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. f4 $1 (14. d5 $2 Na5 $15 {>< c4}) (14. Be4 {Ftacnik} Na5
{xc4}) 14... Na5 15. e4 Ba6 16. Rf3 $44) 12... Kh8 $1 (12... Na5 13. e4 $1) (
12... Qd7 13. d5 Na5 14. e4 Ba6 15. Qe2 Qa4 $140 16. Bg5) 13. d5 $6 (13. Qd1
$13 {Ftacnik Anand}) 13... e4 $1 14. Bxe4 (14. Nxe4 Ne5 15. Qe2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4
f5 $1 17. Bd3 Ba6 $44 (17... Qh4 {Ftacnik} 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Rae8 20. Bd2
Re4 {/\ Ba6})) 14... Ne5 15. Qf4 (15. Qe2 $2 Ba6 16. Bd3 (16. Rd1 {Ftacnik}
Bxc4 17. Qc2 $15) 16... Nxd5 $1) 15... Ba6 (15... g5 $6 16. Qxg5 Rg8 17. Qh6
Rxg3 18. fxg3 $1 Nxe4 19. Rf4 Nxc3 $140 20. Bb2 $1 $16) 16. Rd1 $2 (16. Bf3
Bxc4 17. Rd1 $15) 16... g5 $1 17. Qxg5 $8 (17. Qf5 Bc8 18. Qxg5 Rg8) 17... Rg8
18. Qh6 (18. Qf4 {Ftacnik} Rg4 19. Qh6 Nxe4 20. f3 Rg6 $19) 18... Rxg3 19. hxg3
Nxe4 20. f3 Nxg3 (20... Nxc3 {Ftacnik} 21. Re1 Bxc4 22. Bb2 Na4 23. Bxe5+ dxe5
24. e4 $17) 21. e4 Qf8 $2 (21... Ne2+ $1 22. Kf2 Nxc1 23. Raxc1 (23. Rh1 $2
Ncd3+ 24. Ke3 Qg8 $19) 23... Qe7 $17) 22. Qxf8+ $2 (22. Qf6+ $1 Qg7 $8 (22...
Kg8 23. Bh6 Nh5 24. Bxf8 Nxf6 25. Bxd6) 23. Qxg7+ (23. Qxd6 $2 {Ftacnik} Nxf3+
24. gxf3 Nxe4+ $19) 23... Kxg7 24. Kf2 Nh5 25. Rh1 $13) 22... Rxf8 23. Kf2 Rg8
24. Bf4 Nh5 25. Bxe5+ dxe5 26. Rh1 Nf6 27. a4 Bxc4 28. g4 Rg6 29. a5 b5 30. Rh4
Kg7 31. Ke3 a6 32. Rg1 h6 33. Rh2 Ne8 34. Rh5 f6 35. f4 (35. Rh2 {Ftacnik} Nd6
$19) 35... exf4+ 36. Kxf4 Nd6 37. e5 fxe5+ 38. Rxe5 Rf6+ $19 39. Ke3 Nf7 40.
Rf5 Kg6 41. Ke4 $1 Rd6 $2 (41... Nd6+ 42. Ke5 Nxf5 43. gxf5+ Kf7 44. d6) (41...
Ng5+ $1 42. Kf4 (42. Ke5 Nf3+) (42. Ke3 {Ftacnik} Rxf5 43. gxf5+ Kxf5 44. Rh1
Nf7 $19) 42... Bxd5 (42... Nh3+ 43. Ke5) 43. Rd1 Bc4 $1 {>< a6} 44. Rxf6+ Kxf6
45. Rd6+ Ne6+ 46. Ke4 b4 $19) 42. Rd1 Be2 43. Rd2 (43. Rg1 {Ftacnik} Ng5+ 44.
Ke5 Rd8 45. Rc1 Re8+ 46. Kd6 Bxg4 $17) 43... Bc4 (43... Bxg4 {Ftacnik} 44. Rf4
h5 45. Rdf2 Ng5+ 46. Ke5 Rd8 47. d6 $132) 44. Kf4 Kg7 45. Rd1 Bb3 $2 (45... Rf6
$1 46. Rd2 Nd6 $17 {><e2}) 46. Rd2 Rf6 47. Rd3 $1 (47. d6 {Ftacnik} Be6 48.
Rxf6 Kxf6 $17) 47... Nd6 $4 (47... Rd6 $17) (47... Rd6 {Ftacnik} 48. Rd2 Bc4
49. Rd1 Rd7 50. Rd2 b4 51. cxb4 cxb4 52. Rd4 Nd6 53. Re5 b3 $19) 48. Rxf6 Kxf6
49. Re3 $1 $10 Bxd5 50. Re5 Bb7 (50... Bg2 {Ftacnik} 51. Rxc5 Nc4 52. Rh5 (52.
Rc7 Nxa5 53. Ra7 Bb7 $19) (52. Rf5+ Kg7 53. g5 Bb7 54. gxh6+ Kxh6 55. Rf6+ Kg7
56. Re6 Nxa5 $19) 52... Kg6 53. Rh2 Bd5 54. Ra2 $17) 51. Rxc5 Nc4 52. Rc7 Nxa5
53. Rh7 Kg6 54. Rd7 Bc8 55. Rd8 Be6 56. Rd6 Kf6 57. Rxa6 Nc4 58. Rc6 Ne5 59.
Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13.
Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Re8 (15... Bg4 {Ftacnik}) 16. Bxd5 (16. a4 $2 {
Blatny,P} Nxe3 17. Rxe3 (17. Qf3 Bg4 $1 18. Bxf7+ (18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Rxe3 Rxe3
20. fxe3 Rf8 $19) 18... Kh8 19. Qxc6 (19. Qh1 Re7 $19) 19... Rec8 $19) 17...
Rxe3 18. fxe3 Bxg3 19. Bxf7+ $8 Kf8 20. Qd2 Bxh2+ 21. Qxh2 Qxe3+ 22. Kg2 Qe2+
23. Kg3 Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Kxf7 $19 {_|_}) (16. Qf3 {Blatny,P} Bg4 17. Qg2 Qh5 18.
Nd2 Bh3 19. Bd1 Qf5 20. Qf3 Qd3 21. Nb3 (21. Re2 Qg6 $13) 21... Re6 $44) 16...
cxd5 17. Qf3 (17. Qd3 $6 {Blatny,P} Ra7 18. Nd2 Rae7 19. a4 f5 $40) 17... Ra7
18. Nd2 (18. Qxd5 $4 {Blatny,P} Bb7 $19) 18... Rae7 19. a4 (19. Qg2 $2 {
Blatny,P} Qh5 20. a4 b4 21. c4 dxc4 22. Nxc4 Bb7 $17 {Tseshkovsky,V-Kuzmin,G/
USSR ch/1975/}) 19... bxa4 (19... b4 {Blatny,P} 20. c4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 Bb7 22. d5
Bc7 23. Red1 $16) 20. Rxa4 h5 21. Ra5 Bb7 (21... h4 $2 {Blatny,P} 22. Rxd5 hxg3
(22... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. Rxf5 hxg3 25. hxg3 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Rxe3 27.
Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Kf2 $18) 23. hxg3 Bb7 24. Rh5 (24. Qf5 Qh8 $5) (24. Qh5 Qd7 25.
Rg5 f6 26. Rg6 Qc6 $132) 24... Qxg3+ (24... Qc8 25. d5) 25. fxg3 Bxf3 26. Nxf3
Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Kf2 $18 {_|_}) 22. Raa1 (22. Nf1 $1 $14) 22... Bc8 $1
$146 (22... h4 23. Qh5 (23. Qh5 {Blatny,P} Bc8 24. Nf3 hxg3 25. Qxh3 Bxh3 26.
hxg3 Bxg3 27. Rxa6 $14 (27. fxg3 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Kf2 Re6 30. Ra5 {
Tseshkovsky,V-Ivanov,I/USSR/1976/} Rf6 $1 31. Ke3 Re6+ 32. Kd2 (32. Kf2 $10)
32... Bg2 $13))) 23. Ra5 $1 Bb7 24. Nf1 $1 $14 h4 (24... Re6 $5 {Blatny,P}) (
24... f5 $142 {Blatny,P} 25. Raa1 $140 f4 $1 26. Bd2 Rf8 $1 27. Rxe7 fxg3 28.
Qe3 $1 $8 Bxe7 29. Qxg3 Qd7 $44) 25. Raa1 Re4 26. Bd2 hxg3 27. hxg3 f5 (27...
R8e6 $142 {Blatny,P /\Rf6<=>}) (27... R8e6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 28. Qg2 $1 (28. Re3 $2
f4 $1 $17) (28. Qh1 Qxh1+ 29. Kxh1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 a5 $44 {>< Kh1})
28... Qh5 29. f3 $1 (29. Rxe4 $2 dxe4 $5 (29... Rxe4) 30. Be3 Qe2 31. Nd2 f4 $1
32. gxf4 Bxf4 33. Bxf4 e3 $44) 29... Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 Qe8 (31... f4
$142 {Blatny,P} 32. g4 (32. gxf4 Bxf4 $14 {P<,עg1;^^}) 32... Qg6 33. Qe2 $16)
32. Bd2 a5 33. Ne3 g6 $2 (33... Qe6 $14) (33... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 34. Qh3 g6 $16)
34. Qf2 a4 35. Ng2 a3 36. bxa3 Bxa3 37. Bf4 $16 {/\ Be5, Nf4 >< Kg8} Bc6 38.
Be5 Bf8 39. Nf4 g5 (39... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 40. Qh2 Bg7 41. Qb2 Bc6 42. Bxg7 Kxg7
43. Kf2 $16) 40. Ng2 $1 {>< Pf5} Qe6 41. Ne3 Kf7 42. Qc2 Bd7 (42... Kg6 43. g4
$1 $18) 43. Qh2 (43. Qb3 {Blatny,P} Bc6 44. Qb1 Bd7 45. Qb7 $18) 43... Qg6 (
43... Kg6 44. Qa2 (44. Qh8 {Blatny,P} Qf7 45. Nxd5 (45. Kf2 $16 {Ftacnik})
45... Bc6 (45... Qxd5 46. Qf6+ Kh5 47. Qxf8 Qxf3 48. Qf7+ Kg4 49. Qxd7 Qd1+ $10
) 46. g4 $18) (44. g4 fxg4 45. fxg4 Bh6 46. Nf5 Kh7 47. Kf2 Qb6 48. Kg3 $16)
44... Bc6 45. Qc2 $1 $18) 44. Qa2 Qe6 (44... Be6 {Blatny,P} 45. Nxd5 f4 46.
Qa7+ Kg8 47. Nf6+ $18) 45. Qxd5 Qxd5 46. Nxd5 Bc6 47. c4 Ke6 (47... Bxd5 48.
cxd5 g4 (48... Ke8 {Ftacnik} 49. Kf2 Kd7 50. Ke3 Bb4 51. g4 fxg4 52. fxg4 Be7
53. Ke4 $18) 49. fxg4 fxg4 50. Kf2 Kg6 51. Ke3 Kf5 52. d6 $18) 48. Nc7+ Kd7 49.
Kf2 Ba3 (49... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 50. Bxd6 Kxd6 51. Na6 $18) 50. Ke2 Bb2 51. Nb5 g4
(51... Bxb5 {Ftacnik} 52. cxb5 Ba3 53. Kd3 $18) 52. fxg4 fxg4 53. Kd3 Ba1 54.
Kc2 Be4+ 55. Kb3 Bd3 56. Nc3 (56. Na3 Be2 $1 57. Nc2 $2 Bd1) 56... Ke6 (56...
Bxc3 {Ftacnik} 57. Kxc3 Bf1 58. d5 Be2 59. Kd4 Bf1 60. c5 $18) 57. Nd5 Kf5 58.
Nb4 Be2 59. c5 Bd1+ 60. Kc4 Ke6 $18 (60... Be2+ 61. Kd5 Bf3+ (61... Bc3 {
Ftacnik} 62. Nc2 $18) 62. Kd6 Ke4 63. c6 Bxd4 64. Bxd4 Kxd4 65. c7 Bb7 66. Nc6+
Ke4 67. Kd7 Kf3 68. Na5 Ba6 69. Nb3 $1 $18) (60... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 61. c6 Bf3 62.
Bf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. O-O-O c6 $5 $146 (11... c5 {
Dautov}) (11... Qc8 {Dautov /\Rd8}) (11... Qc8 {Ftacnik} 12. h4 Rd8 13. d5 $1 (
13. Rh3 h6 (13... Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Rg3 Qc4 16. Kb1 Bf8 17. h5 f6 $2 18. e5
$1 f5 19. Ng5 Qd5 20. Re3 Be7 21. Nh3 Nf8 22. g4 $1 $16 {Anastasian,
A-Stefansson,H/Luzern WchT/1993/1-0 (53)}) 14. d5 Nf6 15. Ng5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Ng4
17. f4 Bc5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ e5 20. Be2 Bd6 21. f5 Rg8 22. Bxg4 Kf8 23.
Qf3 c6 24. f6 {Akopian,V-Granda Zuniga,J/Groningen PCA (03)/1993/0.5 (40)})
13... Nf8 14. Rh3 $1 {><g7} exd5 15. Rg3 g6 16. h5 $1 dxe4 17. Bc4 $16 Qf5 18.
Ne5 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Ne6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxe6 Bg5+ 22. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5+ 23. Kb1
fxe6 24. Qd7 $18 {Lputian,S-Hjartarson,J/Biel izt (13)/1993/1-0 (26)}) (11...
c5 {Ftacnik} 12. Bb5 (12. dxc5 Qc7 13. cxb6 Nxb6 14. Kb1 Rac8 15. Rc1 Qd7 16.
Ne5 Qe8 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Qe3 Qa4 19. f4 Bxe4+ 20. Bd3 Bxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Nd5 22. Bd2
Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Nd7 {Dinstuhl,V-Almasi,Z/Budapest Elekes (03)/1993/0-1 
(41)}) 12... Qc7 (12... a6 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Ne5 Bxc5 16. Rd7 Qc8
17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Qg3 e5 20. Qxe5 Qh6+ 21. Kb1 Qg6 22. f3 Qxg2 23.
Rhd1 a5 24. h4 {Lputian,S-Anastasian,A/URS-OT56 Blagoveshchensk/1988/1-0 (50)})
13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Rfd8 15. Rhe1 Nf8 16. Qe4 Ng6 17. h4 Bf8 18. g3 a6 19. Ba4
b5 20. Bc2 Qe7 21. Qg4 Qd7 22. Bf5 Qd6 23. h5 Ne7 24. Re6 {Piket,J-Polugaevsky,
L (4)/Aruba m/1994/1-0 (44)}) 12. h4 $1 (12. Bd3 b5 {/\ a5<=>} (12... h6 {
Dautov} 13. h4 b5 14. g4 a5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. g5 h5 $13) (12... b5 13. d5 $1 cxd5
14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Rxd5 $1 exd5 17. Qf5 Bd6 (17... Nf6 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Nd4 Rh8 21. Nf5+ Kf8 22. Re1 Rc8+ 23. Kb1 Rc7 24. Qh6+ Ke8
25. Qg7 $18) 18. Qh3 Bf4+ 19. Kb1 Nf6 20. Bf5+ Bh6 21. g4 $18)) 12... b5 13.
Rh3 (13. e5 $5 {/\ Ng5}) (13. Ng5 $6 {Dautov} h6 14. e5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Bxg5+ 16.
Kb1 g6 $19) (13. Kb1 $5 {Dautov} a5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxb5 Nf6 $13) 13... a5 14.
d5 cxd5 (14... b4 $2 {Dautov} 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bc4 $18) (14... exd5 $2 {Dautov
} 15. exd5 b4 (15... cxd5 16. Bxb5 $16) 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 $1 bxc3 18. Nxc6
cxb2+ 19. Kb1 Qe8 20. Re3 $18) 15. Bxb5 Nf6 (15... Rc8 $1 16. Ng5 $140 (16.
exd5 Bxd5 17. Ng5 (17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Ng5 f5 $17 {/\Bf6}) 17... Nf6 $15) 16...
Bxg5+ (16... Nf6 17. e5 $18) 17. hxg5 Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 Nf6 (18... Nf6 {Dautov} 19.
exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxf6 Rxc2 21. Bxg5 Rxf2 22. g4 $18)) 16. Ng5 $1 Qb6 $1 $8 (16...
h6 $2 {Dautov} 17. e5 $1 (17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bxf6 Rc8 19. Bc3 hxg5 20. hxg5
Bxg5+ 21. Kb1 f5 $13) 17... hxg5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. hxg5 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 f5 (20...
Bh6 21. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Rd3 $40) 21. Qe2 Qb6 22. Rdh1 $40) 17. exd5 (17. e5 {
Ftacnik} Ne4 18. Nxe4 (18. Bd3 Nxg5 19. hxg5 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 h6 $15) 18... Qxb5 (
18... dxe4 19. Bd7 (19. Ba4 Rfd8 $132) 19... Bd5 $36) 19. Nd6 Qc6 20. Nxb7 Qxb7
$15) 17... Rac8 $1 (17... Qxb5 {Ftacnik} 18. Bxf6 Rfc8 19. Bc3 g6 20. dxe6
Bxg5+ 21. hxg5 Qxg5+ 22. Kb1 $16) (17... Rfc8 {Ftacnik} 18. Bd7 Bxd5 19. Bxc8
Rxc8) 18. Bd7 Bxd5 $1 $44 (18... Rc7 $2 {Ftacnik} 19. dxe6 $16) 19. Bxc8 Rxc8
20. Rxd5 (20. Qd3 {Dautov} h6 21. Nf3 Ne4 $17) (20. Re1 {Ftacnik} Bb3 21. Qd2
Nd5 $36) 20... exd5 (20... Nxd5 $4 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxh7+) 21. Qf5 (21. Rd3 {
Ftacnik} h6 22. Nf3 Ne4 $17) 21... Qa6 22. Kd2 $6 (22. Kb1 Qf1+ 23. Ka2 Qc4+
$10 (23... Qc4+ {Dautov} 24. Kb1 d4 $1 (24... g6 {Ftacnik} 25. Qd3 h6 $15) 25.
Bxd4 Rd8 26. Nf3 (26. Bc3 $2 Rd1+ 27. Kc2 Qe2+ 28. Kb3 a4+ 29. Kxa4 Qc4+ 30. b4
Rd6 $19) 26... Rxd4 27. Nxd4 Qxd4 $15)) (22. Qd3 {Dautov} Qxd3 23. Rxd3 h6 24.
Nf3 Ne4 25. Kc2 Bf6 $15) 22... g6 23. Qe5 (23. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Qb6 24. Bd4 Qc7
$17) 23... Re8 24. Re3 $2 (24. Qd4 Bd8 $1 (24... h6 $2 25. Re3 $1 $16) (24...
Qf1 {Dautov} 25. Re3 $1 Qxf2+ 26. Kc1 $44) 25. Re3 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 h6 $13) (24.
Qc7 {Ftacnik} Qf1 25. Rf3 Ne4+ $17) (24. Qd4 {Ftacnik /\ Re3+/=}) 24... d4 $1
$15 25. Bxd4 (25. Qxd4 $2 Rd8 26. Rxe7 Rxd4+ 27. Bxd4 Qd6 $19) 25... Bb4+ 26.
axb4 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 (27. Bxe5 {Ftacnik} Ng4 $19) 27... Qc4 (27... axb4 {Ftacnik}
28. Nf3 $17) 28. Nf3 Qxb4+ 29. Kd3 (29. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Ne4+ 30. Kd3 Nxc3 $19)
29... a4 30. Nd2 (30. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Qb6 $17) 30... Qb7 $1 {פf6,e8} 31. f3 (31.
Ne4 {Dautov} Qa6+ 32. Kd2 Nxe4+ 33. Rxe4 f5 $17) (31. g3 $5 {Dautov}) 31... Qa8
32. Nc4 Nd5 33. Nd6 (33. g3 {Ftacnik} Nb4+ 34. Ke2 Nc6 35. Re4 f5 $19) 33...
Nf4+ 34. Kd2 Ne6 35. Bc3 Qd8 36. Rd5 Qxh4 37. Ne4 Kf8 38. Bb4+ $2 (38. Bf6)
38... Kg7 (38... Ke8 {Ftacnik} 39. Nd6+ Kf8 40. Ne4+) (38... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 39.
Bc3 f5 40. Nf6+ $132) 39. Rd7 (39. Bc3+ $1 {Ftacnik} Kh6 40. Kc2 f5 41. Bd2+
Kg7 42. Bc3+ Kf8 43. Nf6 Qh1 44. Rd2 $17) 39... g5 $1 $19 40. Bc3+ Kg6 41. Ke3
h5 42. Ra7 Qh2 43. Kf2 (43. Rxa4 $2 {Ftacnik} Qg1+ 44. Nf2 Qc1+ 45. Bd2 Qc5+
$19) 43... Qb8 $1 44. Ra6 (44. Rxa4 f5 $1 (44... Qb6+ {Dautov} 45. Kg3 (45. Ke1
{Ftacnik} Qg1+ $19) 45... Qg1 $19) 45. Nd2 Qb6+ $1) 44... Qc8 $1 45. Ra5 (45.
Rxa4 {Ftacnik} f5 46. Nd2 Qc5+ 47. Kf1 Qb5+ 48. Rc4 Nc5 49. Kg1 Nd3 $19) 45...
h4 $4 (45... Qc6 $1) (45... Qc7 $1 {Dautov}) 46. Nf6 $4 (46. Rf5 $1 Qc7 47.
Rf6+ Kh7 $15) 46... a3 $1 $19 47. Rxa3 Qc5+ 48. Kf1 Qb5+ 49. Kg1 Qe2 50. Ng4
Nf4 51. Nf2 h3 52. Ra8 (52. gxh3 {Ftacnik} Qxf3 53. Kf1 Qg2+ 54. Ke1 Qg1+ $19)
52... h2+ $1 (52... hxg2 53. Ra1 Qxf3 $19) 53. Kxh2 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Hansen,LB} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8
14. b3 c6 15. c4 a5 (15... Qc7 {Hansen,LB} 16. Nf1 Nbd7 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Ng3 a5
$13 {Magem Badals,J-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas/1993/}) (15... Bh6 $5 {Hansen,LB} 16.
a4 b4 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nf1 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Qe7 20. Qd2 a5 21. Ne3 Nb8 $10 {Hazai
}) 16. dxc6 (16. Nh2 {Hansen,LB} Nbd7 17. Nhf1 Nc5 18. Ne3 Bg7 19. Bb2 b4 20.
a4 Nh5 21. g3 Bc8 22. h4 Bh3 {1/2-1/2/Georgiev,Kr/Ibragimov,I/Hania op/1993/})
(16. Nf1 {Hansen,LB} Nbd7 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rec8 20. Bd3 $14 {
Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/SU-ch/1983/}) 16... Bxc6 17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Nc4 Na6 19. Bg5
Nb4 20. Ne3 $5 (20. Bb1 {Hansen,LB} Bxc4 21. bxc4 h6 22. Be3 Qc7 23. a3 Na6 24.
Nd2 Nc5 $10 {Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,A/Linares/1991,and Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,A/
Amsterdam/1991!} (24... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 25. Bc2 Reb8 26. Rb1 Qc6 27. Rxb8 (27.
Qf3 Bg7 28. Rec1 Nfd7 29. Qd1 {Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,An/Amsterdam/1991/}) 27...
Rxb8 28. Qa1 {Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,An/Linares/1991/})) 20... Be7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. a3 (22. Bb1 $2 {Hansen,LB} d5 $1 23. a3 (23. exd5 $2 e4 24. Nd4 Qb6 $19) (
23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 e4 25. Bxe4 (25. Nd4 $2 Qxd5 $19) 25... Bxa1 26. Qxa1 f5
$17) 23... d4 $17) 22... Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Bg7 (23... Re7 $5 {Hansen,LB} 24. Rad1
Rd7 25. Nd5 Bg7 26. a4 Ba6 27. Nd2 Rc8 28. Nc4 Rc5 $10 {Magem Badals,J-Karpov,
A/Madrid/1992/}) 24. Rad1 (24. a4 Rc8) 24... Qb8 (24... Re7 $5 {Hansen,LB}) 25.
a4 Rc8 26. Qb1 Ba6 27. Nd2 (27. Nd5 {Ftacnik} Qb7 28. Nd2 f5 $1 $132) 27... Rc3
$2 (27... h5) (27... Bh6 $5 {Hansen,LB} 28. Ndc4 $1 (28. Nd5 Qb7) 28... Bxe3
29. Nxe3 Rc3 30. Nd5 Rxb3 31. Qc1 $36 {X Kg8}) 28. Nd5 (28. Qb2 {Ftacnik} Rc5)
28... Bd3 29. Qa1 (29. Qb2 {Ftacnik} Rc2 30. Qa3 Bh6 $36) 29... Rc2 30. Re3 $1
$16 (30. Ne3 {Hansen,LB} Bh6 $1) 30... Ba6 31. Rc3 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bh6 (32... Qb7
$142 {Hansen,LB} 33. Nc4 Bxc4 34. Qxc4 Rb8 $16 (34... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 35. Rd3 $14
)) 33. Nc4 (33. Qxa5 $2 {Ftacnik} Be2 $19) 33... Bxc4 34. Qxc4 (34. bxc4 $5 {
Hansen,LB}) 34... Bg5 (34... Qb7 $5 {Hansen,LB} 35. Nf6+ $140 (35. Rd3 Bg5)
35... Kg7 36. Rxd6 Rc8) 35. Rd3 $2 (35. Nc7 $1 Ra7 36. Nb5 Rd7 (36... Ra6 37.
Qd5 Be7 38. Rc1 $18) 37. Qc6 $18) (35. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Qd8 36. b4 axb4 37. Qxb4
Ra5 $14) 35... Qb7 $1 $14 (35... Qc8 $2 {Ftacnik} 36. Nb6 Qxc4 37. Nxc4 Be7 38.
Rd5 $16) 36. Rc3 Rb8 37. Qd3 Kg7 38. g3 (38. b4 axb4 39. Rc7 Qa8 40. Qf3 Rf8
$13) 38... Bd8 39. Qf3 Qd7 (39... Rc8 {Ftacnik} 40. Rxc8 Qxc8 41. Kg2 $14) 40.
Kg2 h5 41. Rc4 Qb7 42. Rc3 (42. b4 axb4 43. Rxb4 Qxb4 $1 (43... Qa8 {Ftacnik}
44. Rxb8 Qxb8 45. Qc3 Qb1 46. Qb4 Qd3 47. a5 f5 $132) 44. Nxb4 Rxb4 $10) 42...
Qd7 43. Qe2 Bb6 44. Qd2 (44. Nxb6 {Ftacnik} Rxb6 $10) 44... Bd8 $1 (44... Bc5
45. Qg5 $1 Qd8 46. Ne7 $1 $40 Kf8 $2 47. Nxg6+ fxg6 48. Qxg6 $18) 45. Qc2 Qb7
46. Qd3 Bb6 47. Qf3 Bd8 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Rc8 50. Qe3 Rxc3 51. Qxc3 Qa6 52.
Qc2 (52. b4 {Ftacnik} axb4 53. Qxb4 Qe2 54. Kg3 Bh4+ 55. Kxh4 Qxf2+ 56. Kh3
Qf3+ $10) 52... Qa7 53. Qd2 Qb7 54. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Rac8 (11... Qh5 12. Qxh5 (12. Nf3 b5 13. a3
a5 14. Qd3 a4 15. Bd5 e6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. f5 $16 {Garcia,
Gi-Zamora,J/New York op (04)/1994/1-0 (25)}) (12. Qd3 b5 13. a3 $1 $14 {-ECO})
12... Nxh5 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Kh2 b6 15. g3 Na5 16. Nde2 Bc6 $10 {Peterson,
E-Troyke,C/GER-chJ U20/1991/0-1 (23)}) (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd3 (13.
Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 $10) 13... Rad8 14. Nd5 (14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Kh1
Nc5 $13 {-ECO}) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bb5 16. c4 Bd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rae1 $14 {
Tiviakov,S-Delebarre,X/Paris-ch (4)/1991/1-0 (55)}) 12. Qf3 (12. Nf3 Qh5 (12...
Rcd8 13. Qe1 Bc8 14. Rd1 e6 15. Qh4 Qh5 16. g4 Qxh4 17. Nxh4 $14 {-ECO}) 13.
Qd3 b5 14. a3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. Bc4 Na5 18. Be2 Nc4 19. Bxc4
Rxc4 20. Rxa7 $16 {Garcia,G-Oblitas,C/Capablanca mem-B (11)/1992/1-0 (38)})
12... Qh5 13. Nxc6 $1 $146 (13. Qf2 b5 14. Ndxb5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxb5 $10) (13.
Rad1 Na5 14. g4 Nxg4 $13) 13... Bxc6 14. g4 $1 $14 (14. Bxa7 Qxf3 15. gxf3 Nh5
$44) 14... Qa5 15. Rad1 b5 16. g5 Nd7 17. f5 Bxc3 (17... Ne5 $2 18. Qf2 $16)
18. bxc3 Ne5 (18... Qxc3 $4 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Bxf7+ $18) 19. Qf4 Nc4 20. Bd4 e5
$2 (20... Qc7 $14) 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Bf6 $1 $16 Qc7 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Rxd6 Bxe4
25. Rxe6 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Bf5 $2 (26... Bxc2 $16) 27. Ra6 $18 Rf7 28. h4 Bxc2 29.
Rd4 Bf5 30. a4 Rb7 31. Kf2 Re8 32. Kf3 Kf7 33. Rc6 Bd3 34. a5 Re6 35. a6 $1
Rbe7 (35... Rxc6 36. axb7 Rb6 37. Rd7+ Ke6 38. Rxh7 {/\ Bd4-a7} Kf5 39. Re7 $18
) 36. Rxe6 Rxe6 37. Rd7+ Ke8 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Rd7+ Ke8 40. Rxa7 Be4+ (40... h5
41. Re7+ $18) 41. Ke3 Bb7+ 42. Kd4 Bxa6 43. Kd5 Rb6 44. Kc5 Re6 45. Rxh7 (45.
Rxh7 Re4 (45... Kf8 46. Rh8+ Kf7 47. Ra8 $22 Bb7 48. Ra7 Rc6+ 49. Kb5 Rc7 50.
Kb6 $18) 46. h5 gxh5 47. g6 Rg4 48. Re7+ Kf8 49. g7+ Kg8 50. Re8+ Kf7 51. Rf8+
Ke6 52. Bd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
O-O (8... d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Ba2 Bc8 13. Bg5 Qg6 14.
Be3 Bg4 15. Bxc5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxc5 17. Qe3 Qd6 18. f4 O-O 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20.
Rab1 Rae8 21. Rf3 c4 22. dxc4 c5 23. Qf2 g6 24. Rf1 Re7 25. Rf6 $13 {Adams,
M-Lin Weiguo/Adelaide-WchJ (6)/1988/0-1 (66)}) 9. Bg5 (9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 Na5
11. Bg5 Nxb3 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. cxb3 Bxd5 14. exd5 Kh8 15. d4 Bd6 16. Re1 Rg8
17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Qf6 19. Qd4 Rg7 20. Nf3 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Rg5 22. Rad1 Rxd5
23. Nc2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Kf1 $10 {Brodskij,M-Sivokho,S/St.Petersburg op/
1993/0.5 (70)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 (10... b4 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Nc4 Qd7 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Ne3 Kh7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nb8 18. Nh4 Rg8 19. Qh5 Nd7
20. Qxf7+ Rg7 21. Qe6 c6 22. Ne3 Nf8 23. Qf5+ Kh8 24. Qh5 d5 25. Nef5 $18 {
Sznapik,A-Cao,S/Manila olm/1992/1-0 (41)}) 11. Bg3 (11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Be7
$17) 11... d6 12. Nc3 (12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nc3 b4 15. Nd5 Na5 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Ba2 b3 18. Bxb3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Qe6 20. h4 f5 $13) 12... b4 13.
Nd5 Na5 $1 14. Nxf6+ (14. Ba2 b3) 14... Qxf6 15. Ba2 (15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qg6
17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 f5 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Bb6 21. h3 Qf7 $17) 15... b3 $1
16. Bxb3 (16. cxb3 Nc6 {xBa2}) 16... Nxb3 17. cxb3 Qe6 $1 (17... h5 18. Rc1 Bb6
19. h4 g4 20. Nd2 $13 {/\ Nc4}) 18. Rc1 f5 19. exf5 (19. Bxe5 $2 fxe4 20. dxe4
Rxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxe5 $19) 19... Qd5 $3 (19... Rxf5 20. Nd2) 20. d4 (20. b4 Bxb4
21. Rxc7 Rxf5 22. d4 e4 23. Ne1 e3 24. Qh5 Rf6 25. fxe3 Bxe1 26. Rxb7 Rxf1+ 27.
Kxf1 Qxb7 $17) 20... Bxd4 (20... exd4 21. b4 Bxb4 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23. Qxd5+ Bxd5
24. b4 Bxb4 25. Rxc7 $13) 21. Rxc7 Rf7 (21... Rxf5 22. Rxb7 $5 Qxb7 23. Nxd4
exd4 24. Qxd4 $44) 22. Qc2 (22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Nxg5+ (23. Ne1 $4 Bxf2+) 23...
hxg5 24. Qh5+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qg7+ Ke8 27. Qh8+ Kd7 28. Qg7+ Kc8 $19)
22... Rxc7 23. Qxc7 Rf8 (23... Rc8 24. Qe7) 24. Qc2 (24. Qd7 Bxb2 25. Qe6+ Qxe6
26. fxe6 Re8 $17) 24... Bc5 25. Re1 (25. Rd1 Qe4 26. Qc4+ Qxc4 27. bxc4 Bxf3 (
27... Rxf5 28. Ne1 h5 29. Nd3 Ba7 30. h4 $15) 28. gxf3 Rb8 29. Rb1 Rb3 $17)
25... Bb4 (25... e4 26. Rd1 Qxf5 27. Nd4) 26. Rd1 (26. Re2 Rc8 27. Qb1 Qxb3 $17
) 26... Qe4 27. Qxe4 (27. Qc4+ Kg7 (27... Qxc4 28. bxc4 Rxf5 29. Ne1 $15))
27... Bxe4 28. Ne1 (28. Nd2 Bxf5 $17) 28... Bxf5 29. f3 $6 (29. Nd3 Bxd3 30.
Rxd3 Rc8 31. h4 Rc2 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Kh2 Rxb2 34. Kh3 Kf7 35. Kg4 Kg6 36. Rf3
Rd2 37. Rf8 Rd4+ 38. Kh3 a5 $17) 29... Rc8 30. h4 (30. Nd3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Rc1+
32. Kf2 Bc5+ 33. Ke2 Rg1 $17) 30... Be6 31. Nd3 (31. Rd3 Rc1 32. Kf1 Bf5 33.
Rd5 Bc2 $17) 31... Bxb3 32. Ra1 (32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Nxc1 Bc5+ 34. Kf1 Bxa4 $19)
32... Bd2 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Ra3 Bc2 35. Be1 (35. Kf2 Bxd3 36. Rxd3 Rc2 37. Kg1
Bb4 38. b3 Kf7 $17) 35... Be3+ 36. Bf2 Bd2 37. Be1 Bxe1 38. Nxe1 Bf5 $17 39.
Rb3 (39. b4 Rc1 40. Kf2 Rb1 41. Nd3 Kf7 $17) 39... Kf7 40. Rb6 Ke6 41. a5 (41.
Rxa6 Rb8 42. g4 Bg6 43. Kf2 Rxb2+ 44. Ke3 Ra2 $17) 41... Rc1 42. Kf2 Rb1 43. g4
Bg6 44. Ng2 (44. Ke2 Be8 45. Kd2 Bb5 $17) 44... Bd3 45. Ne3 Bb5 46. Nf5 Rxb2+
47. Ke1 (47. Ke3 $4 Re2#) 47... Kd5 (47... Re2+ 48. Kd1 Rf2 49. Rxd6+ Kf7 50.
Rd5 Rxf3 51. Rxe5 $15) 48. Rxd6+ (48. Nxd6 Kd4 49. Nxb5+ axb5 50. a6 (50. Kd1
$1 $10) 50... Ke3 51. Kd1 Kxf3 52. a7 Ra2 53. Rxb5 Rxa7 54. Rxe5 Kxg4 55. Ke2
Rf7 56. Rd5 Kh4 $19) 48... Kc5 49. Rg6 (49. Re6 Re2+ 50. Kd1 Bd3 51. Re7 Kb4
52. Nd4 Ra2 53. Nc6+ Kc3 54. Ke1 e4 55. fxe4 Re2+ 56. Kf1 Rxe4+ 57. Kf2 Rxg4
$17) 49... Re2+ 50. Kd1 Rf2 51. Rxg5 Rxf3 52. Rg8 (52. Nh4 Rd3+ 53. Kc2 Kd4 $17
) (52. Rg7 $1 e4 53. Re7 $10) 52... e4 53. Kd2 (53. Rc8+ Kb4 54. Kd2 Rd3+ 55.
Ke1 e3 $19) 53... Rd3+ 54. Ke1 e3 55. Rc8+ Kb4 56. Rc2 (56. g5 e2 57. Rc1 Rf3
58. Rb1+ Kxa5 $19) 56... Rb3 57. Rc1 Rb2 58. Nd4 (58. Nxe3 Re2+ $19) 58... Rg2
59. Nc6+ (59. Nxb5 Rg1+ 60. Ke2 Rxc1 $19) 59... Kb3 60. Nd4+ Kb4 (60... Kb2 61.
Nxb5 Kxc1 62. Nc7) 61. Nc6+ Ka4 62. Ra1+ Kb3 63. Nd4+ (63. Rb1+ Kc4 64. Ne5+
Kc5 65. Nf3 Rf2 $19) 63... Kc4 64. Nxb5 Rg1+ 65. Ke2 Rxa1 66. Nc7 Rxa5 67. Kxe3
Ra1 (67... Ra1 68. g5 a5 69. Kf2 Rd1 70. Ne6 a4 71. g6 Rd7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Rc1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 c6 14. Ne5 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Qf3 (16. Qb3 $6 f6 $1 17. Nf3 b5 18. Be2 Kh8 19. Bd2 Nb6 $6
20. Rfe1 Qd7 21. c4 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Rfc8 24. Nh4 Bf8 $10 {Georgiev,
Ki-Ivanchuk,V/Debrecen/1992/0.5 (36)}) (16. Re1 $2 Ba3 17. Qf3 Bxc1 18. Bxc1
Be6 19. Bd3 Qa5 20. Bd2 Qxa2 21. Bg5 Qa5 22. Qh5 f5 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. h3 Qd8 25.
Rb1 $17 {Timman,J-Bareev,E/Linares (10)/1993/0-1 (52)}) 16... Be6 17. Rfe1 (17.
Bd3 Bd6 18. Bd2 Qh4 $1 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. a4 Ng4 $1 21. Bf4 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bd5 23.
Qf5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 g6 25. Qd7 $36 {Huebner,R-Timman,J/Sarajevo (m/4)/1991/0.5 
(61)}) (17. Bd2 Bg5 18. Bxg5 {Khalifman,A-Christiansen,L/BL 9192/1992/0.5 (18)}
) 17... Nxe3 18. Qxe3 (18. Bxe6 $2 fxe6 19. Qxe3 Bg5 20. Qh3 Bxc1 21. Qxe6+ Kh8
22. Rxc1 Qf6 $17) (18. fxe3 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 $10) 18... Bxc4 19.
Nxc4 Bf6 20. Rb1 b6 (20... Qd5 21. Ne5) 21. Qf3 Rc8 22. Ne3 (22. Rbd1 g6 23. d5
cxd5 24. Rxd5 Qc7) 22... g6 23. d5 Bg5 $1 (23... cxd5 24. Nxd5 Kg7 25. Red1 Rc6
26. Nxb6) 24. dxc6 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Qd6 26. Rd1 Qxc6 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. Rd7 Rfc8
29. Ree7 (29. Rxa7 Rxc3 $10) 29... Rxc3 30. h3 Rf8 31. Rxa7 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc6
33. Reb7 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1 playoff rapid"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. c4 Nb6 7. d5 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 (8. Bxf3 Ne5 9. Be2 c6 (9... e6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Qd4 Qf6 12. Qe4 exd5 13.
cxd5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 O-O 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. Rb1 Nec4 18. Qc2 Qe5 19.
Bd3 g6 20. Qb3 Rxd5 21. g3 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Qe1+ 23. Kg2 Qe4+ 24. Rf3 $19 {
Zaninotto,F-Zappe,B/Ticino op (1)/1993/0-1 (25)}) 10. Qd4 Ng6 11. Nc3 e5 12.
Qe4 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bd6 14. Bb5+ Nd7 15. O-O (15. Qa4 a6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Be2 b5
18. Qb3 Nf6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. a4 O-O 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. O-O Ne7
24. Bxb5 $10 {Rachels,S-Dzindzichashvili,R/Manila izt/1990/0.5 (27)}) 15... O-O
16. Qf5 Nc5 17. b4 Na6 18. a3 Ne7 19. Qh3 Nc7 20. Bd3 f5 21. Bg5 e4 22. Bc4 h6
23. Bd2 Ng6 24. f3 $17 {Hellers,F-Dzindzichashvili,R/New York op/1987/0-1 (28)}
) 8... Ne5 9. f4 Ned7 10. Nc3 (10. b3 e6 11. dxe6 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2
fxe6 14. Bh5+ g6 15. Bf3 Qf6 16. Qc3 O-O-O 17. Qxf6 Nxf6 18. Ke2 e5 19. fxe5
Rhe8 20. Rd1 Nbd7 21. Nc3 Nxe5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Ne4 Rf8 24. Nxf6 $10 {
Polgar,J-Dzindzichashvili,R/New York op/1989/0.5 (44)}) (10. f5 g6 11. Be3 Nf6
12. Nc3 Bg7 13. Bf3 Qd7 14. Qd3 Qxf5 15. Qxf5 gxf5 16. Rg1 Rg8 17. c5 Nbd7 18.
d6 c6 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. dxe7 Rde8 21. Ne2 Rxe7 22. Nd4 Re5 23. b4 Nd5 24.
Bxd5 $13 {Svidler,P-Gipslis,A/Gausdal Peer Gynt/1992/1-0 (41)}) 10... c6 (10...
Nf6 11. Be3 c6 12. O-O g6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. a5 c5 15. Qa4 Qc8 16. a6 b6 17. Qc6
Bg7 18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. Nb5 Ne4 20. Nxa7 Ra8 21. Nb5 O-O 22. Ra2 Nd6 23. Rb1
Rfc8 24. b4 $16 {Gallego,R-Haas,G/Manila olm/1992/1-0 (36)}) 11. dxc6 (11. Be3
cxd5 12. cxd5 g6 $13) 11... bxc6 12. Be3 e6 13. Qc2 Nf6 (13... Bc5 $6 14. O-O-O
$14) 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. O-O-O Be7 (15... Ng4 16. Ne4 $36) 16. Ne4 (16. Rhg1 O-O
17. Ne4 h6 $14) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 $5 (17... g6 18. h4 Rb8 19. h5 $40) 18.
Bg2 O-O 19. Rd3 Rab8 (19... Rad8 20. Rhd1 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.
b3 $14) 20. Rhd1 c5 21. h3 Rfd8 22. b3 Nd7 23. Qb2 Nf8 (23... Bf6 24. Qa3 e5 $2
25. Bd5+ Kh8 26. Be6 $16) 24. Qe5 (24. Qa3 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Ng6 {xf4}) 24... Rdc8
(24... Qxe5 $6 25. fxe5 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 g5 27. Bd2 $14) 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Kc2 Kf7
27. a4 a5 (27... h6 28. a5 g5 29. Bf3 $14) 28. Bd2 Ra7 29. Bc6 Rc8 30. Bb5 Rcc7
31. Be3 h6 32. Rg1 Ng6 33. Kd2 $6 (33. Be8+ Kxe8 34. Rxg6 Kf7 35. Rg1 Rd7 $10)
(33. Rgd1 $1 $13) 33... e5 $1 34. Be8+ $2 (34. Rd5 Nh4 35. Ke2 e4 36. Rgd1 g5
$132) 34... Kxe8 35. Rxg6 Kf7 36. Rb6 (36. Rg1 g5 37. fxg5 f4 38. gxh6 fxe3+
39. fxe3 Bf6 $17) 36... g5 $1 37. Ke2 (37. fxg5 f4 38. gxh6 fxe3+ 39. fxe3 Rcb7
40. h7 Kg7 41. Re6 Kxh7 42. Rxe5 $17) 37... gxf4 38. Bd2 Rcb7 $1 39. Rb5 (39.
Rxb7 Rxb7 40. Bxa5 e4 41. Rd5 Ke6 42. Bd2 f3+ 43. Kd1 Rxb3 $19) 39... Ke6 40.
Rc3 Bd6 41. Rc1 (41. f3 e4 $19) 41... e4 42. Rg1 f3+ 43. Ke1 (43. Ke3 Be5 44.
Rg6+ Kf7 45. Rxh6 Rd7 $19) 43... Rg7 44. Rf1 f4 45. Kd1 (45. Bxa5 Rg2 46. Bc3
e3 47. fxe3 Rc2 $19) 45... Rg2 46. Rb6 (46. Bxa5 Rd7 47. Kc1 e3 48. fxe3 f2 49.
Kd2 f3 50. Kc2 Bg3 51. Rb6+ Kf5 52. Bc3 Rf7 $19) 46... Rf7 47. Re1 (47. Bxa5 e3
48. fxe3 fxe3 $19) 47... e3 $1 48. fxe3 (48. Bxe3 fxe3 49. Rxe3+ Kd7 $19) 48...
f2 49. Rf1 f3 50. Kc2 Kd7 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Rxf7 Kxf7 53. e4 Bg3 54. Be3 Rg1 $1
55. Rxg1 (55. Rxf2 Bxf2 56. Bxf2 Rg2 $19) 55... fxg1=Q 56. Bxg1 f2 57. Bxf2
Bxf2 $19 58. Kd3 Ke6 59. Ke2 Bd4 60. Kf3 Ke5 61. Kg4 (61. h4 h5 $19) 61... Kxe4
62. Kh5 Be3 63. Kg6 Kd3 64. Kf5 Kc3 65. Ke4 Bd4 66. Kd5 Kxb3 67. h4 Kxa4 68. h5
Kb4 69. Kc6 a4 70. Kd6 a3 71. Ke6 a2 72. Kf5 Kxc4 73. Kg6 a1=Q 74. Kxh6 Qg1 75.
Kh7 Qg7# 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1 playoff rapid"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 4. Bg5 Qb6 5. Qb3 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. d5 Nd8 8. Nbd2
Nf6 9. e4 d6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. a4 Qc7 12. O-O Bg7 13. e5 Nh5 14. exd6 exd6 15.
Rfe1+ Kf8 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qb5 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Ne7 7. Bxc4 Nbc6
8. Be3 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Na5 11. Be2 b6 (11... Ng6 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qc2
Ne5 14. Rfe1 b6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Rfe8 17. a4 Rad8 18. h3 Nec4 19. Bf4 $14
{Bareev,E-Ivanchuk,V/Dortmund/1992/}) (11... c5 12. Nb5 b6 $13) (11... f5 $5
12. exf5 Nxf5 $132) 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qc2 Qe8 $6 (13... Ng6 14. f4 $14) (13... c5
14. Nb5 Nc8 15. c4 $16) 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. Bf4 Ng6 (15... c5 16. Nb5 Rxd1 17.
Rxd1 Ng6 18. Bd6 $16) 16. Bxc7 Bxe4 17. Qb2 Rxd4 $6 (17... Rd7 18. Bb5 Nc6 19.
Bg3 a6 $1 (19... Qa8 20. f3 a6 21. fxe4 axb5 22. Nxb5 $16) 20. Bxc6 (20. Bxa6
Bxg2 21. Rfe1 Qa8 $132) 20... Bxc6 21. Qxb6 $16 (21. Nxc6 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Qxc6
23. Rd6 Qa4 24. h3 f5 $132)) (17... Rc8 18. Bd6 Ne7 19. Rfe1 $16) 18. cxd4 Bxg2
(18... Qc6 19. Rc1) 19. Kxg2 (19. Rfe1 Bb7 $132) 19... Qc6+ 20. d5 Qxc7 21. d6
Qb7+ (21... Nf4+ 22. Kg1 (22. Kf3 $6 Qd8 23. Kxf4 Qh4+ 24. Ke3 Re8+ 25. Kd2
Rxe2+ 26. Kxe2 Qe4+ 27. Kd2 Nc4+ 28. Kc3 Nxb2 29. Kxb2 $13) 22... Qc6 23. f3)
22. f3 Rd8 23. Kh1 Nf8 24. Rg1 g6 (24... Ne6 25. Rxg7+ $1 Nxg7 26. Qf6 Nc6 27.
Rg1 $18) 25. Rg5 Qb8 26. Qf6 Nd7 (26... Nb7 27. Bc4 Rd7 28. Re5 $18) 27. Qf4
Nc5 28. Rgd5 a6 (28... Nab7 29. Bc4 {xf7}) 29. Bf1 Nab7 30. Bh3 Re8 31. Re5 (
31. d7 $4 Re1+ $1 32. Rxe1 Qxf4 $19) 31... Rf8 32. Re7 Nd8 33. Qf6 Nc6 34. Re3
(34. Rc7 Qd8 35. Qb2 Qh4 36. Qxb6 (36. Bf1 Qf4 $132) 36... Qxh3 37. Qxc6 Nd3
38. d7 Nf2+ 39. Kg1 Nxd1 40. Qd6 Qh4 41. Qxd1 $16) 34... Qd8 35. Qxd8 Rxd8 36.
d7 Kf8 37. Rd6 Na5 (37... Nb8 $2 38. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 39. d8=Q $18) 38. Rxb6 Nxd7 (
38... Nc4 39. Re8+ Rxe8 40. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 41. Rc6 $18) 39. Rxa6 Nc4 40. Rd3 f5 (
40... Nce5 41. Rd5 $18) 41. f4 Ke7 42. Rc6 Ncb6 43. Bg2 Rb8 44. Rc7 Kd8 45.
Rcxd7+ $1 (45. Rcxd7+ Nxd7 46. Bc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Qh5 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 b5 $1 13. Rae1 (13. Ndxb5 Nb4
14. Qc4 a5 {/\ Rac8}) (13. Ncxb5 Nb4 14. Qc4 a5 15. Nc7 Rac8 16. c3 (16. a4 Qc5
$1 17. Qxc5 dxc5 18. Ndb5 Nxe4 $17) 16... d5 17. exd5 Nbxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxc4 19.
Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Bxc4 Qc5 $19) (13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rac8 16. Nxc6 Bxc6
17. Bxa7 Bxb2 18. Ra2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bg7 20. a5 Rc3 $17 {Grabzewski,R-Georgadze,
T/Lublin/1974/}) (13. a3 a6 14. Nf3 Rac8 15. Rad1 Na5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Bf5
18. Qd4 Nd7 {De Firmian,N-Whitehead/San Francisco/1977/}) 13... a5 14. a3 (14.
Ndxb5 Nb4 15. Qe2 (15. Qc4 Rac8 16. Nc7 Be6) 15... Qxe2 16. Rxe2 Nxe4 $1 17.
Nxe4 Bxb5 18. c4 a4 19. cxb5 axb3 20. axb3 Rfb8 $17) 14... b4 15. Nxc6 (15.
axb4 Nxb4 (15... axb4) 16. Qd2 Rfc8 $36) 15... Bxc6 (15... bxc3 $2 16. Nxe7+
Kh8 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Bd4 Qg5 20. Qxc3 $16) 16. axb4 axb4 17. Nd5
Nxd5 18. exd5 (18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bxb2 20. Bd2 $17) 18... Bd7 19. Bf2 (19.
Bd4 $1 Bb5 20. Bc4 (20. Qxb5 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 Qh4 22. Qxb4 Bxb2 $15) 20... Bxd4+ (
20... Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Rac8 22. Qd3 Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4 Rxc2 24. Rxe7 $10) 21. Qxd4
Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rfc8 23. Qb3 (23. Qxb4 Rxc2 $17) 23... Ra7 24. Re4 $10) 19...
Rfe8 20. Rb1 Qf5 21. Qd2 (21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. g4 (22. Rfe1 h5) 22... Be4 23. Rfe1
f5 $17) 21... Ba4 22. g4 $6 (22. Qxb4 Reb8 23. Qd2 Bxb3 24. cxb3 Rxb3 $17)
22... Qd7 (22... Qe4 23. Rfe1 Qf3 24. Qxb4 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 Qxf4 26. Qe3 Qc4 27.
Qe4 $13) 23. Bc4 Rec8 24. Qd3 (24. Qxb4 $2 Rab8 $19) 24... Ra5 25. Rfe1 (25.
Ra1 Qc7 $17) 25... Bb5 26. b3 (26. Bxb5 Qxb5 $1 (26... Rxb5 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28.
Qxb5 Qe4 29. Re1 Qxf4 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Qxe8+ Bf8 $15) 27. Rxe7 Qxd3 28. cxd3
Rxd5 $17) 26... Bxc4 27. bxc4 Ra3 28. Rb3 Qc7 29. Rxa3 bxa3 30. Qxa3 Qxc4 31.
Qf3 (31. Rxe7 Qxf4 $17) 31... Rc7 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Rxe4 f5 $1 34. Re2 Kf7 35.
Kg2 Rc4 36. Be3 $2 (36. Kf3 Bd4 (36... Bb2 37. Bh4 Bf6) 37. Bh4 Rc3+ 38. Kg2
Bf6 $17) 36... Bd4 37. gxf5 (37. Bc1 $5 Rc5 (37... Bc5 38. Kf3 Rd4 39. Rd2) 38.
g5 Rxd5 $140 $2 39. Rd2 Ke6 40. c4) 37... gxf5 38. Kf2 $2 Bxe3+ 39. Kxe3 Rc3+
40. Kd4 (40. Kf2 Rxh3 41. Kg2 Rc3 $19) 40... Rf3 $1 41. Re3 (41. c4 Rxf4+ 42.
Kd3 Rf3+ 43. Re3 Rxe3+ 44. Kxe3 Kg6 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. h4 h5 $19) 41... Rxf4+ 42.
Kd3 h5 43. c4 h4 $1 44. Kc3 Rf1 45. Kb4 Rg1 46. Kb5 (46. Rf3 Kf6 47. Rf4 Kg5
48. Rf2 Rg3 $19) 46... Rg3 47. Re2 Rxh3 48. Kc6 Ra3 49. Kd7 Ra7+ 50. Kd8 h3 51.
Rh2 Ra8+ 52. Kd7 Rh8 (52... Rh8 53. Kc7 Kf6 54. Kd7 Rh7 55. Kc6 Kg5 $19) 0-1

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8. Nb3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Bg5 (12... Rc8 13. c3 Bg5 14.
Nd2 Ne7 15. c4 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Nc6 17. b4 Nd4 18. Rab1 f5 19. Bd3 f4 20. f3 g5
21. Kh1 Kh8 22. c5 g4 23. cxd6 gxf3 24. gxf3 $17 {Vogt,L-Ftacnik,L/Trencianske
Teplice/1979/0-1 (57)}) 13. a5 Rc8 14. Bg4 $1 $146 (14. c4 Ne7 15. Nb6 Rc6 16.
Nd2 Ng6 17. g3 Kh8 18. Ra3 Re8 19. Re1 Nf8 20. b4 g6 21. Nf1 f5 22. exf5 gxf5
23. Ne3 Ng6 24. Ned5 $16 {Vogt,L-Fedorowicz,J/Naleczow/1979/1-0 (39)}) 14...
Kh8 (14... Bxg4 15. Qxg4 Bh6 16. Rfd1 $14) 15. c3 Bh6 $6 16. Nb6 Rc7 17. Bxe6
fxe6 18. Qd3 Rcf7 19. Rad1 $1 (19. Nc4 d5 20. Ne3 Bf4 $132) 19... Nxa5 20. Nxa5
Qxb6 21. Nc4 Qa7 (21... Qc5 22. b4) 22. Qe2 (22. Nxd6 $2 Rxf2) 22... b5 23.
Nxd6 Rf6 (23... Rxf2 24. Rxf2 Be3 (24... Rxf2 $2 25. Qxf2 Be3 26. Nf7+ $18) 25.
Rdf1 (25. Nf7+ $6 Kg8 26. Rd8 Bxf2+ $1 27. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Kxf7) 25... Qb6
26. Nxb5 axb5 27. g3 b4 $14) (23... Rd7 24. Rd3 Rfd8 25. Rfd1 $16) 24. Rd3 Qb6
25. g3 (25. b4 $1 Rd8 $140 26. c4 $1) 25... Rd8 26. Rfd1 Rdf8 27. Rf1 Rd8 28.
Qd1 Rdf8 29. Qc2 Be3 (29... Rd8 30. c4 $1) 30. Rxe3 Qxd6 31. Rd3 Qc6 32. Qe2 h6
(32... Qc4 33. f3) 33. Kg2 a5 34. f3 Qc4 35. Rf2 a4 36. h4 R6f7 (36... b4 37.
cxb4 Qxb4 38. Qc2 $14) 37. Qd2 Kh7 38. Rd7 Qc6 (38... Rxd7 39. Qxd7 a3 $5 40.
bxa3 Ra8 $1 41. Qe7 Qxc3 42. Qxe6 Rxa3 43. Qf5+ Kg8 $13) 39. Rd6 Qc4 40. Qd3
Qxd3 41. Rxd3 Rc8 (41... a3 42. bxa3 Ra8 43. Rb2 Rxa3 44. Rxb5 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 $16
) (41... b4 $5 $132) 42. Rd6 Re7 43. Rb6 Rc5 (43... a3 44. bxa3 Rxc3 45. Rxb5
Rxa3 46. Rxe5 $14) 44. Rd2 Kg8 45. Rd8+ Kf7 46. Ra8 Rd7 47. Kh3 (47. h5 $1 Rd2+
(47... Kf6 48. Kh3 $1 Kg5 49. Rf8 Re7 50. Rf5+ $1 exf5 51. Rg6+ Kxh5 52. exf5
$18) 48. Kh3 Rxb2 49. Rb7+ Kf6 50. Rf8+ Kg5 51. Rxg7+ Kxh5 52. g4#) 47... h5 $1
(47... Rd2 $2 48. Rb7+ Kg6 49. h5+ $1 Kxh5 50. Rxg7 $18) 48. Raa6 Re7 (48...
Rd2 49. Rb7+ Kf6 50. Raa7 $18) 49. g4 hxg4+ (49... g6 50. g5 Rd7 (50... Re8 51.
Ra5 $18) 51. Rxe6 Rd2 52. Rf6+ Ke7 53. Ra7+ Rd7 54. Rxg6 Rxa7 55. Rg7+ $18) 50.
Kxg4 Kf6 (50... Rd7 51. Ra5 $16) 51. h5 Rcc7 (51... Kf7 52. Ra5 $16) 52. f4 $1
(52. Rxb5 Rb7 53. Rab6 Rxb6 54. Rxb6 Ra7 55. c4 a3 56. bxa3 Rxa3) 52... Rc4 (
52... exf4 53. Rxb5 Kf7 (53... Rb7 $4 54. Rf5#) 54. Kxf4 $18) (52... Rb7 53. f5
Rxb6 54. Rxb6 Kf7 55. Rxe6 $1 $18) 53. Rxb5 Rxe4 54. Rxe5 Rxe5 (54... Rc4 $2
55. Rf5#) 55. fxe5+ Kxe5 56. Rxa4 Rb7 57. Rb4 $1 Rc7 (57... Rxb4+ 58. cxb4 Kd4
59. b5 Kc5 60. Kf4 Kxb5 61. Ke5 $18) 58. Kg5 Kd5 59. Kf4 Rf7+ (59... e5+ 60.
Ke3 $18) 60. Ke3 Rf1 61. Rd4+ Kc5 62. b4+ Kb5 63. Rg4 Rf5 64. Rxg7 Rxh5 65. Rc7
Re5+ 66. Kd3 Rd5+ 67. Kc2 Rd8 68. Rc5+ (68. Kb3 Re8 69. c4+ Kb6 70. Rh7 e5)
68... Kb6 69. Kb3 Re8 70. Kc4 (70. Re5 Kc6 71. c4 $18) 70... Rd8 (70... e5 71.
Kd3 e4+ 72. Ke3 Re7 73. Rc4 $18) 71. b5 Rd6 72. Re5 Kc7 73. Kc5 Rd3 74. c4 Kd7
(74... Rd6 75. Rh5 $18) 75. Re4 Rc3 76. b6 Rb3 77. Rd4+ Kc8 78. Kc6 (78. Kc6 e5
79. Rh4 $18) 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Qa4 (10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Ba6 12. Re1 c5 $132) 10...
Bxd2 11. Nxd2 Bd7 12. f3 a6 13. Bxc6 (13. fxe4 axb5 14. Qxb5 Nxd4 $17) 13...
Bxc6 14. Qa3 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Bb5 16. Rfe1 Qh4 (16... Qd7 17. f4 Qf5 18. Qf3 Qd3
19. Qf2 Bd7 $10) 17. Qe3 Rac8 18. Rac1 b6 $6 19. e6 $1 fxe6 $2 (19... Qe7 $1
$10) (19... Rfe8 20. e7 a5 $1 {/\ Bd7-e6} 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Bxf4 c6 23. Bd6 f6
$10) 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qxd5 Rfd8 22. Qe4 Qxe4 (22... Rxd4 23. Qxh4 (23. Rxc7
Qxe1+ $1 24. Bxe1 Rxe4 25. Rxc8+ Re8 $10) 23... Rxh4 24. Re7 Rd4 25. Bc3 Rd7
26. Rce1 $14 (26. Bxg7+ Kg8 27. Rce1 $16)) 23. Rxe4 Rd7 24. Bf4 Kg8 25. Rc3 c5
$6 (25... a5 $142 $16) 26. dxc5 Rxc5 (26... bxc5 27. Kf2 $16) 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28.
Kf2 Kf7 29. Be3 Rd5 (29... Rc7 30. Re5 c4 31. Bd4 $16) 30. h4 h5 $2 {xg5} (
30... h6 31. g4 $16) 31. Bg5 Rd4 (31... Rd7 32. Re5 Rc7 33. Be3 c4 34. Rxh5 $16
) 32. Re7+ Kg8 33. Kg3 Rd7 (33... Rb4 $5 34. b3 c4 35. Bd2 (35. Re4 cxb3 $1 36.
Rxb4 $140 $2 bxa2) 35... cxb3 36. Bxb4 (36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37. Bxb4 bxa2 38. Bc3+
Kg6 39. Kf4 $16) 36... b2 37. Re1 (37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Bc3 b1=Q 39. a4 Qc2 40.
Rc7+ Kg8 41. axb5 axb5 $17) 37... Bd3) 34. Re5 c4 35. Bf4 g6 36. Re6 Kf7 37.
Rb6 Rd5 (37... Re7 38. Bg5 Re6 39. Rb7+ $16) 38. Bg5 $1 Rd7 39. Bf6 Rc7 40. Bc3
Rc6 41. Rb7+ Ke6 42. Kf4 Ba4 43. Ra7 $6 (43. Kg5 $1 Bc2 44. Rg7 Rc5+ 45. Kh6
$18) 43... Bc2 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Bd1 46. Kg5 Bc2 (46... Rc5+ 47. Kxg6 Bxg4
48. Rxa6+ $18) 47. Rg7 Kd5 48. Bf6 $1 Ke6 49. Rxg6 $1 Rc5+ 50. Kh6 c3 51. bxc3
$1 (51. Bxc3+ Bxg6 52. Kxg6 Rc4 53. Kh5 Kf7) 51... Bxg6 52. Kxg6 Ra5 (52... Rc4
53. Bd4 $18) 53. h5 Rxa2 54. h6 Rh2 55. g5 $1 (55. g5 $1 a5 56. h7 a4 57. h8=Q
Rxh8 58. Bxh8 a3 59. c4 $18) 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 b6
15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. Bb3 (17. N2c3 Na5 18. Qg3 Nc4 19. Ba4 Bc6 20. Bb3
Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Nd6 {Shirov,A-Psakhis,L/Klaipeda/1988/}) 17... a6 (
17... Rc7 $5 18. N2g3 Rd7 $10) 18. N2g3 Nb8 $6 (18... Bh4 $1 {/\ Nce7-f5}) 19.
Qf3 Rc7 20. Nh5 $1 Nd7 (20... gxh5 $2 21. Qg3+ Bg5 22. Bxg5 $18) (20... f5 21.
Nc3 $16 Nxc3 $140 $2 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bg7#) 21. h4 $1 N7f6 $2 (21... Bxh4 22.
Nd6 Re7 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. g3 (24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Nf4 $16) 24... gxh5 25. gxh4
$18) (21... b5 22. Ng5 N5f6 23. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Bg7#) 22. Nhxf6+
Nxf6 23. d5 $1 Nxe4 (23... exd5 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxf6 $1 $18) (23... Nxd5 24.
Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 (25... exd5 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qxf6
Qe1+ 29. Kh2 $18) 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxf6 $18) (23... e5 24. d6 $18) 24. dxe6 f5
(24... fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Qf7 Bf6 27. Rxd8 $18) 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 $13) 10... O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Nd7
(12... Re8 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 Ng6 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. b4
Qe7 $6 (18... f5 $1 19. exf5 Nf4 20. Ne4 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Be4 Qf7 $10)
19. g3 $14 {Ljubojevic,Lj-Gulko,B/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) (12... exd4 13. cxd4
Nb4 14. Qb1 c5 15. a3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Bc2 $14 {Kruszynski,W-Kishnev,S/BRD/
1993/}) 13. a3 (13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Ng3 c5 15. Re2 Qc7 16. Rd2 $14 {Ljubojevic,
Lj-Beliavsky,A/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) (13. Bd5 Rb8 14. a4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16.
Bxb7 Rxb7 17. a5 Ba7 18. d5 Nd3 $132) 13... Ne7 14. Ba2 Kh8 (14... c5 15. b4
cxd4 16. cxd4 $14) 15. b4 a5 $1 16. Qc2 axb4 17. axb4 f5 $5 18. dxe5 (18. exf5
Nxf5 $36) 18... Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Nxe5 (19... dxe5 20. Rd1 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nf5 22.
Ree1 Qe7 23. Bb1 $14) 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rae1 (21. f3 Ra6 22. Rae1 $14) 21...
Ra6 $1 22. exf5 $2 (22. f3 $1 Qa8 23. Bb3) (22. Bb1 Rd6 23. Nf3 f4 (23... Bxe4
$6 24. Rxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 $40) 24. Rd3 Ng6 $13) 22... Nxf5 23. Rxe5 $2 (23. Rd3
Qh4 $40) 23... Nh4 $1 24. Ne4 (24. Bb1 Rg6 25. g3 $2 Qxd2 26. Qxd2 Nf3+ $19) (
24. f3 Rg6 25. R5e2 Bxf3 $1 26. Qxg6 Nxg6 27. Nxf3 Nf4 $36) 24... Rg6 25. Ng3
$8 Bxg2 26. R1e3 Rd6 (26... Qa8 $5 27. Rh5 Bh1 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Rxh4 Qa1+ 30.
Kh2 Qh1+ $1 31. Nxh1 Rg2#) 27. Bb1 g6 28. Rh5 Bf3 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30. Rxh4 Qxh4
31. Kh2 Bg4 32. Ne4 Bf5 33. Kg2 {xf2} (33. Qb2 $2 Bxe4 $19 {xf2}) 33... Re6 34.
Qe2 Rfe8 35. f3 $8 Qxh3+ 36. Kg1 Rh8 37. Qg2 $8 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rd8 39. Kf2 Rd1
40. Bd3 c6 41. Ke2 Ra1 42. Kd2 Ra2+ 43. Kc1 Rh2 44. Re1 Re8 45. Bc2 Reh8 0-1

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6 7. Ne5 e6 8. e3
Bd6 $5 (8... Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Be7 10. Qb3 b5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 $10 {
Khalifman,A-Gurevich,M/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) 9. Bg3 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4
O-O 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nc5 $132) 12... b5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. O-O Rc8 (
14... Qb6 15. Bf2 b4 16. e4 d4 17. Na4 Qa5 18. b3 $16) 15. Bd3 Qe7 (15... f6
16. exf6 (16. Qh5 f5 $13) 16... Nxf6 17. Bh4 $14) 16. Bb1 Rfe8 17. Qc2 g6 (
17... Nf8 18. Qf2 {/\ Bh4}) 18. Qf2 f5 19. exf6 (19. Bh4 Qf8 $13) 19... Nxf6
20. Bh4 Qg7 21. Bg5 (21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. e4 d4 $1 23. e5 $140 Nxe5 $1 24. fxe5
$140 Qxf2+ 25. Rxf2 dxc3 $17) 21... Ne7 22. Ne2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nc6 (23... Rc8
24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Nd4 $14) 24. Bxf6 (24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. Bxf6 (25. exd4 Ne4 26.
Bxe4 dxe4 $10) 25... Ne2+ 26. Qxe2 Qxf6 27. Rc7 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ (28. Rxb7 $2 Rc1+
29. Kf2 Rxb1 $17) 28... Bxc8 29. Qc2 $14) 24... Qxf6 25. Nd4 Rc8 (25... Nxd4
26. exd4 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $14) 26. Bd3 e5 $1 27. fxe5 Qxf2+ (27... Qxe5 28.
Rf1 $14) 28. Kxf2 Nxe5 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Be2 Kf8 31. h4 Ke7 32. b4 h6 33. Ke1
Nc4 34. Kf2 (34. Bxc4 $6 dxc4 $15) 34... Ne5 35. Ke1 Kf6 36. Kd2 Bg4 (36...
Nc4+ 37. Kd3) 37. Bf3 h5 $6 (37... Nxf3+ 38. gxf3 Bd7 39. f4 $10) 38. Kc3 Bxf3
39. gxf3 Ke7 40. Kd2 Kf6 41. Ke2 Nc4 42. f4 (42. Nb3 g5 43. hxg5+ Kxg5 44. Nc5
a5 $10) 42... Nd6 43. Kd3 Kf7 (43... Nf5 44. Nxf5 Kxf5 45. Kd4) 44. Ke2 Ke7 45.
Kd3 Kf6 46. Ke2 Ne4 47. Kd3 Ng3 48. Kc3 Nf5 49. Nxf5 $8 Kxf5 50. Kd4 Kg4 (50...
Ke6 $2 51. Kc5) 51. Kxd5 Kxh4 52. e4 Kg4 (52... Kg3 53. e5 h4 54. e6 h3 55. e7
h2 56. e8=Q h1=Q+ 57. Qe4 Qxe4+ $2 (57... Qf3 58. Qxf3+ Kxf3 59. Ke5 Ke3 60. a3
Kd3 61. Kf6 Ke4 62. Kg5 Ke3 $10) 58. Kxe4 Kf2 (58... Kg4 59. a3 Kg3 60. f5
gxf5+ 61. Kxf5 Kf3 62. Ke5 Ke3 63. Kd5 Kd3 64. Kc5 Kc3 65. Kb6 $18) 59. f5
gxf5+ 60. Kxf5 Ke3 61. Ke5 Kd3 62. Kd5 Kc3 63. Kc5 Kb2 64. Kb6 Ka3 65. Ka5 $1
$18) 53. e5 h4 54. e6 h3 55. e7 h2 56. e8=Q h1=Q+ 57. Kc5 Qg1+ 58. Kc6 Kxf4 59.
Qf7+ Kg5 60. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxe5 Qb6 (13...
Qb4 14. Rd4 Qb6 {Suetin-Glek,I/Moscow/1983/} (14... Bc5 15. Rhd1 Bxd4 16. Rxd4
Qb6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rfd8 19. f5 Bc6 20. Rg4+ Kf8 21. b3 $18)) 14. Qe2
Rad8 (14... Bc6 $13) 15. Ne4 Nd5 $5 (15... Bc6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $14
) 16. Bxd5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 (17. fxg5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Bg4 $132) 17... exd5 18. Rxd5
Bg4 $1 19. Qe4 g6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Qc4 (21. Qe7 Rd7 22. Qe8+ Kg7 23. h3 Bf5
24. g4 Qf2 $1) 21... Qf6 22. g3 Qe7 23. Qe4 Qd7 24. Qd3 Qe7 (24... Qxd3 25.
cxd3 Rxd3 26. Re1 $14) 25. Qe4 Qd7 26. Qd3 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Ncd5 Qg6 $6 $146 (
13... Qd8) 14. Qd3 Be7 15. g3 (15. Nc7+ $5 Kf8 16. Ncd5 $16 {Karpov}) 15... O-O
16. Bg2 Bd8 17. O-O Kh8 18. Nc4 Ne7 19. Qa3 (19. Nce3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 $14) (19.
Nxd6 $2 Bxd5) 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Bc7 21. Rad1 $2 (21. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 22. Qxe7
Bd6 23. Qh4 $14) 21... Ng8 22. Na5 f5 23. c4 $6 (23. f4 $10) 23... f4 24. c5 f3
25. Bh1 $2 {x Bh1} (25. Bh3 dxc5 $15) 25... Bxa5 26. Qxa5 e4 27. Rfe1 Nf6 28.
cxd6 Qg4 29. Rd4 Rbe8 30. Qb4 Qh3 31. Rdxe4 $8 (31. d7 Ng4 $19) 31... Nxe4 32.
Rxe4 Qf5 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. h4 Re2 $1 35. d7 (35. Qd4 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Rxh1+ $1 37.
Kxh1 Qh3+ $19) 35... Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 h5 $1 38. Qf8+ (38. d8=Q+ Kh7
39. Qe4+ Qxe4 $19) 38... Kh7 $138 (38... Kh7 39. Bxf3 Qf1+ 40. Bg2 Qxg2#) 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Kb1 h6 12. h4 e5 13. Qd3 exf4 14. Bxf4
Be6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bg4 17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Rfe8 19. Qg4 Qa4 20. b3 Qb4
21. Qg3 h5 22. c4 b5 23. Bd2 Qc5 24. Bc3 Bf8 25. Bd4 Qa3 26. Bb2 Qa6 27. cxb5
Qxb5 28. Rhf1 Qe2 29. Rfe1 Qg4 30. Qxg4 hxg4 31. Bd4 a6 32. Kc2 g6 33. b4 Bg7
34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. a4 g3 36. Kb3 f5 37. Re6 Rxe6 38. dxe6 Kf6 39. Rxd6 Ke7 40.
Rd3 f4 41. Rf3 Rf8 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Kxe6 44. Kc4 Rc8+ 45. Kd4 Kf5 46. b6
Kg4 47. b7 Rb8 48. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Qe2 Na5 10. Bd3 e5 11. Nb3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. O-O Nc6
15. Rfd1 Qe6 16. c3 b6 17. Rd2 Qe7 18. Be4 Bb7 19. Qb5 Rac8 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21.
Qa4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bf6 23. Bd5 Kg7 24. Qe4 Rc7 25. Re2 Nd8 26. Rd2 Nc6 27. Re2
Nd8 28. Rd2 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O a6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 b6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. f4 c5 14. e5 Rd8 15.
Qc2 Nd7 16. Bd3 Nf8 17. Rf3 Bb7 18. Rh3 g6 19. Rf1 Rd7 20. Be4 Rad8 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Ne4 Qc6 23. Bf2 Kg7 24. Qe2 b5 25. b3 bxc4 26. bxc4 Rb7 27. Rb3 Rdb8
28. Rfb1 Nd7 29. Be1 Rxb3 30. axb3 h5 31. Qe3 Kg8 32. Rd1 Nf8 33. Ba5 Nd7 34.
Rd3 Nf8 35. h3 Kg7 36. Nf6 Nh7 37. Ne4 Nf8 38. Kh2 Rb7 39. Bd8 Bxd8 40. Rxd8
Rxb3 41. Qxb3 Qxe4 42. Qg3 a5 43. Qh4 Nh7 44. Qf2 a4 45. Rc8 Qxc4 46. Rxc5 Qe4
47. Ra5 g5 48. fxg5 h4 49. Qf3 Qd4 50. Qg4 Qxg4 51. hxg4 Nxg5 52. Rxa4 Nh7 53.
Kh3 Nf8 54. Re4 Ng6 55. g5 Kg8 56. Kg4 Kh7 57. Kf3 Kg8 58. Ke3 Kf8 59. Kd4 Ke7
60. Kc5 Kd7 61. Kb6 Ke7 62. Kc6 Kf8 63. Kd6 Kg7 64. Re2 Kf8 65. Rf2 Kg8 66. Rf6
Kg7 67. Rf1 Kf8 68. Rf2 Kg8 69. Ra2 Kg7 70. Ra4 Kf8 71. Re4 Ke8 72. Kc6 Ke7 73.
Kc7 Kf8 74. Kd7 Kg7 75. Ke8 Kg8 76. Re1 Kg7 77. Re2 Kg8 78. Rf2 Nxe5 79. Rf4
Kg7 80. Rxh4 Kg6 81. Re4 Nd3 82. Ke7 Kxg5 83. Re3 Nf4 84. Rg3+ Kf5 85. Kxf7 e5
86. Rg8 Nxg2 87. Rxg2 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. h4 h5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. f4 Neg4
15. Rhe1 Qa5 16. f5 gxf5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Re8 19. Nd5 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Kf8
21. a4 b6 22. Kb1 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Bf6 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. c3 Rb8 26. Kc2 Kg7 27.
Bd5 Ne5 28. Re4 a5 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 axb4 31. Kb3 e6 32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Rxe5
Bxe5 34. Bxe6 Bc3 35. Bd5 Re8 36. Bb7 Re1 37. a5 Ra1 38. a6 d5 39. Be7 Rb1+ 40.
Ka4 b3 41. Ba3 b2 42. Kb3 Bf6 43. a7 Ra1 44. Bxb2 Rxa7 45. Bxd5 Ra6 46. Bxf6+
Rxf6 47. Bf3 Kh6 48. Kc3 Rf4 49. Kd3 Rxh4 50. Ke3 Ra4 51. Kf2 Kg5 52. Kg1 Rb4
53. Be2 Rh4 54. g3 Ra4 55. Kf2 Ra2 56. Kf3 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Rb1 Rc8 11. Qd2 a6 12. Rfd1 b5 13. Qf4 Ne5 14. Nd4 Bc4
15. a3 Bxe2 16. Ndxe2 Rc4 17. Ng3 Re8 18. h3 Qb8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Bg7 21.
c3 a5 22. Rd2 Rc5 23. Rbd1 Nc4 24. Re2 Nb6 25. Nf1 Nd7 26. Nd2 Qa7 27. Nf3 h6
28. Qe3 Qb8 29. Qd2 Nb6 30. Qd3 Nc4 31. Nd4 e6 32. Ne3 Rd8 33. Nb3 Rcc8 34. Qb1
Qb6 35. Qd3 Ne5 36. Qb1 b4 37. cxb4 axb4 38. Nd4 Nc4 39. Nxc4 Rxc4 40. Nc2 bxa3
41. bxa3 Qxb1 42. Rxb1 Rdc8 43. Nb4 h5 44. h4 Rc3 45. Ra2 Bd4 46. Kf1 Ra8 47.
Nc2 Bc5 48. Ke2 Rc4 49. f3 Kg7 50. Rb3 f5 51. Ne3 Rca4 52. exf5 gxf5 53. g3 Kf6
54. f4 Bxa3 55. Nd1 Bc5 56. Rxa4 Rxa4 57. Nc3 Ra1 58. Kd3 Rf1 59. Ne2 Rf3+ 60.
Kc2 Rxb3 61. Kxb3 Bf2 62. Kc4 Ke7 63. Kb5 Kd7 64. Kb4 Kc6 65. Kc4 d5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 Nxe4 (10... O-O 11. Nxc6 $5 (11. Nc3 $5) 11... dxc6 (
11... bxc6 12. Bf3 $5 d6 13. c5 d5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Qa4 $14 {Hazai,L-Fogarasi,T/
Budapest/1992/INF58,(222)/}) 12. Qc2 c5 13. f4 b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. e5 Nd7 16.
Nc3 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Nf8 18. Bf3 $14 {Larsen,B-Karpov,An/Las Palmas/1977/INF23,
(368)/}) 11. c5 Nf6 (11... Nxc5 12. Nxc6 (12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Nxe6 dxe6 14. Bxc5
$44) 12... Qxc6 (12... Nxa4 13. Nxe7 Nxb2 14. Qd4 $18) 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Rc1 b6
15. b4 Bb7 16. Bf3 $18) 12. Bf3 O-O 13. Rc1 $44 Rb8 $5 (13... Rd8 14. Qb3 Ne5
15. Bf4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 e5 17. Nf5 Re8 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Qg3 $18 {Varavin,V-Tunik,
G/Kstovo op/1994/EXP42/}) 14. g3 (14. Qb3 d5 15. cxd6 Bxd6 $13) 14... g6 $1 15.
Nb6 Rd8 16. Qa4 e5 17. Nb3 (17. Nxc6 $2 dxc6 18. Rfd1 Be6 $17) 17... d5 18.
cxd6 Rxd6 19. Na5 Bd7 (19... Be6 $2 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Nxc6 $16) 20. Nxd7 Qxd7
21. Bxc6 (21. Nxb7 $2 Nd4 $1 22. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 Rxd7 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5
Nd2 26. Rd1 Nde4 $19) (21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Bxc6 Qe6 $13) 21... bxc6 22. Bc5 (22.
Nxc6 Bf8 23. b3 Re8 $13) 22... Re6 (22... Rd5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nxc6 Qd7 25.
Qxa6 Rxb2 26. Qa3 Rb7 27. Qa8+ Kg7 28. Nb8 Qe7 29. Nc6 Qd7 30. Nb8 $10) 23.
Rfd1 Qe8 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nxc6 Qe8 26. Qxa6 (26. Qa3 Ra8 $1 $10 (26... Rc8 $2
27. Ne7+ $18)) 26... Kg7 $1 27. Nxb8 (27. Rc2 e4 $44) 27... Rxa6 28. Nxa6 Qb5
$1 29. Nc5 Qxb2 30. a4 Qa3 31. Rc2 h5 32. Re1 h4 33. Kg2 h3+ 34. Kxh3 Qf3 35.
Rxe5 (35. Re3 Qd1 36. Rce2 Qf1+ 37. Kh4 g5+ $1 38. Kxg5 Qh3 $19) 35... Nh5 36.
Re4 g5 37. Rd2 Nf4+ 38. Rxf4 gxf4 39. Nd3 Qh5+ 40. Kg2 f3+ 41. Kg1 Qd5 42. Kf1
Qd4 43. Ke1 Qa1+ 44. Rd1 Qc3+ 45. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Qh5 (11... Rad8 $5 12. Qd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4
Bc6 14. Rae1 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Nf6 17. f5 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. g4 g5
$14 {Short,N-Kortschnoj,V Garmisch-Partenkirchen 25' (03) 1994 1/2 32 -EXP 43})
12. Nf3 (12. Qd3 b5 $1 13. Rae1 (13. Ndxb5 Nb4 14. Qc4 a5 {/\ Rac8}) (13. Ncxb5
Nb4 14. Qc4 a5 15. Nc7 Rac8 16. c3 d5 17. exd5 Nbxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxc4 19. Nxe7+
Kh8 20. Bxc4 Qc5 $19) (13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rac8 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17.
Bxa7 Bxb2 18. Ra2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bg7 20. a5 Rc3 $17 {Grabzewski,R-Georgadze,T/
Lublin/1974/}) (13. a3 a6 14. Nf3 Rac8 15. Rad1 Na5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Bf5
18. Qd4 Nd7 {De Firmian,N-Whitehead/San Francisco/1977/}) 13... a5 14. a3 (14.
Ndxb5 Nb4 15. Qe2 Qxe2 16. Rxe2 Nxe4 $1 17. Nxe4 Bxb5 18. c4 a4 19. cxb5 axb3
20. axb3 Rfb8 $17) 14... b4 15. Nxc6 (15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qd2 Rfc8 $36) 15...
Bxc6 (15... bxc3 $2 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Bd4 Qg5 20.
Qxc3 $16) 16. axb4 axb4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 (18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bxb2 20.
Bd2 $17) 18... Bd7 19. Bf2 (19. Bd4 $1 Bb5 20. Bc4 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4
Rfc8 23. Qb3 Ra7 24. Re4 $10) 19... Rfe8 20. Rb1 Qf5 21. Qd2 (21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22.
g4 Be4 23. Rfe1 f5 $17) 21... Ba4 22. g4 $6 (22. Qxb4 Reb8 23. Qd2 Bxb3 24.
cxb3 Rxb3 $17) 22... Qd7 (22... Qe4 23. Rfe1 Qf3 24. Qxb4 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 Qxf4
26. Qe3 Qc4 27. Qe4 $13) 23. Bc4 Rec8 24. Qd3 (24. Qxb4 $2 Rab8 $19) 24... Ra5
25. Rfe1 (25. Ra1 Qc7 $17) 25... Bb5 26. b3 (26. Bxb5 Qxb5 $1 27. Rxe7 Qxd3 28.
cxd3 Rxd5 $17) 26... Bxc4 27. bxc4 Ra3 28. Rb3 Qc7 29. Rxa3 bxa3 30. Qxa3 Qxc4
31. Qf3 Rc7 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Rxe4 f5 $1 34. Re2 Kf7 35. Kg2 Rc4 36. Be3 $2 Bd4
37. gxf5 gxf5 {Short,N-Kamsky,G (02)/PCA-WchQual2 Linares ;CBM 43 1994/0-1 (52)
}) (12. Qxh5 Nxh5 13. Rad1 $10) 12... b5 $1 13. a3 a5 14. Qd3 a4 (14... b4 15.
Ne2 (15. axb4 axb4 $10 (15... Nxb4 16. Qd2 Bc6 17. e5 $14)) 15... bxa3 16. Ng3
axb2 (16... Nb4 $2 17. Nxh5 Nxd3 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. cxd3 axb2 20. Ra3 $16) 17.
Nxh5 bxa1=Q 18. Rxa1 Nxh5 19. c3 $13) 15. Bd5 Nxd5 (15... e6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17.
Nd4 Bb7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 e5 20. Ndxb5 d5 21. Bc5 Rfc8 22. Be7 d4 23. Bxf6
Bxf6 24. Ne4 Bh4 25. Nbd6 Ba6 {1-0 Garcia,Gi-Zamora,J/New York op (04) 1994})
16. exd5 (16. Nxd5 Bxb2 $2 (16... Rab8 17. Nd4 Rfe8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Nxe7+
Rxe7 20. Qxd6 Rbe8 21. Qxc6 Rxe4 $44) 17. Rab1 Bg7 18. Nb6 Ra7 19. Rxb5 $18)
16... Na5 17. Bd4 Qh6 (17... Nc4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Ne4 $10) 18.
Rae1 Rfe8 19. Nxb5 Rac8 20. b3 Bf5 (20... axb3 21. cxb3 $16) 21. Qd2 Rxc2 $2 (
21... Nb7 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Nbd4 $16) 22. Qxa5 $18 Bxh3 23. Rf2 (23. gxh3 $2
Qxh3 24. Nd2 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 Qh3+ $10) 23... axb3 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rxc2 bxc2 26.
Qc3+ Kg8 27. gxh3 Qxf4 28. Kf2 Qa4 29. Nbd4 Ra8 30. Rxe7 Qa5 31. Qxa5 Rxa5 32.
Nxc2 Rxd5 33. a4 Ra5 34. Re4 f5 35. Rb4 Kg7 36. Ncd4 Kf6 37. Nb3 Ra7 38. a5 g5
$138 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Kb1 Rb8 $5 (12... Na5 13. e5 $1
dxe5 14. fxe5 Qxe5 15. Nf5 $1 exf5 16. Rhe1 Be6 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Bxa5 Be7 19.
Ne2 O-O 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxe4 $14) 13. Rhf1 $5 Be7 (
13... Na5 14. e5 $1 b4 15. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nc4 17. Qe2 $14 dxe5 18. fxe5
Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxe5 $2 20. Nc6 $18) 14. h3 Na5 (14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 b4 16. Ne2
e5 17. Be3 $14) 15. e5 b4 16. exd6 $1 (16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Nc4 18. Qe2 dxe5
19. fxe5 O-O) 16... Bxd6 (16... bxc3 $2 17. dxc7 Rxb2+ 18. Ka1 Nd5 19. Qc1 Ba3
20. Nb3 $1 $18) (16... Qxc3 $6 17. dxe7) (16... Qxd6 17. Ne4 Qd5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6
19. Nb3 $16) 17. Ne4 (17. Nce2 $5 Nd5 18. Nb3) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc4 19. Qe2
Nxe3 20. Qxe3 O-O 21. g4 (21. Bd3 Rbe8 22. Qe4 f5 {/\ e5}) 21... Bc5 22. g5 $1
hxg5 (22... h5 23. g6 $1 $40) 23. fxg5 Rbd8 (23... e5 24. Qg3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4)
24. Qf3 $1 (24. Qe2 g6 $1 $13) (24. Bd3 Bc6 $1 25. Nxe6 Bxe3 26. Nxc7 Bg2 $13)
24... Bxd4 $1 $8 (24... g6 25. Qf6 $1) (24... f5 $2 25. g6) (24... Qe5 25. Nc6
$1 Bxc6 26. Rxd8 Bxe4 27. Qxf7+ $18) 25. Rxd4 f5 $1 (25... Bb5 $2 26. Qh5 g6
27. Bxg6 fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Qg7 29. Qxe6+ $18) 26. gxf6 $2 (26. Bd3 $1 Bc6 (26...
Bb5 27. Rxb4 (27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bxb5 axb5 $13) 27... Qe7 28. Rb3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3
Qxg5 30. Qc6 $14) 27. Qe3 $1 (27. Qh5 Rxd4 28. g6 Rf7 $1 29. Rg1 $1 Qe5 30.
gxf7+ Kf8 31. Be2 Re4 $13) 27... Rxd4 28. Qxd4 a5 29. Bc4 Bd7 $14) 26... Rxf6
27. Qd1 (27. Bh7+ $5 Kh8 $8 (27... Kxh7 $2 28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. Rg1 Qxc2+ 30. Kxc2
Ba4+ 31. Kd3 $18) 28. Bg6 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Bc8 30. Rh4+ Kg8 31. Bh7+ Kh8) 27...
Rxf1 28. Qxf1 Bb5 29. Qf2 Qb6 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. b3 Qd1+ 32. Kb2 Qd6 33. Qe3
Qe5+ 34. Kb1 Kf7 $5 35. Qf2+ $6 (35. h4 $10) 35... Ke7 36. Qa7+ Bd7 37. Qe3 $6
g5 $1 $15 38. Qf3 a5 39. Qg2 Bb5 40. Qf3 Qf4 41. Qg2 (41. Qh5 $15) 41... Qf1+
$6 (41... Kf6 42. Bf3 Qe3 $15) 42. Kb2 Qxg2 $6 43. Bxg2 Kd6 44. a3 (44. c3 Ke5
(44... Kc5 45. a3) 45. a4 $1 bxa3+ 46. Kxa3 Kf4 47. c4 Bd7 48. c5 $1 e5 49. c6
Bc8 50. Ka4) 44... Ke5 45. axb4 axb4 46. c4 (46. c3 $6 Kf4 $1) 46... Ba6 47.
Kc2 Kd4 48. Kd2 e5 49. Bf3 Bc8 50. Bg4 Bb7 51. Bd7 Be4 52. Bg4 Bg6 53. Be2 e4
54. Bg4 e3+ 55. Ke1 $4 (55. Kd1 Be4 56. Bd7 Ke5 57. Bg4 Kf4 58. Bd7 $10) 55...
Bc2 $1 56. Bd1 Be4 57. Bg4 Kc3 $1 58. Ke2 (58. Bd1 Bg2 59. Ke2 Kd4 $19) 58...
Kxb3 59. Kxe3 Bg2 $1 60. Be6 (60. Kd4 Ka3 61. Ke5 b3 62. Kf6 b2 63. Bf5 Bxh3
$19) 60... Kc3 61. Kf2 (61. c5 Bc6 $1 62. Bg4 b3 63. Bf5 b2 64. Bb1 Bd7 65. Be4
Bxh3 66. c6 Bc8 67. c7 g4 68. Bg6 Kb3 $1 69. Bb1 $8 (69. Bf7+ Kc2 $19) 69...
Kc4 70. Kd2 Kc5 71. Bg6 (71. Kc3 g3 $19) 71... Kd6 72. Kc2 Kxc7 73. Kxb2 g3 74.
Be4 Bb7 $19) 61... Bc6 62. c5 Kd4 63. Kg3 Kxc5 64. Kg4 Bd5 65. Bf5 b3 66. Kxg5
Kd4 67. h4 Be4 68. Be6 b2 69. Ba2 Kc3 70. Kf4 Bh7 71. h5 Kb4 72. h6 Ka3 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4
Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. Nb3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Be6 12. Kh1 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nxd5 Ndxe5
15. c4 Bg5 16. Bg3 Bh4 17. Bf4 Bg5 18. Bg3 Bh4 19. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Kh1 {Profilaxe mit dem Ziel, den König von der gefährlichen Diagonale
g1-a7 zu entfernen. Jetzt muß Schwarz, außer dem Vorstoß e4-e5, auch mit der
positionellen Drohung f4-f5 leben. Die letztere hat das Ziel, entweder einen
schwachen Bauern e6 zu bilden oder das wichtige Feld d5 zu erobern (falls e5).}
O-O 10. Bf3 {Die folgenden zwei Varianten zeigen die wichtigste Idee -
Durchbruch e4-e5 für Weiß in dieser für das Scheveninger System typischen
Stellung.} (10. Qe1 {Eine sehr interessante Idee, die das Ziel hat, bevor der
Bc1 entwickelt ist, die Dame auf den Königsflügel (Qg3) zu bringen.} b5 11. Bf3
Bb7 12. e5 $1 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd7 14. Qg3 Kh8 15. Bf4 $14 {Jetzt hat Weiß ein
Tempo gespart - Bf4 war in einem Zug entwickelt statt Be3 und dann Bf4.}) (10.
Be3 b5 11. e5 $1 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Nf5 exf5 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.
Bf3 Nxe5 17. Bxa8 Nbc6 $14) 10... Nc6 11. Be3 (11. Nb3 Rd8 12. g4 d5 $1 13. e5
Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qe2 b6 $1 16. Nxe4 Bb7 $44 {Als Kompensation für den
Bauernverlust hat Schwarz den Läuferpaarvorteil und starken Druck auf der
Diagonale a8-h1.}) (11. e5 $5 dxe5 (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc5 14.
Qh4 (14. Qf4 Nd7 15. Ne4 Nxe5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Be3 $32 $36) 14... Qxe5 15. Bf4
Qf5 16. Rae1 $36) 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Bf4 Nfd7 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Ne4 $44) 11... Bd7
12. a4 Rab8 13. Qe1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Qg3 Bd6 17. Be3 Be6 18.
Bg5 Be7 19. Bh6 Ne8 20. Bg4 Rd8 (20... Bc4 21. Rfd1 gxh6 22. b3 Bg5 (22... Bxb3
23. cxb3 $10) 23. bxc4 Bf4 24. Qd3 $13) 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8 23. Bg5
Rd7 24. Qg4 Qc4 25. h3 (25. Nd5 $5) 25... Nd6 (25... Rf7 26. Rd1 Bc5 $10 {
/\27...Bd4!}) 26. Nd5 Rf7 (26... Qxc2 27. Qxe6+ (27. Ne7+ $6 Rxe7 $1 28. Bxe7
Bxe7 29. Qxe6+ Kf8 30. Rf1+ Ke8 $17) 27... Rf7 28. Ne7+ Bxe7 29. Bxe7 Nxe4 30.
Qxe5 $14) 27. Qxe6 Kh8 28. Kh2 h6 (28... Qxe4) 29. Bh4 Qxe4 30. Bg3 Qxc2 (30...
Qf5 31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32. Ne3 Rg5 33. Rd1 $14) 31. Bxe5 Qf5 32. Nf4 (32. Qxh6+ Kg8
33. Qf4 Qe6 34. Qd4 Nf5 35. Qe4 Nd6 36. Qd4 $10) 32... Qxe6 33. Nxe6 Nc4 34.
Nxf8 Nxe5 35. Re1 (35. Ne6 Nd3 36. Rd1 Rd7 $10 (36... Nxb2 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38.
Nf8+ Rxf8 39. Rxf8 Nxa4)) 35... Nf3+ 36. gxf3 Rxf8 37. Kg3 Rf6 38. b4 Rb6 39.
Re4 Kh7 40. h4 Kg6 41. Kg4 Rd6 42. a5 Kf6 43. Rf4+ Ke7 44. Rc4 Kf6 45. Rf4+ Ke7
46. Re4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2
Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Bf1 Nf8 19. Qe3 Qh4 20. h3 Rd7
21. c4 a6 22. Bb4 Rc8 23. Bd6 Ng6 24. Rd4 Qd8 25. Red1 f6 26. exf6 Qxf6 27.
R4d2 Rf7 28. Bg3 h6 29. Re1 Nh4 30. Be5 Qg5 31. Qxg5 hxg5 32. Bd6 Nf5 33. Bb4
Ne3 34. Rxe3 Rxf1+ 35. Kc2 Bd5 36. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Nbd7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bd3 (11. a3 $5 Rb8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rd4 Be7
14. Be2 O-O 15. g4 e5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 b4 18. a4 Bb7 $17 {Bakalarz,
L-Loginov,V Wisla BES (05) 1992 0-1 51}) 11... Bb7 12. a3 Be7 13. Rhe1 h6 (
13... O-O-O $5 14. f5 e5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Kb8 18. g3 Rc8 19.
h4 Bf6 20. Kb1 Qb6 $15 {Norgaard,J-Novikov,I Copenhagen op (05) 1991 0-1 50})
14. Qh3 Rc8 (14... O-O-O $5 $14) 15. Nd4 Qb6 16. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 17. e5 dxe5 18.
Bg6+ Kd8 19. fxe5 Nd5 20. Bxe7+ Nxe7 (20... Kxe7 $2 21. Qh4+ Kf8 22. Rf1+ Kg8
23. Bf7+ Kh7 24. Qe4+ g6 25. Qxg6#) 21. Bf7 Rxc3 $1 (21... Nf5 $2 22. g4 Ne7
23. Rd6 Rc6 (23... Qf2 24. Rf1 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Qg2 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Rfd1 Bd5 28.
Bxe6 $18) 24. Red1 $40) 22. Qxc3 $44 Bd5 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Bf3 Qc7 (24... Bxf3
25. gxf3 Nd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. e6 Re8 28. exd7 (28. Qxg7 $2 Rxe6 29. Qg8+ Ke7
30. Qg7+ Kd6 $19) 28... Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Kxd7 $10) 25. Qb4 g5 26. Qd6 Rxf3 $1 27.
gxf3 (27. Qxc7+ Kxc7 28. gxf3 Ng6 $17) 27... Qxd6 28. exd6 Nf5 29. Rd3 a5 $2 (
29... Nxd6 30. Rxe6 Bxe6 31. Rxd6 Ke7 32. Rxa6 Ne5 $17) 30. b3 a4 $2 (30...
Nxd6 $17) 31. Kb2 Nb6 $2 (31... Nxd6 $17) 32. Kc3 Kd7 33. Kb4 Bc6 $2 (33...
Nxd6 $10) 34. Kc5 Nd5 35. Rxe6 $1 axb3 36. cxb3 Kxe6 $4 (36... Nf4 37. Ree3
Nxd3+ 38. Rxd3 $14) 37. Kxc6 $18 Nf4 38. Rd2 Ng6 39. d7 Ne5+ 40. Kc7 Nxd7 41.
Rxd7 Ke5 42. a4 bxa4 43. bxa4 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE f2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nf3
a6 (8... O-O 9. a3 $5 Nd7 10. O-O b6 11. b4 Bb7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe1 a5 $5 14.
Nb5 e5 15. Rd1 $1 axb4 16. axb4 exf4 17. Be2 Ncb8 18. c4 Bxe4 19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20.
Rxd6 Qe7 21. Qc3 $44 {Shabalov,A-Ehlvest,J/New York/1993/1-0 (45)}) 9. a3 b5
10. O-O Bb7 11. b4 $5 O-O 12. Bb2 (12. Qe1 Nd7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Rd1 Nd4 15. e5
Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 dxe5 17. Ne4 Bh4 18. Qc3 Rc8 19. Nc5 Qe7 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxd7
Rxc5 22. Qxc5 Qxd7 23. Qxf8 Be7 24. Qb8 {Janosevic,D-Ciric,D/Sarajevo/1967/0.5
(33)}) 12... a5 (12... Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Ng4 14. Qe2) (12... e5 13. Nd5 exf4 14.
Nxf4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Re8 17. Bb2 Nxe4 18. Nh5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nf2+ 20.
Rxf2 Qxf2 21. Qg4 g6 22. Rg1 Qh4 23. Qd7 Qxh5 24. Qxb7 {Kosten,A-Smirin,I (3)/
Tilburg3.11 (30')/1992/0-1 (54)}) 13. Nxb5 axb4 14. a4 (14. axb4 Qb6+ 15. Kh1
Nxb4 $15) 14... d5 $1 15. e5 Ne4 16. Kh1 Nc5 (16... Qb6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2
$36) 17. f5 exf5 18. Nfd4 Nxe5 $6 (18... Nxa4 $5 19. Rxa4 (19. Nxc6 Nxb2 (19...
Bxc6 20. Bd4 g6 $17) 20. Nxd8 Nxd1 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Rxd1 Rxd8 23. Bxf5 g6 $17)
19... Rxa4 20. Nxf5 g6 $17) 19. Nxf5 Ncxd3 (19... Bf6 $5 20. Nfd6 Ncxd3 21.
cxd3 Bc6 22. Qb3 $13) 20. cxd3 f6 $6 (20... Bf6 21. Rb1) 21. Qe1 Bc8 (21...
Nxd3 $2 22. Qg3 $18) 22. Nbd4 Rf7 (22... Re8 23. Qg3 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Ng6 25. h4
Qb8 26. Qg4 $40) 23. Qg3 Kh8 24. Rae1 Rxa4 25. Nxe7 (25. Rxe5 $2 fxe5 26. Nc6
Qf8 27. Ncxe7 Qxe7 $19) 25... Qxe7 (25... Rxe7 26. Rxe5 $1 Rxe5 (26... fxe5 27.
Nc6 Qe8 28. Nxe7 Qxe7 29. Qxe5 Be6 30. Re1 Ra8 31. Qxe6 Qxe6 32. Rxe6 $18) 27.
Nc6 Qg8 28. Nxe5 (28. Bxe5 fxe5 29. Ne7 $2 Qf7 $1) 28... fxe5 29. Qxe5 Be6 30.
Qd6 (30. Rf6 Bf7 31. Rb6 Ra8 32. h4 $16) 30... Ra8 31. Qxb4 $16) 26. Nc6 Nxc6 (
26... Qd7 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Rxf7 Qxf7 29. Qxe5 Bd7 30. Qb8+ Qg8 31. Bxg7+ $1
Kxg7 32. Re7+ Kf6 (32... Kh6 33. Qf4+ Qg5 34. Qf8+ $18) 33. Qe5+ Kg6 34. Rxd7
Ra6 35. h4 Kh6 36. Qf4+ Kh5 37. Rxh7+ $18) 27. Rxe7 Nxe7 28. Qc7 Be6 29. Qd6 (
29. Re1 $5 Ng8 (29... Ra2 30. Qb8+ Ng8 31. Qxb4 $16) 30. Qc6 Bd7 (30... Ra2 31.
Bd4 Bf5 32. Qxd5 $18) 31. Qxd5 Nh6 $16) 29... Bg4 30. h3 Bh5 31. Re1 Ng8 32.
Qxd5 $2 (32. Re8 $1 Rfa7 (32... h6 33. Qd8 $18) 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Qxd5+ Rf7 (
34... Bf7 $2 35. Qd8+ Be8 36. Qxe8#)) 32... Bg6 33. Re8 h6 34. Rb8 (34. Qd8 Bh7
) 34... Raa7 35. Qd8 (35. Rxb4 Rfd7 $10) 35... Bh7 36. d4 Rab7 37. Rxb7 (37. d5
Rxb8 38. Qxb8 Rd7 39. d6 b3 40. Qxb3 Rxd6 $13) 37... Rxb7 38. d5 Bf5 39. d6 b3
40. Qe8 Kh7 $2 (40... Rd7 $5 41. g4 $140 Rxd6 42. gxf5 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 Rd2+ 44.
Kg3 Rxb2 $13) 41. g4 $1 Rd7 (41... Bd7 $2 42. Qe4+ Kh8 43. Qxb7 $18) (41... Bg6
42. Qc6 Rb8 43. d7 Ne7 44. Qc7 $18) 42. gxf5 Rxd6 43. Qe3 Ne7 44. Qxb3 (44.
Qxe7 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Rd2+ 46. Kg3 Rxb2 $14) 44... Nxf5 45. Qc2 Rd5 46. Bc3 Rc5 47.
Qd3 Kg6 (47... Kg8 48. Kg2 Kf7) 48. Kg1 Kf7 49. Bb4 Re5 50. Qc4+ Kg6 51. Bc3
Re3 52. Bd2 Re5 53. Bf4 Re7 54. Kf2 h5 (54... Re8 55. Bd2 h5) 55. Qd3 Re8 56.
Kf3 Re6 57. Qb1 Ra6 58. Qg1+ Kf7 59. Ke4 Ra5 (59... Nd6+ 60. Kd5 Nf5 61. Qc5)
60. Qd1 Ne7 $2 (60... Kg6 61. Qd7 Nh6 $5 $13 62. Bxh6 $140 Re5+ 63. Kf4 Kxh6
64. Qf7 Rg5 $10) 61. Qb3+ Rd5 (61... Kg6 62. Qe6 Ra4+ 63. Kf3 Ra7 64. Be3 Rc7
65. Qe4+ Kf7 66. Qh7 $18) 62. Bd6 $1 (62. Qxd5+ Nxd5 63. Kxd5 g5 $10) 62... Kg6
63. Qa3 (63. Bxe7 Re5+ 64. Kf4 Rxe7 $10) 63... Kf7 64. Qb4 (64. Bxe7 Re5+ 65.
Kf4 Rxe7 $10) 64... g5 (64... Rg5 65. Qb7 $18) 65. Qc4 Kg6 66. Qc7 f5+ 67. Kf3
Rd3+ 68. Ke2 Re3+ 69. Kf2 (69. Kxe3 $2 Nd5+ $10) 69... Kf6 (69... Nd5 70. Qc6
Rd3 71. Be5+ Kf7 72. Qd7+ $18) 70. Qd8 (70. Qd8 f4 71. Qf8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE f2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 (6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5
8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nge2 b6 11. Ba3 e6 (11... Bb7 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Nd5
Nde5 14. Nc1 e6 15. Ne7+ Nxe7 16. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Re8 18. Ba3 f5 19. exf5
Nxf3 20. fxg6 Rd8+ 21. Bd3 hxg6 22. Kc2 Ne5 23. Re1 Bxg2 24. Be4 {Lautier,
J-Georgiev,Ki/Biel (09)/1992/0.5 (78)}) 12. Nb5 (12. Rd1 Bb7 (12... Nd7 13. b3
Bb7 14. g3 Nde5 15. Bg2 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 a6 17. f4 b5 18. Bc1 bxc4 19. bxc4 f6 $5
20. Be3 $2 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Gelfand,B/Arnhem/1987/}) 13. b3 (13. Nc1 Nd7 14.
Be2 Nc5 15. Nb5 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 a6 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Nd3 Rd8 20. Na4
f5 21. Naxc5 Bc6 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Re1 a5 24. Bf1 $13 {Fuhrmann,D-Rasik,V/
Hamburg GER-chJI U20/1993/0-1 (69)}) 13... Ne5 14. Nd4 Nfd7 15. Na4 Bf8 16.
Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Be2 Nc5 18. Nc3 a5 19. Kf2 Rd7 20. Ke3 Rad8 21. f4 Nc6 22. Nxc6
Bxc6 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Rd1 $16 {Stefansson,H-Mohr,G/Athens op (4)/1993/1-0 (63)
}) 12... Ne8 13. Nc1 Bb7 14. Nb3 a5 15. Be2 Nb4 16. Kf2 Nc2 17. Rad1 a4 18. Na1
Nxa3 19. bxa3 Bc6 20. Nc2 Bxb5 21. cxb5 Rdc8 22. Nb4 Rc3 23. Rd3 Rc5 24. Rhd1
$36 {Arbakov,V-Glek,I/Belgorod GMA-qual/1989/1-0 (59)}) 6... h6 7. Be3 c5 $5
$146 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxc5 Nc6 11. Nge2 b6 12. Ba3 e6 13. Rd1 Bb7
14. Nb5 (14. Nc1) (14. b3 $5) 14... Ne8 (14... Rxd1+ 15. Kxd1 Rd8+ 16. Kc2 $13)
15. Nc1 (15. b3 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Rd8+ 17. Kc2 a6 18. Nbc3 f5 $132) 15... Rxd1+
16. Kxd1 Rc8 (16... a6 17. Nc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Nb3) 17. Nb3 (17. Be2 a6
18. Nc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne5 {xc4}) 17... a5 $1 18. Kc2 (18. c5 $5 a4 19. Nd2 bxc5
$17 20. Bxc5 Bxb2 21. Nc4 Ne5 22. Nxb2 Rxc5 23. Nxa4 Rc8 24. Nac3 f5 $132)
18... Ba6 19. Kb1 (19. Nc3 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Nb4+ 21. Bxb4 axb4 $132) 19... a4 20.
Nc1 (20. Nd2 Bxb5 21. cxb5 Nd4 22. Bd3 Rd8 $132) 20... Na5 21. b3 axb3 22. axb3
Bxb5 23. cxb5 Nxb3 $1 24. Nxb3 Rc3 25. Ka2 (25. Kb2 Rc4+ 26. Ka2 Rc2+ 27. Kb1
Rc3) 25... Rc2+ 26. Kb1 Rc3 27. Ka2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE f2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D66"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 a6 12. a4 bxa4 13. Nxa4 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Bb4 15.
Nc3 c5 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. O-O cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Be4 $1 Qb8 20. Nc6 (20. Bg3
Qa7 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Bxc6 Rac8 23. Na4 Rfd8 24. Bf3 a5 25. Rc6 Rxc6 26. Bxc6
$14 {Fischer,R-Spassky,B/Reykjavik (m/12)/1972/0.5 (55)}) 20... Bxc6 21. Bxc6
Ra7 22. Bg3 Ne5 23. Qd4 $5 (23. Qe2 Bd6 24. Rfd1 Bc7 25. Ne4 Neg4 26. Nxf6+ {
Agzamov,G-Georgadze,T/Tashkent/1984/0.5 (42)}) (23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bd6 25.
Qe2 Nd7 26. Bxd6 {Stempin,P-Bozek,A/Poznan/1987/0.5 (37)}) 23... Bd6 (23...
Nxc6 $2 24. Bxb8 Nxd4 25. Bxa7 Bxc3 26. Bxd4 $16) 24. Ne4 Nxc6 $2 (24... Nxe4
$5 25. Bxe4 Rd8 26. Rfd1 Rad7 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 $1 $16) 25.
Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Rxc6 (26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Bxd6 Rc8 $14) 26... Be5 (26... Bxg3 27.
hxg3 $1 (27. fxg3 f5 28. Qf6 Qb5 $1 29. Rfc1 Kh7 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qxf8 Qxb2
32. Qc8 $13) 27... f5 28. Rd1 $16) 27. Qg4+ Kh7 (27... Kh8 28. Qh5 Kh7 29. Rc4
$40) 28. Qe4+ Kg7 29. f4 $1 Bc7 (29... Bxb2 30. f5 Be5 31. Qg4+ Kh7 32. fxe6
$18) 30. Be1 $1 Qb5 (30... Qxb2 31. Bc3 Qb8 32. Rf3 Rd8 33. Rg3+ Kf8 34. Bd4
Rb7 35. Bc5+ Bd6 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Bxd6+ Qxd6 38. Qxb7 Qd1+ 39. Kf2 Qd2+ 40.
Kf3 Qd1+ 41. Ke4 $18) 31. Rf3 $1 Rd8 (31... Qxb2 32. Bc3 Qc1+ 33. Rf1 Qa3 34.
Qd4 $18) 32. Rg3+ Kh8 (32... Kf8 33. Bb4+ Ke8 34. Rxe6+ $1 $18) 33. h3 Qd5 (
33... Rd1 34. Rxc7 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 $18) 34. Qc2 Bd6 $6 (34... Qd1 35. Qc3 $18) (
34... Rd7 35. Bc3 Bd8 36. Bd4 Ra8 37. Rc5 Qd6 38. Rh5 Qf8 39. Qc5 Be7 40. Bxf6+
Bxf6 41. Qxf8+ Rxf8 42. Rxh6#) 35. e4 (35. e4 Qb5 36. Rxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE f2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "213"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 8.
dxc5 bxc5 9. e3 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Rb8 (11... Bb7 12. O-O a5 13. Qc2 $1 h6
14. Bh4 a4 15. Nc3 $14 Qb6 16. Rfd1 Qc6 17. Bf1 Rfb8 18. Bg3 Ne8 19. Rd2 Nb6
20. f3 Rc8 21. e4 Ba6 22. Nd1 Rcb8 23. Ne3 Nc8 24. e5 $1 $16 {Foisor,O-Smagin,
S/Nimes/1991/1-0 (41)}) (11... a5 $5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Rd2 Ba6 15.
Rfd1 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Qc2 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ne5 19. Qe4 Ng6 $5 20. Qc2 $6 h6
21. Bf4 Ngxf4 22. exf4 f5 $1 $10 {Gurevich,M-Salov,V/France/1993/0.5 (42)}) 12.
O-O (12. Rd1 $5 Qb6 13. Rd2 Ba6 14. Bf4 $1 $14 (14. Nc1 h6 15. Bf4 Ne8 16. O-O
$14 {Amura,C-Demina,J/Manila olm/1992/}) 14... e5 15. Bg3 Qc6 16. O-O Rb6 17.
Nc1 Bb7 18. f3 e4 $2 19. Bb1 $16 {Lautier,J-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee (m/2)/1994/
0-1 (63)}) 12... Qb6 13. Rfb1 (13. Rab1 Bb7 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh4 Qc6 16. f3 Qc7
17. Nc3 a6 18. e4 e5 19. b4 Nh5 20. b5 Nf4 21. a4 a5 22. Nd1 Ne6 23. Ne3 Nd4
24. Qd2 $14 {Savchenko,S-Savon,V/Moscow7 op/1991/1-0 (80)}) 13... a5 14. b3 Bb7
15. f3 Rfe8 16. Bh4 (16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg3 e4 $1 $132) 16... d5 17. Bf2 (17. cxd5
exd5 {xe3} (17... Nxd5 18. Qd2 c4 19. bxc4 Qxe3+ 20. Qxe3 Nxe3 21. Bf2 Ne5 $13)
) 17... Ba6 18. Qc2 a4 $1 (18... Ne5 19. Bg3 $1) (18... Rb7 19. Nc3 $1) 19.
bxa4 Qc6 20. Nc3 (20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 22. Nc3 Ne5 $44) 20... dxc4 (
20... Bxc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Nb5 $14) 21. Bf1 Nd5 22. Nb5 $1 (22. e4 Nxc3 23.
Qxc3 Qxa4) 22... N5b6 (22... Bxb5 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Rxb5 Qxb5 25. Bxc4 $14) 23.
e4 Rb7 (23... Nxa4 $2 24. Na7 $1 Qc7 25. Qxa4 Qxa7 26. Bxc4 $18) 24. Bg3 (24.
Bxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Reb8 26. Bg3 e5 $10) 24... Nxa4 25. Nd6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Ra8
27. Nxc4 Nab6 28. Nxb6 (28. Na5 Qc8 $13) 28... Nxb6 29. Bxa6 Rxa6 30. Bf2 Nd7 (
30... c4 31. Rb4 $16) (30... Ra5 31. Qc3 Rb5 32. Rd1 $14) 31. Qxc5 Qxc5 32.
Bxc5 f5 $1 (32... Nxc5 $4 33. Rb8#) 33. Bb4 fxe4 34. fxe4 Nf6 35. e5 (35. Re1
Rc6 $132) 35... Nd5 36. Bd6 Kf7 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Rb7 Ra4 39. Ke2 h5 (39... Nf4+
40. Kf3) 40. Bf8 Kf5 41. Rxg7 (41. Bxg7 Rxa3 $14) 41... Kxe5 42. Kd3 (42. Rg5+
Ke4 43. Bd6 Ra6) 42... Rd4+ 43. Kc2 Rc4+ 44. Kb3 Rc3+ 45. Kb2 Rc8 46. Bb4 (46.
Rg8 Ke4 $132) 46... Kd4 47. g4 (47. Rh7 Ne3 48. Rxh5 Nxg2 $16) 47... hxg4 48.
Rxg4+ Kd3 49. Bd6 $2 (49. Rg3+ Ke4 50. h4 $16) 49... Ne3 50. Rg3 Ke4 (50...
Rc2+ 51. Kb3 Rxh2 $2 52. Rxe3+ Kxe3 53. Bxh2 Kd4 54. Kb4 Kd5 55. Kb5 e5 56. a4
Kd6 57. Kb6 $18) 51. Bb4 (51. Kb3 Nf5 52. Rg4+ Kf3 53. Rf4+ Ke3 54. Be5 Rc5)
51... Rc2+ 52. Kb3 Rxh2 53. a4 Nf5 54. Rc3 Nd4+ 55. Kc4 Ra2 56. Ba3 (56. Ra3
Rc2+ 57. Bc3 Ne2 58. a5 Nxc3 59. Rxc3 Ra2 60. Kb5 e5 $10) 56... Nc2 57. Bc5 Nd4
(57... Rxa4+ 58. Kb3 Ra8 $10) 58. Ba3 Nc2 59. Bc1 Rxa4+ 60. Kb3 Rd4 61. Kxc2 e5
62. Rh3 Rd5 63. Bd2 Kf5 64. Kd1 e4 65. Ke2 Rd3 66. Rh5+ Ke6 67. Be3 Ra3 68. Bd4
Rb3 69. Re5+ Kd6 70. Rxe4 Kd5 71. Rh4 Rb1 72. Be3 Ke5 73. Kf3 Rd1 74. Rh5+ Ke6
75. Ke4 Re1 76. Rh6+ Ke7 77. Ra6 Re2 78. Kd4 Kf7 79. Bf4 Re6 80. Ra1 Rb6 81.
Rh1 Rb5 82. Rh7+ Ke6 83. Rh6+ Kd7 84. Bd6 Rb1 85. Bc5 Rd1+ 86. Ke5 Re1+ 87. Kd5
Rd1+ 88. Bd4 Kd8 89. Rh7 Rd2 90. Ke5 Kc8 91. Rh1 Kd7 92. Kd5 Kd8 93. Ra1 Kd7
94. Ra7+ Kd8 95. Ke5 Kc8 96. Be3 Rd7 97. Ra3 Rd1 98. Ke6 Kb7 99. Rc3 Rd8 100.
Bc5 Rd1 101. Rc4 Kc6 102. Bd4+ Kb5 103. Kd5 Rh1 104. Rc5+ Kb4 105. Bc3+ Kb3
106. Be5 Kb4 107. Rc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE f2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. d5 Na5 $146 (6... Nd4 $6
7. Bxc4 $1 (7. Bxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 c6 $44) 7... c5 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10.
Qxf3 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Be6 $2 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 $1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe4
16. Qg4 Qd5 17. c4 $1 Qxc4 18. Rad1 h5 $8 19. Qxh5 Nf6 20. Qxe5 Qxa2 21. Rd6
$18 {Dautov,R-Chekhov,V/Dresden/1989/1-0 (37)}) (6... Ne7 7. Bxc4 a6 8. f3 Ng6
9. Nge2 Bd6 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. Ng3 h5 12. O-O-O $1 h4 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Ne7
15. g4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Rxh1 17. Rxh1 Nxf5 18. Bg5 $1 Qd7 19. Bf1 $16 {Beliavsky,
A-Lautier,J/Linares/1994/0.5 (34)}) 7. Nf3 a6 (7... Bd6 8. Qa4+ c6 9. dxc6 Nxc6
10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Rd1 $16) 8. Nxe5 (8. Qa4+ c6 9. dxc6 b5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Qxb5
Qe7 12. Nxe5 Qb4+ $1) 8... b5 9. Be2 Bb4 10. Qd4 O-O (10... c5 11. dxc6 Qxd4
12. Bxd4 Nxe4 13. O-O (13. O-O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 (14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 f6)
14... Ba3+ 15. Kd2 f6 16. Bb6 fxe5 17. Bxa5 $16) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd6 15.
Bf3 $16) 11. O-O Bb7 (11... c5 12. dxc6 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxe4 15. f3
Nd6 16. Bc5 $18) 12. Ng4 $1 (12. Rad1 c5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 $13) 12... Nxg4 13. Bxg4
Qe7 (13... c5 14. Qd2 {xNa5}) 14. Rad1 Rad8 (14... c5 15. Qd2 $16) 15. Bf4 Rfe8
$6 (15... Nc6 $142 $5 16. Qe3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 (17. Be2 Rfe8 $14) 17... Qxe5 18.
Kh1 Qe7) 16. Qe3 (16. e5 $2 Nc6 $1) 16... Bd6 (16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxe4 18.
Bxc7 Qxg4 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Qxa5 Rxd5 21. Qd8+ $1 Rxd8 22. Rxd8#) 17. Bxd6 Qxd6
18. Rfe1 Qe7 19. h3 g6 20. Qg3 Kg7 21. Ne2 h5 (21... Qxe4 22. Qc3+ $18) (21...
Qe5 22. Qa3 $18) (21... b4 22. Nf4 c6 23. d6 Qe5 24. d7 $18) 22. Bxh5 Qe5 23.
Nf4 Kg8 (23... Qxb2 24. Bxg6 $18) 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Qg7 (25... Kh8 26.
Qf7 Rg8 27. Ng6+ Rxg6 28. Qxg6 $18) 26. Qh5 Re5 27. Qh4 Qe7 28. Qg4+ Qg7 29.
Ne6 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Rxe6 (30... Rd7 31. f4 $18) 31. dxe6 Re8 (31... Rxd1 32. Rxd1
Bxe4 33. Rd8+ $18) 32. Rd7 (32. f4 Rxe6 33. e5 $18) 32... Rxe6 33. Rxc7 (33. e5
Rg6 34. f3 $18) 33... Rxe4 (33... Bxe4 34. f4 $18 (34. f3 Bd5 35. Rxe6 Bxe6 36.
Ra7 Nc6 37. Rxa6 Bd5 $16)) 34. Rd1 (34. Rxe4 Bxe4 35. f4 $16 (35. Ra7 $2 Bb7
36. b4 c3 $1 37. bxa5 c2 $19)) 34... Re8 35. Rdd7 Be4 36. f4 Nc6 37. f5 b4 (
37... Ne5 38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rh7 Kg8 40. Rcg7+ Kf8 41. Rh8+ Kxg7 42. Rxe8 $18)
38. f6 Rf8 (38... c3 $2 39. f7+ $18) 39. g5 c3 40. bxc3 bxc3 41. Rd6 Nd8 (41...
c2 42. Rdxc6 Bxc6 43. Rxc6 $18) 42. Rxc3 Nf7 43. Rd4 Bg6 (43... Nxg5 $2 44. Rg3
$18) 44. Rc7 Bf5 45. Rh4 Rd8 46. Ra7 Rd6 (46... Bd3 47. g6 Bxg6 48. Rg4 Kh7 49.
Rxf7+ Bxf7 50. Rg7+ Kh6 51. Rxf7 Rd2 52. Re7 Rxa2 53. g4 Kg6 54. g5 Kxg5 55. f7
Ra1+ 56. Kf2 Ra2+ 57. Re2 $18) 47. a4 Bd3 48. Ra8+ Nd8 (48... Rd8 $2 49. Rxd8+
Nxd8 50. Rd4 $18) 49. Rb4 Kf7 50. Ra7+ Kf8 (50... Kg6 51. Rg7+ Kh5 52. f7 $18)
51. Rb8 Bg6 52. Rg7 Bf5 (52... Bf7 53. g6 Bd5 54. Rh7 $18) 53. g6 Rxf6 54. Rh7
(54. Rh7 Rd6 55. Rh8+ Ke7 56. g7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE f2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 8.
dxc5 bxc5 9. e3 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Rb8 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Rb8 13. Bg3 Qb6 (
13... Rb6 $6 14. O-O Nh5 15. b4 $1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qf6 17. b5 Qxc3 18. Nxc3 Rd8
19. Rfd1 Kf8 20. Rd2 Ke7 21. Rad1 Rb8 22. Bf1 $1 Nf6 23. a4 a5 24. Be2 $16 {
Sokolov,I-Salov,V/Madrid/1994/1-0 (56)}) 14. O-O (14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5
16. f3 e4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 e5 19. Rd2 Be6 20. Rhd1 Qa6 21. Rd6 Qb7 22.
R1d2 Qxe4 23. Ng3 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 {Gurevich,M-Akesson,R/Antwerpen op (6)/1994/
0-1 (64)}) 14... Nh5 $1 15. Rab1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Ne5 17. Bc2 Ba6 18. b3 Qc7 19.
Rfe1 Bb7 20. Rbd1 Rfd8 21. Nf4 Qe7 22. Nd3 Ng4 23. f3 Nf6 24. Nf2 {Sokolov,
I-Kamsky,G/Madrid/1994/0.5 (61)}) 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 Ne4 $5 14. Bxd8 (14. Bxe4
Qxh4 15. Bc2 $10) (14. Qxg7+ Kxg7 15. Bxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxe4 Rxb2 $15) 14... Nxc3
15. Be7 $6 (15. Nxc3 $5 Rxd8 16. Rab1 Ne5 17. Be2 $10) 15... Nxe2+ 16. Bxe2 Re8
17. Bxd6 Rxb2 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Bf1 Rc8 20. Bg3 (20. Reb1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Nb6 (
21... e5 22. f4 f6 23. g3 {/\ Bh3}) 22. Rc1 f6 23. h3 (23. Bg3 Rd8 $17) 23...
e5 24. f4 Kf7 25. fxe5 Ke6 $17) 20... Nb6 21. Rec1 Rd8 22. Be5 Rb3 23. a4 f6
24. a5 (24. Bc7 Rd2 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. Rd1 Rbb2 $17) 24... Nc8 (24... fxe5 25.
axb6 Rxb6 26. Ra5 $10) 25. Bc3 Nd6 26. Be1 Kf7 27. Be2 Ke7 (27... e5 28. h4 Ke6
$17) 28. Kf1 Rdb8 29. h3 e5 30. Kg1 Rb2 31. Bd3 Ke6 32. h4 g5 $1 33. hxg5 hxg5
34. Bf1 (34. f3 $6 R2b3 {xe3}) 34... g4 35. Bc3 R2b3 36. Be2 f5 37. Be1 (37.
Ra4 Rb1 38. Ra1 Rxc1+ 39. Rxc1 Bxc4 $19) 37... Rb2 38. Bd3 R2b3 39. Be2 Rb2 40.
Bd3 Rh8 41. Rcb1 (41. Ra3 $5) 41... Rbb8 42. Rxb8 (42. Rc1 Rh7 $17) 42... Rxb8
43. Rc1 Rb3 44. Bc2 (44. Be2 Ra3 $19) 44... Ra3 45. e4 $1 (45. Bd1 e4 (45...
Bxc4 46. e4 fxe4 (46... Nxe4 47. Rxc4 Ra1 48. Rxe4 $1) 47. Bxg4+ Kd5 $17) 46.
Be2 Ra4 $19) 45... fxe4 46. Bd1 Kf5 47. Be2 Ra2 48. Kf1 Ra4 49. Rd1 Nxc4 50.
Rc1 (50. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 51. Kg1 Bd3 $19) 50... Bb5 51. Kg1 (51. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 52. Kg1
Bd3 53. Rxc5 $2 Ra1 $19) 51... a6 52. Kh2 (52. Bxc4 Rxc4 $1 (52... Bxc4 53. Kh2
Ke6 54. Kg3 Kd5 55. Kxg4 $132) 53. Rxc4 Bxc4 54. Bd2 (54. Bc3 Be2 55. Kh2 e3
56. fxe3 Ke4 57. Kg3 Kxe3 58. Bxe5 c4 59. Bf4+ Kd3 60. Kf2 c3 61. Ke1 c2 62.
Kf2 Bd1 63. Ke1 Kc3 64. Be5+ Kb4 65. Kd2 Kxa5 $19) 54... Be2 55. Kh2 Ke6 56.
Kg3 Kd5 57. Bc3 Kc4 58. Bxe5 Kd3 59. Kf4 c4 60. Bb2 c3 61. Ba3 c2 62. Bc1 Bf1
63. g3 Be2 64. Ke5 Bf3 65. Kf4 Ke2 $19) 52... Nb2 53. Rc2 (53. Bxb5 axb5 54.
Rxc5 Nd3 $19) 53... Nd3 (53... Bxe2 54. Rxb2 Bd3 $17) 54. Bd2 (54. Bxd3 exd3
55. Rxc5 Re4 56. Bc3 Ke6 57. Kg3 Re2 58. Rc8 d2 59. Rd8 Bd7 $19) 54... Nxf2 55.
Be3 (55. Bxb5 axb5 56. Rxc5 g3+ $1 57. Kxg3 (57. Kg1 Nd3 $19) 57... e3 58. Bxe3
Ne4+ $19) 55... Nd3 56. Kg3 (56. Bxc5 Nxc5 57. Bxb5 axb5 58. Rxc5 Rxa5 $19) (
56. Bxd3 exd3 57. Rxc5 Re4 $19) 56... Ra3 57. Bxg4+ (57. Bxd3 exd3 58. Rxc5 d2
$19) 57... Kg6 58. Bd2 Nb4+ 59. Rc3 Ra2 60. Bc1 (60. Be3 Nd5 $19) (60. Be1 Nd3
$19) 60... c4 61. Be6 Nd3 62. Bxc4 (62. Be3 Re2 63. Bb6 Nf4 64. Bxc4 Rxg2+ 65.
Kh4 Kf5 $19) 62... Bxc4 63. Rxc4 Kf5 64. Rc8 Ne1 (64... Nxc1 65. Rxc1 Rxa5 $19)
65. Rf8+ Ke6 66. Re8+ Kd7 67. Ra8 (67. Rxe5 Nd3 68. Rxe4 Nxc1 69. Rd4+ Ke6 70.
Rc4 Ne2+ 71. Kf3 Kd5 $19) 67... Rxg2+ 68. Kh3 Rc2 69. Bh6 e3 $1 70. Ra7+ Ke6
71. Bxe3 Rc3 72. Kg4 (72. Rxa6+ Kf5 73. Ra8 Rxe3+ $19) 72... Rxe3 73. Rxa6+ Kd5
74. Ra8 Ke4 $1 75. a6 Ra3 76. a7 Nf3 (76... Nf3 77. Kh5 Nd4 78. Kg4 Nc6 $18)
0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE f2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 c4 12. Bc2 Re8 (12... Bg4 13. Qe1 Bxf3
14. gxf3 Qd7 15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Kh1 Qh3 17. Rg1 Nh5 18. e4 Re6 19. Be3 Ne7 20.
Rab1 b6 21. Rg5 Rh6 22. Rg4 Nf6 23. Rg2 Rh5 24. e5 {Azmayparashvili,Z-Vaganian,
R/Manila olm (13.03.1)/1992/0.5 (28)}) 13. Nd2 (13. Ba3 Ne4 (13... Bg4 14. Qe1
Bh5 15. Nh4 Ng4 16. g3 Bg6 17. Nxg6 (17. Bd1 Qd7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Ra2 f5 $6
20. Re2 Nf6 21. f3 Re6 $2 22. Bc2 Rae8 23. g4 $3 fxg4 24. Bxg6 {Kortschnoj,
V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Buenos Aires Najdorf (03)/1993/}) 17... hxg6 18. Qe2 (18.
Qd2 f5 19. Rae1 Nf6 20. f3 Qd7 21. g4 fxg4 22. Bxg6 Ne7 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Bxe7
{Yusupov,A-Lobron,E/Munich SKA (03)/1994/1-0 (58)}) 18... Qd7 19. h3 Nf6 20.
Kh2 Re6 21. f3 Rae8 {Geller,E-Matanovic,A/Bled (07)/1961/0.5 (22)}) 14. Qe1 (
14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. Nd2 Rh4 16. g3 Rh6 17. f3 Bh3 18. Rf2 Rg6 19. Kh1 Re8 20. e4
dxe4 21. fxe4 Na5 22. Qe2 Nb3 23. Re1 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 {Azmaiparashvili,
Z-Ljubojevic,L/Leon (05)/1994/0.5 (61)}) 14... Re6 (14... Qd8 15. Bxe4 Rxe4 16.
Nd2 Re8 17. f3 Qa5 18. Bb2 b5 19. axb5 Qxb5 20. Ba3 Na5 21. Qe2 Bd7 22. Rfb1
Nb3 23. Nxb3 cxb3 24. Qxb5 {Bannik,A-Averbakh,Y/URS-ch25 Riga/1958/0-1 (57)})
15. Nh4 Qd8 16. f3 Nd2 17. Qxd2 Qxh4 18. e4 Rh6 19. g3 Qd8 20. Rae1 Be6 21. Qd1
Qd7 22. Rf2 f5 23. e5 g5 24. Qb1 {Unzicker,W-Keller,D/Zurich 20/631/1975/1-0 
(38)}) 13... Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Re1 Rad8 (15... Qa5 $5 16. Bb2 Rad8) 16. Nf1
Bg6 17. Ng3 (17. g4 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 h5 $132) 17... Qa5 18. Bd2 a6 19. e4 (19.
Bxg6 hxg6 20. e4 Re6 $13) 19... dxe4 20. fxe4 Nh5 21. Nf1 (21. Nxh5 Bxh5 22.
Qc1 Bg6 $13) 21... Nf6 22. Ng3 Nh5 23. Nf1 Nf6 24. Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Rc1 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Bb5 Nb8 13. Ne5 a6 14. Be2 h6 15.
Bf4 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qb3 Bd5 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Bxg3 21.
fxg3 b5 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Ng6 Rf6 24. Rc8+ Kg7 25. Ne5 Ra7 26. Rfc1 Rb7 27. Qc2
Re7 28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. dxc5 Nd7 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. c6 Re7 32. c7 Rff7 33. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Bd7 11. b3 Ne8 12. Rb1 f5 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nf6 15. c5
fxe4 16. Ndxe4 Nf5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. b5 b6 20. c6 Bc8 21. Bd3 Bg5
22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Bf4 24. Ne2 Qh4 25. N4g3 h5 26. Qa7 Qe7 27. Re1 Bd2 28.
Rd1 Bh6 29. Ne4 Nd4 30. Nxd4 exd4 31. Qa2 Bf5 32. Qc2 h4 33. h3 Qf7 34. Re1 Kh8
35. Qa2 Re8 36. Qc4 Bg7 37. Re2 Be5 38. Kf1 Ra8 39. Ng5 Qxd5 40. Qc2 Qxb5 41.
Bxb5 Bxc2 42. Rxc2 Ra5 43. Bd3 b5 44. Ne6 d5 45. f4 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. e4
Bg7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Bd2 Qb6 15.
b3 Rfc8 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Bg5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. h4 b5 20. cxb5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
axb5 22. Bh3 b4 23. Bxd7 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Qxd7 25. Rc4 Qb7 26. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Bd2
d6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. b4 Rac8
15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qg3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Bb2 Qe6 21.
h3 h6 22. Kh2 Rd7 23. f4 Re8 24. Rf1 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Rf2 f6 27. c5 bxc5
28. bxc5 Kh7 29. cxd6 exf4 30. Rxf4 Qxd6 31. Bd4 Qxa3 32. Ra1 Qe7 33. Ra6 Bd3
34. Ra5 Rc8 35. Rf2 Be4 36. Qf4 Rcc7 37. Ra6 Rc6 38. Rxa7 Rxa7 39. Bxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Nc2 Ne5 13. b3 Be6 14. Na4 Qc7 15.
Nd4 Rad8 16. Nxe6 Rxe6 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. Ba3 c5 19. Nc3 Nc6 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. Qd3
Qc7 22. Bc1 a6 23. Bd2 Qb8 24. Ne2 Nc6 25. Nf4 Ree8 26. Bc3 b5 27. h4 h5 28.
Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Nxg6 fxg6 30. Qd5+ Kg7 31. Qxc6 Bd4 32. Qxa6 b4 33. Qc6 Qa7 34.
Re2 Re5 35. Rd3 Re7 36. Kh2 Qb8 37. f4 d5 38. e5 dxc4 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. bxc4 Rg7
41. Be4 Rf8 42. Qg5 Qd8 43. Qh6 Qe7 44. Bd5+ Rff7 45. Qg5 Qxg5 46. hxg5 Kf8 47.
Bxf7 Rxf7 48. e6 Ra7 49. e7+ Ke8 50. g4 hxg4 51. Kg3 Rxe7 52. Rxe7+ Kxe7 53.
Kxg4 Ke6 54. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D96"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg5 e6 8. e3
O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Rfc1 Qe7 13. a3 Rd8 14. Rc2 Kg7 15.
Rac1 Na5 16. Qa2 Bd7 17. b4 Nc6 18. h3 Rac8 19. Bf1 Qd6 20. Qb3 Ne7 21. Na4
Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Qb8 23. Nc5 Be8 24. b5 Nf5 25. a4 Rc8 26. Bd3 Nd6 27. Nd2 Rc7 28.
Qb1 Qc8 29. Qb3 Qd8 30. f4 Rc8 31. Nf3 Be7 32. Ne5 Qa5 33. Kf2 g5 34. Ke2 gxf4
35. exf4 b6 36. Na6 Rxc2+ 37. Qxc2 Ne4 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Nc7 Bh4 40. Nxe8+ Kf8
41. Qd2 Qxd2+ 42. Kxd2 Kxe8 43. Ke3 f5 44. Nc6 Be7 45. Nxa7 Ba3 46. Nc8 Bc1+
47. Ke2 Bxf4 48. Nxb6 Kd8 49. Nc4 Bh2 50. a5 Bg1 51. a6 Bxd4 52. b6 Kc8 53. a7
Kb7 54. Na5+ Ka8 55. b7+ Kxa7 56. Nc6+ Kxb7 57. Nxd4 Kc7 58. Nxe6+ Kd6 59. Nf4
Ke5 60. Ke3 Kf6 61. h4 Ke5 62. g3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 Qa5 11. h4 O-O 12. Nd4 Rfc8 13. f4 Rab8 14. f5 b5
15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Kb1 b4 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Ne2 h6 19. Qb3 Qe5 20. Nd4 Rcc8 21.
Nxe6 Kh8 22. Bf4 Qxe4 23. Rhe1 Qxg2 24. Rg1 Qe4 25. Rxg7 Nd5 26. Rxd5 Qxe6 27.
Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Rh5 Qe1+ 29. Bc1 Rf8 30. Rxh6+ Kg7 31. Re6 Qxh4 32. Qe3 Rb5 33.
Qxa7+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4 12. Be3 c5 13. Ne4 cxb4 14. Bxd4 exd4
15. axb4 Rc8 16. Rb2 Qd7 17. Qa1 Na4 18. Rbb1 f5 19. Nxd4 Bd5 20. Bh3 g6 21. b5
Nb6 22. Qxa7 Qd8 23. Qa1 Ra8 24. Qc3 Na4 25. Qc2 fxe4 26. dxe4 Bf7 27. e3 Nb6
28. Ra1 Qd6 29. Rfc1 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Nc4 31. Ra4 Bf6 32. Rxc4 Bxc4 33. Qxc4+ Kh8
34. Be6 Ra8 35. Bd5 Qd7 36. Kg2 h5 37. h3 Rc8 38. Qb4 Re8 39. Qc5 Re7 40. Qb6
Kg7 41. Ne6+ Rxe6 42. Bxe6 Bd8 43. Qd4+ Qxd4 44. exd4 h4 45. f4 hxg3 46. Kxg3
g5 47. e5 Bb6 48. Kf3 gxf4 49. Kxf4 Bxd4 50. Ke4 Bf2 51. Kd5 Kf8 52. Kd6 b6 53.
Bf5 Ke8 54. Bg6+ Kd8 55. Ke6 Bg3 56. Kf6 Kd7 57. Bf5+ Kd8 58. Be4 Ke8 59. Bc6+
Kd8 60. e6 Bh4+ 61. Kf5 Ke7 62. Bd7 Bg3 63. Kg5 Be1 64. h4 Bc3 65. h5 Bd4 66.
Kg6 Bc3 67. h6 Bb2 68. Bc8 Kf8 69. Bb7 Bc1 70. e7+ Kxe7 71. Kg7 Bb2+ 72. Kg8
Kd6 73. h7 Kc5 74. Bc6 Kd6 75. h8=Q Bxh8 76. Kxh8 Kc7 77. Kg7 Kd6 78. Kf6 Kc7
79. Ke7 Kc8 80. Kd6 Kb8 81. Bd7 Ka7 82. Kc7 Ka8 83. Kxb6 Kb8 84. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 Be7 8.
dxe5 O-O 9. Bd5 Nc5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Bf4 Ne6 12. Bg3 Kh8 13. a4 b4 14. Ne4 f5
15. exf6 Bxf6 16. c3 Rb8 17. Re1 Be7 18. Bxe6 dxe6 19. Qxd8 Rbxd8 20. Neg5 Rd3
21. Nxe6 Rf7 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 bxc3 24. bxc3 h6 25. Nxc7 Bf6 26. c4 Nb4
27. h3 Bc6 28. a5 Rd7 29. Rb1 Bc3 30. Ne5 Be4 31. Nxd7 Bxb1 32. Nb8 Bd3 33. c5
Kg8 34. Ne8 Kf7 35. Nd6+ Ke6 36. c6 Nd5 37. Nb7 Bb5 38. c7 Nxc7 39. Bxc7 Kd5
40. Nd6 Bd3 41. Nc8 Bb4 42. Na7 Bc4 43. Bb6 Bd3 44. Nbc6 Bc3 45. g4 Be2 46. Kg2
g6 47. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc6 11. c5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Bf6 14. Qd3 g6
15. Rad1 Ne7 16. g4 Qd7 17. Bg2 Bg7 18. f4 f5 19. Bf3 Rae8 20. Qb3 fxg4 21.
hxg4 Kh8 22. Rfe1 c6 23. Qc2 Ng8 24. Qg2 Nf6 25. Qh3 Re7 26. Kg2 Rfe8 27. Rd3
Kg8 28. Qh4 h5 29. gxh5 Qf5 30. Rb3 gxh5 31. Bf2 Rxe1 32. Bxe1 Re7 33. Qg5
Qxg5+ 34. fxg5 Ne4 35. Bc3 Nxg5 36. Bxh5 Ne6 37. Bg4 Nxd4 38. Bxd4 Bxd4 39. Bc8
b6 40. cxb6 axb6 41. a4 Kf7 42. Rb4 Bc5 43. Rf4+ Ke8 44. b4 Bd6 45. Rf6 Rc7 46.
Rxd6 Rxc8 47. Kf3 Ke7 48. Rh6 Kd7 49. Rh7+ Kd6 50. Rb7 Ra8 51. Rxb6 Rxa4 52. b5
Kc5 53. Rxc6+ Kxb5 54. Rc1 Re4 55. Kf2 Kb4 56. Kf3 Kb3 57. Rc5 Re5 58. Kf4 Kb4
59. Rc1 Re7 60. Rd1 Kc4 61. Rc1+ Kb3 62. Rd1 Re4+ 63. Kf3 Re5 64. Kf4 Re4+ 65.
Kf3 Kc4 66. Rc1+ Kb4 67. Rb1+ Kc3 68. Rd1 Rd4 69. Rc1+ Kd2 70. Rc5 Rd3+ 71. Kf4
Ke2 72. Rc2+ Ke1 73. Ke5 d4 74. Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Bd2
Qb6 9. dxc5 Qc7 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. O-O h5 14. Qf3 Qe4
15. Qd3 Nc6 16. Rfe1 h4 17. h3 f6 18. Rab1 Ke7 19. f4 Qxd3 20. cxd3 Kd7 21. Bf3
Ne7 22. c4 Kc6 23. d4 Nf5 24. Bc3 Bd7 25. a4 Rae8 26. a5 Rb8 27. Rb2 Rhe8 28.
Reb1 Kc7 29. a6 Bc6 30. Kf2 dxc4 31. Ba5+ Kd7 32. Rxb7+ Rxb7 33. axb7 Rb8 34.
Bc3 Ne7 35. Rb4 Nd5 36. Rxc4 Nxf4 37. Bxc6+ Kxc6 38. Bd2 Nd5 39. Ra4 Kxb7 40.
Kf3 Rc8 41. Ra1 Rc6 42. Rb1+ Kc8 43. Ra1 Kb7 44. Rb1+ Ka8 45. Ra1 g5 46. Kg4
Kb7 47. Rb1+ Kc8 48. Ra1 Kb7 49. Kh5 Ra6 50. Rxa6 Kxa6 51. Kg6 Kb5 52. Kf7 e5
53. dxe5 fxe5 54. Ke6 Kc6 55. Kxe5 Nf4 56. Kf5 a5 57. Bxa5 Nxh3 58. gxh3 g4 59.
Kxg4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Be7 8. Rd1
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qc7 11. Nb5 Qc6+ 12. f3 O-O 13. Bf4 a6 14. N5c3 Rc8
15. Nd2 d6 16. Qxc6 Rxc6 17. Nde4 Ne8 18. b3 Nd7 19. g4 Rac8 20. Rd3 Nc5 21.
Nxc5 bxc5 22. Rad1 f6 23. Bg3 Kf7 24. Ne4 Rd8 25. f4 f5 26. gxf5 exf5 27. Nc3
Nf6 28. Kf3 Re8 29. Re1 Bf8 30. e4 fxe4+ 31. Nxe4 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 g6 33. f5 gxf5
34. Rxe8 Kxe8 35. Rd5 a5 36. Be1 Ra6 37. a4 Ke7 38. Kf4 Ke6 39. Rxf5 Bg7 40.
Ke4 Bf6 41. Rh5 Ra8 42. Rxh7 Rb8 43. Rh3 Rg8 44. Bxa5 Kd7 45. Bc3 Re8+ 46. Kf5
Bd8 47. Rh7+ Kc6 48. Rh8 Re3 49. Bd2 Rd3 50. Rxd8 Rxd2 51. h4 Rf2+ 52. Kg4 Rg2+
53. Kh3 Rb2 54. Rb8 Kc7 55. Rb5 Rb1 56. h5 Rh1+ 57. Kg4 Rg1+ 58. Kf5 Rf1+ 59.
Kg6 Rg1+ 60. Kh7 Kd7 61. h6 Ke6 62. Rb7 Kf6 63. Rg7 Re1 64. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 g6 6. c5 Nd5 7. Bc4 Nxc3 8.
Qb3 e6 9. bxc3 Bg7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Qc2 b6 14. cxb6 axb6
15. Rfe1 Na5 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. Rad1 Nc6 19. Be4 Ra5 20. Bc1 Qc8 21.
c4 Re8 22. a3 h6 23. h3 Nd8 24. Ne5 c5 25. Ng4 Bxe4 26. Nxh6+ Kh7 27. Qxe4 cxd4
28. Qf4 g5 29. Qe4+ Kxh6 30. h4 f5 31. Bxg5+ Kg6 32. Qf3 Nf7 33. Bd2 Rc5 34.
Qg3+ Kh7 35. h5 Nh8 36. Bg5 e5 37. f4 exf4 38. Bxf4 Re4 39. h6 Bf6 40. Bd6 Rxc4
41. Rxe4 fxe4 42. Be5 Rc1 43. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 44. Kh2 Ng6 45. Qb3 Qc7+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. Bd2 Rad8 14. Be1 Nb6
15. Bb3 e5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. g3 a5 18. Kg2 Nbd7 19. Qc4 Qe7 20. h3 g5 21. Rac1
Ne5 22. Qe2 g4 23. hxg4 Nexg4 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 g6 27. Qd4
Kg7 28. Bd2 b5 29. axb5 Bc5 30. Qd3 cxb5 31. Qxb5 Qd6 32. Be1 Bb4 33. Qb7 Ne5
34. Nb5 Qd3 35. Bxb4 axb4 36. Nd4 Qd2 37. Ne6+ Kh6 38. Qb8 fxe6 39. Qh8+ Nh7
40. Qxe5 Ng5 41. Qh8+ Nh7 42. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nbd2 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5
15. Ra6 Qd7 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Nde4 Bb6 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. Qxd5+ Qxd5 20. Bxd5+
Kf8 21. Ne4 Rg6 22. Be3 Rd8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Ng3 Bg6 25. h4 Rcd6 26. Bxb6 cxb6
27. Rfa1 Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 Rd2 30. Rxb6 Rxb2 31. f3 Rc2 32. Rxb5 Rxc3
33. Ne2 Rc4 34. Rb8+ Ke7 35. Kg3 Bf7 36. Nf4 Rc5 37. Rb6 Ra5 38. Ne2 Ra4 39.
Nc3 Ra5 40. Ne4 Bd5 41. Nd6 Be6 42. Nb5 Ra4 43. Rb7+ Kf8 44. Nd6 h6 45. Rc7 Rb4
46. Ra7 Rb2 47. Ne4 Bc4 48. Ra1 Bd5 49. Nf2 Ke7 50. Ng4 Re2 51. Ra5 Be6 52. Ne5
Kf6 53. Nd3 Bf7 54. Nf4 Rd2 55. Ra6+ Ke7 56. Kg4 Rb2 57. Ra5 Kf6 58. Rc5 Ra2
59. Kg3 Rd2 60. Rc1 Ra2 61. Re1 Ra4 62. Nd3 Ra5 63. Nf2 Be6 64. Ne4+ Kg6 65.
Kf4 Rf5+ 66. Ke3 Ra5 67. Rb1 Ra7 68. Rb6 Kf7 69. Rb5 Bd7 70. Rc5 Be6 71. Kf4
Ba2 72. g4 Bb1 73. Nc3 Bd3 74. Rd5 Bc4 75. Rd4 Be6 76. Ne4 Rc7 77. Ke5 Re7 78.
Kf4 Ra7 79. Nc5 Ra5 80. Nd3 Rd5 81. Ke3 Rxd4 82. Kxd4 Bb3 83. f4 Bd1 84. f5 Kf6
85. Nf2 Bxg4 86. Nxg4+ Kxf5 87. Ne5 g5 88. h5 g4 89. Nf7 g3 90. Ke3 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
c5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Rc8 12. Bc3 a6 13. Bd3 Be7 14. O-O Bf6 15.
e5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxa6 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Bxa6 20. Rfe1 O-O
21. Re3 Rc4 22. Rae1 Rg4 23. f3 Rg6 24. Qf2 Qd8 25. Re4 b5 26. Qd4 Bb7 27. Qxd8
Rxd8 28. Rf4 Rg5 29. Kf2 h6 30. a4 bxa4 31. Rxa4 Bc6 32. Rc4 Bb5 33. Rc7 Rgd5
34. Ra1 R8d7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Rd8 Kg6 38. Ke3 f6 39. b4 h5 40.
Bd4 Kf5 41. Rh8 Kg6 42. Rd8 Kf7 43. g3 e5 44. Bc5 Ke6 45. Rh8 Bb5 46. Rxh5 Rd3+
47. Kf2 Rd2+ 48. Kg1 Rd1+ 49. Kf2 Rd2+ 50. Kg1 Bc6 51. f4 Rg2+ 52. Kf1 Rxg3 53.
fxe5 f5 54. Kf2 f4 55. Rh4 Rg2+ 56. Kf1 Kxe5 57. Rh5+ g5 58. Be7 Kf5 59. b5 Bd5
60. b6 f3 61. Bc5 Bc4+ 62. Ke1 Re2+ 63. Kd1 Bb3+ 64. Kc1 Rc2+ 65. Kb1 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Bc2 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. h3 Bf5 15.
Bxf5 Qxf5 16. Nb3 Ne4 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qg6 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Bc5 21.
Rfd1 Rfe8 22. a4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 c6 24. b4 Nd6 25. Ra2 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Nb5 27. Kf1
Kf7 28. Rd3 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 g5 30. Ra5 Ke6 31. f3 Reb8 32. Rd1 Rb5 33. Rda1 Rxa5
34. Rxa5 Kd6 35. Kf2 Kc7 36. g3 Kb6 37. f4 Re8 38. f5 Re4 39. Ra2 Kc7 40. Re2
Kd6 41. Rxe4 dxe4 42. Ke3 Ke5 43. c4 h6 44. Ke2 Kd6 45. Kd2 c5 46. b5 a5 47. b6
a4 48. b7 Kc7 49. b8=Q+ Kxb8 50. f6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 c6 8. Bg2
Bd6 9. O-O Re8 10. f3 c5 11. b3 Nc6 12. Qd2 b6 13. Bb2 Ba6 14. Rfe1 Nb4 15. Bf1
Nd3 16. Reb1 Nxb2 17. Rxb2 Qe7 18. Kf2 Rac8 19. Rc2 h5 20. Nf4 Bxf4 21. gxf4
Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Rc6 23. Rcc1 Qe6 24. Rg1 Qh3 25. Rg2 Qh4+ 26. Kf1 Rce6 27. Re1
Qh3 28. Kf2 Qh4+ 29. Kf1 Qh3 30. Kf2 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. a3
Bd6 9. b3 c5 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nb5 Bb8 13. Bb2 a6 14. Nc3 Na5 15.
Rab1 Nxb3 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Na4 c4 18. Nxb6 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Na5 20. Nxa8 Nc4 21.
Nb6 Nxb6 22. Bc3 Nc4 23. Bb4 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Ne5 Nd7 26. Qc3 Rc8 27. Qb2
Ba8 28. Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Qb6 Qc6 30. Qxc6 Bxc6 31. Rb6 a5 32. Rc1 Nc4 33. Ra6 Bd7
34. Ra7 Be6 35. f3 g6 36. e4 Rb8 37. exd5 Bxd5 38. Rc7 Rb3 39. Rc5 Ne3 40. Kf2
Be6 41. Rxa5 Nc4 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Re1 Nxa3 44. Re3 Rb2+ 45. Re2 Rb3 46. Re3
Rb2+ 47. Re2 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bc2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Bf5
15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. h3 h6 17. Bf4 Qe6 18. Bg3 Qg6 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Qe3 Bf8 21.
Nd4 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Be7 23. Qc3 Qe6 24. Rc1 c5 25. dxc5 d4 26. Qd3 Qxa2 27. c6
Qxb2 28. c7 Rc8 29. Rc6 Bb4 30. Re4 Qd2 31. Qb3 Re7 32. Bf4 Qe1+ 33. Rxe1 Bxe1
34. e6 Ba5 35. Qa3 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. h3
Bb4 9. Qd3 Nxe4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Rad1 O-O 13. Nb3 Bb4 14. c4 d6
15. Bd4 e5 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. f4 Ne7 18. a3 Bc5+ 19. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Kh2 Ng6 21.
Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Nxf4 23. Bf3 f6 24. Bc1 Ne6 25. Bd5 Re8 26. Be3 Kf8 27. g4
Ke7 28. Rb6 Rd8 29. g5 a5 30. gxf6+ gxf6 31. Rg1 Ra6 32. Rb2 Rad6 33. Bc5 Nxc5
34. Rg7+ Ke8 35. Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. d4 cxd5 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. Be3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Bg7 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Qb3 Qd6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Be2 Nc6 13. O-O b6 14. Rad1
Bg4 15. c4 Rab8 16. c5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Qc7 18. Qa4 Rb4 19. Qa6 Rb2 20. Rd2 Rfb8
21. Ng5 Rxd2 22. Bxd2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 h6 24. Nf3 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Rc1 Bxc5
27. Bxh6 Qd6 28. h3 Bd4 29. Be3 Qe5 30. Qd2 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Qxe3 32. fxe3 Rb2 33.
Rc7 Rxa2 34. Rxe7 Kg7 35. h4 a5 36. Ra7 a4 37. g4 a3 38. Ra6 Kh6 39. e4 Kg7 40.
e5 Kf8 41. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Yusupov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. e5 $1 (17. Rae3 {Ftacnik} c5 18. d5 Nd7
19. b3 (19. h4 c4 20. h5 Nc5 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Nf1 Ncd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3
$13 {Sulskis,S-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS OctGM (01)/1994/1-0 (62)}) (19. Nf1 Nb6 20.
axb5 axb5 21. h4 Nc4 22. Rb3 Ra1 23. Bd2 Nxb2 24. Qe2 $17 {Ernst,T-Razuvaev,Y/
Reykjavik op (7)/1990/0-1 (35)}) 19... Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf1 Na2 22. Bd2 b4
23. Qc2 Nc3 24. Bxc3 $17 {Gruenfeld,Y-Ivanov,A/Chicago/1994/0-1 (54)}) (17. Nh2
{Ftacnik} c5 18. d5 c4 (18... Nd7 19. Ndf3 (19. Ndf1 bxa4 20. Ng4 Kh7 21. Rxa4
Qe7 22. Nfe3 Nb6 23. Ra3 a5 24. Qf3 $40 {Arakhamia,K-Kakhiani,K/Tbilisi/1991/
1-0 (43)}) 19... Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ng4 Kh7 22. h4 Bc8 23. Nfh2 Bxg4 24.
Nxg4 $40 {Khalifman,A-Gavrilov,A/St.Petersburg op (03)/1994/1-0 (34)}) 19. Ndf1
$6 (19. Rg3 $5 $13) 19... Nd3 $1 20. Bxd3 b4 21. Ra1 cxd3 $13 {Nunn,J-Razuvaev,
Y/Dortmund/1991/1-0 (49)}) 17... dxe5 (17... Nfd5 18. Ne4 $36 (18. Qb3 {Ftacnik
} c5 19. dxc5 dxc5 (19... bxa4 20. Rxa4 dxc5 21. e6 $36) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8
Qxa8 22. Ne4 (22. e6 $6 c4 23. Qd1 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Bxg6 Nf4 $17) 22...
c4 23. Qd1 Rd8 24. Qe2 $13)) 18. dxe5 Nh5 (18... Nfd5 19. Ne4 $16) (18... Nh7
19. Qb3 c5 20. Bxg6 Bd5 21. Bxh7+ $16) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3 (20. Qe2 $5 Bc6 (
20... Nf4 21. Qxb5 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nbd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Qxb7 Nxe1 25. Nxe1 Rxe5
26. Nef3 $16) 21. Ne4 Nd5 $13) 20... c5 (20... Bf8) (20... Qe7 21. e6 $1 (21.
Bxg6 Bd5) 21... Nf4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. exf7+ $18) (20... Nd5 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxb5
$16) 21. Ne4 (21. Bxg6 Bd5 (21... c4 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Qxb4 fxg6
24. Qxb5 $16) 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Be4 Bxb3 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 (24... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 25.
Bc6 Re6 26. Rf1 Rxc6 27. Nxb3 Nxe5) 25. Nxb3 Nd3 26. Rf1 c4 27. Nbd4 b4 $44) (
21. Rxa8 {Ftacnik} Qxa8 22. e6 $6 Bd5 23. exf7+ Kxf7 $17) 21... Bxe5 (21... Bf8
$5 22. g4 $140 c4) (21... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 22. Nd6 $14) (21... Bd5 {Ftacnik} 22.
Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Qe3 $16) 22. Nxc5 $1 (22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Qc3 Qd5 (23... Bxe4 24.
Bxe4 Rxa3 25. Qxe5 (25. bxa3 Qe7 26. Bb2 Nc6) 25... Nd3 26. Rd1) 24. g4 f5 25.
gxh5 fxe4 $13) (22. Rxa8 {Ftacnik} Bxa8 (22... Qxa8 $2 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Nf6+
Nxf6 25. Rxe5 Qa1 (25... Bd5 26. Qc3 Qa1 27. Re1 $16) 26. Rxc5 Na6 27. Bxg6 $18
) 23. Nxc5 Bxf3 24. Qxb4 Bc6 25. Bxh6 Bxb2 $5 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Qxb2 Qd1+ 28.
Kh2 Qd6+ 29. g3 Qxc5 $14) 22... Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Rc8 (23... Rxa3 24. bxa3 Bh2+ 25.
Kf1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Nd5 (26... Qd4 {Ftacnik} 27. Ne4 $40) 27. Kf1 $16) 24. Ne4
$1 (24. Ra7 Nf6 25. Ne4 Nc6) 24... Kg7 (24... Rxc1 $2 25. Rxc1 Bxb2 26. Ra7 $18
) (24... f5 {Ftacnik} 25. Qb3+ Rc4 26. Bd2 $1 (26. Nd2 Bh2+ 27. Kf1 Rxe1+ 28.
Kxe1 Qe7+ 29. Kd1 Nf4 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31. Qe3 Qd7 $13) 26... fxe4 27. Bxb4 $16)
25. Rd1 Qe7 (25... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 26. Bd2 $14 (26. Be3 $5)) 26. Be3 Red8 (26...
Rc7 27. Nc3 $5) (26... Bxb2 {Ftacnik} 27. Ra7 Rc7 (27... Qe6 28. Nd6 $16) 28.
Bc5 $1 $14) 27. Ra7 Qe6 (27... Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Qe6 (28... Rd8 29. Qf3 (29. Qb3
Qe6) 29... Qe6 30. Nc5 Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Rd7 $16) (28... Rc7 {Ftacnik} 29.
Bc5 $1) 29. Qd2 $1 $16) (27... Rc7 {Ftacnik} 28. Bc5 $1) 28. Nc5 (28. Rxd8 $1
Rxd8 29. g4 (29. Nc5 $5) 29... Nf6 (29... Nf4 30. Bxf4 (30. Nc5 Qd5) 30... Bxf4
31. Qxf4 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Nd5 (32... Rxb1 33. Nd6 $1 Qd5+ 34. f3 (34. Qf3 Rg1+)
34... Rxb2+ 35. Kg3 $18 Nd3 36. Ne8+ $18 (36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Rf8+ Kh7 38. Rh8+
$1 Kxh8 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. Qxg6+ Kf8 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Nf5+ $18)) 33. Qf3 Rxb1
34. Nc5) 30. g5 Nxe4 31. gxh6+ Kg8 32. Bxe4 f5 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Bxa8 Bxb2 $2
35. Bd2 $18) 28... Rxd1+ (28... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. Rdd7 $16) 29.
Qxd1 Qd5 $6 (29... Qd6 30. Qf3 Rc7) 30. Qg4 $1 $16 {/\Qg6} Rc7 (30... Rxc5 $4 {
Ftacnik} 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Bxc5+ $18) 31. Rxc7 Bxc7 32. g3 (32. Bd4+ Kf8 (32...
Kg8 33. Bxg6 $1 (33. Qc8+ Qd8) 33... fxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Ne6+ Ke7 36. Nxc7
$1 Qxd4 37. Qe8+ Kf6 38. Qh8+ Ng7 39. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7 40. Ne6+ Kf6 41. Nxd4 $18)
(32... Kh7 33. Be4 $1 Qd6 34. Qd7 $1 $16 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Nf4+ 37. Kd2
$18) (32... Nf6 33. Bxg6 fxg6 (33... Be5 34. Bxe5 Qxe5 35. Qxb4 $16) 34. Ne6+
Kf7 35. Nxc7 Nxg4 (35... Qc6 {Ftacnik} 36. Qg3 $16) 36. Nxd5 Nxd5 37. hxg4 $16)
33. Bxg6 $1 (33. Qd7 Qxd7 34. Nxd7+ Ke7) 33... fxg6 34. Ne6+ $16) (32. Bxg6 $5
{Ftacnik} fxg6 (32... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 33. Be4+ $2 Nxg4 34. Bxd5 Nxe3) 33. Ne6+
Kh7 34. Nxc7 $16) 32... Qc4 {(+)} (32... Qc4 {Yusupov} 33. Bd4+ (33. Qxc4 $16)
(33. Qd7 $1 {Ftacnik} Be5 34. b3 Qc3 35. Bxg6 $1 Kxg6 36. Qg4+ Kh7 37. Qxh5 Bg7
38. Qxf7 $18) 33... Nf6 (33... Kh7 34. Bxg6+ fxg6 35. Qd7+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37.
Qh8#) (33... f6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Qxh5 $18) 34. Bxg6 $1 (34. Qd7 $2 Qxc5 $1)
34... Be5 (34... fxg6 35. Qd7+ Qf7 36. Ne6+ Kg8 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Nxc7 $18)
35. Bxe5 Qxg4 36. hxg4 Kxg6 37. f3 $16) 0-1

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6
14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Rb4 (16. Bc5 {Ftacnik} Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. h3 Rfd8
$5 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rfe8 20. d6 Qc4 21. d7 Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qa4
Nc6 24. Rxb7 $14 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0 (62)}) 19. hxg4 Rxd5
20. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 $13 {
Strelbin-Nadanian,A/USSR/1991/}) 16... Bxf3 (16... b6 {Ftacnik} 17. e5 $1 Bxf3
$6 18. Bxf3 Rac8 19. d6 $1 exd6 20. exd6 $1 Nc4 21. Bf4 $1 $16 {Lautier,
J-Anand,V/Linares/1994/1-0 (34)}) 17. Bxf3 Nc4 18. Bd4 Nd2 19. Rb2 Nxf3+ 20.
Qxf3 Qa6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Qc7 Qd6 $1 $146 (23... Rfe8 24. Rxb7
Qd3 25. Qe5 a5 $4 26. Rxe7 $18 {Vaisser-Anand/Paris/1994}) (23... e6 $5 {
Ftacnik} 24. Rxb7 (24. d6 Rac8 25. Qe7 Rce8 26. Qxb7 Qxd6 27. Qxa7 $10) 24...
exd5 25. exd5 Qd3 26. d6 Rac8 $10) 24. Rxb7 (24. Qxd6 {Ftacnik} exd6 25. Rxb7
a5 $132) 24... Qxc7 25. Rxc7 a5 26. Ra1 (26. Rxe7 Rfb8 $1 (26... a4 {Ftacnik}
27. Rc7 a3 28. Rcc1 (28. Rc2 $2 a2 29. Ra1 Rfb8 30. Rcc1) 28... a2 $132)) 26...
Rfb8 27. h4 (27. Rxe7 a4 28. Rc7 (28. h4 a3 29. Ra2 $2 Rb2) 28... a3 29. h4 (
29. Rcc1 {Ftacnik} a2 $132) 29... a2 30. Rcc1 Rb2 $44) 27... a4 28. Kh2 (28.
Rxe7 a3) 28... Kf8 (28... a3 $1 29. Rc3 (29. Rxe7 a2 30. d6 Kf8 (30... Rb1 31.
d7 Kf8 32. Rxa2 $1) 31. Rc7 Rb1 32. Rxa2 Rxa2 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. d7 Rd1 35. d8=Q
Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Rxf2 $10) 29... a2 30. Rc2 Rb4 $10) 29. Ra3 (29. Rc3 {Ftacnik}
Rb4 30. f3 f5 $1 $132) 29... Rb3 30. Rxb3 (30. Ra2 {Ftacnik} a3) 30... axb3 31.
Rb7 Ra4 $10 32. f3 f5 33. exf5 Rxh4+ $1 (33... gxf5 34. Kg3 Rd4 35. Rxb3 Rxd5
36. Rb6) 34. Kg3 Rh5 35. fxg6 (35. Rxb3 {Ftacnik} Rxf5 $10) 35... Rg5+ (35...
Rxd5 $1 36. f4 Kg7 37. Rxe7+ Kxg6 $10) 36. Kh4 (36. Kf4 Rxd5 $1 (36... Rxg2 $4
37. d6 exd6 38. Kf5 $18)) 36... Rxd5 (36... Rxg2 $4 37. d6 (37. Rxb3 {Ftacnik}
Rxg6 $10) 37... exd6 38. Kh5 Rh2+ 39. Kg4 $18) 37. g4 (37. Rxb3 {Ftacnik} Rg5
38. g4 Rxg6 $10) 37... Rg5 38. f4 (38. Rb6 {Ftacnik} b2 39. Rxb2 Rxg6) 38...
Rxg6 39. f5 Rd6 40. Rxb3 Kf7 (40... e6 {Ftacnik} 41. f6 Kf7 42. Kh5 e5 43. Rb7+
Kxf6 44. Kxh6 e4 45. g5+ Kf5+ $10) 41. Kh5 Ra6 42. Re3 Rd6 43. Re6 Rxe6 44.
fxe6+ Kg7 (44... Kxe6 {Ftacnik} 45. Kxh6 (45. Kg6 Kd7 46. Kxh6 e5 47. g5 e4 $10
) 45... Kf7) 45. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Yusupov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7
7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O (10... Nxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 11. d5 $18)
11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Qb8 (12... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 13. a3 Ne7 14. Ba2 Kh8 15. b4 a5
16. Qc2 $6 axb4 17. axb4 f5 18. dxe5 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rae1
$6 Ra6 $1 22. exf5 $2 Nxf5 23. Rxe5 Nh4 $19 {Short,N-Kamsky,G/Linares (m/6)/
1994/0-1 (45)}) (12... exd4 {Ftacnik} 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qb1 c5 15. a3 Nc6 16. d5
$1 Ne7 17. Bc2 $5 Nd7 18. Bf4 c4 $1 19. Nf1 f5 20. exf5 Nxd5 21. Bg3 N5f6 22.
Qd1 Bxf3 $1 23. Qxf3 d5 $13 {Kruszynski,W-Kishnev,S/Deutschland/1993/0-1 (53)})
(12... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 13. Bc2 Rae8 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Bd3 Ng6 17. a4
Nf4 18. Bf1 bxa4 19. Qxa4 b5 20. Qb4 Rb8 21. c4 bxc4 22. Qxc4 Ne8 23. Qa4 Qxa4
24. Rxa4 {Kuczynski,R-Polaczek,R/Saint John op-2/1988/0-1 (46)}) (12... Re8 {
Ftacnik} 13. d5 (13. Qb1 Nb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bxa4
Nbd7 18. Qa2 Qc7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Qb3 b5 22. Ncd2 Rac8 23. Qb4 Nh5
24. Nf1 {Yermolinsky,A-Malaniuk,V/URS-FL Sverdlovsk/1987/0-1 (49)}) 13... Ne7
14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 $1 Ng6 16. Bd3 Rc8 $5 (16... Nf4 17. Bf1 Qd7 18. Kh2 Nh7
19. g3 Ng6 20. a4 bxa4 21. Qxa4 b5 22. Qc2 Rf8 23. c4 Ne7 24. cxb5 {
Lhagvasuren,C-Hashim,A/Manila olm/1992/0.5 (50)}) 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. b4 Qe7 $2 (
18... f5 $1 19. exf5 Nf4 $10) 19. g3 Rc7 20. Nf1 Nf6 21. Ne3 Bc8 22. Kh2 Bd7
23. Re2 Rec8 24. Rec2 {Ljubojevic,L-Gulko,B/Reggio Top 15/1991/1-0 (67)}) 13.
d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Qd8) 15... Nd7 16. Nh4 $3 {
It is imperative to stop f5. Had Black played 12...Re8 (the main line) instead
of 12...Qb8 then f5 wouldn't be an immediate threat. The point of Gata's
novelty (12...Qb8) is to leave the R on f8 since it is better placed to
execute f5. The Q on b8 doesn't X-ray h4 from b8 and this is the other
difference between the Re8 and Qb8.} Qd8 (16... f5 {Ftacnik} 17. Nxf5 Nxf5 18.
exf5 Bxd5 19. Ne4 $16) 17. Nf1 $1 {White can hardly play moves like g2-g3.} g5
$2 (17... Nxd5 18. Nf5 {This variation helps us to find the best move (17...
b4!).} Ne7 (18... N5f6 {Ftacnik} 19. Nxd6 $14) 19. Nxd6 Bc6 $14) (17... b4 $1
18. cxb4 Nxd5 19. Ng6 $1 (19. Nf5 Nxb4 20. Nxd6 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 $14 {Yusupov})
19... fxg6 20. Bb3 $14) 18. Nf3 $1 {I spent 20 minutes on this move - till I
found I could reach the position after move 23 almost by force!} (18. Nf5 Nxf5
19. exf5 Nf6 {Tempting, but the position becomes too closed for my comfort and
Gata was building a house in Manhattan with all the free points he had been
getting from me around this time. So I was more careful now!} 20. Be4 (20. Ne3
$14) 20... Rc8 21. f3 Rc5 22. Ne3 Kg7) 18... f5 (18... Kg7 19. Ne3 $16) 19.
exf5 Nxf5 20. N3h2 $1 Qf6 $8 (20... Ne7 $2 21. Ne3 $16) 21. Ng4 Qg7 22. Nge3 $1
(22. Nfe3 Ne7) 22... Nxe3 (22... Ne7 23. Ng3) 23. Nxe3 Rf4 $1 {Black is
holding his position together by the barest of threads, but with his last move
he is beginning to defend his weaknesses. When he plays Raf8 the doubled Rs
will cover the f-file. If there were only one of them then 24.Bf5 would win on
the spot but now it is met by Raf8. So....} (23... Rf6 24. Qh5 Qf7 25. Qe2 $16)
24. a4 $3 (24. Bf5 Rf8 25. Be6+ Kh8) (24. Nf5 Qf6) (24. g3 Rf6 25. Bf5 Raf8)
24... Raf8 (24... bxa4 25. Rxa4 (25. g3 {Ftacnik} Rf7 26. Rxa4 Raf8 27. Re2 {
/\ h4}) 25... Raf8 (25... Rxa4 26. Bxa4 b5 27. Bc2 Nf6 28. b3 {/\c4+/-}) 26.
Rxf4 Rxf4 (26... gxf4 27. Nf5 Qf6 28. Qh5 $18) (26... exf4 27. Nf5 Qf6 28. Re6)
27. Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gg2g3] And Black has no defence against g2-g3}) (24... b4 25.
g3 Rff8 26. cxb4 $18) 25. axb5 a5 (25... Rxf2 {Ftacnik} 26. bxa6 Ba8 27. Rf1
Qf7 28. Qe1 $16) 26. Rf1 Bc8 27. g3 R4f7 (27... Nf6 28. Kh2 $1 {Simpler} (28.
gxf4 gxf4+ 29. Kh2 fxe3 30. fxe3 $1 (30. Rg1 Ng4+ $1) 30... Qg5 31. Ra4 $3 (31.
Rg1 Ng4+ 32. Rxg4 Bxg4 33. Qxg4 Qxg4 34. hxg4 Rf2+ 35. Kg3 Rxc2))) 28. b4 (28.
Be4 $5 Nc5 29. Bg2 e4 30. Nc4 $1 $16) 28... e4 (28... axb4 {Ftacnik} 29. cxb4
Nb8 30. Qh5 $18) 29. Bxe4 Ne5 (29... Qxc3 {Ftacnik} 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Nf5 $1
Qf6 (31... Rxf5 $2 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rc1 $18) 32. Qh5 Rh7 33. f4 $18) 30. Bg2
axb4 31. cxb4 Nf3+ 32. Bxf3 Rxf3 33. Ra8 Bxh3 (33... Qb7 34. Qa1 $1 {/\ Ra7})
34. Qxf3 Rxa8 35. Rc1 Rf8 (35... Qb2 {Ftacnik} 36. Rc2 $16) 36. Qe2 Bd7 37. Rc7
Rf7 38. Rb7 Qa1+ 39. Nf1 (39. Kh2 {Ftacnik} Qf6) 39... Kg7 (39... Qa8 {Ftacnik}
40. Rxb6 Qxd5 41. Qd2 Qxd2 42. Nxd2 $18) 40. Rxb6 Qd4 41. Rb8 (41. Rxd6 Bxb5
42. Qc2 Bd3 43. Qd2 $16) 41... Qxb4 (41... Qxd5 {Ftacnik} 42. Qb2+ Qe5 (42...
Rf6 43. Rf8 $1 Qe5 44. Qxe5 dxe5 45. Rxf6 Kxf6 46. b6 Bc6 47. Ne3 Ke7 48. Nc4
$18) 43. Qxe5+ dxe5 44. Ne3 $18) 42. Ne3 h5 43. b6 (43. Qxh5 $2 {Ftacnik} Qe1+
44. Kh2 Rxf2+ 45. Ng2 Rxg2+ $1 46. Kxg2 Qd2+ 47. Kf1 Qc1+ 48. Ke2 Qc4+ $132)
43... h4 (43... Bb5 44. Nf5+ $1 $18) 44. g4 {Dieser Bauernzug ist der Start
einer großen Karriere.} Bb5 45. Qd1 (45. Nf5+ Kh7 46. Qd1) 45... Qb2 46. Nf5+
Rxf5 (46... Kh7 {Ftacnik} 47. Qd4 Qxd4 48. Nxd4 Ba6 49. Ne6 Rb7 50. Nxg5+ $18)
47. gxf5 Be2 48. Qa4 {Unnecessarily complicating matters} (48. Qe1 $1 h3 49.
Re8 $18) 48... Bf3 (48... Qb1+ {Ftacnik} 49. Kh2 Qxf5 50. Qd4+ Kf7 51. b7 $18)
49. Qd7+ (49. f6+ Qxf6) 49... Kh6 50. Qe6+ Kh5 51. Qe8+ $1 (51. Qe1 Qd4) 51...
Kg4 52. Qe1 Bxd5 53. Re8 Bf3 (53... Qxb6 54. Qd1+ Bf3 55. Re4+) (53... Kxf5 {
Ftacnik} 54. Rf8+ Kg6 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. Kh2 $18) 54. f6 {You can only run away
from an avalanche, not stop it. A lion can only eat one deer a day.} Kh5 (54...
Qxf6 {Ftacnik} 55. Qe6+ Qxe6 56. Rxe6 $18) 55. f7 Qd4 56. Re4 Qf6 (56... Bxe4 {
Ftacnik} 57. f8=Q $18) 57. b7 Bxe4 58. Qxe4 {Gata had seen enough.} (58. Qd1+ {
Much more elegant - White loses all his original peices but...} Bf3 59. b8=Q
Bxd1 60. f8=Q {His daughters take over!}) (58. Qxe4 {Ftacnik} Qa1+ 59. Kh2 Qf6
60. Kh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Be3 f5 (11... f6 {Ftacnik} 12.
Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Qxe5 Qd7 17. a4 c6 18.
axb5 axb5 19. Bc2 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Qxf5 Rxf5 23. Ra6 Rf6 24.
Kf1 $14 {Berelovich,A-Mikhalevski,V/Groningen op (02)/1993/1-0 (45)}) (11...
Qd7 {Ftacnik} 12. Nbd2 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Qc5 Rae8 16. Nd4 Ne5
17. Bc2 Qf7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Bc8 20. Ra5 c6 21. N2f3 Nxf3+ 22. Nxf3 Re2 23.
Bd3 Rxb2 24. Qxc6 $14 {Prasad,D-Bhave,R/Calcutta (01)/1992/1-0 (34)}) 12. exf6
Qxf6 13. Nbd2 (13. Bc2 {Ftacnik} Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Bf5 15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Bxc2
17. Qxc2 Ne5 {Zapata,A-Anand,V/Thessaloniki olm (9)/1988/0.5 (17)}) 13... Bxe3
(13... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Qd6 17. Rae1 (17. Rac1
Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Rf6 19. Qc3 Rc8 20. Rfe1 c6 21. Re3 Bd7 22. Re5 Rcf8 23. Rc2 Rf4
24. Rce2 $14 {Tal,M-Langeweg,K/Wijk aan Zee/1968/1-0 (41)}) 17... Nf6 18. Bc2
g6 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Rae8 21. f3 Bf7 22. Nb3 Nd7 23. g4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 $14 {
Sigurjonsson,G-Strobel,F/Vraca zt/1975/1-0 (41)}) 14. Qxe3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 (15.
Nxd2 {Ftacnik} Na5 (15... Rae8 16. Qc5 Ne5 17. Bxd5 Nd3 18. Bxe6+ Rxe6 19. Qxc7
Nxb2 $132) 16. Bc2) 15... Rad8 16. Rfe1 Kh8 (16... Na5 {Ftacnik} 17. Qe3 $14)
17. Re3 (17. Nd4 Bg8 $10) (17. Qe3 {Ftacnik} Bg4 18. Nd4 Na5 19. h3 Bc8 20.
Rad1 c5 21. Ne2 Bb7 22. Qxc5 d4 $132) (17. Re2 {Ftacnik} Bg4 $5 (17... Bg8 {
Ftacnik} 18. Rd1 d4 $5 19. Nxd4 (19. cxd4 {Ftacnik} Bxb3 (19... Nxd4 20. Nxd4
c5 21. Re4) (19... Bd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Re4 Rfd8 22. Rde1 Qf7 23. Qc3 $16) 20.
axb3 Nxd4 (20... Qd6 21. Re4 Qd5 22. Qe3 Nb4 23. Rc1) 21. Nxd4 c5 22. Re4 h6 $1
(22... Rd5 23. b4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 $16) 23. b4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4
26. Rxd4 Rc8 27. Kf1 Rc2 $10) 19... Nxd4 20. cxd4 c5 21. Re4 (21. d5 $6 c4 22.
Bc2 Rxd5 $15) 21... c4 (21... Bd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Qe3 $14) (21... Qg6 22.
Rde1 c4 23. Bd1 Bd5 24. Rg4 $14) (21... Bxb3 22. axb3 Qf7 (22... h6 23. Qe3 Qf7
) 23. Qc2 Rd5 $44) 22. Bc2 c3 23. bxc3 Bxa2 $132) 18. Re3 d4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20.
cxd4 Rxd4 21. Qe1 c5 $10) 17... Bg8 18. Rd1 $2 d4 $1 19. Ree1 dxc3 20. Qxc3
Qxc3 21. bxc3 Na5 $6 (21... h6 22. h3 Na5) (21... Bxb3 {Ftacnik} 22. axb3 {xa6}
) 22. Bxg8 Kxg8 23. Ng5 $1 $36 (23. Ne5 {Ftacnik} Rd6 $1) 23... Nc4 24. h4 (24.
Ne6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nb2 $1 $10) 24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nd6 (25... Re8 26. Rd7 h6 27.
Nh3 (27. Nf3 Ne5 $10) 27... c5 (27... Re2 28. Rxc7 Rxa2 29. Nf4) (27... c6 $5))
26. Ne6 Rf7 27. f3 (27. Nxc7 {Ftacnik} Rxc7 28. Rxd6 Rxc3 29. Rxa6 b4 30. Kh2
b3 $10) 27... Re7 $6 (27... Nb7 $1 28. Nd8 $10) 28. Nc5 (28. Nxc7 {Ftacnik}
Rxc7 29. Rxd6 Rxc3 30. Rxa6 b4 $10) 28... Re2 $6 (28... Re3 $1 29. Nxa6 Rxc3
30. Nxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxd6 Rc2 $10) (28... a5 {Ftacnik} 29. Kf2) 29. Nxa6 Nf5 30.
Nxc7 (30. Rd8+ {Ftacnik} Kf7 31. Rd7+) 30... Nxh4 31. Rd4 (31. Nxb5 $2 {Ftacnik
} Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 Rxa2) 31... Nf5 (31... Rxg2+ $2 {Ftacnik} 32. Kh1 Rxa2 33. Rxh4
$16) (31... Nxg2 $5 {Ftacnik} 32. a3 (32. Kf1 Rxa2 33. Re4 g5) 32... Ne1 33.
Kf1 Re7 34. Nxb5 Nxf3 $13) 32. Re4 Rxa2 (32... Rxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 33. fxe4 Ng3
34. Nxb5 Nxe4 35. a4 $16) 33. Nxb5 Rc2 $2 (33... Rb2) 34. Kh2 Rb2 35. Nd4 $6 (
35. c4 $14) (35. c4 {Ftacnik} h5 $14) 35... Nxd4 36. Rxd4 (36. cxd4 {Ftacnik}
Rd2 $14) 36... Rc2 37. Rc4 {Hecht: Der aktive schwarze Rc2 hinter dem
Freibauern sichert das Remis.Der weisse Turm vor dem Freibauern ist nicht so
guenstig postiert.} (37. c4 {Hecht} Kf7 38. Kh3 Kf6 39. Re4 g5 40. g4 Rf2 41.
Kg3 Rc2 $10) 37... Kf7 38. f4 (38. Kh3 h5) (38. Kg3 {Ftacnik} h5 {xg2}) (38.
Rc5 {Ftacnik} h5 $1) 38... Rd2 $1 39. Rc6 Rd3 40. g3 h5 $1 41. Kh3 g6 42. Kg2 (
42. Kh4 Rf3 $1 (42... Re3 $14 {Ftacnik})) 42... Re3 43. Rc8 (43. Kf2 {Ftacnik}
Rd3 {xg3}) 43... Kg7 44. c4 Rc3 45. c5 Rc2+ 46. Kh3 (46. Kf3 {Ftacnik} Rc3+ 47.
Ke4 Rxg3 48. c6 Rc3) 46... Kf7 47. c6 Kg7 48. c7 Kh7 49. Kh4 Kg7 50. g4 (50.
Kg5 {Ftacnik} Rc5+) (50. g4 {Ftacnik} hxg4 51. Kxg4 Rc3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4
Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. N2f3 Nd3 (19... Nc5 {
Ftacnik} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 (21. Ree3 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nbd3 23. Nxb5 (23. Bxd3
cxd3 24. Qe1 $13 {De Firmian,N-Timoshchenko,G/Moscow GMA-qual f/1990/1-0 (53)})
23... Rxe4 {De Firmian,N-Ivanov,AV/USA-ch (06) /1994/0.5 (24)}) 21... Rxa3 22.
Nxa3 (22. bxa3 Nbd3 23. Re2 Rb8 24. Be3 $13 {Brouwer,D-Zjukin,S/EU chJ Sas van
Gent/1992/0-1 (42)}) 22... Ba6 23. Re3 Rb8 24. Rc3 (24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Nbd3 (
25... Ncd3 26. Ng4 Qd4 27. Nc2 Nxc2 28. Bxc2 Bd6 $1 29. b3 Qa1 30. bxc4 Bxc4
$44 {Dvoirys,S-Timoshchenko,G/URS/1988/0.5 (37)}) 26. Ng4 Qb6 27. Rg3 g6 28.
Bxh6 Qxb2 29. Qf3 $40 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,An/London Leningrad (m/16)/1986/1-0 
(41)}) 24... Nbd3 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Be3 $13 {Anand,V-Timoshchenko,G/Frunze/
1987/0-1 (69)}) 20. Bxd3 (20. Rxd3 $5 cxd3 21. axb5) 20... b4 21. Bxc4 (21. Ra1
cxd3 22. Qxd3 (22. Nb3 Qg6 $1 23. Qxd3 Nf6 24. Nh4 (24. Nbd2 Bxd5) 24... Qh7)
22... Nc5 23. Qc4 (23. Qb1 Bxd5 $1) (23. Qc2 {Ftacnik} Bxd5 $1) 23... a5 $1 24.
Nb5 Rac8 $1) 21... bxa3 22. b3 (22. b4 $6 Ne5 $1 23. Bb3 Nxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Qa1 $1)
22... Nc5 {~/= Kasparov} (22... a2 23. Bb2 (23. Bb2 {Ftacnik} Nc5 24. Qc2 $44))
(22... Nb6 {Ftacnik} 23. Bd3 a2 24. Bb2 $44) 23. Qc2 Qg6 (23... Rac8 {Ftacnik}
24. Bxa3 $36) 24. Nh4 (24. Nd2 $6 a2 25. Bb2 Rac8) 24... Qf6 (24... Qh5 {
Ftacnik} 25. Nhf5) 25. Nhf3 Qg6 26. Nh4 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3
d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Bc5 10. Qe2 Qe7 (10... Ne7 {Ftacnik} 11. Nbd2 Bxe3 12.
Qxe3 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 c5 14. c3 Qd7 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18.
Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 h6 20. Nf3 Rfc8 21. Rd6 a5 22. a3 Rab8 23. Nh4 Be6 24. f4
$18 {Hracek,Z-Krasenkov,M/Brno (04)/1994/1-0 (40)}) (10... O-O {Ftacnik} 11.
Nbd2 (11. Rd1 Ne7 12. c3 c6 13. Nd4 Bb6 14. Bc2 Qc7 15. f3 Nc5 16. f4 Ne4 17.
Nd2 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 c5 19. Nf3 Rad8 20. a4 Qc6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bd3 d4 23. cxd4
cxd4 24. Bf2 $13 {Sokolov,A-Korneev,O/Bad Woerishofen op (04)/1992/0-1 (31)})
11... Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Ne7 14. Qc3 (14. c3 c5 15. h3 a5 16. Rad1 b4
17. Ba4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Qe2 h6 21. Rd2 Rb8 22. Bc2 Rfd8 23.
Red1 Qc6 24. a4 {Balashov,Y-Korneev,O/Katowice op (08)/1992/0.5 (25)}) 14... a5
15. a4 b4 16. Qc5 Qd7 17. Nd4 c6 18. c3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Qa7 20. Qa3 (20. Qxa7
Rxa7 21. Bc2 c5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rab1 Rf4 24. Rb8+ {Lobron,E-Yusupov,A/
Sarajevo/1984/0-1 (33)}) 20... Nf5 21. Nf3 c5 22. Bc2 Rad8 23. Rab1 d4 24. Be4
$10 {Dvoirys,S-Korneev,S/Moscow op/1990/0.5 (51)}) 11. c3 (11. Nbd2 {Ftacnik}
Nxd2 12. Qxd2 d4 (12... Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 $13) 13. Nxd4 (13. Bg5
Qd7) 13... Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Rd8 15. c3 Nxd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qa5 cxd4
19. Qxa6 Qd7 20. a4 $14) 11... O-O 12. Rd1 Rad8 13. Bxc5 (13. Nbd2 {Ftacnik}
Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxd2 15. Rxd2 Na5 (15... Bg4 16. Bxd5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 18. Qe3
$14) 16. Ng5 c5 17. f4 $14) 13... Qxc5 (13... Nxc5 14. Nd4 Bd7) 14. Nd4 (14.
Nbd2 {Ftacnik} Nxd2 15. Rxd2 d4 $10) 14... Qb6 $1 $8 15. f3 $6 (15. Nxc6 Qxc6
16. Nd2 $10 (16. Nd2 {Ftacnik} Nc5 17. Nf3 Bg4 $13)) 15... Nc5 16. Kh1 (16. Bc2
{Ftacnik} Rfe8 17. f4 Bc8 $132) 16... Rfe8 $15 17. Na3 Bc8 (17... Na5 18. Nac2)
18. Nxc6 (18. f4 {Ftacnik} Nxd4 19. cxd4 Nxb3 20. axb3 c5 $132) 18... Qxc6 19.
Nc2 (19. Bc2 {Ftacnik} f6 20. f4 fxe5 21. fxe5 Qe6 22. b4 Nb7 23. Re1 Nd6 $13)
19... Nxb3 20. axb3 f6 21. e6 $1 (21. Nb4 {Ftacnik} Qe6 22. Qf2 fxe5 $17) 21...
Rxe6 (21... Bxe6 {Ftacnik} 22. Nb4 Qd7 23. Rxa6 $14) (21... Qxe6 {Ftacnik} 22.
Qxe6+ Rxe6 23. Nd4 Red6 24. b4) 22. Qf2 Qd6 23. b4 Rde8 24. Rd2 Qe7 $2 25. Kg1
$1 Re5 (25... Re2 {Ftacnik} 26. Rxe2 Qxe2 27. Re1 (27. Nd4 Qd3 28. Re1 Qg6)
27... Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxe1 29. Nxe1 Kf7 30. Ke3 Ke6 31. Kd4 $44) 26. Nd4 Qd6 (
26... c5 $4 {Ftacnik} 27. Nc6) 27. Nb3 $44 Re3 28. Rad1 c6 29. Qg3 Qe7 (29...
Qxg3 {Ftacnik} 30. hxg3 $44) 30. Qf2 Re5 31. Nd4 Qc7 32. Nb3 (32. Qg3 {Ftacnik}
c5 $1 $15) 32... Re3 33. Nd4 R3e5 (33... c5 $2 {Ftacnik} 34. bxc5 Qxc5 35. Nc2)
34. Nb3 h6 35. Rf1 Re3 36. Nd4 R3e5 37. Nb3 Re3 38. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Kasparov Fritz3} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13.
Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 (18. Nd4 {
Ftacnik} Ne5 19. axb5 Qb6 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Rg3 Bc8 22. b3 $40 {Sokolov,
A-Portisch,L/Brussels/1988/1-0 (42)}) 18... axb5 19. Nd4 Ne5 $5 (19... Qb6 {
Ftacnik} 20. Nf5 Ne5 $1 (20... g6 $1 21. Nf1 $1 (21. Rg3 Kh7 22. Nf3 Nd3 23.
Bxd3 cxd3 24. Qxd3 Nc5 25. Qd4 Qc7 26. e5 dxe5 27. Qh4 h5 28. Ng5+ {Zontakh,
A-Nestorovic,D/Belgrade Beopromet (03)/1993/1-0 (33)}) 21... Kh7 $2 22. Qd2 $1
$16 Rxa3 23. bxa3 Nd3 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Nxh6 Bxd5 $1 $8 26. Qf4 $5 Bg7 27. Be3
Qa5 28. Bd2 $13 {Efimov,O-Feigelson,I/USSR/1988/0.5 (63)}) 21. Rg3 g6 22. Nf3
Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 $1 24. Bxh6 Qf6 $1 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17 {Yang Xian-Lin Ta/China/
1988/}) (19... Rxa3 {Ftacnik} 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Re3 (22. Bb2 Qa5
23. Nf5 Ne5 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nb3 Qb6 26. Qxd3 Ra8 27. Rc1 g6 28. Ne3 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Karpov,An/London/Leningrad (m/14)/1986/1-0 (41)}) 22... Ne5 (22...
Nc5 23. Bb2 g6 (23... Qa5 24. Rg3 Bc8 25. Nc6 Qa4 26. Qa1 $40 {Van der Wiel,
J-Gligoric,S/Palma de Mallorca GMA/1989/1-0 (45)}) 24. N4b3 Na4 25. Bd4 Ba6 26.
Rxd3 b4 27. Re3 bxa3 28. Qa1 $16 {Chandler,M-Mannion,S/Barnsdale YM/1989/1-0 
(40)}) 23. N4f3 $1 (23. Nxb5 Qa5 24. Nd4 Qc3 25. N2b3 Ba6 26. Bd2 Qb2 27. Bb4
g6 28. f4 $13 {Sax,Gy-Short,N/Saint John (m/2)/1988/}) (23. Qb3 Ba6 24. N4f3
Qc7 25. Bb2 b4 26. axb4 Nxf3+ 27. Nxf3 Qc4 28. Qxc4 $13 {Huebner,R-Short,N/
Belfort/1988/}) 23... f5 (23... Nc4 24. Rxd3 Qd7 $6 25. Nxc4 $1 bxc4 26. Re3
$16 {Ivanchuk,V-Kruppa,Y/Frunze/1988/1-0 (34)}) 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bb2 Re7 $8
26. exf5 $1 (26. Qb3 fxe4 $1 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 {Glek,I-Kuzmin,A/
Blagoveshensk/1988/0.5 (34)}) 26... Rxe3 27. fxe3 Bxd5 28. Qg4 $40 {Glek,
I-Kharlamov,V/corr/1988/1-0 (46)}) 20. Rxa8 $1 (20. Nxb5 Ba6 $1 (20... Qb6 {
Ftacnik})) 20... Qxa8 (20... Bxa8 {Ftacnik} 21. Nxb5 Qb6 22. Na3 $16) 21. Nxb5
Qa5 22. Na3 Ba6 (22... Nbd3 23. Naxc4 Nxc4 (23... Qa1 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Rf1 Ba6
26. Qc2 $16) 24. Bxd3 $16) (22... Ned3 $2 23. Ndxc4 $18) 23. Re3 (23. f4 Ned3
24. Ndxc4 Bxc4 (24... Qc5+ $2 25. Be3 $18) 25. Nxc4 Qc5+ 26. Re3 Qxc4 27. Bxd3
Nxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxe4 $44) 23... Qc5 (23... Ned3 $2 24. Ndxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Qa1
26. Bxd3 $18) (23... Nbd3 $2 24. Naxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Nxc4 (25... Nxf2 {Ftacnik}
26. Nxa5 Nxd1 27. Re1 $18) 26. Rxd3 Rxe4 27. Rc3 Re5 28. Qc2 $18) (23... Be7 $5
) 24. Rc3 (24. Qa4 Rc8) 24... Ned3 (24... Qd4 25. Qa4 Rb8 26. Ndxc4 Nxc4 27.
Nxc4 Bxc4 28. Be3 Bb5 29. Qb3 $18) 25. Bxd3 (25. Qf3 Nxd5 26. exd5 Re1+ 27. Kh2
Nxc1 (27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nxc1 29. Naxc4 Bxc4 30. Qe4 g6 31. Qxc4) 28. Naxc4
Ne2) 25... Nxd3 26. Qf3 (26. Qe2 {Ftacnik} Qxd5 $1 27. Naxc4 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Qb7
$44) 26... Ne5 27. Qe2 Rc8 (27... f5 28. exf5 Qxd5 (28... Nd3 29. Qxe8 Qxf2+
30. Kh2 $16) 29. Ndxc4 {/\Ne3}) 28. Nb3 (28. Nf3 $5 Nd3 29. Qc2 $5 g6 30. Be3)
(28. b3 {Ftacnik} Qd4 29. Bb2 Nd3 30. Nf3 Qb6 31. Ba1 Nf4 32. Qd2 cxb3 33. Rxc8
Bxc8 34. Qxf4 b2 35. Bxb2 Qxb2 36. Nc4 Qb4 $14) 28... Qb4 (28... Qb6 {Ftacnik}
29. Be3) 29. Nd4 g6 30. Nac2 (30. Be3 {Ftacnik} Nd3 31. Nc6) 30... Qb7 31. Be3
$1 Bg7 (31... Qxb2 {Ftacnik} 32. Ra3 Bb7 33. Ra7 $14 (33. Ra5 Rc5 $1 34. Rxc5
dxc5 35. Ne1 Qb1 36. Ndc2 Nd3 37. f3 Bg7 $132)) 32. Qd1 (32. Ra3 $2 c3 33. Qxa6
Qxa6 34. Rxa6 cxb2 35. Rb6 Nc4 36. Rb7 Nxe3 37. fxe3 Bxd4 38. exd4 Rxc2 39. Kh2
Rd2 40. e5 $10) (32. Na3 {Ftacnik} Nd3 (32... Rb8 33. f4 Nd3 34. Nxc4 Nxf4 35.
Qd2 $16) 33. Qd2 Nc5 34. f3 Nb3 $132) 32... Qxb2 (32... Nd3 $5 {Ftacnik} 33. b3
Nc5 (33... cxb3 $2 34. Rxb3 $18) 34. bxc4 (34. b4 Nxe4 35. Ra3 c3 36. b5 Bxb5
37. Rb3 Rc5) 34... Nxe4 35. Rb3 Qc7 36. Na3 (36. Nb5 Bxb5 37. cxb5 Qxc2 38.
Qxc2 Rxc2 39. b6 Nc5 40. Bxc5 $140 $2 dxc5 41. b7 Rc1+ 42. Kh2 Be5+ 43. g3 Bb8)
36... Bxc4 37. Nxc4 Qxc4 38. Nc6 Nc3 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Rxc3 Qxc3 41. Nxc8 Qxc8
$10) 33. Ra3 Qb7 34. Qa1 Bb5 35. Bd2 $1 (35. Ra7 {Ftacnik} Qb8 36. Nb4 c3 $1
$132) 35... c3 $2 (35... Be8 36. Bc3 $14) (35... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 36. Bc3 Qb6 37.
Ne3 (37. Ra7 Be5 38. Ne3 $16) 37... Bd7 38. Ra6 Qc5 39. Ra7 Rc7 40. Ra5 Qb6 41.
Ra8+ $16) 36. Bxc3 (36. Rxc3 {Ftacnik} Bd3 37. Qe1 Rxc3 38. Bxc3 Bxc2 39. Nxc2
Nd3 40. Qf1 Nc5 41. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14) 36... Bd3 37. Nc6 $1 (37. Nb4 Bxe4 (37...
Nc4 38. Ra7 Qb6 39. Ra6) 38. Ndc6 Re8 39. Nxe5 Bxe5 40. Bxe5 dxe5) (37. f3 {
Ftacnik} Bxc2 38. Nxc2 Qc7 39. Kh1 $1 (39. Nd4 Nxf3+ $1 40. gxf3 Qxc3 41. Rxc3
Bxd4+ 42. Kg2 Rxc3 $10) 39... Qc4 (39... Nxf3 $2 40. Bxg7 Qxc2 41. Rxf3 Qc1+
42. Kh2 $18) (39... Nc4 40. Ra7 Qxa7 41. Qxa7 Bxc3 42. Qb7 $16) 40. Nd4 $16)
37... Nxc6 (37... Bxc2 38. Ra7 Qb3 (38... Qxa7 {Ftacnik} 39. Qxa7 (39. Nxa7
Nf3+ 40. gxf3 Rxc3 41. Qa6 $16) 39... Nxc6 40. Qb7 Na7 41. Bxg7 Kxg7 42. Qxa7
$16) (38... Qb1+ 39. Qxb1 Bxb1 40. Ne7+ $18) 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Nxc8 Nf3+ 41.
gxf3 Bxc3 42. Qa2 $18) 38. dxc6 (38. Bxg7 Bxc2 39. dxc6 (39. Qf6 Qe7 40. dxc6
Qxf6 41. Bxf6 Bxe4 42. c7 Rxc7 43. Re3 d5) 39... Qb1+ 40. Qxb1 Bxb1 41. Bf6 (
41. Bxh6 {Ftacnik} Bxe4 $10) 41... Bxe4 42. c7 Rxc7 43. Re3 Bc6) 38... Qxc6 (
38... Rxc6 $2 {Ftacnik} 39. Bxg7 Bxc2 40. Ra8+ Rc8 41. Rxc8+ Qxc8 42. Bxh6 $18)
39. Bxg7 (39. Nb4 Qxc3 $1 (39... Bxc3 $2 40. Nxc6 Bxa1 41. Ne7+ $18) 40. Rxc3
Bxc3 41. Qd1 (41. Qc1 $2 Bxe4 42. Na2 d5 43. Nxc3 d4 44. Qf4 dxc3) 41... Bxe4
42. Nd5 Bxd5 $10) 39... Qxc2 40. Kh2 $2 (40. Bxh6 $1 Qb1+ 41. Qxb1 Bxb1 42. f3
$16 f5) (40. Qf6 $2 {Ftacnik} Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qxa3 42. Bxh6 Qc3 $19) 40... Kh7 $1
(40... Qc1 $4 41. Rxd3 Qf4+ 42. Rg3 h5 43. Qf6 $18) 41. Ra2 $6 (41. Ra7 Qxf2) (
41. Rc3 Rxc3 42. Qxc3 Qxf2 43. Bh8 f6 (43... Qf4+ 44. Kg1 f6 45. Qxf6 Qxf6 $10)
44. Qxf6) (41. Qf6 Bc4 (41... Rg8 42. Bxh6 {Kasparov} (42. Bh8 {Fritzy baby}
Qc7 (42... Qc4 43. Ra7 Bxe4 44. Rxf7+ Qxf7 45. Qxf7+ Kxh8 46. Qf4 $18) 43. Ra8
d5+ 44. e5) 42... Kxh6 43. Qxf7 Rg7 (43... Qc4 44. Qf4+) (43... Bc4 44. Qf4+
Kh7 45. Ra7+ Rg7 46. Qh4+ Kg8 47. Ra8+ Kf7 48. Qd8 $18) 44. Qf4+) 42. Ra5 {
Fritz3} (42. Rg3 Qxe4 (42... Rg8 43. Bxh6 Kxh6 44. Rg4 $16) 43. Rg4 Qe5+ 44.
Qxe5 dxe5 45. Bxe5 $10) 42... Qd2 $1 (42... Rg8 $4 43. Rh5 Rxg7 44. Rxh6+ $18)
(42... Qxe4 $4 43. Rh5 Kg8 44. Rxh6 (44. Bxh6 $18) 44... Qe5+ 45. Qxe5 dxe5 46.
Bf6 $18) 43. Rh5 $3 gxh5 44. f4 Qxf4+ $1 45. Qxf4 Kxg7 46. e5 (46. Qxd6 Be6 $10
) 46... dxe5 47. Qxe5+ Kg6 $10) (41. f3 {Ftacnik} Qd2 $132) 41... Qc1 42. Qxc1
(42. Qf6 {Ftacnik} Rg8 43. Bh8 Bc4 44. Ra8 Qg5 45. Qc3 $2 (45. Qxg5 hxg5 $10)
45... Bf1 $1 46. g3 Qh5 47. g4 Qh4 48. Kg1 Bxh3) 42... Rxc1 43. Bf8 (43. Bf8 {
Ftacnik} Bxe4 44. Bxd6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Be2
Bg4 (7... Qb6 {Ftacnik} 8. Qc1 (8. b4 Re8 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qb3 e5 11. Rfc1 h6
12. Bh4 e4 13. Ne1 Nf8 14. c4 Be6 15. c5 Qc7 16. b5 N8d7 17. Rab1 a6 18. bxc6
bxc6 19. Bg3 Qa5 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 Nb8 22. Rcb3 Nfd7 23. Rb7 Rc8 24. Rc7
$16 {Miles,A-Balenovic,Z/Biel op (01)/1994/1-0 (37)}) 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10.
Nxf3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Rfe8 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bf4 Ree8 16.
Rfd1 Ne4 17. Bf3 Re7 18. a4 a5 19. Ra3 Rae8 20. Rb3 Qa6 21. Be2 Qa7 22. Bf3 Qa6
{Svidler,P-Anapolsky,S/URS-chJ Jurmala/1992/0.5 (23)}) (7... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 8.
O-O Qb6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Qb3 Qa7 12. Qb2 Rfe8 13. Rfd1 e5 14. Bh4 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. bxa5 Rab8 17. Qb4 Bf8 18. Qb3 Qxa5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 b5
21. Bf6 Ra8 22. Bg4 Qa7 23. Re1 h5 24. Bh3 {Miles,A-Becerra Rivero,J/
Capablanca mem-A (09)/1994/1-0 (48)}) 8. O-O Nbd7 9. b4 $146 (9. h3 {Ftacnik}
Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Re8 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Bd3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. a3 Bg7 {Koepf,U-Stock,C/Munich op9192 (06)/1992/0.5 (17)
}) 9... a5 (9... Re8 {Ftacnik} 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qc2 b6
14. Rfc1 c5 15. Qb2 e4 16. Be2 c4 $10 {Bree,T-Wierzbicki,J/Dortmund op/1993/0.
5 (25)}) 10. b5 (10. a4 {Ftacnik} Re8) 10... a4 (10... Re8 $5 {Ftacnik} 11. a4
Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e5) 11. Rc1 Re8 12. c4 Qa5 13. h3 (13. cxd5 {Ftacnik} cxd5 14.
Qc2 Rec8 (14... Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Ne4 16. Qc7 Ndf6 17. Qxb7 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 Qd2 19.
Bf3 Rab8 $13) 15. Qxc8+ Rxc8 16. Rxc8+ Nf8 $13) 13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 (14. Nxf3 {
Ftacnik} Ne4) 14... e6 (14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18.
Bxd5 Qxb5 19. Ne4 $14 (19. e4 $14)) 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 (16. c5 {Ftacnik}
Rab8 17. Qc2 e5 $10) 16... Bf8 (16... e5 $5 17. cxd5 (17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Be2)
17... cxd5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 (18... Bxf6 $2 19. Qc6 $16)) 17. Rfd1 (17. c5 {Ftacnik
} e5 $132) 17... Rab8 18. Bf4 Rbc8 19. cxd5 exd5 (19... cxd5 {Ftacnik} 20. Qxc8
Rxc8 21. Rxc8 Kg7 22. Nf1 $14) 20. e4 dxe4 (20... Ba3 $2 21. e5 $1 (21. Rb1 {
Ftacnik /\ e5}) 21... Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 $18) 21. Nxe4
Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Ba3 23. Rb1 Nf6 (23... Qa6 {Ftacnik} 24. Bd3 Qa8 25. Qc4 c5 26.
d5 Bb4 27. Qa6 $16) 24. Bxc6 Qa6 25. Bb5 (25. Qd3 $2 Re1+ $1 {Fritz3}) (25. d5
{Ftacnik} Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxc6) (25. Qc3 {Ftacnik} Bf8 26. Rbc1 Re6 27. d5 Nxd5
28. Rxd5 Rexc6 $15) 25... Rxc2 (25... Qxb5 $2 {Ftacnik} 26. Qxc8 Qxb1 27. Qxe8+
Nxe8 28. Rxb1 $18) 26. Bxa6 Nd5 (26... Rxa2 {Ftacnik} 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Bb2
29. Rxa4 $16) 27. Bd2 Rd8 (27... Rxa2 $2 {Ftacnik} 28. Bc4) 28. Bg5 (28. Bb5 {
Ftacnik} Rxd2 $1 29. Rxd2 Nc3 30. Bd3 Nxb1 31. Bxb1 Bc5 32. d5 Rb8 $10) 28...
Be7 29. Bxe7 (29. Rd2 Rc1+ $3 30. Rxc1 Bxg5 $10 31. Rdc2 (31. Rcd1 Nc3) 31...
Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Nb4 $10) 29... Nxe7 30. a3 (30. Rb7 {Ftacnik} Nf5 31. Bd3 Rxa2
32. Bc4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Nxd4 35. Rxf7 Kh8 $10) 30... Rc3 31. Ra1 Rd5
32. Bb7 (32. Be2 {Ftacnik} Nf5 $10) 32... Rd7 33. Bf3 Nf5 34. d5 h5 35. Rd2 Nd6
36. Rd4 (36. Bd1 {Ftacnik} Ra7 (36... Rc4 37. Rb1) 37. Rd4 Nb5 (37... Nc4 38.
Rb1 Nxa3 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. d6) 38. Rxa4 Rxa4 39. Bxa4 Rxa3 40. Rxa3 Nxa3 41. d6
Kf8 42. Bb3 f6 43. h4 Nb5 44. d7 Ke7 45. Bf7 g5 46. g3 gxh4 47. gxh4 Kxd7 48.
Bxh5 Ke7 $10) 36... Rc4 37. Rad1 (37. Rxc4 {Ftacnik} Nxc4 38. Rc1 Nxa3 39. Rc8+
Kg7 40. Ra8 Nc4 41. Rxa4 Nd2 $10) 37... Rdc7 38. Be2 Rc2 39. Bf1 (39. R1d2 {
Ftacnik} Rxd2 40. Rxd2 Rc3 41. Rd3 Rc1+ 42. Bd1 Kf8 $14) 39... Ra7 40. R1d2 Rc1
41. Rd1 Rc3 42. Ra1 (42. R4d3 {Ftacnik} Rb3 $5) 42... Kg7 43. g3 Ra5 44. Be2
Nf5 45. Rd2 Nd6 46. Kg2 Kf6 47. Bf3 Rac5 48. Rb2 (48. Bd1 {Ftacnik} Ra5 (48...
Nc4 49. Rd4 Ke5 50. Rf4 f5 51. Bxa4 Rxa3 (51... Rxd5 52. Rxc4 $1 Rxc4 53. Bb3
Rcc5 54. Bxd5 Kxd5 55. a4 Ra5 56. Kf3 $16) 52. Rxa3 Nxa3 53. Bb3 Nb5 $14) 49.
Rd4 Nb5 50. Rxa4 Rxa4 51. Bxa4 Rxa3 $10) 48... Rb5 49. Rxb5 (49. Rd2 {Ftacnik}
Rbb3) 49... Nxb5 50. Bd1 Rxa3 51. Rxa3 Nxa3 52. Bxa4 Nc4 $10 (52... Ke5 {
Ftacnik} 53. Be8) 53. Bb3 (53. Kf3 {Ftacnik} Nb6 54. Bb3 Nc8 $10) 53... Nd6 54.
f4 $2 {Gives away any lingering hopes.} (54. h4 $142 {/\ f3, g4 but it should
be drawn anyway.}) (54. Kf3 {Ftacnik} Ke5 55. Ke3 Nf5+ 56. Kd3 g5 57. Bd1 Kxd5
58. Bxh5 f6 $14) 54... Nf5 55. Kf2 Ke7 56. g4 (56. Bc2 {Ftacnik} Kd6 57. Ba4
Ke7 $10) 56... hxg4 57. hxg4 Nd6 58. Ke3 Ne8 59. Kd4 Nd6 60. Bc4 (60. Ba4 {
Ftacnik} Nc8 {1/2-1/2 Kamsky,G-Anand,V (08)/PCA-WchQual Las Palmas ;CBM 46 1995
} (60... Nc8 {Ftacnik} 61. Kc5 Nd6 62. Kc6 Ne4 $10)) 60... Nc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Knaak Ftacnik Yusupov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2
exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Qd7 16. b3 $1 (16. e5 {Ftacnik} dxe5 17. dxe5 Nh5 18.
axb5 Qxb5 19. Qb3 $13 {Beliavsky,A-Smejkal,J/Sarajevo/1982/}) (16. Ra3 {Ftacnik
} bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 (17... Qb5 18. Ra3 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nh2 $16 {Dvoirys,
S-Goldin,A/URS/1985/}) 18. Ra3 Qb5 19. Nh2 (19. d5 c6 20. Nd4 Qb6 21. Nc4 Qd8
22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. Nf5 d5 24. Rg3 $40 {Rodriguez,Am-Geller,E/Moskva/1985/0.5 
(41)}) 19... g6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 Bg7 22. Nf3 c5 23. Qh4 h5 24. d5 $16 {
Dvoirys,S-Lerner,K/Kharkov/1985/}) 16... g6 (16... c5 {Ftacnik} 17. d5) 17. Bb2
$1 $146 Bg7 18. Qc1 $1 (18. d5 c6 {Van der Wiel}) (18. Bc3 $2 {Knaak} c5 19. d5
Nxe4 20. Bxg7 Nxd2 $19) 18... Rac8 (18... d5 {Ftacnik} 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4
21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rac8 $14) 19. Bc3 c5 20. d5 {Ftacnik: The structure
became very similar to Benoni defence. White`s dream is to achieve the push
e4-e5 under favourable circumstances. Knaak: Diese Bauernstruktur wurde auch
in der 5. und 7. Partie erreicht. Hier hat Weiß noch den Vorteil des gut
plazierten Bc3, welcher ein Gegengewicht zum starken Bg7 darstellt. Da der Bc3
den Nb4 bedroht, ist c5-c4 /\Nb4-d3 verhindert.} (20. Bxb4 $6 {Ftacnik} cxb4
21. Qb2 Rc3 $15) 20... Qe7 {/\ Nd7} 21. Nf1 (21. Qb2 {Ftacnik} Nh5 22. Bxg7
Nxg7) 21... Nh7 $2 {Why play 20...Qd7 if you are going to play Nh7?} (21... Nd7
$1 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ne3 h5 {/\ Ne5}) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ne3 $1 h5 {Ftacnik:
Weakens the K- side position and gives White more ground forr pursuing his
plan.} (23... Qf6 24. Ng4 $1 Qxa1 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. e5 $1 Rxe5 (26... Qc3 27.
Bxg6 (27. Ng5 $2 {Ftacnik} Qxe1+ 28. Kh2 Qxe5+ 29. Nxe5 Nxg5 30. Nxg6 f6 $17)
27... fxg6 28. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Re4 $1 $18) (26...
dxe5 {Ftacnik} 27. Ng5 Rc7 28. Nxh7 $18) 27. Ngxe5 $1 (27. Rxe5 $2 dxe5 $1 28.
Ng5 Qxb1+ 29. Kh2 Qf5) 27... dxe5 28. Bxg6 Qxe1+ 29. Nxe1 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ $16) (
23... Ng5 24. Nxg5 (24. Qc3+ {Ftacnik} Kh7 (24... Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. Nxg5
hxg5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra5 $14) 25. Nxg5+ Qxg5) 24... hxg5 (24... Qxg5 25. axb5
axb5 26. f4 $1 $16) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra5 $1 Qc7 27. Ra7 $16 Ra8 $140 (27...
Qb6 28. Nf5+ gxf5 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. e5 $1 $18) 28. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 (
28... Kf6 29. Rxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxd6 $18) 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. e5 $1 $40)
24. Qd2 $1 {/\Nd4} Kg8 (24... Qf6 25. Ra3 (25. Ra3 {Ftacnik} bxa4 26. Rxa4 $14)
) (24... bxa4 $5 25. Rxa4 $16) (24... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nf5+ gxf5
27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. e5 dxe5 (28... Nh7 29. Qxh5 f6 30. Bxf5 Bxd5 31. exf6 Qf7 32.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Bg6 Bxf3 34. Qh6 Qxg6 35. Qxg6 Rg8 36. Qf5 $16) 29. Rxe5 Qd6 30.
Qh6+ Kg8 31. Rxf5 Ne4 32. Rg5+ Nxg5 33. Qxd6 $16) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nd1 $3 {
This move really kills Black. It stops Ng5 and strikes at b5.} Na6 {Knaak: Der
nur scheinbar aktiv postierte Nb4 zieht sich zurück.} (26... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 27.
Nc3 {xb5}) (26... Ra8 {Knaak} 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Nc3 Qd7 29. e5 dxe5 30. Nxe5
Qd6 31. Qf4 Qf6 32. Qxf6 Nxf6 33. d6 $16) 27. Nc3 b4 28. Nb5 (28. Na4 $5 $16 {
/\Nb6-c4}) 28... Nc7 (28... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 29. Qf4 Red8 30. Bd3 $16) 29. Bd3
Nxb5 30. Bxb5 {Knaak: Die schwarze Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel ist wertlos.
Weiß wir aber im geeigneten Moment e4-e5 durchsetzen können.} Red8 31. Bc4 $1 {
Most Benoni players would have fainted by this point! Ftacnik: Black has lost
the positional battle, e4-e5 becomes a real threat.} Nf6 32. Qh6 $1 {><g6} Qf8
(32... Ra8 {Ftacnik} 33. Rxa8 Rxa8 34. e5 Nh7 (34... dxe5 {Knaak} 35. d6 Qf8
36. Qxg6+ $18) (34... Nxd5 {Knaak} 35. Ng5 $18) 35. e6 $40 (35. Qf4 Rd8 36.
exd6 Qxd6 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Ne5 Nf6 39. Rxd8 Qxd8 $13)) (32... Nxe4 {Knaak} 33.
Ra2 $1) 33. Qg5 (33. Qf4 $5 $16) 33... Qg7 (33... Nh7 34. Qf4 $16) (33... Qe7
34. Ra7 $1) 34. Ra7 $16 Rc7 (34... Rd7 35. e5 (35. Bb5 {Knaak} Bc6 36. Rxd7
Bxd7 37. Bxd7 Nxd7 38. Qe7 $18) 35... Ne8 (35... Nxd5 36. e6 $1 fxe6 37. Rxe6
$18) (35... dxe5 36. Nxe5 Rdc7 37. d6 $18) 36. e6 Rdc7 37. exf7+ Qxf7 38. Re6
$18) (34... Ba8 {Ftacnik} 35. e5 Nh7 36. Qg3 $16) 35. Ba6 $1 Rb8 (35... Rdd7
36. Bxb7 Rxb7 37. Ra8+ $1 Kh7 38. Qf4 Ng8 39. e5 dxe5 40. Rxe5 $1 {/\ Ree8})
36. e5 $1 {At last - now this is decisive. Ftacnik: Since his opponent is tied
down along the a-file, White has already achieved a winning advantage.} Ne8 (
36... dxe5 37. d6 Rd7 38. Nxe5 $18) (36... Nxd5 {Ftacnik} 37. exd6 $18) 37.
Rxb7 Rcxb7 38. Bxb7 Rxb7 39. Qd8 Qf8 40. Ra1 $1 (40. e6 $2 fxe6 $16 (40... f6
41. e7 Qf7 42. Nd2 Kg7 43. Nc4 $18) 41. Rxe6 (41. dxe6 Qe7) 41... Ng7 42. Qxf8+
(42. Rxd6 $16 {Ftacnik}) 42... Kxf8 43. Rxg6 c4) 40... Nc7 41. Qd7 (41. Qxf8+ {
Ftacnik} Kxf8 42. exd6 Nxd5 43. Ne5 $16) 41... Qb8 (41... Qe8 $2 42. Qc6 $1
Qxc6 43. dxc6 Rb6 44. exd6 $18) (41... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 42. d6 Qe8 43. dxc7 $1
Qxd7 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. c8=Q $18) 42. Qxd6 $18 (42. exd6 {Ftacnik} Nxd5 43. Qc6
Nf6 $14) 42... c4 $8 (42... Ra7 {Ftacnik} 43. Rc1 $18) 43. bxc4 b3 44. Rb1 (44.
Ng5 b2 45. Rb1 Ra7 46. Kh2 $1 $18 (46. Rxb2 Qxb2 47. Qd8+ Ne8 $1 48. Qxe8+ Kg7)
46... Ra1 $140 47. Rxb2 Qxb2 48. Qd8+ Kg7 (48... Ne8 49. Qxe8+ Kg7 50. Qxf7+
Kh6 51. Qf8+ $1 Kxg5 52. h4+ Kg4 53. Qf3+ Kxh4 54. Qf4#) 49. Qf6+ Kh6 50. Nxf7+
Kh7 51. Qh8# {Yusupov}) 44... b2 45. Qc5 $1 Rb3 (45... Ra7 {Ftacnik} 46. Qd4 (
46. Rxb2 Ra1+ 47. Kh2 Qxb2 48. Qxc7 Ra2 49. e6 fxe6 50. dxe6 Qf6 (50... Qxf2
51. Qf7+ Kh8 52. Qf8+ Kh7 53. Ng5#) 51. e7 Ra8 52. Qd7 Qf4+ 53. Kh1 Qf7 54.
Qd8+ Qe8 55. Qd5+ Kg7 56. Qe5+ Kg8 57. Ng5 $40) 46... Ra2 47. Ng5 $18) 46. Qd4
Qb4 47. Ng5 $1 $40 Rc3 48. Qf4 $1 f6 (48... Rc1+ 49. Rxc1 (49. Kh2) 49...
bxc1=Q+ 50. Qxc1) (48... Qf8 {Ftacnik} 49. Rxb2 $18) 49. exf6 Nxd5 50. f7+ (50.
f7+ Kf8 (50... Kg7 51. f8=Q+ Qxf8 52. Ne6+ Kh7 53. Qxf8 Rc1+ 54. Kh2 Rh1+ 55.
Kxh1 Ne3 56. Qg7#) 51. Ne6+ Ke7 52. f8=Q+ Kd7 53. Qd8+ Kc6 54. Qfc7+ Nxc7 55.
Qxc7#) 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Qa3 13. Qb3 (
13. Qd2 $6 {Ftacnik} Rd8 {/\ Nd4!} 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bb5 b6 $1 16. f4 $6 Ng4 17.
Bd4 e5 $1 18. Bb2 Qxa2 19. Ra1 Qb3 20. Bc6 Rb8 21. Rxa7 Ne3+ 22. Kf2 Nc4 23.
Qc3 Qxb2 24. Qxc4 $17 {Ftacnik,L-Gurevich,I/Biel izt/1993/0-1 (38)}) (13. Rc3 {
Ftacnik} Qd6 14. f3 Na5 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Bf4 Qb4 17. Bd2 b6 18. Rc7 Qd6 19. Bf4
Qd8 20. d5 Bd7 21. Ba6 e6 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Qc2 Bc8 24. Bb5 {Browne,W-Kudrin,S/
Philadelphia opI (9)/1992/0.5 (75)}) 13... Qxb3 14. Bxb3 (14. axb3 {Ftacnik}
Rd8 (14... e6 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bd7 $10) 15. d5 Na5 16. f4 b6 $13) 14... Bd7
15. f4 $1 $146 Rfc8 16. Kf2 (16. d5 {Ftacnik} Na5 17. Rxc8+ $140 $2 Rxc8 18.
Bxa7 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bb5 20. Ke1 Rc2 $17) 16... Na5 17. d5 (17. Rxc8+ {Ftacnik}
Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 e6 $10) 17... Nxb3 18. axb3 Bb2 $1 (18... b6 19. Bd4
$16) (18... a5 {Ftacnik} 19. Bd4 b5 $132) 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Bxa7 Rc2 21. Kf3 (
21. Ke3 Bg4 22. Re1 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Bc1+ 24. Kd3 Rxe2 25. Kxe2 Bxf4 $10) 21... f5
22. exf5 (22. e5 $6 {Ftacnik} Rd2 23. Ke3 Rxd5 24. Rb1 Ba3 25. Nc3 Ra5 26. Bd4
Bb4 $15) 22... Bxf5 (22... gxf5 {= Short,N}) 23. Rd1 Ba3 (23... h5 {Ftacnik}
24. h3 Kf7 25. Bd4 Ba3 26. Be5 Bc5) 24. Be3 (24. Nd4 {Ftacnik} Rc3+ 25. Kf2 Be4
26. g3 Bd6) 24... Bd6 25. h3 (25. Nd4 $5 {Ftacnik} Rb2 26. Nxf5 (26. g4 Bd7 27.
h3 Kf7) 26... gxf5 27. Rd3 Kf7 28. h3 h5 29. Bd4 Rc2 $14) 25... Ra2 26. Nd4 Bd7
27. Rc1 (27. Rd2 {Ftacnik} Ra3 (27... Ra1 28. Ne6 $5 Rb1 29. Rd3 $14) 28. Rc2
Kf7) 27... Kf7 28. g4 (28. Rc2 {Ftacnik} Ra5 29. Ke4 h5 $44) 28... h5 $1 $44 (
28... Ra5 {Ftacnik} 29. Ke4) 29. Kg3 $2 (29. gxh5 {Ftacnik} gxh5 30. Rh1 Bc5
$10) 29... Ra5 30. Ne6 Bxe6 (30... Rxd5 {Ftacnik} 31. Nd8+ Ke8 32. Nxb7 $14)
31. dxe6+ Kxe6 $10 32. Kf3 Ra2 33. Rd1 Rb2 34. Rd3 hxg4+ 35. hxg4 Rb1 36. Bd2 (
36. Ke4 {Ftacnik} Re1 $10) 36... Rf1+ 37. Ke4 (37. Ke2 {Ftacnik} Rg1) 37... Rg1
38. Kf3 Rf1+ 39. Ke4 Rg1 40. Kf3 Rf1+ 41. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. Be2 Be7 8. f4 Nc6 9. Qd2 {!? Boensch:In diesem Aufbau îst die lange Rochade
keine sehr populäre Idee.} Nxd4 (9... Qc7 {Boensch} 10. O-O-O Na5 (10... Na5
11. Kb1 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. Qf2 Qc7 16. Bf4 Nc5 17.
Qg3 g5 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Nf3 Rg8 20. Ne4 $16 {Spasov,V-Akopian,V Niksic (03)
1991 1/2 43}) (10... O-O 11. g4 b5 (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd3 exf4 14.
Bxf4 Bxg4 15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Qg3 h5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxd6 $16 {
Kosanovic,G-Hulak,K JUG-Cup Pula (Jedinstvo(SP)-Mladost [1]) 1990 1-0 64}) 12.
g5 Nd7 13. Bf3 Na5 14. Nf5 exf5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qxa5 fxe4 $15 {
Anand,V-Ardiansyah,H Dubai ol 1986 0-1 38})) (9... Bd7 {Boensch} 10. O-O-O (10.
Bf3 {Ftacnik} Qc7 11. a4 Na5 12. b3 Rc8 13. Nd1 O-O 14. O-O e5 15. Ne2 d5 16.
fxe5 dxe4 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bd4 Bxd4+ 19. Nxd4 exf3 20. Rxf3 Nc6 21. Ne3 Ne5
22. Rg3 Qc5 23. b4 Qc3 24. Qxc3 {El Amri,A-Ferrao,L/Buenos Aires olm (12)/1978/
0.5 (47)}) (10. Rg1 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. g4 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Bb6 Rd7 19. g5 Kf8 20. Bg4 Bd5 21.
Rd1 Ke8 22. b3 Ba3+ 23. Kb1 Bc6 24. Rxd7 {Kudrin,S-Cebalo,M/Bern/1988/0.5 (84)}
) 10... O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc6 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rhg1 Qa5 15. Kb1 Rfe8 16.
f5 Ne5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bc4 Bf8 19. Rgf1 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Rac8 $10 {Kupreichik,
V-Lukin,A URS-chT Podolsk 1990 1/2 41}) 10. Qxd4 (10. Bxd4 $6 {Boensch
gestattet sofort b5 mit Gegenspiel.} b5 11. e5 b4 12. exf6 bxc3 13. Qxc3 gxf6
$13) 10... O-O 11. O-O-O Qa5 $2 {A really lousy move. 11...b5 or 11...Qc7
would have been better.} (11... b5 $5 {Ftacnik} 12. Bf3 Bb7 $13) (11... Qc7 12.
Qb6 Qc6) 12. Qb6 $1 Qxb6 13. Bxb6 Ne8 (13... Bd7 14. e5 dxe5 (14... Ne8 15. Bc5
$1 $18) 15. fxe5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Be3 $1 $16) (13... Nd7 14.
Bc7 $18) (13... e5 $5 14. f5 $16) 14. e5 $1 {פe8} d5 (14... f6 15. Bf3 $1 (15.
exf6 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 16. Ne4 $16)) (14... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 15. fxe5 f6 $14) 15. f5
$1 (15. Bg4 g6 $1 {/\ Ng7}) 15... Bd7 (15... exf5 16. Nxd5 Bg5+ 17. Kb1 Be6 18.
Bf3 $1 {/\ h4}) (15... Bg5+ {Boensch} 16. Kb1 Bf4 $1 {Die einzige Chance
bietet dieses Qualitätsopfer.} 17. Bc5 Bxe5 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 $14) 16. Bg4 $1 (16.
fxe6 fxe6 17. Bg4 Bc8 {/\ g6,Ng7}) 16... Bc8 $2 {Boensch: Da normale
Entwicklungszüge widerlegt werden, greift Kamsky aus Not zu diesem etwas
seltsam wirkenden Zug.} (16... Bb4 $1 $8 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. Nxd5 $1 (18. Bf3
Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rc8 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nc7 $44) 18... Bxg4 19. Rd4 $16) (
16... Rc8 $2 {Boensch} 17. f6 $1 gxf6 (17... Bc5 18. Nxd5 gxf6 19. exf6 $18) (
17... Bd8 18. Nxd5 $18) 18. Nxd5 Bd8 19. Bxd8 exd5 (19... Rxd8 20. Nb6 $18) 20.
Bxd7 Rxd8 21. e6 $18) (16... Bg5+ {Boensch} 17. Kb1 Rc8 (17... exf5 18. Bf3 $16
(18. Bf3 {Ftacnik} Bc6 19. Nxd5 $16)) 18. fxe6 Bxe6 (18... fxe6 19. Nxd5 $18)
19. Bf3 $16) (16... exf5 {Boensch} 17. Bf3 $16 (17. Nxd5 $2 Bg5+ 18. Ne3 $13 (
18. Be3 {Ftacnik} f4 $1 (18... fxg4 19. Bxg5 $16) (18... Bxe3+ 19. Nxe3 Be6 20.
Bxf5 $16) 19. Ne7+ (19. Bxd7 fxe3 20. Rd3 Rd8) 19... Kh8 (19... Bxe7 20. Rxd7
fxe3 21. Rxe7 $16) 20. Rxd7 fxe3 21. Nd5 $16))) 17. Rhf1 $1 a5 18. Na4 $1 {
[#] ><e6} f6 (18... exf5 {Boensch} 19. Bxf5 Be6 20. Nc5 $16) (18... Ra6 {
Ftacnik} 19. Be2 Ra8 20. Be3 $16) 19. fxe6 fxe5 20. Nc3 Bg5+ (20... Rxf1 21.
Rxf1 Nf6 22. Rxf6 $3 Bxf6 (22... gxf6 23. Nxd5 Kf8 24. Nxe7 $1 $18) 23. Nxd5 a4
24. c4 $18 {All the Black pieces are locked up.}) 21. Kb1 Nf6 (21... Rxf1 {
Boensch} 22. Rxf1 Nf6 (22... Ra6 23. e7 (23. Nxd5 $18) 23... Bf6 24. Bxc8 Rxb6
25. Nxd5 $18) 23. Rxf6 (23. Bh3 {Ftacnik} d4 24. Nb5 Nd5 (24... Ra6 25. e7 Bf4
26. Bxc8 Rxb6 27. g3 Kf7 28. Nc7 Rc6 29. e8=Q+ Nxe8 30. Nxe8 Kxe8 31. Bxb7 Rb6
32. gxf4 Rxb7 33. fxe5 $18) 25. Bc7 Bf6 26. Re1 $16) 23... Bxf6 24. Nxd5 h5 25.
Bh3 e4 26. Nc7 Rb8 27. Ba7 e3 28. Kc1 $18) 22. Nxd5 Nxg4 (22... Nxd5 {Boensch}
23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rxd5 $18) 23. Rxf8+ (23. e7 $1 Rxf1 (23... Re8 24. Nc7) 24.
e8=Q+ Rf8) 23... Kxf8 24. Nc7 (24. Bc5+ {Ftacnik} Kg8 25. Nc7 b6 $1) 24... Ra6
(24... Rb8 {Boensch} 25. h3 (25. Ba7 $18 {Ftacnik}) 25... Nh6 26. Bc5+ Kg8 27.
Ba7 $18) 25. Bc5+ $1 $8 (25. Nxa6 $2 bxa6 $19) 25... Kg8 (25... Be7 $4 {Boensch
} 26. Rd8#) 26. Nxa6 Bxe6 (26... bxa6 {Boensch} 27. e7 Kf7 28. Rd8 $18 (28. Rd8
{Ftacnik} Bxe7 29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Rxc8 $18)) 27. Nc7 Bf5 28. h3 Nf6 (28... Ne3 {
Ftacnik} 29. Bxe3 Bxe3 30. g4 Bg6 31. Ne6 $18) 29. g4 $1 Be4 (29... Bg6 {
Ftacnik} 30. Ne6 Bh4 31. Bb6 $18) 30. Ne6 Bh4 (30... Bf4 {Ftacnik} 31. Bb6 $18)
31. g5 $1 Nd5 32. Rf1 h6 33. gxh6 gxh6 34. Rf8+ Kh7 35. Bd6 $1 Nb4 (35... Bf6 {
Ftacnik} 36. Nc5 Bg6 37. Nxb7 $18) (35... Bg2 {Ftacnik} 36. Bxe5 Bxh3 37. Nf4
Nxf4 38. Rxf4 Bg5 39. Rf7+ Kg6 40. Rxb7 $18) 36. Bxe5 Bxc2+ (36... Nxc2 {
Boensch} 37. Rf4 Bd3 38. Rxh4 Nd4+ 39. Kc1 Nxe6 $18) 37. Kc1 Be4 38. Nf4 Nd3+ (
38... Nxa2+ $2 {Boensch} 39. Kd2 Nb4 40. Rh8#) 39. Nxd3 Bxd3 40. Rh8+ (40. Rf7+
Kg6 41. Rxb7) 40... Kg6 41. Bf4 $1 $18 Bg5 42. Bxg5 Kxg5 43. Kd2 Bb5 (43... Ba6
{Ftacnik} 44. Rc8 $18) 44. Ra8 Ba6 (44... b6 {Ftacnik} 45. Rb8 $18) 45. Rc8 Kh4
46. Rc5 a4 (46... b6 {Ftacnik} 47. Rc6 $18) 47. Ra5 h5 (47... Kxh3 {Ftacnik}
48. Rh5+ Kg4 49. Rxh6 $18) 48. Ke3 (48. Ke1 $1 Bd3 $2 49. Rxa4+ Kxh3 50. Ra3)
48... Bf1 49. Rxa4+ Kxh3 50. Kf2 (50. Kf2 {Boensch} Bg2 (50... Ba6 {Ftacnik}
51. Rxa6 (51. Rd4 h4 52. a4 $18) 51... bxa6 52. b4 Kg4 53. a4 Kf5 54. b5 axb5
55. a5 $18) 51. Rd4 h4 52. a4 Bc6 53. a5 Bg2 54. b4 Bc6 55. Rd6 Be4 56. b5 $18)
1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Tischbierek Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4
b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 (11... Bg4 12. Nxe4
dxe4 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 exf3 15. Bxc6 fxg2 16. Rfc1 Rad8 17. a4 $14 {Keres})
12. Re1 Rad8 13. Bc2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Bg4 (14... Bf5 {Ernst}) 15. Qd3 $1 g6 16.
Bh6 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Na5 (17... Bf5 18. Qd2 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Bf8 20. Qd2 $14) 18. h3
Bxf3 (18... Bf5 {Tischbierek} 19. Qd4 c5 (19... Nc6 20. Qd2) 20. e6 cxd4 21.
exd7 Bxd7 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23. Bg5 Rde8 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Nxd4 $14) 19. Qxf3 c5
20. Qg3 $40 Nc4 21. b3 Na3 22. e6 $1 {[#]} Qc6 (22... fxe6 $4 23. Bxg6 $18) 23.
Bf5 $1 Bf6 24. Bg5 (24. Bc1 $5 {Tischbierek}) 24... Bxg5 25. Qxg5 {Idee 26.e:
f7+ K:f7 27.Be6+/Re6!} Rd6 (25... fxe6 {Ernst} 26. Rxe6 $1 Rd6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8
28. Bg4 $18 {>< d5,Na3}) (25... f6 {Tischbierek} 26. Qxf6 gxf5 (26... Rf8 27.
Qg5) 27. Rd3 $18) (25... Kg7 {Tischbierek} 26. exf7 Kxf7 27. Re6 $1) 26. Qf6 $1
Rdxe6 (26... gxf5 27. exf7+ $18) (26... fxe6 {Ernst} 27. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 28. Qxg6+
Kh8 29. Re5 $18) 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. h4 b4 29. cxb4 Nc2 30. Re5 Nd4 31. h5 Rf8
32. Qg5 Nf5 33. hxg6 h6 34. Qc1 Qd6 35. Rde1 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. c4 Rfe8 (
13... e5 14. d5 e4 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. Qc2 Nd3 17. Nxe4 Nxe1 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qe2
$44) 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. h3 {N} (15. Rc1 e5 $2 (15... Qb8 $5 $13) 16. d5 e4 17.
Nd2 Ne5 18. Qc2 $1 $16 Neg4 {Dautov} 19. Nf1 b5 (19... Bc8 20. Ng3 $16) 20.
cxb5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Red1 Red8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 $16 {
Gulko,B-Piskov,Y/Helsinki 1992}) 15... h6 16. Qe2 (16. d5 $2 {Dautov} exd5 17.
cxd5 Qd6 $17) 16... cxd4 17. exd4 Qf4 (17... Nh5 {Dautov} 18. Qe3 Nf4 19. Rad1
$14 {/\} Nf6 $2 20. d5 $1 exd5 21. Be5 $16) 18. Qe3 Qf5 (18... Qxe3 {Dautov}
19. Rxe3 Bc6 (19... Rc8 20. a4 Ba6 21. Nd2 $14 {/\Bb3,a5}) 20. Bb3 b5 21. Ne5 (
21. c5 Nd5 $10) 21... Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. a4 Ba6 25. Bd4 Nb6
26. a5 $14) 19. Bb1 Qh5 (19... Qa5 $5) 20. Nh2 $6 (20. a4 $5 {Dautov} Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rc8 23. Bd3 Red8 24. a5 $13) (20. Ne5 $6 {Dautov} Nxe5 21.
Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Rc8 23. Bd3 Ba6 24. Rc1 Rc7 $15) (20. Nd2 $142 $14) 20... b5
(20... Qa5 $5 {/\Ba6,Qa4 ><c4}) 21. c5 (21. g4 $2 Qh4 22. cxb5 Nb6 23. Bd3 (23.
Ba2 {Dautov} Na4 24. Bc1 Rxd4 $1 25. Qxd4 Qxh3 26. f3 Qg3+ 27. Kf1 Qxh2 $17)
23... Na4 $44) 21... a6 $6 22. Nf1 Nd5 23. Qg3 Qg5 24. f3 (24. Be4 Bc6 {/\Ne7})
(24. Qxg5 {Dautov} hxg5 25. Bc1 Nf4 (25... e5 26. Bf5 $14) 26. Bxf4 gxf4 27.
Be4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 f3 29. gxf3 Nf6 30. Rf4 e5 $15) 24... Ne7 25. a4 (25. Qxg5
hxg5 26. Bc1 Nf6 $132 {><d4}) 25... Qxg3 26. Nxg3 Bd5 (26... b4 {Dautov} 27.
Ne4 Bd5 28. Nd6 Rf8 29. a5 (29. Bd3 a5 $10) 29... Nc8 $10) 27. axb5 $2 (27. Ne4
$142 $14) 27... axb5 28. Ne4 Ra8 $1 $132 29. Bd3 b4 30. Nd6 Reb8 31. Kf2 Nc6
32. Bb5 (32. Rxa8 $142 Rxa8 33. Ra1) 32... b3 33. Ke3 Ra2 $15 34. Rab1 Nf6 35.
Re2 Ne8 (35... Rxb5 36. Nxb5 Bc4 $15 37. Nc3 {Dautov} Bxe2 38. Nxe2 Nd5+ 39.
Kd3 Ra4 40. Bc1 Rb4 41. Bd2 Rb7 42. Rb2 $14 {><b3}) 36. Nxe8 Rxe8 (36... Rxb5
$142) 37. Bc3 Rb8 38. Bd3 Rba8 39. Reb2 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Ra3 41. Be4 $10 Kf8 42.
Kd3 Ke7 (42... f5 {Dautov} 43. Bxd5 exd5 44. Be1 Ra4 45. Bf2 Rb4 46. Kc3 Rc4+
47. Kxb3 Nxd4+ 48. Bxd4 Rxd4 $10) 43. g4 g6 44. h4 h5 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. Be2 Ne7
15. Ncb4 a5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Qd3 b4 19. cxb4 axb4 20. Qg3 Bd8 21.
O-O Bb6 22. a3 bxa3 23. bxa3 Be6 24. Bc4 Bd4 25. Rab1 Qa7 26. Rb3 Rac8 27. Nf6+
Kh8 28. Nh5 g6 29. Nf6 Bxf2+ 30. Rxf2 Rxc4 31. h3 Rc2 32. Rbf3 Rxf2 33. Rxf2 h6
34. Kh2 Rb8 35. Qh4 Kg7 36. Ng4 Bxg4 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. hxg4 Re8 39. Qf3 Qe7 40.
Kg3 Rb8 41. Rd2 Rb1 42. Rd1 Rb2 43. Qc3 Qb7 44. Qe3 Qb5 45. Rd3 Qc4 46. Kh2 Qa2
47. Qg3 Re2 48. Re3 Rf2 49. Rf3 Re2 50. Re3 Qd2 51. Rxe2 Qxe2 52. Qb3 Qxg4 53.
Qd3 Qh4+ 54. Kg1 Qe1+ 55. Kh2 Qh4+ 56. Kg1 Qe1+ 57. Kh2 h5 58. a4 Qh4+ 59. Kg1
Qe1+ 60. Kh2 Kg7 61. Qd5 Qh4+ 62. Kg1 Qe1+ 63. Kh2 g5 64. a5 Qh4+ 65. Kg1 Qe1+
66. Kh2 g4 67. Qxd6 Qh4+ 68. Kg1 Qe1+ 69. Kh2 Qxa5 70. Qe7 Kg6 71. Qd7 Qb6 72.
Qf5+ Kh6 73. Qxf7 Qg6 74. Qe7 g3+ 75. Kh1 Qg5 76. Qe6+ Kg7 77. Qd7+ Kh6 78.
Qe6+ Kg7 79. Qd7+ Kf8 80. Qd6+ Kf7 81. Qd5+ Kf8 82. Qd6+ Kg8 83. Qe6+ Kh7 84.
Qf7+ Qg7 85. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Baburin Tischbierek} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6.
Qxc3 c5 7. b4 b6 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 d6 10. O-O Nc6 (10... Nbd7 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. d3
$14 {Weiss hat einen kleinen Vorteil, wegen seines Laeuferpaars. Illescas
Cordoba,M -Karpov,A/Wijk m/1993/CBM34/INF56,21/}) 11. Bb2 Qc7 {Das ist
offenbar eine Neuerung.} (11... Re8 12. b5 Ne7 13. a4 a5 14. d3 d5 15. Qc2 $14
{Petrosian,T-Larsen,B/Vinkovci/1970/INF10,35/}) 12. d3 e5 {Droht /\ Nd4} 13. e3
Rfe8 14. Nh4 Ne7 15. e4 $5 {Richtige Entscheidung, Weiss sollte den Laeufer
nocht nicht tauschen.} Nc6 16. Qd2 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Bh3 {Weiss will f4
durchsetzen. Sofortige 18.f4 wegen Sg4! waere unguenstig.} (18. f4 $2 Ng4 $13)
18... Bc8 19. Bxc8 Raxc8 20. f4 Nd7 (20... Ng4 $2 21. Ng2 $14) 21. fxe5 dxe5
22. Nf5 Nf8 $2 {Nach dieser sablonhaften und fehlerhaften Antwort erhaelt
Weiss einen schoenen Durchbruch am Damenfluegel.  Baburin: The last Black move
looks natural - he fortifies the K-side. Yet this move is a serious mistake,
which allowe White to establish an outpost on d6. From d6 the white N will
attack the critical f7-square and Black will be in trouble} (22... f6 $142 $5)
23. c5 $1 {Eine unangenehme Ueberraschung.} bxc5 (23... Rb8 {Tischbierek}) 24.
bxc5 Rcd8 (24... Qxc5 $2 {Sofort verliert.} 25. Rfc1 Qb6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Ne7+
$18) (24... Rb8 {Tischbierek} 25. Nd6 Re7 26. Qa2 Ng6 27. Qd5 Rd7 28. Rab1 $16)
25. Nd6 Re7 26. Qa2 Qd7 (26... Ng6 27. Rab1 $16 {Schwarz befindet sich in
gosser Not, weil droht /\ Rb7 oder Rf7,Rb7.}) (26... h6 {Tischbierek} 27. Rab1
{/\Rb7}) 27. Rxf7 $1 {Eine kleine, aber huebsche Kombination.} Rxf7 28. Rf1 Qe6
29. Qxe6 Nxe6 30. Nxf7 Rc8 31. Nxe5 Rxc5 32. Nc4 {Im Endergebnis hat der
Anziehende einen Bauern erobert, jetzt soll noch der spanische Grossmeister
zeigen wie stark seine Technik ist.} Rb5 33. Rf5 Rb3 (33... Rxf5 34. exf5 Nc5
35. Ne5 Kf8 36. Kf2 Ke7 37. Ke2 $18) 34. Re5 $1 Kf7 (34... Nf8 35. Re8 $1 Rxd3
36. e5 $1 $18 {/\ e6,e7}) 35. Ra5 Kf6 (35... Rxd3 $4 36. Ne5+ $18) 36. Ne5 h5
37. h4 a6 38. Kf2 Nc7 39. a4 Ne6 40. Ke2 Rb2+ 41. Ke1 Rb1+ 42. Kf2 Rb2+ 43. Kf1
Rb1+ 44. Kf2 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Rb1+ 46. Ke2 Rb2+ 47. Ke1 Rb1+ 48. Kd2 $1 Rb2+ 49.
Kc1 Rg2 50. Nc6 Rxg3 51. Rf5+ (51. Rxa6 $2 Nc5 $13) 51... Kg6 52. Ne7+ Kh6 53.
Ra5 {Droht /\ Nf5 oder Ra6} Rg1+ (53... Kh7 $4 54. Rxh5#) 54. Kc2 g6 55. Rxa6
Rg2+ 56. Kd1 Nc5 57. Ra7 $1 {Droht /\ Ng8 Matt.} g5 58. hxg5+ Rxg5 (58... Kxg5
59. Ra5 Kf6 60. Nd5+ $18) 59. Nf5+ Kg6 60. Rg7+ Kf6 61. Rxg5 Kxg5 62. a5 Kg4
63. Ke2 h4 64. Kf1 Kf3 65. Nxd4+ Ke3 66. Nb3 $1 {Sehr huebsch.} Na6 (66... Nxb3
67. a6 Nd2+ 68. Kg2 $18) 67. e5 Nc7 68. d4 Ke4 69. Kg2 Kd5 70. Kh3 Kc4 71. Kxh4
Kxb3 72. d5 $1 Nxd5 73. a6 (73. a6 Nc7 74. a7 Kc4 75. e6 Kd5 76. e7 Kc6 77.
e8=Q+ Nxe8 78. a8=Q+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Bd7 11. Ra2 c5 12. b3 Ne8 13. Rb2 f5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4
b6 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qb3 Ra6 18. Nf3 Nf6 19. Bd3 Qa8 20. Re1 Ra1 21. Bd2 Rxe1+
22. Bxe1 Bh6 23. Qb6 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Bf5 26. Qxd6 Nc8 27. Qc7 Bxe4
28. h4 Rf7 29. Qd8+ Rf8 30. Qc7 Rf7 31. Qd8+ Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. Rxb7 Rab8 16. Rxb8 Rxb8 17. h3 $5 $146 (17. d5 {Sokolin-Orlov,
S-Petersburg,92}) 17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rd8 (18... e5 19. d5 Nd4 20. Qa1 $1) (
18... e6 19. e5 $5 $14 {Sakaev}) 19. d5 Ne5 (19... e6 20. Qc1 $1) 20. Qc1 $1
Kh7 21. Qc7 Rd7 22. Qc8 Qc4 (22... h5 23. Rc1) 23. Qe8 $1 Rb7 (23... Qc7 24.
Rc1 Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 (25... Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Rxd8 27. Rc7 (27. Bxa7 e6 28. Rd1)
27... e6 28. Rxf7 exd5 29. Bd4 $18) 26. Rc7 (26. Be2 $1 $16) 26... e6 27. dxe6
Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 fxe6 29. Rxa7 $16) 24. Rc1 Qb5 (24... Qd3 $5 25. Kh2 $1 (25. Rc8
Rb1+ 26. Kh2 (26. Bc1 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Rxc1+ $1 28. Rxc1 Qxf3 $17 29. Rc8 h5 {
/\Bd4}) 26... Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Be5+ 28. f4 Bxf4+ $3 29. Bxf4 (29. Kg2 Qxe4+)
29... Rh1+ $3 30. Kxh1 Qf1+ $10) 25... Qb5 (25... Nc4 26. Qxf7 Nxe3 27. Rc6 $3
{/\Qg6 Kh8 Rc8} Nf1+ 28. Kg1 Rb8 29. Rxg6 Qd4 30. Rxh6+ $3 Kxh6 31. Qh5#) (
25... Rb1 26. Be2 $5 (26. Rxb1 Qxb1 27. Qxe7) 26... Qxe4 27. Rc8 $18) 26. Qa8
Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 a5 $5 28. Qd8 (28. Rc5 $2 Qf1 29. Qxb7 Be5+ 30. f4 Bxf4+) (28.
Kg2 Rb8 29. Qc6 a4 $132) 28... Qd7 29. Qxa5 $16) 25. Qxb5 $6 (25. Qa8 $1 Nxf3+
(25... a5 26. Be2 $1) (25... Rd7 26. Bg4 Nxg4 27. hxg4 $16) 26. gxf3 a5 27. Rc5
(27. Qd8 Qd7) 27... Qb1+ (27... Qd7 28. Rxa5) 28. Kg2 Rb3 29. Qxa5 $16 Rxe3
$140 30. fxe3 Qb2+ 31. Kf1 Qb1+ 32. Qe1 $18) 25... Rxb5 26. Bxa7 (26. Rc7 $2
Rb1+ 27. Kh2 $4 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Be5+) (26. Be2 Rb4 27. f3 (27. Rc7 Rxe4 28. Rxa7
Bf6) 27... g5 $1 28. Bxa7 (28. Rc7 Ng6 29. d6 exd6 30. Rxf7 a5) 28... Ng6)
26... f5 $1 27. Rd1 $6 (27. Kf1 $5) 27... Bf6 28. Kf1 Kg7 (28... Rb4 29. exf5
Nxf3 30. fxg6+ Kxg6 31. gxf3) 29. d6 exd6 30. Rxd6 Kf7 $6 (30... Rb4 $5 31.
exf5 (31. Rb6 Rxb6 32. Bxb6 Nxf3 33. gxf3 Kf7 $10) 31... Nxf3 32. Rd7+ Kg8 33.
gxf3 gxf5 34. Rd5 f4) (30... Rb1+ 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 fxe4 33. Bc2 Nc6 (
33... Nd3 34. f3 exf3 35. Bxd3 fxg2+ 36. Kxg2 $16) 34. Be3 Bd4 35. Bd2 (35.
Bxe4 Bxe3 36. fxe3)) 31. Be2 Rb1+ (31... Rb7 32. Be3 fxe4 33. Bxh6 g5 34. Rd1)
32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Bxd1 fxe4 (33... f4 $5) 34. Bb3+ Kg7 35. Bd5 Nf7 36. Bxe4 Nd6
37. Bd3 Nf5 38. Bc5 Bd4 39. Bb4 Kf6 40. Bd2 h5 41. Ke2 Bc5 42. Bc3+ Bd4 43. Ba5
Bc5 44. Bd8+ Kg7 45. Bc4 Nd4+ 46. Ke1 Nc6 47. Bg5 Nd4 48. Bc1 Bb4+ 49. Kf1 Bc3
50. f4 Nf5 51. Kf2 Kf6 52. Bd3 Nd4 53. Ba3 Nf5 54. g4 (54. Be4 $5) 54... hxg4
55. hxg4 Nd4 56. g5+ (56. Bd6 Ne6 $10 {/\g5}) 56... Kf7 57. Bc4+ Kg7 58. Bc5 (
58. Bd6 Nf5 59. Be5+ Bxe5 60. fxe5 Kf8 61. Bd3 Ne7 62. Be4 (62. Kf3 Nc6 63. Kf4
Kf7 $10) 62... Kf7 63. Ke3 (63. Kf3 Ke6 64. Kf4 Nd5+ $10) 63... Nc8 64. Kd4 Nb6
65. Kc5 Ke6) 58... Nf5 59. Kf3 Bb2 60. Ke4 Ng3+ 61. Kf3 Nf5 62. Bb6 Bc1 63. Bc7
Bd2 64. Be5+ Kf8 65. Bb3 Bc1 66. Kg4 Ne3+ 67. Kh3 Nf5 68. Be6 Ng7 69. Bd6+ Ke8
70. Bc4 Nf5 71. Be5 Kf8 72. Bd3 Kf7 73. Kg4 Ne3+ 74. Kf3 Nf5 75. Bc4+ Kf8 76.
Ke4 Ng3+ 77. Kf3 Nf5 78. Be6 Ng7 79. Bg4 Kf7 80. Ke4 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 d5 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rfe1 (
14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 17. h4 (17. Rfe1 Ba4 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. Ra2
Re6 20. Nf1 Rae8 21. h4 Nc8 22. Nh2 f6 23. Bf4 Nd6 24. Bxd6 {Kasparov,G-Tatai,
S/Dubai olm (13)/1986/1-0 (41)}) 17... Ba4 18. Qb2 Bc6 19. Rac1 Re6 20. Rfe1
Rae8 21. Kf2 f5 22. h5 Na4 23. Qc2 Qc7 24. hxg6 {Hodgson,JM-Landenbergue,C/
Muenchen op9293 (02)/1992/1-0 (38)}) (14. Rae1 Nb6 15. f3 Bd7 16. Bh4 Na4 17.
Ndb1 Bf8 (17... Re6 18. e4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rae8 20. e5 f5 $6 21. Qc1 Qc7 22. Bf6
Rb6 23. h4 f4 $1 24. Qxf4 {Bellon Lopez,J-Campos Moreno,J/Espana/1991/1-0 (42)}
) 18. e4 Nxc3 $2 19. Nxc3 Bc6 $6 20. e5 b5 21. a3 Qb6 22. Qf2 a5 23. f4 b4 24.
f5 $1 {Krasenkov,M-Blatny,P/Katowice/1992/1-0 (35)}) (14. Bh4 Nb6 15. e4 Bxc3
16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qb1 Bd7 18. f4 Qa3 19. Rf3 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Qxe4 Bc6 22.
Qe2 Re8 23. Qf2 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 {Nickoloff,B-Kovacevic,V/Toronto (01)/1989/0.5 
(79)}) (14. h4 Nb6 15. f3 Bf8 16. e4 Bg7 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Nde4 Nxd5 19. Qf2
Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qa6 21. Rae1 h6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Re3 Qc6 24. Rfe1 {Ftacnik,
L-Winants,L (3)/Tilburg1.29 (30')/1992/0.5 (35)}) 14... Nb6 15. f3 Na4 (15...
Bd7 16. e4 $2 dxe4 17. h4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 exf3 20. Ne4 $17 {
Ftacnik,L-Blatny,P/Stara Zagora zt/1990/}) 16. Rac1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ba3 18. Rb1
Bf5 19. e4 Bd7 $1 (19... dxe4 20. fxe4 Be6 21. d5 Bd7 22. Nxc4 $16) 20. Nf1 (
20. h4 $2 Ba4) (20. Rxb7 Ba4 21. Qb1 Bc6 $17) 20... dxe4 21. f4 b6 22. Ne3 Rac8
23. Rf1 f5 (23... Bf8 24. f5 gxf5 25. Rf2 Bg7 26. Rbf1 $40) 24. Bf6 Bf8 25. Be5
Qa4 26. Qf2 Qc6 27. h3 Bg7 (27... h5 28. g4 fxg4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Qh4 $40) 28.
Kh2 Rf8 29. g4 Rce8 (29... Bxe5 30. dxe5 Rce8 31. Rbd1 $36) 30. gxf5 Bxf5 31.
Qg3 Re7 (31... Bxe5 32. fxe5 Be6 33. Rbd1 $44) 32. Rf2 Ref7 33. Rbf1 b5 34. h4
h5 (34... a5 35. h5 $132) 35. Rg2 Kh7 36. Rfg1 Bh6 37. d5 (37. Nxf5 Rxf5 38. d5
Qe8 $15) 37... Qd7 38. d6 Bg4 {xf4} (38... a6 39. Nxf5 Qxf5 40. Qxg6+ Qxg6 41.
Rxg6 Bxf4+ 42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. R7g5 Rxh4+ 45. Kg3 Rg4+ 46. Rxg4 hxg4
47. Rd1 $10) 39. Nxg4 Qxg4 (39... hxg4 40. Rf1) 40. Qxg4 hxg4 41. Rxg4 Bxf4+
42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Rxf4 Rxf4 44. Rd1 (44. d7 Rf8) 44... Rf8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Kg3
Kg7 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Rd5 (48. Kxe4 Ke6 49. Rg1 $10) 48... e3 (48... Ke6 49. Rxb5
Rxd7 50. Re5+ Kf6 51. Rxe4 $14) 49. Kxe3 Ke6 50. Rxb5 Rxd7 51. Ra5 Rd3+ (51...
Rd3+ 52. Ke4 Rxc3 53. Ra6+ Kf7 54. Rxa7+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7 (6...
cxd4 {Blatny,P Gelfand-Karpov/Sanghi Nagar cm/1995/}) 7. c4 (7. O-O Ne7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 (9. Na3 Nd5 10. Bg5 Qb8 11. Bxc4 h6 12. Bh4 N7b6 13. Rc1 a6 14.
Re1 Be7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 cxd4 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Rxc4 Rc8 20.
Rxd4 Qc7 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. h4 Rac8 23. h5 Nb6 24. Qh7 {Smirin,I-Vyzmanavin,A/
Elenite (03)/1994/1-0 (30)}) 9... Bg4 (9... a6) 10. d5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Nxd5 12.
Qxd5 Qb6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Be6 16. Qe4 Qxb2 17. Nd5 Qxe5 18.
Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Nd3 21. Rfd1 c4 22. Rab1 Bd5 23. Nb6+ axb6 24.
Rxb6 {Barlocco,C-Garcia Palermo,C/Reggio Emilia (09)/1994/0-1 (39)}) 7... dxc4
(7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 (10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Ne7 12.
cxd5 Nxd5 13. f4 O-O 14. O-O Qb6 15. Bf3 Nb4 16. a3 Nc6 17. Rbd1 Rfd8 18. Bxc6
bxc6 19. Qf2 Rab8 20. Nf3 Nc5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rc1 Ne4 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Kf1
{Anand,V-Gulko,B/Riga Tal mem (03)/1995/1-0 (32)}) 10... Ne7 11. Qa4 Qa5 12.
Qxa5 Bxa5 13. b4 Bc7 14. f4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Bb3 Bb6 17. Ke2 Rfd8 18. Rhd1
Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nb6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 Kf8 24.
Kd2 {Ehlvest,J-Gulko,B/Riga Tal mem (07)/1995/0.5 (34)}) 8. O-O (8. Nc3 {
Blatny,P Anand-Ivanchuk/PCA-Intel GP/1995/}) 8... a6 (8... b5 $5 {Blatny,P}) 9.
Bxc4 (9. d5 Ne7 10. Nc3 b5 11. Re1 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Be7 14. Ng5 O-O
15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. e6 Rf6 17. exd7+ Be6 18. Qe4 Bf5 19. Qd5+ Be6 20. Qe4 {
Short,N-Adianto,U/Moscow olm (04) ENG-INA/1994/0.5 (20)}) 9... Ne7 10. Nc3 b5
11. Bd3 c4 12. Bc2 (12. Bxf5 Nxf5 {><d5,Pd4} 13. Qc2 Be7 14. a4 Rb8) 12... Rc8
13. Re1 (13. Ne4 Nd5) 13... b4 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Bg5 Qa5 (15... f6 $4 16. exf6
gxf6 17. Nxf6+ N7xf6 18. Bxf5 $18) (15... Be7 $4 {Blatny,P} 16. Nd6+ $18) 16.
Nh4 Bxe4 (16... Bg6 {Blatny,P} 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qf3 $36) 17. Bxe4 g6 18. Qg4
Bg7 (18... N7b6 {Blatny,P} 19. Bf6 Rg8 20. f4 h5 21. Qg3 $14) 19. f4 Qb6 20.
Kh1 Qc6 {/\0-0} (20... Qxd4 $2 {Blatny,P} 21. Rad1 Qxb2 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. e6
$40) (20... h6 {Blatny,P} 21. Nxg6 fxg6 (21... hxg5 22. Nxh8 Bxh8 23. Bxd5 exd5
24. e6 $18) 22. Bxg6+ Kf8 23. Bh4 {/\<->f->}) (20... O-O $4 {Blatny,P} 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Qxd7) 21. f5 N7b6 (21... gxf5 {Blatny,P} 22. Bxf5 h5 23. Qf3 exf5 24.
Nxf5 Bf8 25. Nd6+ $40) (21... exf5 {Blatny,P} 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Nxf5 $40) 22.
Bf6 (22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Rf1 Rf8 $17) (22. f6 Bf8 23. a3 bxa3 24.
bxa3 $13) 22... Bxf6 23. exf6 Kd8 (23... O-O $2 24. fxg6 Nxf6 (24... hxg6 25.
Nxg6 Nxf6 26. Ne7+ $18) 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rf1 $18) 24. fxg6 (24. fxe6 $5 Qxe6
25. Qxe6 (25. Qf3 Re8) 25... fxe6 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Re6 Na4 (27... Kc7 28. Rae1
Rhf8 $14) 28. b3 $14) 24... hxg6 25. Bxg6 $1 Rc7 $1 (25... fxg6 26. Nxg6 Rh7
27. Nf8 (27. Rxe6 $40 {Blatny,P}) 27... Rxh2+ 28. Kg1 $1 $40) (25... Rg8 {
Blatny,P} 26. Qf3 fxg6 (26... Rh8 27. Bxf7 Rxh4 28. Rxe6 Qd7 29. Re8+ Qxe8 30.
Bxe8 Kxe8 31. Re1+ Kf7 32. Re7+ $1 Nxe7 33. fxe7+ Kxe7 34. Qb7+ $18) 27. f7 Rf8
28. Nxg6 $18) (25... Rxh4 $5 {Blatny,P}) 26. Be4 (26. Bxf7 Rxf7 27. Ng6 (27.
Rxe6 Qd7 $17) 27... Nxf6 28. Qe2 Re8 29. Ne5 Qb7 30. Nxf7+ Qxf7 31. b3 $13)
26... Kc8 27. Nf3 Nxf6 (27... Qe8 $142 {Blatny,P /\Nf6}) 28. Qg7 (28. Bxc6 Nxg4
29. Be4 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Nd5 $17) 28... Nxe4 (28... Rxh2+ 29. Kxh2
Nxe4 30. Qf8+ Kb7 31. Qxb4 f6 $14) 29. Qxh8+ Kb7 30. Qh4 Nd6 (30... f5 31. a3
b3 32. Ng5 $16) 31. Rac1 (31. Ne5 Qd5 {xd4}) 31... a5 32. Qg5 Nd5 33. h4 $1 Rc8
34. h5 Rh8 35. Kg1 (35. Ne5 Qc7 {/\ f6}) 35... Rh7 36. h6 Qc7 (36... Nf5 37.
Ne5 Qb6 38. Rxc4 Nxd4 (38... f6 39. Qg8 Rc7 40. Nd7 $1 $18) 39. Kh1 Nf5 40. Ng4
$14) 37. Nd2 Qb6 38. Qg4 (38. Qg4 c3 39. bxc3 Nxc3 40. Rxc3 bxc3 41. Rb1 cxd2 (
41... Nb5 42. Nc4 Qa6 43. Qe4+ $18) (41... Qxb1+ 42. Nxb1 c2 43. Qf3+ Ka7 44.
Qf1 cxb1=Q 45. Qxb1 Rxh6 46. Qc1 $16) 42. Qf3+ Kc7 43. Rxb6 Kxb6 44. Qb3+ Ka7
45. Qa4 Nc4 46. Kf2 Rxh6 47. Qxc4 d1=Q 48. Qc7+ $10) (38. Nxc4 Qxd4+ 39. Ne3
Nxe3 (39... Nf5 40. Rcd1) 40. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Rxh6 $14) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin Tischbierek} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 h6 13. d4
(13. a4 b4 14. cxb4 (14. Ne3 Bf8 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. b3 d5 $132 {Smirin,I-Adams,
M/Elenite/1993}) 14... cxb4 15. Ne3 Bf8 16. d4 Qb6 $13 {Polugajevskij,L}) (13.
Ne3 Bf8 14. h3 (14. a3 Nc6 15. b4 a5 16. Rb1 axb4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. cxb4 d5 $10
{Kostro,J-Nilsson,Z/Polska/1969}) 14... Bb7 15. a4 g6 16. Bd2 c4 $15 {Reyes,
J-Hebden,M/Vrnjacka Banja/1989}) 13... Qc7 14. d5 Nc4 15. a4 Bd7 16. b3 Na5 17.
Ne3 c4 18. bxc4 (18. b4 Nb3 $1 19. Bxb3 cxb3 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22.
Qd3 Ra2 $17) 18... Nxc4 19. h3 Rec8 $15 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nxc4
Qxc4 23. Bd2 {Baburin: Among the Black pieces one particular piece is rather
inactive. Kamsky improves his position by moving his KB onto a better diagonal.
} Bd8 24. Qb1 Bb6 25. Bd3 Qa4 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Qa1 28. Kh2 Qxb1 29. Bxb1
Kf8 30. g3 Ke7 31. Kg2 Ra1 32. Nd2 Ne8 33. Bd3 Ra2 34. Re2 Nc7 35. c4 $2 (35.
Nb1 $15) (35. Nb1 {Tischbierek} Ra5 (35... Ra1 36. Rb2) 36. Rb2 Na6 {/\ Nc5,
f7-f5}) 35... b4 $17 {/\Na6-c5} (35... Ra3 {Tischbierek} 36. Re3) 36. c5 Nb5 $1
37. f4 (37. c6 {Tischbierek} Nd4 $19) (37. Nb3 {Tischbierek} Rxe2 38. Bxe2 Nc3
39. Bd3 Ba4 40. cxd6+ Kxd6 41. Nd2 Kc5 $19) (37. Nc4 {Tischbierek} Rxe2 38.
Bxe2 (38. cxd6+ Nxd6 39. Bxe2 Bb5 (39... Nxe4 40. Nxe5 b3 $17) 40. Nxd6 Bxe2
41. Nc8+ Kd7 42. Nb6+ Kd6 43. f4 b3 44. Na4 Bd3 45. Kf3 f5 $19) 38... dxc5 39.
Nxe5 b3 40. Nc4 Nd6 41. Nd2 b2 42. Bd3 c4 43. Bc2 c3 44. Nb1 Nb5 45. Bd3 Kd6
46. f4 Kc5 $17) 37... dxc5 38. fxe5 Nc3 39. Rf2 Nd1 40. Re2 Ra3 41. d6+ Ke8 42.
Bc4 Ne3+ 43. Kf2 Nxc4 44. Nxc4 Ra1 45. Rc2 Be6 46. Nd2 c4 (46... c4 47. Nxc4 b3
48. Rc3 Bxc4 49. Rxc4 b2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. Bd2
Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nf6 23. f3 Qg6 24. Qf1 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Bf4 Bd3 27. Qf2
Bxf4 28. Qxf4 h6 29. Qf2 Re8 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Be4 32. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Kamsky} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5
dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10. d4 {Kamsky: After this move Piket
started thinking for a long time, and I therefore thought it was no theory
anymore. The main line is:} (10. Ne5+ c6 11. d4) 10... Qd6 11. Ne5+ c6 12. Bc4
Be6 (12... Qxd4 $6 13. Bf4 (13. Nf7 $2 Bg4) 13... Bd6 14. Rd1 (14. Nf7 $2 Bxf4
15. Nxh8 Bg4 {0-1 Andrews,PJ-Berg,PE/corr 1991}) 14... Qc5 15. Bf7+ $1 Kd8 16.
Nxc6+ $18) 13. c3 (13. Bf4 Bxc4 (13... O-O-O 14. c3 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Nd5 $10 {
Hernandez,Gi-Alzate,D/Cali/1990}) 14. Qxc4 Qd5 15. Qb3 (15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Qb3
Qxb3 17. axb3 O-O $10 {Steingrimsson,H-Marciano,D/Reykjavik/1993}) 15... Bd6 (
15... Qxb3 16. axb3 Nd5 17. O-O Bd6 18. Bg3 Nf6 $10 {Eslon,J-Maric,R/
Strasbourg/1972}) 16. O-O Qxb3 17. axb3 c5 (17... O-O 18. Nc4 Be7 19. Be5 c5
20. Ne3 $14 {Keres,P-Zaitsev,A/Tallinn/1971}) 18. Nc4 Be7 19. Nb6 $16 {
Buljovcic,I-Maric,R/Novi Sad/1973}) 13... Bxc4 (13... Be7 {Ftacnik} 14. O-O O-O
15. Bf4 (15. Bg5 Rae8 16. Rae1 Kh8 17. Bb3 c5 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qb5 Bd6 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nd7 Rg8 22. Nxf6 Qh3 23. Nxg8 Rxg8 24. Rf2 e3 {De Firmian,
N-Wieweg,J/Rilton Cup op9394 (01)/1993/ (34)}) 15... Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Qe6 17. Be5
c5 (17... Rae8 18. a3 Nd7 19. Bf4 c5 20. Rad1 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qa6 22. b3 Nf6 23.
Be5 Qb5 24. Qe3 Qd7 25. Qg5 Bd8 26. Nd6 Ng4 {Ostergaard,D-Karpatchev,A/Rilton
Cup op9394 (08)/1993/0-1 (41)}) 18. Rae1 $14 {Erneste,I-Puhakka,E/Helsinki/1992
}) (13... Bd5 14. Bb3 Bxb3 15. axb3 Qe6 16. Bg5 Bd6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qh5+ Ke7
19. Nc4 a6 20. O-O Rag8 21. Qf5 Bc7 22. Nd2 Rg4 23. h3 Rh4 24. Rae1 Qxf5 25.
Rxf5 Ke6 26. g4 {1-0 Mezentsev,V-Yagupov,I/RUS-ch Orel/1992/ (50)}) 14. Nxc4 (
14. Qxc4 Qd5 $10) 14... Qe6 15. O-O {Kamsky: A good alternative is 15.Bf4 with
the idea Be5. White's advantage due to the weakness of e4 pawn looks pretty
negligable, but had not equalized yet.} Be7 (15... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6
17. Bg5 Qd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rxf6 {White was a pawn up} O-O-O 20. Qg4+ Rd7 21.
Re6 Qb5 22. b3 Qd3 23. Rxe4 Qxc3 24. Rd1 Rhd8 25. Re7 Kc7 26. Qf4+ Kb6 {
Palkovi,J-Szell,L/HUN-chT 9091/1991/0.5 (38)}) 16. Bg5 (16. Bf4 $5) 16... O-O
17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Nd2 (18. Rf4 Qd5 19. Bh4 (19. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21.
Qxe4 Qxc4 $19) 19... c5 $132) 18... Qxa2 (18... Qd5 $1 19. Bh4 $14 (19. Bxf6
Bxf6 20. Nxe4 Bxd4+ $1 21. cxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Qxe4 $19)) 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 (19... Rxf6 20. Rxf6 (20. Nxe4 {Ftacnik} Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Rf8 $10)
20... Bxf6 21. Nxe4 Kh8 $10) 20. Nxe4 Re6 (20... Kh8) (20... Be7 {Kamsky: This
move was recommended in an "obscure booklet" according to Piket, but loses on
the spot to} 21. Nd6 $3 Bxd6 22. Qxe8 $18) (20... Qf7 21. Qg4 Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6
23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxf6 $18) (20... Bd8 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Nc5
Qf7 23. Qe6 $18) 21. Qg4 h6 (21... Kh8 22. Nxf6 Rexf6 23. Rxf6 gxf6 $14) (21...
Be7 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8 23. Rf1 $14) 22. Rxf6 $1 (22. Nxf6+ {Ftacnik}
Rfxf6 $10) 22... Rfxf6 23. Nxf6+ Rxf6 24. Qc8+ Kh7 (24... Rf8 {Ftacnik} 25.
Qxb7 $16) 25. Qxb7 a5 26. h3 {Kamsky: White has an extra pawn, but the win is
by no means simple. Black landed with minus P and potentially vulnerable K.}
Rg6 (26... a4 $1 {Ftacnik} 27. Qb4 $16 Rg6 28. Kh2 $1 (28. Rf1 Qe6 $132) (28.
c4 a3 29. Qxa3 Qxc4 30. Qe3 Qd5 31. Qe4 $14) 28... Qf7 29. Qxa4 Qf4+ 30. Kh1
Qf2 31. Rg1 Qxb2 32. Qc4 Qd2 33. Kh2 Qf4+ 34. g3 Qf2+ 35. Rg2 $16) 27. Qb8 $1 {
Kamsky: The winning move, Piket completely overlooked this.} a4 (27... Qd5 {
Ftacnik} 28. Re2 $16) 28. Re8 Re6 29. Rh8+ Kg6 30. Qg3+ Kf7 (30... Kf6 $2 {
Ftacnik} 31. Rf8+ $18) 31. Rb8 Qb1+ (31... a3 {Ftacnik} 32. Rb7+ Re7 33. Qf4+
Ke8 34. Rb8+ Kd7 35. Qf8 Qf7 (35... axb2 36. Rb7+ Ke6 37. Rxe7+ Kd5 38. Qf7+
Kd6 39. Rd7#) 36. Qxf7 Rxf7 37. Rb7+ Ke6 38. Rxf7 Kxf7 39. bxa3 $18) 32. Kh2
Re1 33. Rb7+ Ke6 (33... Re7 34. Qf3+ $18) 34. d5+ {Kamsky: White needs no
encouragement when reminding black about the provocative position of his K.}
Kxd5 (34... cxd5 35. Qg4+ $18 Qf5 (35... Kd6 36. Rd7+ Kc6 37. Qxa4+ $18) 36.
Re7+) 35. Rd7+ Kc4 (35... Ke4 36. Qg4+ Ke5 37. Re7+ Kd6 38. Qd7+ Kc5 39. Qd4+
$18) 36. Rd4+ Kb3 (36... Kc5 {Ftacnik} 37. Qd6+) 37. c4+ (37. c4+ {Ftacnik}
Kxb2 (37... Kb4 38. Qb8+ Kc5 39. Qa7+ Kb4 40. Qb6#) 38. Rd2+) 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 (
7... Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rc1 $14) 8. Qxd5 Bxc3+ 9. Bd2 Be6 (9...
Bxd2+ $6 10. Qxd2 Qxc5 11. Rc1 Qf5 12. Nd4 Qd7 13. Qh6 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15.
Qg7 $16 {Timman-Littlewood/Holland-England m/}) 10. Qxb7 (10. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 11.
Qd2 Qxc5 (11... Qxd2+ $6 12. Nxd2 Na6 13. e3 Nxc5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7
16. O-O $6 (16. Ke2) 16... Rhc8 17. Nf3 Na4 18. Rfd1+ Ke8 19. Rd2 {0-1
Fernandez Lopez,J-Vega Holm,F/Sevilla op (02)/1993 (43)}) 12. Rc1 (12. Qd4 Qxd4
13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. e3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. f3 {1/2-1/2 Burkart,P-Schlager,T/
BL2-SW 8889 (1989) ;BL2 1989}) 12... Qb6 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 $10) 10...
Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. b4 (12. e4 $2 Nc6 $1 $17 (12... Nd7 13. c6 Nb6 14. Qa6
Qb4 15. Qb5 Qd4 $44) (12... Rd8 13. b4 Qa4 14. Qxa8 Nc6 15. Qxd8+ $1 Nxd8 16.
b5 $1 $16) 13. Qa6 $1 (13. Qb5 Qc7 14. Qa4 Rfd8 $1 15. Nf3 Rab8 16. Bb5 Ne5 17.
Nxe5 Qxe5 18. O-O Qxc5 {/\ Rb2 -/+}) 13... Qxc5 14. Qb5 Qd6 15. Nc4 Qd4 $1 $19
{0-1 Dreev,A-Epishin,V/USSR/1986/ (26)}) (12. Qxa8 Bd5) 12... Qa4 (12... Qa3
13. Qxa8 Rd8 14. Qe4 Qc3 15. Rd1 Rxd2 16. Rxd2 Qc1+ $10) 13. e3 (13. e4 Nd7 (
13... Rd8 14. Rd1 Nd7 15. c6 Nb6 16. c7 Rd6 17. e5 Rd5 18. Be2 Rc8 19. O-O Qxa2
20. Ba6 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Qxd2 22. Qxa7 Qxb4 23. Bxc8 Nxc8 {1-0 Chen De-Wu Xibin/
PRC-ch/1987/ (58)}) 14. a3 (14. Qb5 Qa3 15. c6 Nf6 16. Be2 Rad8 17. Rd1 Qc3 18.
f3 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Rd8 20. Bd3 Ne8 21. Qc5 Rxd3 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. b5 Nd6 24. a4 {
1-0 Grigorian,K-Tseshkovsky,V/USSR/1977/ (56)}) (14. Bb5 Qxb4 15. Rb1 Nxc5 16.
Rxb4 Nxb7 17. Bc4 Nc5 18. O-O a5 19. Rb2 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Nxe4 21. Re1 Nd6 22.
Nxd6 exd6 23. Rd1 Rab8 24. Rbd2 {Schlager,T-Schulze,E/BL2-SW 8889/1989/1/2-1/2
(68)}) 14... Qc2 $1 15. Bb5 (15. c6 $8 Ne5 16. c7 Qc3 (16... Rac8 17. Be2 Rxc7
18. Qb5 Qc3 19. O-O $1 $13) 17. Rd1 Rac8 18. Qxa7 $13) 15... Ne5 $17 {Lehmann,
KH-Ristic,Nen/BRD/1993/}) (13. Qxa8 $2 Nc6 14. Qb7 Rb8 15. Qc7 Rc8 16. Qg3 Nxb4
17. Rc1 Nc2+ 18. Rxc2 (18. Kd1 $2 Ne3+ 19. Ke1 Qd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nc2#) 18... Qxc2
19. e4 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 Rd8 21. Qe3 Bc4+ 22. Kf3 Bxa2 23. Ke2 Qc2 24. g3 Bc4+ 25.
Kf3 Bxf1 $19) 13... Nd7 (13... Rd8 14. Bc4 $1 (14. a3 Qc2 15. Rd1 Bb3 (15...
Bd5 16. Qxe7 Nc6 17. Qf6 Bb3 18. Be2 Ba4 19. Qa1 a5 20. b5 Qxc5 21. bxc6 Bxd1
22. Bxd1 Qxc6 23. Bf3 Qc2 24. Ne4 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Hjelmaas,L/EU-chJ U20 Arnhem/
1989/ (33)}) 16. Be2 Qc3 17. O-O Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Nd7 19. Nf1 Nf6 20. Qxe7 Rxd1
21. Bxd1 Re8 22. Qxa7 Rd8 23. Bf3 Qc4 24. Qe7 {1-0 Giese,R-Mueller,F/Porz op 
(06)/1993/}) 14... Nc6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. b5 Na5 17. Qxe7 $16 Rxd2 (17... Qxb5
18. Qxe6+ Kg7 19. Qe7+ Kg8 20. Ne4 Qb4+ 21. Kf1 Qc4+ 22. Kg1 {1-0 Grigore,
G-Rogozenko,D/Odorheiu Secuiesc/1992/ (32)}) 18. Qxe6+ Kg7 19. Qe7+ Kg8 20.
Kxd2 Rf8 21. f4 Nc4+ 22. Kd3 Nb2+ 23. Ke2 Qxb5+ 24. Kf3 Re8 25. Qf6 Nc4 26.
Rad1 $1 {1-0 Grigore,G-Odeev,H/Romania/1994/ (30)}) 14. a3 Rfd8 {The labyrinth
of a sharp variation was surfed safely by both players, for two P white has to
suffer significant lack of the development.} (14... Rad8 15. Qa6 Qc2 16. Qd3
Qxd3 17. Bxd3 Nxc5 18. Bc2 $16) (14... Qc2 15. Qe4 $16) (14... a5 15. Bb5 {
1/2-1/2 Rezsek,G-Berebora,F/HUN-chT 9293/1993/}) 15. Qa6 (15. Bb5 Qc2 16. Qe4
Qxd2+ $1 17. Kxd2 Nxc5+ 18. Qd4 Nb3+) 15... Qc2 16. Qd3 Qa4 (16... Qxd3 17.
Bxd3 Nxc5 18. Bc2 $16) 17. Qc3 (17. Qa6 Qc2 18. Qd3 $10) 17... a5 18. Rc1 axb4
19. axb4 Nf6 {White has not made any progress with his development.} 20. Bc4 (
20. e4 Rab8 21. b5 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Qe3 Qb4+ $17) 20... Bxc4 21. Qxc4
Nd5 22. Rb1 Qa2 23. c6 $6 (23. Qxa2 Rxa2 24. Nf3 Rb8 $5 (24... Nxb4 25. O-O)
25. O-O Rxb4 26. Rxb4 Nxb4 $14 {This was the best position, that was in the
cards for white.}) 23... Nxe3 $1 24. Qxa2 Rxa2 25. c7 (25. fxe3 Rdxd2 26. b5
$10) 25... Nc2+ 26. Kd1 Rc8 27. h4 (27. Rc1 $2 Nxb4) 27... Rxc7 28. Rc1 Rd7 29.
Rxc2 Ra1+ 30. Rc1 Ra2 31. Rc2 Ra1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 (9... Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14.
Bxe4 $5 Rxe4 15. Nd2 Rh4 16. g3 Rh6 17. e4 $16 {Kamsky,G-Almasi,Z/Groningen/
1995/}) 10. Bxc4 Qc7 {The old main line!} 11. Bb5 a6 $5 {>< b6} 12. Bd3 e5 13.
Qc2 Re8 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f3 Bd7 17. Rb1 Bc6 (17... b5 $6 18. c4
$1 $16) 18. Re1 Rad8 19. Bf1 (19. c4 $5) 19... Nd7 20. e4 $14 c4 $5 {>< d4} 21.
Be3 Qe6 22. Rbd1 Ne5 23. Rxd8 (23. Rd4 $5) 23... Rxd8 24. Bd4 Qd6 $1 {>< a3}
25. Ra1 b5 26. Qf2 f6 27. Qe3 Qe6 28. Be2 Re8 29. Re1 Nd7 30. Qf4 Ne5 31. Rd1
Qe7 32. Qc1 Nd7 33. Bf1 (33. a4 $2 f5 $1 $17) 33... Nc5 34. Bf2 Nd7 35. Qb2 Ne5
36. Qb4 Qxb4 37. axb4 $14 Kf7 38. Bb6 g5 $1 39. Kf2 h5 40. Be2 Re7 41. Rd4 Rb7
42. Bd8 Rd7 43. Ke3 Nd3 $5 44. g3 $5 (44. Bxd3 cxd3 $14) 44... Kg6 45. Rxd7
Bxd7 46. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 $6 (6... Nd7)
7. Ne5 $1 $14 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 O-O 9. Rd1 Nd7 10. c4 N5f6 (10... N5b6 11. Nf3 $1
$14 (11. Bf4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qe8 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. b3 Rfd8 $10)) 11. Bf4 c6 12. Nc3
Re8 13. Rd3 (13. d5 $5 exd5 14. cxd5 cxd5 (14... Bd6 15. dxc6 Nxe5 16. Nb5 $14)
(14... Nxe5 15. dxc6 $1) 15. Nxd5 Nxe5 (15... Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Bf6 17. Rad1 Bxe5
18. Bxe5 $16) 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 $14) 13... Nf8 14.
Rad1 Qa5 15. a3 Ng6 16. Bg3 Rac8 17. Qf3 $2 (17. h4 $1 Red8 (17... b5 18. cxb5
cxb5 19. h5 Nf8 20. h6 g6 21. Qf3 $16) 18. h5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Ne8 20. Ne4 $16)
17... Bd6 $1 $10 18. Ng4 (18. Ne4 $5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qa4 $1 21. f3
b5 $1 $132) 18... Nxg4 19. Bxd6 Nf6 20. Ne4 (20. b4 $6 Qa6 21. c5 Qc4 $1) 20...
Nxe4 21. Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 (6... c5) (
6... Bg4) (6... h6) (6... Nc8) 7. Nbd2 $6 (7. b3 Nf5 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Qa5
10. Qc1 O-O 11. c4 Nd7 12. Nc2 dxc4 13. bxc4 b5 14. Ne3 Nb6 15. g4 Ne7 16. Nd2
bxc4 17. Ndxc4 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qb4 19. a3 {1/2-1/2 Kouwenhoven,M-Dadikina,A/
WchJW-U18 Bratislava (11)/1993/}) (7. Nh4 Nf5 (7... c5) 8. Nxf5 Bxf5 9. Nd2 h5
10. c3 Nd7 11. Re1 Bg6 12. Nf3 Be7 13. Be3 Be4 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. b4 a5 16. a3 a4
17. c4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 h4 19. Bf3 O-O 20. Rc1 {Jepson,C-Engqvist,T/SVE-ch (10)/
1992/1/2-1/2 (66)}) (7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Bb3 {1/2-1/2
Szalanczy,E-Groszpeter,A/Budapest Noviki-B/1987/}) (7. b3 c5 8. c4) (7. c3)
7... c5 (7... Nd7 $5) 8. c4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 (9. cxd5 $4 d3) 9... Nec6 10. N2f3
dxc4 $1 (10... Be7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 {>< Qd5}) 11. Bxc4 Be7 12. Be3 (12. Nb5 $6 O-O
13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Nb6 16. Bb3 Na5) 12... O-O 13. Rc1 a6 $1 {
Karpov is excellent in the positions, when he can limit the possibilities of
his opponent.} (13... Na5 14. Qa4 $1 {/\ 15.Rfd1} (14. Be2 Nbc6)) 14. a3 (14.
Bxe6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Rc8 17. Bb6 Bf5 $5 18. Nc7 Nd7 19. Nxa8 Rxa8
$13) (14. Qa4 Qa5 15. Qb3 Qb4) 14... Qe8 15. Ba2 Kh8 $1 (15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4
Nd7 $2 17. Nxe6 $1 $18) 16. Re1 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 (17. Nxd4 Nd7 18. f4 Nc5 $17)
17... Nc6 18. Qg4 $6 {Kamsky has problems finding a good plan and soon will he
be facing some problems.} (18. Qb6 Qb8 (18... Rb8 19. Bc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 $14)
19. Bc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Rd8 $10) 18... Rc8 19. h4 h6 20. Bb6 Nb8 21. Bc7 $6 (21.
h5 $6 Bf5 22. Qf4 Qb5 $1 $36) 21... Qd7 (21... Bf5 22. Qd4 Qb5 23. Bd6 $14 (23.
Bc4 $5)) (21... Nc6 22. Bd6) 22. Ba5 (22. Red1 $2 Rxc7 23. Rxd7 Rxc1+ 24. Kh2
Nxd7 $19) (22. Bd6 Rxc1 $1 23. Rxc1 Bxd6 24. Rd1 Qb5 (24... Bf5 25. Qc4 Rc8 26.
Qf1 Rc6 $17) 25. exd6 Qxb2 26. Bc4 Nd7 $17) (22. Bxb8 $6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rxb8 $15
) 22... Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 $1 (23... Nc6 $6 24. Bb6) 24. Bc3 (24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25.
Bc3 Nc6 (25... Bxa3 26. Bxe6 $1)) 24... Nc6 25. Bb3 Bc5 $1 (25... b5 26. Qf4
Qa7 27. Rd1 Bc5 $15) 26. Rd1 Qe7 $6 (26... Qc7 $5) (26... Qc7 $2 27. Bxe6 $1)
27. h5 Bh7 28. Qf4 Qc7 29. Rd2 Kg8 $1 {White will have to suffer due to the
weakness of the e5P.} 30. Kh2 (30. Bc2 Bxc2 31. Rxc2 Rd8 32. Rd2 Ne7 $15) 30...
Rd8 (30... Bxf2 $4 31. Rxf2 Qb6 32. Nd2 $18 (32. Bc2 Qxf2 33. Bxh7+ Kxh7 34.
Ng5+ $18)) (30... Qb6 $5) 31. Bc2 Bxc2 32. Rxc2 Qb6 33. Qh4 Rd5 (33... Rd1 $5
34. b4 Be7 35. Qe4 Qb5 $17) 34. b4 Be7 35. Qe4 Bd8 $1 36. a4 Qc7 37. g3 Qd7 38.
Kg2 Bc7 (38... Ne7 $5 39. Ra2 Bb6 $17) 39. Re2 Ne7 $1 40. Qc4 Bb6 (40... Bb8
41. a5 Qc6 $17 (41... Nc6 $17)) 41. a5 Bc7 42. g4 (42. Rd2 $1 Qc6 (42... Rxd2
43. Bxd2 Bxe5 44. Bxh6 $1 Bxg3 45. Bxg7) 43. Qxc6 Nxc6 44. Rxd5 exd5 45. Kf1
$15) 42... Nc6 43. Re4 Bd8 $1 {xb4} 44. Ne1 $1 Be7 45. Nc2 Nxa5 $1 46. bxa5 Rc5
{Original combination have won the pawn and the rest should be easy for the
great technician.} 47. Qd4 (47. Qb3 $2 Qc6 48. f3 Rxc3 $19) (47. Qb4 Qc6 (47...
Rc7 48. Qb3 Qc6 $17) 48. f3 Rxc3 49. Qxe7 Rxc2+ $17) 47... Qxd4 48. Rxd4 Rxc3 {
Hecht: TS-TL bei einem schwarzen Mehrbauern, guter L vs. starken Defensiv-S,
Lavieren, Gewinnplan für Karpov? - Analyse!} 49. Ne3 (49. Rd7 Bg5 $1 50. Ne1 (
50. Nd4 Rd3) 50... Rc4 51. Kh3 Rb4 52. Nd3 $145) 49... Kf8 (49... Bc5 50. Rd8+
Kh7 51. Kf3 (51. Rd7 Bxe3 52. fxe3 Rxe3 53. Rxf7 Rxe5 54. Rxb7 Rxa5 55. Rb6 e5
56. Re6 Kg8 $19) 51... Bxe3 52. fxe3 Rc7 $19) (49... Bg5 $5) 50. Kf3 (50. Rd7
Rb3 51. Rc7 Bd8 52. Rc8 Ke7 53. Nc4 Kd7) 50... Ke8 51. Ke4 Rb3 $2 (51... Bc5
52. Rc4 (52. Rd2 Bxe3 53. fxe3 Rc4+ 54. Kf3 Rc5 $19) 52... Rxc4+ 53. Nxc4 Bxf2
54. Nd6+ Kd7 55. Nxb7 Be1 56. Nc5+ Kc6 57. Nxa6 Bxa5 58. Kd4 Kb5 59. Nb8 Bb4 $1
60. Nd7 Kc6 61. Nb8+ Kb7 62. Nd7 Kc7 $19) 52. Nc4 Bc5 (52... Rb4 53. Nd6+ Bxd6
54. exd6 Rxd4+ 55. Kxd4 Kd7 56. Kc5 g5 $1 (56... g6 57. g5 $1) 57. Kb6 Kxd6 58.
Kxb7 f5 59. Kxa6 Kc6 60. f3 f4 $1 $19) 53. Rd2 Rb4 54. Kd3 Rb3+ 55. Ke4 Rb4 56.
Kd3 Kd7 57. Kc3+ Ke7 (57... Kc7 58. Rd3 {/\ 59.Rf3}) 58. f3 Rb1 59. Kc2 Rb4 60.
Kc3 Rb5 61. Ra2 f6 $2 {Karpov stumbles at the face of a stiff resistance,
Kamsky is a very tough nut to crack.} (61... Bb4+ 62. Kd4 Rd5+ 63. Ke4 Bc3 $1
64. Ra4 Rd4+ 65. Ke3 Kd8 $19) 62. exf6+ gxf6 63. f4 Bb4+ 64. Kd3 Rd5+ 65. Ke4
Bc3 66. Ke3 Bd4+ 67. Kf3 Rb5 68. Ke4 Ba7 $2 (68... Bc3) 69. Ra3 (69. Kd3 Rb3+
70. Ke4 (70. Kc2 Rg3 71. Rb2 Rg2+ 72. Nd2 Be3) 70... Rc3 71. Ra4 Bc5) 69... f5+
70. gxf5 exf5+ (70... Rxf5 71. Ne5 Rxh5 72. Rb3) 71. Kf3 Ke6 (71... Rb4 72. Rc3
Bd4 $19) 72. Rd3 Bc5 (72... Rb4 $19) (72... Bb8 $19) 73. Rd8 Rb3+ 74. Kg2 Rb4
75. Ne5 Rxf4 76. Nd3 Rg4+ 77. Kf3 Be7 78. Rb8 Rd4 79. Ke3 (79. Ke2 $1 Rd7 80.
Rh8 Bg5 $4 81. Nc5+) 79... Re4+ $6 (79... Rd7 $1 $19) (79... Rd7 80. Nf4+ Kd6
81. Rh8 Bg5 $19) 80. Kf3 Rh4 81. Rxb7 Rh3+ 82. Ke2 Bg5 83. Nc5+ Ke5 84. Nxa6
Rxh5 85. Rb5+ Kf4 86. Rb4+ Kg3 87. Rb3+ Kg4 88. Nc5 Rh2+ 89. Kf1 Ra2 90. Rb4+
Kf3 91. Ra4 $1 Rc2 (91... Rxa4 92. Nxa4 Be3 93. Nc3 h5 94. Ne2 (94. Nd5 $2 Bc5
$19) 94... h4 95. Ng1+ $1 Kg3 96. a6 f4 (96... h3 97. Nxh3 $3 Kxh3 98. Ke2 Ba7
99. Kf3 Bb8 100. a7 Bxa7 101. Kf4 $10) 97. Ne2+ Kf3 98. Nxf4 Kxf4 99. Kg2 $10)
92. Nd3 Bd2 93. Ne1+ Bxe1 94. Kxe1 Rc1+ 95. Kd2 Rc7 96. a6 Ra7 97. Ke1 f4 98.
Kf1 Kg3 99. Ra3+ f3 100. Ra5 Rc7 101. Ra1 {[#]} Ra7 $138 102. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2 Nd7
15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. O-O-O Ne5 17. Nc3 Bb3 18. Rd2 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Be2 Kf8
21. Rf1 f5 22. e4 f4 23. Rf2 Ke7 24. Bf1 Rg8 25. Kd2 h5 26. Ke1 h4 27. h3 a5
28. Rd2 Bc4 29. Nd1 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Rb8 31. Rc2 c4 32. Nf2 Kd6 33. Ng4 Nxg4 34.
hxg4 Kc5 35. Kg1 Rb3 36. Kh2 Kd4 37. Kh3 Kd3 38. Rf2 c3 39. bxc3 Rxa3 40. Kxh4
a4 41. Kg5 Rxc3 42. Ra2 a3 43. Kf6 Kc4 44. Kxf7 Kb3 45. Rxa3+ Kxa3 46. g5 Rc2
47. g6 Rxg2 48. g7 Kb4 49. g8=Q Rxg8 50. Kxg8 Kc4 51. Kf7 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qh5+
g6 9. Qd1 {Die Q muß c2 verteidigen.} Bd7 10. Nf3 Ba4 11. Bd2 $1 (11. Bd3 $6
cxd4 12. cxd4 Qc3+ 13. Bd2 Qxd3 14. cxd3 Bxd1 15. Kxd1 Nc6 16. Rb1 b6 17. Rc1
Kd7 $15 {Polgar,J-Morovic Fernandez,I/Buenos Aires ;TD 92\05 1992/0-1 (56)})
11... Nd7 (11... cxd4 $2 12. cxd4 Bxc2 (12... Qxc2 13. Bb5+ $18) 13. Bb5+ Nd7
14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qe2 {/\Ba4} Qd8 16. Ng5 $18) 12. Bd3 c4 {Ich bin kein Freund
von diesem Zug. Schwarz beraubt sich der Möglichkeit, auf der c-Linie Druck zu
machen (der B steht bereits auf a4!). Die Gefahr, daß Weiß mit dxc5 die
Stellung öffnet, erachte ich dagegen als geringer.} (12... h6 {/\ Ne7, 0-0-0,
Kb8, Rc8}) 13. Be2 h6 14. h4 O-O-O {Damit scheidet auch eine mögliche
Aktivität mit b5, a5 und b4 fast aus, doch den K in der Mitte zu lassen, ist
noch weniger empfehlenswert.} 15. Qc1 Nb6 16. Rh3 Be8 17. Rb1 Na4 18. Kf1 Qg7
19. Ng1 a5 20. Bf3 Ne7 21. Ne2 Bc6 22. Rg3 {Weiß hat keineswegs vergessen, daß
seine einzige Möglichkeit, die Stellung zu öffnen, in g2-g4 besteht. Doch
vorher gilt es, die Figuren optimal zu plazieren und g6-g5 zu verhindern.} Rdg8
23. Kg1 b5 24. Nf4 Qf7 25. Nh3 Qf8 26. Be2 Kd7 27. Ra1 Rh7 28. Bf4 Rhh8 29. Qd2
Rh7 30. Re1 Kc8 31. Qc1 Bd7 32. Bd2 Bc6 33. Kh2 Kd7 {Ich finde, mit Bd7 ist
der kritischen Punkt Pe6 besser gedeckt.} 34. Rh1 Rhh8 35. Kg1 Rh7 $6 (35...
Kc7 {/\ Bd7}) 36. Nf4 Rf7 37. Bf3 Rh7 38. Ne2 Rgh8 39. Kf1 Rf7 40. Rgh3 Rhh7
41. Nf4 Rhg7 42. Be2 Rg8 43. g4 $5 {Endlich! Weiß hätte aber durchaus auch
zuvor f2-f3 spielen können.} g5 (43... fxg4 44. Bxg4 Nf5 45. h5 {war eine
spielbare Alternative. Der größere Raum zum Manövrieren gibt Weiß einen
kleinen Vorteil.}) 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Nxe6 $1 {Natürlich! Sonst würde Schwarz
mit f5-f4 zumachen.} Kxe6 46. Rh6+ Ng6 (46... Rg6 $5 47. gxf5+ {Das schlägt
Kamsky selbst vor.} Rxf5 (47... Kxf5 $2 48. Bxg5 $1 Rxg5 49. Qxg5+ $1 Kxg5 50.
R6h5+ Kg6 51. Rg1#) 48. Rxg6+ Nxg6 49. Bg4 Kd7 (49... Bd7 50. Rh7 $1 $18) 50.
Bxg5 Kc7 51. Qe3 $1 {Kamsky} Rf4 (51... Nb6 52. e6) (51... Kb7) 52. Bxf4 Qxf4
53. Qxf4 Nxf4 54. Rh6 $18) 47. gxf5+ Rxf5 48. Bg4 $18 Kd7 49. R1h5 Kc7 50. Bxf5
Qxf5 51. Rxg5 Qe4 52. Qd1 b4 53. axb4 (53. f3 Rf8 54. Rgxg6 Rxf3+ 55. Kg1 {
ist eine Ausgeburt von Fritz}) 53... axb4 54. cxb4 Qxd4 55. Rg4 Nc3 56. Rxd4
Nxd1 57. b5 Bxb5 58. Ba5+ Kb7 59. Rxd5 Ba6 60. Rd7+ Kb8 61. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. a3 Na5 10. Ba2 c5 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nd5 a5 13. a4 b4 14. c3 Rb8 15. h3 Bd7
16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Rfc8 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 exd4
22. Bg3 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qxd4 Rc4 25. Qxd6 Rbc8 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. f3 Rc2
28. Rab1 Rd8 29. Rec1 b3 30. Be1 Nh5 31. Kf1 Rb8 32. Rd1 Nf4 33. Rd2 e5 34.
Rbd1 Kh7 35. h4 Rb4 36. g3 Ne6 37. Rd6 Rd4 38. Bc3 Rxd1+ 39. Rxd1 Nd4 40. Rd3
Rc1+ 41. Kf2 Ra1 42. Bxa5 Rxa4 43. Bc3 Rc4 44. Ke3 Nc2+ 45. Ke2 Nd4+ 46. Bxd4
exd4 47. Rxb3 Rc1 48. h5 Kg8 49. g4 Kf7 50. Kd3 Rd1+ 51. Kc4 Ke6 52. Rd3 Rb1
53. b4 Ke5 54. b5 Rc1+ 55. Kb4 Rb1+ 56. Rb3 Rc1 57. b6 Kd6 58. Ka3 Rc8 59. b7
Rb8 60. Kb2 Kc5 61. Kc2 Kc4 62. Rb1 d3+ 63. Kd2 Kd4 64. Rb2 Kc4 65. e5 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4
15. Nd2 Rh4 16. g3 Rh6 17. e4 Qa5 18. Re1 Be6 19. Re3 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qh5 21. h4
Bd5 22. Qxh5 Rxh5 23. Rb1 h6 24. Nd6 a6 25. f3 Be6 26. Nxb7 g5 27. Nc5 Bd5 28.
Nd7 Kg7 29. Nb6 Rd8 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rb6 Nd8 32. Re5 gxh4 33. Rxh5 Rxh5 34.
Be7 Ne6 35. Bxh4 Nc7 36. Rc6 Nd5 37. Rxc4 Ne3 38. Rc6 Ra5 39. Kf2 Nd5 40. c4
Nb4 41. Bf6+ Kh7 42. Rb6 Rxa4 43. d5 Nd3+ 44. Ke3 Ra3 45. Be7 Ne5+ 46. Bxa3
Nxc4+ 47. Kd4 Nxb6 48. Kc5 Nd7+ 49. Kd6 Nb6 50. Kc6 Nc4 51. d6 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 15.
Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Nd4 Rhc8 18. Rac1 g5 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. f3 Rbc7 21.
Nce2 h5 22. Kf2 Nc5 23. Ke3 Nb7 24. h3 Nd6 25. f4 Rc5 26. Kf3 Nfe4 27. Re1 Kf6
28. Nc3 g4+ 29. hxg4 hxg4+ 30. Kg2 Nxc3 31. Rxc3 b5 32. Rce3 bxc4 33. Nxe6 Rd5
34. Ng5 cxb3 35. axb3 Rc2+ 36. R1e2 Rdd2 37. Kf2 Rxe2+ 38. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 39. Kxe2
Kf5 40. Ke3 a5 41. Nh7 Ne4 42. Nf8 Nc5 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Bf5 8. Ne1
a5 9. h3 Na6 10. e4 Be6 11. d5 Bd7 12. Be3 cxd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. Nd3 Qb8 15. Rc1
Rc8 16. Ne2 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Nb4 18. Qb1 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Ne8 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4
Qd8 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Rc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 a4 25. a3 Qb8 26. Qa5 Nf6 27. Qc3 Ne8 28.
Qa5 h5 29. h4 Nf6 30. f3 Qc8 31. Qc3 Qxc3 32. bxc3 Ne8 33. Bb6 f5 34. Kf2 fxe4
35. fxe4 Nf6 36. Bd4 Ng4+ 37. Ke2 Kf7 38. Kd3 g5 39. c4 bxc4+ 40. Kxc4 gxh4 41.
gxh4 e6 42. Kb4 exd5 43. exd5 Ne5 44. Bxe5 dxe5 45. Be4 Ke7 46. Kc5 Be8 47. Bf5
Bf7 48. d6+ Kd8 49. Bc2 Bb3 50. Bg6 Kd7 51. Bxh5 e4 52. Bg4+ Kd8 53. Kd4 Bc2
54. h5 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qd6 8.
Nbd2 Be6 9. a3 a5 10. b3 Nd7 11. Ng5 O-O 12. Bb2 f6 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Kh1 Rfd8
15. Qh5 Qf7 16. Qg4 Nf8 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Ng6 19. Rf5 Qe6 20. Raf1 Bd4 21.
Bxd4 Rxd4 22. Qg3 Rd7 23. a4 b6 24. Nc4 Kh8 25. Rh5 Kg8 26. Rhf5 Re8 27. h4 Kh8
28. h5 Ne7 29. R5f4 h6 30. Rg4 Nc8 31. e5 fxe5 32. Rg6 Rf7 33. Rf3 Qd5 34. Ne3
Rxf3 35. Qxf3 e4 36. Qg4 Qe5 37. dxe4 Nd6 38. Nc4 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Rxe4 40. Qd7
Rh4+ 41. Kg3 Qe1+ 42. Kf3 Qf1+ 43. Ke3 Re4+ 44. Kd2 Rd4+ 45. Ke3 Nxc4+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D66"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 a6 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 b5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Nxa4 Bb7 14. Re1 Rc8
15. Nc3 h6 16. Bh4 Re8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Bb1 Nf8 21.
Qe2 Rd7 22. Qe3 Qa5 23. h3 Rcd8 24. Re2 Rd4 25. Rce1 Qb4 26. Kh2 a5 27. Qg3 Rd2
28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 R8d4 30. Qc3 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxb2 32. Qxb2 Rxb2 33. Bd3
Rxf2 34. Ra4 Rd2 35. Be4 g5 36. Rxa5 Re2 37. Bf3 Re1 38. h4 Ng6 39. hxg5 hxg5
40. Kg3 Rxe5 41. Ra7 Nf4 42. Kf2 Kg7 43. Kg3 Rc5 44. Be4 Nh5+ 45. Kf2 Nf6 46.
Bd3 Rc3 47. Ke2 Nh5 48. Kd2 Rc5 49. Be4 Kf6 50. Ke3 Ng3 51. Bd3 Nf5+ 52. Kf2
Nd6 53. Bh7 Ke5 54. Bg8 f5 55. Re7 Ne4+ 56. Kg1 Rc1+ 57. Kh2 Kf4 58. Rc7 Rxc7
0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. c4 d6 7. b3 Nbd7 8. Nc3
e5 9. e4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rae1 Bd7 15.
Bc1 a5 16. Bb2 Rad8 17. Re2 Bc8 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Bc1 Qb6 20. Be3 Rd7 21. Red2
Qb4 22. Nde2 Rde7 23. f3 Rd7 24. g4 a4 25. Nxa4 Nxa4 26. bxa4 h6 27. Qb3 Qa5
28. Bb6 Qe5 29. f4 Qe7 30. Ng3 Nh7 31. a5 Nf8 32. f5 Be5 33. Ne2 Kg7 34. Nd4
Nh7 35. a6 bxa6 36. Nxc6 Qg5 37. Nxe5 Rxe5 38. Bd4 Nf6 39. c5 dxc5 40. Bxe5
Rxd2 41. Rxd2 Qxd2 42. Qb6 Qg5 43. Qxc5 Bd7 44. Qf2 Qc1+ 45. Kh2 Qc4 46. Qb6
Qc6 47. Qxc6 Bxc6 48. Bxf6+ Kxf6 49. e5+ Kxe5 50. fxg6 fxg6 51. Bxc6 Kf4 52. a4
g5 53. a5 Ke5 54. Bb7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Re8 16. Ng3 Be6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nc5 21. Bc2
f6 22. Bc1 Na4 23. Qf3 Rc7 24. Nf5 Kh8 25. Bd3 Nc5 26. Bc2 Na4 27. Rd1 Rd7 28.
h4 Nb6 29. h5 Bxf5 30. Qxf5 Rf8 31. Bd3 Rdd8 32. Rb1 Nb7 33. Bd2 Nc5 34. Bc2
Nc4 35. Bc1 Nb6 36. b3 Nc8 37. Bd2 Qc7 38. Rbc1 Qf7 39. Be3 Ne7 40. Qg4 Ne6 41.
b4 h6 42. Rd2 Ng5 43. Bb3 Qe8 44. Rcd1 Qc6 45. Bxg5 fxg5 46. Qe6 Nc8 47. c4 Rf6
48. cxb5 Qxb5 49. Qc4 Qb6 50. Rc1 Rdf8 51. Rcc2 Na7 52. Qc7 Qxc7 53. Rxc7 Nb5
54. Rc6 Nd4 55. Rxa6 Nxb3 56. axb3 Rb8 57. Raxd6 Rxd6 58. Rxd6 Rxb4 59. f3 Rxb3
60. Rd5 Rb2 61. Rxe5 Kg8 62. Re7 Kf8 63. Rd7 g4 64. fxg4 Rb4 65. Rd5 Rxe4 66.
g5 hxg5 67. Rxg5 Ra4 68. Kf2 Ra3 69. g4 Kf7 70. Rf5+ Kg8 71. Rf3 Ra5 72. Rb3
Kh7 73. Kg3 Ra7 74. Rb6 Ra3+ 75. Kh4 Ra4 76. Re6 Rb4 77. Re5 Ra4 78. Kg5 Ra7
79. Rc5 Rb7 80. Kf5 Rf7+ 81. Ke6 Rf6+ 82. Ke7 Rf1 83. Rf5 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 cxd5 5. d4 g6 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
cxd5 Nxg5 9. Nxg5 O-O 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. Rd1 Qb4 13. Bb3 a5 14. Ba4
Nb6 15. a3 Qc4 16. Qe2 Bf5 17. Bb5 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Rad8 19. Bd3 Bxd3+ 20. Rxd3
Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Nf3 Rc8 23. Rhd1 Rb5 24. b3 Bh6 25. a4 Rb4 26. Nd2 Rc2
27. g3 b5 28. axb5 Rxb5 29. h4 e6 30. f4 Bf8 31. Kf3 h5 32. Nc4 Bb4 33. Ne3 Rb2
34. Nc4 Ra2 35. d5 exd5 36. Rxd5 Rb8 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Rxd8+ Kg7 39. Rd7 Kf6
40. Ra7 Ke6 41. Ke4 Re2+ 42. Kd4 Rg2 43. Ra6+ Ke7 44. Nxa5 Bxa5 45. Rxa5 Rxg3
46. b4 Rb3 47. Rb5 Ke6 48. Ke4 Rh3 49. Rb6+ Ke7 50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. Rb6+ Kg7 52.
b5 Rxh4 53. Rc6 Rh1 54. b6 Rb1 55. Kf3 Rb3+ 56. Kg2 Kh6 57. Rf6 Kg7 58. Rc6 h4
59. Rd6 Kh6 60. Rf6 Kh5 61. Rxf7 Rxb6 62. Kf3 Rb3+ 63. Ke4 h3 64. Rg7 Kh6 65.
Rg8 Kh7 66. Ra8 h2 67. Ra1 Rh3 68. Rh1 Kh6 69. Ke5 Kh5 70. Kf6 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Bg5 Be6 15.
Nbd2 h6 16. Bh4 Qxc6 17. Rc1 Nc4 18. b3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 a5 20. Bd3 Rfe8 21. c4 b4
22. Rcd1 Qb6 23. Bc2 Red8 24. Qd3 Qa7 25. Rd2 Nd7 26. Bxe7 Nc5 27. Bxd8 Nxd3
28. Rxd3 Rxd8 29. Nxe5 Qc5 30. Nf3 a4 31. Red1 axb3 32. axb3 Rd7 33. Rd4 Kf8
34. R4d2 Ke7 35. Nd4 Ra7 36. Nb5 Ra2 37. Nxd6 g6 38. Nb5 Qg5 39. Kf1 Ra1 40.
Rd3 Qe5 41. Nd4 Rxd1+ 42. Rxd1 Kf6 43. Kg1 Qg5 44. Nf3 Qf4 45. e5+ Kg7 46. Nd4
Qxe5 47. Nxe6+ Qxe6 48. Bd3 Qe5 49. Bf1 Qc3 50. Rd3 Qc1 51. g3 f5 52. Re3 Kf6
53. Kg2 Qc2 54. Be2 g5 55. Bf3 f4 56. gxf4 gxf4 57. Re4 Kf5 58. Re7 Qxb3 59. c5
Qg8+ 60. Kh2 Qa2 61. Re2 Qc4 62. c6 b3 63. Kg2 Kf6 64. Re8 b2 65. Rb8 Qc2 66.
c7 Qxc7 67. Rxb2 Ke5 68. Rb7 Qc2 69. Rb6 Qc7 70. Rc6 Qg7+ 71. Kh2 Qa7 72. Rc2
Qb6 73. Re2+ Kf6 74. h4 Qb3 75. Kg2 Qg8+ 76. Kh2 Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Kh1 Nc5 12. Bxf4 Bg4 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Nd4 Ne6
15. Be3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bh5 17. Rf2 Ng4 18. Rf5 Bg6 19. Rf3 Bg5 20. Qe2 Bf6 21.
Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nd5 Nd7 23. Rf4 Re8 24. Raf1 Nc5 25. Qg4 Qd7 26. Qg3 Qe6 27. b4
Nxa4 28. h4 Qe5 29. Qf3 Nc3 30. Nxc3 Rxc3 31. Rxf7 Rcc8 32. Rxb7 h5 33. Qf4 Kh7
34. Qf6 Qxf6 35. Rxf6 Rb8 36. Rxb8 Rxb8 37. Rxd6 Rxb4 38. e5 Bxd3 39. cxd3 a5
40. Kg1 a4 41. Kf2 Rb5 42. e6 Kg6 43. Ra6 Kf6 44. d4 Rb3 45. Ke2 a3 46. Kd2 Rg3
47. Kc2 g5 48. hxg5+ Rxg5 49. Kb3 Rxg2 50. Kxa3 Rd2 51. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 cxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15.
Nd2 Nb6 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Bh6 Rfc8 19. Bb3 Ne8 20. Rad1 Nc4 21. Re2
Rab8 22. Ne4 f5 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Qg7 25. Qg3 h6 26. Bc1 Nf6 27. Bc2 Rc7
28. a4 Rc5 29. axb5 axb5 30. b3 Nb6 31. Ba3 Rbc8 32. Bxc5 Rxc5 33. c4 bxc4 34.
bxc4 Nxc4 35. Bb3 Na5 36. Rc2 f4 37. Qf3 e4 38. Qxf4 Nxb3 39. Rxc5 Nxc5 40.
Qxd6 Nfd7 41. Rc1 Qf8 42. Qxg6+ Kh8 43. Ra1 Ne5 44. Qg3 Ncd7 45. Ra6 Kh7 46.
Re6 Qg7 47. Kh2 Qxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Kg7 49. Kf4 Ng6+ 50. Ke3 Nf6 51. Kd4 Kf7 52. Ra6
Nf4 53. Ra7+ Ke8 54. Ke5 N6xd5 55. Ra5 e3 56. fxe3 Nxg2 57. Kxd5 Nxe3+ 58. Ke6
Kf8 59. Re5 Ng2 60. Re4 h5 61. Kf6 Kg8 62. Kg5 Kf7 63. Re2 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f4 e5
9. Nf5 Nc6 10. Be2 g6 11. Ng3 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. Qd4 Be6 14. O-O-O Qa5 15.
Kb1 Be7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 O-O-O 19. c4 f6 20. h4 Kb8 21. h5 g5
22. Be3 Nc5 23. Rhf1 Rhf8 24. Ng3 Rf7 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. a3 Qa4 27. Rc1 Qb3 28.
Rc3 Qb6 29. Ka2 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. Rb3 Qa6 32. Rxb4 Kc7 33. Rfb1 Ra8 34. Bc1
Qa7 35. Rb5 Kd8 36. R1b4 Rc7 37. Bb2 Na4 38. Qxa7 Rxa7 39. Bd4 Nc5 40. Rb6 Ned7
41. Rxd6 Bxd6 42. Nxd6 Ra6 43. Nf7+ Ke8 44. Nxh6 b6 45. Nf5 Rca7 46. Nd6+ Kf8
47. Nb5 Ra8 48. d6 Ne5 49. Rb1 Kg7 50. Rf1 Ncd7 51. Bf3 Nxf3 52. Rxf3 Re8 53.
Nc7 Re2+ 54. Kb3 Ra5 55. Nd5 Re6 56. Nc7 Re4 57. Re3 Rxe3+ 58. Bxe3 Re5 59. Bd4
Re4 60. Nb5 Kf7 61. Bxb6 Nxb6 62. c5 Nc4 63. Kc3 Ne5 64. Nd4 Rxg4 65. c6 Nxc6
66. Nxc6 Ke6 67. h6 Kxd6 68. Nd4 Rg3+ 69. Kc4 Rh3 70. a4 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. Qe3 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxe5 Qb8 14. Qxb8+
Rxb8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 Bc6 17. Nxf6+ Ke7 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. f3 Rg5 20. Nf4 h5
21. h4 Re5 22. Nd3 Bh6+ 23. Kb1 Re3 24. Re1 Rg8 25. Rxe3 Bxe3 26. c3 f5 27. Kc2
Kf6 28. Rh3 f4 29. Kd1 e5 30. Ke2 Bd7 31. Rh1 Bf5 32. Kd1 Rd8 33. Kc2 e4 34.
fxe4 Bxe4 35. b3 a5 36. a3 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. cxb4 Rc8+ 39. Kb2 Bd4+ 40. Kb1
Ra8 41. Kc1 Ra1+ 42. Kd2 Ra2+ 43. Kc1 Be3+ 44. Kb1 Rd2 45. b5 Rd1+ 46. Kc2 Rc1+
47. Kb2 Bxd3 48. b6 Rxf1 49. b7 Bd4+ 50. Ka3 Be5 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
Ng3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Bf4 Bd5 12. c4 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 c6 14. Rad1 Nf8
15. Bc2 Qb6 16. b3 Rad8 17. Be3 Qa5 18. a4 Rd7 19. h4 Red8 20. h5 h6 21. Re2
N8h7 22. Red2 Bd6 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4+ Kh8 26. d5 cxd5 27.
cxd5 exd5 28. Qd4 Qb4 29. Qxa7 Qxb3 30. Qd4 Qb4 31. Qxb4 Bxb4 32. Rd3 Ba5 33.
g3 Kh7 34. Kg2 g6 35. hxg6+ Kxg6 36. Bd4 Rc8 37. Be3 Rcd8 38. Bd4 h5 39. Rb1
Ra8 40. Rb5 Bd8 41. Be3 Ra5 42. Rb4 Be7 43. Rb6+ f6 44. Rb5 Rxa4 45. Rbxd5 Rxd5
46. Rxd5 Rb4 47. Rd7 Bf8 48. Rd8 Bg7 49. Rd7 b5 50. Rb7 Rb3 51. Kf3 Bh6 52. Rb8
b4 53. Ke4 Bxe3 54. fxe3 Rb1 55. Rg8+ Kh7 56. Rf8 Kg7 57. Rb8 b3 58. Kf3 b2 59.
Ke4 Kf7 60. Rb6 Ke7 61. Rb7+ Kd6 62. Rb6+ Kc5 63. Rb8 f5+ 64. Ke5 Kc4 65. Rb7
Kd3 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O b5 8. Bb3
Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Nc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Rfe1 Ra7 14. Qh5
Nxb3 15. cxb3 Rc7 16. b4 Rc4 17. Nf5 Rxc3 18. bxc3 exf5 19. exf5 Qc6 20. Rxe7+
Kxe7 21. Re1+ Kd8 22. Qxf7 Re8 23. Qxf6+ Kc7 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. g3
Be6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. h3 Rc8 11. g4 h6 12. Ng3 g6 13. O-O Qc7 14. a5 Kf8 15. Be3
Kg7 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Ne5 18. Bb6 Qd7 19. Qe2 Bc4 20. Qf2 Nh7 21. Qe1 Bg5
22. Rf2 Nf6 23. Rd1 Bh4 24. Rfd2 Rc6 25. Nf5+ gxf5 26. Qxh4 fxg4 27. Rf2 Qe7
28. Bd4 Rc7 29. hxg4 Nh7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Bb6 Rd7 32. Rfd2 Nf6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6
34. Rxd6 Nfxg4 35. Bd4 Re8 36. b3 Be6 37. Nd5 Bc8 38. Bh3 f6 39. Kg2 h5 40. c4
Nf7 41. Nxf6 Nxf6 42. Rxf6 Bxh3+ 43. Kxh3 Rxe4 44. Rf4+ Kg6 45. Rf6+ Kg7 46.
Rf4+ Kg6 47. Rf6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Qc7 9. Kd1 O-O 10. Nf3 f5 11. Qh4 Nbc6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Rg1 Ng6 14. Qh5
Nce7 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Ke2 Qd8 17. Rgb1 b6 18. Kf1 h6 19. a4 a5 20. Rb2 Rb8 21.
Qh3 Qe8 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. h4 Rg8 24. Rab1 Bxa4 25. Rxb6 Rxb6 26. Rxb6 Qc8 27. Rb2
Qc7 28. Ra2 Qc6 29. h5 Nf8 30. Qh4 Nc8 31. Bxa5 Bb5 32. Ne1 Nh7 33. Kg1 Ng5 34.
Bd2 Ne4 35. Be3 Nb6 36. Ra7 Nc8 37. Ra1 Bxd3 38. Nxd3 Qxc2 39. Nf4 Qc6 40. Rc1
Qd7 41. Ng6+ Kh7 42. f3 Ng5 43. Bxg5 hxg5 44. Qxg5 Re8 45. Nf4 Ne7 46. Rc7 Qxc7
47. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2
a6 9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Ng3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qd7 13. h3 Rfe8 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. fxe3 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Rd2 b6 20. Kf2 g6 21.
e4 Nf4 22. Red1 Na5 23. Nf1 Nb7 24. Ke3 f6 25. Ng3 Nd6 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. Ne2 Ne6
28. Ng3 Nc5 29. Kf1 a5 30. Re1 a4 31. Rdd1 a3 32. d4 exd4 33. cxd4 Ncxe4 34.
Nxe4 Rxe4 35. bxa3 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 Kf7 37. Rc1 Rd7 38. a4 Nf5 39. Ke2 Re7+ 40.
Kf2 Nd6 41. d5 Ne4+ 42. Kg1 Rd7 43. Rc6 h5 44. Nd4 h4 45. Kf1 Rxd5 46. Rxc7+
Ke8 47. Nf3 g5 48. Rc6 Rd6 49. Rc4 f5 50. Rb4 Ke7 51. Nd4 Kf6 52. Nf3 Nc3 53.
Rc4 Ne4 54. Rb4 Rd1+ 55. Ke2 Nc3+ 56. Kf2 Rd6 57. Rc4 Ne4+ 58. Kf1 Nd2+ 59.
Nxd2 Rxd2 60. Rc6+ Ke5 61. Rxb6 Rxa2 62. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nc2 a5 14. Nce3 Bg5
15. a4 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 bxa4 17. Qxa4 Bd7 18. Bb5 Qb6 19. c4 Qb7 20. Nf5 O-O 21.
O-O g6 22. Nxd6 Qc7 23. c5 Nd4 24. Bxd7 Qxc5 25. Ne8 Qe7 26. Nc7 Rxb2 27. Nd5
Qh4 28. Qa3 Rb7 29. Qd6 Qg5 30. Bh3 Kg7 31. f4 exf4 32. Kh1 Re8 33. Qxf4 Qxf4
34. Rxf4 Ne2 35. Rff1 Rxe4 36. Rxa5 Re5 37. Ra2 Ng3+ 38. hxg3 Rxd5 39. Bg4 h5
40. Bf3 Rf5 41. Re1 Rc7 42. Kg1 Rfc5 43. Kh2 Rc1 44. Rxc1 Rxc1 45. Ra7 Rc5 46.
Rd7 Rf5 47. Kg1 Rf6 48. Kf2 Rf5 49. Ke3 Rg5 50. Kf2 Re5 51. Bd5 Rf5+ 52. Ke3
Kf8 53. Be4 Rf6 54. Bf3 Kg7 55. Rd5 Ra6 56. Kf4 Rf6+ 57. Kg5 Re6 58. g4 hxg4
59. Kxg4 Re7 60. Rb5 Re6 61. Rb7 Re5 62. Kf4 Rf5+ 63. Ke3 Kf8 64. Be4 Rf6 65.
Kd4 Kg7 66. Bd5 Rf5 67. Ke4 Kf8 68. g4 Rf1 69. g5 Re1+ 70. Kf4 Rf1+ 71. Ke5
Rf5+ 72. Kd6 Rxg5 73. Rxf7+ Ke8 74. Rf6 Rf5 75. Bc6+ Kd8 76. Rxg6 Rf8 77. Bd5
Kc8 78. Kc6 Kd8 79. Kd6 Kc8 80. Rh6 Kb8 81. Rh7 Rf6+ 82. Kd7 Ka7 83. Kc7 Rb6
84. Rh8 Rb7+ 85. Kd6 Rb6+ 86. Kc5 Rb5+ 87. Kd6 Rb8 88. Rh1 Rb6+ 89. Bc6 Rb2 90.
Kc7 Rb7+ 91. Kd6 Rb2 92. Rh8 Rb8 93. Rh7+ Kb6 94. Rh4 Rd8+ 95. Bd7 Rb8 96. Ra4
Rh8 97. Rb4+ Ka5 98. Rb5+ Ka6 99. Kc7 Rh7 100. Rg5 Rf7 101. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Nd5 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bd7 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Kxc1 Kf8 20. Kd2 e6
21. Bc4 Ke7 22. Bg5+ Bf6 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Ke3 a5 26. f4 b5 27.
Be2 e5 28. g3 h6 29. a3 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Bc4 Bh3 32. Kd2 exf4 33. gxf4 g5
34. Ke3 gxf4+ 35. Kxf4 h5 36. Bd5 h4 37. Bc4 Bd7 38. Bd5 Bc8 39. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Nb3 g6 9. Bf4 Ne5 10. a4 N7c6 11. Qd2 Be7 12. a5 g5 13. Be3 Ng6 14. Na4 h5 15.
Rad1 Nce5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nd4 Ng4 18. c4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 20. b4 Bd7 21. Rc1
Rd8 22. Rfe1 g4 23. Nb3 Ne5 24. c5 Bc6 25. cxd6 Qxd6 26. Nc5 Qd4 27. Qf4 Bd6
28. Qg5 Be7 29. Qf4 Ng6 30. Qe3 Qxb4 31. Bxa6 Qxa5 32. Nxb7 Bxb7 33. Bxb7 O-O
34. Nc4 Qb5 35. Qb6 Qxb6 36. Nxb6 Rb8 37. Nd7 Rxb7 38. Nxf8 Kxf8 39. Rb1 Ra7
40. Ra1 Rxa1 41. Rxa1 Kg7 42. f3 Bc5+ 43. Kf1 gxf3 44. gxf3 Nf4 45. Ra5 Bd4 46.
Ra4 e5 47. Ra6 f6 48. Ra8 h4 49. Rb8 h3 50. Rc8 Ne6 51. Rb8 Ng5 52. Rb3 Kg6 53.
Rd3 Bb2 54. Kf2 Bc1 55. Rb3 Bf4 56. Kg1 Ne6 57. Rb8 Nd4 58. Kf2 Ne6 59. Kg1 Ng5
60. Rb3 Kf7 61. Ra3 Ke6 62. Rd3 Ke7 63. Ra3 Kd6 64. Ra6+ Kc5 65. Kf2 Bxh2 66.
Rxf6 Bf4 67. Rf8 h2 68. Rh8 Ne6 69. Rh5 Kd4 70. Rh7 Kc3 71. Rh8 Nc5 72. Ke2 Nb3
73. Rc8+ Kb2 74. Rh8 Nc1+ 75. Kf1 Kc2 76. Kg2 Kd2 77. Ra8 Ke2 78. Ra3 Nd3 79.
Ra2+ Kd1 80. Ra1+ Kc2 81. Ra2+ Kb1 82. Re2 Kc1 83. Kh1 Bg3 84. Rxh2 Bxh2 85.
Kxh2 Kd2 86. Kg3 Ke3 87. Kg4 Kf2 88. f4 Nxf4 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D62"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Qb3
Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Ndb5 Rfd8 17. Nd6 Rb8 18. Bf1 Bc6 19. e4 g5 20. f3 Kf8
21. b4 Nc8 22. Nc4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Ke7 24. b5 Be8 25. e5 Nd7 26. h4 gxh4 27. Rd4
f6 28. Rxh4 Bg6 29. f4 Ra8 30. exf6+ Nxf6 31. g4 Ne4 32. f5 Nxc3 33. fxg6 hxg6
34. g5 Rxa2 35. Rh8 Kd7 36. Ne5+ Kc7 37. Nxg6 Ne4 38. Bg2 Ncd6 39. Rh7+ Kb8 40.
Rd7 Kc8 41. Ne5 Re2 42. g6 Nf6 43. Rxd6 Rxe5 44. g7 Kc7 45. Rd3 Rg5 46. Rf3 Nh5
47. Rf7+ Kd6 48. Rxb7 Nf4 49. Rxb6+ Kc5 50. Rb7 Rxg2+ 51. Kf1 Rg6 52. b6 Nh5
53. Ke2 Nxg7 54. Rb8 Nf5 55. Kf3 Nd4+ 56. Ke4 Nc6 57. Rb7 Rg4+ 58. Kf3 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Be3 c6 4. Qd2 d5 5. e5 f6 6. f4 Nh6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2 O-O
9. Nc3 Nf5 10. Bf2 Nd7 11. O-O Bh6 12. Rae1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 fxe5 14. dxe5 e6 15.
Bg4 Qe7 16. Bh3 Rf7 17. g4 Nh4 18. Bg3 Raf8 19. Kh1 Bg7 20. Qf2 Qb4 21. Bxh4
Rxf4 22. Qe2 Qxb2 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. Nd1 Qxa2 25. Ne3 d4 26. Nc4 b5 27. Bg3 Rf8
28. Nd6 Nb6 29. g5 h5 30. gxh6 Bxh6 31. Qg4 Qxc2 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Bg2 Qd3 34.
Be4 Rf1+ 35. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D25"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 g6 5. Bxc4 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nfd7 8.
Qe2 Nb6 9. Bb3 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 e6 13. Ne4 Rb8 14. Bd2 Nd5
15. Rac1 Nce7 16. Nc5 Nf5 17. g4 Nfe7 18. e4 Nb6 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Qg3 Nxc5 21.
dxc5 Qe8 22. Qxc7 Nc6 23. Ba4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. Qd7 Qc8 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. Be3
Na5 28. Rbc1 Rd8 29. Qe7 Qc7 30. Qxc7 Bxc7 31. f4 b5 32. cxb6 Bxb6 33. Bd2
Rxd2+ 34. Rxd2 Be3 35. Rdc2 Bxc1 36. Rxc1 Rb4 37. Be8 Rxe4 38. Rc7 Rxf4 39.
Rxa7 Nc4 40. a4 h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. a5 h4 43. a6 Ne3+ 44. Kg1 Rf1+ 45. Kh2
Rf2+ 46. Kg1 Rf1+ 47. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Azmaiparashvili"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Kh8 $5 $146 11. Nc3 Qd7 12. Bd2 Rab8 $6 (12... Ng8 13. Nd5
(13. a4) 13... f5 $13) 13. Ne2 $1 $14 Nd8 14. Ng3 Ne6 15. c3 c5 16. Bc2 Bd8 17.
Be3 Bc7 (17... Bb6 18. b4) 18. d4 $16 cxd4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bxd4 $1 (20. Nxd4
d5 $1 $13) 20... Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Rbe8 (21... Ba8 22. Rad1) 22. Nf5 Re6 23. Rad1
Qc6 24. Qd2 Qb6 (24... Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Qg5 Rg8 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Re1 Qd3
29. Nh6 Rf8 30. Nxf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Re7) 25. Qg5 (25. N3d4 $1 Re5 (25...
Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qg5 Rg8 28. Nh6 Rf8 29. Ndf5) 26. Qg5 Ne8 (26... Rg8 27.
Nh6 $1) 27. f4 f6 (27... Rc5 28. Qe7) 28. Qg3 $18) 25... Ne8 $8 26. Bb3 Rf6 $8
27. Ne7 $2 (27. Nxg7 $2 Rg6) (27. Bd5 $5 $16) 27... Qa7 $1 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29.
Rxd5 Bb6 30. Qd2 Nc7 31. Rd3 Bc5 32. e5 dxe5 33. Rxe5 $14 Qb6 34. Rd7 Ne6 (
34... Rd6 35. Rxd6 Qxd6 $14) 35. Bxe6 Rxe6 36. b4 Rd6 $8 37. Rxd6 (37. Rd5 $142
Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Be7 $14) 37... Bxd6 38. Rd5 Bb8 39. Ne5 Bxe5 40. Rxe5 h6 $14 41.
Qd7 Qf6 42. Qe7 Rd8 $1 43. Qxf6 gxf6 44. Re7 Kg7 45. Ra7 Rd6 46. g4 f5 $1 47.
gxf5 Rd3 48. Rxa6 Rxh3 49. Ra5 (49. Kg2 Rh5) 49... Kf6 50. Kg2 Rd3 51. Rxb5
Rxa3 52. f3 Rb3 53. Kg3 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Shirov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 Bg5 14.
O-O a5 15. Qd3 (15. Na3 $5 b4 16. Nb5 bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne7 18. c4 Nxd5 19. cxd5
Qb6 20. a4 Bd7 $10 {Petrushin-Yakovich/St.Petersburg/1995}) 15... Ne7 (15...
Be6 16. Rfd1 b4 $5 $13) 16. Nce3 Bxe3 (16... Be6 17. Rfd1 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qd7 19.
Qg3 Bd8 $10 {Kir.Georgiev-Spasov/Sofia/1992}) 17. Nxe3 Qb6 $1 (17... Qc7 $6 {
Kamsky-Ivanchuk/Tilburg/1992}) 18. Rfd1 (18. b4 axb4 19. cxb4 Be6 20. Rfb1 Rfc8
21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Qd4 $1 $10 {Beljavski-Sveshnikov/UdSSR/1980}) 18... Rd8
19. Rd2 h6 20. h3 Qc5 21. Rad1 Be6 {Die Stellung ist vôllig ausgeglichen, den
Punkt "d6" Schwarz kann leicht verteidigen.} 22. Bg4 Bc4 23. Qc2 Rb6 24. b3 Be6
25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. c4 b4 27. Qd3 Nc6 28. Nc2 Nb8 29. Qg3 Nd7 30. Qg6 Nf8 31. Qg4
Re8 32. Rd3 Re7 33. Ne3 Kh7 34. R1d2 Ra6 35. Qd1 Rd7 36. g3 Kg8 37. Kh2 Qc6 38.
Qg4 a4 39. Nc2 Qc5 40. Qe2 axb3 41. axb3 Rf7 42. Kg2 Rb7 43. Ne1 Rf7 44. Qg4
Ra1 45. Nf3 Ra6 46. Nh4 Rf6 47. Qd1 Rf7 48. Nf3 Rd7 49. Ne1 Rf7 50. Re3 Qb6 51.
Nd3 Nd7 52. Qg4 Re7 53. Rf3 Ra8 54. Qg6 Qd4 55. Re2 Ra1 56. Qg4 Nf6 57. Qg6 Rf7
58. Rfe3 Rd1 59. Nb2 Rb1 60. Rd3 Rxb2 $1 61. Rxd4 Rxe2 62. Kf1 (62. Rxd6 Ne8
63. Rd1 $8 (63. Rd8 $4 Rexf2+ $19) 63... Rfxf2+ $10) 62... Rxf2+ 63. Kxf2 exd4
64. Ke2 Ra7 65. c5 $1 Ra5 $1 66. cxd6 Rg5 67. d7 (67. Qxf6 $142 $1 $18 {Shirov}
gxf6 68. d7) 67... Rxg6 68. d8=Q+ Kh7 69. g4 e5 70. Qe7 Rg5 71. Kd3 h5 72. h4
Rxg4 73. Qxe5 Rxe4 74. Qf5+ Kh6 75. Qg5+ Kh7 76. Qf5+ Kh6 77. Qg5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 10. Bc2 c5 11. e5 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rb1 a6 14. a4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 b4 16. Be3 a5 17. Nc1 Nb8 18. h4 e6 19. h5 Qh4 20. Ne2 Rd8 21. Ng3 Nc6 22.
Be4 Rab8 23. Qc1 Rdc8 24. Qd2 Qd8 25. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Azmaiparashvili Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6.
e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13.
d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Rb1 Qa6 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. e7 Bxf1 (18...
Ba8 {Ftacnik} 19. exd8=Q+ (19. Nd5 $2 Qb7 (19... Qe6 20. exf8=Q Rdxf8 21. Ne7+
Kd8 22. f3 Qe5 23. Qd2 Qd4+ 24. Qxd4 cxd4 25. Rbd1 d3 26. b3 Ne5 27. bxc4 Bxf3
28. Rxd3+ Nxd3 29. Rxf3 Ne5 30. Rf5 Ng4 31. c5 Kd7 {1-0 Gual,A-Oms,J/Manresa
op (08) 1995 (64)}) 20. exf8=Q Rhxf8 21. Ne7+ Kc7 22. Bf4+ Ne5 $1 23. Bxe5+ Kb6
{0-1 Peter,A-Thallinger,H/Budapest FS09 IM-B (07)/1995/ (55)}) 19... Kxd8 20.
Ne2 Kc8 21. Qc2 Qe6 22. f3 $1 (22. Nf4 $5 Qg4 23. Rfe1 Bh6 $1 $8 24. Bxh6 Qf3
$10 25. Kf1 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Qf3+ 27. Kd2 $5 (27. Kf1 $10) 27... Qxf2+ 28. Re2 Qd4+
29. Kc1 $6 Bf3 $3 $15 {0-1 Yermolinsky,A-Shabalov,A/USSR/1986/ (32)}) 22... Bd6
23. Rbd1 Bc6 $1 (23... Be5 24. Qa4) 24. Nf4 $1 (24. Bf4 Be5 $1 $15) 24... Qe3+
25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Be5 27. Nd5 Bxd5 $1 (27... Bd4 $2 {Yermolinsky,
A-Makarov,M/USSR/1986/} 28. Rxd4 $1) 28. Rxd5 Bd4 $10) 19. Kxf1 (19. Qd5 Bh6 (
19... Bxe7 {Ftacnik} 20. fxe7 Rdg8 21. Ne4 Rg6 22. Rxf1 $2 (22. Qa8+ $1 Nb8 23.
Rxf1 Qc6 (23... Qb7 24. Qxb7+ Kxb7 25. Bf6 $18) 24. Rd1 $3 Qxa8 25. Rd8+ Kc7 (
25... Kb7 26. Rxh8 Re6 27. Nxc5+ $18) 26. Bf4+ Kb6 27. Rxh8 Re6 28. e8=Q Rxe8
29. Rxe8 Qd5 30. Rxb8+ Ka6 31. Nd2 $1 $18) 22... Qc6 23. Qxc6+ Rxc6 24. Rd1 $2
(24. Bf4 $1 Re8 25. Nd6+ Rxd6 26. Bxd6 Kb7 27. Re1 Kc6 28. Bf4) 24... Re8 25.
Nd6+ Rxd6 26. Rxd6 f6 27. Bxf6 Kc7 28. Re6 Nxf6 29. Rxf6 Rxe7 30. Kf1 Re4 31.
Rf4 Rxf4 32. gxf4 Kd6 33. Ke2 a5 34. a4 c3 35. bxc3 b3 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,
G-Kramnik,V (01)/New York PCA 25' (04)/ 1994/}) 20. Bxh6 (20. exd8=Q+ {Ftacnik}
Kxd8 21. Ne4 Bh3 22. Nxc5 Be6 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qa8+ Qc8 25. Qxa7 Bxg5 26.
Qa5+ Qc7 27. Qxg5 Qe5 $1 $10 {Yermolinsky,A-Ivanchuk,V/Pinsk/1986/0,5/40/})
20... Bd3 21. Qa8+ (21. exd8=Q+ $2 {Ftacnik} Kxd8 $1) (21. Ne4 $5 {Ftacnik}
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 (22. exd8=Q+ $6 Kxd8 23. Qxe4 Rxh6 $17) 22... Rde8 (22... Rxh6 $2
23. Qa8+ Nb8 24. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 25. Qxb8+ $18) 23. Bg7 $1 Rh5 (23... Nxf6 $5) 24.
Rd1 Qb5 $1 25. f4 $2 (25. Qa8+ Nb8 26. Qe4 Nd7 $10) 25... c3 $1 (25... Kc7 $5 {
Beliavsky}) 26. bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/EUCup f Ljubljana (03)/1995/
(40)}) 21... Nb8 22. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 23. Re1 bxc3 (23... Qc6 $5 24. Qxa7 bxc3 25.
bxc3 $44) 24. Bf4 Qb6 (24... Qb7 25. Re7 $3 Qxa8 26. Rc7#) 25. bxc3 Bf5 26. h4
Be6 (26... Qb7 27. Qxb7+ Kxb7 28. Re7+ Rd7 29. Bxb8 Kxb8 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Kg2
Kc7 32. Kf3 Kd6 33. Kf4 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Shirov,A/Madrid (03)/1996/ 
(42)}) 27. Kh2 Rd7 $5 28. h5 Rb7 29. Bxb8 $2 (29. h6 Qb2 30. Kg1 Qxc3 31. Rxe6
$1 fxe6 32. Bxb8 Qf3 33. Bd6+ Kd7 34. Qxb7+ Qxb7 35. f7 $18) 29... Rxb8 30. Qe4
Kc7 $2 31. Rd1 $1 Rh8 32. g4 $14 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Gurevich,D/USA-ch/1994/ 
(63)}) 19... Bxe7 (19... bxc3 20. Qd5 Bxe7 21. fxe7 c2 22. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 23. Rc1
c3+ 24. Kg2 cxb2 25. Qa8+ Nb8 26. Rxc2 Qb6 (26... b1=Q 27. Rxc5+ Kd7 28. Qd5+
Qd6 29. Qxf7+ $18 (29. Qxf7+ Qe7 30. Qxe7#)) 27. Bxd8 Kxd8 28. Qd5+ Nd7 29. Rd2
Qb5 30. a4 {1-0 Uhlmann,W-Alexandria,N/Halle (03) ;MCL 03 1981 Dies war die
Stammpartie der Variante 16.Rb1.}) (19... Qc6 20. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 21. Nd5 Rxh2 22.
Kg1 Rh8 23. Bf4 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Qf3 Ne5 26. Qe4 Re8 27. Ne3 Nc6 28. Qf3
Kc7 29. Nxc4 Qd4 30. b3 Qe4 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. Kg2 Ne5 33. Ne3 Kd7 34. Rh1 Ke6
35. Rh8 Kxf6 36. Rc8 Nd3 37. Ra8 Rd4 38. Rxa7 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/
Monaco blind (03) ;EXP 52 1996 (59)}) 20. fxe7 Rdg8 21. Ne4 (21. Qd5 Rxg5 $1 (
21... bxc3 $2 22. Qa8+ Kc7 (22... Nb8 23. bxc3) 23. Bf4+ Kb6 24. bxc3+ Ka5 25.
Bc7+ Ka4 (25... Nb6 26. Qc6 Rh5 27. a4 $18) 26. Qd5 Ka3 27. Qxd7 $16) 22. Qxg5
bxc3 23. bxc3 Qg6 $19) 21... Qc6 (21... Qe6 $5) (21... Qe6 22. Nd6+ Kc7 23. Bf4
Kb6 24. Qf3 $40) 22. Nd6+ Kb8 23. Bf4 Rxh2 24. Ke2 $6 {Vielleicht war 24.e8Q
noch besser:} (24. e8=Q+ $5 Rxe8 25. Nxe8+ Ka8 26. Ke2 Qe4+ 27. Be3 Qxe8 (27...
Qg4+ {Azmaiparashvili} 28. Kd2 Qe4 29. Qe2 Qd5+ 30. Kc2 Qe4+ 31. Kd2) 28. Qd5+
Kb8 29. Rd1 Nb6 (29... Kc7 30. Qd6+ $18) 30. Qxc5 {Nun haben wir die gleiche
Stellung wie in der Partie (Zug 31), aber mit dem Unterschied, daß der sK auf
b8 statt auf b7 steht. Dies wirkt sich zum Nachteil für Schwarz aus:} Qa4 31.
Rd8+ Kb7 32. Qe7+ Ka6 33. Bxb6 $18) 24... Ka8 25. Qc2 (25. e8=Q+ {- 24.e8Q}) (
25. e8=Q+ $1 Rxe8+ 26. Nxe8) 25... Nb6 26. Qf5 Nc8 27. e8=Q (27. Qxf7 Rhh8 $1
28. Rd1 (28. Nxc8 Qe4+ 29. Be3 Rxc8) 28... Nxd6 29. Bxd6 Qe4+ 30. Kd2 Rc8 $15)
27... Rxe8+ 28. Nxe8 Qxe8+ 29. Be3 Nb6 30. Rd1 (30. Qf3+ $6 Kb8 $15) (30. Qxc5
{Azmaiparashvili} Qa4 (30... Qd7 31. Rd1 Qg4+ 32. Kd2) 31. Qf8+ Kb7 32. Qxf7+
Ka6 33. Rd1 Qxa2 34. Kf3 Qxb2 35. Bxb6 Qb3+ 36. Ke2 Qc2+ 37. Rd2 Qe4+ 38. Be3
Qg4+ 39. Qf3 Qxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Kb5 (40... c3 41. Rd7 b3 42. Bd4 c2 43. Rxa7+ Kb5
44. Ra1) 41. Rd5+ Ka4 42. Rc5 c3) 30... Kb7 (30... Qc6 31. Rd8+ Kb7 32. Bxc5
$16) 31. Qxc5 {Auch hier macht die schwarze Stellung keinen soliden Eindruck.
Kramnik kann kann knapp die Partie halten.} Qa4 $1 32. Rd2 (32. Qe7+ Ka6 33.
Bxb6 axb6 34. Qe4 Rxf2+ (34... Qxa2 $2 35. Qa8+ Kb5 36. Rd5#) 35. Kxf2 Qxd1 36.
Qxc4+ Ka5 37. Qxf7 $16) 32... c3 $1 33. bxc3 bxc3 34. Rd4 (34. Qxc3 Qg4+ (34...
Qg4+ 35. Kd3 Qf5+ $10)) 34... Qxa2+ 35. Kf3 c2 (35... Qb1 $2 {Azmaiparashvili}
36. Qe7+ Ka6 37. Ra4+ $1 Kb5 38. Ra5+ $1) (35... Qe6 {Azmaiparashvili} 36. Qxc3
Qc6+ 37. Qxc6+ Kxc6 38. Rf4 Rh7 39. Rf6+ Kd7) 36. Rd2 Rh8 37. Rxc2 (37. Qxc2
Qxc2 38. Rxc2 Re8) 37... Qd5+ 38. Qxd5+ Nxd5 39. Rb2+ Nb6 (39... Ka8 40. Bd4
$14) 40. Ke4 $14 Rc8 41. g4 Rc6 42. g5 (42. f4 {Azmaiparashvili} Re6+ 43. Kf3)
42... Re6+ 43. Kf5 (43. Kd3 $5 a5 44. f4 $14) 43... a5 44. Rb5 (44. Bxb6 Rxb6
45. Re2 (45. Rxb6+ Kxb6 46. Kf6 a4 47. Kxf7 a3 48. g6 a2 49. g7 a1=Q 50. g8=Q
Qa2+ $10) 45... Ka6) 44... a4 45. Ra5 Nc4 46. Rxa4 Nxe3+ 47. fxe3 Rxe3 48. Ra5
(48. Kf6 Rf3+ $10) (48. Rf4 {Azmaiparashvili} Re6 49. Rh4 Re1 50. Kf6 Rf1+ 51.
Ke7 Rf5) 48... Kc6 (48... Rf3+ {Azmaiparashvili} 49. Ke4 Rg3 50. Rf5 Kc6 51.
Ke5 Kd7 52. Kf6 Ke8 53. Kg7 Kd7) 49. Kf6 (49. Re5 Rxe5+ 50. Kxe5 Kd7 51. Kf6
Ke8 $10) 49... Rf3+ 50. Ke7 Rf1 51. Ra6+ Kd5 52. Rf6 Rg1 53. Rf5+ Ke4 54. Kf6
Rg4 55. Re5+ Kd4 (55... Kd4 56. Ra5 Rf4+ 57. Rf5 Ke4 (57... Rxf5+ {
Azmaiparashvili} 58. Kxf5 Ke3) 58. Rxf4+ Kxf4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Nf3 Bb7 17. Nxd4 Rfe8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bf4 Bf8 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Nf5
Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Be3 Qb7 24. f3 Nf6 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. Qxd6 Re6 27. Qd2
Rae8 28. Bf2 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl Bologan} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7.
g3 {It is a p ity that Kamsky opts for such a quiet line. Topalov is one of
very few top level Benoni players and it would have been interesting to see
him face a more fashionable variation.} Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 {Less
popular than the reflex Benoni plan of Nbd7, Re8 and a6, though it is also
very respectable.} 10. h3 (10. Nd2 $5 Nc7 11. Nc4 b5 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Bf4 Qb6
$5 14. d6 Ne6 15. Bxa8 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Rd8 17. Qd2 Bh3 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b4
20. Nd5 Qb7 21. e4 Nxe4 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxb2 25. Rad1 Nxd6
26. Rfe1 a5 $15 {Gerber,R-Anastasian,A/Cannes op/1996/}) 10... Re8 (10... Nc7
11. e4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Re1 f6 14. a4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Be3 b6 17. Rb1
Na6 18. Na2 Bd7 19. Bf1 Nc7 20. b4 Rab8 21. Nc3 Qe8 22. Qc2 Qc8 23. h4 Na6 24.
bxc5 Nxc5 25. Nb5 Bxb5 26. axb5 Rb7 27. Rb4 $16 {Razuvaev,Y-Romero,An/Palma/
1991/}) 11. Nd2 {White's last two moves appear to be accepted theory, and are
both aimed at preventing black from easing his position by relocating the f6N
to g4-e5, or e4. Paradoxically, Topalov's eventual plan involves avoiding
exchanges.} (11. Bf4 Nc7 12. a4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Nd2 Rb4 15. b3 b5 16. Ra2
a5 17. Qc1 Ba6 18. Ne4 Ne8 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Qc2 c4 21. bxc4 Bxc4 22. Ra3 Bxd5
23. Bg5 Qd7 24. Bd2 Rc8 25. Qd3 Rd4 26. Qe3 Qb7 $36 {Razuvaev,Y-Romanishin,O/
Palma GMA-op/1989/}) (11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 13. Bg5 Qf8 14. Qc1 Rb4 15. b3
Re4 16. Nd2 Re8 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc3 Bd7 19. Bf1 b5 20. e4 Nc7 21. a3 a5 22. exf5
Qxf5 23. Bd2 Bd4 24. Be3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Nxd5 $17 {Alburt,L-Wedberg,T/New York
op/1988/}) 11... Nc7 (11... Rb8 {Stohl} 12. a4 Nc7 13. Nc4 a6 14. a5 Nb5 15.
Na4 Bf5 16. Nab6 Be4 17. f3 Bf5 18. g4 Bc8 19. Bf4 h5 20. e3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Qe7
22. Qd2 $14 {Burtman,S-Ratcu,T/Kishinev iztW/1995/}) 12. a4 (12. Nc4 $6 b5 $1
13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. d6 Ne6 16. Bxa8 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Bxh3 18. Bf3 (18.
Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b4 20. Na4 Qc6+ 21. Kg1 Qd7 22. e3 Qh3 23. d7 Rd8 24. f3 Qg3+
25. Kh1 Rxd7 26. Qe2 Rd5 $40 {Kiss,A-Lazarev,V/AUT-chT2 9394/1994/}) 18... Bxf1
19. Kxf1 Rd8 20. e4 b4 21. Na4 Qa6+ 22. Kg2 Rxd6 23. Qc2 Nd7 24. e5 Rd4 25.
Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Rxf4 27. Rd1 h5 $17 {Kaidanov-Foisor/Moskva II/1987/}) 12...
b6 13. e4 (13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Na3 Qd7 15. Re1 b5 16. axb5 Nxb5 17. Naxb5 Bxb5 18.
e4 Rab8 19. Ra3 Qc7 20. Be3 a6 21. Qc2 Nd7 22. f4 c4 23. Qf2 f5 24. g4 fxg4 25.
hxg4 g5 $1 26. fxg5 Ne5 $36 {Ionescu,Co-Suba,M/Bukarest/1980/}) (13. Re1 Ba6 $5
14. e4 {-13.e4}) (13. Rb1 Ba6 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Nde4 f5 16. Nd2 Qd7 17. Qc2 Qf7
18. e4 Nf6 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. Nf3 Bc8 21. e5 dxe5 22. d6 Na6 23. Ng5 Nb4 24. Nxf7
Nxc2 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. Bg5 Nd4 27. b4 cxb4 28. Rxb4 Rxd6 $44 {Kobylkin-Tunik,G/
Yalta op/1995/}) 13... Ba6 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Nf3 Qe7 $5 $146 {A very interesting
novelty from Topalov. Previously  Stohl:Topalov's new move is stronger-White's
pieces are not so ideally placed for action in the center, so Black doesn't
exchange the Nf3 and starts maneuvring. Tactically it also works.  Bologan:
Novelty. Of course it doesn't look like real improvement just a simple
developpment.} (15... Ne5 {had been played, though this led to a pleasant
white advantage after} 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 {N} 17. Be3 Bg7 18. Qd2 $14 Rb8 19. Rab1
$1 {Goldin,A-Emms,J/ Cappelle la Grande 54/69 1992 Black's idea here has a lot
of nice advantages; he avoids the exchange of knights. In fact, the N on f3
hinders both the expansion of the center and easy protection of d5 by the Bg2,
while black's knight on d7 is one of his most flexible pieces. The Q is headed
for f8 where it will preserve the Bg7, guard d6, support the kingside and help
expansion with h6/g5 as well as ...f5. I'm very impressed, and only wish it
were as easy to find such ideas as it is to see their merits afterwards.} (19.
Rab1 Bc8 (19... b5 {Bologan} 20. b4 $1) 20. b4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 Na6 22. Rbb1 Bd7
23. Nb5 Bxb5 24. axb5 Nc5 25. Bd4 Rb7 26. Re3 Rbe7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qd4+ f6
29. f4 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4] [+],Goldin,A-Emms,J/Cappelle op/1992/})) 16. Bf4 (
16. Be3 $5 {would be desirable, but the e4 pawn requires attention. Snatching
it off at once is risky:} Bxc3 $2 (16... Qf8 17. Qc2 {is similar to the game,
but white will find it harder to achieve the thematic advance b2-b4 while
protecting e4.}) 17. bxc3 Qxe4 18. Bxc5 Be2 19. Rxe2 Qxe2 20. Bxd6 Qxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 Rac8 22. Nd4 {must give white much more than compensation.}) (16. e5 $2
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 $2 Bd4+) 16... Qf8 17. Qc2 (17. Qd2 h6 18. Rab1 g5
19. Be3 f5 $5 (19... Bxc3 $5 20. bxc3 Nf6 (20... Rxe4 $2 21. Nxg5 Rxe3 22. Qxe3
hxg5 23. Qxg5+ Qg7 24. Qe7))) 17... h6 18. Rab1 {[%cal Yb2b4] /\b4} g5 19. Bd2
Bb7 {One of the differences between Topalov's idea and the stem game becomes
clearer. The white queen has been forced to take up a post on c2, rather than
d2, to keep a watchful eye on e4 and f5. A result of this (and the presence of
an extra pair of knights) is that the d5 pawn is much weaker now, and ...f5 is
a nagging possibility. Black also prepares to hurry the Nc7 back into play via
a6.} 20. Nh2 {Greener pastures beckon - on f3 the knight is fairly useless.
But what about the trusty b4 break?  Stohl: Inconsequent. Now with a few
clever N maneuvers Black gets a position with rich counterplay.} (20. b4 Na6 (
20... cxb4 21. Rxb4 Na6 $36 {[%cal Ra6c5,Ra8c8] /\Nac5,Rac8 is dubious-Black's
pieces get too many good squares.}) 21. bxc5 Naxc5 22. Nb5 Rec8 {and black's
activity guarantees him good chances.} (22... Ba6 $5 {is also interesting.})) (
20. Nb5 $142 $5 Nxb5 (20... Na6 21. Bc3 $14) 21. axb5 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bc3
{/+/=/}) (20. Nd1 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Rd1e3] /\Ne3,><f5} f5 $8 21. exf5 Bxd5 22.
Nc3 Bc6 $132 {[%cal Rd6d4] /\d5-d4}) 20... Ne5 21. Ng4 (21. f4 $6 gxf4 22. gxf4
Nc4 23. Bc1 f5 $1 (23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Be6 27. f5 $16
) 24. b3 Na5 $36) 21... Nc4 (21... Nxg4 $6 22. hxg4 {[%cal Yc3d1,Yd1e3,Ye3f5] /
\Nd1-e3-f5->}) 22. Ne3 Nxe3 (22... Nxd2 $5 23. Qxd2 Bc8 $13) 23. Bxe3 {After
much running around, the threat of Nf5 has finally led to type of position
seen in Goldin-Emms, but black has gained time to prevent the b4 advance.} Na6
24. Nb5 Nb4 25. Qd2 {Bologan: Better looks 25.Qb3 with the idea of Bd2.} Red8
26. Kh2 {It looks natural to clear the g-line to prepare f4, but the immediate
advance looks critical as well:  Stohl: Loses a tempo. Bologan: Typical Gata's
move. Even when he was playing the soviet youth champioships he was using any
possibility to improve the position by playing h3,Kh2 or h6,Kh7.} (26. f4 a6
27. Nc3 gxf4 28. gxf4 {Stohl:} (28. Bxf4 Re8 29. Re2 $14) 28... Re8 $5 {
still looks solid for black} (28... Qe7 29. Ne2 $5 {looks more pleasant for
white, who has gained the fearsome g3 square as a launching pad for his knight,
though even here} Kh8 30. Ng3 Rg8 31. Nf5 Qf6 {may give enough counterplay.}) (
28... f5 $6 29. e5 $1 dxe5 30. fxe5 Bxe5 31. Bxh6 {looks very risky for black.}
) 29. f5 $5 (29. Ne2 f5) 29... Kh7 30. Rf1 Bf6 {and white has paid rather a
high price for preventing ...f5.}) 26... a6 27. Nc3 (27. Na3 $5 {Bologan} f5
28. f4 $16) 27... Re8 28. f4 gxf4 29. Bxf4 $1 {White prefers a more civilized
approach since} (29. gxf4 f5 {should again be pleasant for black.}) 29... Bc8 (
29... c4 $6 30. Be3 $1 Nd3 31. Rf1 Nc5 32. Qe2 $36) 30. Re2 {Bologan: Kamsky
is improving the position of his rooks but I think the first guy who should be
put on better square is the knight on 'c3'.} (30. Nd1 $5 {Bologan}) 30... Bd7 (
30... f5 $6 31. Rf1 $40) 31. Rbe1 (31. Rf1 $5 {is a very natural alternative,
though it is not so easy to mount frightening pressure against f7.} b5 (31...
c4 $6 32. Be3 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ref2 $16 (34. Nxb5 $5 $16)) 32. a5 $5 {
and now most moves with Ra8 are interesting - I would estimate the position is
roughly balanced.} (32. axb5 Bxb5 $1 (32... axb5 33. Ref2 $14) 33. Nxb5 axb5
34. Ref2 Ra2)) 31... c4 32. e5 (32. Nb5 $5 {looks the most entertaining way to
play.} axb5 33. Qxb4 Rxa4 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Bxd6 Ra2 36. e5 Bf5 37. Bc7 b4 38.
d6 $5 {with absolute pandemonium.}) 32... dxe5 (32... Nd3 $2 33. e6 Nxe1 34.
Qxe1 $18 {[%cal Re6d7,Re6e7] /\e7,ed7 /\}) 33. Bxe5 Rxe5 {Of course black
plays to keep his dark-squared bishop.} (33... Bxe5 34. Rxe5 $16 {[%csl Rf6,
Rg6,Rg7,Rh7] ׻}) 34. Rxe5 Nd3 {It's very important for Black to keep his
Bg7-a strong defensive and attacking piece.} 35. Re7 Nxe1 36. Qxe1 $1 {[%csl
Gd7,Gg7] Black's active B-pair (especially Bg7) compensate him for the weak
K-side and passed d-pawn.} (36. Rxd7 Nd3 $5 {should not be dangerous for black
- his pieces are active and the d-pawn is not frightening for the time being.}
(36... Nxg2 37. Qxg2 (37. Kxg2 Qe8 $15) 37... Qe8 $13)) 36... Rd8 37. Qe4 b5
38. d6 $1 (38. axb5 $5 axb5 (38... Bf5 $1 {is a better try when black's
pressure against b2 gives him good counterplay. Kamsky's choice looks more
testing since he keeps his pieces well centralized.}) 39. d6 b4 40. Nd5 c3 {
looks better for white - he can try} 41. b3 {with ideas like Qf4, or Bf1-d3!?
to follow.} Be6 $2 42. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 43. Ne7+) 38... bxa4 $1 (38... Be6 $5 {
looks like a solid alternative.} 39. Qf4 $1 {is more testing.} (39. axb5 Rxd6 {
looks slightly better for black.}) 39... Bxc3 {is risky, but critical} 40. bxc3
bxa4 41. Bc6 $5 (41. Ra7 Rxd6 (41... Qxd6 $5) 42. Ra8 Rd8 43. Rxa6 a3 44. Qc1 {
is marginally better for white.})) (38... b4 39. Nd5 $36) 39. Qxc4 (39. Qf4 a3
$1 (39... Bxc3 40. bxc3 Be6 {transposes into the previous note.}) 40. bxa3 Bxc3
41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42. Qg4+ Kh8 43. Qxd7 Be5 {favors black, and vindicates his 38th
move.}) (39. Nd5 $6 Bxb2 $15 {[%csl Ga4] o^a}) 39... Be6 40. Qxa4 (40. Qxa6 $5)
40... Be5 (40... Rxd6 $4 41. Re8) 41. Ne4 (41. Qxa6 Bxd6 42. Ra7 Bb8 43. Ra8
Qg7 44. Ne4 Qxb2) (41. Rxe6 fxe6 42. Qg4+ Kh8 43. Qxe6 Qxd6 $17) (41. Ra7 $5
Qxd6 42. Ne4 Qd4 $10) 41... Bxd6 42. Ra7 Be5 43. b3 (43. Rxa6 Rd4 $5 (43...
Bxb2 $10) 44. Qa3 Qg7 45. Ra4 $5 $10) 43... Qg7 44. Qxa6 (44. Rxa6 $5 Rd4 (
44... Bf5 45. Ra8) (44... Bd5 $6 45. Qa5 $1 {and white gains the upper hand.} (
45. Nf6+ Bxf6 46. Bxd5 Be5 $1 (46... Rxd5 47. Qe8+))) 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Rxe6
fxe6 47. Qxe6 {should be safe for white.}) 44... Rd4 {[#]} 45. b4 $4 {A very
peculiar move that perhaps just shows how draining this tremendous battle has
been. After} (45. Qb5 $1 {white parries all threats.} h5 {is probably too
loosening.} 46. h4 $2 (46. Ra8+ Kh7 47. Qe2 {looks worrying for black. Black
does better to sit tight when his bishop pair and kingside pressure make
white's technical task highly problematic.}) 46... Bxg3+ $1 {is the idea but})
(45. Re7 $142 $5 Bf5 (45... Rxe4 $2 46. Qa8+ $18) (45... Bd5 46. Rxe5 Qxe5 47.
Nf6+ $16) (45... Qg6 46. Qa5 Rxe4 47. Qa8+ Kg7 48. Qxe4 Qxg3+ 49. Kg1 Kf8 $10)
46. Qa8+ (46. Rxe5 Qxe5 47. Nf6+ Kf8 $17) 46... Kh7 47. Qb7 $1 $132 {/\} Rxe4
$6 48. Rxf7 Bxg3+ 49. Kg1 Re1+ 50. Bf1) (45. Qf1 Bd5 46. Ra4 Rxa4 47. bxa4 Bxe4
$19) 45... Bf5 $1 {This brings unbearable pressure to bear on e4 and
simultaneously blunts the b1-h7 diagonal that was providing white with
counterplay.} (45... Rxe4 $4 46. Ra8+ Kh7 47. Bxe4+ $18) 46. Qe2 $2 (46. Ra8+
Kh7 47. Qe2 (47. Qf1 Bxe4 48. Bxe4+ Rxe4 49. Qf5+ Qg6) 47... Rxe4 48. Qf2 $1 {
was the only way to fight on.} (48. Bxe4 $2 Qxg3+ 49. Kh1 Qxh3+ 50. Kg1 Bd4+))
(46. Qb7 Rxe4 $1 $19) 46... Bxe4 $19 {preventing the check on a8.} 47. Ra3 (47.
Bxe4 Qxg3+ 48. Kh1 Rd1+ $1 49. Qxd1 Qh2#) 47... Bxg2 48. Kxg2 Rxb4 49. Ra8+ Kh7
(49... Kh7 50. Qd3+ Qg6) 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Bologan} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13.
Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 (15... Na5 {Bologan}) (15... Na5 16. Bc5) 16.
Rxb7 (16. Rb4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b6 18. Ra4 Qb2 19. Bd4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxd4 21. Rxd4
Rac8 22. e5 Rc3 23. d6 exd6 24. Rxd6 Qb4 25. Qd5 Rc5 26. Rxg6+ Kh7 27. Qd6 {
1-0 Ruiz,R-Sion,M/Pamplona op/1995/}) 16... e6 17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 Bxf3 19.
gxf3 Qa3 20. f4 $1 (20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 $1 $10 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V,Manila,
izt,1990} (21... Qh4 22. Bf1 {1/2-1/2/Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila izt (07)/
1990/})) 20... Rxd6 {[#]} 21. Qc1 $3 $146 (21. Qc2 Rc6 (21... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 22.
Bc5 Qa5 (22... Nd4 $2 23. Bxa3 Nxc2 24. Bxd6 Nxe1 25. Rc7 {xNe1}) (22... Qc3
23. Qxc3 Bxc3 24. Rc1 Rd2 25. Rxc3 Rxe2 26. Rc7 $13) 23. Bxd6 Qxe1+ 24. Kg2 Rd8
25. e5 $13) 22. Qd2 (22. Qb1 $5 {Ftacnik} Nc4 23. Rxf7 Qa5 24. Rd1 Kxf7 25.
Qb7+ Rc7 26. Qxa8 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Qc5 $15) 22... Rd6 (22... Nc4 $2 {Ftacnik} 23.
Qd7 $18) (22... Qa6 {Ftacnik} 23. Reb1 Nc4 24. Qd7 $14) 23. Rb3 Qxb3 (23...
Rxd2 {Ftacnik} 24. Rxa3 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nd4 27. Rd2 $16) 24. Qxd6
Nc4 25. Qc6 Nxe3 26. Qxa8+ Kh7 $10 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch
Elista (11)/1995/ (29)}) 21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Nc6 $8 (22... Rd7 23. Rb3 $18) (
22... Nd7 $4 {Bologan} 23. e5 Rd5 24. Bf3 $18) (22... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 23. Rcc7 a5
(23... Rf8 24. e5 Rd5 25. Rxa7 $16) 24. Rxf7 Bh8 25. Rfe7 $18) 23. e5 Nd4 (
23... Na5 {Ftacnik} 24. exd6 Nxb7 25. Bf3 Rd8 26. Bxb7 $18) 24. Rcc7 $3 (24.
exd6 $2 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Nxc1 26. Bxc1 Bf6) (24. Bf1 Rc6 $1 25. Rd1 Nf5 26. Rdd7
Rf8 $10) (24. Bg4 $5 {Bologan} Rc6 25. Rd1 h5 $1 26. Bxh5 gxh5 27. Rxd4 a5 28.
Rdd7 a4 29. Rxf7 Bf8 30. Rf6 a3 31. Rg6+ Kh8 32. Rg5 a2 33. Rxh5+ Kg8 34. Rg5+
$10) 24... Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rdd8 (25... Ra6 {Ftacnik} 26. Rxf7 Bf8 27. Kxe2 $16)
26. Rxf7 (26. Kxe2 Rdb8 $10) 26... Bf8 {Bologan: This natural move is just
loosing the game. It was very important to cover the 'f6' square.} (26... Bh8
27. Kxe2 a5 28. Rh7 (28. Rfe7 {Bologan} Re8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Ra7 Bg7 31. Kd3
Bf8 32. Rxa5 Rd8+ 33. Ke4 Rd7 $14) 28... Rdb8 (28... Rab8 {Ftacnik}) 29. Rxb8+
Rxb8 30. Re7 Ra8 31. Rxe6 Kf7 32. Rc6 a4 33. Bd4 $16) 27. Kxe2 Rdb8 (27... a5
28. Rf6 a4 (28... Re8 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxg6+ Kh8 30. f5 $18) 29. Rxe6 (29. Rxg6+
Kh8 30. Rxe6 a3 31. Rb1 a2 32. Ra1 Rdb8 33. Rb6) 29... g5 (29... a3 30. Rxg6+
Kh8 31. Rg1 (31. Ba7 {Bologan} a2 32. Ra6 $18) 31... a2 32. Ra1 $18) 30. fxg5
a3 31. gxh6 a2 32. Bg5 (32. Rg6+ Kh8 33. Bg5 a1=Q 34. Bf6+ Bg7) 32... a1=Q 33.
h7+ Kh8 34. Bf6+ Bg7 35. Bxg7+ Kxh7 36. Rh6+ Kg8 37. Rh8#) 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29.
Rf6 $1 (29. Rxa7 $10) (29. Rxa7 {Ftacnik} Rc8 $16) 29... Re8 (29... a5 30.
Rxg6+ Kf7 31. Rf6+ $18) (29... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 30. Rxe6 Rb2+ 31. Kd3 a5 32. f5 $1
$18) 30. Rxg6+ Kh7 (30... Bg7 {Ftacnik} 31. Bxa7 Kf7 32. Rg1 $18) 31. Rf6 a5 (
31... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 32. f5 $1 exf5 33. Bxh6+ Kg8 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Bxf8 Kxf8
36. f4 $18) 32. f5 $5 (32. Kf3 a4 33. f5 (33. Rf7+ Kg6 34. Ra7 a3 35. Ke4 Rb8
$132) 33... exf5 34. Kf4 Bg7) (32. Rf7+ {Bologan} Kg6 33. Ra7 Bb4 34. Kf3 $16 (
34. Bb6 {Ftacnik} Rf8 $132)) 32... exf5 (32... a4 {Ftacnik} 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34.
fxe6 Kg6 35. Kd3 $18) 33. f4 Ra8 (33... a4 34. Rxf5 a3 (34... Ra8 {Ftacnik})
35. Rf7+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Kf5 37. Kf3 Rc8 38. Bd2 $1 (38. Ra6 Be7) 38... Bc5 $140
39. Ra6 Be7 40. Bb4 $18) (33... Kg7 $142 $1 {Bologan} 34. Ra6 Bb4 35. Bb6 Rc8
36. Bxa5 Rc2+ 37. Kd3 Ra2 38. Ra7+ Kg8 39. Bb6 Rxa7 40. Bxa7 Kf7 41. Be3 Ke6
$14 {I don't see any winning plan for White.}) 34. Rxf5 a4 35. Rf7+ Kg8 $2 (
35... Kg6 36. e6 a3 37. f5+ Kh5 38. Bd4 (38. e7 Bxe7 39. Rxe7 a2 40. Bd4 a1=Q
41. Bxa1 Rxa1 42. Rg7 Ra2+ 43. Ke3 Ra3+ 44. Ke4 Ra4+ 45. Kd5 Ra5+ 46. Ke6 Ra6+
47. Kf7 Ra7+ 48. Kg8 Ra6 $10) 38... a2 39. f6 (39. Rxf8 Rxf8 40. f6 Re8 41. f7
Rxe6+ 42. Kf2) (39. Ba1 $18) 39... Kg6 40. Rxf8 (40. Ba1 $18 {Ftacnik}) 40...
Rxf8 41. f7 $18) 36. Ra7 $1 $18 Rxa7 37. Bxa7 Ba3 (37... a3 {Ftacnik} 38. f5 a2
39. Bd4 Bc5 40. Ba1 $18) 38. Bd4 Bc1 39. f5 Kf7 (39... a3 {Ftacnik} 40. Kd3 $18
) 40. Kd3 a3 41. Kc2 Bf4 42. h3 (42. Kb3 $6 {Ftacnik} Bxh2 43. Kxa3 h5 44. Kb4
h4 45. Kc4 h3 $132) 42... h5 43. Kb3 Bc1 44. Bc5 Bb2 45. e6+ Kf6 46. Bxa3 Be5 (
46... Be5 {Ftacnik} 47. Kc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rae8 12. Bd2 Nd8 13. Ne2 Ne6 14. Ng3 c5 15. c3
Bd8 16. Bc2 Bc7 17. c4 Bc6 18. b3 g6 19. Bh6 Ng7 20. Qd2 Kh8 21. b4 Ng8 22.
bxc5 dxc5 23. Be3 Ne6 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Bb3 Nd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Rec1 Bd6 28.
Qa2 Kg7 29. a4 Nf6 30. Qd2 h6 31. axb5 Bxb5 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. Rxc4 Ra8 34. Rac1
Rfc8 35. Qc2 Rxc4 36. Qxc4 Ra5 37. Rb1 Qa7 38. Qc6 Ra6 39. Qc8 Qa8 40. Qxa8
Rxa8 41. Nd2 Nd7 42. Nc4 Ra6 43. Rb5 Bc7 44. Nf1 Rc6 45. Nfd2 Nc5 46. Nb2 Ne6
47. Ndc4 Nf4 48. Rb4 f5 49. f3 Kf6 50. Kh2 Ra6 51. Rb5 Ra1 52. Rc5 Ne6 53. Rd5
Rc1 54. Rd7 Rc2 55. h4 g5 56. hxg5+ hxg5 57. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.06.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7.
N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 (9. Nxe6 $2 {Blatny,P} fxe6 10. Bg6+ Ke7 11. O-O Nf8
12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Qe8 14. f4 Kd8 15. c4 Kc7 $17 {Arnason-Ostenstad/Torshavn/
1987/}) (9. Nh3 {Blatny,P} g5 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Ng1 Nbd5 $10 {
Borkowski-Sapis/Hradec Kralove/1987/}) 9... Nxe4 10. Bxe4 (10. Qxe4 {Blatny,P}
Qc7 $5 (10... Nb6) (10... c5 $6 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. Bb5+ $1 Bd7 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Qa6 $1 Rb6 16. Qa4 Rxb2 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bc3 Rb7 19. Qg4 Bf8
20. O-O $14 {Psakhis - Meduna/Trnava/1988/}) 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. b3 e5
14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bf5 $1 h5 16. Qh3 Ne6 $14 {Gelfand-Speelman/Munich/1992/})
10... Nf6 11. Bd3 Qc7 (11... b6 {Blatny,P} 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Kb1
O-O-O 15. Ba6 Rd7 16. Bxb7+ Qxb7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ng8 19. c4 Ne7 20. Be3
Rhd8 $14 {Thorsteinsson-Kamsky/Reykjavik/1990/}) 12. Bd2 (12. c3 {Blatny,P} b6
13. Ne5 Bb7 14. f4 $14 {Arnason,J-Karlsson,A/Hafnarfirdi (04)/1992/}) 12... b6
(12... O-O $6 {Blatny,P} 13. O-O-O c5 14. g4 $1 $16 {Malisauskas,V-Oll,L/
Vilnius zt/1993/}) (12... Nd5 {Blatny,P} 13. g3 c5 14. c4 Nf6 15. O-O-O Bd7 16.
Bc3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 O-O-O $132 {Tolnai,T-Schwarz,M/Budapest Elekes (07)/1994/})
13. Ne5 (13. c4 {Blatny,P} Bb7 14. Bc3 c5 (14... O-O-O 15. b4 Rhe8 16. O-O Ng4
17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Be7 19. a4 $40 {Tiviakov,S-Dahl,I/Gausdal AC (06)/1992/})
15. d5 O-O-O 16. dxe6 Rhe8 17. O-O-O Bf4+ $36 {Nevostrujev,V-Galkin,A/St.
Petersburg op2 (09)/1994/}) (13. O-O-O {Blatny,P} Bb7 $14) 13... c5 $146 {
Normally Black does this move with the bishop on 'b7'.I don't think that it
makes much difference especialy when White shaws an fresh reaction to it.} (
13... Bb7 14. f4 O-O-O 15. O-O-O $14) (13... Bb7 $14 {Blatny,P}) 14. Bb5+ Ke7 (
14... Bd7 {Blatny,P} 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 $14 {^^}) 15. c3 {Gata had a long thought
in this position because it's obvious that the same thing may happen in his
match against Karpov. So should he show all his home analysis or just play
something regular.} Bb7 16. O-O Rhd8 (16... Rac8 {Blatny,P צh8}) 17. f4 (17.
Bf4 {Blatny,P} Nd5 18. Bg3 cxd4 $15) 17... Ne4 (17... cxd4 18. cxd4 Qc2 $1 $13)
18. Be3 Kf8 (18... Rac8 $13 {Blatny,P}) 19. Rae1 $14 Kg8 20. Qg4 {->K} Nf6 21.
Qg3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nd5 (22... Ne4 $5 {Blatny,P}) 23. Bd2 a6 24. Bd3 {/\f5->} f5
25. Qg6 Re8 {[#]} (25... Bc8 {Blatny,P /\Rf8<->f}) 26. g4 $1 $16 {Alekhin
would be proud of what Kamsky did. Every White's piece is in the optimal
position for the decisive attack.} Nf6 27. gxf5 Bxe5 (27... exf5 {Blatny,P} 28.
Bxf5 $16) 28. fxe5 Qc6 29. Re3 $1 $18 (29. exf6 {Blatny,P} Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qxh2+
31. Ke3 exf5+ 32. Be4 Rxe4+ 33. Kd3 Rxd4+ 34. Kxd4 Rd8+ 35. Kc4 Bd5+ 36. Kc3
Qc7+ 37. Kd3 Be4+ 38. Ke2 Qc4+ 39. Kf2 Rxd2+ 40. Kg3 Rg2+ 41. Kh4 Bd5+ 42. Kh3
Qd3+ 43. Re3 Qxe3+ 44. Rf3 Qxf3+ 45. Kh4 Rh2#) 29... Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qxh2+ 31. Ke1
Ne4 (31... Qh4+ {Blatny,P} 32. Qg3 Qxg3+ 33. Rxg3 exf5 34. Bxh6 $40) 32. Bxe4
Qh4+ 33. Kd1 Bxe4 34. Be1 Qh2 35. Rxe4 Qh3 36. Ke2 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Karpov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4
Nc6 8. Be2 Bg4 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e5 11. d5 (11. Rd1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13.
Rxd4 Nd7 14. Rd2 Ne5 15. Qb3 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Qg5 {0-1 Borsi,I-Mohr,S/Eger op
Agria/1986/ (25)}) 11... Nd4 12. Bd1 (12. Bxd4 $2 exd4 13. Qxd4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
$2 Re8 $19) (12. O-O-O Nd7 (12... Ne8 13. Kb1 (13. h4 Nd6 14. Qd3 c5 15. h5 g5
16. h6 Bf6 17. Rh5 Kh8 18. Kb1 Rg8 {Goldberg,G-Rudakovsky,I/URS-ch14/1945/})
13... Nd6 14. Qd3 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Qa6 Rb8 17. Na4 Rb5 18. Bxd4 exd4 19.
Rc1 d3 20. Rhd1 Qf6 21. Rd2 Rfb8 22. Rxc6 Rxb2+ 23. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 24. Kc1 Qf4+ {
0-1 Sapi,L-Lechtynsky,J/Berlin op (04)/1988/}) 13. Nb5 Nb6 14. Qd3 Nxf3 15.
gxf3 Qf6 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. d6 Na8 18. Kb1 Nxc7 19. dxc7 $10 {Byrne,R-Byrne,D/
USA-ch/1963/}) 12... b5 $5 (12... c6 $5 13. dxc6 Rc8 14. O-O Rxc6 15. Qa4 Ra6
16. Qc4 Rc6 17. Qa4 a6 18. Bg5 Qd6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. Qb4 Qxb4 22.
Nxb4 Rb6 23. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Corral Blanco,J-Malisauskas,V/Oviedo 25' (10)/1993/ 
(32)}) 13. Nxb5 (13. Qd3 c5 14. O-O c4 15. Qb1 b4 16. Ne2 Nd7 $17 {
Wachtel-Gurevich,I/Las Vegas/1992/}) (13. Qb4 $5 {Karpov}) (13. Qc5 $6 {Karpov}
) 13... Nxe4 (13... Nxb5 14. Qxb5 Nxe4 15. Bc2 Nd6 16. Qc6 f5 $132) 14. O-O (
14. Nxc7 $2 Rc8 15. Rc1 Nd6 16. Qc3 N6b5 17. Nxb5 Rxc3 18. Nxc3 Qb6 19. b3 f5
$17) (14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Qg5 16. O-O Nd2 $17) 14... a6 (14... Nd6 {Karpov}
15. Nxd6 cxd6) (14... Nxb5 {Karpov}) 15. Nc3 (15. Nxd4 $5 exd4 16. Bxd4 Nd2 17.
Qc3 Bxd4 18. Qxd2 Qf6 19. Rc1 Ra7 $14) (15. Nxc7 Rc8 16. Rc1 Nd6 17. Qc3 N6b5
18. Nxb5 Rxc3 19. Nxc3 f5 $15) 15... Nd6 16. Qd3 (16. Qc5 {Karpov} N6f5 17. Rc1
Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bh6 $132) 16... Qh4 (16... N6f5 {Karpov}) 17. g3 (17. f4 Rfe8 $10
) 17... Qh3 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Ne2 {x Pd4} Qf5 (19... Nf5 $6 {Karpov} 20. Nf4
Qh6 21. Bg4 $36) 20. Nf4 (20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Rc1 Rab8 $15) 20... Rfb8 21. Qxf5
Nxf5 22. Nd3 Bh6 23. Re1 a5 24. Bg4 (24. Bf3 $1 Ra6 25. Re2) (24. Ba4 $6 {
Karpov} Ra6 25. Re2 Rd6 26. Rc2 Ne7 $1 27. Rxc7 Nxd5 28. Ra7 Nb4 $1 $132) 24...
Nd6 25. Re2 a4 $2 {/\ 26...a3 27.b3 Nb5-c3} (25... Re8 $142 26. Rc2 Re7 $14)
26. a3 $1 {xa4} Ra5 27. Rc2 (27. Bf3 $6 {Karpov} Rb3 28. Rd1 Nc4 {/\ Rab5} 29.
Rc2 Rxd3 $1 30. Rxd3 Ne5 31. Be2 Nxd3 32. Bxd3 Rxd5 33. Rxc7) 27... Rxd5 (27...
Rb7 28. Bd7 $1 Ne4 29. Re1 $16) 28. Rxc7 Ra5 (28... Rb7 29. Rxb7 Nxb7 30. Bf3
Rb5 31. Bc6 Rb3 32. Rd1 $16) 29. Bf3 Bg5 30. Rd1 (30. Re1 {Karpov /\ Bf3-d1}
Rb3 $1) 30... Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 32. h4 Bf6 (32... Bh6 33. Nb4 (33. Re1 {Karpov
}) 33... Bg7 34. Rc1 $16) 33. Rc1 Nd6 (33... Nb6 $5 34. Rc6 Nd7 35. Rd6 $14)
34. Kf1 Be7 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Rc7 Bf6 37. Kd2 h5 38. Ke2 Nf5 (38... Kg7 39. Nc5
Kf8 40. Kd3 Be7 41. Bd1 $16) (38... Bd8 {Karpov} 39. Rc5 Rxc5 40. Nxc5 Nc4 41.
Nxa4 Bf6 42. Bd5 $1 (42. Kd3 Ne5+ 43. Ke4 d3 $132) 42... d3+ 43. Kxd3 Nxb2+ 44.
Nxb2 Bxb2 45. a4 Be5 46. a5 Bc7 47. a6 Bb6 48. f4 $18 {/\ Kd3-c4-b5-c6-b7}) 39.
Rc4 Nd6 40. Rb4 Ra6 (40... Ke7 41. Bc6 $16) 41. Nc5 Ra7 (41... Ra5 42. Nd7+ Ke7
43. Nxf6 Kxf6 44. Rxd4 $16) 42. Kd3 (42. Rxa4 $1 {Karpov} Rxa4 (42... Rc7 43.
Nd3 $1 Rc2+ 44. Kd1) 43. Nxa4 Nc4 44. Bd5 $1 d3+ 45. Kxd3 Nxb2+ 46. Nxb2 Bxb2
47. a4 $18) 42... Rc7 43. Nxa4 Rc1 44. Nb6 {/\ Nb6-d7+-:f6, R:d4} Bg7 (44...
Rf1 45. Nd7+ Ke7 46. Nxf6 Kxf6 47. Rxd4 $16) 45. a4 Ra1 (45... Rf1 46. a5 $1
Rxf2 47. Bc6 (47. Bd5 {Karpov} Bh6 {/\ 48...Rd2 matt!} 48. Kxd4 Bd2 49. Ra4 Be1
50. Kc5 Ke7 51. b3 Rc2+ 52. Nc4 (52. Bc4 $2 Nb7+ 53. Kb5 Nxa5 54. Rxa5 Bxa5 55.
Kxa5 Rg2 $132) 52... Bxg3 53. a6 Bf2+ 54. Kc6 Ba7 55. Ra1 $16 {/\ Ra1-e1+})
47... Rf1 48. a6 Ra1 49. Ra4 $18) 46. Nd7+ Ke8 47. Nc5 Ke7 48. Kc2 (48. Bd5 $5
{Karpov} Rc1 49. Nb3 Rf1) 48... Rf1 49. Nd3 Ra1 50. Kb3 {/\ Rb4-b6-c6-c1 +-} f5
{/\ Nd6-e4 <=>} 51. Rb6 Bh6 52. Bd5 (52. Ra6 $1 Ne4 (52... g5 53. hxg5 Bxg5 54.
Bxh5 $18) (52... Bd2 53. Kc2 $1 Bh6 (53... Be1 $2 54. Bd1 $1 $18) 54. a5 $18)
53. Rxg6) 52... g5 53. Ra6 {/\ Ra6-a7-h7-h5} (53. hxg5 Bxg5 {/\ h5-h4}) 53...
gxh4 54. gxh4 Rd1 55. Bc4 (55. Kc2 $2 {Karpov} Rd2+ $19) 55... Rh1 (55... Nxc4
56. Kxc4 Bf8 57. a5 $18) 56. a5 Rxh4 (56... Rxh4 57. Bd5 Rh3 (57... Bd2 58.
Ra7+ Kf6 59. a6) (57... Rg4 58. Ra7+ Kf6 59. a6 Nb5 60. Rf7+ Kg6 61. Rd7) 58.
Kc2 Rh2 {Karpov} (58... h4 59. Rb6 Rh2 60. a6 $18) 59. Ra7+ Kf6 (59... Kd8 60.
a6 Be3 61. Rh7 Nb5 62. Bc6 Nc7 63. a7 Bxf2 64. Rd7+ Kc8 65. Rxc7+ Kxc7 66. a8=Q
) 60. a6 Kg6 61. Rd7 Nb5 62. Bc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Baburin: Positions with the isolated d-pawn were often on the menu in the
recent match in Elista; both sides playing with the isolani had their own
achievements and losses. As usual we start with the games in which the isolani
proved its dynamic strength. Our first few games illustrate the power of the
thematic d4-d5 thrust.} 1. e4 {Blatny,P Gurevich,M Baburin King} c6 2. d4 d5 3.
exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10.
O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Nf6 {Karpovs specialty, since he thus manages to make
coordination of white's pieces a much more challenging matter.} (11... Ndb4) (
11... Nxc3) (11... Bf6) 12. Ne4 {Baburin: White protects the d4-pawn by
tactical means and prevents the development of the black c8-bishop on the long
diagonal at the same time, as now 12...b6? loses to 13 Nxf6+ Bxf6 14 Qe4.} (12.
Be3 Nb4 13. Bc4 a6 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Rfe1 Bc6 18. Bg5
Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qd3 Rfd8 22. Rab1 b5 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,
D-Gerber,R/Cannes op (01)/1995/ (43)}) 12... Bd7 {Baburin: Two games later in
the match Karpov came up with an important improvment - 12...Qb6, and won a
nice game, which we will examine later on in this database.} (12... Nxd4 $2 13.
Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Bc3 Qd8 (14... Qb6 {Gurevich,M} 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qe4 $16) 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Qe4 (17. Bxf6 {Baburin} Qxf6 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.
Rxd7 $16) 17... g6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxb7 Rad8 20. Bf1 $16) (12... Qb6 $5 13.
a3 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Be3 Ne7 18. Ne5 Nf5 19. Nc4
Qa6 20. a4 Bc6 21. Qf4 Bd5 $15 {Kamsky,G-Karpov,A Elista FIDE Wch(04)}) 13.
Rad1 Rc8 (13... Qb6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qe4 g6 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. h4
Rad8 19. h5 Ne7 20. Rfe1 Qd6 21. Qh4 f6 22. Bc4 Nd5 23. h6+ Kf7 24. Nd2 Bc8 25.
Ne4 Qf4 26. Qh3 {1-0 Mortensen,E-Danielsen,H/DEN-ch (04)/1995/ (46)}) 14. Rfe1
(14. Nxf6+ $5 {Gurevich,M} Bxf6 15. Qe4 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ne5 (17. h4 $5) (17.
h4 $5 {Blatny,P})) 14... Nd5 {Baburin: Perhaps Black should have preferred 14..
.Nxe4, although even then White would keep the initiative after 15 Qxe4 g6 16
a3.} 15. Nc3 {Baburin: An excellent decision - the white knight has completed
its mission on e4 and now White puts pressure on the blockading black knight.}
Nf6 (15... Ncb4 {Baburin} 16. Bb1 Bc6 17. Ne5 $40) (15... Re8 {Baburin} 16.
Nxd5 exd5 17. Ne5 $16) (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 $16) 16. a3 (16. Bg5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 (
17. Nxd5 {Gurevich,M} Bxg5 $13) 17... Ncxe7 $13) 16... Qc7 {Baburin: As often
happends in positions with the d4-isolani, Black has problems finding a safe
place for his queen; after 16...Qb6 White would probably respond like in the
game - 17 Bg5.} (16... Qb6 {Gurevich,M} 17. Bg5 $36) 17. Bg5 Qa5 $2 {Baburin:
A mistake in a difficult position, Black should have tried to prevent the
forthcoming Bxf6 & d4-d5!, by playing 17...Rfe8. In that case White might
continue 18 Bb1, with the idea of Qe2-d3 and then d4-d5 - White would
certainly have a great attacking position, but Black could put up some
resistance, while after 17...Qa5? he just loses.} (17... Rfe8 $142) (17... h6
18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. d5 $1 $36 Bxc3 20. dxc6 Bxe1 21. cxd7 $16) 18. d5 $1 {
If white can break through the center on this vital square black is usually in
deep trouble. Baburin: This time the main reason behind the success of this
thematic break in the centre is the lack of protection of the d7-bishop.
Gurevich,M: Thematic break in the center.Just compare..} exd5 (18... Nxd5 19.
Nxd5 Bxg5 (19... exd5 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Bb4 (21. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 (21... Kxh7 22.
Ng5+ Kg6 (22... Kg8 23. Qh5 $18) 23. Qd3+ Bf5 24. Qg3 Qa4 25. Ne4+ Kh7 26. Qh4+
Kg8 27. Nf6+ $18) 22. Ne5 (22. Ng5 $2 Rxe7 23. Be4 g6 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Bxd5
Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Nb4 $17) 22... Rxe7 23. Qh5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. Bf5+ Kg8 26.
Qh7+ Kf8 27. Bxd7 $40 Qd2 $2 28. Qb1 $1 $16) 21... Nxb4 22. axb4 Qxb4 23. Qd2
$18) 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Nxg5+ Kh6 (21... Kg8 22. Qh5 $18) 22. b4 Qd8 (22...
Qxa3 $2 23. Rd3 $1 $18) 23. h4 exd5 24. Rxd5 $18) (18... Nb8 19. d6 Bd8 (19...
Bxd6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd6 $16) 20. Ne4 Nd5 21. Ne5 $16) 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 21. Rxd5 Bxc3 {Baburin: This is Black's best
chance, although it does not save the game. Gurevich,M: the best chance under
circumstances} (21... Qc7 22. Qd3+ Kg8 23. Rxd7 $16) (21... Qb6 22. Rxd7 Rfe8 (
22... Bxc3 23. Qd3+ g6 24. Qxc3 $16) 23. Ne4 $5 $40) 22. Rxa5 {White does not
need to get involved in the complications, arising after 22 Ng5+?! Kg6 23 Qd3+
f5 24 bxc Qa6, as the text is simply winning.} (22. Ng5+ Kg6 (22... Kg8 23. Qe4
$1 g6 (23... f5 24. Qh4 $18) 24. Qh4 Kg7 25. Qh7+ Kf6 26. Ne4+ Ke7 27. Nxc3+
$18) (22... Kh6 23. Nxf7+ Kh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qh8+ Kxf7 26. Rxd7+ $18) 23.
Qd3+ f5 24. bxc3 $36) 22... Bxa5 (22... Bxe1 23. Ng5+ (23. Rh5+ Kg8 24. Qxe1
Bg4 25. Rh4 Bxf3 $14) 23... Kg6 24. Rd5 $18 (24. Rd5 Rce8) (24. Qd3+ f5 25. Rd5
$36)) 23. b4 {/\24.Qd3+ /\24.Qd3} Kg8 (23... Bxb4 24. axb4 Kg8 25. Qd3 Rfd8 26.
Ng5 $18) 24. bxa5 Bg4 {Karpov is extremely tough player to beat, in a
difficult position he tries to put a lot of resistance.} (24... Rfe8 25. Qd3 (
25. Qd2 Bg4 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $132 27. h3 Bxf3 28. gxf3 a6 $13) 25... Bg4 26. h3
Bxf3 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Qxf3 Nxa5 $14) (24... Nxa5 25. Qd2 $18) 25. a6 {
King: The a-pawn gives itself up in order to destabilise the black position.
Having lost its most secure guard, the knight on c6 is in permanent trouble.
The rest of the game bears this out. Karpov must not only defend the knight in
order to hold the queenside, but also attempt to guard the kingside at the
same time (which he very nearly succeeds in doing).} bxa6 (25... Nd4 26. Qe4
Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Be6 28. axb7 $18) 26. Qe4 Bxf3 (26... Bh5 27. Ng5 Bg6 28. Qa4
$16) 27. Qxf3 Rfe8 28. Ra1 {Baburin: Keeping the rooks on the board, White
lessens Black's chances to build a fortress. White is technically winning. 
King: A brilliant move. Kamsky correctly appreciates that he will have a
greater chance of breaking down the fortress if he keeps his rook on the board.
I think that 28 Rf1 would have done just as well, but moving the rook to the d,
c, or b- files would have given Black the chance to offer an exchange of rooks
again.} (28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. h4 Re6 $16) 28... Re6 29. h3 Rd8 30. Qc3 Rdd6 31.
Rb1 Rd7 32. Qc4 a5 (32... Rdd6 33. Qxa6 $18) 33. Rb5 {Gurevich,M: /\34.Rc5
leaving black just to wait and see. /\34.Rc5} Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Rf5 Rd4 (
35... Ne5 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Rxf7 $18) 36. Qc3 Rdd6 (36... g6 37. Rxa5 Rdd6 38.
Rc5 $16) 37. Rc5 Rf6 38. Rc4 {[><d4] ><d4} Rfe6 39. Rc5 Rf6 40. Qe3 Rfe6 41.
Qg3 Rg6 42. Qb3 {[/\Qb3-b7-c7] /\Qb3-b7-c7} Rgf6 43. Qb7 Rfe6 44. Qc7 Rf6 45.
f4 $1 {King: Kamsky begins the pawn storm on the kingside. Karpov is unable to
hold his position together.} g6 (45... Rfe6 46. f5 Rf6 47. g4 g5 48. h4 Rh6 49.
Kg1 gxh4 50. g5 Rd1+ 51. Kf2 $18) 46. f5 $1 gxf5 (46... g5 47. g4 $18) 47. Rxf5
Rde6 (47... Rxf5 48. Qxd6 $18 Ne5 49. g4 (49. Qb8+ Kg7 50. Qxa7 Ng6 $16) 49...
Rf2+ (49... Rg5 50. Qd8+ Kh7 51. Qf6 $18 {/\52.Kg3}) 50. Kg3 Re2 51. Qd8+ Kg7
52. Qxa5 $18) 48. Rh5 Rh6 49. Qg3+ Kf8 (49... Reg6 50. Rxh6 $18 (50. Rxh6 Rxg3
51. Kxg3 $18)) (49... Rhg6 50. Qc3 Rh6 51. Rf5 $18) 50. Rd5 Rhg6 51. Qf2 $138
Rgf6 52. Qb2 Ke7 (52... Rd6 53. Rxd6 Rxd6 54. g4 $18) 53. Rh5 Rh6 54. Rb5 Rhf6
55. Qc3 Kf8 56. Rh5 Rh6 57. Rf5 Rhg6 (57... Ke7 58. Qg7 Rhf6 (58... Ref6 59.
Rxf6 Rxf6 60. Qg5 Ke6 61. h4 $18) 59. Qg5 a6 60. h4 $18) 58. Qf3 {Gurevich,M:
><f7 destroing black`s "fortress". קf7} Rg7 (58... Re7 59. Qf4 Ke8 60. h4 $18)
59. Qf4 Kg8 60. Qc7 Kf8 61. Qc8+ Ke7 62. Rd5 Kf6 (62... Rh7 63. Qc7+ Kf6 64.
Rd6 $18 (64. Rd6 {Blatny,P} Ne5 65. Rxe6+ Kxe6 66. Qxa7)) (62... Rgg6 63. h4 (
63. Rd7+ Kf6 64. Qh8+ $18) 63... Rh6 64. h5 Rhf6 65. Kh3 Rh6 66. g4 $18) 63.
Qh8 Re4 (63... Ne5 64. Qh6+ Rg6 65. Qf4+ Kg7 66. Rxe5 $18) 64. Rh5 Ne7 65. Rh7
(65. Rh7 Nf5 66. Rxg7 Nxg7 67. Qh6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Karpov Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 {Karpov`s favourite variation in the Queen`s Indian. As
russian`s joking, he built a house on this variation already.} d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7
10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 {A rare move.} (12... Rc8) (12... Rc8 {
Main continuation.} 13. e4 {Ftacnik} b5) 13. Re1 {Took 35`} (13. e4 {Usual} b5
(13... dxc4 {Ftacnik} 14. Nxc4 (14. bxc4 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 b5) 14... c5
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bf6 $10) 14. Re1 (14. Rc1 bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5
17. Qc2 e5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Bf6 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf1 Bxc3
23. Qxc3 c5 24. Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez,GJ-Farago,I/Budapest Elekes (10)/1995/})
14... dxc4 (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Ba3 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19.
Qa4 Bb2 20. Bxb2 Rxb2 21. Qxc4 Qb6 22. Rad1 Ne5 23. Qc3 Rd8 24. Rf1 Ng6 25. a4
{1/2-1/2 Jakob,S-Lee,G/Biel op (03)/1991/ (31)}) 15. bxc4 Nb6 16. cxb5 cxb5 17.
Rc1 b4 18. Ba1 Rc8 19. Nb3 Bc4 20. d5 $36 {Torre,E-Seirawan,Y Toluka 1982} (20.
d5 exd5 21. exd5 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Na5 Bxa2 24. Nc6 b3 25. Ne7+ Qxe7 26.
Rxe7 b2 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Be4 Kf8 29. Qe2 Kxe7 30. Qxb2 {1-0 Torre,E-Seirawan,
Y/Toluca izt/1982/ (46)})) (13. a4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 14. e4 c5 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
J-Farago,I/HUN-ch (10)/1993/}) 13... b5 14. c5 e5 (14... b4 15. Bb2 e5 16. dxe5
Bxc5 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. e3 Be7 19. Nf3 Rbd8 20. Nd4 Nxe5 21. Nf5 Bf6 22. Bxe5 Bxe5
23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxc6 $16 {Gagarin-Batsanin Vladivostok 1995}) 15. dxe5 Nxc5
16. a3 (16. b4 $6 Na4 $1) (16. Rc1 Ne6 17. b4 (17. Bb2 {Ftacnik} c5 $10) 17...
d4 18. Bb2 Bxb4 19. Bxc6 Qa5 $15) 16... Ne6 {took 61` (the record of the match
so far)} 17. b4 d4 (17... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 18. Nf3 $14) 18. Bb2 c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5
20. Ne4 Be7 21. e3 (21. f4 $5 {Vasiukov,Gagarin} g6 $6 (21... Bb7 $5 22. f5 Nc5
$13) 22. Rf1 $36 {[/\23.f5]}) 21... dxe3 (21... d3 22. Qd2 $14) 22. Rxe3 Qxd1+
23. Rxd1 Bb7 (23... b4 24. Nd6 $14 b3 {(/\Ne6-c5-a4)} 25. Rc3 $5 {(/\26.Bd5)})
(23... Rfd8 24. Nd6 Rb6 25. Red3 b4 26. R3d2 b3 27. f4 $13) 24. Rd7 Bxe4 25.
Rxe7 (25. Bxe4 Bc5 26. Re2 (26. Red3 Bb6 {(/\27...Nc5)}) 26... b4 (26... Rfd8 {
Ftacnik} 27. Red2 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 b4 $132) 27. a4 (27. axb4 Rxb4 28. Kg2 Rfb8
$132) 27... Bb6 $13 {(/\28...Nc5)}) 25... Bxg2 26. Kxg2 a5 27. Ra7 Ra8 $10 (
27... b4 {Ftacnik} 28. Rxa5 bxa3 29. Bxa3 Rfd8 $14) 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Rb3 Rb8
30. Bc3 a4 31. Rb1 Rc8 32. Ba5 Rc5 33. f4 f6 {breaks the white`s pawn
structure.} (33... h5 $5) 34. exf6 (34. f5 Nd4 35. exf6 Nxf5 $10 (35... gxf6 {
Ftacnik} 36. Bb6 Rc2+ 37. Kh3 Nf3 38. g4 (38. Rxb5 $6 h5 $1 39. g4 h4 40. g5
Rxh2+ 41. Kg4 Nxg5 $15) 38... Rc3 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Ra1 Ne5 41. h3 Kf7 42. Bc5))
34... gxf6 35. Rd1 Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kg6 37. Kf3 Rc4 38. Ke3 Nc5 39. Rd5 (39. f5+
Kxf5 40. Rxh7 Re4+ 41. Kf3 Ne6 $10) 39... Kf7 (39... h5 $5) 40. Bb6 (40. g4 $5)
(40. Bb4 Na6 41. Rxb5 (41. Bd2 Nc5 42. Bb4 $14) 41... Nxb4 42. axb4 (42. Rxb4
$4 Rxb4 43. axb4 a3) 42... a3 43. Kd3 (43. Ra5 Rxb4 44. Rxa3 f5 $10) 43... a2
44. Ra5 Rxb4 $10) (40. f5 h5 41. Bb4 (41. Bb6 Rc3+ 42. Ke2 Ne4 43. Rxb5 Rxa3
44. Ra5 Nc3+ 45. Kd2 Ne4+ $10) 41... Na6 42. Rxb5 Nxb4 43. axb4 a3 44. Ra5 Rxb4
45. Rxa3 h4 $10) 40... Rc3+ 41. Kd4 Rc4+ 42. Ke3 Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Ne4 44. Rxb5 Rxa3
45. Ra5 Kg6 (45... Nc3+ 46. Kd2 Ne4+ 47. Kc2 Rc3+ 48. Kd1 Ra3 49. Kc2 Rc3+ $10)
46. Bd4 h5 47. Be3 (47. f5+ $6 Kg5 48. Be3+ Kg4 $14) 47... f5 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49.
Ra5 Kg6 (49... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 50. Re5+ (50. Ra6+ $6 Kd5 51. Ra5+ Kc4 52. Rxf5
Rb3 $17) 50... Kd6 (50... Kf6 51. Bd4 Kg6 52. Re6+ $10) 51. Rxf5 Nc3+ 52. Kd2
Nd5 53. Bd4 Ra2+ 54. Kd3 Rxh2 55. Ke4 Re2+ 56. Kd3 Rg2 57. Ke4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P Ftacnik Karpov Baburin} c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Nf6
12. Ne4 Qb6 {An improvement compare with 12...Bd7 ,played in the 2nd game of
the match. The battle of the "home`s analysis" starts...  Baburin: An
improvement compared to 12...Bd7, which Karpov played in the 2nd game of the
match. 12...Bd7 -> Kamsky-Karpov (02)} (12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Bc3 Qd8
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (15... gxf6 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qe4) 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Qe4 g6 18.
Bb4 {VG}) (12... Bd7 {Kamsky-Karpov (Elista WM/2)}) 13. a3 Bd7 (13... Qxb2 $2 {
Ftacnik} 14. Rfb1 Nxd4 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qe4 $18 (16. Qe4 {Blatny,P} Nxf3+ 17.
gxf3 $18)) 14. Rfd1 {Here the main difference with 12...Bd7 is seen. White
can`t develope the rooks in the most natural way, as} (14. Rad1 Qxb2) (14. Ne5
$5 {Ftacnik} Be8 $5 (14... Nxd4 $2 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (15... gxf6 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17.
Bh6 Rg8 18. Nxf7#) 16. Qe4 Nf5 17. Nxd7 $18) (14... Qxd4 $2 15. Bc3 Qd5 16.
Rad1 Rfd8 (16... Nxe5 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Bxe5 $18)
17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qxf7+ Kh7 21. Rxd5 $18) (14...
Rad8 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qe4 g6 18. Bf4 $14) (14... Rfd8 $2 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qxf7+ Kh7 (18... Kh8 19. Nxd7 $18)
19. Nxd7 $18) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 $10) 14...
Rad8 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Bc3 Qa4 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. b3
$1 Qa5 20. Bxh7+ $14 (20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxd7 $16)) (14... Qxb2 $2 15. Nxf6+ (
15. Rdb1) 15... gxf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Rdb1 $18) 16. Rdb1 Nxd4 17.
Rxb2 Nxe2+ 18. Bxe2 $18) (14... Rfd8 {Blatny,P קf7}) 15. Nxf6+ (15. b4 $5)
15... Bxf6 {1.03-0.31} 16. Qe4 g6 17. Be3 {[/\18.Qf4,19.d5] /\ 18.d5 /\18.d5;
18.Qf4 19.d5} Ne7 $1 {The black knight goes to "f5",and opens the space for
"d7" bishop. I don`t think, that Kamsky`s team had this position at home.
Karpov`s analysis prevail...May be his last manoeuvre was missed in the
challenger`s preparation  Baburin. From this position the knight controls the
d5-square, while vacating the c6-square for the bishop. Later the knight can
be brought to f5, putting pressure on the isolani. /\ 18...Nd5, 18...Nf5 /\Nf5,
Bc6} 18. Ne5 (18. Qf4 Nd5 (18... Nf5) (18... Nf5 $5 {Baburin}) (18... Nf5 {
Blatny,P})) (18. d5 Qxb2 $17 (18... Qxb2 19. Rab1 Qxa3 20. Rxb7 exd5 21. Qf4
Qa4 $17)) 18... Nf5 {A modern approach of dealing with an isolated pawn. In
the past Masters was blocking the "isolater", nowdays they attaque it... 
Baburin: Black's strategy is succeeding, as the isolani cannot be advanced and
is already under some pressure. In the meantime White has no real play on any
of the flanks. /\->Pd4} (18... Nd5) (18... Nd5 $15 {Blatny,P}) 19. Nc4 (19.
Nxd7 Rxd7 $15 {[><d4,b2]}) (19. d5 $2 Nxe3 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. dxe6 Nxd1 22. exd7
Nxf2 $19) 19... Qa6 $1 {[/\20...Bb5] [/\20...Bb5] /\ 20...Bb5, Ba4 /\20...Bb5}
(19... Qb3 20. Na5 Qa4 (20... Qxb2 21. Nxb7 (21. Qxb7 Qxb7 22. Nxb7 Nxe3 23.
fxe3 Rb8 24. Rab1 Bc6 $15) 21... Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rc8 $15)) 20. a4 (20. Ne5 Bb5
$15) 20... Bc6 21. Qf4 {/\ 22.g4} Bd5 $15 {This bishop is like "a bone in the
throat" for white.Anatoly blocks the pawn in an "old fashion", as it wasn`t
possible to take it in a "style modern":} (21... Bxd4 $2 22. Bxf5 Bxe3 23. Nxe3
exf5 24. Nxf5 $1 $36 (24. Nxf5 $1 {Baburin} Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qxa4 26. Ne7+ Kg7
27. Nf5+ $10)) 22. Ne5 (22. g4 $4 {Karpov} g5 $1) 22... Qb6 23. Bxf5 (23. g4 $2
{Karpov} g5 $19) (23. Ng4 Bg7 24. Rd2 Qb4 $15) 23... exf5 24. Rd2 Bg7 {Black
is certainly better with the two powerfull bishops. Anatoly starts to
demonstrate his famous "boa constrictor`s" technik, narrowing rings around an
opponents neck. And white don`t have any counterplay...} 25. h4 Rfe8 26. Qg3
Rc8 {All black pieces in a perfect positions. Kamsky may only wait and see...}
(26... h6 $5 {Karpov /\ 27...Kh7}) 27. Nd7 (27. Nd3 $142 {Karpov}) (27. a5 {
Ftacnik} Qb5 $17) (27. Nd3 $142 {Blatny,P}) 27... Qc6 (27... Qd8 $5 {Karpov}
28. Nc5 b6 29. Nd3 Re4) 28. Nc5 {1.36-1.29 Trying to complicate the position.}
b6 29. Nd3 Qd7 (29... Be4 $5) (29... Be4 $5) 30. a5 (30. Ne5 {Ftacnik} Qe6 31.
a5 b5 32. Nd3 $15) 30... Re4 $1 {With a deadly threat.[/\ 31...Rg4]
Threatening Re4-g4. /\ 31...Rg4 -+ /\ 31...Rg4} 31. Nf4 (31. axb6 Rg4 (31...
axb6 $17 {G.M.}) (31... axb6 $17) 32. Rxa7 Qe8 33. Qd6 Rxg2+ 34. Kf1 Qe4 $40 {
With a numerous threats. V.G.} 35. Qf4 Rg1+ 36. Ke2 Qg2 37. Rd1 {Not as clear
yet.}) 31... b5 32. Rdd1 (32. Nxd5 Qxd5 $17 (32... Qxd5 {Ftacnik} 33. Rad1 b4
$17)) 32... Bc4 {:Nd3,Ne2} 33. Rac1 (33. h5 $5 {was probably the best
counterchance.}) (33. h5 $5) 33... h6 {prevents h4-h5,whites last hope for a
counterplay. :h4-h5} 34. Rc3 (34. h5 {Karpov} g5) (34. Rc2 {Ftacnik} Rc6 35.
Rcd2 Rd6 $17) 34... b4 35. Rc2 Rc6 $1 36. Rdc1 (36. d5 {Karpov} Rc8 (36... Be5
$1 {Ftacnik} 37. Rcd2 Rd6 $17) 37. Rdc1 b3 $17) 36... Bb5 37. Kh2 (37. Rxc6 {
Ftacnik} Bxc6 38. d5 Bb7 $17) 37... Kh7 38. Rxc6 Bxc6 39. Rc4 (39. d5 $1 $8 {
Karpov}) 39... Bf8 $1 {With a powerful threat[/\40...Bd6]. It`s very typical
for Karpov. He doesn`t go for tactical /\40...Bd6} (39... Bxd4 40. Rxb4 (40.
Bxd4 Rxd4 41. Qb3 Rxc4 42. Qxc4 $15) 40... Bxe3 41. Rxe4 Bxf2 42. Qxf2 fxe4 $17
{, but improves the position of his pieces, in order not to give any
opportunis to his opponent. A very original understanding of the game...}) 40.
Nd3 (40. Rc2 {Ftacnik} Bd6 $17) 40... Qe6 {/\ 41...Q:c4, 41...Rg4 /\Rg4,צc4} (
40... Qd5 $1 $19 {V.G. A typical "computer`s suggestion. Wins immediately, by
the way.} 41. Ne5 (41. Rc1 Bd6 (41... Rxh4+ $40) (41... Rxh4+ $40) 42. Ne5 Bxe5
43. dxe5 Rxh4+ 44. Kg1 Rg4 $19) (41. Rc2 Rg4 42. Nf4 Qd6 $19) 41... Rxe5 42.
Rxc6 Rxe3 $19) (40... Qd5 $1 $19) (40... Rg4 $140 $2 41. Ne5 $1 $132) 41. d5 (
41. Rc1 Bd6 {V.G.} 42. Bf4 (42. Ne5 Bxe5 43. dxe5 Rg4 $19) (42. Nf4 Qd7 $17)
42... Rxf4 43. Nxf4 (43. Rxc6 Rxh4+ 44. Kg1 Bxg3) 43... Qe4 $19) (41. Rc2 {
Ftacnik} Rg4 $19) 41... Bxd5 (41... Bd6 $4 {Karpov} 42. Bf4 (42. Nf4 Bxd5 43.
Nxe6 (43. Rxe4 Qxe4 $19) 43... Bxg3+ 44. fxg3 Bxc4 $19) (42. dxe6 Bxg3+ 43.
Kxg3 Rxc4 44. exf7 Kg7 45. Bxh6+ $1 Kxf7 46. Ne5+ $18) 42... Qxd5 43. Rxe4 fxe4
44. Bxd6 exd3 $19) (41... Qxd5 $6 {Karpov} 42. Rxe4 fxe4 43. Ne5 Bd6 (43... Bb5
44. Ng4 $132) 44. Bf4 Bxe5 45. Bxe5 Qxa5 46. Bd4 {/\ Qg3-b8}) 42. Rxe4 (42. Nc5
Bd6 $19) (42. Nf4 Bd6 {Wouldn`t make white`s life any easyer.}) 42... Bxe4 (
42... fxe4) 43. Bxa7 $2 (43. Nc5 Qd5 44. Nxe4 fxe4 {Karpov /\45...Bd6} 45. Qh3
$8 (45. Bxa7 $2 Bd6 46. f4 exf3 $19) 45... Qxa5 46. Qd7 Qa2 $1 47. Qxa7 (47.
Bxa7 Bg7 $1 48. Bc5 Qxb2 $1 49. Qxf7 Qe5+ $19) 47... Qxa7 48. Bxa7 b3 {/\
Bf8-g7} 49. Bd4 Bg7 50. Bxg7 Kxg7 51. Kg3 f5 (51... g5 $5) 52. Kf4 Kf6 53. g4
h5 54. gxf5 gxf5 $19) (43. Bc5 Bxc5 44. Nxc5 Qe7 45. Nxe4 fxe4 46. Qf4 $17 {
Would be much more stubborn}) (43. Nf4 Qa6 $5 $19) (43. Ne5 a6 $1 44. Bd4 Qd5
$1 45. Qe3 f4 46. Qd2 Bg7 $19) 43... Bd6 (43... Qa6 $2 {Karpov} 44. Bc5 $1) (
43... Qd7 $2 {Karpov} 44. Bc5 $1) 44. Nf4 (44. f4 Qd7 $1 $19 45. Bb6 (45. Bd4
Bxd3 46. Qxd3 Bxf4+ 47. g3 (47. Kh3 Be5 $19) 47... Be5 $19) (45. Bf2 {Ftacnik}
Bxd3 46. Qxd3 Bxf4+ $19) 45... Bxd3 46. Qxd3 Bxf4+) 44... Qe5 {The game is
over.} 45. Nh3 {Karpov} (45. Be3 Qxa5 $17 (45... Qxb2 46. a6 Qa1 47. a7 b3 $19)
(45... Qxb2 $19 {Ftacnik})) 45... Qe7 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4
a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Qxe6+ Kh8 12. Qe4 (12. Ng5 Ne5 $1 13.
Qd5 Qxd5 14. Nxd5 Nec6 15. Nxc7 Ra7 16. Nce6 Nxd4 $1 $15 {Urvalov-Nadanian,A
corr 1989}) 12... Nb6 13. Qh4 (13. Be2 {Ftacnik} Bf5 14. Qh4 Nc6 15. Bh6 e5 16.
Ng5 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qe7 18. dxe5 Nd4 19. Rd1 c5 20. Rd2 b4 21. Nd1 Nd5 22. Bc4
Nf4 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf4 Be6 25. Qe4 {Portisch,L-Adorjan,A/Amsterdam IBM (15)
/1971/0-1 (59)}) 13... Nc6 (13... Rxf3 {Ftacnik} 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. Bh6 Bf6 16.
Bg5 Bxd4 17. O-O-O b4 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. fxe3 Qg8 20. Qe4 bxc3 21. Qxc6 cxb2+
22. Kb1 h5 23. Bd3 {1-0 Rajkovic,D-Zakic,S/JUG-chT Tivat (05)/1995/ (35)}) 14.
Bd3 $5 {TN [/\15.Bxg6]} (14. Bh6 e5 (14... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. Be2
Qd6 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rfd1 Qf6 19. Qxf6+ Rxf6 20. Rac1 Rfd6 21. d5 Nb4 22. Nd4
N4xd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bf3 Nb4 25. Nxf5+ gxf5 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxc7 Kf6 {
1/2-1/2 Ostenstad,B-Sigfusson,S/Reykjavik op/1988/ (49)}) 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. Nxe5 Nxd4 18. O-O-O Bb7 19. f3 c5 {1/2 1/2 Bronstein,D-Pein,M
Wrexham 1995}) 14... Rxf3 $5 (14... e5 15. Bg5 (15. Ng5) 15... Qd6 16. Ne4 Qe6
$13) (14... Bf5 $5 15. Ng5 (15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Be3 e5) 15... h5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5
17. Ne6 Qd6 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Be3 Nc4 $36) 15. gxf3 (15. Bxg6 $2 Qg8 16. gxf3
Bf6 17. Qe4 Qxg6 18. Qxc6 (18. Qxg6 hxg6 $17) 18... Qg2 19. Ke2 (19. Rf1 Bh3
$19) 19... Bd7 (19... Qxh1 20. Qe8+ Kg7 21. Bh6+ Kxh6 22. Rxh1 $16) 20. Qxc7
Qxh1 21. Qxb6 Bh3 $1 $40) 15... Nxd4 16. Be4 Bf5 $1 17. Be3 (17. Bxa8 Qxa8 $17
(17... Qxa8 18. Kf1 (18. Qxe7 Nxf3+ 19. Kd1 Bxc3 $19) 18... Qxf3 19. Rg1 (19.
Kg1 Bh3 20. Qg3 Qd1+ $1 21. Nxd1 Ne2#) 19... Bd3+ 20. Ke1 Nc2+ 21. Kd2 Nc4+ 22.
Qxc4 Bh6+ 23. Qf4 Bxf4#)) 17... c5 18. Bxd4 $1 {Eliminates the most dangerous
enemy.} (18. O-O-O {Ftacnik} Bxe4 (18... Qg8 $6 19. Bxa8 Qxa2 20. Bxd4 (20.
Nxa2 $2 Nb3#) (20. Be4 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2+ 22. Ke1 Qxc3+ $40) 20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2
Qxb2+ 22. Ke1 Bxd4 (22... cxd4 23. Nd5 $1 Nxa8 24. Qxe7) 23. Ne2 Nxa8 24. Qxe7
$16) 19. Nxe4 Qg8 20. Kb1 Nc4 $132) 18... cxd4 (18... Bxd4 19. Bxa8 Bf6 20. Qf4
Qxa8 21. O-O $13) 19. Rd1 Rc8 (19... e5 {Ftacnik} 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rg1 $10)
20. Rg1 $1 {[/\21.Rxg6]It`s appeares,that white king is safe enough in the
center.} (20. O-O {Ftacnik} Qg8 21. Ne2 Bf6 22. Qh6 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qxa2 24. Nxd4
Qxb2 $17) 20... Bf6 21. Qh6 Bg7 (21... Nc4 22. Nd5 Bg7 (22... Bxe4 23. fxe4 (
23. Nxf6 exf6 24. fxe4 Kg8 $5 $36) 23... Bg7 24. Qh4 Nxb2 25. Nxe7 {with the
creasy complications}) 23. Qh4 $13 (23. Qh4 Bxe4 (23... e6 {Ftacnik} 24. Ne7
Bf8) 24. fxe4 Nxb2 25. Nxe7 Nxd1 26. Nxg6+ Kg8 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Kxd1 $14)) 22.
Qh4 Bf6 23. Qh6 Bg7 {The position is very duble edged.The opponents wisely
decided to repeat the moves avoiding an extra risk.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{King: And now the sixth game of the Kamsky-Karpov match featuring a superb
king march from the former world champion.} 1. e4 {Blatny,P Ftacnik Karpov King
} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3
{King: At first glance Black has a few problems here as he has yet to castle.
For instance, if 8...Nxc3 9 bxc3 0-0, then White wins a pawn with 10 Qh5,
threatening mate and the pawn on d5. Apparently Karpov thought for 42 minutes
at the board over his next move. It is hard to divine whether he forgot his
analysis or whether this was over the board inspiration.} (8. c4 {Karpov}) (8.
c4 {Blatny,P main line}) 8... Qh4 {N This move took 42 min of Karpov`s
thinking. Did Karpov forget his analysis , what happens to him periodically in
some last years? By moving his own queen over to the kingside, Karpov gets in
there before Kamsky, but there is a price to pay.} (8... Nxc3) (8... Nxc3 {
Karpov} 9. bxc3 (9. Qe1+ Qe7 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Qb3 Bc6 $10) 9... Qh4 (9... O-O
10. Qh5 f5 $14) (9... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 10. Qh5 h6 11. Qxd5 O-O 12. g3 Rfe8 13. Bd2
g6 14. Qxb7 Rab8 15. Qg2 c5 16. Be3 g5 17. Qd5 Be6 18. Qxd6 Qf3 19. Rfe1 Bd5
20. Kf1 c4 21. Bg6 {1-0 Jazbinsek,S-Habjanic,D/SLO-chJ/1993/ (40)}) 10. Re1+)
9. g3 (9. h3 $2 {Karpov} Bxh3) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 (10. Qe1+ {Karpov} Qe7 $10
11. Qxc3 O-O 12. Qb3 Bc6) 10... Qg4 {/\><h3,g4,f3} (10... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 11. Qh5
Qe6 (11... h6 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Qxd5 c6 14. Qb3 b6 15. Ba3 g6 16. c4 Bxa3 17.
Qxa3+ Kg7 18. c3 Rhd8 19. c5 Bf5 20. Bf1 Be6 21. Re5 Bd5 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2
{Jenni,F-Pihlajasalo,A/WchJM-U16 Guarapuava (09)/1995/0-1 (62)}) 12. Bf4 g6 13.
Qg5 Be7 14. Qh6 Bf8 15. Qg5 f6 16. Qh4 O-O-O 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qxh8 Qf7 19. Bh6
Bd6 20. Qg7 Qe6 21. Qxg6 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Maciejewski,M/Gdynia Dreszer op (09)/
1989/ (33)}) 11. Re1+ Kd8 {And this move Anatoly played without any thinking...
King: Brilliant judgement. Karpov has correctly assessed that his king, at
least in the short-term, is secure in the centre of the board - though he has
to play with extreme accuracy to prove the worth of his idea.} (11... Kf8 $5) (
11... Kf8 $5 {Blatny,P}) 12. Be2 {A bit unnatural move.} (12. Qxg4 Bxg4 13. Rb1
b6 (13... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 14. Kg2 Kd7 $10) 14. c4 c6 $13 {The endgame doesn`t
look better for white}) 12... Qf5 13. Rb1 (13. c4 $142 {Karpov} dxc4 14. Bxc4)
13... b6 14. c4 dxc4 (14... c6 $6 {Karpov} 15. c5 $1 bxc5 (15... Bc7 16. c4 $36
) 16. c4 $36) 15. Bxc4 Re8 (15... h5 {Karpov} 16. Bd3 Qg4 17. Be2) 16. Be3 {
King: Kamsky has used a pawn break (c3-c4) to open the position, and threatens
to retreat the bishop on c4 to f1, or perhaps d3, then push c-pawn number two
up to c5. It looks as though Karpov is about to fall on the defensive, but he
finds a clever response which at a stroke leaves his position more secure than
before. /\c4-c5->} (16. Rxe8+ Kxe8 17. Bd3 (17. Qe2+ {Ftacnik} Kf8 $10) 17...
Qd5 (17... Qh3 18. Qf3 Rd8 (18... Rc8 19. Bf4 $36) 19. Bg5 $36) 18. c4 (18.
Qe2+ Kf8 $15 19. Be4 Re8 $17) 18... Qxd4 19. Bb2 Qg4 (19... Qc5 20. Bxg7) 20.
Qxg4 Bxg4 21. Bxg7 h5 $13) 16... Bc6 $1 {[/\17...Qe4], what practically forces
the next white`s move.  King: Kamsky cannot allow the bishop to remain on the
long diagonal as it would simply be too dangerous for his king. For instance,
the plan I mentioned on the last turn of 17 Bf1, would be met by 17... Qd5.  /
\17...Qe4} (16... Re7 17. Bf1 Ke8 18. Bg2 Rd8 19. c4 $14) 17. d5 (17. Bf1 $2 {
Ftacnik} Qd5) 17... Bd7 {King: Forcing White to play the pawn to d5 has
achieved three things. First, the plan I mentioned of retreating the bishop,
then playing c2-c4-c5 is far less effective - Black's bishop on d6 would
remain secure after an exchange of pawns; second, the mobility of the bishop
on c4 has been restricted by the pawn on d5; and thirdly, the bishop on d6 has
become a better piece as it potentially has the c5 and e5 squares available
for its use.} 18. Bf1 (18. Bd3 $5 {Karpov} Qxd5 $2 (18... Qg4 $1 19. Be2 Qg6)
19. c4 Qa5 (19... Qc6 20. Qh5 $1 {x f7, h7}) 20. Qf3 {x f7, a8}) 18... h6 {
King: Karpov wants to prevent a bishop landing on g5 after White plays Qd2.
This far-sighted little move is an essential prelude to the regrouping that
follows.} (18... Ba4 $5 19. Re2 Re5 20. Bg2 Kd7 $13 {(/\21...Rae8)V.}) 19. c4
Re7 20. Bd3 $6 {[><f3,h3] ><f3,h3} (20. Qd2 Ke8 21. Bd4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1+ Kf8 $10)
20... Qf6 21. Kg2 $6 (21. Bf1 {(/\22.Bg2) /\22.Bg2} Ke8 22. Bg2 Kf8 $15) (21.
Qc2 $5 {Ftacnik} Ke8 22. c5 bxc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Qd6 25. Qxd6 (25. Qxa7
$6 Rxa7 26. Rb8+ Bc8 27. Rxc8+ Kd7 28. Bf5+ Re6 29. dxe6+ Ke7 30. exf7+ Kxf7
$15) 25... cxd6 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rb7 $14) 21... Ke8 {/\ Ke8-f8-g8, Ra8-e8 /
\Kf8,Rae8} 22. Bc2 {[/\23.Ba4] /\23.Ba4} Qc3 $1 23. Bb3 (23. Qd3 $10) (23. Qd3
$142 $10 {Karpov}) (23. Bd4 {Ftacnik} Rxe1 (23... Qxc4 24. Bb3 Qa6 25. Bxg7 $16
) 24. Qxe1+ Qxe1 25. Rxe1+ Kf8 $10) (23. Qd3 $10 {Blatny,P}) 23... Kf8 24. Rc1
(24. Qd4 $6 {Ftacnik} Qxd4 25. Bxd4 Rae8) 24... Qf6 25. Bc2 (25. c5 bxc5 26.
Bxc5 Bxc5 (26... Rxe1 27. Qxe1 Re8 $36) (26... a5 $5 $132 {Karpov}) (26... a5
$132 {Blatny,P}) 27. Rxc5 Bg4 28. Qxg4 $8 Rxe1 29. Rxc7 $44 {(/\30.d6) /\30.d6}
Re7 30. Rc6) 25... Rae8 $15 {King: How Karpov does it, I don't know. He has an
uncanny ability to coordinate his forces so that they are at their most
efficient. Notice how he has arranged his pieces so that they do not stand in
each other's way, and they are all protected; there appears not to be a single
weakness in his whole army. Compare this position with the one where he played
11... Kd8; it is hard to imagine that he would be able to achieve such harmony.
With his king safe, his rooks doubled and White's kingside weakened, the
initiative has passed over to Karpov.} 26. Qd3 {><f3} Bg4 {King: Kamsky must
have been angling to play the queen down to h7, but now that he is here he
must have realised that 27 Qh7 would have been met by 27...g5!, when White can
make no further progress, and then he must suddenly deal with the threats to
his own king.} 27. Bd2 $2 {A decisive mistake in the difficult position.  King:
This must have been due to time pressure. Kamsky cracks.} (27. Bd4 $2 Qf3+ 28.
Qxf3 Bxf3+ 29. Kf1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Bg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rxe1 $17) (27. Qh7 g5 $17 (
27... Bf3+ {Ftacnik} 28. Kg1 g5 $10)) (27. Bd1 Bf5 28. Qd2 Ba3 $17) (27. f4 {
Karpov} Bc5 (27... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. Bxf5 Rxe3 $10) 28. Bxc5 bxc5
29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Bd1 Re1 31. Rb1 Qf5 32. Qxf5 Bxf5 33. Rb8+ Ke7 34. Bf3 Ra1
35. Rb2 Bb1 $1 $15) 27... Re2 28. Rxe2 (28. Be3 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Bh3 $19) (28. Rf1
{Ftacnik} Rxd2 $1 29. Qxd2 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Bh3 $19) 28... Rxe2 29. Rf1 (29. Be1 {
Karpov} Bc5 $19 {x f2}) (29. Be3 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Rxc2 $1 31. Qxc2 Bh3 $19) 29...
Rxd2 (29... Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Bh3 32. Be4 Qxe4 $19 (32... Qxe4 {Karpov
} 33. f3 Bc5+ 34. Kh1 Qf5 35. g4 Qf6 $19)) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Karpov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7.
O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 {Famous variation, but new in Karpov`s arsenal.} Nh5
10. Re1 (10. c5 {Kamsky-Kasparov New York rapid 1994}) 10... h6 (10... a5 $5
11. Ba3 Nf4 12. Bf1 Bg4 (12... f5 {Ftacnik} 13. c5 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bg4 15. bxa5
Nf5 16. Qb3 Bh6 17. a6 bxa6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. Nxe5 Bc8 21. Nc6
Qf6 22. Ne7+ Kf7 23. Qb6 Rd8 24. Qxd8 Nh3+ 25. gxh3 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Bg4 27. hxg4
Rxd8 {Watanabe,A-Frolov,D/Budapest FS03 IM (11) 1996/0-1 (57)}) 13. h3 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 axb4 15. Bxb4 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. a3 Ne6 18. Nb5 Ned4 $132 {Kramnik,
V-Gelfand,B Dortmund(01) 1996, but the game was played few days later Than the
K-K game.}) (10... f5 {Ftacnik} 11. Ng5) 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. Bf1 a5 {N} (12... f5
13. c5 (13. f3 c6 14. Kh1 a5 15. bxa5 Qxa5 16. Bb2 c5 17. Nb5 Qd8 18. a4 Kh8
19. g3 Nh5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. g4 {1-0 Tukmakov,V-Ineichen,H/Bern op (01)/1996/})
13... g5 (13... fxe4 14. Ndxe4 (14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Ndxe4 Nf5 16. g3 Nh5 17. Ne2
Nf6 18. Bg2 Qb6 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. a4 $2 $17 {Tunik,G-Fedorov,V/Vladivostok
Zaitsev (09)/1995/0-1 (74)}) 14... Nf5 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. Rc1 Nd4 17. Nb5 Nxg2 18.
Kxg2 Nf3 19. Qxf3 Rxf3 20. Kxf3 Qh4 21. Ng3 Bg4+ 22. Kg2 Rf8 23. Kg1 e4 24.
Rxe4 Be5 {0-1 Brito,A-Touzane,O/Palma de Mallorca op/1995/ (43)}) 14. cxd6 cxd6
15. Nc4 g4 (15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf5 17. b5 Rf7 18. a4 Bf8 19. Bb2 g4 20. Kh1 h5
21. g3 Ng6 22. Qd2 Be7 23. Kg1 h4 24. Bg2 {1-0 Kaufman,L-Weeramantry,S/New
York op Newark (05)/1996/ (38)}) 16. b5 Rf6 17. Qb3 (17. b6 a6 18. Bxf4 $5 exf4
19. e5 dxe5 20. d6 Nc6 21. Nd5 Rg6 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. Nxa6 bxa6 24. Qd5+ Be6 25.
Qxc6 Bxc4 $1 26. Bxc4+ Kh8 27. Rad1 Rxb6 28. Qc7 Rb8 29. Bxa6 Bf8 $10) 17...
Kh7 (17... Kh8 $14) 18. b6 a6 19. Ba3 Rg6 20. Rac1 h5 21. Qb4 {Ftacnik} Bf8 22.
Qb1 {/^b1_h7} h4 23. Ne3 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Van Wely,L/NLD-ch (05)/1995/ (33)}) (
12... c6 {Ftacnik} 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. a3 a5 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 Nd4 17. Nb3
Nfe6 18. Nb5 Bd7 19. N3xd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bf4 g5 22. Bg3 f5 23. exf5
Bxf5 24. Bd3 Qd7 25. Qf3 d5 26. cxd5 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Atalik,S/Hastings9596 
(03) ;CBM 51 1996}) 13. bxa5 Rxa5 $6 {I don`t like this move, as it allow
white to open the Q-side.} (13... c5 14. Nb3 (14. dxc6 {Ftacnik} bxc6 15. Nb3
c5 16. Nb5 Ra6 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. Ba3 g5 19. h4 g4 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. N5xd4 exd4 22.
e5 g3 23. exd6 Nf5 24. fxg3 Nxg3 25. Qf4 Nh5 26. Qh2 {1-0 Blanco Fernandez,
A-Pupo,E/Capablanca mem-C (10)/1996/ (39)}) 14... f5 $132) 14. Nb3 (14. a4 {
Karpov} c5 $1) 14... Ra8 15. c5 {And white opened "their" Q-side for an active
action, while black didn`t create any serious threats on the opposite side of
the board.} f5 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nd2 $1 {The knight made his business on "b3"
and comes back to stabilize the center.} g5 18. Rb1 {/\ Qd1-b3-b6, Nd2-c4-b6,
x b7} (18. a4 {Karpov /\ Bc1-a3}) (18. Nc4 {Karpov}) (18. g3 {Karpov}) 18... g4
19. Qb3 {[/\20.Qb6]} fxe4 (19... Rf6 {Ftacnik} 20. Ba3 Kh8 21. Nb5 $14) 20.
Ndxe4 Kh8 $5 {Moving the K from diagonal a2-g8} (20... h5 21. Qb6 Qxb6 22. Rxb6
Nexd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bc4 Be6 25. Rxd6 Bf7 26. Ng5 $18 {VG}) (20... Nf5 $5
21. Qb6 (21. Nb5 Rf7 (21... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 22. Ba3 Ra6 $14) 22. a4 h5 23. Ba3
Bf8 $132) 21... Qe7 $13) 21. Be3 (21. a4 $5 $16 {(/\22.Ba3)}) (21. Ba3 Nexd5 (
21... Nf5 22. Nb5 Ra6 $13) 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd6 $36) 21... Nf5 (21... Rg8 {
Ftacnik} 22. Bb6 Qf8 (22... Qd7 $2 23. Bb5 Qf5 24. Nxd6) 23. Nxd6 Nexd5 24.
Nxd5 Qxd6 25. Rbd1 $14) 22. Bb6 Qe7 23. Qb4 Rf7 (23... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 24. a4 $14
) 24. a4 Bf8 {/\ Bc8-d7-e8} 25. Be3 Nh5 {[/\26...Nf6] Slowely!} (25... h5 $5 {
(/\h5-h4)<=>>>} 26. Bxf4 (26. Ng3 {(/\27.Bxf4)} Bh6 $13 27. Bxf4 $6 Bxf4 28.
Nxh5 Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Qxh5 $17) 26... exf4 27. Bd3 (27. Ng3 Qg5 $132
) 27... Qd8 $14) (25... Nxe3 26. fxe3 $1 {Ftacnik} Nh5 27. Nb5 Ra6 28. Na3 Ra8
29. Nc4 $16) 26. Rbc1 Nf6 {/\ N:e4, N:e3} 27. Bb6 h5 (27... Nxe4 {Ftacnik} 28.
Nxe4 h5 29. Rc7 $18) 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Ne4 Qg6 30. a5 {/\ Rc1-c7; x d6, c8, a8}
Ng7 {[/\31...Ne8,><d6,c7]} (30... h4 31. Bc7 (31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. Bxc7 h3 $132 {
(><f3)} 33. g3 $2 Nd4 $36) 31... h3 $132) (30... Bh6 {Ftacnik} 31. Rc7 $16) 31.
Bb5 {/\ 32.Rc7} (31. Rc7 $6 {Karpov} Rxc7 32. Bxc7 Ne8) 31... Bf5 {[><g7]} (
31... Bd7 $2 {Karpov} 32. Bxd7 $16 Rxd7) 32. Ng3 Bc8 (32... h4 {Ftacnik} 33.
Nxf5 Nxf5 34. Bd3 g3 35. Rc4 gxf2+ 36. Bxf2 h3 37. Rh4+ $1 $16) 33. Rc3 {
[/\34.Rec1,34.Bd3]} h4 34. Bd3 $1 Nf5 $4 (34... Qh6 35. Be3 Qf6 (35... Rf4 {
Ftacnik} 36. Qb6 $18) 36. Ne4 $16 (36. Ne4 {Karpov} Qe7 37. Bg5 $18)) (34...
Bf5 35. Nxf5 Nxf5 36. Rc4 Rg7 37. Qb1 Rf7 38. Ree4 $16) (34... Qf6 {Karpov} 35.
Ne4 Qg6 (35... Qe7 36. Rc7 Qe8 37. Bb5 Bd7 38. Bxd7 Rxd7 39. Nf6 $18) 36. Bd8
$1 (36. Bc7 Bf5 37. Qxb7 $6 Rxa5 $132 38. Qb6 $2 Bxe4 39. Bxe4 Qxe4 $1) 36...
Nf5 (36... h3 37. Ng5) 37. Ng5 Rd7 38. Ne6 $16) 35. Nxf5 $2 (35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36.
Nxf5 $16 {VG} Rxf5 37. Qe4 $18) 35... Bxf5 36. Bxf5 Qxf5 (36... Rxf5 {Karpov}
37. Re4 Rg5 38. Be3 $18) 37. Rc4 (37. Re4 {Karpov} Rc8 $132) 37... Rg7 38. Qb1
$1 {Fighting for important white squares.} (38. Ree4 {Karpov} Rc8) 38... Qh5 (
38... Qf7 {Karpov} 39. Qd1 Qf5 40. Ree4 Rc8 41. Rxc8 Qxc8 42. h3 gxh3 43. Rxh4+
Kg8 44. g3 $18) (38... Qxb1 {Ftacnik} 39. Rxb1 $16) 39. Qd1 {/\ 40.h3} h3 (
39... Be7 {Ftacnik} 40. h3 $16) 40. Ree4 $1 {White pieces dominate on the
board.} (40. g3 Qf5 (40... Be7 {Karpov} 41. Ree4 Rag8 $14) 41. Ree4 Rc8 $1 $132
42. Rxg4 $2 Rxg4 43. Rxg4 Qxg4 44. Qxg4 Rc1+ $19) (40. Ree4 {[#]}) 40... hxg2
41. Rxg4 Rh7 (41... Rxg4 42. Qxg4 $18) 42. h4 Be7 {[/\43...Bxh4]} 43. f3 (43.
Qc2 {Karpov} Rg8 44. Rxg8+ Kxg8 45. Rc8+ Kf7 $132) 43... Rg8 44. Bf2 (44. Qc2
$5 {(/\45.Rc8)} Rxg4 (44... Bxh4 45. Qxh7+ $3 Kxh7 46. Rxh4 $18) 45. Rxg4 Rg7 (
45... Bxh4 46. Qc8+) 46. Qc8+ Kh7 47. Bf2 $16) 44... Rhg7 45. Qe2 (45. Rxg7 $1
Rxg7 46. Rg4 Bd8 (46... Qh7 {Ftacnik} 47. Qa4 $16) 47. Qa4 $16) 45... Bd8 46.
Be1 Qf7 47. Qd3 Qh5 $6 (47... Rxg4 48. fxg4 (48. Rxg4 Rxg4 49. fxg4 Qf4 (49...
e4 $13) 50. g5 (50. Qf5 Qd4+ 51. Kxg2 Qxd5+ 52. Kh2 Bxa5 $13) 50... Qg4 $13)
48... Rf8 (48... b6 $5 49. axb6 (49. a6 b5 50. Re4 Qa7+ 51. Kxg2 Qxa6 52. Qd2
Kh7 $13) 49... Bxb6+ 50. Kxg2 Rf8 $16 (50... Bd4 51. Rxd4 exd4 52. Qxd4+ $40))
49. Kxg2 Bxa5 $1 50. Bg3 (50. Bxa5 Qf2+ 51. Kh1 Qxh4+ 52. Kg1 Qf2+ 53. Kh1 Qh4+
$10) 50... Bb6 $13 {(/\51...Bd4)}) 48. Qe4 Qh6 49. Qf5 $1 {Karpov keeps the
g2-pawn alive, as the natural shild, while activating his pieces.} Bxa5 {[#]} (
49... Qe3+ {Ftacnik} 50. Bf2) 50. Rxg7 $1 (50. Bxa5 Qe3+ 51. Kxg2 Qe2+ 52. Kh3
$10 (52. Kg3 {Karpov} Qxc4) (52. Kh3 {Ftacnik} Qf1+ 53. Kh2 Qe2+ $10)) 50...
Bb6+ (50... Rxg7 {Karpov} 51. Rc8+ Rg8 52. Rxg8+ Kxg8 53. Bxa5 $18 (53. Bxa5
Qe3+ 54. Kxg2 $18)) (50... Qxg7 51. Bxa5 $18) 51. Kxg2 Qxg7+ (51... Rxg7+ $1 {
Karpov} 52. Kh3 $14 (52. Kh3 Bc5 $14)) 52. Rg4 Qe7 (52... Qh6 53. Rxg8+ Kxg8
54. Qc8+ $16) 53. Qh5+ $1 {An important check.} Qh7 54. Rxg8+ Kxg8 55. Qe8+ Kg7
56. Qe7+ Kh8 57. Qxd6 $16 {The endagame should be technicaly wining.} Qg7+ {
Abgabezug} (57... Qc2+ $5 {Karpov} 58. Kg3 Bd4 (58... Bg1 $2 59. Qxe5+ Kg8 60.
Qb8+ Kf7 61. Qxb7+ Kg8 62. Qc6 Qh2+ 63. Kg4 Qg2+ 64. Bg3 Bh2 65. Qc7 $18) (
58... Qe2 59. Qb8+ Kh7 60. Qxb7+ Kh8 61. Qxb6 Qxe1+ 62. Kg4 $18) 59. Qb8+ Kg7
60. Qxb7+ Kg8 (60... Kf8 61. Qc6 Qb1 $1 (61... Qd1 $2 62. Bb4+ Kg7 63. Qd7+ Kg8
64. Qe8+ Kh7 65. Qf7+ Kh8 66. Be7 Qg1+ 67. Kh3 Qh1+ 68. Kg4 Qg2+ 69. Kh5 $18)
62. Bf2 Bxf2+ 63. Kxf2 Qb2+ 64. Kg3 Qd4 65. Qf6+ Kg8 (65... Ke8 66. d6 Kd7 67.
h5) 66. d6 Kh7 $1 67. Kh3 Qd1 (67... Qd3 68. Kg4) 68. Qf5+ Kh6 69. Qg5+ Kh7 70.
Qh5+ $1 Kg8 71. Qxe5 $1 Qxf3+ 72. Qg3+ $18) 61. Qc6 Qd1 62. Bf2 Bxf2+ 63. Kxf2
Qd2+ 64. Kg3 Qf4+ 65. Kg2 Qd2+ (65... Qxh4 66. Qe6+ $18) 66. Kh3 Qf4 67. Qg6+
Kf8 (67... Kh8 68. Qh5+ Kg7 69. Qg5+ $18) 68. Qg4 Qf6 69. h5 $1 $18) (57... Bd4
{Karpov} 58. Qf8+ Qg8+ 59. Qxg8+ Kxg8 60. Bf2 $1 Bc3 61. Bb6 $1 Kf7 62. h5 $1
Kf6 63. Kg3 Kf5 (63... Kg5 $2 64. d6 $18) 64. h6 e4 (64... Kg6 65. d6 $18) 65.
fxe4+ Kxe4 66. Kg4 Kxd5 67. Kf5 Kc6 68. Bd8 b5 69. Bf6 b4 70. h7 $18) (57...
Bc7 58. Qf8+ Qg8+ 59. Qxg8+ Kxg8 60. Bb4 Kf7 61. Kh3 Kf6 62. Kg4 b5 63. Bc3 $1
Bb6 64. f4 Bd4 65. fxe5+ Bxe5 66. Bxe5+ Kxe5 67. h5 b4 68. h6 Kf6 69. h7 Kg7
70. d6 b3 71. d7 b2 72. d8=Q b1=Q 73. h8=Q+ $18) 58. Bg3 Bc7 (58... Bd4 {Karpov
} 59. Qe6 (59. Kh3 Kh7 60. Qe6 $18) 59... Qg8 60. Qh6+ Qh7 61. Qxh7+ Kxh7 62.
Bf2 $1 Bc3 63. Bb6 Bb4 (63... Kg6 64. d6) 64. Bc7 $18) 59. Qe6 Kh7 (59... e4
60. Qc8+ $18) 60. d6 Bd8 61. Qf5+ Kh6 (61... Qg6 62. Qd7+ $18) (61... Kh8 62.
Qc8 Qg8 63. Kh3 Bf6 64. d7 Kh7 65. Qxg8+ Kxg8 66. Bxe5 Bd8 67. Bf4 Kf7 68. Bg5
Bxg5 69. hxg5 Ke7 70. g6 $18) 62. Kh3 $5 {The simplest.} (62. Qxe5 Qxe5 63.
Bxe5 Bxh4 64. Kh3 $1 Kh5 (64... Bd8 65. Kg4 Kg6 66. f4 b5 67. f5+ Kf7 68. Bc3
$16) 65. d7 Bd8 66. Bg3 $1 b5 67. Be1 b4 68. Bxb4 Kg6 (68... Kg5 69. Be1 Kh5
70. f4 $18) 69. Be1 $18) 62... Qf6 63. Qxf6+ Bxf6 64. Kg4 {The endgame is
wining for white.} (64. d7 Kg6 65. Bxe5 Bd8 66. Bf4 $18) 64... b5 65. Kf5 Bd8 (
65... Kg7 66. Bxe5 Bxe5 67. Kxe5 $18) 66. Kxe5 {With the deficit of two pawns
black has no chance of holding this position.} Kg6 67. Kd5 b4 68. Kc4 Ba5 69.
Kb3 (69. Kb5 b3 70. Be5 Kf5 71. f4 $18) 69... Kf5 70. Ka4 Ke6 71. h5 (71. Kxa5
b3 72. d7 b2 73. d8=Q b1=Q 74. Qb6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Blatny,P Badminov} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5
Ngf6 (5... h6 $2 {Blatny,P} 6. Ne6 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Bd3 Ngf6 (8... fxe6 $2 9.
Qh5+ Kd8 10. Ba5 $18) 9. Nxf8 Kxf8 10. Nf3 $16) 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6
(8... O-O 9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. Qxe6+ Kh8 11. Qxd6 {V.}) 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 (
10... Qc7 {Blatny,P} 11. Qg4 g5 12. Qh3 Bf4 13. O-O $14 {Jansa-Meduna/CR(ch)/
1996/}) 11. Qe2 (11. Qh4 {Kamsky-Karpov Dortmund 1993}) 11... Qc7 12. Bd2 b6
13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne5 c5 (14... O-O-O {Ftacnik} 15. f4 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Kb1
Kb8 18. Rhe1 h5 $6 19. h3 h4 20. Ba6 Bxa6 21. Qxa6 Bf2 $2 22. Rf1 Bg3 23. Qa4
$1 {><c6} Rc8 24. Bb4 Nd5 $8 25. c4 $1 Bxf4 26. Nd7+ Kb7 27. cxd5 $18 {De
Firmian,N-Spiridonov,N/Lugano op/1989/}) 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. dxc5 (16. Bf4 {
Ftacnik} Rhd8 17. Rhe1 Bd5) 16... Qxc5 (16... Bxe5 17. cxb6 Qc5 (17... Bxb2+ {
Ftacnik} 18. Kxb2 Qc5 19. a3 $1 Nd5 $8 20. c4 axb6 21. Qd3 $18) 18. Qxe5 Qxe5
19. Bb4+ $18 {V.}) 17. a3 {/\Bb4} (17. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Rhd8 18. Bd4 Qc7 19. Rhe1
Kf8 (19... Bc5 $5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Bxf6 Qf4+) 20. c3 a6 $1 (
20... Bc5 21. Bxc5+ Qxc5 22. f4 $10) (20... Bxg2 21. Ng4 $40) 21. Bd3 b5 (21...
Bc5 $142 22. Bxc5+ Qxc5 23. f3 b5 24. Qe3 Rac8 $15) 22. Kb1 (22. Qe3 Ng4 $1)
22... b4 23. Nc4 {Leko,P-Karpov,An/Dortmund (08)/1995/1/2-1/2 (56)}) (17. Bc6 {
Ftacnik} Rac8 $1 (17... Bxc6 18. Bb4 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 Bxb4 20. a3 Bc5 21. b4) 18.
Be3 Qxe5 19. Bxb7 Rc7 20. Ba6 Bc5 21. Bxc5+ Qxc5 $15) 17... Qc7 $5 {TN} (17...
Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Bxe5 19. Bb4+ $18 (19. Bb4+ {Ftacnik} Bd6 20. Rxd6 $18)) (17...
a5 18. Bc3 Bd5 (18... Rhd8 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Nc4 Bc5 21. Be5 Qc8 22. Bxf6+ gxf6
23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. Bc6 Bxc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Ne3 $14 {Anand,
V-Karpov,A Monaco(blindfold) 1996}) 19. Rhe1 Rhc8 20. f3 Kf8 21. Kb1 Qc7 22.
Bd4 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/Monaco rapid/1996/}) 18. Bf4 {Played after 8 min
of thinking.} (18. Nc4 {Blatny,P} Bc5 19. Bc3 Qf4+ 20. Kb1 Rhd8 $132) 18... Nd5
{Played after 10 min of thinking. Clear indication that the theory stoped here,
and the players started to create at the board...} 19. Bg3 Rhd8 20. Rd4 $1 {xc6
} Kf8 21. Kb1 a6 22. Rc4 (22. Bd3 b5 $132) 22... Qe7 (22... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 23.
Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Bc4 $16) 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Ra7 25. Bxd5 (25. Re1 {Ftacnik}
Bxg3 26. hxg3 Nf6 $14) 25... exd5 (25... Bxg3 26. Bxe6 Bxf2 27. Rf4 Re8 28.
Bxf7 $1 Qxe2 29. Bc4+ Ke7 30. Bxe2 $16 {Sergey Badminov (Iliumzhinov`s advisor)
.}) 26. Bxd6 (26. Qxe7+ {Ftacnik} Rxe7 27. Bxd6 dxc4 28. Bxe7+ Kxe7 $10) 26...
Qxd6 (26... Rxd6 {Ftacnik} 27. Rc8+ Rd8 28. Qxe7+ Kxe7 29. Re1+ Kd7 30. Rxd8+
Kxd8 31. Kc1 $14) 27. Rd4 b5 (27... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 28. Qd3 Kg8 29. Rd1 $16) 28.
Qd3 Kg8 29. g3 Qe6 30. Rd1 Rad7 31. h4 Rd6 32. Rd2 (32. g4 $5 {(/\33.g5) /\33.
g5} Qe7 33. Qg3 $36) 32... Qe1+ 33. Ka2 Qe7 34. Qf3 Qe6 35. Re2 Qc8 36. Qd3 Rc6
37. Kb1 (37. Rxd5 {Ftacnik} Rxd5 38. Qxd5 Rxc2 39. Rxc2 Qxc2 40. Qa8+ Kh7 41.
Qxa6 Qc4+ $10) 37... Re6 38. Re3 (38. Rd2 $5) (38. Rd2 $5 {Blatny,P}) 38... Qc6
39. Qd2 {[/\40.Rc3] /\40.Rc3} Rxe3 40. Qxe3 (40. fxe3 {/\e4} Re8 {(/\41...Re5=)
/\41...Re5=} 41. Rxd5 Rxe3 42. Rd8+ (42. Rxb5 Rxg3 $10) 42... Re8 $10) 40...
Qe6 41. Qd2 Rd6 42. g4 Qf6 43. g5 Qf3 44. Ka2 (44. gxh6 Rxh6 45. Rxd5 Rxh4 $10
(45... Rxh4 $10 {Blatny,P} 46. Rd8+ Kh7 47. Rd6 (47. Rh8+ {Ftacnik} Kxh8 48.
Qd8+ Kh7 49. Qxh4+ Kg6 $10) 47... Rh2 48. Rxa6 Rxf2)) 44... Qf5 45. c3 (45.
gxh6 {Ftacnik} gxh6 46. Rd3 Kh7) 45... Qf3 46. Rf4 Qh3 47. gxh6 $6 {Blows the
last hopes for advantage. [#]} Qe6 $1 {A nice strategical manoeuvre,missed by
the Challenger,I presume.} (47... Rxh6 48. Qxd5 Rxh4 49. Qd8+ $18) 48. Qd4 (48.
hxg7 d4+ 49. Kb1 (49. c4 {Ftacnik} bxc4 $17) 49... dxc3 $132 50. Qxc3 $2 Rd1+
51. Kc2 Qe2+ 52. Kb3 Rd3 $19) 48... Qxh6 49. Rf5 Qe6 $10 {[><f2,h4] קf2,Ph4}
50. Re5 (50. Rg5 {Ftacnik} f6 51. Rg3 Qe4 $10) 50... Qd7 51. Ka1 f6 52. Re3 Rc6
53. h5 Rc4 54. Qb6 d4 55. Rd3 Qf5 56. Rxd4 Rxd4 57. cxd4 (57. Qxd4 Qxh5 $10 (
57... Qxh5 {Ftacnik} 58. Qd6 Qf3 59. Qxa6 Qd1+ 60. Ka2 Qd5+ $10)) 57... Qxf2
58. Qe6+ Kf8 59. Qd6+ Kf7 60. Qd7+ Kf8 61. Qd6+ Kf7 62. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Karpov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4
a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. Be3 (10. e6 {Karpov-Kamsky (05)/Fide Wch (Elista)/}
) 10... c5 (10... Nb6 {Karpov}) 11. e6 c4 (11... fxe6 {Karpov} 12. Qxe6+ Kh8
13. Qe4 $16) 12. exf7+ (12. Qc2 fxe6 13. h4 e5 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Qe4 Qc7 16.
Nd5 Qb7 17. h5 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. dxe5 Bf5 20. Qd5+ e6 21. Qd7 Rf7 22. Qxb7
Rxb7 23. Be2 {1-0 Moskalenko,V-Qin Kanying/Beijing op (01)/1991/ (44)}) 12...
Rxf7 13. Qd1 Nb6 14. Ne5 $1 (14. a4 b4 15. Ne4 a5 16. Ne5 Rf8 17. Nxc4 Nd5 18.
Be2 Nxe3 19. fxe3 e5 20. Nxe5 Bb7 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Qg4 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 24.
Nd6 Nxe5 25. Qd4 Qf6 26. Rf1 Qg7 27. Bb3 Bxg2 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. O-O-O {
1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Ribli,Z/HUN-ch Budapest (03)/1971/ (42)}) 14... Rf8 (14...
Bxe5 $2 15. dxe5 Qc7 16. Qd4 $16) 15. a4 b4 16. a5 (16. Ne4 a5 $2) 16... bxc3
17. axb6 cxb2 18. Bxc4+ Kh8 (18... e6 $5 19. Rb1 Qxb6 20. Qb3 (20. Qd2 Bxe5 21.
dxe5 Qc6 22. Bf1 Nd7 23. Rxb2 Nxe5 $17) 20... Qxb3 21. Bxb3 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nc6
23. Rxb2 (23. f4 $2 Rb8) 23... Rb8 24. Ke2 Nxe5 25. Rc1 $44) 19. Rb1 Qxb6 20.
Qd2 Nd7 (20... Be6 21. Rxb2 Qd6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. O-O $14) 21. Rxb2 Nxe5 $5 (
21... Qf6 22. f4 $13) 22. Rxb6 Nxc4 23. Qb4 Nxb6 24. Qxb6 a5 (24... Bf5 25. Qa5
Rfb8 26. O-O $16) 25. O-O a4 26. Ra1 Bf5 (26... a3 27. Qb3 $16) 27. h4 e6 {
x d6, f6} (27... Rfb8 $2 28. Rxa4 Rxb6 29. Rxa8+ Bf8 30. Bh6 Be6 (30... Rf6 31.
Bxf8 $18) 31. Bxf8 Bd5 32. Rd8 Rd6 33. Rb8 Rd7 34. Bxe7+ Kg7 35. Bc5 $18) (
27... Bf6 28. Bh6 $1 Rfb8 $2 29. Rxa4 $1) (27... Bc2 $5 28. Qc7 Bb3 29. Qxe7
Rfd8) 28. Bf4 Be4 29. Bd6 Rfc8 30. Qb5 {/\ 31.R:a4, 31.Be5} Bc6 (30... Bc2 31.
Be5 Bb3 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. h5 $40) 31. Qb4 Kg8 32. Ra3 Ra6 $2 (32... Kf7 33. f3
Ra6 $16) 33. Qc4 Rca8 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Be5 Bxe5 (35... Be8 $2 36. Qe7 Bxe5 37.
Qf8#) 36. Qxe5+ Kg8 37. h5 Be8 (37... gxh5 38. Rg3+ $18) 38. h6 R6a7 39. d5 {
Karpov combines mating threat with the advance of a passed pawn.} (39. Rf3 $142
$1 $18 {/\ 40.Qh8+}) 39... Rb7 40. d6 Rd8 (40... Rd7 41. Rf3 a3 (41... Rf7 42.
Rxf7 Kxf7 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qg7#) 42. Qh8+ $1 Kxh8 43. Rf8#) 41. Rf3 {/\ 42.
Qh8+!;} (41. Rf3 Bc6 42. Qe6+ Kh8 43. Qf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {VanWely} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2
Nd7 8. Qc2 c5 (8... Be7 9. e4 N5f6 10. O-O-O) 9. Nxd5 (9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4
11. Nxd4 a6) 9... exd5 (9... Bxd5 10. e4 Bb7 11. Bc3 (11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6
13. Bc3 Qc7 14. Be2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Bb4 Nc5 19.
Qe1 Bf6 20. Qf2 Na4 21. Nb3 Nxb2 {Anastasian,A-Dive,R/Moscow olm (01)/1994/0-1
(55)}) (11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Bd6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. h4 Be5 16. Bc4
Bd4 17. Bf4 b5 18. Bxb5 Bxd5 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Be5 Qb6 21. Bxf6 g6 22. Bxd4 cxd4
23. b4 Rfc8 24. Kb2 a5 {0-1 Eingorn,V-Palac,M/Graz op (06)/1995/ (29)}) 11...
cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Rhe1 Nc5 16. e5 Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3
Be7 18. f4 Qc4 19. f5 Bg5+ 20. Kb1 Bd5 21. b3 Qc5 22. Bb4 Qxc2+ {1/2-1/2
Alvarez Ibarra,D-Servat,R/Capablanca mem-B (07)/1995/}) 10. dxc5 bxc5 (10...
Bxc5 $5) 11. e3 Be7 12. Bd3 g6 $6 (12... Qb6 $5) 13. h4 Qb6 (13... Bf6 14. h5
Qe7 $13) 14. h5 Bf6 15. Rb1 Rc8 $6 (15... O-O-O 16. b4 (16. Bc3 Kb8) 16... c4
17. Be2 Ne5 18. Nd4 Nc6 $1 $132) 16. Qa4 $1 Bc6 (16... c4 17. Be2 Bc6 18. Qb4
Nc5 19. Bc3 $14) 17. Qg4 Bb5 18. Bc2 $1 a5 $6 (18... Qe6 $5 19. Qxe6+ fxe6 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. Rxh8+ Bxh8 22. Bxg6+ Ke7 $44) 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21.
Ng5 (21. Bc3 Bxc3+ 22. bxc3 Qc6 $13) 21... Bf6 (21... Rd8 $5 22. Qf4 Ne5) 22.
a4 Bc6 (22... Ba6 23. Nxf7 $1) 23. Kf1 $1 Ke7 $2 (23... Qd8 $1 24. e4 d4 25.
Bb3 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Qb6 27. Qh3 $36) (23... Kf8 24. Nh7+ Kg7 25. Nxf6 $16) 24. e4
$1 Qa6+ $6 (24... d4 25. f4 (25. Nh7 Rh8 $1 26. Nxf6 Nxf6 27. Qf3 Rh1+ 28. Ke2
Rxb1 29. Bxb1 Qxb2 $19) 25... Rh8 26. e5 $40) 25. Kg1 Ne5 26. Qf4 d4 (26... Qc4
27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Be4 $16) 27. Nh7 $1 Bh8 28. Qh4+ f6 (28... Kd6 29. f4 Nc4 30.
e5+ Kd7 31. Qh3+ Kc7 32. Bd3 $16) 29. f4 Nd7 (29... Qe2 30. fxe5 Qxd2 31. Nxf6
$1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Ke6 33. Qg4+ (33. b4 $5 c4 34. Qg4+) 33... Kxe5 34. Qxc8 Qh6+
35. Nh5 Qxh5+ 36. Kg1 $18) 30. Re1 (30. e5 Qe2 $1) 30... Qc4 31. Bb1 Kd6 (31...
Rb8 32. e5 Rxb2 33. exf6+ Kd6 34. f5 $18) 32. e5+ fxe5 33. fxe5+ Nxe5 (33...
Bxe5 $142 34. Bf4 Qd5 35. Be4 (35. Bxe5+ {Van Wely} Nxe5 36. Be4 Qf7 37. Ng5
Qg7 38. Bxc6 Rxc6 39. Qh3 $1 Qe7 40. Ne4+ Kc7 41. Qg3 $18 {/\ 42.Ng5}) 35...
Qe6 36. Ng5 Qe7 37. Bxc6 Kxc6 38. Bxe5 Nxe5 39. Qe4+ Kd6 40. Qxe5+ Qxe5 41.
Nf7+ $18) (33... Kc7 34. e6 Nb6 35. Nf8 $1 Qd5 36. Qe7+ Kb8 37. Be4 $18) 34.
Bf4 Qd5 (34... Re8 35. Nf6 $18) 35. Be4 Qe6 36. Ng5 Qe7 37. Bxc6 Kxc6 38. Bxe5
Bxe5 39. Qe4+ Kd6 40. Qxg6+ (40. Qxe5+ Qxe5 41. Nf7+ Kd5 42. Rxe5+ Kc6 43. Rg5
$18) 40... Kc7 (40... Kd7 41. Qf5+ Kc7 42. Rxe5 $18) 41. Ne6+ Kd6 42. Nf4+ (42.
Nxd4+ Qf6 43. Nb5+ Ke6 44. Qg4+ Qf5 45. Rxe5+ Kxe5 46. Qxf5+ Kxf5 47. Nd6+ $18)
(42. Nxc5+ Kxc5 43. Rc1+ Kd5 44. Rxc8 Bh2+ 45. Kf1 $18) 42... Qf6 43. Qxf6+
Bxf6 44. Re6+ Kd7 45. Rxf6 Rb8 (45... c4 46. Rf5 $18) 46. Nd3 c4 47. Ne5+ Ke7
48. Rf4 (48. Nc6+ Kxf6 49. Nxb8 c3 50. bxc3 dxc3 51. Nd7+ Kf5 52. Nc5 $18)
48... Rxb2 49. Nxc4 Rb4 50. Rxd4 Rxa4 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 a4 53. Ne3 Ke6 54.
Ke4 Ra1 55. g4 Ke7 (55... a3 56. Ra4 a2 57. Nc2 Rg1 58. Ra6+ Kf7 59. Kf5 Rf1+
60. Kg5 $18) 56. Rd5 Kf6 57. Ra5 Kg6 58. Kf4 Kf7 59. Ra6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4
(14. Bg5 Nf6 (14... Qf8 $6 15. Ne5 $1 $16) (14... f6 $5 15. Bf4 $1 e5 16. Be3
Nf8 17. Qc2) 15. Qh4 h6 (15... Rad8 16. Bd3 c5 (16... h6 17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18.
Qxh6 Rd7 19. Ng5 Qd8 20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Nxh7 f5 22. Nf6+ Kf7 23. Nxd7 $18) 17.
Bxh7+ {1-0 Gladishev,O-Feher,G/Budapest Spring op (05)/1994/}) (15... c5 $5)
16. Bf4 Bxf4 $6 (16... c5 $1 17. dxc5 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 e5 $1 19. Qe3 Ng4 20. Qc3
Qxc5 21. Qe1 Rad8 22. b4 Qc6 $10) 17. Qxf4 c5 18. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Cifuentes
Parada,R-Kadimova,I/Linares op/1996/ (35)}) (14. Ne5 f5 (14... Nf6 15. Qh4 Nd7
16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qh4 {1/2-1/2 Savon,V-Bykhovsky,Av/Kurgan/1993/}) (14... Nxe5
15. dxe5 Bc7 $13) 15. Qe3 Rad8 16. b4 c5 17. Bb2 cxb4 18. Nxd7 bxa3 19. Bxa3
Bxa3 20. Qxa3 Qxa3 21. Rxa3 Rxd7 22. Rxa7 Red8 23. Rb1 Be4 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25.
Rxb6 Rxd4 26. f3 Bd3 27. Bxd3 Rxd3 28. Rxe6 {Dydyshko,V-Tisdall,J/Moscow olm 
(02)/1994/1/2-1/2 (55)}) (14. Bd3 f5 15. Qe2 c5 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18.
Be3 Qf6 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Ba4 Rf8 21. Re1 Be4 22. Bc2 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxb2 {
Bezold,M-Bykhovsky,Av/Tel Aviv ASA (02)/1994/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 14... Bxf4 15. Qxf4
c5 (15... e5 $1 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf3 Rae8 $10 (
19... Re7 20. c5 $14)) 16. Qc7 Rab8 (16... Nf6 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19.
Ne5 a5 20. Rd6 $14) 17. b4 $1 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe7 Nf3+ (18... Rxe7 19. dxe5
$14) 19. gxf3 (19. Bxf3 Rxe7 20. Bxb7 Rexb7 $10) 19... Rxe7 20. dxc5 (20. b4 $5
) 20... bxc5 21. b4 Kf8 (21... cxb4 22. axb4 $14) 22. Rd2 (22. bxc5 Rc7 23.
Rab1 Rbc8 $10) 22... Rc7 23. f4 Ke7 24. f3 {1/2-1/2 Dokhoian,Y-Bangiev,A/BL
9293/1993/ (45)}) (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. b4 Ne4 20. Rd3 e5 $5 21.
Rad1 f6 $13) 17... Rec8 18. Qf4 Bxf3 $1 (18... cxb4 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Rxa7 $14)
19. Bxf3 cxd4 (19... cxb4 20. axb4 Rxc4 21. Rxa7 Rd8 22. b5 $14) 20. Qxd4 Rc7
21. Be2 Rbc8 22. Ra2 h6 23. Rad2 Nf6 24. Qe5 Rd7 $1 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Qd4 Nf6
27. h3 (27. f4 Kf8 28. h3 $14) 27... Kf8 28. Rc1 Nd7 29. Bf3 e5 $6 (29... a5 $1
30. Qc3 (30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Qc3 Qc5) 30... axb4 31. axb4 Qf6 $10) 30. Qd3 g6 31.
Rd1 Rc7 32. Be2 $1 (32. Bd5 Nf6 $10) 32... Kg7 33. Qc3 Nf6 34. Qe3 h5 35. Bf1
Rc6 36. Rc1 Qd6 $6 (36... a5 $1 37. Qe1 axb4 38. axb4 Rc7 $10) 37. g3 Nd7 38.
c5 $1 bxc5 39. Bb5 Rc7 40. Bxd7 Rxd7 41. Rxc5 f6 42. h4 Qe6 43. Kh2 Qa6 44. Qf3
Qf1 $2 (44... Rf7 45. Rc6 Qb5 $14) 45. Rc6 Rf7 46. Qe3 $2 (46. a4 Qa1 47. Ra6
Qd4 48. b5 e4 $5 49. Qe3 Qxe3 50. fxe3 $16) 46... Qb5 $1 47. Qc5 $6 (47. Qf3
$14) 47... Qxc5 48. Rxc5 {Hecht: [#] ab Zug 61 T+f+g vs T+e mit anfälligem sBe5
} g5 $1 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Kg2 (50. Rxe5 Rxf2+ 51. Kg1 Rf3 52. Rxg5+ Kh6 53. Ra5
Rxg3+ 54. Kh2 Rg7 $10) 50... Kf6 51. b5 Kf5 52. a4 h4 53. a5 Rb7 $2 (53... Rh7
$1 54. Rc4 (54. gxh4 Rxh4 $10) 54... h3+ 55. Kh2 g4 56. b6 axb6 57. axb6 Rb7
58. Rb4 Kg5 59. Rb5 Kf5 60. Kh1 Kf6 $10) 54. f3 Ke6 $6 (54... Rh7) 55. b6 $1
axb6 56. Rb5 h3+ 57. Kxh3 (57. Kh2 $5) 57... Rh7+ 58. Kg4 bxa5 59. Rxa5 Rb7 $1
(59... Kf6 $2 60. Ra6+ Kf7 61. Ra7+ Kg6 62. Rxh7 $18) (59... Rg7 60. Ra6+ Kd5
61. Rf6 e4 62. Rf5+ Kd4 63. fxe4 Kxe4 64. Rxg5 Ra7 65. Rg8 $18) 60. Ra6+ Ke7 $1
(60... Kf7 $4 61. Kxg5 Rb3 62. Rf6+ Kg7 63. g4 $18) 61. Kxg5 Rb3 62. Kg4 (62.
Rf6 e4 $1 $10) 62... Kf7 63. Rh6 Ra3 64. Rh5 Kf6 65. Rf5+ Ke6 66. Kg5 e4 (66...
e4 67. Kg4 Rxf3 68. Rxf3 exf3 69. Kxf3 Kf5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7.
N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O
Bb7 14. Rhe1 (14. Kb1 Rd8 (14... Rc8 15. Rhg1 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Bc3 O-O 18.
Bd4 Qc7 19. g4 Nd5 20. g5 h5 21. Ne5 Nf4 22. Qe3 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Bxe5 24. Bxe5
Qc2+ 25. Ka1 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Wolff,P-Orlov,G/USA-ch Modesto (09)/1995/ (30)}) 15.
Rhe1 (15. c4 O-O 16. Bc3 Qe7 (16... Rfe8 17. Ne5 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. f3 a5 20.
Bc2 Ba6 21. Ba4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bc2 Qd6 {Almasi,Z-Karpov,
An/Groningen (08)/1995/0-1 (74)}) 17. g4 c5 18. Rhg1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 cxd4 20. Bd2
Nd7 21. Qe4 f5 22. gxf5 Nc5 23. Qe2 exf5 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. Bxh6 Rf7 26. Kc2 a5
{Almasi,Z-Adams,M/Groningen (04)/1995/1-0 (57)}) 15... O-O 16. Ne5 (16. g4 Bf4
17. Ne5 Rxd4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. h4 $2 (19. Qe3 Nd5) (19. Qd2 $5) (19. Qd2 $5 {
Ftacnik}) 19... c5 20. Qd2 Rd4 21. c3 Rd5 22. Qe2 $2 (22. g5) (22. g5 {Ftacnik}
) 22... Rxe5 $1 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Nxg4 25. Ree1 Nxf2 26. Rd2 Nxd3 27. Rxd3
Bd5 $19 {0-1 Adams,M-Speelman,J/New York PCA-qual (08)/1995/ (39)}) 16... c5
17. f4 cxd4 18. g4 Nd5 19. g5 hxg5 20. Qh5 f5 21. Ng6 Nf6 22. Qxg5 Nh7 23. Qh5
Rf6 24. Rg1 Be4 25. Rg3 Rc8 26. Rc1 (26. Rdg1 $2 Bxd3 27. Rh3 Qxc2+ 28. Ka1 Nf8
$1 $17) 26... Qc6 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Epishin,V/Moscow PCA-Intel GP 25'/1995/ 
(36)}) 14... O-O $146 (14... O-O-O 15. Ba6) 15. g4 $5 c5 (15... Nxg4 $2 16. Rg1
f5 $5 (16... Nf6 17. Bxh6 (17. Qe3 Kh8 18. Rxg7 Bf4 19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20. Bxf4 Kxg7
21. Rg1+ Ng4 (21... Kh8 22. Be5 Rg8 23. Bxf6+ Rg7 24. Rxg7 $18) 22. Rxg4+ Kf6
23. Bxh6 $18) 17... Bf4+ 18. Bxf4 Qxf4+) (16... h5 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe3) 17. h3
Nf6 18. Bxh6 $40) 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 (17. Bxg5 $2 Bf4+) 17... Bf4 $1 (17...
cxd4 18. Rg1 Bxh2 19. Nh7 Nxh7 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23.
Bh6+ $18) 18. h4 $2 (18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rg1 Bxh2 20. f4 Bxg1 21. Rxg1 Rfd8 22.
Qh2 $40) 18... Rad8 $1 (18... cxd4) (18... cxd4 {Ftacnik}) 19. dxc5 bxc5 20.
Be3 (20. Rg1 c4 21. Bxc4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Rd8+ (23... Qf4+ 24. Kd1
Rd8+ 25. Bd3) 24. Ke1 Qh2 $15) 20... Rd4 $1 21. Rg1 (21. h5 Qe5 $1 22. Rg1 c4
$1 23. Bxc4 (23. Bh7+ $2 Nxh7 24. Rxd4 Qxd4) 23... Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 (24. Kxd1
Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qxb2) 24... Bxe3+ 25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kb1 Nxh5 $17) 21... Bxe3+
22. fxe3 Rxh4 23. Rdf1 Qe5 $1 (23... Rh2 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Qxf2 c4 26. Be2 $13 (
26. Qxf6 cxd3 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Nxe6+ Kf6 29. Nxc7 Rc8 $17)) 24. Qf2 (24. Nf3
Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Nd5 $1) 24... Rh6 $5 (24... Rh2 $5 25. Qxf6 (25. Qg3 Qxg3 26.
Rxg3 Nd7 $17) 25... Qxe3+ $1 26. Kb1 gxf6 27. Nf3+ Kh8 28. Nxh2 Rg8 29. Ng4 Qg5
$19) 25. Rg3 Be4 (25... Rb8 $5) (25... Rb8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 26. Rfg1 g6 (26...
Bxd3 27. cxd3 g6 28. d4 {פf6}) 27. Rf1 Kg7 (27... Rh1 28. Rxh1 Bxh1 $15) 28.
Qxf6+ Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Bxd3 (29... Kxf6 $2 30. Nxe4+ $16) 30. Rxf7+ $6 (30. Rxe6
Rh1+ (30... fxe6 31. Nxe6+ Kf7 32. Nxf8 Bf5 33. e4 Bxe4 34. Nd7 Rh1+ 35. Kd2
Rh2+ 36. Ke3 Bxc2 37. Nxc5 Bb1) 31. Kd2 Bf5 $15) (30. Nxe6+ Kxf6 31. Nxf8 Bb5)
(30. Rf2 $142 Bc4 (30... Bf5 31. e4 f6 32. Rxf5 exf5 33. Ne6+ Kf7 34. Nxf8 Kxf8
35. exf5 gxf5 36. Rc3) 31. b3 Bd5 (31... f6 32. bxc4 fxg5 33. Rxf8 Kxf8 34.
Rxg5 $14) 32. e4 Bc6 33. Rgf3 {/\Rf7,Ne6}) 30... Rxf7 31. Nxf7 Rh1+ $1 32. Kd2
Bxc2 33. Nd8 (33. Kxc2 Kxf7 $17) 33... Rh2+ (33... Rd1+ 34. Kxc2 Rxd8 35. Kc3
Rd5 36. Kc4 $132) 34. Kc3 Kf6 35. Nb7 Bf5 36. Nxc5 Rc2+ 37. Kd4 Rd2+ 38. Kc3
Rc2+ 39. Kd4 e5+ (39... Rxb2 40. e4 $10) 40. Kd5 Rd2+ (40... Rxb2 41. e4 Bc8 (
41... Rd2+ 42. Kc6 Bc8 43. Rf3+ Kg5 44. Ra3) 42. Rf3+ Kg5 43. Kxe5 $132) 41.
Kc4 Rc2+ (41... Rxb2 42. e4 Bc8 43. Rf3+ Kg5 44. Ra3 a6 45. Rg3+ Kf6 $15) 42.
Kd5 Rd2+ 43. Kc4 g5 44. e4 $1 Bc8 (44... Rd4+ 45. Kc3 Bxe4 46. Rg4 $1 Kf5 (
46... Bd5 47. Rxd4 exd4+ 48. Kxd4 Bxa2 49. Ne4+ Kf5 50. Nxg5 $1 Kxg5 51. b4 Kf6
52. b5 Ke7 53. Kc5 Kd7 54. b6 a5 55. b7 Kc7 56. Kb5 $10) 47. Rxg5+ $1 Kxg5 48.
Ne6+ Kf6 49. Nxd4 exd4+ 50. Kxd4 $10) 45. Kc3 $1 (45. Ra3 $2 g4 $1 46. Rxa7 g3
47. Ra3 g2 48. Rg3 Bh3 $1 $19) 45... Rd1 $6 (45... Rf2 46. Nd3 Rf1 47. Nxe5
Kxe5 48. Rxg5+ Kxe4 49. Rg7 $10) 46. Rf3+ Kg7 47. Nd3 g4 48. Rg3 Kf6 49. Nf2 $1
Rc1+ 50. Kd2 Ra1 51. Nxg4+ Bxg4 52. Rxg4 Rxa2 53. Kc3 Ra4 54. b4 (54. b4 a5 55.
bxa5 Rxa5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Bb2 $5 (13. Re1) 13...
b5 14. c5 e5 15. dxe5 (15. b4 e4 (15... Bf6 16. e4 $1) (15... exd4 16. Nf3 $14)
16. f3 f5 17. a4 $14) 15... Nxc5 16. a3 $1 Bb7 17. b4 (17. Rc1 Ne6 (17... a5
18. f4 Qb6 $2 19. Bd4) 18. e4 c5 (18... d4 $5 19. f4 c5 20. f5 Nc7 21. f6 $40))
17... Na4 (17... Ne6 18. Nb3 $1 c5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bd4 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 a6 22.
Rad1 $16) 18. Bd4 a5 19. Qb3 Nb6 20. Qc3 Na4 (20... Nc4 21. Nb3 a4 (21... Nxa3
22. Nxa5) 22. Nc5 $16) 21. Qb3 Nb6 22. Rfd1 (22. Rfc1 $5) 22... Nc4 23. Qc3 Ra8
24. Nb3 Qc7 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. h3 (26. e4 $1 dxe4 (26... Bg4 27. f3 Be6 (27... Bh5
$2 28. exd5 cxd5 29. g4 Bg6 30. f4 $14) 28. f4) 27. Bxe4 $16) 26... Rd8 27. g4
$5 axb4 28. axb4 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Bxc5 30. bxc5 Bb7 (30... Re8 $2 31. f4 f6 32.
exf6 Rxe2 33. Ra8 $16) 31. e3 (31. Ra7 Ra8 32. Qa1 Qb8 $1) (31. e4 Ra8 32.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 33. exd5 cxd5 34. f4 Qa5 $13) 31... Ra8 32. Bf1 Rxa1 33. Qxa1 Qa5
34. Qxa5 Nxa5 35. Bd3 b4 $1 (35... Kf8 36. Kf1 g6 37. Ke2 Ke7 38. Kd2 Nc4+ 39.
Kc3 Kd7 40. Kb4 Kc7 41. f4 Bc8 42. f5 $16) 36. f4 Nc4 37. Bc2 $1 Bc8 (37... Ba6
38. Ba4 Bb5 $2 39. Bxb5 cxb5 40. c6 $18) 38. f5 $1 Nd2 39. Ba4 Bd7 (39... Nf3+
$2 40. Kf2 Nxd4 41. exd4 Bd7 42. Ke3 $18) 40. Kf2 g6 $1 41. Kg3 Kf8 42. Kf4 Ke7
43. e6 (43. Bc2 Bc8 44. Bd3 b3 45. Bc3 Ne4 46. Bxe4 dxe4 47. Kxe4 Ba6 48. Kf4
Bf1 49. h4 Bd3 50. e4 Bc2 51. e6 fxe6 52. f6+ Kf7 $10) 43... fxe6 44. f6+ Kf7
45. Bc2 h6 $1 46. h4 b3 47. Bd3 g5+ $1 (47... Nc4 48. Bxc4 dxc4 49. Ke5 g5 50.
h5 $1 Be8 51. e4 Bd7 52. Kd6 Be8 53. e5 $18) 48. hxg5 hxg5+ 49. Kg3 $2 (49.
Kxg5 Nf3+ 50. Kf4 (50. Kh6 e5 $1 51. Bb2 Bxg4) 50... Nxd4 51. exd4 Kxf6 52. g5+
Kg7 53. Ke5 Be8 54. Kxe6 Bg6 $19) (49. Ke5 $142 $1 Nf3+ 50. Kd6 Nxd4 (50... e5
51. Bb2 Bxg4 52. Kxc6 Kxf6 53. Kxd5) 51. exd4 (51. Kxd7 Nf3) 51... Be8 52. Ke5
Bd7 53. Kd6 $10) 49... b2 50. Bxb2 Nb3 51. Bc2 (51. Bd4 Nxd4 52. exd4 Kxf6 53.
Kf3 e5 $19) 51... Nxc5 52. e4 dxe4 (52... Nxe4+ 53. Bxe4 dxe4 54. Kf2 c5 55.
Ke3 Bc6 56. Bc3 $10) 53. Kf2 Bc8 (53... Nd3+ 54. Bxd3 exd3 55. Ke3 e5 56. Bxe5
Bxg4 57. Kxd3 $10) 54. Ke3 Nd7 55. Bxe4 c5 (55... Nxf6 56. Bxf6 Kxf6 57. Bxc6
$10) 56. Bf3 Ba6 57. Ba3 Bb5 58. Kf2 Bc4 59. Bc6 Ne5 (59... Nxf6 60. Kf3 e5 61.
Bxc5 Be6 $17) 60. Bf3 Bd5 (60... Kxf6 $2 61. Bb2 Bd5 62. Bd1 $10) 61. Be2 Nd7
62. Ke3 Bc6 (62... Kxf6 63. Bb5 Ne5 64. Bb2 $10) 63. Bd3 Kxf6 (63... Nxf6 64.
Bxc5 Nxg4+ 65. Ke2 $17) 64. Ke2 Kf7 (64... e5 $5 65. Bf5 c4 $16) 65. Bc1 Ne5 (
65... Kf6 66. Ba3) 66. Bxg5 Nxg4 67. Kd2 Bd5 68. Kc3 e5 69. Bf5 Nf6 70. Bh4 Ne8
71. Bf2 Nd6 72. Bd3 c4 (72... Nb7 73. Ba6 $10) 73. Bh7 Kg7 74. Bc2 Kf6 75. Kb4
Ke6 76. Bc5 Nb7 77. Bf2 Nd6 78. Bc5 Nf7 79. Be3 Kf6 80. Bd1 e4 81. Be2 Ne5 (
81... Nd6 82. Bf4 Ke6 83. Kc5 $1 (83. Bxd6 $2 Kxd6 84. Bxc4 Bxc4 85. Kxc4 Ke5
86. Kc3 Kf4 87. Kd2 Kf3 $19) 83... Nf5 84. Bxc4 $10) 82. Kc5 Bf7 (82... Ke6 83.
Kd4) 83. Kd4 Kf5 84. Kc3 Bd5 (84... Nd3 85. Bxd3 exd3 86. Bd2 $10) 85. Kd4 Ke6
86. Kc3 Kf5 87. Kd4 Bf7 88. Kc3 Ng4 89. Bxg4+ Kxg4 90. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.07.02"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Baburin Karpov Christiansen} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5.
Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bd6 $5 {[/\10...Qh4]} (9...
O-O 10. Bc2 Bd6) 10. Ne4 Be7 {[><d5]} 11. a3 O-O 12. Bc2 (12. b4 {Ftacnik} b6
13. Bb2 Bb7) 12... Qc7 {[/\13...Rd8,Bc8-d7-e8] /\ Rf8-d8} (12... b6 13. Qd3 g6
(13... f5 14. N4c3 Bf6 15. Bb3 Nc7 16. Rd1 Kh8 17. Qh3 Re8 18. Bf4 Qe7 19. Bxc7
Qxc7 20. d5 Na5 21. Ba2 Nc4 22. Rac1 Nxb2 23. d6 Qd7 24. Rd2 Na4 25. Nxa4 Qxa4
26. Bb3 Qb5 {1/2-1/2 Kjeldsen,J-Christensen,T/DEN-chB/1989/}) 14. Bh6 Re8 (
14... Re8 {Ftacnik} 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 Bb7 16. f4 (16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. Bb1 (17.
Bb3 a6 18. N2g3 Nb8 $6 (18... Na5 19. Ba2 f5 20. Nc3 Bf6) (18... Bh4 {/\ Nce7})
19. Qf3 (19. Nh5 f5 20. Nc3 Bg5 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Nxd5 Kh8 24.
Nhf4 $13) 19... Rc7 (19... Bh4 $140 20. Nh5 $2 gxh5 21. Qxh5 f5 $13) 20. Nh5 $1
Nd7 (20... f5 21. Nc3 $16 Nxc3 $140 $2 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bg7#) 21. h4 $1 {
1-0 Kamsky,G-Short,N (05)/PCA-WchQual2 Linares/1994/ (26)}) (17. N2c3 Na5 18.
Qg3 Nc4 19. Ba4 Bc6 20. Bb3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Nd6 {Shirov,A-Psakhis,
L/Klaipeda/1988/}) 17... Na5 18. Ba2 {/\ b4} Nf6 19. Nxf6+ (19. N4c3 Qc7 20.
Nb5 Qd7 21. Nf4 Be4 22. Qf1 Bc2 23. d5 e5 24. d6 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Bd8 26. Nd5 Nxd5
27. Bxd5 {Chuchelov,V-Yakovich,Y/Leeuwarden op (07)/1995/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 19...
Bxf6 20. Nf4 {/\ b4+/-} Bg5 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 (21... fxe6 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Bxe6+
Kh8 24. Bxc8 $16) 22. Rxe6 Bxh6 23. Rxg6+ Bg7 24. Rg4 Qf6 25. Bb1 h6 {1/2-1/2
Wessman,R-Moutousis,K/EU-chT Haifa (04)/1989/ (46)}) 16... Qc8 17. Ba4 a6 18.
Bg5 f6 19. Bh4 f5 20. Ng5 b5 21. Bb3 Na5 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Ba2 Rac8 24. Kf2 Bd6
25. Bg3 h6 26. Nf3 Nf6 27. Kg1 Bd5 {0-1 Rodriguez,J-Panno,O/ARG-ch (04)/1989/ 
(47)}) 15... Bb7 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. Qg3 Nf6 18. Ng5 (18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Be4 Nxd4
$1 20. Rxd4 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Bxd4 22. Bxb7 Bxb2 $1) 18... Qd6 19. Qh4 Na5 (19...
Bf8 $5) 20. Nf4 {0-1 Semkov,S-Psakhis,L/Erevan/1988 (27) /\ 21.Nf7! Kf7 22.
Ng6! hg6 23.Bg6!+-})) 13. Qd3 Rd8 {0.10-0.35} (13... g6 14. h4 $1) 14. Ng5 {TN}
(14. Rd1 h6 15. N4c3 Nf6 16. Qc4 a6 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20.
Bxe4 Ne7 21. Rac1 $14 {Iskusnyh,S-Ruban,V Kemerovo 1995}) (14. N4c3 g6 15. Bb3
Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bf6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Qe1 Be8 20. Rd2 Rac8 21. Ba2 b6
22. Rc1 Na5 23. b4 Nb7 24. Rdc2 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Nd6 {Jelen,Ig-Cebalo,M/Bled op 
(02)/1995/1/2-1/2 (66)}) 14... g6 15. Bb3 $6 {Makes the impression of being
wrong, since white has little chance to penetrate along the a2-g8 diagonal.} (
15. Qh3 $5 Nf6 {(/\16...e5)} (15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 f6 17. Bh6 (17. Bh4 Nf4 18.
Nxf4 Qxf4 $15) (17. Bd2 e5 18. Qf3 exd4 19. Bb3 Qf7 20. Nf4 $44) 17... e5 18.
Qf3 exd4 (18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bb3 Be6 21. Rad1 $5 $36) 19. Bb3 Qf7 20.
Rad1 $36) 16. Bf4 e5 (16... Qb6 17. Be5 $36) (16... Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rad1
e5 19. Qb3 $13 (19. Qh4 $5 exd4 20. Bb3 $36)) 17. Qb3 exf4 18. Bxg6 $1 (18.
Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Nxh7 Nxh7 20. Nxf4 Bf5 $17 21. Bxf5 Qxf4 22. Qxg6 Nf8 $17) 18...
hxg6 (18... Nxd4 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Rae1 $40) 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20.
Qxg6 Rf8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ Kh8 $10 23. d5 $6 Ne5 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Nxf4 Neg4
26. Qg6+ Kh8 $15) (15. h4 $6 e5 {(/\16...Bf5)} (15... Ncb4 $2 16. axb4 Nxb4 17.
Qf3 $16) 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Bb3 Bg4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Qd3 Nxd4 $13 (19... Bxe2 20.
Qxe2 Nxd4 21. Qc4 $13)) (15. Qh3 $5 {Baburin}) 15... Nf6 (15... Bf6 $6 {Karpov}
16. Qh3) (15... Bf8 $6 {Karpov}) 16. Rd1 Bf8 {/\ Be7-f8-g7; x d4} (16... Kg7 {
Karpov} 17. Qh3 $1 e5 18. Qh6+ $3 Kxh6 19. Ne6+ g5 20. Nxc7) 17. Bf4 Qe7 {
/\ b7-b6, Bc8-b7, Bf8-g7, Ra8-c8} (17... Qa5 $6 {Karpov}) (17... Qb6 $6 {Karpov
}) 18. Qe3 $6 (18. Qf3 Bg7 19. Rac1 Nd5 $132) (18. Nf3 $5 Bg7 19. Bg5 $5 {
(/\Qd3-e3-f4)} (19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bd7 21. Nc3 Bc6 $132) 19... e5 20. Qe3
exd4 21. Qxe7 Nxe7 22. Ne5 $5 $36) (18. Rac1 {Karpov x Bc8}) (18. Nf3 {Ftacnik}
) 18... Nd5 19. Bxd5 (19. Qg3 $2 {Karpov} Nxf4 20. Nxf4 (20. Qxf4 Bh6 21. h4 f6
$17) 20... Nxd4 21. Qh3) (19. Qh3 $2 {Karpov} h6 20. Nf3 e5 $19) 19... exd5 $15
{Two bishops for nothing.} (19... Rxd5 $6 {Karpov} 20. Nc3 Rd8 21. d5 $1) 20.
Nf3 (20. Qxe7 $142 {Karpov} Bxe7 21. h3) 20... Qxe3 21. fxe3 (21. Bxe3 Bg4 $15
{(/\22...Bxf3)} (21... Bg4 $1 {Karpov} 22. Rd3)) 21... f6 $1 {Stops all
white`s hopes for counterplay. With control over[><e5] square.  Karpov is
happy about the opening, the bishops pair and good control of the central
squares are promising a pleasant game.} 22. Rac1 Bf5 (22... g5 {Ftacnik} 23.
Bc7 $5 Rd7 24. Bg3) 23. h3 {/\ g2-g4-g5} h5 24. Nc3 $2 (24. Ng3 $5 {(Seirawan,
Y;Christiansen,L)} Be6 25. e4 $1 {(/\26.e5)} Bg7 (25... dxe4 26. Nxe4 Be7 27.
Nc5 $132) 26. e5 {(><e5)with good chances to equalize the game.}) (24. Nh4 {
Karpov} Be4 25. Nc3 g5) 24... g5 $1 25. Bh2 h4 $1 $17 {Baburin: Black has a
very pleasant endgame, which Karpov converted into a win.} 26. Nd2 {[/\27.Rf1]}
Kf7 (26... Kg7 $1 {Karpov}) (26... Rd7 $6 27. e4 $1 dxe4 28. Ndxe4 $132) 27.
Nb3 (27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. e4 Rxd4 (28... Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Rad8 30. Rf1 Be7 $15) 29.
exf5 Rad8 30. Rc2 Bh6 $17 {(/\31...g5)}) (27. Rf1 Kg6 28. Rf2 Bd3 $15) 27...
Rac8 28. Nb5 (28. Nc5 {Ftacnik} b6) 28... a6 29. Nc3 {[/\Nc3-a4-b6;Nb3-c5]} b5
$1 30. Ne2 (30. Nc5 {(/\31.b4)} b4 $1 (30... Bxc5 31. dxc5 d4 $15 (31... d4 {
Ftacnik} 32. exd4 Nxd4 33. b4 $10)) 31. N3a4 (31. axb4 Nxb4 $15) 31... bxa3 32.
bxa3 (32. Nb7 Re8 $17) 32... Na5 $15 {(/\33...Nc4)} (32... Na5 {Karpov} 33. Nb6
$1 Rc6 34. Nb7 $1)) 30... b4 {White have played a bit clumsily, so black
managed to limit his pieces, fix the pawns tructure on the kingside and grab
the full control of the position.} 31. a4 (31. axb4 {Karpov} Nxb4 (31... Re8
$17)) (31. Nc5 Re8 32. Kf2 a5 $15) 31... Re8 32. Kf2 Kg6 33. Ng1 {/\ Ng1-f3-d2,
Nb3-c5, Nd2-b3} (33. Nc5 Na5 34. Nxa6 Nc4 35. Nc7 Red8 36. b3 Na5 $17 (36...
Nb2 37. Rd2 Nd3+ $15)) 33... Na7 {/\ 34...Bc2} 34. Nc5 (34. Rxc8 {Karpov} Rxc8
35. Rc1 Bc2 36. Na1 Bxa4) (34. Nf3 $2 Bc2 $19) 34... Rc6 35. Nf3 (35. Nd3 Rxc1
36. Nxc1 Bc2 $19) 35... Rec8 36. b3 (36. Nd2 {Karpov /\ 37.Nb3} Bxc5 37. dxc5
Rxc5 38. Nb3 Rc2+ 39. Rxc2 Bxc2 40. Rc1 Bxb3 $19) 36... a5 $1 {typical for
Karpov..} (36... Bxc5 37. Rxc5 Rxc5 38. dxc5 Rxc5 39. Bd6 (39. Nd4 {Karpov /\
40.Bd6}) 39... Rc2+ 40. Kf1 {with chances to survive}) 37. Ke2 (37. g4 hxg3+
38. Kxg3 Be4 39. Kf2 Bxc5 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. dxc5 Rxc5 $19) 37... Be4 38. Kd2 {
and only now, when all pieces are placed perfectly...} (38. Nxe4 $2 {Karpov}
dxe4 39. Rxc6 exf3+) 38... Bxc5 39. dxc5 Rxc5 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. Rc1 (41. Nd4
Nc6 (41... Bxg2 $19) 42. Bd6 Nxd4 $1 43. exd4 (43. Bxc5 Nxb3+ $19) 43... Rc2+ (
43... Rc3 $5 {Karpov}) 44. Ke1 Bxg2 $19) 41... Rxc1 42. Kxc1 Nc6 $17 (42... g4
$5 {Karpov} 43. Nxh4+ (43. hxg4 h3 44. Nh4+ Kg5 45. g3 Kxg4) 43... Kg5 44. Bg3
gxh3 45. gxh3 Nc6 $17) 43. Bc7 f5 (43... d4 44. exd4 Bxf3 45. gxf3 Nxd4 46. Kd1
$1 Nxb3 47. Bb6 $1 f5 48. Kc2 g4 49. Kxb3 $1 gxh3 50. Bg1) 44. Kd2 {[#]} d4 $1
{Karpov is a perfect technician and with gusto turns opposite colour bishops
into his advantage. Both b3 and g2 pawns are firmly fixed on the squares of
the wrong colour.} (44... Bxf3 45. gxf3 g4 46. fxg4 fxg4 47. hxg4 Kg5 48. e4
dxe4 49. Ke3 Kxg4 50. Kxe4 {Seirawan,Christiansen}) 45. exd4 (45. Nxd4 Nxd4 46.
exd4 Bxg2 47. Bxa5 Bxh3 (47... g4 48. hxg4 fxg4 49. Bxb4 g3 50. Ke3 Kf5 {
/\ 51...Kg4, 52...h3}) 48. Bxb4 Bg2 $19 (48... f4 49. Ke2 Be6 $19)) 45... f4 {
[/\46...Kf4,47...Bxf3(47...g4)]} (45... Bxf3 46. gxf3 Nxd4 47. Bb6 $1 Nxf3+ (
47... Nxb3+ 48. Kc2) 48. Ke2 (48. Ke3 $13) 48... g4 49. hxg4 fxg4 50. Bxa5 (50.
Kf2 $5) 50... Nd4+ 51. Kf2 Nxb3 52. Bxb4 $10) 46. Ke2 (46. Ne5+ Nxe5 47. dxe5
Bxg2 48. Bxa5 Bxh3 49. Bxb4 Be6 50. Kc2 h3 $19) (46. Bb6 Bd5 47. Kc2 Kf5 $19)
46... Bd5 47. Kf2 {[><g2]} (47. Nd2 Bxg2 $19) 47... Bxb3 48. Ne5+ Nxe5 49. dxe5
Bxa4 50. Bxa5 b3 51. Bc3 Kf5 $19 {White can`t prevent appearence of the second
pass pawn on the K-side.} 52. Bb2 Bc6 {The importance of the fixed pawn
structure becomes absolutely clear.} 53. Kf1 Bd5 54. Kf2 Ke4 {/\ Ke4-d3-c2} 55.
Ke2 Bc4+ 56. Kd2 (56. Kf2 Kd3 57. Kf3 Be6 58. Ba3 Kc2 59. Ke4 b2 60. Bxb2 Kxb2
61. Kd4 g4 62. hxg4 f3 63. Ke3 fxg2 64. Kf2 h3 $19) 56... f3 57. gxf3+ Kxf3 58.
e6 (58. Kc3 Be6 59. Kb4 g4 $19) 58... Bxe6 59. Bf6 g4 60. hxg4 h3 61. Be5 Bxg4
{[/\62...Kg2,63...h2]} (61... Bxg4 {Karpov} 62. Kc3 Be6 (62... Be6 63. Kb2 Kg2
$19)) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.07.04"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Nxb5 Re8 11. O-O Nxe4 12. Qb3 (12. Re1 a6 13. Na3 Nf6 14.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 15. Nc4) (12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Bxe4 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Rxe4 15. Bg5 Qb6 16.
Qd3 Re8 17. Rab1 Nd7 18. b3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rbc1 Bg7 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22.
Rxe1 a6 23. Qe3 Qb5 $17 {Franco,Z-Otero,E/Capablanca mem-B (07)/1991/ (27)}) (
12. Qc2 a6 13. Na3 Nf6 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Nc4 Nb6 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Nbxd5
18. Be4 Nb4 19. Qd1 d5 20. a3 Bb7 21. axb4 dxe4 22. Nfe5 Qc7 23. bxc5 Nd5 {
0-1 Bellin Jana-Sher Miron N/Isle of Man op (06)/1995/ (29)}) (12. Re1 Bd7 13.
a4 a6 14. Na3 Nf6 15. Nc4 Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1 Ra7 17. Qf3 Bc8 18. Nc2 Bb7 19. Bg5 h6
20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. N2e3 Bg5 22. Qg3 Ba8 23. a5 Qf6 24. Ng4 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Bxf4 26.
Re1 Kf8 {1-0 Horvath,J-Dinstuhl,V/Budapest FS03 GM (10)/1994/ (40)}) 12... a6
13. Na3 (13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. Be3 Rb8 $17) 13... Nd7 14. Nc4 Rb8 15.
Qc2 f5 (15... Ndf6 $2 16. Re1 $18) 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 (17. Na5 $2 Nxd5 18.
Nc6 Qb6 19. Nxb8 Nxf4 20. Qa4 Rf8 $19) 17... Qxb6 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20.
Qxd2 Bd4 $5 (20... Bb5) (20... Be5 21. Rfe1) 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Re8 23.
Qd2 a5 24. b3 Be5 25. a3 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Re1 $1 Kf7 $2 (
28... Qe8 29. Kf1 (29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Qxa5 Qxd5 31. Qb5 $5 $10) 29... Qb5+ 30.
Kg1 Qe8 $10) 29. Rxe5 dxe5 30. Qh6 $1 (30. d6 $2 Ke6) 30... Kg8 31. Qd2 Kf7 32.
Qc3 Kf6 (32... e4 33. Qe5 (33. Qh8 $5) 33... Qxb3 34. d6 Qe6 35. Qxc5 $16) 33.
f4 Qe2 34. Qxc5 (34. fxe5+ Qxe5 35. Qxc5 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qe5+ $10) 34... exf4 {
Black king is too close to the center for the d5 pawn to be dangerous.} 35.
Qc3+ Qe5 $1 36. Qc6+ Kg5 37. d6 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qg3+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qg3+ 41.
Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.07.06"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Khalifman Chernin Karpov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8
13. e4 c5 {Black can afford to counter in the center partly due to the
pressure along the a6-f1 diagonal.} 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17.
Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 21. Nc4 (21. Ne4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7
Qa8 $5 (22... Qc8 23. Re3 (23. Nxc3 Rxc3 24. Qd5 Qc6 (24... g6 25. Ree7 Qc6 26.
Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Rb7 Rf6 {1/2-1/2 Bates,R-Valenzuele,L/WchJM-U14 Duisburg (10)/
1992 (31)}) 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Rb7 Rd8 27. Re4 g5 $8 28. Re5 Rc5 $10) 23... Bb4
24. Qd3 (24. Qd5 Rc7 (24... Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Qc6 26. Rd3 h6 27. Rb7 Qg6 28. Rd4 Bc5
29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Rf4 Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Pogorelov,R/Benidorm op (06)/1993 
(49)}) 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Rd3 Qe7 27. Rd4 g6 28. Rc4 Rd8 29. Qc6 Bc5 {1/2-1/2
Tunik,G-Biriukov,O/St.Petersburg op-Petrov (04)/1996 (49)}) 24... h6 25. Rf3
Re6 26. Qd5 (26. Rd4 Be7 27. Nc3 Re1+ 28. Kg2 Qe6 29. Nd5 Bc5 30. Nf4 Qe5 31.
Rd7 Qa1 32. Nh3 {1/2-1/2 Magerramov,E-Zarnicki,P/Andorra op/1991 (48)}) 26...
Qc6 $1 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. Rf4 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Stempin,P/Polanica Zdroj/1989/}
) 23. Re3 Bb2 24. Qf3 (24. Qd5 Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 $14) 24... f5 $1 25.
Ng5 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Qxf3+ 27. Nxf3 f4 28. Re2 {1-0 Novikov,I-Veingold,A/Pamplona
op/1992/ (37)}) 21... Bxc3 (21... Rxc4 $2 22. bxc4 Bxc3 23. Re3 $18) (21... Nc5
22. Qxd8 Rxd8 (22... Bxd8 23. Bb4 Nd3 24. Bxf8 Nxe1 25. Bb4 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nd4
27. Ra8 Ne6 28. Be7 {+- Karpov}) 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Ree7 {+/= Karpov
} Nxb3 25. Ne3 Rf8 26. Nf5 h5 $1 $10 {Illescas-Morovic (Las Palmas 1994)}) 24.
b4 Ne6 25. Nxb6 $16 {Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1993/}) 22. Rxd7 Qf6 (22...
Qc8 23. Re3 Bf6 24. Qd5 b5 25. Na3 b4 26. Nc4 h6 27. Kg2 Rc7 $2 (27... Rc5 28.
Qb7 {/\Rxf7} Qxb7+ 29. Rxb7 Bc3 $14) 28. Nb6 $1 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Van der
Wiel,J/Ter Apel/1993/ (42)}) (22... Qa8 23. Re3 Bf6 24. Qd5 $14) 23. Re4 (23.
Re3 Re6 24. Rf3 Re1+ 25. Qxe1 Qxf3 $10) 23... Qf5 $2 {One of the most amazing
moments in the Elista match. Karpov has reportedly played this position over
with his seconds and not a single one of them noticed the obvious combination,
that white was preparing.} (23... Re6 24. Rf4 Qg6 $2 (24... Qxf4 25. gxf4 Re1+
26. Qxe1 Bxe1 27. Nxb6 $14) 25. Rdxf7 $1 Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 (26... Kxf7 27.
Qd7+ Kf6 28. Qd3 {/\ Qh7}) 27. Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5 {1-0 Chernin,A-Veingold,A/
Sevilla/1993/ (39)}) 24. Rf4 Qe6 25. Rdxf7 $1 Re8 (25... Rxf7 26. Qd8+ $18) (
25... Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5+ $18) 26. Qf3 Bf6 27. Rb7 h6 28.
Kg2 (28. Ne3 $2 Rc3 $1 (28... Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Qxb3 $2 30. Rxf6 $18)) 28... Kh8 29.
h4 Kg8 30. Kh2 Kh8 31. Qh5 Rd8 (31... Kg8 $2 32. Rxf6 $18) 32. Rf7 Bd4 (32...
Rc5 $2 33. Qg6 Rc6 34. R4xf6 $18) 33. Rf8+ Rxf8 34. Rxf8+ Kh7 35. Qf3 Bc5 (
35... Bf6 36. Qd3+ g6 37. h5 Bg7 38. Rb8 $18) 36. Rf5 Rc8 37. h5 Rd8 (37... Qe1
38. Ne5 Bd4 39. Qd3 Qc3 40. Qe4 Kg8 41. Ng6 $18) 38. Re5 (38. Ne5 Rd2 $2) 38...
Qd7 39. Qe4+ Kh8 {White is a paws up, but winning is still a hard work away.} (
39... Kg8 40. Kg2 $16) 40. Kg2 Rf8 (40... Qd1 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Qxe8+ Kh7 43.
Qe4+ Kh8 44. Nxb6 Qxb3 (44... Bxb6 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qg6+) 45. Nd7 $16) 41. f4
Rd8 (41... Qd1 42. Qf3 Qg1+ 43. Kh3 b5 44. Nd2 $16) 42. Qf3 Bd4 (42... Qd1 $2
43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ $18) 43. Re2 b5 44. Nd2 (44. Ne5 Bxe5 45. fxe5 $16) 44...
Bb6 45. Ne4 Qd1 $6 46. Nf2 Qb1 (46... Bxf2 $2 {Karpov was shocked at
realization, that this natural move loses to} 47. Re8+ Rxe8 48. Qxd1 $18) 47.
Ng4 Qf5 48. Ne5 Kg8 $2 (48... Bc7 49. g4 Qf6 50. Ng6+ Kh7 51. Qe4 $18) 49. Nc6
(49. Nc6 Rd7 50. Ne7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.07.08"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {VanWely} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 c5 6. O-O Bb7 7. e3 Be7
8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qe2 (10. a4 bxc4 11. bxc4 d6 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. d4 Rab8
14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 Be6 18. h4 h6 19. Rfc1 Rb3 {
0-1 Petersen,So-Adamski,J/Lyngby op (07)/1990 (44)}) 10... Nc6 11. Rfb1 (11.
cxb5 axb5 12. Qxb5 (12. Nxb5 Ba6 13. a4 Rab8 14. d4 Bxb5 15. axb5 Qxb5 16. Qxb5
Rxb5 $10) 12... Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Ba6 14. a4 Rab8 $132) 11... bxc4 12. bxc4 (12.
Qxc4 d5 $10) 12... Rab8 13. d3 Ba8 14. a3 (14. Qc2 Nb4) 14... Rfc8 15. Qc2 Nd8
16. Bc1 d6 17. Bd2 Qc7 (17... Rxb1+ 18. Nxb1 Qc7 19. Bc3 Rb8 20. Nbd2 $10) 18.
Rxb8 Rxb8 19. Rb1 Bc6 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21. Ne1 (21. Qb1 Qxb1+ 22. Nxb1 Nd7 23. Bc3
f5 24. Nfd2 $10) 21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qb7+ 23. f3 (23. e4 d5 24. Nf3 $10) 23...
Nd7 24. Qb1 Qxb1 (24... Qc6 25. e4 Bf6 26. Nc2 $10) 25. Nxb1 Nc6 (25... Bf6 26.
Bc3 $10) 26. Bc3 (26. g4 $5 Bf6 27. Bc3 $10) 26... f5 27. Nd2 Kf7 28. Kf2 g5
29. h3 $6 (29. g4 fxg4 30. fxg4 Bf6 31. Ne4 Bxc3 32. Nxc3 $10) 29... h5 30. Ke2
Kg6 31. Nb3 d5 (31... h4 32. gxh4 gxh4 33. Ng2) (31... g4 32. fxg4 fxg4 33.
hxg4 hxg4 34. d4 Bf6 35. Kd3 Kf5 36. Ng2 $10) 32. e4 (32. Na5 $2 Nxa5 33. Bxa5
dxc4 34. dxc4 Ne5 $17) 32... Bd6 (32... dxc4 33. dxc4 Nde5 34. Nd3 $1 Nxc4 35.
Ndxc5 $10) 33. cxd5 exd5 34. exf5+ (34. exd5 Ne7 35. Kf2 Nxd5 36. Bb2 f4 $15)
34... Kxf5 35. g4+ Kg6 (35... hxg4 36. fxg4+ Kf4 $2 37. Kf2 d4 38. Bd2+ Ke5 39.
Bxg5 $16) 36. Ng2 hxg4 37. fxg4 (37. hxg4 Nb6 $15) 37... Be7 (37... Be5 38.
Bxe5 Ndxe5 (38... Ncxe5 39. Nxc5 Nxc5 40. d4 Ncd3 41. dxe5 Nxe5 42. Ne3 d4 43.
Nf5 $10)) 38. Na5 Nxa5 (38... Nce5 39. Bxe5 Nxe5 40. Ne3 d4 41. Nac4 Nxc4 42.
Nxc4 $10) 39. Bxa5 Kf7 40. Ne3 Ke6 (40... Nf6 41. Be1 $10) 41. Nf5 Bf6 42. Bd2
Nf8 (42... c4 43. Bb4 $10) 43. Be3 d4 $1 (43... c4 44. Nd4+ Kd7 45. dxc4 dxc4
46. Nf3 Ne6 47. Nd2 $10) 44. Bc1 Bd8 (44... Kd5 45. h4 $1 gxh4 46. g5 Be5 47.
Nxh4) 45. Ng3 Kd5 46. Nf1 (46. Ne4 Ne6 47. Kf3 c4 48. dxc4+ Kxc4 $15) 46... Ne6
$2 {Van Wely} (46... Ng6 $142 $1 $19 {Van Wely} 47. Nh2 $140 Ne5 48. Nf3 Nxf3
49. Kxf3 c4) 47. Nh2 Bc7 (47... c4 $5 48. dxc4+ Kxc4 49. Nf3 Bf6 $15) 48. Nf3
Bf4 (48... Nf4+ 49. Bxf4 Bxf4 50. h4 gxh4 51. Nxh4 c4 52. dxc4+ Kxc4 53. Nf3
$15) 49. Bd2 c4 50. dxc4+ Kxc4 51. h4 gxh4 (51... d3+ 52. Kd1 Kb3 $2 53. Nxg5
$1 Nxg5 54. Bxf4 $16) 52. Nxh4 d3+ (52... Kb3 53. Bxf4 Nxf4+ 54. Kd2 Kxa3 55.
Nf3 d3 56. Ne5 $10) 53. Kd1 Bxd2 (53... Bd6 54. Bc1 Kb3 55. Nf3 $10) 54. Kxd2
Ng5 55. Nf5 Nf3+ 56. Ke3 Ne5 (56... d2 57. Ke2 Kc3 58. Ne3 Nd4+ 59. Kd1 Kd3 60.
Nf1 Nf3 61. g5 $10) 57. Nd6+ Kc3 58. Ne4+ Kc2 59. g5 Ng6 (59... Nc4+ 60. Kd4
Nd6 61. Nf2 d2 62. g6 a5 63. Kd5 Nf5 64. Kc5) 60. Kd4 (60. Kd4 d2 61. Nxd2 Kxd2
62. Kc5 Kc3 63. Kb6 Kb3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.07.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nd2 Na6 12. e4 c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Re1 (14. Ng4
Qd7 15. Ne5 Qc8 16. Re1 dxc4 17. Ndxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rd8 20. Qf3
Rxd4 21. Nc6 Bc5 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Nd6 Qf8 24. Rad1 Bc5 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Qb7+
Kg8 27. Qxa6 Kh8 {Torre,E-Karpov,An/Tilburg/1982/0-1 (57)}) 14... cxd4 (14...
Re8 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. dxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxe1 20.
Qxe1 Nxc5 21. Bxf6 Qc6+ $10) 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Ng4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 (17. Nxf6+ Bxf6
18. Bxc5 (18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Bxb7 Rad8 $1) 18... bxc5 (18... Bxa1 $4 19. Bxf8
Bxg2 20. Be7 $1 Qd5 21. bxc4 $18) 19. Bxb7 Bxa1 20. Bxa8 Bc3 21. bxc4 Bxd2 {
1/2-1/2 Torre,E-Adorjan,A/Wijk (02)/1984/}) (17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxb7 Nxg4 19.
Ne4 $1 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Rab8 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Bf3 h5 $1 23. h3 Nf6 24. bxc4 Rb2
25. Re5 $10) (17. Bxb7 Qxd4 $1 18. Nxc4 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Rad8 $1 $10) (17. Rxe7
$5 Qxd4 18. Nxc4 Qxg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Rxb7 Rfb8 $10) 17... Bxg2
18. Kxg2 Nxg4 (18... Ne6 19. Bxf6 (19. Bb2 Qxd1 20. Nxf6+ {1/2-1/2 Schussler,
H-Sokolov,A/Thessaloniki olm (08)/1984/}) 19... Bxf6 20. Qxd8 Bxd8 21. Rad1 Bc7
22. Nge3 b5 23. Nd6 a6 24. Rd5 Rfd8 25. Nb7 {1-0 Torre,E-Sokolov,A/World-USSR/
1984 (39)}) 19. Qxg4 Bf6 20. Rad1 h5 {Karpov has an old acquitance with the
position, so he could afford to enter this rich tactical line.} (20... Bxd4 21.
Rxd4 Qc7 22. Nd6 Ne6 23. Rxe6 h5 24. Qe4 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh7 26. Rd5 g6 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Karpov,An (16)/Wch31-KK1 Moscow/1984 (35)}) 21. Bxf6 (21.
Qxh5 Bxd4 22. Re5 Ne6 $19) (21. Qf4 Ne6 $17) 21... hxg4 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 23. Ne3
(23. Ne5 $5 f5 24. b4 $14) 23... Nd3 24. Re2 (24. Rf1 Ne5 $10) 24... Ne5 $1 (
24... Rfe8 25. Red2 Ne1+ 26. Kf1 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Nf3 28. Rd7 Nxh2+ 29. Kg2 $14)
25. Red2 (25. Nd5 f6 26. a4 Kf7 $10) 25... Rxd2 26. Rxd2 g6 {White can claim
only microscopic advantage, but Kamsky continues to fight till the end.} 27. h3
(27. Nd5 Kg7 $10) 27... gxh3+ 28. Kxh3 Re8 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. f4 Nc6 31. Kf3 (31.
Nc4 Rd8 $10) 31... Re6 32. g4 (32. Rd7 Ke8 33. Rc7 Nd4+ 34. Kf2 Nb5 35. Rb7 Re7
$10) 32... b5 33. Rd7 Ke8 34. Rd1 (34. Rb7 Nd4+ 35. Kf2 Re7 $10) 34... Ne7 35.
f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 Rc6 37. Ke4 Ng8 38. Ke5 Ra6 39. Rd2 Nf6 40. Rc2 Kd8 41. Kd4
Rb6 42. Kc5 b4 43. Kd4 Rd6+ 44. Ke5 {All white pieces are active and b4 pawn
is quite weak. On the other hand black is on alert and the position remains
pretty close to equal.} (44. Kc5 Rb6) 44... Ra6 45. Nc4 Ke7 46. Re2 Nd7+ (46...
Rc6 47. Kd4+ Kd8 48. Ne5 Rc7 49. Rh2) 47. Kf4+ Kf6 48. Rd2 (48. Ne3 Rd6 49.
Ng4+ Kg7 $10) 48... Ke7 49. Rh2 Nb6 50. Re2+ Kf8 (50... Kf6 51. Ne3 Ra5 52.
Ng4+ Kg7 53. Kg5 Nd5 $13) 51. Ne3 Ra5 52. Ke4 Ke7 53. Rc2 Kd6 54. Kd4 Kd7 55.
Ke4 Kd6 56. Rd2+ Ke7 57. Ng4 f6 (57... Nd7 $10) 58. Ne3 Re5+ 59. Kf4 Ra5 60.
Kg4 Re5 61. Kf3 Ra5 62. Rh2 Ke8 63. Ke4 (63. Rh8+ Kf7 $10) 63... Re5+ 64. Kd4
Ra5 65. Ke4 Re5+ 66. Kf4 Ra5 67. Kg4 Ke7 68. Rd2 Re5 69. Rd3 Kf7 70. Kf4 (70.
Nc4 Nxc4 71. bxc4 Re4+ 72. Kf3 Rxc4 73. Rd7+ Ke8 74. Rxa7 $10) 70... Ra5 71.
Rd6 Ke7 72. Re6+ Kf7 73. Re4 Rxa2 74. Rxb4 {Here are the exchanges favouring
the defender.} Ra5 75. Kf3 Re5 76. Rd4 Rb5 77. Rd3 (77. b4 a5 $10) 77... Nc8
78. Nd5 Ne7 79. Nxe7 Kxe7 80. Kg4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Dautov Blatny,P Psakhis Sakaev} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3
Ba6 (4... Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2 c5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5
bxc5 11. e3 Be7 12. Bd3 g6 $6 13. h4 $1 Qb6 14. h5 $36 {Kamsky,G-Karpov,A/
Elista/1996/}) 5. Qc2 c5 (5... Bb7 {Dautov} 6. Nc3 c5) 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 (
7... Bb7 8. e4 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bf4 $1 $146 (12. Bh4)
12... d6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. b4 g5 (14... O-O-O 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 g5 17. Bg3 h5
18. h3 $36 {Sakaev,K}) 15. Bg3 Ne5 16. bxc5 bxc5 (16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 dxc5 18.
Nb5 Nxb5 19. Bxb5+ Kf7 20. Rad1 $18) (16... dxc5 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Qa4+ Kf7 19.
Rad1 $18) 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19. Qb3 $1 Bc6 20. Nxg5 Bh6 21. Nf3 Rf8
22. Qd1 $1 $16 {Sakaev,K-Ruban,V Russia (ch) 65/475 [Sakaev,K] 1995}) 8. Nc3 (
8. Bf4 d6 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Bxd6 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nxd5 13. e4
Bxf1 14. Rxf1 Nf6 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Nc3 $14 {/+/- Vaganian,R-Tukmakov,V Erevan
1980}) 9... Bg7 10. e4 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 O-O 12. Nc4 Ne8 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Re1 Nd7
15. h4 $36 {Krasenkov,M-Brynell,S Malmo 61/538 [Krasenkov,M] 1994}) (8. e4 Bxf1
9. Kxf1 d6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Bf4 (11. g3 O-O 12. Kg2 Re8 $13) 11... O-O 12. h3
Re8 13. g4 b5 $1 14. Kg2 Qb6 15. a4 $6 (15. Rhe1) 15... b4 16. Nb5 b3 $1 17.
Qxb3 $2 (17. Qb1 $1 $13) 17... Rxe4 18. Bh2 {Cebalo,M-Tukmakov,V Pula 62/521 
[Tukmakov,V]} a6 $1 19. Nbd4 Nbd7 $1 20. g5 cxd4 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. gxf6 Bxf6
$17) 8... Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 (11... b5 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3
Qb6 14. e4 Rae8 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Be3 Qb8 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Bh6 Bh8
20. Bf1 $1 $14 {/+/- Manor,I-Krays,A Tel Aviv,Czerniak 1996}) (11... Re8 12.
Bf4 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Ne4 15. Qa4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bb7 17. Rd3 f5 $13 {
Jusupov,A-Timman,J Tilburg cq 1986}) 12. Re1 (12. Qa4 $5 Bb7 13. Qh4 $36) 12...
Re8 (12... Ng4 $2 {Psakhis} 13. Qa4 $18) 13. h3 {><g4} (13. Bf4 Qe7 14. e4 (14.
h3 {Dautov} Ne4 $1 $10) 14... Ng4 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18.
Rad1 Qd7 {Kramnik-Timman/Linares/1993} 19. b3 Re7 20. Bc1 c4 $1 21. bxc4 Rc8 $1
$10 {Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Linares/1993/}) 13... b5 14. e4 (14. Bf4 Nb6 (14... Rc8
$2 15. Bxd6 $1 Nb6 16. Be5 Nfxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rad1 $18) 15. e4 Qd7 16. Bf1
Nh5 17. Bg5 $13 {Shipov,S-Skembris,S Jagodina 61/539 1994}) 14... Rc8 (14...
Qb6 15. Be3 Rac8 (15... Bb7 16. b4 $1 a6 17. Nd2 $1 Qc7 18. Rac1 $14) 16. Bf1
Qb7 17. Bf4 Bf8 {N/ N} 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bf4 Rxe1 22.
Rxe1 b4 $36 {San Segundo,P-Panno,O Buenos Aires Najdorf 1995}) 15. Be3 (15. Bf4
{Psakhis} Qb6 16. Qd2 c4 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Qf4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 $13 {Cramling,
P-Fedorowicz,A/Dortmund/1986/0:1/59/ Cramling,P-Fedorowicz,J/Dortmund/1986/})
15... Qc7 (15... Nb8 {Psakhis} 16. Nd2 Nfd7 17. Bf1 $1 b4 18. Nb5 Qb6 (18...
Qf6 $2 19. Nxa7 Rc7 20. axb4 $1 $18 {Hansen,C-Agrest,E/Malme/1996/1:0/31/}) 19.
a4 $16) (15... b4 {Psakhis} 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Rxa6 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxe4 19. c4
$14 {San Segundo,P-Zarnicki,P/Buenos Aires/1995/1:0/36/}) 16. Bf1 Qb7 17. Bf4
$1 Nh5 $6 {this move simply does not work,after some exchanges white is left
with a pawn up when black seems to haveno compensation at all N/ N} (17... Qb6)
(17... Bf8 $5 {Psakhis} 18. Qd2 (18. a4 b4 19. Nb5 b3 $1 $13) (18. e5 {Dautov}
dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bf4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 b4 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Ne4
bxa3 25. bxa3 c4 26. Bd2 Qxa3 27. Bc3 $44 {San Segundo,P-Panno,O/Buenos Aires
Najdorf (06) ;CBM 49 1995}) 18... c4 19. Bh6 (19. Nd4 Nc5) 19... Ne5 20. Nxe5
Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Rxe5 22. Qd2 Qb6 23. Qe3 $5 $14 {Delemarre,J-Timman,J/Wijk aan
Zee/1995/0,5/61/}) (17... Qb6 18. a4 b4 19. Nb5 b3 20. Qxb3 (20. Qb1 $5 {
Blatny,P}) 20... Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Nxe4 22. Qc2 f5 23. Bc4 Ndf6 24. a5 Qb7 25. Nxd6
Nxd6 26. Bxd6 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxd5 $10 {Boensch,U-Schlosser,P/Brno (08)/1993/})
18. Bxd6 b4 (18... Qb6 {Psakhis} 19. e5 f6 20. a4 $1 $16) 19. axb4 (19. Na4 $2
{Dautov} b3 20. Qd2 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Qa6 $19) 19... Bxf1 20. bxc5 (20. Rxf1 $2 {
Psakhis} cxb4 21. Qb3 Nxg3 $5 (21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc3 23. Qd1 (23. Qxb4 Qxb4
24. Bxb4 Rxf3 $19) 23... Nhf6 $17) 22. fxg3 (22. Bxg3 $2 Nc5 $17) 22... Qb6+
23. Kg2 Qxd6 24. Nb5 Qc5 $17) (20. Kxf1 {Psakhis} cxb4 21. Qb3 Bxc3 22. bxc3
Rxc3 23. Qd1 Nhf6 $15) 20... Bxh3 (20... Nxc5 {Psakhis} 21. Bxc5 Bxh3 22. b4
$16) (20... Bxc3 {Psakhis} 21. bxc3 Bb5 22. c6 (22. c4 $6 Nxc5 23. Reb1 Nxe4
24. Be5 Qxd5 $1) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Bb4 $16) (20... Bb5 {Dautov} 21.
c6 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Rxc6 23. Red1 Rec8 24. Ra3 $16) 21. c6 Qb6 22. cxd7 Bxd7 23.
e5 {where is black compensation?} Bg4 (23... Nxg3 {Psakhis} 24. e6 $1 Qxd6 (
24... fxe6 25. Bxg3 (25. Bxg3 {Dautov} exd5 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Qd2 d4 28. Ne2
Rd8 29. Be5 $16)) 25. exd7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qxd7 27. fxg3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxd5 29.
Re3 $16) (23... Bf5 24. Qd2 $16 Nxg3 $2 25. Na4 $18) 24. Kg2 f6 (24... Bxf3+ {
Psakhis} 25. Kxf3 f6 26. b4 $5 fxe5 27. Bc5 Qf6+ (27... Rxc5 28. bxc5 Qxc5 29.
Kg2 Rc8 30. Re3 Nf4+ 31. Kh1 Nxd5 32. Qa2 $18) 28. Kg2 $16 {/\Ne4}) 25. Qe4 (
25. b4 $5 $16) 25... Bxf3+ (25... Bf5 {Psakhis} 26. Qb4 fxe5 27. Qxb6 axb6 28.
Bxe5 $16) (25... fxe5 26. Qxg4 Qxd6 27. Rxa7 Nf6 28. Qa4 $16) 26. Qxf3 fxe5 27.
Ne4 {Black has gained back is pawn but now white pawn advantage has been
transfered into a positional advantage,a very big one he has a strong pass
pawnm,black bishop is blocked and the knight on h5 is not very good} Rc4 $2 (
27... a5 $5 $14 {Psakhis}) (27... Red8 {Dautov} 28. Qg4 Re8 29. Rac1 Rxc1 30.
Rxc1 $16 Qxb2 $2 31. Rc8 $18) 28. Ba3 Rd8 29. Be7 $1 Rxd5 (29... Rd7 {Psakhis}
30. d6 $16 Qxb2 $2 (30... Qb7 31. Ra5 {/\Nc5+-}) (30... Qc6 {Blatny,P} 31. Rac1
$3 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Qb7 (32... Qxc1 $4 33. Qb3+) 33. Ng5 Qxf3+ 34. Kxf3 e4+ 35.
Nxe4 Be5 36. Rc5 $18) 31. Qg4 Qb5 32. Rab1 Qc6 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Rb8+ $18) 30.
Ng5 Qc6 (30... Qb5 {Psakhis} 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Ra5 $1 $18) 31. Qf7+ Kh8 {
[%csl Yd5,Ye8] The Qc6 is overloaded.} 32. Ra6 $1 Qa8 (32... Qxa6 33. Qe8+) (
32... Qd7 {Psakhis} 33. Rxa7 $1 Qc6 34. Rc7 $1 $18) 33. Rxa7 $1 Qg8 (33... Qc6
{Blatny,P} 34. Ra6 $18 (34. Rc7 {Dautov} Qa8 35. Rxc4 $18)) 34. Qxg8+ (34.
Qxg8+ {Psakhis} Kxg8 35. Ra8+ $18 (35. Ra8+ {Blatny,P} Bf8 36. Rxf8+ Kg7 37.
Ne6+ Kh6 38. Bg5#)) 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5
Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 {N N/} (9. Ba3 Bxa3 {Huzman/} (9... Be7 $5
10. Bxe7 (10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Qb2 $14 {Assmann,
T-Vuckovic,A/Bodenseecup/1996/0:1/43/}) 10... Qxe7 11. Nc3 Ba6 $10) 10. Nxa3
Ba6 (10... c6 $5) 11. b4 {Huzman-Salov/Amsterdam Donner/1996} c6 {/\Qb6} (11...
c6 {Psakhis} 12. Qc2 Qb6 $10) (11... Qe7 $2 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Qa4 $1 $16 {
Huzman,A-Salov,V/Amsterdam/1995/1:0/38/Inf 64/470/})) (9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Bb2 Be7
11. Rc1 O-O 12. Na4 Rc8 $10 (12... Qb8 $10 {Psakhis} 13. Nc5 $6 Bxc5 14. dxc5
c6 $15 {Polak,T-Epishin,V/Wien op-1/1996/0:1/36/})) 9... Bb4 (9... Ba6 $5) 10.
Bd2 a5 (10... Bd6 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. e4 $14) (10... Bxd2 {Psakhis} 11. Nbxd2 O-O (
11... c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. a4 $1 Ba6 14. b4 Ncd7 15. b5 Bb7 16. a5 $16) 12. Rc1
$14) 11. Nc3 (11. a3 Bxd2 12. Nbxd2 c5) 11... Ba6 (11... Bc6 $5 12. a3 Be7 13.
Qc2 O-O $13) 12. a3 Be7 (12... Bxc3 {Psakhis} 13. Bxc3 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rc3a5]}
) 13. e4 Bb7 (13... Nxe4 $5 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ne5 (15. Rxe4 Bb7 16. Re1 (16.
Rg4 O-O 17. Bh6 Bf6) 16... O-O 17. Qc2 Bd5 $10) 15... Bb7 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17.
Rxe4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qd5 19. Qc2 O-O $10) (13... dxe4 {Psakhis} 14. Ng5 $5) 14.
exd5 (14. e5 $6 Ne4 $15 (14... Ne4 {Psakhis} 15. Qc2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 c5)) 14...
Nxd5 (14... exd5 {Psakhis} 15. Qe2 (15. Nb5 $5 Ne4 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Nd2 $16)) (
14... Bxd5 {Psakhis} 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Qc6 (17. Ne5 $5)) 15. Ne4 (
15. Nxd5 {Psakhis} Bxd5 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Bf4 c5 $10) 15... N5f6 (15... O-O 16.
Ne5 (16. Qc2 $14 {Psakhis}) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 $14 {><a5,c7}) 16. Nfg5 (16.
Nxf6+ {Psakhis} Nxf6 17. Qc2 O-O 18. Bf4 Rc8 $10) 16... Bd5 $2 (16... Nxe4 17.
Bxe4 (17. Nxe4 Bd5 {/\c6} (17... O-O 18. Qc2 Bd5) (17... Bd5 $2 {Petursson} 18.
Qg4 O-O 19. Bh6 $18) (17... O-O $1)) 17... Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf6 $10) 17. Nxf7 $1
Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Nxe6 $16 Bxe6 (19... Qb8 20. Nxg7 (20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxg7
$1 N7f6 (21... Kxg7 22. Qg4+ Kf8 23. Qh5 $1 Bf6 24. Qxd5 $18) 22. Nf5 Bf8 23.
Bg5 $16) 20... Bxg2 (20... Kxg7 21. Rxe7+ Kf8 22. Qe2 $18) 21. Rxe7 {/\Ne6,Rg7#
} Bd5 22. Bh6 $18 {/\Nf5,Rg7}) 20. Rxe6 (20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rxe6 Bd6 22. Qc2 Qd5
23. Rae1 Kf7 $14) (20. Bxa8 $16 {Petursson}) 20... Kf7 (20... Rb8 21. Qe2 Bd6 (
21... Bf8 $2 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Bd5+ Kg7 24. Qg4#) 22. Qc4 Kf8 23. Bxa5 $16 {->}
) (20... Ra7 21. Qe2 (21. Qc2 $5) (21. Qe1 Kf7 22. Bxa5 Re8 (22... Rxa5 {
Psakhis} 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxa5 $16) 23. b4 Nf8 24. Re3 Qxd4 25. Rd1 $36)
21... Bd6 (21... Kf8 22. Ra6 (22. g4 {Petursson} h6 23. h4 $40) 22... Rxa6 (
22... Qb8 {Psakhis} 23. Bxa5) 23. Qxa6 $16) 22. Bg5 (22. Qc4 Kf8 23. Rae1 Bxa3
24. Bg5 $40) 22... h6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qc2 $1 {/\Qg6} Bf8 25. Rae1 Bxa3 26.
Qg6 Kf8 27. Bc6 Ra8 28. Bxa8 Qxa8 29. Rxf6+ gxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32.
Re4 $18) 21. Qe2 (21. Bxa8 $5 {Psakhis}) 21... Re8 (21... Ra7 {Psakhis} 22. Ra6
$5 (22. Qc4 Kf8 23. Rae1 Bxa3 24. Bc6 $40) 22... Rxa6 (22... Qb8 23. Qe6+ Kf8
24. Rxa7 Qxa7 25. Re1 Bd6 26. Bd5 $18) 23. Qxa6 Nb6 24. Be3 $14) 22. Bxa8 Qxa8
23. Re1 Qd8 (23... Bd6 $2 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 (24... Nxe8 {Psakhis} 25. Qe6+) 25.
Qc4+ $18) 24. Bxa5 $18 (24. Qc4 $5 {Psakhis} Kf8 25. Bxa5 Bd6 26. Bb4 $18)
24... Nf8 (24... Nb6 {Psakhis} 25. Bxb6 cxb6 26. Qc4 Kf8 27. a4 $18) 25. Re3
Ng6 (25... Bxa3 $2 26. b4 $18 {/\Qa2}) (25... Bd6 {Psakhis} 26. Qc4+ Kg6 27.
Rxe8 Nxe8 28. Bb4 $18) 26. Qc4+ Qd5 (26... Nd5 27. Bxc7 $18) 27. Qxc7 (27. Bb4
$5 {Psakhis} Bxb4 28. Rxe8 Bxe1 (28... Qxc4 29. bxc4 Nxe8 30. axb4 $18) 29.
Rxe1 $18) 27... Kf8 (27... Qxd4 {Psakhis} 28. Bb4 Nd5 29. Qd7) 28. Bb4 (28. Bb6
{Psakhis} Bxa3 29. Bc5+ Bxc5 30. Qxc5+ Qxc5 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. dxc5 $18) 28...
Bxb4 29. axb4 Rd8 (29... Qxd4 30. Qc5+ Qxc5 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. bxc5 $18) 30. b5
Qxd4 (30... Ng4 {Psakhis} 31. Rf3+ Nf6 (31... Kg8 32. Qc4) 32. b6) 31. b6 Qd7
32. Qc5+ Kg8 33. Qc4+ Kf8 (33... Qf7 {Psakhis} 34. b7 Rb8 35. Qc8+ Qf8 36. Re8)
34. Re6 Nd5 (34... Rc8 35. Qb4+ (35. Qa4 {Psakhis}) 35... Kg8 36. b7 Rb8 37.
Rb6 $18 {/\Rc1}) 35. Qe4 Kf7 (35... Nf6 36. Qb4+ $18 (36. Qc6 {Psakhis})) 36.
b7 $1 Nf8 (36... Qxb7 37. Qf3+ Kg8 38. Re8+) 37. Re8 Nf6 38. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I will confess to being rather annoyed when Curt Hansen published a survey of
this variation, which I had been playing with steady success without being
noticed. Now that CBM readers have much of this information, I thought I would
have a look at a rare test of this solid defensive system at the very highest
level.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 (
14. d5 Nb4 15. Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Na6 $5 {N An extremely sophisticated idea. The
point of this move order only becomes completely clear in note A below, when
black makes use of the open second rank for defensive purposes.} (16... Bd7 17.
Bd2 Rfc8 18. Ne3 Na6 19. Nh2 Nc5 20. Qf3 Qd8 21. h4 $13 {0-1 Adams,M-Ivanchuk,
V/Luzern 48/488 1989 (46)}) 17. N3h2 Nc5 18. g4 $6 h6 19. Ng3 Nh7 $15 {>< f4,
g5, h4} 20. Nf3 Ng5 21. Kg2 Nxf3 22. Qxf3 Bg5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Rh1 Qd8 25. Bc2
$6 (25. Qe3 $5 Ra7 $1 (25... g6 $6 26. h4 gxh4 27. Qh6 Qf6 28. Rxh4 Qg7 29. Qe3
$40) 26. Bc2 g6 $5 27. h4 $2 gxh4 28. Qh6 g5 $1 29. f4 (29. Nh5 f6 $19) 29...
f6 $1 {(S. Agdestein)}) 25... g6 $1 26. Nf1 Kg7 27. Nd2 Qf6 $17 {0-1 Adams,
M-Agdestein,S/Hastings 53/351 1991 (44)}) 14... a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17.
Nf1 (17. Rc1 Qb7 {I feel this is the most harmonious option: Black can even
gain pressure on the b-file with a later Rab8 and ...Nc4. It also eyes e4 and
connects the rooks. Still, this is largely a matter of taste, as we have
already seen that other options are fully playable.} (17... Rfc8 $5 18. Bd3 (
18. Bb1 Qb8 19. Nf1 Na5 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bh4 Nc6 23. Ne3 $14 {
Smyslov,V-Reshevsky,S/Wch18-NLD\URS (The Hague) (01) ,MAINB 1948 (41)}) (18. a3
Qb7 19. Bb1 b4 $6 {It is often an error to give white the c4 square for knight
manoeuvres. One of black's trumps in this variation is the difficulty in
finding a reliable post for the Nd2 while keeping control of the e4 pawn.} 20.
Nc4 bxa3 21. bxa3 exd4 22. Bxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Ra6 24. Bd3 $14 {Petrosian,
T-Pfleger,H/Bamberg 5/323 1968 (55)}) 18... Qb7 19. a3 (19. Qe2 Be8 20. a3 Rab8
21. Rc2 exd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxc2 24. Bxc2 Nd7 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. e5 dxe5
27. Nxe5 Nf8 28. Be4 Qc7 29. Nf3 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Qc5 31. Nc2 {1/2-1/2 Nunn,
J-Spassky,B/Reykjavik WCup ,CBM 10 1988}) 19... exd4 20. Nxd4 Ne5 21. Rxc8+
Rxc8 22. Bb1 b4 (22... d5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Nc4 25. Bd4 h6 26. Nxc4 dxc4
27. Qe2 {Jansa,V-Trapl,J/CSR-ch (07) 1986 (41)} Kf8 $10) 23. f4 Nc6 24. Nc4 $6
bxa3 25. bxa3 Nxd4 26. Qxd4 d5 27. exd5 Bc5 28. Qd2 Qxd5 29. Qxd5 Nxd5 $15 {
Vujadinovic,G-Lazic,Mi/YUG-chT Tivat (04) ,EXP 48 1995 (42)}) (17... Qb8 $5 18.
Nf1 (18. Qe2 Re8 19. Bd3 (19. a3 h6 20. Bd3 Na5 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Bc5 Bd8 23.
Rc2 Nh7 24. Rec1 Ra6 $13 {Bouaziz,S-Torre,E/Hannover 36/(433) 1983. An ideal
execution of the ...Qb8 idea: Black has avoided tedious exchanges on c5 and
managed to activate the Ra8 while not losing control of b5.}) 19... Nb4 20. Bb1
Bd8 (20... h6 21. Nf1 Bd8 22. Ng3 Nc6 23. Red1 Qb7 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Nh4 g6 26.
Nf3 Kh7 27. Rc5 Rb8 28. Bd3 b4 29. Ba6 Qa8 30. Bb5 {+/- Timman,J-Torre,E/
Indonesia 36/(433) 1983}) 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. a3 Nc6 23. Bd3 Na5 24. Rc2 b4 $10 {
Lobron,E-Torre,E/Hannover (02) ,MCL 01 1983 (41)}) 18... Na5 19. b3 axb3 20.
axb3 Nc6 21. Ng3 Ra3 22. Qd2 b4 23. Bg5 Rd8 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Ra2 26. Qd1
h6 27. Bb1 Ra6 28. Bd3 Rb6 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Kuzmin,G/Erevan zt (01) ,MCL 06
1982}) (17... Rac8 $5 18. Bb1 (18. a3 Qb8 19. Qe2 (19. Bd3 Rc7 (19... exd4 20.
Nxd4 Ne5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bb1 Bd8 23. Qe2 Bb6 $10 {Vitomskis,J-Toennemann,W/
Baltic Sea 86-91 ,SEC 03 1991 (50)}) 20. Qe2 Rb7 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Bb1 b4 23.
Nd4 bxa3 24. bxa3 d5 25. f4 Bxa3 26. Rcd1 Ng6 27. e5 $13 {Ebbett-Zur, corr.
1986}) 19... Na5 20. Bd3 b4 21. axb4 Qxb4 22. dxe5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 dxe5 $10 {
Kristoffel,NN-Toennemann,W/4 EU-ch sf 1 bd 8 CCYB 7 1991 (31)}) 18... Qb8 19.
Nf1 Na5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Bg5 Be6 22. Ne3 Nc4 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. a3 Rc8 25. Qd2
h6 26. Bh4 Bd8 27. Bg3 Nh5 $10 {Gebuhr,G-Medvedev,VV/cr EU/M/GT/297 (1988-92)
1988 (52)}) (17... Rfb8 $5) 18. a3 (18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Bd3 (19. Red1 g6 20. Kh2
Bf8 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. a3 Nh5 $6 23. Bd3 Bg7 24. g3 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Rc5
$14 {Sigurjonsson,G-Hess,C/BL 8485 (1985) ,BL 80 1985 (36)}) (19. a3 g6 20. Bb1
Bf8 21. Ba2 h6 22. dxe5 Nxe5 (22... dxe5 23. Bc5 $14) 23. Bd4 Rac8 24. Bc3 $14
{Dolmatov,S-Agdestein,S/Tilburg (02) ,CBM 39 1993/1-0 (94)}) (19. Bb1 h6 20. a3
Bf8 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nd4 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. f4 Ng6 $14 {Degerman,L-Gausel,
E/Gausdal PG (06) ,EXT 94 1994/1/2-1/2 (62). In each of the above three
examples black committed himself prematurely to a pawn move on the kingside.
In general, ...g6 should only be played when white develops a knight quickly
to g3. Otherwise ...h6 is preferable, particularly in lines where white tries
to mount pressure on the a2-g8 diagonal. Best of all is to wait with both
until it is clear which, if either, are necessary.}) 19... Rab8 20. a3 (20.
dxe5 dxe5 21. Bc5 Nh5 22. g3 {Ljubojevic,Lj-Timman,J/Bugojno 33/481 1982 (44)}
g6 $10 {Timman} (22... f6 $10 {Timman})) 20... Bd8 (20... h6 21. dxe5 dxe5 $6 {
see deFirmian-Tisdall below.} 22. Bc5 Nh5 23. Bxe7 Nf4 24. Qe3 Rxe7 25. Rc5
Nxd3 $6 26. Qxd3 b4 27. Rec1 $16 {Spassky,B-Torre,E/Hamburg-TV (1 h) 1982/1-0 
(62)}) 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Bb1 Ba5 23. Bg5 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Bc6 25. Bxf6 Bxd2 26.
Qg3 g6 27. Qxd6 Bxc1 28. Rxc1 Bxe4 29. Qf4 Qb6 30. Ba2 Bf5 31. Bd4 Qd8 32. Rc7
Re1+ 33. Kh2 g5 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Ba2 {1-0 Timman,J-Byrne,R/Wijk 29/260 1980})
(18. Nf1 h6 (18... Rfe8 19. Ng3 g6 20. Bg5 Rac8 (20... Qa7 $5) 21. Qd2 Nxd4 22.
Nxd4 exd4 23. Qxd4 (23. Qf4 Kg7 24. Bh6+ (24. e5 $6 dxe5 25. Rxe5 Bd8 26. Bxf6+
$5 Bxf6 27. Nh5+ gxh5 28. Rxh5 d3 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Bg7 32.
Qd6+ Re7 33. Re1 Be6 34. Qxd3 $17) 24... Kg8 25. Bg5 $10) 23... Rc4 24. Qd2 Be6
$132 {Hellers,F-Tisdall,J/Oslo 54/347 1992/0-1 (81)}) 19. Ng3 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Bd8
21. Bxh6 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Lerner,K/URS-ch50 Moscow ,URS-ch 1983/1-0 (65)}) (18.
Bb1 Rac8 19. Nf1 Rfe8 20. Ng3 g6 21. Bg5 Qa7 22. Be3 Qb7 (22... Qb8 $5) 23. Re2
exd4 24. Nxd4 Ne5 25. b3 Bf8 26. f4 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 Nc6 28. Nf3 axb3 29. axb3 b4
$13 {1-0 Mortensen,E-Tisdall,J/Politiken Copenhagen DEN (11) 1996 (40)}) 18...
Rfe8 19. Bd3 (19. Qe2 exd4 20. Nxd4 Ne5 21. f4 Ng6 22. Bd3 Rab8 23. Qf3 Bd8 24.
Kh1 Bb6 $15 {Brustman,A-Tisdall,J/Osterskars op (02) ,EXT 95op 1995 (43)}) (19.
Bb1 h6 $5 $146 (19... Bd8 $5) 20. Qe2 Bd8 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Bd4 Ba5 23. Bc3
Bxc3 24. Rxc3 b4 25. axb4 Qxb4 $10 {DeFirmian,N-Tisdall,J/San Francisco (07) ,
CBM 46 1995 (40)}) 19... exd4 $1 {Here this move is particularly effective 
(hits the Bd3), but one should bear in mind the following factors when
considering this capture in such positions: Often the white knight is
misplaced on d4, preventing the desirable regrouping B-d4-c3. Black avoids the
exchange of knights in an assymetrical pawn structure (WPe4 v BPd6, as opposed
to WPe4 vs. BPe5) when the extra room for manoeuvre tends to favor white, who
gains space both for the Nd2, and the plan Bd4-c3.} 20. Nxd4 Ne5 21. Bb1 Bd8 $1
{This manoeuvre lifts black's position from the ranks of the solid to the
dynamic.} 22. N4f3 (22. Qe2 Rb8 23. f3 Ng6 $5 24. Qf2 Ne5 25. Red1 d5 $36 26.
Kh1 Nc4 27. Nxc4 bxc4 28. Bf4 Qxb2 29. Rc2 Qxb1 30. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 31. Kh2 Nh5 32.
Bd6 Rb6 33. e5 Nf4 34. Qg3 Nh5 35. Qf2 Nf4 36. Qg3 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Wedberg,
T-Tisdall,J/SCT (8) 1995}) 22... h6 23. Bd4 Ba5 {Stefansson,H-Tisdall,J/
Reykjavik open/1996 (1/2, 59)}) (17. a3 Qb7 18. Bd3 exd4 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. Bf1
Rac8 21. Rb1 d5 22. Bg5 h6 23. exd5 hxg5 24. Rxe5 Bd6 25. Re1 Qxd5 26. N2f3 Rb8
27. Nc2 $10 {1/2-1/2 Renet,O-Tisdall,J/Manila olm ;TD 92\02 1992 (41)}) 17...
Rfe8 18. Ng3 Rac8 19. Re2 Qb7 {Kamsky refrains from any pawn moves on the
kingside, which I believe is a key factor in playing this variation. The Ng3
is still hampered by the necessity of keeping e4 covered.} 20. b3 $5 {A
logical reaction, hoping to create a potential weakness at b5 as well as to
liberate the dormant Spanish bishop.} axb3 (20... exd4 $5) 21. Bxb3 exd4 {
Freeing the Nc6 from its guard duty over e5, the first step in neutralizing
the Bb3.} 22. Bxd4 $1 (22. Nxd4 d5 $5 (22... Na5 $5) 23. exd5 (23. Bxd5 Nxd5
24. exd5 Nb4 $1 $10 (24... Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Qxd5 26. Bxg7 $1)) 23... Na5 $10)
22... Na5 (22... Nxd4 $5 23. Qxd4 $14 {is slightly more pleasant for white,
thanks to control of the center and potential pressure against f7.} (23. Nxd4
Bf8 $132)) 23. Qd2 Bd8 {Kamsky also opts for this regrouping.} (23... Nc4 {
looks like a less accurate way of playing - blocking the Spanish bishop is not
as effective as taking it.} 24. Qd3 $1 (24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. e5 dxe5 26. Nxe5 Ra4
$10) 24... Bc6 25. Rd1) (23... Nxb3 $5) 24. Qf4 $1 {Now white has attacking
potential on the kingside and black must tread carefully.} Nxb3 25. axb3 Be6
26. Nh4 Qc6 27. Re3 $5 (27. Nhf5 $5 Bxf5 28. Nxf5 (28. Qxf5 Re6 $14) 28... Re6
(28... Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. Bxg7 b4 $5 $14) 29. Rd1 $14) 27...
d5 28. Rc3 (28. e5 Ne4 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. Nf5 g5 $5) 28... Qxc3 $5 {This
confronts white with completely different types of problems to solve.
Stereotyped defensive moves faced grave danger:} (28... Qd7 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30.
Nhf5 Bxf5 31. Nxf5 Qe6 (31... Rxe4 32. Qg5 {is frightening for black, but after
} Ne8 33. Nh6+ Kf8 34. Qxd5 Qe6 {black has chances to defend.}) 32. Qg5 g6 33.
Ra8 $1 dxe4 34. Bxf6 Bxf6 35. Qxf6 $1) 29. Bxc3 Rxc3 30. e5 Ne4 $1 {Ensuring
counterplay against the b-pawn.} 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Nf5 $1 {Taking the e4-pawn
with the offside knight offers white the best winning chances.} (32. Qxe4 $5
Rxb3 33. Ra8 Rf8 $14) (32. Ra8 $2 g5 $1) 32... Bb6 33. Nd6 Rf8 34. Nxe4 Rxb3
35. Ra6 $1 (35. Ng5 h6) 35... Bc7 36. Ng5 (36. Ra7 $5) (36. Nc5 $5) 36... Rb1+
37. Kh2 Re1 38. Qh4 $1 Bf5 (38... Bxe5+ $4 39. f4) 39. f4 (39. Rc6 $5 Bd8 40.
Qf4 $14) 39... Rf1 40. Nf3 Bd8 41. Qg3 Be7 {Now black can pose even more
technical problems thanks to the weakness of white's king position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 {Kamsky
should be now a big expert in this line after his preperations for the match
with Karpov} Nd7 (6... Ne7 7. O-O Nd7 {transposes to 6...Nd7}) (6... Qb6 7. Nc3
Nc6 (7... c4) 8. O-O c4 9. b3 (9. Nh4 $5 Bg6 10. Rb1 Be7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qd2
Qa5 13. a3 a6 14. f4 b5 15. Bf3 Rd8 16. g4 $14 {Short,N-Burmakin,V Moscow 
(rapid) 65/(125) 1995}) (9. Rb1 $5) 9... Qa5 (9... cxb3 $2 10. axb3 Nge7 11.
Nb5 Ng6 12. c4 Be7 13. c5 $16 {/+- Iordachescu,V-Guliev,S Nikolaev (zt) 65/
(125) 1995}) 10. Bd2 Bb4 11. Qe1 b5 12. a3 $8 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb6 $1 14. Qd2 Nge7
15. Rab1 $13 {Nijboer,F-Magem Badals,J Linares (zt) 65/125 [Magem Badals,J]} (
15. Rfb1 $13 {Granda Zuniga,J-Magem Badals,J Pamplona 65/(125) 1995})) 7. O-O (
7. Nbd2 $5 Ne7 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nb3 Bg4 $6 (9... Be4 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Rg1 Be4 $13
{Short}) 10. Nfd4 $1 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Ndxe5 12. f4 Nc4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd4 $14 {
Short,N-Adianto,U Jakarta (match) 1996}) 7... Ne7 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 (9. Na3
Nd5 10. Nxc4 h6 (10... Be7 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. exd6 O-O 13. dxc5 Nxe3 14. fxe3
Nxc5 15. Qd4 $1 $14 {Smirin,I-Vyzmanavin,A Novosibirsk 65/(123) 1995}) 11. a4 (
11. dxc5 $1 Nxc5 12. Nd4 {13.Nb5,13.Nxf5}) 11... a6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 cxd4 $8
14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qd1 Bh7 16. Bh5 $1 $14 {Ehlvest,J-Vyzmanavin,A Novosibirsk 65/
123 [Ehlvest,J] 1995}) 9... a6 (9... Bg4 $5) 10. Nc3 b5 {Kamsky had already
played this position as white against Karpov there he played 11.Bd3 and won in
a very nive style but for sure he had spent plenty of time on this position} (
10... Nc6 11. d5 Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qa4+ Nd7 (13... b5 14. Nxb5 axb5 15.
Bxb5+ Ke7 16. d6+ $1 $36) 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Rad1 $44 {Bologan,V-Razuvaev,Y
Biel (open) 64/120 [Razuvaev,Y] 1995}) 11. Be2 {[11.Bd3 c4 12.Bc2 Rc8 13.Re1
b4 14.Ne4 with unclear position;Kamsky-Karpov,Dos -Hermanos,1995]} (11. Bd3 c4
12. Bc2 (12. Bxf5 Nxf5 13. d5 Bb4 14. d6 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Qb6 $15) 12... Rc8 (
12... b4 13. Ne4 Nd5 $13) 13. Re1 b4 (13... Bxc2 14. Qxc2 b4 15. Ne4 Nd5 $13)
14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Bg5 Qa5 16. Nh4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 g6 $13 {Kamsky,G-Karpov,An Dos
Hermanas 1995 63/108 [Karpov,An]}) 11... b4 $6 (11... Nc6 $6 {Finkel,A} 12. d5
$1 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. f4 $1 (14. g4 exd5 $1 $13) 14... Nc4 (14... Nd7 15.
g4 $1 exd5 $8 16. Qxd5 $1 Be6 17. Qg2 $1 $16) 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17.
Qxc4 Be7 18. Bxc5 O-O 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21. Qe2 $16) (11... c4 {
Finkel,A} 12. d5 $1 exd5 (12... b4 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Na4 Nd5 15. Bxc4 Nxe3 16.
fxe3 $16) 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qe4 Be7 16. Ng5 $1 $16) (11... cxd4 $6
{Finkel,A} 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 13. g4 $1 Bg6 14. f4 $18) (11... h6 $5 {Finkel,A}) 12.
Na4 Nd5 (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe5 (13... Bg6) 14. Nb6 $1 Rb8 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16.
Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qxa6 $18) 13. Bg5 Qb8 {[13...Qa5!? 14.Rc1 h6 15.Bd2?! Be7 16.b3
0-0 17.dc Nc5 brought to equality in Sculskis-Galkin,1995;but 15.Bh4! would
cause black serious troubles]} (13... Be7 {Finkel,A} 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. dxc5
Nxc5 16. Nd4 $1 $16) 14. Rc1 $1 h6 (14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 $1 (15. Qxd4) 15...
Qxe5 16. Bxa6 $1 Be4 (16... Bg6 17. Bb7) (16... Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Bb5 $16 {
/+-}) 17. f4 Qb8 (17... Qd6 18. Bb7 Rb8 19. Nb5 {checkmate to the queen in the
middle of the board!}) 18. Rc8+ Qxc8 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Re1 $16) 15. Bh4 Qa7 (
15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 (16. Nxd4 {Finkel,A} Bg6 17. Bf3 $16)) 16. dxc5 Bxc5 $2 (
16... Nxc5 17. Nd4 $1 (17. Nd4 $1 {Finkel,A} Bg6 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Nxc5 Qxc6 20.
Nxa6 $1 $18)) 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd4 $18 {white had done nothing special in the
opening and at move 18 he is already completely winning!?} Rc8 (18... Nd7 {
Finkel,A} 19. Qxa7 Rxa7 20. Rc8#) 19. Rc4 g5 20. Bg3 O-O 21. Rfc1 b3 22. axb3
Nxb3 23. Qxa7 Nxc1 24. Bf1 Nd3 25. Bxd3 Bxd3 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. h3 Rc2 28. Qd4
Bb5 29. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. h3 b5
9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. a3 Ra7 13. Bf4 Rae7 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. Re2
Nbd7 16. Rae1 Nh5 17. Be3 Bd4 18. Bc2 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Qd2 b5 11. Nd1 b4 12. Nf2 a5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15.
Bd3 Ba6 16. Qe3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Na4 18. Rab1 Ne7 19. Rfc1 Qd7 20. Nd4 Rfc8 21.
Nd1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Kf1 h5 24. Qd2 Qb7 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Ke2 Qc5 27. Qe3
Nc6 28. Nb3 Qc2+ 29. Qd2 Qb1 30. Qc1 Nd4+ 31. Kd2 Nxb3+ 32. axb3 Qxc1+ 33. Kxc1
Nc5 34. Kc2 Kh7 35. d4 Ne4 36. Ne3 h4 37. Kd3 Kg6 38. Ke2 Kh5 39. Ke1 g5 40.
fxg5 Kxg5 41. Ke2 f6 42. exf6 Nxf6 43. Nf1 Kg4 44. Ke3 Ne4 45. Nd2 Ng5 46. Nf1
Nf7 47. h3+ Kf5 48. Nh2 Nh8 49. Ng4 Ng6 50. Nh6+ Kf6 51. Kf3 Ne7 52. Kf4 e5+
53. dxe5+ Ke6 54. g4 hxg3 55. Kxg3 Nc6 56. Ng4 Nd4 57. h4 Nxb3 58. h5 Nc5 59.
h6 Kf7 60. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 h6 8. Bh4
Be7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. f4 g5 11. fxg5 Ng4 12. Nf3 Nde5 13. Qd4 hxg5 14. Bg3 f6
15. Be2 Bd7 16. Nxg5 Nc6 17. Qd2 Nge5 18. Nh3 Qa5 19. Nf4 O-O-O 20. Qe3 b5 21.
a3 Kb8 22. Na2 Rc8 23. Kb1 Qc7 24. Rhf1 Ka8 25. Rc1 Na5 26. b3 Nac6 27. Nh5
Rhf8 28. Be1 Qb7 29. Bh4 d5 30. exd5 exd5 31. Nxf6 Bxa3 32. Nxd5 Bxc1 33. Nb6+
Kb8 34. Rxc1 Rce8 35. Bg3 Qa7 36. Bh5 Kb7 37. Bxe8 Rxe8 38. Bf2 Nc4 39. Qd3
Nxb6 40. Nc3 Ne5 41. Qh7 Qb8 42. Ne4 Ka8 43. Nc5 Qc8 44. Qe4+ Nc6 45. Qf3 Bg4
46. Qf4 Re2 47. h3 Nd5 48. Qd6 Rd2 49. Qg3 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b5 2. e4 Bb7 3. d3 a6 4. g3 d6 5. a4 Nd7 6. Bh3 g6 7. O-O Ngf6 8. axb5
axb5 9. Rxa8 Bxa8 10. Na3 Qb8 11. Bg5 Bg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Re1 c5 14. b4 Bc6 15.
bxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 Be8 17. Bg2 b4 18. Nc4 e5 19. Nb3 Ne6 20. Be3 Ng4 21. Bb6 Bb5
22. Qxb4 Bxc4 23. dxc4 Rc8 24. Qb5 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rd1 Ne5 27. Bxd4 Nxc4
28. Qb3 Qc7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Bh3 Na5 31. Qb4 Rd8 32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Bf1 f6 34.
Qb5 Ra7 35. Qd5 Qc5 36. h4 Nc6 37. Rxa7+ Nxa7 38. Qb7+ Kh6 39. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Ftacnik Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 $5 (9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2
O-O 12. O-O {-- match in Elista.}) 9... Nbd7 (9... O-O) 10. Rc1 (10. Qc2 Bb7
11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. e4 Rc7 14. Rfe1 Qa8 15. e5 $14 {Johansen,D-Wong
Meng Kong/Sydney (06)/1990/}) (10. Qc2 {Ftacnik}) (10. O-O {Ftacnik} O-O 11.
Re1) 10... O-O 11. Rc2 $5 (11. O-O {Ftacnik} Rc8 12. Re1) 11... Rc8 12. O-O c5
13. a4 {N/} (13. Qa1 {Psakhis} Re8 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Ne5 Red8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17.
dxc5 bxc5 18. cxd5 Bxe2 19. Re1 Bd3 20. dxe6 Bxc2 21. exd7 {Granda Zuniga,J-Ho,
V/Novi Sad olm/1990/1:0/48/}) (13. Bb2 Bb7 (13... b5 $5 {Psakhis} 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. dxc5 Nb4 16. Rc1 Nxc5 17. a3 Nd5 18. e4 Nf6 19. b4 Na4 20. Bd4 Rxc1 21.
Qxc1 Bb7 $13 {Granda Zuniga,J-Adorjan,A/Novi Sad olm/1990/0,5/26/}) 14. dxc5
Rxc5 15. Nd4 Re8 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 {Horvath,J-Stohl,I/OST-BL/1993/}) 13...
cxd4 $6 (13... Bb7 $5 $10 {Psakhis}) (13... dxc4 $5 {Ftacnik} 14. bxc4 Bb7 15.
e3 $13) (13... dxc4 $1 {Petursson: appears to be the correct way against
Granda Zunjiga's rather original play.}) 14. Nxd4 Nc5 (14... dxc4 {Ftacnik} 15.
Nc6 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Qe8 17. Nxa7 $14) 15. Ba1 dxc4 $6 (15... Bb7 {Psakhis !} 16.
Qb1 (16. b4 Na6 17. b5 Nb4 18. Rc1 Bd6 $13) 16... e5 17. Nf5 d4 $13) 16. b4 $1
(16. Nc6 {Ftacnik} Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. bxc4 Rfd8 $17) 16... c3 (16... Nxa4
17. b5 (17. Nc6 Qe8) 17... c3 (17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 (19...
Bxf6 20. Nxc4 Rfd8 (20... Qxb5 21. Nd6 Nb2 22. Qb1 Qd7 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxb2
$18) 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Be4 Nc3 23. Ne3 $16) 20. Ra2 a6 21. Qxa4 axb5 22. Qa6 c3
23. Nb3 $18) 18. N2b3 (18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. bxa6 Rfd8) 18... e5 19.
Nc6 Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Bc8 21. Qxd8 (21. Bxc3 $14 {Ftacnik}) (21. Bxc3 $16) 21...
Rxd8 22. Ra2 $18 {_|_} (22. Ra2 {Psakhis} Be6 23. Rxa4 Bxb3 24. Rxa7 Bb4 25.
Bxc3 $5 Bxc3 26. Ra3 Bc4 27. Rxc3 Bxe2 28. Re1 $16)) (16... Nb3 {Psakhis} 17.
N2xb3 cxb3 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. b5 $16) 17. Bxc3 (17. Nc6 $5 {Psakhis}
Rxc6 (17... Qe8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxc3 (19. Bxc3 Nxa4 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Qxa4 $18)) 18. Bxc6 Qc8 (18... cxd2 {Ftacnik} 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxd2
Qe7 $16) (18... Nxa4 19. Bxa4 cxd2 20. Rxd2 Qb8 21. b5 Bb7 $16) 19. bxc5 Qxc6
20. cxb6 Bb7 21. Nf3 $16) 17... Nxa4 18. Ba1 Bxb4 $2 (18... b5 19. Nc6 Qe8 $14
(19... Qc7 $5 {Psakhis} 20. Be5 (20. Nb3 Rfd8 21. Qc1 $44) 20... Bd6 (20... Qb7
{Ftacnik} 21. Qa1 Nd5 22. Rfc1 $13) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. e3 f5 23. Qh5 f6) (19...
Qe8 20. Nxa7 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 Nb6 22. Nc6 $16) (19... Qd7 20. Nb3 (20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Ne4 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc7 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Rdc1 Kg7 $15) 20... Nd5 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Qxd5 Qb7 23. Rfc1 $14)) (18... Rxc2 19. Qxc2 b5 20. Nc6 Qc7 21. Be5
Qb7 $14) 19. Rxc8 (19. Nc6 $6 {Psakhis} Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Nc5) 19... Bxc8 (19...
Qxc8 {Psakhis} 20. Nc6 (20. Nc6 Bb7 21. Qxa4 Bxc6 (21... Bxd2 22. Ne7+ $18) 22.
Qxb4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $16)) 20. Qxa4 Bxd2 21. Nc6 {Petursson: For his two pawns
White has achieved a dominating position.} Qe8 (21... Bd7 22. Rd1 Ba5 (22...
Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Ng4 24. Bc3 Be3 25. Rxd8 Bxf2+ 26. Kf1 Rxd8 27. Bf3 Rd1+ 28. Kg2
$18) 23. Qh4 Qe8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxf6 Bxc6 26. Rd4 $18 {+-}) (21... Qc7 {
Psakhis} 22. Rd1 (22. Be5 {Ftacnik} Qd7 23. Rd1 Bb7 24. Qc2 (24. Bxf6 gxf6 25.
Rxd2 Qxd2 26. Ne7+ Kg7 27. Bxb7 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Qc7 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Be4 $13)
24... Nd5 25. Nb8 $16) 22... Bg5 (22... Bh6 23. Qh4 $40) 23. Be5 Qb7 (23... b5
24. Qb4) 24. Bd6 Qa6 (24... Nd5 25. Bxf8 Bd7 26. Qg4) 25. Qxa6 Bxa6 26. Bxf8
Kxf8 27. f4 Bh6 28. Rd8+ Ne8 29. Nxa7 $18) 22. Rd1 Ba5 {[#]} (22... Bh6 23.
Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxa7 {Petursson: Here Black would be totally dominated} Kh8 (
24... e5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bc6 $18) 25. Qc7 e5 26. Rd8 Qe6 27. Bh3 Qxh3 28. Qxf7
Rxd8 29. Qxf6+ $18) (22... Bg5 $5 {Psakhis} 23. h4 Bh6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxa7
$16) (22... Bg5 $5 {Petursson}) 23. Qh4 $1 $18 (23. Rd8 {Petursson} Qxd8 24.
Nxd8 Rxd8 $13) 23... e5 (23... Nd7 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 (25... Bxd7 {
Ftacnik} 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6#) 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28.
Qf6#) (23... Bd7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxf6 (25. Be4 h6 (25... f5 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Ne7+ $18) 26. Qxh6 f5 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Ne5 fxe4 29. Rxd7 $18) (25.
Rd4 {Ftacnik} Bc3 (25... e5 26. Qxf6 exd4 27. Ne7+ Qxe7 28. Qxe7 $16) 26. Ne7+
Qxe7 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Be4 f5 29. Qxe7 $18) 25... Bxc6 26. Rd4 $18 {+-}) (23...
Nd5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6#)
24. Bxe5 Bd7 (24... Qe6 $8 {Psakhis} 25. Rd6 Qg4 (25... Qa2 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27.
Qxf6 $1) 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Rxf6 (27. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 28. Qxf6+ Qg7) 27... Qxh4 28.
gxh4 Be6 29. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 $18 gxf6 $2 31. Bxf6+ Kg8 32. Ne7#) (24...
Bb7 {Psakhis} 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rd4 $5 (26. Be4) 26... Bc3 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Be4
Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxc6 30. Rc4 $18) (24... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Rxd7 f6
27. Be4 $18) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 (25... Bxc6 {Psakhis} 26. Qg5 (26. Qg5 {Ftacnik} g6
27. Qh6 $18)) 26. Be4 h6 (26... h5 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxh5 $18 (28. Qxf6 {
Ftacnik} Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Re8 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8#)) (
26... f5 {Psakhis} 27. Ne7+ Qxe7 (27... Kg7 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qf6#) 28. Qxe7 $18
) 27. Rxd7 {Final blow!} Qxd7 28. Qxh6 f5 (28... Rc8 {Psakhis} 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30.
Qh8#) 29. Bxf5 $1 (29. Bxf5 Qd1+ (29... Qxf5 {Psakhis} 30. Ne7#) 30. Kg2 $18)
1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 {
The negative side of early position of the knight on f3 when playing against
Benoni, is the impossibility to play the unpleasant variation for Black with
e4, Bd3, h3, Nf3. If 7.e4, then Black can play 7. ...a6 8.a4 Bg4.} a6 8. a4 Qe7
{Not allowing 9.e4.In this game White tries to use queen's position on e7 by
preparing to push his central pawns.} 9. Bf4 (9. Bg5 Bg7 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 (
11. Be2) 11... Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Bc2 $5 $14 {Novikov-Cobb, EuCup, 96}) 9...
Nbd7 10. e3 (10. Nd2 Ne5 11. e4 {This natural move has a big defect:it loses
control over f4-square,and as a consequence over e5-square.When White prepares
f2-f4,Black simply plays g6-g5 with a comfortable position.} Bg7 12. Be2 O-O
13. O-O Nfd7 14. Bg3 g5 15. f4 gxf4 16. Bxf4 Ng6 17. Bh2 Nde5 {Timoshchenko-De
Firmian, Yerevan(ol.) 96}) 10... Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 (12... Ne8 13. Bh2
b6 14. Nd2 Rb8 $14) 13. Bh2 Re8 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Kh1 (15. f4 $2 Nd3 16. Bxd3
Qxe3+) 15... g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. exf4 Ng6 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. a5 $1 Rbd8 20. Nf3 (
20. Qc2 $5 Nh5 21. g4) 20... Qe3 21. Ng5 Nh4 (21... h6 $2 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6
$18) 22. Qc2 $16 h6 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24. Rxf3 Qd4 25. f5 {/\ 26.Rf4+-.} Re3 26. Bg1
Qxd3 27. Qxd3 Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Bxf5 29. Re3 Nd7 30. Rf1 Bg6 31. Ne4 Bxb2 (31...
Be5 $142) 32. Nxd6 Ne5 33. Rb3 Bd4 34. Rb6 Bxg1 35. Kxg1 $18 c4 36. Rc1 Kf8 37.
Nxb7 Rxd5 38. Rxa6 Rd2 39. Rd6 Ra2 40. Rd5 Be4 41. Rxe5 Bxb7 {[#] Hecht: Nach
Tausch von g2 gegen c4 Annähern des wK an den a-Freibauern, Schlechterstellen
des sT (vor und nicht mehr hinter den a-Bauern!), Lavieren, nach T-Tausch
Verwandlung des Freibauern durch Aussperren des L, schwierige Technik, aktive
Aufstellung der wT verhindert Aktivierung des sK} 42. Rxc4 Rxg2+ 43. Kf1 Ra2
44. Ke1 Kg7 45. h4 Bg2 46. Rec5 Bh3 47. Rb4 Be6 {The endgame is easy winning.
Black dosn't have any counterplay-the pawn cannot be moved from f7 and the
king cannot come into play.} 48. Kd1 Kf6 49. Rb6 Kg7 50. Kc1 Ra4 51. h5 Bg4 52.
Kd2 Ra3 53. Kc2 Ra4 54. Kb3 Bd1+ 55. Kc3 Ra3+ (55... Bg4 56. Rb4 Ra3+ 57. Kb2
Rg3 58. a6 $18) 56. Kb4 Ra1 57. Kb5 Bf3 58. Rd6 Rb1+ 59. Ka6 Rb2 60. Rb6 Rd2
61. Ka7 Rd8 62. Rb8 Rd7+ 63. Kb6 Rd6+ 64. Kc7 Ra6 65. Rb6 Ra7+ 66. Kd6 Be2 67.
Rb2 Bf3 68. Rf5 Be4 69. Re5 Bf3 70. Rf2 Bh1 71. Rb5 Be4 72. Ra2 Bd3 73. Rb6 Kf6
74. Kc5+ Kg5 75. a6 Kxh5 76. Rd6 Be4 77. Rd8 Kg5 78. Kb6 Ra8 79. Rxa8 Bxa8 80.
Rc2 f5 81. Rc8 Be4 82. a7 f4 83. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O e6 7. e4 d6 8. Re1
Be7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Rad1 Rac8
15. h3 Bc6 16. Kh2 a6 17. Qe3 Ba8 18. Rd2 Nd7 19. Red1 h6 20. f4 Nc5 21. h4 Rb8
22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Bf3 Rbc8 24. Rcd1 Rb8 25. Rc1 Rbc8 26. Kg2 Qb8 27. Qe2 Bc6 28.
Rdc2 Bf6 29. Nd1 b5 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. cxb5 Bxb5 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Qxc8
34. Qd2 Qc5 35. Qc3 Qb6 36. Qd2 Bc6 37. Nc3 d5 38. exd5 exd5 39. Ne2 Ne4 40.
Qd4 Qa5 41. Bxe4 dxe4 42. Nc3 Qa3 43. Kf2 Qb2+ 44. Ke1 Qa1+ 45. Kd2 Qh1 46. Qf2
Kh7 47. Nd1 Bb5 48. Qe1 Qg2+ 49. Qf2 Qh3 50. Ne3 Qc8 51. Ke1 Qc1+ 52. Nd1 Bd3
53. Qd2 Qc5 54. Qf2 Qb4+ 55. Qd2 Qd4 56. Qf2 Qf6 57. Qb2 Qb6 58. Qf2 Qa5+ 59.
Qd2 Qc5 60. Qf2 Qa5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Kh1 Be6 12. Bf3 Bc4 (12... exf4 13. Bxf4 Rb8
$13) 13. Re1 Nd7 (13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne8 $13) 14. b3 Ba6 (14... exf4 15. Bxf4
Bf6 16. Re3 Qa5 17. Qe1 Be6 18. Bxd6 $16) 15. f5 $1 {White would be happy to
open up the kingside, but he must carefully watch the potential of opening the
center.} Nf6 (15... Qc7 16. g4 $40) 16. g4 h6 (16... d5 17. exd5 Bb4 18. Bd2
cxd5 19. Rxe5 Qc7 20. Qe1 $16) 17. g5 (17. h4 $2 Ne8 $1) 17... hxg5 18. Bxg5
Nh7 (18... Ng4 19. Bxe7 Nf2+ 20. Kg2 Nxd1 21. Bxd8 Nxc3 22. Ba5 $1 (22. Be7
Rfe8 23. Bxd6 Rad8 24. Bb4 Rd2+ 25. Kg3 Rxc2 26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27. Rac1 Rxc1 28.
Rxc1 $14) 22... Nb5 23. Rad1 Nd4 24. Rd2 $16) (18... Nxe4 $5 19. Nxe4 Bxg5 20.
Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Qxd6 Qxf5 22. Bxc6 Rad8 23. Qxe5 Qxc2 24. Rac1 $14) 19. Be3 Bb7 (
19... Bg5 20. Qd2 (20. Bf2 Bh4 21. Bxh4 Qxh4 22. Qxd6 Qh3 23. Re3 Ng5 24. Qxe5
Nxf3 25. Qf4 Bf1 26. Qxf3 Bg2+ 27. Qxg2 Qxe3 28. f6 g6 29. Qg3 Qxg3 30. hxg3
Rad8 $15) 20... Qf6 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Rg1 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 $14) 20. Rg1 Bf6 (20...
Bg5 21. Qd2 $14) 21. Rg3 d5 $2 {The concept of counterplay in the center is
sound, but the tactics is failing Khalifman.} (21... Qe7 22. Qd2 $14) 22. exd5
cxd5 (22... e4 23. Nxe4 Bxa1 24. Qxa1 f6 25. Nc5 $18) 23. Nxd5 e4 (23... Bxd5
24. Bxd5 Rc8 25. c4 $18) 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 (24... Nxf6 25. Be2 $18) 25. Be2 {
Kamsky was out of the chess scene for more nearly three years, so he doesn't
trust the spectacular lines with 25.Bd4!?.} (25. Bd4 $5 exf3 (25... Rad8 26.
Bxf6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Nxf6 28. Be2 $18) 26. Bxf6 f2+ 27. Rg2 Nxf6 (27... Rfe8 28.
Qd2 Nxf6 29. Qxf2) 28. Qd4 Rfe8 29. Qxf2 Ng4 30. Qg3 Re2 31. Qxg4 Rxg2 32. Qxg2
Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 $18) 25... Qxf5 26. Qd4 {[%mdl 128] It is obvious, that all
white pieces are ready to cause problems to the black king.} g5 (26... f6 27.
Rf1 Qc8 28. Bh6 $18) 27. Rf1 Qg6 28. Bc4 Rac8 (28... Rae8 29. Qxa7 $18) (28...
a5 29. Qe5 Rae8 30. Qxa5 $18) 29. h4 $1 {Opens both kings, but the black one
is screened by all white pieces.} (29. Qxa7 Bc6 30. a4 $18) 29... Rxc4 30. bxc4
(30. Qxc4 $2 Ba6 31. Qc7 Bxf1 32. Bxg5 Be2 33. Be7 Bg4 $13) 30... g4 (30... f6
31. hxg5 Nxg5 32. Qd6 $18) 31. Rxg4 $1 Qxg4 32. Rg1 Qxg1+ 33. Kxg1 f6 (33... a6
34. Bh6 $18) 34. Qxa7 Rf7 35. Qb8+ Kg7 (35... Nf8 36. a4 $18) 36. Qg3+ Kh8 37.
Bh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After loss in first game,Khalifman had to win this game in any case,to lead
the match to tie-breaks.Once,he did it already in this championship against
Barua in first round.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 Rc8 12. O-O Nxe4 $146 (
12... c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 Re8 (14... dxc4 15. bxc4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17.
Qa4 Nb8 18. N4b3 Nfd7 19. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Dzuban,O/Pavlodar KAZ
1982 (41)}) 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Ba1 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bb7 18. Nce5 cxd4 19. Qxc7 Rxc7
20. Nxd4 Nxe5 21. Nb5 Rc5 22. Rxe5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rc2 $11 {Andrianov,N-Korolev,
A/corr. 1987}) (12... b5 13. e5 Ne8 14. c5 b4 $8 15. Bxb4 Bxf1 16. Bxf1 $44 a5
17. Bc3 Ra8 18. Bd3 g6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Qc7 21. b4 axb4 22.
axb4 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 (23... Rxf6 $1) 24. Nb3 Rfe8 {[%cal Gg7f5]} 25. Na5 {
[%csl Gc6] 1-0 Avrukh,B-Sakaev,K/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Avrukh,B] (35) '+/-'
Dautov.}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 b5 15. c5 {[%mdl 512] This is an exchange
sacrifice.It looks semilar to Avrukh's sacrifice(see 12...b5),doesn't it? In
other cases black gets convenient play:} (15. Nd2 $6 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nb6 {
[%csl Rc4]}) (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 bxc4 17. bxc4 Bc5) 15... b4 16. Bxb4 Nf6
17. Qe1 $5 {[%cal Gb4a5] An interesing and unusual idea:white intends Ba5 on
next move moving black queen on worse place.} Nd5 18. Ba5 Qe8 19. Qe4 Bxf1 20.
Bxf1 {Whay has white for sacrificed marerial? First,there is not a big loss of
material-just bishop and pawn for exchange.There are no open files on the
board for using blacks extra rook.In addition white has advantage in space and
attacking chances.} Bf6 21. h4 g6 22. h5 (22. Bd2 $5 Bg7) 22... Bd8 $1 {
[%cal Gd5f6]} 23. Bd2 $6 (23. Bxd8 $142 Qxd8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Ne5 $44 {
white still keeps a pressure,but position is equal about,but maybe playing
this best move,Khalifman was withdraw the Championship making a draw,which
looks most objective result after 23.Bxd8!}) 23... f5 $2 (23... Nf6 24. Qe2 (
24. Qe3 Nxh5 25. Qh6 Ng7 26. Bd3 f6 $17) 24... Nxh5 25. Bh6 (25. Ne5 Bf6 $17)
25... Ng7 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nc4 Bc7 $17 {and I don't see a way for white to
develope an initiative.}) 24. Qe2 {[%csl Re6]} gxh5 25. Re1 {Now white is
looking great.} Rf6 26. Bh3 {[%cal Rd2g5] threatening 27.Bg5 Rg6 28.Bxf5!} h6
27. Nh4 {[%cal Rh4f5]} Qf7 28. Bg2 {[%cal Gg2f3]} Bc7 29. Bf3 Qg7 30. Qa6 Qd7 {
missing a way to create a counterplay.} (30... Rd8 $5 31. Bxh5 (31. Qxc6 $140
Bxg3) 31... f4 32. g4 {[%cal Gh4f3]} f3 $132) 31. Bxh5 Bb8 32. Nf3 Kh7 33. Ne5
Bxe5 34. dxe5 Rff8 {Still black has the same material advantage,but his king
finds himself under an attack of white pieces during couple of moves.} 35. Qe2
{[%csl Rh6,Rh7][%cal Gg1g2,Ye1h1]} Rg8 36. Kg2 Qg7 37. Rh1 f4 (37... Qf8 38.
Qc4 $1 {[%cal Gc4h4]} Rc7 39. Qh4 Kh8 40. Bf7 $1 $18) 38. Bf3 (38. Qe4+ $5 Kh8
39. Bf7 Qxf7 (39... Rgf8 40. Bxe6 Rce8 41. Bxd5 cxd5 42. Qxd5 Rd8 43. Qc6 $18)
40. Rxh6+ Kg7 41. Rh7+ $18) 38... Rgf8 39. Be4+ Rf5 (39... Kg8 40. Rh4 {
[%cal Gh4g4]}) (39... Kh8 40. Qh5 {[%csl Re6,Rh6]}) 40. Bxf5+ exf5 41. Qh5 Qg6
42. Qxg6+ Kxg6 43. Kf3 {winning the second pawn.The ending is hopeless for
black.} Rd8 44. Bxf4 h5 (44... Nxf4 45. Kxf4 Rd4+ 46. Kf3 Rd5 (46... Re4 47.
Rd1 $18) 47. Re1 Kf7 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. Rh1 Rd4+ 50. Kf3 Kxe5 51. Rxh6 $18) 45.
Rd1 Kf7 46. Rh1 Kg6 47. Re1 {intending to advance passed pawn-d.} Nb4 48. Re2
Nd3 49. e6 Nxc5 50. e7 Re8 51. Rc2 Nd3 52. Rxc6+ Kf7 53. Bd6 {[%csl Rd3][%cal
Rf3e2] That is not blunder!The following transformation leads to easily
winning ending "B:N" for white.} Rxe7 54. Bxe7 Ne5+ 55. Kf4 Nxc6 56. Bc5 Ke6
57. b4 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rb4b5,Yf4g5]} a6 58. Kg5 Ne5 59. Kxh5 Kd5 60. Kg5 Ke4
61. f4 Nd3 62. Be7 Nb2 63. a3 Nd1 64. a4 Nc3 {[%tqu "En","How did GM Khalifman
forced GM Kamsky to resign  in 3 moves?","","","b4b5","",5]} 65. b5 $1 {
The final break!} axb5 66. a5 Nd5 67. a6 (67. a6 Nc7 68. a7 Na8 (68... Ne6+ 69.
Kf6 Nc7 70. Bd8 Na8 71. Ba5 $22) 69. Bb4 Nc7 70. Ba5 Na8 71. Kf6 $22) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 a6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 c6 {[%mdl 16] Auf dem Brett entsteht die sogenannte Karlsbader
Bauernstruktur, wobei Schwarz schon ein Tempo a7-a6 verloren hat. Dieser Zug
könnte nützlich sein, falls der Anziehende kurz rouchiert und dann den
Minderheitsangriff (a2-a4, b2-b4-b5) als Plan benützt. Wie wir vom
Partieverlauf sehen werden, entscheidet sich der Anziehende zu einem
schärferen Plan - lange Rouchade, nebst Angriff gegen den schwarzen Monarchen.}
(9... c5 $142 $5 {Schwarz versucht aktiv im Zentrum zu spielen, die c - Linie
zu öffnen und die Lage der Dame (später mit Tc8) auszunützen.} 10. g4 c4 11.
Bf5 g6 12. Bxd7 Bxd7 13. Ne5 Nxg4 14. Nxd5 Bh4 15. O-O Be6 $6 {0-1 McCambridge,
V-Hort,V/Dortmund 1982/MCL (30)} ({Und jetzt könnte Schwarz mittels:} 15...
Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be6 $15 {Vorteil erreichen})) 10. h3 Re8 11. g4 Nf8 12. O-O-O Be6
13. Ng5 {[%cal Rd3h7,Rg5h7,Rc2e4] Alles auf h7!} Rc8 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. g5 Nh5
16. Be5 {Der weiße Läufer besetzt das Schlüsselfeld e5.} Bxg5 17. f4 Bh6 18.
Rhg1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg1g7,Gd3h7,Ge5g7][%mdl 128]} Kh8 {Die Lage des
schwarzen Königs ist kritisch geworden. Der Nachziehende hat keine Zeit um
Gegenspiel am Damenflügel zu erreichen, weil er mit der Verteidigung seines
Monarchen beschäftigt ist.} (18... c5 $2 19. Bxh7+ Nxh7 20. Qg6 N7f6 21. Qxh6
$18) 19. Rg4 Nf6 20. Rdg1 $1 {[%csl Rh6]} N8d7 (20... Nxg4 $6 21. hxg4 $16 {
Gegen die Drohung g5 nebst Läufergewinn ist kein Kraut gewachsen.}) 21. Rh4 Qe7
(21... c5 $142) 22. Kb1 c5 23. Qf2 Rf8 24. Qg3 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Rce8 26. Bc2 b5
27. a3 Rf7 28. e4 b4 29. e5 bxc3 $6 (29... Ne4 {ist vielleicht stärker.}) 30.
exf6 Nxf6 31. Bxc3 Rd8 32. Be5 $2 ({Wie könnte der Anziehende die Partie auf
taktische Weise für sich entscheiden?} 32. Bxh7 $1 Nxh7 33. Rxh6 d4 34. Bxd4 $1
$18 Rxd4 35. Qg6) 32... d4 $4 {Verliert sofort.} ({Besser ist:} 32... Qf8 $1
33. Qd3 Qc5 {[%cal Yc5g1]} 34. Qg3 (34. Rg2 Qc4 {Mit guten Chancen für Schwarz.
}) 34... Qf8 $11) 33. Qd3 $18 Rc8 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Rxh6 e5 36. fxe5 fxe5 37.
Qxa6 {Der Rest der Partie ist reine Technik.} Rb8 38. Qe6 (38. Bxh7 $1 Rxh7 39.
Rxh7+ Qxh7+ 40. Ka1 $18 {/\Qf6}) 38... Rd8 39. Qxe7 Rxe7 40. Be4 d3 41. Rc6 d2
42. Rd1 Rd4 43. Bf3 e4 44. Be2 e3 45. Rg1 Re8 46. Rc3 Rf4 47. Kc2 Rf2 48. Kd1
Rh2 49. b4 Rxh3 50. b5 Rh6 51. a4 Rh4 52. Rc4 Rxc4 53. Bxc4 Rc8 54. Rg4 ({
Sofort gewinnt auch:} 54. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8 55. Bxg8 Kxg8 56. b6 $18) 54... h5 55.
Re4 Kg7 56. b6 Rc6 57. a5 Rc5 58. b7 Rxa5 59. Rxe3 Ra1+ 60. Kxd2 Rb1 61. Rb3
1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. cxd5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd5 12. Qg3 Qxd4 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nb5
Qg4 15. Qxg4 Nxg4 16. Bf5 Nf6 17. Nxc7 Rad8 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Red1 g6 20. Bh3 a6
21. Bh6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Bg5 Be7 25. Be3 Nc6 26. Bc8 Nd8
27. Bb6 Kf8 28. Kf1 Ne4 29. Nd5 Nd6 30. Nxe7 Kxe7 31. Bc5 a5 32. Bg4 Ne6 33.
Be3 Nc4 34. Bc1 Ne5 35. Be2 Nd4 36. Bd1 Kd6 37. Bd2 b6 38. a4 Kd5 39. Bc3 f5
40. h4 h5 41. g3 Kc4 42. Kg2 Kd3 43. Kf1 Nd7 44. Bxd4 Kxd4 45. Ke2 Nc5 46. Kf3
Nd3 47. Bb3 Nxb2 48. Kf4 Nd3+ 49. Kg5 Nxf2 50. Bf7 Ke5 51. Kxg6 Ne4 52. Kxh5
Kf6 53. Bd5 Nxg3+ 54. Kh6 f4 55. Bf3 Nf5+ 56. Kh5 Nd4 57. Be4 f3 58. Kg4 f2 59.
Bd3 b5 60. Kg3 bxa4 61. Kxf2 a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 106th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Privman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2241"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Qxb6 Nxb6 13. Nb5 Ke7 14. Kd2
Bd7 15. Nd4 Na4 16. Rb1 Nc5 17. Bd3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 f5 19. Ke3 h6 20. Rbg1 h5 21.
Rc1 Rac8 22. Kf2 a6 23. Kg3 Bb5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd1 Ba4 26. b3 Be8 27. Kh4 a5
28. Kg5 Rc3 29. a4 Rc5 30. h3 Rc3 31. Rd2 b6 32. Rd1 Bf7 33. g3 Be8 34. g4 fxg4
35. hxg4 hxg4 36. f5 Bf7 37. Kxg4 exf5+ 38. Kxf5 Be6+ 39. Kf4 Rc8 40. Rg1 Rf8+
41. Ke3 Bf7 42. Rxg7 Rg8 43. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 106th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Scekic, Milos"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe1
Bd6 9. e4 Qc7 10. Nh2 g5 11. d4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qe3 h6 15.
c4 O-O-O 16. c5 Be7 17. b4 Nd5 18. Qa3 a6 19. Qb3 Bf6 20. Bb2 Bg6 21. a4 h5 22.
b5 a5 23. Nf3 Nb4 24. Bc3 g4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Bc2 28. Qb2 f5
29. exf6 Qh7 30. Rfe1 Bd3 31. Re2 Nc2 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Rb1 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Ne3+
35. fxe3 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Be4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 106th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vovsha, Eli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2004.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1
Nh5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 Bf6 11. Be3 Nf4 12. Bf1 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 a6 14. Kh2 Be6
15. g3 Nh5 16. Nbd2 Be7 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. b4 Kf7 21. a4
Ng7 22. f4 Ne8 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 exf4 25. gxf4 Na5 26. b6 Nc6 27. Rxa8 Rxa8
28. bxc7 Nxc7 29. Rb1 Nd8 30. Nc4 Ne8 31. Bb6 Nc6 32. Bc5 Nd8 33. Bd4 Ra4 34.
Ne3 Nd6 35. Bd3 Ra2+ 36. Kg3 Rd2 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Nxd1 f5 39. e5 Nc4 40. Nf2
Bd5 41. Be2 Ne6 42. h4 h6 43. Nd3 Nd2 44. Kf2 Ne4+ 45. Ke3 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47.
fxg5 N4xg5 48. Bh5+ Ke7 49. Nf4 Nxf4 50. Kxf4 Ne6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 106th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Nd7 8. a4 a5
9. d5 Ne7 10. Bb5 h6 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. b4 Be7 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Nc4 Ra7 15. Be3
O-O 16. a5 Nc5 17. Bxc5 Nf4 18. Qc2 bxc5 19. a6 Ba8 20. Na5 Qc8 21. g3 Nh3+ 22.
Kh1 f5 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. dxc6 f4 25. Qe2 Qg4 26. Bc4+ Kh7 27. Rab1 Rfa8 28. Ra1
Rf8 29. Qd1 Qh5 30. Be2 Qg6 31. Qd5 Rb8 32. Ra2 Rb6 33. Bc4 Qh5 34. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 107th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bartell, Thomas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2004.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nc3 Ngf6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qd6 Bf8 10. Qd3 Qe7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bg7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Qd6 Qxd6
15. Rxd6 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Ne1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Nc5 19. Nc2 a5 20. Rad1 Re8 21.
b3 Bf8 22. R6d2 g4 23. f3 gxf3 24. gxf3 Ne6 25. Bf1 Bc5+ 26. Kh2 Ng5 27. Bg2
Kg7 28. Rd3 f5 29. exf5 Bxf5 30. R3d2 Re7 31. Na4 Ba7 32. c5 Rf8 33. Ne3 Bc8
34. Rf1 Ne6 35. Bh3 Ref7 36. Bxe6 Bxe6 37. Kg2 Bb8 38. Nc3 Bc7 39. Ne4 Re7 40.
Nd6 b5 41. cxb6 Bxb6 42. Nec4 Bd4 43. Re2 Bd5 44. g4 Kg6 45. Nf5 Rxf5 46. gxf5+
Kxf5 47. Ne3+ Kf4 48. Nxd5+ cxd5 49. Rh1 Rg7+ 50. Kf1 Rg3 51. Rg2 Rxf3+ 52. Ke2
Re3+ 53. Kd2 Bc3+ 54. Kc2 d4 55. Rxh6 Bb4 56. Rf6+ Ke4 57. Rg4+ Kd5 58. Rf7 d3+
59. Kb2 Re2+ 60. Kc1 Re1+ 61. Kb2 Re2+ 62. Kc1 e4 63. Rg8 Kd4 64. Re8 Bc3 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 107th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. Ne5
Be6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. c5 Bf5 12. Qa4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. O-O h6
15. b4 a6 16. Qb3 Rae8 17. Qc3 f6 18. Bg3 e5 19. Rfe1 Kh7 20. a4 Rf7 21. f3 Bf5
22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Rfe7 24. Bf1 h5 25. Ra7 exd4 26. exd4 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 Qe6
28. Bf2 Re7 29. h3 Qf7 30. Qa5 g5 31. Qd8 cxb5 32. Bxb5 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34.
Bc6 Be6 35. fxg4 Bf8 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. Bxb7 Bxc5 38. dxc5 Qxb7 39. Qxf6 Qb1+
40. Kh2 Qg6 41. Qxg6+ Kxg6 42. Kg3 d4 43. Bxd4 Bd5 44. Be3 Kf6 45. Kf2 Ke5 46.
g5 Kf5 47. g3 Be4 48. Bf4 Bc6 49. Ke3 Bg2 50. Kd4 Bc6 51. Kc4 Ke6 52. Kb4 Be4
53. Ka5 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 107th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hoffmann, Asa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. e4 c6 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Be7 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Qg4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Rb1 Qc8 14. c4 Nd7
15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Bf6 17. Rd3 Nf8 18. h4 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bg5 b6 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qf4 Kg7 23. Rf3 f5 24. Re1 Qb8 25. Re5 Rh8 26. g3 Qf8 27. d5 Re8
28. Qd4 Kg8 29. dxe6 Rxe6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qd7 Qf7 32. Qxc6 Kg7 33. c5 bxc5
34. Qxc5 Rd8 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. cxd3 Qb7 37. a4 Kh6 38. Qe3+ Kh7 39. Qxe6 Qb1+
40. Kh2 Qxd3 41. Qe7+ Kg8 42. Qxa7 1-0

[Event "New York Thursday Night 17th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Has Gata Kamsky returned to chess? It si already his 3rd tournament in rapid
chess for the last 10 days.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 h6 5. Bh4 d5 {
Besides Black has three main alternatives:} (5... Be7 {You can see annotations
to game: Blees,A-Alterman,B/Tel Aviv,1999/CBM 71(0-1)(Alterman,B)(55)}) (5...
Qb6 $5 {You can see comments to game: Chatalbashev,B-Berkes,F/Plovdiv,2003/CBM
98(1/2-1/2)(Finkel,A)(60)}) ({and} 5... b6 $5 {See comments to game: Moiseenko,
A-Gershon,A/Kharkov,2002/CBM 89(1-0)(Tsesarsky,I)(31)}) 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 Be7
8. Bd3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Ne5 $5 {/\f4 Typical idea in this position.} Nxe5 {
It's rather difficult to continue without this exchange.} 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Bg3
$5 ({On:} 12. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 13. f4 {you can find twelve games in Mega DataBase
2004.}) 12... Bh4 {I played rather slowly and already at this moment had spent
about 10 minutes.} ({Twice were checked up in previous games:} 12... Qc7 $5 {
and 12...c4. Also once were checked in the preceding game: 12...h5?!}) 13. f4
$146 {In my opinion, this continuation is worse than:} (13. Bxh4 $5 Qxh4 $140
14. f4 {+/=/=} (14. Bb5 $6 O-O-O (14... Rd8 $5 $11) 15. Nf3 Qh5 16. Qa4 $36 {
1/2-1/2 Wockenfuss,K-Mack,P/Germany,1988(16)})) 13... Bxg3 14. hxg3 Qe7 15. Qg4
h5 $1 {I am not in a hurry with castling. White reliably has protected of the
pawn "e5", therefore I should begin active actions on the king side.} 16. Qe2 (
{Leads to favourable complications for Black:} 16. Qxg7 $6 O-O-O {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Gd8g8]} 17. Bh7 (17. Bg6 Rdf8 {/\Rhg8}) 17... Rde8 {/\f5 (ץh7)} (17...
h4 $5 $132)) 16... h4 {Now Black has, as a minimum, equal chances in the
subsequent tactical complications.} 17. Qg4 ({After:} 17. g4 $6 {very strongly:
} h3 18. g3 $140 c4 19. Bc2 h2+ (19... f6 $5 $36) 20. Kh1 d4+ 21. Be4 $13)
17... hxg3 18. Qxg3 O-O-O 19. Nf3 f5 $2 (19... f6 $1 {(Alexander Stripunsky)
with an excellent position for Black.}) 20. a4 a6 {A little bit passive
continuation. Too early I have begun to build a fortress. Maybe, it was
necessary to decide on a more active continuation:} (20... g5 $5 21. Qxg5 (21.
Nxg5 $2 Rdg8 {[%csl Yf4,Rg5][%cal Gd7e5,Yf4e5,Yf4g5]}) 21... Qh7 {/\Rdg8} 22.
Kf2 $13 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf1h1]}) 21. b4 c4 22. Be2 Rh6 23. a5 b5 24. Kf2 $14 {
Kamsky moves his K on a quieter place.} Rdh8 25. Ke1 Nb8 26. Kd2 Nc6 27. Rab1 {
This move is directed against "Nxb4".} Kc7 28. Rg1 Bc8 29. Qf2 Bd7 $6 (29...
Kb8 $142) 30. g4 {White did not use discrepancy of the contender:} (30. e4 $1
fxe4 $140 31. Qb6+ Kc8 32. Qxa6+ Kd8 33. Qb6+ Ke8 34. Ng5 {+/=/+/-}) 30... g6
31. Qg2 R6h7 32. Qf2 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Ge3e4]} Kc8 {Now I already warn "e4".}
33. Rg3 Rh3 34. Kc2 Be8 35. Qg2 Qh7 {<->h} 36. Rg1 Kd7 37. Kd2 Rxg3 38. Qxg3
Qh3 {Basically, the correct direction of actions - less pieces, less problems.}
39. Qxh3 Rxh3 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Rg7+ Ne7 42. Ng5 Rh8 43. Rh7 (43. Nh7 $142 $14
{Kamsky,G}) 43... Rxh7 44. Nxh7 {+/=/=} Ng8 45. Ke1 Bg6 $4 $138 {A painful
blunder leading to an immediate loss.} (45... Ke7 46. Kf2 Bg6 47. Ng5 Nh6 48.
Kg3 Nf7 {and probably,Black hold this position.} 49. Kh4 $2 Nxg5 50. fxg5 ({
Leads to drawn BB endgame:} 50. Kxg5 Be8 51. Bh5 $140 Bd7 $11 {[%csl Ya8,Yb7,
Yc6,Yc8,Yd7]}) 50... Kf7 51. Kg3 Kg7 52. Kf4 Be8 $11) 46. Nf8+ {[%csl Rd7,Rg6]}
1-0

[Event "New York Masters 110th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vovsha, Eli"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2004.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. f4 b5 8. e5
b4 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bb7 11. Qf3 Ra7 12. Be3 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Qc4 14. b3 Qc3+
15. Kf2 Rc7 16. Ne2 Qc6 17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18. c4 bxc3 19. Nxc3 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Rxc3
21. Rac1 Rc6 22. Rxc6 dxc6 23. Rd1 Bb4 24. Rd4 a5 25. Rg4 Rg8 26. Rh4 h6 27.
Rg4 h5 28. Rh4 g6 29. Ke2 Kd7 30. Rd4+ Kc8 31. Rf4 Rg7 32. Rc4 Kc7 33. Bh6 Rh7
34. Bg5 Rh8 35. Rf4 Rh7 36. Rc4 Kb6 37. h4 Rh8 38. Rf4 Rf8 39. Bh6 Rd8 40. Rxf7
Rd5 41. Bf4 Bc3 42. Rg7 Bxe5 43. Bxe5 Rxe5+ 44. Kd3 Rd5+ 45. Ke3 a4 46. bxa4
Ra5 47. Rxg6 Rxa4 48. g3 e5 49. Rg5 Rxa2 50. Rxh5 Ra3+ 51. Kf2 e4 52. Re5 c5
53. Rxe4 Kc6 54. h5 Kd5 55. Re3 Ra8 56. g4 Kd4 57. Re7 c4 58. h6 c3 59. Rc7 Rg8
60. Kg3 Rg6 61. h7 Rh6 62. g5 Rh1 63. Kf4 c2 64. Rxc2 Rxh7 65. Re2 Rh1 66. Kf5
Rf1+ 67. Kg6 Kd5 68. Kg7 Kd6 69. g6 Rg1 70. Kf7 Rf1+ 71. Kg8 Kd7 72. g7 Rg1 73.
Rh2 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 110th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Norowitz, Yaacov"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2004.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. b3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. Bb2
Qc7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nb5 Qb6 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. N1c3 Bg4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. f3 Bc8 15.
Qe2 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Qe1 Rd8 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Nc5 Be8 21.
Be2 Rdc8 22. Rac1 a6 23. Na3 Rc7 24. Nd3 Nc6 25. Nc4 Nf5 26. Kf2 h5 27. Nb6 Rd8
28. Nf4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 e6 30. Bd3 Nfe7 31. Rd2 Kg7 32. Be4 h4 33. g3 hxg3+ 34.
hxg3 Kf6 35. a3 Ne5 36. b4 Bb5 37. Nd3 Bxd3 38. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 39. Rxd3 Rc2+ 40.
Ke1 Nc6 41. Nd7+ Kf5 42. e4+ Kg5 43. Nc5 a5 44. Nxb7 axb4 45. axb4 Nxb4 46. Rd2
Rc3 47. Ke2 Nc6 48. Nd6 e5 49. Nxf7+ Kf6 50. Nd6 Nd4+ 51. Kf1 Nxf3 52. Rf2 Ke6
53. Nb5 Rc1+ 54. Ke2 Ng5 55. Kd2 Rc5 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 112th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Scekic, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 Nbd7 8. Ba3
Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Ne4 10. b4 O-O 11. Qb3 Rf6 12. Rad1 Rh6 13. Nc2 Nf8 14. Nce1 Bd7
15. Ne5 Be8 16. g3 Bh5 17. f3 Nf6 18. b5 c5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Bc4 cxd4 21. Rxd4
Qf6 22. Bxd5 Qxe5 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bc6 Bf7 25. Qa3 Be8 26. f4 Qc7 27. Qd6 Qb6
28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxb6 axb6 30. Nd3 Ng6 31. Rd6 Ne7 32. Rxb6 Nd5 33. Rc6 Nxe3
34. Re1 Ng4 35. h4 Rf6 36. b6 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 112th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. d6 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Ne8 9. O-O Nxd6 10. Bxd6 exd6 11. Qxd6 Qe7 12. Rfd1 Qxd6 13. Rxd6 Nb4 14. a3
Na6 15. Nd5 Rd8 16. Bxa6 Bf8 17. Bxc8 Bxd6 18. Ba6 Rab8 19. Rd1 Kg7 20. a4 Bf8
21. Ne5 f6 22. Ng4 f5 23. Ne5 Bd6 24. Nc4 Bf8 25. g3 Kf7 26. c3 d6 27. Na3 Rd7
28. Bb5 Rdd8 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Bc4 Rd7 31. h4 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 115th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.08.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bonin, Jay R"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.08.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nc3 d6 11. e4 Nd7 12. Qc2 g6 13. Rad1 Bg7 14. Rfe1 Qe7 15.
e5 Rac8 16. exd6 cxd6 17. Qd3 Rfd8 18. b3 Bh6 19. h4 Ba6 20. a4 Qf8 21. Nb5 Nf6
22. Bh3 Bxb5 23. axb5 Rc7 24. Ng5 Re7 25. Qf3 Ne8 26. c5 Bxg5 27. hxg5 Nc7 28.
Qc6 Nd5 29. cxd6 Ree8 30. d7 Re7 31. Bg2 Rexd7 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Qxb6 Qb4 34.
Rxe6 fxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kf8 36. Qf6+ Ke8 37. Qe6+ Kf8 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Qe6+ Kf8 40.
Qf6+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 115th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.08.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2004.08.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. cxd5 Nxc5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qd4 Rc8 11. Nf3 Nh5 12. Be5 f6 13. Bg3 O-O 14. O-O
Nxg3 15. hxg3 f5 16. Qd2 b5 17. Rac1 a5 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Qxa5 Qxd5 20. Ned4 Ra8
21. Qxb5 Qxb5 22. Nxb5 Rxa2 23. b3 Rb8 24. Nbd4 Bf6 25. Ra1 Rba8 26. Rxa2 Rxa2
27. b4 Rb2 28. Nc6 Nc3 29. Nfe5 Bxe5 30. Nxe5 Rxb4 31. Nc6 Rb7 32. Ra1 Ne4 33.
Ra2 Kg7 34. Kh2 Rc7 35. Nd4 Rc1 36. f3 Nd6 37. Ra7 Kf6 38. Ra6 Kf7 39. Nc6 Rc3
40. Nd8+ Ke8 41. Ne6 Rxe3 42. Nc7+ Kf7 43. Ra7 Rd3 44. Kg1 Rd2 45. Ra4 h5 46.
Rb4 Kf6 47. Nb5 Nf7 48. Nc3 Ne5 49. Ra4 g5 50. Kf1 e6 51. Kg1 Rc2 52. Nb5 Nd3
53. Ra6 Rc1+ 54. Kh2 Nf2 55. g4 h4 56. g3 h3 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 116th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sarkar, Justin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 h6 7. Qc2 Nc6 8.
Nf3 d6 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. h3 a5 12. b3 Nd7 13. g4 Ng6 14. h4 Nc5 15. g5 h5
16. Be3 Bg4 17. Nd2 Qe7 18. Rb1 f6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Na6 21. Be2 Bxe2 22.
Kxe2 fxg5 23. Bxg5 Nf4+ 24. Ke3 Qd7 25. f3 c6 26. Qb2 cxd5 27. cxd5 Qb5 28.
Bxf4 Rxf4 29. Qc3 Raf8 30. Rh3 Qd7 31. Rbh1 Nc7 32. Qd3 Nb5 33. Nb3 Rc8 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 116th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bercys, Salvijus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O h6 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d5 Bb4 11. Nd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc8 13. e4 Kh8 14. e5 Ng8 15.
Bc1 Na6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Re1 Ne7 18. Nc2 Rb8 19. Ne3 Nc5 20. Qd2 d6 21. Bxc5
dxc5 22. Rad1 Rd8 23. Qc2 b5 24. d6 Ng6 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. f4 b4 27. dxc7 Qxc7
28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Nxd1 Ne7 31. Nf2 Nf5 32. Ne4 Qc6 33. Kf2 a4
34. cxb4 cxb4 35. c5 b3 36. axb3 axb3 37. Qd3 b2 38. Ke2 Qb7 39. Nd2 Qg2+ 40.
Kd1 Qxh2 41. c6 Qh1+ 42. Kc2 Qxc6+ 43. Kxb2 Qg2 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 116th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g3 Nbd7 8.
Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 Bh7 14. Ne5
Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. a3 Rfd8 17. e3 Qc7 18. h4 Bf5 19. Bf3 Qa5 20. Qb3 Qb6 21.
Qxb6 axb6 22. Na4 b5 23. Nc5 Rc7 24. Kg2 Bf6 25. h5 Kf8 26. g4 Bh7 27. a4 bxa4
28. Nxa4 e5 29. d5 Ke7 30. Nc3 Rcd7 31. dxc6 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rxd1 33. Bxd1 bxc6
34. Bf3 e4 35. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 36. Nxe4 Bxb2 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. Ke2 f5 39. gxf5+ Kxf5
40. f3 g6 41. hxg6 Kxg6 42. f4 Kf5 43. Kf3 Bc1 44. Nc5 Ba3 45. e4+ Kf6 46. Nd3
c5 47. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 116th playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2004.09.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Bg5 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 Be6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bb1 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. Nf1 Nc4 21. b3
Nb6 22. Ne3 d5 23. Ng4 Bxg4 24. hxg4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Qc5 26. g3 Rc7 27. Kg2 Rcd7
28. Bb1 g6 29. Qe4 Qd5 30. Qe3 Qc6 31. Be4 Qe6 32. Qxh6 Qxg4 33. c4 Bg7 34. Qe3
Qe6 35. cxb5 axb5 36. Rc6 Nd5 37. Qc5 Qe8 38. Qxb5 Nf6 39. Qc4 Nxe4 40. Rxe4
Qe7 41. a4 Rd5 42. Rc8 Rxc8 43. Qxd5 Rd8 44. Qc4 Qb7 45. a5 Rc8 46. a6 Qa8 47.
Qe2 f5 48. Ra4 e4 49. Nh4 e3+ 50. Qf3 e2 51. Qxa8 Rxa8 52. Nf3 Bc3 53. b4 g5
54. b5 g4 55. Ne1 Bxe1 56. Ra2 Bd2 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 117th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.09.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. Ne5 Ra7 6. d4 Bb7 7. d5 Bb4+ 8. Nc3
c5 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Bc8 13. Qe2 bxc4 14. Qxc4 e5 15.
a3 Ba5 16. Be3 Rb7 17. Rab1 Bd7 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 Bb6 20. Qe2 Bd4 21. Qd2
Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Qb6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. Rfc1 Rc8 25. Bf1 Kf8 26. Na2 Ke7 27. Rxc8
Bxc8 28. Rc1 Kd8 29. f3 Bd7 30. Rc2 Rb7 31. Kf2 Rc7 32. Rxc7 Kxc7 33. Ke3 Kb6
34. Kd2 a5 35. bxa5+ Kxa5 36. Kc3 Ba4 37. Nc1 Nd7 38. Bh3 Nc5 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40.
Kxd3 Kb4 41. f4 f6 42. fxe5 fxe5 43. Bf5 h6 44. h4 Bb5+ 45. Ke3 Kc3 46. Bg4 Kc2
47. Bh5 Kc1 48. Bg4 Ba4 49. Bh5 Bd1 50. Be8 Bg4 51. Ba4 Kb2 52. Kd3 Ka3 53. Be8
Kb4 54. Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 118th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lapshun, Yury"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Na4 Nfd7 15.
Nd3 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Ra7 17. Qc3 Bb5 18. Nab2 Nf6 19. a4 Be8 20. Ne5 Ne4 21. Bxe4
dxe4 22. Qe3 Qd5 23. Nd1 c5 24. Nc3 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 cxd4 26. Nxe4 f6 27. Nc4 Nc6
28. Ned6 Bxd6 29. Nxd6 Bd7 30. Rc5 Rb8 31. Rb5 e5 32. Rc1 Raa8 33. Rcc5 Nd8 34.
Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Rc7 Be6 36. Re7 Bf7 37. Bxa5 Nc6 38. Rxf7 Nxa5 39. Ra7 Nxb3 40.
a5 Nc5 41. Rc7 Na6 42. Ra7 Nc5 43. Rc7 Na6 44. Ra7 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 119th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2004.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. h3 h6 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qe1 Bxc4 11. dxc4 Nb4 12. Qf2 Na6 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Nd2 a5
15. Qe2 Nh7 16. Nb3 Ne6 17. a4 b6 18. Nc1 Qh4 19. Qf2 Qg5 20. Qf3 g6 21. Nd5
Kg7 22. Nd3 h5 23. b3 Rac8 24. Kh2 Qh4 25. g3 Qd8 26. h4 Qe8 27. Rf2 Qd8 28.
Kh1 c6 29. Nc3 Qe7 30. Qe2 Nf6 31. Rf3 Ng4 32. Nf2 Nh6 33. Rf1 Rcd8 34. Nh3 Nc5
35. Ng5 f6 36. Nh3 Qe6 37. Kg2 Ng8 38. R3f2 Ne7 39. Kh2 d5 40. exd5 cxd5 41. e4
dxc4 42. bxc4 Rd4 43. Ng5 Qxc4 44. Qe3 Rdd8 45. Rxf6 Rxf6 46. Rxf6 Kxf6 47.
Nd5+ Nxd5 48. Qf2+ Nf4 49. gxf4 Kg7 50. f5 Nxe4 51. Qg2 Rd2 52. f6+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 119th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nc3 Nd5 13. Na4 Nd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Bxe5 Rfc8 17. Rac1 a5 18. Bb5 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. e4 Nf6
21. Rxc5 Rca8 22. f3 a4 23. b4 a3 24. b5 Rb6 25. Rd6 Rxd6 26. Bxd6 Ne8 27. e5
Nxd6 28. exd6 Kf8 29. b6 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 119th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Rd1 c5 12. Nc3 Rfd8 13. h3 Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2
15. Bxd2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf6 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rxc8
Bxc8 21. Qc2 Be6 22. Rc1 Bd6 23. a3 g6 24. Qd2 Qb5 25. h4 h5 26. Bf1 Qd7 27.
Bf4 Bf5 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Qa5 a6 30. Qc7 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. f3
a5 34. Kf2 f6 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Bd3 g5 37. Bc2 b6 38. Bb3 Bc6 39. Ba2 Kg6 40.
Bb1+ Kf7 41. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 120th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2004.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. g4 f5 12. O-O-O e4 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 c6 17. Bc5 Rfe8 18. Rd7 Nxd7 19. exd7 Red8 20. Bxe7 Rxd7
21. Bc5 Rad8 22. Be2 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Re1 Kg7 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Rg1+ Kf6
27. Bh5 Ke5 28. f4+ exf3 29. Bxf3 R8d7 30. Be2 Rh4 31. Rg3 Rf4 32. Re3+ Kf6 33.
Re8 Rh4 34. Bf1 Rf4 35. Be2 Rh4 36. Re3 Rf4 37. Rg3 Rf2 38. Rg8 Rh2 39. Rg3 Rg7
40. Rf3 Rg1+ 41. Kd2 Rgh1 42. Ne4+ Ke5 43. Ng3 Rg1 44. Nxf5 Rb1 45. Ke3 Re1 46.
Nd4 Kd6 47. Rf6+ Kc5 48. Rxh6 a5 49. Rh5+ Kb6 50. c5+ Ka7 51. Rh7 Kb8 52. h4
Rc1 53. Rh5 a4 54. Kd2 Ra1 55. a3 Rf1 56. Rh8+ Ka7 57. h5 Rf4 58. Rd8 Re4 59.
Kd3 Re5 60. Rf8 Rxc5 61. Rf5 Rc1 62. Ra5+ Kb6 63. Rxa4 c5 64. Ne6 Rb1 65. b4
c4+ 66. Kc2 Re1 67. Nd4 Rexe2+ 68. Nxe2 Rxe2+ 69. Kc3 Kc6 70. Ra8 b5 71. Rc8+
Kb6 72. Rb8+ Kc6 73. Rg8 Rh2 74. Rg6+ Kd5 75. Rg5+ Kc6 76. Kd4 Rh4+ 77. Ke5 c3
78. Kf6 c2 79. Rc5+ Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 120th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2004.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 h6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2
O-O 9. O-O-O a5 10. g4 a4 11. g5 axb3 12. axb3 hxg5 13. Nxg5 Ba3 14. Rg1 Qa5
15. f4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nb6 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rd8 19. Rg5 Nd5 20. Rdg1 Bxb2+
21. Qxb2 Qa1+ 22. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 23. Kd2 Ra2+ 24. Kd3 g6 25. h4 Nb4+ 26. Kc3 Nd5+
27. Kd3 Nb4+ 28. Kc3 Nd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 121st"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2004.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rad1 Re8 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. Bc2 Qc8 13. Ba4 Rd8 14. Rfe1 Ndf6
15. h3 e6 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bb5 Nd6 18. Bd3 a5 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nf3 Nf7 21. e4 e5
22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Bg3 c4 24. Bc2 d4 25. cxd4 exd4 26. Ba4 Qc5 27. e5 b5 28. e6
Nh6 29. e7 Re8 30. Qe6+ Nf7 31. Bxb5 Qxb5 32. Nxd4 Qc5 33. Qd7 Bxd4 34. Qxd4
Qxd4 35. Rxd4 Rac8 36. Rd7 Bc6 37. Ra7 Ra8 38. Rc7 Rac8 39. Ra7 a4 40. Rc1 Bd5
41. Rd1 Bc6 42. Rd4 a3 43. Rxa3 Rxe7 44. Rxc4 Re6 45. Rac3 Ng5 46. f3 Rd8 47.
Rxc6 Rd1+ 48. Kh2 Nxf3+ 49. gxf3 Re2+ 50. Bf2 Rxf2+ 51. Kg3 Rxb2 52. Ra6 Rg1+
53. Kf4 Rb4+ 54. Ke3 Re1+ 55. Kf2 Re7 56. Rca3 Rb2+ 57. Kg3 Ree2 58. Ra7 Rb5
59. h4 Rbb2 60. Rc3 Rg2+ 61. Kf4 Rb4+ 62. Ke3 Rb8 63. Rcc7 Re8+ 64. Kd3 Rd8+
65. Kc3 Rgd2 66. Rg7+ Kf8 67. Rxh7 R2d3+ 68. Kc4 R3d4+ 69. Kc5 R4d5+ 70. Kc6
R5d6+ 71. Kc7 Kg8 72. Re7 Kf8 73. Rh7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 122nd"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 h6 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
Bb6 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. a4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Re1 Nf4 14. d4 exd4
15. cxd4 Be6 16. Re4 Bxc4 17. Rxf4 Bd5 18. Qc2 b5 19. b3 bxa4 20. bxa4 Qe7 21.
Rb1 b6 22. Rb5 Qd7 23. Rf5 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Qd6+ 27. g3
Qxd4 28. Qxc7 Rf8 29. Qf4 Qd1 30. Qf3 Qxa4 31. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 122nd"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Nc6 6. c3 d5 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Nb3 cxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. Re1 Qd8 13. h3 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Nxe7
15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qb6 17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Qd6 20. Re2 Nc6
21. Rae1 Rc7 22. g3 b6 23. Kg2 Na5 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. Nxf4 g6 26. g4 h6 27. Nd3
Nc4 28. f3 a5 29. Kg3 a4 30. a3 Kg7 31. Ne5 Nd6 32. h4 Rh8 33. Nd3 h5 34. g5
Nc4 35. Nf4 Rhc8 36. Rb1 Ra7 37. Nd3 Ra5 38. Nb4 Rc7 39. Rd1 Nd6 40. Kh3 Ra8
41. Nd3 Rac8 42. Ne5 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 123rd"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bonin, Jay R"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Bb2 Na6 14.
Re1 Rc4 15. d5 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Qc7 17. e5 Nc5 18. d6 Qd7 19. e6 Qxd6 20. exf7+
Kg7 21. Rd2 Qf6 22. Rd8 Rxd8 23. Qxd8 Qxf7 24. Ng5 Ne6 25. Nxf7 Nxd8 26. Nxd8
b5 27. g3 Kf8 28. Ne6+ Ke8 29. Re5 a6 30. Nc5 Rc2 31. Nxa6 Rxa2 32. Nc7+ Kd7
33. Nxb5 Ra5 34. Kg2 e6 35. f4 Ra2+ 36. Kh3 Rd2 37. Nc3 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 124th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.11.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Goletiani, Rusudan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2004.11.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. d4 Nc6 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. a3 Qxc5 10. b4 Qb6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Qb3 a6 15.
h3 Bf5 16. Rae1 Ne8 17. e4 Bc8 18. e5 Nc7 19. Ne4 Ne6 20. Neg5 Nxg5 21. Nxg5 e6
22. Qg3 Ne7 23. Qh4 h6 24. Ne4 Nf5 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Qf4 Bd7 27. Rd1 Bc6 28. Rd6
Qc7 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Bb3 Bxf6 31. g4 Bg5 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 124th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.11.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.11.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
b3 c5 9. Bb2 f6 10. Nh4 Nf8 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Qd5 14. Nc4 Nd7
15. Ne3 Qf7 16. Qf3 O-O-O 17. a3 Nb8 18. Bc3 Nc6 19. Rab1 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21.
Nc4 Qd5 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qe2 b5 24. Nd2 Bxa3 25. Ra1 Bb2 26. Rxa6 Kb7 27. Ra2 Bc3
28. Ne4 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Qxh5 Bb4 31. h4 Qc6 32. Qf7 Qxc2 33. Qxg7 Qxd3
34. Nxf6 Qxf5 35. Rc1 Bd6 36. Nd5 Rc8 37. h5 Qxh5 38. Qd7 Qe8 39. Qf5 e4 40.
Nf6 Qe5 41. Qxe4+ Qxe4 42. Nxe4 Ba3 43. Rd1 Rd8 44. f4 c5 45. Nd2 Bb4 46. Nf3
d3 47. Ne5 d2 48. Kf2 Bc3 49. Ke2 Bxe5 50. fxe5 Re8 51. Rxd2 Rxe5+ 52. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 124th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.11.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2004.11.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Qb3 d6 8.
Qxb6 axb6 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. h3 Be6 12. Bg5 Nb4 13. Ke2 Nxa2 14. Nxa2
Bxa2 15. Nd2 Bd5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. f3 Bc6 18. Bc4 h6 19. Bh4 b5 20. Bb3 e6 21.
Bg3 d5 22. Be5 Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Bc2 Ra2 25. Bb3 Ra8 26. Bc2 Nb6 27. b3 b4
28. Bd3 Nc8 29. Rc1 Nd6 30. e4 dxe4 31. Bxe4 Nb5 32. Rc4 Nc3+ 33. Ke3 Bb5 34.
Rxb4 Ra2 35. Nb1 Nd1+ 36. Kf4 Bc6 37. Bxc6 bxc6 38. Rc4 Rxg2 39. Rxc6 Rb2 40.
Na3 Rxb3 41. Nc4 g5+ 42. Kg3 Ne3 43. Nxe3 Rxe3 44. Rc7 Rd3 45. Rc4 h5 46. Kf2
Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Kg6 48. Rb4 Kf5 49. Kf1 Rh2 50. Kg1 Rxh3 51. Kg2 Rh4 52. Rb5+ Kg6
53. d5 exd5 54. Rxd5 Rf4 55. Kg3 h4+ 56. Kg2 h3+ 57. Kg3 h2 58. Rd1 Rh4 59. Rh1
Kf5 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kraai, Jesse"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bd3 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qd5 12. O-O Bd6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Bc4
Qa5 15. Bd2 Rfe8 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bc1 Qh5 18. Qf1 a6 19. a3 Bb8 20. Be2 Qa5
21. Bf3 h6 22. g3 Rd7 23. Qd3 Red8 24. Qc2 Bd6 25. Kg2 Qc7 26. Qe2 Re8 27. Qc2
Rde7 28. Qd3 Qa5 29. Qc2 Bb8 30. Re2 Nh7 31. h4 Nf6 32. Ree1 Nd7 33. c4 Nf6 34.
Rh1 Nd7 35. Bd2 Qc7 36. Bb4 c5 37. dxc5 Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Na5 12. Nd4 c5 13. Ne2 Nxb3 14. axb3 h6 15.
f3 Ng5 16. Nd2 Qd7 17. Nf1 f6 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Nfg3 Bd6 20. Qd2 Nh7 21. Nf4
Bxf4 22. Bxf4 Bf7 23. Be3 Rc6 24. Ne2 Nf6 25. Nf4 d4 26. cxd4 cxd4 27. Qxd4
Qxd4 28. Bxd4 Bxb3 29. Re7 Rd8 30. Bc3 b4 31. Be5 Rd2 32. h4 Bf7 33. Ra4 Nd7
34. Rxb4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Kf8 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Martinez, Marcel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 Qe5 13. Bf4 Qxd4 14. Qxd4
Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Re8 16. Rd1 e5 17. Bxe5 Bg5+ 18. f4 Rxe5 19. fxg5 Be6 20. h4 Rc8
21. Bd3 b5 22. Rhe1 Rec5 23. b4 Rxc4+ 24. Bxc4 Rxc4+ 25. Kb2 Rxb4+ 26. Ka1 g6
27. Rb1 Ra4 28. Rxb5 Rxa2+ 29. Kb1 Rxg2 30. Rb8+ Kg7 31. Rb7 Bc4 32. Rc7 Rg4
33. Kb2 Rxh4 34. Kc3 Bd5 35. Rd7 Be4 36. Rxa7 Rg4 37. Kd2 Bd5 38. Re5 Bc4 39.
Ke3 Bb3 40. Kf3 Rb4 41. Kg3 h6 42. gxh6+ Kxh6 43. Ra6 Bd1 44. Rd6 Rb3+ 45. Kh4
Bc2 46. Rc5 Bb1 47. Rh5+ Kg7 48. Rc5 Rb4+ 49. Kg5 Re4 50. Rc7 Re1 51. Rd5 Rf1
52. Rdc5 Bf5 53. Re5 Bb1 54. Rec5 Ba2 55. Re5 Rg1+ 56. Kf4 Kf6 57. Rcc5 Be6 58.
Ra5 Rf1+ 59. Kg3 Bf5 60. Kg2 Rf4 61. Kg3 Kg5 62. Re7 f6 63. Re3 Rg4+ 64. Kf3
Rg1 65. Kf2 Rb1 66. Rg3+ Kh4 67. Ra4+ Kh5 68. Ra5 Rb2+ 69. Kf3 Rb4 70. Rh3+ Kg5
71. Rg3+ Kh4 72. Rxf5 Rb3+ 73. Kf2 Rxg3 74. Rxf6 Kh3 75. Rf8 Ra3 76. Rg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lapshun, Yury"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Nh4 g6 19. Bg5 Nc4 20. Bd3 Kg7 21. b3 Nb6
22. Rac1 Nbd7 23. c4 b4 24. Nhf5+ Bxf5 25. exf5 Re8 26. Rcd1 a5 27. h4 Kh8 28.
Bb1 Rcd8 29. Rd2 Nc5 30. Qd1 Rd7 31. Re3 Bd8 32. Qe2 e4 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. Bxf6+
Bxf6 35. Nxe4 Nxe4 36. Bxe4 Qb6 37. Qf3 Kg7 38. Qg4 Rde7 39. h5 Kh8 40. hxg6
Bd4 41. Rh3 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Qc8 10. b3 Nd5 11. Bb2 Bh3 12. e4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nb6 14. Qc2 Na6
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Ne7 {Lately
Black players preferred to avoid the arising dangerous positions after this
move, although with a good theoretical preparation they are quite playable.}
14. Nxf6+ {Kasparov's novelty is the only way for White to create problems for
Black.} (14. Nce3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Be7 $5 $11 {[%cal Gc8e6,Yd8d7,Re7d8]}) 14...
gxf6 15. Qd2 (15. Bd3 {is another main continuation:} d5 (15... f5 16. exf5 $14
) 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qh5 f5 (18... e4 19. Bc2 b4 20. c4 $16 {
Kasparov-Lautier, Moscow 1994})) 15... f5 (15... Bb7 16. Bd3 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5
18. O-O-O e4 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Qh6 Qe6 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Rh3 (22. g4 $1 Kh8 23.
Nf5 Nxf5 24. gxf5 Rfd8 $1 25. Bh5 e3 26. Rhg1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8
29. Qxe3 $14 {Kasparov}) 22... Kh8 23. Bg4 Rg8 $13 {Kasparov-Kramnik, Novgorod
1994}) 16. Qg5+ Kh8 (16... Ng6 17. exf5 Qxg5 18. hxg5 Bxf5 19. Nb4 $16) 17.
Qf6+ Kg8 18. O-O-O (18. Rd1 Rb6 19. h5 fxe4 20. Rh4 d5 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qxe5+
f6 23. Qh2 {1-0 Grazinys,V-Lukin,V/IECG email 1999 (42)} b4 $1 $132 24. cxb4
Qe8 25. a3 Nf5 26. Rf4 Qe5 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Re1]}) 18... Be6 (18... Ng6 $6 19.
Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 fxe4 21. Nb4 $16) 19. Bd3 Nc6 20. Qh6 (20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.
exf5 Bxa2 $132 {[%cal Gd6d5,Gb5b4]}) 20... f4 (20... Bxa2 $2 21. Ne3 $16) 21.
g3 (21. f3 Kh8 $1 22. g3 $140 $2 (22. Bxb5 $1 Rxb5 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Qf6+ Kg8
25. Qg5+ Kh8 $11) 22... fxg3 23. Rhg1 Rg8) 21... f3 22. Qg5+ (22. Ne3 $5) (22.
Ne1 $5 b4 $140 (22... f6 $1 $13) (22... Bxa2 23. Bb1 {[%cal Gd1d6]}) 23. Nxf3
f6 (23... bxc3 24. Ng5 cxb2+ 25. Kd2 $8 Qa5+ 26. Ke3 Qc5+ 27. Kf3 Nd4+ 28. Kg2
Rfc8 29. Nxh7 $18) 24. Ng5 $1 Qe7 (24... fxg5 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. hxg5 Qxg5+ 27.
f4 exf4 28. e5 fxg3+ 29. Kb1 h5 30. Rdg1 Rf3 31. Be4 $18) 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. b3
$36 {[%cal Gd3c4]}) 22... Kh8 (22... Qxg5+ $2 23. hxg5 Bxa2 24. Rh6 $16) 23.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. b3 a5 25. Kb2 b4 26. c4 Kg7 27. Bf1 (27. Rde1 a4 28. Re3 Bg4 $11
) 27... a4 28. Bh3 Ra8 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rd3 Ra6 31. Rxf3 (31. Rhd1 Rda8 32.
Rxd6 axb3 33. axb3 Ra2+ 34. Kc1 Nd4 $132) 31... Rda8 32. Ra1 axb3 33. axb3 Rxa1
34. Nxa1 Nd4 35. Rd3 Kf6 36. Nc2 (36. Rd2 $2 {(preparing Nc2) runs into} Rxa1
37. Kxa1 ({or} 37. Rxd4 exd4 38. Kxa1 Ke5 39. f3 d3 40. Kb2 Kd4 $19) 37...
Nxb3+ $19) (36. h5 Ke7 37. f4 Rf8 $11) 36... Nxc2 37. Rf3+ Ke7 38. Kxc2 Ra2+
39. Kd1 Ra1+ 40. Ke2 Ra2+ 41. Kf1 h5 $1 $11 42. Rd3 (42. Kg2 Rc2 43. Re3 Rc3 (
43... Rd2 $5) 44. Kf3 Rc2 45. Rd3 Rc1 46. Ke2 Rc2+ 47. Ke3 Rc1 48. Kd2 Rf1 49.
Ke2 Rc1 $11) 42... Rc2 43. Kg2 Rc3 44. Re3 Rc2 45. Kf3 Rd2 (45... Rc1 46. Ke2 (
46. Rd3 Re1 $11) 46... Rc2+ 47. Ke1 Rc1+ 48. Kd2 Ra1 49. Re2 Ra3 50. Kc2 Ra2+
51. Kd3 Ra3 52. Rb2 Ra1 53. Ke2 Rc1 $11) 46. Kg2 Rc2 47. Rd3 Rc3 48. Rf3 Rc1
49. Kh2 Rf1 50. Kg2 Rc1 51. Re3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lugo, Blas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bd6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. g3 b5 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 cxb5 14. f4 e5
15. f5 h6 16. g4 Bb7 17. h4 Rc8 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. g5 h5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nc5
22. b4 e4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4+ Kd7 25. Kd1 Rhe8 26. Qd3 Qb7 27. Re1 Rxe1+
28. Bxe1 Rc4 29. c3 Qb6 30. Ra2 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qa5 12. f4 Rfd8 13. f5 e5 14. Nb3 Qc7
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. h4 Rac8 17. Kb1 b5 18. Nd2 h5 19. Nd5 Qa5 20. g4 hxg4 21.
Rhg1 Bxd5 22. exd5 Bxh4 23. Rxg4 Bf6 24. Ne4 Kf8 25. Qf3 Rc4 26. c3 Qb6 27. b3
Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Rc8 29. Kb2 Ke7 30. Rd2 Qc5 31. Qd3 a6 32. Rc2 Qb6 33. a4 Rc5 34.
b4 Rc7 35. a5 Qg1 36. c4 bxc4 37. Rcxc4 Rxc4 38. Qxc4 Qf2+ 39. Qc2 Qf1 40. Qc7+
Ke8 41. Qc6+ Ke7 42. b5 Qd3 43. Qc7+ Ke8 44. Qc4 Qd2+ 45. Qc2 Qxd5 46. b6 Bd8
47. Qa4+ Ke7 48. Qb4 Kd7 49. Rc4 Ke7 50. b7 Bxa5 51. Qb3 Qd2+ 52. Rc2 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. c5 Be7 8. b4 c6
9. Nf4 b6 10. Be2 a5 11. Bb2 Ba6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Qe2 Qa8 15. Nd3
Qb7 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Rb8 18. f3 bxc5 19. bxc5 Raa8 20. e4 Qa6 21. Rfc1
Bd8 22. Ra1 Qb7 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qc2 dxe4 25. fxe4 e5 26. d5 cxd5 27. Nxd5
Nxd5 28. exd5 Qxd5 29. c6 Rc8 30. Kh1 f6 31. Nb4 Qe6 32. Qd3 Nf8 33. Qa6 Rb8
34. Ba3 Qb3 35. Qa7 Rc8 36. Qa6 Rc7 37. h3 Ne6 38. Qa8 Kf7 39. Ra1 Be7 40. Na6
Qc3 41. Rd1 Qxc6 42. Nxc7 Qxa8 43. Nxa8 Bxa3 44. Rd7+ Kg6 45. Nc7 Nf8 46. Rd3
Bc5 47. Rc3 Bf2 48. g3 Be1 49. Rb3 h5 50. Kg2 Ba5 51. Nd5 Ne6 52. Rb7 Bd8 53.
Rd7 f5 54. Rd6 Kf7 55. Rd7+ Ke8 56. Rd6 Nd4 57. g4 hxg4 58. hxg4 fxg4 59. Rg6
Kf7 60. Rxg4 g5 61. Ne3 Ke6 62. Kh3 Nf5 63. Nxf5 Kxf5 64. Rg1 Ba5 65. Rf1+ Ke4
66. Kg4 Bd2 67. Rf8 Kd3 68. Rd8+ Ke2 69. Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 127th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Benen, Samson"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.12.21"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. Rad1 Be7 12. Nb5 Na5 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Rxc4
15. b4 Re8 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Re4 18. Qc2 Qa8 19. f3 Rxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd5 21.
Bd4 Rc8 22. Qa4 Nc4 23. Qb3 e5 24. Bf2 b5 25. e4 Nf6 26. Rd3 d5 27. exd5 Nxd5
28. Rfd1 Nf6 29. Kg1 h5 30. a4 a6 31. Ra1 e4 32. Rc3 Qc6 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rd1
Nd5 35. Rc2 e3 36. Be1 Nf6 37. Kg2 h4 38. gxh4 Nh5 39. Bg3 Qg6 40. Rd4 Re8 41.
Re2 f5 42. Qd3 Kh7 43. f4 Qc6+ 44. Kh3 Qf3 45. Qxf5+ Kh8 46. Rg2 e2 47. Rd3
Nxf4+ 48. Qxf4 Qxd3 49. Rg1 e1=Q 50. Rxe1 Rxe1 51. Qf8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 127th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.12.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.12.21"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qd6 8.
b3 Be6 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. dxc4 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 f6 14. a4
Nf8 15. Kf1 Ne6 16. g3 Kf7 17. Ke2 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1 20. Kxd1 a5
21. Ke2 c6 22. Ne1 Bd6 23. Nd3 Bc7 24. f3 Bd6 25. Bc3 b6 26. Bb2 Bc7 27. Bc3
Bd6 28. Bb2 Bc7 29. Bc3 Bd6 30. Ba1 Bc7 31. Bc3 Bb8 32. Bb2 Ke7 33. Ba1 g6 34.
Bc3 Kf7 35. Bb2 Bd6 36. Ba1 Bc7 37. Bc3 Bb8 38. Bb2 Bd6 39. Ba1 Bc7 40. Bc3 Bb8
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 131st"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bonin, Jay R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 e5 5. c3 Be7 6. e4 exd4 7. cxd4 Nxe4 8.
Nxe4 d5 9. Qe2 dxe4 10. Qxe4 Nb6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. a4
Nd5 15. a5 a6 16. Rac1 Qf6 17. Ne5 Qf4 18. Qe2 Nb4 19. Bc4 Rhe8 20. Bxe6+ Rxe6
21. Qc4 Nc6 22. Nxf7 Qxf7 23. d5 Re5 24. dxc6 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxa5 26. cxb7+ Kxb7
27. g3 Ra2 28. Rfc1 Rd7 29. R1c2 a5 30. Kg2 Rf7 31. h4 a4 32. Rb4+ Kc8 33. Rc3
Rf6 34. g4 Kd7 35. Kg3 Rb6 36. Rd4+ Kc8 37. Rdc4 Rb7 38. f3 Ra7 39. Rc2 a3 40.
bxa3 Rxc2 41. Rxc2 Rxa3 42. Kf4 Kd7 43. h5 h6 44. Ke4 Kd6 45. f4 c5 46. Kf5 Ra4
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 132nd"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2005.02.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.02.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Qe1 c5 8.
b3 Nd7 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 f6 12. Nc4 Nb8 13. a4 b6 14. Nh4 Nc6 15.
Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qd7 17. Qe4 Ne7 18. Ne3 Qc6 19. Rfe1 Qxe4 20. dxe4 Nc6 21. f3
Rfd8 22. Kf2 Kf7 23. Nc4 Be7 24. Ke2 Rd7 25. Red1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8
Bxd8 28. Ne3 Be7 29. Kd3 Bd6 30. h3 h6 31. c3 Na5 32. Kc2 Ke8 33. Bc1 Kf7 34.
Bd2 Nc6 35. Be1 Ke8 36. Nd5 Kf7 37. Bf2 Ke8 38. Ne3 Kf7 39. Nc4 Ke7 40. Ne3 Kf7
41. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pruess, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. Bd3 b4 10. Nd1 Qb6 (10... c4 11. Be2 Nb6 (11... h5 12. O-O Be7 (12... g6 13.
Bf2 Be7 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. c3 Qa5 16. Bh4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxh4 18. Nxh4 Ne7 19. Nf3
$14 {Shaposhnikov,E-Smikovski,I/St Petersburg 1997}) 13. a3 Rb8 14. axb4 Bxb4
15. c3 Be7 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Qc2 Qb6 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. d5 Bc5 20. dxc6 Bxe3+ 21.
Nxe3 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 $44 {Shirov,A-Glek,I/Germany 1995}) (11... a5 12. O-O g6 13.
g4 Nb6 14. Bf2 Be7 15. Ne3 h5 16. h3 Ba6 17. Kg2 $14 {Zulfugarli,M-Pereyra
Arcija,D/Zagan 1997}) 12. O-O Be7 13. Bf2 g6 14. Ne3 a5 15. Bg3 Bd7 16. b3 cxb3
17. axb3 a4 18. bxa4 $14 {Stripunsky,A-Dreev,A/Rostov 1993}) (10... cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc5 13. O-O Nxd3 14. cxd3 Bd7 15. Ne3 Be7 16. Rf3 $16 {
Timoshenko,G-Peric,S/Cappelle la Grande 2000}) 11. O-O $5 {A very commiting
continuation, which leads to a complicated struggle with unclear consequences.
White sacrifices a pawn for attacking prospects on the kingside, however it's
not obvious that White will succeed in his attack.} (11. Qf2 cxd4 (11... a5 12.
O-O Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. c3 Be7 15. f5 $6 exf5 16. Bf4 cxd4 17. cxd4 O-O $15 {
Shaposhnikov,E-Volkov,S/Samara 2000}) 12. Nxd4 Bc5 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14.
Bxc5 Nxc5 15. O-O Rb8 16. Ne3 O-O 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Kh1 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Qd4 $11 {
Fedorov,A-Volkov,S/Krasnodar 1998}) 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Qg3 f5 16.
Bxc5 Nxc5 17. a3 Ne4 $132 {Novik,M-Gleizerov,E/Moscow 1992}) (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12.
O-O Bb7 (12... a5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. f5 exf5 15. Bxf5 Bxf1 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17.
Qxd5+ Kc8 18. Bxc5 $36 {Konguvel,P-Reefat,B/Calcutta 2001}) 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Qf2
f5 15. h3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nc5 17. Kh2 Ne4 $13 {Timoshenko,G-Gleizerov,E/Alushta
1993}) (11. c3 a5 12. O-O g6 (12... Ba6 13. Nf2 h5 14. f5 exf5 15. Nh3 bxc3 16.
bxc3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bb4 18. Qe2 $36 {Fedorov,A-Alavkin,A/Moscow 2004}) 13. Rc1
c4 14. Bc2 a4 15. cxb4 Bxb4 $13 {Roschina,T-Nikolenko,O/Moscow 1996}) 11...
Nxd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Bf2 a5 (13... Be7 $5 {[%csl Gh4]}) 14. Bh4 g6 $5 {
[%csl Rf6] Weakening the dark squares around the king, but gaining the
coordination between the pieces instead.} (14... Nc5 15. Nf2 Nxd3 16. Nxd3 Bd7
17. Rf3 a4 18. Raf1 a3 19. b3 Rc8 $13) 15. Nf2 Bg7 16. Ng4 Ba6 17. Rae1 Bxd3
18. cxd3 h5 19. Nf2 Rc8 ({Very serious attention deserved} 19... a4 $5 20. Bg5
b3 21. axb3 axb3 22. Rc1 O-O 23. g4 f6 24. exf6 Nxf6 $15 {with better chances,
however this line is far from being forced, even though it seems to be quite
logical.}) 20. Kh1 Rc6 21. Qd1 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gd1f3] Giving up his queenside
pawns for g4 break.} O-O 22. g4 hxg4 23. Nxg4 Rfc8 24. Qf3 Rc2 25. Qh3 Rxb2 ({
Another possibility was} 25... Qc5 26. Bf6 Qf8 27. f5 exf5 28. Bxg7 Qxg7 {
but White has everything under control after} 29. Nh6+ $1 Kf8 30. Nxf5 gxf5 31.
Rg1 $16 {[%csl Rg7]}) 26. Bf6 Rcc2 $2 (26... Nxf6 $1 27. exf6 Bxf6 $1 (27...
Bh8 $2 28. f5 $1 exf5 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. Nxf5 Bxf6 31. Ne7 Rcc2 32. Qh6+ Bg7 33.
Nxg6+ $18) 28. Nxf6+ Kg7 29. Ng4 $5 (29. f5 Rh8 30. Ne8+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ $11)
29... Rh8 30. Qg3 Rxa2 31. f5 Qb8 32. f6+ Kh7 33. Ne5 Kg8 $132) (26... Qc5 27.
f5 $1 exf5 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. e6 $18) 27. f5 $1 $18 exf5 (27...
gxf5 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Rg1 $1 Rg2 31. Nf6+ Nxf6 32. exf6 $18) 28.
Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. e6 fxe6 31. Qxg6+ (31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33.
Qxd7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bd2
Nhf6 9. Qc2 g6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Be6 13. e3 Bg7 14. f4 Bf5 15.
Bd3 e6 16. Nf3 Nf6 17. h3 h5 18. O-O O-O 19. b4 Nd7 20. Rab1 Qc7 21. Rfc1 Bf6
22. Nd1 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rfe8 24. Nf2 Bg7 25. Qc3 Qd8 26. Rc2 Qe7 27. Rcb2 Ra7 28.
Qc2 Raa8 29. Nd3 Nf6 30. Nf2 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kraai, Jesse"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. d4 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Bd2 e6 8. Nh4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. c5 Nbd7 11. Be2 g5 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. h3 g6 14. Kb1 Be7 15.
Be1 e5 16. f3 exd4 17. exd4 Nh5 18. Bd3 Nf8 19. Bf2 Nf4 20. Bg3 N8e6 21. Ne2
Kd7 22. Rhe1 Bf6 23. Bc2 Raa8 24. Nxf4 gxf4 25. Bf2 Rae8 26. Qc3 Qd8 27. Re2
Nc7 28. Rde1 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Re8 30. Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Bd3 Qh8 32. Qb4 Kc8 33. Kc2
Ne6 34. Qb6 Bxd4 35. Bxa6 bxa6 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. f4 Nbc6 8.
Nf3 Ng6 9. f5 Nge5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Kh1 Be7 14. Qe1 g5
15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Ne2 g5 17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. Nxc3 Ke7 20. Rad1 f6 21.
Rd2 Bc6 22. Ne2 Bc5 23. Ng1 Ng4 24. Nf3 Rh6 25. a3 Rah8 26. b4 Be3 27. Re2 Bf4
28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. h3 e5 30. Nh2 Ne3 31. Rxe3 fxe3 32. Kg1 a5 33. Ng4 Rg6 34. b5
Bb7 35. Re1 Rhg8 36. Rxe3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Nge7 7. Na3 Ng6 8. Re1
Be7 9. cxd4 cxd4 10. Nc4 Nb4 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. a3 Nc6 13. d3 b5 14. Ncd2 Bb7
15. Ne4 Qd5 16. Ng3 f6 17. Re4 g5 18. h3 f5 19. Re2 Nd8 20. Rc2 Nf7 21. Rc7 Rc8
22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qe2 Bb7 24. Bd2 Bc5 25. Rc1 Bb6 26. Bb4 Kd7 27. Bd2 g6 28.
a4 a6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra1 Ra8 31. Rxa8 Bxa8 32. Qe1 Bc7 33. Qf1 Nxe5 34. Nxg5
Nxd3 35. Nh7 Ke7 36. f3 Qb3 37. Kh2 Bd5 38. Bg5+ Kf7 39. Nf6 Bc4 40. h4 Qxb2
41. h5 gxh5 42. Nfxh5 Nf4 0-1

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mirabile, Tim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2247"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. Na4 Qc7 12. g4 Nbd7 13. g5 Nxe4 14. g6 Ndc5
15. gxf7+ Rxf7 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Bc4 d5 18. Bd3 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 e5 0-1

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mohota, Nisha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 h6 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qc4 Nf6 10. O-O-O Qc8 11. Qd3 Be7 12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 Qg4 14. Nf3 Qxg2
15. fxe5 Qxf3 16. Rhf1 Qxf1 17. Rxf1 dxe5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 O-O 20. d6 Bd8
21. Bxh6 Re8 22. Qb5 Rb8 23. Be3 a6 24. Qb3 b5 25. d7 Re6 26. Bc5 Rc8 27. Kb1
Nxd7 1-0

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Qc7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. a3 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qd2 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Qc5 14. Qf2 d6
15. Be2 a5 16. Nb5 Ke7 17. Nd4 g6 18. O-O e5 19. Nc2 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 a4 21. Rb1
Nd7 22. b4 axb3 23. Rxb3 Ra5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Ne3 Bc6 26. Rd2 h5 27. h4 Ra7 28.
Bf1 Rb7 29. Rdb2 Ra8 30. c5 Nxc5 31. Rxb6 Rxa3 32. Nc4 Rc3 33. Be2 Rxb6 34.
Rxb6 Bxe4 35. fxe4 Nxe4+ 36. Kg1 Ng3 37. Rb7+ Ke6 38. Bd1 Rxc4 39. Bb3 d5 40.
Rb6+ Kd7 41. Bxc4 dxc4 42. Rb4 c3 43. Rc4 Nf5 44. Rxc3 Nxh4 45. Kf2 Nf5 46. Ra3
Nh6 47. Ra6 Ke7 48. Kf3 Ng4 49. Ke4 f5+ 50. Kd5 Kf7 51. g3 Kg7 52. Ke6 f4 53.
gxf4 exf4 0-1

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.06.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. g3 Qc7 8.
h3 Bf5 9. Bg2 Rd8 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Qb3 Rd7 14. Nf3
Qe6 15. g4 Be4 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Bd6 18. Qxe6+ fxe6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bc1 O-O
21. Be4 Bc5 22. e3 a6 23. Rd1 Rfd8 24. a3 Be7 25. Bc2 b5 26. Kg2 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ba3 Nbc6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. c4 O-O 14.
Nc3 a6 15. Ra4 Rad8 16. c5 Qf6 17. b4 Nf5 18. b5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Rfe8 20. Qd3 h5
21. Qd2 g6 22. h3 Kg7 23. Rfa1 Re4 24. Rd1 Re7 25. Nc3 Qe6 26. Re1 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.07.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Be3 Nce7 12. h4 Nf5 13. g4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qc3+ 16. Ke2 Bd7 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh3 Bb5 19. Bxb5 Qxc2+ 20. Kf3 f5 21.
exf6 Qe4+ 22. Ke2 Qc2+ 23. Kf3 Rxf6+ 24. Kg3 Qc7+ 25. Kg2 Qc2+ 26. Kg3 Qc7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. Be2 Qb6 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rad1 g6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rf3 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Qxd4 Rc8 17. Rh3 Ke7 18. Kf1 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 h5 20. Re3 Nb8 21.
Rd2 Nc6 22. Na2 Na5 23. b3 Nc6 24. c3 Na5 25. Bd1 Rhd8 26. g3 Rc7 27. Ke1 Rcd7
28. Nb4 Rc7 29. Rd4 Ra8 30. Kd2 Bc8 31. Kc2 Nb7 32. Kb2 Bd7 33. Bf3 a5 34. Nc2
Nd8 35. Rd1 Nc6 36. Be2 Rb8 37. Rc1 Kd8 38. Rd1 Rb6 39. Rd2 a4 40. b4 Rb8 41.
Ne1 Ke7 42. Nf3 Rcc8 43. Bd3 Rh8 44. Re1 Kf8 45. Rc2 Kg7 46. Kc1 Rhc8 47. Kd2
Rh8 48. Ke3 Rhc8 49. h3 Rh8 50. Rh1 Ne7 51. Kf2 Nf5 52. Rhc1 Rh6 53. g4 Ne7 54.
Kg3 Rbh8 55. Rh2 R6h7 56. Rcc2 Rh6 57. Nd4 Rb8 58. Be2 hxg4 59. hxg4 Rxh2 60.
Kxh2 g5 61. fxg5 Ng6 62. Nf3 Rh8+ 63. Kg2 Nh4+ 64. Kg3 Nxf3 65. Bxf3 Kg6 66.
Kf4 Rh3 67. Bg2 Rd3 68. Bf3 Bc6 69. Be2 Rh3 70. Bf1 Rh1 71. Rf2 Be8 72. Be2 Kg7
73. g6 fxg6 74. Bf1 Rg1 75. Rf3 Bc6 76. Kg5 d4 77. Bd3 Be8 78. Rf6 dxc3 79.
Rxe6 Rxg4+ 80. Kxg4 Bd7 81. Kf4 Bxe6 82. Ke3 Bd7 83. Bc2 Bf5 84. Bxf5 gxf5 85.
Kd3 f4 86. Kxc3 Kg6 87. Kd4 Kf5 88. Kd5 f3 89. e6 f2 90. e7 f1=Q 91. e8=Q
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2005.07.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nbc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
f4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. a3 Be7 12. Qh5 h6 13. Rad1 g6 14. Qe2 Bc5 15.
e5 Nd4 16. Qf2 Nf5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Be4 Rc8 19. g4 Nd4 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Qg2
Qxb7 22. Ne4 Qxb2 23. Rd2 d5 24. c3 Qxa3 25. Nd6+ Ke7 26. cxd4 cxd4 27. Qf2 Qe3
28. Rxd4 Qxf2+ 29. Rxf2 Rb1+ 30. Kg2 Rhb8 31. Ra4 R1b6 32. Rc2 Kd7 33. Nxf7 h5
34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Rca2 Rf8 36. Ng5 a5 37. Kg3 Rb3+ 38. Kh4 Rb4 39. Rxb4 axb4
40. Ra7+ Kc6 41. Nxe6 b3 42. Ra3 Re8 43. f5 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "D'Arruda, Ricardo D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qe7 8.
Qd1 d6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 O-O-O 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. O-O h6 14. Qe1 Ne5
15. b4 Bc4 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Kh1 Kb8 18. a4 Rhe8 19. b5 Rc8 20. Ne2 axb5 21. axb5
d5 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Nc3 Nfd7 24. Nd5 Qc5 25. Qa5 Qa7 26. Qc3 Qc5 27. Ra1 b6
28. Be3 Qd6 29. Ra6 Ng4 30. Bf4 Nge5 31. Rfa1 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mosquera, Miguel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 c6 3. e3 h6 4. Bh4 Qa5+ 5. c3 Bf5 6. Bd3 e6 7. Bxf5 exf5 8. Nd2
Nd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. h3 Nf6 12. Qf3 fxg4 13. hxg4 O-O-O 14. Ne2 Kb8
15. Ng3 Rhf8 16. Nf5 Nxf5 17. Qxf5 Ne8 18. Qe5+ Ka8 19. g5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 g6 21.
Nb3 Qb6 22. O-O-O Nd6 23. f3 Rfe8 24. Rhe1 Nc4 25. e4 a5 26. Qg2 Rh8 27. Nc5
Rh5 28. b3 Nd6 29. Rh1 Rxh1 30. Rxh1 Qc7 31. Rh7 Re8 32. e5 Nb5 33. a4 b6 34.
Na6 Qb7 35. axb5 cxb5 36. f4 Ka7 37. Nc5 bxc5 38. dxc5 b4 39. cxb4 axb4 40.
Qa2+ Kb8 41. Qa5 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Quiroga, Facundo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 h6 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. O-O-O e5 10. Qc4 Qc8 11. Qd3 b5 12. Nxb5 Bxe4 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Rxd6
Be7 15. Nxa7 Bxc2 16. Nxc8 Bxb3 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. Ra6 Rhc8+ 19. Kb1 Bc2+ 20.
Ka1 Nd7 21. Ra7 Ra8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nd2 Bf5 24. Rc1 Be6 25. b3 f5 26. Kb2 g5
27. a4 Bd5 28. f3 f4 29. Bc5+ Ke6 30. Bb4 g4 31. a5 h5 32. h4 Nf6 33. Bc3 e4
34. Bxf6 exf3 35. Bg5 fxg2 36. Bxf4 Rxa5 37. Re1+ Kd7 38. Kc3 Ra8 39. Kd4 Re8
40. Rg1 Bc6 41. Kd3 Bd5 42. Nc4 Be4+ 43. Kd2 Re6 44. Ke3 Bd5+ 45. Kf2 Kc6 46.
Ne3 Bf3 47. Kg3 Kb5 48. Nxg2 Re2 49. Ne3 Kb4 50. Nf5 Re4 51. Ng7 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sorin, Ariel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qc8 9. Nc3 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qb7+ 11. f3 Be7 12. Rd1 a6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Rd3 O-O 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. Na4 Bd8 19. Rc3 Qa7 20. Qb4 Nc6 21.
Nxc6 Rxc6 22. Rcd3 d6 23. Nc3 Be7 24. Ne4 Qb7 25. Qa4 b5 26. Qb3 Qb8 27. cxb5
axb5 28. a3 d5 29. Nc3 Rb6 30. Qc2 b4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Rb1 Bf6 33. e4 dxe4 34.
Nxe4 Bxb2 35. Rbd1 Be5 36. Qc5 Rb2+ 37. Kh3 Qc7 38. Qxc7 Bxc7 39. R1d2 Rb4 40.
Rd7 Be5 41. Nd6 Rf8 42. Re2 Bf6 43. Nb7 Bb2 44. f4 Bd4 45. Nd6 Bc5 46. Rc2 Bxd6
47. Rxd6 Ra8 48. Rd7 Rb5 49. Rdc7 Raa5 50. Rc8+ Kh7 51. Rf8 Rb7 52. Rf2 Rf5 53.
Kg2 g5 54. fxg5 Rxf2+ 55. Kxf2 Kg7 56. Ra8 Rb2+ 57. Kf3 hxg5 58. Kg4 Kf6 59.
Ra5 Rb4+ 60. Kh5 g4 61. Rg5 Rb2 62. Kxg4 Rxh2 63. Ra5 Rf2 64. Rb5 Kg6 65. Rg5+
Kf6 66. Ra5 e5 67. Ra6+ Ke7 68. Kg5 Rf3 69. Kg4 e4 70. Ra4 f5+ 71. Kh3 Rd3 72.
Kg2 Rd2+ 73. Kf1 Kf6 74. g4 Kg5 75. gxf5 Kf4 76. f6 Kf3 77. Ke1 Rb2 78. f7 Rb1+
79. Kd2 Rb8 80. Ra6 Rd8+ 81. Kc2 Ke2 82. Rf6 Rc8+ 83. Kb2 Rf8 84. Kc2 Ke1 85.
Kc1 Ke2 86. Kc2 Rc8+ 87. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zugic, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. Qg4 Bf8 6. Nf3 Qd7 7. Bd3 $5 {Not a
very popular plan in this position. In most of the cases white opts for} (7.
Bb5 c6 8. Ba4 a5 9. Bb3 {keeping the lightsquared bishops on the board.}) 7...
Ba6 (7... Nc6 8. a3 Bb7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. h4 h5 12. Qg3 $14 {Sax,
G-Bronstein,D/Budapest 1977}) 8. O-O (8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O (9. a3 Ne7 10. O-O c5
11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Nf5 13. Ne4 Rb8 14. Bg5 Qb5 $13 {Thijs,L-Janssen,R/
Lommel 2000}) 9... Ne7 10. Nd1 Nf5 11. Ne3 h6 12. Qh3 Be7 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. e6
Qxe6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Qxf5 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Ravikumar,V/Calcutta 1986}) 8...
Ne7 9. Ne2 {White is making very natural moves not revealing his plans for the
middlegame. The knight is well placed on e2 regardless of black's decision
where to put his king. In case black opts for the kingside castle the knight
could be quickly transferred to h5, while in case of the queenside castle this
move proves to be very useful as white intends to double the rooks over the
c-file.} (9. Bg5 Bxd3 10. cxd3 Ng6 11. Rac1 h6 12. Be3 h5 13. Qh3 Nc6 14. a3
Nce7 $13 {Rogovski,V-Nosenko,A/Alushta 1999}) 9... Bxd3 (9... Nf5 10. Bxa6 Nxa6
11. Ng3 g6 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Qh3 O-O-O 14. Bg5 Be7 15. e6 $1 fxe6 16. Ne5 Qe8
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc6 $16 {Rohit,G-Lemos,D/Belfort 2005}) 10. cxd3 Nbc6 11. Bd2
O-O-O $6 {Very brave, but hardly a wise solution. Black king won't be safe on
the queenside.} (11... Nf5 12. Rac1 g6 13. Qh3 h5 14. Rc2 Rc8 15. Rfc1 Nce7 16.
Bg5 Bg7 17. Bf6 O-O 18. Ng5 $40) (11... Ng6 12. Rac1 Be7 13. Rc2 Bd8 14. Rfc1
Nce7 15. Ng3 $14) 12. b4 $1 Kb7 13. b5 Nb8 14. a4 $36 {[%csl Rb7,Rb8,Rd7,Rf8,
Rh8] A brief look at the position of the pieces is enough to figure out that
black's opening plan had failed!} f5 $6 {There is an old rule saying that one
shouldn't open up the position when opponent enjoys an advantage in
development!} (14... h5 $5 15. Qf4 Nf5 16. Ng3 (16. Rfb1 f6 17. Bc3 g5 18. Qc1
g4 19. Nd2 h4 $132) 16... g6 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Qh4 Be7 19. Bg5 $14) 15. exf6 (
15. Qg3 $5 {[%cal Gf1b1,Ga4a5]}) 15... gxf6 16. Rfe1 $1 {[%csl Re6] Black just
can't protect a pawn on e6.} Rg8 (16... Nf5 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Re8) 17. Qh3
Nf5 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Re8 20. Re2 {[%cal Ga1e1]} Bd6 (20... Rg7 21. Rae1
Rge7 22. Bb4 $16) 21. Rae1 a6 22. Rxe6 axb5 23. axb5 Qxb5 24. Qxh7 Rh8 25. Qf5
$1 {As long as the pawn on f6 is ''alive'' black may hope for successfull
defense, but once it's gone the game is pretty much over since he is helpless
to stop a march of a g-pawn.} Rxe6 26. Qxe6 Rf8 $6 (26... Nd7 27. Nh4 Ba3 28.
Nf5 Qc6 29. Qf7 $16) 27. Bh6 Rc8 28. Qxf6 $18 Qxd3 29. Qf7 Qc4 30. Rc1 Qb5 31.
g4 {[%cal Gg4g8]} 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Nbxd2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 c5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Bb7 14. Re3
1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. f3 Rd8 {Gulko has a wide experience with this line}
11. Kb1 Qc7 {Black prepares to strike at the centre with d6-d5, another move
is 11...a6} (11... a6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Qf2 Nd7 14. g4 b5 15. g5 Rb8 16. h4 Nb6
17. g6 $5 Na4 (17... fxg6 18. h5 gxh5 19. Rxh5 Na4 $13) 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Ne2
Bf6 20. Ned4 $14 {Timman,J-Salov,V/Linares/1991/0,5 (71) Inf 51/194/}) (11...
d5 {this move leads to a small but a stable plus for white in an endgame} 12.
Bxf6 Bxf6 (12... dxe4 $2 {this move leads to a bad position} 13. Bxe7 $1 {
White recieves more than enough compensation for the queen.} Rxd2 14. Nxd2 $1 {
[%cal Rd2c4,Rd2e4] White gets the knight to play.} Qc7 {14...ef has also been
met in practice. But as the following games show it also leads to difficulties
for black.} (14... exf3 15. Nc4 $1 Qc7 {15...Qf2 16.Ne4! +-} 16. Bd6 $1 $36 Qd8
17. gxf3 Bd7 18. Be2 Be8 19. Rhg1 Qh4 20. Rg4 Qh3 21. Bg3 Rd8 22. Rg1 f6 23.
Nd6 $36 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Iskusnyh,S/Orel 1997/EXT 99 (27)}) (14... Nxe7 $2 15.
Nc4 Qc7 16. Nb5 $18) 15. Bh4 $5 Bd7 16. Ndxe4 Be8 17. Nd6 {1-0 Mieles Palau,
D-Filgueira,H/Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 097/ (39) with an advantage for white.})
13. exd5 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 exd5 15. Qc5 Qxc5 16. Nxc5 Na5 17. Bd3 b6 $14 {1/2-1/2
Van der Wiel,J-Huzman,A/Amsterdam 1994/EXT 2003 (60)}) 12. Bf4 {The idea of
this move is to stop d6-d5. White has other moves as well, for example:} (12.
h4 d5 (12... a6 $5 13. Qf2 b5 14. Be3 Rb8 15. g4 Ne5 16. g5 Nfd7 17. h5 b4 18.
Ne2 a5 19. g6 a4 20. Nbd4 Nc5 21. gxf7+ Kxf7 22. Nf4 Bf6 $132 {0-1 Ivanchuk,
V-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 1994/CBM 40 ext (43)}) 13. exd5 (13. Bxf6 $5 dxe4 (
13... Bxf6 14. exd5 Bxc3 15. d6 Qb8 16. Qxc3 Rxd6 17. Bb5 $14) 14. Nb5 Rxd2 15.
Rxd2 Qb6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. c4 $16 {Cunningham,R-Fishbein,A Philadelphia World
op (1) 1992 1-0 27}) 13... Nxd5 14. Bd3 Ndb4 15. Nb5 Qe5 16. f4 Qxb5 17. Bxb5
Rxd2 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxd2 f6) 18... Rd5 19. Bc5 h6 20. Be2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,
V-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 1994/CBM 40 ext (54)}) (12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg5
Be6 $10) (12. Qf2 $2 Ng4 $15) (12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. g4 {0-1 Benjamin,J-Anand,V/
Groningen 1993/CBM 39/[Chekhov] (41)}) 12... a6 13. g4 Ne5 (13... b5 14. g5 Nh5
15. Be3 Ne5 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Bb6 b4 $1 19. Ne2 Re8 $13 {Svidler,
P-Fishbein,A/Oakham/1990/0,5 (49) Inf 50/220/}) 14. Qg2 {whte defends the f3
pawn, and now Ne5-c4 comes without a tempi on the white queen} b5 15. g5 Nfd7 {
Now white has a choice how to continue the attack, one option that white chose
in the game is to advance the h-pawn and play 16.h4, the other one is to move
the bishop out of f4 and to push the f-pawn} 16. h4 (16. Bc1 $142 {is
interesting} Bb7 17. f4 b4 $132 {Spragett -Gurevich.D Bern 1995} 18. Ne2 Nc4
19. Ng3 d5 20. f5 (20. Bd3 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. exd5 Bxd5 {and black solved
his problems 1-0 Spraggett,K-Gurevich,D/Bern 1995/EXT 2000 (40)}) (20. Qe2 Ndb6
21. exd5 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Kramnik,V/Alcobendas 1993/CBM 039 (21)})
20... dxe4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. f6 Bf8 25. fxg7 Bxg7 26.
Nh5 {with initiative}) 16... Nb6 $146 {this is a novelty, the knight goes to
a4, beforehand only 16...Bb7 was played} (16... Bb7 17. a3 $6 (17. h5 $5) 17...
Rac8 18. Qf2 $2 (18. h5) 18... Nb6 $5 19. Na5 Ba8 $17 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Bd4 Na4 {
0-1 Pavlovic,M-Knezevic,B/Belgrade 1998/CBM 064/[Gofshtein,L] (39) and black
seized the initiative.}) 17. h5 Na4 {Exchanging on a4 obviously favours black,
that gets an open b-file} 18. Bd2 (18. Nxa4 $2 bxa4 19. Nd4 Rb8 {with an attack
}) 18... Bd7 19. f4 {White is not tempted to win the exchange cause it allows
black to seize the initiative} (19. Nxa4 $6 bxa4 20. Ba5 Qb7 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22.
Nd4 Rb8 {Despite the extra defense white is on the defenssive}) (19. h6 {
is met by} g6) (19. g6 {deserved attention} fxg6 (19... Nc4 $5) 20. hxg6 Nxg6
21. Qh2 Nf8 22. Bd3 {is quite dangerous for black}) 19... Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 {
recapturing with the pawn wasn't better, as the lines show white's attack is
more dangerous} (20... bxc4 21. Nxa4 (21. Nd4 Nxb2 22. Kxb2 Qb6+ 23. Nb3 a5 {
and black's attack is faster}) 21... Bxa4 (21... cxb3 22. axb3 d5 23. Bc3 dxe4
24. g6 {with strong attack}) 22. Nd4 (22. Ba5 $2 {now Ba5 doesn't work in view
of} cxb3 $1 23. Bxc7 bxc2+ {and black stays with more material} 24. Ka1 cxd1=Q+
25. Rxd1 Bxd1 26. Bxd8 Rxd8) 22... Rab8 (22... c3 23. Bxc3 Rab8 24. Ka1) 23.
Bc3 {it is difficult for black to develop any attack on the queenside, while
white has free hands on the kingside}) 21. f5 {white's attack is very dangerous
} Bc6 $2 (21... exf5 $2 {allows a strong forepost for the white knight} 22. Nd5
) (21... Nxc3+ $1 {was black's best defense} 22. Bxc3 exf5 23. g6 (23. exf5 Bc6
) 23... fxg6 24. hxg6 h6 {[%cal Ge7f8] despite the fact that white has a
strong initiative black is still a pawn up and has good chances to defend, all
three results are possible}) 22. f6 Nxc3+ {black is forced to follow the main
line since after 22...Bf8 white has a free attack for no compensation} (22...
Bf8 23. Rde1 b4 24. Nxa4 Bxa4 25. g6 {and the white attack is winning}) 23.
Bxc3 Bxe4 24. Qf2 Bxh1 {forced} (24... Bf8 $2 {white has plenty of good options
} 25. fxg7 {This one is the most straight forward} (25. Rh4 d5 26. g6) 25...
Bxg7 26. Nd2 Qc6 27. Nxe4 Qxe4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Rhf1 ({or} 30. g6
) 30... Rd7 31. Rde1 Qh4 32. h6 $18) 25. fxe7 {black's main problem that after
h5-h6 his king would be an easy target for the white pieces} Rdc8 (25... Re8
26. Rxh1 Rxe7 (26... e5 27. h6) 27. Bxg7 {black's position is defenseless}) 26.
Rxh1 e5 {the only way to continue the struggle} (26... b4 {leads to a forced
mate} 27. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. e8=Q+ Rxe8 30. h6 Kf8 31. g6 hxg6 32.
h7 {with mate}) 27. h6 b4 28. Rh4 $6 (28. hxg7 {was faster} bxc3 29. Qf5 $1 $18
) 28... Qe6 29. Bxb4 Qxe7 30. Qd2 {white's edge is decisive} Qe6 31. hxg7 Qf5
32. Qd3 $6 {not the most accurate way to win, prolongs a game for many moves} (
32. Bxd6 Rd8 33. Rh6 {white is completely winning, though some technique is
still required}) 32... Qxd3 33. cxd3 Rc6 (33... d5 34. Bf8 Rc6 35. Nc5 {
with a total domination} Rac8 36. b4) 34. Rh6 Rd8 35. Nd2 {White transfers the
knight to a better place} Rdc8 36. Bc3 (36. Nc4 e4 37. Rxd6 exd3 38. Rxc6 Rxc6
39. Ne5 {also winning}) 36... Kxg7 37. Ne4 {now one of the black central pawns
is lost} d5 38. Bxe5+ Kf8 39. Rxc6 Rxc6 40. Nf6 {the rest is of no ineterest}
Ke7 41. Nxh7 Ke6 42. Bf4 Kf5 43. Bd2 Ke5 44. Be3 Rc8 45. Nf6 Rh8 46. d4+ Ke6
47. a4 Rh3 48. Bf4 Rb3 49. Be5 Rb4 50. Ne8 Rxa4 51. Nc7+ Kf5 52. Nxd5 Ra5 {
black resigned as his rook is caught} (52... Ra5 53. Nc3 Kxg5 54. b4 Ra3 55.
Kb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. a5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4
15. Qxd4 Rc6 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Nb6 Qc7 18. c3 Rc5 19. Rfe1 Re5 20. b4 Qc6 21. Qd4
g5 22. Re3 f6 23. f3 Qe8 24. c4 Qh5 25. Rae1 Kf7 26. Na4 Rc8 27. Nb2 Kg7 28.
Rc1 Bg8 29. Nd3 Re6 30. f4 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. d3
h6 9. Nc3 d6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Nd5 O-O 12. c3 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. d4 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Bb7 16. Qd3 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qd7 18. Bf4 Ra8 19. h3 Rfe8 20. Rxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. d4 Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Needleman, Gaston"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Bd6 10. g3 b5 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rxc8 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bf3 e5
15. Bg5 Bc5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. c3 O-O 18. a3 Qe7 19. Qd3 g6 20. Rad1 Rc7 21. Bg4
h5 22. Bh3 h4 23. Kg2 Kg7 24. Qe2 hxg3 25. fxg3 Rb8 26. Rf3 a5 27. b4 axb4 28.
axb4 Ba7 29. Rd5 Qg5 30. Qd2 Qxd2+ 31. Rxd2 Rbb7 32. Kf1 Kf8 33. Rd5 Rc4 34.
Rxe5 d6 35. Re6 Re7 36. Rxe7 Kxe7 37. Bg2 Rc6 38. Rd3 Ra6 39. Ke2 Ra2+ 40. Rd2
Rxd2+ 41. Kxd2 Bg1 42. h3 Bf2 43. Bf1 Bxg3 44. Bxb5 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York State-ch 127th"]
[Site "Monticello"]
[Date "2005.09.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Getz, Alec S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qg4 h5 6. Qg3 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. Nbd2 Nh6 10. Bd3 Nf5 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. O-O Be6 13. Nb3 Qe7 14. h4 O-O-O
15. Re1 Qd7 16. Be3 Be7 17. Rad1 Qe8 18. Bg5 a6 19. Nbd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxg5 21.
Qxg5 g6 22. Rd3 Rd7 23. a4 Rc7 24. a5 Rg8 25. g3 Kb8 26. Ra1 Qc8 27. Ra3 Bd7
28. Re3 Be6 29. Re1 Rc5 30. Rea1 Qc7 31. Qf6 Re8 32. Kh2 Bc8 33. Re1 Be6 34.
Re3 Qd7 35. Qg5 Rec8 36. Qf4 Qc7 37. b4 Rc4 38. Rb3 Qd7 39. Qf3 Qa4 40. Qe2 Ka8
41. Qb2 Rb8 42. Re1 Rxd4 43. cxd4 Qb5 44. Rc3 Rc8 45. Rxc8+ Bxc8 46. Qc3 Qc6
47. Rc1 Qxc3 48. Rxc3 Kb8 49. Rc5 Be6 50. Kg2 b6 51. Rc6 bxa5 52. bxa5 Kb7 53.
Rb6+ Ka7 54. Kf3 g5 55. hxg5 Bc8 56. Rf6 Kb7 57. Rxf7+ Kc6 58. g6 1-0

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hayrapetyan, Arman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qb6 14.
Rab1 Rab8 15. Qh4 Be6 16. Qxe7 Rfd8 17. Qf6 Qc5 18. Kh1 Qe5 19. Qh4 Bc4 20. f4
Qa5 21. Rf3 Rd7 22. b3 Ba6 23. a4 Qd8 24. Qf2 d5 25. e5 d4 26. Ne4 Kh8 27. Nc5
Rd5 28. Nxa6 Rb6 29. f5 1-0

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Ne7 8. h4
h5 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Nbc6 11. Nce2 Ne5 12. f4 Ng4 13. Bg1 Bb7 14. Kb1 Rc8 15.
Nf3 Qc7 16. Bd4 f6 17. Rhe1 Bh6 18. g3 O-O 19. Bc3 Nc6 20. Ned4 e5 21. Nxc6
dxc6 22. Ba5 Qe7 23. Qc3 c5 24. f5 gxf5 25. a4 Nf2 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Nxd1
28. Rxd1 Bc6 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. exf5 Ra6 32. Bd2 Qa7 33. c3 Ra1+
34. Kc2 Rxd1 35. Bxh6 Rfd8 36. Nd2 R1xd2+ 37. Bxd2 Qd7 38. Qc4 Qxd2+ 0-1

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 h6 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. b3 Nb6 20. Be3 Nbd7 21. Rac1 d5
22. exd5 Bxd5 23. c4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 b4 25. Be4 Nxe4 26. fxe4 Nc5 27. Rcd1 Ne6
28. Qg4 Bg5 29. Nf5 Kh7 30. Rd6 Qc7 31. Red1 Rad8 32. R6d5 Bxe3 33. fxe3 g6 34.
Nd6 Rf8 35. h4 Qe7 36. Kh2 Qf6 37. Qg3 Rd7 38. Ne8 Rxe8 39. Rxd7 Nc5 40. R7d6
Re6 41. Rxe6 Qxe6 42. Qf3 h5 43. Rd5 Qe7 44. Kg3 Kg7 45. Kh3 a5 46. Qg3 f6 47.
Qg2 Kf7 48. Qf3 Kg7 49. Qe2 Qe6+ 50. Kh2 Nxe4 51. Qg2 Qf5 52. Rd1 Nf2 53. Rf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kiriakov, Petr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 b6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. d5 Bb7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. a4 a6 10. Na3 b5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 exd5 14. Be2 Qb6
15. O-O Nc6 16. Nd6 Ra8 17. Qb1 Ne7 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. b4 d6 20. bxc5 Qxb1 21.
Rxb1 dxc5 22. c4 Ra1 23. Rxa1 Bxa1 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Kf1 Nb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Eraschenkov, Denis"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nf6 9. Bd3 Bc5 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nc2 Ne5 12. f3 h5 13. Qd2 h4 14. b4 Bd6 15. h3
Nh5 16. Rfd1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bh2+ 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Rac1 f5 20. exf5 Ng3+ 21. Ke1
Nxf5 22. Bf2 Rf7 23. Nd4 Qe5+ 24. Nce2 Ng3 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. Bxe3 Nxe2 27. Kxe2
b5 28. c5 Bd5 29. a3 Be5 30. Bf2 g5 31. Be3 Bf4 32. Kf2 a5 33. Bxf4 Rxf4 34.
Ne2 Rf7 35. Nc3 Bc6 36. Rd4 axb4 37. axb4 Kg7 38. Rc2 Kg6 39. Rcd2 Rf4 40. Ne2
Rxd4 41. Nxd4 Ra4 42. Nxc6 dxc6 43. Rd6 Kf5 44. Rxc6 Rxb4 45. Rd6 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Beinoras, Mindaugas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2134"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bh4 Bb7 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8.
Nd2 Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. c3 e6 11. Ba6 Bc6 12. a4 Qd7 13. b4 Rd8 14. Qe2 f5 15.
Bb5 Bg7 16. Qc4 Bxb5 17. axb5 Ra8 18. Qc6 Ke7 19. Ra6 Qxc6 20. bxc6 b5 21. Ke2
Rhb8 22. Rha1 Rb6 23. Rxb6 cxb6 24. c4 bxc4 25. b5 c3 26. Nc4 Kd8 27. Ra6 Kc7
28. Kd1 Bf8 29. Kc2 Bb4 30. g3 f6 31. d5 exd5 32. Nxb6 Rd8 33. Nd7 Kd6 34. Rxa7
Bc5 35. Ra6 Kc7 36. Nxc5 1-0

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bryzgalin, Kirill"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. c4
b6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rc1 f5 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Na4 Nc8 14. Rfd1 N6e7 15.
Qc2 Bc6 16. Bd4 Bh6 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Ne5 Ba8 19. exf5 Nxf5 20. Bc3 Ncd6 21. Qe2
Nh4 22. f3 Bg7 23. Bc2 Qe7 24. Qd2 Ndf5 25. Rf1 d6 26. Ng4 e5 27. Bb4 h5 28.
Ne3 Nd4 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. cxd5 a5 31. Bc3 b5 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Rbe1 Qf7 34. Re6
bxa4 35. Bxa4 d3 36. b3 Qf5 37. Re4 g5 38. Rfe1 Ng6 39. Bd7 Qxd7 40. Qxd3 Ne5
41. Qd2 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 a6 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Qd2 h5 9. Nc3 Bh6 10. Qd1 Bg4 11. Be2 Rg8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 h4 14. O-O e6
15. Kh1 Qe7 16. Rb1 Rc8 17. b3 Ne5 18. a4 Qc7 19. Qe2 Qa5 20. Nd1 Qd2 21. Nb2
Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Bf4 23. Rbd1 Ke7 24. Rfe1 a5 25. Bf1 Rc6 26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Rxd3
Kd7 28. Be2 Kc7 29. Bg4 Kb6 30. g3 hxg3 31. fxg3 Be5 32. Ree3 Kc5 33. Bh5 Rh8
34. Bg4 Kb4 35. h4 Rcc8 36. Kg2 Rcg8 37. Kh3 Rg7 38. Bd1 Rhg8 39. g4 Rh7 40. h5
Rh6 41. Re2 Rg5 42. Rc2 Kc5 43. Rg2 Rh8 44. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pantsulaia, Levan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bh5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8. g4
Bg6 9. h4 Bd6 10. d4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. h5 Be4 13. f3 Bg3+ 14. Kf1 Nxg4 15.
fxg4 f5 16. g5 O-O 17. Bf3 Bc7 18. Kf2 Rb8 19. b3 c5 20. dxc5 d4 21. Nb1 e5 22.
Nd2 Qd5 23. b4 Rxb4 24. Ba3 Rbb8 25. Qa4 Kh8 26. h6 g6 27. Rac1 Qd8 28. Nc4
Bxf3 29. exf3 e4 30. Nd6 Qxg5 31. Qxd4+ Qf6 32. Qxf6+ Rxf6 33. Rc2 Kg8 34. Rd1
exf3 35. Kxf3 g5 36. Re2 Rxh6 37. Nxf5 Rf8 38. Kg4 Rhf6 39. Ne7+ Kf7 40. Nd5
h5+ 41. Kxh5 Rh8+ 42. Kg4 Rh4+ 43. Kxg5 Rfh6 44. Re7+ Kg8 45. Nf6+ Kf8 46. Re8+
Kf7 47. Rd7# 1-0

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qh5+
g6 9. Qd1 Bd7 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ba4 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Bd3 h6 14. h4 Kf7 15.
Qc1 Rc8 16. O-O Kg7 17. c4 Nge7 18. c5 Nd8 19. Rb1 Bc6 20. Rb3 Qd7 21. Qb2 Nf7
22. Rb1 Nd8 23. Qc1 Nf7 24. a4 Rcg8 25. Bb5 Nd8 26. Ne1 Kf7 27. Rg3 a6 28. Bxc6
Ndxc6 29. Qb2 Rb8 30. Nf3 Nc8 31. Qc1 b5 32. axb5 Rxb5 33. Rxb5 axb5 34. Bxh6
b4 35. h5 gxh5 36. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
a5 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h3 Be7 12. Qc2 g5 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Bxg5 Qc7 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Nxe4 Bf4 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Qc1 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 O-O 21.
Rd3 Rd7 22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. Qe5 b6 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Bf3 Kf8 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2
Rcc8 28. h4 g6 29. g3 c5 30. d5 e5 31. d6+ Kf8 32. Re3 Nd7 33. Bb7 Rb8 34. Bc6
f6 35. f4 Rbc8 36. Bxd7 Rxd7 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. Rxe5 Rcd8 39. Red5 Kg7 40. Kf3
Rf8+ 41. Kg4 Rf6 42. h5 gxh5+ 43. Kxh5 Re6 44. Kg4 Rf6 45. Rg5+ Kf7 46. Rf5 Ke6
47. Rxf6+ Kxf6 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. Ke4 Rg7 50. d7 Rxd7 51. Rxd7 Kxd7 52. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Dia De Internet op"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Panarin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "222"]
[EventDate "2005.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 Ne7 8. Nd2
Qc7 9. N2f3 b6 10. Re1 Nbc6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Bh4 d6 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15.
Rad1 Ne5 16. Bb1 b5 17. h4 h6 18. Nh2 h5 19. Qe2 Nc4 20. f4 d5 21. e5 Na5 22.
Bf2 Nac6 23. g4 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Kf8 26. Nf3 Nf5 27. h5 Bh6 28. hxg6
fxg6 29. Nh4 Qf7 30. Nxg6+ Ke8 31. Nh4 Kd7 32. Bxf5 Rg8 33. Bg6 Rxg6 34. Nxg6
Rg8 35. f5 Qxf5 36. Qxf5 exf5 37. e6+ Ke8 38. Kf1 Rxg6 39. Be3 f4 40. Bf2 Bc8
41. Re5 Bxe6 42. Rde1 Kd7 43. Bh4 Bg7 44. Rg5 Rxg5 45. Bxg5 Bxd4 46. Bxf4 Bxb2
47. Be5 Bxe5 48. Rxe5 Kd6 49. Rg5 b4 50. Ke2 Kc5 51. Kd2 Bd7 52. Kc2 Bb5 53.
Kb2 Bc4 54. Rg8 d4 55. Rc8+ Kb5 56. Rb8+ Ka4 57. Rd8 d3 58. Rb8 Bb5 59. Rd8 Ka5
60. Rd4 Kb6 61. Rxb4 Kc5 62. Rg4 Bc4 63. a3 Bb5 64. Kc3 a5 65. Rg5+ Kb6 66. Rh5
Ba6 67. Rg5 Bb5 68. Rf5 Ka6 69. Rf6+ Kb7 70. Rd6 Kc7 71. Rd4 Kc6 72. Kd2 Kc5
73. Kc3 Kc6 74. a4 Ba6 75. Rh4 Kc5 76. Rh5+ Kb6 77. Rh4 Kc5 78. Rh6 Bb7 79.
Rh5+ Kb6 80. Kxd3 Bc6 81. Rh6 Kc5 82. Rh4 Bd7 83. Kc3 Bc6 84. Rc4+ Kb6 85. Kd4
Be8 86. Ke5 Bf7 87. Rf4 Bb3 88. Kd6 Bd1 89. Rd4 Bc2 90. Kd5 Bb3+ 91. Kd6 Bc2
92. Rd2 Bxa4 93. Rb2+ Bb5 94. Kd5 a4 95. Kd4 Kc6 96. Kc3 Kc5 97. Rh2 Bc6 98.
Rh5+ Bd5 99. Rg5 a3 100. Rh5 a2 101. Kb2 Kd4 102. Rh4+ Kc5 103. Ra4 Kb5 104.
Ra3 Kb4 105. Ra7 Kb5 106. Kc3 Kb6 107. Ra3 Kb5 108. Ra7 Kb6 109. Ra3 Kb5 110.
Kb2 Kb4 111. Rxa2 Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jun, Zhao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2244"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Be2 Bg5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qd3 (15. Bg4 Be6) 15... Be6 16. Rad1 Ra7 $5 (16... Rb8 17. b3 (17. h3 g6
18. b3 Kh8 19. Bf3 Qc8 20. Qe2 Ne7 21. Nxe7 Bxe7 22. Rd3 a4 23. Qd2 Qc5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Jobava,B (2596)-Vladimirov,E (2606)/Abu Dhabi 2003 (51)}) 17... Kh8 $11
(17... g6)) 17. h3 $146 (17. Bf3 Qb8 18. b3 Rd7 19. g3 Bd8 20. Qe3 Bxd5 21.
Rxd5 Bb6 22. Qd2 Bc5 23. Kg2 Qa7 24. Bg4 Rdd8 25. Bf3 Kh8 26. Rd3 Nd4 27. Nxd4
Bxd4 $15 {0-1 Galkin,A-Van den Doel,E/Bratislava 1993 (54)}) 17... g6 18. Bg4
Qb8 (18... Rd7 $5) (18... f5 $5) 19. Nde3 Be7 {This doesn't look very logical,
especially in connection with the rook on a7.} ({After} 19... Rd7 {Black has
to reckon with} 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. c5 {Then} Nd4 $5 22. Nxd4 dxc5 23. Qc4 {
must be in White's favour.}) (19... Rd8 20. g3 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 20. b3 h5 (
20... Kh8 21. g3 $1 $36 (21. Nd5 Bg5 $11 22. g3 $140 f5 $132)) 21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. g3 $1 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf4f5] A very strong move by Kamsky, who shows that
Black still has to solve concrete problems. Something went wrong for Black.} g5
{This intention to prevent the advance f2-f4 suddenly allows White to conquer
square d5 again.} (22... Kh8 23. f4 h4 24. f5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) (22... h4
23. Qe2 $36 {[%cal Ge2g4]}) 23. Nf5 $1 exf5 24. Qd5+ Kh7 25. Qxc6 {[%cal Gc2e3]
} f4 26. gxf4 gxf4 (26... Rxf4 27. Ne3 $16) 27. Kh2 Qa8 $6 ({Black had to look
for complications in variations like:} 27... Rg8 28. Rg1 Rxg1 29. Rxg1 Bh4 {
although here too, after} 30. Qd5 $1 Bxf2 31. Rg5 Bg3+ 32. Kg2 Qe8 33. Qxd6 {
White has a big advantage.} Rd7 $140 34. Rxh5+ $18) 28. Qxa8 Rfxa8 29. Rd5 Rc8
30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Rfd1 Kf7 32. Ne1 {This is the difference between the knight
and bishop in such positions. At some moment White can improve his knight,
while Black must simply wait.} Rc5 {This leads to a hopeless position. On the
other hand White's plan to transfer the knight on d3 and continue c4-c5 would
have left to the same result.} (32... Ke6 33. Nd3 Rc6 34. c5 Ra8 35. Kf3 Ra7 (
35... Rg8 36. cxd6 Bxd6 37. Rxa5 Rc3 38. Ra6 $18) 36. Rg1 $18) 33. Rxc5 dxc5
34. Rd5 $18 a4 35. Nd3 axb3 36. axb3 Ra3 37. Nxe5+ Ke6 38. Nd3 Rxb3 39. Nxf4+
Kf7 40. Rxh5 Kg7 41. Rd5 Kf7 42. Rd7 Ke8 43. Rb7 Rb2 44. Ng6 Bg5 45. e5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Jun, Zhao"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2244"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qc7 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4
Nf6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Bg5 Rh5 17. h4 Rxg5 18. hxg5 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Nxe4 20. Qh3+
Kc7 21. Qh4 Bd6 22. Qxf4 Bxf4 23. Rh4 Nd2+ 24. Kc2 Bxg5 25. Rg4 Nxf1 26. Rxf1
Bf6 27. b4 a5 28. bxa5 Ra8 29. Kb3 Rxa5 30. a4 Kd6 31. Rgf4 b5 32. axb5 Rxb5+
33. Kc4 Ra5 34. Rb1 g5 35. Rf2 Ra4+ 36. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bf4 cxd5 15.
exd5 {About this line - see CBM106, annotations to Nielsen-Carlsen.} Rc4 (15...
Nac4 {is the main theoretical line}) (15... h6 $5) 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Rc5 {
A dubious idea. Black has lost a tempo just to force the exchange of bishops 
(which is an option for White anyway) and therefore clarify the situation.} 18.
Nb3 (18. Ne4 $6 Rxd5) (18. Qf3 {looks logical but Black gets counterplay by}
Nac4 19. Re2 Qc8 {[%cal Cb2b4,Cb4c5,Rc4b2]}) 18... Nxb3 19. axb3 Nc8 20. Qd4
Ra5 21. Rae1 $14 Ra6 (21... Qb6 $5) 22. Bf1 (22. Qh4 $5 {to prevent ...Nc8-d6
deserved attention.}) 22... Rb6 23. b4 Nd6 24. Bd3 Bf5 25. Bf1 {White has a
space advantage; therefore he should avoid further exchanges. The only one
favorable for him can be the exchange of his relatively passive bishop for the
black blockading knight.} Bd7 26. h4 Nf5 27. Qc5 Qb8 $6 (27... e6 {[%cal Yd8e7]
} 28. h5 $5) 28. Bd3 Rc8 {Missing a strong blow but} (28... e6 {was not enough
anymore as} 29. Bxf5 {forced} gxf5 (29... exf5 $2 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8 31. Qe7 Bb5
32. Nxb5 Rxb5 33. Qd7 $18)) 29. Qa5 $2 {What a pity! After this move the
initiative passes to Black.} (29. Bxf5 $1 {lead to a big advantage for White,
e.g.} Rxc5 (29... Bxf5 30. Qxe7 f6 (30... Rc7 31. Qg5) 31. Re6 $1 Rc7 32. Qxf6
Bxe6 33. dxe6 $18) 30. bxc5 Bxf5 (30... gxf5 31. cxb6 e6 32. dxe6 fxe6 33. Nb5
$1 axb6 34. Nd4 {[%csl Re6]}) 31. cxb6 (31. Rxe7 $2 Re6 $1 32. dxe6 Bxe6 {
[%csl Re7]}) 31... e6 32. bxa7 Qxa7 33. d6 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) 29... Nd4 30.
Kg2 Nc2 $6 {Nice but after capturing the b4 pawn this knight finds itself out
of play.} (30... Bf5 $142 $1 31. Bxf5 (31. Bf1 $2 Nc2) 31... Nxf5 {[%cal Yc8c4]
maintaining a positional plus.}) 31. R1e4 (31. Bxc2 Ra6 32. Qxa6 bxa6 33. Rxe7
Qd6 $15) 31... Nxb4 32. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 33. Nxb5 Nd3 34. Rxe7 Rf6 35. Re2 a6 36.
Nc7 Qa7 37. Qd2 Qc5 38. Qxd3 Rxc7 $14 {[%csl Gd5]} 39. Rxc7 $6 {To play for a
win, White should keep both pairs of rooks:} (39. Re8+ Kg7 40. h5 $5) 39...
Qxc7 40. Qd4 Qb6 41. Qc3 h5 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. f3 Qb5 44. Re5 Qd7 45. Qe3 a5 46.
Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rae1 Rad8
15. Kh1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Re3 g6 18. Ne2 Qd8 19. Qh3 Bf8 20. Qh4 Bg7 21. Rh3
h6 22. e5 Ne4 23. Qe1 dxe5 24. Bxe5 f6 25. Re3 Nc5 26. Bxg6 fxe5 27. Bxe8 Qxe8
28. fxe5 Kh7 29. Nf4 Rf7 30. Nd3 Qc6 31. Re2 Nxd3 32. cxd3 Rxf1+ 33. Qxf1 Qd5
34. Re3 Qd4 35. Qe2 a5 36. h3 Bd5 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kh1 a4 39. d4 Kh8 40. Qd2
Bf8 41. Qd3 Bc4 42. Qc3 Be7 43. Rf3 Qg5 44. Rg3 Qf5 45. Qa5 Bg5 46. Rf3 Qb1+
47. Kh2 Qe4 48. Kh1 Be2 49. Rf8+ Kg7 50. Rf2 Kg6 51. d5 Bc4 52. d6 Qxe5 53. Qa7
Bf4 54. Rxf4 Qxf4 55. d7 Qd6 56. Qb7 Qd1+ 57. Kh2 Qd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bg2 Qb6 8. O-O
Rd8 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nb4
15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Be5 Be6 17. Nd2 Red8 18. Nc4 Nbd5 19. Ra3 h5 20. Rda1 a6 21.
Rd1 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Ng4 24. Bc7 Rd7 25. Ba5 e6 26. Rb3 Re8 27. Rdb1
Ree7 28. Bb6 f5 29. Ba7 e5 30. d5 e4 31. d6 Rf7 32. Bb8 Ne5 33. Bf1 Nf3+ 34.
Kg2 Nd2 35. R1b2 Nxb3 36. Rxb3 Bf6 37. Be2 Rf8 38. Ba7 Ra8 39. Bb6 Bd8 40. Bd1
Bxb6 41. Rxb6 Re8 42. Kf1 Re5 43. Ke2 Rxc5 44. Bb3 Kf7 45. Ke3 Ke6 46. Kd4 Kxd6
0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 d6 5. e3 g5 $5 {Black wants to exchange
white's dark-squared bishop even at the price of some concession on the
kingside.} ({Solid alternatives are:} 5... Be7) (5... Nbd7) 6. Bg3 Nh5 7. c4 (
7. Bd3 Bg7 8. c3 Qe7 9. Nfd2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bd7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Qe2 f5 13. e4
O-O-O $132 {0-1 Tyomkin,D (2450)-Greenfeld,A (2520)/Beersheba 1997/CBM 058 (47)
}) 7... Bg7 8. Nc3 Qe7 (8... Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nd7 10. Qc2 a6 11. Be2 c6 12. Rc1 Qe7
13. O-O O-O 14. b4 e5 15. Bd3 Re8 16. a3 Nf6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nd2 Be6 19. c5
$14 {1/2-1/2 Teske,H (2515)-Kostic,V (2400)/Wattens 1999/EXT 2001 (56)}) 9.
Qa4+ $146 (9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 f5 13. f4 Nf6 14. Nf3
Ng4 15. Qe2 c6 $15 {0-1 Estupinan,D-Pogorelov,R (2445)/Albacete 1995/EXT 98 
(32)}) 9... Nd7 10. Nb5 $6 {[%csl Rc7] This is actually a waste of time, since
the threat on the Pc7 appears to be imaginary.} O-O $1 {Black does not have to
protect the Pc7.} 11. Be2 (11. Nxc7 $4 {loses a piece to} Nb6 {[%csl Ra4,Rc7]})
11... a6 12. Nc3 c5 $6 {This move seriously weakens the Pd6, which will soon
become very apparent.} ({Much more to the point would have been:} 12... f5 13.
Qc2 Ndf6 (13... f4 $6 14. exf4 Nxf4 15. O-O-O Nxg2 16. h4 g4 17. Ne1 Nxe1 18.
Rhxe1 h5 19. Bd3 $36) 14. O-O-O Bd7 {and black is at least not worse.}) 13. Rd1
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 f5 16. Qc2 Nf6 $6 (16... Ne5 {was more active,
also preventing Be2-f3.}) 17. Bf3 {[%csl Ya8,Yc8] Now, it's not easy for black
to complete the development of the queenside.} Rb8 18. e4 f4 (18... g4 19. Be2
fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 $16 d5 $2 22. cxd5 Qb4+ 23. Kf1 e5 24. Bd3 $18) 19.
gxf4 gxf4 20. Qd2 Nd7 21. Be2 Rf6 $2 ({It was necessary to occupy the
blockading e5 square:} 21... Ne5 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Be5 24. Rxh6 Kg7 {
and black has reasonable compensation for the pawn.}) 22. Nf3 {[%csl Rd6]} Bf8
23. Rh4 {[%csl Rf4] Black has too many weaknesses.} Qf7 24. Rg4+ Kh8 25. e5 $1
$18 {The decisive breakthrough. Kamsky opens the "d" file and also sets free
the ideal e4 square for the knight.} dxe5 26. Ne4 Rf5 27. Nh4 Nf6 (27... Rh5
28. Ng6+ Kh7 29. Bd3 $18) 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 (28... Rxf6 29. Qd8 $18) 29. Qd8 Kh7
30. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Nbd7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. a3 Nc5 14. Rhe1 Rb8
15. Qh3 Na4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne2 d5 18. Ned4 Qxf4 19. g3 Qc7 20. Qh5 Qe5 21.
Qf3 Rd8 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd5 25. Rde1 Rd7 26. Qf4 h5 27.
Qb8+ Bd8 28. Qf4 Kf8 29. Qf2 Rg8 30. Qe2 Rg5 31. g4 hxg4 32. Rxg4 Re5 33. Qf1
Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 f5 35. Rf4 Bf6 36. c3 Qg2 37. Rf2 Qg4 38. Qh1 Rd5 39. Ka2 Qh3
40. Re2 Qd3 41. Rg2 e5 42. Nc2 Rd7 43. Rd2 Qxd2 44. Nxd2 Rxd2 45. Kb1 e4 46.
Qf1 Rd5 47. Ne3 Rd2 48. Qxf5 Rxb2+ 49. Kc1 Bxc3 50. Nd5 Bd2+ 51. Kd1 e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Qd5 Bb7 14. Qxb5 Ba8
15. Qc4 Ncxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Nd2 Kh8 19. Nf3 Qf4 20. Rae1 Rbe8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Nb1 Bb7 14. Qh3 a5 15.
Nd4 Nc5 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21.
Bxe7+ Qxe7 22. Kb1 h5 23. Be2 Qg5 24. Bf3 Bg6 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. hxg3 a4 27. Ka1
Rh6 28. Rd2 h4 29. Nc6 b3 30. cxb3 axb3 31. Red1 f6 32. exf6 gxf6 33. Na5 hxg3
34. axb3 Rh4 35. Ka2 Na6 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kg7 38. Nc6 e5 39. Ka3 Rh1 40.
b4 Ra1+ 41. Kb3 Rc1 42. Rd7+ Kh6 43. Ra7 Bd3 44. Bd5 e4 45. Nd4 Nc7 46. Bg8 e3
47. b5 Nxb5 48. Nxb5 e2 49. Re7 Bxb5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 {Diesen Zug kann man natürlich spielen, wenn man
eine Igelstellung anstrebt. Doch die Zugfolge von Weiß erlaubt Schwarz den
sofortigen Kampf um Initiative zu ergreifen:} (3... Nc6 {scheint mir die
logischste Antwort auf die Schwächung des Feldes d4 zu sein} 4. Nc3 (4. d4 {
das kann natürlich nicht das Ziel von 3.c4 gewesen sein} cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 (5...
Qa5+ $5 6. Nc3 (6. Bd2 Qe5 7. Nb5 a6 8. N5c3 Bc5 $15) 6... Bb4 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
Bd2 $14) 6. Nc3 (6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nc3 e5 $11) 6... Bb4 7. Nxc6
dxc6 (7... bxc6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. e5 $1 (9. O-O e5 $15) 9... Qa5 10. Bf4 Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 Ne8 13. Rb1 $44) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bd2 (9. e5 Ne4 10. a3
Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Kc7 12. Be3 Nxc3 13. Bd3 Na4 $11) 9... e5 10. O-O-O Kc7 11. f3 (
11. Nd5+ Nxd5 12. cxd5 Bxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Rd8 $11) (11. Nb5+ cxb5 12. Bxb4 Nxe4 13.
Be1 Be6 $17) 11... Bc5 12. b4 Bf2 $11) 4... Nf6 {Neben diesem Zug gibt es noch
andere, die mindestens genau so gut für Schwarz sind:} (4... Nd4 $5 5. Nxd4 $1
(5. d3 Ne7 6. g3 (6. Be3 Nec6 7. Be2 Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. f4
f5 $15 {Straub - Eingorn (Bad Woerishofen, 2004)}) 6... Nec6 7. Bg2 g6 8. O-O
Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Bg7 10. Be3 d6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bg2 Rb8 13. Rab1 a6 14. f4 f5 $11
{Malakhov - Kveinys (Cappelle la Grande, 1999)}) (5. Be2 Ne7 (5... a6 6. O-O
Qc7 7. Re1 Bd6 $5 8. h3 Ne7 9. Bf1 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Nc6 $15) 6. O-O Nec6 7. d3 g6
(7... Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nb5 Nxe2+ 10. Qxe2 f5 $1 $15) 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10.
Ne1 d6 11. f4 a6 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. g3 Rb8 14. Bg2 b5 15. Rd1 f5 $15 {Moshina -
Istratescu (Kavala, 2002)}) 5... cxd4 6. Ne2 Qb6 7. Ng3 Bc5 8. d3 (8. Be2 $2 d3
$1) 8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qa5 $5 (9... Ne7 $6 10. Be2 O-O (10... Qa5 11. a3 Bxd2+
12. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 d6 14. Rhc1 b6 15. b4 $14 {פe7}) 11. O-O Bxd2 12. Qxd2
d6 13. f4 $14) 10. Be2 d6 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nf6 14. Rhc1 $11
) (4... e5 $1 {Ein kleiner Paradox! Stünde der weiße Springer noch auf g1, so
wäre die weiße Stellung etwas besser, da Weiß in symmetrischer Stellung am Zug
wäre. Aber der Springer steht schlechter auf f3 als auf g1! Er versperrt
nämlich dem Bauer f2 den Weg nach f4 - der einzige aktive Plan in dieser
Stellung.} 5. g3 (5. d3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O f5 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Ne1 Nf6 10. Nc2
O-O 11. Ne3 Bg6 $11) 5... g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. a3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 d6 10. b4
f5 $1 (10... cxb4 {das hat Schwarz nicht nötig} 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Be3 $44) 11.
b5 Nd4 $15 {Maze - Lautier (Val d´Isere, 2004)}) 5. Be2 Be7 $2 {Das ist jetzt
nicht folgerichtig. Man kann 5....Le7 zwar spielen und in einen normalen Igel
abwickeln, aber Schwarz steht eine besser Möglichkeit zur Verfügung:} (5... d5
$1 6. exd5 (6. e5 $6 Nd7 (6... Ne4 7. O-O Be7 (7... Nxc3 8. dxc3 $14) 8. Qb3
O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nxd5 $14) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 (8. Nxd5 Ndxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5
10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qe2 f6 12. d4 $5 (12. f4 Kf7 13. fxe5 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Qxd5 15.
O-O $13) 12... cxd4 13. f4 Rc8 14. fxe5 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 dxc3 16. Bxd7+ (16. exf6+
Kd8 $19) 16... Kxd7 17. O-O Qxe5 18. Qd3+ Kc6 19. bxc3 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 $44) 8...
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Be7 11. d4 O-O $15) 6... exd5 7. d4 Be7 (7... cxd4 8.
Nxd4 dxc4 (8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bb4 (9... dxc4 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxc4 Be6 12.
Bxe6 fxe6 13. Bf4 $14) 10. cxd5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Nb4
14. O-O $14) 9. Nxc6 (9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 $11) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Nxd1 bxc6
11. Bxc4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Rc1 $14) 8. Be3 (8.
O-O O-O 9. dxc5 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. dxc5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxc5 $11)
9... dxc4 10. Be3 Be6 $11) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O (9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 dxc4 11.
Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. Bxc4 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. O-O-O $14) 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Rd8 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. f3 Rxd4 16. Rxd4 Bc5 17. Rfd1 Rd8
18. Nb5 Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Bd7 $11) 6. O-O $6 {Man musste die
Gelegenheit ergreifen, um Schwarz die Möglichkeit des Vorstoßes d5 zu
verweigern.} (6. d4 $1 cxd4 7. Nxd4 $14) 6... O-O $2 (6... d5 $1 $11 {wieder
geht Schwarz am Ausgleich vorbei}) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. Be3 Bd7 {Auf dem
Brett ist eine etwas bessere Igelstellung für Weiß entstanden. Es stehen
verschiedene Pläne zur Verfügung:} 10. Qd2 $6 {Dieser Zug ist ungenau. Besser
ist:} (10. Nb3 a6 11. f4 Rb8 12. a3 b6 13. Rc1 Bc8 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. Qe2 Nd7 16.
Rfd1 $14 {Short - Hernandez (Merida, 2001)}) (10. Rc1 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12.
Rfd1 b6 13. f3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. cxb5 Nf6 17. Rc6 $14) 10... a6
$6 {Schwarz nutzt die Ungenauigkeit von Weiß nicht aus. Grundsätzlich gilt:
Wenn man raummäßig im Nachteil ist, sollte man Figuren tauschen. Hier bietet
sich der Tausch auf d4 an, zumal Weiß dann im Vergleich zur Partie Ivanchuks
ein Tempo verlieren würde (Dd2-Dd4)} (10... Nxd4 $1 11. Qxd4 (11. Bxd4 Bc6 12.
f3 Qa5 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Nd5 Qxd2 15. Nxe7+ Kf8 16. Rxd2 Kxe7 $13 {Weiß hat
eher einen symbolischen Vorteil, der be genauer Verteidigung sehr schwer zu
realisieren sein wird.}) 11... Bc6 12. Rfd1 b6 13. f3 Rc8 $132) 11. Rac1 (11.
f3 Qb8 12. Rfd1 $2 b5 $1 13. cxb5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 axb5 15. b4 Rc8 $132 {
Mihalcisin - Baramidze (Portoroz, 2005)}) 11... Rc8 $6 {Ziemlich planlos
gespielt. Man sollte versuchen zum Vorstoß b5 zu kommen.} (11... Qb8 $5 12. f4
b5 (12... Nxd4 $5 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Bd3 $14) 13. cxb5 (13. Bf3 $5
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Be3 bxc4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf6 $11) 13... Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 axb5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 $132) 12. b3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6
14. f3 Qa5 (14... d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 $14) (14... Qd7 15. b4 $1
b5 16. Rfd1 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qb7 18. a3 $14) 15. Rfd1 Qh5 (15... b5 $2 16. Nd5 Qd8
(16... Qxd2 17. Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Rxd2 $18) 17. Bb6 Qe8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qxd6 $18
) (15... Rfd8 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxe7+ Kf8 18. Rxd2 Kxe7 19. Rcd1 $14 {Hier hat
Weiß Zusatzchancen im Vergleich zur obigen Stellung, da Schwarz das Feld b6
geschwächt hat.}) 16. a4 {Hier ist die Schwächung des Feldes b4 nicht so
wichtig, da Schwarz den Springer c6 schon getauscht hat.} Qg6 (16... a5 17. Nb5
Ra8 (17... Nd7 18. Qxa5 Bg5 19. Ra1 Bf4 20. g3 Be5 21. Qc3 Bxb5 22. axb5 $16)
18. Bc3 $16) 17. b4 $14) 4. Nc3 Qc7 (4... Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qc7 $132 {
ist ebenfalls möglich.}) 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O {Wenn man zuerst d4 durchführt,
bekommt man es mit unerwarteten Schwierigkeiten zu tun:} (6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4
Bb7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. f3 Bd6 $1 10. Qd2 $8 (10. g3 {ist einfach nicht im Sinne der
Stellung} Be7 11. O-O d6 $132 {der g3-Bauer ist eine klare Schwächung}) (10.
Ndb5 {cool aber unkorekt} axb5 11. Nxb5 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Qc5 (12... Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2
Qc6 14. e5 Ng8 15. Qg5 $18) 13. e5 Ng4 $3 (13... Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5
16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 Qc7 18. Bf3 Nc6 19. b4 Qxb7 20. b5 $132) 14. Nd6+ (14.
Bxb4 Qxb4+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Nxe5 17. f4 Nxc4+ 18. Bxc4 Ke7 $19) (14. fxg4
Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Bxg2 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Qf4 f6 18. exf6 g5 $3 $19) 14... Ke7 15.
fxg4 Bxg2 $17) 10... Bxh2 11. O-O-O $1 Bg3 12. Rh3 Be5 (12... h5 13. Ndb5 axb5
14. Nxb5 Qe5 (14... Qc6 15. Rxg3 $18) 15. f4 Nxe4 16. fxe5 Nxd2 17. Nd6+ Ke7
18. Nxb7 Ne4 19. Bf3 Bxe5 20. Bxe4 Rxa2 21. Bxb6 Bxb2+ 22. Kb1 Ra1+ 23. Kc2
Rxd1 24. Kxd1 $18) 13. f4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 $16 {Die Varianten sprechen dafür,
dass man 6.d4 gut spielen kann, aber trotzdem ist 6.0-0 sicherer, vor allem
wenn man in Kauf nimmt, dass die Partie bei der WM gespielt wurde.}) 6... Bb7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. f3 Bd6 $2 {Wenn man den 10.Zug sieht, dann wird
sofort klar, dass} (9... Bc5 {sofort besser war, denn der König steht auf h1
in jedem Fall besser als auf g1.}) 10. Kh1 Bc5 (10... Bxh2 11. f4 Bg3 12. Qd3
e5 (12... Bh4 13. Qh3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Nc3 $18) 13. Nf5 Bxf4 14. Bxf4 exf4
15. Qd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 (16... Kd8 17. Nxf7+ Ke7 18. Nxh8 Nc6 19. Nd5+ Nxd5
20. cxd5 Ne5 21. Rxf4 $18) 17. Nxb7 Nc6 18. Rad1 $18) 11. Be3 O-O 12. Na4 d6
13. a3 $1 (13. Nxc5 $2 dxc5 14. Nc2 Nc6 $15 {/\Rad8-Nd4 Die Läufer haben hier
nur die Hälfte ihrer Kraft, da die Stellung geschloßen ist.}) 13... e5 (13...
Nc6 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. b4 $1 $14 {Im Vergleich zu 13.Nc5 hat hier
Schwarz kein Gegenspiel mit Nc6-Nd4 und Weiß hat Initiative.}) 14. Nf5 Bxe3 15.
Nxe3 Nc6 16. Nc3 $14 {Weiß hat gute Aussichten, da Schwarz niemals mit
normalen Mitteln zu d5 kommt und daher kein Gegenspiel hat. Das Feld d4 ist
zwar schwach, aber der schwarze Springer, der sich dort positionieren wird,
kann allein auch nichts bewegen.} Nd4 17. Nc2 Nb3 18. Rb1 Rac8 19. Ne3 Nd4 20.
Rc1 g6 21. Bd3 Nh5 22. g3 Qd8 23. Ne2 Ne6 24. Nd5 Nhg7 25. Qd2 f5 26. Qe3 Nc5
27. b4 Nxd3 28. Qxd3 h5 29. Qe3 b5 30. cxb5 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 fxe4 32. fxe4 Bxd5
33. exd5 axb5 34. Qd3 Qb6 35. Nc3 Nf5 36. Ne4 Qd4 37. Qxd4 exd4 38. h3 Ra8 39.
g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Ne3 41. Nxd6 d3 42. Ne4 Nxd5 43. Rc5 Ne3 44. Rc6 Nc4 45. Rxg6+
Kf7 46. Rg5 Rd8 47. Rxb5 Rd4 48. Rf5+ Ke7 49. Nf2 d2 50. g5 Re4 51. Rd5 Re1+
52. Kh2 Ke6 53. Rd4 Ke5 54. Rd8 (54. Rxd2 $3 Nxd2 55. Nd3+ $18) 54... Nd6 55.
Nd3+ Ke6 56. Nc5+ Kd5 57. Na4 Re2+ 58. Kg3 Re3+ 59. Kf2 d1=Q 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 {Eine relativ zu den
anderen (5....Bc5 und 5....Nf6) ziemlich selten gespielte Variante.} 6. c4 (6.
O-O {ist ebenfalls spielbar} Bg7 7. Be3 {man will den Springer auf d4 behalten,
um später evtl. f4-f5 durchzuführen.} Ne7 $1 (7... Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 (8... bxc6
9. Nd2 $1 Bxb2 10. Rb1 Bg7 11. Nc4 $44) 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. Nc4 $14) 8. Nc3 Nbc6 9.
Nb3 O-O 10. Qd2 d5 $132) 6... Bg7 7. Nb3 d6 (7... Ne7 8. c5 $5 O-O 9. Nc3 d6
10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. Be3 $14) 8. O-O (8. Nc3 $1 Nf6 9. Be2 $5 {dieser Zug hat die
Idee, das Feld h5 unter Kontrolle zu nehmen und die d-Linie zu öffnen.} (9. Bf4
Nh5 (9... O-O $6 10. Be2 $1 e5 11. Be3 Be6 12. O-O $14) 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O {
es geht in die Partiefortsetzung über}) 9... O-O (9... Nc6 10. Bf4 Ne5 11. c5
$16) 10. Bf4 e5 (10... Ne8 11. Qd2 $14) 11. Be3 $14 {Logischer Weise muss es
auch den Vorteil für Weiß geben, denn die Variante e6-a6-g6 kann einfach nicht
zum Ausgleich führen.}) 8... Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 (10. Bg5 {verspricht
kleinen Vorteil} Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Ne5 $1 (12... Re8 13. Be2 Bf8 14.
Qf4 e5 15. Qh4 $16 {Acs - Ghaem Maghami (Yerevan, 2000)}) 13. Rac1 (13. Bf1
Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Rac1 (15. Qxd6 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 $17) 15... Nxe4 16.
Nxe4 Qxe4 $17) 13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Ng4 $1 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Be5 17. Rdd1
Bxh2+ 18. Kf1 f6 19. Bd2 Bc7 20. c5 $14) (10. Qe2 {ist strategisch falsch -
man muss den Druck auf der d-Linie ausüben} Qc7 11. Be3 b6 12. f4 Nbd7 13. Rac1
Bb7 14. Nd2 Rac8 $132) 10... Nh5 (10... Nc6 11. Be2 Ne5 12. c5 $16) 11. Be3 Nc6
(11... Nd7 12. Be2 $1 Bxc3 $8 13. bxc3 Nhf6 14. Qxd6 Nxe4 15. Qd4 $16) 12. Na4
(12. f4 b6 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Qf2 Nf6 $1 15. Bxb6 Ng4 16. Bxd8 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Rfxd8
18. Ke3 Rac8 $44) 12... Rb8 13. Qe2 Ne5 14. Nb6 (14. Rad1 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. f4
Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qxg3+ 18. Kh1 Qh3+ $11 19. Qh2 $4 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ $19) 14...
Qh4 15. h3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Rad1 Nd7 $11 {Weiß hat nach der Eröffnung
nichts erreicht, die einzige Schwäche im schwarzen Lager - der Bauer d6 - kann
von Schwarz leicht gedeckt werden, im Notfall mittels Rfd8-Bf8.} (17... Nxd3 $5
{sieht gut aus, doch hat taktische Mängel:} 18. Rxd3 f5 (18... Be5 19. g3 Qh6
20. f4 Bf6 21. Kg2 $14) 19. exf5 Be5 (19... gxf5 20. Nxc8 Rbxc8 21. Qxe6+ $16)
20. g3 Qxf5 21. f4 Bxb2 22. Nxc8 (22. Qxb2 Qxd3 $19) 22... Rbxc8 23. Rxd6 Bg7
24. g4 $1 (24. Rxe6 Qxh3 $15) 24... Qf6 25. c5 (25. Rxe6 Qc3 26. c5 Qxh3 27.
Re7 Rf7 $11) 25... Rce8 26. Nd4 $14) 18. g3 Qh6 19. Nxc8 Rfxc8 20. Kg2 Qg5 21.
f4 Qe7 22. Rd2 Nb6 23. Rc2 Rc7 24. Qe3 Na4 25. e5 Rbc8 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. Rff2
b5 28. cxb5 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 30. Bxc2 axb5 31. Qe2 b4 32. Nd2 Nxb2 33. Nf3
Bf6 34. h4 h5 35. Nd2 Qd5+ 36. Ne4 Bg7 37. Bb3 Qd4 38. Ng5 Qd6 39. f5 gxf5 40.
Qxh5 Qd7 41. Qe2 Qc6+ 42. Kh2 Qd6 43. Qb5 Qe7 44. Qb8+ Bf8 45. Qb5 Bh6 46. Nxe6
fxe6 47. Qxf5 Kg7 48. Bxe6 Qf6 49. Qg4+ Qg6 50. Qd4+ Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. O-O Ne4 (9... Re8 {- Zhukova-Wang Pin, FIDE World Cup 2000 CBM 79}) 10.
Nxe4 (10. a4 {doesn't seem a useful move here.} e5 11. Bh2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 a5 13.
Nd2 Qe7 14. Bf3 e4 15. Be2 Kh8 16. Qb3 Rac8 17. Rae1 f5 $13 {Balashov-Yuneev,
Miedzybrodzie 1991}) (10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Nf6 (11... e5 $5) 12. b4 a6 13. a4
c5 $1 14. Rab1 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rb2 e5 $1 $36 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8
19. Bg5 f6 20. Bh4 Rab8 $36 {Chemin-Chaves, Sao Paulo 1999}) 10... Bxe4 11. Bh2
(11. Rc1 e5 (11... c5 12. b3 e5 {looks crisper} (12... Nf6 13. d5 h6 {This
prophylactic move defends Black against White's attempts to catch the B on e4.}
(13... a6 $6 14. Nh4 Ne8 15. f3 $1 (15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 b5 17. e4 e5 $13 {
Ostl-Howell, Germany 1993}) 15... e6 16. Bg3 $16))) 12. Bg3 (12. Bh2 Bb7 13. b4
Qe7 14. Qc2 c5 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. d5 e4 17. Nd2 f5 $13 {Jussupow-K.Grigorian,
Frunze 1979}) (12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Bh4 h6 14. b4 a5 15. c5 {A desperate try in
order to change the course of the game.} axb4 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18.
Qxd6 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 {(Finegold-Ehlvest, Las Vegas 2003)} Qe6 21.
Qxe6 fxe6 $15) 12... Re8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 $11 {
with mass exchanges leading to a boring equality, Kaloussis-Grivas, Nikea 1985.
}) (11. Bg3 c5 (11... Bb7) (11... h6 {This is not necessary at all.} 12. Nd2
Bb7 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 f5 {Now Black has weakened his light squares.} (14...
c5) 15. Qb3 Kh7 16. Rad1 Qe8 17. d5 Nc5 18. Qc2 Ne4 19. Bh2 c5 20. dxc6 Qxc6
21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Rf7 23. Qb3 Kg7 24. d5 $14 {Brunner-Voekler, Germany 1997
})) (11. Nd2 Bb7 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 (13... e5 {was also good enough for
equality.}) 14. Qd2 a6 15. a4 Qc7 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. b4 Rfc8 18. Rab1 e5 19. Bh2
{1/2-1/2 Yuneev-Khalifman, Leningrad 1989}) (11. Qb3 e5 12. Bg3 Qe7 13. Rac1
Rab8 {fighting against c4-c5?!} 14. Rfd1 a5 15. Qb5 exd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 $11 {
Zhukova-Fominykh, Saint Vincent 2005}) 11... e5 (11... c5 {is the other way
attacking White's [+].} 12. Qd2 Nf6 13. Rfd1 Qd7 14. Rac1 Qb7 $11 {
Johansen-Kasimdzhanov, Mallorca 2004}) 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 (13. Rac1 a5 {
against b4} 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Ne1 {The N left his position. Now it is time to
react in the [+].} exd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 17. Bf3 Nf6 $11 {Nalivajko-Andreikin,
Kharkov 2005}) (13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Qc1 {The h2 B remains entombbed.} a5 15. b3 {
1/2-1/2 Ehlvest-Ivanchuk, New Delhi/Teheran 2000}) 13... Rfd8 {Black has
equalized completely, the h2 B remains passive.} 14. Rac1 a5 {fighting against
b4.} 15. Qe1 Bb7 (15... Re8 $5) 16. Qd2 e4 $6 {Smirin according to his style
wants to attack on the >>. However then the h2 B becomes very important again.}
(16... Be4 {with repetition of moves.}) (16... f5 $5 {looked more flexible.})
17. Ne1 {/\ Nc2-a3} f5 {Black continues the wrong plan. He had to do something
against White's concentration on the <<.} 18. Nc2 g5 19. Na3 Rf8 $6 (19... Rac8
20. Nb5 Qf6) 20. Nb5 {It was a long way to activate the N, but Black's
attacking threats on the >> are still not real.} Nf6 $2 {Completely ignoring
White's threats.} (20... Rac8) 21. c5 $1 {It became clear that White came
first on the << "thanks to" the opening of the h2-b8 /^.} dxc5 (21... Ne8 22.
cxb6 cxb6 23. Bh5 $1 $16) 22. dxc5 $6 (22. Bxc7 $1 Rfc8 (22... Nd7 23. Bd6 Qf6
24. Bxf8 {winning the exchange.}) 23. Bxb6 cxd4 24. Bxd4 $18 {and White is a
healthy P up.}) 22... Rad8 {Now Black is back again.} 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Qe2
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 f4 {Black's last chance is fishing in troubled waters.} (25...
Ne8 26. cxb6 cxb6 27. Nd6 $16) 26. exf4 Qxc5 27. f5 $6 (27. Nxc7 $1 Qxc7 28.
fxg5 {would have won the P simply.}) 27... Nd5 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Nxc7 Rxf5 {
White is still a little bit better but the fight begins again.} 30. b3 Bg8 (
30... Bd4 $6 31. Bg3) 31. Ne8 (31. Bg3 {was the prophylactic move.}) 31... Bd4
(31... Rd5 $1 32. Nxg7 Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1 Kxg7 {and the ^- gives Black excellent
drawing chances.}) 32. Bg3 Rd5 (32... e3 33. fxe3 Bxe3+ 34. Kh1 $16) 33. Nc7
Rf5 34. Nb5 (34. Na6 $5 {doesn't look nice, but it can be effective...} Qd5 35.
Rd2) 34... Be5 (34... Qxb5 35. Qxb5 Rxb5 36. Rxd4 Rc5 37. Rxe4 $16 {is a
difficult _|_ for Black, if he cannot exchange rooks. Here the ^- is not so
drawish, as without rooks.}) 35. Nd6 Rf8 36. Nxe4 $18 {Finally White has won a
healthy P.} Qc7 37. Rd7 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Bxg3+ 39. Nxg3 Qc3 40. f3 Qf6 41. Qe3 Qf4
42. Qxf4 gxf4 43. Ne2 {In the _|_ >< f4 and b6 are weak.} a4 44. bxa4 Bc4 45.
Nc3 Rg8 46. Rd2 {White is now two pawns up, but he cannot find the clear-cut
way for the win.} Rc8 47. Rd4 Bf1 48. Ne4 Rc2 49. Nd2 Ba6 50. a3 Ra2 51. Nc4
Rc2 52. Nd2 Ra2 53. Kg1 Ra1+ 54. Kh2 Ra2 55. Rd6 Rxa3 56. Rxb6 Rxa4 57. Ne4 {
The >< f4 will fall soon or later.} Ra2 58. Nc3 Ra5 59. Rf6 Ra3 60. Ne4 Bf1 61.
Rxf4 {The rest is easy.} Ra2 62. Rg4 Bd3 63. Nf6 Bg6 64. h4 Kg7 65. Nd5 Kh6 66.
Rd4 Rb2 67. Kh3 Rf2 68. Nf4 Bf5+ 69. Kg3 Ra2 70. Rd5 Bc8 71. Rc5 Bb7 72. Rb5
Ba6 73. Rb6+ Kg7 74. h5 Bf1 75. h6+ Kf7 76. Rb7+ Kg8 77. Rg7+ Kh8 78. Re7 Ra8
79. Kf2 Bc4 80. Rc7 Bg8 81. g4 Ra2+ 82. Kg3 Ra3 83. g5 Ra5 84. g6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. h3 {Anti-Marshall. By this move order White deprives Black of a
possibility to enter the sharp ... well, Marshall, of course, why esle would
it call it like that.} (8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 {Black obtains a very lively
position, and the number of people willing to suffer for a pawn decreases from
game to game. Well, perhaps, "suffer" is a bit strong word, but advantage, at
least to date, seems to vary from marginal to none.}) 8... Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3
h6 11. Nc3 Re8 {Black has a pretty solid position, although White has a
spatial advantage and a more pleasant position in general.} 12. Nd5 (12. Ne2 d5
13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. c3 Qd7 16. Ne4 Kh8 17. Nh4 Nd8 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19.
hxg4 Ne6 20. g3 Rad8 21. a4 $1 b4 22. a5 $1 Rd7 23. Bc4 {was better due to a
weakness of the a-pawn. 1-0 Bologan,V (2580)-Sakaev,K (2620)/Elista 1998/CBM
065 (60) and White}) 12... Nxd5 ({After} 12... Bf8 {Svidler managed to prove
his superiority over Naiditsch in Dortmund 2004. The game followed} 13. c3 Nb8
14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nh2 Nd7 16. Re3 {White is threatening to build up a
profound attack on his enemy's king, so Black decided to hurry with a pawn sac:
} d5 17. exd5 Qd6 18. c4 c6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Rg3 Nc5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Ba2 {
1-0 Svidler,P (2727)-Naiditsch,A (2574)/Dortmund 2004/CBM 102 (39) and White
managed to win eventually.}) 13. Bxd5 Qc8 {Vacating d8 for the knight, as the
bishop on d5 has to be fought against. However, solving a local problem (Bd5)
Black makes concessions on more important issues (like piece placements and
the center).} 14. c3 Nd8 {Nd8-e6 is nothing unsual in the Ruy Lopez, but here
White manages to exploit that very instant. Black's pieces are disorganized,
and White obtains a very pleasant advantage.} ({Better seems to be} 14... Bf6 {
not allowing White to control the center}) 15. d4 $1 Bf6 {Although Black holds
on to his center for now, his pieces are completely disorganized, and Grischuk
makes use of it.} ({After} 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 {the knight will be deprived of
any future (no dreams, no goals, nothing), but he (Black) will have immediate
problems with the e-file.}) 16. Nh2 {While the Black pieces are gathered on
the queenside, and there is no obvious way for them to go kingside, White is
using his spatial advantage to develop a strong initiative on the king.
Traditionally in these positions, a knight is much better placed on g4 that on
f3, so this maneuver is not exactly new, but is still very strong.} exd4 17.
Ng4 $1 {The point, of course.} ({After} 17. cxd4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1
Qf5 $1 {Black gets very good play.}) 17... Bg5 {Kamsky doesn't just protect
the bishop, but covers the very improtant h6 square, to avoid unpleasant
surprises.} ({For illistrational purposes only, one could suggest} 17... Bh4 $2
{as an alternative to the text:} 18. Bxh6 $1 {Or} gxh6 (18... Bxd5 {loses to}
19. Qxd4 $1 {(White has an intermediate move as well!)} Ne6 (19... gxh6 20.
exd5 $18 {and despite being a piece up, Black is hopeless.}) 20. Qxd5 gxh6 21.
Nxh6+ Kh7 22. Qh5 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Ng7 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Nf5+ Qxh4+ 26. Nxh4 {
a pawn in the endgame should suffice White for a win.}) (18... dxc3 19. Qd4
gxh6 20. Nxh6+ Kh7 21. Nf5 Rg8 22. Qxc3 $1 {transferring the queen to the
kingside} Bxd5 23. Qf3 $1 Rg5 24. Ne7 Qe6 25. exd5 Qh6 26. Qe4+ Kg7 27. Rac1 $1
{and although White is a piece down, the knight on d8 is not a factor in this
game, whereas the weak king is.}) 19. Nxh6+ Kf8 $8 20. Nf5 {And again, with
all the army on vacation, the king cannot survive. The inevitable Qh5 will
decide the game.}) 18. cxd4 Bxd5 ({Not good is:} 18... Ne6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. d5
Nf8 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Qd2 {with full control on both flanks for White.}) ({Also
} 18... c6 {doesn't really improve Black's position.} 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. f4 $1 {
and the pawn mass will just erase Black's position, while taking on f4 loses
by force:} Bd8 (20... Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Bxf4 22. Qf3 {winning an exchange, and
with it the game.}) 21. f5 Ng5 22. f6 {etc}) 19. exd5 {Watch the black knight
on d8. What a poor fella.} Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Kf8 {Of course, the queen cannot be
allowed to invade along the e-file:} ({After} 20... Qf5 21. Qe8+ Kh7 22. Bxg5
Qxg5 23. Ne3 {Black is as tied up as it's possible.}) 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Qe3 {
provoking further weakening of the kingside (after f6), and namely e6, as Qf5
is strongly met with a natural Re1.} f6 23. Re1 Qd7 {Although the first
invasion has been prevented, Black's position hasn't got any better. White
slowly increases the pressure, until Black's defense cracks under it.} 24. h4
$1 {And now it's time to create another weakness} ({With all the prettiness of
his position, White cannot waste time:} 24. Qd3 Nf7 25. Qh7 Re8 {and Black
holds.}) 24... Nf7 ({The point of White's last move can be observed after} 
24... gxh4 25. Nxf6 $1 gxf6 26. Qh6+ Kg8 (26... Qg7 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Re7+ Kxe7
29. Qxg7+ {is easily won for White}) 27. Qxf6 $1 Qf7 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Kg8
30. Re4 {Black's a piece up, but it's hardly a consolation for a lost game. e.g
} Qg7 31. Qxh4 {and Black cannot prevent losing a queen}) ({A switch from a
passive defense to a reckless attack proves to be too sharp for... Black, of
course:} 24... f5 25. Nh2 g4 26. Nf1 {the knight goes to g3, attacking a
new-born weakness on f5.} Nf7 27. Ng3 Nh6 28. Nh5 {and now to f4.. White's
advantage is very big.}) 25. Qe6 Rd8 {Black trusts he will be able to hold
passively, but he will soon realize that this is false.} ({For better or worse,
he should have gone for:} 25... Qxe6 26. dxe6 Re8 $1 ({Or} 26... Nh6 27. Ne3)
27. d5 c6 28. Rc1 Nd8 29. dxc6 Nxe6 30. hxg5 Nxg5 31. Ne3 {and White is
significantly better.}) 26. h5 f5 $2 {Loses immediately, but the position was
already very difficult.} (26... Qxe6 {again leads to a position analyzed
previously.} 27. dxe6 Re8 $1 28. d5 c6 $1 29. Rc1 Nd8 30. dxc6 Nxe6 31. Ne3)
27. Nf6 $1 {A great combination, leading to a logical conclusion of the game.
Of course, having such a control all over the board, it's anything but
surprising that there is one.} gxf6 ({After} 27... Qxe6 28. dxe6 {Black cannot
take the knight because of the fork}) 28. Qxf6 {the threat is painfully simple:
h6.} Re8 29. Re6 Qd8 (29... Rxe6 {also does not save Black:} 30. dxe6 Qe7 31.
Qxf5 {with a totally lost position}) 30. Qxf5 g4 31. Rf6 Re7 ({Or} 31... Re1+
32. Kh2 Ke8 33. h6 Qe7 (33... Nxh6 34. Rf8+ Ke7 35. Qf6+ Kd7 36. Qxd8#) 34. h7
{etc}) 32. h6 Qd7 (32... Ke8 {leads to a nice finish:} 33. h7 Qd7 34. h8=R+
Nxh8 35. Rf8#) 33. Qg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. Nh4 {Finally deviating from his ''old'' game against
Anand in which Kamsky didn't manage to get any opening advantage.} (17. Qe2
Rac8 (17... Bf8 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. Nh5 Be7 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qh5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 f6
23. Bc1 Be6 24. Re3 $36 {Tseshkovsky,V-Savon,V/Ashkhabad 1978}) 18. Bd3 Nd7 19.
Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nc5 21. Bc2 f6 22. Bc1 Na4 23. Qf3 Rc7 24. Nf5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kamsky,G-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 1996 (83)}) (17. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 $6 18. exf5 h6 19. a4
Nc4 20. Nd2 Rac8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Bd3 $16 {Brynell,S-Sorensen,T/
Copenhagen 1989}) 17... d5 $5 18. exd5 {This move appears to be a novelty.
White decides to take a pawn passing the initiative into Black's hands.} (18.
Nhf5 Bf8 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. Bg5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Qc7 23. Bf6 Bxf5 24.
Qxf5 g6 $11 {Schaefer,M-Wegner,H/Germany 1991}) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxe5 Nc4 20. Re2
{Keeping an eye on f2.} Bc5 21. a4 {Hoping to bring the rook into play via the
a-file.} Rad8 {[%cal Gd8d1]} ({Another worthy possibility was} 21... Rxe2 $5
22. Qxe2 b4 23. b3 Re8 24. Qd1 Nd6 $44 {keeping White's rook out of play.}) 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $1 ({Less convincing is} 23... Rxe8 24. Nf3 Qb6 {
[%csl Rf2]} (24... Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Bxf2 28. Ra8+ Ne8
29. Bf4 $14) 25. Nd4 b4 26. Ngf5 $14 {and White keeps an extra pawn.}) 24. Bg5
h6 $1 {An excellent move based on precise calculation. On the other hand Black
doesn't really have a choice as after} (24... Bxg2 $2 {he seems to lose by
force:} 25. Qc1 Bb7 26. Bxf6 gxf6 (26... Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rd2+ 28. Qxd2 Nxd2 29.
Rd1 gxf6 30. Rxd2 Qb8 31. Nhf5 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 27. Qh6 {[%csl Rh7]} Bxf2+ 28.
Kxf2 Rd2+ 29. Kg1 Rxc2 30. Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f6,Gh6g7]} Qe3+ $8 31. Qxe3 Nxe3 32.
Re1 $18 {[%cal Ge1e8]}) 25. Bxf6 Bxf2+ $1 {The point behind 24...h6!} 26. Kxf2
({Also after} 26. Kh2 Bxg3+ 27. Kxg3 gxf6 (27... Qe3+ $6 28. Nf3 gxf6 29. Qd4
$14) 28. Qd4 (28. Nf5 Qe5+ 29. Kf2 Ne3 $1 30. Nxe3 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 Qxe3+ 32. Kh2
Qf4+ $11) 28... Qe5+ 29. Kf2 Re8 $13 {Black has nothing to worry about.}) 26...
Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Nd2+ 28. Qxd2 Qxd2 29. Bxd8 Qxc2 $15 {White's pieces are placed
too badly, so he has to give up a couple of pawns in order to coordinate them.}
30. Kg1 ({No better was} 30. Ba5 g5 31. Nf3 Qxb2 32. Re1 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Qh2 34.
Bc7 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 f5 $15 {[%csl Rf3,Rg1][%cal Gf5f4] and White has no chances
to win this game.}) 30... Qxb2 31. Rd1 Bb3 32. Rd4 Qxc3 33. Nf3 Qa1+ 34. Kh2
Bd1 35. Rd3 b4 36. Bb6 b3 37. Bd4 Qc1 38. Ng1 (38. Ne5 f6 39. Nc4 Qxc4 40. Rxd1
Qc2 41. Re1 b2 42. Bxb2 Qxb2 $17) 38... Bc2 39. N1e2 b2 40. Rc3 b1=Q $17 {
I believe under different sircumstances Grischuk would've won this position,
but since a draw was good enough to advance to the next round he didn't try
too hard...} 41. Nxc1 Qxc1 42. Rc8+ Kh7 43. Be5 f6 44. Bb8 Qd1 45. Rc5 Bg6 46.
Rc3 Bf7 47. Rf3 Qc2 48. Nf5 Bh5 49. Rf1 Bg6 50. Ng3 Bd3 51. Rf3 Ba6 52. Ba7 Bb7
53. Rf2 Qc3 54. Bb8 Qd4 55. Re2 Ba6 56. Ra2 Bc4 57. Rc2 Bd3 58. Rd2 Qc3 59. Rf2
Qb4 60. Bf4 Qd4 61. Rf3 g5 62. Be3 Qd6 63. Bc5 Qxc5 64. Rxd3 f5 65. Rf3 f4 66.
Ne4 Qf5 67. Nf2 h5 68. g3 fxg3+ 69. Kxg3 Qe5+ 70. Kg2 Qd5 71. Kg3 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe2
Ne7 9. Re1 $1 {A new and a very strong move.} Nbc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 (10... dxc6 {
was more prudent here. The text move yields White a dangerous initiative.}) 11.
Nd5 $1 exd5 12. exd5+ Ne7 13. c4 $1 b4 (13... bxc4 14. Bxc4 Qd6 {is strongly
met by} 15. g3 {/\Bf4.}) 14. Bg5 f6 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qf3 fxg5 17. Qf6 O-O-O 18.
Qxh8 ({It is much stonger than} 18. d6 Ng8 $1 19. Qxh8 Bxd6 {, and Black has
excellent attacking prospects.}) 18... Qd6 19. Be4 Kb8 20. Rac1 Qf4 21. g3 Qf7
22. Qd4 d6 23. Qb6 Rd7 24. Qxb4 Nf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Re6 f4 27. Rce1 Rd8 28.
Qb6 Rc8 29. b4 fxg3 30. hxg3 h5 31. b5 Qc7 32. Qxc7+ Kxc7 33. a4 axb5 34. axb5
Kb6 35. Re8 (35. Rf6 $1 {was another tempting continuation here.}) 35... Bg7
36. R8e6 Rd8 $2 ({The final mistake. More stubborn was} 36... Bf8 {or 36...Rc4.
After the text move White has a nice winning continuation.}) {[%tqu "En",
"Prove that you are a really strong endgame player and find the winning move
for White!","Exploit an unfortunate placement of the black bishops on the
seventh rank.","The pawn move shall break Black's defense...","c4c5","This
elegant pawn move shatters Black's last illusions.",4]} 37. c5+ $1 {[%csl Rb7,
Ge6,Rg7] This nice pawn move decides the game.} Kxc5 (37... Ka7 {falls short
after} 38. c6 {, winning immediately}) 38. Re7 Bd4 (38... Bc3 {is strongly met
by} 39. Rc7+ Kb6 40. Rxc3 Bxd5 41. Rd1 Ba8 42. Ra3 Bb7 ({or} 42... Kxb5 43.
Rda1 {followed by 44.Ra5+}) 43. Re3 {, and Black' position is defenseless.})
39. Rxb7 Rf8 40. Rc7+ Kxd5 41. Rd1 $1 {Now the game is over.} Rb8 42. Rg7 g4
43. Rg5+ Kc4 44. Rxh5 Bc5 45. Rg5 Rxb5 46. Rxg4+ Kc3 47. Kg2 Ba3 48. Rgd4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.16"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 a5 $6 ({The main continuation is} 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7 {after
which White is slightly better. One of the latest examples:} (16... Be6 17. Bc4
Qb8 18. O-O Rc8 19. Bxa6 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rc7 21. Qb5 $16 {0-1 Krakops,M (2440)
-Shariyazdanov,A (2470)/Siofok 1996 (42)}) 17. Qd1 (17. Qa2) (17. Qa3) (17. Qc2
) (17. Qa5) 17... a5 18. Be2 a4 19. O-O Rb8 20. Nb4 Qb6 21. Bd3 $1 Ra8 22. Bc2
Bb5 23. Re1 a3 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. bxa3 Bh4 26. g3 Bd8 27. Qd5 Ba6 28. Rd1 $16 {
1-0 Baramidze,D (2554)-Brener,I (2323)/Osterburg 2006 (48)}) 16. Bb5 $1 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 $1 ({Shariyazdanov and Lisenko recommended} 17. exd5 {with the idea
Nc6, evaluation the position as clear better for White. But Black can always
sacrifice the pawn on a5 and achieve good compensation:} f5 (17... Qf6 $5 18.
O-O Qg6 $13) 18. Nc6 Qf6 (18... Qb6 $5) (18... Qe8 $5) 19. O-O (19. b4 f4 $36)
(19. Nxa5 f4 20. f3 (20. O-O f3 $40) 20... Bh4+ $44) 19... f4 20. f3 Bf5 $5 21.
Nxa5 Qg6 $44 {[%cal Gg5d8,Gd8b6]}) 17... Be6 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Ra2 Qc8 20. O-O
Bd8 21. b4 $1 {White's pieces are perfectly placed for the advance of the
b-pawn, while Black didn't even start any counterplay yet.} Kh8 (21... f5 $2
22. exf5 Bxf5 23. bxa5 $18 Bxa5 24. Ne7+) 22. Rd2 (22. bxa5 $2 Bxa5 $1) 22...
Qa6 $2 ({Good or bad, Black had to go for} 22... f5) 23. b5 Qa7 24. Qa3 $16 {
Now Böack's position is very difficult.} Bxd5 {No wonder that Carlsen starts
to miss simple tactics. The position is extremely unpleasant.} (24... Qc5 $8
$16) 25. Qxd6 $1 Be7 26. Qxd5 Rfd8 27. Qa2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 a4 29. Qa2 a3 (29...
Kg8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Bd5 $18 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3f3]}) 30. Qxf7 Rf8 31. b6 $1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bb5
Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Bxc3 {Dies ist nicht nötig, aber spielbar. Es ist
jedoch mit einer verfehlten Idee verbunden.} (10... Rc8 $11) 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12.
Rc1 g5 (12... Qb6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. b3 {ist unbequem für Schwarz, weil Weiß
Sf3-h4 droht.}) 13. Bg3 h5 $2 {Dies ist nicht korrekt. Nach} (13... Qb6 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 15. b3 {hat Weiß einen kleinen Vorteil, aber überwältigend ist der
noch nicht.}) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 h4 16. Nxc6 Qd7 17. Be5 f6 (17... Rac8 18.
f3 Ng3 (18... Rxc6 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Bf6 Bg6 22. Qg4 Qd5 23. Be5
{ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz:} Qd8 24. Rf6) 19. hxg3 Rxc6 20. e4 {wird
Schwarz ebenfalls nicht aushalten.}) 18. f3 Nd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qd2 Rf7 21.
b4 Rg7 22. h3 Re8 23. Rfe1 Rc7 24. b5 a6 25. a4 axb5 26. axb5 Rb7 27. e4 dxe4
28. fxe4 Bh7 29. e5 Qf8 30. Rc5 Rg7 31. exf6 Qxf6 32. Ne5 Bf5 33. Rf1 Qd8 34.
Qe3 g4 35. hxg4 Bxg4 36. Nc6 Qc7 37. Rg5 h3 38. gxh3 Bf5 39. Rfxf5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. f3 Bc5 11. Qe1 d6 12. Kh1 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. Rfd1
Bb7 15. Qd4 Qc5 16. Qxc5 dxc5 17. a4 b4 18. Nb1 Nd7 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Be2 a5 21.
Kg1 g5 22. Kf2 Ba6 23. g3 Rfd8 24. f4 gxf4 25. gxf4 Ng6 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 27. Nc4
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nxf4 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Rc8 f5 31. Kf3 Nh3 32. exf5 exf5 33. Rxc5
Ng5+ 34. Ke3 f4+ 35. Ke2 Re6+ 36. Re5 Rc6 37. b3 Kf6 38. Rxa5 Re6+ 39. Kf2 f3
40. Ne3 Re4 41. Ra6+ Ke5 42. Rh6 Rd4 43. Nc4+ Kf5 44. h4 Nf7 45. Rb6 Rxh4 46.
Rxb4 Rh3 47. a5 Ng5 48. a6 Ne4+ 49. Ke3 f2+ 50. Ke2 Rc3 51. Nd2 Rxc2 52. Rd4
Nxd2 53. Rd5+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nxe5 d5 8.
d4 Bd6 9. O-O dxe4 10. Bg5 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Rc1 Bg4
9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qe7 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. g3 Rac8 15.
Rfd1 b5 16. e4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nb6 18. Bg2 bxc4 19. bxc4 Qb4 20. Nb1 Qa4 21. Ba3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Nbd7 9. Qf3 Be7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Ned4 Nc5
15. Kb1 O-O 16. g4 Rac8 17. Qh3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 a5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. g5 Be7 21.
Qe3 Ba6 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Nf5 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 Qc7 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qb6 Ra8 27.
Re2 e5 28. f5 Qxg5 29. Qxd6 Qd8 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rc2 h5 32. Rc5 Bxd3+ 33.
Nxd3 Rxd3 34. Rxa5 f6 35. a4 b3 36. Rc5 Rd1+ 37. Rc1 Rd4 38. a5 Rxe4 39. a6 Ra4
40. Rc6 h4 41. Kc1 Ra2 42. Rb6 Kh7 43. Kd2 Rxb2+ 44. Kc3 Rb1 45. a7 Ra1 46. Rb7
e4 47. Kb2 Ra5 48. Kxb3 e3 49. Kc2 Ra2+ 50. Kd1 Kh6 51. h3 Kg5 52. Rxg7+ Kxf5
53. Rg4 Ke5 54. Rxh4 f5 55. a8=Q Rxa8 56. Ke2 f4 57. Kf3 Ra1 58. Rh5+ Kd4 59.
Rh8 Rf1+ 60. Ke2 Rf2+ 61. Ke1 Rh2 62. h4 f3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O a6 {[%cal
Gb7b5] A rare line. This way Black prepares b5 in order to strike White's
centre from queenside.} 8. e5 {A binding line, which is not really necessary
against Black's flank agression.} ({In my opinion a quiet} 8. h3 $5 {is better.
}) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 {Vallejo prepares to support the centre with Be3.} ({
White was also better in the following recent game after} 9. dxe5 Nfd7 10. Bf4
Qc7 11. Qd4 $14 {Mukhlisov,V-Fedoseev,S/St Petersburg RUS 2005.}) 9... Be6 {
[%cal Gb8d7] Black develops the light-squared bishop and prepares Nbd7.} (9...
Nfd7 {Earlier or later Black has to challenge the strong knight on e5.} 10. Nf3
{Making development of Black's queenside difficult.} b5 11. Be3 {A useful move
in this pawn structure.} Nb6 12. b3 Bg4 13. Ne5 $1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 $14 {Pinter,
J-Georgiev,K/Baile Herculane 1982.}) ({In case of the immediate} 9... Nbd7 {
White can also play} 10. Nf3 $5 {and Black's light-squared bishop remains out
of play.}) 10. Be3 {[%csl Gd4] This is the best square for the bishop, which
in according to all classical rules has to support the base of construction,
which is the d4-pawn.} ({White also tested other logical continuations like} 
10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Qd2 Qa5 $6 13. b4 $1 Qd8 14. a4 $14 {Hansen,
C-Kristensen,B/Esbjerg 1982.} (14. Qe3 $5 $14)) ({and} 10. Bf4 b5 11. Qd2 bxc4
12. Rfd1 ({The immediate} 12. Nxc4 {not defining position of the rooks looks
simplier.}) 12... Nd5 13. Bh6 Nb6 14. Ne4 $36 {Bolbochan,J-Liebert,H/Siegen
1970. with initiative for the pawn.}) 10... Nbd7 ({The following game turned
out to be a disaster for Black.} 10... b5 11. b3 Qa5 12. Rc1 Rd8 $2 ({Also
after a more logical} 12... Nfd7 13. f4 $14 {White is better.}) 13. Bf3 Nfd7 $2
{Probably that was not Cifuentes' day. Otherwise I can't explain his play in
this game.} ({Black had to accept his mistake and play} 13... Rc8 $16) 14. Bxc6
$18 Nxc6 15. Nxc6 {[%csl Ra5,Rd8] Flear,G-Cifuentes Parada,R/Wijk aan Zee 1988.
}) 11. h3 {[%csl Gg4] A useful move. White prepares for series of exchanges by
covering the g4-square and preventing Ng4.} ({Now when the c6-pawn is not
protected White can attack the b7-pawn.} 11. Qb3 {Black has no good defences
of the pawn and so he has to exchange the knights on e5.} Nxe5 (11... Rb8 $2
12. Bf4) 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 b5 14. Ne4 $14) 11... Rc8 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal
Gb7b5] Black's idea behind the move is obvious. He protects the c6-pawn and
prepares b5 trying to fight for the d5-square.} ({Now after} 11... Nxe5 12.
dxe5 Qxd1 13. Raxd1 {Black can't jump to g4.} Nd7 14. f4 $14 {with a very
pleasant position for White.}) 12. Nf3 {A logical retreat. Having a space
advantage Vallejo decides to save as many pieces as possible.} (12. a4 $5 {
preventing b5 has a positional drawback-it weakens the b4-square, however it
would be a logical follow-up of play started by White on the 8th move.}) 12...
b5 $1 13. c5 {[%csl Rd5] First achievement for Black who gets the d5-square
for his pieces.} ({In case of} 13. d5 $6 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bf5 15. Nd4 Ne5 $1 16.
Nxf5 gxf5 17. Bd4 Qd6 $132 {Black obtains serious counterplay.}) ({The line} 
13. b3 Nb6 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Ne4 $5 {[%csl Rb6] deserved attention.}) 13... Nd5
(13... b4 {[%csl Rc4] would weaken Black's pawn structure on the queenside and
give up the c4-square for white pieces.} 14. Nb1 a5 15. Nbd2 {[%cal Gd2c4]})
14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 N7f6 $11 {[%cal Gf6h5,Gh5f4] Black has solved opening
problems. He is very solid, obtained control in the centre and prepares Nh5-f4
manoeuvre. The position starts to remind me of a good version of Chebanenko
variation (a line with a6) in the Slav defense.} 16. a4 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4] The
knight goes to f4.} ({Black could destabilize position with} 16... Nxc3 17.
bxc3 g5 18. Bg3 Ne4 19. Qd3 Nxg3 20. fxg3 $13 {with an unclear play, but
preffered a quieter approach.}) 17. Ne5 {[%cal Ge2f3] leaving the f3-square
for the light-squared bishop.} Nhf4 18. Bf3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Bd5 {
[%csl Rc3,Rc5,Re5] After series of exchanges White remained with a destroyed
pawn structure and a "bad" bishop versus a good knight. Now he has to look how
to compensate these positional drawbacks of his position.} 21. axb5 axb5 22.
Ra6 ({I believe Vallejo had to try to exchange his weak c3-pawn.} 22. Bg3 $5
Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Ne6 24. c4 $5 bxc4 25. Rfd1 Qc7 26. Qe3 Kg7 27. Rdc1 {and White
partly compensated his bad bishop by space advantage.}) 22... Re8 {[%csl Re7]
[%cal Gd5f3] Black protects the e7-pawn and prepares an exchange of the
light-squared bishops and queens followed by attack of the c5-pawn.} 23. Bg3
Bxf3 ({Although after} 23... Ne6 24. Bg4 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 $15 {
Black is slightly better, Kamsky prefers to avoid a position with bishops of
opposite colours.}) 24. Qxf3 Ne6 {[%csl Rc5] It's interesting that White
hasn't made any obvious mistake, but his position is already slightly worse.}
25. h4 $2 {Underestimating Black's idea.} (25. Rd1 {preventing Qd5 was
necessary.} Qc7 26. c4 $1 (26. Rda1 Qd7) 26... bxc4 27. Ra4 {with chances to
keep the position.}) (25. Rxc6 $2 {loses to} Ng5 {[%csl Rc6,Rf3]}) 25... Qd5 $1
26. Qxd5 cxd5 {[%csl Rc3,Rc5]} 27. c6 Rc7 $1 28. Rd1 $6 {White attacks a wrong
pawn which Black protects without problems.} (28. Rb1 Nc5 29. Ra5 (29. Rb6 Rec8
) 29... Rxc6 $15) 28... Nc5 $1 {I wonder whether he missed this move.} 29. Ra5
e6 $1 {Certainly Black keeps the d5-pawn.} 30. Rxb5 Rxc6 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Rg3]
[%cal Gc5e4] Superiority of the black knight over the bishop and weakness of
the c3-pawn allow us to evaluate the position as a clear advantage for Black.
In the rest of the game Kamsky leaves White no chances.} 31. Bf4 Ne4 32. Re1
Nxc3 33. Rb7 Kg7 34. Kh2 Rec8 35. Ra1 {[%cal Ga1a7]} R6c7 {Preventing White's
only counterplay along the seventh rank.} 36. Rb3 d4 (36... Rc4 $5) 37. Bd2 Ne4
38. Be1 Rc1 39. Rbb1 Rxb1 40. Rxb1 d3 41. f3 $2 {Loses on the spot.} (41. Rd1 {
was necessary with some practical chances.}) 41... d2 $1 {[%cal Gc8c1]} 42.
fxe4 Rc1 $1 $19 43. Bxd2 Rxb1 44. Kg3 Rb3+ 45. Kg4 $6 Rb2 {[%csl Rg2]} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Bb5 Qb6 8. Qa4
Nd7 9. O-O a6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Rab1 Bh5 12. a3 Qd8 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Qc2 Bg6 15.
Bxg6 hxg6 16. h3 Rc8 17. Qd3 Re8 18. Rbd1 Qb6 19. Qb1 Bf6 20. Bg3 a5 21. a4 Qa6
22. Nb3 b5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 bxa4 25. e4 Qc4 26. Bd6 a3 27. e5 Be7 28. Nd2
Qa6 29. bxa3 Nb8 30. c4 dxc4 31. Qc2 Nd7 32. Qxc4 Nxc5 33. Qxa6 Nxa6 34. Ne4
Bf8 35. Rc1 Red8 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Rb1 Rc6 38. Rb5 a4 39. Ra5 f5 40. Bxf8 Kxf8
41. Ng5 Nc7 42. Rxa4 Rc5 43. Ra7 Ke8 44. a4 Kd7 45. Nf7 f4 46. h4 Rc1+ 47. Kh2
Rc2 48. f3 Rc5 49. Kh3 Ke7 50. Nh8 Kd8 51. Nxg6 Kc8 52. Kg4 Kb8 53. Rxc7 Kxc7
54. Kxf4 Kd7 55. Kg5 Ke8 56. f4 Ra5 57. g4 Rxa4 58. h5 Kf7 59. f5 Re4 60. Nf4
Rxe5 61. Nxe6 Ra5 62. Nd4 Rd5 63. Nf3 Rc5 64. Kf4 Rc4+ 65. Kg5 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8.
Qg3 d6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Nh5 12. Qf3 Qh4 13. g3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Qg4 15.
O-O-O Qxe2 16. Bxe2 Nf6 17. f4 Neg4 18. Be1 Ke7 19. Nd4 e5 20. Nf5+ Bxf5 21.
exf5 Ne3 22. Rd3 e4 23. Rd2 d5 24. g4 d4 25. Nd1 Nfxg4 26. h3 Nxd1 27. hxg4 Ne3
28. Bh4+ f6 29. Bf2 h5 30. Bxe3 dxe3 31. Rdd1 h4 32. Rh3 Rad8 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34.
Rxh4 Rd2 35. Rh2 Bb8 36. Rg2 Bxf4 37. c3 a5 38. Kb1 Kd6 39. a4 Bg5 40. Rh2 Ke5
41. Rg2 Kf4 42. Kc1 b6 43. b4 Ke5 44. bxa5 bxa5 45. Kb1 Kd6 46. Kc1 Bf4 47. Kb1
Be5 48. c4 Kc5 49. Kc1 Bb2+ 50. Kb1 Bc3 51. Kc1 Kb4 52. Rh2 Bb2+ 53. Kb1 Be5
54. Rg2 Kxa4 55. c5 Kb4 56. c6 Kc5 57. Kc1 Kxc6 58. Bf1 Bb2+ 59. Kb1 Rxg2 60.
Bxg2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-16"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Qb6 8. Nb3 (8. Qd2 {is a thoroughly analyzed line, White sacrifices the pawn,
but gets an enduring initiative.}) 8... Be7 (8... Qe3+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 {
This ending favours White, he has a great development advantage.}) 9. Qf3 Nbd7
10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 {This is one of the most popular positions in Naidorf,
of course, there are plenty other lines, on almost every move.} (11. Qh3 $5 {
for this interesting move see the game Naiditsch,A - Smeets, J Corus 2006}) (
11. g4 {also a very popular line, the position is quite compicated, here are a
few examples, of how the game may continue:} b5 (11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. fxg5
Ne5 14. Qg3 Nfxg4 15. gxh6 Bxh4 16. Qxh4 Rxh6 17. Qg3 Bd7 18. Be2 Rg6 19. h4 {
and White got a clear advantage due to his passed h-pawn, 1/2-1/2 Nikitin,
A-Petrosian,A/Dortmund 1993/TD (41)}) 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. g5 Nd7 14. a3 Rb8 15.
h4 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. Na2 Rb6 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. Nxc3 h6 20. Be2 Bb7 {with a
fine ending for Black, the game soon ended in a draw 1/2-1/2 Topalov,
V-Kasparov,G/Novgorod 1997/CBM 060 (29)}) 11... b5 {Black also has 11...h6,
which is less popular but looks not bad, as the next games show.} (11... h6 12.
Bh4 (12. Qh3 Rg8 {preparing to meet Bh4 with g7-g5!} 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 dxe5
15. f5 Bg5+ 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. Rhf1 Bd7 18. fxe6 Bxe6 19. Bf5 Bc4 20. Bd3 Be6 21.
Bf5 Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Fontaine,R-Kulaots,K/Stockholm 2004/CBM 097 ext (21)}) 12...
g5 {this is one of Black's ideas in this line, he wants to secure the e5
square for his knight and deflects the white f4 pawn.} 13. Bf2 (13. Bg3 gxf4
14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Qe2 b5 16. a3 Rb8 17. Rhf1 Nfd7 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Ljubojevic,
L/Tilburg 1984/MCD (17)}) 13... gxf4 14. Qxf4 b5 15. Kb1 b4 16. Ne2 Bb7 {
and Black is surely isn't worse, 0-1 Leko,P-Anand,V/Leon 2001/CBM 084/(25)})
12. Rhe1 {White had also a2-a3, which stops b5-b4, but weakens somewhat
White's kingside position and allows Black to play Rb8 followed by b5-b4.} (12.
a3 Rb8 13. Rhe1 h6 (13... b4 14. axb4 Rxb4 15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Qh3 Nc5 17. Nxc5
dxc5 {with a complicated game 1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kasparov,G/Linares 2001/CBM 82_01
(55)}) 14. Qh3 e5 15. f5 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 {with mutual chances 1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Polgar,J/Linares 2001/CBM 082/(27)}) 12... b4 {Kamsky played this line as
White, 3 times in this tournament and scored 1 out of 3, dissapointingly. In
his earlier game against Smirin, he played 13.Nb1 but lost after an
interesting battle, this time he has probably decided that he should keep the
knight closer to the centre and retreats to e2, which looks more logical.} 13.
Ne2 (13. Nb1 Bb7 14. Qh3 a5 15. Nd4 Nc5 $6 (15... a4 {was definitely stronger})
16. Bb5+ (16. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (16... Bxf6 $2 {The problem is that Black can't
recapture with the bishop, since after} 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Nxd6+ {White is winning
}) 17. Bb5+ {with a big advantage for White.}) 16... Kf8 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. e5
dxe5 19. fxe5 Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe7+ Qxe7 22. Kb1 h5 {and Black has
solved his opening problems, 0-1, Kamsky,G-Smirin,I/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005/
The Week in Chess 578 (49)}) 13... Bb7 14. Kb1 {A prophylactic move, before
starting any activity, White brings his king to safety.} (14. Ned4 {in his
game against Vallejo, later in the tournament, Kamsky played this move and
lost after a fascinating struggle, though not because of the opening, the game
continued with} Nc5 15. Kb1 O-O 16. g4 Rac8 17. Qh3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 a5 19. Bxf6
Bxf6 20. g5 Be7 21. Qe3 Ba6 22. Rc1 Qb6 {and black is fine 0-1 Kamsky,
G-Vallejo Pons,F/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005 (62)}) 14... h6 (14... Nc5 {this
move also deserves attention, it is not clear how White can get an advantage.}
15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Bxf6 (16. c4 O-O-O {the black king is safe on the queenside
now} 17. Nc1 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nb3 a5 20. Qh5 a4 21. Nc1 g6 22. Qg4 Rd4 {
and Black is already better, 0-1 Mullon,J-Agrest,E/Bastia FRA 2005 (38)}) 16...
Bxf6 17. Bc4 O-O 18. g4 g5 19. Qe3 Rad8 20. fxg5 Bg7 {[%cal Gc7e5]} 21. Qg3 Be5
22. Qg2 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rf1 Bxh2 {and Black didn't have any problems,
0-1 Stolz,M-Petrosian,A/Germany 1993/GER-chT2 (40)}) 15. Bh4 a5 16. Ned4 a4 (
16... Nc5 $2 {This is bad now, as White has a strong reply.} 17. Bxf6 $1 {
and Black can't recapture with the bishop.} gxf6 (17... Bxf6 $2 18. Nb5 Qb6 19.
Nxd6+ $18) 18. Qh5 $1 {and White has strong pressure.}) 17. Nb5 {White frees
the d4 square for his second knight.} Qb8 18. N3d4 Nc5 {Black doesn't hurry
with the castle, as he feels that his king is safer in the centre and he can
always castle in case of any immediate danger.} 19. g4 b3 20. c4 $2 {allows
Black to make a beautiful strike that gives him the edge.} (20. Ka1 {was
better, avoiding any opening of the position}) 20... bxa2+ $2 {Black misses
his chance, after 20...Nfxe4 black is better in all lines.} (20... Nfxe4 21.
Bxe4 (21. Bxe7 Nc3+ $1 {this is the pointe} 22. bxc3 Bxf3 23. Bxd6 Bxd1 24.
Bxb8 Bxg4 {[%cal Gc5d3,Ga8b8] both white bishops are hanging} 25. Nc7+ Kd7 26.
Nxa8 Rxb8 27. Be4 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 bxa2+ 29. Kxa2 Rxa8 {and Black has a large
edge in the endgame.}) 21... Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Bxh4 (22... Bxe4+ $2 23. Qxe4 Bxh4
24. Nc7+ Qxc7 25. Qxa8+ Qd8 26. Qxa4+ Qd7 27. axb3 $1 {and White is probably
winning.}) 23. Rxe6+ {even this swindle doesn't help White.} (23. Nf5 O-O 24.
Nxh4 f5 25. gxf5 exf5 {and again Black has the upper hand, due to the pin.})
23... fxe6 24. Qxb7 Qxb7 25. Nxd6+ Ke7 26. Nxb7 bxa2+ 27. Kxa2 Rhc8 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Gc8c7] and Black is much better.}) 21. Kxa2 O-O {Black's position is
still quite well.} 22. g5 hxg5 (22... Nxd3 $2 {this "intermediate" move leads
to a loss.} 23. gxf6 Nxe1 24. Qg3 {and White stays with extra material.}) 23.
Bxg5 Rc8 {a logical move, Black brings the rook closer to the enemy's king.}
24. Qh3 {A cunning trap, White offers black the pawn on e4.} (24. Bc2 {was an
alternative, saving the bishop from exchanging, but Black has a few ways to
continue.} Nb3 $1 {A nice move, Black wants to open the a-file on the white
king and also attacks the pawn on c4.} (24... Ncxe4 $2 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4
Nxe4 27. Qxe4 {is much better for White.}) (24... Na6 $5 {in order to bring
the knight to b4 and to attack Pc4 also deserves attention}) 25. Qe2 (25. Nxb3
$4 {taking the knight is suicidal} axb3+ 26. Kxb3 d5) 25... Nxd4 26. Rxd4 e5 {
and Black is more comfortable.}) 24... Nxd3 {not falling for the trap, of
course} (24... Bxe4 $2 25. Bxf6 $1 {This is the key move, white wins in all
the lines.} Bxd3 (25... Nxd3 26. Bxg7 $1 Bh7 27. Rg1 {with mate}) 26. Bxg7 $1
Kxg7 (26... Bxc4+ 27. Ka3 {suddenly this is the safest place for the white king
} Kxg7 28. Rg1+ Bg5 29. fxg5 Rh8 30. Qc3 {and White is winning.}) 27. Rxd3 Rh8
28. Rg1+ Kf6 29. Qg2 Qg8 30. Rg3 {with decisive attack} Qh7 31. f5 e5 32. Nc7
$18) 25. Qxd3 Rc5 {activating the rook.} 26. Ka1 Bd8 {and now transferring the
bishop to a better position} 27. e5 {White breaks in the centre, what should
have led to an unclear complications, suddenly leads to an easy victory for
White.} dxe5 28. fxe5 Ne4 $2 {Throwing away the game, it's not clear what
Black has miscalculated, since now White simply gets an extra material, 28...
Rxe5 was called for.} (28... Rxe5 29. Bf4 {This is White's idea.} Rxe1 30. Bxb8
Be4 31. Qd2 Ba5 32. Qc1 (32. Nc3 Bxc3 33. bxc3 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rxb8 {is also
fine for Black.}) 32... Rxd1 33. Qxd1 Rxb8 {The material is about equal here,
and both sides have positional pluses, so this position is probably a dynamic
equality.}) 29. Bxd8 Qxd8 (29... Nf2 {is refuted by} 30. Qg3 (30. Qa3 {should
also win}) 30... Nxd1 31. Bf6 Qf8 32. Rxd1 {and White has a decisive attack.})
30. Rxe4 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Rxc4 32. Nd6 {Now White is superior in the centre and
also plans an attack on the kingside, the outcome of the game is decided.} Rb4
33. Qf3 $1 (33. Nxf7 {is inaccurate, Black has a very nice idea.} a3 $1 (33...
Kxf7 $2 34. Qf3+ Kg8 35. Nc6 {[%cal Gc6b4,Gc6d8] wins immideatly}) 34. Nxd8
axb2+ 35. Kb1 Ra1+ 36. Kc2 Rxd1 37. Kxd1 b1=Q+ 38. Qxb1 Rxb1+ {allows Black
substantial drawing chances.}) 33... a3 (33... Qf8 {couldn't save Black as
well.} 34. Nc6 Rh4 35. Rf1 {threatening Ne7 followed by Qd3} a3 36. Ne7+ Kh7
37. Qd3+ $18) 34. b3 Ra7 35. Nc6 Qg5 36. Ne4 $1 (36. Nxb4 $4 {never too late
to make a mistake} Qxe5+ {with mate}) 36... Rxe4 37. Qxe4 Rd7 {Black resigned,
White can even simply take the rook:} (37... Rd7 38. Rxd7 Qc1+ 39. Qb1 Qc3+ 40.
Ka2 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-16"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Nxc4
Qa6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd3 Rd8 12. Qc2 Qb6 13. e3 Qc7 14. f4 Nb6 15.
e4 Ne8 16. Kh1 Rxd4 17. b3 Rd8 18. Bb2 Nd7 19. Rae1 b6 20. e5 e6 21. g4 Ba6 22.
Rf3 c5 23. Nf2 Bb7 24. Nfe4 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Rg3 fxe4 27. Nxe4 Nf8 28. f5
Bxe4 29. Bxe4 exf5 30. Bxf5 Rd7 31. e6 Re7 32. Be5 Qd8 33. Rd1 Qc8 34. Qg2 Rb8
35. Rg1 Rbb7 36. Be4 Rbc7 37. Qf3 Ng6 38. Rxg6 hxg6 39. Rxg6 c4 40. Rg1 cxb3
41. Bxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
c4 Nb6 (8... Nf6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rad1 Qd7 12. Ne5 Qe8 13. Qf3 Bd6
14. c5 $14 {Mikhalchishin,A-Ubilava,E/Rostov on Don 1980}) 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4
g5 $2 {Breaking one of the most important principles of opening strategy -
Black starts active operations before taking care of the king. Against a
player of Topalov's caliber one can't afford himself such a luxury!} (10... O-O
11. Rad1 Bf6 12. Ne4 Rc8 $6 13. Nfg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 g6 15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Nb4
17. Qh3 $16 {Skrjabin,I-Parkkinen,J/Kajaani 1999}) 11. Bg3 g4 12. Ne5 Nxd4 {
Black wins a pawn, but his king won't be safe till the end of the game...} ({
No better was} 12... Qxd4 13. Qe2 Qc5 14. Ne4 Qb4 15. b3 h5 16. Rfd1 $36 {
[%csl Rb4,Re8,Rh8]}) 13. c5 $1 {The most accurate way to meet Black's
advanturous play.} ({Another promising alternative was} 13. Rad1 $5 c5 14. Ne2
h5 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. c5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd3b5]}) 13... Bxc5 14. Rad1 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gd1d8]} O-O (14... f6 15. Nxg4 Nd7 16. Nb5 $1 $16) 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nxg4
$1 $16 {Intending to decide the game by a direct attack on Black's king.} (16.
Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 c5 18. Rdd1 f5 19. Nd7 fxe4 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rfe1 $16)
16... c5 (16... Nf5 17. Qc3 Nd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Nef6+ Kh8 20. Be5 $18) (16...
f5 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Be5+ Kxh6 19. Qh3+ Kg6 20. Bxd4 Nd5 21. Nc3 $16 {[%csl Re6,
Rg6][%cal Gd1d3,Gd3g3]}) 17. b4 $6 {It takes Fritz a second to find a forced
win!} (17. Be5 $1 {[%cal Gg4h6]} f6 18. Ng5 Nf5 (18... fxg5 19. Nh6#) 19. Nh6+
$18) 17... Nd5 18. bxc5 $6 {He misses the same forced win again!} (18. Be5 $1
Nf5 19. Nh6+ Nxh6 20. Qg3+ $18) 18... Nf5 19. Qf3 {[%cal Gd1d5,Gg3d6]
Unfortunately for Kamsky his position remains hopeless.} Rc8 20. Bd6 Nxd6 (
20... Bxd6 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Nef6+ Kg7 23. Qxf5 $18) (20... Rc6 21. Rxd5 exd5
22. Qxf5 dxe4 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Qe5+ Bf6 25. Qh5 $16) 21. cxd6 Bh4 22. d7 Rc6 (
22... Rc7 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Nef6+ Bxf6 25. Nxf6+ Kg7 26. Ne8+ Rxe8 27. dxe8=Q
Qxe8 28. Qg3+ $18) 23. Ne5 Rc7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Qc1 g6 12. Bg2 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. a5 {
Dies ist sinnvoller als die in der Vorgängerpartie gewählte Fortsetzung:} (14.
Rd1 Be6 15. Ne4 $6 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc7 Ndb6 18. a5 Nd5 19. Bf4 $2 (19.
Nd6 Nxb2 20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. Bxd5 $11) 19... Nxb2 $19 {0-1 Shchekachev,A-Shirov,
A/France 2004/CBM 098 ext (53). (53)}) 14... Be6 (14... a6 {kommt in Betracht.}
) 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. a6 bxa6 {Schwarz braucht den Damenturm des Weißen nicht
nach a6 zu lassen. Genauer ist vielleicht} (16... Bc4 17. axb7 Qxb7 $11 {
aber auch der Textzug ist nicht ruinös.}) 17. Rxa6 Rab8 $2 ({Die Fortsetzung} 
17... Qb7 18. Qa1 Rfc8 {sollte dem Schwarzen eine haltbare Stellung geben.})
18. Qa1 ({Unangenehm für Schwarz ist auch} 18. Rxc6 Qa5 19. Rd6 (19. Bxe5 Bxe5
{ist meines Erachtens kaum gewinnträchtig für Weiß.}) 19... Rb4 (19... Nc4 20.
Rxe6 fxe6 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 22. Qf4 {sieht sehr ungünstig für Schwarz aus.}) 20.
Bd2 {, doch der Textzug ist noch stärker.}) 18... Qb7 19. Ra5 Nc4 (19... f6 20.
Rb1 Rf7 (20... Ra8 21. b4 {ist auch kein Honiglecken für Schwarz.}) 21. Rb5 Qc8
22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. Bxc6 g5 24. Bxe5 {wird Schwarz auch nicht überleben.}) 20.
Rxa7 Qxb2 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Rb1 Qe5 23. Rc1 Nd2 24. Rc2 Nb3 25. Qa3 Qb8 26.
Bxc6 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Nd4 28. Ra8 (28. Kf1 {ist schwächer:} Bh3+ 29. Ke1 (29. Bg2
Qb1+ 30. Rc1 Qe4 {ist fatal für Weiß.}) 29... Qe5 30. Re7 Be6 31. e3 Nxc6 32.
Rxc6 Qd5 {, und Weiß hat nichts als Verdruß.}) 28... Nxe2+ 29. Kg2 Qxa8 30.
Bxa8 Nxc3 {Schwarz kann wohl nicht überleben, weil die schwarzen Felder am
Königsflügel geschwächt sind und weil außerdem sein Springer keinen sicheren
Ankerplatz findet.} 31. Qa5 {Weiß verhindert 31...Sd5 und 31...Ld5+.} Nb5 32.
f3 Nd6 $6 (32... h5 33. Be4 Nd4 (33... Nd6 34. Bxg6 fxg6 35. Qe5 {dürfte
Schwarz nicht überleben; seine schwarzfeldrigen Schwächen werden sich
schließlich als fatal erweisen.}) 34. Qe5 Nf5 {mußte unbedingt versucht werden.
}) 33. g4 Rc8 34. Kg3 Nc4 35. Qa1 Rd8 36. h4 Ne3 {Dies beschleunigt den
Verlust, doch glaube ich nicht, daß Schwarz nach} (36... h6 37. Be4 Rd6 38. Qc3
{wird überleben können.}) 37. Be4 Nd5 38. Qe5 h6 39. Bxg6 Rd7 40. Be4 Ne7 41.
Qf6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {Das ist eine der ganz populären
Varianten, so spielen heutzutage viele Spitzenspieler.} 5. Bd3 (5. Nc3 b5 (5...
Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3) (5... Qc7 6. Bd3) 6. Bd3 {sind die anderen
Hauptvarianten}) 5... Nf6 (5... Bc5 {Dieser Zug wird öfters gespielt und führt
zu sehr komplizierten Igel Stellungen, die beiden Seiten gute Chansen anbieten.
} 6. Nb3 Be7 (6... Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O $14) 7. Qg4 g6 (7... Nf6 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 Rxg2 10. Qh3 Rg8 11. Nc3 $14 {/\Le3/Lf4 - 0-0-0}) 8. Qe2 d6 9.
Nc3 (9. c4 $5 Qc7 10. Nc3 b6 $132) 9... Nd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. f4 b6
13. Rae1 Bb7 $132) 6. O-O d6 $6 {Dieser Zug kommt mir ungenau vor. Danach
erhält Weiß eine angenehme Igelstellung. Besser ist 6....Qc7.} (6... Qc7 7. Qe2
(7. c4 $6 Nc6 8. Nxc6 (8. Be3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 (10. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 11.
Qg4 Kf8 $1 12. Nc3 Qe5 $15 {Schwarz hat nichts zu befürchten, sein König ist
auf f8 sicher und der schwarzfeldrige Läufer geniesst volle Freiheit, die Weiß
nicht kompensieren kann.}) 10... Qxc5 11. Nc3 d6 12. Kh1 e5 13. f4 exf4 14.
Rxf4 Qe5 15. Qd2 Be6 $11 {Eine ganz typische Situation ist entstanden: Weiß
verfügt über etwas mehr Raum, dafür steht Schwarz auf den schwarzen Feldern
sehr sicher - diese beiden Faktoren gleichen sich aus.}) 8... dxc6 9. Be3 $1 {
Die g1-a7 Diagonale ist sehr wichtig, Weiß muss die Kontrolle über sie und
über das geschwächte Feld d4 ergreifen.} (9. f4 $2 {wäre fehlerhaft} e5 10. f5
(10. Be3 exf4 11. Bxf4 (11. Rxf4 $2 Bc5 12. Qf3 (12. Bxc5 Qxf4 13. Nc3 Qe5 14.
Bf2 Ng4 $19) 12... Bxe3+ 13. Qxe3 Ng4 14. Qd2 g5 $1 $19) 11... Qb6+ 12. Kh1
Qxb2 13. Nd2 Bg4 $17) (10. fxe5 Qxe5 11. Nc3 (11. Bf4 Qxb2 $19) 11... Ng4 12.
g3 (12. Bf4 Qc5+ 13. Kh1 Nf2+ 14. Rxf2 Qxf2 $19) 12... Be6 13. Bf4 Qd4+ 14. Kg2
O-O-O $19) 10... Bc5+ 11. Kh1 h5 $1 {Bereitet den typischen Zug Sg4 vor. Der
Springer ist von dort nicht zu vertreiben, denn nach h3 kann Weiß nicht hg
spielen, da sein König sich im Mattnetz befinden wird. Der Turm h8 spielt hier
eine sehr wichtige Rolle.} 12. Nc3 Ng4 $15) 9... e5 10. h3 (10. f3 Be6 (10...
Nh5 11. Nc3 Nf4 12. Na4 Be6 13. Bb6 (13. Nb6 Rd8 $15) 13... Qd7 14. Bc2 Qxd1 (
14... Bd6 15. Nc5 $14) 15. Rfxd1 Bxc4 16. Nc5 $44) 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nh5 $15)
10... Be6 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nd7 $11) (7. f4 $6 Bc5 8. c3 {Wenn man schon
solch einen Zug machen muss, kann die Stellung nicht gut sein.} d6 $132) 7...
d6 (7... Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. a3 $1 (10. c4 Nb4 11. Be4 c5 12. Nc3
Nc6 13. Be3 Bd7 $132) 10... b5 11. b3 Be7 12. c4 Nb6 13. Nc3 $14) 8. f4 $5 (8.
c4 Nc6 (8... g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Nf3 $1 O-O 11. Bf4 $14 {/\Tfd1-Tac1-Lb1 xd6} (
11. h3 Nc6 12. Bf4 $14) (11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be3 Nc6 $11)) 9. Nxc6 {kann Schwarz
nicht mehr mit dem d-Bauer schlagen und muss nach} bxc6 10. f4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O
12. Bd2 Rb8 13. b3 $14 {mit gewißen Schwierigkeiten rechnen.}) 8... g6 (8...
Nc6 9. Nxc6 (9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Nc3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qc5 14.
Qxc5 dxc5 15. Nd5 Bd6 $11) 9... bxc6 10. Nc3 $14) 9. Kh1 {Eine Prophylaxe, die
früher oder später sowieso notwendig ist.} Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nf3 $5 {Eine
sehr interessante Idee, die zwar mit einem großem Zeitverlust verbunden ist,
aber trotzdem gute Perspektiven für Weiß anbietet.} Nc6 12. Qe1 $1 Nb4 {
Schwarz muss dynamisch spielen, denn langsame Abspiele bringen ihn in Gefahr
am Königsflügel.} (12... e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bg5 Nh5
16. Nd5 Qb8 $8 17. Be2 Nf4 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Bxf4 $16) 14. Qh4 Be6 15. Ng5 h5
16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Be3 $16) (12... d5 $5 {Das ist vielleicht das
beste - man nutzt die Tatsache aus, daß Weiß einiges an der Zeit verloren hat.}
13. e5 (13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 $11) 13... Nd7 14. Be3 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16.
Ng5 Bxg5 17. fxg5 d4 18. Bd2 $1 $14) 13. Qh4 Qa5 {/\Dh5} 14. e5 $1 $36 {
Macieja - Trygstad (Saint Vincent, 2005)}) 7. c4 {Nun verliert Weiß keine Zeit
für De2.} g6 (7... Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. f4 $14) (7...
Nbd7 8. Nc3 b6 9. Be3 Bb7 10. f4 $14) 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Be3 (9. Nf3 $5 {ist auch
gut spielbar, mit der Idee, Druck auf der d-Linie auszuüben} Nc6 (9... O-O 10.
h3 Nc6 11. Bf4 $16 {Jetzt sieht man schon, warum es für Schwarz gut ist, Züge
6....Dc7.7.De2 einzuschliessen - der Bauer d6 könnte nicht so früh angegriffen
werden (es droht Le2-Dd2-Tad1) und Schwarz hätte die Möglichkeit, den Springer
als Blockade nach e5 zu stellen. Jetzt geht die weiße Dame sofort nach d2 und
das erhöht die Risiken der schwarzen Stellung sehr.}) 10. h3 Nd7 11. Bg5 $1 (
11. Bf4 Nde5 $14) 11... Qc7 12. Rc1 $1 Nce5 (12... O-O 13. Qd2 Nde5 (13... Nc5
14. Bb1 b6 15. Rfd1 $16) 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 {führt nur zum Zugumstellung}) 13. Nxe5
Nxe5 14. Qd2 {Da sieht man zum zweiten Mal die Folgen des Fehlers von Schwarz
im 6.Zug - die Dame kommt auf das Feld d2 in einen Zug, ohne Umweg über e2.}
O-O (14... Bd7 15. Be2 Bc6 16. Nd5 $1 exd5 17. cxd5 O-O 18. dxc6 bxc6 (18...
Nxc6 19. Bc4 $16) 19. f4 Nd7 20. Be7 Rfe8 21. Qxd6 (21. Bxd6 Qb6+ 22. Kh2 Rxe4
$13) 21... Qa7+ (21... Qxd6 22. Bxd6 Rxe4 23. Bf3 $18) 22. Kh2 Nb6 23. Bg5 Rxe4
24. Bg4 $16) (14... Nxc4 $2 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qxd6 f6 17. Nd5 $18) 15. Rfd1 {
Der Bauer auf d6 ist nun sehr schwer zu verteidigen.} Re8 (15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3
Be5 17. f4 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Bg7 19. Be7 Re8 20. Bxd6 Qxb2 21. Na4 Qf2 (21... Qxa2
22. Nb6 Ra7 23. Bb8 $18) 22. Rc2 Qa7 23. c5 Bd7 24. Nb6 $18) (15... Nxc4 16.
Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 (17... Qxe4 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Qxd6 Be5 20. Qe7 $18) (
17... Qxa2 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Qxd6 $18) 18. Rxc4 dxc4 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Rd8
21. Qf4 Be6 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 $16) 16. Bf1 Bf8 17. Bh6 $1 $16 {Das weiße
Spiel läuft ideal, während Schwarz nicht mal Entwicklung beenden kann. Motylev
- Siebrecht (Saint Vincent, 2005)}) 9... O-O 10. Rc1 Nbd7 {in der Igelstruktur
gehört der Springer normalerweise je nach d7, hier kann er sich aber auch aus
taktischer Sicht nicht nach c6 entwickeln:} (10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 12. c5
d5 (12... dxc5 13. Bxc5 Re8 14. Qa4 Nd7 (14... Qxd3 15. Rfd1 $18) 15. Be3 Ne5
16. Be2 $16) 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 Rb8 (14... f6 15. Qa4 Qc7 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bd4
$14) 15. Ne2 Rxb2 16. Nd4 Qc7 17. Qa4 $44) 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. f3 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7
14. Bf1 $14 {Auf dem Brett ist der ganz typische Igel entstanden, nur mit dem
Unterschied, dass Schwarz hier den Läufer auf g7 und nicht auf e7 hat. Dies
ändert an dem weißen Plan nicht viel - Weiß spielt am Damenflügel mittels
Qf2-a3-b4-Na4 und versucht irgendwo den Vorstoß c5 durchzuführen.} Rfc8 15. b4
Bf8 16. a3 Rab8 17. Kh1 Qd8 18. Qf2 Ne5 19. Na4 Nfd7 20. Nb3 Ba8 21. Nb2 Rc7
22. Na4 Rcc8 23. Bd4 Rc6 24. c5 bxc5 25. Naxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Qc8 27. Qe3 Bb7
28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Nd7 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 Ra8 31. Nb6 Qxc1 32. Rxc1 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Bd6 8.
Nbd2 Be6 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 c5 11. g3 O-O 12. Nh4 Re8 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Qg5
15. f6 Nxf6 16. Ne4 Qf5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. f4 Qh6 19. f5 e4 20. Re1 Rad8 21.
Qg4 exd3 22. cxd3 Bf8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd1 Qe3+ 25. Kf1 g6 26. Bc1 Qe5 27.
fxg6 hxg6 28. Qf3 Qa1 29. Qf2 Bg7 30. Kg2 Qe5 31. Rf1 Qe7 32. Bg5 Qd7 33. Qf3
Bd4 34. g4 c6 35. h4 Re6 36. Kh3 b5 37. Bd2 Rf6 38. Qg2 Rd6 39. Bf4 Rd5 40. Rf3
Qe6 41. Bg3 Bg7 42. Qf1 Rd8 43. Bf2 Qd5 44. Qe2 Bf8 45. Kg2 Rd6 46. Kg1 Re6 47.
Re3 Rxe3 48. Bxe3 Qe5 49. Kf1 Qg3 50. h5 Qh3+ 51. Kg1 Bd6 52. hxg6 fxg6 53. Bf4
Bf8 54. Qe6+ Kh7 55. Qd7+ Bg7 56. Kf2 Qh4+ 57. Ke2 Qf6 58. Ke3 Qa1 59. g5 Qe1+
60. Kf3 Qf1+ 61. Ke3 c4 62. dxc4 bxc4 63. bxc4 Qc1+ 64. Kf3 Qxc4 65. Qh3+ Kg8
66. Qc8+ Bf8 67. Qe8 Qd3+ 68. Be3 c5 69. Qc6 Qf1+ 70. Kg3 Qe1+ 71. Kf4 Qh4+ 72.
Ke5 Qh8+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {Das ist eine der ganz populären
Varianten, so spielen heutzutage viele Spitzenspieler.} 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 (
6... Be7 {ist die andere Hauptvariante:} 7. Qg4 g6 (7... Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6
Rxg2 10. Qh3 Rg8 11. Nc3 $14 {/\Le3/Lf4 - 0-0-0}) 8. Qe2 d6 9. Nc3 (9. c4 $5
Qc7 10. Nc3 b6 $132) 9... Qc7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bd2 b6 12. f4 Ngf6 13. Rae1 Bb7
$132) 7. Qe2 (7. Qg4 {ist zuletzt sehr aktuell geworden} Nf6 (7... g6 {Die
schwarzen Felder am Königsflügel sehen nun furchtbar aus.} 8. Qg3 Nc6 9. Nc3 d6
10. h4 Nf6 11. Bh6 $16 {Schwarz wird nun lange Zeit nicht rochieren können,
während Weiß sein Spiel ganz bequim gestalten kann.} Ne5 12. Be2 b5 13. f4 Nc4
14. O-O-O Ne3 15. Rd4 Nfg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 b4 19. Na4 Bd7
20. b3 Bxa4 21. bxa4 Qd7 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. Rd1 Qxa4 24. f5 Ke7 25. fxe6 f6) 8.
Qg3 d6 9. O-O (9. Nc3 $5 {der Plan mit der langen Rochade ist ebenfalls
interesant} Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Nh5 (11... Ne5 12. O-O-O g5 13. Be2 b5 14.
f4 gxf4 15. Bxf4 Rg8 16. Qh3 Qe7 17. a3 $14 {Smirin - Arencibia (Khanty
Mansyisk, 2005)}) 12. Qf3 Qh4 13. g3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Qg4 15. O-O-O Qxe2 16. Bxe2
Nf6 17. f4 Neg4 18. Be1 Ke7 $11 {Vallejo Pons - Kamsky (Khanty Mansyisk, 2005)}
) 9... Nc6 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Be2 O-O (11... b5 12. Bf4 b4 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rxd6
$1 Qxd6 (14... Ng6 15. e5 bxc3 16. exf6 gxf6 (16... Nxf4 17. Qxf4 gxf6 18. Rfd1
cxb2 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Rd8+ Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. R8d3 $18) 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Na5
Bxf3 19. Qxf3 $16) 15. Bxe5 Qe7 16. Bd6 $16 {Nisipeanu - Korneev (Benidorm,
2005)}) 12. Kh1 b5 13. f4 Nc4 14. e5 Ne8 15. a4 Bd7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne4 Bc6
18. Bd3 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 d5 20. Bd3 f5 21. c3 Nc7 {1/2-1/2 Delchev - Korneev 
(Benidorm, 2005)}) (7. O-O Nc6 8. Qg4 $6 Nf6 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qh6 Ne5 $44 {
zum Beispiel:} 11. Nc3 b5 12. Bf4 Neg4 13. Qh4 Nxf2 14. Rxf2 Rg4 15. Qh6 Bxf2+
16. Kxf2 Ng8 $17) 7... d6 (7... Nc6 {wird öfters gespielt} 8. Be3 d6 9. f4 {
Das ist wohl die beste Methode, gegen diese von Schwarz gewählte Variante zu
kämpfen. Man wartet ab mit der Entwicklung des Springers und macht alle
notwendigen Züge.} (9. N1d2 $2 {Dieser Zug mit der Idee der langen Rochade
scheitert an einer unerwarteten Reaktion:} e5 $1 10. f4 {ist hier wohl das
Beste:} (10. Bxa7 Rxa7 11. Nc4 b5 12. Ne3 Nf6 13. O-O-O Be6 $15 {Schwarz hat
einen super Najdorfaufbau erreicht.}) 10... Nf6 11. O-O-O Bg4 12. Nf3 Bxe3+ 13.
Qxe3 exf4 14. Qxf4 Qc7 15. h3 Be6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 O-O $11) (9. Nc3 {
ist auch gut spielbar, dieser Zug hat jedoch den Nachteil, dass Schwarz nach
Zügen b5 und a4 (von der Seite von Weiß) b4 mit Angriff auf den Springer
spielen kann.} Nf6 (9... Nge7 $5 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 b5 12. a4 Bxe3+ (12... b4
13. Nd1 Bxe3+ 14. Nxe3 $14) 13. Qxe3 b4 14. Ne2 $14) 10. O-O b5 11. a4 b4 (
11... Bxe3 {der Versuch die weiße Dame nach e3 zu locken endet traurig} 12.
axb5 $1 Bd4 (12... Bxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Ne5 14. Qd4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bb7 16. Na5 $16)
13. Nd1 Qc7 14. bxc6 Bb6 15. Ne3 O-O (15... Qxc6 16. Nd5 $1 Bd8 17. Na5 Qd7 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Nc4 $16) 16. Nc4 Qxc6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. e5 Qb8 19. exf6 gxf6 20.
Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 f5 22. Rfe1 $40) 12. Nd1 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 $14 {Weiß hat ein
leichtes Spiel, denn der schwarze Damenflügel ist sehr geschwächt.}) 9... Qc7 (
9... Nf6 $5 10. Bxa7 Rxa7 11. c4 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Rad1 $14) 10.
O-O Nf6 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Nc3 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 a5 15. Ne3 O-O 16. Kh1 Bb7
17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Raa8 19. Rae1 $14 {Leko - Kasimdzhanov (San Luis, 2005).
1-0 Grischuk,A-Istratescu,A/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111_01 (19)}) 8. Be3 {
Weiß führt seinen standarten Plan durch.} Nf6 (8... Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Nf6 10. f4 O-O
11. O-O $14 {Die weiße Dame steht besser auf e3 als auf e2.}) 9. Bxa7 Rxa7 10.
c4 (10. O-O $5 {Das Spiel ohne c4 ist ebenfalls vielversprechend für Weiß.} Nc6
(10... b5 11. a4 $14) 11. f4 O-O 12. Nc3 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 $14) 10... Nc6
11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Be2 $14 {Weiß hat den Raumvorteil und
das bequime Spiel auf der d-Linie. Dies reicht zu einem kleinem, aber stabilem
Vorteil.} Qb8 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Rd2 e5 17. Rc1 Be6 18. Rcd1 h6 19. h3 Rb7 20.
Bf1 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Ne7 24. Na5 Rc7 25. Nc6 Nxc6 26.
dxc6 Rxc6 27. Qxe5 b4 28. Qd4 Qb6 29. Bc4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Rb6 31. Bb3 Kf8 32. g4
Ke7 33. Re1+ Kf8 34. Rc1 Rd7 35. Rc8+ Ke7 36. h4 g5 37. Rh8 Rd8 38. Rxh6 Rg8
39. f3 gxh4 40. Rxh4 d5 41. Kf2 Rbb8 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Rh6 Rbe8+ 44. Kf4 Kc5 45.
Rd2 Rg6 46. Rh1 Reg8 47. Rc1+ Kd6 48. Rdc2 Rd8 49. Rc7 Rd7 50. R1c6+ Ke7 51.
Bc2 d4 52. Rxd7+ Kxd7 53. Bxg6 Kxc6 54. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2
Be6 8. Nbc3 Qd7 {Anand was not yet suspecting the outcome of the battle, so he
is looking for a more challenging continuation than 8...Bc4.} (8... Bc4 9. Bxc4
Nxc4 10. Qb3 Nb6 11. e6 fxe6 12. Qxe6 Qd7 13. Qe4 O-O-O 14. O-O e6 $11 {
Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo/2001/}) 9. Ne4 (9. Be4 O-O-O 10. Be3 Bf5 11.
O-O Bxe4 12. Nxe4 e6 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 (14. Qc2 {Huzman} f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16.
b4 Rhg8 17. b5 Na5 18. a4 f5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Nbc4 21. Rad1 Qg7 22. Nf4 $1
Qf7 23. b6 axb6 24. cxb6 e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Volkov,S-David,A/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/
[Huzman] (57)}) 14... f5 15. exf6 (15. Nc5 {Huzman} Bxc5 16. bxc5 Nd5 17. Rb1
Nce7 18. Qb3 $36 {1/2-1/2 Ramirez,C-Borges Mateos,J/Bogota 1997/EXT 98 (48)})
15... Bxf6 $14 {Van Wely - Rustemov, Moscow 2004}) 9... Bd5 (9... Nb4 10. Bb1
Bc4 11. Nc5 {'!?' Huzman.} Qg4 {'/\' Huzman.} 12. h3 $1 {'+/-!' Huzman.} Qxe2+
(12... Qxg2 13. Be4 $1 Nd3+ 14. Qxd3 Qxh1+ 15. Bxh1 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 $18) (12...
Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd4 14. Be3 Qxe5 15. Qb5+ Nc6 16. Be4 $44) 13. Qxe2 Bxe2 14.
Kxe2 O-O-O 15. e6 $1 $14 {Kortschnoj - Suetin, Budva 1967}) 10. Be3 $146 {
Kamsky comes up with a novelty. The support of the center is a logical choice
and the only problem was the calculation of the possible forray of the black
queen to the square g4.} (10. O-O {Huzman} e6 11. a3 Be7 12. Qc2 f5 (12...
O-O-O 13. Rd1 Nxe5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Na8 16. Bf4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 f6 $17 {
0-1 Dijankov,O-Nikitin,A/Orel 1997/EXT 99 (47)}) 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Be3 f5 $6
15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 $16 {1-0 Volkov,S-Nikitin,A/Orel 1997/EXT 99 (24)}) 10...
O-O-O (10... Qg4 11. O-O Bxe4 12. f3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Qd7 (13... e6 14. Qc1 $18)
14. Qb3 Qd5 15. Qc3 e6 16. Raf1 $16) (10... Nb4 11. Bb1 Qg4 12. O-O (12. Nf4
Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 e6 14. a3 Bb3+ $1) 12... Bxe4 13. f3 Bxf3 14. Rxf3 e6 15. Qc1 $1
Nc6 (15... N4d5 16. h3 Qh4 17. Bg5 Qh5 18. Ng3 $18) 16. h3 Qh4 17. Rxf7 $1 (17.
Bg5 Nxd4 18. Bxh4 Nxe2+ $19) 17... Kxf7 18. Bg5 Qh5 (18... Nxd4 19. Qf1+ $18)
19. Ng3 $18) 11. a3 Qe8 {Huzman: '/\12...Ne5,12...f5' Huzman: 'Black is trying
to do without e7-e6 to gain some time.'} (11... f6 12. Nc5 Qe8 (12... Qg4 13.
Nf4 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 $16) 13. e6 $1 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bf3 15. Rg3 Qh5 $2 16. Rxf3 $1
Qxf3 17. Be4 Qg4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qd3 $18) (11... Qg4 12. O-O Bxe4 13. f3 Bxf3
14. Rxf3 $16) (11... e6 12. Rc1 Kb8 13. O-O Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Ne7 $13) 12. Qc2 {
'!' Huzman.} (12. O-O $2 Nxe5 $1) (12. Rc1 Nxe5 $2 (12... f5 $1 $15 {Huzman})
13. dxe5 Bxe4 14. Qc2 Bc6 15. Nd4 $16) 12... f5 $5 {The logical conclusion of
the Anand's play, black is trying to benefit from the attack against the g2
square.} 13. N4c3 $1 Bxg2 $1 (13... e6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 (14... Rxd5 15. Nf4 $1)
15. Bb5 $16) 14. Rg1 Bf3 15. Bxf5+ e6 16. Bh3 $1 {A good move as pawn h7 was a
tempting object, but the real target remains the pawn on e6. Huzman: 'By
swapping the f-pawn for its "g" counterpart, Black has considerably weakened
his "e6" pawn and landed in serious trouble. Even more so, since he has no
real counterplay.'} (16. Bxh7 Qh5 (16... Nd5 $5 {Huzman} 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Nf4
Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Nxe6 Rd7 21. Bf5 g6 22. Rxg6 Rxh2 23. Rg1 Rh5 $44) 17.
Be4 (17. Bg6 {Huzman} Qxh2 18. O-O-O $16) 17... Bxe4 (17... Kb8 $5) 18. Qxe4
Qxh2 19. O-O-O $16) 16... Kb8 17. Rg3 (17. Qb3 Nd5) (17. Nf4 $2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4
Rxd4 19. Nxe6 Rh4 $17) (17. O-O-O {Huzman} Qf7 18. Rg3 Bh5 19. Bg2 Bg6 $132)
17... Bxe2 $2 {Anand for some reason disliked his position and with a serie of
mediocre moves he kisses it goodbye. It is hard to explain, why he did not
conclude his concept with the transfer of the bishop to f7 with only somewhat
worse chances.} (17... Bh5 18. Qb3 Bf7 (18... Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 (19... Rxd5 $2
20. Bg2 $16) 20. Nf4 $14) 19. O-O-O Na5 $13) 18. Nxe2 Nd5 $2 (18... Qf7 19. Bg2
Nd5 20. Nc3 Nce7) (18... g6 $5) 19. Nc3 $1 Nxe3 $6 (19... g6) (19... Qd7 {
Huzman} 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. O-O-O $16 {[%cal Gh3g2]}) 20. fxe3 {Kamsky is free
of all the problems with the pawn strcuture, on the other hand black will not
be able to cope with a weakness of e6 pawn.} Qh5 (20... g6 21. O-O-O Bh6 22.
Ne4 $16) 21. Qe2 (21. Bxe6 Be7 22. Bg4 Qh6 23. O-O-O $2 Nxd4 $17) 21... Qxe2+ (
21... Qh6 22. Qg4 g6 23. O-O-O $1 (23. Qxe6 $2 Be7 24. O-O-O Bh4 25. Rf3 Nxd4
$19)) 22. Kxe2 Re8 23. Rf1 Nd8 {Black is condemned to a heroic defense of the
seriously endangered position.} 24. Ne4 (24. Rgf3 Be7) 24... g6 (24... h6 $2
25. Rg6 $18) 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Rgf3 Bh6 27. Nf7 {Gata is pulled by the prospect
of getting the e6 pawn. Very unpleasant for Anand would have been also the
continuation of the pressure with 27.Ne4.} (27. Ne4) 27... Nxf7 28. Rxf7 Rhe8
29. R1f6 a5 (29... Kc8 $1 30. Rxe6 $1 Kd8 $1 (30... Rxe6 $2 31. Rxh7) 31. Ref6
Rxf7 32. Rxf7 Re7 $16) 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe6 (31. Bxe6 Bg7 32. Bg8 $1 (32. e4
c6 $1 (32... Bxf6 33. exf6 Re8 (33... Rxe6 34. e5 Re8 35. f7 Rf8 36. e6) 34. e5
$18) 33. Rf7 Rxf7 34. Bxf7 Kc7 $16) 32... Re8 (32... Bxf6 33. exf6 Re8 34. f7
Rf8 35. Kf3 Kc8 36. Kf4 Kd7 37. Kg5 Ke7 38. Kh6 Kf6 39. e4 $18) 33. Bf7 Bxf6
34. Bxe8 $18) 31... Rxe6 32. Bxe6 {The bishop's ending is very difficult, but
the defensive possibilities of the defender have not been exhausted.} Bg5 (
32... Bg7 33. Bg8 h6 34. Bf7 g5 35. Kf3 Kc8 36. Ke4 Kd7 37. Kf5 Ke7 38. Bc4 Bf8
39. Kg6 $18) 33. d5 $1 (33. Bg8 $142 {Huzman} h6 34. Bf7 $18) 33... Ka7 $2 {
Probably the decisive mistake, Anand should have strived to get the king in
front of the white pawns at any cost.} (33... Be7 34. Kf3 Bc5 35. Ke4 h6 36.
Bd7 Bf8 37. Be8 Kc8 $1 (37... g5 38. Bd7) 38. Bxg6 Kd7 $16) 34. Bg8 h6 35. Bf7
Kb6 36. Bxg6 Kc5 (36... c6 37. d6 Kc5 38. Bf7 a4 (38... b5 39. b4+ $1 axb4 40.
axb4+ Kxb4 41. e6) 39. Kd3 $18) 37. Bf7 h5 38. Kd3 h4 39. h3 b5 40. Ke4 b4 {
The drawback of this move is the fact, that white will get the control of the
square c4, but the position was hopeless in any case.} (40... Kb6 41. Kf5 Bxe3
42. d6 (42. e6 Bc5 43. Be8 Be7 44. Kg6 Kc5 45. Kf7 Bg5 46. Bc6 Kd6 47. Bxb5 Bd8
48. Bc4 Bg5 49. a4 Bd8 50. b4 axb4 51. a5 $18) 42... cxd6 43. e6 $18) 41. axb4+
axb4 42. b3 Bh6 43. Bh5 Bg5 44. Be2 Bh6 (44... Kb6 45. Kf5 Bxe3 46. e6 Bc5 47.
Kf6 $18) 45. Bc4 Bg5 46. Kf5 Bxe3 47. d6 $1 {The witty tactical motive decides,
black is not able to stop the advancing white pawn.} (47. d6 cxd6 (47... Kc6
48. Bb5+ $1) 48. e6 Kc6 49. Kg6 $18 (49. Bb5+ $18)) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 {Black's play in this
variation is aimed to ensure maximum of flexibility to his pieces. He refrains
from threatening a pawn break in the centre and restricts himself to
developing pieces on natural squares.} 13. Nf1 Rac8 14. Ne3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc6
16. d5 $5 {The simplest solution to the pressure set up by Black against the
white centre.} (16. Bb3 Na5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 {is very slightly better for
White, but Black's position is quite solid.}) (16. a3 {can be strongly met by}
Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 d5 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ye7c5,Yc5e3] with excellent
counterplay for Black.}) 16... Nb4 {The next long sequence of moves is quite
natural.} 17. Bb1 a5 18. a3 Na6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qb7 21. Bd2 Bd8 {The
thematic acivation of the passive bishop via b6.} ({The main alternative is} 
21... g6 {Leko,P (2746)-Short,N (2686) Budapest Hunguest Hotels 2003 (2) 1/2
when Black generally keeps his bishop "home" in order to cover the dark
squares around his king. In fact, Leko had some experience with it, see}) 22.
Bd3 Bb6 23. Nc2 {This is a move that aims to keep both wings under pressure.
It prepares the attack against the relatively weak b5-pawn with Na3 and it
opens the diagonal of the d2-bishop to the king side.} ({The immediate
initiation of a king side attack is relatively easily parried with} 23. Nh4 g6
24. Qf3 Bd8 {. In the long run, if Black will manage to carry out the thematic
break ...f5 in spite of the concentration of white pieces, his position could
become very promissing.} 25. g3 Kg7 ({In an older game, Cladouras preferred} 
25... Kh8 {and it is hard to guess why he changed his mind many years later:}
26. Kh2 Ng8 27. Nhg2 Nc7 28. g4 Ne8 29. Qe2 Ng7 30. Rg1 Be7 31. Ra5 Ra8 32. Rb1
f5 $132 {1-0 Sax,G (2600)-Cladouras,P (2370)/Germany 1992/GER-chT2 (59)}) 26.
Kh2 Ng8 27. Nhg2 Nc7 28. h4 (28. g4 $5 $14) 28... Ne8 (28... f5 $5 29. exf5 Ne7
30. g4 Ncxd5 $132) 29. Ra3 Bb6 30. h5 Nc7 31. Nh4 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Qxa8 33. Bf1 {
[%cal Yf1h3]} Qc8 34. Rc1 f6 $2 (34... f5) {1/2-1/2 Klovans,J (2465)-Cladouras,
P (2335)/Hamburg 1999/EXT 2001 (49)} 35. Bxb5 $3 Bxb5 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Nef5+
$18) ({The other way of redirecting the e3-knight, namely} 23. Qe2 Nc7 24. Nd1
{is more time consuming than Leko's plan, allowing Black to regroup, too:} Ra8
25. Rb1 Kh8 26. Nc3 Ng8 {Now, there is no scope for the d2-bishop on the king
side, while the concentration of forces on the queen side offers White very
little.} 27. Rec1 Rae8 28. Kh1 Bd4 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 f6 31. Nd2 Ne7 32. Nb3
f5 33. Na5 Qb8 34. f3 f4 35. Qf2 Rf6 36. Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,C (2613)-Hansen,L
(2562)/Esbjerg 2000/CBM 078}) 23... h6 $6 {This mechanic way of preventing Bg5
weakens the king side in chronic way.} (23... Rfe8 24. Nh2 g6 25. Qf3 Nxe4 {
1-0 Anand,V (2610)-Milos,G (2540)/Novi Sad 1990/TD} 26. Qxe4 $1 f5 27. Qh4 e4 (
27... Bd8 28. Qg3 e4 29. Qxd6 exd3 30. Bh6 $18) 28. Qf6 Bd8 29. Qxd6 exd3 30.
Bh6 $18 {Anand}) ({The most efficient plan seems to be} 23... Kh8 {[%cal Yf6g8,
Yg7g6,Yf7f5] preparing the usual king side counterplay.} 24. Nh2 Nc7 25. g4 Ng8
26. Qf3 g6 27. Kh1 Ne8 28. Nf1 Ng7 29. Ng3 f5 $1 $17 {[%csl Yc2] 0-1 Leib,A 
(2180)-Cladouras,P (2390)/Geneve 1997/EXT 98 (33)}) 24. Nh4 $1 $146 {As a
consequence of Black's previous move, the f5-square became irremediably weak,
allowing White to obtain a strong attack.} ({Queen side play alone does not
offer Black too much:} 24. Na3 Nc7 25. Qe2 Ra8 26. Bc3 $6 Nh5 $1 27. Bd2 Ng3
28. Qd1 f5 $19 {0-1 Cerniauskas,P-Hegoburu,P/ARG-ch H corr 1993/Corr 2000 (35)}
) 24... Nh7 25. Qf3 Ng5 26. Qg3 Nc7 27. Ne3 $1 {Given the favourable
circumstances, the knight returns to the king side.} Ra8 28. Nef5 $16 {White
has a very powerful attack. Black cannot defend his d6-pawn and the king's
position at the same time.} Rxa1 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Rxa1 Nh7 31. Qf3 Nf6 32. Bxh6
Ra8 33. Rf1 Nce8 34. Bc1 Ra1 35. Nhf5 Qc7 36. Bd2 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 g6 38. Ne3 Kg7
39. g4 Nh7 40. Kg2 Qb7 41. Nc4 g5 42. Na5 Qa8 43. Nf5+ Kf8 44. h4 Bd8 45. Nh6
f6 46. hxg5 f5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 Bd7 8.
Bd2 e6 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Na4 Qc7 12. b4 a6 13. b5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Ba3
15. Rc2 Nb6 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Rxa2 18. Qb1 Ra8 19. Ba5 O-O 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Bxb6 Qb7 22. O-O Rfb8 23. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. Nh4 b5 $1 10. b3 $2 {Kamsky was taken by surprize and his reaction is
pretty meek. Black will quickly get advantage as his development after 10...
Nc6! is complete and white struggles to get some piece coordination.} (10. cxb5
Qb6 (10... a6 11. Nf5 axb5 12. Bg5 Na6 13. Nxb5 Bc6 14. Nc3 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. O-O Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qf6 18. Rfd1 Nc7 19. a4 Ra5 20. c4 Rfa8 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22.
Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Ne7+ Qxe7 24. Rxd5 {1/2-1/2 Sturua,Z (2600)-Mchedlishvili,M 
(2416)/Batumi 2001}) 11. Nf5 Re8 12. a4 d4 13. a5 Qc7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf8
16. Bf4 Qc8 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. O-O Qxb5 19. e3 d3 20. Qc3 c4 21. Nd4 Qb4 {
0-1 Avrukh,B (2525)-Stefansson,H (2540)/Antwerp 1998 (41)}) 10... Nc6 $1 11.
Nxb5 (11. cxd5 Nd4 12. Qd3 b4 13. Na4 Nxd5 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Nf5
Qc7 17. O-O Nc3 $17) 11... d4 12. O-O (12. Bd2 a6 13. Na3 Nb4 14. Qf5 Bxg2 15.
Nxg2 g6 $17) 12... Nb4 13. Qb1 (13. Qf5 $5 Bxg2 (13... g6 14. Qf4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2
a6 16. Na3 d5 $15) 14. Nxg2 a6 15. Na3 d5 $15) 13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 d5 $1 {
Naturally Adams is not losing time and opens up the center when white pieces
are not controlling it.} 15. Qf5 (15. cxd5 Nfxd5 16. a3 Qb6 17. Nxd4 Nc3 18.
Qb2 cxd4 19. axb4 Bxb4 $17) 15... dxc4 16. bxc4 a6 17. Na3 Re8 18. Re1 (18. Qf3
Qd7 19. Nf4 Bd6 $17) 18... Qa5 {White knights are cutting a very depressing
picture.} 19. Qf3 (19. Bb2 Rab8 20. Qf3 Nc2 21. Nxc2 Rxb2 22. Qd3 Ng4 $17)
19... Bd6 20. e4 Rad8 $1 (20... Nd7 21. Bd2 Ne5 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. f4 Ned3 24.
Bxb4 Nxb4 25. Nc2 Qc6 $17) 21. Bb2 (21. Bd2 d3 22. Nc2 dxc2 23. a3 Be5 24. axb4
Qxa1 25. Rxa1 Bxa1 26. Qe2 (26. Qe3 Rxe4 $19) 26... Bc3 $19) 21... Re5 (21...
Nc6 22. Rad1 Rb8 23. Bc1 Ne5 24. Qe2 Qc3 25. Kh1 Qf3 $19) 22. Re2 Rde8 23. Rae1
R5e6 {Adams is often playing on feeling, there was nothing wrong with a direct
win of a pawn 23...Nxa2!?} (23... Nxa2 $5 24. Qb3 Nb4 25. f3 Qc7 $17) 24. Bc1 (
24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 d3 26. Re3 d2 27. Rd1 Nxe4 $17) 24... d3 25. Re3 (25. Rd2
Nxe4 $19) 25... Be5 26. Nf4 (26. Rxd3 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Bd4 $19) 26... Bxf4 27.
gxf4 {Kamsky has to play daring moves, since the normal ideas are already
falling short of expectations.} (27. Qxf4 Nxa2 28. Nb1 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxe4 $19)
27... Nxa2 28. e5 (28. f5 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Nxc1 31. Re3 h5 32. Nb1
Qb4 $19) 28... Ng4 $1 29. f5 (29. Qxg4 Rg6 30. Qxg6 hxg6 $19) 29... Nxe3 30.
Rxe3 (30. fxe6 $4 Qxe1#) 30... Rb6 31. f6 Nxc1 32. e6 Ne2+ 33. Kg2 Rbxe6 {
Black already had a possibility to play for direct attack as white
counteraction was easy to refute.} (33... Qe1 34. exf7+ Kxf7 35. Qd5+ (35.
fxg7+ Kxg7 36. Rxe8 Qg1+ 37. Kh3 Rh6+ $19) 35... Rbe6 36. Qd7+ R8e7 37. fxe7
Qg1+ 38. Kf3 Qh1+ 39. Kg4 Qg2+ 40. Rg3 Qe4+ $19) 34. Rxe6 Qd8 $1 {Covering the
basic rank and easily deciding the issue.} (34... Rd8 35. Re3 Qe1 36. Rxd3 Qg1+
37. Kh3 Rxd3 38. Qxd3 Nf4+ $19) 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Qg4 (36. Kf1 Qd8 37. Nb1
gxf6 $19) 36... g6 37. Nb1 Qc6+ 38. f3 Qxf6 39. Nd2 Qb2 40. Qg5 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 d5 $6 {Diese Variante ist
einfach schlecht spielbar und führt zu einer sehr schweren Stellung.
Stattdessen werden die folgenden Fortsetzungen öfters gespielt:} (5... Bc5 6.
Nb3 Be7 (6... Ba7)) (5... Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. O-O) (5... Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2
d6) 6. exd5 Qxd5 (6... exd5 $2 {ist kein Mal gespielt worden und das auch
zurecht} 7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1+ (8. Bg5 $5 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 $16) 8... Be7 9.
Qe2 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nd2 Be6 (11... Ra7 12. Nb3 O-O 13. Be3 Ra8 14. Bd4
$16) (11... Bg4 12. Nf3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. Bg5 $16) 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Nd4 $16
{Weiß hat in allen Varianten einen sehr großen Entwicklungsvorteil und starke
Initiative. Dabei hat Schwarz gar kein Spiel.}) 7. Nc3 (7. O-O {wird öfters
gespielt, um das Nehmen auf g2 zu verhindern} Nf6 8. Nc3 Qd6 (8... Qd8 9. Bf4
Be7 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Bf3 $16) (8... Qxd4 $4 9. Bb5+ $18) 9. Be3 Be7 10. Qf3 O-O
11. Rad1 $16) 7... Qe5+ $2 {Das ist wohl das schlechteste Feld für die Dame.
Wie man später sehen wird, ist sie hier den taktischen Überfällen ausgeliefert.
} (7... Qxg2 {ist die einzige Möglichkeit, das Spiel zu verschärfen, ansonsten
steht Schwarz im besten Fall "nur" schlecht} 8. Be4 Qh3 9. Qe2 (9. Bg5 Nd7 10.
Qd2 h6 11. Be3 Ngf6 $13) (9. Bf4 Ba3 $3 10. Na4 Bxb2 11. Nxb2 Qc3+ 12. Qd2 Qxb2
13. O-O Nf6 $13) 9... Nf6 10. Bf3 Bc5 11. Be3 O-O (11... e5 12. Ndb5 axb5 (
12... Bxe3 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Ba7 15. O-O-O+ Nbd7 16. Qxe5 Qxf3 17. Qc7+ Ke7
18. Rhe1+ $18) 13. Bxc5 Nbd7 14. Bb4 $16) 12. O-O-O $44 {Natürlich hat Weiß
starke Initiative, aber das hat er überall nach 5....d5.}) (7... Qd6 8. O-O Nf6
{->7.0-0}) (7... Qd8 8. O-O Nf6 {->7.0-0}) (7... Qxd4 $4 8. Bb5+ $18) 8. Be3
Nf6 9. O-O Bc5 $6 (9... Be7 {Wäre vorsichtiger gewesen.} 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Qf3
O-O 12. Rad1 $16) 10. Re1 O-O 11. Na4 $1 {Gewinnt forciert Material.} Ba7 (
11... Be7 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Nb6 $18) (11... Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Qc7 (12... Qxd4 13.
Bxh7+ Nxh7 14. Qxd4 $18) 13. Nb6 $18) (11... Nbd7 12. Nxe6 $1 Qxe6 13. Bxc5 $18
) 12. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (12... Bxe6 13. Bxa7 Qf4 14. Bd4 Ng4 15. g3 Qh6 16. h4 Nc6
17. Bc3 $18) (12... Bxe3 13. Rxe3 $18) 13. Bxa7 $16 {Weiß hat einen Mehrbauer
und das Läuferpaar.} Qf4 14. Bd4 Nc6 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Be4 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 Ne5
18. Qd8+ Rf8 19. Qg5 Bd7 20. Qxe5 Bxa4 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bxa6 Kh8 23. b3 Bc6
24. Qg3 Qa7 25. Bd3 Rf2 26. Rg1 Rbf8 27. Raf1 Kg8 28. Rxf2 Rxf2 29. Qh3 Kf7 30.
Bc4 Qe7 31. Qe3 Rxc2 32. Rf1+ Ke8 33. Rf2 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 e5 35. h3 Qg5 36. Kh2
e4 37. Qg3 Qh6 38. Qe5+ Kd7 39. Bd5 e3 40. Bxc6+ Kxc6 41. Kg3 Qg6+ 42. Kf3 Qc2
43. Qe6+ Kb7 44. Qd7+ Kb8 45. Qb5+ Ka7 46. Qe2 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Qe1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Be6 16. a5 {Somewhat new concept in this line, Kamsky is fixing the pawn
on b7 and will try to treat the position rather strategically.} (16. Qd2 Rad8 (
16... Rac8 17. Bf3 Red8 18. a5 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22.
Qb3 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Barle,J (2430)-Portisch,L (2635)/Ljubljana 1985 (28)}) 17. Bf3
Nd7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V (2570)-Ribli,Z (2525)/Amsterdam
1974}) (16. Qg3 Nd7 17. Bd3 (17. Be3 Bf8 18. Rf2 g6 19. Bd4 Ne5 20. a5 Bg7 21.
Bb6 Qe7 22. Rd1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Klovans,J (2490)-Magerramov,E (2435)/Moscow 1979
(32)}) 17... Ne5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Bf6 21. c3 Be5 22. Rae1
Bxf4 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxf4 Re1+ 25. Rf1 Re5 {1/2-1/2 Iskov,G (2360)-Ftacnik,
L (2595)/Berlin West 1984 (39)}) 16... Nd7 17. Qg3 Ne5 18. Be3 Bf8 19. Bb6 Qc6
(19... Qc8 20. Rad1 $14) 20. Bd3 g6 21. Ne2 $1 {A fine manouver of the knight
to d4 from where he will address the bishop e6.} Bg7 (21... Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qc2
23. Nd4 Qxb2 24. Qf4 Kh8 25. Nf3 Qb5 26. Bd4+ Bg7 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. d4 $16)
22. Nd4 Qd7 23. Rad1 Rac8 (23... Nc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Rfe1 Be5 26. Qf3 Be6 27.
h3 Rac8 28. b3 $14) 24. b3 Bg4 25. Rd2 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 d5 (26... Qe7 27. h3 Bd7
28. Re2 Qe5 29. c4 $14) 27. h3 dxe4 $2 {Van Wely did not have a sound answer
to white's deep strategy of central pressure, so he might as well have used
the chance to complicate matters with great tactical shot 27...Bh6!?} (27...
Bh6 $5 28. hxg4 (28. Rdf2 dxe4 29. Qg3 Be6 30. Nxe6 Qxe6 $15) 28... dxe4 29.
Qe2 Bxd2 30. Qxd2 Qxg4 31. Qf2 f5 32. Qe3 Re5 $13) 28. Qe3 Be6 29. c4 h5 (29...
Be5 30. Qxe4 (30. Nf3 exf3 31. Rxd7 fxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bxd7 33. Bd4 Bc6+ 34. Kf2
Bg7 35. Qc3 $16) 30... Bb8 31. Qh4 Qd6 32. g4 $14) 30. Nb5 (30. Nf5 $5 Qxd2 31.
Qxd2 Bxf5 32. Qg5 $16) 30... axb5 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Qf4 $6 {This move smacks
of second rate solutions, much better and logical 32.Bd4!? have kept most of
the advantage.} (32. Bd4 $5 Bxd4 33. Qxd4 Bc6 34. cxb5 Bxb5 35. Re1 $16) 32...
Be6 33. cxb5 Bxb3 34. Be3 (34. Re1 f5 35. Qd6 Bf7 36. Qd7 Rb8 37. Ba7 $16)
34... Bc4 35. Rc1 (35. Rb1 Bd3 36. Rb3 Bc4 37. Rb4 Bc3 38. Rb1 Bd3 $11) 35...
Bxb5 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Qxe4 Bc6 (37... Ba6 38. Bd4 $14) 38. Qc2 Re8 39. Bf2 Re6
40. Kg1 Be5 41. Qb3 Bf4 42. h4 (42. Qc4 Bc7 43. Qc3 Re2 $11) 42... Re4 43. Qb6
Be5 $2 {Van Wely must have been pretty happy about his luck, it is most
unlikely that white will be able to break the fortress.} (43... Re6 $11) 44.
Qc5 (44. a6 Ra4 45. a7 (45. axb7 Ra1+ 46. Be1 Bxb7 47. Qe3 (47. Qxb7 $2 Bg3 $19
) 47... Bd6 48. Kf1 $11) 45... Ra1+ 46. Be1 Rxe1+ 47. Kf2 Ra1 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49.
a8=Q Rxa8 50. Qxa8 $11) 44... Bc7 $2 (44... Bd7 45. g3 Bg7 $14) 45. a6 $1 Ra4
46. Bd4 $1 {The defender have missed, that apart from troubles with a pawn he
faces other worry- safety of his own king!} Rxa6 (46... bxa6 47. Qxc6 Rxd4 48.
Qxc7 Re4 49. Qc8+ Kg7 50. Qxa6 $18) 47. Qe7 Ba5 (47... Ra4 48. Bc5 Bf4 49. Qf8+
Kh7 50. Qxf7+ Kh8 51. Qxg6 $18) 48. Qe5 Kf8 49. Qd6+ Ke8 (49... Kg8 50. Qb8+
$18) 50. Bf6 Bb6+ 51. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. a5 dxc4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne8 12. Ne4 Nd6 13. Nxd6 exd6 14. b3 c3 15. Qd3
d5 16. Qxc3 Nd7 17. Ba3 Re8 18. Bd6 Nf8 19. Bg3 Ne6 20. Qb4 Qd7 21. Qd6 Qc8 22.
Bh2 Rd8 23. Qg3 Qd7 24. h4 f5 25. Qh3 h5 26. b4 Qe7 27. Rfc1 Qxb4 28. Rab1 Qa3
29. Rc2 Rd7 30. Rcb2 Rf8 31. Kh1 Rff7 32. Qg3 Kh7 33. Qb8 Qe7 34. Kg1 Nd8 35.
Bg3 Bf6 36. Qf4 Rf8 37. Qb8 Kg8 38. Qa7 Rf7 39. Be2 Bxh4 40. Bxh4 Qxh4 41. g3
Qg5 42. Bxa6 bxa6 43. Qxa6 h4 44. Qe2 Ra7 45. a6 hxg3 46. f4 Qh5 47. Qxh5 gxh5
48. Rb8 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Having played rather well during the whole tournament nevertheless I couldn't
win any game despite all the rich possibilities I had (winning positions
against Mamedyarov and Karjakin and large advantage against Adams, van Wely,
Sokolov, Topalov, Aronian, Anand). Going into the last round I was just hoping
to finish the tournament adequately according to my play there...} 1. e4 {
Preparing against Kamsky it was impossible to guess which move he would choose.
1.e4 is equally frequently played as the other moves. During the preparation I
had to be ready for the everything...} d5 {Lot of has been written on Internet
about my choice of the 'dubious' Scandinavian Defence in the tournament of the
highest level possible. But the reputation of the Scandinavian Defence is much
worse than the positions arising in it. What else can be worse than the
positions arising in the Dragon where Black can lose by force?! Also the
Scandinavian Defence is mostly played by the weak players, that's why the
statistics doesn't favour Black, but it doesn't reflect the actual way of life
here. And in Wijk aan Zee (the same as in all previous tournaments)
Scandinavian served me well, both Anand and Kamsy were not able to get out of
the opening even with the equal chances! And at my latest tournament - blitz
tournament in Dordrecht on 11/02/2006 - it served well as well, I was
equalising without any problem in all games played.} 2. exd5 {Strangely enough
my choice of the Scandinavian came as a full surprise for Gata. He sank into
thinking for almost half an hour before making this move. Quite strange, I
think.} Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 {Anand played 5.Nf3, but there is no
much theory here. White can make any normal move.} a6 {5...c6 is a worthy
alternative. But sometimes the square c6 can be used for the development of
the knight.} 6. Nf3 Bg4 $5 {Not the only good move in the position but since
Kamsky was not ready theoretically I wanted to provoke him playing
aggressively by h2-h3 and g2-g4, trying to win this game.} 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 {
White has to play this move otherwise it is not easy to get rid of the pin.}
Bg6 9. Ne5 {Here 9.Be3, followed by Qd2, 0-0-0, deserved serious attention.
After the text Black develops his knight a tempo.} Nc6 10. Nxg6 {10.Bf4 Ne5,
followed by Qc6 is bad for White.} hxg6 11. Be3 $6 {After this move White
starts experiencing problems. The correct 11.g5 first should have been played,
and only then after 12.Be3. The knight f6 is not only driven from an excellent
place f6, but the pawn g4 is not hanging anymore.} e5 12. d5 $146 {Only this
is new, but White position is already worse.} Na5 {Probably, this move has
been missed by Gata. The knight stands bad on a5, but with the concrete play
Black wins a pawn.} 13. Qe2 $5 (13. Be2 O-O-O 14. Qd2 Nxd5 15. O-O-O {should
have been preferred when White has some compensation for the pawn.}) 13... Nxc4
{The simpliest.} (13... Qb4 $6 14. Bb3 Qxg4 15. hxg4 Rxh1+ 16. Kd2 Rxa1 {
leads to unnecessary complications.}) 14. Qxc4 b5 {White can't defend both
pawns d5 and g4 simultaneously.} 15. Qd3 (15. Qc6+ Qxc6 16. dxc6 Nxg4 $17) (15.
Qe2 b4 16. Nb1 Qxd5 $19) 15... Nxg4 16. O-O-O Nf6 (16... Nxe3 $5 17. fxe3 ({or
} 17. Qxe3 Be7) 17... f5 $17 {was also possible, with advantage for Black.})
17. f4 $1 {A very strong move, underestimated by me. White sacrifices the 2nd
pawn for the initiative. Otherwise Black would play Bf8-e7 and finish his
development easily.} exf4 $6 ({Fritz 9 gives} 17... O-O-O $17 {as the best
move with a large advantage for Black, but during the game I was afraid to
make this move.}) 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4+ Be7 (19... Kd7 $6 20. Bxf4 Rh4 21.
Rhf1 {unfortunately doesn't work for Black} ({Black wins after} 21. Rd4 $2 Qf6
$1)) 20. Bd4 $6 ({After} 20. Bxf4 Rh4 21. Bxd6 Rxe4 22. Bxc7 Kd7 {Black is
clearly better in the ending, but White should have gone for this line, since
Black has no material advantage anymore, at least. I was surprised than
without much thinking Kamsky made 20.Bd4.}) 20... f5 21. Qf3 O-O-O {Black has
to castle queen's side. His king is not safe anymore, White gets counterplay.}
22. Bxg7 $6 ({After} 22. Rhe1 Bh4 (22... Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxe7 Rhd8 25.
Rxg7 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Rxg6 {is not clear, White keeps drawing chances in
an ending}) 23. Be5 Qd7 24. Re2 g5 {Black keeps his material advantage.}) 22...
Rhg8 23. Bc3 b4 24. Be1 g5 $2 {A serious mistake which costs Black several
tempi. After the correct 24...Rge8! followed by Bf6, Re4, Black should win
without much problems.} 25. Qd3 $1 {I missed this move. Now Black has to spend
some time to protect the pawn on f5 and develop the bishop to f6 and rook to
e4, worsening the position of king c8 (put it on b7).} Rgf8 26. Bf2 Kb7 27.
Rhe1 Bf6 28. Qf3 $2 {After this mistake (Gata was already in time-trouble)
Black is again on the winning track.} ({But even after the strongest} 28. Qc4
Rfe8 29. Bc5 Qd7 {followed by Qb5 Black should eventually win because of the
extra passed pawns on the king's side.}) 28... Rfe8 29. Rf1 ({Missed by Gata
was that} 29. Re6 Rxe6 30. dxe6+ Qc6 {loses}) 29... Re4 {The rest should be an
easy win for Black, since both of the players didn't have enough time until
the time controle, there were mistakes, which eventually didn't change the
correct outcome of this game.} 30. Kb1 Qe5 (30... g4 $1 31. hxg4 Qe5 32. Qb3
fxg4 {is an easy win for Black.}) 31. Qb3 a5 32. c3 Qd6 33. a3 Ra8 $5 {Black
has so many possibilities, that it is not so easy to choose from.} 34. axb4
axb4 35. Rfe1 Rae8 (35... Kc8 36. c4 Qa6 {wins easily.}) 36. c4 Rxe1 $5 {
Here I saw a nice trap for White and decided to go for this line. Other moves
were possible.} 37. Bxe1 (37. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 38. Bxe1 Qb6 {is hopeless for White})
37... Re2 38. Bxb4 $2 {Loses by force.} (38. Bd2 {was better}) 38... Qb6 39. c5
Qb5 40. c6+ Kb8 $1 {The point of the trap! 40...Kc8 draws, but the text wins
easily.} (40... Kc8 $2 41. d6 $3 cxd6 42. Qg8+ $11) 41. d6 Rxb2+ 42. Qxb2 Bxb2
43. d7 {Now it is without check, Black can play Bf6.} Bf6 {This win allowed me
to finish on a respectable 50% result, well, it should have been at least '+2.}
0-1

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 d6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. O-O Bxe3 11. Qxe3 e5 12. Nd5 Be6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Qb6 Qe7
15. Rad1 O-O 16. c3 Rac8 17. Rd2 Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Be2 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Rcd7
21. g3 g6 22. f4 f6 23. Kf2 Kf8 24. Ke3 Ke7 25. h4 Rg8 26. Rh1 h6 27. Rf1 Rc7
28. Rfd1 Rd8 29. Kf2 b5 30. Ke3 Rb7 31. Rc2 a5 32. Nc1 Rb6 33. b3 Rc8 34. Rdd2
Nb8 35. b4 Rbc6 36. Bxb5 Rxc3+ 37. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 38. Nd3 axb4 39. Rb2 Nd7 40. Rxb4
Bxa2 41. Ra4 Be6 42. Ra7 h5 43. Kd2 Rb3 44. Ba4 Rb8 45. Kc3 Rd8 46. Nb4 Kf8 47.
Rc7 Nc5 48. Bc6 Rb8 49. Rh7 Bf7 50. Bd5 Bxd5 51. Nxd5 Nxe4+ 52. Kd3 Rb5 0-1

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. c3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. e4 Nd7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Rhe1 Kb8 14. Qe2 e5
15. Ba6 Rhe8 16. Bxb7 Kxb7 17. d5 Rf8 18. Kb1 f5 19. Nd2 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nf6 21.
Ng3 Qd7 22. Rd2 h5 23. h3 h4 24. Nf1 c6 25. dxc6+ Qxc6 26. f3 Nh5 27. Ne3 Nf4
28. Qd1 g6 29. Qb3 Qc5 30. Nc4 Rfe8 31. a4 Re7 32. Qb5 Qxb5 33. axb5 Kc7 34.
Kc2 d5 35. Rxe5 Rde8 36. Rd4 Rxe5 37. Nxe5 g5 38. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Re8 16. Ng3 Nc4 17. a4 Be6 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. b3 Na5 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Qe2 h6 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Reb1 Reb8 25. Nh2 Qb7 26. Ng4 Nc6 27. b4 Nxg4 28.
hxg4 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Qc8 30. Bd1 d5 31. exd5 Bxd5 32. Nf5 Bf8 33. Ne3 Be6 34. Bc2
Ne7 35. Be1 Qc6 36. Rd1 g6 37. Qd3 Bg7 38. Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Cox,J"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 {A
non-crit ical move, although it is played occasionally. It's strange that
Kamsky should avoid a theoretical debate in this variation, since White has a
number of quite well-regarded lines. Of course Christiansen doesn't usually
play the Alekhine and when faced with an opening the opponent doesn't usually
play choosing a sideline is a very classical recipe.} O-O 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. exd6
cxd6 10. c3 Rb8 ({The machine favours the quite tempting} 10... Nf4 11. Bf1 d5
{, but Christiansen characteristically prefers a more fluid approach which is
also a typical method in this structure.}) 11. Nf1 Bh5 ({A typical
prophylactic move. After the immediate} 11... b5 {White could play} 12. Ng3 {
and then oblige Black to give up bishop for knight with h3.}) 12. Bd3 {White
wants to ensure he gets to capture on g6 rather than the exchange happening on
d3, although in the later play he isn't able to make much of this.} b5 {
A precaution before going ...Bg6; the immediate} (12... Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14.
c4 Nc7 15. d5 {breaks Black's control in the centre.}) 13. Ng3 (13. Be4 {
followed by Bxd5 is an obvious possibility and clearly both players judged it
not to be good, but unfortunately I'm completely unable to explain why not.})
13... Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Qd3 Bf6 16. Qe4 {A move whose idea is revealed on
White's next turn.} ({The computer goes straight for} 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Nfg5 {
, and this certainly gives Black some splendid opportunities to get horribly
mated, for example} Rfe8 (17... Nce7 {is more sensible and seems to avoid
anything directly disastrous}) 18. Qh3 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20. Re4 Nxe4 21. Qh7+
Kf8 22. Nxe4 f5 23. Ng5 $18) 16... b4 17. h4 ({Sometimes I despair of ever
understanding the first thing about this game. To me} 17. c4 Nde7 18. Bf4 {
looks completely obvious and also a little better for White, but Kamsky has a
different idea.}) 17... bxc3 18. bxc3 Nce7 {Black needs to be a bit careful.
He can't just go straight for the weaknesses with} (18... Rc8 19. h5 Nxc3 20.
Qg4 gxh5 21. Nxh5 {with a crushing attack, for example} Re8 22. Bg5) 19. c4 Nb6
20. Bg5 Nf5 {A solid defensive move. It's not evident that} (20... Nxc4 {
was bad -} 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. h5 f5 23. Qf4 Nd5 24. Qh6 Qf6 25. hxg6 Qxg6 {
, for example, doesn't achieve anything in particular -, but Christiansen
judges it too risky.}) 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Qe2 Rc8 23. Rac1 Bxg5 24. hxg5 g6 $11
25. Rc2 Re8 26. c5 Nd5 27. Qd2 Re7 28. Rec1 Rec7 29. Qa5 Kg7 30. Qd2 Qe7 {
Neither side has a useful plan to improve their position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 c5
9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Ne5 Be6 12. c5 a5 13. Bf3 Nd7 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15.
Nxd5 Ncxe5 16. dxe5 e6 17. Nf6+ Nxf6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Bd6 Rfc8 20. Ra3 Bf8 21.
Rb3 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Rc5 23. Rxb7 Rd5 24. Qc2 Rxd6 25. Qc7 Rd5 26. b4 axb4 27.
Rb8+ Rxb8 28. Qxb8+ Qd8 29. Qxb4 Rd4 30. Qa3 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2208"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Be3 d6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Bd4 Nde5 14. h3 Nxf3+
15. Qxf3 Bxd4 16. hxg4 Bd7 17. Be2 Qb6 18. Qd3 Be5 19. b3 Rac8 20. Nb1 Rfd8 21.
Kh1 Bc6 22. Bf3 Qa5 23. Qd2 Qc5 24. Rc1 Bf6 25. Qd3 Be8 26. Nd2 b5 27. Qb1 Qd4
28. Rcd1 Qb6 29. Qd3 b4 30. g3 a5 31. Kg2 a4 32. Rb1 axb3 33. Rxb3 Ba4 34. Rbb1
Qc5 35. Rfc1 Bc6 36. Rb3 Ra8 37. Rcb1 Rxa2 38. Rxb4 Kg7 39. R4b3 Ba4 40. Rb5
Bxb5 41. cxb5 Qd4 42. Qxd4 Bxd4 43. Rd1 Rc8 0-1

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Ned4 Nc5
15. Kb1 h6 16. Bh4 O-O-O 17. Qf1 Rhe8 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Nf3 a5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Ba6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Bxb7+ Qxb7 25. Qc4 Bc7 26. g3 Qc6
27. Kc1 Kb7 28. Kd2 Kb6 29. h4 f5 30. Ke3 fxe4 31. Qxe4 Qd5 32. b3 a4 33. g4
axb3 34. axb3 Kc6 35. Qg6 Qd7 36. g5 hxg5 37. fxg5 Qd6 38. Ke2 Qd5 39. h5 Bf4
40. h6 gxh6 41. gxh6 Bxh6 42. Qxh6 Qe4+ 43. Qe3 Qxc2+ 44. Nd2 Qf5 45. Qf3+ Qd5
46. Nc4 Kc7 47. Qf4+ Kc6 48. Kf2 Kb7 49. Qd6 Qf5+ 50. Ke2 Qg4+ 51. Kd2 Qg2+ 52.
Kc1 Qh1+ 53. Qd1 Qh6+ 54. Qd2 Qh1+ 55. Kb2 Qd5 56. Qe2 Qd4+ 57. Ka2 Qd5 58. Qg4
Kc7 59. Qg7+ Kc6 60. Kb2 Qd1 61. Qg2+ Qd5 62. Qh2 Qd4+ 63. Ka2 Qd5 64. Qb8 Qg2+
65. Nb2 Qe2 66. Qc8+ Kd6 67. Qd8+ Ke5 68. Qg5+ Kd6 69. Qg3+ Kc6 70. Kb1 Qf1+
71. Kc2 Qe2+ 72. Kc1 Qe4 73. Nc4 Qd4 74. Kc2 Qe4+ 75. Kd2 Qd4+ 76. Ke2 Qd5 77.
Qg4 Kc7 78. Ke3 Kb7 79. Qg7+ Kc6 80. Qf6 Kc7 81. Qe5+ Kb7 82. Qe4 Kc6 83. Kf4
Kc7 84. Qh7+ Kc6 85. Qg6 Kc7 86. Qg7+ Kd8 87. Ke3 Ke8 88. Qf6 Qc6 {[%tqu "De",
"Wie zerbrach Kamsky die schwarze Mauer?","","","f6f7","",4]} 89. Qf7+ $1 {
Erzwingt praktisch den Damentausch, wonach die schwarzen Wälle unhaltbar
werden:} Kd8 (89... Kxf7 90. Ne5+ Ke7 91. Nxc6+ Kd6 92. Na5 Kd5 93. Nc4 e5 94.
Kd3 e4+ 95. Ke3 $18) 90. Qf8+ Kc7 91. Qe7+ Kb8 (91... Kc8 92. Nd6+ Kb8 93. Qxe6
{und Weiß gewinnt, z.B.} Kc7 94. Ne8+ Kb6 95. Qxc6+ Kxc6 96. Kd3 Kd5 97. Nf6+
Ke6 98. Kc4 Kxf6 99. Kxc5 $18) 92. Qd6+ (92. Qd6+ Qxd6 93. Nxd6 Kc7 94. Nc4 Kd8
95. Kf4 Kd7 96. Ke5 Ke7 97. Nb6 Kf7 98. Na4 c4 99. bxc4 Ke7 100. Nc5 Kf7 101.
Nxe6 b3 102. Ng5+ Ke7 103. Ne4 b2 104. Nd2 Kd7 105. Kd5 Kc7 106. Kc5 Kb7 107.
Kd6 Kc8 108. c5 Kd8 109. c6 Kc8 110. c7 Kb7 111. Kd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 g6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Nxd7
Qxd7 9. Bxc4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. h3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6
15. a5 Nc4 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 Rfc8 18. Ne4 Nd6 19. Ra4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Rxc5 21.
Qxb7 Qc8 22. Qxc8+ Raxc8 23. Bd2 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Rc2 25. Ra2 Rxd2 26. Raxb2 Rxb2
27. Rxb2 Rc5 28. Rb7 Rxa5 29. Rxe7 h5 30. g3 Ra2 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. g4 h4 33. g5
Ra5 34. f4 Ra1 35. Kf3 Rg1 36. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 {This solid system against Dragon can be quite dangerous for
Black. White centralizes his pieces and it is not trivial for his opponent to
create counterplay. The present game is a good example in that respect.} (9. f3
d5 $11) (9. f4 Qb6 $1) (9. Kh1 d5 $11) (9. Nb3 Be6 (9... a5 $5 10. a4 Be6 11.
f4 Nd7 $5 $13) 10. f4 Rc8 $5 $11) 9... Bd7 {A possible, but not the most
optimal plan against White's set-up. In spite of the traditional opinion that
Black easily equalizes against Classical Dragon, in order to avoid passive
positions the second player should know precisely at least several concrete
variations. Instead of 9...Bd7 Black has two clear ways to equalize:} (9... Ng4
10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Nd5 $1 (11. f4 Nxd4 $1 (11... Bd7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. h3 Na5 14.
b3 $14) 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Rxf4 (14. Bxf4 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Qxb2 $11 {/=/+
}) 14... Be6 $11) 11... Bd7 (11... Rc8 12. c4 $14 Nxd4 $140 13. Bxd4 Rxc4 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne3 Rxe4 16. f3 $16) 12. c4 Ne5 13. b3 e6 14. Nc3 $14 {/=}) (9...
Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Rad1 $14 {/=}) (9... d5 $142 10. Rfd1 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11.
e5 Ne8 12. f4 f6 $13) (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Nxd5 cxd5
14. Qxd5 Be6 $11) 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 (11. Bxd4 dxe4 $11) 11... Nxe4 12. Qxd5
Nd6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nd5 Nf5 15. c4 (15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qxa7 Bxd5 17. c4 Rxb2 18.
Rxd5 Qc8 $44) (15. Bf3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxd5 $11) 15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 (16. Nf6+
Bxf6 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 18. Qxe3 Bxb2 {is by no means worse for Black, as was
shown in two games by Gufeld.}) 16... Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 $11) 10. f3 $5 (10. f4
Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bf3 e5 $11) 10... Nxd4 (10... Rc8 $142 11. Rfd1 a6 $14)
11. Bxd4 Bc6 {Taking on d4 and placing the bishop on c6 doesn't make much
sense after White's f2-f3.} 12. Rfd1 Qd7 13. a4 Rfc8 14. a5 Qe6 {Without a
stable a stable square in the center it was better to keep the queen on d8 or
eventually f8.} (14... a6 $142 $14 {[%cal Gd7e8,Gf6d7]}) 15. Ra3 $1 Nd7 16. Bf2
$1 a6 17. Rb3 Rc7 18. Nd5 {This points out the vulnerable position of the
queen.} Bxd5 19. exd5 $16 {By simple means White achieved a clear advantage.}
Qe5 20. Bf1 Rac8 21. c3 Qf5 22. Rb4 {White's advantage is based on several
factors, such as space advantage, bishop pair, opponent's weaknesses on b7 and
(especially) e7. Black does not have active play and all he can do is to keep
pawns on b7 and e7 well protected and wait for White to create weaknesses in
his own camp. Such tactics require from Black not only patience, but also
accuracy. The problem is that thanks to his space advantage White can combine
several plans and Black must be always ready to react promptly. With his next
move Shabalov protects pawn e7, but misses another factor and loses at once.}
Bf6 $4 {Now White can use the exposed position of the queen on f5.} (22... Re8
23. Re1 (23. g4 $5 Qf6 24. f4 h6 25. Bh3 g5 26. Bg2 $16) 23... Nc5 $16) (22...
Nc5 $142 {[%cal Gf5d7,Gd7d8,Gd8f8] The queen would be better off on f8.}) 23.
g4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf5] White wins a piece by force.} Qg5 ({After} 23... Qxf3 24.
Bg2 {the queen is trapped.}) 24. Be3 Qh4 25. g5 Qh5 26. gxf6 Ne5 27. Bg2 exf6
28. Qf2 Re7 29. Rh4 Qf5 30. Rf4 Qh5 31. Bd4 f5 32. Rh4 Qg5 33. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Esquivel, Luis Enrique"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2212"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. O-O e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Be3
Ngf6 9. Ng3 h5 10. f5 gxf5 11. exf5 e5 12. Re1 Qe7 13. Bg5 h4 14. Nge4 O-O-O
15. d5 Kb8 16. b4 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. a4 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. a5 Nf6 21.
axb6 cxb6 22. c4 Bc6 23. Qb3 h3 24. g3 d5 25. Nxf6 Rxf6 26. c5 e4 27. Bf1 Rxf5
28. cxb6 axb6 29. Bxh3 Rf6 30. b5 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Bxb5 32. Rec1 Bc4 33. Qa4 Kc7
34. Qa7+ Kd6 35. Rxc4 Qxc4 36. Qxb6+ Ke5 37. Qxd8 Qc5 38. Qb8+ Rd6 39. Qh8+ f6
40. Rf1 Qb6 41. Qh5+ Kd4 42. Qf5 e3 43. Rf4+ Kc3 44. Rf1 Qb2 45. Bg2 Qd2 46.
Qb1 e2 47. Rc1+ Kd4 48. Re1 Ke3 49. Qb3+ Kf2 50. Rg1 Qe3 51. Qxe3+ Kxe3 52. Re1
Kf2 53. Ra1 d4 54. h4 d3 55. h5 d2 56. h6 d1=Q+ 57. Rxd1 exd1=Q+ 58. Kh2 Qh5+
59. Bh3 Qxh6 60. g4 Rd2 61. g5 Qh4 62. gxf6 Qg3+ 63. Kh1 Qg1# 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Esquivel, Luis Enrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2212"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
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1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 a6 10. a3 O-O 11. g3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd4 Qc7 15.
Bd3 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. O-O Bb7 18. Rae1 Raf8 19. Nd1 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Qf7 21.
Ne3 a5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Qg6 24. Ng2 Bc8 25. Re5 Bd7 26. Nh4 Qf7 27. Nf3 h6
28. h4 Qg6 29. Kh2 Be8 30. Qe3 Bf7 31. Nd4 Ra8 32. Rf2 Ra3 33. Rd2 Qg4 34. Nxb5
Ra1 35. Nd4 Rf1 36. Rf2 Rd1 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. Rxf3 Rb1 39. b5 Rb4 40. Nc6 Rxb5
41. Rfe3 Rb2+ 42. Re2 Rb3 43. R2e3 Rb2+ 44. Re2 Rb3 45. R5e3 Bh5 46. Rd2 Bg4
47. Ne5 h5 48. Nxg4 hxg4 49. Re5 Kf7 50. Kg2 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Esquivel, Luis Enrique"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2212"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
O-O e5 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. a3 Bg4 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Nd2 a5 13. Rb1 a4 14. Nf3 Qc7 15.
b4 axb3 16. Qxb3 b6 17. Bb2 Nd7 18. Ng5 Bg4 19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nf3 h5
22. g5 h4 23. Qc3 Bd6 24. Rfe1 Nc5 25. Bc2 f6 26. gxf6 gxf6 27. Rbd1 Ne6 28.
Bc1 Bc5 29. Be3 Rxa3 30. Qd2 Bh5 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf1 Rfe8 12. Rb1 a5 13. Bd2 a4 14. Be1 Bb4 15.
Qe2 Bf8 16. Qc2 Qa7 17. Be2 g6 18. Bd2 Bg7 19. b3 axb3 20. axb3 Qb8 21. Ra1
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Rd1 Nc6 26. Bc1 Qe5 27. Bb2
Qg5 28. Bf3 Rd8 29. Na4 Ne5 30. Bxe5 Qxe5 31. Nb6 Bf8 32. Qd3 Bd6 33. Nxd5 Qh2+
34. Kf1 Nd7 35. Qb5 Kg7 36. Nf4 Nf6 37. Qxb7 Rb8 38. Ne6+ Kg8 39. Qxb8+ Bxb8
40. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qg4 h5 6. Qg3 h4 7. Qg4 Nh6 8. Qa4+
Bd7 9. Qf4 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Nh3 Nc6 12. O-O Bd4 13. Qxh4 Nxe5 14. Nc3 f6
15. Ne2 Bc5 16. Qg3 O-O-O 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Nhf4 Rdg8 19. Qh3 h5 20. Rab1 Ng4
21. Qf3 Ne5 22. Qh3 Ng4 23. Qh4 Nxf2 24. Rxf2 Rg4 25. Qxf6 Bxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qd8
27. Qe5 Rh6 28. Rf1 Bb6 29. c4 Bc7 30. Qe3 Rf6 31. cxd5 exd5 32. Rc1 Kb8 33.
Nxd5 Re6 34. Qf2 Bc6 35. Ndf4 Bxf4 36. Nxf4 Rf6 37. Rxc6 bxc6 38. g3 Rgxf4 39.
gxf4 Qxd3 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 c6 7. Be3 a6 8. c5 b5
9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Na4 Qb4+ 11. Bd2 Qb7 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. O-O d5 14. e5 Ne4 15.
Be3 c5 16. e6 fxe6 17. dxc5 e5 18. Rc1 Qc6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qb3+ e6 21. Ng5
Re8 22. Rfd1 Rb8 23. Qc4 Bf8 24. Nxe4 a5 25. Nb6 Nxb6 26. cxb6 Qxc4 27. Rxc4
Be7 28. Rc7 Bb7 29. Rdd7 Bxe4 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Bd5 32. a3 a4 33. Ra7 Bc6
34. Rc7 Bd5 35. Kh2 h5 36. Kg3 Kf8 37. Bc5+ Kg8 38. f3 e4 39. f4 e3 40. Bxe3
Kf8 41. Kh4 Bxg2 42. Bc5+ Kg8 43. Bd4 Rb7 44. Rxb7 Bxb7 45. Kg5 Kf7 46. h4 Be4
47. Be5 Ke7 48. Bd4 Kd7 49. Kf6 Bf5 50. Be3 Kc6 51. Ke5 Kb7 52. Bd4 Kc6 53. Be3
Bg4 54. Bd4 Bh3 55. Kf6 Bf5 56. Ke5 Kd7 57. Be3 Bd3 58. Bd4 Ba6 59. Kf6 Bd3 60.
Ke5 Ba6 61. Kf6 Bd3 62. Ke5 Bf5 63. Be3 Kc6 64. Bd4 Kb7 65. Be3 Kc6 66. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Nf5 Ne6 15.
Qf3 Bf8 16. Be3 c5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nc7 20. Bd2 Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 Re8 22. Rxe8 Nxe8 23. b3 g6 24. Nh6+ Bxh6 25. Bxh6 {In spite of the
relatively advanced stage of the game, this position is not new: it had been
seen less than two weeks earlier in the game Ivanchuk-Grischuk, Sochi 2006.} f6
({The aforementioned game continued with} 25... Qe7 {featuring a similar
scenario: Black managed to hold a slightly inferior position. Apparently,
Kamsky was not aware of this detail, given the fact that he had consumed
considerable amount of time until this moment, which left him in slight time
trouble.}) 26. c4 Kf7 27. Qd3 Ke7 28. g4 Kd8 29. Kg2 Kc8 30. Bd2 Nc7 31. Bc3
Qf7 32. Qf3 Ne8 33. Qe4 Nc7 34. Kg3 Kd7 35. Ba5 Qe8 36. Kf3 Qxe4+ 37. Kxe4 bxc4
38. bxc4 Ne8 39. Bd2 Ke7 40. Kd3 Kd7 41. Kc3 Kc7 42. Kb3 Kb6 43. Bh6 Kb7 44. h4
f5 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Bg5 Kc8 47. h5 Kd7 48. Kc3 h6 49. Bxh6 Nf6 50. Kb3 Nxh5
51. Ka4 Nf6 52. Bf4 Ng4 53. Bg3 f4 54. Bxf4 Nxf2 55. Bg3 Ne4 56. Bf4 Kc7 57.
Kb3 Kd7 58. Kc2 Nf2 59. Kd2 Ne4+ 60. Kd3 Nf2+ 61. Ke2 Ne4 62. Kd3 Nf2+ 63. Ke2
Ne4 64. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "205"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 {One of the numerous forms of the Anti-Marshall variations.
By advancing several of his pawns with just one step in a moment when the
whole queen side is undeveloped, White intends to maintain the maximum of
flexibility regarding the choice of the main plan.} Na5 11. Ba2 c5 {A natural
reaction in the spirit of the Chigorin variation. Black wins space in the
centre at the cost of the relative weakness of the d5-square.} 12. Nc3 {
Immediately taking under observation the newly created weakness. Had White
hurried with the development of the knight to d2, he would have needed two
additional tempi (Nf1-e3) to approach the critical d5-square.} Nc6 {The
presence of the enemy knight on c3 makes the d4-square available for Black, at
least on short term.[#]} 13. Rb1 $5 {This is a new move, preparing the advance
of the b-pawn in order to put Black under some pressure on the wing where he
is supposed to be more active. This method of play (involving a3, Rb1 and Bd2)
has been repeatedly employed by the former World Champion Boris Spassky in a
completely different opening: the Closed Sicilian. Curiously, in the other
game of the second round where the Anti-Marshall was played, White also played
b4, although in a different form. Previously to our main game, several other
moves have been tried. I shall review them briefly.} (13. Nd5 {enables taking
the d4-square under control with c3, but has the slight drawback of defining
the intentions of the knight too soon.}) (13. Bg5 {prepares the elimination of
the main defender of the critical square, the same as}) (13. Nh2 {in view of a
further Ng4.}) (13. Ne2 {with the intention of transferring the knight to g3
means abandoning the initial idea behind 12.Nc3. Besides, if White intends to
transfer the knight to the king side it is better to do it by means of Nd2-f1,
retaining the possibility of choosing between Ng3 and Ne3.}) 13... Rc8 14. Bd2
Nd4 {With his last two moves Black anticipates White's plan by putting the
c2-pawn under indirect pressure.} 15. b4 Nxf3+ $6 {But this willing exchange
of the central knight is an obvious concession. Black should have developed
the queen, for instance to c7 in order to increase the pressure along the
c-file.} 16. Qxf3 c4 $6 {The logical consequence of the previous move, but, in
fact, a... further concession.} 17. dxc4 bxc4 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Bg5 {Now,
besides the d5-square, Black has worries about his c-pawn.} Ne8 $5 ({Black
obviously disliked such a course of events:} 19... Rfe8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Rbd1
Bg5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 {when putting the c3-pawn on a safe square with} c3 {
would leave the white bishop unchallenged along the a2-g8 diagonal, while
otherwise White would simply play c3 himself maintaining the control of the
position. At the cost of losing the weak pawn immediately, Black gets rid of
his passive bishop and hopes to get counterplay along the c-file.}) 20. Bxe7
Qxe7 21. Bxc4 Nf6 22. Rbd1 a5 {Eliminating another weakness: the a6-pawn.} 23.
Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 axb4 25. axb4 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Qc7 {The activity of the black
pieces along the c-file makes the conversion of the material advantage still
problematic, in spite of the mass exchanges.} 27. Rc1 Qc3 28. b5 Rfd8 29. Qd1
h6 30. Kh2 $1 ({A nice prophylactical move, in the style of Kasparov. White
would not make significant progress by the imediate capture of the d6-pawn with
} 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 {because of} Qb2 {, winning the b5-pawn.}) 30... Rc5 (
{But now, in case of a neutral move such as} 30... g6 {White already could play
} 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Qxd6 {when} Qb2 {can be strongly met by} 33. Qd7 {,
leaving Black with problems stabilising the position. However, Bacrot's move
is also not without drawbacks: after the exchange of one pair of rooks, the
significance of the passed b-pawn increases considerably.}) 31. Rxc5 Qxc5 32.
Qe2 Rc8 33. c4 Qd4 34. Rc2 {[#]White has managed to consolidate, but he needs
to find a favourable way to exchange the c4-pawn for the d6-pawn in order to
make further progress.} g6 35. f3 Kg7 36. Rd2 Qxc4 37. Qxc4 Rxc4 38. Rxd6 Rb4
39. b6 h5 40. h4 {[#]Such rook endings are hard to analyse and even harder to
play over the board. In order to describe the situation, one cannot use such
evaluations as "=" or "+-". The system suggested by Bronstein (for instance:
White has 40% chances to win) applies better.} f5 $2 ({However, if my analysis
below is correct, we can safely consider this move the decissive mistake.
Bacrot's desire to obtain some counterplay in the centre is entirely
understandable, but allowing the enemy pawn to advance to the seventh rank is
hardly a wise idea. Black should have adopted a waiting strategy with, say,} 
40... Kf8 {followed by ...Rb2, in order to cross White's plan of transferring
the king to the other wing.}) 41. Rd7+ $1 Kf6 42. b7 fxe4 43. fxe4 g5 {[#]
Obviously the only chance for survival. Black tries to get rid of one more
weakness before activating his king.} 44. g3 $2 ({A very "cooperative" answer.
By allowing the king side to be blocked, White leaves his king in a very
passive situation. True,} 44. Kh3 {does not seem to suffice for an advantage
after} gxh4 45. Kxh4 Rxe4+ 46. Kxh5 Rb4 47. g4 Ke6 $1 ({It is best to question
the stability of the white rook along the seventh rank at once. In case of the
careless} 47... e4 $2 {White gets winning chances with} 48. g5+ Ke6 49. Rc7 Kd6
50. Rf7 {when 50...Ke6 can be answered with 51.g6 already, while} e3 {loses to}
51. Rf3) 48. Rc7 Kd6 49. Rf7 Ke6 50. Rh7 {and now that the rook has no access
to the first rank, the advance of the e-pawn with} e4 {ensures a draw.}) ({
However, Kamsky missed the possibility of changing the course of the game to
his favour with} 44. Rd6+ $1 {. Play becomes very interesting now.} Kg7 ({
The only good square for the king.} 44... Ke7 $2 {loses immediately to} 45. Rh6
gxh4 46. Rh8 $1) (44... Kf7 {is not much better because of} 45. Rh6 Kg7 46.
Rxh5 gxh4 47. Rxe5 Rxb7 48. Kh3 {, leaving White with two sound extra-pawns.
In case of} Rb2 {the simplest answer is} 49. Kxh4 $1 {since} Rxg2 {leads to a
winning pawn ending after} 50. Rg5+ $1) {For a long time I have oriented my
analytical efforts in the following direction:} 45. hxg5 $6 Rxb7 46. Re6 Rb3 $3
({This move, suggested by Levente Vajda, prevents the activation of the white
king at the cost of a second pawn. Passive defence with} 46... Rb5 $2 {would
lead Black to defeat after} 47. Kh3 Kf7 48. Rf6+ Kg7 49. Rf5 Kg6 50. Kh4 Ra5
51. g4 $1 hxg4 52. Kxg4 Rb5 53. Rf6+ Kg7 54. Kf5 {when Black is too passive to
put up any resistence.}) 47. g3 Re3 $1 {Forcing the enemy rook tocapture on e5
and allow the activation of the black king.} 48. Rxe5 Kg6 49. Kh3 ({With the
deadly threat of Kh4 followed by Re6. I could not find a way to strengthen
White's position after} 49. Kg2 Ra3 50. Kf2 Rb3) 49... Re1 $1 50. g4 {
Apparently, White has managed to get rid of his weakness and can count on
converting his material advantage.} Rg1 $1 {However, this simple move (once
again suggested by Vajda) leads to an easy draw after} 51. Re6+ $5 ({The last
chance.} 51. gxh5+ Kxh5 {followed by ...Rxg5is just too simple.}) 51... Kxg5
52. Re5+ Kf4 53. Rxh5 {and now the simplest way to a draw is} Rg3+ $1 {
followed by 54...Rxg4,but not 53...Rxg4?? 54.Rf5, winning the rook.}) ({
Quite dissapointing, is it not? However, after} 44. Rd6+ Kg7 {White can do
better with} 45. Re6 $1 Rxb7 46. Rxe5 gxh4 47. Rxh5 {. The endings with the e-
and g-pawns are generally winning if White's pieces are placed favourably, but
recquire a lot of technical effort in any case. Here, Black can complicate
matters a bit by the radical activation of his forces with} Kg6 48. Rxh4 Kg5
49. Kh3 Rb3+ 50. g3 Re3 {Tablebases prove that the correct winning plan does
not consist of keeping the pieces grouped together,but to transfer the rook to
the eighth rank in order to harrass the enemy king.} {First of all, the enemy
rook has to be driven away from the e-file, in order to free the own rook from
its defensive task.} 51. Kg2 ({Even without tablebases it is easy to
understand that} 51. Rf4 Re2 {leads to zugzwang}) ({The remarkable thing is
that after the trickier} 51. Rg4+ Kh5 52. Rf4 Re2 53. g4+ Kg5 54. Rf5+ Kg6 55.
e5 {White cannot win.}) 51... Re1 52. Kf2 Ra1 53. Rh8 Ra2+ 54. Kf3 Ra3+ 55. Kg2
Ra2+ 56. Kh3 Re2 57. Re8 {. Normally, a comment would end around this point
with some brief "and so on". In certain sense, this would apply here, too:
White wins by continuing his series of hardly understandable moves and plans;
tablebases are sure about that!}) 44... Rb2+ 45. Kg1 gxh4 46. gxh4 Ke6 47. Rh7
Kd6 48. Rxh5 ({White has to abandon his b-pawn. In case of} 48. Kf1 Kc5 $1 {
Black's conterplay is sufficient for an immediate draw, for instance:} 49. Rxh5
Rxb7 50. Rxe5+ Kd4) 48... Rxb7 49. Kg2 Rb4 50. Kf3 Rb1 51. Rg5 Ke6 52. h5 Rf1+
53. Ke2 Rf4 54. Ke3 Rh4 55. Rf5 Rh3+ 56. Kf2 Rh4 57. Kf3 Rh3+ 58. Kg4 Re3 59.
h6 Rxe4+ 60. Kg5 Re1 61. Rf6+ {[#]} Kd5 $6 ({Black creates himself unnecessary
problems. By keeping the king on a defensive position with} 61... Ke7 $1 {
he would have obtained an easy draw, because the h-pawn is not dangerous.}) 62.
h7 Rg1+ 63. Kh6 Ke4 64. Rf8 $1 ({Winning an important tempo over} 64. h8=Q Rh1+
) 64... Rh1+ 65. Kg6 Rxh7 66. Kxh7 {White has won the enemy rook, but the
e-pawn is not easy to stop.} Kd3 67. Rd8+ Ke3 68. Kg6 e4 69. Kf5 Kf3 70. Rh8 e3
71. Rh3+ Kf2 72. Kf4 e2 73. Rh2+ Kf1 74. Kf3 {[#]} e1=N+ {Obviously forced.
Black has to promote the pawn with check in order to avoid getting mated. The
ending with R vs. N is considered by theory to be easily drawn, but I know
from my own experience that things are not that rosy in practice. After a
while of moving around with the pieces, the defending side risks losing the
automatisms and starting to fear ghosts. The further course of the game seems
to sustain my point of view.} 75. Kg3 Nd3 76. Rd2 Ne1 77. Rf2+ Kg1 78. Rf8 Ng2
79. Kf3 {[#]} Kf1 $2 ({Only five moves have passed and Black already commits a
decisive error.} 79... Nh4+ $1 $11 {would have maintained things under control.
}) 80. Kg3+ $2 {Kindly returning the favour.} Kg1 81. Kf3 Kf1 $2 82. Rf7 $1 ({
Finally hitting on the right track.} 82. Rf6 {would have been just as good,
too.}) 82... Ne1+ (82... Nh4+ {loses the knight to the discovered check} 83.
Kg3+) 83. Ke3+ Kg1 84. Ke2 Ng2 85. Rh7 {Black is in zugzwang now.} Nf4+ 86. Kf3
{Finally, the knight has been isolated from the own king, which is the start
of a tragic end.} Nd3 87. Rh4 Ne5+ {[#]} 88. Ke2 $2 ({Humanly speaking, it is
hard to believe that this move is letting the win slip away, but this is what
the computer thinks. Apparently,} 88. Ke3 $1 {is the correct move, for instance
} Kg2 89. Re4 Nd7 90. Kf4 Kf2 91. Rc4 Nb6 92. Rd4 {(safely trapping the knight.
)} Ke2 93. Ke4 {and Black has to retreat with the king, allowing Kd3 followed
by the capture of the knight.}) 88... Kg2 89. Re4 {[#]} Nf7 $2 ({Apparently,
Black could have saved the day with} 89... Nd7 $11 {, although it is not easy
to believe that, either.}) 90. Re7 Nd6 91. Rg7+ Kh3 92. Kf3 {Now, the black
king is in danger, too.} Kh4 93. Kf4 Kh5 94. Re7 ({Here,} 94. Rc7 $1 {would
have made the win shorter, for instance} Ne8 95. Re7 {[#]} Nd6 ({or} 95... Nf6
96. Kf5 Ng8 97. Rh7+ Nh6+ 98. Kf6 {and Black loses the knight because of
zugzwang.}) 96. Re5+ Kh4 97. Re6 {(Threatening mate in one and attacking the
knight at the same time.)} Nf7 98. Rf6 {and Black cannot move the knight
because of mate.}) 94... Nc4 95. Re6 Nd2 96. Rc6 Nb3 97. Ke3 {[#]It's all over
now. The knight has been trapped and will perish without glory.} Kg4 98. Rc4+
Kg3 99. Rc3 Na5 100. Ke4+ Kf2 101. Kd5 Nb7 102. Rb3 Nd8 103. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
{Actually, I am quite puzzled about the fact that nobody enters the Marshall
Attack in top level tournaments any more. To my understanding, this represents
some sort of stagnation of the researching process. The Anti-Marshall systems
are not bad, of course, and offer practical chances for both sides, but, if
objectively speaking White has nothing better than keep his pawn on d3, one
natural question is whether he shouldn't just deviate at an earlier stage of
the game, with, say, 2.f4. Hopefully, the slight decline in White's result in
this tournament will give a new impulse to the investigation of the main line
starting with 8.c3} Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 (11. Nc3 {is by far more
popular in this position. Anand's desire to try something different is
explainable by the fact that Kamsky had very recent experience with it, just
two days earlier, in his game against Ponomariov.}) 11... Nd8 ({Kamsky remains
faithfull to the regroupment that he employed in his previous game. The main
alternative consists of} 11... Rae8 {eventually followed by ...Bd8 in order to
consolidate the d4-pawn.}) 12. c3 ({A new move. After} 12. Nf1 c5 13. Ng3 Ne6
14. Nf5 Bd8 15. Be3 Bb6 {Black managed to put the d4-square under strict
observation in Zhigalko-Staniszewski, Warsaw 2005. However, the immediate
occupation of the centre carried out by Anand makes the moves a3 and d3 look
like mere losses of time.}) 12... Ne6 13. d4 {[#]} Rad8 $1 {A very instructive
moment. Anand might have hoped that Black would be forced to give up the
centre because of the pressure against the e5-pawn. Instead of that, Kamsky
simply brings another piece into play, underlining the fact that he is 3 whole
tempi ahead in the development, which makes the opening of the position
undesirable for White, even if this would yield him an extra-pawn.} 14. d5 ({
There is no clear refutation of} 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 {but after} Qd6 {
it is quite obvious that Black has excellent compensation for the pawn. For
instance} 16. Ng4 ({Sligthly trickier than} 16. Nef3 {when Black could win his
pawn back with} Nxe4) 16... Nc5 ({Now,} 16... Nxe4 $6 17. Nxe4 Qxd1 {could be
met by} 18. Nef6+ $1 {when after} Bxf6 {there is a reserve-knight available to
provoke the deterioration of Black's queen side with} 19. Nxf6+) 17. Bc2 (17.
e5 {is undangerous because of} Qc6) {and now, even such a "neutral" developing
move as} 17... Rfe8 {leaves White with problems releasing the pressure. By
blocking the centre, White intends to make Black's advance in development lose
part of its significance.}) 14... Nf4 ({In spite of winning a tempo,} 14... Nc5
$6 {is hardly adequate in view of} 15. Bc2 {when Black has problems finding a
favourable way of ensuring stability of his knight, for instance} a5 16. b4 Na4
17. Bxa4 bxa4 18. c4 {when the b7-bishop would be strongly restricted by the
white central pawns.}) 15. Nf1 Ng6 {The knight has reached this square after
jumping around none less than 5 times, slightly more than this usually happens
in this type of structure. The retreat was necessary in view of the positional
threat Bxf4, when Black would lose stability in the centre.} 16. Ng3 {White
has managed to reduce his delay in development to bearable proportions. Black
has to react energetically before his opponent manages to consolidate his
spatial advantage.} c6 $1 {In the following phase of the game, the fight will
be focused around the d5-square. The outcome of this fight will be to a
certain extent determining for the further course of the game.} 17. Bg5 cxd5
18. Bxf6 {Quite logical. White eliminates one of the main defenders of the
d5-square. However, I would allow myself to make a general remark here. Along
the game, we shall see several similar situations: whenever two enemy pieces
will be in contact with eachother, it will be mostly White who will release
the tension, sometimes helping Black to slightly improve his position. Event
though in certain cases such exchanges are compensated by other positional
factors (as is the case with Bxf6), my personal feeling is that the
psychologic tendency favoured Black.} Bxf6 19. Bxd5 Nf4 {The knight jumps back
to the square that was made available by the previous exchange of minor pieces.
} 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qc2 g6 22. Rad1 d5 {Black has managed to unblock this pawn
with relative ease. However, this is not by far not the end of the story:
after the exchange of the central pawns, the gravity centre will move to e4.
Here we can appreciate the merits of the exchange on f6, because the black
knight controlled the e4-square, too.} 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Rd1 {
White has lost ground in the centre, but he manages to take over the control
of the only open file.} Qe6 {The queen is well placed here, keeping both wings
under control.} 26. Qe4 {[#]} ({The same can be said about Her white Majesty.
Besides creating some threats against the queen side, she blocks the e5-pawn,
putting it under some pressure at the same time, thus causing Black problems
with his regroupment. Usually, the knight is considered to be the best
blocking piece, but after} 26. Ne4 Be7 {we can hardly speak about a blockade,
in view of the threat ...f5 (eventually after the preliminary ...h6). After 26.
Qe4 the position is very interesting from strategic point of view. Both sides
face problems in the desirable process of putting into motion their pawn
majorities. However, there is a significant difference regarding the reasons
for this situation in each case. The immobility of the white queen side pawns
has a relatively stable character: Black's structure on that wing is simply
better. On the contrary, Black's king side majority has no organic deffects.
In order to prevent this dangerous majority from advancing, White employs
piece pressure alone, which is entirely sufficient for the time being but has
a basically temporary character in general. This means that Black will manage
to keep his opponent's activity under control, in the long run he could count
on an advantage. As for White, he should find ways of maintaining his slight
initiative, or to convert it into something of more stable nature.}) 26... Rb8
$1 ({From the point of view of the previous comment, quite a logical move.
Black prevents the infiltration of the enemy queen to b7 and threatens to
unblock his pawns by means of ...h6, ...Bg7 and ...f5. In fact, the control of
the d-file and the h1-a8 diagonal does not yield White anything concrete now,
because all the important squares of these lines of communication are under
strict Black observation. Here is an illustrative line of what could happen if
Black neglects this aspect:} 26... Re8 27. Qb7 Be7 28. Rd7 f5 29. Kh2 {White's
pressure along the seventh rank is quite annoying, counter-balancing Black's
supremacy in the centre. The generally desirable} e4 {would leave Black with
some problems of coordination after} 30. Nd4) 27. Ne2 {By exchanging his
passive knight for the active black knight, White makes some central light
squares available for his major pieces.} Nxe2+ 28. Qxe2 Re8 $5 ({Now that the
enemy queen has been temporarily removed from e4, Kamsky decides that the rook
does not need to guard the b7-square any more and transfers it to a central
file. The possible usefullness of such a move can be seen from the following
line:} 28... e4 $6 29. Nd2 Rd8 30. Re1 {and Black has to sacrifice a pawn with}
e3 {when his compensation would remain uncertain.}) ({The attempt to make use
of the rook on b8 with} 28... a5 29. Qe4 Qc4 {leads tounclear consequences
after} 30. Qe3 {when the threat Qa7 is quite unpleasant.}) ({However, Black
could have initiated the plan of regroupment based on} 28... h6 {followed by ..
.Bg7 and f5 immediately, leaving for later the decision about where the rook
really belongs.}) 29. Qe4 {The queen gladly returns to this (still) stable
square, taking advantage of Black's slight indecision.} h6 {[#]} 30. g4 $6 ({
This move marks the start of White's gradual decline. Anand probably felt that
he was about to lose stability in the centre and tried to remedy this problems
with the help of the pawns, but he seem to have chosen the wrong pawn! His
last move not only fails to block the black mass of pawns, but also weakens
the king'sposition. According to Mikhail Golubev in Chess Today, Kamsky
recommended} 30. h4 {during the press conference, with the obvious intention
of weakening Black's light squares with h5. Anand suggested} Bg7 31. h5 f5 32.
Qd5 g5 {. Together with GM Constantin Ionescu, we worked out such a
continuation:} 33. Qxe6+ Rxe6 34. g4 $5 f4 (34... fxg4 35. Nh2 {followed by
the installment of the knight on g4 should be avoided.}) 35. Re1 ({White
cannot transfer the knight to e4 yet with} 35. Nd2 {because of} Rd6 {when after
} 36. Kf1 e4 37. Ke2 Re6 {Black is certainly not worse.}) 35... e4 $1 {(This
move implies a pawn sacrifice, but otherwise Black would be clearly worse
after Nd2-e4.)} 36. Nd2 e3 37. fxe3 fxe3 38. Nf1 Bf8 $1 {(The only way to
activate the bishop)} 39. Nxe3 ({The attempt to restrict the bishop with} 39.
b4 {only weakens the c3-square and can be met by} Bg7 $1) 39... Bc5 40. Kf2 Re4
{. Black's activity combined with the weakness of the g4-pawn maintains the
balance even.} 41. Kf3 Rf4+ 42. Kg3 Kf7 $5 ({This neutral move puts White in
some sort of zugzwang. neither} 42... Bd6 43. Rd1 $1) ({nor} 42... Re4 43. Nc2
{are satisfactory for Black.}) 43. Re2 ({What else? In view of the fork on f2,
the only possible knight move would be the passive} 43. Nd1 {allowing} Bd6 $1 {
with strong initiative for Black.}) ({while a waiting move such as} 43. b3 {
could be answered with the same method by} Bb6) 43... Re4 44. Kf3 Rf4+ {
with a draw by repetition.}) ({The other reasonable way of using the temporary
absence of threats from Black's part would consists of advancing the other
marginal pawn with} 30. a4 {aiming to weaken the black queen side structure
and improve the own. In this case, too, White would be out of danger.}) 30...
Bg5 $1 ({This is much more ambitious than} 30... Bg7 {. Because of the
possibility of ...Bc1, White cannot offer the exchange of queens on d5 without
prior capturing the bishop.}) 31. Nxg5 {From the situations mentioned in the
comment on White's 18th move, this is the first major concession. Black's king
side structure becomes more threatening now. On the other hand, it is hard to
recommend anything else for White.} hxg5 32. Qd5 ({But this looks like aiming
for a draw too openly. In fact, it will be precisely in the absence of queens
when Black will be able to advance his strong mass of pawns without fearing to
weaken his king's position. From this point of view, strengthening the control
of the d-file with} 32. Rd5 {looks better, when} f5 $6 {would be at least
dangerous for Black after} 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Qd3) 32... Kg7 33. Qxe6 Rxe6 {
During the last two moves, Black has improved the position of his both
remaining pieces.} 34. Rd7 {After the recent exchanges, the static elements of
the position have become more significant, inclining the balance to Black's
favour already. From the former piece activity, White has only retained the
control of the only open file.} Kf6 35. Kf1 Rc6 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Rd8 e4 {[#]}
38. f3 $2 ({As mentioned in the comments to the game Kamsky-Bacrot from the
previous round, rook endings are rarely suitable to definitive evaluations.
Therefore I shall refrain from naming this move the decisive mistake; I would
just mention that now White has huge problems defending his position. This was
the last moment when Anand could have improved his queen side situation with} 
38. a4 {for instance} bxa4 39. Rd4 Ke5 (39... a3 {does not work because after}
40. Rxe4+ Kd5 {Black has the intermediate} 41. Rd4+ {leading to an obvious
draw after} Ke5 42. bxa3 Rxc3 43. Ra4) 40. Rxa4 f5 41. f3 Kf4 42. fxe4 fxe4 {
and now Black's supremacy in the centre can be met by active queen side
counterplay starting with} 43. c4) 38... exf3+ 39. Kxf3 Rd6 $1 {[#]Black can
ensure the free wandering around of his king because White cannot really
exchange rooks: this would remove the last remaining element of activity from
his position, when the static balance would be hopeless for him.} 40. Re8+ ({
I shall support the rather abstract previous comment with some concrete lines
that I analyzed with Constantin Ionescu:} 40. Rxd6+ $2 Kxd6 41. Ke4 Ke6 ({
Of course, not} 41... Kc5 $2 {because of} 42. Ke5 {when White is suddenly
winning.}) 42. b4 $5 {(In view of Black's threat of creating a passed pawn
with ...f5, White has to look for some queen side counterplay.)} f5+ 43. Kd4 f4
44. c4 ({White cannot defend his fortress passively because after} 44. Ke4 Kd6
45. Kd4 {Black forces the opening of play with} a5 {. Indeed, continuing the
neutral policy with} 46. Ke4 {leads to disaster after} a4 47. Kd4 f3 {followed
by the march of the black king to b3.}) 44... bxc4 45. Kxc4 Ke5 $1 {(Just in
time to push the white king back.)} 46. Kd3 Kd5 47. a4 Ke5 48. Ke2 Kd4 49. Kf3
Kc4 50. b5 axb5 51. axb5 Kxb5 {and now the pawn break} 52. h4 {does not save
White after} gxh4 53. Kxf4 ({or if} 53. g5 {then} h3 $1) 53... g5+ $1) 40...
Kd5 41. b3 {[#]} ({A depressing image. The numerous weaknesses along the third
rank will soon be very difficult to defend. However, there was no other way of
preventing the enemy king from penetrating through c4-b3. For instance,} 41.
Rc8 {would be met by} Rc6) 41... Rf6+ 42. Kg2 ({Sad necessity.} 42. Ke3 {
allows the exchange of rooks with} Re6+) 42... Rc6 43. Re3 f5 44. gxf5 ({
As in so many other moments of this game, White needs to releasethe tension in
order to get some breathing space, something he would definitely lack after} 
44. Kf3 f4 45. Rd3+ Ke5 46. Ke2 Rd6 47. Rf3 Ke4) 44... gxf5 45. Rg3 Ke4 $1 {[#]
} 46. a4 ({This move comes much too late and in the worst possible form. True,
after} 46. Rxg5 Rxc3 {White cannot defend his third rank with} 47. Rg3 $2 {
because of} Rxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Ke3 49. Kg2 f4 $1 (49... Ke2 {would lead nowhere
because of} 50. Kg3 $1) 50. Kf1 Kf3 {and Black manages to win the h-pawn
without losing his own. However, 47.Rg6 would have faced Black with some
technical problems in view of the reduced quantity of material remaining on
board, although the f-pawn would probably decide the outcome of the battle.})
46... bxa4 47. bxa4 Kf4 48. Rf3+ Ke5 49. Re3+ Kf6 50. Rd3 f4 {Black slowly
increases his spatial advantage, while White is reduced to passivity.} 51. Kf3
Ke5 52. Kg4 Rd6 53. Rxd6 ({This is making things faster and is a possible
consequence of a mistake of calculation, but one can hardly blame Anand for
avoiding such a line as} 53. Rf3 Rd1 54. Kxg5 Rg1+ 55. Kh5 Ke4 {with an easy
win for Black.}) 53... Kxd6 54. h4 gxh4 55. Kxh4 Kd5 56. Kh3 Ke4 57. Kg2 Ke3 $1
({Quite possibly, Anand counted on} 57... Kd3 $4 {when after} 58. Kf3 {the
white king would be just in time to reach the saving c1-square.}) ({After the
accurate} 57... Ke3 {Black wins a decisive tempo, for instance} 58. Kf1 {
(forced, in view of the threat ...Ke2)} Kd3 ({The sadistic} 58... a5 {is also
possible, but not really necessary.}) 59. Kf2 Kxc3 60. Kf3 Kb4 61. Kxf4 Kxa4
62. Ke3 Kb3 63. Kd2 Kb2 {and the a-pawn is unstoppable. After Wijk aan Zee,
this is Anand's second defeat by hands of Kamsky in a relatively short period
of time. The reader might remember that in the mid-nineties these two
outstanding players had to cross swords in two of Candidate's Matches from the
parallel cycles of the FIDE and PCA World Championships. Each of them won one
of the matches to become challenger of the respective version, meaning that
they both remained with a mixture of pleasant and annoying memories. Botwinnik
once wrote that he considered the repeated confrontations along the years with
certain players as making part of a "life-long" match, with the same
psychologic implications as a normal match. Judging from the recent results,
we can state that, at least for the moment, Kamsky managed to deal with this
delicate psychological issue better than his opponent. Which cannot mean that
there will be no further returns of the balance...}) 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 e5 {This variation used to be fashionable quarter of century ago.
It made part of the repertoire of such players like Ulf Andersson and a very
young Garry Kasparov. By the way, they also reached this position via Paulsen
move order.} 10. Nxc6 ({Not a very popular continuation. In the days of
highest popularity of this line, the main directions of investigations
consisted of} 10. Nb3 exf4 11. Rxf4 Be6 {reaching a position typical for the
Najdorf variation but with the minor difference that the black a-pawn finds
itself on its initial square and}) (10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Nf5 {. As we shall see,
Kamsky followed his own footsteps.}) 10... bxc6 {In spite of ensuring Black a
good control of the central squares, the pawn tandem c6-d6 an easily become
the object of attack of White's pieces.} 11. Kh1 exf4 ({Refraining from this
exchange for too long proved to be sangerous for Black after} 11... Be6 12. Bf3
Bc4 13. Re1 Nd7 14. b3 Ba6 15. f5 Nf6 16. g4 {in Kamsky-Khalifman, Las Vegas
FIDE KO 1999.}) 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Bf3 Qb6 14. b3 Rfd8 ({Not a very inspired
novelty. The king side will remain vulnerable now. In a recent game,} 14...
Rad8 {was tried:} 15. Qe1 Kh8 ({Not easy to understand.} 15... Rfe8 {,
completing the development, looks more natural.}) 16. Rd1 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qe5 18.
Ne2 d5 19. Bf4 Qb2 20. e5 Ne4 21. Nd4 Bc5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4
Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qxa2 26. h3 {with a better coordination of White's pieces in Xu
Yuhua-Kovalevskaya, Ekaterinburg 2006.}) 15. Qe1 Nd7 $2 {A terrible blunder.
Svidler's desire to transfer the knight to e5 is understandable, but he
obviously missed White's simple tactical blow.} 16. Nd5 $1 cxd5 17. exd5 Bg4
18. Qxe7 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Nf6 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Rxf6 $1 {Black's king is helpless
now.} gxf6 22. Qxf6 Re8 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Bd2 (24. Bd2 {The only way to prevent
Qf6 followed by Bh6+ consists of} Qd8 {but then} 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Bc3 {ensures
White a decisive advantage.}) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Marin} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 {Marin: Given the fact that
Topalov himself included the a6-Slav in his repertoire recently, Kamsky's
opening choice can be regarded as double-edged. From psychological point of
view, Topalov could possibly face slight problems playing "against himself",
but on the other hand, one would expect that he is well-versed in all the
subtleties of this variation.} 5. c5 {Marin: This is one of the most ambitious
continuations. White not only prevents in radical way Black's plan to win
space on the queen side by means of ...b5, but also takes under control the
b6-square, which has just been weakened on the previous move. We can see a
similar way to meet ...a6 in other closed variations. For instance, in the
Swiss Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined, characterized by the moves 1.
d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 a6!?, one of
White's main options is 8.c5. After 5.c5 from the Slav Opening, the queen side
position usually remains blocked for a long while. The pawn break ...b6 would
leave the c5-square weak (here we can notice the small damaged caused by the
advance of the a-pawn: Black cannot meet cxb6 with ...axb6 any more) while
White's plan based on b4, a4, b5 is too time consuming for the moment. These
aspects transform the centre into the main theatre of operations, with the
pawn breaks e4 and ...e5 as the main topic.} Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 {Marin: 'Black
does not tolerate the bishop on this active square. One of the ideas behind
playing ...Nbd7 at such an early stage is to take the e5-square under control
in order to prevent (or, better said,discourage) Be5, which would caused Black
some lack of coordination if he had played ...g6 instead.'} 7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Rc1
{A rare move, prepared by Topalov especially for the tournament in Sofia. That
was a very inspired decision, as it brought Topalov two very important
victories.  The idea of 8.Rc1 is that in some concrete variations the rook on
c1 is more useful than the queen on c2.} ({For instance, after the common
continuation} 8. Qc2 {Black can play} g6 9. h3 (9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11.
Qxe4 Nf6 $11) 9... Qc7 (9... Bg7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. e3 Ne4 {is a reasonable
alternative} (11... Ne8 $14)) 10. g3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 {and Black often can
develop the B on f5 with tempo:} 12. Bf4 (12. dxe5 Bf5 $5 13. Qb3 Nd7 $13)
12... Bf5 13. Qd2 Nfd7 $13) 8... g6 ({Several days later Bacrot played} 8... e5
{but didn't solve the problems and quickly got an worse position:} 9. Nxe5 Nxe5
10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Na4 Nxe5 12. Bc3 f6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. g3 Qd7 16.
h4 $1 $36 {1-0 Topalov,V (2804)-Bacrot,E (2708)/Sofia BUL 2006/D-TWIC 477-603 
(42)}) (8... Qc7 9. g3 $5 e5 (9... g6 $6 10. Bf4 $14 {/+/-}) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11.
Bf4 {leads to unexplored complications.}) 9. h3 {Marin: 'Aiming to ensure
stability to the bishop on the h2-b9 diagonal.'} Qc7 {Recommended by Korchnoi
and played by Topalov recently, 9...Qc7 has some certain drawbacks, though. It
is designed to prevent opponent's dark-squared bishop from occupying the
diagonal b8-h2. A common reaction from White is 10.g3 and then in order to
justify his play Black must continue 10...e5, but as we'll see in that case
with the rook on c1 (instead of the queen on c2) concrete variations favour
White. Another approach after 10.g3 is to allow White Bf4, like Kamsky did in
the present game. However, losing time in order to provoke g2-g3 doesn't look
particularly attractive and therefore 9...Qc7 can hardly be the optimal choice.
} ({An important alternative is} 9... Bg7 10. Bf4 Ne4 (10... O-O 11. e3 Ne4 ({
Insufficient is} 11... Ne8 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 f6 $1 {leads to the game
Kasparov-Genius 3, Cologne 1995, where the opening result favoured Black. That
game pointed out the drawbacks of developing the bishop on d3.} 13. e4 {Marin}
e5 {The position becomes very sharp now. During the next sequence of moves,
one of the greatest players of the history was completely outplayed by a
machine.} 14. dxe5 Nxc5 15. exd5 fxe5 16. Be3 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 e4 18. Qxe4 Nf6
19. Qc4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Be6 21. O-O Bxd5 {with a huge advantage for Black, who,
nevertheless went on losing as a consequence of exagerated greediness in
Kasparov-Comp Chess Genius 3.0, Cologne 1995.}) 12... Nc7 13. O-O Re8 14. Bg5
$1 $14) 12. Be2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. O-O $14 {1-0 Graf,A (2646)
-Kuraszkiewicz,M (2304)/Germany 2003 (46)}) 11. e3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 (12. Rxc3 O-O
13. Be2 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. Bh2 exd4 16. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Golod,V (2571)-Kritz,L 
(2578)/Las Vegas 2006}) 12... Qa5 13. Be2 e5 $5 $13 {0-1 Roussel Roozmon,T 
(2419)-Kritz,L (2578)/Las Vegas 2006 (78)}) 10. g3 {Marin: 'White insists with
the idea of developing the bishop on f4, which Black cannot prevent actually.'}
Bg7 {Looks like the best continuation under the circumstances.} (10... e5 {
played by Topalov two months prior to the present game is much too risky:} 11.
Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bf4 (12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Na4 $1 $13) 12... Nfd7 13. e4 $5 ({
More ambitious than} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bg2 Bg7 15. O-O O-O 16. e4 $14) 13... g5
(13... Bxc5 14. dxc5 O-O 15. Bg2 Nxc5 16. O-O $44) 14. Bxg5 Ng6 15. exd5 Bg7
16. Qe2+ (16. Bg2 O-O 17. O-O $36) 16... Kf8 17. d6 Qa5 18. Be3 b6 19. Bg2 $13
{1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F (2650)-Topalov,V (2801)/Monte Carlo MNC 2006 (38)} (19.
Qf3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf1c4]})) (10... Nh5 $6 11. Bg2 e5 $2 12. dxe5 $16 (12. Nxe5
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Nikolov,S (2407)-Rusev,K (2412)/Velingrad 2004} 14.
g4 Ng7 15. b4 Bxb4 16. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qxe5 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nc4 $16) 12...
Nxe5 $140 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bc3 $18) 11. Bf4 Qd8 {Marin: 'It
might seem that Black has just lost two tempi. However, precisely these two
moves (g3 and h3) cause some slight contradiction: The bishop's development on
f4 has been enabled, but its stability on the h2-b8 diagonal is not too
reliable.'} (11... Qa5 12. Qd2 Nh5 13. Bg5 Nhf6 14. Bg2 h6 15. Be3 $16 {
1-0 Filip,L (2385)-Nevednichy,B (2302)/Timisoara 2005 (33)}) 12. Bg2 ({The
alternative} 12. g4 Ne4 {is less problematic for Black.}) 12... Nh5 (12... O-O
{Maybe Black should have castled first in order to prevent a quick e2-e4.}) 13.
Bg5 h6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. e4 $1 $14 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nhf6 ({Kamsky suggested} 16...
Ndf6 17. Nc3 Nd5 {as a possible alternative. However, White's chances are
preferable after} 18. O-O Nhf6 19. Re1 $14) 17. Nc3 Re8 {Kamsky's idea is to
clear square f8 in order to transfer the knight from d7 to d5. This is
somewhat slow and leaves White with more space.} ({The principled continuation
is} 17... e5 18. dxe5 Re8 19. O-O (19. Be3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rxe5
22. Rd8+ Re8 {looks acceptable for Black}) 19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 {and after
the strongest} 21. Na4 {Black must choose between a slightly inferior position
after} (21. Bf4 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Re8 $11) 21... Nd5 ({the positional exchange
sacrifice} 21... Rd5 $5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 {The players had different opinions
about it: Topalov thought that Black has sufficient compensation, while Kamsky
preferred White here.}) ({or the sharp complications:} 21... Bxh3 22. Bxh3 Rd5
23. Rc2 Ne4 24. Nb6 Nxd2 {although here too, after} 25. Re1 {White's chances
are preferable}) 22. Bc3 Re8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14) 18. O-O Nf8 ({After} 18... e5 {
White can choose between} 19. Be3 {(which was Topalov's intention)} ({or} 19.
dxe5 {leading to variations from 17...e5, see the previous annotation.})) 19.
Qb3 $1 {Pointing out Black's problems with his queenside.} Ne6 20. Be3 Nc7 $1
21. Ne5 Nfd5 22. Nxd5 (22. Bd2 Be6 $1 {and White cannot take on b7:} 23. Qxb7
$2 Bxe5 24. Nxd5 (24. dxe5 Rb8 25. Qxc6 (25. Qa7 Qc8 $19) 25... Bd7 $19) 24...
Rb8 25. Qxc6 Bd7 $17) (22. Rfd1 $5) 22... Nxd5 23. Bd2 {Marin: 'In spite of
Black's control of the d5-square, White has strong pressure. For Black it will
be not easy to develop his queen side.' Kamsky succeeded to exchange a pair of
knights and decrease from White's advantage, nevertheless Black still has
problems to develop his queenside.} Bxe5 {This radical solution would have
been acceptable in case of a quick ...Be6, but Black does not have time for
that.} ({Variations like} 23... Qc7 24. Rfe1 Be6 (24... Rd8 25. Nc4 $16) 25.
Nxg6 Qc8 {can hardly work. White has few attractive possibilities:} 26. Ne5 ({
Good is also} 26. Rxe6 $5 Qxe6 27. Ne5 $44) 26... Nf4 (26... Bxh3 27. Bxd5 cxd5
28. Qxd5 $16) 27. d5 $1 Nxd5 (27... Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Nxd5 29. Rc4 $40) 28. Nc4 $14
) (23... Be6 $2 24. Qxb7 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rb8 26. Qxc6 $18) 24. dxe5 h5 {
Unfortunately, before playing ...Be6 Black must spend time for a lot of other
moves.} 25. Rfe1 Qc7 {Protecting b7 and finally being ready for ...Be6.} 26. e6
$1 {Opening the position.} Bxe6 27. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Re1 $16 {Two strong
bishops and a lot of weaknesses in Black's position (especially around his
king) secure White a wonderful compensation for the exchange).} Qd7 ({In
Shipov's opinion, best chances to defend would have offered the move} 28... e5
{and then} 29. Bc3 ({Weaker is} 29. Bxd5+ cxd5 30. Qxd5+ e6 31. Qe4 Qf7 32. Bc3
Rad8 33. Qxe5 Kh7 $13) 29... e6 30. Bxe5 Qf7 31. Be4 $44) 29. Qd3 Kh7 (29...
Kg7 30. Bc3+ $16) 30. Re5 {White's attack goes very smoothly.} Nf6 31. Qe3 Kg7
32. Be4 $1 Kf7 (32... Nxe4 33. Rxe4 $18) 33. Bc2 Rad8 $6 ({More stubborn is} 
33... Rg8 34. Qh6 Raf8 35. Bc3 $16) 34. Qh6 Rg8 (34... Qxd2 35. Bxg6+ Kg8 36.
Rg5 $18) 35. Ba5 Qd4 $2 {Loses at once.} ({Relatively best was} 35... Rg7 {
although after the simple} 36. Bxd8 Qxd8 37. Bb3 Nd5 38. Rxe6 $16 {White has a
huge advantage.}) (35... Rdf8 36. Rg5 $18) 36. Bc3 $18 Qc4 37. Bb3 Qd3 38.
Bxe6+ Ke8 39. Kg2 Rf8 40. Qg7 Rd5 41. Bf5 Rf7 42. Rxe7+ (42. Rxe7+ Rxe7 (42...
Kxe7 43. Bxf6+ Ke8 44. Qg8+ Rf8 45. Qe6#) 43. Qh8+ Kf7 44. Qxf6+ Ke8 45. Qh8+
Kf7 46. Qg7+ Ke8 47. Qg8#) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 {Kamsky does not mind playing this variation with both
colours. This is the third time in this tournament that he reaches this very
position. The first time it happened against the same opponent, but with
reversed colours.} 11. Nbd2 ({But now he deviates from Ponomariov's} 11. Nc3)
11... Rfe8 ({Ponomariov shows that he has his own ideas, too.} 11... Nd8 {
was succesfully tried in Anand-Kamsky, Sofia 2006.}) 12. Nf1 Nd8 13. Ng3 Ne6
14. c3 c5 15. d4 {If we compare with the game Anand-Kamsky, Black cannot hold
his e5-pawn here, because White is much better developed and the threat of
winning a pawn is quite real.} exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Be3
Rac8 20. dxc5 N6xc5 21. N5d4 {The almost absolute stability on the d4-square
offers White the more pleasant position.} Nxb3 22. Qxb3 Nc5 23. Qd1 a5 24. Qb1
Ne4 25. Rd1 b4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Nc2 Qe7 28. Nxb4 Qxb4 29. Qa2 Ra8 30. Rd4 Qb5
31. Ra4 Bc6 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Qxa5 Qxb2 34. Rc1 Ba8 35. Rc7 {In spite of
simplifications, White maintains unpleasant pressure. With his next move,
Ponomariov tries to solve his problems by unblocking the d4-square and
activating the a8-bishop (something Nimzovich would certainly recommend from
general point of view) but misses Kamsky's spectacular reply.} d4 $2 36. e6 $3
{This successive pawn moves are very much related to each other regarding
their basic ideas but differ enormously from the point of view of their
objective merits. White cleares the fifth rank for his queen and the long dark
diagonal for his bishop, forcing Black to weaken his seventh rank at the same
time. Can we ask for more from a modest pawn?} Qb1+ ({Removing the queen from
the exposed b2-square. The immediate} 36... fxe6 {would have been met by} 37.
Rxg7+ $1) 37. Kh2 fxe6 38. Qh5 {The Black king is helpless against the
combined action of the white pieces.} Nd6 39. Bxd4 {The bishop captures this
pawn 3 moves later than Ponomariov might have expected and with devastating
effect we must say.} Bxf3 40. Rxg7+ Kf8 41. Qh6 ({After} 41. Qh6 Re7 {(What
else?)} 42. Qf6+ {Black has a choice betwen two echo-variations:} Rf7 ({
In case of} 42... Nf7 43. Rg8+ Kxg8 {the mate is delivered on a different
square:} 44. Qg7#) 43. Rg8+ Kxg8 {and now} 44. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Qb6 $5 {A relatively rare move, which will
eventually transpose to an improved version of Black's position compared to
Kamsky's game against Topalov.} 5. c5 Qc7 6. g3 Bg4 7. Ne5 Be6 8. Bf4 Qc8 9.
Bg2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. b4 O-O 12. Re1 Nh5 13. e3 Nd7 14. Bf3 Nxf4 15. exf4 Nxe5
16. fxe5 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 {White's opening strategy has been a complete fiasco.
The d4-pawn is chronically weak, while the white bishop is restricted by the
enemy pawns. On the contrary, the black pair of bishops is quite active.} 18.
Bh1 g5 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Re3 Bf5 21. Rae1 e6 22. Bg2 Qg7 23. Ne2 Kh8 24. Rd1 Rae8
25. Nc1 Re7 26. Nb3 h5 27. Qe2 h4 28. g4 Bg6 29. b5 e5 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Re1 e4
32. Qd2 Be8 33. f3 exf3 34. Bxf3 Bd7 35. Bd1 Rxe3 36. Rxe3 Bd8 37. Rf3 Rxf3 38.
Bxf3 Qg6 39. Bd1 h3 $6 {Black unnecessarily weakens this pawn. Kamsky might
have intended to attack the g4 pawn, but White will be faster.} 40. Qe3 Kg7 41.
Qxh3 Qb1 42. Qf1 Be8 $1 {If Black would manage to transfer his bishops to e4
and f4, his position would be close to winning. Unfortunately for him, this
plan is rather time consuming.} 43. Qe2 Bg6 44. Kf2 Kf7 {Covering the
e7-square in order to prepare ...Bc7-f4.} 45. Nd2 $1 ({White equalizes
completely now. The knight is heading for e5.} 45. Qf3+ Ke8 46. Qe2+ Kd7 {
would have only improved the black king's position.}) 45... Qxa2 46. Nf3 Qxe2+
47. Kxe2 Bf6 48. Ba4 Be4 49. Bxc6 Ke6 50. Nd2 Bxd4 51. Nxe4 dxe4 52. Bxe4 Bxc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 {An early deviation from the otherwise
inevitable Anti-Marshall systems. Kamsky seems to have had enough of it here
in Sofia, although the practical results were quite favourable for him.} dxc6
5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Nc4 {White choses a radical way
of releasing the king side tension.} (9. hxg4 {does not promisse an advantage:}
hxg4 10. g3 gxf3 11. Qxf3 Qe6 12. Nc4 c5 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Qf5 Qxf5 15. exf5 f6
16. f4 Bd6 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 {Deviatkin,A (2495)-Fressinet,L (2636)/
playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 100 ext. It should be mentioned that fressinet is
an expert of the Exchange variation with White, too.}) ({White could have
maintained the tension with} 9. Re1 {but then} Ng6 {is considered to offer
Black a good game.}) 9... Bxf3 {This exchange is more or less forced now.} (
9... Ng6 $6 10. hxg4 $1 hxg4 11. Bg5 {This is the difference. The queen's
access to the h-file is denied.} Qe6 12. Nh2 $16 {Pribyl,J-Machacek,P/Havirov
1970/MCD}) 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3 Ng6 12. Rd1 ({Usually, White plays} 12. Be3 {
first. By placing the rook on d1 at such an early stage, White declares his
intention to transfer the king to the more central and safer e2-square.}) 12...
c5 13. Kf1 Bd6 14. Ke2 f6 $146 (14... Nf8 {worked out well in a previous game
where this position was reached.} 15. Be3 ({However, after the knight retreat} 
15. f4 $1 {is critical.}) 15... Ne6 16. c3 Ke7 17. a3 a5 18. a4 Rhd8 19. Rd2 f6
$11 {Sebag,M (2415)-Qin Kanying (2469)/Ekaterinburg 2006}) 15. c3 Kf7 16. Be3
Rhd8 17. a3 a5 18. a4 b6 {Pawn structures of both players are quite solid.
Strictly speaking, the f-pawns are weaker than the c-pawn, but the fact that
the black bishop is restricted by the own structure maintains the balance even.
} 19. Rdc1 {White prepares the opening of the queen side, but this plan will
not yield him any advantage.} ({The alternative consisted of putting pressure
on the g-file aiming to get rid of the double pawns by means of f4.} 19. Rg1
Nf8 (19... Rd7 20. Rg3) 20. f4 exf4 21. Nxd6+ cxd6 22. Bxf4 d5 23. Be3 Rd7 24.
b4 d4 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Bd2 axb4 27. Rgb1 Ne6 28. Rxb4 $14) 19... Rd7 20. b4
cxb4 21. Nxd6+ cxd6 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Rcb1 d5 24. Rxb4 d4 25. Bd2 Rda7 26. f4 {
Finally getting rid of these annoying weaknesses and clearing the f3-square
for the king.} (26. Ra3 {would only lose time in view of} b5 $1 27. Rxb5 Rxa4
28. Rxa4 Rxa4) 26... Nxf4+ 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Kf3 b5 ({In case of} 28... g5 29.
h4 Ra5 30. Rxb6 Rxa4 31. Rxa4 Rxa4 32. Rd6 {it is hard to see how Black can
make any progress, in spite of his extra-pawn.}) 29. Rxb5 Rxa4 30. Rb7+ Kf8 31.
Rg1 g5 32. h4 Ra1 33. Rxa1 Rxa1 34. Rb5 gxh4 35. Rxh5 Ra3 36. Rxh4 (36. Ke2 f3+
) 36... Rxd3+ 37. Ke2 Ra3 38. Rxf4 Ke7 39. Rf5 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1 {Kamsky just
loves this line and the recent games present him as a successful promoter of 8.
Nb3.} Bb7 (12... b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Ned4 (14. Kb1 h6 15. Bh4 a5 16. Ned4 a4 17.
Nb5 Qb8 18. N3d4 Nc5 19. g4 b3 20. c4 bxa2+ 21. Kxa2 O-O $13 {1-0 Kamsky,G 
(2690)-Sakaev,K (2668)/Khanty Mansyisk 2005 (37)}) 14... Nc5 15. Kb1 O-O (15...
h6 16. Bh4 O-O-O 17. Qf1 Rhe8 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Nf3 a5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ba6
$14 {1-0 Kamsky,G (2686)-Novikov,I (2575)/San Diego 2006 (92)}) 16. g4 Rac8 17.
Qh3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 a5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. g5 Be7 21. Qe3 Ba6 22. Rc1 $14 {0-1
Kamsky,G (2690)-Vallejo Pons,F (2674)/Khanty Mansyisk 2005 (62)}) 13. Qh3 $6 {
White have confessed, that he forgot the best moveorder. There are many moves
that might be better than the text.} (13. Nd4) (13. a3) (13. Qg3) (13. Kb1)
13... b4 14. Nb1 (14. Ne2 e5 (14... Nc5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd4 Kf8 17. Nb3 Qc7
18. e5 Nd5 19. Bxe7+ Qxe7 20. f5 dxe5 21. Rxe5 $16 {1-0 Gonda,G-Pineau,J (2280)
/Tokyo 1990 (38)}) (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Qh4+ Ndf6 (16... Nef6 17. Ned4
g6 18. g4 $40) 17. Ng3 (17. g4 h6 $1 $17) 17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 a5 19. Nd4 Qc5
$15) 15. Ng3 g6 16. f5 O-O-O 17. Kb1 a5 18. Bb5 Kb8 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. fxg6 fxg6
21. Bxf6 $2 (21. Nxa5 Ba8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qe6 $16) 21... Bxf6 22. Nxa5 {
1/2 Momo,S-Gudmundsson,A/Leipzig 1960 (62)} Rc8 $5 $11) 14... e5 $1 $146 {
Topalov has found this good move at the board, it makes lot of sense to
prevent the centralization of the knight via d4 square.} (14... Rc8 15. N1d2 e5
16. g4 a5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g5 Nd7 19. g6 a4 20. Qxh7 Rxh7 21. gxh7 axb3 22.
h8=Q+ Bf8 23. axb3 $16 {1-0 Danes,J (2074)-Vachal,J (2170)/Czechia 2001 (34)})
(14... a5 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nfe4 20.
Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe7+ Qxe7 22. Kb1 h5 23. Be2 Qg5 24. Bf3 $14 {0-1 Kamsky,G 
(2690)-Smirin,I (2673)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005 (49)}) 15. N1d2 a5 16. Kb1 $6 (16.
Nc4 $5 a4 17. Nbd2 O-O $15) 16... a4 17. Nc1 O-O {Black has finished his
development in excellent form and White can only dream about the same level of
attack on the kingside.} (17... a3 18. b3 Qc3 $2 19. Nc4 $18) 18. Ne2 $2 (18.
g4 Nc5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. g5 Be7 21. Bc4 exf4 22. Qg4 Rfc8 23. h4 Ba6 24. Qf5 (
24. Qxf4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Ne6 $19) (24. Nd3 b3 $1) 24... Ne6 25. b3 axb3 26. cxb3
g6 $17) 18... Rfc8 19. Ng3 g6 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Kamsky has misplaced both queen
and knight for the unreal dream of queenside attack. Both pieces will now be
sorely missed in the defense of the burning queenside.} (19... a3 20. Nf5 Bf8
$15) 20. Nc4 (20. Rc1 a3 21. c4 (21. b3 Qc3 22. Nc4 Rxc4 $19) 21... Nc5 $19)
20... Ba6 (20... b3 $5) 21. b3 axb3 22. cxb3 Nc5 {The disaster becomes visible
with naked eyes, on top of all troubles Black can penetrate via the a file.}
23. Ne2 (23. Bf1 Qa7 24. Rd2 Nxb3 $1 25. axb3 Bb7 26. Kc2 Qa2+ 27. Kd1 Qxb3+
28. Ke2 Qxc4+ 29. Kf2 Qc5+ $19) 23... Nfxe4 (23... Qa7 24. Nc1 Bxc4 25. Bxc4
Ncxe4 $19) 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Nb6 Qa7 $1 {The cool move perfectly
epitomises the different fate of white and black pieces.} 27. Nxa8 (27. Nxc8
Bd3+ $1 28. Qxd3 Qxa2+ 29. Kc1 Qa1+ 30. Kc2 Ra2#) 27... Rxa8 28. a4 Bxe2 29.
Rc1 Qf2 {White has remained sitting on h3 with no perspective.} 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rfe8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4
15. a4 Bf6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Bd2 Bb7 19. Re4 Rxe4 20. dxe4 c5 21.
dxc6 Bxc6 22. Qf3 Be5 23. g4 h6 24. Kg2 Qb7 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 g5 27. b3 Kg7
28. Qe4 Qc8 29. Kf3 f6 30. Qf5 Qb7 31. Qe4 Qc8 32. Qf5 Qb7 33. Qe4 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Paragua, Mark"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Nb5 Bxb5 11. cxb5 c5 12. bxc6 Nb8 13. Ne5 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Qd7
15. Bg5 Rxc6 16. Qd3 Be7 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Rxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rd1 g6
21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Rd6 23. d5 Kg7 24. Kg2 h5 25. Qc4 e5 26. Bf3 Kh7 27. Be2
Bg7 28. Qa4 Qe7 29. f3 Bh6 30. Qc4 a5 31. Bd3 Qd8 32. Bb1 Kg8 33. Qe4 Bg7 34.
a3 Qc8 35. Qc4 Qxc4 36. bxc4 Rd8 37. a4 Bf8 38. Re1 Bd6 39. g4 hxg4 40. fxg4
Kg7 41. Be4 Rh8 42. Rb1 Bc5 43. Kg3 Kf6 44. h4 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. g3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 a6 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qd4 Qc7 14. Bd3 b5 15.
a3 Bd7 16. O-O Na4 17. Ne2 Rfc8 18. g4 a5 19. f5 Qc5 20. b4 Qxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Nc3
22. Nb3 axb4 23. axb4 Na4 24. Kf2 exf5 25. gxf5 Re8 26. Rfe1 Nb2 27. Rxa8 Rxa8
28. e6 fxe6 29. Nc5 Be8 30. fxe6 Kf8 31. Ke3 Nxd3 32. cxd3 Ra2 33. Kd4 Ke7 34.
h3 Rh2 35. Re3 Bg6 36. Kxd5 Bf5 37. Rf3 g6 38. d4 Re2 39. Kc6 Rxe6+ 40. Nxe6
Be4+ 41. d5 Bxf3 42. Ng5 Bg2 43. Nxh7 Be4 44. h4 Bg2 45. Ng5 Kf6 46. Kc5 Ke7
47. Ne6 Kf6 48. Nd4 Ke5 49. d6 Bh3 50. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Rc1
g6 9. h3 Qc7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bg2 ({Strictly speaking, it is Jobava who deviates
first from the recent game Topalov,V (2804)-Kamsky,G (2671)/Sofia 2006 which
went} 11. Bf4 Qd8 12. Bg2 Nh5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. e4 {and eventually
ended in a win for White, but maybe after 12.Bg2 Kamsky intended to play 12...
0-0 13.0-0 Nh5 followed by ...f5, thus transposing to the present game anyway?!
}) 11... O-O 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bd2 f5 15. Na4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17.
Nb6 Rb8 18. Bc3 Nf7 19. e3 Be6 20. Nd4 Qe8 21. b4 Ng5 22. a4 Ne4 23. Ba1 Rf7
24. Re1 Bf8 25. Nb3 h6 26. Be5 Rd8 27. Bd4 Nhf6 28. Na5 Bg7 29. Re2 g5 30. Qe1
Nh5 31. Nb3 Re7 32. Bxg7 Nxg7 33. Nd4 Bf7 34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 Bh5 36. f3 Nf6
37. bxc6 bxc6 38. Qc3 g4 39. fxg4 fxg4 40. h4 Bg6 41. Rf1 Nfh5 42. Ref2 Nxg3
43. Rf8+ Qxf8 44. Rxf8+ Rxf8 45. Qb3 N7f5 46. Bxd5+ cxd5 47. Qxd5+ Kh7 48. Nd7
Rff7 49. h5 Nxh5 50. Nxf5 Rxf5 51. Qd1 Rxe3 52. c6 Rg3+ 53. Kh1 Nf4 54. Nf6+
Rxf6 55. Qe1 Rh3+ 56. Kg1 Rf7 57. c7 Rxc7 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8.
Bg5 Be7 9. e4 d6 10. Nb5 Qc6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Qc5 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. b4 Qc8
15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Nd3 b6 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd1 Nbd7 21.
f3 a5 22. Be2 axb4 23. axb4 Ra3 24. b5 Bb7 25. Nb1 Raa8 26. O-O Rfc8 27. Kh1 h5
28. Nf2 Qc7 29. Nc3 Nc5 30. Rfe1 Rd8 31. Bf1 Qf4 32. Nh3 Rxd1 33. Qxd1 Qc7 34.
Qc1 Rd8 35. Rd1 e5 36. Nf2 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Nfd7 38. Qd2 g6 39. Nfd1 f5 40. Qh6
Nf8 41. Ne3 Qg7 42. Qg5 Nfe6 43. Qh4 e4 44. Ncd5 exf3 45. gxf3 f4 46. Nf6+ Kf8
47. Ned5 Bxd5 48. Nxd5 g5 49. Qxh5 Qa1 50. Qh6+ Kf7 51. Kg2 Qb2+ 52. Kh3 Qa1
53. Qh7+ Ng7 54. Bd3 Nxd3 55. Qxd3 Qe1 56. Kg2 Qe6 57. Qe4 Qd6 58. Qd4 Nf5 59.
Qxb6 Ne3+ 60. Kf2 Qe5 61. Qa7+ Kg6 62. Nxe3 fxe3+ 63. Qxe3 Qxh2+ 64. Ke1 Qb2
65. b6 Qb4+ 66. Kf2 Kf6 67. Qd4+ Kg6 68. b7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 e6 (7... Nh5
$5) 8. Be2 Be7 9. Nd2 {Kramnik's plan became standard for White in this system.
The knight can support White's queenside play in the future. Besides, by
taking control of the square h5 White spares time for the move h3.} h6 (9...
Bg6 10. b4 Qc8 11. O-O Bd8 12. Rc1 Bc7 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. f4 $1 $14 {1-0
Kramnik,V-Topalov,V/Dortmund 1999 (40)}) 10. b4 Qc8 $146 {Quite unusually, in
this game both sides delay castling kingside for a little while, trying to
clarify matters on the queenside at first.} (10... O-O 11. O-O (11. g4 Bg6 12.
h4 a5 13. b5 e5 $132 {0-1 Mikhalevski,V (2532)-Kindermann,S (2519)/Bad Wiessee
2000 (37)}) 11... Qc8 (11... Re8 12. Bg3 Qc8 13. Bf3 a5 (13... Bd8 14. e4 dxe4
15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Ndxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J (2649)-Zagrebelny,S
(2536)/Istanbul 2000 (41)}) 14. b5 Bd3 15. Be2 Bg6 16. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Piket,
J (2633)-Movsesian,S (2668)/Breda 2000 (26)}) 12. Nb3 (12. Bf3 $5) 12... Bd8
13. a4 Bc7 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. f4 b6 {1/2-1/2 Volke,K (2483)-Kindermann,S (2536)/
Stuttgart 2004}) 11. Rc1 {It is never clear whether White should hurry with
such a move. The main purpose of placing the rook quickly on c1 is to
discourage Black's counterplay with ...b6, but in my opinion Black achieves
good play now.} ({More principled is} 11. O-O Bd8 12. Bf3 $5 $13 {/+/=,
preparing e3-e4.} (12. a4 O-O (12... Bc7 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. b5 $14 (14. f4 b6 $1
$11)) 13. b5 Ba5 $5 14. Qb3 $140 e5 $132)) 11... Bd8 12. a4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 $5
{Instead of the standard exchange of bishops by means of 13...Bc7, Kamsky
prepares ...e5 immediately. This plan has been known before as well.} ({After} 
13... Bc7 {White achieves some edge with} 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. f4 {and here Black
can consider} b6 $13) 14. b5 axb5 15. axb5 e5 {The position is equal.} 16. dxe5
({After} 16. Bg3 exd4 17. exd4 Bc7 18. bxc6 bxc6 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gd7f8,
Gf8e6] Black's pieces are better placed.}) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 {A committing
move. White gains time for activating the knights.} (17. Nb3 $142 Bc7 18. Nd4
$11) 17... Rxe5 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Nd4 Bd7 $1 20. Na4 Bc7 21. Qc2 (21. Nb6 $6 Bxb6
22. cxb6 (22. bxc6 bxc6 23. cxb6 Qb7 $17) 22... c5 $132) 21... Qd8 22. Rb1 {
White's opening strategy failed. He must play accurately in order to keep the
balance.} Ne4 23. bxc6 Bxc6 (23... bxc6 $5) 24. Bb5 Qf6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rb7
Re7 27. g3 Qg6 28. Nc3 $4 {A silly blunder. It's even difficult to say what
could have been missed by White.} ({The player's logical previous play could
end up in an equal endgame:} 28. f3 Nxg3 ({Black can try to play for more than
equality with} 28... Nd2 $5 {but this is double-edged:} 29. Qxg6 (29. Nf5 Re5
30. Qxd2 Rxf5 31. Rxc7 Rxa4 $15) 29... fxg6 30. Nxc6 (30. Rf2 Nc4 31. Nxc6 Rf7
32. Nc3 Nxe3 $13) 30... Rf7 $13) 29. Qxg6 (29. hxg3 $2 Qxc2 30. Nxc2 Rxa4 $17)
29... fxg6 30. hxg3 Rxa4 31. Nxc6 Rf7 32. f4 Rc4 33. Rb5 $11) 28... Nxc3 $19
29. Qxg6 (29. Qxc3 Bxg3 {[%cal Ge7b7]} 30. Rxe7 Bd6+ 31. Kh1 Bxe7 $19 {and
besides being a pawn down, White also has a weak king.}) 29... fxg6 30. Nxc6
Rf7 {White has just a pawn for the piece. The rest is very simple - Black is
totally winning.} 31. Nb4 Be5 32. c6 Bd6 33. Nxd5 Nxd5 34. Rd1 Ra5 35. Rd7 (35.
e4 Nc3 36. Rxd6 (36. Rxf7 Nxd1 37. Rd7 Ra1 38. Kg2 Be5 39. f4 Ra2+ $19)) 35...
Rxd7 36. cxd7 Be7 37. Rc1 (37. e4 Kf7 38. exd5 Ra7 {is of course also hopeless
for White.}) 37... Kf7 38. Rc8 Ra1+ 39. Kg2 Rd1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Bg5 Be6 15.
Nbd2 Qxc6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bh4 Rfe8 18. Bd3 Nh5 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Nd4 exd4 21.
Qxh5 Qb6 22. e5 Bc4 23. Qf3 Rae8 24. b4 Qc6 25. bxa5 Qxf3 26. Nxf3 Bxd3 27.
exd6 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd8 29. Nxd4 Rxd6 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. a3 Rd7 32. Nc6 Rc7 33.
Nb4 Rxc3 34. Re3 Rxa3 35. Rxd3 Rxa5 36. Rd7 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 a5 38. Ra7 a4 39. Ra5
a3 40. Na6 Ra2 41. f3 g5 42. Rxb5 Rb2 43. Ra5 a2 44. Ra4 Rc2 45. Ra3 Rb2 46.
Nc5 Rc2 47. Ne4 Kg6 48. Ra5 f6 49. Ra6 Kf5 50. Rxf6+ Ke5 51. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Qb3 Ra7 10. h3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Bf5 12. Ng5 b5 13. Qb3 h6 14. e4 Bc8 15. Nf3 c5
16. axb5 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxd4 19. Be3 Qxe4 20. Bf3 Qe5 21. Bxa7 Be6
22. Qb4 axb5 23. Qxe7 Qxb2 24. Rab1 Qa2 25. Qb7 Qa6 26. Rfd1 Bc4 27. Bc5 Re8
28. Bd6 Qxb7 29. Bxb7 Rd8 30. Bg3 Re8 31. Bd5 Na6 32. Bc6 Re6 33. Bxb5 Ba2 34.
Rbc1 Nb4 35. Bc4 Bxc4 36. Rxc4 Nc6 37. Kf1 g5 38. Rd6 Rxd6 39. Bxd6 Nd4 40. Rc7
Ne6 41. Rb7 h5 42. Ke2 Bd4 43. Ba3 Nf4+ 44. Kf3 Ng6 45. Bc1 g4+ 46. hxg4 hxg4+
47. Ke2 f5 48. g3 Be5 49. Kd3 Kf8 50. Bh6+ Ke8 51. Bg7 Bd6 52. Bd4 f4 53. Rg7
Ne7 54. gxf4 Bxf4 55. Ke4 Bd6 56. Rxg4 Kf7 57. f4 Ng8 58. Rg7+ Kf8 59. Rd7 Be7
60. Kf5 Kf7 61. Bc5 Ke8 62. Rxe7+ Nxe7+ 63. Bxe7 Kxe7 64. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Bf5 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. c5
Qd8 9. Be2 Be7 10. h3 Ne4 11. O-O g5 12. Be5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bf6 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Qc3 Bg7 16. b4 O-O 17. b5 cxb5 18. Bxb5 Qc7 19. Rac1 f6 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21. c6
bxc6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rac8 24. Bb5 Bg6 25. Nc5 Rd6 26. a4 Bf8 27. Na6 Rc2
28. Rxc2 Bxc2 29. Nc5 e5 30. Rc1 Bf5 31. g4 Bg6 32. Nd7 Be8 33. Nxf8 Bxb5 34.
axb5 Kxf8 35. dxe5 fxe5 36. Rc7 d4 37. exd4 exd4 38. Kf1 d3 39. Ke1 Rd5 40.
Rxa7 Rxb5 41. Rxh7 Rb1+ 42. Kd2 Rf1 43. Kxd3 Rxf2 44. Ke4 Rf4+ 45. Ke5 Rf3 46.
Ke6 Kg8 47. Rh5 Kf8 48. Rxg5 Rxh3 49. Kf6 Ra3 50. Kg6 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe8 12. Nd2 a5 13. Rc1 Nh7 14. f4 f5 15.
e4 Nhf6 16. exf5 exf5 17. Bxf5 Qe3+ 18. Bf2 Qxf4 19. Be6+ Kh8 20. d5 Ne5 21.
Bxb6 Qg5 22. Bd4 Rae8 23. Nf3 Nxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Ne4 25. Be3 Qg6 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27.
Qg4 Qh7 28. Qh4 Qg6 29. Qe7 Re8 30. Qxc7 Rxe6 31. Qxb7 Re8 32. Rf1 Nf6 33. Qb3
Qe4 34. Bf2 Rc8 35. c5 dxc5 36. d6 c4 37. Qe3 c3 38. bxc3 Qxe3 39. Bxe3 Rxc3
40. Bd4 Rd3 41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. Rxf6 Kg7 43. Rf5 Rxd6 44. Rxa5 Rd3 45. Kf2 Rb3
46. g4 Rh3 47. Kg2 Rc3 48. h4 Rd3 49. a4 Ra3 50. h5 Kf6 51. Rf5+ Ke6 52. a5 Ra1
53. Rb5 Kf6 54. Kf3 Ra3+ 55. Ke4 Ra4+ 56. Kd5 Rxg4 57. Kc6 Ke6 58. a6 Rc4+ 59.
Kb7 Kd7 60. a7 Rc7+ 61. Ka6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Re1 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Na5 14. Bg5 c5 15.
Bc2 Nc4 16. Qf4 Rfe8 17. Bf6 Qd8 18. b3 Na3 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5
Qe6 22. Qd3 a5 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Re2 h6 25. Qe3 Rc8 26. Red2 Red8 27. h4 Rd7
28. Qf4 b4 29. c4 Rcd8 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Seirawan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.06.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.06.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qb3
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. c5 Qc7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Nh4 Rae8 13. f4 Bg4 14. Nf3 b6 15.
cxb6 axb6 16. Rc1 c5 17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Kxe2 Ra8 19. a3 Rfc8 20. Kf3 Nf8 21. g4
Ne8 22. g5 Nd6 23. Qc2 cxd4 24. exd4 Nf5 25. Qf2 Qc4 26. Nxc4 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Seirawan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.06.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.06.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Bh2
c5 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. e4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qd7 13. Re1 Rac8 14. Rc1 Ne6 15.
Rxc8 Rxc8 16. Qb3 Nh5 17. Bb5 Qc7 18. Bc4 Qd7 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qa4 Ra8 21. Rc1
Bh6 22. d5 Qf6 23. e5 Qg7 24. g4 Bxd5 25. g5 Bxg5 26. Nxg5 dxe5 27. Qd7 Nf6 28.
Rc8+ Rxc8 29. Qxc8+ Qf8 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Bxe5 Bxa2 32. Bxf6 exf6 33. Nge4 Ke7
34. b3 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Seirawan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.06.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.06.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Be2 h6 8. h3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 a6 11. b4 b5 12. c5 a5 13. Nd2 axb4 14. axb4 Qc8 15. Nb3
Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Ra1 Qb7 20. Bd6 Nd5 21. Bxe7
Qxe7 22. Qd2 e5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Ra7 Nf6 26. Bd1 Re8 27. Bb3 Re7
28. Ne2 Be8 29. Ra8 Qc7 30. Nd4 g6 31. Qb2 Kg7 32. Qa1 h5 33. Ra6 h4 34. Nxb5
Qb8 35. Nd6 Qxb4 36. Nxe8+ Rxe8 37. Rxc6 Qxb3 38. Qxf6+ Kg8 39. Rd6 Qb1+ 40.
Kh2 Qc2 41. c6 Rf8 42. Qxh4 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Seirawan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.06.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.06.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. d3 Nc6 6. f4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O
Nge7 9. g4 h5 10. g5 d5 11. e5 Nf5 12. Ne2 Bf8 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 b5 15. c3
Be7 16. Be3 a5 17. Qe2 Ba6 18. Qf2 c4 19. dxc4 bxc4 20. Rfd1 Qb8 21. Bf1 a4 22.
a3 Na5 23. Rab1 Nb3 24. Be2 Qc7 25. Nd4 Nc5 26. Qh2 O-O-O 27. Nc2 Bb5 28. Nb4
Kb7 29. Bd4 Ka8 30. Qf2 Rc8 31. Qe3 Nb3 32. Kg2 Nxd4 33. Qxd4 Bc5 34. Qd2 h4
35. g4 Bxb4 36. axb4 Kb7 37. Qd4 Ra8 38. Ra1 a3 39. Rxa3 Rxa3 40. bxa3 Ra8 41.
Ra1 Qb6 42. Qxb6+ Kxb6 43. Kh3 d4 44. cxd4 c3 45. Bf3 Ra7 46. d5 c2 47. Rc1
Rxa3 48. Kg2 h3+ 49. Kf2 h2 50. dxe6 fxe6 51. Be4 Bd3 52. Bf3 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Seirawan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.06.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.06.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Qe6+ 6. Kf1 Bh3 7. d3 Nc6 8.
Be3 c4 9. Na3 cxd3 10. Qxd3 Bxg2+ 11. Kxg2 a6 12. Rad1 Nf6 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Qb3
b5 15. Nce5 Qxb3 16. axb3 Nxe5 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Nxe5 Ke8 19. Ra1 Nd7 20. Nxd7
Kxd7 21. Rxa6 g6 22. Bd4 f6 23. Ra8 Bg7 24. Ra7+ Ke6 25. Rb7 Rd8 26. c3 Rd5 27.
b4 Bh6 28. Bc5 Rd7 29. Rxb5 Bc1 30. b3 Bb2 31. Bd4 Kf7 32. f4 h6 33. Rc5 Ra7
34. Ra5 Rc7 35. Ra2 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Seirawan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.06.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.06.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nc6 6. Be3 b6 7. c3 Nf6 8.
f3 Bb7 9. Nd2 e6 10. a4 Nd7 11. Kc2 Be7 12. Ne2 Nde5 13. Nc1 Rc8 14. Ncb3 O-O
15. Be2 Rfd8 16. f4 Nd7 17. a5 Nf6 18. axb6 axb6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Bf2 g5 21. Rhg1
Kf8 22. fxg5 Nxe5 23. h4 Ra8 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 Bd6 26. Nd2 Ke7 27. Bd3 f5
28. Rae1 Kf7 29. Nc4 Ra4 30. Nxd6+ Rxd6 31. Bb5 Rg4 32. Be2 Re4 33. Bh5+ Kg7
34. Rxe4 fxe4 35. Re1 Rd8 36. Kc1 Rf8 37. Bg1 Ne7 38. Bd1 Nf5 39. Bc2 Nxg3 40.
Bh2 Rf3 41. Bxg3 Rxg3 42. Bxe4 Bxe4 43. Rxe4 Kf7 44. Rf4+ Ke7 45. Rf6 Rg1+ 46.
Kc2 Rg2+ 47. Kb3 b5 48. Rh6 c4+ 49. Kb4 Rxb2+ 50. Kc5 b4 51. Kxc4 bxc3 52. Kxc3
Rh2 53. Rxh7+ Kf8 54. g6 Kg8 55. h5 Rh4 56. Kd3 e5 57. Ke3 Rg4 58. Kf3 Rg5 59.
Ke4 1-0

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qc1 Bf5 7. Nbd2 e6 8. Be2
Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. O-O Rac8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. c4 Nh5 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15.
Nxg5 Nf6 16. Qb2 Rfd8 17. c5 Qc7 18. Ngf3 a6 19. Nd4 Bg4 20. f3 Bh5 21. N2b3
Ne7 22. f4 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 e5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Na5 Rc7 26. Qf3 Re8 27. Qf4 Qxf4
28. exf4 Nc6 29. Nab3 Re4 30. Rad1 g6 31. f5 Ng4 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. Nc2 Rc4 34.
h3 Rxc2 35. hxg4 Re7 36. Rf2 Rc3 37. Rf3 Rxf3 38. gxf3 Re3 39. Nd4 Rxa3 40. b5
axb5 41. Nxb5 Rxf3 42. Kg2 Rf4 43. Kg3 Rb4 44. Nd6 Ne5 45. Rxd5 Nxg4 46. Nxb7
Rxb7 47. Kxg4 Rb4+ 48. Kf3 f5 49. Ke3 Kg7 50. Kd3 Rb1 51. Kc4 f4 52. Rd3 Kf6
53. Kd5 Rc1 54. Ke4 Kg5 55. Rd2 Re1+ 56. Kf3 Re3+ 57. Kf2 Rc3 58. Rd5+ Kg4 59.
Ke2 f3+ 60. Kd2 Rc4 61. Ke3 g5 62. Re5 Rc3+ 63. Kf2 Kf4 64. Rd5 Rc2+ 65. Kf1
Kg4 66. Ke1 Kf4 0-1

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qb3 Nb6 8.
d5 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be2 Qd6 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Qa3 Nca4
15. Qxd6 exd6 16. Nxa4 Nxa4 17. Nd4 a6 18. Rd2 Rac8 19. Bd1 Rfe8 20. Bxa4 Bxa4
21. b3 Bd7 22. Rfd1 h6 23. h3 Re4 24. Ne2 h5 25. Ng3 Ree8 26. Bf4 Bf8 27. f3 f5
28. h4 Kf7 29. Ne2 Rc5 30. Kf2 Rec8 31. Be3 Rc2 32. Nd4 Rxd2+ 33. Rxd2 Bg7 34.
Bf4 Be5 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Nc2 Ke7 37. f4 e4 38. Ne3 Bb5 39. Rc2 Rxc2+ 40. Nxc2
Kd6 41. Ke3 Kxd5 42. Kd2 Bd3 43. Nb4+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 Bg4 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Ne5 Be6 8. e3 g6
9. Be2 Bg7 10. a5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. O-O Ne8 14. Rd1 Nd6 15.
e4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 b5 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Be3 Rb7 19. Na4 Qb5 20. Rdc1 Rd8 21. h3
h5 22. Ra2 e5 23. Nc5 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Rb5 25. dxe5 Bxe5 26. f4 Bxb2 27. Nxa6 Nxa6
28. Rxa6 Rd3 29. Bf2 c5 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Bxc5 Bd4+ 32. Bxd4 Rxd4 33. f5 gxf5
34. exf5 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1
Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. e5 Bb4 11. Qd4 c5 12. Qg4 Ne7 13. a4 O-O 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Nxb5 Qxe5 17. c3 Ba5 18. Bf4 Qf5 19. Bd6 Qxg4 20. Bxg4 Ng6 21.
Bxc5 Nf4 22. Rd1 f5 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Bd8 25. Bd6 Ng6 26. c4 Bf6 27. b4 Nh4
28. c5 Ra2 29. c6 Nxf3+ 30. Kg2 Nh4+ 31. Kf1 Rc2 32. Bc5 Be5 33. c7 Bxc7 34.
Nxc7 Kf7 35. Rd7+ Kf6 36. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. c5 Qc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bc2 Nd5
15. Re1 Rd8 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Qe4 Rd7 18. Rad1 Qd8 19. a3 h5 20. Bc1 Ne7 21. Qf4
h4 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Qf3 Kf8 24. Be4 g6 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. Red1 Rh5 27. Qe2 Qc7 28.
Qf3 Bg5 29. Qxh5 gxh5 30. Bxg5 f6 31. Bxh4 Qf4 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Bg3 Qe4 34. f3
Qe3+ 35. Bf2 Qb3 36. Re1 e5 37. Re3 Qc4 38. Rc3 Qa2 39. Rcd3 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Kg6
41. Be3 a5 42. Bf2 a4 43. Be3 Qf1 44. Rd1 Qe2 45. R1d2 Qf1 46. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. Qg3 Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Qh4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nf6
15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rfb1 Qc6 17. Rb3 Rac8 18. Bb5 Qd6 19. Bd3 Rc7 20. g4 h6 21.
Kh1 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. g5 hxg5 24. Qxe4 b6 25. Rg1 f6 26. h4 f5 27. Qe5 Qxe5
28. dxe5 gxh4 29. Rb4 Rxc3 30. Rxh4 Rc2 31. Ra4 Rf7 32. Kg2 Rd7 33. Kf3 Kf7 34.
a3 a5 35. Rb1 Rdd2 36. Rxb6 Rxf2+ 37. Kg3 Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Rge2 39. Rb3 g5 40. Rxa5
Kg6 41. Ra8 g4+ 42. Kg3 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qb1
c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Nf4 Bd7 11. Be2 O-O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Bg4 Re8 14. Re1 fxe5 15.
dxe5 Re7 16. Nh5 Rf7 17. Nf4 Re7 18. Nh5 Rf7 19. Nf4 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "La Rota, Fabio"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2296"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Rb8 5. Nf3 b5 6. Qe2 b4 7. Nd1 Nf6 8. e5
Nd5 9. O-O d6 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Ne3 O-O 12. b3 Nb6 13. Bb2 e5 14. d3 Nd4 15.
Qd1 f5 16. Nd2 Bc7 17. a3 f4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nec4 Nd5 20. Bxd5+ Qxd5 21. Qf3
Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Bh3 23. Ng5 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 bxa3 25. Ra1 Rf6 26. Rxa3 a6 27. Ne4
Rc6 28. Kg2 Rf8 29. Ncd2 h6 30. Ra1 Kf7 31. g4 h5 32. g5 Ke6 33. Kf3 Kd5 34. h4
a5 35. Nc4 Ra6 36. Nb2 Rb8 37. Re1 Re6 38. Ra1 Kc6 39. Ra4 Rb4 40. Ra1 Re8 41.
Nd2 Rbb8 42. Nbc4 Ra8 43. Nb2 a4 44. Nxa4 Ba5 45. Ne4 Bb4 46. g6 Re5 47. Rg1
Rf5 48. Rg2 Ra6 49. Rg1 Ba5 50. Ng5 Kd5 51. Nh3 Bc7 52. Rg2 Bd8 53. Rg1 Bxh4
54. c4+ dxc3 55. Nxc3+ Kc6 56. Ne2 Bf6 57. Rc1 Kd7 58. Nhxf4 Bg5 59. Rh1 Raf6
60. Rxh5 Rxf4+ 61. Nxf4 Bxf4 62. Ke4 Bd6 0-1

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.06.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 exd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nd5 Rb8 13. Ba4 Nxd5 14. Bxc6 Nb6 15.
Bf4 d5 16. Rc1 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bg5 19. Rc5 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qd6 21.
Qe5 Nd7 22. Qxd6 cxd6 23. Bxd7 dxc5 24. dxc5 g6 25. Kf1 a5 26. Rd4 Rfd8 27. c6
Ra8 28. Ke2 Kg7 29. Kd3 Ra7 30. Rd5 Rc7 31. Kd4 Ra8 32. Kc5 Raa7 33. Kb6 b3 34.
axb3 Kf8 35. Rxa5 Rxa5 36. Kxa5 Ke7 37. Ka6 1-0

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O d5 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. c3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 d4 11. c4 e5 12. Nb3 Qd6 13. Bd2 a5 14. a4 b6 15. Rae1
Rae8 16. Qd1 Nh5 17. Bf3 Nf6 18. Bg2 Nd7 19. f4 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Qh5 Ne7
22. Nc1 Kh8 23. Kh2 Qh6 24. Qd1 Qd6 25. Qh5 Qh6 26. Qd1 Qg6 27. Qf3 Bh6 28. Rf2
Qg7 29. Qb7 Ng6 30. Bc6 exf4 31. Qxd7 Rxe1 0-1

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Bg5 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 Be6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bh4 Qb7 18. b3 Rac8 19. Bb1 g6 20. Nf1 Nh5 21. Qd2 Kg7
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. c4 Nc6 24. Bd3 bxc4 25. Bxc4 Nb8 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. Ne3 Nf6 29. Nc4 Rc6 30. Qb4 Qc8 31. Nxd6 Qf8 32. Rd1 Nbd7 33. Qd2 Qe7 34.
Nc4 Qc5 35. Re1 Re6 36. Qe3 Qc7 37. Rc1 Qb7 38. Rd1 Re7 39. Nfd2 Qc6 40. f3 Nc5
41. Nb1 Rd7 42. Rxd7 Ncxd7 43. Nc3 h5 44. h4 Qe6 45. Qd2 Ne8 46. Nd5 Qc6 47.
Nb4 Qb7 48. Nxa6 Nb6 49. Nb4 Nxc4 50. bxc4 Qe7 51. Qc3 Qxh4 52. Qxe5+ f6 53.
Qe7+ Kh6 54. Nd3 Qg5 55. f4 1-0

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.07.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg5 Qb6 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Rb1
Qc7 9. O-O Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. c3 b6 12. b4 Bb7 13. Re1 h6 14. Be3 Rac8 15. b5
Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.07.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "234"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. f3 Bh5 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nge2 e6 11. h4 Bd3 12. Qd1 Bc4 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. b3 Bxe2 15.
Nxe2 h6 16. Kf2 Nd7 17. f4 h5 18. g5 g6 19. Bd2 Ra8 20. Rc1 Ba3 21. Rc2 Nb6 22.
Nc1 Nc8 23. Nd3 Nd6 24. Bc1 Bxc1 25. Qxc1 O-O 26. Ne5 Nb4 27. Rd2 Rc8 28. Qb1
Kg7 29. a3 Nc6 30. Nd3 Ne7 31. Nc5 a5 32. Rc2 Nef5 33. Qb2 Kh7 34. Bf3 Qe7 35.
a4 b6 36. Nd3 Rxc2+ 37. Qxc2 Rc8 38. Qb2 Rc7 39. Rc1 Nxh4 40. Bh1 Nhf5 41. Rxc7
Qxc7 42. Qc1 Qxc1 43. Nxc1 Kg7 44. Nd3 Kf8 45. Ne5 Ke7 46. Bg2 Kd8 47. Bh3 Ne7
48. Bf1 Nec8 49. Bd3 Na7 50. Ke2 Kc7 51. Nxf7 Nxf7 52. Bxg6 Nd6 53. Bxh5 Kd8
54. Bg6 Nc6 55. Bd3 Nb4 56. Bg6 Ne4 57. Ke1 Ng3 58. Kd2 Ke7 59. Ke1 Ne4 60. Kd1
Nd3 61. Bh5 Ng3 62. Bf3 Kf7 63. Kd2 Nf2 64. Ke1 Nfe4 65. Bg4 Nf5 66. Ke2 Kg6
67. Bf3 Nfg3+ 68. Ke1 Kf5 69. Bd1 Nc3 70. Bf3 Nge4 71. Bh5 Nb1 72. Bf7 Nbd2 73.
Bg8 Nf3+ 74. Ke2 Nh4 75. Bh7+ Ng6 76. Kd3 Nd6 77. Ke2 Nc8 78. Bg8 Nce7 79. Bf7
Nc6 80. Be8 Nxd4+ 81. exd4 Nxf4+ 82. Ke3 Kxg5 83. Bd7 Kf5 84. Bc8 Ng6 85. Bd7
Kf6 86. Be8 Ne7 87. Kd3 Nf5 88. Bc6 Ke7 89. Bb7 Nd6 90. Ba6 Ne4 91. Ke3 Kd6 92.
Bd3 Nf6 93. Bg6 e5 94. dxe5+ Kxe5 95. Kd3 Ne4 96. Bh7 Nc5+ 97. Kc3 Na6 98. Kd3
Nb4+ 99. Ke3 Kd6 100. Kd4 Nc6+ 101. Kd3 Kc5 102. Bg8 Kd6 103. Ke3 Ke5 104. Kd3
Nd4 105. Kc3 Ke4 106. b4 Nc6 107. bxa5 bxa5 108. Be6 Ne5 109. Bh3 Ke3 110. Bf1
d4+ 111. Kc2 d3+ 112. Kc3 d2 113. Kc2 Nd7 114. Bb5 Nc5 115. Be8 Ke2 116. Bh5+
Ke1 117. Kc3 Nxa4+ 0-1

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Re1
Bb7 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. e5 Rd8 11. Bd3 c5 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Qh5 c4 14. Be4 b4 15.
Bxb7 bxc3 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Be4 cxb2 18. Rab1 h6 19. Bd2 g6 20. Qa3 Bg7 21. Ba5
Qd7 22. Re2 O-O 23. Rd2 Nd5 24. Rxb2 Bxe5 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. g3 Rb5 27. Rd1 Qb7
28. Bd2 Bg7 29. Qa4 Rb1 30. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 31. Kg2 Qb5 32. Qa3 h5 33. Qd6 Qa4 34.
Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qa5 Qc6 36. Bf3 Qb5 37. Be2 Bf6 38. Qa3 Bg7 39. Qf3 Qc6 40. Kg1 c3
41. Bg5 f6 42. Bd3 fxg5 43. Qxh5+ Kg8 44. Qxg6 Nf6 45. Qxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 34th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.07.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 34th playoff"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2006.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.07.04"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 c5 8.
Ne5 a6 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Be2 Kc7 14.
a4 Rad8 15. Bf4+ Bd6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bh5 Rd7 19. g3 Rg8 20. f4 f5
21. Ke2 f6 22. Rad1 Rgd8 23. Rhf1 Bc5 24. Rxd7+ Rxd7 25. b4 Bf8 26. a5 b6 27.
Ra1 e5 28. Bg6 exf4 29. gxf4 Rg7 30. Bxf5 Rg2+ 31. Ke3 Rxh2 32. axb6+ Kxb6 33.
Bd3 Rh3+ 34. Kd4 Bd6 35. Rxa6+ Kc7 36. Ra7+ Kb6 37. Rf7 Rh4 38. Kd5 Bxf4 39.
Rxf6+ Kb7 40. Rf7+ Kb8 41. c4 Be3 42. Be4 Rf4 43. Rh7 Rg4 44. c5 Rg8 45. Kc6
Rf8 46. Kb5 Bd2 47. Bc6 Rf4 48. Kb6 Rf8 49. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. c4 Nb4 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Na3
Nd7 9. Nf3 e5 10. Be2 e4 11. Nd2 Nd3+ 12. Bxd3 exd3 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb3
15. axb3 Bb4 16. Nab1 O-O 17. Nc3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Nf8 19. f3 Ne6 20. d5 Bxc3 21.
bxc3 cxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 dxc4 24. Nxc4 h5 25. Bb6 Ra8 26. Nd6 Bg6 27.
Ne4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Ra3 29. Rxd3 Rxb3 30. Be3 b5 31. Kf2 Kh7 32. Ke2 Rb2+ 33. Rd2
Rb3 34. Rd5 Rb2+ 35. Kf3 g6 36. h3 Rb3 37. Ke2 Rxc3 38. Rxb5 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Rc3
40. Rd5 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qd7 8.
c3 O-O-O 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Qxd4 11. Nc3 Qf6 12. Qg3 Bd6 13. f4 Bc5+ 14. Kh2
Ne7 15. f5 Bd6 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qd6 18. e5 Qd4 19. Qg3 g6 20. Rad1 Qc4 21.
fxg6 fxg6 22. Qg5 Nf5 23. Rfe1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Re8 25. Re1 b6 26. Re4 Qc5 27. Qf4
Ng7 28. Qh6 Nf5 29. Qxh7 Kb7 30. Qxg6 Rxe5 31. Qf6 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 Qd5 33. Nc3
Qd3 34. Qe5 Qc2 35. Ne2 b5 36. b4 Qxa2 37. Qxf5 Qxe2 38. h4 a5 39. bxa5 b4 40.
Qc5 Qb5 41. Qxb5+ cxb5 42. h5 b3 43. h6 b2 44. h7 b1=Q 45. h8=Q Qe1 46. Qd4
Qxa5 47. g4 c6 48. g5 Qc7+ 49. Kh3 c5 50. Qe4+ Kb6 51. g6 b4 52. Qe6+ Kb5 53.
Qf7 Qc8+ 54. Kh4 Qh8+ 55. Kg5 Qe5+ 56. Kh6 Qh8+ 57. Kg5 Qf6+ 58. Kxf6 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d5 6. c4 c5 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e4 Nd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Qc2 Nd3 14. Rad1 Qb6
15. Na4 Qd4 16. Nc3 Ba6 17. Be3 Qe5 18. f4 Qa5 19. e5 Bh6 20. Rf3 Rfd8 21. Kh1
Rab8 22. Rb1 c5 23. f5 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 gxf5 25. Bh5 f4 26. Re2 Qb6 27. e6 fxe6
28. Ne4 e5 29. Rf1 Qh6 30. Bf3 Rxb2 31. Qa4 Rxe2 32. Bxe2 Nb2 33. Qa5 Rb8 34.
Nxc5 Nd3 35. Qxa6 Nf2+ 36. Rxf2 Qxa6 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 f5 9. exf5 Re8+ 10. Kf1 d5 11. fxg6 hxg6 12. h3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Qb6 14. Nc3 a6
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Na4 Qb4 17. Rc1 Bf5 18. a3 Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Be4 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
dxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Rae8 23. Nc5 Bf5 24. Kh2 Qb8 25. Nxa6 Qd6 26. Qc5 Qf6 27. Qc3
Bxh3 28. Kg1 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 d4 30. Qh3 Qg5+ 31. Qg3 Qf6 32. Rc5 d3 33. Rd1 Qf5
34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Nb4 Qe4+ 36. Kg1 Rh5 37. Qg2 Qe7 38. Kf1 Rg5 39. Qf3 Rf5 40.
Qxd3 Kh7 41. Qd8 Qe4 42. Qd3 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Qh5+ 44. Kd2 Rxf2+ 45. Kc1 c5 46. Nc2
Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 exf4 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bxf4 Bg4 7. Be2 O-O-O
8. c3 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nbd2 Nd5 12. Nc4 Qh6 13. Nfe5 Bxe2 14.
Qxe2 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rhe8 16. Qg4+ Kb8 17. Nxf7 Qe3+ 18. Kh1 Rc8 19. Ne5 Qd2 20.
Qf3 Nf6 21. Rf2 Qh6 22. Re1 Re6 23. Rfe2 Rce8 24. h3 a6 25. d5 R6e7 26. Nc6+
1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bb5 Bg4 5. O-O exf4 6. d4 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Bxf4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Nh4 Nd5 13. Nf5 Nxf4 14. Nxe7+
Qxe7 15. Rxf4 Bg6 16. Qf2 Rae8 17. Rf1 h6 18. Kh1 Qg5 19. h4 Qa5 20. g4 f6 21.
Kh2 c5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 dxc5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Rd5 c6 26. Rxc5 Rd2+ 27. Kg3
Rxc2 28. Rf2 Rc1 29. Kf4 Re8 30. Ra5 Re1 31. Ra4 h5 32. gxh5 Bxh5 33. Rxa6 Rh1
34. Rxc6 Rxh4+ 35. Ke3 Rh3+ 36. Kd4 Bg6 37. a4 Bxe4 38. Nxe4 Rh4 39. Re2 f5 40.
a5 fxe4 41. Re3 Rh1 42. b4 Rd1+ 43. Kc5 Rc1+ 44. Kb5 Rb1 45. Rc4 Re5+ 46. Ka4
Ra1+ 47. Kb3 Rb1+ 48. Ka2 Rh1 49. Rcxe4 Rf5 50. Kb3 Rff1 51. Ka4 Ra1+ 52. Ra3
Rab1 53. a6 Rh6 54. Ka5 Rh5+ 55. Ka4 Rh6 56. b5 Rb6 57. Rb4 Rd1 58. Ka5 Rd8 59.
Kxb6 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. h3 Bf5 8. d3
Bd6 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Ne2 Bc5 11. c4 dxc3 12. bxc3 Nxd5 13. d4 Bb6 14. c4 Nb4
15. O-O c6 16. g4 Bg6 17. c5 Bc7 18. Nf4 Bxf4 19. Qe1+ Kf8 20. Qxb4 Bxc1 21.
Raxc1 h5 22. Qxb7 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rc8 24. Rfd1 Rc7 25. Qb3 Rh4 26. Qg3 Rc8 27. d5
Qg5 28. Rc4 Rd8 29. d6 Bf5 30. Qf4 Rxg4 31. Qxg5 Rxg5 32. Rc3 Be6 33. Rg3 Rxc5
34. d7 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Rd3 Be6 37. Rd1 Ke7 38. Re1 Ra5 39. f4 Kf6 40. f5
Kxf5 41. Bxc6 Rxa2 42. Bg2 Kg5 43. Bh3 Bxh3 44. Re3 Rg2+ 45. Kh1 Kh4 46. Re4+
Bg4 47. Re2 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. e3 e6 7. Ne5 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Qa6 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. f4 Nbd7 12. c5 Bc7 13. Qxa6 bxa6 14. Nxc6 Rc8
15. Nxa7 Ra8 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Nfd7 19. b4 Nc6 20. Rb1 f6 21.
exf6 Nxf6 22. a4 Kd7 23. Ke2 Rhb8 24. Ba3 Ne7 25. Rb3 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. b5
axb5 28. axb5 Nd5 29. Kd2 Ra4 30. Rf1 Rxb5 31. Rxb5 Rxa3 32. Rb7+ Kc6 33. Rxg7
Ra2+ 34. Ke1 Nxe3 35. Rf6 Nc2+ 36. Kd2 Nxd4+ 37. Kc3 Ra4 38. Rg4 Kd5 39. Rg5+
e5 40. Rd6+ Kxc5 41. Rxd4 Rxd4 42. Rxe5+ Rd5 43. Rxe4 Rg5 44. g3 Kd5 45. Kd3
Rf5 46. Ke3 Kd6 47. h4 h5 48. Re8 Re5+ 49. Rxe5 Kxe5 50. Kf2 Ke4 51. Kg2 Ke5
52. Kf3 Kf5 53. Ke3 Ke5 54. Kf3 Kf5 55. g4+ hxg4+ 56. Kg3 Kg6 57. Kxg4 Kh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. cxd5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nxd5 11. Bd2 e6 12. Rfc1 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 a6
15. Na4 N5b6 16. Ba5 Nd5 17. Be1 f5 18. b4 Kf7 19. Ra3 Rfe8 20. g3 Rab8 21. Nc5
N7f6 22. Kf1 Nc7 23. Rac3 Nfd5 24. R3c2 Re7 25. Bg2 e5 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. Bc3
Bf6 28. Rd1 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Nb5 30. Rd3 Na3 31. Ra2 Nc4 32. Ke2 h5 33. Nd7 Rd8
34. Nxf6 Rxd3 35. Kxd3 Ne5+ 36. Ke2 Kxf6 37. Rd2 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Nxd7 39. f4 Ke6
40. e4 fxe4 41. Bxe4 Kf6 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 g5 44. Bf5 Nb6 45. fxg5+ Kxg5 46.
Kd3 Kf6 47. Kd4 Ke7 48. c4 Na4 49. Bc8 b6 50. c5 a5 51. bxa5 bxa5 52. Bf5 Nb2
53. Kc3 Nd1+ 54. Kb3 Ne3 55. Ka4 Kf6 56. Kxa5 Ke5 57. Kb6 Kd5 58. Bd3 Nxg4 59.
Be2 Ne5 60. Bf1 Nd7+ 61. Kc7 Nxc5 62. Bg2+ Kd4 63. Bxc6 Nd3 64. Bb5 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bb4 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Bd2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Nb6 14. Nxd5 Nbxd5
15. cxd5 Bxd2 16. dxc6 Ba5 17. c7 Qxc7 18. Qxc7 Bxc7 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Rfc1 Ra7
21. Rc6 Kf8 22. Rac1 Ne8 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. Ke2 Kd7 25. Kd3 a5 26. e4 Rb7 27. R6c3
Rb2 28. R1c2 Rb4 29. Rc4 Rb1 30. Rc1 Rb7 31. g3 g6 32. f4 h5 33. Rc5 Nd6 34. e5
Nf5 35. d5 Bb6 36. Rb5 Ne7 37. dxe6+ fxe6 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rc7 40. Rxc7+
Kxc7 41. Ke4 Kc6 42. Rb2 Bc5 43. Rd2 a4 44. Rd8 Kb5 45. Rf8 Kc4 46. Rf6 Nd5 47.
Rxe6 Nc3+ 48. Kf3 Nxa2 49. Ra6 Kb5 50. Ra8 Nb4 51. f5 gxf5 52. gxf5 Na6 53. Rd8
a3 54. Rd1 Nb4 55. e6 Be7 56. Kf4 Bf6 57. Ke4 a2 58. Re1 Kc6 59. Rh1 Kd6 60.
Rc1 a1=Q 61. Rd1+ Qxd1 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Ne5 Qxd4 7. Nxg4 Qxg4 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. h3 Qd7 10. e4 Nb6 11. Bf4 Qe6 12. Rd1 N8d7 13. Be2 h5 14. a4 a5
15. O-O Qf6 16. Bh2 e5 17. f4 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Qe7 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Rf5 Nbd7 21.
Rxh5 Rxh5 22. Bxh5 O-O-O 23. Be2 f6 24. Nb1 Bb4 25. Nd2 Qc5 26. Qb1 Qe3 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Mamedyarov m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. Ne5
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 e6 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. b3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ba3
Rfd8 15. Rd2 b6 16. Rad1 a5 17. f3 a4 18. b4 exf3 19. Qxf3 b5 20. Rc2 e5 21.
cxb5 cxb5 22. d5 Rac8 23. Rc5 Bf8 24. e4 f5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Qg3+ Bg7 27. d6
Re8 28. Bb2 f4 29. Qh3 Rcd8 30. Qxd7 Rxd7 31. Rxb5 e4 32. Rg5 e3 33. Bxg7 Rxg7
34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. d7 Rd8 36. Kf1 Kf6 37. Ke2 Ke6 38. g3 fxg3 39. hxg3 Rxd7 40.
Rxd7 Kxd7 41. a3 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Guilleux, Fabien"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. Bf3
e5 9. Nf5 d6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Ne3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Ned5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qc5
15. c3 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. exd5 Be7 18. a4 O-O 19. Be2 bxa4 20. Rxa4 a5 21.
Rfa1 Rab8 22. R1a2 Bd8 23. f4 Bb6+ 24. Kf1 exf4 25. Rxf4 Rfe8 26. g3 g6 27. c4
Kg7 28. Rf3 Bc7 29. h3 Re4 30. Bd3 Re5 31. Be2 Rbe8 32. b3 Bb6 33. Rc2 h5 34.
g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Re4 36. Rg3 Rf4+ 37. Kg2 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Guilleux, Fabien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2100"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
Nh5 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Nc4 Bg7 13. a4 b6 14. Qd2 Rb8 15.
f4 a6 16. Be2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Na5 Bd7 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. f5 b4 21. f6 exf6
22. Qf4 Bb5 23. c4 Be8 24. h3 Rb6 25. Rf3 Kh8 26. Rg3 Bd7 27. Rf1 Rg8 28. Rxg7
Rxg7 29. Bxf6 Qg8 30. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nd7 8. e4 e5
9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Nbd2 Be6 13. a4 a5 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15.
Bc4 Qe7 16. Bxe6+ Qxe6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 f5 19. Ke2 Bh6 20. Rhd1 fxe4 21.
Nfd2 Bxd2 22. Nxd2 Rfd8 23. Nc4 Kf7 24. Nxb6 Rab8 25. Nd7 Rbc8 26. Nc5 Ne7 27.
Nxb7 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rb8 29. Rd7 Kf6 30. b4 axb4 31. cxb4 Nc6 32. b5 Nd4+ 33. Kd2
Ra8 34. Nc5 Ne6 35. Rd6 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Bd3
Qa5 9. Bd2 Qa4 10. Ra2 Nbc6 11. Nf3 b6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Rb1 Bxd3 14. cxd3 c4 15.
Ne1 Na5 16. dxc4 dxc4 17. Nf3 Nb3 18. Ng5 Qd7 19. Qf3 Nd5 20. a4 Kg8 21. Ne4 h6
22. Nd6 Qc7 23. Bc1 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Rf8 25. a5 Kh7 26. axb6 axb6 27. Qe4+ g6 28.
Qe2 Ra8 29. h4 Qc6 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Nxf7 Rf8 32. Nd6 Nf4 33. Qf1 Nd3 34. Rc2
b5 35. Qd1 Qd5 36. Ra2 b4 37. Qg4 Rg8 38. Ra7+ Rg7 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Ne8+ Kf7
41. Nd6+ Kg7 42. Ne8+ Kf7 43. Nd6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 e6 8. c5
Qc7 9. f4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. cxb6 Qxb6 12. bxa5 Qxa5 13. Bd2 Qa3 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15.
O-O Bb4 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Rfb1 Ba5 18. Rb3 Qd6 19. Rab1 c5 20. Nb5 Qe7 21. Bxa5
Rxa5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Rc3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Ne4 25. Nd4 Qh4 26. Kg2 h6 27. Nf3 Qh5
28. Rdb3 g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Rb8 g4 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Ng1 Ra8 33. Rb7 Qg6 34.
hxg4 Qxg4+ 35. Kf1 Qf5 36. Qb2 e5 37. f3 Rc8 38. Rb8 Nd2+ 39. Ke2 Nc4 40. Rxc8+
Qxc8 41. Qb4+ Kg7 42. Qc3 f6 43. e4 d4 44. Qc1 Qa6 45. Ke1 Qxa2 46. Ne2 d3 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. a3
a5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 11. Qg3 O-O 12. c5 Qa7 13. Bd2 b6 14. b4 axb4 15.
axb4 Qxa1 16. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 17. Kh2 bxc5 18. bxc5 Rc8 19. f4 h5 20. Qf2 Rb8 21.
Be1 g6 22. Qd2 Bd8 23. Bg3 Rb3 24. Qc2 Raa3 25. Be1 Ba5 26. Nb1 Bxe1 27. Nxa3
Rxa3 28. Bxg6 Rxe3 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Nxg4+ 31. Kg1 Rg3+ 32. Kh1 Bf2 33.
Bxf7+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Ne7 9. O-O Nbc6 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Qb1 Qd7 13. Re1 h6 14. h3 Be6 15.
c4 O-O 16. Nf1 b6 17. Be3 a5 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Bb8 20. Bb5 Qb7 21. Bxc6 Nxc6
22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Rfe8 24. Rxa5 Bc7 25. Ra2 Rb8 26. Qa1 f6 27. Rae2 Bf7 28.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Qc3 Qa6 31. Ne3 Bc6 32. Qc2 Qa5 33. g3 Qb4 34.
Qc3 Qb5 35. Qc2 Qb4 36. Qg6 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Bd7 38. Bxf6 Bxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Qh1+ 40.
Kg4 h5+ 41. Qxh5 Qe4+ 42. f4 gxf6 43. Qxd5+ Qxd5 44. Nxd5 Bd8 45. c6 Kf7 46.
Kf5 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
Nc3 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qb6 12. f4 Rfe8 13. h4 Rac8 14. f5 Ng4
15. Qg3 h5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qxd6 Qc7 19. Nxc6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rxc6
21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Rf1 Ne3 23. Rf2 Rf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. g3 Kf6 26. Ne2 Nf1 27.
Kd1 Ke5 28. Ke1 Ne3 29. Nf4 Nxc2+ 30. Kd2 Nd4 31. Kd3 Nf3 32. Ke3 Nh2 33. Nxh5
g6 34. Nf4 Kf6 35. Nd3 g5 36. h5 Ng4+ 37. Kd4 e5+ 38. Kc5 Ne3 39. Kxc6 g4 40.
b4 Nf1 41. Nf2 Kg5 42. h6 Kxh6 43. Nxg4+ Kg5 44. Nxe5 Nxg3 45. Nf7+ Kf6 46. Nd6
Ke5 47. b5 Ne2 48. a4 Nd4+ 49. Kd7 Nb3 50. Nb7 Kxe4 51. a5 Kd5 52. a6 Nd4 53.
b6 Nc6 54. Nd8 Nb8+ 55. Kc8 Nxa6 56. bxa7 Nc7 57. Kxc7 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nd2 e6 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. O-O
Kh8 9. Re1 Ne4 10. Qc2 d5 11. b3 g5 12. Ba3 Rf7 13. Red1 Qf6 14. e3 Bd7 15. c4
Rg8 16. Rac1 g4 17. Ne1 h5 18. Nd3 h4 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nf4 Be6 21. b4 Bh6 22.
b5 Bxf4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. exf4 Na5 25. Qd2 b6 26. Bb4 Nb7 27. a4 Rg6 28. Rc6
Qg7 29. Rdc1 Nd8 30. f5 Bxf5 31. Rxg6 Qxg6 32. a5 h3 33. Bf1 Ne6 34. axb6 axb6
35. Qe3 Kg8 36. Ra1 Qg7 37. Bc3 Ng5 38. Be2 Be6 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Kh1 Qf6 41.
Kg1 Qg6 42. Bb4 Bd7 43. Rf8 Rxf8 44. Bxf8 Qf6 45. Bb4 Nf7 46. Qc3 Qd8 47. Qa3
Qf6 48. Qc3 c5 49. bxc6 Bxc6 50. Bxg4 Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. exf6 dxc3 5. bxc3 exf6 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Ne2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. a4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be3 Re8 13. dxc5 Bf8 14. Bb5 Qc8
15. Qd2 Rd8 16. Qc1 a6 17. Bxc6 Bxe2 18. Re1 Qxc6 19. Rxe2 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5
21. Qb2 Rd7 22. Rae1 g6 23. Qb4 Rc7 24. Re7 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qf3 Bg4 16. Qg2 Rae8 17. Be3 Qh5 18. Nd2 Bh3 19. Bd1 Qf5 20. Qf3 Qxd3 21. Be2
Qc2 22. Rec1 Qg6 23. Bd4 f5 24. Bf1 Bg4 25. Qg2 f4 26. f3 Ne3 27. Bxe3 fxe3 28.
fxg4 exd2 29. Qxd2 Bc5+ 30. Kh1 Be3 31. Qd1 Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Rf2 33. Bg2 Ree2 34.
Qd8+ Qe8 35. Qxe8+ Rxe8 36. Bxc6 Ree2 37. h4 Rxb2 38. Kg1 Rfc2 39. Rf1 Rd2 40.
a3 Rd3 41. Bf3 g6 42. g5 Kg7 43. h5 gxh5 44. Kh1 Rxc3 45. Bxh5 Rxg3 46. Be8
Rh3+ 47. Kg1 Rg3+ 48. Kh1 Rh3+ 49. Kg1 Rg3+ 50. Kh1 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8.
Qg3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Kh1 Nh5 12. Qh4 f6 13. Bd2 g6 14. Nc3 b5 15.
Bh6 Ng7 16. f4 f5 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Rad1 Nb4 19. exf5 Nxf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Ne4
Nd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Nf6+ Rxf6 24. Bxf6 Bf5 25. Re1 Be4 26. c3 Rf8 27. Bd4 Bc5
28. Qf2 a5 29. Kg1 a4 30. Nd2 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Rxf4 32. Nxe4 dxe4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4
34. Qxe4 Qc5+ 35. Kf1 Kf7 36. Ke2 h5 37. Kd3 Kf6 38. h3 Qe5 39. b3 axb3 40.
axb3 Qg3+ 41. Kd4 Qf2+ 42. Kd3 Qf1+ 43. Qe2 Qb1+ 44. Qc2 Qxc2+ 45. Kxc2 Ke5 46.
Kd3 Kd5 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. g3 g5 49. Kd3 h4 50. gxh4 gxh4 51. Ke3 Kf5 52. Kf3 d5
53. b4 Kg5 54. Ke3 Kf5 55. Kd4 Kf4 56. Kc5 Kg3 57. Kxb5 Kxh3 58. Kc5 Kg4 59. b5
h3 60. b6 h2 61. b7 h1=Q 62. b8=Q Qc1 63. Qe5 Kf3 64. Qxd5+ Ke2 65. Qe4+ Kf2
66. Qd4+ Kf3 67. Qf6+ Ke4 68. Qd4+ Kf3 69. c4 Qa3+ 70. Kb5 Qb3+ 71. Kc6 Qa4+
72. Kd6 Qa6+ 73. Ke5 Qc8 74. Qf4+ Ke2 75. Kd4 Qd7+ 76. Kc3 Qg7+ 77. Qd4 Qg3+
78. Kb4 Qb8+ 79. Ka4 Qa8+ 80. Kb5 Qb7+ 81. Qb6 Qd7+ 82. Qc6 Qd3 83. Qg2+ Ke1
84. Qa2 Kd1 85. Qf2 Kc1 86. Kc5 Qa3+ 87. Kd5 Qa8+ 88. Ke5 Qb8+ 89. Ke4 Qb7+ 90.
Kd4 Qd7+ 91. Kc3 Qg7+ 92. Qd4 Qg3+ 93. Kb4 Qb8+ 94. Ka5 Qa8+ 95. Kb5 Qe8+ 96.
Kb4 Qb8+ 97. Ka4 Qa8+ 98. Kb5 Qe8+ 99. Ka6 Qc8+ 100. Ka5 Qa8+ 101. Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qh5 d6 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. Qh4 h6 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6
15. g3 Ke7 16. Kg2 Ne5 17. Be2 Bd7 18. f4 Nc6 19. Rd2 Rhd8 20. Rfd1 Be8 21. a3
Rac8 22. Bh5 b5 23. Ne2 Bb6 24. c3 Na5 25. Nxa5 Bxa5 26. Bf3 Bb6 27. f5 a5 28.
fxe6 fxe6 29. Nf4 Rc5 30. Re2 Bf7 31. Rf1 Rh8 32. Nd3 Rc4 33. h4 Rg8 34. Kh3
Rcc8 35. Nf4 Rc5 36. Rd1 Be8 37. Red2 Bc7 38. Kh2 Bf7 39. Rf1 Rb8 40. Rdf2 Bb6
41. Bd1 Re5 42. Re2 Rc5 43. Bb3 Rg8 44. Ref2 Re5 45. Re2 Rc5 46. Nd3 Rcc8 47.
Ba2 Bh5 48. Rd2 Rg7 49. Bxe6 Be3 50. Bxc8 Bxd2 51. Nf4 Bf7 52. Ba6 Bc4 53. Rf2
Bc1 54. b3 Bxb3 55. Bxb5 Bxa3 56. c4 Bc5 57. Nd5+ Ke6 58. Rxf6+ Ke5 59. Rf3 a4
60. Kg2 Bc2 61. Nc3 a3 62. Bc6 Bb4 63. Nb5 Bxe4 64. Bxe4 Kxe4 65. Nxa3 d5 66.
cxd5 Kxd5 67. Nc2 Bd6 68. Ne3+ Ke4 69. Nf5 Rg6 70. Nxd6+ Rxd6 71. Rf8 h5 72.
Kh3 Rd5 73. Rf4+ Ke3 74. Ra4 Re5 75. g4 Kf3 76. g5 Re1 77. Ra3+ Kf4 78. g6 Re7
79. Rg3 Rg7 80. Rg5 Kf3 81. Rxh5 Rxg6 82. Rg5 Rh6 83. h5 Kf4 84. Kh4 Rh8 85.
Ra5 Rh7 86. Ra6 Kf5 87. h6 Rc7 88. Kh5 Rc1 89. Ra5+ Kf6 90. Ra6+ Kf7 91. Ra7+
Kg8 92. Ra8+ Kh7 93. Ra7+ Kh8 94. Ra8+ Kh7 95. Ra7+ Kh8 96. Ra8+ Kh7 97. Ra7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 a6 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. c5 Qc7 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Be5 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf8 21.
Rd3 f6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Rad1 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Kf1 Red8 26. Be3 Kf7 27. Ke2
g6 28. f3 Be7 29. Rb1 f5 30. Rbd1 Bf6 31. f4 h5 32. Kf3 h4 33. Bf2 g5 34. fxg5
Bxg5 35. Be3 Bf6 36. Bf2 e5 37. Ke2 e4 38. R3d2 f4 39. Bg1 Rg8 40. Kf1 Ke6 41.
Bh2 e3 42. Re2 Kf5 43. Kg1 Rxd4 44. Rf1 Re4 45. Rd1 Rd8 46. Rxd8 Bxd8 47. Re1
Bf6 48. Kf1 Rc4 49. Rd1 Rc2 50. Rd7 Rf2+ 51. Kg1 Ra2 52. Kf1 Be5 53. Rf7+ Ke4
54. Rh7 e2+ 55. Kf2 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 a5 8. a3
Nbd7 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 h6 12. c5 Qc7 13. b4 b5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4
Rfb8 16. b5 cxb5 17. Bxb5 Bxc5 18. Rfc1 Nb6 19. Qa2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. dxc5
Nd5 22. Be5 Qxc5 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Qxc4 Qf8 25. Rxa5 Nf6 26. e4 Bg6 27. Rc5 Kh7
28. Ne5 Rd8 29. Nxg6 fxg6 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Qxc8 Qa3 32. Qc3 Qa4 33. Qc4 Qa3 34.
Nf3 Nh5 35. Re1 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Be2
h6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qc1 O-O 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Qxa3 a5 13. h3 Rfe8 14. Qd6 Rac8 15.
a3 Qc7 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. b4 Ra8 18. c5 b6 19. cxb6 Nxb6 20. Nb3 axb4 21. axb4
Rca7 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Na5 Ne4 24. Rc1 Na4 25. Rxc6 Nec3 26. Bf1 f6 27. Nh4 Kf7
28. Nxf5 exf5 29. Rc8 g5 30. Bd3 f4 31. exf4 gxf4 32. Nc6 Rd7 33. Bf5 Rd6 34.
Rc7+ Kf8 35. Bg6 Kg8 36. Ne7+ Kf8 37. Nf5 Rd8 38. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5
Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. b4 Rc8 11. h3 h6 12. Nd2 Ne4 13. Ncxe4 Bxe4 14. f3 Bh7 15.
Nb3 f6 16. Na5 e5 17. Bh2 Rc7 18. Kd2 g5 19. Kc3 Bg7 20. h4 Nf8 21. Nxb7 Rxb7
22. Rxa6 Kd7 23. b5 Rc7 24. bxc6+ Ke7 25. b4 Ne6 26. b5 Bg6 27. Bd3 Bxd3 28.
Kxd3 Rb8 29. Rb1 f5 30. Bg1 f4 31. e4 exd4 32. exd5 Nxc5+ 33. Kc4 Nxa6 34. Re1+
Kf7 35. bxa6 Ra7 36. d6 Rxa6 37. c7 Rc8 38. Re7+ Kf8 39. Kd5 Bf6 40. Re6 Bd8
41. Bxd4 Bxc7 42. d7 Ra5+ 43. Kc6 Rd8 44. Kxc7 Rda8 45. Rd6 Ke7 46. Bf6+ Kf7
47. hxg5 R5a7+ 48. Kc6 Ra6+ 49. Kd5 Rxd6+ 50. Kxd6 hxg5 51. d8=Q Rxd8+ 52. Bxd8
Kg6 53. Ke5 Kh5 54. Kf5 Kh6 55. Bxg5+ Kh5 56. Bxf4 Kh4 57. g4 Kh3 58. g5 Kg2
59. g6 Kxf3 60. g7 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 c6 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 Qb6 9. h3 Be7 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. b4 O-O 13. Bd3 Rfe8 14. Kd2 g6
15. Kc2 Bf8 16. e4 Rac8 17. Bg5 Bg7 18. Be3 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Be2 Rcd8 21.
Rhd1 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Na4 Nd7 24. Bg5 f6 25. Bf4 Ne5 26. Bxe5 fxe5 27. Nb6
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rf8 29. Rd7 Rxf3 30. Rxb7 Rxh3 31. Nxc4 Rf3 32. Rb8+ Kf7 33. Nd6+
Ke6 34. Rb7 Bf8 35. Nc4 Rxf2+ 36. Kb3 h5 37. Rc7 h4 38. Rxc6+ Ke7 39. Nxe5 g5
40. Ng6+ Kd7 41. Ne5+ Ke7 42. Rxa6 h3 43. Ng6+ Kf7 44. Nxf8 Kxf8 45. Rh6 h2 46.
c6 Ke7 47. b5 g4 48. b6 Rf3+ 49. Kb4 Rh3 50. Rxh3 gxh3 51. b7 h1=Q 52. b8=Q
Qxe4+ 53. Kc5 Qc2+ 54. Kd5 h2 55. Qe5+ Kf7 56. Qe6+ Kg7 57. Qe7+ Kg6 58. Qe6+
Kg7 59. Qe7+ Kg6 60. Qe6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. dxe5 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Bf4 O-O 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Qd2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14.
Bxc7 Rc8 15. Be5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Be6 17. Rad1 Bf5 18. Nd5 Rxc2 19. Ne3 Rc5 20.
Nxf5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. b3 Bf6 24. Nd5 Rd8 25. g3 g6 26. Kg2
Kg7 27. f4 h5 28. Kf3 Rc8 29. Ne3 Rc3 30. Rd7 b5 31. Ke4 a5 32. Rd5 Be7 33. Kd4
Bf6+ 34. Ke4 Be7 35. Kd4 Bf6+ 36. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g4 Bd6 11. g5 Ng8 12. Bd2 g6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb4 15.
O-O-O Ne7 16. Nf6+ Nxf6 17. gxf6 Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Nd5 19. Re1+ Kd7 20. Bc4 Rhe8
21. Re5 Rxe5 22. dxe5 Qc5 23. Qg4+ Ke8 24. Kb1 h5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rd8 27.
Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 cxd5 29. f4 Kd7 30. Kc2 Ke6 31. Kd3 g5 32. fxg5 Kxe5 33. h4
Kf5 34. Kd4 Ke6 35. b3 Kd6 36. a3 Ke6 37. a4 Kd6 38. b4 Ke6 39. Kc5 Ke5 40. g6
Kxf6 41. gxf7 Kxf7 42. Kxd5 Kf6 43. Ke4 Ke6 44. Kf4 Kf6 45. a5 a6 46. Ke4 Ke6
47. Kd4 Kd6 48. Kc4 Kc6 49. b5+ Kd6 50. Kb4 Kd5 51. bxa6 bxa6 52. Kc3 Kc5 53.
Kb3 Kb5 54. Kc3 Kxa5 55. Kb3 Kb5 56. Ka3 Kc5 57. Ka4 Kd4 58. Ka5 Ke4 59. Kxa6
Kf4 60. Kb5 Kg4 61. Kc4 Kxh4 62. Kd3 Kg3 63. Ke2 Kg2 64. Ke3 h4 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e4 d6 6. c3 g5 7. g3 Bg7 8. Nbd2
Nc6 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. Nc4 g4 11. Nh4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O Bf6
15. Nf5 h5 16. Qb3 O-O-O 17. Bc4 Bxf5 18. exf5 d5 19. Bd3 h4 20. Rfe1 Qd6 21.
Qa4 Kb8 22. Qxg4 Rdg8 23. Qf3 a6 24. Kg2 Rg5 25. h3 hxg3 26. fxg3 Rgh5 27. Rh1
R5h7 28. Rae1 Rg8 29. g4 Rhh8 30. Re2 Bh4 31. Rf1 Re8 32. Qf4 Qb6 33. b4 Rxe2+
34. Bxe2 Re8 35. Bf3 f6 36. Qd2 c6 37. Bd1 Re3 38. Rf3 Re1 39. Rf1 Re3 40. Rf3
Re5 41. a4 Qc7 42. Be2 Qe7 43. Kf1 Bg5 44. Qd3 Re4 45. Qc2 Qe5 46. Bd3 Re3 47.
Rxe3 Qxe3 48. Kg2 Bf4 49. b5 Qg3+ 50. Kf1 Qxh3+ 51. Ke1 Qe3+ 52. Kf1 Qf3+ 53.
Ke1 Bg3+ 54. Kd2 Bf4+ 55. Ke1 Qh1+ 56. Kf2 Qh2+ 57. Kf1 Qh1+ 58. Kf2 Qh2+ 59.
Kf1 Qh3+ 60. Ke1 Qxg4 61. bxa6 Qg3+ 62. Kf1 Qf3+ 63. Ke1 Qe3+ 64. Kf1 Qf3+ 65.
Ke1 Qe3+ 66. Kf1 bxa6 67. Bxa6 Ka7 68. Bd3 Bd6 69. Qf2 Qxf2+ 70. Kxf2 Kb6 71.
Ke3 Kc5 72. Kd2 Bf4+ 73. Kc2 Be5 74. a5 Bc7 75. a6 Kb6 76. Kb3 Bd6 77. c4 dxc4+
78. Bxc4 Be5 79. Bd3 Bd6 80. Bc4 Be5 81. Bd3 Bd6 82. Bc4 Be5 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 Nxe4 11. c5 O-O 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. Bf3 f5 14. Bxe4 fxe4
15. Nb6 d5 16. cxd6 Bxd6 17. h3 Rd8 18. Qb3 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Qf7 20. Be3 Bd7 21.
Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Rc4 Qf5 23. Qc2 Qe5 24. g3 Re8 25. Rd1 Ree7 26. Bf4 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Bb4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 Be7 11. e4 Qxd4 12. exd5 Ne5 13. Qg3 Nh5 14. Be3 Qxc3
15. Qh2 Qxd3 16. Qxe5 Qf5 17. Qc7 exd5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bc5 Qd7 20. Qe5 Nf6
21. Rfe1 Ne4 22. Qxg7 O-O-O 23. Bxa7 b5 24. Qd4 Kb7 25. Rac1 Ka8 26. Bb6 Bf6
27. Qd3 Kb7 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. f3 Bxb2 30. Rb1 Nc5 31. Qxh7 Na4 32. Qc2 Bd4+ 33.
Kh1 Nc3 34. Rb3 Qc6 35. Qd3 Bf6 36. Rc1 d4 37. a4 Kb6 38. axb5 Qe6 39. Ra3 Qe3
40. Ra6+ Kb7 41. Rxc3 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Be5+ 43. f4 Bxf4+ 44. g3 Bxg3+ 45. Qxg3 Qd2+
46. Qg2+ Qxg2+ 47. Kxg2 dxc3 48. Rc6 Rd5 49. Rxc3 Rxb5 50. Kg3 Rg5+ 51. Kf4 Rg1
52. h4 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rae1 d5
15. e5 Bc5 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Bd3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. f5 Rh6 21.
Rxe6 Qxh2+ 22. Kf2 Rh4 23. Qe3 d4 24. Re8+ Rxe8 25. Qxe8+ Nf8 26. Ne2 Qxg2+ 27.
Ke1 Rh1 28. Rxh1 Qxh1+ 29. Kd2 Qh6+ 30. Ke1 Qd6 31. a4 Bc6 32. Qc8 h5 33. Qxa6
bxa4 34. Qc4+ Kh8 35. Qxd4 Qxd4 36. Nxd4 Bd7 37. Nf3 Nh7 38. Ne5 Be8 39. Kf2
Nf6 40. Kg3 Kh7 41. Kh4 Kh6 42. c4 Nd7 43. Nxd7 Bxd7 44. Be4 Be8 45. c5 Bd7 46.
c6 Bc8 47. Bc2 Ba6 48. Be4 Bc8 49. Bd3 Kh7 50. Kxh5 Kg8 51. Bc4+ Kf8 52. Be6
Ba6 53. c7 Ke7 54. Kg6 Kd6 55. c8=Q Bxc8 56. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Ne7 6. c3 Nf5 7. Bd4 Nc6 8. Nf3
Bd7 9. Bb5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxb5 11. Qb3 Bc6 12. O-O f6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Re1 Qd7
15. Nd2 Be7 16. f4 h5 17. Nf3 Kf7 18. Re2 Rab8 19. Qc2 Rhe8 20. Rae1 Bd8 21.
Bf2 Bc7 22. Qd2 a5 23. b3 Re7 24. g3 Rbe8 25. Bd4 Kg8 26. Qd3 Qc8 27. Kg2 Bb8
28. a3 Kf7 29. b4 Bc7 30. Qc2 Qb7 31. Bf2 Qb5 32. h3 Qc4 33. Nd2 Qa6 34. c4
axb4 35. axb4 Qb7 36. cxd5 exd5 37. Qxf5 Rxe2 38. Rxe2 Rxe2 39. Qxh5+ Kf8 40.
Qxe2 Qxb4 41. Nf3 Kf7 42. Nd4 Qxc5 43. Qe6+ Kg6 44. Nxc6 Qc4 45. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "209"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d3 g6 7. Bd2 Bg7 8. g3
Ne7 9. Bg2 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 b5 12. Rae1 b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. f4 Nc5 15. e5
Nd7 16. Kh2 c5 17. Nf2 Nf5 18. c3 Rb8 19. Rb1 a4 20. g4 Ne7 21. cxb4 cxb4 22.
Rbc1 Qb6 23. Be3 Qa6 24. Rc7 Rb7 25. Rfc1 Rfb8 26. Bf1 d4 27. Bxd4 Nd5 28. Rxb7
Qxb7 29. Qe4 a3 30. bxa3 bxa3 31. Bg2 Qb4 32. Ba7 Rd8 33. Qxb4 Nxb4 34. Rc3
Nxe5 35. Rxa3 Nexd3 36. Nxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Nxd3 38. Be3 e5 39. fxe5 Bxe5+ 40.
Kg1 Kf8 41. a4 Bc7 42. Be4 Nb2 43. Bc6 Ke7 44. Bc5+ Ke6 45. Bb5 Kd5 46. Be3 Nd1
47. Bd2 Bb6+ 48. Kg2 Ne3+ 49. Kf3 Nc2 50. Be8 Nd4+ 51. Kg2 f5 52. a5 Bc5 53. a6
fxg4 54. hxg4 Bb6 55. Bf7+ Ke4 56. Bg8 h5 57. Bh7 hxg4 58. Bxg6+ Kd5 59. Bd3
Ne6 60. Be2 Nc5 61. Kg3 Nxa6 62. Bxa6 Ke4 63. Be2 Be3 64. Bb4 Bf4+ 65. Kxg4 Be5
66. Bf3+ Ke3 67. Ba5 Bd4 68. Be1 Bc5 69. Bh4 Bd4 70. Bg5+ Kd3 71. Kf5 Be3 72.
Be4+ Kd2 73. Bh4 Ke2 74. Ke5 Kd2 75. Kd5 Kc3 76. Bf6+ Kb4 77. Bd3 Bf2 78. Be5
Bg1 79. Bf1 Bf2 80. Bd6+ Kc3 81. Bg2 Kd3 82. Be4+ Kc3 83. Be5+ Kb4 84. Bf4 Bg1
85. Bd2+ Kb3 86. Bd3 Bf2 87. Bc4+ Kc2 88. Bb4 Bg1 89. Ke4 Bf2 90. Bb5 Kb3 91.
Ba5 Bg1 92. Kd3 Bf2 93. Bc4+ Kb2 94. Bc3+ Ka3 95. Kc2 Bc5 96. Bd2 Bf8 97. Kc3
Bg7+ 98. Kc2 Bf8 99. Be3 Be7 100. Bd4 Bf8 101. Kc3 Be7 102. Bb6 Bf6+ 103. Kc2
Kb4 104. Bd3 Be7 105. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Bg5 Nf6 7. Nd2 Bg4 8.
Ngf3 e6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Be2 Rg8 11. Nh4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 O-O-O 13. O-O Qf4 14.
Ndf3 f5 15. g3 Be7 16. Ng2 Qg4 17. Rfe1 h5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe2 20. Rxe2
h4 21. Rd1 hxg3 22. fxg3 b5 23. Nf4 Rg4 24. Kg2 Rdg8 25. Kf3 a6 26. b3 R4g7 27.
c4 dxc4 28. bxc4 b4 29. Red2 Bg5 30. Rd6 Bxf4 31. gxf4 Rh7 32. Ke3 Rh3+ 33. Kd4
Kc7 34. Kc5 Ra3 35. Rd7+ Kb8 36. Kb6 Rc8 37. Rb7+ Ka8 38. Rdd7 Rb8 39. Rxb8+
1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 O-O 13. cxb5 Nd4 14. bxa6 Bg5
15. Nc2 Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 f5 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. O-O fxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxa6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6
21. a4 Qa8 22. Qc4 Rc8 23. Nc7 Rxc7 24. Qxc7 h6 25. Qd7 d5 26. h4 Bf4 27. h5
Rf6 28. a5 e4 29. a6 Kh7 30. a7 Be5 31. Rad1 d4 32. Rxd4 Bxd4 33. Qxd4 Ra6 34.
Re1 Rxa7 35. Qxe4+ Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Rb1 38. b4 Kg8 39. Rf4 Rb3 40. g3
Rc3 41. Rf5 Rb3 42. b5 g6 43. hxg6 Kg7 44. Kg2 Kxg6 45. g4 Rb4 46. Kg3 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. e5 Bg7 5. f4 h5 6. Be3 Nh6 7. Qd2 b6 8. O-O-O
Qd7 9. Nf3 Ba6 10. g3 Bxf1 11. Rhxf1 Na6 12. Kb1 Nc7 13. Qg2 O-O-O 14. h3 Kb7
15. Nh2 Nf5 16. Bf2 f6 17. Nf3 Ne6 18. Ne2 fxe5 19. fxe5 Bh6 20. g4 hxg4 21.
Qxg4 Rdg8 22. Rg1 Be3 23. Rg2 Bxf2 24. Rxf2 Ne3 25. Qg1 Nxd1 26. Qxd1 Rf8 27.
Neg1 c5 28. dxc5 Nxc5 29. Rd2 e6 30. c4 Rd8 31. Ng5 Rhf8 32. N1f3 Rf4 33. cxd5
exd5 34. a3 Qf5+ 35. Ka2 d4 36. Qh1 Kc7 37. h4 d3 38. Qc1 Kb8 39. Qh1 Ne4 40.
Nxe4 Qxe4 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C74"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. d4 e4 8. Nfd2
d5 9. Nf1 Nf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Be7 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. O-O Qd7 15. f3
b5 16. Bc2 exf3 17. Nxf3 Bd6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Qd3 g6 20. Nh4 Raf8 21. Nxg6
Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Qf7 24. Bf5 b4 25. Qf3 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxf5 27.
Qxf5 Qxf5 28. Nxf5 Ba3 29. Nf4 Na5 30. Nxd5 c6 31. Nf4 Kh7 32. Kf2 Bb2 33. Ne2
Nc4 34. Ne3 Nd2 35. Nd1 Ne4+ 36. Ke3 Nd6 37. Nxb2 Kg6 38. c4 Nf5+ 39. Kf4 Nd6
40. Ke5 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nf6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O g6 8. d5 c5
9. Ne1 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 h5 11. Rb1 Bh6 12. Nd3 Bxc1 13. Rfxc1 Kf8 14. a3 b6 15. b4
Kg7 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Nb5 Nb6 18. f4 exf4 19. e5 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Re8 21. Qxf4 Re4
22. Qc7 Nxc4 23. Nxc5 Nd2 24. Ne6+ Rxe6 25. dxe6 Nxb1 26. Qxf7+ Kh6 27. Rxb1
Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Ng4 29. h3 Nf2+ 30. Kh2 a6 31. Qf4+ Kg7 32. Qc7+ Qxc7+ 33. Nxc7
Rc8 34. e7 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 Qa5 11. h4 O-O 12. Nd4 Rfd8 13. f4 Rac8 14. f5 Bd7
15. Kb1 b5 16. g4 b4 17. Nce2 e5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. g5 Bb5 21. Qd2
Kh8 22. Rhg1 Qf2 23. Nbc1 Rc4 24. g6 Rxe4 25. gxf7 Rxh4 26. Qd5 Bc4 27. Qb7 Bf8
28. Rg8# 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qg4 Ne7 6. Nf3 Nbc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nf5 9. O-O Bxc5 10. Bd3 h5 11. Qf4 Nce7 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nd6+ Nxd6 14. exd6 Nc8
15. Qg3 Kf8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bf4 Be8 18. Rae1 Bf7 19. Ne5 fxe5 20. Bxe5 Rg8 21.
Bh7 Bxd6 22. Bxg8 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Kxg8 24. f4 Nd6 25. Rg5 Qf6 26. Qb3 Rc8 27. Re5
b5 28. Re2 Bg6 29. Kh1 Be4 30. Ref2 h4 31. h3 Nf5 32. Kh2 Qg6 33. Re1 Qg3+ 34.
Kg1 Qxb3 35. cxb3 Kf7 36. Rd2 Kf6 37. Kf2 b4 38. a3 a5 39. axb4 axb4 40. Ra1 d4
41. Ra4 Rb8 42. Ra5 Bd5 43. Ra6 Bxb3 44. Kf3 Bd5+ 45. Kg4 b3 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxd5 10. Nge2 c6 11. O-O Be6 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nxe6
fxe6 15. Rae1 e5 16. Bb1 Re8 17. Ng3 Qg5 18. Qd3 N5f6 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Qxb7
exd4 21. Qxc6 Ne5 22. Qa6 Neg4 23. Qd3 Qh4 24. h3 Ne5 25. Qf5 Qg5 26. Rd1 Rad8
27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. Bd3 Nd5 29. Bb5 Rf8 30. Rxd4 Nf4 31. Rfd1 Nxh3+ 32. Kh2 Rxd4
33. Rxd4 Nxf2 34. Be2 Rf4 35. Rd5 Nfg4+ 36. Kg1 Rb4 37. b3 Rf4 38. a3 Kh7 39.
b4 Kg6 40. Rd6+ Rf6 41. Ne4 Rxd6 42. Nxd6 Ne3 43. Nb5 Nc2 44. Bd1 a6 45. Bxc2+
1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2006.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxe5 7. cxd5 Nf6 8.
Nc3 a6 9. Bf4 Ng6 10. Bg3 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Be2 e5 13. Nc2 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1
f5 15. h4 f4 16. h5 Ne7 17. Bh4 Nc6 18. Bf3 Bf5 19. Rd2 Nb4 20. Na3 e4 21. Bxe4
Bxe4 22. Re2 Nd3+ 23. Kf1 Nc5 24. f3 Kf7 25. fxe4 Ne6 26. Nc4 Rc8 27. Ne5+ Ke8
28. Nd3 Rc4 29. Rh3 Bd6 30. e5 Bc7 31. Bf2 Rf8 32. Rf3 Rf7 33. b3 Rc6 34. Kg1
g5 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Rh3 g5 37. Nb4 Rc1+ 38. Re1 Rxe1+ 39. Bxe1 Ba5 40. Bc3
Bxb4 41. Bxb4 Rc7 42. Rh8+ Kf7 43. Bd6 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 Kg6 45. Re8 Kf5 46. g4+
fxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Rc3+ 48. Kf2 g4 49. Rg8 Rf3+ 50. Ke1 b5 51. Ke2 Nd4+ 52. Ke1 Rc3
53. Rf8+ Ke4 54. Kf2 Nf5 55. Ke1 g3 56. Kd2 Rd3+ 57. Kc1 g2 58. Rg8 Rg3 59.
Rxg3 Nxg3 60. Bc5 Kxe5 61. Kb2 Kd5 62. Bf2 Ne2 63. Ka3 Kc6 64. Kb4 g1=Q 65.
Bxg1 Nxg1 66. a4 Kb6 67. axb5 axb5 68. Kc3 Kc5 69. Kd3 Kb4 70. Kc2 Nf3 71. Kb2
Nd4 72. Ka2 Kc3 73. Ka3 b4+ 74. Ka2 Nxb3 75. Kb1 Nd2+ 76. Ka1 Kc2 77. Ka2 b3+
0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Qxd4 8.
c3 Qb6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Qg3 Ngf6 11. O-O Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 Nd5 14. c4 Nb4
15. Be3 Bc5 16. Qxg7 O-O-O 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Be4 f5 19. Bf3 Nc2 20. Rad1 Nd4
21. Bh5 e5 22. Bf7 Qe7 23. Rfe1 Rhf8 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Be6+ Kd8 26. Qxe5 Qd6
27. Qa5+ b6 28. Qxa7 Rd1 29. Qxb6+ Ke7 30. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31. Kh2 Qd6+ 32. g3 Kxe6
33. c5 Qd5 34. Qc7 Rf7 35. Qc8+ Kf6 36. b4 f4 37. gxf4 Qe4 38. Qg4 Ke7 39. Qg5+
Kd7 40. Kg3 Qd3+ 41. f3 Qd4 42. Qh6 Qg1+ 43. Kh4 Qg6 44. Qxg6 hxg6 45. Kg5 Rf5+
46. Kxg6 Rxf4 47. h4 Rxh4 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Qh5 12. h3 e5 13. Nxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1
Nd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. c4 Nc3 17. Re1 Na4 18. Be4 Bd7 19. Bf4 Rac8 20. d5 Nb6
21. Rac1 cxd5 22. cxd5 Rfe8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. h3
Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 Bb4 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Nbd7 14. b4 a5
15. c5 Qa6 16. Bb2 Ne4 17. Qc2 axb4 18. axb4 Qxa1+ 19. Bxa1 Rxa1+ 20. Ke2 Ra2
21. Qxa2 Nc3+ 22. Kd2 Nxa2 23. Ra1 Kd8 24. Rxa2 Kc7 25. f4 f6 26. Ke2 g5 27.
Kf3 gxf4 28. exf4 e5 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. dxe5 Nxe5+ 31. Kf4 Nd3+ 32. Kg5 Re8 33.
h4 Nxb4 34. Rf2 Re7 35. Bf1 b6 36. cxb6+ Kxb6 37. Kg6 c5 38. Rf7 Rxf7 39. Kxf7
c4 40. Be2 c3 41. Bd1 d4 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qc2
Bb4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg2 dxc4 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Qa6
15. e4 Nbd7 16. g5 Ng8 17. d5 e5 18. Bf4 f6 19. gxf6 gxf6 20. Bg3 cxd5 21. exd5
Ne7 22. f4 O-O-O 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. O-O-O Nf5 26. Rhe1 Rhe8 27.
Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Qd6 29. Qxd6 Nxd6 30. Rf1 Nf5 31. Rf4 b5 32. Be4 Ne7 33. Rf7
Kd7 34. Bxg6 Kd6 35. Bh5 Nxd5 36. Rxa7 Kc5 37. Bf3 Nf4 38. Rc7+ Kd4 39. h4 Nd3+
40. Kb1 Rf8 41. Rd7+ Ke3 42. Bg2 Rf2 43. Bh3 Rxb2+ 44. Ka1 c3 45. Bf5 Nc5 46.
Re7+ Kf4 47. Be6 Re2 48. Rf7+ Kg3 49. Bd5 c2 50. Kb2 Nd3+ 51. Kb3 c1=Q 52. Rg7+
1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A54"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Nb3 h6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Bf4
g5 9. Bh2 e3 10. f3 Qe7 11. Qc1 O-O-O 12. Nd1 Re8 13. Bg1 Bg6 14. Nxe3 Bg7 15.
Bf2 Nh5 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Qd2 c6 18. Nc3 Nb6 19. e3 f5 20. Be2 Bf7 21. Na5 d5 22.
c5 Nc4 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. g4 f4 25. gxh5 fxe3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Bxd4 28.
Qd2 Qf6 29. Ne4 Qg7 30. O-O-O Be5 31. Qd7+ Kb8 32. Kc2 Bxb2 33. Rb1 c3 34. Bc4
Rf8 35. Bxf7 Qxf7 36. Qxf7 Rxf7 37. Rhf1 Rf4 38. Rbd1 Rh4 39. Rd8+ Kc7 40. Rfd1
1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Qd8 5. d4 c6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 b4 8. Nce2
d5 9. e5 Ne7 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Nxf4 Nf5 12. Kf2 Bxf3 13. Kxf3 Qb6 14. c3 Nd7 15.
Re1 Be7 16. Bc2 Nh4+ 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Qg4 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Qe6+ Rf7 21. g3
Ng6 22. Nxg6 Ne4+ 23. Kg2 hxg6 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Bb3 Raf8 26. Qxe7 Qb5 27. Bf4
Qe2+ 28. Kg1 Qxb2 29. Bxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qe8+ Rf8 31. Qe6+ Kh7 32. Re1 bxc3 33.
Qxe4 Qxa2 34. Qxc6 Rxf4 35. gxf4 Qd2 36. Rf1 c2 37. d5 Qe3+ 38. Kh1 Qe4+ 39.
Kg1 Qe3+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Rf2 Qe4+ 42. Kh3 Qe3+ 43. Kg2 c1=Q 44. Qxc1 Qxc1 45.
Ra2 Qd1 {' .} 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nf3 a6 7. a4 Nge7 8. h4
Ng6 9. h5 Nge5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Ba2 Bc5 12. f4 Nc6 13. h6 Rg8 14. e5 Bb4 15.
Qg4 f5 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Bd2 d5 18. O-O-O Bd7 19. f5 O-O-O 20. Bg5 gxh6 21.
Bxf6 Rxg4 22. Bxd8 Kxd8 23. fxe6 Bxc3 24. Rxd5 Rd4 25. bxc3 Rxd5 26. Bxd5 Ne7
27. c4 Bxa4 28. Bxb7 a5 29. Rxh6 Kc7 30. Bd5 Kd6 31. Rxh7 Bb3 32. Rxe7 Kxe7 33.
Kb2 Bd1 34. Ka3 Kd6 35. g3 Bg4 36. Ka4 Kc5 37. e7 Bd7+ 38. Kxa5 Kd6 39. g4 Kxe7
40. g5 Kd6 41. Kb6 Bf5 42. Bg8 Bd3 43. c5+ Ke7 44. Bb3 Bf5 45. c6 Bd7 46. c7
Bc6 47. Bd5 Kd7 48. c8=Q+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. f3
c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Nb3 e5 11. Be2 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bf2 Ne7 14. a4 a5 15. Nd2 Ng6
16. Nf1 g4 17. Ne3 gxf3 18. gxf3 Nh5 19. Rb1 Nhf4 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8
22. Rxb6 Nxe2 23. Kxe2 Nf4+ 24. Ke1 Bc8 25. Nd5 Bh3 26. Rg1 Bd7 27. Kd2 Bxa4
28. Ra1 Bd7 29. Rxa5 Be6 30. Bxc5 Rg8 31. Kc2 Rg2+ 32. Kb3 Rc8 33. Ba3 Rg1 34.
Ra7 Rb1+ 35. Kc2 Nxd5 36. Rxb1 Ne3+ 37. Kc1 Nxc4 38. Rbb7 Ne3 39. Re7+ Kd8 40.
Bb4 Nc4 41. Rxf7 Bxf7 42. Rxf7 Ne3 43. Rf8+ Kd7 44. Rxc8 Kxc8 45. Bd6 Nc4 46.
Bf8 h5 47. Bh6 Kd7 48. Kc2 Kc6 49. f4 Kc5 50. f5 Nd6 51. Bf8 Kc6 52. Bxd6 Kxd6
53. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. Bd3 Bc6 12. Kh1 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. f4 Qb6 16. Qd2 a4 17. Bc2 axb3 18. axb3 Kg8 19. Rae1 Qb4 20. Rf3 b5 21.
cxb5 Bxb5 22. Qf2 e6 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Bd3 Qxb3 25. e5 Qb6 26. Qh4 Qd4 27. Rh3
h5 28. Qg5 Ra1 29. Rf1 dxe5 30. g4 Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Qf2 32. Bd3 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.03.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. c3 Bf5 5. Nbd2 e6 6. h3 h6 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2
Qb6 9. Qb3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Rfc8 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Nf3 c5 14. Rac1 c4
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. a3 b5 17. Ne5 Nb6 18. Bd1 Na4 19. Bxa4 bxa4 20. Nd7 Rc6 21.
Nc5 b6 22. Nd7 f6 23. f3 Bg6 24. Nb8 Rc8 25. Nd7 Ra6 26. Rfe1 Be8 27. Nb8 Ra8
28. e4 Kf7 29. exd5 exd5 30. Re2 Raxb8 31. Bxb8 Rxb8 32. Rce1 Bf8 33. Kf2 Bd7
34. h4 h5 35. g3 Bf5 36. f4 Bd7 37. Re3 Ra8 38. Rg1 Ra5 39. Re2 Bg4 40. Rd2 Bd6
41. Re1 Ra8 42. Re3 Ra5 43. Re1 Rb5 44. Re3 Rb3 45. Ke1 b5 46. Kf2 Kf8 47. Ke1
b4 48. axb4 Bxb4 49. cxb4 Rxe3+ 50. Kf2 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.03.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c6 5. c4 Nd7 6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5
Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. b4 Rc8 11. h3 h6 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nb3 Bd8 14. Na5 Bxa5 15.
bxa5 O-O 16. f3 Rfe8 17. Kd2 e5 18. Bh2 exd4 19. exd4 Nf8 20. Ra4 Rcd8 21. Rb4
Bc8 22. Bc7 Rd7 23. Be5 N6h7 24. Bd3 Ne6 25. Na4 Rde7 26. Bd6 Nd8 27. Bxe7 Rxe7
28. Bxa6 Ng5 29. Bd3 Rc7 30. a6 bxa6 31. Rb8 Nge6 32. Nb6 Bb7 33. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2007.03.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Ne7 8. O-O
Nbc6 9. Nde2 Ng6 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 Bc5 12. Kh1 h5 13. h3 Nce5 14. b3 h4 15. g4
Nxg4 16. hxg4 h3 17. Bf3 Qf6 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.03.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Ne5
O-O 9. Nxc4 Qa6 10. b3 Be6 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Nd5 14. e3 N5b6 15.
Nxb6 axb6 16. h4 Nc5 17. Bc3 Bd5 18. e4 Be6 19. e5 Nd7 20. Qc2 Bf5 21. Qb2 Nf8
22. Rfd1 b5 23. Nf1 Bg4 24. Rd2 Nd7 25. Ne3 Be6 26. d5 cxd5 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28.
Rxd5 Nf8 29. a4 Rxd5 30. Bxd5 Rd8 31. Bg2 Ne6 32. Bf1 Qb6 33. axb5 Qc5 34. b4
Qd5 35. Re1 Nd4 36. Bg2 Nf3+ 37. Bxf3 Qxf3 38. Bd4 e6 39. Bc5 Rd1 40. Rxd1
Qxd1+ 41. Kh2 Qd5 42. Bd4 Qxb5 43. Qc3 Qc6 44. Qe3 Bf8 45. Bc5 Bxc5 46. bxc5
Qd5 47. g4 Kg7 48. Kg3 h6 49. f3 Qd1 50. Kh2 Qc2+ 51. Kh3 Qd1 52. Kg3 Qd5 53.
Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.03.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 d6 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 g6 8. a4 a5
9. Bb5 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 c6 14. Bd3 h6 15. Bh4 g5
16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Bh2 Nf4 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Nc4 Ba6 20. Qc2 Qe6 21. Ne3 Bxf1 22.
Nxf1 Nf6 23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Rad1 Nd7 26. b4 Bf8 27. Rb1 c5 28.
bxa5 Rxa5 29. Red1 Rda8 30. Rd5 c4 31. Rbd1 Nf6 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. N1d2 Qc6 34.
Ra1 Bd6 35. Ra2 Kg7 36. Qb1 Nd7 37. Qf1 Rxa4 38. Rxa4 Qxa4 39. Nxc4 Bc5 40. Qe2
Qa1+ 41. Qe1 Qxe1+ 42. Nxe1 b5 43. Nd2 Kf6 44. Nd3 Bd6 45. Kf1 Ke6 46. Ke2 Nb6
47. Kd1 f5 48. f3 fxe4 49. fxe4 Nd7 50. c4 bxc4 51. Nxc4 Nf6 52. Nd2 Bc7 53.
Ke2 Bd6 54. Kf3 Nh7 55. Kg4 Nf6+ 56. Kf3 Nh7 57. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.03.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. b3 Bg4 8. Bb2
e6 9. d3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Bg2 a5 13. a3 Qb6 14. Rab1 h5 15.
e3 h4 16. Bc3 hxg3 17. hxg3 Ng4 18. d4 Qd8 19. Nf3 Ngf6 20. Rfd1 Ne4 21. Be1
Bf8 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Nd6 24. c5 Nc4 25. Ra1 b5 26. Bf1 Bg7 27. Bc3 Qc7 28.
Kg2 Qb7 29. Bd3 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Ra8 31. Rh1 Ra3 32. Ng5 Nf8 33. e4 Qa8 34. e5 Ra2
35. Qc1 Ra3 36. Bb1 Qa7 37. Rh3 Qe7 38. Nf3 Qa7 39. Nh2 Nd7 40. Ng4 Rb3 41. Qg5
Qb8 42. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2007.03.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Bd7 9. Kh1 Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Qe1 b5 12. a3 Qb8 13. Qg3 b4 14. axb4 Qxb4 15.
Nxc6 Bxc6 16. e5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rd4 Qb7 21.
Rfd1 Be7 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Bd4 Bg6 25. Bd3 Bf6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27.
f5 Qxb2 28. h4 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 exf5 30. Bxa6 Qxc2 31. h5 f4 32. Qf3 Be4 33. Qg4+
Kf8 34. h6 Qxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Kg8 37. Kf3 f5 38. Kxf4 f6 39. Bc8 Kh8
40. Bxf5 Kg8 41. Ke4 Kh8 42. Kd5 Kg8 43. Ke6 Kh8 44. Ke7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Onyekwere, Chikwere"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2149"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Nbd7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. a4 b6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Qh3 h6 14. f5 e5 15. Kh1
Rc8 16. Rae1 Qb8 17. Bd2 Qa8 18. Qg3 h5 19. Bg5 h4 20. Qh3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Nxe4
22. Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nd2 Bd5 25. Rf4 Kf8 26. Rxh4 Bxg2+ 27. Kg1 Rxh4
28. Qxh4 Nf6 29. Qh8+ Ng8 30. Re3 Qd5 31. Rd3 Qc6 32. Rg3 Bd5 33. Qxg7+ Ke7 34.
Qxg8 Qd7 35. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sarkar, Justin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. e5 cxd4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Ne8 9. cxd4 b6 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bf4
Qe7 15. c5 Rfc8 16. Qb1 h6 17. Bd6 Qd8 18. Qb2 Na5 19. Nf4 Be4 20. Ba6 Bb7 21.
Bd3 Be4 22. Ba6 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Paschall, William M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. f3 Rd8 11. Kb1 a6 12. h4 Qc7 13. Bf4 b5 14. g4 Ne5 15.
Qf2 Nfd7 16. Bg5 Nc5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Qxc5 Nd7
21. Qd6 Rb8 22. Be2 Rb6 23. Qd4 Qe7 24. g5 1-0

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hess, Robert L"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 a6 7. Nc4 Nbd7 8. Be2
cxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qh4 b5 11. Ne3 Qe4 12. Qxe4 Nxe4 13. O-O Bb7 14. a4 b4 15.
cxb4 Bxb4 16. Nc2 Be7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Bd5 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Rfb8 21.
Bf3 Nf6 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd4 Rb3 24. Rad1 Bg5 25. Re2 h5 26. g3 Rc8 27. Be5
Bf6 28. Nd4 Rb4 29. Nf5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Rc2 31. b3 Rb2 32. Ne3 Nf6 33. Rd6 R4xb3
34. Rxa6 Ra2 35. a5 Rb1+ 36. Kg2 Rbb2 37. Nd1 Rd2 38. Re1 Ng4 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40.
Rf1 Rxd1 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kraai, Jesse"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. Bd3
Ba6 15. Nb2 Nc5 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 Qa3 18. Qb5+ Ke7 19. O-O Qe3+ 20. Rf2
Rhc8 21. Raf1 f5 22. exf6+ gxf6 23. Nd1 Qd3 24. Qb2 Nd7 25. Nf3 e5 26. fxe5
fxe5 27. Re2 Kd6 28. Nf2 Qc3 29. Qb1 d3 30. Nxd3 e4 31. Nf4 Rc5 32. Ng5 Re8 33.
Rd1 Nf6 34. Nxe4+ 1-0

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. f4
Bb4 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. Nb3 Nge7 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O 13. f5 exf5 14. Bf4 d6 15.
Rad1 Rad8 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Rd5 Nfe7 18. Rg5 f6 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Rh5 Qc8 21.
Rf3 d5 22. Bd3 g6 23. Rh4 d4 24. Qe1 Nf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. Bh6 Qxc2 27. Bxf8
Rxf8 28. Rfh3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Rxb1 Bb4+ 7. Ke2 Bd6 8.
g3 O-O 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg2 Be7 12. h4 Na5 13. Qa4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Rhd1 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Nc6 18. Bd4 Qe7 19. Rbc1 Rfd8 20. Bc5 Qf6
21. Qb3 Rab8 22. Rd2 b6 23. Bd4 Nxd4+ 24. Rxd4 g6 25. Rcd1 Nc7 26. Rd7 Na6 27.
Qc3 e5 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Bxc6 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 Nc5 31. Rxa7 Rd8 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33.
Bxa8 Kf8 34. b4 Na6 35. a3 Ke7 36. Bb7 Nc7 37. a4 Kd6 38. Kd3 Ne8 39. Kc4 Kc7
40. Bf3 Kd6 41. a5 bxa5 42. bxa5 f5 43. Kb5 e4 44. Be2 Kc7 45. Kc5 Nf6 46. a6
Nd7+ 47. Kd5 Kb6 48. g4 fxg4 49. Kxe4 1-0

[Event "Foxwoods op 09th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2007.04.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2007.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. f3 Be6 6. Nge2 dxc4 7. Nf4 Qc8 8. e4
g6 9. g4 Bg7 10. h4 h6 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Nbd7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. e5 Qc7 15.
exf6 Qg3+ 16. Ke2 Nxf6 17. Qd3 O-O-O 18. Rxa7 Kb8 19. Ra4 Rhf8 20. Rh3 Qc7 21.
Be3 e5 22. Qc4 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Qd3 exd4 25. Bd2 Rf6 26. Kd1 Re6 27. f4
Qb6 28. Bg2 Rc5 29. Rc4 Rb5 30. f5 gxf5 31. gxf5 Rd6 32. Kc2 Qa7 33. Kb2 Re5
34. Ra4 Qb6 35. Bf4 Re2+ 36. Kb1 Rxg2 37. Rg3 Rxg3 38. Qxg3 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Bd2 a5 12. Rfd1 Rfe8 13. Rab1 Bf8 14. Be1 g6
15. Qc2 Qa7 16. Bf1 Nb6 17. b3 Nc8 18. Qb2 Nd6 19. c5 Nde4 20. a3 Nxc3 21. Bxc3
Ne4 22. Be1 e5 23. b4 exd4 24. exd4 axb4 25. axb4 Bg7 26. h4 Qa3 27. Qxa3 Rxa3
28. b5 Bf6 29. g3 g5 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Rb6 gxh4 32. gxh4 Re6 33. Bd3 Bxd4 34.
Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Rxc6 Bc3 36. Bxc3 Rxc3 37. Rxd5 Rxh4 38. Rg5+ Kf8 39. Rf5 Rg4+
40. Kf1 Rc1+ 41. Ke2 Re4+ 42. Kd2 Rcc4 43. Rc7 Rcd4+ 44. Kc3 Rc4+ 45. Kd2 Rcd4+
46. Kc3 Rc4+ 47. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Rac1 Be7 $1 {In my opinion the
text is the most accurate defence against the threat of Na4. Meines Erachtens
ist der Text die genaueste Verteidigung gegen die Drohung Na4.} (12... Ke7 $6
13. Na4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bd6 15. Bf1 $14) (12... O-O 13. Na4 $14) 13. Ne2 $5 $146
{Opening the diagonal for the b2-bishop and relocating the knight to f4. In
some variations White can sacrifice on e6 for good compensation. Öffnet die
Diagonale für den b2-Läufer und überführt den Springer nach f4. In manchen
Varianten kann Weiß für gute Kompensation auf e6 opfern.} (13. Nd4 $5 Rc8 (
13... O-O $2 14. Nxe6 $16) 14. Be2 (14. f3 b5 15. Be2 Bc5 $1 16. Kf1 Ke7 17. e4
g5 $5 (17... Rhd8 18. Nb1 Bd6 {was safer.}) 18. Nb1 $5 $13 {1-0 Spassky,B 
(2560)-Fischer,R/S.Stefan/Beograd (m4) 1992}) 14... O-O 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3
Rfd8 (16... Rc7 $6 17. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 18. Rxc7 Nxc7 19. Nc6 Nd5 20. Nxe7+ Nxe7 21.
Rxd7 Ng6 22. Rb7 $14) 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Nc5 19. f3 Kf8 20. Kf1 Ke8 $11)
13... Rc8 (13... b5 $5 14. Bd3 Nc5 15. Bb1 O-O 16. Ne5 {was interesting.
However, I did not want to weaken my queenside without a specific reason. war
interessant. Doch ich wollte meinen Damenflügel nicht ohne besonderen Grund
schwächen.} (16. Ba3 $5 Rfd8 17. Ned4 Rac8 $13)) 14. Nf4 b5 (14... O-O 15. Nxe6
fxe6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Bxc8 Bxc8 19. Ne5 {and Black is not able
to avoid the exchange of rooks after which the two passed pawns in the centre
might become dangerous. und Schwarz kann den Turmtausch nicht vermeiden,
wonach die zwei Freibauern im Zentrum gefährlich werden könnten.} Bc5 20. Nc6
a5 21. Rd8 Rxd8 22. Nxd8 $14) 15. Be2 O-O 16. Nd4 Nc5 (16... Rfd8 $5 17. Bf3
Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc5 $11 {followed by the transfer of the king to e8 and Black
should equalise comfortably. nebst Überführung des Königs nach e8, und Schwarz
sollte bequem ausgleichen.}) 17. Bf3 Nce4 18. Nd3 (18. g4 h6 $5 $13) 18... Bd6
$5 {Stopping Ne5. Otherwise the weakness on c6 might be a concern. Stoppt Ne5.
Andernfalls könnte die Schwäche auf c6 eine Sorge werden.} (18... Rfd8 $5 19.
Ne5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bd6 21. Ndc6 Rc8 $5 $13) (18... Rxc1 $5 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nc6 Bd6 22. g3 $14) 19. Ne2 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Bb8 21. Rxc8 $6 {
Exchanging the wrong rook. It was better to exchange on d8 because White can
try to exploit the weakness of the c6-square. Tauscht den falschen Turm.
Besser war das Schlagen auf d8, weil Weiß dann versuchen kann, die Schwäche
des c6-Feldes auszunutzen.} (21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bd4 Bd6 23. Nf4 Rc8 (23... Kf8
$5 24. Nfd3 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. g3 $14 {/=}) 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Nh5 Nxh5 26.
Bxe4 $14 {and White has a minimal edge due to the better placement of his
pieces. und Weiß hat ein minimales Plus aufgrund der besseren Platzierung
seiner Figuren.}) 21... Rxc8 22. Ng3 Bd5 $5 23. Nd3 (23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Nd7 Ba7
$1 $13) 23... a5 24. b4 $6 {The weakening of the c4 square was not necessary.
Das Schwächen des Feldes c4 war nicht nötig.} (24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1 Nxg3 26.
hxg3 $11) 24... a4 $5 25. a3 Nc3 $2 {Squandering the slight initiative and ....
equalising easily! Verspielt die leichte Initiative und ....gleicht leicht aus!
} ({Black failed to find Schwarz versäumte es,} 25... Nd6 {after which White
will have to struggle for the draw. zu finden, wonach Weiß ums Remis kämpfen
muss.} 26. Bxf6 (26. Ne2 Nc4 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rc1 Ne7 $1 $15) 26... Bxf3 $1
27. gxf3 gxf6 28. Ne4 Nc4 29. Rc1 (29. Nxf6+ $6 Kg7 30. Nh5+ Kh6 31. Nf6 Nxa3
$17) 29... Kg7 $15) 26. Rc1 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Bxg3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Bxc3 Nd5 $5
30. Bd4 (30. fxg3 Nxc3 31. Ne1 f5 32. Nc2 Kf7 $11) 30... Bd6 31. f4 f6 32. Kg2
Kf7 33. Kf3 h6 $5 34. e4 Nxf4 $5 (34... Ne7 $11) 35. Nxf4 e5 36. Ne2 $4 {
An horrible blunder in time trouble. The knight will be no match for the
bishop in the forthcoming ending because of the weakness on a3 and the outside
passed h-pawn. Ein schrecklicher Bock in Zeitnot. In dem entstehenden Endspiel
wird der Springer aufgrund der Schwäche auf a3 und des entfernten h-Freibauern
dem Läufer nicht gewachsen sein.} (36. Bc5 $1 Bxc5 37. Nd5 Bd4 38. Nc7 Bb2 39.
Nxb5 Ke6 40. Ke2 Kd7 41. Kd3 Kc6 42. Kc4 g6 43. Nc3 Bxa3 44. b5+ Kd6 45. Nxa4
f5 $11) (36. Be3 exf4 37. Bxf4 Be7 $1 {with a pleasant position to play on.
mit angenehmer Stellung zum Weiterspielen.} (37... Bxf4 38. Kxf4 Ke6 39. Ke3 g5
40. f4 h5 41. h3 Kd6 42. e5+ Ke6 43. exf6 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. f7 Kxf7 46. f5
Kf6 47. Kf4 g3 48. Kxg3 Kxf5 49. Kf3 Ke5 50. Ke3 Kd5 51. Kd3 Ke5 $11)) 36...
exd4 37. Nxd4 Bxh2 38. Nxb5 Be5 39. Ke3 (39. Kg4 g5 40. Kf5 Ke7 41. Na7 Kd7 42.
b5 Kc7 $19) 39... g5 40. Nd4 h5 $1 41. Nf5 h4 42. Ke2 Ke6 $5 43. Ne3 h3 44. Kf1
Bd4 $1 45. Kg1 (45. Nc4 g4 46. b5 Kd7 47. Na5 Kd6 $19) 45... Bxe3 46. fxe3 g4
0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 {A curious
hybrid between the normal classical lines and the delayed Steinitz variation,
which has been relatively popularlately. Adams is the leading expert with
Black.} 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 {In the long run, the bishop will remain
relatively passive here (or on g6). However, the unpleasant pin along the
d1-h5 diagonal will allow Black improve the position of the other minor pieces.
Later, the light-squared bishop could be recycled with ...f6 and ...Bf7.} 9. d3
Nd7 10. Be3 h6 11. Nbd2 (11. g4 $5 {Topalov,V (2801)-Mamedyarov,S (2709)/Wijk
aan Zee 2006/CBM 111/[Finkel,A] (1/2-1/2, 46)}) 11... Bg5 {This is one of the
consequences of the pin: Black can exchange the dark-squared bishops.} 12. Bxc6
{A rather straightforward continuation.} ({Adams has had some experience
against the more restraiined} 12. Qe2 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O ({It requires good
nerves to live with the permanent threat of Bxc6, spoiling Black's queenside
structure. However, removing this possibility with} 13... b5 {weakens the
queenside without eliminating the enemy bishop. The following game is a good
illustration.} 14. Bc2 O-O 15. Nf1 Bg6 16. Ng3 Nf6 17. b4 {Preparing the
activation of the bishop to b3, without fearing ...Na5.} d5 18. Bb3 d4 {
With his bishop on g6, Black has problems maintaining the tension in the
centre. The bold advance of the d-pawn would be OK for him only if... the
b-pawn was on its initial square!} 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Qd2 a5 21. a3 axb4 22.
axb4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Qe7 24. Rc1 $1 $16 {and Black could not defend his numerous
pawn weakneses in adequate way, Karjakin,S (2672)-Harikrishna,P (2674)/Cap
d'Agde 2006/CBM 115 (1-0, 36)}) 14. b4 {White gradually increases his
queenside pressure.} ({The immediate} 14. Bxc6 bxc6 {[%cal Yc6c5] does not
offer White too much. Black threatens to consolidate his centre with ...c5,
while after} 15. b4 {he gets rid of his isolated pawn with} a5 $1 $132 {
Anand,V (2788)-Adams,M (2718)/Bastia 2005/EXT 2006 (1/2-1/2, 34)}) 14... Re8
15. a3 {White makes all possible useful moves on the queenside, waiting for
Black to define his intentions.} Nb6 {Black probably felt that he cannot
improve his position further and forces White to make a concrete decision.} {
The only way to fight for an advantage.} 16. Bxc6 (16. Bb3 d5 $11) 16... bxc6
17. Nb3 {White has managed to prevent the freeing moves ...a5 and ...c5 and
hopes to get a static advantage.} d5 $3 {At first sight, this move seems like
a strategic suicide: Black gives up the control of the c5-square without a
fight. However, Adams correctly foresaw that the control of the only open file
(after a further ...dxe4) will allow him maintain the balance even. It was not
entirely clear how White would have made further progress if Black had adopted
a neutral policy, but it is better to clear matters as soon as possible than
endure a long suffering.} 18. Nc5 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Nd2 Qe6 21. Reb1 Rad8
22. Nb3 dxe4 23. Nc5 Qd5 24. dxe4 Qc4 25. f3 {White has to somewhat weaken his
kingside position in order to neutralise the bishop's action.} Rd6 $132 {
[%cal Yf7f6,Yh5f7,Ye8d8] Leko,P (2749)-Adams,M (2741)/Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM
105 (1/2-1/2, 41)}) ({The slightly extravagant} 12. d4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 {fails to
bother Black, who enjoys high stability on dark squares. Besides, once the
e4-pawn has been indirectly weakened, the bishop's placement on g6 or h7 makes
a lot of sense.} O-O 14. Nf1 Bg6 15. Ng3 Nf6 16. Bc2 Re8 17. Qd2 Nh5 18. Qf2 (
18. Nf5 {is more ambitious, although after} Bxf5 19. exf5 e4 20. Nh2 Qh4 {
Black's stability is not shattered in any way.}) 18... Nxg3 19. Qxg3 Bh7 20.
Re2 Qe7 21. Rf1 Rf8 22. Nd2 Rae8 23. Ref2 Nd8 24. Bb1 Qg5 25. Qf3 Ne6 26. g3 {
Black has regrouped in optimal way and can open play already.} exd4 27. exd4
Qb5 28. b4 Ng5 29. Qg2 d5 30. e5 Bxb1 31. Rxb1 Qd3 32. Rc1 f6 $132 {Ponomariov,
R (2743)-Adams,M (2745)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (1/2-1/2, 48). Black already has a
light initiative.}) 12... bxc6 13. d4 $146 {White's play seems slightly less
refined than in the game Leko-Adams, but the idea is basically the same: to
prevent Black from arranging his pawns in optimal way, namely with ...c5.} ({
From this point of view,} 13. Qa4 {does not make too much sense: White
provokes the generally favourable advance of the c-pawn.} Bxe3 14. Rxe3 c5 15.
d4 exd4 16. cxd4 O-O 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Rae1 Bg6 $11 {Morozevich,A (2590)-Najer,E
(2515)/Zagan 1997/CBM 059 ext (1-0, 59)}) 13... Bxe3 14. Rxe3 O-O 15. b4 (15.
dxe5 {frees Black from all his worries after} Nxe5 $11) (15. g4 Bg6 16. dxe5
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 {weakens the c5-square but also his own king's position.}
18. b4 Qh4 19. Nb3 Rfd8 20. Qf3 Rd6 $132) 15... a5 16. a3 axb4 ({There was no
need to hurry with this exchange, which offers White additional possibilities.
Adams probably overlooked Kamsky's 18th move. The immediate} 16... Qf6 $11 {
would have offered Black comfortable play, without the necessity of embarking
the kind of sharp lines from the game. But maybe sharp play was exactly what
Adams was striving for?!}) 17. axb4 Qf6 {Black completes his development by
connecting rooks and puts the slightly over-extended enemy centre under some
pressure.} 18. Ra5 $1 {A typical way to fight for the control of the a-file.
Besides, the e5-pawn is submitted to strong pressure.} exd4 {In view of the
potential threat dxe5 (eventually after g4) Black had to release the tension
in one of the critical points. It would hardly make sense to provide White
with a passed pawn by exchanging on a5, which makes the move played in the
game a reasonable choice.} 19. cxd4 c5 {Black does his best to question the
enemy rook's stability.} 20. Qa1 (20. Nb3 {[%cal Ya5h5]} cxd4 $1 $11 {[%csl
Ye3]}) 20... Nb6 21. e5 (21. dxc5 $4 Qxa1+ $1 $19) (21. bxc5 dxc5 {is likely
to transpose below.}) 21... Qg6 {A very interesting position. The whole board
is on fire, with several points of tension.} 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. g4 {Kamsky
found no better way to continue than "win" this bishop. It is true that other
continuations do not seem to offer him an advantage.} (23. bxc5 Rxa5 24. Qxa5
Ra8 25. Qb5 (25. Qb4 $2 Nd5 26. Qe4 Ra1+ 27. Kh2 Nxe3 $17) 25... Nd5 26. g4
Bxg4 27. hxg4 Qxg4+ 28. Kh2 $8 (28. Kf1 $2 Ra1+ 29. Re1 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Nf4 31.
Qf1 Rxe1 32. Nxe1 Qg4+ 33. Kh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg3 Ne2+ 35. Kg2 Qg5+ 36. Kh1 Qxd2 $19)
{and now Black can choose between giving perpetual check and continuing
playing with} 28... Nxe3 29. fxe3 Ra3 $44) (23. Rea3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 cxb4 25.
Rxa8 bxa3 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qxa3+ Ke8 28. Qc5 Kd7 $11) 23... Bxg4 24. hxg4
Qxg4+ 25. Kf1 cxb4 $15 {With 3 pawns for a knight and the safer position of
the king, Black's chances are preferable. In the event of the exchange of
queens, his queenside pawns could become very threatening.} 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27.
Qd4 Qxd4 28. Nxd4 c5 29. Nc6 Nd5 30. Re1 Ra6 31. Nd8 Ra2 32. Nc4 Rc2 33. Na5 c4
34. e6 fxe6 35. Nxe6 b3 36. Nd4 Ra2 37. Nxc4 Ra4 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Nxb3 Rxc4 40.
Nd2 Rc2 41. Ne4 Nf4 42. f3 g5 43. Ra8 Rc6 44. Rd8 Kg6 45. Rd6+ Rxd6 46. Nxd6 h5
47. Kf2 h4 48. Ne4 Kf5 49. Nd6+ Ke5 50. Nf7+ Kf6 51. Nd6 Nd5 52. Ne4+ Kf5 53.
Nc5 Ke5 54. Nd7+ Kd4 55. Nf8 Nf4 56. Nh7 Ne6 57. Nf6 Ke5 58. Ng4+ Kf5 59. Ke3
Nf4 60. Nh6+ Kg6 61. Ng4 Nd5+ 62. Ke2 Kf5 63. Nf2 Ke5 64. Kf1 Nf4 65. Ng4+ Kd4
66. Kf2 Nd3+ 67. Ke2 Ne5 68. Nf2 Ng6 69. Ng4 Kd5 70. Kf2 Ne5 71. Nf6+ Ke6 72.
Ne4 Kf5 73. Nc5 Nc4 74. Nd3 Ne5 75. Nc5 Nc6 76. Nd3 Nd4 77. Nc5 Ne6 78. Nd3 Nf4
79. Nb4 Ke6 80. Nc6 Nd5 81. Nd4+ Kd6 82. Nb3 Nf4 83. Nd4 Ke5 84. Nc6+ Ke6 85.
Nd4+ Kd5 86. Nf5 Ke5 87. Ne3 Nd3+ 88. Kg2 Nf4+ 89. Kf2 Ne6 90. Nc2 Nc5 91. Ne3
Ne6 92. Nc2 Nd4 93. Nb4 Ne6 94. Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 c6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 Qe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rfd1
O-O 15. Qe3 Rfe8 16. a4 Qb4 17. Na2 Qc5 18. Rd4 f6 19. cxd5 fxe5 20. fxe5 exd5
21. b4 Qe7 22. b5 Bb7 23. bxc6 Bxc6 24. Nb4 Nxe5 25. Rc1 Kh8 26. Nxc6 Nxc6 27.
Qxe7 Nxe7 28. Rc7 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Kg8 32. a5 bxa5 33.
Rxa5 Rc7 34. e4 Kf7 35. Kg2 Rc2+ 36. Kh3 Rc4 37. Rxa7+ Kf8 38. e5 Rc5 39. e6
Re5 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Re7 Kf8 42. Rf7+ Kg8 43. Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 $5 ({
The classical interpretation of the system chosen by White in this game is} 7.
a4 {and if} Nbd7 {then} 8. a5) 7... b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O {Apparently, White
has played the opening without any ambition. However, his solidly defended
centre could offer him the better chances in the long run if Black (who has
quite a wide choice of moves now) does not react accurately. In other words, a
variation that suits Kamsky's style rather well: not too much theory, but just
a complex middle game struggle.} Qc7 {This move is not bad, but it was not
necessary to define the queen's intentions so soon.} ({One of the main
strategic dangers for Black is that of not being able to maintain the
integrity of his structure on the queenside. For instance, he should not carry
out the otherwise thematic} 9... e5 {too soon because of} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a4
$1 b4 12. Ne2 {for instance} c5 (12... Qe7 {Naiditsch,A (2571)-Chatalbashev,B 
(2543)/Antalya 2004/CBM 101/[Mueller,Karsten] (1-0, 89)}) 13. c3 Bb7 $5 14.
cxb4 {Maybe White should not hurry with this exchange.} (14. Ng3 Qa5 15. Qc2 {
He can take advantage of the fact that the c-file is not open and use his
queen to sustain his queenside operations.} Rac8 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. a5 $1 $14 {
Belikov,V (2470)-Kochetkov,G (2465)/Moscow 1995/CBM 047 ext/[Belov] (1-0, 38)})
14... cxb4 15. Qxb4 (15. Ng3 Qa5 $5 {looks entirely playable for Black.}) 15...
Rb8 16. Qa3 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxa7 Rb7 19. Be3 Qb8 20. Nc3 Rb3 21. Qe7 $14
{Akopian,V (2689)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2666)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (1-0, 51). Black
has managed to activate his pieces and get rid of the pawn weaknesses, but the
a-pawn is very dangerous.}) ({To my taste,} 9... Bb7 {is the most flexible and
logical move.} {The most consistent continuation looks to be} 10. Ne2 ({
With the e-pawn still on its initial square,} 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 {is less
dangerous for Black, who can get a comfortable Sicilian type of position with}
c5 12. Ng3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 a5 $11 14. Rfe1 e5 15. Be3 d5 $132 {Zinchenko,Y (2503)
-Boginin,O (2352)/Poltava 2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 98)}) (10. e5 {does not offer
White much either:} Ne8 11. Bh6 c5 $132 12. Be4 (12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. exd6 Bxf3
14. gxf3 cxd4 15. Nxb5 e5 16. f4 Qh4 $132 {Goloshchapov,A (2519)-Kasimdzhanov,
R (2603)/Hoogeveen 1999/EXT 2000 (1/2-1/2, 36)}) 12... cxd4 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14.
Bxb7 dxc3 15. Qxc3 Rb8 $11 {Efimenko,Z (2546)-Gagunashvili,M (2486)/Moscow
2002/CBM 088 (1/2-1/2, 22)}) 10... a6 ({In fact, Black could consider altering
the natural course of the game with} 10... c5 $5 {when White cannot
consolidate both his central pawns at the same time and has to have recourse
to tactical operations, for which Black seems to be well prepared.}) 11. Ng3 {
, as in our main game.} e5 12. c3 (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. a4 Qe7 14. c4 Rfd8 $5 {
Black should aim to maintain the tension for as long as possible.} (14... b4 $6
{allows White obtain a favourable queenside configuration after} 15. c5 a5 16.
Rac1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. Rfd1 Ng8 19. Nd2 Ndf6 20. Nc4 $16 {Al Modiahki,M 
(2570)-Marin,L (2224)/Barcelona 2005/CBM 108 ext (1-0, 37)}) 15. Rfd1 Nc5 16.
Qb4 Bf8 17. Qxc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Nxe5 Bd4 20. Nf3 Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bc3 $132
) 12... c5 13. d5 (13. Rfe1 $5) 13... c4 14. Bc2 {This position has very much
in common with the Breyer variation of the Ruy Lopez.} Qc7 (14... Qe7) 15. Bh6
Kh8 $5 {Black clears the g8-square for his knight, in order to prevent White
from consolidating his advantage in space on the king side.} 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17.
Nh4 Ng8 18. f4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Nf3 Rae8 21. Rae1 Bc8 22. Ne2 Bd7 23. Ned4
f6 {Black has a very comfortable position. His kingside is well defended,
while on the other wing he can soon start active operations with ...a5, ...b4,
etc, Fressinet,L (2644)-Marin,M/Ciudad Real blitz 2007 (0-1, 86). I would
mention that the position after the 12th move was reached via a slightly
different move order in this game.}) 10. Ne2 c5 11. c3 {Since there is no
pressure against e4 yet, White can consolidate his d4-pawn now.} e5 12. Ng3 c4
$2 {A grave strategical error. Black should not release the tension so easily,
leaving White with the upper hand in the centre.} (12... a6 {would have led to
the same type of position as in the aforementioned game Fressinet-Marin. It is
curious that Mamedyarov, who frequently plays the Breyer system, did not play
this way.} 13. a4 Bb7) 13. Bc2 Re8 $2 {Another strategic concession, probably
generated by the overestimation of the pressure against the e4-pawn.} (13...
Bb7 {was necessary, in order to meet} 14. a4 {with} a6 {, maintaining the
intergrity of the queenside structure.}) 14. a4 $1 bxa4 15. Bxa4 $1 {[%cal
Ya4e8] After this strong move, Black is paralyzed.} (15. Rxa4 {was not too bad
either, but would have allowed Black some counterplay after} exd4 16. cxd4 Bb7
17. d5 Nc5 {and now White should probably decide himself for the positional
exchange sacrifice} 18. Rxc4 Ba6 19. Rxc5 dxc5 20. Ra1 $14 {when his better
structure should offer him chances of retaining an advantage.}) 15... exd4 {
Another positional concession, but Black's position was difficult anyway.} 16.
Nxd4 {Black's position is in ruins now.} a6 {Not a nice move to make, but the
b5-square has to be defended somehow.} ({I assume that Mamedyarov noticed too
late that} 16... Nxe4 $2 {loses to} 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Nb5 Qb8 (18... Qd8 19.
Qd5 {[%csl Ya8,Ye4]} Rxe3 $5 20. fxe3 $1 {[%cal Yf1f7]} Rb8 21. Qxf7+ $18) 19.
Nxd6 Re7 20. Bc6 $18 {[%csl Ya8]}) 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Ndf5 $16 {White is better
developed, has the better structure, more space and attacing chances. Maybe I
should add "/+-" to the evaluation of the position, since Black has little
reason to hope that he can save the game.} Re6 19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. Nxd6 Bb7 21.
Nxb7 Qxb7 22. f3 Nd3 23. b3 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. bxc4 Nb2 26. Rdb1 Qa7+ 27.
Kh1 Nxc4 28. Qg5 Rc8 29. Nf5+ Kh8 30. Nd4 Rb6 31. Rxb6 Qxb6 32. Bb3 Rc5 33. Qh6
Kg8 34. Re1 Rh5 35. Qf4 Rc5 36. e5 Nh5 37. Qh4 Nxe5 38. f4 Rxc3 39. fxe5 Rxb3
40. e6 fxe6 41. Nxb3 Qxb3 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kh6 44. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O a6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 Nxe4 11. c5 O-O 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. g3 Nf6 14. Bf3 g6 15.
Nb6 e5 16. Nb3 d6 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qf3 Bf5 20. Qxc6 Qxc6 21.
Rxc6 Be7 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 Kg7 24. Re1 Rbd8 25. Nc4 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
b4 Ne4 28. Nxe4 Rxc4 29. Nd6 Rxb4 30. Nxf5+ gxf5 31. Rxe5 Ra4 32. Rxf5 h6 33.
Kg2 Rxa2 34. Rc5 a5 35. g4 a4 36. Ra5 Ra3 37. Ra6 Kh7 38. f3 Ra1 39. f4 Ra2+
40. Kg3 Ra3+ 41. Kh4 Ra2 42. h3 Ra3 43. g5 hxg5+ 44. fxg5 Ra1 45. Kg3 Rg1+ 46.
Kf2 Rxg5 47. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 Bf5
9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Qc2 Qc8 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Nd3 Nd7 13. Ne2 Bf6 14. Bd2 Rg8 15. g3
e6 16. O-O-O h5 17. Rdg1 Qc7 18. Nef4 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 h4 20. g4 e5 21. Ne2 e4 22.
Ndf4 fxg4 23. hxg4 Bg5 24. Nh3 f6 25. Nef4 Nf8 26. f3 exf3 27. Rf1 O-O-O 28.
Rxf3 Re8 29. a4 Bh6 30. Nf2 Nh7 31. Ng2 Re6 32. Rxh4 Bg5 33. Rhh3 Rge8 34. Kb1
Nf8 35. Nf4 Bxf4 36. Rxf4 Nh7 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rf5 Ng5 39. Rh1 Rxe3 40. Rxf6
Nf3 41. Rxf3 Rxf3 42. Nd3 Ref8 43. Qe2 Qf7 44. Rh6 Rf1+ 45. Kc2 Rf6 46. Rxf6
Qxf6 47. g5 Qg6 48. Kc3 Qe4 49. Qxe4 dxe4 50. Ne5 Kc7 51. Kd2 Rf2+ 52. Ke3 Rxb2
53. Kxe4 Rg2 54. d5 cxd5+ 55. Kxd5 Rxg5 56. Kd4 Rh5 57. Nd3 Rh4+ 58. Kc3 Kc6
59. Kb3 Kd5 60. Kc2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8.
Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O b5 11. c3 Nc7 12. a4 Ncd5 13. Bh2 a6 14. Qb3 Qb6
15. Ra2 d6 16. Rfa1 Rab8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Qd8 19. Ra7 Nc7 20. Ne1 Nfd5 21.
Nd3 Qd7 22. Nb4 Nxb4 23. Qxb4 Qc6 24. c4 Rfc8 25. cxb5 Qc2 26. Nf1 Nd5 27. Qd2
Qb3 28. Ne3 Bf8 29. Bg3 Nxe3 30. Qxe3 Qxb5 31. Qf3 f6 32. R1a6 Rb6 33. Ra1 Qxb2
34. Bf4 d5 35. Be3 Qc2 36. Kh2 Qg6 37. g3 h5 38. Ra8 Rbc6 39. R1a6 Qf7 40. Bf4
Rc3 41. Qe2 Rc2 42. Qe1 Rxa8 43. Rxa8 Qd7 44. Qb1 Rc8 45. Rxc8 Qxc8 46. Qg6 Qc4
47. Be3 e5 48. dxe5 d4 49. e6 dxe3 50. Qf7+ Kh7 51. Qxh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
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[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
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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
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 b4 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 c4 15. Ng3
cxd3 16. Qxd3 Bc8 17. Ba3 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rad1 Ne8 20. Bb4 Rf7 21. Bxa5
Qxa5 22. Qc4 Rf6 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Ne3 Qc7 25. Qxc7 Nxc7 26. Nc4 Ne8 27. Nb6 Ra7
28. c4 Rff7 29. c5 Rfc7 30. Ng5 Rxc5 31. Nxe6 Rc6 32. Nd5 Be7 33. Rc1 Rxc1 34.
Rxc1 Kf7 35. Nec7 Bd8 36. Nxe8 Kxe8 37. Kf1 Rb7 38. Rc6 Rb1+ 39. Ke2 Rb2+ 40.
Kf3 Rb3+ 41. Kg4 Rb2 42. Kg3 a5 43. Rxd6 Ra2 44. Nc3 Ra3 45. Rc6 Kd7 46. Rc4 h5
47. f3 g6 48. Kh3 Bb6 49. Nd5 Bd8 50. Kg3 Ra2 51. Kh3 Ra3 52. Nc3 Bb6 53. Kh4
Bd8+ 54. Kg3 Bb6 55. h4 Ra1 56. Nd5 Bd8 57. Kh2 Ra3 58. Kh3 Ra1 59. g3 Ra3 60.
Kg2 Ra2+ 61. Kh3 Ra3 62. f4 exf4 63. Nxf4 Bc7 64. Rd4+ Kc6 65. Nd3 Bb6 66. Ne5+
Kb7 67. Nc4 Bxd4 68. Nxa3 Kc6 69. Nc4 Bc3 70. Ne3 Kc5 71. Nd5 Bg7 72. g4 Kc4
73. Ne7 Kb3 74. Nc6 Kxa4 75. Nxa5 Kxa5 76. e5 Bxe5 77. gxh5 gxh5 78. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. b4 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3
9. gxf3 a5 10. bxa5 Bg7 11. f4 Qxa5 12. Bd2 b4 13. Ne2 Ne4 14. Bg2 Nxd2 15.
Qxd2 Nd7 16. O-O O-O 17. Rab1 Qxa2 18. Rb2 Qa6 19. Rxb4 Rfb8 20. Bf3 Rxb4 21.
Qxb4 h6 22. Rb1 Rb8 23. Qe1 Rxb1 24. Qxb1 e6 25. Nc1 g5 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Nd3
Bf6 28. Be2 Qa7 29. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
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1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. b4 c6 6. c4 {White has adopted a
strategically aggressive and not very well analysed system of development. His
spatial advantage on the queenside could eventually become threatening if
Black develops slowly in the classic tradition of the Leningrad Dutch.} d5 {
Kamsky immediately adopts counter-measures: he starts fighting for space, too,
even if this means transposing to some sort of hybryd between the Leningrad
and the Stonewall setup. If White had known Black's intentions, he would have
probbaly chosen a different move order: 5.c4 and only after 5...0-0 (5...c6 is
too committal and would have restricted Black's choice after 6.0-0 followed by
7.Nc3) push the b-pawn.} ({Here is a somewhat related game, where Black
combined the ideas of the Leningrad Dutch with those from... the Grünfeld!} 
6... Na6 7. Qb3 d5 8. Nc3 dxc4 {Giving up the centre for the sake of a
blockade on light squares.} 9. Qxc4 Nc7 10. Qd3 Nfd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. O-O Qb5
13. Qc2 Be6 {Everything seems to work quite fluently for Black.} 14. Bf4 {
However, we can feel that two of his minor pieces are actually competing for
the d5-square.} Nd5 15. Rab1 Nxf4 {In order to install his bishop on d5, Black
decides to give up his knight, but this strengthens White's control on the
centre. It is true that allowing the exchange of the dark-squared bishops with
Be5 would hardly have been better.} 16. gxf4 Bd5 17. Qd2 Rd8 18. e3 O-O 19.
Rfc1 Qa4 {Black has solved the problem of developing in satisfactory way, but
he cannot question White's advantage of space in the centre in any way, since
neither ...e5 now ...c5 are possible.} 20. Rb2 Rd6 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bxe5 {
Rubinstein,A-Alekhine,A/Karlsbad 1911/HCL (1-0, 76). A new exchange that
allows White to capture towards the centre. To a certain extent this evolution
is similar to that from a classic game (where a completely different opening
was played, though).} 23. fxe5 Rd5 24. Rc5 Rfd8 25. Qc2 Qxc2 26. Rbxc2 Kf7 27.
h4 Ke6 28. Kf3 $14 {Sakaev,K (2656)-Minasian,A (2499)/Moscow 2004/CBM 100 (1-0,
52). Black's position looks solid, but he cannot free himself easily. On the
next move he captured on c5, which, after bxc5, only increased White's
influence in the centre and opened the b-file for the rook.}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Qc2
Be6 {This might be a bot premature.} (7... Ne4 $5) 8. c5 {An adequate reaction.
Now that the bishop has been developed, the typical plan ...b6, ...a5 followed
by ...Ba6 is connected with loss of time already.} Ne4 9. a4 Nd7 10. Bb2 O-O
11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. O-O Kh8 13. e3 Bg8 14. Ne1 e5 15. f4 exd4 16. exd4 Ndf6 17.
Nd3 Ng4 18. Rfe1 {White is minimally better in an almost symmetrical position,
because of his attacking possibilities on the queenside.} Nxd2 $6 (18... Rae8)
19. Qxd2 Rae8 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Be6 22. Bd4 $14 {Georgiev,V-Ferkingstad,S/
Geneve 2004/CBM 098 ext (1-0, 55). and White's advantage took more concrete
forms already.}) 7... Ne4 8. Bb2 a5 {Very originally played. Kamsky attacks
the second pawn from White's attacking formation before White consolidates his
advantage of space on that wing. If White had played c4 and only then b4, it
is possible that we would have got this position with Black's castle and some
more useful white move on the queenside, which would have made Black's
counterplay less effective.} 9. bxa5 {Strategically speaking, this is the
least ambitious reaction, after which White cannot claim a palpable advantage
any more.} ({The most principled continuation was} 9. b5 {but maybe Bacrot
felt that his development is not good enough to embark such sharp variations:}
dxc4 (9... cxb5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Ng5 $14) (9... O-O 10. Qc2 $14) 10. Nxc4 (10.
Nxe4 fxe4 11. Ng5 cxb5 12. Bxe4 {looks threatening (Nxh7), but what to do after
} b4 {followed by ...c3 with a crushing advantage of space on the queenside...
for Black.}) 10... cxb5 11. Nce5 Be6 12. Qd3 b4 13. a3 bxa3 14. Bxa3 $44 {
[%cal Ye1g1,Yh1f1,Gf1b1] This is probably the critical line for the final
evaluation of Kamsky's plan.}) (9. a3 {maintains White's queenside flexibility,
but allows Black develop with gain of tempo:} axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Na6
12. Qa4 dxc4 $132) 9... Qxa5 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Be6 12. cxd5 {This looks like
a further concession. White gives up his second "attacking" pawn without
producing any structural damage in Black's camp.} (12. c5 {loses a pawn to}
Nxc5) ({but} 12. Qc2 {was more consistent, for instance} Na6 13. Rfb1 Nb4 14.
Qb3 {with interesting play.}) 12... cxd5 13. Nb3 Qa6 14. Ne5 {This knight
stands well here, but does not threaten anything concrete yet.} b6 15. Qd3 Nd7
(15... Qxd3 $2 16. exd3 $16 {[%cal Ye1e7]}) 16. a5 $6 {It is questionable
whether White has an advantage here, but his last move leads to further
simplifications and absolves Black of most of his worries.} (16. Rfc1 {would
have been more natural, although it seems that Black can maintain the balance
even:} Nxe5 (16... Rfc8 17. Qxa6 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Rxa6 19. Rc8+ Nf8 {might be
playable, but it certainly looks risky.}) 17. dxe5 Rfc8 18. Qxa6 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1
Rxa6 20. f3 Nc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxa4 23. f4 Ra2 $11) 16... Rfc8 17. Qe3
{Not really consequent. I cannot see a logical connection between White's last
moves.} bxa5 18. f3 {Although the e5-knight is more stable on e5, the
necessity to resort to such a weakening move speaks for the eficiency of the
e4-knight, too.} Nef6 19. Nxa5 $6 {White's pieces will be hanging after this
careless move.} (19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. Qxe7 $2 Qb5 $1 $19 {[%csl Yb2,Yb3]}) (19.
Rxa5 $5) 19... Qb6 20. Nd3 Bf7 {[%csl Ya5]} 21. Qd2 e5 $15 {Black is better
coordinated now and has an advantage in the centre already.} 22. Qb4 e4 23.
Qxb6 Nxb6 24. Nc5 Nfd7 25. Nab3 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Nc4 27. Bc3 Rxa1 28. Bxa1 Bf8 29.
fxe4 dxe4 30. Bc3 Ne3 31. Ra1 Nc2 32. Rc1 Bxc5 33. dxc5 Bb3 34. e3 Rxc5 35. Bb2
Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Bf1 Bd5 38. Be2 Rc6 39. Bd1 Nb4 {and White lost on time in
what could have been a defensible position.} 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 {Of course, it is not Kamsky's style to embark on long theoretical
discussions in the Marshall Attack. However, the Anti-Marshall systems are
quite topical, too. Which method of avoiding the well-trodden paths could he
have had in mind when playing 1.e4 against a generally well-prepared opponent?.
..} 9. c3 $5 {Everything is as good as new if it is well-forgotten! This move
does not enjoy a good reputation, as a consequence of rather old games.} d5 10.
exd5 Nxd5 11. d3 {White prepares the development of his queenside, hoping that
the relative weakness of the e5-pawn will tell in the long run.} ({Of course,
capturing the pawn immediately with} 11. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 {would lead to
a dream position for an adherent of the Marshall Attack after} Nf4 $40) 11...
Qd6 ({The other reasonable way of defending the e5-pawn was tried shortly
after our main game was played:} 11... Bf6 {This move avoids exposing the
queen, but the bishop does not stand too well on f6 either.} 12. a4 ({A more
ambitious continuation could be} 12. Nbd2 $5 {threatening Ne4, when Black has
nothing better than} Nf4 13. Ne4 Nxd3 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Re2 $44) 12... b4 13.
a5 Rb8 $32 14. d4 $5 exd4 15. cxd4 Ba8 16. Bc4 $132 {Aagaard,J (2477)
-Giorgadze,G (2610)/Torrelavega 2007 (1/2-1/2, 60)}) ({It is curious that
prior to that Giorgadze proved that defending the pawn is not absolutely
necessary:} 11... Qd7 $5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Rad8 (13... Bf6 $5 14. Re1 Rfe8
15. Be3 $6 c5 16. d4 $2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 $1 $17 {Romantchouk,J
(2275)-Mitkov,M (2325)/Paris 1993/TD (0-1, 21)}) 14. Qg4 (14. d4 Bf6 15. Re1 c5
16. dxc5 Qc6 $36 {Giorgadze}) 14... f5 15. Qh5 (15. Qf3 c5 $1 $36 {Giorgadze})
15... Bf6 16. Re1 (16. Rxf5 g6 17. Rxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5+ Qxd5 19. Bxd5+ Rxd5 20.
d4 c5 $17 {Giorgadze}) 16... Kh8 $44 {Zagrebelny,S (2480)-Giorgadze,G (2580)/
Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (0-1, 25)}) 12. Nbd2 ({The first game where the system
based on 9.c3 and 11.d3 continued with} 12. d4 $6 exd4 13. Nbd2 $5 Nf6 (13...
dxc3 $2 14. Ne4 $18) 14. cxd4 {Fuentes,J-Keres,P/Madrid 1943/HCL (0-1, 29)}
Rad8 $15) 12... Rad8 ({Now,} 12... Nf4 $2 {is completely unplayable because of}
13. Ne4 Qxd3 $2 14. Bxf4 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 exf4 16. Rd7 Rac8 17. Neg5 $16) 13. Ne4
Qd7 $146 ({This queen retreat might look like a loss of a tempo, but after the
previously played} 13... Qg6 {the queen might be exposed in certain cases.} 14.
Ng3 ({This voluntary knight retreat, attacking the e5-pawn, looks a bit
premature, but it is not easy to suggest an improvement for White. If} 14. a4 {
, hoping for 14...f5 when 15.axb5 axb5 16.Ng3 would leave the e5-pawn weak,
then} b4 $1 15. Bd2 Bc8 $5 {and the white kingside is under some pressure. One
of the main problems is that, having had to defend the c3-pawn with Bd2, White
cannot play Ng3 because the d3-pawn would be hanging.}) 14... Bc5 $2 {It is
hard to refrain from creating the threat ...Qxg3.} (14... h6 $5 {[%csl Yg6]}
15. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bd6 17. Bxd5 Bxe5 18. Bxb7 Bxg3 $15 19. fxg3 Qb6+ $1
$17) 15. d4 $1 {The complications initiated by this move will eventually lead
to an equal position, but Black should consider himself very lucky.} exd4 16.
cxd4 $2 ({The future World Champion missed the incredible tactical resource} 
16. Nh4 $3 {, trapping the queen:} Qf6 17. Ne4 Qxh4 18. Bg5 $18) 16... Ndb4 17.
Be3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 c5 20. Bxc5 $1 Rxd1 21. Raxd1 Nd3 22. Bxf8 Nxe1
23. Rd8 {Things seem to have gone extremely wrong for Black, but he had
prepared a nice defensive - counterattacking resource:} h5 $3 {Fischer,R-Szabo,
L/Portoroz 1958/IZT/(1/2-1/2, 33). Not only opening an escape for the king,
but creating the threat of ...h4 as an answer to the capture of the e1-knight
with Bb4+ and Bxe1.}) 14. a4 {A well-known way of activating the queen's rook
in the Ruy Lopez.} Kh8 15. axb5 axb5 {The critical moment of the game. Black
is better developed and has more space in the centre. However, his queenside
is weak, while the enemy knights display certain activity.} 16. d4 {Kamsky
correctly feels that he should not delay concrete action any more, because
this would allow Black consolidate his advantage of space.} exd4 $6 {After
this unpretentious move White's whole strategy will be crowned by success.} ({
The critical continuation was} 16... f5 17. Nc5 (17. Ng3 {offers White nothing
after} e4 18. Ng5 g6) 17... Bxc5 18. dxc5 e4 {for instance} 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Ra7
{when Black's superiority in the centre is matched by White's counterplay on
the wings and the relative weakness of the dark squares.}) 17. cxd4 $14 f6 {
A necessary weakening move.} (17... Rfe8 18. Nfg5 $16 {/\Qh5}) 18. Nc3 $1 {
Curiously, Black will not be able to maintain his stability in the centre
after this move.} Ncb4 $6 (18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 $14) 19. Qe2 $1 {Winning a pawn.
} Bd6 20. Qxb5 Nxc3 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. bxc3 Nd3 23. Rd1 Nxc1 24. Raxc1 Bxf3 25.
gxf3 Bf4 26. Ra1 Rd6 27. c4 $16 {The presence of opposite coloured bishops
offers Black some chances of saving the game. However, the weakness of the
e6-square is more relevant than White's spoiled kingside structure.} Rb6 28.
Rd3 g6 29. c5 Rb5 30. Bc4 Rb4 31. Be6 Rd8 32. d5 Kg7 $6 33. d6 cxd6 $6 34. c6
$18 d5 35. Ra7+ Kh6 36. c7 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.31"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Qc2 a5 10. Rd1 {Just as in the previous game, it might look like if
Kamsky is going to embark in the continuation of a relatively topical
theoretical dispute.} Ne4 $5 $146 {Instead, he produces a novelty! The idea of
transposing from the closed Catalan to the Stonewall Dutch is not new, of
course, but it never was carried out in this concrete position.} (10... Nh5 11.
Bc1 b5 {is Topalov's recent experiment.} 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Rb8
15. Qe2 Nhf6 16. Bf4 Rb6 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nc3 Nxe5 $5 $146 ({
An improvement over} 19... Nf6 {as played in Kramnik - Topalov, WCh (m/9)
Elista 2006 (1-0, 24).}) 20. dxe5 d4 21. Be3 dxe3 22. Qxe3 ({In the notes to
the aforementioned game I gave} 22. Rxd8 exf2+ 23. Qxf2 Bxd8 {as the main line
after the sacrifice. Black's pair of bishops looks impressive, but White can
obtain a centralized position with some hypothetical chances of retaining an
advantage.}) 22... Bg5 $1 (22... Qc7 $2 23. Nd5) 23. Qc5 (23. f4 Bxf4 $1) 23...
Be7 $1 {and after} 24. Qe3 Bg5 25. Qc5 Be7 26. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2729)
-Topalov,V (2783)/Wijk aan Zee 2007.}) 11. Nc3 $6 {This move has the
significant drawback that it places the knight too far from the critical
e5-square.} ({I would prefer} 11. Nbd2 {and if} f5 {then} 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5
Bd7 14. Nf3 $14 {followed by Ne1-d3. This would allow White keep a firm grip
on the position.}) 11... f5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd6 $1 {Immediately forcing
White to clarify matters in the centre. If the white queen's knight had been
placed on virtually any other reasonable square than c3, White could have
maintained the tension with b3.} 14. Bxd6 $6 {The least appropriate reaction
to Black's last move. After this new exchange of minor pieces, Black will
enjoy high mobility between the opposite wings, despite his relative lack of
space. Bacrot probably wanted to refrain from releasing the tension, but he
will soon block the queenside position anyway.} ({The immediate} 14. c5 {
is playable, but should not offer White an advantage.} Nf7 15. Na4 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 Qe8 ({Black should not prevent White from consolidating his centre by
playing} 16... f4 $6 {himself, because he is not sufficiently well developed:}
17. Rd4 g5 18. Qc3 $14 {[%csl Ye5,Gg8]}) 17. f4 (17. Nb6 Ra6 {[%cal Ye7d8]})
17... Bd8 {followed by powerful kingside counterplay involving the advance of
the g- and h-pawns (after thorough concentration of pieces on that wing).}) (
14. cxd5 {looks to me like the most consistent continuation.} exd5 (14... cxd5
$6 {is hardly advisable because White's better development would offer him
chances to take over the control of the only open file.}) 15. Na4 {Once again,
the knight should be heading for d3.} Ne4 {. White has a choice between} 16. b3
{followed by Nb2-d3 and the immediate 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.dxc5 with chances for
both sides.}) 14... Bxd6 15. e3 Rb8 {With the white knight far away from the
c6-square, Black feels like threatening to win space with ...b5, but I am not
sure of the viability of such a plan.} ({I believe that} 15... Bd7 {would have
been more constructive.}) 16. c5 $6 {This looks like a strategic surrender.} ({
It was still not too late to improve the position of the knight with} 16. Ne2 {
. In case of} b5 $6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Nf4 {the weakness of the c5-square might
have some relevance.}) 16... Bc7 17. f4 {White has blocked the position, but
this does not necessarily mean that the knight is stronger than any of the
enemy bishops. In fact, his own bishop is not too well placed, while Black has
at his disposal the standard attacking plan on the kingside. Black is not
worse.} Bd7 18. a3 Be8 19. b4 b5 $5 {This reaction to the queenside attack is
known from the third game of the match Zukertort-Steinitz.} 20. cxb6 Bxb6 21.
Na4 axb4 22. axb4 Rf7 23. Qc3 Rfb7 {Having concentrated big part of his forces
on the queenside, Black intends to maintain things under control for a while
on that side of the board.} 24. Bf1 g5 25. Ba6 Rg7 {This is a clear
manifestation of the high mobility of pieces, mentioned in a previous comment.}
26. Rd2 h5 27. Rg2 Bc7 28. Nc5 Qf6 29. Bf1 Bd6 {Black's position looks
promising, but White's next positional concession only makes things worse.} 30.
fxg5 $6 Rxg5 31. Ra7 e5 32. dxe5 $6 {Another unnecessary release of the
tension.} Bxe5 33. Qb3 h4 {White's position will soon fall apart.} 34. gxh4
Rxg2+ 35. Bxg2 Qxh4 36. Nd3 Bxh2+ 37. Kf1 Qc4 38. Qa3 Bg6 39. Bf3 f4 {For
Bacrot - a sad way to end a match in which he had been far from his best form.}
0-1

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 {A rather
modest variation from Black's point of view.} e5 $1 {The adequate reaction. In
the 6.Be2 e5 lines of the Najdorf, White refrains from playing a4 until Black
develops his queen's knight, in order to avoid making the b4-square available
for this piece. Here, he did it even before the typical Boleslavsky structure
has been created.} 8. Nb3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Be6 {Black has easy play.} 11.
Bf3 {By exchanging these knights, Black opens the c-file for counterplay and
partially releases White's pressure against the queenside.} Na5 ({Maybe Kamsky
had prepared something against the more popular} 11... Nb4 {, when White can
maintain the tension with} 12. a5 {, although in practice he has not been too
successfull here either.}) 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Qd2 Rfc8 {This is an adequate way
of parrying the threat 14.Nd5 followed by an intermediate capture on e7 with
check in case of 14...Qxd2??} (13... Kh8 {has the same purpose but is hardly
necessary at this stage of the game. However, Black had little trouble in
practice here, too.} 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. h3 Rc4 (15... h6 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2
Bxd5 18. exd5 Nd7 19. Be2 Bg5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. a5 f5 {1/2-1/2 Timoscenko,
G-Rashkovsky,N/Kischniev 1975/EXT 2001}) 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Bxd5 (17... Nxd5
18. exd5 Bd7 19. a5 Rfc8 20. c3 h6 21. Be2 $14 {Milic,B-O'Kelly de Galway,A/
Beverwijk 1963/MCL (1/2-1/2, 43)}) 18. exd5 Ne4 19. Rdd1 (19. Re2 Ng5 $11) (19.
Bxe4 Rxe4 20. a5 f5 $132) 19... Nc5 $1 $11) 14. Rfd1 ({Black's previous move
required some accurate calculation. After} 14. Nd5 Qxd2 15. Nxe7+ Kf8 16. Bxd2
Rxc2 $1 17. Bc3 Kxe7 {the rook seems to be in danger, but in fact White cannot
trap it wothout making important positional concessions.} 18. h3 $5 {The most
consistent move.} (18. Rfe1 Bg4 {eliminates the danger for Black immediately.})
(18. Bd1 {allows} Rxc3 $1 19. bxc3 Nxe4 $17 {[%cal Ye4c5] with splendid
compensation for Black.}) 18... Bd7 $1 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Rd7c6]} 19. Rfe1 Bc6 {
[%cal Yb7b5]} 20. a5 (20. Bd1 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Nxe4 $17) 20... Rb8 {[%cal Yb7b5]
and so on.}) 14... Kf8 {This is a better preparation for the endgame than ...
Kh8.} 15. Qc1 $146 {A sophisticated (though probably over-the-board) novelty,
in Karpov's style, but without any concrete impact over Black's harmonious
position.} (15. h3 Rc4 16. Be2 Rc6 $11 {Klovan,Y-Khasin/Vladivostock 1978})
15... Rc4 16. Rd3 Rac8 17. Qd1 R4c6 18. Rd2 Rc4 ({The thematic sacrifice} 18...
Rxc3 $14 {is probably not entirely sound, because White has no weaknesses on
the kingside.}) 19. Rd3 (19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rxa4 $17) 19... R4c6 {For both
sides it is difficult to make further progress.} 20. h3 h6 21. Rd2 Rc4 22. Rd3
R4c6 23. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 {This is one of the safest and at
the same time principled moves. In many possible variations White has minimum
risk of losing, while there are plenty of resources to play for a win. Earlier
Gelfand usually opted for another ambitious, but more committal moev: 5.c5.} e6
6. Bg5 Nbd7 ({Another popular plan for Black became} 6... a5 7. e3 Na6 {
One of the latest examples is} 8. Bd3 Nb4 (8... Be7 9. O-O Nb4 10. Bb1 b6 $5
11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Ba6 13. b3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 {and Black slowly equalized
in 1/2-1/2 Knaak,R (2486)-Kindermann,S (2532)/Germany 2006 (60)}) 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 c5 11. O-O Be7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. d5 $5 exd5 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bb5+ Bd7
16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Rac1 Rhc8 19. Nh4 $44 {1-0 Gagunashvili,M 
(2611)-Grabarczyk,M (2461)/Cappelle la Grande 2007 (62)}) 7. e3 Qa5 {"The
Cambridge Springs Variation with the moves a4/a6 included should rather favour
Black, who can use more effectively square b4". This was the conclusion of
Vecheslav Chebanenko, which is generally correct, even if during the years
some advantages for White were found as well. For instance sometimes White can
later advance a4-a5, with a favourable blockade of the opponent's queenside
pawns.} 8. cxd5 {Just like in the Cambridge Springs, here too another option
is 8.Nd2, against which, however, Black found clear ways to equalize.} exd5 $5
{Why not? Instead of Cambridge Springs, Black transposes to the Carlsbad
structures, at the same time avoiding sharp variations.} (8... Nxd5 {is more
principled, but more risky too:} 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nf6 (10... Qxc3+ 11. Bd2
$44) 11. Bd3 Qxc3+ 12. Ke2 {White has enough compensation for the pawn.
Whether it secures an advantage, is another question. Notice that with pawns
on a2 and a7 instead of a4/a6 the compensation would have been much more
questionable. Now White's threat is to seize more space on the queenside with
the advance a4-a5.} Qa5 (12... Qb2+ 13. Bd2 a5 (13... Qb6 14. a5 $44) 14. Rb1
Qa2 (14... Qa3 $142 15. Re1 $5 $44 {[%cal Ge2f1]}) 15. Re1 Bb4 (15... Nd7 $142
16. Kf1 Be7 17. Bf4 $44) 16. Kf1 O-O $2 (16... Bxd2 17. Nxd2 $16) 17. Bxb4 axb4
18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Re2 Qc3 20. Rc2 Qb3 21. Bc4 {1-0 Kharlov,A (2597)-Iskusnyh,S 
(2496)/Moscow 2003}) 13. Qc2 h6 (13... Be7 14. Rhe1 h6 15. Bd2 Qh5 $2 16. e5
Ng4 17. Rh1 $1 (17. h3 $2 Nh2) 17... c5 18. h3 $18 {1-0 Ehlvest,J (2631)
-Paragua,M (2534)/Mallorca 2004 (45)}) 14. Bd2 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. a5 O-O 17.
Rhc1 Nd7 18. e5 Rb8 19. Kf1 Rd8 20. Qe2 b5 21. axb6 Rxb6 22. Qe4 Nf8 23. Qe3
Nd7 24. Rcb1 $1 (24. d5 cxd5 25. Rab1 Qa4 26. Ra1 Qb4 27. Rab1 {1/2-1/2
Ehlvest,J (2596)-Najer,E (2606)/Las Vegas 2004}) 24... Qe7 25. Rxb6 Nxb6 26.
Qe4 g6 27. Qxc6 $14) (8... cxd5 9. Bd3 $14) 9. Bd3 ({If White wants to keep
his dark-squared bishop alive, then he should continue} 9. Nd2 {Similar to the
Carlsbad Variation, White is marginally better, but Black doesn't have
particular opening problems.} Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 Qd8 13. a5
Nf8 14. Nb3 h6 15. Bxf6 {Deserving attention is the retreat of the bishop to
h4 or f4.} Bxf6 16. Nc5 Be7 17. b4 Bd6 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. g3 Ne6 20. f4 Re7 21.
N3a4 Nf8 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Kg2 Bg4 24. h3 Be6 25. Rac1 Rbe8 $13 {1/2-1/2
Jakovenko,D (2671)-Laznicka,V (2596)/Pamplona 2006 (47)}) 9... Ne4 {The
principled answer.} (9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 $14) 10. O-O Nxg5 (10... Nxc3
11. bxc3 Qxc3 12. e4 $36) 11. Nxg5 Be7 12. f4 $5 $146 {Gelfand changes the
character of the position, since otherwise Black has an easy game.} (12. Nf3
O-O $11) (12. Qh5 Bxg5 (12... g6 $5 13. Qh6 Bf8 14. Qh4 Be7 15. Qf4 Nf6 $11)
13. Qxg5 O-O 14. Qe7 Nf6 15. b4 Qd8 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Be6 19.
bxc6 bxc6 $14 {/=, 1/2-1/2 Lapcevic,M (2269)-Krivoborodov,E (2390)/Herceg Novi
2005 (28)}) 12... Nf6 (12... Bxg5 $6 13. fxg5 $36 {[%csl Re8,Rf7][%cal Gd1h5,
Yf1f3,Ya1f1]}) 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nf3 Be6 ({After the natural} 14... O-O 15. Ne5 {
White can try to advance his kingside pawns in order to create an attack
against the enemy's king.}) 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. h3 h5 {Kamsky's plan to keep the
king in the centre gives the position an unusual character.} (16... O-O 17. g4
$13) 17. Nf3 {[%csl Rg5]} Kf8 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. Rae1 {Gelfand is doing
everything very logically, nevertheless it is difficult for White to create
concrete threats.} Qb4 {Black cleverly uses the dark squares. Now he keeps an
eye on the d4-pawn, thus preventing ideas of e3-e4.} 20. Na2 Qb6 21. b4 $1 {
Gaining more space. White's intention is to close the queenside with a4-a5 and
then try to open up the position, most probably with the help of the e3-e4
break.} a5 {In order to keep counterplay possibilities, Kamsky is trying to
create some weaknesses in White's position.} (21... Bxb4 $6 22. Rb1 (22. Nxb4
Qxb4 23. Rb1 Qe7 24. Rxb7 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 $44) 22... a5 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. Qd2 $16
) 22. bxa5 Qxa5 23. Rb1 {A small trap.} (23. Bg6 {still brings nothing in view
of} Be8 ({but not} 23... fxg6 $2 24. Qxg6 Be8 25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. Qxg7#)) 23...
Qa7 (23... Bc8 $2 {loses on the spot:} 24. Bg6 $1 fxg6 25. Qxg6 {with
inevitable mate}) 24. Nc3 Rh6 {Ruling out Bg6-ideas.} 25. Qb3 Rb8 $6 ({
Probably Kamsky didn't like the natural} 25... Bc8 {in view of the fact that
now Black lacks protection of pawn f7 and White is able to advance his e-pawn:}
26. Ne2 {[%csl Rd4,Rf7][%cal Ge3e4,Yb3f7] However, Black still keeps resources
here:} h4 27. e4 Nh5 {and although White should be better, things are far from
clear, since suddenly Black's pieces are not bad at all.}) 26. Nf3 {This is
the difference: White is better coordinated and he can easier maneuver and
transfer his pieces, which defines White's advantage.} Be8 27. Ne5 Bd6 28. Rf2
Ng8 29. Rfb2 {Now all White's pieces are optimally placed.} Ne7 ({After the
attempt to consolidate with} 29... Re6 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gf7f6] White had to
find} 30. Qd1 f6 31. Qf3 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg6,Rh5][%cal Ge5g6]}) 30. Qc2 {
Continuing the same slow strategy often helps the opponent. When you have an
advantage and after improving the position of your pieces, if the opponent is
defending tenaciously, there usually comes a crucial moment.. In other words,
at some moment the better side should take some concrete action, since
otherwise the further slow maneuvering might cause the existing advantage to
evaporate.} ({The most problems would have been set by} 30. Qb6 {with the
intention to advance the a-pawn. Black's defensive task would have been more
difficult, although with precise play he can probably still hold:} Qa8 (30...
Qxb6 31. Rxb6 $18 {[%csl Rb7]}) 31. a5 c5 $1 (31... Nc8 32. Qd8 Ne7 33. Nd7+ $1
) (31... Re6 32. a6 $18) (31... f6 32. a6 $1 (32. Nf3 Nc8 {[%csl Ra5]}) 32...
bxa6 (32... fxe5 33. axb7 Qa3 34. Rb3 $18) 33. Qxb8 Bxb8 34. Rxb8 Qa7 35. R1b7
Qxb7 36. Rxb7 fxe5 37. fxe5 $16) 32. Ng6+ (32. a6 $2 Bxe5 {[%cal Gh6b6]} 33.
axb7 Qa3 $19) 32... Rxg6 {otherwise White takes the Bd6} 33. Bxg6 Nc8 34. Qd8
fxg6 35. Nxd5 cxd4 (35... b5 $5 {[%cal Ga8d5]}) 36. Nc7 (36. exd4 b5 37. Re2
Qc6) 36... Bxc7 37. Qxc7 Bc6 38. Qxc6 bxc6 39. Rxb8 Qxa5 (39... Qa6 $2 40. R1b7
Kg8 41. Rxc8+ Kh7 42. Rbb8 g5 43. f5 $18) 40. Rxc8+ Kf7 41. exd4 Qa7 {and
Black must escape with a draw.}) 30... Kg8 31. Nf3 Bd7 32. Rb3 $6 {White plans
Qb2, but Black has already finished the regrouping of his pieces and can start
activity.} c5 $1 $132 {Threatening the further advance of the pawn. Suddenly
it turns out that taking on c5 loses a pawn, not taking on c5 loses a pawn too.
..} 33. Nb5 (33. dxc5 Bxc5 {[%csl Re3]}) 33... Bxb5 34. Rxb5 cxd4 35. exd4 (35.
Nxd4 Bxf4 $15) 35... Bxf4 36. Qb3 {Now White must think about equalizing.} Rc6
(36... Re6 $15 {would have been more unpleasant for White in time trouble} 37.
Rxb7 $140 $2 Rxb7 38. Qxb7 Qxa4 $17) 37. Rxb7 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 (38. Rxc1 $2 Rxb7
39. Qxd5 Rd7 40. Qxh5 Bxc1 $19) 38... Rxb1 (38... Bg3+ 39. Ke2 $1 (39. Kxg3 $2
Rxb1 40. Rxb8+ Qxb8+ {and White cannot take on b1 since his king is in check.})
) 39. Rxb8+ Qxb8 40. Qxb1 $11 Bg3+ (40... Qxb1 41. Bxb1 Bc7 $11) 41. Ke2 Qe8
42. Qb5 Nc6+ 43. Kd2 Bf4+ 44. Kc3 Qd7 (44... Qe3 45. Qxc6 (45. Qxd5 Qc1+ 46.
Kb3 Qd1+ $11 47. Bc2 $2 Qxc2+ 48. Kxc2 Nb4+ $19) 45... Qc1+ 46. Bc2 Qa3+ 47.
Bb3 Qc1+ $11) 45. a5 g5 46. a6 g4 47. hxg4 hxg4 48. Ne5 Nxe5 49. Qxd7 (49. Qb8+
Kg7 50. dxe5 Qa4 51. a7 Qa3+ 52. Kd4 Bg3 53. a8=Q (53. Ke3 $2 Qc5+ 54. Ke2 Bf4
55. a8=Q Qe3+ 56. Kf1 Qxd3+ $19) 53... Bf2+ 54. Kxd5 Qxd3+ 55. Kc6 Qc4+ $11)
49... Nxd7 50. a7 Nb6 51. Bb5 Bd6 (51... Bd6 52. Bc6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 {GM Gata Kamsky, after his comeback to
chess, often opts for quiet, rather harmless openings, to avoid theoretical
battles.} c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bb5 {A rare move. White will have to play an awkward
Nc3 in reply to ...Qa5+.  Ftacnik: 'Kamsky has spent whole 26 minutes for this
rare continuation, but it did not make it any stronger.'} (5. c3 {is normal.})
5... cxd4 {Here are two GM games played with this line:} (5... Qb6 6. Nc3 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. exd4 Bd7 9. Ne5 e6 10. Nxd7 Kxd7 11. Na4 Ne4 12. c3 Bd6 13. Be3
Kc7 14. Nc5 Nf6 15. Be2 Na5 16. Nd3 Nd7 17. O-O a6 18. Rfe1 b5 19. Reb1 Nc4 20.
Bc1 Rhb8 $11 {1-0 Mitkov,N-Krush,I/Schaumburg 2006/CBM 111 ext (77)}) (5... Bg4
6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Qb6 8. c4 a6 9. Ba4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Qb3
Qa7 $6 (12... Qxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ra4 Ra7 16. Rfa1 Rfa8 17. Nf3
Nd7 $11 {A.Finkel}) 13. c5 O-O 14. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 15. h3 Nd7 16. Qa4 Rfc8 17. b4
Bd8 18. Rab1 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Nf3 f6 21. Qc2 e5 22. a4 $14 {0-1 Nogueiras,
J-Bruzon Bautista,L/Santa Clara 2005/CBM 107/[Finkel,A] (47)}) (5... Qa5+ $5 6.
Nc3 Ne4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. bxc3 Qxc3 10. Rb1 $5) 6. exd4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3
Bg4 (7... Ne4 {is now less logical than in the line without ...c5xd4 e3xd4.} 8.
Qd3 $1 Bf5 9. Ne5 $36) 8. O-O e6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Rc8 11. Rfd1 Be7 12. Bf1
O-O 13. Ne2 {[%mdl 32] White is trying to transfer this knight to a better
square but it takes a lot of time.} b5 {Ftacnik: 'Gelfand is enjoying a
pleasant minority attack for free, on top of it Kamsky was already struggling
with time.'} (13... Qb6 $5 {[%cal Yc6a5,Ya5c4]}) 14. c3 $6 {White concluded
that he could not do without this move, e.g.} (14. Ng3 Qb6 15. Be3 Nb4 16. c3
Nc2 17. Rac1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rc7 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Yf8c8,Yb5b4] with initiative
for Black.}) ({However,} 14. a3 $142 {in order to exchange more queenside
pawns.}) 14... b4 15. Qd3 Qb6 16. cxb4 $5 Nxb4 17. Qb3 Ne4 18. a3 Nc6 19. Qxb6
axb6 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rc6a5]} 20. b4 $6 {Further weakening his position.} (
20. Rac1 Na5 21. Ng3 $5) 20... g5 21. Be3 Nd6 $17 22. Nc1 f5 23. Nb3 Nc4 24. b5
Nd8 25. a4 Nb7 26. Bc1 f4 27. Be2 Bb4 {The black pieces comfortably walk on
the weak squares in White's camp.} 28. Ra2 Nbd6 29. Bd3 Ra8 {Winning the b5
pawn.} 30. Kf1 Nxb5 31. Rc2 Nbd6 32. Bd2 Rxa4 33. Bxb4 Rxb4 34. Nc1 Nf5 35.
Bxf5 Rxf5 36. Nd3 Rb3 37. Ra2 Rf7 38. Ke2 Nd6 39. Rda1 Nb5 40. Kd2 Nxd4 41. Rc1
Rb5 42. Rc8+ Rf8 43. Rc7 Ra5 44. Rb2 Rf7 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Ne5 Rb7 47. h4 gxh4
48. Rb4 Ra2+ 49. Kd3 Nf5 50. Rxf4 Rba7 51. Rc3 R7a3 52. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 53. Ke2 b5
54. Rg4+ Kf6 55. Nd3 Ra8 56. Kd2 e5 57. Rb4 e4 58. Nc5 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.10"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 Be6
({The approved reaction against White's last move is} 8... a5 {, taking the
b4-square under control. It should be mentioned that Black has generally been
very succesful with it, but objectively speaking White should cont with
retaining a small advantage.} 9. cxd5 (9. b3 Bg4 10. Ba3 Re8 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12.
Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bb5 Nc6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Bf8 $11 {
and Black soon neutralized White's light pressure in Berkes,F (2601)-Bu
Xiangzhi (2664)/Taiyuan 2006 (1/2-1/2, 44)}) 9... cxd5 10. Qb3 (10. b3 Nc6 11.
Ba3 Bf5 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Rc5 Qd6 16. Qa1 Nb4 17. Qc3
b6 18. Rc7 e5 $132 {Suba,M (2528)-Stefanova,A (2451)/Coria del Rio 2002/CBM
086 ext (0-1, 50). . White's sophisticated manoeuvring has left him with the
pieces unnaturally placed and Black grabs her chance for counterplay in the
centre.}) 10... Nc6 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Bd2 Bf5 {><d3} (12... Be6 13. Rfc1 Nc6 $5 {
Not easy to explain.} (13... Nd7 $5 14. Nd3 $5 {This move is possible because
there is no black bishop on f5.} Nxd3 15. Bxd3 Nb6 16. Rc2 {offers White some
initiative in a symmetrical position. The b6-knight is not very stable (and
will not be so on c4 either).}) 14. f4 (14. Qxb7 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5
17. Qb5 Rc8 $44 {/\...Bd7, ףb5, ><b3}) 14... Qb8 15. Be1 Rd8 16. Nb5 Rc8 17.
Bf3 Ra6 18. Bg3 Qa8 19. Rc3 Rb6 20. Rac1 $14 {Bareev,E (2683)-Nogueiras,J 
(2554)/Havana 2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 55)}) 13. Rac1 (13. Rfc1 $5) 13... Nd7 14.
Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nb5 Nc6 16. Rc5 Rfd8 17. Bf3 e6 18. Nc3 Nb4 19. Nb5 Nc6 20. Be2
e5 $132 {Avrukh,B (2600)-Stefanova,A (2473)/Andorra 2001/CBM 083 ext (1/2-1/2,
28)}) 9. Ng5 $146 (9. b3 c5 (9... Nbd7 10. Ba3 Rc8 11. Rc1 h6 12. h3 Ne4 13.
cxd5 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Bxd5 15. Qc2 f5 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. Ne5 $14 {Volzhin,A (2515)
-Oliwa,P (2275)/Swidnica 1998/EXT 2003 (1/2-1/2, 37)}) 10. Ba3 dxc4 $6 (10...
cxd4 $5 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 {The structure is very similar to that from
certain lines of the Bf4-Grünfeld. White cannot take advantage of Black's
double pawns. In fact, his weak control in the centre invites him to prudence 
(Black's main strategic threat being ...d4, with chances to conquer the dark
squares in the centre).}) 11. bxc4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 (12... Bd7 13. Rb1 $36)
13. Nxe6 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 fxe6 15. Rab1 $16 {Mitenkov,A (2445)-Seoev,R (2205)/
Moscow 1996/EXT 2000 (1-0, 32)}) 9... Bc8 10. Qb3 b6 ({Even here,} 10... a5 {
deserves being considered.}) 11. Bd2 e6 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. a5 b5 {
White has obtained a favourable queenside structure. Besides, the apparently
modest development of his queen's bishop will be entirely justified soon.} 15.
Rfd1 Re8 16. Rac1 Bf8 17. Na2 Bb7 18. Bb4 Bh6 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Nc1 Re6 21. Nd3
Qf6 22. Nfe5 ({In order to prove an advantage, White has to exchange one of
the knights defending the c5-square and then occupy it with the d3-knight. The
main (and, possibly, better) alternative to the text move was} 22. Nd2 {
. Gelfand might have feared the piece sacrifice} Nxf2 23. Nxf2 Bxe3 {but after}
24. Nf3 Rae8 25. Bf1 {White seems to be able to stabilize the situation to his
favour.}) 22... Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxe5 $1 {However, this sacrifice is entirely
sound.} 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Bf3 Re8 26. Bxe4 Qxe4 {Black has entirely adequate
compensation for the sacrificed exchange. White will not be able to
breakthrough on the queenside. Instead, he will have to prepare to open play
in the centre in a way or another. Until then, Black will have to put as much
pressure as possible on the white kingside in order to keep the balance even.}
27. Bc5 Bg5 28. Qd3 Qe6 29. Bd4 Be7 30. Rdc1 h5 31. Qd2 Bd6 32. b4 f6 33. Qd3
Kf7 34. Bc5 Bb8 35. f3 Bc8 36. Re2 h4 37. Qc3 h3 38. g3 Bd7 39. Rce1 g5 40. e4
dxe4 41. Rxe4 Qa2 42. R1e2 Qb1+ 43. Re1 Qa2 44. R1e2 Qb1+ 45. Qe1 Qxe1+ 46.
Rxe1 Be6 {Both sides accomplished the aforementioned plans and it will soon
appear that White cannot win this ending.} 47. Kf2 f5 48. R4e2 Bc7 49. Rd2 Rd8
50. Rxd8 Bxd8 51. Rd1 Bd5 52. f4 g4 53. Ke3 Bf6 54. Re1 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 {Given Kamsky's tendency to
avoid topical lines, this looks like a safe choice of opening. In the
Rossolimo variation White cannot claim an objective advantage, but obtains
more space in a relatively stable position. Judging from the further course of
the game, Kamsky did not anticipate how "relative" this evaluation really is...
} Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O {Black has delayed the
development of his queen's knight, but could still transpose to the old main
lines with 10...Nc6. However, Gelfand had other plans.} 10. f3 Rc8 11. b3 d5 $3
{Boom! Forget about stability in the centre; with this "delayed Grünfeld" blow
Black gives the position an open character. Judging from Kamsky's long
thinking starting with this moment, he must not have been aware of the fact
that this move had been played in several dozens of games already...} {Black
has no problems after} 12. exd5 ({Personally, I would be more concerned about} 
12. e5 {, but the move played by Kamsky belongs to main stream of "theory"
still. For further details about the advance of the e-pawn, see the comments
to Vescovi,G (2633)-Areshchenko,A (2564)/Moscow 2004/CBM 100/[Psakhis] (1-0,
29)}) 12... Nxd5 13. Nxd5 e6 14. Bh6 $1 exd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. c5 ({This had
been played just once before. Most of the games went} 16. Nb5 {with equal play.
Here is a recent example:} dxc4 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. Nxb7 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Rxd1 20.
Rxd1 cxb3 21. axb3 Nc6 22. Rd7 {1/2-1/2 Boidman,Y (2438)-Savchenko,S (2545)/
Metz 2007/CBM 117 ext}) 16... Na6 17. Nc2 ({This is a strong novelty
maintaining... equality! After} 17. Qd2 Nxc5 {Black was a pawn up in
Kovalevskaya,E (2469)-Kosintseva,N (2459)/Krasnoturinsk 2005/CBM 107 ext (0-1,
36)}) 17... Nxc5 18. Qd4+ f6 19. Ne3 Ne6 20. Qh4 $2 ({With so many short draws
around, Kamsky probably felt like proving his fighting spirit, but he will
never get even a faint shadow of compensation for the pawn.} 20. Qxd5 {would
have most probably led to a draw.}) 20... Rc5 21. Rad1 d4 22. Ng4 Rf8 $17 23.
Rfe1 Rh5 24. Qg3 Rd5 25. Rd2 Qd6 26. Qh4 h5 27. Nf2 g5 28. Qe4 Re5 29. Qb1
Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Rd8 31. g3 Nc5 32. Qe2 a5 33. Qb5 b6 34. a3 Qe6 35. Rb2 d3 36.
b4 axb4 37. axb4 Nb3 38. Qa4 Nd4 39. Kg2 Nc2 40. Rxc2 {In view of the threat ..
.Ne3+, this exchange sacrifice was virtually forced, but it is much less
effective than the sacrifice from the yesterday's game between the same
players.} dxc2 41. Qxc2 g4 42. fxg4 hxg4 43. Kg1 Rd4 44. Qc7+ Kg6 45. Qc2+ f5
46. Qc3 Rc4 47. Qd2 Kh7 48. h3 gxh3 49. Nxh3 Qc6 50. Qe3 Rc1+ 51. Kf2 Qc2+ 52.
Kf3 Rf1+ 53. Nf2 {According to the server, Gelfand took his time before
delivering the deadly blow} Rxf2+ $1 {with mate on e4 to follow.} 0-1

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Be6
9. b3 Bg4 10. Ba3 Re8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e6 13. g3 a5 14. Bg2 Na6 15. Qd2 Bf8
16. Bb2 Qb6 17. Rab1 Red8 18. Ba1 Nb4 19. Qe2 Rd7 20. Kh2 Bg7 21. Na2 Nxa2 22.
Qxa2 h5 23. Qc2 Qc7 24. Kg1 Ne8 25. f4 b6 26. Rbc1 Qd8 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Nd6
29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Bb2 Rc8 31. Qd3 Rdc7 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. g5 Qc8 34. Rf2 Bf8 35.
Bf3 Nf5 36. Bd1 Bb4 37. Re2 Qf8 38. Rc2 Rxc2 39. Bxc2 Ba3 40. Qd2 Nh4 41. Bxa3
Qxa3 42. Kf2 Qb2 43. Qd1 Nf5 44. Qb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bxd5 Bxg5
15. Be4 Bf6 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Ne5 Qe7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. d5 Nd4 20. Qg4 g6 21.
Bb1 Nf5 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23. Ne4 Bd4 24. Ba2 Re7 25. Ng5 Qxa4 26. Qh3 h6 27. Bxf7+
Rxf7 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. g4 Nd6 30. Qf3+ Kg7 31. Qf4 Bxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Qxg4+ 33. Qg3
Qxg3+ 34. hxg3 Nf5 35. g4 Nh4 36. Re6 Kf7 37. Rb6 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Ne5 39. Kg3 Rb8
40. Rd5 Nc6 41. Rd6 Ne7 42. Rd7 h5 43. g5 1-0

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bd2 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. g3 dxc4 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qb3 Be6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Ng5 Nf8 12. Bg2 Rc8 13. Nxe6 Nxe6 14. e3 c5 15.
d5 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 b6 6. h3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. exd4
d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. a4 a6 13. Bh2 Qc7 14. c4 a5 15. Nb1
Qd8 16. Nc3 d5 17. b3 Bb4 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Re3 Nf8 20. Nb5 Ne4 21. Rc2 Re7 22.
Qc1 Nd7 23. Na7 Ra8 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Qf8 27. Re2 Rae8 28.
Rec2 h6 29. Bf4 g5 30. Bc7 Nef6 31. Bf5 Qg7 32. Bd6 Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Nf8 34. Rc8
Rxc8 35. Qxc8 Ne8 36. Rxb6 h5 37. Qd8 Re2 38. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Bb7 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Re2 cxd5
15. d4 Qc7 16. g3 Rae8 17. Be3 a5 18. Nd2 b4 19. cxb4 Bxb4 20. a3 Bd6 21. Ree1
Re6 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Qd1 Rfe8 24. Qb3 Bf8 25. Rc3 Qa6 26. Nf3 a4 27. Qc2 f6 28.
Rc1 Qb5 29. Ne1 Rb6 30. Nd3 Ree6 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Ra6 33. b4 axb3 34. Rxb3
Qd7 35. Rcb1 Bc6 36. Qf5 Re8 37. Qxd7 Bxd7 38. h4 Rea8 39. Rb6 Bf5 40. Rxa6
Rxa6 41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Rb7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 Qa5 11. Kb1 O-O 12. h4 h6 13. Bd2 Qa6 14. Nd4 Qxd3
15. cxd3 Ng4 16. Rdf1 Bf6 17. Nce2 Ba4 18. Rh3 h5 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. hxg5 g6 21.
Nc3 Bd7 22. Rhh1 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 Ng6 7. Qf3 Nf6 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Nd2 d6 11. h3 Bg4 12. Qf4 Bd7 13. Bc4 a5 14. a4 c6 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. O-O b5 18. Ba2 c5 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Bc4 Bd7 21. Qc2
Bg5 22. f4 Bh4 23. Bd3 Re8 24. Bd2 Bf6 25. g4 Qb6 26. Bc4 a4 27. Kh1 Rab8 28.
Qd3 Bh4 29. Rab1 Bb5 30. f5 Bxc4 31. Qxc4 Qb3 32. Qxb3 Rxb3 33. fxg6 fxg6 34.
Bf4 a3 35. bxa3 Rxc3 36. Rb2 Bf6 37. Bxd6 Rxh3+ 38. Rh2 Rxa3 39. Bxc5 Rd3 40.
d6 Rd5 41. Bb4 Re4 42. Rd2 Rxd2 43. Bxd2 Rd4 44. Bf4 g5 45. Bh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Charbonneau, Pascal"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 Qxe6+
8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Qe2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bg5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14.
dxe5 Ng4 15. Bf4 f6 16. f3 Nxe5 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Bxe5 fxe5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.
Ne4 Bh6 21. Kf2 Kf7 22. Ke2 Rd5 23. Rd1 Ke8 24. Rd3 Ra5 25. Rb3 Rxa2 26. Rxb7
Bc1 27. b3 Bb2 28. Rc7 Bd4 29. Rxc6 Bb6 30. Kd3 Kd7 31. Rc4 Ra1 32. Ra4 Rd1+
33. Ke2 Rg1 34. g3 Rg2+ 35. Kd3 Rxh2 36. c4 a5 37. c5 Bc7 38. Kc4 Rb2 39. b4
Rxb4+ 40. Rxb4 axb4 41. Kxb4 Kc6 42. Kc4 Ba5 43. Ng5 h5 44. Nf7 Kc7 45. Kd3 Be1
46. Nxe5 g5 47. Nf7 Bxg3 48. Nxg5 Kc6 49. Ke2 Bf4 50. Ne4 h4 51. Kf1 h3 52. Nf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qb3 cxd4 10. Qxb4 dxc3 11. Qxc3 Qc7 12. Qb3 b6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nd4 Nc5
15. Qa3 e5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Rfd8 18. Re1 a5 19. e4 Bxe4 20. Bg5 h6 21.
Rac1 Qb7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Bf1 Rd4 24. b4 Rxb4 25. Rc4 Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Kg7 27. h4
Bg6 28. Qg3 h5 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Be2 Kh7 31. Qf3 Rd8 32. Re1 Rd6 33. b3 Qc5 34.
g3 Kg7 35. Ba6 b5 36. Bb7 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Resa, Hans Farid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rbbkrqnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBKRQNN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Ng6 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Qxf5 4. Ne2 e5 5. Nhg3 Qf8 6. f5 N6e7 7. d4 c6 8. c3
d5 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Nd4 Bxd4 11. cxd4 Nf6 12. Qf4 Qf7 13. Qd6+ Bd7 14. Bf4 Rc8
15. Bd3 Nh5 16. Nxh5 Qxh5+ 17. Kd2 Qf7 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Qf8 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21.
Re1 1-0

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Souleidis, Georgios"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "brnknbqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BRNKNBQR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 b6 2. e3 Nf6 3. Be2 g6 4. Bf3 Bxf3+ 5. Nxf3 Bg7 6. Qf1 a5 7. Qa6 Ne4 8.
Ne2 Ncd6 9. d4 g5 10. Qd3 g4 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 h5 13. Qd3 h4 14. c4 h3 15.
g3 b5 16. c5 Nf5 17. e4 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrknbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKNBBRN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 e6 2. Nhf2 d5 3. g3 a5 4. a4 Qa7 5. b3 Nc6 6. e3 Ng6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Nc3 Nb4
9. Nb5 Qb6 10. c3 Na6 11. c4 c6 12. c5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nd4 e5 15. fxe5
Nxe5 16. Nd3 Nxd3+ 17. Bxd3 Bb4 18. Bxb4 Qxb4 19. Nc2 Qe7 20. Qd4 g6 21. Qh4
Qxh4 22. gxh4 Bg4 23. Na3 1-0

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrbnkbqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBNKBQR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 f6 2. f4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Nb3 Bb4 6. Bd3 c6 7. Bd2 Nc7 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qe3 Nc7 12. f5 Nb7 13. fxe6 Qxe6 14. d5 cxd5
15. h3 Qg4 16. Bd2 Nd6 17. Rf1 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bnnqrbkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNNQRBKR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nd3 Nc6 3. b3 g6 4. Nd2 Bg7 5. e3 e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. h4 h5 8. Nxe5
Bxe5 9. Bxe5 Rxe5 10. b4 c6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Rd5 13. Qa1 b5 14. Ne5 Rd7 15.
Rh3 Nb6 16. Rg3 Re7 17. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rknbqrbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKNBQRBN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. f3 Nd6 3. c3 Ng6 4. f4 Bd5 5. Qf2 e6 6. Bb3 Be4+ 7. Nd3 Nh4 8. g3
Ng6 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnqkbbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQKBBNR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d3 d6 5. Bd2 Bd7 6. h4 Ng4 7. c4 Bd4 8. Bc3
Bxc3 9. Nxc3 c6 10. b4 Qc7 11. Rb1 b5 12. Rb3 Nf6 13. Qb2 h5 14. e4 Rh6 15. g4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rkbqrbnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBQRBNN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. Ng3 Be6 4. Bxe6 fxe6 5. d3 Ng6 6. Nf3 Nh4 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Bxh4 Bxh4 9. Qd2 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nf6 11. c3 d5 12. Rd1 h5 13. b4 a6 14. Rc1 g5
15. b5 b6 16. g4 Kb7 17. g3 Qb8 18. Qf4 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnbrkbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNBRKBRN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c6 3. e3 Ng6 4. Bg3 Bf5 5. c4 e5 6. dxe5 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Nd7 9. f4 b5 10. Be2 f6 11. Bf2 fxe5 12. g4 Bc2 13. Rd2 exf4 14. Rxc2 Nde5
15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Bb6 17. Qc1 f3 18. Bf1 Nf4 19. Rd2 Ng2+ 20. Rxg2 fxg2 21.
Bxg2 Nxg4 22. Re2 Rd3 23. Ng3 Qd8 24. Qc2 Rf8 25. Qd1 Qd5 26. Rb2 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bbrknnrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRKNNRQ w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b6 2. c4 g5 3. b3 c5 4. Nc2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Be5 6. e3 Qf6 7. f3 Ne6 8. Nxe6+
dxe6 9. Bxe5 Qxe5 10. Ke2 g4 11. Nd2 Nd6 12. h3 h5 13. hxg4 hxg4 14. f4 Qb2 15.
Qh7 Rh8 16. Qc2 Qf6 17. Rcd1 Ke8 18. Nf1 b5 19. Qd2 bxc4 20. bxc4 Rxc4 21. Qa5
Bc6 22. Bd3 Ra4 23. Qc7 Qb2+ 24. Rd2 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Rb2 b5 27. Nd2 Ra3
28. Nb3 g3 29. Nd4 Bd5 30. Nxb5 Nxb5 31. Bxb5+ Kf8 32. Bd3 Kg7 33. e4 Bxa2 34.
Ra1 Rd8 35. Rbxa2 Raxd3 36. Ra3 Rd2+ 37. Kf3 R8d3+ 38. Rxd3 Rxd3+ 39. Kg4 Re3
40. e5 Kg6 41. Ra7 f5+ 42. Kh3 Kf7 43. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrknnrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKNNRBB w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. a4 a5 2. Qa3 Nd6 3. g3 f5 4. f4 g6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nc3 b6 7. b4 axb4 8. Qxb4
Qa5 9. Be3 Be6 10. Nb5 Qa8 11. c4 Na5 12. Bc5 bxc5 13. Qxc5 Nc6 14. d4 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 Qxa4 16. Ra1 Qc6 17. Qa7 Qa4 18. Qxa4 c5 19. Rb1 Rf7 20. g4 g5 21. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wettengel, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2099"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qh5+
Qf7 9. Qd1 Qc7 10. h4 b6 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bd3 Ba4 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Nf3 c4 15.
Be2 O-O-O 16. Ng5 Re8 17. h5 Nh6 18. Be3 Nd8 19. Qd2 Nhf7 20. Nh3 g6 21. g3
Reg8 22. Ng5 Qe7 23. Bf3 h6 24. Nxf7 Nxf7 25. hxg6 Rxg6 26. Bh5 Ng5 27. f3 Rg7
28. Kf2 Rhg8 29. Bf4 Rh8 30. Qc1 Kb7 31. Qb2 a5 32. Rab1 Qc7 33. Rh2 Rb8 34.
Rbh1 Rbg8 35. Qc1 Qe7 36. Rh4 Qd7 37. R1h2 Qe7 38. Ke2 Ka7 39. g4 Bd7 40. Rh1
Ba4 41. Ke3 Bc6 42. R4h2 Rf8 43. Rg2 fxg4 44. Rxg4 Rfg8 45. Rgh4 Rf8 46. Ke2
Be8 47. Bxe8 Qxe8 48. Rxh6 Rf5 49. Rf6 Qg8 50. Qe3 Ne4 51. fxe4 Rg2+ 52. Kd1
Qg4+ 53. Kc1 Rxf4 54. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Negele, Michael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Bg5 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qb8 11. Rfe1 Ng6 12. Rad1 Bc5 13. e5 h6 14. Bc1 Bb4
15. Bc2 Nce7 16. Rd4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bd5 18. Ba3 Qb7 19. Rxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxg6 fxg6
21. Qe4 Kf7 22. Nh4 Rhc8 23. Qxg6+ Kg8 24. Bc1 d6 25. exd6 Qf7 26. Qg4 Rc4 27.
Re4 Nf6 28. Rxc4 Nxg4 29. Rxg4 g5 30. Nf3 Qf5 31. Rd4 Qc2 32. Bd2 e5 33. Rd5 e4
34. Ne1 Qxa2 35. Rd4 Rd8 36. h4 Qe6 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Bxg5 Rxd6 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bruehl, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15.
Re1 O-O 16. Qb1 Bg6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qd3 Nd8 19. Ne4 Bb6 20. Rad1 Ne6 21. Qxd5
Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Nf4 23. Rd2 Nxh3+ 24. Kf1 Rae8 25. Nd4 Nf4 26. g3 Nh5 27. g4 Nf4
28. Ng5 h6 29. Ngf3 c5 30. Nc6 c4 31. Re4 Nd3 32. Nfd4 Nc5 33. Ree2 Rf4 34. f3
g5 35. Kg2 Nd3 36. Nf5 g6 37. Nfe7+ Kg7 38. Nd5 Bc5 39. b4 Bf8 40. e6 Bd6 41.
Nxf4 Nxf4+ 42. Kf2 Nxe2 43. Rxd6 Nxc3 44. a3 Nb1 45. Ke3 Nxa3 46. Kd4 Nc2+ 47.
Ke5 Ne1 48. Rd7+ Kh8 49. Rd8 Rxd8 50. Nxd8 Nxf3+ 51. Kf6 Nd2 52. e7 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krivoshey, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qb6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg4 7. e4 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 e6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qb4 11. Rg1 Qxc4 12. Bxc4 Rc8 13. Kb1 a6 14. Bb3
g6 15. d5 e5 16. f4 Bd6 17. dxc6 Rxc6 18. Bd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Rc4 20. fxe5 Bxe5
21. h3 f5 22. Ne2 Kf7 23. b3 Rcc8 24. Bd4 Rhe8 25. Rge1 Bd6 26. Be3 Nf6 27. Ng1
Bb4 28. Rf1 Red8 29. d6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Bxd6 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Bd4 g5 33. Kb2 h5
34. Ne1 Bf4 35. Nc2 Kg6 36. f3 Nc5 37. b4 Ne6 38. Bc3 Bg3 39. Rg1 h4 40. Rd1
Rd8 41. Re1 Nf4 42. Re7 Nd5 43. Rg7+ Kh6 44. Rxb7 Nxc3 45. Kxc3 g4 46. fxg4
fxg4 47. hxg4 h3 48. Ne3 Be5+ 49. Kc2 h2 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bh2 c5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. a3 Qc7 14. b4 Qb7 15.
Qd2 cxd4 16. exd4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. Qe3 Rfe8 21.
c5 Ba4 22. Re1 bxc5 23. bxc5 e4 24. Ng5 Bc6 25. Bc4 Bd5 26. Red1 Bxc4 27. Rxc4
Bh6 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Qb3 30. Rd5 Bxg5 31. Rxg5 Qxa3 32. Rd5 a5 33. g3 a4
34. Kg2 Qb3 35. c6 Qb6 36. Qxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Iljin, Artem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. g3 Nb6 8.
Qc2 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O Qc8 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 Bh3 13. Bh1 h6 14. Nb3 Rd8 15.
Bd2 Nfd7 16. Bc3 Nf8 17. a4 Nbd7 18. a5 a6 19. Nbd2 Ne6 20. Nc4 Nc7 21. b3 Nb5
22. Bb2 Qc7 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. Rd3 Nf8 25. d5 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Nd7 27. Rde3 e6 28.
Nfe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 h5 30. Nc4 Qe7 31. Nb6 Rb8 32. Bg2 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 e5 34. Nc4
Re8 35. Rd1 f6 36. Red3 cxd5 37. Rxd5 Rbd8 38. Nb6 Nd4 39. b4 Qe6 40. f3 h4 41.
Rc1 Rxd5 42. Nxd5 h3+ 43. Kf2 Rf8 44. Rc7 Rf7 45. Qc1 Kg7 46. Qc5 Nb5 47. Rxf7+
Kxf7 48. g4 Qd7 49. Kg3 Nd4 50. Qb6 Qc6 51. Qd8 Ne2+ 52. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. f3 a6 11. g4 Qc7 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Qg2 b5
15. h4 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Nbd4 a4 18. Kb1 Ba6 19. g6 Nxg6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5
Qc5 22. Qg3 Rfc8 23. h5 Nge5 24. Rg1 g6 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. f4 b3 27. cxb3 axb3
28. Nc3 Bxf1 29. fxe5 bxa2+ 30. Ka1 dxe5 31. Nxe6 Qe7 32. Ng5 Nc5 33. Nd5 Qxg5
34. Rdxf1 Qxg3 35. Rxg3 Rcb8 36. b4 Nxe4 37. Re3 Nd2 38. Rd1 Nc4 39. Re4 Nb6
40. Ne7+ Kf8 41. Rxe5 Re8 42. Rde1 Nc4 43. R5e2 Na3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Merida Linex Magic"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Bg5 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 Be6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bh4 Nc4 18. b3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 a5 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. c4
bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qb6 23. Qd3 Rc5 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Nd2 Rd8 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Qc4
Qxc4 28. Nxc4 g5 29. Bg3 Ra8 30. f3 Ra6 31. a4 Bd8 32. Rd1 Bc7 33. Kf1 Kf8 34.
Na3 Rc6 35. Nb5 Ke7 36. Be1 Bd8 37. Bd2 Kd7 38. Bc3 Ke7 39. Bb2 Bb6 40. Ba3 Ne8
41. Ke2 Kd7 42. b4 Rc2+ 43. Rd2 Rxd2+ 44. Kxd2 Kc6 45. bxa5 Bxa5+ 46. Kd3 Bb6
47. Bc1 Nf6 48. Ba3 Ne8 49. Kc4 Ba5 50. Bb2 Be1 51. Ba3 Ba5 52. Na7+ Kb7 53.
Nb5 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "Merida Linex Magic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 e6 ({In the variation
with 5...Bf5 an important alternative for Black is} 6... Nbd7 7. e3 {and now}
Nh5 {still awaits further theoretical developments.}) 7. e3 Nbd7 ({After
having played ...e6} 7... Nh5 {is no longer attractive:} 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7
Qxe7 10. Ne5 Nf6 ({or} 10... Bg6 11. g4 Nf6 12. h4) 11. g4 Bg6 12. h4 $16) 8.
Nd2 {This retreat was implemented in practice for the first time tby Sakaev in
1998. Initially its main purpose was to defend against ...Nh5, but also to
advance at some moment the f-pawn (to f3 or f4). Later Gelfand introduced the
plan of advancing the g- and h-pawns. Thus 8.Nd2 is a flexible move, leaving
White with several attractive plans later on. Black must play very precisely.}
Be7 9. Be2 Qc8 {Already this move is inaccurate.} ({The most precise is the
prophylactic} 9... Bg6 {and then} 10. O-O (10. g4 {is possible here too, but
it looks somewhat artificial}) (10. b4 Qc8 11. O-O Bd8 12. Rc1 Bc7 13. Bxc7
Qxc7 14. f4 Ng8 15. e4 Ne7 16. f5 exf5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. b5 O-O 19. b6 Qd8 (
19... Qc8 $142 $13) 20. Nb3 Nf6 21. Na5 Rb8 22. a4 Ne4 23. Na2 f6 $2 (23... f4
$1 24. Rxf4 Nf5 $132 {Kramnik}) 24. Nb4 Be8 25. Qc2 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2760)
-Topalov,V (2690)/Dortmund 1999 (40)}) 10... O-O 11. b4 Qc8 {with the idea ...
Bd8-c7. White is just marginally better thanks to the space advantage.} 12. a4
{should be met with} b6 $14 {/=}) (9... h6 {looks too committal, although it
is a worthy alternative to 9...Bg6.}) (9... O-O 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 $36) 10. g4
$1 Bg6 11. g5 (11. h4 $5) 11... Ng8 12. h4 h6 ({Gelfand mentioned the move} 
12... e5 {considering that Black achieves enough counterplay. However, White
must have the advantage thanks to his opponent's cramped kingside:} 13. h5 (13.
dxe5 Nxc5 14. Na4 (14. Nb3 $14) 14... Qd8 $1 (14... Nxa4 15. Qxa4 $14 Qd7 $140
(15... Qf5 16. Qb3 $1 $16 (16. h5 Qc2 $1) 16... O-O-O $2 17. h5 $18) 16. h5 Bf5
17. O-O-O O-O-O) 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Qb3 Qb6 $13) 13... Bf5 (13... exf4 $2 {
runs into a well-known trick:} 14. hxg6 fxe3 (14... fxg6 15. e4 $36) 15. Rxh7
$18) 14. dxe5 Nxc5 $14 {[%csl Rg8]} 15. Nb3 (15. Na4 $5) (15. h6 $5 gxh6 16.
gxh6) 15... h6 (15... Nxb3 16. Qxb3 $16) 16. gxh6 Nxh6 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Rg1
$36) 13. gxh6 gxh6 $146 {This attempt to improve for Black looks rather
unimpressive, but Black's position is worse anyway.} ({After the previously
played} 13... Nxh6 {White also retained better prospects:} 14. h5 Nf5 15. Rg1
Bh7 16. Nf3 $1 Qd8 (16... Bd8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bc7 19. Qd2 $16) 17. Qb3 b6
18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Gelfand,B (2692)-Georgiev,K (2677)
/France 2000 (41)}) 14. h5 Bh7 (14... Bf5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Ndxe4 $16) 15. Nf3 (
15. e4 {is good here as well:} b6 (15... Ngf6 $6 16. e5 Ng8 17. Rg1 $16) 16.
cxb6 Nxb6 17. Rg1 $14 {/+/-}) 15... Bd8 16. Qd2 Bc7 17. O-O-O $1 ({Much
stronger than} 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. O-O-O O-O-O $11) 17... Bf5 ({In the event of} 
17... Bxf4 18. exf4 {it is not clear how can Black conveniently complete
development.} Qc7 19. Ne5 {[%csl Rf7]} Ndf6 (19... Nxe5 20. fxe5 $16) 20. Rhg1
O-O-O 21. Rg7 $16) 18. Ne5 Bxe5 (18... Nxe5 {is less accurate since it offers
White an additional possibility:} 19. dxe5 (19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 {leads to
the game}) 19... Qb8 20. e4 $5 dxe4 21. Qd4 $44) 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qc7 21.
Qd4 Ne7 22. Rhg1 O-O-O 23. b4 $14 {/+/- White has a stable advantage thanks to
more space and Black's problems with the pawn on h6.} Rdg8 24. Kb2 Qd8 25. Qf4
Rxg1 26. Rxg1 Rg8 27. Rg3 Qf8 28. Bf3 f6 {This move will eventually only
create more weaknesses, but it's not simple to wait since White can slowly
improve the position.} (28... Rxg3 29. Qxg3 Bh7 30. Qh4 Kb8 31. Qf6 (31. Ne2
$16) 31... Bf5 (31... Ng8 32. Qh8 Bd3 (32... Bf5 33. Ne2 $16) 33. Be2 Bf5 34.
a3 Kc7 35. Bd1 Bd3 36. Bc2 Bxc2 37. Kxc2 Kd8 38. e4 $5 Ke8 39. exd5 exd5 40.
Ne2 $16) 32. Ne2 $16 (32. a3 $16)) 29. Kb3 Rxg3 30. Qxg3 Bd3 31. Na4 $1 {
[%csl Rc8][%cal Gg3b8,Ga4b6]} f5 (31... fxe5 32. Nb6+ Kd8 33. Qxe5 Qxf3 34.
Qh8+ ({Wrong is} 34. Qb8+ Nc8 35. Qxc8+ Ke7 36. Qxb7+ Kf6 {and the black king
escapes}) 34... Kc7 35. Ka3 $1 {White wins by force after this subtle
prophylactic move:} (35. Qe8 $4 Qd1+ {and it is Black who will mate first})
35... Qd1 (35... Qf5 36. Qe8 {with inevitable mate with the knight on a8!}) 36.
Qe5+ Kd8 37. Qb8+ Nc8 38. Qxc8+ Ke7 39. Qc7+ Kf6 40. Nd7+ Kf7 (40... Kf5 41.
Qf4#) 41. Qd6 Qc1+ 42. Ka4 Bc2+ 43. Ka5 Qa3+ 44. Kb6 Qxb4+ 45. Kc7 Qa5+ 46. Kc8
$18) 32. Kc3 Be4 33. Be2 {Black's pieces completely lack coordination and with
the next move Kamsky tries to achieve at least some activity.} d4+ 34. exd4 ({
There is no even need to calculate variations like} 34. Kxd4 $2 Qd8+ 35. Kc3
Nd5+ 36. Kb3 Nxb4 $1 37. Kxb4 Qd2+ 38. Nc3 a5+ 39. Kc4 Bd5+ {when Black will
at least have perpetual}) 34... Nd5+ 35. Kb3 f4 36. Qg4 Bf5 37. Qg2 Kb8 38. Nc3
$1 $18 {It turns out that White has an extra pawn and keeps a much better
position too.} Nxc3 39. Kxc3 Qd8 40. Bf3 Qh4 41. a4 $1 {On top of it all,
Black finds himself subjected to a decisive attack.} Bh7 42. b5 Qe7 (42... axb5
43. axb5 cxb5 44. Qg7 $18) 43. b6 {The rest is elementary.} Qf7 44. Be4 Bxe4
45. Qxe4 Qxh5 46. Qxf4 Qe8 47. Qxh6 Qg8 48. Qf6 a5 49. Qe7 Ka8 50. Kc4 Kb8 51.
f4 Ka8 52. f5 (52. f5 exf5+ 53. e6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Merida Linex Magic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 d5 12. cxd5 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Ne7 14. Qe5 Bxd5
15. Rfd1 Ng6 16. Qd4 Qe7 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Qd2 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8
21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Ne1 Bxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Merida Linex Magic"]
[BlackTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Kb1 Na5 14. Qc2 e5
15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rxd4 Qb6 17. Rxd7 Kxd7 18. Be2 Ke8 19. Qc3 Rc6 20. Rd1 Rg8
21. Bf3 Re6 22. Rd5 f5 23. Bxe7 fxe4 24. Bc5 Qc6 25. Qd4 Qxd5 26. Qxd5 exf3 27.
Qxf3 Nc6 28. g3 Rgg6 29. a3 Re5 30. Be3 a5 31. a4 Rd6 32. Kc1 Nb4 33. Qxb7 Red5
34. Qc8+ Ke7 35. Qg4 h5 36. Qf3 Ke8 37. h3 f6 38. g4 hxg4 39. Qxg4 f5 40. Qf3
Kd7 41. h4 Rd1+ 42. Qxd1 Na2+ 43. Kc2 Nb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Merida Linex Magic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 {Quite a
rare move order. It should be favourable for White as he can easily push e2-e4.
} d5 8. O-O O-O {This natural move is in fact a novelty. Black couldn't
equalize in previous games:} (8... Nbd7 9. e4 (9. Qc2 $5 O-O 10. e4 (10. a3 Be7
11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Rc8 14. Bf4 Bb7 15. b4 Re8 16. h4 Ba8 17.
Qc2 Bf6 18. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Gurevich,D-Iailian,M/Moscow 1989/TD (53)}) 10... Rc8
11. Bb2 (11. e5 Ne8 12. Rd1 Be7 13. Nf1 Nc7 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. h4 Re8 16. Bb2 c5
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ne1 Nf8 19. Qd2 $16 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Eliet,N/Clichy FRA 2007/
The Week in Chess 656 (40)}) 11... Be7 12. Rfe1 Bb7 13. Rad1 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. Qf5 Re8 16. Ng5 h6 17. cxd5 g6 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Ne6 fxe6 20. Qxg6+ Kf8 21.
Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Bxd5 {1-0 Ivanenko,S-Melnikov,V/Moscow 1986/EXT
2004}) (9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. a3 Be7 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5
15. b4 Qc7 16. f3 Bg5 17. e3 exf3 18. Nxf3 Bf6 19. e4 Qb8 20. e5 Be7 21. d5
cxd5 22. Qa4 $18 {1-0 Horvath,C-Emodi,B/Hungary 1995/EXT 2000 (31)}) 9... O-O
10. e5 Ne8 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. a3 Be7 13. Re1 Nc7 14. Rc1 c5 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. dxc5
bxc5 17. Qe2 Re8 18. h4 Rb8 19. Qe3 Bc6 20. Qf4 h6 21. Qg4 Nf8 22. cxd5 exd5
23. Nd4 Bd7 24. e6 Bxe6 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nxe6+ Kg8 27. Nxd8 Rbxd8 28. Rxe7
Rxe7 29. Bf6 Red7 30. Bxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxc5 $18 {1-0 Dydyshko,V-Barkovsky,E/Minsk
1981/MCD (64)}) 9. Qc2 c5 {A new but dubious idea as White is better prepared
for the opening of the position.} 10. dxc5 (10. a3 $5 Bxd2 (10... Ba5 11. Ne5)
11. Bxd2 $14) 10... Bxc5 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. a3 Bb7 13. cxd5 exd5 {The black
pieces (especially his b7 bishop) are placed inappropriately for the IQP 
(Isolated Queen Pawn) structure. However,} (13... Nxd5 {had its own drawback
as the black queen comes under the fire of the white rooks:} 14. Rfd1 Be7 (
14... Qc8 15. Ng5) (14... Rc8 15. Nc4 $1) 15. e4 Nf6 16. Rac1 {etc.}) 14. b4
Be7 (14... Bd6 $142) 15. Rac1 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bd6 {It is now clear that Black has
lost a tempo.} 17. e4 $5 {[%mdl 32] An interesting idea: White opens up the
centre to make use of the active position of his pieces.} Rc8 (17... dxe4 $2
18. Nc4) (17... Nxe4 $2 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qc3 f6 20. Ng5 $1 $18) 18. Qb1 (18.
Qb3 Nxe4 19. Qxd5 $2 {was not good due to} Nxf2 $1) 18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4
20. Nh4 {[%cal Rh4f5,Rg2e4]} g6 21. Bxe4 {[%mdl 2048]} Qe7 22. Bd5 Kf8 (22...
Be5 $2 23. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Rc4 $18) 23. Rc2 {
White is preparing a good reply to ...Be5. He could have also prevented it
directly:} (23. Nf3 $5 f6 (23... Ne5 $2 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5) 24. Qa1 Ne5 25.
Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxd5 (26... fxe5 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Bc6) 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28.
Rxd5 fxe5 29. Rxe5 $16) 23... Be5 24. Re2 Qc7 (24... f6 25. Nf3 $16) 25. Rde1
$6 (25. b5 $142 $1 Na5 26. Bxb7 Nxb7 (26... Bxb2 27. Qxb2 Rxe2 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29.
Bxc8 $18) 27. Rde1 f6 $8 (27... Bxb2 $2 28. Qxb2 $18) 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5
fxe5 30. Nf3 $18) 25... f6 (25... Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Rxe2 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Rxe2+ Kd6
29. Qf6+ $1 Kxd5 30. Nf3 {with a mating attack.}) 26. Nf3 Rcd8 (26... Qd7 27.
Rd1 $5) 27. Be4 $6 (27. Nxe5 {wins a pawn but the rook endgame after} Nxe5 28.
Bxb7 Qxb7 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 fxe5 31. Qa1 (31. Rxe5 Qf3) 31... Qd5 32. Rxe5
Qd1+ 33. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kg2 {may be drawn after all. However, it was better
than the text move.}) 27... Nd4 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Bxb7 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Qxb7 {
Oof!! Black has parried White's threats although he should still be careful as
his king is not quite safe.} 31. Qb3 Rd6 32. h4 b5 $6 {[%csl Rb5] Now this
pawn becomes weak.} (32... Qd7 $142) 33. Rd2 Be5 34. Rxd6 Bxd6 35. Nd4 Be5 $6 (
35... a6 $142) 36. Ne6+ $1 Ke7 37. Nc5 {[%cal Rb3g8,Rc5b7]} Qc8 38. Qd5 {
[%csl Gc5,Gd5]} a6 39. h5 $1 {Logically played. Black has weaknesses on the
queenside; now it is time to weaken his kingside.} gxh5 $6 (39... Ba1 $142 40.
h6 $1 {[%csl Rh7]} f5 {tenaciously defending.}) 40. Qe4 Qg4 (40... Qg8 41. Qf5
$1 {[%cal Rf5d7]}) 41. Qxh7+ Ke8 {Black's pawn structure is now totally ruined.
} 42. Qh8+ Kf7 43. Qh7+ Ke8 44. Kg2 Bd6 45. Ne4 $1 Be7 46. f3 Qe6 47. Qxh5+ {
and White gradually brings home his material advantage:} Kd7 48. Nf2 Qb3 49.
Qf5+ Kc7 50. Qf4+ Bd6 51. Qc1+ Kd7 52. Ne4 Qa2+ 53. Kh3 Qe6+ 54. Kg2 Qa2+ 55.
Kf1 Be5 56. Nc5+ Ke7 57. Qd1 Qc4+ 58. Kg2 Bd4 59. Nxa6 Qa2+ (59... Be3 $142 $5
60. Nc5 Bxc5 61. bxc5 Qxc5 62. Qb3) 60. Kh3 Qe6+ 61. g4 Qe3 62. Nc7 Qh6+ 63.
Kg2 Be5 64. Nxb5 Qh2+ 65. Kf1 Kf8 66. Qe2 Qh1+ 67. Kf2 Qc1 68. Qd3 Kg7 69. Nd4
Qb2+ 70. Ne2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Merida Linex Magic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Be2
e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. f4 b5 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Be1 O-O 13. Bh4 Be7 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1
a5 16. Nd2 Ne4 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bb5 Qd8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nb3 Rfc8 21. Qe2 Bc6
22. Ba6 Bb7 23. Bd3 Qe8 24. Kh1 h5 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rg1 Bd5 27. Nc5 Qe7 28. g4
hxg4 29. Qxg4 Kg7 30. f5 exf5 31. Qxf5 Rd8 32. Rg5 Rd6 33. Qg4 Rh8 34. Rf1 Rf6
35. Rxf6 Qxf6 36. Kg1 Bc4 37. Qg2 Qf3 38. Qxf3 exf3 39. e4 Rxh2 40. Kxh2 f2 41.
Rg1 fxg1=Q+ 42. Kxg1 f5 43. exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Merida Linex Magic"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Economist"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
f5 9. Qc2 Bf6 10. Rad1 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 {For this line - see CBM 061, 078.}
12. Qb3 {This move can bring some fresh air.} (12. Qc1 {is more common.}) (12.
Qd2 {and}) (12. Qa4 {are also played.}) 12... d6 (12... a5 13. a4 d5 14. Ne5
Qd6 15. f3 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bd5 17. e4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Bd8 19. f4 c6 20. exf5 Rxf5
21. Rde1 Rf6 22. f5 Ra7 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. fxe6 Re7 25. Kh1 {1-0 Weber,K-Mauro,
L/Chessfriend.com 2004/Telechess CBM 101}) 13. Ne1 Qe8 $6 (13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2
Qe7 {was probably more accurate.}) 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ng2 {[%csl Re4] Black has
now serious problems: additionally to his weakened queenside, he has a weak e4
pawn.} Nc6 (15... Nd7 16. Qc2 Qg6 17. Qa4 $1 $16) 16. d5 Na5 (16... Ne5 17. Nf4
$16) 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. Qc2 exd5 (18... c6 19. Nf4 $1 {doesn't solve the
problems.}) 19. cxd5 Rb8 20. b3 Rf7 21. Nf4 {[%csl Ra5,Ra7,Rc7,Re4] Black has
a lot of weaknesses. In such a situation a knight is often more useful than a
bishop.} Re7 (21... Qe5 22. e3) 22. f3 (22. Ne6 $6 c6) 22... Rb4 (22... exf3
23. Rxf3 {[%cal Yf4e6]}) 23. Ne6 c5 $6 (23... exf3 24. Rxf3 a4 $14 {was
relatively better, getting rid of some of the weaknesses.}) 24. fxe4 {[%cal
Re4e5] White is a pawn up; moreover, Black must give up an exchange. Still, he
creates a kind of fortress.} Rxe6 (24... a4 25. e5 $1 Bxe5 26. Rf8+ Qxf8 27.
Nxf8 Kxf8 28. Qxh7 $18) 25. dxe6 Qxe6 26. Qd3 Be5 (26... Qxe4 $2 27. Qxe4 Rxe4
28. Rxd6 Rxe2 29. Rf2 $18) 27. Qf3 h6 28. Qf8+ ({After} 28. Qf5 Qxf5 29. exf5
Kf7 {White can hardly break through Black's defence.}) 28... Kh7 29. Rf7 Qg6 $2
(29... Qg4 $142 $1 30. Rxa7 Rxe4 31. Qf3 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 Qg6 $132 33. Rxa5 $6 Re3
34. Qg2 $2 Qc2) 30. Rxa7 Qxe4 $2 {A decisive mistake.} (30... Rxe4 $142 31. Ra8
Qg5) 31. Qf3 $1 {After the queen exchange Black's position is hopeless but
otherwise he just loses his a5=pawn.} Qg6 32. Rxa5 Rf4 33. Qd3 Re4 34. Ra4 Bd4+
35. Kg2 h5 36. Rf1 Qg4 37. e3 $1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 ({By delaying the development of the king's knight,
White intends to avoid the fashionable variation} 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 {
, where Black has been doing fine lately. Also, against ...Bc5 White can
deviate with e3 followed by Nge2.}) 3... Bb4 ({The old-fashioned Keres
variation, starting with} 3... c6 {is not bad at all, as I had the occasion to
convince myself during a recent game against Etienne Bacrot.}) 4. Nf3 {This
move order has been successfully employed by Portisch throughout his
remarkable career. White invites his opponent to a transposition to the normal
lines, after having side-stepped ...Nd4 and ...Bc5.} ({It should be said that
White should not delay the knight's development too much. After} 4. Bg2 O-O 5.
Nf3 {Black can defend his central pawn in the most convenient way with} Re8)
4... Bxc3 {This willing exchange might look like a positional concession, but
is quite logical if Black wants to refrain from 4...Nc6. Before choosing the
fate of the e5-pawn, Black invites his opponent to define his intentions in
the centre.} ({In the event of} 4... e4 5. Nd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 Bxc3 {White can play}
7. dxc3 {, which would transpose to a main line after} O-O 8. Bg2 h6) 5. bxc3 (
{Now,} 5. dxc3 {would be answered with the more restrained} d6) 5... e4 ({
Whereas after} 5... d6 {White will be able to occupy the centre with d3, e4,
etc.}) 6. Nd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 {Black has tried a wide range of moves here, but
Gelfand's choice is not too common. In principle, the idea to open the centre
with ...d5 without the preliminary loss of time ...d6 is approved by theory,
but Black usually, drives the enemy knight away from the centre with 7...c5.} (
{Before examining the main line, let us see what can happen if Black reacts
more slowly.} 7... Na6 8. O-O d6 9. f3 c5 10. Nc2 exf3 11. Rxf3 Rb8 12. d3 Nd7
13. a4 Nc7 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Qd2 Re8 16. e4 Ne5 17. Rf2 a6 18. h3 Be6 19. Ne3 Qd7
20. g4 $14 {Marin,M (2555)-De Vreugt,D (2498)/Tel Aviv 2000/CBM 077 (1-0, 40).
White has consolidated his domination in the centre and has chances for
launching a kingside attack.}) (7... Re8 8. O-O d6 9. f3 ({Now, I would prefer
} 9. d3 $1 {, which seems to offer better chances for a minimal advantage at
virtually no risk.}) 9... c5 10. Nc2 exf3 11. Rxf3 Nc6 12. d3 d5 13. Bg5 dxc4
14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Be6 17. Rf4 Qe7 18. Qd2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Marin,
M (2557)-Garcia Ilundain,D (2490)/Barcelona 2000/CBM 077 ext. Not a typically
drawn position, but neither of the players seemed to be in his best fighting
mood.}) (7... d6 8. O-O c5 9. Nc2 Nc6 10. Ne3 Be6 {Black almost finished his
development and waits to see how White is going to break open the centre: d3
or f3.} 11. d3 exd3 12. exd3 d5 {Playing this move with loss of time is quite
risky.} 13. Rb1 Na5 (13... b6 14. f4 $1) 14. Ba3 dxc4 (14... b6 15. Qf3 $1 dxc4
16. d4 $5 $44 (16. Qxa8 Qxa8 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nd5 $44)) 15.
Bxc5 cxd3 (15... Re8 16. dxc4 $14 {[%csl Yb7][%cal Yc5d4,Yd1a4]}) 16. Bxf8 Kxf8
17. Qa4 Rc8 18. Bxb7 $16 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2545)-Bratanov,Z (2355)/Zagan 1997/
CBM 59 ext (1-0, 28)}) ({Let us now follow a recent example of the (not so
young anymore) number one expert of the variation:} 7... Nc6 8. O-O (8. f3 $5
exf3 9. Nxf3 $14) 8... Ne5 9. d3 c5 10. Nc2 d5 11. Bf4 Qe7 (11... Ng6 12. Bg5
$14) 12. Ne3 exd3 (12... d4 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 exd3 16. exd3
Bg4 17. d6 Qe6 18. f3 Bh5 19. Re1 f6 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Qb3 $14 {White
maintains the initiative despite simplifications. The elimination of the
d6-pawn will cost Black valuable time, which can be used by White to occupy
the seventh rank.}) 13. exd3 dxc4 14. dxc4 Rd8 15. Qb1 (15. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 16.
cxd5 Bg4 17. f3 Bh5 18. g4 Bg6 19. Re1 f6 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. f4 $16) (15. Qb3 $5
) 15... h6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 g5 18. Bxe5 $6 (18. Re1 $1 gxf4 19. gxf4 Nf3+
20. Bxf3 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Rg8]}) 18... Qxe5 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Rae1 Bd7 21. Qb1 b6
22. Qd3 Re8 $132 {Portisch,L (2533)-Cao Sang (2543)/Szekesfehervar 2006/CBM
112 (0-1, 40). Black has managed to stabilize the position and can hope to
simplify to a more pleasant bishop ending.}) ({Finally, the main line goes} 
7... c5 8. Nc2 d5 {In practice, White has failed to prove an advantage.} {
I would suggest} 9. d3 $5 {as the most consistent try for an advantage. Black
cannot maintain stability in the centre too easily.} (9. Ba3 Na6 10. cxd5 Qxd5
11. d4 Qh5 12. h3 Rd8 13. g4 Qg6 14. Qd2 cxd4 15. Be7 Re8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17.
Qxd4 Qg6 18. O-O-O Qg5+ 19. Qe3 Qxe3+ (19... Qa5 $5 20. Bxe4 Be6 $44) 20. Nxe3
Nc5 21. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Miralles,G (2470)-Gavrikov,V (2580)/Bern 1991/CBM 022/
[Ribli]}) (9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. f3 $5 {Black seems to be able to maintain the
balance even after this untested move, but at least White is not risking
getting a worse position.} (10. Ne3 Qh5 11. h3 Nc6 {White has prevented the
exchange of the light-squared bishops, but is slightly underdeveloped.} 12. d3
$6 Rd8 13. Qc2 exd3 14. exd3 Ne5 $17) (10. d3 Rd8 11. c4 Qh5 12. Bb2 Bh3 13.
Bxh3 Qxh3 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qd2 Nc6 16. O-O-O exd3 17. exd3 Ne5 $36 {Winants,L
(2520)-Danielian,O (2440)/Cappelle la Grande 1993/TD (0-1, 61)}) (10. O-O Qh5
11. Ne3 Bh3 {Black has easy play, as proven by numerous games, for instance
Alterman,B-Oratovsky,M/Jurmala 1989/CBM 013 (0-1, 62)}) 10... exf3 11. Bxf3 Qd6
12. O-O Nc6 13. d4 Bh3 (13... cxd4 14. Ba3 $16) (13... Bf5 $5 {[%csl Gc2,Ge4]})
14. Ba3 b6 (14... Bxf1 15. Bxc5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 $14 {[%csl Gc3,Gd4][%cal Gc5f8]})
15. dxc5 {[%csl Gc6]} Qe6 $13) 9... dxc4 (9... exd3 10. Qxd3 $1 $14) (9... Be6
10. Bg5 $14 {maintains the status-quo.}) 10. dxe4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Nc6 12. Be3 b6
13. f3 Rd8+ 14. Ke1 $14 {[%cal Ge1f2,Gh1d1,Gg3g4,Gh2h4] White's slow but
unstoppable kingside expansion as well as his pair of bishops offer him the
better chances in the long run.}) 8. cxd5 ({Actually,} 8. d3 $5 {deserves
being investigated, too. Black would probably be forced to transpose above with
} c5 9. Nc2 {etc.}) 8... Qxd5 {Gelfand probably thought that he would drive
the enemy knight away from the centre at a later stage, but this will prove
more complicated than it might seem.} 9. f3 $1 $146 (9. d3 c5 10. Nc2 (10. dxe4
Nxe4 11. Qb3 Qxb3 (11... c4 12. Qb5 $14 {[%csl Gd4]}) 12. Nxb3 Re8 (12... Bf5
13. g4 Bg6 14. h4 h6 15. h5 Bh7 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. f3 Bc6 18. Nxc5 $16) (12...
Nxc3 13. Nxc5 $14) 13. Be3 (13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Nxc5 Rc4 $11) 13... Na6 $11)
10... Qe5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qh5 13. Ne3 Nc6 14. O-O Bh3 15. Bb2 Rad8 $132 {
Dominguez,H (2380)-Velasquez Ojeda,C (2290)/Santiago 1994/EXT 2001 (0-1, 42)})
9... c5 (9... exf3 10. Bxf3 $14) 10. fxe4 $1 ({Of course, there is no need to
transpose above with} 10. Nc2) 10... Nxe4 11. Qb3 $1 Qh5 $6 {Too ambitious.} (
11... c4 $2 12. Qb5 $16 (12. Qb1 Re8) 12... Be6 (12... Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Nc5 14.
Nc7 $18) 13. d3 (13. Qb1 $1 f5 14. g4 g6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. Qxb7
Nd7 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Ba3 Rg8 20. O-O-O {is not entirely clear.}) 13... cxd3 14.
exd3 Nxc3 15. Bxd5 Nxb5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxb7 $18) (11... Qxb3 $2 12. Nxb3 Bf5
(12... Re8 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Nxc5 $16) 13. d3 $16) ({Black should have
accepted that he had lost the theoretical battle and headd for a slightly
worse, but normal position with} 11... Qe5 $5 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. O-O Nc6 14. d3
$14) 12. Bxe4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Bb2 Bh3 15. Bf3 Qg5 {Black has sacrificed
a pawn in order to retain the enemy king in the centre. However, White's
impressive centre should incline the balance in his favour.} 16. Rc1 $1 {
It appears that Black cannot maintain the bishop on h3 for too long.} Rad8 17.
Rc5 Qf6 18. Rh5 Bc8 19. d5 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Rh4 Qe5 22. O-O $16 {Black
has absolutely no compensation for the missing pawn.} b6 23. d4 Qg5 24. e4 Ba6
25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Rf4 Qd8 27. e5 $2 (27. Qa3 Bc4 28. Bg4 Rb8 29. d6 $18) 27...
Bc4 28. Qb2 Bxd5 29. Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 d6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Qd2 Ngf6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O e5 10. a4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Rad1 a6 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15.
Qxh6 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd2 b4 18. Ne2 Ne5 19. Ng3 Ra5 20. Rfe1 Qe7 21. Bf1
Be6 22. Qe3 Ra2 23. Rb1 Qa7 24. Qxa7 Rxa7 25. f4 Ned7 26. Nf3 Nc5 27. Rbd1 d5
28. e5 Nfe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. Nd4 Bd7 31. Nb3 g5 32. Bd3 gxf4 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34.
Rxe4 Bf5 35. Rxb4 Bxc2 36. Rf1 Bxb3 37. Rxb3 Rxe5 38. Rxf4 Re6 39. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c5 4. dxc5 g5 5. Bg3 Bg7 6. c3 Na6 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qa3
Qc8 9. c6 Bxc6 10. Nd2 e5 11. e4 Ne7 12. Ngf3 f6 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Bb5+ Kf7 15.
c4 Bc6 16. O-O Rd8 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. h4 g4 19. Nh2 Qd4 20. Rfe1 h5 21. Nhf1 Qc5
22. Qa4 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Qb4 24. Qc2 Qxb5 25. Nc4 Qc6 26. Qb3 Kf8 27. Na5 Qc7 28.
Qb5 Qc5 29. Qb3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. a3 a6 12. Rc1 b5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. d5 Ne7
15. Ba2 exd5 16. Nf4 Bb7 17. Re1 g6 18. b4 Bg5 19. Qg4 Nf5 20. Rcd1 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 g6 8. h3 Bg7
9. Be2 Be4 10. Nh4 e5 11. dxe5 Nh5 12. Nf3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxf4 14. exf4 Nxc5 15.
O-O O-O 16. Re1 Kh8 17. g3 f6 18. Bg4 Qb6 19. Qd4 Rae8 20. Rad1 a5 21. a3 fxe5
22. fxe5 h5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Na4 25. Nxa4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Bxe5
28. Rd1 hxg4 29. hxg4 Ra8 30. Nc5 Bc3 31. Rb1 b6 32. Nd3 Kg7 33. Kg2 g5 34. Kf3
Ra3 35. Ke3 Kf6 36. f4 Ra8 37. Rh1 Re8+ 38. Kf3 Bd4 39. fxg5+ Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 $5 {This move has never been part
of the main stream of theory, but is not without venom. White intends to
remove the bishop from the relatively exposed b3-square and clear the way of
the b-pawn at the same time, without releasing the pressure along the a2-g8
diagonal.} h6 13. Ba2 Nb8 {Black anticipates the move b4, when his knight
would be somewhat retsricted by starting a regrouping characteristic for the
Breyer system.} ({However, since the further course of the game will cast some
doubt on this plan, the normal developing move} 13... Qd7 {deserves attention.
White usually plays} 14. b4 $13 {with chances for both sides. See, for
instance, Shabalov,A (2575)-Goldin,A (2555)/New York 1993/CBM 035/[Ftacnik] 
(1-0, 45)}) 14. Qb3 $5 {An important element in White's strategy. The threat
on f7 is easy to parry, of course, but will induce certain disharmony in
Black's camp.} Qd7 {This probably is the best way to defend f7, although the
queen temporarily deprives the knight of the d7-square.} (14... Qe7 15. a4 $1 (
{Old theory recommended} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4 {but White is not sufficiently
well developed to start an attack after a calm move such as} c5) {In order to
defend the b5-pawn, Black would probably have to play} 15... Qd7 {anyway, when
after} (15... c6 $2 {leaves the b7-bishop exposed to the simple tactical
operation} 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Qxb7 $16) 16. Qc2 $14
{White would be a useful tempo up compared to the game.}) 15. Qc2 c5 {Black
hurries to take advantage of the main drawbacks of White's previous play: the
bishop risks remaining passive on a2, while the b3-square has been slightly
weakened.} 16. d5 {Now, the a2-bishop will remain temporarily passive, but
Black will need considerable time to activate his kingside minor pieces, too.}
(16. b4 {is less logical, because after} c4 {the a2-bishop remains temporarily
out of play.} 17. d5 Nh5 {Anticipating White's kingside attack.} ({In a later
game, Smejkal tried} 17... a5 {, but was gradually reduced to passivity:} 18.
Nf1 Qc7 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Bd2 axb4 21. axb4 g6 22. Re2 Nb6 23. Rf1 Bg7 24. Bb1
Ra1 25. Qc1 Rea8 26. Ne1 h5 27. Nc2 R1a6 28. Bh6 Bh8 29. f4 $36 {Matulovic,M 
(2460)-Smejkal,J (2570)/Smederevska Palanka 1982/MCL (1-0, 56)}) 18. Nf1 g6 19.
Ng3 Nxg3 (19... Nf4 $2 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ne2 g5 22. Ned4 $16) 20. fxg3 a5 21.
Be3 Bg7 22. Re2 axb4 23. axb4 f5 $5 {Undermining the d5-pawn, but weakening
his king's position in a moment when his queenside minor pieces cannot provide
adequate defence yet.} (23... Qc7 24. g4 Nd7 $11 {looks like a simpler way to
maintain the balance even.}) 24. Rf1 $13 {Adorjan,A (2550)-Smejkal,J (2565)/
Vienna 1980/MCL/[ChessBase] (1/2-1/2, 57)}) (16. b3 {[%csl Ra2] looks
artificial.} cxd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 {Black aims to block the position.} (17... exd4
18. Nxd4 Nc6 {might be objectively better, leaving White slightly
underdeveloped.} 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 $1 {Exchanging an important defender of the
e4-pawn.} 20. Qxc6 Bxc6 $36) 18. d5 Ne7 19. b4 Rac8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Nb3 $2 (21.
Bb2 Bg7 22. Rac1 Nh5 $132) {and now, in Perenyi,B (2415)-Lukacs,P (2460)/
Hungary 1986/EXT 97 (1/2-1/2, 43), Black missed the possibility of} 21... Nexd5
$1 22. exd5 e4 $17 23. Qd4 exf3 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qxf6 Bg7 26. Qxf3 Bxa1 27.
Nxa1 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Rxc1 $19) 16... c4 {[%cal Gd7c7,Yb7c8,Yc8d7,Rb8d7,Rd7c5]} (
16... Qc7 17. c4 Nbd7 18. b4 $14 {leads to the same type of position as in the
game. Lacking space in the centre and having a passive bishop on b7, Black
will have problems to deal with the queenside tension.}) 17. b3 $1 {In order
to maintain the initiative, White has to open the queenside before Black
manages to carry out his tortuous regrouping.} cxb3 18. Bxb3 (18. Nxb3 {
enables the natural development of the other bishop, but gives up the hope of
opening the position further with c4.} Qc7 19. Be3 Nbd7 20. Qd3 {1/2-1/2
Popovic,P (2535)-Terzic,S (2360)/Zenica 1989/EXT 97}) 18... Qc7 19. c4 Rc8 $146
{Black concentrates his forces on the queenside, but implicitly delays solving
the problem of the b7-bishop by blocking the c8-square.} (19... Nbd7 20. cxb5 (
20. a4 {, as played in our main game, is less good now because of} b4 21. a5
Nc5 {[%cal Gb7c8,Gc8d7] and Black will soon transfer his bishop to d7,
maintaining a favourable queenside structure and a harmonious placement of his
pieces.}) 20... Qxc2 21. Bxc2 axb5 22. Rb1 Nc5 ({Black could have defended the
pawn with} 22... Ba6 {, but he probably disliked the fact that this would
obstruct the queen's rook. This kind of minor concessions is typical for
positions in which one of the sides lacks space in the centre.}) 23. Nb3 ({
The critical continuation is} 23. Rxb5 {. Black cannot proceed with the
immediate activation of his pieces with} Ba6 $6 {because of} 24. Rxc5 $1 dxc5
25. Ba4 Re7 26. Bb2 $16) 23... Na4 24. Bd2 Rec8 $11 {Beliavsky,A (2545)-Geller,
E (2590)/Lvov 1978/MCL (0-1, 67)}) 20. a4 Nbd7 {It looks logical to continue
development, but White will retain a small plus almost by force now.} ({
Even though} 20... b4 {is less favourable now than in the game
Beliavsky-Geller, Black should have tried it anyway, for instance} 21. a5 Nbd7
{[%cal Gc8b8,Gb7c8,Gd7c5] and it remains an open question whether White can
make use in any constructive way of the few tempi consumed by Black's
regrouping.}) 21. Ba3 Qa5 22. Nf1 $1 {White clears the d2-square for the queen
in order to prevent ...b4. At the same time, the first rank is defended, which
makes the threat axb5 real.} ({The mechanical increase of the pressure with} 
22. Reb1 $6 {allows} b4 $1 23. Bxb4 (23. Bc1 Nc5 $15) 23... Qxb4 24. Ba2 Qa5
25. Rxb7 Nc5 $15) (22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxd6 {leads to unclear consequences after}
Qxa1 {for instance} 24. Bxf8 (24. Rxa1 $2 Rxa1+ 25. Kh2 Bxd6 $19) 24... bxc4 {
It is useful to force White decide with which piece he will capture on c4
before choosing the retreat square for the queen.} 25. Rxa1 (25. Nxc4 Qa6 26.
Be7 Nb6 27. Nfxe5 Nfxd5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Rc1 Ra7 {[%cal Ga7c7]} 30. Bd6 Bxc4
31. Bxc4 Nxc4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33. Qxc4 Qxd6 $11) (25. Bxc4 Qa5 26. Bd6 Ba6 $132)
25... Rxa1+ 26. Kh2 cxb3 27. Qxb3 Bxd5 28. exd5 Rxf8 $13) 22... bxc4 {Black
releases the tension at the moment when the c4-square is less well defended,
hoping to ease his defence by simplifying the position.} (22... b4 $2 23. Qd2
$1 $16) (22... Nb6 $2 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bxd6 $16) (22... Qb6 23. a5 Qc7 24. Ne3
Nc5 25. Nd2 $14) 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24. N1d2 $1 (24. N3d2 {looks more natural, but
Kamsky foresaw that this knight is needed to maintain the e5-pawn under
pressure.}) 24... Qxa4 25. Qxa4 Nxa4 26. Reb1 Rc7 27. Bxd6 $1 (27. Nxe5 $2 Nc3
28. Rc1 Ncxe4 $15) 27... Bxd6 28. Rxa4 a5 29. Rb6 Bc5 (29... Rd7 $2 30. Bb5 $18
) (29... Ne8 $6 30. Nb3 Bc8 31. Bb5 $16) 30. Rb5 Bb4 31. Raxb4 axb4 32. d6 $6 {
The advance of this pawn is a permanent threat, but, as known from olden times,
the threat is stronger than its execution!} (32. Rxb4 $1 Re7 (32... Nd7 $6 33.
d6 $16) 33. d6 {Now, this is well timed, as it wins a whole tempo.} Rd7 34.
Nxe5 Rxd6 35. Rxb7 Rxd2 36. Bxf7+ Kh8 (36... Kh7 {does not change anything
essentially.} 37. f3 Rc8 38. Be6 Rcc2 $2 39. Bf5+ $1 $18) (36... Kf8 $4 37.
Ng6#) 37. f3 $14 {White has 2 pawns for the exchange and an active placement
of pieces. Despite the weakness of the second rank, White's king is out of
danger because White is well ahead on the way to creating threats against the
enemy king. For instance} Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 38. Be6 $1 Rcc2 $2 39. Rb8+ Kh7
40. Bf5+ g6 41. Rb7+ Kg8 42. Be6+ Kf8 43. Nxg6+ Ke8 44. Rb8+ Rd8 45. Rxd8+ Kxd8
46. Kh2 $16) 32... Rd7 33. Rxb4 (33. Nxe5 Rxd6 34. Bxf7+ Kh7 35. Rxb7 Rxd2 36.
Rxb4 {would be a worse form of the previous variation.}) 33... Ra7 34. Rb6 Ne8
35. Bxf7+ $2 ({The position would have remained level after} 35. Nxe5 Rxd6 36.
Bxf7+ Kf8 37. Rb2 Rd4 $13) 35... Rxf7 36. Nxe5 Nxd6 37. Rxd6 (37. Nxf7 Nxf7 $15
) 37... Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Rxf2 $15 {Only Black can play for a win here, but White
should be entitled to count on a draw.} 39. Kg3 Rf8 40. Rd7 Ra3+ 41. Nef3 Ba8
42. h4 Ra4 43. Nd4 Ra3+ 44. N4f3 Bc6 45. Rd6 Bb5 46. Kf2 Be8 47. Rd5 Rc3 48.
Ra5 Bc6 49. Ra7 Rd3 50. Kg3 Rfd8 51. Ra2 Be8 52. Nf1 Bg6 53. Re2 Re8 54. Kf4
Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Rc3 56. Re1 Ra3 57. Kg4 Ra2 58. N1d2 Rd8 59. Re2 Be8 60. Rf2 Bc6
61. Kg3 Rd3 62. Re2 Be8 63. Rf2 Bg6 64. Kg4 Rc2 65. Kg3 Ra3 66. Kf4 Raa2 67. g4
Be8 68. Rh2 Rc7 69. Ne5 Rcc2 70. Nef3 Ra6 71. g5 $6 {Unnecessarily weakening
the kingside light squares, without obtaining real attacking chances.} Bh5 $1
72. Nd4 Rc8 73. gxh6 Rf8+ 74. Kg5 Ra5+ 75. Nf5 g6 76. Rf2 gxf5 77. exf5 Bf7 78.
Ne4 Ra2 79. Rf1 Rg2+ 80. Kf4 Bg6 81. Ng3 Bh7 82. h5 Kh8 83. Rf3 Ra2 84. Ke5
Re8+ 85. Kf6 Ra6+ 86. Kg5 Rg8+ 87. Kf4 Rxh6 88. Ne4 Rxh5 89. Nd6 Rf8 90. Ke5
Rh1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 g6 $5 {
A rare move introduced in 1994 by the Spanish GM Magem Badals, which, until
the present game had a shaky reputation and was completely overshadowed by 7...
e6. The idea of 7...g6 is to prepare a quick advance ...e7-e5.  The move 7...
g6 must have been prepared by Kamsky specially for the Tal Memorial, where he
used it successfully in two games.} ({Previously Kamsky had played the main
line:} 7... e6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Nd2 h6 (9... Qc8 10. g4 $1 Bg6 11. g5 Ng8 12. h4
h6 13. gxh6 gxh6 14. h5 Bh7 15. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Eljanov,P-Kamsky,G/Kemer 2007 (51)
}) (9... Bg6) 10. b4 (10. g4 $5) 10... Qc8 11. Rc1 (11. O-O $142) 11... Bd8 12.
a4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 $11 {0-1 Nielsen,P-Kamsky,G/Turin 2006 (39)}) 8. h3 ({After
} 8. Be2 {apart from the natural} Bg7 {Black can also consider 8...Nh5.}) 8...
Bg7 9. Be2 (9. Qb3 $5) 9... Be4 {This is Kamsky's new idea, played for the
first time against Alekseev in the same tournament. Black simply wants to
exchange his light-squared bishop for his opponent's knight and then advance
the e-pawn. It is important to make this move now, so that the knight can't go
to e5 due to the vulnerability of g2-pawn.} (9... Ne4 10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 (11.
Qb3 $142 $14) 11... f6 12. Bh2 e5 13. Qb3 Ra7 $6 14. Nc3 exd4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16.
Nxd4 Re8 17. Bd6 g5 18. Bg4 $16 {1-0 Illescas Cordoba,M-Magem Badals,J/Madrid
1994 (39)}) 10. Nh4 (10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 O-O 12. e4 (12. Qb3 e5 $13) 12...
dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 e5 $11) ({In the event of} 10. Ne5 {Black simply
takes the pawn:} Bxg2 11. Rh2 Be4 $17) 10... e5 11. Bg3 {Mamedyarov had enough
time to analyse the position and he comes up with an improvement.} ({Alekseev
continued} 11. dxe5 {but the position after} Nh5 12. Nf3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxf4 14.
exf4 Nxc5 {turned out to be in Black's favour, 1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E-Kamsky,G/
Moscow 2007 (39)}) 11... exd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. f3 Bf5 14. Nxf5 gxf5 {A curious
position, which at the first sight seems to be clearly better for White: two
bishops, isolated doubled pawns on the f-file...  However, Kamsky proves that
things are not that simple. The point is that Black has a clear and strong
plan: to blockade the kingside by advancing the f-pawn (Nh5 and f4), then
create pressure on d4 (Qf6, Re8, Nf8-e6) and double rooks on the e-file. A
deeper look at the position shows that all Black's pieces will be active; even
the knight from h5 will come to g3. With the pawn on h2 instead of h3 White
would have been better, but the weakness on g3 together with the weak pawn d4
make the position double-edged. Moreover, from the practical point of view
Black's position is even preferable.} 15. Qd2 (15. O-O Nh5 16. Bd6 Re8 17. f4
Ng3 18. Rf3 Ne4 $13) 15... Nh5 16. Bf2 (16. Bh2 $2 Qh4+ $17 {[%csl Rd4]}) 16...
f4 17. O-O-O Re8 {The position of White's h-pawn makes a huge difference: with
the pawn on h2 White would have continued 18.g4, with a large advantage. With
the pawn on h3 he can't forget about the kingside activity, which means that
the only active plan is to advance the queenside pawns. But this is a very
risky strategy, since it opens up his own king.} 18. Rhe1 Nf8 19. Bd3 Qf6 20.
Na4 {Going nowhere. On the other hand it is not easy to indicate a sensible
plan for White. Probably the best was to wait.} (20. Rxe8 $142 Rxe8 21. Ne2 $11
) 20... Ne6 21. Bc2 Ng3 22. Qd3 Qh6 $1 23. Nc3 Re7 24. b4 {This active plan
will soon backfire.} ({Preferable was something like} 24. Ne2 Rae8 25. Qd2) ({
or} 24. Kb1 Rae8 25. Qd2 {and White should be able to keep the balance}) 24...
Rae8 25. a4 a5 $1 26. b5 Qg6 27. Qd2 (27. Qxg6 hxg6 $15) 27... Qf6 $15 28. Ne2
$5 ({Black is also slightly better after} 28. Qd3 Nxc5 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Rxe7
Rxe7) 28... Nxc5 {This leads to very sharp, approximately equal positions.} ({
The alternative was to play an endgame with a pawn up:} 28... Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2
Nxd4 30. Bxd4 (30. Rxe7 $2 Ne2+ 31. Qxe2 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Qc3+ 33. Kc1 Qa3+ 34. Kd2
Bc3+ 35. Kd3 Be1+ $19) 30... Rxe2 31. Bxf6 Rxd2 32. Kxd2 Bxf6 {but thanks to
the opposite-coloured bishops White has good chances to have a draw:} 33. Bf5 (
33. bxc6 bxc6 34. Rb1 Re3 $1 35. Bd3 (35. Rb6 Bc3+ 36. Kc1 Re1+ 37. Bd1 Re6 $17
{[%cal Gc3b4]}) 35... Bd4 36. Rb6 Bxc5 37. Rxc6 Bb4+ 38. Kc2 Kg7 $15 {[%cal
Ge3e1,Ge1g1]}) 33... Re7 (33... Bd4 34. Bd7 $15) 34. bxc6 bxc6 35. Rb1 $15) 29.
Nxf4 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Bxe1 Nf1 32. Nh5 $1 Qe7 (32... Nxd2 33. Nxf6+ Bxf6
34. Bxd2 Bxd4 35. bxc6 bxc6 36. Bxa5 $13) (32... Qxd4 33. Qxd4 Bxd4 34. Bxa5
cxb5 35. axb5 Ne3 $11) 33. Qxa5 b6 $1 (33... Ne6 34. Nxg7 Kxg7 35. bxc6 bxc6
36. Kb1 $16) 34. Qa8+ ({After} 34. Qc3 Bxd4 (34... Qg5+ 35. Kb1 $1 Qxh5 36.
bxc6 Qh6 37. c7 Qc6 38. Bd3 Qxc7 39. Bxf1 $14) 35. Qxd4 Qxe1+ 36. Kb2 Ne6 37.
Qxb6 Qe5+ 38. Ka2 c5 {the position is a complete mess} ({or} 38... Qxh5 39. Qf2
cxb5 40. axb5 Qe5 41. Qxf1 Nc5 $44)) 34... Bf8 35. Bc3 Ne6 36. Qxc6 (36. bxc6
$2 Qa3+ 37. Bb2 (37. Kb1 Qxc3 $19) 37... Qb4 $40) (36. Kb1 $142 $5 $13) 36...
Qg5+ 37. Kb1 Qxh5 38. a5 Qg5 (38... Ne3 $5 39. axb6 (39. a6 Nxc2 40. Kxc2 Qg6+
$36) 39... Nxc2 40. Kxc2 (40. b7 $2 Na3+ 41. Kc1 Qg6 $19) 40... Qg6+ 41. Kc1 (
41. Kb2 Qxg2+) 41... Qd3 $17 42. b7 $140 Nd8 $19) 39. a6 $2 (39. axb6 $1 Nd2+
40. Bxd2 Qxd2 41. b7 Nxd4 42. Qc8 Nxc2 (42... Qxc2+ $4 43. Qxc2 Nxc2 44. b8=Q
$18) 43. Qxf8+ (43. b8=Q $2 Na3+ 44. Ka1 Qd1+ 45. Kb2 Nc4+ 46. Kc3 Qd2+ $19)
43... Kxf8 44. b8=Q+ Kg7 45. Qg3+ $11) 39... Nd2+ 40. Ka2 ({More stubborn is} 
40. Bxd2 Qxd2 41. Qxd5 (41. a7 Qb4+ 42. Ka2 Qa3+ 43. Kb1 Qxa7 $19) 41... Nxd4
42. Bb3 {and Black still must demonstrate a clear win.}) 40... Nc4 41. Kb3 (41.
Kb3 Na5+ 42. Bxa5 Nxd4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. O-O
b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Bd6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 f5 14. Bxc6+ Bxc6
15. Bb2 O-O 16. Be5 Bxf3 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxd6 Rfd8 19. Bc5 Be2 20. Rfc1 Rd5
21. a4 Rad8 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. h4 h6 24. Bb6 R8d7 25. Rc8+ Kh7 26. Rac1 Kg6 27.
Kh2 e5 28. Rf8 R7d6 29. Bc7 Rf6 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31. Bxd8 Rd6 32. Bc7 Rc6 33. Rxc6+
Bxc6 34. Bxe5 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. c3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Kh8 15. Bc4
d5 16. Nxg6+ fxg6 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Na5 20. Ba2 c6 21. Be3
Nb7 22. Rb1 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Nc5 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Rf3 a5 27. Kg2
Rf6 28. Qe2 Qf8 29. Qe4 Rxf3 30. Qxf3 Qf6 31. Bf7 Ba3 32. Be8 Bb2 33. c4 c5 34.
Bf7 e4 35. dxe4 Be5 36. Bd5 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. e3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
e6 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Qd8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15.
Nd2 Bg6 16. Bf3 b5 17. e4 Qd7 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nf1 Bd8 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. a4 Bd3
22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Bd6 Be4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qc2 Qc6 26. Bc5 Re8 27. Qa4 Rb8 28.
Nxc4 Qxa4 29. Rxa4 Nd5 30. Rxa7 Re6 31. g3 f5 32. Rea1 Bf6 33. Rd7 Ne7 34. Raa7
Ng6 35. Bd6 Rb5 36. Rab7 Rxb7 37. Rxb7 h5 38. Rb5 h4 39. Rxf5 hxg3 40. Bxg3 Ra6
41. Ra5 Rc6 42. Nd6 Rb6 43. b4 Rc6 44. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. Qe2 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qa6 13. Qxa6 Nxa6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Be2 Nac7 18. Nc5 Rab8 19. Be1 f5 20. Bc4 Kf7 21.
g4 h5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Kf1 Bf6 24. Ke2 Ne8 25. Bd2 Nd6 26. Bb3 Rg8 27. Rg1 Ke7
28. a3 h4 29. Ba2 Rbc8 30. Rcf1 b6 31. Nd3 Ne4 32. Be1 c5 33. dxc5 Nxc5 34.
Rxg8 Rxg8 35. Bxd5 Nxd3 36. Kxd3 exd5 37. Bb4+ Kd7 38. b3 Rg2 39. Ke2 Rh2 40.
Kf3 Be5 41. Rg1 Rxh3+ 42. Ke2 f4 43. exf4 Bxf4 44. Rg4 Be5 45. Rg5 Ke6 46. Rh5
Bf6 47. Bd2 Rxb3 48. a4 Ra3 49. Rh6 Kf5 50. Rh5+ Kg4 51. Rh6 Bc3 52. f3+ Kf5
53. Bxc3 Rxc3 54. Rxh4 Rc4 55. Rh5+ Kg6 56. Rxd5 Rxa4 57. Ke3 Kf6 58. f4 Rb4
59. Rd6+ Ke7 60. Rh6 a5 61. Kf3 a4 62. Kg4 Rb5 63. f5 a3 64. Kg5 a2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
e6 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Qd8 11. Be2 b5 12. a3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Bd1
Rfe8 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Qe3
Qf5 22. Re1 Rd5 23. g4 Qg6 24. Kh2 Bf8 25. Rg1 a6 26. Nh4 Qh7 27. Bg3 h5 28.
Kg2 Be7 29. Nf3 Qg6 30. Kf1 Bd8 31. Ne5 Nxe5 32. Bxe5 f6 33. Bh2 Qf7 34. Kg2
hxg4 35. hxg4 f5 36. gxf5 Rxf5 37. Bg3 Qd7 38. Re1 Qd5 39. Kg1 Kf7 40. Qe2 Bf6
41. Qg4 Rh8 42. Kf1 Rh1+ 43. Ke2 Rfh5 44. Kd2 Rxe1 45. Rxe1 Rg5 46. Qf4 Rf5 47.
Qc7+ Kg6 48. Qc8 Bg5+ 49. Kc2 Rxf2+ 50. Kb1 Rf6 51. Qe8+ Kh7 52. Be5 Rh6 53.
Qf7 Bf6 54. Bxf6 Rxf6 55. Rh1+ Qxh1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. Be3 Bb7 5. Qd2 e6 6. h4 h6 7. f3 d6 8. O-O-O
Nd7 9. g4 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. Nge2 b4 12. Na4 a5 13. b3 Ne7 14. f4 Nf6 15. Bb5+
Kf8 16. Ng3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Rhe1 h5 19. f5 gxf5 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Bg5 f6
22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Bc4 Nxf4 24. Kb1 Bh6 25. Rf1 Nd5 26. Qe1 Ne3 27. Rxf5 exf5 28.
Be6 Nxd1 29. Qxd1 Qe8 30. d5 Qg6 31. Qd4 Kg7 32. a3 Qg4 33. Qd3 Rhe8 34. Qb5
Re7 35. Qc6 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Qxb3 6. axb3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 a6 8.
Nb5 Kd8 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e4 h6 11. f3 e5 12. Bg3 Rb8 13. Na7 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Nc4 Bc5 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. b4 Ne3 18. Nxe3 Bxe3 19. b5 a5 20. Rxa5 Bb6 21.
Ra1 Re8 22. Kd1 f5 23. Kc2 f4 24. Bh4+ g5 25. Be1 Nf6 26. h4 g4 27. h5 g3 28.
Bd3 Ke7 29. Bd2 Red8 30. Rae1 Kd6 31. c4 Bd4 32. Bb4+ Kc7 33. Be7 Nd7 34. Bxd8+
Kxd8 35. b4 Nf6 36. Kb3 Ra8 37. Re2 Ke7 38. Be4 Rb8 39. c5 b6 40. Kc4 bxc5 41.
bxc5 Nd7 42. c6 Nb6+ 43. Kb3 Kd6 44. Rc2 Kc7 45. Ra2 Nc8 46. Bd3 Nd6 47. Ra5 e4
48. fxe4 f3 49. e5 Nxb5 50. Rxb5 Rxb5+ 51. Bxb5 fxg2 52. Rd1 g1=Q 53. Rxg1 Bxg1
54. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. a4 b6 11. a5 bxa5 12. Nc4 Bb7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Nxa5 Qc7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qb6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Ra4 Rfd8 20. Qa1 Nh5 21.
Bxg7 Nxg7 22. Be4 Qb5 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Qe5 Qb6 25. g4 h5 26. h3 Rd8 27. Rea1
Rd5 28. Rxa6 Qb4 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Qb8 Qxb8 31. Rxb8 hxg4 32. hxg4 Rd4 33. f3
Rd2 34. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. h3 cxd4 6. exd4 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. a4 Qc8 11. O-O Qb7 12. Ne5 Nc7 13. Re1 Ncd5 14. Bg3 a6 15.
c4 Nb4 16. b3 Rfd8 17. Bh4 d6 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Bxe7 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Nd3+ 21. Ke3
Nxe1 22. Bxd8 Nxg2+ 23. Kf2 Nf4 24. Qg4 Nxh3+ 25. Qxh3 Rxd8 26. Rg1 d5 27. Nf3
dxc4 28. bxc4 Qe4 29. Rg4 Qf5 30. Qh4 Rc8 31. Kg3 f6 32. d5 exd5 33. cxd5 Rc3
34. Rf4 Qxd5 35. Qg4 Qd6 36. Kh3 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Re4 Qc6 39. Kg3 Qd6+ 40.
Qf4 Qxf4+ 41. Rxf4 Rc4 42. Rf5 b4 43. Rb5 g5 44. Rb7 h5 45. Nd2 Rd4 46. Nf3 h4+
47. Kg2 Rf4 48. Ne1 g4 49. Nd3 Rd4 50. Rxb4 Rxb4 51. Nxb4 Kf7 52. Nd5 f5 53.
Nf4 Kf6 54. Kf2 Kg5 55. Ne6+ Kf6 56. Nf4 h3 57. Kg3 Ke5 58. Ne2 Ke4 59. Nc3+
Kd3 60. Nd5 Ke2 61. Nf4+ Ke3 62. Nd5+ Ke2 63. Nf4+ Kf1 64. Kh2 Kf2 65. Nh5 Kf3
66. Ng3 f4 67. Nf5 Kf2 68. Nh4 g3+ 69. Kxh3 f3 70. Kg4 g2 71. Nxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nc3 e6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nbd7 8. Bd2
Bb4 9. Qd1 O-O 10. Qb3 a5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Bd3 a4 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15.
bxc3 h6 16. O-O dxc4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Be2 Qa5 19. c4 Rfb8 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Qc6
Ra7 22. Rfb1 b4 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. Qc8+ Kh7 25. Bd3+ g6 26. Rxb4 Qxb4 27. Rb1
Qa5 28. Rb7 Nf6 29. Rxa7 Qxa7 30. Qc5 Qxc5 31. dxc5 a3 32. Bc4 Kg7 33. c6 Ne8
34. Kf1 Kf8 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Kd2 Kd6 37. Kc3 Kxc6 38. Kb3 Nd6 39. Bd3 Nb5 40. h4
Kc5 41. g3 g5 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Bf1 g4 44. Bd3 f5 45. Bb1 Kd5 46. Bd3 Nd6 47.
Kxa3 Ne4 48. Kb4 Nxf2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
h6 9. h3 e6 10. Nbd2 Qd8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 b5 14. a3 a5 15. b3 a4
16. b4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bd1 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Nd2 Bd3 21. e4 Rae8 22.
e5 Qe7 23. Bg4 f5 24. Bh5 Rc8 25. Be2 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 g5 27. Nf1 Qg7 28. Ng3 Qg6
29. f4 Kf7 30. Rf2 Rg8 31. Qd1 g4 32. hxg4 Qxg4 33. Qxg4 Rxg4 34. Nh5 Ne7 35.
Rf3 Ng8 36. Rh3 Rg6 37. Kf2 Rc7 38. Rah1 Kf8 39. Rg3 Rxg3 40. Kxg3 Kf7 41. Kf3
Kg6 42. Rh3 Rc8 43. g4 fxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Ne7 45. Nf6 Nf5 46. Rh1 Rc7 47. Kf3 Rg7
48. Ne8 Rg8 49. Nf6 Rg7 50. Ne8 Rg8 51. Rg1+ Kf7 52. Nd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Qe2 Nge7 9. Be3 b5 10. Bxa7 Rxa7 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 d5 13. O-O dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nd4
15. Qc4 Nxb3 16. cxb3 a5 17. Qb5+ Bd7 18. Qc5 Qc7 19. Rc1 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 Nc8 21.
Ne3 Nd6 22. Bf3 Ke7 23. Re1 Rc8 24. Rh5 h6 25. Nd5+ Kd8 26. Ne3 f6 27. Rh4 Rac7
28. Rd4 Rc1 29. Kf1 Rxe1+ 30. Kxe1 Ke7 31. Kd2 g5 32. h4 f5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34.
g3 Rc5 35. Bg2 g4 36. Bh1 Be8 37. Bg2 Bf7 38. Nc4 Nxc4+ 39. Rxc4 Kd6 40. Rxc5
Kxc5 41. Bb7 Kd4 42. Bc8 Bg8 43. Bd7 Ke4 44. Bc6+ Ke5 45. Bd7 Kd6 46. Bc8 Kd5
47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Ba6 Bf7 49. Bb5 Bg6 50. Bc4 Be8 51. Bb5 Bf7 52. Bc4 Kd6 53. Kf4
Be8 54. Ke3 Bc6 55. Kd4 e5+ 56. Ke3 Be4 57. Bf7 Bd5 58. Bg6 Ke6 59. Bh7 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. a4 c5
9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bh2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nd5 13. Bc4 Nb8 14. Re1 Nd7 15.
Qb3 N7f6 16. a5 Bc6 17. axb6 axb6 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Qe8 20. Qxe8 Rfxe8 21.
c4 Nb4 22. Ra7 d5 23. b3 e6 24. Rb7 Nd3 25. Rb1 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Ne5 Ra8
28. Rxb6 Ra2 29. Bg3 f5 30. Nxd3 exd3 31. Be5 Rd8 32. Rd1 d2 33. Kf1 Rb2 34.
Ke2 Bxe5 35. dxe5 Rd4 36. Rb5 f4 37. h4 h6 38. g3 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. gxf4
gxf4 41. Rb6 Kf7 42. Rd6 Re4+ 43. Kf3 Rxe5 44. Rd3 Rh5 45. Kxf4 Rf5+ 46. Ke3
Re5+ 47. Kf3 Rf5+ 48. Kg2 Rg5+ 49. Kf1 Rh5 50. R1xd2 Rb1+ 51. Ke2 Rhh1 52. Kf3
e5 53. Ke4 Rhe1+ 54. Kd5 e4 55. Rc3 Kf6 56. c5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. g3 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Rc8 11. Nc4 Nb8 12. b3 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qh5 Nf6
15. Qe2 d5 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Bg5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Nbd7 19. Qe2 a5 20. Qb5 Rc5 21.
Qb7 Qc8 22. Nb5 Ne4 23. Qa7 Rxb5 24. axb5 Nxg5 25. b6 O-O 26. b7 Qxc2 27. Rfc1
Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Qe4 29. Qe3 Nh4+ 30. Kh3 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Nf5 32. Rc7 Nb8 33. Rxa5
Nd6 34. Ra8 Nxb7 35. Rxb7 Nc6 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rb6 Ne5 38. Rxb4 Ke7 39. Rb6
Kd7 40. Kg2 Kc7 41. Ra6 Kb7 42. Ra4 Kb6 43. Kf2 h5 44. Ke2 Kb5 45. h3 g6 46.
Rd4 Nc6 47. Rf4 f5 48. Kd2 e5 49. Rf1 d4 50. Re1 e4 51. exd4 Nxd4 52. Kc3 Nf3
53. Rf1 g5 54. Rd1 e3 55. Kd3 f4 56. gxf4 gxf4 57. Rf1 Ne5+ 58. Ke2 Ng6 59. Rg1
Ne7 60. Kf3 Nd5 61. Rg5 Kc5 62. Rxh5 Kd4 63. Rh8 Nb4 64. Rd8+ Kc3 65. h4 Nc2
66. h5 Nd4+ 67. Rxd4 Kxd4 68. h6 Kd3 69. h7 e2 70. h8=Q e1=Q 71. Qd8+ Kc2 72.
Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 c5 6. c3 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3
d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. e4 Rfd8 12. Bh2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rac8 14. a4 Qb8
15. a5 bxa5 16. Rxa5 Rc7 17. b4 Rdc8 18. b5 Rc1 19. Ra1 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 h6 21.
Nb3 Rc3 22. Nfd2 e5 23. d5 Bd8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1 Nc5 26. Bc4 Bc8 27. Ncb3
Nxb3 28. Nxb3 Bd7 29. g4 Kf8 30. Kg2 Ng8 31. f4 exf4 32. Bxf4 Ne7 33. Nd4 Ng6
34. Bg3 Bb6 35. Nc6 Qc7 36. e5 dxe5 37. Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Be3 Bb6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. a4 Nh7 11. a5 Bxe3 12. fxe3 f5 13. b4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6
15. Ng3 Rb8 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. e4 Be6 18. Qc3 Rb5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Rg5 21.
Nxc6 Qd7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Nxe5 Qd6 24. Rae1 Re8 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Ne4 Qf8 27.
Nxg5 hxg5 28. Nc6 Bd5 29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. Nd4 Qe4 31. Qd2 Qe5 32. c3 c6 33. Kf2
Kf7 34. Qd3 Qf4+ 35. Nf3 Bxf3 36. Qxf3 Qd2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. Qg3
Qe7 40. Kg1 Kg6 41. Qd3+ Kg7 42. Kf2 Qc7 43. Qd4 Kg6 44. c4 f5 45. g3 Qe7 46.
b5 cxb5 47. cxb5 Qa3 48. b6 Qa2+ 49. Ke3 Qa3+ 50. Ke2 Qa2+ 51. Kd1 Qb1+ 52. Kd2
Qa2+ 53. Kd3 Qa3+ 54. Kc2 Qa2+ 55. Qb2 Qc4+ 56. Qc3 Qa2+ 57. Kc1 axb6 58. axb6
Qd5 59. Kb2 f4 60. gxf4 gxf4 61. Qb4 Qe5+ 62. Kb3 Qd5+ 63. Ka4 Qd1+ 64. Ka5
Qd5+ 65. Qb5 Qxb5+ 66. Kxb5 f3 67. b7 f2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 b6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Nc3 d6 6. h3 e6 7. Be3 Ne7 8. Bd3 a6
9. O-O Nd7 10. Qd2 h6 11. d5 e5 12. Ne1 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Bxf5 gxf5 15. f4
Qf6 16. Nd3 O-O 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Re2 Qg6 19. Ref2 Kh7 20. Qc2 Bc8 21. Nb4 Nf6
22. Nc6 Nh5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. c5 Ng3 25. Rd1 f4 26. Qxg6+ Kxg6 27. Rf3 Nh5 28.
Bc1 e4 29. Rff1 e3 30. Rfe1 bxc5 31. Na4 Bf6 32. Nxc5 Bh4 33. Re2 Ng3 34. Rc2
f3 35. gxf3 Rxf3 36. Kg2 Rf2+ 37. Rxf2 exf2 38. Kxf2 Ne4+ 39. Kf3 Nxc5 40. Be3
Ne4 41. Rg1+ Ng5+ 42. Ke2 Bxh3 43. Kd2 h5 44. Nd4 Bg4 45. Rc1 Bg3 46. Rc6+ Bd6
47. Rxa6 Ne4+ 48. Kd3 Nc5+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. e3 Ngf6 7. c4 e6 8. Qb3
b5 9. cxb5 c5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nd7 12. Be2 Bxe2 13. Kxe2 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qa5
15. a4 Be7 16. Qc3 Qb6 17. Rhc1 O-O 18. Nb3 c4 19. Nd4 a6 20. a5 Qc7 21. b6
Qxe5 22. b3 Rac8 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Qd3 Rfc8 25. Rxc4 dxc4 26. Qc3 Qd5 27. g4
Bf6 28. Rb1 h5 29. Rb4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qxa5 31. b7 Rb8 32. Qxc4 Qd8 33. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 Qa5 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. e3 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxg5 11. Nxg5 g6 12. O-O Be7 13. f4 Nf6 14. Nf3 Bd7 15.
Ne5 Rc8 16. Qe2 Bc6 17. g4 Nd7 18. Nf3 Bb4 19. f5 exf5 20. gxf5 O-O 21. Qg2 Kg7
22. Ng5 Rce8 23. Nxh7 Rxe3 24. Nxf8 Nxf8 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Rf3 Rxf3 27. Qxf3
Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxc3 29. Rf1 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1 Nh7 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qxg6 Qg7 33. Qe6
d4+ 34. Be4 Bxe4+ 35. Qxe4 Ng5 36. Qh4+ Kg8 37. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. h3 Be7 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 O-O 8. c3
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. a4 Qc8 11. Ne5 Qb7 12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. Ndxf3 Rfc8 14. Ke2 Nd5
15. Bh2 f6 16. Nd3 Nac7 17. Nd2 Ne8 18. Rhe1 a6 19. c4 Nb4 20. Rec1 d5 21. b3
Kf7 22. Nf3 h6 23. a5 bxa5 24. Rxa5 Nc6 25. Ra2 a5 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8.
Qd2 a6 9. Rg1 h5 10. g3 e6 11. f4 Qc7 12. f5 e5 13. Nc2 g6 14. fxg6 fxg6 15.
Bg2 Bxg2 16. Rxg2 Qb7 17. Rf2 Ng4 18. Nd5 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Bh6 20. Qd3 O-O+ 21.
Kg1 Kh7 22. Ne1 Nf6 23. Nc3 Rad8 24. Rd1 Ng4 25. Nd5 Nf2 26. Qc2 Nxd1 27. Qxd1
b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Nf3 Qa7+ 30. Kg2 Qxa2 31. Bc3 Rc8 32. Qd3 Qxb3 33. Nh4
Qxd5+ 34. Qxd5 Rxc3 35. Qxd6 Rg8 36. Qd7+ Rg7 37. Qxb5 e4 38. Qd5 Re3 39. Kf2
Ra3 40. Qxe4 Re3 41. Qd5 Rge7 42. Qb5 Rxe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bb4 10. Qd1 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. a4 Nb6 14. c5 Nbd7 15.
c4 b6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. cxb6 Nxb6 18. Ba3 Rfb8 19. Rc1 Qd8 20. Qe2 Ne4 21. a5
Nd7 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qa6 Nf6 24. Bd6 Rb2 25. Rc6 h6 26. Rfc1 Kh7 27. Rc8 Rxc8
28. Rxc8 Qd7 29. Qc6 Qxc6 30. Rxc6 Nd5 31. Bc5 Ra2 32. Ra6 f5 33. Rxa7 f4 34.
exf4 Nxf4 35. Bf8 Ne2+ 36. Kh2 Nxd4 37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Rd7 Nf5 39. Bb4 e3 40.
fxe3 Nxe3 41. Rd2 Ra4 42. Bc3+ Kg8 43. Re2 Nd5 44. Be1 Kf7 45. Kg3 h5 46. Kf3
Ra3+ 47. Ke4 Nf6+ 48. Kd4 Nd5 49. Kc5 Nf4 50. Rf2 Kg6 51. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Bg5 Nd7 4. Nbd2 Ngf6 5. c3 e6 6. e4 Be7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Be3
O-O 9. O-O Bh5 10. h3 Bg6 11. Qe2 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nb3 b6 14. Rfd1 a5 15. a4
c5 16. Bb5 c4 17. Nbd2 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bf4 Ra7 20. Re1 Bf5 21. Bh2 Re8 22.
Nf1 Re7 23. Ne3 Nf8 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Bh7 26. f3 Nd6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Ng4
Bd3 29. Qf2 Ng6 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. Rxe5 Rf7 32. Rae1 Rf6 33. b3 Rc7 34. Qb2 Kf7
35. R5e3 Rg6 36. Re5 Rf6 37. h4 Rg6 38. h5 Rf6 39. Kf2 Kf8 40. b4 axb4 41. Qxb4
Qxb4 42. cxb4 Bf5 43. Ke3 c3 44. Rc1 c2 45. Kd2 Bh7 46. a5 Ke7 47. a6 Rf8 48.
Re3 Rb8 49. Bd3 Bxd3 50. Rxd3 Ra8 51. Ra3 Rc6 52. Rxc2 Rxa6 53. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Be3 d6 6. Qd2 Nd7 7. O-O-O e6 8. f3
a6 9. h4 h6 10. Kb1 Ne7 11. Nh3 c5 12. Nf2 Qc7 13. d5 e5 14. Bd3 h5 15. Nh3 Nf6
16. Bc2 Bc8 17. Ba4+ Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. a4 Neg8 20. Kc2 Bh6 21. Ng5 Kf8 22.
Rb1 a5 23. Nb5 Kg7 24. Rbf1 Re8 25. b3 Nh7 26. Rf2 Nf8 27. Rd1 Nf6 28. Rdf1 Re7
29. Qd3 Ne8 30. Nc3 f6 31. Nh3 Bxe3 32. Qxe3 f5 33. exf5 Qxf5+ 34. Ne4 Nh7 35.
Kb2 Rf8 36. Qd2 Qd7 37. Qc3 Kg8 38. Qe3 Nef6 39. Neg5 Nxg5 40. Nxg5 Qf5 41. Ne6
Rff7 42. Ka3 Nh7 43. g4 Qf6 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. Rg2+ Kh8 46. Rfg1 Re8 47. Rg6
Qxf3 48. Qh6 Qc3 49. Rf6 Ree7 50. Rff1 e4 51. Nf4 Qb4+ 52. Ka2 Qd2+ 53. Kb1
Rxf4 54. Qxf4 Qd3+ 55. Kb2 e3 56. Qh6 Qd2+ 57. Kb1 Qd3+ 58. Ka2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
Nh5 9. Bg3 e6 10. Nbd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 h6 12. Be2 Be7 13. Bd1 Qc7 14. Bc2 O-O 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Rad8 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. gxf4 b5 19. a3 f6 20. O-O Rd5 21. Rfe1
g5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Re2 g4 24. Nfd2 e5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. b3 Rfd8 27. Nf1 Bg6
28. bxc4 bxc4 29. Ne3 Rb5 30. a4 Rb2 31. Ng3 Bxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Nxc2 Rd3
34. Ne3 Bc5 35. Nef5 Bb6 36. a5 Bc7 37. Ne4 a6 38. Kf1 Kf8 39. Nc5 Rxc3 40.
Ne6+ Kg8 41. Nxc7 Rb3 42. Nxa6 c3 43. Nc5 Rb5 44. Ne4 c2 45. Re1 Rb1 46. Nxf6+
Kh8 47. Ne3 Rxe1+ 48. Kxe1 c1=Q+ 49. Ke2 Qb2+ 50. Kd1 Qxf2 51. Nfd5 Nd3 52. a6
Qa2 53. Nc3 Qxa6 54. Nxg4 Qc4 55. Kd2 Qxg4 56. Kxd3 Qxg2 57. Ne4 Kg7 58. Nd6
Qd5+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 Nbd7 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. a5 Bb7 14. d5 Ne4 15. Nf4
Rc8 16. Qe2 Ne5 17. Rd1 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Nd6 19. e4 c4 20. Ba4 c3 21. Qe2 Qxa5
22. e5 Nc4 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Ra2 Nxe5 25. Bd7 Qc7 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. Be3 Nc4 28.
Bc1 a5 29. Re1 Bf6 30. Qg4 Rd8 31. Nh5 Bxd5 32. Bh6 Bh8 33. Rae2 Ne5 34. Qg3 c2
35. Bf4 f6 36. Rc1 a4 37. Rexc2 Qd6 38. Rd2 Kf7 39. Rcd1 e6 40. Bxe5 fxe5 41.
Qh4 gxh5 42. Qxh5+ Kg8 43. Qg4+ Bg7 44. Qxa4 Rf8 45. Qg4 Qc5 46. Qg3 e4 47. Rb1
Qc3 48. Qg5 h6 49. Qe3 Qxe3 50. fxe3 h5 51. Rdb2 Bh6 52. Re2 h4 53. Kh2 Bc4 54.
Ree1 Kg7 55. Rb4 Bd5 56. Rb2 Kg6 57. Rbe2 Bg7 58. Kg1 Be5 59. Rf2 Rc8 60. Ref1
Rc3 61. Re2 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nce3
Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Ne7 16. Bf3 g6 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 gxf5 20. Rad1 f4
21. Nd5 Ng6 22. Qh3 f3 23. g3 Kh8 24. Rfe1 Rc8 25. Qh5 Rc4 26. Re3 Nh4 27. b3
Rf5 28. Qh6 Rg4 29. Kh1 Ng2 30. Red3 e4 31. Rd4 Rg6 32. Qh3 Re5 33. Nf4 Nxf4
34. gxf4 Ree6 35. f5 Rh6 36. Qg3 Re8 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Qc8 39. f6 Rg8 40.
Qe5 Re8 41. Qd4 Kg8 42. Qd5+ Kf8 43. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O d6 8. Qg4
Qf6 9. Qg3 e5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Kh1 Qg6 12. Qh4 Nf6 13. f4 Qh5 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15.
f5 Bxb3 16. axb3 Nf6 17. Be2 h6 18. g4 Nbd7 19. Kg2 Bd4 20. Nb5 Ke7 21. Nxd4
exd4 22. Ra4 Rac8 23. Bd3 Nc5 24. Rxd4 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Nxg4 26. Bf4 Rhd8 27. Kg3
Ne5 28. Rf2 Rc5 29. Bd2 Rb5 30. b4 f6 31. Re2 Kf7 32. Bc3 Nc6 33. Rc4 d5 34.
Rc5 Rxc5 35. bxc5 dxe4 36. dxe4 Rd3+ 37. Kf4 h5 38. Re3 Rxe3 39. Kxe3 g5 40. h3
Ke7 41. Kd3 Kf7 42. Kc4 Ne7 43. Be1 Ke8 44. b4 Nc6 45. Bc3 Ke7 46. Kd3 Kf7 47.
Kc4 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 b6 8. Nbd2
Nc6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. b4 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 c4 14. a4 Qd7 15.
Ra1 a5 16. b5 Nd8 17. Qb2 f6 18. Bh2 Nf7 19. Rad1 e6 20. Nd2 Nd6 21. Rfe1 Ne4
22. Nf1 Qe7 23. f3 Ng5 24. Nd2 e5 25. f4 exd4 26. exd4 Ne4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. f5
Bh6 29. Bg4 Rcd8 30. Qe2 Bd5 31. Rf1 Kg7 32. Bg3 Qa3 33. Qc2 Qb3 34. Qxb3 cxb3
35. Bc7 Rc8 36. Bxb6 Rxc3 37. Bxa5 Rc2 38. Bb4 Ra8 39. a5 Rc4 40. Bc5 Rxa5 41.
b6 b2 42. Rb1 Ra2 43. Bd1 Rc1 44. Bb3 Ra1 45. Bxd5 Rxf1+ 46. Kxf1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. e5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Be4 Rc8 13. a3 Na5 14. Be3 Qc7 15.
Bd4 Nc6 16. Rad1 O-O 17. h4 h6 18. g3 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Bc5 20. Rd3 f5 21. exf6
Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Bxf2 23. Nh2 Qxh4 24. Bxb7 Nf4 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. Nxg4 Bxe1 27.
Rxd7 Bxc3 28. Bxc8 Bxf6 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Bxa6 Rb8 31. Rd4 Nd5 32. c4 bxc4 33.
Bxc4 Rxb2 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Rxd5 Kf7 36. a4 Ra2 37. Rd7+ Kg6 38. Ra7 h5 39. a5
Kg5 40. a6 Kh4 41. Ra8 Kh3 42. Kg1 h4 43. a7 f5 44. Rf8 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 Rxa7 46.
Rxf5 Kh2 47. Rg5 Rf7+ 48. Ke2 h3 49. Rg8 Kh1 50. Rg6 Ra7 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kf1
Kh2 53. Rg8 Rg2 54. Rh8 Rg4 55. Rh7 Rf4+ 56. Ke2 Kg3 57. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. Be3
Bxe3 9. fxe3 O-O 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nbd2 Ne7 13. h3 Ng6 14. Ra7 c5
15. Qa1 Rb7 16. Ra8 h6 17. Qa5 Qxa5 18. Rxa5 Ne7 19. Ra6 Rd8 20. Rfa1 Rb8 21.
Ra7 Bb7 22. R7a5 Ra8 23. R1a2 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 Ra8 25. Rxa8+ Bxa8 26. c4 b4 27.
Ba4 Kf8 28. Kf2 Bc6 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 30. Nh4 g6 31. Nhf3 Nd7 32. Ke2 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. a4 b4 11. a5 Qb8 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Nb6 Ra7 14. Be3 Rc7 15.
Nxc8 Qxc8 16. Bb6 O-O 17. Bf1 Be7 18. Qd2 Nb8 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. c3 Nc6 21. Red1
Rd8 22. cxb4 Bxb4 23. Qd3 Bxa5 24. Qxa6 Bb6 25. Rac1 h6 26. Bb5 Rb8 27. Bxc6
dxc6 28. Qc4 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. Rc2 c5 31. g3 g5 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Rd7 h5 34.
Qe2 g4 35. Qd3 Ba5 36. Qe3 Bb4 37. Rc1 Ra8 38. Rcd1 Qxb2 39. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bf4 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. exd4
Nbd7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. a4 Qc7 12. a5 bxa5 13. Qa4 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Bh2 Nb6 16. Qxa5 Rfe8 17. Nxe5 Nfd5 18. Nd3 Qd8 19. Rfe1 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rxe2 21.
Rxe2 Qxd3 22. Rae1 Bxc3 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Be5+ Bxe5 25. Qxe5+ Kh6 26. Rxa8 Bxa8
27. Qe3+ Qxe3 28. Rxe3 Bd5 29. Re7 Nc8 30. Rc7 Be6 31. Nf3 Nd6 32. Rxa7 Nf5 33.
Ra4 Kg7 34. Nd4 Kf6 35. Nxf5 Bxf5 36. h4 h6 37. Ra6+ Be6 38. f3 g5 39. hxg5+
hxg5 40. Kf2 Kf5 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. Ra5+ Kf6 43. Ke4 Bc8 44. Rb5 Bd7 45. Rb6+ Be6
46. g3 Kg7 47. Ke5 Bd7 48. f4 gxf4 49. gxf4 Bg4 50. f5 Be2 51. f6+ Kg6 52. Rb8
Kh7 53. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Nf1 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Bg5 16. Ne3 g6 17. Bd2 Kh8 18. a4 b4 19. Re1 bxc3 20. Bxc3 Nc6 21. Bb3 Rb8
22. Bc4 a5 23. Qg3 Nd4 24. Rad1 Bf4 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qxf4 exf4 27. Nd5 f3 28. g3
Ne5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Qf3 Be8 13. Qh3 Kh8 14. Bg5 g6 15.
Bh6 Rg8 16. f4 Nd7 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Rb6 20. d5 Nf6 21. dxe6
Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. exf7 Bxf7 25. Rfe1 Qb4 26. a3 Qd6 27. Rcd1
Bd5 28. f5 gxf5 29. Be3 Rxb2 30. Bd4+ Bf6 31. Bxb2 Bxb2 32. Rd2 Be5 33. Qxf5
Re8 34. Red1 Be6 35. Qh5 Qb8 36. Re2 Bc3 37. h3 Bf7 38. Qxf7 Rxe2 39. Qc4 Re1+
40. Rxe1 Bxe1 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. Qg4+ Kh8 43. Qd4+ Kg8 44. Qg4+ Kf7 45. Qf5+ Kg8
46. Qe6+ Kg7 47. Qxe1 Qd6 48. Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
h6 9. h3 e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Qd8 13. Re1 b5 14. a3 a5 15. b3
Rc8 16. Qb2 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Rec1 a4 20. b4 f6 21. Re1 e5 22.
Bh2 Bd6 23. Nf1 e4 24. f3 Bxh2+ 25. Nxh2 Qd6 26. Qd2 Ne7 27. f4 Bh7 28. Rf1 g5
29. Rf2 Ng6 30. g3 gxf4 31. gxf4 Nh4 32. Kh1 Bf5 33. Bg4 Kh7 34. Rg1 Rg8 35.
Qe1 Qe6 36. Rff1 Bxg4 37. hxg4 Nf3 38. f5 Nxe1 39. fxe6 Nc2 40. Rxf6 Rgf8 41.
g5 hxg5 42. Ng4 Kg7 43. Rgf1 Rxf6 44. Rxf6 Rf8 45. e7 Re8 46. Rf5 Rxe7 47.
Rxg5+ Kf8 48. Rxd5 Rh7+ 49. Kg2 Rg7 50. Kh3 Rxg4 51. Rf5+ Kg7 52. Rf2 Nxe3 53.
Re2 Rf4 54. Rxe3 Kf6 55. Kg3 Kf5 56. d5 Rg4+ 57. Kf2 Ke5 58. Rh3 Rg5 59. Rh6
Kf4 60. Rf6+ Rf5 61. Rxf5+ Kxf5 62. Ke3 Ke5 63. d6 Kxd6 64. Kxe4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd3 e6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 h6
9. h3 Ne7 10. g4 a6 11. h4 Nf6 12. Rg1 h5 13. gxh5 Nxh5 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. a4 Nc6
16. O-O-O Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bc2 Bg7 19. f4 b5 20. e5 bxc4 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22.
Bxe4 d5 23. Qb4 c6 24. f5 Bf8 25. Qc3 gxf5 26. Bf3 Qb7 27. Bxh5 Rxh5 28. Bf6
Qb4 29. Qxb4 Bxb4 30. Rg8+ Bf8 31. Kc2 Rc8 32. Rdg1 Kd7 33. Kc3 Rh7 34. R1g2 a5
35. Kc2 Re8 36. R2g3 d4 37. b3 Be7 38. Rxe8 Kxe8 39. Rg8+ Kd7 40. bxc4 Bxf6 41.
exf6 e5 42. Ra8 Rxh4 43. Rxa5 Rh2+ 44. Kd3 Rh3+ 45. Ke2 Ke6 46. Rc5 Kd6 47. Ra5
f4 48. Ra7 Ke6 49. a5 e4 50. Re7+ Kf5 51. Rxf7 d3+ 52. Kd2 Rh2+ 53. Kc3 Rc2+
54. Kb3 f3 55. Re7 Kxf6 56. Rxe4 Rc1 57. Re3 d2 58. Rxf3+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. b3 e5 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. d3 h5 6. h3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 Be6 8. a3
Bd6 9. e3 Qe7 10. b4 O-O-O 11. b5 Nb8 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Ngf3 Kb8 14. a5 Rc8 15.
a6 b6 16. Ng5 c6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. bxc6 Rxc6 19. O-O Rc7 20. c4 Rhc8 21. Qe2
Bb4 22. Rfc1 Qd6 23. Nf3 e4 24. dxe4 dxe4 25. Nd4 Qe7 26. Nb5 Rc6 27. Rc2 e5
28. Ra4 Bc5 29. Nc3 R6c7 30. Nxe4 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Nf6 32. Bg2 e4 33. Bxf6 gxf6
34. Qxh5 Rd7 35. Ra1 Rcd8 36. Qf5 Re8 37. Rcc1 Qe6 38. Qxe6 Rxe6 39. Rd1 Kc7
40. Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Rd1+ Kc6 42. g4 b5 43. cxb5+ Kxb5 44. Bf1+ Kb4 45. Rb1+ Kc3
46. Rc1+ Kb4 47. Rc4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 Ba5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O Bc7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Nb6 15. b5
cxb5 16. axb5 a5 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Rxa4 Re8 19. Rc1 h5 20. g3 Bd6 21. Kg2 Re7
22. Qd1 b6 23. Rc6 h4 24. gxh4 Ne4 25. Be1 Re6 26. h5 Rc8 27. Ra2 Rxc6 28. bxc6
Bc7 29. Rc2 Qd6 30. f4 Qa3 31. Qe2 f5 32. Ra2 Qe7 33. Rc2 Qe8 34. Kh2 Kh7 35.
Bh4 Rxc6 36. Rxc6 Qxc6 37. Bb5 Qe6 38. Qg2 Nd6 39. Bc6 Ne4 40. Bb5 Nc3 41. Bd3
b5 42. Qg5 Ne4 43. Qe7 Qxe7 44. Bxe7 b4 45. Bc2 Kh6 46. Bb3 Nc3 47. Bc2 Ne4 48.
Bb3 Nd2 49. Bxd5 b3 50. Ba3 a4 51. Kg2 Nb1 52. Bb4 b2 53. Ba2 Bd6 54. Bxd6 Nc3
55. Ba3 Nxa2 56. Bxb2 Nb4 57. Kf3 Kxh5 58. e4 Nc2 59. d5 a3 60. Bxg7 Kg6 61.
Bc3 a2 62. e5 a1=Q 63. Bxa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. d4 b5
9. Bb3 Nf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nd2 Qe7 15.
Nf1 Rad8 16. Qe2 c5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bd5 h5 19. c4 Bh6 20. Rad1 b4 21. Rd3 Bg4
22. f3 Bc8 23. Nd2 Rd7 24. Qf2 Rc7 25. Rd1 a5 26. a4 Bd7 27. b3 g5 28. Nf1 g4
29. Ng3 Qg6 30. fxg4 Bxg4 31. Rf1 Bf4 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qf6 34. Qf3 Kg7 35.
Qxh5 Rh8 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Rh3 Rg8 38. Qh5 Rd7 39. g3 Bg5 40. Qf3 Re7 41. Qe4
Rh8 42. Rxh8+ Qxh8 43. f6 Bxf6 44. Qf5 Bg7 45. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3
Be7 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Nb3 h6 11. Qh3 Ng4 12. Bxe7 Qf2+ 13. Kd1 Ne3+ 14. Kc1 Kxe7
15. Qg3 Qxg3 16. hxg3 Ng4 17. Be2 Ngf6 18. g4 Rg8 19. g5 hxg5 20. fxg5 Ne8 21.
Nd4 Ne5 22. Nf3 Bd7 23. Kd2 Rc8 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Rh7 Nd6 26. Bd3 Bc6 27. Ke3
a5 28. b3 b5 29. Ne2 Rh8 30. Rah1 Rxh7 31. Rxh7 g6 32. Ng1 Be8 33. Nf3 Rc5 34.
a3 b4 35. a4 Bc6 36. Rh4 Nb7 37. Kd2 Nd6 38. Ng1 Ba8 39. Ne2 Rc8 40. c3 bxc3+
41. Nxc3 Nb7 42. Bc2 Rd8+ 43. Ke1 Nc5 44. Nb1 Bb7 45. Nd2 Ba6 46. Nf3 Nd7 47.
Rh1 Rb8 48. Kd2 Rb4 49. Rh8 Bb7 50. Ke3 Nc5 51. Nd2 Ba6 52. Ra8 Rb7 53. Nf3 Kd6
54. g3 Rc7 55. Nd2 Rb7 56. Bd1 Kc6 57. Bc2 Rd7 58. Nf3 Kd6 59. Rb8 Kc7 60. Rh8
Bd3 61. Rh2 Bxc2 62. Rxc2 Rd3+ 63. Ke2 Kd6 64. Rd2 Rxd2+ 65. Nxd2 Ke7 66. Kd1
f5 67. gxf6+ Kxf6 68. Kc2 Kg5 69. Kc3 Kg4 70. Kc4 Nb7 71. Kb5 Kxg3 72. Kc6 g5
73. Kxb7 Kf2 74. b4 axb4 75. a5 g4 76. a6 g3 77. a7 g2 78. a8=Q g1=Q 79. Qa7+
Kg2 80. Qa2 Qe3 81. Nc4+ Qf2 82. Qb1 Qd4 83. Qxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 h6 8. d3 O-O
9. Nbd2 a5 10. Ne5 Bh7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. a3 Qb6 13. Qc3 Rfd8 14. d4 Qc7 15. c5
Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. b4 b6 18. Nf3 Qb7 19. Qd2 axb4 20. axb4 Bf6 21. Rfc1 bxc5
22. bxc5 Nb4 23. Bc3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Nc2 25. Rc1 Qb3 26. Ba5 Ra8 27. Bc7 Qb2 28.
e3 Ra2 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Ra1 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Bxf1 Qb1 33. f3 Nb4 34. Kg2
Bd3 35. Bxd3 Nxd3 36. g4 f6 37. Bg3 e5 38. dxe5 fxe5 39. Qc3 Qd1 40. Qa3 Qe2+
41. Kh3 Kh7 42. g5 Qxe3 43. Qa6 Qxf3 44. g6+ Kxg6 45. Qxc6+ Kh5 46. Qe8+ g6 47.
Qxe5+ Nxe5 48. c6 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {Already a small surprise for me, recently Gata has been
played mostly the Slav Defence, but certainly the Nimzo/Queen's Indian still
remains in his repertoire.} 3. g3 c5 {A very unexpected choice by my opponent,
although there have been a few games of Gata's, in which he played the Benoni.}
4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 {So finally the game transposed to the "normal" Benoni.}
({Recently} 5... b5 {has been very popular for Black, but White has found a
few interesting ideas in the following games Gelfand-Aronian 2007 and
Kramnik-Alekseev 2007, where Black faced some problems in the opening.}) 6. Nc3
g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 {The most popular move
in this variation, where I have scored quite well before this game.} ({The
alternative would have been} 11. Bf4 Ne4 {with complicated play.}) 11... Nbd7
12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 {The main direction.} ({I have tried} 13. a5 {a few times,
but Black gets good play after} b5 14. axb6 Nxb6) 13... Ne5 {Without any doubt,
this move is the most principal continuation.} ({Another line runs} 13... Nb6
14. Na3 {etc.}) 14. Na3 {Preventing b5-move.} Nh5 ({Quite interesting is} 14...
c4 $5 {which has been played in Avrukh-Gajewski, Dresden 2007.}) 15. e4 {
Otherwise Black will play 15 ...f5 with good play.} Bd7 ({Another interesting
option is} 15... Rf8) 16. a5 $1 {The only way to fight for the advantage.} (16.
g4 {is considered to be dubous, since after} b5 {Black obtains a fantastic
game.}) 16... Qxa5 17. g4 Nf6 18. g5 $2 {This is considered to be the best
option for White, but now after the present game I believe this move is simply
bad .} ({I think White should try another line} 18. f4 Nexg4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 {
with extremely complicated play.}) 18... Nh5 19. f4 Nc4 $1 {Black has tried
other moves here, like 19...b5, 19...c4, but the text is clearly the best one.}
20. Nxc4 Qxa1 21. Nxd6 Bxc3 $1 $146 {Very simple and very strong! This
position has occured only three times in tournament practice, and has been
considered slightly dubious for Black. Meanwhile this game completely changes
the assessment of this variation.} ({The recent game, where this position
occured saw} 21... Re7 $2 22. e5 {[%csl Ge7,Gg7]} Nxf4 $2 23. Bxf4 Qxb2 24.
Nce4 $18 {1-0 Camus de Solliers,G-Marzolo,C/Paris FRA 2007/The Week in Chess
622 (24)}) 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Nxe8 $6 {In my opinion this move is a serious
inaccuracy.} ({I should have played} 23. Rf3 $142 Qd4+ (23... Qb4 24. Ba3) 24.
Qxd4 cxd4 25. Nxe8 {transposing into the game, but not allowing Black the
additional option on his 24th move.}) 23... Rxe8 24. Rf3 ({Neither} 24. Qd2
Qd4+ 25. Qxd4 cxd4 26. d6 Ng3 $1 (26... Rc8) 27. Re1 Rc8 28. Kf2 Nh5 $17) ({nor
} 24. e5 Ng3 25. Re1 Nf5 {didn't appeal to me during the game.}) 24... Qd4+ ({
I believe Black should go for} 24... Qc4 $1 {(that's why 23 Rf3 was better)
with better play, although White keeps some counterplay after} 25. Rf2 $1 (25.
e5 b5 26. Bf1 Qb4 27. Qd2 Qxd2 28. Bxd2 Rb8 $1 {[%cal Gb5b4]}) (25. Rf2 b5 26.
Bb2 Ng3 27. e5 Nf5 $17) 25... Ng3 (25... Ba4 26. Qf1 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Re2
Qxd5 29. Rd2 $132 {[%cal Od2d5,Gd2d8]}) 26. e5 b5 27. d6) 25. Qxd4 cxd4 26. Rd3
{[%csl Gd4] During the game I had a feeling, that my position is not bad at
all, two bishops and a strong center should be quite good compensation for a
pawn and White should be able to reach a draw.} Rc8 27. Bd2 a5 {This move was
played very quickly by my opponent, so I understood here, that he is still
following his preparation!} ({After the natural} 27... Rc4 {White has enough
time to create counterplay:} 28. Bf3 $1 Bb5 (28... b5 29. d6 Ng7 30. Bd1 $1 {
[%cal Gd1b3]} Ne6 31. Bb3 Rc8 32. Bxe6 $11) 29. Bd1 {[%cal Gd1b3]} (29. d6)
29... Rc1 (29... a5 $2 30. Rb3 $1 $36) 30. Bxc1 Bxd3 31. Bf3 a5 32. Kf2 $44)
28. Bf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3g4] A very good idea, which allows White to keep the
balance.} a4 29. Bg4 f5 (29... Bxg4 $2 30. hxg4 Ng7 31. Rxd4 {looks risky for
Black.}) 30. gxf6 $6 {This continuation obviously complicates the task.} ({
Much easier would have been} 30. exf5 $142 Bxf5 (30... Ra8 $2 31. fxg6) 31.
Bxf5 gxf5 32. d6 Kf7 33. Rxd4 {[%cal Gd4a4]} a3 34. d7 Rd8 35. Ba5 ({,or} 35.
Kf2 Ke6 36. Ra4 Rxd7 37. Ke3 Ng3 38. Be1 Ne4 39. Rxa3 Rd1 40. Ke2 $11) 35... a2
36. Rd1 a1=Q 37. Rxa1 Rxd7 38. Ra4 $11) 30... Nxf6 $1 ({Worse would have been} 
30... Bxg4 $6 31. hxg4 Nxf6 32. e5 $1 Nxd5 33. Rxd4 Nb6 34. Bb4 Nc4 35. e6 $44)
31. Bxd7 ({Certainly not good is} 31. Bf3 $2 Bb5 32. Ra3 (32. Rxd4 a3 $19)
32... Rc2 33. Bb4 d3 $19) 31... Nxd7 32. e5 $2 {This is already a serious
mistake.} ({The correct move would have been} 32. Rxd4 $142 $1 {and it seems
to me White holds somehow.} Ra8 (32... a3 33. Ra4 Rc2 34. Be3 a2 35. e5 Nb6 36.
Bxb6 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 a1=Q 38. Rxa1 Rxa1 39. Ke2 $11) 33. Bc3 a3 34. Rc4 a2 35. Ba1
Nb6 (35... Ra5 36. Rc7 Nc5 37. d6 $11) 36. Rc2 (36. Rc7 Re8) 36... Ra4 37. d6
Kf7 38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Rxh7 Kxd6 40. Rxb7 Kc6 41. Rg7 $11) 32... Nb6 $2 {Missing
a clear win.} ({There was a nice trap:} 32... Rc4 $2 {looks very natural and
winning for Black, in fact this is a losing move!} 33. e6 Nc5 (33... Nf6 34. d6
Kf8 35. f5 $1 $18) 34. f5 $3 Nxd3 (34... gxf5 35. Rg3+ Kf8 36. Bh6+ Ke7 37.
Rg7+ Kd6 38. Bf4+ Kxd5 39. e7 $18) 35. d6 $18) ({Easily wins} 32... Nc5 $142 $1
33. Ra3 (33. e6 Nxd3 34. d6 Nc5) (33. Rxd4 a3 $17) 33... b5 34. Bb4 Kf7 $19)
33. e6 $1 $11 {Now it looks drawish once again.} (33. d6 $143 Kf7 34. Rxd4 Rc4
(34... Ke6 35. Ba5) 35. Rd3 Nd7 $17) 33... Nxd5 ({In case of} 33... a3 {
White has the very strong} 34. d6 $1 (34. Rxa3 Nxd5 35. Ra4 Nc3 36. Ra7 Re8 37.
Rxb7 Rxe6 38. Rd7 Re4 $15) 34... Ra8 $8 35. Rxd4 a2 36. Bc3 a1=Q+ 37. Bxa1
Rxa1+ 38. Kf2 Ra8 39. d7 Nxd7 40. Rxd7 Re8 $11) 34. Rxd4 Ne7 ({Black has an
interesting alternative} 34... Nc7 {but after} 35. e7 Ne6 36. Rxa4 Kf7 (36...
Re8 37. f5 gxf5 38. Bb4 Nd4 39. Ra7 Nc6 40. Rxb7 Nxb4 41. Rxb4 Rxe7 42. Rb5 $11
) 37. f5 $1 gxf5 38. Rh4 Rg8+ 39. Kf2 Kxe7 40. Rxh7+ Rg7 41. Rh8 {it should be
a draw.}) 35. Rxa4 Nc6 {Obviously we have reached a drawish position, but
having not so much time I started to play inaccurately.} 36. Re4 $6 {The first
inaccuracy. Obviously there is nothing to do for my R on e4, the problem is
that I simply underestimated Black's next move.} ({A very easy draw could have
reached by} 36. Bc3 $142 Re8 (36... Kf8 37. Bf6) (36... b5 37. Ra6) 37. Kf2 $1
Rxe6 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Rh8 Re7 40. Rxh7+ Ke6 41. Rh8 $11) 36... Kf8 $1 $15 {
Now White starts to experience slight problems, although it's still drawish.} (
{I only counted on} 36... Re8 37. Bb4 Nd8 38. e7 Nc6 39. Bc5 Kf7 40. Kf2 {
and Black cannot win the e-pawn without losing his b-pawn.} b5 41. Bd6 Nxe7 42.
Rb4 $11) 37. Bb4+ (37. Kf2 b5 38. Ke3 (38. Kf3 Ke8 39. Bc3 Rd8 40. Re3 Ke7)
38... Ke7 (38... Ra8 39. f5 gxf5 40. Rf4 Ne7 41. Bb4 $11) 39. Be1 Ra8 40. Bh4+
Kd6 $15) 37... Ke8 ({The rook endgame is drawish after} 37... Nxb4 38. Rxb4 Rc7
39. Rb6 $1 Ke7 40. Kf2 Kf6 41. Kf3 Re7 42. Kg4) 38. Kg2 ({Quite possible was} 
38. Kf2 $5 b5 39. Ke3 (39. Bc5 Rd8 40. Ke2 Rd5 41. Bf2 Rh5 $17) 39... Rd8 40.
Be1 Ra8 $140 41. f5 gxf5 42. Rh4 {and in view of the limited material, there
should be no problems for White to achieve draw.}) 38... b5 39. Bc5 (39. Kf3
Rd8 $1 (39... Nxb4 40. Rxb4 Rc5 41. Rd4 $1 Ke7 42. Rd7+ Kxe6 43. Rxh7 Rh5 (
43... Kd5 44. Ke3 b4 45. Rg7 Rc6 46. Kd3) 44. Rb7 Rxh3+ 45. Ke4 Rh5 46. Rb6+
Kf7 47. Rb7+ Kf6 48. Rb6+ Kg7 49. Rb7+ Kh6 50. Rb6 $11) 40. Bc5 Rd3+ {leads to
the line examined after 44 Kf3}) (39. Be1 Rb8 40. Bh4 b4 41. Bf6 b3 42. Bb2 Nb4
$17) 39... Ne7 (39... Rd8 {- 43...Rd8}) 40. Bf2 (40. Re5 Nc6 41. Re4 (41. Rd5
$2 Rd8 $1 $17) 41... Rd8 {leads to the game.}) 40... Rb8 41. Bc5 Rc8 ({My
opponent almost went for natural} 41... Nc6 {[%cal Gb5b4] then White has a
draw after} 42. f5 $1 gxf5 43. Rf4 (43. Rh4 Rb7 44. Rh6 Ne5 45. Rf6 Ng6 $1 $17)
(43. Re3 Ne7 44. Ra3 Rc8 45. Bb4 Nd5 46. Bd6 $5) 43... Ne7 44. Rh4 Rc8 45. Bf2
Nd5 46. Rxh7 Nf4+ 47. Kf3 Nxe6 48. Rh8+ Kd7 49. Rxc8 Kxc8 50. h4 $11) 42. Bf2
Nc6 43. Bc5 Rd8 $1 {Certainly Gata decided to play on.} 44. Re2 $2 {And here
comes the decisive mistake, somehow I didn't manage to feel the danger after
reaching move 40.} ({It's not so easy already, but I believe White could have
held the position after} 44. Kf3 $1 Rd3+ (44... Rd5 45. Be3 b4 46. Rc4 Rd6 47.
Bc5 $11) 45. Be3 (45. Kg4 h6) 45... Na5 (45... b4 46. Rc4 Rc3 47. Rxc3 bxc3 48.
Ke4 c2 49. f5 gxf5+ 50. Kxf5 Nd4+ 51. Kf6 $11) 46. Ke2 Rd5 47. Bd4 Nb7 48. Bf2
Nc5 (48... Nd6 49. Re3 Rh5 50. h4 Ke7 51. Be1 Nf5 52. Bb4+ Ke8 53. Rd3 Rxh4 54.
e7 Kf7 55. Rd8 Nxe7 56. Rd7 Rxf4 57. Rxe7+ $11) 49. Bxc5 Rxc5 50. Rd4 Rc6 51.
f5 (51. Kd3 Rxe6 52. Rd5 Rb6 53. Kc3 b4+ 54. Kb3 Ke7) 51... gxf5 52. Rd5 Rxe6+
53. Kd2 b4 54. Rb5 Rh6 55. Rxb4 Rxh3 56. Rb5 $11) 44... Rd5 $1 $17 {Suddenly
White is lost.} 45. Bf2 (45. Rc2 Nd8 $1 46. e7 Nc6 $19) 45... b4 46. Ra2 $6 ({
Maybe more stubborn was} 46. Kf3 b3 47. Ke4 Rb5 48. Rb2 {, but I think Black
should be winning after} Ke7 49. Kd3 Kxe6 50. Kc4 Rb8 $1 $17) (46. Rc2 Rd6 $1
$17) 46... b3 47. Ra1 ({My intention was to play} 47. Ra6 {but then I found}
Rb5 $1 48. Rxc6 b2 49. Bh4 Rb8 $19) 47... b2 48. Rb1 Rd2 $19 {Now it's
completely lost.} 49. Kf3 Na5 {[%cal Ga5c4]} ({It seems to me} 49... Rc2 {
was the cleanest way .}) 50. Bh4 ({Missing the opportunity to complicate the
matters} 50. f5 $1 gxf5 51. Bh4 {and Black has to find the following line} Rd3+
$1 (51... Nc4 52. Rg1 Ne5+ 53. Ke3 f4+ 54. Kxd2 Nf3+ 55. Kc2 Nxg1 56. Kxb2 Nxh3
57. Kc3 $11) 52. Kf2 Rxh3 53. Bf6 Nc4 54. Rg1 Kf8 $1 55. e7+ Kf7 56. Rg8 (56.
Rg7+ Kxf6 57. e8=Q Kxg7 58. Qe7+ Kg6 $19) 56... Nd6 57. Rf8+ Ke6 58. Bxb2 Kxe7
$19) 50... Nc4 51. f5 Rd5 $1 52. fxg6 hxg6 53. Kg4 (53. Ke2 Rd2+ 54. Ke1 Rh2 {
wins.}) 53... Rd1 $1 (53... Rd1 54. Rxd1 Ne3+ {[%cal Ge3d1,Gb2b1]}) 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. c4 Bb7 5. a4 bxc4 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Ba6 8. e5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 g6 10. Bxc4 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 Na6 14. Qf3 Nb4
15. Rad1 Nc2 16. Be5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Nd7 19. Rdd1 Rc8 20. b3 Nb6 21.
Nb5 Nxc4 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qb3 Rh4 24. Nxa7 Qd6 25. g3 Rb4 26. Qc2 Ra8 27. Nb5
Qd7 28. d6 exd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 {Kamsky has his
own way of dealing with the Marschall. Why shoould be this worse then all
those Anti-Marschalls anyway?} dxc6 7. d3 Qd6 8. b3 Be6 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nbd2 c5
11. a4 a5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nf1 f6 14. Ne3 g6 15. Nd2 Nb8 16. Qf3 Nc6 17. Qg3 Nd4
18. h4 Kh8 19. Ndc4 Qd7 20. Rac1 b6 21. f3 Rae8 22. Qh2 Bd8 23. Rcd1 Bxc4 $2 {
A positional mistake. Black should have kept the light-squared bishop. Besides,
now White won't have to worry about the so-called "problem of the extra
knight", when it is more difficult to find good squares for both knights than
for just one of them.} 24. dxc4 Qf7 25. h5 gxh5 26. c3 $5 {A highly unusual
approach. It turns out that White wants to keep bishops on the board, not his
knight for opponent's bishop.} Ne6 (26... Nxb3 {leaves the knight too far away
from the kingside. After} 27. Nf5 {White will develop a strong attack. If} Qxc4
{then} 28. Rd7 {and Black won't survive.}) 27. Nf5 Ng7 28. Qh3 Nxf5 29. Qxf5
Re6 30. Kf2 Rd6 {Apparently Black is doing everything correctly: he exchanged
knights and now does the same with rooks, at the same time undoubling his
pawns and closing the d-file. But his position was so bad that all these
measures just create new problems.} 31. Rxd6 $1 cxd6 32. Rh1 Qg6 33. Rxh5 Qxf5
34. exf5 $1 {Now things are finally clear. White wins with the march of the
king on the light squares.} Rg8 35. Bc1 Rg7 36. Bh6 Rd7 37. Ke2 Be7 38. Rh4 Rd8
(38... d5 39. cxd5 Rxd5 40. Rg4 {and White wins the pawns with checks.}) 39.
Kd3 d5 40. cxd5 Rxd5+ 41. Kc4 Rd7 42. Rg4 Bd8 43. Kb5 Rf7 44. Kc6 Ra7 45. Bf8
h5 46. Rg6 Kh7 47. c4 Rf7 48. Rh6+ Kg8 49. Bd6 Be7 50. Bc7 Rg7 51. Rg6 Rxg6 52.
fxg6 Kg7 53. Kd7 Bf8 54. Bxb6 Kxg6 {A painful defeat for Georgiev and a very
good achievement for Kamsky.} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{5 wins again, 10 players are out The second day of the third round brought 5
wins again (4-1 for White). From the yesterday losers nobody could level the
score. Thus 10 matches are already decided. Cheparinov, Shirov, Adams,
Alekseev, Carlsen, Kamsky, Akopian, Jakovenko, Ponomariov and Wang are through
to the next round. 12 players will face tiebreak matches. After the World
Championship in Mexico earlier this year Grischuk said: "Ninety per cent of my
opening preparation was spent on variations that never occurred in a single
game. Not only in my games, but in any game". In chess that means a very bad
luck. The Muscovite struggled well in Mexico, but he finished on the last
place. In Khanty-Mansiysk the tension and level of the games reached the point
where avoiding your opponent's opening preparation is highly important. And if
you succeed in catching the opponent on your well prepared and solid opening
ground, then you can certainly call yourself a lucky guy. Gata Kamsky played
many nice games on the Black side of the Gruenfeld Defense, including wins
against players like Karpov or Gelfand. But that happened in the second
millennium. These days Kamsky usually sticks to the very solid Slav Defense,
which actually suited well for his match situation versus Georgiev, where the
American needed just a draw to win the match. Nevertheless in reply to 1.d4
Kamsky went for his old love - Gruenfeld Defense.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 {The Russian Variation, played by Kiril Georgiev only once -
20 years ago. On the other hand the choice of the Bulgarian Grandmaster can be
explained by the fact that in the past the Russian Variation caused many
troubles to Kamsky.} dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 {The Smyslov's line, never used by
Kamsky before. The American used to play 7...a6 or 7...Nc6.} Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9.
Rd1 Nc6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Qd3 {A rare move, which never caused Black any
problems. In the present game the white queen won't be able to find good
squares and will always offer Black some tempis for regrouping his pieces.} ({
The main continuation is} 11. Qc5 {which was met in the famous game Botvinnik,
M-Fischer,R, Varna Olympiad 1962.}) 11... Qc8 {An old and good move introduced
by Korchnoi in 1984. Later Black started to play more often 11...Bxf3 followed
by 12...e5, but Korchnoi's move is logical and enough for a good play - Black
prepares ...Rd8 to underline the awkward position of the queen on d3.} 12. Qc2
Rd8 (12... e5 13. d5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Ne2 c6 {was also good
for Black in Andersson,U (2630)-Kortschnoj,V (2635)/London 1984}) 13. d5 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 Ne5 15. Be2 c6 16. Qb3 Ng4 17. Bc1 cxd5 18. exd5 Nh6 19. O-O Nf5 {
Black reached a pleasant equality. Further exchange of pieces is inevitable
and there is little White can do in order to keep the tension.} 20. Bd3 Nd4 21.
Qb4 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Qxe7 Re5 24. Qb4 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Nxc1 26. Rxc1 Qd7 27.
Bc4 Qe7 28. Qb3 Rd8 29. a4 b6 30. h3 Bf6 31. Rcd1 Rxd1 32. Qxd1 Kg7 33. b3 Re4
34. g3 h5 35. Kg2 h4 36. Qf3 Rd4 {A disappointing draw for Georgiev, who never
got the chance to complicate matters.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 a5 $5 $146 16. a4 b4 17. cxb4 axb4 18. Bb2 Bh6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Bd3 Bf4 21.
Qc2 Ra5 22. Rad1 Rc5 23. Qe2 Qe7 24. Nf1 Nb6 25. g3 Bh6 26. Bc1 Bxc1 27. Rxc1
Rc3 28. N1d2 Rd8 29. Rxc3 bxc3 30. Nb1 Qd6 31. Bc2 Qc5 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. Rxe3
Bxe4 34. Bxe4 Nxe4 35. Nxc3 Nxc3 36. Rxc3 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Nd5 38. Rc4 f6 39. a5
Ra1 40. Ra4 Rxa4 41. bxa4 Nc3 42. Nd2 Nxa4 43. a6 Nb6 44. a7 Kf7 45. g4 Ke6 46.
Ne4 h6 47. h4 Na8 48. f3 f5 49. Ng3 c5 50. gxf5+ gxf5 51. Kf2 c4 52. Ke2 Nc7
53. Kd2 Kf6 54. Kc2 Kg6 55. Kb2 f4 56. Ne4 Kh5 57. Kc3 Nb5+ 58. Kxc4 Nxa7 59.
Kd5 Kxh4 60. Kxe5 Nc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. Nbd2 Be6 8.
Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxb8 Rxb8 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O Rc8 13. b4 a5 14. a3 axb4
15. axb4 Nd5 16. Rab1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Qd6 19. Qb3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 e6 21.
Bc4 b5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Ne1 Rc4 24. Nd3 e5 25. dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.05"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 O-O 6. Bg2 Re8 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc2
Bxc3 9. dxc3 h6 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 a5 12. b3 b6 13. h3 Be6 14. g4 Qd7 15. Ne3
Ne7 16. Bg3 Rad8 17. Rad1 d5 18. Qc1 Qc6 19. cxd5 Nfxd5 20. c4 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 f5
22. g5 hxg5 23. Qxg5 Qc5 24. Kh2 Nc6 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 26. Qf4 Re7 27. f3 e3 28.
Rd1 Nf7 29. h4 Qa3 30. Rd3 Qxa2 31. Rxe3 Qa3 32. h5 Qc5 33. Bf1 c6 34. Bh3 Bd7
35. Bf2 Re5 36. Kg2 b5 37. Kf1 bxc4 38. Rxe5 Qxe5 39. Qxc4 Qh2 40. Bg2 Qxh5 41.
Qc5 Qg6 42. Qxa5 Be6 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Qxc6 Bxb3 45. Qc3 Qe6 46. Be3 Bc4 47. Kf2
Bxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.05"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In the first rapid game between Kamsky and Svidler the fight was equal. The
second one seemed to lead to a similar result, until Svidler made a mistake in
a relatively simple position.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3
Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. d5 Nce7 9. c4 Nf6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. c5
Nh5 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Be3 Rac8 15. Na4 Qb5 16. Nb6 Rcd8 17. Rc1 Nc8 18. a4 Qe8
19. Qb3 Nxb6 20. Bxb6 Rd7 21. Rc4 Bh6 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 f5 24. Ng5 Nf4 25.
g3 h6 26. Nf3 fxe4 27. Qxe4 Nh5 {The position is equal.} 28. Nd2 $2 {
Unexpectedly this natural move loses a pawn.} ({The balance could be kept for
instance with} 28. Nh4 Rg7 ({After} 28... g5 29. Nf5 {Black has no good way to
defend on h6.}) 29. Qd3 Qf7 30. Ng2) 28... Qf7 29. Qd3 Nf6 {White can't
protect the pawn on d5 and suddenly Svidler was faced with the unpleasant task
to defend against an opponent who is particlarly strong in such positions.} 30.
f4 Kg7 $1 {Black needs to protect g6 in order to create the threat 31...Qxd5.}
31. fxe5 dxe5 32. d6 Qe6 33. Rc7 Rff7 $1 34. Ne4 Rxc7 35. dxc7 Qb6+ 36. Kg2
Qxc7 37. Nc3 Qc6+ 38. Kg1 Qb6+ 39. Kh1 Qxb2 {After winning the second pawn by
Kamsky there were little doubts left about the outcome.} 40. Qc4 Qb6 41. Ne4 a5
42. Nc5 Qc6+ 43. Kg1 Re7 44. Qb5 e4 45. Qxc6 bxc6 46. Rc1 Nd5 47. Kf2 Kf6 48.
Nb3 Rb7 49. Nxa5 Rb2+ 50. Ke1 Nb4 51. Rc3 Rxh2 52. Nxc6 Nd3+ 53. Kd1 Ra2 54. a5
h5 55. Rc2 Ra3 56. Kd2 Ne5 57. Nxe5 Kxe5 58. Rc5+ Kd4 59. Rg5 Ra2+ 60. Kd1 Kd3
61. Rd5+ Ke3 62. Rg5 Kf2 63. Rxg6 Rxa5 64. Rf6+ Kxg3 65. Ke2 Rg5 66. Rf1 h4 67.
Ke3 h3 68. Rg1+ Kh4 69. Rh1 Rg2 70. Kxe4 h2 71. Kf3 Kh3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 h6 $6 $146 {Once again Gata Kamski looks for his own ways. He
prevents Bg5 before playing ...Nc6. However, it doesn't pay off - White
develops his pieces and creates a strong pressure.} (9... Nc6 {is the main
theoretical move. White maintains a small edge:} 10. Qd3 (10. Qf4 Bxc3 11. bxc3
Qb8 12. Qh4 Ne7 13. Bg5 Ng6 14. Qd4 e5 $6 (14... Ne4 $11) 15. Qe3 (15. Nxe5
Nxe5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qxe5 $14) 15... Ng4 16. Qc1 h6 17. h3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 hxg5
19. Qxg5 Qc7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Renet,J-Adrian,C/Epinal 1986/EXT 1997 (40)}) (10. Qh4
Rc8 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Rac1 h6 13. Bd2 Na5 14. b3 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Qd4 Bf6 17.
Ne5 Nc6 $11 {1-0 Meinsohn,F-Adrian,C/Epinal 1986/EXT 1997 (37)}) 10... Be7 (
10... Na5 11. b3 d5 12. cxd5 Rc8 13. Bb2 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qe3 Qe4 16.
Qxe4 Bxe4 17. Rd4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Grahn,L-Petersen,S/Copenhagen
2000/CBM 077 ext (69)}) 11. Bg5 (11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 a6 13. Bf4 h6 14. Rac1 Re8
15. h3 Ba8 16. h4 $14 {1-0 Hasanova,E-Van Ruitenburg,J/Hoogeveen 2005/EXT 2006
(31)}) 11... d6 12. Rac1 Ne8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qe3 Nf6 15. Rd2 Rfd8 16. Rcd1
Na5 17. b3 Rac8 $14 {1-0 Miladinovic,I-Nikcevic,N/Pula 1990/TD (30)}) 10. b3
Nc6 11. Qd3 Qe7 12. Bb2 Ba3 13. Bxa3 Qxa3 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Nd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Rab8
16. a3 Ba8 17. b4 Rfd8 18. b5 Na5 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rf8 21. Qf3 Qd8 22. Rd4
(22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxd7 Ng5 $1 24. Rxd8 Nxf3 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Kxf3 Rc8 {
[%cal Yf7f6]}) 22... Qc7 23. Rad1 Nb7 24. Nxb7 $6 {Missing} (24. Nexf7 $1 Nc5
$1 25. Ne5 Nd5 (25... Nfe4 26. Qe3 Rxf2+ 27. Kg1 $18) 26. Qh5 Qxd6 {[%cal
Rf8f5]} 27. Ng4 {[%cal Rg4h6]} Kh7 (27... Rf5 28. Qg6) 28. cxd5 Rf5 29. Qh4 Nb3
30. R4d3 Nc5 31. Rf3 $1 Rxd5 32. Nxh6 $1 $18) 24... Rxb7 (24... Qxe5 $5 25. Nd6
Ra8 {[%cal Ya7a6]}) 25. Rd6 Qc8 26. R1d4 Rc7 27. Qd3 Rd8 28. f3 a6 $6 {This
pawn sacrifice is hardly correct but passive defense was hopeless - White
could easily create a decisive kingside attack.} 29. a4 (29. Rxb6 $5 axb5 30.
Rxb5 Ra7 31. c5) 29... axb5 30. axb5 Rb7 31. g4 $6 {Overlooking Black's
unexpected counterplay.} (31. f4 Qc5 32. Rc6 $1 Qe7 33. Rcd6 $16 Nd5 $140 $2
34. Qa3 Nf6 35. Nc6) 31... Qc5 {[%cal Rf6d5]} 32. Nxd7 $6 {White decides to
force a draw. It was still possible to play on sacrificing an exchange:} (32.
f4 $1 Nd5 33. R4xd5 exd5 34. Rxd5 $44) 32... Rbxd7 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Nxd7
35. Qxd7 Qxc4 36. Kf2 Qc5+ 37. e3 Qc2+ 38. Kg3 Qc5 39. Kf2 Qc2+ 40. Kg3 Qc5 41.
Kf2 {A disappointing game for the former World Champion!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nb3 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Be2 h5 13. Rhf1 Be7 14. Rf3
Rdg8 15. Bf1 Kb8 16. Kb1 h4 17. Qe1 Rg4 {The positional treatment of the sharp
Najdorf variation with 6.Bg5 has lent it the features typical of a Richter
Rauser. Ponomariov has to play carefully in search for compensation for his
damaged central pawn structure.} 18. a3 Qc7 19. Ne2 (19. Qf2 Na5 20. Nxa5 Qxa5
$11) 19... Rh5 20. h3 Rg8 21. f5 $1 {In order to make any progress Kamsky had
to play f5 at a suitable moment.} Rhh8 (21... exf5 22. Nf4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Re5
24. Qh7 Rgg5 25. Qxh4 Be6 26. Rc3 $14) (21... Qd8 22. Nf4 Rhh8 23. Rc3 Rg5 24.
Qf2 $14) 22. Nf4 Bf8 $6 {This academic retreat is not addressing the most
pressing needs of the position, the bishop will not land on h6 anyway.} (22...
Rg5 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rc3 Qd8 25. Nd2 $14) 23. Qf2 (23. Rc3 $1 Qd8 24. fxe6
fxe6 25. Qf2 Ne5 (25... Rg5 26. Bc4 Qe8 27. Nd2 $16) 26. Be2 Rg5 27. Nd4 $16)
23... Rg5 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Rc3 Rh6 (25... Qd8 26. Nd2 Ne5 27. Nc4 $16) 26. Nd4
{[%mdl 32] Gradually White has managed to concentrate his forces against the
weak spots c6 and e6; the position is critical.} Re5 (26... Qc8 27. Bxa6 $1
bxa6 28. Nfxe6 Rg3 29. Nxc6+ Bxc6 30. Qb6+ Qb7 31. Rxc6 $18) 27. Nd3 $1 Rxe4 (
27... Ra5 28. Nb4 Ka8 29. Qe1 Rc5 30. Nbxc6 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 bxc6 32. Bxa6 $16)
28. Nb4 Rxd4 {To complete the symmetry Black was aching on a6 is well. The
exchange sacrifice reduces the pressure, but does not solve the problem.} (
28... Ka8 29. Bxa6 $1 Rxd4 (29... bxa6 30. Ndxc6 $18) 30. Rxd4 bxa6 31. Nxc6
Bxc6 32. Rdc4 $18) 29. Rxd4 Qa5 (29... Qb6 30. Nxa6+ $1 Kc8 31. Nb4 $18) 30.
Rxh4 f5 $6 {Ponomariov was left with only the task of trying to prolong the
resistance. The game move shortens the pain as it allows the amusing winning
combination.} (30... Rxh4 31. Qxh4 Be7 32. Qh7 Qd8 33. Rg3 $1 Ne5 34. Rg8 Be8
35. Be2 $18) 31. Rxh6 (31. Rxc6 $1 Bxc6 (31... Rxh4 32. Nxa6+ bxa6 33. Rxa6 $18
) (31... bxc6 32. Nxa6+ Kc8 33. Ra4 Qxa4 34. Qb6 $18) 32. Qd2 Kc7 33. Rxh6 Bxh6
34. Qxh6 $18) 31... Bxh6 32. Rb3 Nxb4 (32... Kc7 33. Qh4 Bg7 34. Nxc6 bxc6 35.
Qb4 $18) 33. Rxb4 Bc6 34. g4 {Kamsky was not paying attention to the hidden
tactical possibilities. He prefers to grind down his opponent with a
convincing technical performance.} (34. Qe1 Qe5 35. Qxe5 dxe5 36. Rh4 $18)
34... fxg4 (34... Qc5 35. Qxc5 dxc5 36. Rb3 Kc7 37. Be2 $16) 35. Rxg4 Qe5 36.
Rg8+ Kc7 37. Bd3 (37. Qh4 Bd5 38. Bxa6 bxa6 39. Qe7+ Kb6 40. Rb8+ $18) 37...
Be3 38. Qg3 Qc5 39. b4 $1 Qd4 (39... Qb6 40. Qh4 Bd7 41. Qd8+ Kc6 42. Be4+ d5
43. Bxd5+ exd5 44. Rg6+ $18) 40. Qg7+ {Effectively finishing the game, as
Black will have no way of stopping the running h-pawn.} Qxg7 41. Rxg7+ Kd8 42.
h4 e5 43. h5 e4 44. Be2 Bf4 45. Rg6 (45. Rg6 Be8 46. Re6 d5 47. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.09"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 $5 {Not a very common
move.} (5... Qf6 {is almost authomatically played here, which is quite curious.
The move itself is not bad, as proven by years and decades of practice.
However, for the taste of certain players, it looks a bit like a premature
commitment, which makes one wonder why the move played by Kamsky has not been
taken too seriously before.}) 6. Bd3 {Just one of the possible moves here.} Qh4
{This is a more active way to attack the f2-pawn, leaving the f6-square
available for the knight at the same time.} 7. Qe2 {The most natural, but not
the only move tried here.} (7. O-O Nf6 8. Qd2 $6 {If we compare with the lines
starting with 5...Qf6, this move leads to a less favourable position for White.
} (8. h3 d6 {[%cal Gc8h3]} 9. Qf3 {looks more active.}) 8... O-O 9. Qf4 Qxf4
10. Bxf4 d6 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Nb3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Bb6 $15 {
Alatortsev,V-Lilienthal,A/Leningrad 1935/[ChessBase] (0-1, 65)}) (7. Qf3 {
places the queen on a slightly exposed square.} Nf6 8. Bf4 {This move allows
Black open the centre with all the comfort.} (8. Nc3 $5 {deserves being
investigated. The consequences of} Ng4 {are not entirely clear after} 9. g3 Ne5
10. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 11. gxh4 d5 $5 12. Be2 $1 {[%csl Gf3]}) 8... d5 $1 (8... O-O
9. Bg3 Qg5 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. Bg3 Qg5 12. Bf4 Qh4 {1/2-1/2 Ris,R (2395)-Winants,L
(2504)/Netherlands 2007/CBM 120 ext}) 9. Nd2 O-O 10. O-O Bb6 11. h3 Be6 $11 {
Mullon,J (2318)-Radulov,I (2359)/Clichy 2002/CBM 089 ext (0-1, 36)}) 7... Nf6
8. Be3 ({The attempt to harass the queen with the help of the pawns is rather
time consuming:} 8. h3 O-O 9. g3 Qh5 10. g4 (10. Qxh5 Nxh5 11. Nc3 {Godena,M 
(2558)-Volke,K (2490)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (1/2-1/2, 15)} d5 $5 12. exd5 Re8+
13. Kf1 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Bb7 15. c4 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rh2 Rad8 $44) 10... Qh4
$6 (10... Qe5 $5 11. g5 Ne8 12. f4 Qe6 $132 {[%cal Gd7d5,Gf7f6] White's delay
in development prevents him from maintaining his advantage of space.}) 11. Nd2
Ne8 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Nd4 Bc5 14. Nf5 $14 {Motylev,A (2641)-Liang Chong (2531)/
Moscow 2001/CBM 086 (1-0, 53). White has almost completed his development and
stands actively.}) 8... Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nd2 Re8 $1 (10... d6 {defines the
central structure too soon.} 11. Nf3 (11. h3 Ng4 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. Qd4 c5 14. Qc3
Re8 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Rxe5 $11 {Van der Wiel,J (2570)-Winants,
L (2495)/Netherlands 1994/EXT 98 (1/2-1/2, 38)}) 11... Qh5 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfe1
Bg4 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Qg3 Rab8 16. b3 c5 17. Nc4 $14 {Lecroq,M (2578)-Martin
Clemente,J (2569)/ICCF corr 2000/ICCF Telechess CBM 94 (1/2-1/2, 28). White
has an harmonious display of forces and the better structure.}) 11. O-O ({Now,
} 11. Nf3 Qh5 12. O-O {could be met by} d5 $1 $36 {without loss of time.})
11... d6 12. Rae1 $146 ({It is questionable whether this novelty,
concentrating the forces on the kingside in a mechanical way, is really better
than the previously played} 12. Rfe1 Ng4 (12... a5 $5 13. Nf3 Qh5 14. h3 {
[%cal Ga1d1] offers White a better version of the game.}) 13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3
Rb8 15. b3 Ne5 16. Be2 c5 17. f4 Nc6 18. c3 h6 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. Nc4 $14 {
Chytilek,R (2386)-Timoscenko,G (2513)/Czechia 2001/EXT 2003 (1/2-1/2, 48).
White has consolidated his advantage of space and retains the more flexible
pawn structure.}) 12... a5 {[%csl Ga2]} 13. Qg3 (13. Nf3 Qh5 {[%csl Gf1]
leaves the f1-rook misplaced now.}) 13... Qxg3 14. hxg3 {We have reached the
same structure as in Timoscenko's game, but Black has avoided the losses of
time cause by the knight's jumping around.} a4 $11 {Besdies, the pressure
exerted against the enemy queenside will soon allow him get rid of his main
structural weakness, the a-pawn and open the a-file for the rook.} 15. f3 Be6
16. b3 Nd7 17. Re3 axb3 18. axb3 Ne5 19. Be2 Ra2 20. Rc3 c5 21. b4 cxb4 (21...
cxb4 22. Rxc7 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Rc1 Be6 $11 {[%cal Gg8f8,Gf8e7]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Be7 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Re1 Nc6 9. Nc3 $146 (9. Bf4 g5 10. Bh2 g4 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. Nc3 Nxf2 13. Kxf2
Bc5+ 14. Kf1 Nd4 15. Be2 Nxf3 16. Bxf3 Qh4 17. Qe2 Qxh2 18. Qb5+ c6 19. Qxc5
Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rg8 21. Qf2 Qh3+ {0-1 Schmider,B-Kresovic,V/Germany 1992}) 9...
Bg6 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 d4 12. Ne4 O-O 13. a3 Qd5 14. Qf4 Rfe8 15. Re2 Bf8
16. Ng3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Re6 18. Nh5 $1 Rae8 19. Rae1 a5 {Black is ignoring the
threats on the kingside, but perhaps there was really nothing better he could
do.} 20. Qg4 Rg6 21. Nf4 Rxg4 22. Nxd5 Rg6 23. g4 {Carlsen is in time trouble,
Kamsky is playing difficult moves - here threatening to trap the black rook.} (
{After} 23. Nxc7 {White gets two pawns and probably a winning position.} Rc8 (
23... Re7 24. Nb5 Rd7 25. Re4 Rd5 26. Nbxd4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bc5 28. Ne2) 24. Nb5
Rd8 25. Re4 Bc5 26. Rc1 Bb6 27. Rc4 Re6 28. Nfxd4 Nxd4 29. Nxd4 {and White is
two pawns up.}) 23... Rd8 $6 {Carlsen decides to give the exchange and try to
set up a fortress.} 24. Nf4 Rh6 25. g5 Re6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Rc1 Rd5 28. Rc4
Bc5 29. h4 Bb6 30. Kg2 Ne7 31. h5 Rd8 32. Re4 Nf5 33. Nh4 Ne7 34. Kg3 g6 35.
Kg4 Rd5 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. a4 Kf7 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. Rh1 Kg7 40. Ng2 Nf5 41. Nf4
Re8 42. Ree1 c5 43. Rh3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this first game of the World Cup's final match Shirov and Kamsky met
many times in the past and the overall score was clearly in Shirov's favour.
The match in Khanty-Masiysk was different though: Kamsky proved to be
invincible. The present game is typical for the entire match: Shirov creates
some initiative, but in spite of his efforts to achieve any real advantage,
Kamsky's cool and precise defense finally triumphes.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 {The
so-called Breyer Variation of the Ruy Lopez. Black brings the knight to d7,
where it won't disturb his own pieces and pawns in the fight for the center.
Shirov has a large experience with it, while Kamsky played it only once with
each colour. On the Black side Kamsky used for the first time the Breyer
Variation few days before, in his game versus Svidler.} 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2
Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3 ({The main} 15. a4 {didn't bring
Shirov much in the past:} c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 20.
Bg5 (20. Ra3 Nfd7 21. Rea1 Bg7 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bh6 Qe7 24. Qc1 Nb6 25. axb5
axb5 26. Ra5 Qd7 $11 {Shirov,A (2715)-Kramnik,V (2809)/Monte Carlo (rapid) 2002
}) 20... Be7 21. Ra3 Rb8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rea1 Qc7 24. Qe3 Ra8 25. Bh6 Nh7 26.
Nh2 Rxa3 27. Rxa3 h4 28. Ne2 Ra8 29. Rxa8+ Bxa8 {Shirov,A (2710)-Van der
Sterren,P (2555)/Wijk aan Zee 1998}) 15... a5 {This is Kamsky's novelty
introduced in his 4th round game versus Svidler, where White achieved some
pressure. Shirov is ready to repeat Svidler's play. The usual move is 15...Bg7,
another critical continuation is 15...d5.} ({Shirov himself experienced
troubles with black after} 15... c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. a4 d5 19. dxe5
Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qe6 22. e5 Nd7 23. Bh6 Bh8 24. f4 {Carlsen,M (2581)
-Shirov,A (2726)/Drammen 2005}) 16. a4 b4 (16... bxa4 17. Rxa4 $14) 17. cxb4
axb4 {In his home preparation Kamsky deeply evaluated the position and came to
the conclusion that in spite of White's protected passed pawn, Black has
sufficient counterplay in the center. It is important for Black that he will
soon be able to use square c5 for his pieces.} 18. Bb2 (18. d5 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6
$11) 18... Bh6 19. dxe5 dxe5 (19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 (20. Nd4 $5) 20... dxe5 21.
Bd3 Bf4 22. Bb5 c6 23. Bc4 $14) 20. Bd3 Nc5 $146 {The knight on c5 is very
active, while the task to protect pawn e5 is left for the other knight.} ({
In the mentioned game versus Svidler Kamsky didn't fully equalized:} 20... Bf4
21. Qc2 Ra5 22. Rad1 Rc5 23. Qe2 Qe7 24. Nf1 Nb6 25. g3 Bh6 26. Bc1 Bxc1 27.
Rxc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Svidler-Kamsky, Khany-Maniysk 2007 (60).}) 21. Bb5 {
Provoking the advance of the c-pawn is the only attempt to fight for advantage.
} (21. Bc2 $6 Bf4 $36) (21. Bc4 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Nfd7 $11) 21... Qxd1 22. Raxd1
c6 23. Bc4 Nfd7 {At the first sight White seems to have an advantage thanks to
his slightly superior pawn structure and the passivity of bishop b7. But a
closer look reveals that these factors are rather questionable: the bishop b7
will enter the game via a6, while the pawn formation is quite acceptable for
Black: the weakness of pawn b3 secures Black sufficient resources for
counterplay.} 24. Re2 {Transferring the rook to the c-file looks like the most
logical plan.} (24. Bc1 Bf4 $5) 24... Bf4 25. Rc2 Re7 26. Ne2 Bh6 27. Ng3 Bf4 {
A silent draw offer by repeating the moves.} 28. Bc1 {Although the position is
practically equal, it is Black who needs accuracy in order to keep the balance.
Therefore Shirov decides to continue the game, in spite of having less time on
the clock.} (28. Ne2 Bh6 $11) 28... Ba6 $1 (28... Bxg3 {is answered with} 29.
Bg5 $1 ({Not} 29. fxg3 Nxe4) 29... Ree8 ({Worse is} 29... Bxf2+ 30. Rxf2 Ree8
31. Nh2 Rf8 32. Ng4 {and Black is in troubles} (32. Bh6 Nb6 33. Bxf8 Rxf8 34.
Rc2 Nxe4 35. a5 $16)) 30. fxg3 Kg7 31. Be3 $16) 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Ne2 Bxc4 {
The most accurate: Kamsky exchanges the queenside pawns.} (30... Nxe4 31. Bxa6
Rxa6 32. Rc4 c5 33. Nxf4 $11 {/+/=}) 31. Rxc4 Nxb3 32. Rxb4 Nbc5 {Black
simplified the position and easily achieves the draw. White's small initiative
is insignificant.} 33. Nc3 Ree8 34. Rd6 Re6 35. Rbd4 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Ra6 $11 37.
e5 Rb6 38. Rd1 Rb3 39. Ne2 Ra3 40. Ned4 Rxa4 41. Nxc6 Nf8 42. Ne7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.14"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {Although this move is White's second most popular
choice to avoid the Sveshnikov Siclian (only 3.Bb5 is played more often), 3.
Nc3 must have came as a surprise for Shirov, since Kamsky never played 3.Nc3
before. The American always continued 3.d4 in his previous games.} e5 4. Bc4
Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 {With the last move White prepares the maneuver Nd2-f1-e3,
heading for square d5. Typically in such cases, the knight's maneuver starts
before the short castle, in order to use square f1 (which after castle short
will be occupied by the rook). Generally in this type of positions White can
claim a small plus thanks to his slightly superious pawn structure, but
normally Black should be able to equalize.} Bg5 {Shirov remains true to his
preferences - he has used 6...Bg5 twice in the past. It's idea is to exchange
the dark-squared bishops, which in this pawn formation favours Black. The
alternative is 6...Nf6.} 7. Qh5 $5 {Kamsky demonstrates once again his deep
preparation for the World Cup. The idea of the rare 7.Qh5, which threatens
mate in one, is that in order to protect f7 Black must make positional
concessions.} ({The main move is} 7. h4 {but Shirov faced it before and didn't
experience major problems:} Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. Bg5 (9. O-O Be6 10. Nd5 O-O
11. Bg5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Svidler,P (2735)-Shirov,A (2713)/Monte
Carlo (rapid) 2005}) 9... Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd2
Ne7 14. Bc4 O-O 15. Kf1 Rad8 16. Re1 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 {Ponomariov,R (2727)
-Shirov,A (2715)/Linares 2002. Both these games ended with a draw.}) 7... Nh6 {
A natural reaction: Shirov develops a piece and creates a counter-threat: 8...
Bg4. On the other hand this knight on the edge will be the main cause of
Shirov's problems later on.} ({The other defense also had its drawbacks. After
} 7... g6 {White retreats the queen either to f3 or even back to d1 and Black
won't be so happy anymore with the previous plan to exchange the dark-squared
bishops, since there is a high probability that the weaknesses on f6 and h6
created by the move 7...g6 will play a negative role for Black in the future.})
8. h3 Nd4 {The pawn c2 is under attack, but...} 9. O-O $146 {With this new
move Kamsky is ready to sacrifice the c2-pawn in order to complete development
quickly.} ({The only available game continued} 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Qd1 f5 11. Bc4
g6 12. exf5 Nhxf5 13. Nde4 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Kg7 {with an approximately equal
position, Svidler,P (2690)-Smirin,I (2676)/Moscow 2002.}) 9... O-O ({The most
principled continuation is} 9... Nxc2 10. Nf3 Bxc1 (10... Nxa1 $2 11. Bxg5 $18)
11. Raxc1 Nd4 {although after} 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nd5 {(or first 13.Bb5+) White
has compensation thanks to Black's poor knight on h6 and the active
possibility f2-f4.  Playing such variations knowing that the opponent analyzed
them at home is extremely risky.}) 10. Nb3 Bxc1 11. Raxc1 Ne6 12. Ne2 Qf6 13.
Nd2 {The knight had no perspectives on b3 and Kamsky improves its position.
Now Black must do something about his knight on h6, otherwise White will
slowly prepare either the advance d3-d4 (with the previous c2-c3), or f2-f4.}
Kh8 $5 {This might seem like either preparing ...Nh6-g8, or at some point ...
f7-f5. But Shirov had other idea in mind.} 14. c3 g5 $5 {Black simply starts
an attack on the g-file. A very unexpected, but quite interesting and good
plan from Shirov.} 15. d4 {Kamsky follows the classical rule to meet a side
attack by opening the center.} Rg8 ({Both captures on d4 leave Black with lots
of weaknesses:} 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nf3) ({Or} 15... exd4 16. cxd4 (
16. Nf3 $5 dxc3 17. Rxc3 $44) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 (17... Qxd4 $2 18. Qxh6
$18) 18. Nb3 g4 19. h4) 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nf3 Rg6 {Creating the threat to
catch the white queen with 18...Ng7 (which was bad at once due to the
vulnerability of pawn g5).} (17... g4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Ng3 $14) 18. h4 $1 Qg7
(18... g4 $2 19. Nxe5 $18) (18... Ng7 $2 19. hxg5 Nxh5 20. gxf6 $16 {[%csl Re5]
}) 19. Bxe6 Bxe6 20. hxg5 {The extremely intense battle already costed both
players a lot of time. In the upcoming concrete play they will have to rely
mostly on their intuition.} f6 $1 21. gxf6 ({White can't take the knight. After
} 21. gxh6 $2 Rxh6 {the queen is trapped on h5.}) 21... Rxg2+ 22. Kh1 {
Shirov's inventive play led to a very wild position, which, curiously enough,
is approximately equal. But the time factor and the tension start to play
their role.} Qxf6 ({Stronger is} 22... Qg4 $1 23. Qxg4 (23. Qxh6 $2 Qxf3 $19)
23... Rxg4 24. Ng3 (24. Nxe5 $2 Rxe4 $19) 24... Nf7 25. Kg2 ({or} 25. Rcd1 Rf4)
25... Rg6 $11) 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Rg5 25. f4 Rh5+ 26. Kg1 {Although it
looks like Black still has an attack, in fact his situation is quite dangerous:
White's connected passed pawns are very powerful. Possibly with a very
energetic play Black is still able to keep some dynamic balance, but from the
practical point of view Kamsky's task was easier: his next few moves are more
or less forced, while Black must always create some threats, otherwise White's
central pawns will decide the outcome.} Rg8+ 27. Kf2 Rh2+ 28. Ke3 Rgg2 {
Now or at the next move Black had to exchange the knights, although White
keeps preferable chances anyway.} (28... Ng4+ 29. Nxg4 Bxg4 30. Ng1 Rxb2 $14)
29. Ng1 Rxb2 (29... Ng4+ $142 $14) 30. f5 $1 Bxa2 31. Rcd1 {Black is in
troubles. It turns out that his own king lucks space and defenders, while the
pieces are not coordinated.} Rbc2 $2 (31... Nf7 32. Nxf7+ Bxf7 33. Nf3 $16) 32.
Rd8+ Ng8 33. Ngf3 Rxc3+ 34. Kf4 Rh6 35. Rg1 {Black is lost. White pieces are
much more active and Kamsky easily builds the decisive attack.} Rf6 36. Ng5 $1
h6 37. Ngf7+ $1 {White wins by force and therefore Shirov resigned.} (37. Ngf7+
Bxf7 38. Nxf7+ Rxf7 39. Rgxg8+ Kh7 40. Rh8+ Kg7 41. Rdg8+ Kf6 42. e5+ Ke7 43.
Re8+ Kd7 44. e6+) 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.15"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6
15. Bb3 Rc8 16. Re3 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bg5 18. Rc3 b4 19. Rc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nxd4 21.
Rxd4 a5 22. f4 Bh6 23. Qg4 Rc5 24. Ne3 Nf6 25. Qf3 Qa8 26. Rad1 g6 27. Nc4 a4
28. Nb6 Qc6 29. Nxa4 Rc1 30. Rxb4 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Qc1 32. e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 Qg5+
34. Kf1 Qxe5 35. h3 Bd2 36. Rc4 Rd8 37. Bb3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Qg5+ 39. Qg3 Qd5+ 40.
Qf3 Qg5+ 41. Qg3 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.16"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Martinez,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Kamsky se desvía de Cc3 para elegir la Rossolimo,
otra línea bastante posicional.} g6 {En su gran victoria contra Akopian, en
esta misma copa del mundo, Shirov prefirió e6.} 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 {La idea
principal en la posición, las blancas quieren formar un centro sólido.} Nf6 6.
Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 {Y las negras reaccionan. Todo esto es muy conocido y ha
sucedido en muchas partidas.} 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 ({Es importante cambiar en
este momento para evitar que se capture en c6 de dama después de} 9. Nbd2 cxd4
10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 {como ocurrió en Polgar - Kramnik ; Mónaco 1994})
9... bxc6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 {No es la jugada más habitual pero sí la preferida de
Shirov, que ya la había empleado anteriormente.} 11. Nh4 e6 12. Nxf5 exf5 13.
f3 {Una mejora respecto a lo jugado anteriormente por McShane contra Shirov,
ya que no es necesario gastar un tiempo evitando el cambio de caballos.} (13.
Nf1 Rb8 ({Más tarde Kotronias eligió} 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. Re3 c5 {
Houska,J -Kotronias,V ;Hastings 2004, el negro tiene buena posición, y creo
que ésta hubiera sido la línea seguida por Shirov.}) 14. f3 (14. Re2 $5) 14...
Ng5 15. dxc5 Ne6 16. b4 Qc7 17. f4 d4 18. Qf3 a5 19. a3 dxc3 20. Qxc3 axb4 21.
axb4 Qb7 22. Rb1 {y aunque el negro tiene compensación por el peón, creo que
la posición blanca es preferible: McShane,L -Shirov,A ;Reykjavik 2003}) 13...
cxd4 14. cxd4 ({Seguramente Kamsky no gastó mucho tiempo calculando} 14. fxe4
dxc3 15. bxc3 fxe4 {con tres peones por la pieza y sobre todo, una posición
confusa, lo que no entraba en los planes de Gata.}) 14... Ng5 {El caballo se
dirige a e6, donde está perfectamente, atando la base de la cadena a la vez
que apoyaría un futuro c5. Las negras parecen haber salido sin problemas de la
apertura.} 15. b4 $1 {Tomando espacio en el flanco de dama.} a5 {Evitando la
presión que se produciría si el blanco consiguiera hacer Cb3 manteniendo bajo
control a5 y c5.} 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Nb3 Ra7 18. Bxg5 {Kamsky criticó esta
jugada, por otro lado lógica, buscando la simplificación y evitando que el
caballo llegue a e6.} ({La opción es} 18. a4 Ne6 19. Ba3 Re8 20. a5 {
manteniend o una presión algo mayor que en la partida, aunque tampoco parece
suficiente para sacar ventaja.}) 18... Qxg5 19. Qc2 ({Se podía buscar el
cambio de damas con} 19. Qc1 {pero tras} Qxc1 20. Rexc1 Rb8 $1 {jugada clave
para igualar. La amenaza en b3 impide progresar al blanco.} ({Un error sería} 
20... Rfa8 21. Rxc6 Rxa2 22. Rxa2 Rxa2 23. Rc8+ Bf8 24. Rd8 $1)) 19... Rc8 20.
a4 {Las blancas han conseguido una posición muy sólida. Peón de a pasado, un
objetivo en la columna c y más espacio. A pesar de ello no tienen ventaja,
porque les falta una ruptura o segunda debilidad que hiciera posible
descoordinar las piezas negras.} Bf8 {Dando juego al alfil.} 21. a5 Bb4 22. Re2
Qd8 {Shirov coordina todas las piezas en el flanco de dama, donde Kamsky
intenta sacar ventaja.} 23. e6 {Rompiendo el centro como se ha indicado antes,
buscando una segunda debilidad que sirva para entrar en la posición negra.}
fxe6 24. Rxe6 Qd7 25. Qe2 {Gata dobla en la columna e planeando un sacrificio
de calidad.} Kf7 26. Re5 Bd6 27. f4 {Esta es la idea. A cambio de la calidad
el blanco recibe un nuevo peón pasado y una excelente casilla para el caballo
en c5.} ({La alternativa de retirar la torre era peor, ya que tras} 27. Re3 $6
Qc7 28. h3 (28. g3 $2 f4 29. gxf4 Bxf4 30. Rc3 Re8 {Las negras han abierto la
posición y tienen ventaja.})) 27... Bxe5 {Shirov criticó esta jugada, ya que
permite al blanco forzar tablas.} ({Era un mejor intento} 27... Qb7 28. Nc5 Qb4
{atacando los puntos débiles del blanco, pero en este caso tras} 29. Qe3 Bxe5 (
29... Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Qxa5 31. Re7+ $1 Bxe7 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. Nd7+ Kg7 34. Qxe7+
Kh8 35. Qf6+ {también lleva a tablas}) 30. fxe5 Rxa5 31. e6+ $1 Ke7 32. Rxa5
Qxa5 33. Qe5 Qa1+ 34. Kf2 Qb2+ 35. Kg1 {las negras no tienen nada mejor que
dar jaques eternamente.}) 28. fxe5 Qb7 ({Similar es} 28... Rb8 29. Nc5 Qe7 30.
e6+ Kg7 31. a6 Qf6 32. Qd2 {los peones blancos y el caballo inmovilizan
totalmente al negro.}) 29. Nc5 {Una posición que ilustra el valor relativo de
las piezas, ya que es difícil pensar que el caballo de c5 vale tres puntos y
la torre de a7 cinco.} Qb4 30. e6+ Kg8 31. Rd1 {Defendiendo la debilidad y
preparando De5.} Qxa5 {Renunciando ya a la victoria.} (31... Re7 32. a6 {
ciertamente tampoco daba ninguna alternativa al negro.}) 32. e7 Re8 33. Qe6+
Kg7 34. Qe5+ Kf7 35. Qe6+ {Tranquila partida de maniobras donde Kamsky eligió
muy bien la apertura evitando en todo momento posiciones complejas. Shirov
jugó bien, controlando sus debilidades y mejorando sus piezas lo que exigió
algo de precisión en el final a Kamsky que lo solucionó elegantamente con un
sacrificio de calidad.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Spasio"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bd2 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O dxc4 10. Qxc4 e5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Be2 Ndxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist II"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2 e6
9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bc3 Bf5 15.
Qf4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Re8 17. Rad1 Qg5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ Qf6 20. Qxf6+ Kxf6
21. Rd6+ Kg7 22. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. d5 f5 14. Bg5 Qe8 15.
f3 c4 16. Bc2 f4 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Be1 Bd7 20. g3 Qh5 21. Ng1 Rf7 22.
Qg2 Kh8 23. Bd1 Rg8 24. Rb1 Bf8 25. Be2 Bc5 26. Bf2 Bd6 27. Rb2 Rf6 28. Be1 Qe8
29. Nh3 Rfg6 30. Nf2 h5 31. g4 Rh6 32. gxh5 Rxh5 33. Ng4 Kg7 34. Bd1 Rgh8 35.
Rff2 Rh3 36. Qf1 Bxg4 37. fxg4 Qg6 38. Bf3 Bc5 39. Rfe2 Nb7 40. Qg2 Nd6 41. a4
Qh7 42. Qf1 Kf6 43. Qg2 Qd7 44. Ra2 R8h6 45. Qf1 Qh7 46. Qg2 Rxf3 47. Qxf3 Rh3
48. Qg2 Ke7 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5
9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 Be4 11. O-O Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Rfe1 e6 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 a5 17. Bf3 Ra6 18. a3 Rd8 19. Bg3 Ne8 20. Qc2 Ndf6 21. Na4 Nd7
22. h4 Nc7 23. h5 Nb5 24. Qc4 Nc7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qe2 Nd5 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28.
Bh4 Rf8 29. Nc3 b6 30. Be7 Re8 31. Bd6 bxc5 32. dxc5 Bxc3 33. bxc3 Rc6 34. Rd3
Nxc5 35. Rh3 e5 36. Bxc5 Rxc5 37. Qe3 f6 38. Qh6 Kf7 39. Qh7+ Ke6 40. Qxg6 e4
41. Rh5 Rh8 42. Rf5 Rf8 43. Rd1 Qd7 44. Rh5 Kd6 45. c4 Qe6 46. Qg3+ Kd7 47.
Rhxd5+ Rxd5 48. Rxd5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Rc8 17. c4 c6 18. Be3 Nb6 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bd3 bxc4
22. bxc4 Na4 23. Qc2 Nc5 24. Nd2 Nfd7 25. Bf1 Ne6 26. Ne2 Ndc5 27. Nc3 Nd4 28.
Qc1 Qd8 29. Nb3 Nce6 30. Qd2 a5 31. a4 Nxb3 32. Rxb3 Nd4 33. Rbb1 Qd7 34. Qa2
Rb8 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Nb5 Re8 37. Qb1 Rb8 38. Bd3 Ne6 39. Rd1 Qe7 40. Qc2 Bf6
41. Qd2 Bg5 42. Bxg5 Qxg5 43. Qxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Buryatia Shatar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 11. d4 dxe4 12. Nxe5 c5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. a4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 b4 16. Nd2 Re8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qd5 21.
Qe2 Rad8 22. Nf3 Nb3 23. Re1 a5 24. Ng5 Nc5 25. Qh5 h6 26. e6 fxe6 27. Re5 Qd7
28. Rxc5 hxg5 29. Rxa5 Qd2 30. Qe2 b3 31. Rb5 Qf4 32. Rxb3 Rd2 33. Qe3 Qxa4 34.
Rb6 Qf4 35. Rxe6 Rxe6 36. Qxe6+ Kh7 37. Qb6 Rd4 38. Qc5 Rd2 39. b3 Rb2 40. Qe3
Kh6 41. g3 Qf6 42. h4 Kh7 43. hxg5 Qf5 44. Rd1 Rb1 45. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 46. Kg2 Kg6
47. g4 Kf7 48. Qf3+ Ke7 49. Qb7+ Ke6 50. Qxg7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Cheliabinsk Southern Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Nd4 Qd7 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15.
Bf5 Ne6 16. N2b3 Ncxd4 17. cxd4 a5 18. Be3 a4 19. Nc1 Bg6 20. Bh3 a3 21. b3 Bb4
22. Bd2 Qe7 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ne2 c5 25. Bxb4 cxb4 26. Qd2 Rac8 27. Rac1 h6 28.
Red1 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Rc5 Rfd8 31. Kf2 Be8 32. Ke3 Rxc5 33. dxc5 d4+ 34.
Nxd4 Rd5 35. Rc1 Rxe5+ 36. Kd3 Bg6+ 37. Kd2 Rd5 38. Ke3 e5 39. Nxb5 Kf7 40. Na7
Bf5 41. g4 Be6 42. Nc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 b5 12. a3 Qb8 13. Rad1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15.
b4 a5 16. Bd3 axb4 17. axb4 g6 18. Qg5 Qd8 19. Rf3 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe4 21. Qh6 Bg5
22. Qxf8+ Qxf8 23. Bxe4 Rc8 24. e6 f5 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Nd5 Rxc2 27. Re1 Qa8
28. e7 Bxe7 29. Nxe7+ Kf7 30. h4 Qa2 31. Bf2 Qc4 32. h5 Rc1 33. Rfe3 Rxe1+ 34.
Rxe1 f4 35. h6 Kf6 36. Bh4+ g5 37. Bf2 g4 38. Bh4+ Kf7 39. Rf1 f3 40. Nf5 Qd3
41. Ng3 Qe3+ 42. Rf2 Qxh6 43. Bd8 Ke8 44. Bb6 fxg2 45. Rxg2 Qc1+ 46. Nf1 Qf4
47. Rd2 h5 48. Rh2 Kd7 49. Rxh5 Qxb4 50. Bf2 Qb1 51. Rg5 b4 52. Rxg4 b3 53. Bd4
b2 54. Bxb2 Qxb2 55. Rg2 Qc1 56. Rd2 Qe1 57. Rg2 d5 58. Rf2 Ke6 59. Kg2 d4 60.
Kg1 Ke5 61. Kg2 d3 62. Kg1 Kd4 63. Kg2 Kc3 64. Kg1 Qc1 65. Kg2 Qg5+ 66. Kh2 Kd4
67. Rg2 Qc1 68. Rf2 Ke4 69. Kg1 Ke5 70. Kg2 Qg5+ 71. Kh2 Ke4 72. Kh1 Qc1 73.
Kg2 Kd4 74. Kg1 Qc2 75. Kg2 Kc3 76. Kg1 Kb2 77. Ne3 Qe2 78. Rxe2+ dxe2 79. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Finek"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qa4 Bd7 6. Nf3 g6 7. Ne5 e6 8. Be2
Bg7 9. Qa3 Bf8 10. Qa4 Bg7 11. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 {It is refreshing to see that the main line against the Breyer is about to
become fashionable again.} ({For quite a while, there has been some intense
theoretical discussion after} 15. b3 {, against which Kamsky successfully
experimented with} a5 $5 {in a couple of games played in 2007.}) 15... c5 16.
d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bg5 ({About two decades ago, some
of the leading British players introduced the direct attacking plan initiated
by} 20. Ng5 {. However, it soon became clear that Black disposes over
sufficient tactical resources to beat off the attack.} Bh6 $5 21. f4 $5 ({
The slower} 21. Re2 {did not offer White an advantage after} Qe7 22. Rae1 h4
23. Nf1 Nh5 {Nunn,J (2585)-Beliavsky,A (2620)/Szirak 1987/CBM 003/[Ernst] (1/
2-1/2, 46)}) 21... h4 $1 ({An improvement over} 21... exf4 22. Bxf4 h4 23. Nf1
bxa4 24. Qd4 Ng4 25. Ne3 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 Qe7 27. Nf3 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 $36 {Chandler,
M (2590)-Hjartarson,J (2590)/Linares 1988/CBM 006 (1-0, 42). with the usual
kingside pressure for White.}) 22. fxe5 (22. Nf1 Bxg5 23. fxg5 Nfxe4 $17) 22...
Rxe5 $1 23. Nf3 Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Nxd5 25. Qd4 Ne6 26. Qd2 Ndf4 27. Nxe5 Qg5 $1
28. Re3 dxe5 29. Nf1 Rd8 30. Qf2 Nc5 $17 {Nunn,J (2615)-Beliavsky,A (2645)/
Linares 1988/CBM 006 (0-1, 62). The dancing around of the black pieces has
come to an end. White has "won" the exchange, but Black's stability on dark
squares and his extra-pawn offer him excellent play.}) 20... Be7 21. Ra3 {
The plan of increasing the pressure against the enemy queenside is the least
committal, by not creating any weaknesses in the own camp. Once Black's forces
will have been distracted to this wing, operations on the kingside involving
f4 may become possible.} ({White can insert the moves} 21. Bh6 Nh7 {and only
then play} 22. Ra3 {, as, for instance, in Adams,M (2600)-Salov,V (2645)/Wijk
aan Zee 1991/CBM 022/[Salov] (1-0, 67). The move order played in the game is
aimed to prevent the (generally desirable for Black) further advance of the
h-pawn. However, in the game this move will also become possible soon.}) 21...
Rb8 22. Kh1 $5 {The latest trend of theory. White makes a generally useful
move, refraining from any important commitment.} ({The more natural} 22. Rea1 {
leaves the e4-pawn slightly vulnerable and can eventually be met by} h4 $5 23.
Bxh4 Nfxe4 {Adams,M (2680)-Giorgadze,G (2625)/Groningen 1997/CBM 063/[Wedberg]
(1-0, 43). with interesting play, despite the unfavourable result for Black.})
22... Nh7 $146 {Before undertaking any concrete operation, Black decides to
improve the placement of his kingside pieces.} (22... Bc8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra7
Bb7 $6 {Quite inconsequent. The bishop returns to a passive square, after
having provoked a loss of two tempi.} (24... Bd7 25. Rea1 Qb6) 25. Rea1 Qb6 26.
Nh4 Ra8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Rf1 Qd8 29. f4 Nfd7 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Nhf5 Qf8 32.
fxe5 Nxe5 33. Nxh5 Ncd7 34. Qg5 $16 {Berescu,A (2433)-Graf,A (2604)/Kusadasi
2006/CBM 111 ext (1-0, 71)}) (22... Nfd7 {This move increases Black's
stability on dark squares, but leaves the b7-bishop without possibilities of
improving its placement. This is one of Black's main strategic problems in the
Breyer system: Several of his pieces are competing for the d7-square.} 23. Be3
h4 24. Nf1 bxa4 {An obvious strategic concession. Black's temporary activity
will not offer him sufficient compensation.} 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Bxa4 Rf8 27. Bc2
Bc8 28. Ra2 Kg7 29. Ne3 {[%csl Rc4]} Nd3 30. Bxd3 cxd3 31. Qxd3 f5 32. Nc4 fxe4
33. Qxe4 Rf4 34. Qe2 Bf5 35. Ncxe5 $1 Re4 36. Qxe4 Bxe4 37. Nc6 Qg8 38. Rxe4
$18 {Beikert,G (2434)-Kachiani Gersinska,K (2374)/Bad Koenigshofen 2007/CBM
116 ext (1-0, 87)}) ({With the e4-square safely defended,} 22... h4 $2 {
does not work, for instance} 23. Bxh4 Nfxe4 24. Nxe4 Bxh4 25. axb5 axb5 26.
Nxh4 Qxh4 27. Nxd6 $18) 23. Be3 {White would agree to the exchange of the
dark-squared bishops only if his attacking prospects would become realistic.
Otherwise, this exchange would favour Black.} Bf6 24. Rea1 Bg7 25. Qe2 Bc8 {
Time has come to take care about this bishop, too.} 26. Nf1 $5 {[%cal Gf1d2,
Gb2b3] Once the pressure against the e-pawn has been released, this knight can
look for new horisons.} f5 $5 {Equally logical. SInce the f5- and h5-squares
are not under pressure anymore, Black may start expanding on this wing.} ({
Delaying this operation with one more move may allow White too much activity
on the opposite wing.} 26... Bd7 27. axb5 axb5 28. N1d2 {[%csl Rb5,Rc5][%cal
Gb2b3]} f5 29. Ra7 Nd3 30. exf5 gxf5 31. R1a6 f4 32. Rxd6 $36) 27. axb5 axb5
28. exf5 gxf5 29. Ng3 $1 {[%csl Rf5,Rh5] A well-timed re-adjustment of plans.
The queenside plan would have been too slow now, of course.} Nd3 $1 30. Nxh5 (
30. Bxd3 $2 cxd3 31. Qxd3 e4 $17) 30... f4 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 {[%csl Rg2,Rh3][%cal
Gb8b7] Black has sacrificed a pawn and may lose another one after the exchange
on d3. However, most of his pieces are targetting the enemy kingside.} 32. Ba7
$5 {White wins a tempo for eliminating the irritating d3-knight, but on the
other hand the bishop is somewhat out of play on a7 and the last move helps
Black improve the placement of his queen's rook.} (32. Bd2 e4 33. Nd4 Qh4 $36)
32... Rb7 33. Bxd3 cxd3 34. Qxd3 e4 {Black retrieves the sacrificed material,
but, abstratcly speaking, this move looks risky, because it allows the return
of the enemy bishop into play.} (34... Rf7 $6 {would allow White too much
activity after} 35. Qxb5 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ga7b6,Ga3a7]}) (34... Kg8 $5 {
[%cal Ge5e4]} 35. Nd2 (35. Qc2 Rg7 $44) 35... Qg5 36. Ne4 Qg6 37. f3 Bf5 $44)
35. Bd4+ (35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. Nd2 Qh4 37. c4 $5 {[%cal Ya3h3]} (37. Nxe4 $2 Bxh3
$1 $19) 37... b4 38. Rb3 Rg7 $44 39. Nxe4 $6 Rge7 40. Nxd6 (40. f3 Bxh3 $1)
40... Re1+ 41. Kh2 Nf6 $40 42. Qxf6 $8 Qxf6 43. Nxe8 Rxe8 $15) 35... Nf6 (35...
Kg8 36. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Rg6]}) 36. Qd1 ({White should not give up his bishop with
} 36. Bxf6+ {although this would allow him maintain the material advantage
after} Qxf6 37. Qe2 {. Black gets a strong attack with} Kf8 $1 {[%csl Ge8]
[%cal Gb7h7,Ge4f3]} 38. Re1 Bg4 $3 $36 39. hxg4 $2 (39. Qf1 $8) 39... Rh7+ 40.
Kg1 Qh8 41. Kf1 Rh1+ 42. Ng1 Qh2 $19) 36... exf3 37. Qxf3 Kg6 38. Qxf4 {
White has 4 pawns for a knight and a very active bishop. However, he cannot
take advanatge of the apparently exposed position of the black king because an
important part of his army (both rooks) are temporarily passive, doubled on an
empty open file.} Nh5 (38... Nxd5 $5 39. Qg3+ Qg5 40. Qxd6+ Kh7 $13 {[%csl Rg2]
[%cal Gb7f7,Gc8b7,Gd5f4]}) 39. Qh2 {It is not easy to find a stable square for
the queen and maintain the king defended at the same time.} (39. Qf3 Rf7 40.
Qd3+ Bf5 $36) 39... Rbe7 (39... Rf7 $5 {[%cal Gh5f4]}) 40. Qg1 $2 {White will
never be able to recycle his queen with such artificial moves.} (40. g4 $5)
40... Re2 $36 41. Ra8 Qh4 42. Rb8 Kh6 $5 {Removing the king from a dangerous
file.} (42... Bxh3 43. gxh3+ {[%csl Gg6]} Ng3+ 44. Qxg3+ Qxg3 45. fxg3 Rxb8 46.
Ra6 Rd8 47. b4 $13) 43. Rb6 $2 {Missing the point behind Black's last move.} (
43. Qf1 $8) 43... Bxh3 $1 $19 44. Rxd6+ Kh7 45. g3 (45. gxh3 Qxh3+ 46. Qh2 Re1+
) 45... Bg2+ 46. Kxg2 Qxg3+ 47. Kf1 Qh3+ 48. Qg2 Ng3+ {A fascinating game in
romantic style.} 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 b6 7. cxb6 Nbd7 8. Bd3 c5
9. b3 cxd4 10. exd4 Qxb6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2 a5 14. Na4 Qa7 15.
Rac1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qxa6 Rxa6 18. Rc2 Nb8 19. Ne5 Nfd7 20. Rfc1 f6 21.
Nd3 Kf7 22. f4 h6 23. Nc3 Rc8 24. f5 exf5 25. Nxd5 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Nc6 27. g3 Ne7
28. Nxe7 Kxe7 29. Rc4 Ke6 30. Bc3 Kd5 31. Ra4 Bc7 32. Kf2 g5 33. Bd2 Ra8 34.
Kf3 Bb6 35. Nb4+ Kxd4 36. Be3+ Ke5 37. Bxb6 Nxb6 38. Rxa5+ Rxa5 39. Nc6+ Ke6
40. Nxa5 Nd5 41. Nc6 f4 42. g4 Kd6 43. Nd4 Ke5 44. Nc6+ Kd6 45. Nd8 Ke7 46. Nb7
f5 47. h3 fxg4+ 48. hxg4 Kd7 49. a4 Kc7 50. Nc5 Kb6 51. Nd7+ Ka5 52. Ne5 Kb4
53. Nf7 Kxb3 54. a5 Nc7 55. Nxh6 Kb4 56. Nf7 Kxa5 57. Nxg5 Kb5 58. Nh3 Ne6 59.
Ke4 Kc6 60. Nxf4 Kd7 61. Nxe6 Kxe6 62. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. d5 Na5 12. Re1 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Re8
15. Rd1 Nxb3 16. axb3 Nc8 17. h4 Nd6 18. h5 Qb6 19. h6 Bh8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Qxe4 Qxb3 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Bc7 Rd7 24. Be5 Qb6 25. Bxh8 Kxh8 26. Qe5+ f6 27.
Qe6 Red8 28. d6 Rxd6 29. Qf7 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 Qc7+ 32. g3 Rh1+ 33.
Kxh1 Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Qxh6 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qxe7+ Kg8 37. Qxb7 Qf8 38. Qxa7 Qb4 39.
Qa3 Qb7+ 40. Kg1 h5 41. b4 Kg7 42. Qa5 h4 43. gxh4 Qd7 44. b5 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qc4+
46. Ke1 Qe4+ 47. Kd1 Qd3+ 48. Kc1 Qc4+ 49. Kb2 Qe2+ 50. Kb3 Qd3+ 51. Kb2 Qe2+
52. Kb3 Qd3+ 53. Kb2 Qe2+ 54. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. a3
g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Bd2 e5 13. cxd5 exd4 14. exd4 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bb5 Re4 17. Be3 Nf8 18. Bd3 Re8 19. Bb5 Re4 20. Bd3 Re8 21.
Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Ngf6 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. g4 Nxg4 20. Rhg1 f5 21.
Qe2 Bf6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Bb4 Rf7 24. Rd2 Qd7 25. Re1 Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Rfd7 27.
Ba5 b6 28. Bc3 Rd6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Re2 Kg8 31. Kc2 Kf7 32. Ne5+ Nxe5 33. dxe5
Re6 34. f4 Be7 35. Rh2 g6 36. hxg6+ Rxg6 37. Kd2 Bf8 38. Bd4 Rg4 39. Be3 Kg6
40. Ke2 h5 41. Kf3 Be7 42. Bf2 h4 43. Rh1 Kf7 44. Rg1 h3 45. Rh1 Bh4 46. Bxh4
Rxh4 47. Kg3 Rg4+ 48. Kf3 Rh4 49. Kg3 Rg4+ 50. Kf3 Rh4 51. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4
Rc8 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Qf3 Be6 24. Red1 Qg5 {Adams remains faithfull to the plan
designed by him and successfully employed in Wijk aan Zee 2008.} 25. Rd3 Qf4
26. Qe2 Bxb3 27. axb3 d5 28. exd5 $5 $146 ({After the overcautious} 28. Rxd5 {
Leko,P (2753)-Adams,M (2726)/Wijk aan Zee 2008/CBM 122/[Marin] (1/2-1/2, 98).
White's advantage will be microscopical.}) 28... e4 29. Re3 Qe5 30. Rxa6 f5 31.
Ng3 (31. Qxb5 f4 32. Re2 Rxc3 $44) 31... Qxd5 (31... Rxc3 $2 32. Rxc3 Qxc3 33.
Nxf5 $16) (31... Bxb4 32. Nxf5 $1 (32. cxb4 $2 f4 33. Rxe4 Rc1+) 32... Qxf5 33.
cxb4 Qxd5 34. Rg3 $16) 32. Qh5 {In my comments for CBM 122 I had reached this
position, with the following conclusion: "Here, we can see a drawback of the
move ...h6: with the pawn on h7, Black wouls simply play ...g6. Well, there is
no such thing as the perfect move, especially when you play with black. Anyway,
only further practical testing will reveal the objective merits of Adams' plan.
" I believe that even after this game, the question remains open.} Re5 33. Qg6
Qf7 {An important move. Black needs to unblock the g6-square in order to
re-establish the flexibility and intergrity of his kingside structure.} ({After
} 33... f4 34. Nxe4 Be7 35. Re1 Rxc3 {Black's pieces would be hanging and
White would dispose over several promissing continuation. Personally, I like}
36. Rf6 $5 {most. White will win the f4-pawn.}) 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Ra7+ Be7 {
It is not easy to take a decision regarding the king's placement.} (35... Kf6
$6 {allows White win time for the activation of his knight with} 36. Nh5+ Kg6 (
36... Kg5 $2 37. f4+ $1 $18) 37. Nf4+ $16) ({I believe that} 35... Ke6 {
would be better than the game continuation.} 36. Ne2 (36. Nh5 g5) 36... Kf6 37.
Ra6+ Re6 $1 {(Maintaining the king active despite a new material loss.)} 38.
Rxe6+ Kxe6 39. Nd4+ Ke5 40. Nxb5 f4 41. Re1 Ra8 42. Kf1 g5 $44 {It is quite
obvious that Black's position is much more active than that reached in the
game after the first time control.}) 36. Ne2 Ke8 37. Rb7 Rd5 38. Nd4 Bg5 39.
Rxb5 Rxb5 40. Nxb5 Rb8 (40... Bxe3 41. Nd6+ Kd7 42. Nxc8 Bxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Kxc8 {
does not offer hopes.} 44. Ke3 g6 45. c4 Kc7 46. b5 Kb6 47. b4 {and Black will
fall victim of successive zugzwang positions.} Kb7 48. c5) 41. Nc7+ {
"Obviously", White has find a way to save his attacked pieces. However, the
method chosen by him in the game will allow Black activate his king.} ({After} 
41. Nd6+ $5 Kd7 42. Nxf5 Bxe3 43. fxe3 $16 {White has 3 pawns for the exchange
and the enemy kingside is vulnerable.}) 41... Kd7 42. Na6 Ra8 43. Nc5+ Kc6 44.
Re2 Ra1+ 45. Kh2 Kb5 46. Rc2 Bf6 47. g3 Rd1 48. Kg2 Be5 $14 {Black is very
active now and can hope to reach a draw.} 49. h4 g6 50. Ne6 Rd6 $6 (50... Rd3
$1 {may have saved a tempo.}) 51. Nf4 Bxf4 52. gxf4 Rd3 {[%cal Gd3f3,Gf3f4,
Gh6h5]} ({As we shall see later,} 52... h5 {would be useful in certain cases,
but here there is no time for it:} 53. Re2 $1 Rd3 54. Re3 Rd2 55. Rg3 Rd6 56.
Kf1 $18) 53. c4+ $1 {The only chance to play for a win.} Kxb4 54. c5 Kxb3 55.
Rc1 Kb2 (55... Rd7 56. c6 Rc7 57. h5 $1 gxh5 58. Kh3 $18 {is similar to the
game.}) 56. Rc4 Rd7 $2 {After this move, Black will lose by force.} ({The only
saving chance would have been} 56... Kb3 57. c6 $1 {(the only way to avoid
immediate draw by repetition)} Rd8 $1 58. c7 Rc8 59. Rc6 Kb4 $1 (59... h5 {
allows White activate his king with} 60. f3 exf3+ 61. Kxf3 Kb4 62. Ke3 Kb5 63.
Rc1 Kb6 64. Kd4 $18) 60. Rxg6 (60. f3 {is too slow now:} exf3+ 61. Kxf3 Kb5 62.
Rc1 $6 Kb6 63. Ke3 $6 Rxc7 64. Rxc7 $4 Kxc7 65. Kd4 Kd6 $19) 60... Rxc7 {
the black king is quite far from the kingside, but White's king is not easy to
activate either, because of the unfavourable pawn structure.} 61. Rxh6 (61. h5
Rc2 62. Kf1 Rc1+ 63. Ke2 Rc2+ 64. Ke3 Kc5) 61... Rg7+ 62. Kh3 Rg4 $132) 57. c6
Rc7 58. h5 Kb3 59. Rc1 gxh5 60. Kh3 (60. Kh3 Kb4 61. Kh4 Kb5 62. Kxh5 Rxc6 63.
Rxc6 Kxc6 64. Kxh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 {Kamsky is not afraid of the new trends and bravely
choses the transfer of the knight to e6 square. Classical solution of the
problems was connected with the knight jump to a5 and control of the center
with the help of the immediate c7-c5.} 11. Nbd2 Rfe8 12. Nf1 Nd8 13. Ng3 Ne6
14. Ba2 {It seems, that with this set up black is excellently prepared to
apply the freeing advance d6-d5. White are still searching, how to get
advantage in this system.} c5 15. Bd2 (15. Nf5 c4 16. dxc4 Bf8 $13) 15... Bf8
16. b4 $1 {Gashimov is giving up on the hope to open up the center with c3,d4,
since the opponent is perfectly prepared for it.} h6 (16... g6 17. Ng5 Nxg5 18.
Bxg5 Bg7 19. Qf3 $1 Qd8 20. Bd5 Rb8 21. a4 $14) 17. c4 Nf4 (17... Rac8 18. Ne2
Rc7 $11) 18. Re3 bxc4 (18... Rac8 19. Bc3 Ne6 $13) 19. dxc4 (19. Bxc4 cxb4 20.
axb4 d5 $1 21. exd5 Bd6 $11) 19... Ne6 20. Bb1 g6 21. Re1 Qc7 {Kamsky has no
reason to brag about the outcome of the opening. His pieces are harmonious and
the knight controls the sensitive d4 square.} (21... Bc6 22. Bd3 Rab8 $11) 22.
Bd3 Bg7 23. Rb1 Nd7 24. Ne2 Nd4 (24... cxb4 25. axb4 a5 26. bxa5 Ndc5 27. Nc1
Rab8 $13) 25. Nc3 Rec8 (25... Rab8 26. Nd5 Qd8 $11) 26. Rc1 Qd8 27. Nd5 Bc6 (
27... Ne6 28. Rb1 $13) 28. Bf1 (28. Nxd4 exd4 29. f4 Rab8 $13) 28... Nf8 $2 {
The play with this knight is for black quite unfortunate, on the square f8 it
has no perspectives.} (28... Ne6 29. b5 axb5 30. cxb5 Bxd5 31. exd5 Nd4 32.
Nxd4 exd4 33. a4 $14) 29. Nxd4 exd4 (29... cxd4 30. a4 Ne6 31. b5 $14) 30. f4
Nd7 31. Qf3 Rcb8 32. Qg3 cxb4 $2 (32... Ra7 33. Bd3 h5 $14) 33. axb4 a5 34. b5
Bxd5 $6 {The position is becoming worse with nearly every move played in time
trouble. The decision to exchange the light squared bishop will prove fatal
after the opening of the center.} (34... Bb7 35. f5 Be5 36. Bf4 $14) 35. cxd5
Nc5 36. e5 a4 37. Bb4 $1 (37. e6 a3 38. f5 g5 $14) 37... a3 {The tactical
combination will enable Kamsky to win the exchange, but it will cost him the
center and 3 pawns!} (37... Nb3 38. Rc6 dxe5 39. fxe5 Qxd5 (39... Qg5 40. Qxg5
hxg5 41. Bd6 Rb7 42. e6 $18) 40. Bc4 Qd8 41. Rxg6 $18) 38. Bxa3 d3 39. Bxc5 (
39. Bb4 Rxb5 40. Bxc5 Rxc5 41. Rxc5 d2 42. Rd1 Qb6 43. Qe3 $16) 39... d2 40.
Bxd6 Rb7 41. Red1 (41. Rc6 dxe1=Q 42. Qxe1 Bf8 43. Bxf8 Kxf8 44. Bc4 $18) 41...
dxc1=Q 42. Rxc1 {[%mdl 1024] Gashimov enjoys more than adequate compensation
for the missing exchange, the central pawns will have their say.} Rba7 43. Qb3
Ra1 44. Bc7 Qh4 (44... Rxc1 45. Bxd8 Rxd8 46. b6 Rb8 47. b7 $18) 45. Rxa1 Rxa1
46. Qf3 Qe1 (46... Rb1 47. b6 Qe1 48. d6 Qb4 49. b7 $1 Qxb7 50. Qxb7 Rxb7 51.
d7 $18) 47. b6 Qb4 48. d6 {It is unrealistic to stop both mighty candidates
for the advance to the promotion square.} Qd4+ 49. Kh2 (49. Qf2 $6 Qd5 $18)
49... Rb1 50. b7 Rxb7 51. Qxb7 Qxf4+ 52. g3 (52. g3 Qxf1 53. d7 Qf2+ 54. Qg2
$18) 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Na6
9. O-O Nb4 10. Re1 O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 f6 14. Bd2 Bd7 15.
Bc3 Be8 16. Qe2 Bf7 17. Rad1 b6 18. Ng3 Re8 19. Qe4 Bf8 20. Qg4 Ra7 21. Nh5 Bg6
22. Ng3 Bf7 23. h4 Rd7 24. h5 h6 25. Rd2 Na2 26. Rde2 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Bd6 28. Nf1
c5 29. Ne3 f5 30. Qh3 cxd4 31. cxd4 Qf6 32. Rb1 Bc7 33. Ree1 Red8 34. Nc2 Rd6
35. Ne3 Kh7 36. d5 exd5 37. cxd5 Bxd5 38. Qxf5+ Kh8 39. Ne5 Qxf5 40. Nxf5 Rf6
41. Ne7 Bxe5 42. Rxe5 Bf7 43. f3 Kh7 44. Rb2 Rd4 45. Nc8 Rxa4 46. Nxb6 Rb4 47.
Rxb4 axb4 48. Rb5 b3 49. Nd7 Rd6 50. Nf8+ Kg8 51. Rb8 Bxh5 52. Ne6+ Kh7 53.
Nf8+ Kg8 54. Ne6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 $5 {Dieser Zug ist in der
heutigen Praxis eher selten zu treffen, obwohl er zu einer interessanten
Stellung führt, in der Weiß um Vorteil kämpfen kann. Das liegt wohl daran,
dass die Alternative 5.Bd3 Schwarz in Eröffnungsschwierigkeiten bringt.} (5.
Bd3 {Ist der am meisten gespielte Zug heute.} Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 (6... Ba7 7. Qe2
Nc6 8. Be3 d6 9. O-O $14 {Mit angenehmen Spiel für Weiß. Das größte Problem
für Schwarz ist die Schwäche des Bauern d6, der ohne seinen Hauptverteidiger -
der schwarzfeldrige Läufer - geblieben ist.}) 7. O-O d6 8. Qg4 g6 9. Qe2 $14 {
Die theoretischen Varianten in dieser Stellung sind sehr lang und kompliziert,
doch es sieht so aus, als ob Weiß am Drücker ist.}) (5. Nc3 {ist der
zweitpopulärste Zug. Auch hier erreicht Weiß aussichtsreiche Stellungen,
obwohl Schwarz eher zum Kontern kommt als nach 5.Bd3} b5 (5... Nc6 {führt zu
der anderen Paulsen-Variante, die als sehr solide gilt.} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5
8. O-O Nf6 $132 {Weiß hat Entwicklungsvorsprung, Schwarz dafür ein starkes
Zentrum und keine Schwächen im eigenen Lager.}) (5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6
dxc6 8. O-O e5 9. f4 $14) 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 d6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. O-O Nf6 10. f4 Be7
11. Qf3 Bb7 $132) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 (6... Bb4 7. Qc2 ({Kramnik hat in dieser
Stellung mehrmals und mit Erfolg} 7. Bd3 {gespielt. Nach} Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9.
bxc3 d6 10. O-O Ne5 11. f4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
exd4 16. e5 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. exf6 $14 {bekam Weiß ein besseres Endspiel
aufgrund des schlechten Schwarzen Königs in Kramnik - Svidler (Wijk aan Zee,
2005)}) 7... Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Bc5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. f4 d6 11. Be2 Nbd7 12.
Be3 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1 $14 {Schlosser - Siebrecht (Leoben, 2007)}) 9. Qxc3
Nxe4 10. Nb5 $1 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 Qd6 (12... Qc5 13. f3 bxc4 (13...
Qf2+ 14. Kd1 $18) 14. Bxc4 $1 Ng5 (14... Nf6 15. Qxf6 Qxc4 16. Rc1 $18) 15.
Qxf8+ Qxf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. h4 $18) 13. cxb5 $1 {Weiß hat's nicht eilig, der
Turm f8 läuft nicht weg.} b6 14. f3 Nc5 15. b4 Na4 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 $1 Ra7
18. Bd3 f5 19. Kf2 Qe7 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. Bxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bc2 Nb2 23. Rb1 $18)
7. a3 {Prophylaxe gegen 7....Bb4.} (7. Be2 $6 Bb4 8. Qd3 Nc6 $36) (7. Bd3 Nc6
8. Nxc6 (8. Be3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. O-O d6 $11) 8... dxc6 9. O-O
e5 10. h3 (10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd2 Bc5 $132) 10... Bc5 $132) 7... b6 8. Be3 (8. Be2
Bb7 9. f3 d6 {führt zur Partiefortsetzung.}) 8... Bb7 {Die nächsten Züge für
beide Seiten sind mehr oder weniger erzwungen - beide streben eine
Igelstellung an und müssen die Entwicklung beenden. Die Zugfolge spielt dabei
keine große Rolle.} 9. f3 d6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O {Der Igel
ist auf dem Brett. Jetzt müssen sich beide Spieler entscheiden, welchen Plan
sie wählen. Als Bestes für Weiß gilt die Idee b4-Nb3 und dann zu versuchen c5
vorzubereiten. Das beste Gegenspiel für Schwarz besteht darin, auf der
geschwächten Diagonale h2-b8 zu spielen. Er erreicht sein Spiel mittels
Rac8-Qb8-Bd8-Bc7.} 13. b4 Rac8 14. Nb3 $5 {Dieser Zug wurde bis jetzt auf
hohem Niveau noch nicht ausprobiert. Früher hat Weiß versucht, sich mittels
Qd2-Rfd1 (oder Rc2-Rfc1)-Bf1-Qf2 aufzustellen und erst dann Nb3-c5 zu spielen.
Die Erfahrung hat gezeigt, dass Schwarz schnell genug sein Gegenspiel aufbaut
und damit gleiche Chancen hat.} (14. Qd2 Qb8 15. Rc2 (15. Rfd1 Bd8 16. Kh1 Re8
17. Nb3 Bc7 $132 {/\d5}) 15... Bd8 16. Kh1 Bc7 $132 {/\d5}) 14... Qb8 (14...
Ne5 $2 15. Na4 Ned7 16. Qd4 $16 {Schwarz verliert sehr viel Zeit während Weiß
seine Stellung verbessert.}) 15. Kh1 {Früher oder später muss Weiß Kh1 spielen,
um das Feld g1 für den Läufer (oder manchmal sogar die Dame) zu räumen, um das
Feld h2 zu verteidigen.} Rfe8 16. Na4 Bd8 {Wenn der weiße Springer das Feld c3
verlässt und damit die Kontrolle über das Feld d5 geschwächt wird, muss man
immer den Vorstoß d5 in Betracht ziehen. Leider klappt es in dieser Stellung
nicht:} (16... d5 $5 17. exd5 (17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nxb6 (18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Rxc8
Qxc8 20. Bd4 Qc6 $15) 18... Nxb6 19. Bxb6 dxe4 20. Bd4 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Qd6 $36)
17... exd5 18. c5 $1 (18. Nxb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxf3 $1 21. Qxf3
Qxb6 $11) 18... bxc5 (18... b5 19. Nc3 Ne5 20. Bf2 Nc4 21. Re1 $1 Nxa3 22. Ra1
Nc4 23. Bg3 Qa8 24. Nxb5 $16) 19. Naxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 $14 {Der schwarze Bb7
hat auf Dauer keine guten Perspektiven, so dass der weiße Vorteil unumstritten
ist.}) 17. Bg1 $14 {Weiß steht etwas besser. Die Schwäche h2 hat er momentan
sicher verteidigt. Auf dem Damenflügel steht alles bereit und der Angriff kann
jeder Zeit mittels c5 losgehen.} h5 18. Bf2 Bc7 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. c5 dxc5 21.
bxc5 b5 22. c6 Nxc6 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6 bxa4 25. Bg1 Be5 26. Qxa4 Rxc6 27.
Qxc6 Rc8 28. Qxa6 Rc2 29. Bd3 Rd2 30. Rc1 Qb2 31. Qc8+ Kh7 32. Rc2 Rxc2 33.
Qxc2 Qxa3 34. f4 Bxf4 35. e5+ g6 36. exf6 Qd6 37. Qc5 Qxc5 38. Bxc5 Be5 39. Be7
h4 40. Bc4 g5 41. Bxe6 Kg6 42. Bc8 Bxf6 43. Bxf6 Kxf6 44. g4 hxg3 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bf1 e5 8. Bc4
d6 9. h3 Be7 10. d3 h6 11. a4 O-O 12. Nh2 Be6 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14. hxg4 Qd7 15. Nd5
Rae8 16. c3 Nc6 17. f3 Bh4 18. Re2 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Be3 b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Ra6 Rc7 24. Bf2 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rb8 26. Qa1 Rd7 27. Rd2 Qe7
28. Qa2 Qg5 29. Rd1 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 b4 31. c4 g6 32. Qb1 Qg5 33. Qc1 Qh4 34. Ke2
Qh2 35. Kf2 Qh4+ 36. Ke2 Qh2 37. Rg1 Kg7 38. Kf2 Qh4+ 39. g3 Qe7 40. Rh1 Rh8
41. Qa1 Qg5 42. Qc1 Qe7 43. Qa1 Qg5 44. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bg5 d5 14. Qf4 d4 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. e3 O-O 18. exd4 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Rac1 a5 22. b3 Ra6 23. Re1 Bf6 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 a4 26. bxa4 Qa8+ 27. Qf3
Rxa4 28. Nd7 Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3 Rfa8 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Rxc5 Rxa2 32. Rf5 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.04"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Qh5 Qc5 $1 10. Qxc5 dxc5 11. Nb3 {It is hard to believe, that 9.Qh5
move will find too many followers. Black playes with two bishops and his pawn
structure is only minimally compromised.} (11. Nf3 b5 (11... b6 12. a4 Nc6 13.
O-O-O Bb7 14. g3 Bg7 15. Bg2 Ke7 16. Rhe1 Na5 17. b3 Rhd8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. f5
c4 20. b4 Nc6 21. b5 Ne5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. fxe6 fxe6 {1/2 Rogers,I (2529)
-Lautier,J (2658)/Netherlands 2001 (40)}) 12. e5 (12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Bb7 14.
Nbd2 Nc6 15. Nb3 Bd6 16. g3 f5 17. Nfd2 O-O-O 18. e5 Be7 19. Bg2 h5 20. h4 Kc7
21. Kf2 f6 {0-1 Torok,S (2334)-Galyas,M (2428)/Hungary 2006 (60)}) 12... Bb7
13. exf6 Nd7 14. f5 Nxf6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 Rg8 18. Ne3 Bh6 19.
Nc4 Bf4 20. Rd1 Ke7 21. Ke2 Ne4 $17 {0-1 Crawley,A-Wojtkiewicz,A (2595)/Kona
1998 (31)}) 11... Bd6 12. g3 Ke7 13. Bg2 Ra7 $1 14. O-O-O Rd8 (14... b5 15.
Rhe1 Nd7 16. Na5 $36) 15. a4 b6 16. Nd2 {Kamsky will suffer during the whole
game due to the failure of finding a proper plan. It is very hard to suggest a
set up of pieces that would lead anywhere.} (16. Rhe1 Rad7 17. e5 fxe5 18. fxe5
Bc7 19. a5 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 b5 21. Nxc5 Bxa5 $15) 16... Rad7 17. Nc4 Bc7 18.
Rxd7+ Bxd7 19. Re1 Be8 $1 {A fine move by Svidler, that excludes all the
tricks with the potential jump of the knight to d5.} (19... Nc6 $2 20. Nd5+
exd5 21. exd5+ $16) (19... b5 20. Nd5+ exd5 21. exd5+ Kf8 22. d6 $1 Bxd6 23.
Nxd6 bxa4 24. Nb7 $14) 20. Na3 Kf8 21. Bf1 Bc6 22. b3 (22. Rd1 Rd4 $15) 22...
Bb7 23. Rd1 Rd4 $1 {[%mdl 32] A small challenge, that black finds impossible
to accept. White pawn on e4 is quite vulnerable.} 24. Bd3 (24. Nc4 Nc6 25. Rd2
Ke7 $15) 24... Nc6 25. Ne2 Rd8 26. c3 Ke7 27. Bc2 Rb8 $1 28. Bd3 Na7 29. c4 $2
{Kamsky finally commits a serious positional mistake, his bishop on d3 turns
into a very poor piece.} (29. Nc4 Nc8 30. Kc2 Nd6 31. Nxd6 Bxd6 $15) 29... Nc6
30. Nc2 h5 31. h4 (31. Kb2 h4 32. g4 h3 $17) 31... Rg8 32. Kd2 Nd4 $1 {
Consequent play enabled by the opening of the second front. White is obliged
to defend the vulnerable g3 pawn.} 33. Ncxd4 cxd4 34. b4 (34. Rf1 e5 35. fxe5
fxe5 36. Rf5 Rh8) (34. Nxd4 Rxg3 35. Ne2 Rh3 $19) (34. Rg1 Bd6 $17) 34... e5
35. c5 $2 $138 {In time trouble Kamsky finally loses control and lashes out in
the hope for counterplay. Opening of the play favours the black bishops.} (35.
f5 Rg4 $17) (35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Rf1 Bd6 37. b5 axb5 38. cxb5 Rg4 $17) 35... bxc5
36. Rc1 (36. bxc5 Ba5+ $1 37. Kc2 Rc8 $19) (36. fxe5 fxe5 37. Rc1 Bb6 38. bxc5
Ba5+ 39. Kc2 Rg4 $17) 36... f5 $1 37. exf5 (37. Rxc5 Bd6 38. Rc4 fxe4 $19)
37... e4 38. Bc4 (38. Rxc5 Bd6 39. Rc4 exd3 40. Kxd3 Bf3 41. Rxd4 Bxe2+ 42.
Kxe2 Rxg3 $19) 38... d3 39. Nc3 (39. Bxd3 Rd8 40. Rxc5 Rxd3+ $19) 39... Rxg3
40. Nxe4 $2 {The final blunder is not changing anything, the position was lost.
} (40. Rf1 e3+ 41. Kxd3 e2+ 42. Kxe2 Rxc3 $19) 40... Bxf4+ 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Rc8 17. Be3 c6 18. c4 Nb6 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Bd3 cxd5 21. cxd5 Nbxd5
22. exd5 e4 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Qd3 Re7
28. Bf4 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Qa8 30. Nc2 Bxd5 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Qxd6 h5 33. Bg3 Kh7 34.
Be5 Qf8 35. Qd4 Bxe5 36. Qxe5 Qd8 37. f4 Qd2 38. Kh2 Qf2 39. Qd4 Qxa2 40. Nd5
Bxd5 41. Qxd5 Kg8 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qd4+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2008.06.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Eric"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 Bf6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. f4 d6 10. Nc3 Nge7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qe2 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 a5 15.
c3 O-O 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Nf5 19. Qc2 Qb6 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Nf2 b3
22. Qc3 Ba6 23. Rfc1 Rfc8 24. Nd3 Nxe5 25. Qxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. fxe5
g5 28. Rc1 Be6 29. Nc5 f4 30. Bd2 Bf5 31. g3 Bh3 32. Kf2 fxg3+ 33. hxg3 Qg6 34.
Be3 Qf5+ 35. Ke2 Bg4+ 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2008.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Paragua, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 Rg8 14. g3 O-O-O 15.
O-O-O d5 16. exd5 Rxd5 17. Qe3 Na5 18. Bxh7 Nxb3+ 19. Qxb3 Rh8 20. Bd3 Ra5 21.
Bc4 Bxh1 22. Rxh1 Qc6 23. Rd1 Rxh2 24. Nd4 Rxa4 25. Kb1 Rh1 26. Bf1 Qd7 27. Qf3
Qd5 28. Qxd5 exd5 29. Bxa6+ Rxa6 30. Rxh1 Bc5 31. Nf5 Kd7 32. Rh7 Ke6 33. Ng7+
Kd7 34. Rh5 Rd6 35. Ka2 Bf2 36. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2008.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Altounian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. Nge2 O-O 8.
cxd5 Na6 9. g3 Qb6 10. Bg2 Rd8 11. O-O Qxb3 12. axb3 Nb4 13. d6 exd6 14. Bf4 a6
15. Rfd1 Nc6 16. h3 h6 17. g4 Rb8 18. d5 Ne7 19. Ng3 b5 20. Nge4 Ne8 21. b4 g5
22. Be3 Bb7 23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Rbc8 25. g5 Ng6 26. Be3 h5 27. Bf3 Rc4 28.
Bxh5 Rxb4 29. Rab1 Rd7 30. Ng3 Re7 31. Bd2 Bc8 32. Re1 Bd4+ 33. Kh1 Be5 34.
Nce4 Rd4 35. Bc3 Rxd5 36. Nf6+ Nxf6 37. gxf6 Rc7 38. Bxe5 Nxe5 39. Ne4 Bb7 40.
Kh2 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 Rd3+ 42. Kf4 Bxe4 43. Kxe4 Rc4+ 44. Kf5 Rd5 45. Kg5 Nf3+ 46.
Kh6 Rxh5+ 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2008.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2008.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. Bc2 Nb8 10. d4 c5 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Re8 14. h3 Bf8 15. d5
c4 16. a4 g6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 20. Kh2 Bg7 21. Kg1 Bf8 22. Ng5
Bg7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Ra1 Bb7 26. Qd1 Qc7 27. Ra7 Ra8 28. Rxa8+
Bxa8 29. Qa1 Bb7 30. Nf1 Bc8 31. Nd2 Bd7 32. Qa8+ Ne8 33. Ngf3 Bf6 34. Qa3 Nb7
35. Qa7 Bd8 36. b4 cxb3 37. Nxb3 Kg7 38. Bd3 Nf6 39. Qa1 Na5 40. Nxa5 Qxa5 41.
Qb2 Bb6 42. Bxb6 Qxb6 43. Nd2 Qa6 44. c4 bxc4 45. Nxc4 Qb5 46. Qa3 Nxe4 47.
Nxd6 Qc5 48. Qxc5 Nxc5 49. Bb5 Bxb5 50. Nxb5 Kf6 51. Nd6 Nd3 52. g3 Ke7 53. Nc4
f6 54. Kg2 Nb4 55. d6+ Ke6 56. g4 h4 57. g5 f5 58. f4 exf4 59. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Nd2
Nbc6 9. N2f3 a6 10. O-O Bg4 11. c3 Qd7 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. h3 Bh5 14. a3 Na5 15.
Nd2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rc8 17. b3 Nac6 18. N2f3 Ng6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. b4 Be7 21. c4
Rxc4 22. Rxc4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 O-O 24. Rc1 Qa4 25. h4 h5 26. g4 hxg4 27. Qxg4 Rd8
28. h5 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 Qd1 31. hxg6 Qxc1 32. gxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qh5+ Kf8
34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qh5+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {Playing the Sveshnikov
Sicilian against Kamsky without special preparation is at least questionable.
The point is that Kamsky plays a very solid system, which suits his style
perfectly.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 ({
Kamsky has also scored many wins with the move 11.c3, including a game against
Ivanchuk 18 years ago...} 11. c3 O-O 12. Be2 Bg5 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. O-O a5 15. Qd3
Be6 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bg4 Ne7 20. Qe2 d5 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Qg4 Rb6 23. Qg3 Rc6 24. Qg5 d4 25. Ng4 Ng6 26. h4 Rc5 27. Rac1 Nf4 28.
Kh2 d3 29. Rd2 b4 30. Rcd1 bxc3 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. g3 Ng6 33. h5 $16 {1-0
Kamsky,G (2655)-Ivanchuk,V (2720)/Tilburg (rapid) 1992 (70)}) 11... b4 12. Nc2
a5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bg5 15. Qd3 Rb8 {A common way of development, but
combining moves a6-a5 with Rb8 somehow doesn't look like the most optimal
set-up.} ({The position (or rather the pawn structure) is of such nature that
Black lacks active ideas. Possibly the best for Black is to eliminate quickly
the Nd5, eventually changing the pawn structure as well:} 15... Be6 16. Rad1
Bxd5 17. cxd5 (17. Qxd5 Qb6 $13) 17... Nb8 $13 {and the knight goes via d7 or
a6 to c5.}) 16. Rad1 g6 17. b3 Be6 18. Bf3 Rb7 $146 {This novelty prepares the
transfer of the knight to c5. The question remains if Black really needed a
move like Ra8-b8 then.} (18... Kg7) ({and} 18... Qd7 {were met before. White
keeps a slight plus in both cases.}) 19. Qe2 {Typical play for White in this
system. The queen's retreat to e2 has several purposes. First of all White
frees the d3-square and is ready to double rooks on the d-file. Secondly, 19.
Qe2 prepares the transfer of his bishop to the diagonal c8-h3. Finally, the
queen runs away in case Black transfers the knight to c5.} Ne7 $6 {This is a
rather strange decision, most likely dictated by the fact that Ivanchuk didn't
feel comfortable with Black's position (but then the opening choice was a
clear mistake!).} ({A logical follow-up of the previous move would be} 19...
Nb8 {followed by Na6-c5 and White is only marginally better.}) 20. Nxe7+ ({
Kamsky decided that it's too early to start concrete play with} 20. c5 {
although it looks promising:} dxc5 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qa6 {
favours White. Perhaps Black must try 20...Qb8!? instead of taking on c5.})
20... Qxe7 21. Rd3 {Simple chess: White has clear plans to increase the
pressure in the centre.} h5 $6 {Another nervous move, designed to prevent
Bf3-g4. The weaknesses created by this advance will make Black's life harder,
though.} ({After} 21... Rb6 22. Rfd1 Ra8 {White still had a hard job to break
through.}) 22. Rfd1 $16 Rd8 {No choice for Black, even if placing the rook on
the d-file (instead of protecting Pd6 from the 6th rank) means that he must
always watch out for the advance c4-c5.} ({With the kingside weaknesses a
defence like} 22... Rb6 23. Ne3 Ra6 24. Nd5 Qa7 {is out of question. White can
even consider the direct refutation} 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Qxh5 {with a strong
attack.}) 23. Ne3 $1 (23. c5 {is premature due to the simple} Rbd7 {and the
position opens up in Black's favor.}) 23... Bxe3 {The collapse of Black's
strategy. He is not able to deal with all his weaknesses.} (23... Qc7 {is
strongly met by} 24. Nf5 $1 gxf5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 ({or} 26... Bxd3
27. Rxd3 Qxb7 28. Rg3 f6 29. h4 $16) 27. Qxh5 ({Even better than} 27. Rg3 Bg4
28. Rxg4 hxg4 29. Qxg4 f6 30. h4 $16) 27... f6 28. Rg3 Qg7 (28... Qh7 29. Rxg5+
$18) 29. h4 Bg6 30. Qg4 Bf4 31. Qxg6 Bxg3 32. Qxg3 {and the endgame should be
winning for White.}) 24. Qxe3 {A dream position for White in this system.
Black has no counterplay, while his structure is full of weaknesses.} Rdd7 ({
After} 24... Rbd7 {the pawn a5 falls:} 25. Qb6 $18) 25. Qh6 $1 ({After} 25. Qd2
{Black protects pawn d6 with the amazing} Qd8 {and White cannot take the pawn
yet:} (25... Rb6 26. c5 $18) 26. Rxd6 $4 Rxd6 27. Qxd6 Rd7 $19) 25... Qf8 {
Ivanchuk tries his last chance: to build a kind of fortress in the endgame.
However, the unfortunate pawn on h5 will prove to be the decisive factor in
the evaluation of resulting positions.} 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rxd6 Rbc7 28. h4 $1
$16 {/+-} Ke7 29. Ra6 Rc5 30. Kf1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Kd7 32. Ra7+ Kc6 33. Ke2 Kb6
34. Re7 Rc7 (34... Rc8) ({or} 34... a4 {would have kept some chances to make
White's task more difficult.}) 35. Rxc7 Kxc7 36. g3 Kd6 37. Ke3 f6 {The final
part of endgame is very instructive: White needs to break through on the
kingside and Kamsky achieves it in just three moves.} 38. f4 Bf7 ({After} 38...
exf4+ 39. gxf4 Kc5 (39... Bf7 40. Kd4 $18 {[%cal Gc4c5]}) 40. e5 (40. f5 Bf7 $1
(40... gxf5 41. Bxh5 $18)) 40... f5 41. Bf3 {White wins by threatening to
bring the bishop to b5 (via b7 and a6), after which Black will be in zugzwang.
Black can prevent it only by advancing the a-pawn and create threats to sac
the bishop on c4. However, as soon as Black plays a5-a4 (thus weakening the
Pb4), White wins the pawn endgame arising after Bd5:} a4 ({Or} 41... Bf7 42.
Bb7 a4 (42... Be6 43. Ba6 Bd7 (43... a4 44. bxa4 $18) (43... Bf7 44. Bb5 Be6
45. Be8 $18) 44. Kd3 Kb6 (44... Be6 45. Bb5 $18) (44... a4 45. Bb5 $18) 45. Bb5
Bxb5 46. cxb5 Kxb5 47. Kd4 Kc6 48. Kc4 $18) 43. Bd5 Bxd5 44. cxd5 axb3 45. axb3
Kxd5 46. Kd3 Kc5 47. e6 Kd6 48. Kc4 Kxe6 49. Kc5 $18 {similar to 41...a4}) 42.
Bd5 axb3 43. axb3 Bxd5 44. cxd5 Kxd5 45. Kd3 Kc5 46. e6 Kd6 47. Kc4 Kxe6 48.
Kc5 $1 ({Not} 48. Kxb4 $2 Kd5 49. Kc3 Ke4 50. b4 Kxf4 51. Kd4 (51. b5 $4 {
even loses after} Ke5) 51... Kg3 52. b5 f4 53. b6 f3 54. b7 f2 55. b8=Q+ Kg2
$11) 48... g5 (48... Kf7 49. Kxb4 $18) 49. fxg5 f4 (49... Ke5 50. Kxb4 f4 51.
Kc3 $18) 50. Kc4 $1 ({Avoiding} 50. Kd4 $2 Kf5 51. Kd3 Ke5 52. Ke2 Ke6 53. Kf3
Kf5) 50... Ke5 (50... Kf5 51. Kd4 $18) 51. Kd3 Kd5 (51... Kf5 52. Kd4 $18) 52.
g6 Ke6 53. Ke4 Kf6 54. Kxf4 Kxg6 55. Ke5 $18) 39. f5 $1 g5 40. g4 $1 hxg4 41.
hxg5 fxg5 42. Bxg4 a4 43. f6 a3 44. Bf5 Kc5 (44... Bxc4 45. bxc4 b3 46. c5+ Kc7
(46... Kxc5 47. f7 bxa2 48. f8=Q+ $18) 47. f7 bxa2 48. f8=Q a1=Q 49. Qc8#) 45.
Kf3 Bh5+ 46. Kg3 Kd6 47. Bc8 {As often happens in such situations, things end
up in a zugzwang for Black, who cannot keep control over all the important
squares: e6 (against Be6), c5 (against the advance of the c-pawn), f7 (against
the advance of the f-pawn and g4 (against Kg4). Therefore Ivanchuk resigned.} (
47. Bc8 Bd1 (47... Kc7 48. Be6 Kd6 49. f7 Ke7 50. c5 $18) 48. c5+ Kxc5 49. f7
$18) 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 (12. Rc1 {- see Van
Wely-Shirov in CBM 125.}) 12... e5 {The same idea as in the above-mentioned
game but White's plan is now different, of course.} 13. Bh6 {With this
exchange White intends to start a kingside attack. Practice has seen the
following alternatives:} (13. dxc5 {is harmless:} Be6 {[%cal Ra5c4]} 14. Rfd1
Qc7 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Bh6 Rfd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 $44 18. Qe3 $6 Bxa2 $1 19. Bc2 (
19. Rxa2 $2 Nc4) 19... Be6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 Ra8 22. Bd3 Nb7 23. h3 Ra2 24.
Rb1 Qc5 25. Qc1 Nd6 $17 {0-1 Ni Hua (2703)-Navara,D (2672)/Dagomys 2008/CBM
124 (29)}) (13. d5 f5 {with an inevitable ...f5-f4, e.g.} 14. Bg5 Qe8 $5 (14...
Qd7 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Ng3 Qxd5 17. Nh5 Bb7 18. f3 Rf7 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20. Qe2 $44
{1-0 Volke,K (2472)-Lupor,S (2293)/Bad Wiessee 2007/CBM 121 Extra (36)}) (14...
Qd6 15. Bh6 f4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f3 c4 18. Bc2 g5 19. Kh1 Bd7 20. g3 Rae8 21.
gxf4 gxf4 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Rg5 Rg8 24. Rxg8+ Rxg8 25. Rg1 Rxg1+ 26. Nxg1 Nb7
27. Qe2 Qc5 28. Qg2 Qe7 29. Nh3 Nd6 $15 {1/2 Nielsen,P (2644)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)
/Monte Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext (53)}) 15. f3 c4 16. Bc2 f4 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 g5
19. Be1 Bd7 20. g3 Qh5 21. Ng1 Rf7 22. Qg2 Kh8 23. Bd1 Rg8 24. Rb1 Bf8 25. Be2
Bc5 $15 {0-1 Van Wely,L (2676)-Kamsky,G (2726)/Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 (48)}) (13.
dxe5 Be6 (13... Bxe5 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 f5 18. Qc2
Qe7 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Ng3 Rf7 22. Rde1 Qh4 23. f5 $14 {1/2 Wang
Yue (2704)-Navara,D (2646)/Sochi RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 719 (69)}) 14. Rad1
Nc4 (14... Qe8 $5 15. Bh6 Nc4 16. Qc1 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Nxe5 $13 18. Nf4 $6 Bxa2
19. c4 f6 20. Be2 Bxc4 21. Bxc4+ Nxc4 22. Nd5 Qf7 {0-1 Butnorius,A (2442)
-Greenfeld,A (2545)/Dublin IRL 2008/The Week in Chess 714 (28)}) 15. Bxc4 Bxc4
16. f4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Rfe1 h5 19. Nc1 Qe6 20. Rd2 Bb5 21. Nb3 Qc4 22. Bf2
g5 $1 23. Bg3 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Qe6 25. Rd6 Rxd6 26. exd6 Qf6 27. Qf2 Qxc3 $13 {
0-1 Navara,D (2646)-Kamsky,G (2723)/Sochi RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 719 (40)})
13... cxd4 (13... f6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 (15. Qe3 $5) 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Bg4
17. dxe5 (17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Rxf8 Qxf8 19. Qg5 Bxe2 20. Qxe5+ Kh6 $1 21. Bxe2
Re8 $11) 17... Bxe2 (17... Nc4 $1 18. Qc3 Rc8 19. exf6+ Rxf6 20. Qd4 Qxd4+ 21.
Nxd4 Rd6 22. Be2 Rxd4 23. Bxg4 Rf8 $11 {[%cal Rd4e4,Rc4d2,Rc4e3]}) 18. exf6+ (
18. Qxe2 $5 fxe5 19. f5) 18... Rxf6 19. Qxe2 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Rxf4 21. Rxf4 Qxa1+
22. Rf1 Qe5 $11 {1-0 Li Chao2 (2590)-Howell,D (2561)/Gaziantep TUR 2008/The
Week in Chess 718 (137)}) 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. f4 (16. Rac1 Bb7 17.
f4 Rc8 {and Black exchanges a crucial pair of rooks:} 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 (18... Bxc8
19. f5 Nc6 20. Nf4 Ne5 21. Nd5 {1/2 Peralta,F (2558)-Alonso,S (2437)/La Plata
ARG 2008/The Week in Chess 717}) 19. f5 Nc6 20. Rf3 Ne5 21. Rh3 Rh8 22. f6+ Kg8
23. Qh6 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Nxd4 Ke8 26. Bb5+ Kd8 $11) 16... f6 (16... Bg4
17. f5 Bxe2 18. f6+ Kh8 19. Bxe2 {[%csl Rh8]}) 17. Rac1 Bg4 18. Ng3 {[%cal
Rf4f5]} Bd7 {Black could have actually ignored White's threat:} (18... Rc8 19.
f5 Nc6 20. h3 Bh5 {is OK}) 19. h4 Rc8 {The rooks are finally exchanged.
White's compensation for the pawn doesn't look convincing.} 20. Rxc8 (20. h5
Qe7 21. Ba6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nc6 23. Bb5 Qd6 24. h6+ Kxh6 25. e5 Qd5 26. f5+ Kg7
$4 (26... g5) 27. exf6+ Rxf6 28. Qg5 Rd6 29. f6+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke8 31. Bc4 {
1-0 Golichenko,I (2353)-Shishkin,V (2510)/Kyiv UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 701})
20... Bxc8 21. h5 Qe7 22. Qe2 (22. Rc1 $142 Bb7 23. Qf2 {not allowing Black to
swap the last pair of rooks and keeping up the pressure.}) 22... Bd7 23. Rc1
Rc8 24. Re1 $6 (24. Rxc8 {is too gloomy but now Black starts a strong
counterattack.}) 24... Rc3 25. e5 f5 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qd2 Nc4 (27... Qa3 $5
28. e6 Be8 29. Bxf5 $1 Nc6 30. Ne2 gxf5 31. Nxc3 dxc3 $17) 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29.
Qd3 Qc5 30. e6 Bb5 $19 31. Nh5+ {This desperate attempt pays off in time
trouble.} (31. e7 Rc1 $19) 31... Kh6 $1 (31... gxh5 32. Qg3+ Kh7 33. Re5 {
is less clear.}) 32. Qh3 (32. Nf6 Rc3 $19) 32... d3+ 33. Kh2 gxh5 34. Qh4 Be8
35. Re5 Qf8 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Rxf5 Qg7 38. Qd8 Rc2 $2 (38... d2 {was good
enough as after} 39. Rg5 (39. Qxd2 Qg4) 39... Qf8 40. Rxh5+ Bxh5 41. Qxf8 d1=Q
42. Qe7+ Kg8 43. Qg5+ Kf8 {White has no perpetual; however, the most
convincing was}) (38... h4 $1 {[%cal Rg7g3]} 39. Rg5 (39. Qxh4+ Qh6) 39... Qc7
40. Qxd3+ Kh8 $19 {[%cal Rc7f4,Rc4f4]}) 39. Rg5 Qc7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A final
blunder.} (39... Bg6 {still retained most of Black's advantage:} 40. Rg3 $1 (
40. f5 Qe5+ 41. Rg3 Qxf5) 40... Rc7 $1 {[%cal Rg7e7]} 41. f5 Qe5 42. fxg6+ Kg7
43. Qg5 $8 Qxg5 44. Rxg5 Re7 45. Rd5 Kxg6 46. Rxd3 Rxe6 {and Black should
bring home his extra pawn.}) 40. Qxd3+ Kh6 41. Qf5 (41. Qf5 Qe7 $8 42. Qxc2 $18
) 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Qc2
g6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Qd6 13. Rab1 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5
15. a4 Re8 16. h3 Nf8 17. Nd2 Ra7 18. Nb3 Ne6 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. a5 Qd8 21. e4
Nf4 22. Re3 Bb4 23. exd5 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bf5 25. Rbe1 Bxd3 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.
Rxe8+ Kg7 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. Na4 Bc4 30. Nac5 Bxc5 31. Nxc5 Rxa5 32. Re1 Ra2 33.
Rc1 Bd5 34. Nd3 Ra4 35. Ne5 Rxd4 36. Nxc6 Bxc6 37. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Qc2 a5 10. Rd1 Nh5 11. Bc1 b5 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. c5 f5 15.
Nd2 Qc7 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Bg5 Rae8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. Rac1 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Nf6 21. Qf4
Qxf4 22. gxf4 Re7 23. Ne5 Bd7 24. Rd3 Ra8 25. Rh3 Be8 26. e3 Rc7 27. Rg3 Re7
28. Bf1 Rc7 29. Bd3 Kf8 30. Kf1 Rd8 31. Ke2 Ra7 32. Rcg1 Rc7 33. f3 Nh5 34. Rg5
Nf6 35. R5g3 Nh5 36. Rg5 Nf6 37. R5g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 d5 8. Bg2
dxe4 9. O-O Qc7 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd7 12. Re1 Be7 13. c3 O-O 14. Qf3 Ne5
15. Qg2 Ng6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Qg3 Qc8 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Bf4 Ra8 21.
Bd6 Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Rd8 23. Qe7 Re8 24. Qd6 Rd8 25. Qe7 Be8 26. Nf3 Rd7 27. Rxd7
Qxd7 28. Qxd7 Bxd7 29. Rd1 Be8 30. Rd6 Kf8 31. Rb6 Rd8 32. Kf1 Bb5+ 33. Ke1 e5
34. Rxb7 Bc6 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. Nxe5+ Ke6 37. Nxc6 Rh8 38. Ke2 Rxh3 39. a4 Kd6
40. Nb4 a5 41. Nc2 Rh4 42. Ne3 Kc5 43. b3 Rh3 44. Kd3 Rf3 45. Ke2 Rh3 46. Kd3
Rf3 47. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 c5 8.
d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd7 13. O-O Qc7 14. c4
Rad8 15. Qb3 e5 16. Rfb1 Rb8 17. Qa3 b6 18. Rd1 Nf6 19. Qc3 Rfd8 20. a4 Qe7 21.
g3 Ne8 22. Bg2 Nd6 23. Re1 Re8 24. Ra2 Rb7 25. Rb2 Qf6 26. Reb1 Qg7 27. Rb3
Reb8 28. R3b2 h5 29. Rb3 Kh7 30. Re1 Re8 31. Reb1 Reb8 32. Re1 Qf6 33. Rf1 Kg7
34. Rb2 h4 35. Re2 Re7 36. Re3 Rh8 37. h3 g5 38. g4 Rb8 39. Rb1 Reb7 40. Qc1
Qe7 41. Reb3 f6 42. Qc2 Qd7 43. R3b2 a6 44. Bf1 Qc8 45. Be2 Kf8 46. Kg2 Ke7 47.
Bf1 Qc7 48. Be2 Qc8 49. Bf1 Qc7 50. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Al Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Ne7 8. a3
a5 9. Be3 b6 10. Nbd2 a4 11. Qb1 Qc7 12. b3 O-O 13. bxa4 Rxa4 14. Qb3 Ra6 15.
a4 Be6 16. Qc3 h6 17. Nb3 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Rd8 19. a5 Rxa5 20. Rxa5 bxa5 21. Bxc5
Nc8 22. h4 Nd6 23. Rc1 Nb5 24. Qc4 Rb8 25. Be3 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. g3 Qb6 28.
Nd2 Qb5 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Ra1 Bf8 31. Qxb5 cxb5 32. Rxa5 Bb4 33. Ra2 Bxd2 34.
Rxd2 Rc8 35. Ke2 Rc3 36. e5 f6 37. exf6 Kf7 38. Kf3 Kxf6 39. Ke4 Rxb3 40. Kxd4
b4 41. Kc4 Rb1 42. Re2 h5 43. d4 Kf5 44. Re3 Rd1 45. d5 Rd2 46. f4 Kf6 47. Rb3
Rd1 48. Rxb4 Rc1+ 49. Kd4 Rd1+ 50. Kc5 Rd3 51. Rd4 Rc3+ 52. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg5 Bg4
9. Be2 Nd7 10. Qb3 Rb8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. O-O Ndf6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. h3 Be6 17. Qb6 Qxb6 18. cxb6 Bg7 19. a4 Nf6 20. a5 Nd5 21. Bd2 Rfd8
22. Rfc1 h6 23. Bc4 Rbc8 24. b4 g5 25. Re1 Bf6 26. Rac1 Kg7 27. Ne5 Rd6 28. Kh2
Rcd8 29. g3 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Nf6 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. Rc4 Kg6 34. Kg2
Rd5 35. g4 h5 36. Kf3 hxg4+ 37. hxg4 Nd7 38. Bc3 Nf6 39. Bb2 Rb5 40. Bc1 Rd5
41. Be3 Rb5 42. Bd2 Rd5 43. Bc1 Rd8 44. Bd2 e5 45. dxe5 Nxg4 46. Rxg4 Rxd2 47.
Ke3 Kf5 48. Rxg5+ Kxg5 49. Kxd2 Kf5 50. Kd3 Kxe5 51. Ke3 Kd5 52. Kd3 Ke5 53.
Ke3 Kd5 54. Kd3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Re8 16. Ng3 Be6 17. Ng5 Bd7 18. a4 Bd8 19. Re3 Nc4 20. Rd3 Be7 21. b3 Na5
22. Nh5 Nxh5 23. Qxh5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 h6 25. Qd2 Re6 26. Rd5 Qc8 27. axb5 axb5
28. c4 Nc6 29. Rxa8 Qxa8 30. cxb5 Nd4 31. Bd1 Bxb5 32. Bb2 Qa2 33. Bg4 Rf6 34.
Qc1 Ne2+ 35. Bxe2 Bxe2 36. Ba3 Ba6 37. Rd2 Qxb3 38. Bxd6 Re6 39. Qa1 Bd3 40.
Bxe5 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qxa1 42. Bxa1 Bxe4 43. Re2 Bd5 44. Rxe6 Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. Qa4+ c6 {
This is not worse than the main line} (7... Qd7 8. Qxc4 b6) 8. Qxc4 Qa5 {
This idea was examined in the Gruenfeld survey in CBM 118.} 9. e3 (9. Nf3 Be6
10. Qd3 (10. Qb4 Qxb4 11. cxb4 a5) 10... Nd7 11. e4 Nb6 12. Ng5 Bb3 $1 $13 {
[%cal Yf7f6]}) 9... Be6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] GM Gata Kamsky follows my
recommendation from that survey.} (9... Nd7 $143 $6 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. Qb4 Qh5 $2
(11... Qxb4 12. cxb4 e5 (12... Bg7 13. Rc1 $14) 13. a3 exd4 14. Bf6 Rg8 15.
Bxd4 $14) 12. Be2 $2 (12. h3 $1 {[%cal Rg2g4]} e5 $2 13. Qb1 exd4 14. Qe4+ Be6
15. Bg5 $18) 12... Bg4 13. Bg3 e5 14. Qb1 (14. Qb3 $1 $16 exd4 $140 15. Ne5 $3)
14... exd4 15. Qe4+ Be7 16. Bd6 Nc8 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Nxd4 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Rd8
$11 {0-1 Galeev,S-Sale,S/Harkany 1994/CBM 118/[Krasenkow] (40)}) (9... e5 $5 {
[%cal Yc8e6]}) 10. Qd3 $6 (10. Qb4 $142 Qxb4 11. cxb4 Bd5 {[%cal Re7e5]} (11...
a5 $6 12. b5 $14) 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. a3 Bg7 $11 {[%cal Ye7e5,Ya7a5]}) 10... Bg7
11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Qd2 (12. Qc2 c5) 12... Nc5 $1 {[%cal Rc5b3]} 13. Rc1 Ne4 14.
Qc2 Nd6 15. Bd3 Qxa2 16. Qxa2 Bxa2 $17 {Black has won a pawn and the opening
battle.} 17. c4 b5 $2 {Premature! White now activates his pieces and obtains
decent compensation for the missing material.} (17... Kd7 $142 18. Bg3 (18.
Ne5+ Ke6 $1) 18... b5 $1 19. Bxd6 Kxd6 20. Ng5 bxc4 21. Nxf7+ Kd7 22. Bxc4 Bxc4
23. Rxc4 Rhb8 $17) 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Rc7 $132 {[%csl Gc7]} Bf6 20. Bg3 (20.
Bxf6 $142 exf6 21. Ke2 {[%cal Yh1a1,Ye3e4,Ye4e5]}) 20... a6 {This conservative
approach eventually fails; therefore, the energetic} (20... b4 $1 {was worth
trying.}) 21. Ke2 Bd5 22. Ra1 (22. Rhc1 $5 O-O 23. R1c5 Bc4 $140 24. Nd2 Bxd3+
25. Kxd3) 22... O-O 23. Ne5 $44 Rfc8 {Black has hardly anything else but now
White recaptures the pawn.} 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 (24... Rxc8 25. Rxa6 Bxg2 26. Ng4 $1
) 25. Nd7 Bg7 (25... Bxg2 26. f3 Ra7 27. Nxf6+ exf6 28. Be1 {[%cal Ye1b4,Yb4c5]
and Black is by no means better despite his two extra pawns}) 26. Nc5 a5 27.
Bxb5 Nd6 28. Bxd6 $6 {Obvious but now Black obtains a certain plus due to his
bishop pair. Still, White eventually holds his ground.} (28. Ba6 {was possible
as} Rxa6 29. Nxa6 Bc4+ 30. Kf3 Bxa6 31. Bxd6 exd6 32. Rxa5 $11 {is absolutely
safe for White}) (28. Bd3 $5 {was more sophisticated:} Bxg2 29. f3 Bh3 (29...
Rb8 30. Kf2 Rb2+ 31. Be2) 30. Be1 e5 31. Bg3 f6 {and now} 32. Ba6 $11) 28...
exd6 29. Na6 Bxg2 30. Rxa5 Bf8 31. Ra4 d5 {[%csl Rh2]} 32. f3 Rc8 33. Kf2 (33.
Bd3 $5) 33... Bh3 34. Be2 Be7 35. Ke1 h5 36. Kd2 Be6 37. f4 h4 38. Ra1 Bd6 39.
Rc1 Rxc1 40. Kxc1 g5 41. fxg5 Bxh2 42. Nc5 Kg7 (42... Bf5 43. Bf3 {[%csl Rd5]})
43. Nxe6+ fxe6 44. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. d4
dxc4 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Red1 Qc8 13. e3 Bc6 14. Qxc4
Qb7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rac8 18. Qf4 Rfd8 19. Ne1 h6 20. Rac1
Be7 21. a4 a6 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bb4 25. Na2 Be7 26. Rc1
Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Kf8 28. Nd3 Ke8 29. Nfe5 Nd7 30. Kg2 Nxe5 31. Nxe5 Bf6 32. Nd3
Kd7 33. Kf3 Kd6 34. b3 Bc3 35. e4 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Ke3 h5 38. h3 g6 39. f3
Ba5 40. f4 Bb6+ 41. Kf3 Bd4 42. g4 hxg4+ 43. hxg4 f5 44. Ne1 Kc5 45. Nd3+ Kd6
46. Ne1 Kc5 47. Nd3+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 Be6 14. Rad1 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Rfe1 h5 19. Nc1 Qe6 20. Rd2 Bb5 21.
Nb3 Qc4 22. Bf2 g5 23. Bg3 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Qe6 25. Rd6 Rxd6 26. exd6 Qf6 27. Qf2
Qxc3 28. e5 Re8 29. Nd2 Bc6 30. h3 Qd3 31. Re3 Qd4 32. Nf1 h4 33. Nh2 Bxe5 34.
Rxe5 Qa1+ 35. Qf1 Qd4+ 36. Be3 Qxe5 37. Ng4 Qc3 38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. Nxf7+ Kg7 40.
Bh6+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e4 Bg4 8.
Bxc4 Nfd7 {Kamsky does not dare to use the main, positionally somewhat risky
line against Ivanchuk.} (8... Nh5 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 e5 {with shared chances.
}) 9. Be2 Nc6 (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 e5 12. Bxe5 Nc6 13. Bxc7 Nxd4
14. Bxd8 Raxd8 15. Be2 Ne5 16. f3 f5 17. Rd1 {1-0 Estremera Panos,S (2355)
-Fernandez Garcia,J (2490)/Las Palmas 1996 (61)}) 10. Be3 (10. d5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3
Nd4 12. O-O c5 13. Be2 a6 14. Re1 b5 15. Bf1 Nb6 16. Be3 Rc8 17. a4 b4 18. Nb1
a5 19. Nd2 Qd7 20. b3 f5 {1-0 Drozdovskij,Y (2561)-Borisek,J (2507)/playchess.
com INT 2006 (61)}) 10... Nb6 11. d5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ne5 13. Qb3 $146 {This
interesting position was played in the games of stronger players only once and
White wrongly offered the swap of the dark-squared bishops.} (13. Bd4 c6 14. f4
Ned7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. O-O e5 18. fxe5 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Qf4 20. Rc2
Nxe5 {0-1 Jost,C (2330)-Kouatly,B (2515)/France 1992 (45)}) 13... c6 (13... f5
$2 14. Nb5 $16) 14. f4 Ned7 15. O-O $1 (15. dxc6 bxc6 16. O-O (16. e5 e6 17.
O-O Qh4 $14) 16... Bh6 17. e5 Rb8 18. Qc2 e6 $14) 15... Qe8 $2 {Topalov's
future opponent in the candidates match arrived in Moscow in weakish form. The
retreat of the queen to the e8-square is not a solution to his problems.} (
15... cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bf3 $16) 16. a4 (16.
dxc6 bxc6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. f5 Qe7 19. a4 $16) 16... cxd5 17. Nb5 $1 (17. Nxd5
Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Nb6 19. Qxb7 Qxa4 $14) 17... Rc8 {Also the exchange of the rooks
along the c-file can not be praised; the defender had to decide for the
exchange sacrifice with the help of daring advance of the d-pawn.} (17... dxe4
18. a5 $1 $18) (17... d4 $5 18. Nc7 Qd8 19. Nxa8 dxe3 20. Nxb6 exf2+ 21. Kxf2 (
21. Rxf2 Nxb6 22. Rd1 Qc8 23. e5 $16) 21... Bd4+ 22. Kf3 Nxb6 23. a5 Nc8 24.
Qd5 $16) 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 (18... Nxc8 19. Qxd5 Nf6 20. Qxb7 Nd6 21. Qxa7 $16) 19.
e5 $6 {Ivanchuk seems to have been on top of his form in the last two years,
but sometimes it is difficult to explain the mental process even of the best
players. Kamsky would be sweating much harder after the immediate liquidation
of the a7-pawn.} (19. Nxa7 $1 Qb8 (19... Qc7 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Nb5 $16 Qf6 22. e5
Qf5 23. Qb4 $16) 20. Bxb6 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Qxf4 (21... dxe4 22. Qe3 Bh6 23. Kg2
Bxf4 24. Qxe4 Bxh2 25. Nb5 $16) 22. Qe3 Qh4 23. f4 $16) 19... a6 $2 (19... Qc6
$1 20. Rc1 Nc4 21. Nxa7 Qe6 $14) (19... Nc5 20. Qb4 Ne6 21. Nxa7 Qc2 22. Bd1
Qf5 23. Qxb6 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Bxe5 27. b3 $16) 20. Na7
Qc7 $2 {Black is beyond recognition in this game. Too many moves deserving a
question mark will be played in the game.} (20... Qd8 21. a5 Nc4 22. Qxb7 Nb8
23. Bc5 $16) 21. Rc1 Qd8 (21... Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Rxc4 Qb8 24. Rb4 b6 25.
Nc6 Qe8 26. Qc4 $16) 22. a5 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qxb7 {White has won the war
on the queenside and Black has no compensation for his suffering.} g5 (24...
Nb8 25. h3 (25. Rxc4 $2 Qd1+ 26. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 25... f6 26. Rxc4 fxe5 27. Rc8
Qd1+ 28. Kh2 exf4 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Bxf4 $16) 25. Nc6 Qe8 26. Rxc4 gxf4 27.
Bxf4 Kh8 {His positional desperation is visible from the aim to get any
counterplay along the open g-file.} (27... e6 28. Qxa6 $18) 28. Bg3 Rg8 29. Kf1
(29. Qc7 f6 30. e6 $18) 29... e6 30. Rd4 Nc5 31. Qb6 Nd7 32. Qc7 Nb8 (32... Nc5
33. Rd8 $18) 33. Nd8 $1 {The finish of this game is somewhat comical, since
Black is struggling not to lose to a mating pattern.} Qb5+ 34. Kg1 h6 35. Nxf7+
Kh7 36. Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Be5 Bg7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. Nfg5 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Bd5 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Nc3 h6
15. Nxd5 hxg5 16. Ne3 Rd8 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. g3 Nf6 19. Rd1 Qd7 20. Bc4 e6 21. Kg2
Kf8 22. h3 Nf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Qe3 Rg8 25. h4 Ng4 26. Qe2 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Qe7
28. Rh3 Qg5 29. Qd2 f4 30. Be2 Nf6 31. Bf3 e5 32. Qc2 exd4 33. b4 Qe5 34. Qd2
fxg3 35. Re1 gxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Qg5 37. Qxg5 Rxg5 38. Rh8+ Ng8 39. Rd1 Kg7 40. Rh4
d3 41. Re4 Nf6 42. Re7 Rf5 43. Rxb7 Ng4+ 44. Kg3 Ne3 45. Re1 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 {Diese Variante hat innerhalb der letzten Jahre
einiges an Popularität gewonnen, doch es scheint, dass Schwarz auch hier einen
klaren Weg zum Ausgleich gefunden hat. Die Hauptvariante ist 3.Nxe5.} (3. Nxe5
d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5
11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Re1 Re8 15. cxd5 Qxd5 {...es entsteht
eine der wichtigsten Stellungen der modernen Theorie, in der die Varianten bis
ins tiefe Endspiel analysiert worden sind. Das Ergebnis: Schwarz kann Remis
halten.}) (3. Nc3 Nc6 {führt in das Vierspringer-Spiel über, was aus meiner
Ansicht heutzutage vielleicht die beste Möglichkeit ist, gegen Russisch zu
kämpfen.}) 3... Nxe4 (3... exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 $14 {Weiß hat einen kleinen Vorteil, weil seine Dame auf f4 unantastbar
steht, der schwarze Springer auf d6 dagegen die schwarze Entwicklung stört.})
4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 (5. dxe5 $5 {Lange Zeit blieb diese Variante im Schatten,
obwohl Weiß großartige Ergebnisse erzielt hat. Doch heute gibt es auch hier
für Schwarz keine Schwiriegkeiten mehr:} Nc5 $1 {Die beste Verteidigung für
Schwarz.} 6. Nc3 c6 7. Nd4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 f5 11. Nb3 Na6
12. Be3 Nc7 $132 {Navara - Kramnik (Prague, 2008)}) 5... Nd7 6. O-O ({Wie
schon lange bekannt, bringt} 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 {auch nichts} 8. c4 (8.
Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qh5 f5 11. Re1 Qf6 $11 {Korneev - Khenkin (Dresden,
2007)}) 8... c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qxd5 Qc7
$11 {Fast alle Partien innerhalb der letzten Jahre endeten in dieser Variante
Remis.}) 6... Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nc5 8. f4 (8. Nc3 c6 9. Ne2 Be7 10. f4 f6 11. Be3
Nxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O $11 {Mamedyarov - Kramnik (Wijk aan Zee, 2008).
Offensichtlich hat Schwarz nichts zu befürchten.}) 8... g6 {Es ist gut für
Schwarz mit dem Tausch auf d3 abzuwarten, nicht dass Weiß mittels Angriff auf
den Bauern d5 Zeit für seine Entwicklung gewinnt.} (8... Nxd3 9. Qxd3 g6 10.
Nc3 c6 11. Ne2 $14) 9. Be3 (9. f5 $2 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Bxf5 11. Rxf5 gxf5 12. Qxf5
Qd7 $19) 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Kh1 (11. Nd2 f5 $132 {Das ist nämlich die
Idee von Schwarz - nachdem er f5 durchsetzt, hat Weiß kein Spiel mehr und die
schwarzen Figuren nehmen die aktivsten Positionen ein.}) 11... f6 $1 {Schwarz
nutzt die Möglichkeit aus, so schnell wie möglich seinen Programmdurchbruch zu
realisieren.} (11... c6 {ist etwas zu langsam.} 12. Nd2 (12. Nc3 a5 13. Bf3 b5
$132) 12... Be6 (12... f6 $2 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 15. Ne4 $18) 13.
Nf3 $14) 12. exf6 (12. Nc3 Be6 $1 (12... c6 $2 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5
15. Ne4 $18) 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Bf3 c6 $11 {Schwarz ist voellig ok.}) 12... Rxf6
13. c4 Be6 {Die solideste Fortsetzung.} (13... d4 $5 {Ein interessanter
Bauernopfer für die Initiative, aber anscheinend doch nicht ganz korrekt:} 14.
Qxd4 (14. Bxd4 Rd6 15. Bxc5 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Qf8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc3 Bf5 $17)
14... Rd6 $3 15. Qxc5 Re6 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxe2 18. Nc3 $1 {Das ist der
Zug, weswegen das Opfer nicht korrekt ist.} Rd2 (18... Rxb2 19. Nd5 Re2 20.
Nxc7 Rb8 21. Bxa7 $18) 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 $14) 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Nc3 Qxd1
16. Raxd1 {Es droht 17.Bxc5 Bxc5.18.Ne4. Nachdem Schwarz diese Drohung pariert,
kommt die Stellung ins Gleichgewicht. Man kann sagen, dass Weiß keinen
Eröffnungsvorteil erreicht hat.} Rf7 $1 17. b4 (17. Rfe1 $5 {sieht stärker aus.
} c6 18. g3 a5 (18... Re8 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 (20... Rfe7 21. Rxe6 Rxe6
22. Ne4 $18) 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Re4 $18) (18... Nd7 19. f5 $3 gxf5 (19... Bxf5
20. Bc4 Ne5 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Rxe5 Be7 24. Ne4 $14) 20. Bh5 Nf6
21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd4 $14) 19. Kg2 Kf8 20. Bd4 $36 {Weiß hat eine gewisse
Initiative. Es ist allerdings nicht klar, ob sie ausreicht, um von einem
Vorteil zu sprechen.}) 17... Bf6 (17... Nd7 $1 {wäre einfacher gewesen.} 18.
Nb5 {Ansonsten ist es überhaupt nicht klar, wie Weiß auf Gewinn spielen kann.}
Rc8 19. a3 (19. Nxa7 Ra8 20. a3 (20. Nb5 Rxa2 $15) 20... c5 21. Nb5 cxb4 22.
axb4 Ra2 23. Bf3 Bc4 24. Rxd7 Bxf1 25. Bd5 Ra1 26. Bg1 Kf8 27. Nc7 (27. Bxf7
Bxb5 28. Rxb7 Bh4 29. Bd5 Bf2 $17) 27... Rf5 28. Ne6+ Kf7 29. Nc7+ Kf8 $11)
19... a6 20. Nd4 Bd5 21. Bg4 Bd6 22. Nb5 axb5 23. Rxd5 Re8 24. Bd4 Nf6 25. Bxf6
Rxf6 $11) 18. Bd4 (18. bxc5 Bxc3 $15) 18... Bxd4 (18... Nd7 $5 19. Nb5 Rc8 20.
Rfe1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 a6 22. Bf3 Nf8 23. Nc3 (23. Bxb7 $2 Rb8 24. Bxa6 Rb6 $17)
23... c6 $11) 19. Rxd4 Nd7 20. Re4 $1 {Die einzige Chance von Weiß ist es, die
augenblicklich ungünstige Lage der schwarzen Figuren auszunutzen.} Bf5 (20...
Re8 21. Bc4 Rfe7 22. Rfe1 Kf7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5+ $16) 21. Re3 Nb6 $8 (21...
Kf8 $2 22. g4 Bc2 23. Rc1 $18) 22. Rd1 (22. g4 Bd7 23. Kg2 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8
$11) 22... Kf8 23. Kg1 Re7 {Schwarz neutralisiert die weiße Initiative und
damit ist die Stellung endgültig ausgeglichen.} 24. Kf2 (24. Rxe7 Kxe7 25. b5
$5 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. Bf3 Kc8 28. Kf2 Nc4 $11 {Der Zug 25.b5 ist
zweischneidig - einerseits fixiert Weiß die schwarze Bauernmehrheit am
Damenflügel, andererseits stellt er seinen Bauern auf das Feld der Läuferfarbe.
Diese beiden Faktoren gleichen sich mehr oder weniger aus.}) 24... Rxe3 25.
Kxe3 Re8+ 26. Kf2 c6 $11 {Es ist immer gut, die Felder im Zentrum unter
Kontrolle zu halten - in dem Fall das Feld d5.} 27. Rd4 (27. a4 Ke7 28. a5 Nd7
$11) 27... Be6 28. Bf3 Nd5 $6 {Eine kleine Ungenauigkeit. Schwarz hat die
Antwort des Gegners wohl übersehen.} 29. Ne4 $1 {Der Springer reitet nach c5.
Zusammen mit dem Läufer f3 bauen sie einen unangenehmen Druck auf der großen
Diagonale auf.} (29. Nxd5 cxd5 $11 {Hier ist überhaupt nichts zu machen - der
schwarze König kommt nach d6 und deckt die einzige Schwäche d5.}) (29. Bxd5
cxd5 (29... Bxd5 30. Nxd5 cxd5 (30... Rd8 $4 31. Nc7 Rxd4 32. Ne6+ $18) 31.
Rxd5 Re4 32. b5 Rxf4+ 33. Ke3 Ra4 $11) 30. Ke3 Rc8 (30... Bh3+ $2 31. Kf3 Be6
32. Nxd5 $1 Rd8 33. Ke4 $16) 31. Kd2 Kf7 $11) 29... Re7 30. Nc5 $14 Nc3 (30...
Kf7 31. b5 $14) 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Rh8 Kg7 33. Rb8 Bd5 (33... Bxa2 $6 34. Rxb7
Rxb7 35. Nxb7 Bd5 36. Na5 Na2 37. Bxd5 cxd5 38. Nc6 a6 (38... Kf7 39. b5 Ke6
40. Nxa7 d4 41. b6 $16) 39. Ke3 Kf6 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. Kc5 $16) 34. Nxb7 (34. Rxb7
Rxb7 35. Nxb7 Bxf3 36. Kxf3 Nxa2 $15) 34... Ne4+ 35. Kg1 (35. Bxe4 $2 Rxe4 $15)
35... Bxa2 36. Nc5 Bd5 (36... Nxc5 37. bxc5 Bd5 38. Bxd5 cxd5 39. Rd8 (39. c6
Kf6 40. Rb7 a5 41. c7 Re1+ 42. Kf2 Rc1 $11) 39... Kf6 40. Rxd5 a5 {
Höchstwahrscheinlich ist das Endspiel remis, aber die Partiefortsetzung ist
einfach stärker.}) 37. Bxe4 Bxe4 38. Kf2 (38. Nxe4 Rxe4 39. Rb7+ Kf6 40. g3 h5
$11) 38... Bd5 39. g4 Kf6 {Der Springer auf c5 sieht nur gut aus, in
Wirklichkeit hat er jedoch wenig zu tun. Der weiße König ist vom Zentrum
abgeschnitten. Das gleicht die schlechtere schwarze Bauernstruktur am
Damenflügel völlig aus.} 40. Rd8 Rc7 (40... Kf7 $11 {Um nicht den weißen König
ins Zentrum zu lassen.}) 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Rb8 Kd6 43. Nb7+ Ke6 44. Kd4 h5 45.
Nc5+ Kf6 46. h3 $6 (46. gxh5 gxh5 47. Nd3 $14 {Weiß entwickelt eine Initiative
auf dem ganzen Brett: Rh8-Ne5...}) 46... hxg4 47. hxg4 Rh7 {Nachdem der Turm
ins weiße Lager eindringt, muss Weiß aufpassen und Remis forcieren.} 48. Rd8
Rh1 49. Rd6+ Kg7 50. g5 Rc1 51. Rd7+ Kh8 52. Ke5 Rc4 53. Kf6 Rxf4+ 54. Kxg6
Rxb4 55. Rxa7 Bg8 56. Re7 Rh4 57. Re8 Rd4 58. Re7 Rd6+ 59. Kh5 Bh7 60. Nd7 Rd1
61. Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D81"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 Nfd7 8.
Be3 Nb6 9. Qc5 {This line was examined in several CBM issues: CBM 78 (Yakovich
- Smikovsky), CBM 101 (Miton - Krasenkow), CBM 118 (Sakaev - Ftacnik).} c6 $146
{A new idea. Here are some recent games with more common plans:} (9... f5 10.
Nf3 (10. Rd1 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Be6 12. b3 Bd5 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. Nf3 Nb4 15. Qd2 Bxe4
16. Qxb4 Nd5 17. Qd2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 {1/2 Savchenko,S (2604)
-Feller,S (2513)/Le Touquet 2007/EXT 2008}) 10... fxe4 11. Nxe4 N8d7 12. Qc2
Nf6 13. O-O Nbd5 14. Bc4 c6 15. Nc5 Kh8 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. Qe2 Nh5 18. Ne4 Qd8 19.
Ng5 Qe8 20. f4 e6 21. Rae1 Bd7 22. g4 Nhf6 23. Bd2 Rd8 24. Qf3 Bc8 25. Qh3 $36
{1-0 Bluvshtein,M (2548)-Zugic,I (2457)/Montreal CAN 2008/The Week in Chess
721 (35)}) (9... e5 10. Nf3 N8d7 11. Qa3 (11. Qa5 exd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Nxd4
Qe7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Qa3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Ne6 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Nc2 Nc5 19. f3 {
1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2729)-Svidler,P (2736)/Foros 2007/CBM 119}) 11... exd4 12. Bxd4
Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Qg5 14. O-O Qc5 15. Qxc5 Nxc5 16. Rfd1 c6 17. Rd2 a5 18. Rad1 Rd8
19. f4 Ne6 20. g3 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Kf8 23. e5 Be6 24. a3 Bd5 $11 {
1/2 Moiseenko,A (2643)-Rodshtein,M (2614)/Maalot-Tarshiha 2008/CBM 122 (35)})
10. O-O-O Be6 11. h4 {A typical attack but Black decreases its strength by
exchanging queens.} Qd6 12. Qxd6 exd6 13. h5 Re8 14. Nh3 N8d7 15. Nf4 Bc4 16.
hxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 {Of course, White evades the bishop exchange in order to
exploit disharmony in the position of Black's minor pieces.} a5 18. Nfe2 {
It is not easy for White to make progress.} (18. b3 Ba6 19. Kc2 Rac8 $5 20. Bg4
Rc7 {[%cal Yd7f6,Yc6c5]}) 18... a4 19. Bh6 d5 {This counter-attack in the
centre is not the simplest way.} (19... Bxh6+ $142 20. Rxh6 Kg7 21. Rdh1 Nf6
$11 (21... Rh8 $5)) 20. Ng3 (20. e5 c5 $1) 20... Nf6 {A bit artificial but
after} (20... dxe4 21. Ngxe4 {[%cal Re4d6] White retains some pressure despite
his isolated pawn.} Bxh6+ (21... Re7 22. Nd6 $14) 22. Rxh6 Kg7 23. Rh4 Nf6 24.
Nd6 $36) (20... Bxh6+ 21. Rxh6 Kg7 22. Rdh1 Rh8 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. Rxh8 Kxh8 25.
Kc2 {[%cal Rb2b3] and Black has hardly anything better than} Nf6) 21. e5 Nfd7
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bg4 c5 (23... f5 $5 $11) 24. f4 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Nc5 26. Kc2 Ne6
(26... Rh8 $5 $132) 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. b3 axb3+ 29. axb3 Ba6 30. Nf1 $6 {
This knight should rather go to d4:} (30. Rdd1 Rh8 31. Nge2 $11) 30... Rh8 {
Seizing the open file, Black has more ambitions than equality after} (30...
Bxf1 31. Rxf1 Nd7 $11) 31. Rxh8 Rxh8 32. Ne3 Nc8 (32... Rh4 $5) 33. Rd2 $6 (33.
b4 $1 Na7 34. Nexd5 exd5 35. Rxd5 $13) 33... Rh4 $36 34. g4 Rh3 (34... Ne7 $142
) {The course of events becomes unfavorable for White so he decides to change
it.} 35. Nexd5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} exd5 36. Nxd5 Kf8 (36... Rg3 37. f5 Rxg4 (37...
gxf5 38. gxf5 Rg5 39. Ne3) 38. f6+ Kf7 39. Nc7 $132) 37. Nc7 Na7 38. e6 Nc6 39.
Rd7 Rf3 $2 {An unexpected blunder, after which White ends up with an extra
pawn.} (39... Ne7 40. Rd8+ Kg7 41. Ne8+ Kf8 $11) (39... Nb4+ 40. Kb2 Re3 41. f5
Nd3+ 42. Kc2 Nf4 $11) 40. e7+ Nxe7 41. Ne6+ Kf7 $8 42. Ng5+ Ke8 43. Rxe7+ Kxe7
44. Nxf3 {[%mdl 4096] However, accurate defence enables Black to survive. In
such open positions, with pawns on both sides, the bishop is stronger than the
knight - also in defence.} Be2 45. Ne5 Kf6 46. Kd2 Bf1 47. Nc4 g5 $5 48. Ne3
Bb5 49. Nd5+ Kf7 50. f5 Bc6 51. Ne3 Bf3 {[%csl Rg4]} 52. Kd3 Ke7 53. Kc4 Kd6
54. Kb5 Kc7 55. b4 Bc6+ 56. Kc5 Bf3 57. Kb5 Bc6+ 58. Kc4 Kd6 59. b5 Bf3 60. Kd4
Be2 61. b6 Bf3 62. Nc4+ Ke7 63. Ne5 Bd1 64. Kc5 Be2 65. Kd5 Bd1 66. Kd4 Kf6 67.
Ke4 Ke7 68. Kd5 Be2 69. Kd4 Bd1 70. Nc6+ Kf6 71. Na5 Bxg4 72. Nxb7 Bf3 73. Nd6
Ba8 74. Ke3 Ke5 75. b7 Bxb7 76. Nxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 (5. Nb5 $5 {Eine
andere Methode gegen das Paulsen-System zu kämpfen besteht darin, in eine
Igelstellung zu kommen.} d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 b6 9. Be3 Bb7 10. Be2
Ne5 11. f3 Ned7 12. O-O Be7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 $132 {
Das große Problem von Weiß ist hier der Springer a3. Schwarz hat genug Zeit,
um seine Figuren ideal zu platzieren. Deswegen ist diese Variante heutzutage
selten anzutreffen.}) 5... a6 {Ein sehr populäres System heutzutage. Auf diese
Weise verhindert Schwarz den weißen Aufbau mit der langen Rochade.} (5... Qc7
6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O $1 Bb4 9. f3 {gilt als gut für Weiß.}) 6. Be2 (6.
Nxc6 $1 {Ist der prinzipiellste Zug.} bxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O d5 9. Qe2 $14 {
Weiß erreicht eine sehr solide Stellung, die zwar nicht leicht zu gewinnen ist,
aber sich sehr angenehm spielt - Schwarz hat kaum Gegenspiel, obwohl auch
keine Schwächen.}) 6... d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 {Die Partie geht in
eine der klassischen Scheveningen Varianten über.} O-O 10. Qe1 (10. a4 {
ist ein anderer Hauptzug.} Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 {Die Theorie dieser
Variante ist sehr groß, in allen Varianten kommt es zu einem interessanten,
komplexen Spiel:} Bf8 (12... Rb8 13. g4 Nxd4 (13... Nd7 14. Bg2 b6 15. g5 Bb7
16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qh5 Bf8 18. Bg1 g6 19. Qh3 Bg7 20. f5 exf5 21. exf5 Bxc3 22.
Qxc3 Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Nc5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Rae1 $11
{Jakovenko - Ivanchuk (Sochi, 2008)}) 14. Bxd4 e5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Ba7 Ra8 17.
g5 Rd8 18. Qe2 Ne8 19. Be3 $132) (12... Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. g4 Bc8 15. Bg2 Bb7
16. g5 Nd7 17. Rf3 Bf8 18. Rh3 g6 19. Qe1 Nb4 20. Qf2 Bg7 21. Rf1 Re7 22. Bd4
e5 23. fxe5 Bxe5 $132 {Jakovenko - Van Wely (Foros, 2008)}) 13. Qd2 (13. Nb3
Nd7 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Be2 Bb7 17. Qd2 Red8 18. Rfd1 d5 $132 {
Alekseev - Ponomariov (Dagomys, 2008)}) 13... Rb8 14. Rfd1 (14. g4 Nd7 15. g5
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b6 17. Bg2 Bb7 18. Rf2 e5 19. Be3 exf4 20. Bxf4 Ne5 $11 {Wang
Hao - Van Wely (Dagomys, 2008)}) 14... Na5 15. Qf2 Nc4 16. Bc1 e5 17. Nde2 exf4
18. Nxf4 Be6 19. b3 Ne5 20. Bb2 g6 21. Ncd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Bg7 $11
{Ivanchuk - Van Wely (Dortmund, 2008)}) (10. Kh1 $5 {Wenn man die Variante mit
Qe1-Qg3 spielen will, sollte man die Züge 10.Kh1 Qc7 einschließen. Dann
erreicht man einen kleinen Vorteil. Den Unterschied sieht man später.} Qc7 11.
Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 $14 g6 $6 {Weil die Dame auf c7 steht,
ist der Punkt f6 geschwächt. Dies nutzt Weiß sofort aus:} 15. f5 $1 e5 16. Be3
Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. f6 Bd8 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 $16) 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5
12. a3 Bb7 13. Qg3 {Auf diese Weise verteidigt Weiß den Bauern e4.} g6 $1 {
Im Vergleich zu 10.Kh1 kann Weiß hier keinen Nutzen aus der Schwächung des
Feldes f6 ziehen.} 14. Bf3 (14. f5 e5 15. Be3 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bh6 Re8
18. Bf3 Bh4 19. Qh3 Bxf5 $19 {Solomon - Ganguly (Sydney, 2008)}) 14... a5 {
'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The downside of the move 14.Bf3 is the fact that the
bishop is controlling the h5-square, but not the diagonal a6-f1. '} 15. b4 (15.
Nxb5 Nxe4 16. Qe1 f5 $1 ({Schlechter ist} 16... Qd7 17. c4 Nc5 18. Rd1 Rfc8 19.
Qe3 {Sutovsky - Van Wely (Dagomys, 2008). und Weiß kam zu gutem Spiel.}) 17.
Rd1 Qc8 18. Qe2 a4 19. c4 Rf7 20. Rc1 Bf8 21. Rfd1 Qe8 22. Bc3 Nxc3 23. Rxc3
Bxf3 24. Rxf3 d5 $132 {Svidler - Akopian (Groningen, 1996)}) 15... Rc8 16. Rad1
{Das ist ein neuer Zug, bis jetzt kam in der Praxis nur 16.Qf2 vor} (16. Qf2
Rc4 17. Rad1 axb4 18. axb4 Qc8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxb5 Rxc2 21. Qe3 Ba6 22. Nxd6
Qb8 23. b5 Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Qxb5 $11 {Bindrich - Balinov (Pulvermuehle, 2005)
Ftacnik: '1/2 Bindrich,F (2326)-Balinov,I (2372)/Pulvermuehle 2005/ (36)'})
16... axb4 17. axb4 {Ftacnik: 'Kamsky has managed to retain the pawn centre,
but the points b4 and c2 remain exposed.'} Rc4 $132 {Ich denke, Schwarz hat
zumindest gleiches Spiel, vielleicht steht er sogar etwas besser. Die Variante
10.Qe1 ist meiner Meinung nach nicht empfehlenswert.} (17... Rxc3 $5 18. Bxc3
Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qf2 d5 21. Qd4 f6 $44 {ist sicherlich interessant, aber
Schwarz hat es gar nicht nötig - er steht nach 17....Rc4 ganz gut.}) 18. Kh1 {
Es ist immer praktisch, den König von der gefährlichen Diagonale zu verstecken.
} (18. Qf2 Rxb4 (18... Rxc3 $4 19. Bxc3 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qd4 $18) 19. Rb1
Rxb1 20. Rxb1 Qa8 21. Qe1 e5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 b4 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Nd5 {
'=' Ftacnik.} Be5 26. Rxb4 Re8 $36) 18... Nd7 (18... Rxb4 $6 {Ftacnik} 19. e5
Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. e6 $13) 19. Be2 Rxb4 20. Nxb5 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'The combination that White has created as a solution is insufficient. On move
20 the choice of continuations was so rich, that it was truly possible to
choose a more promising line. '} (20. Bxb5 {Ftacnik} Bxe4 (20... Nf6 21. f5 $5
Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxb5 23. f6 Bxe4 24. Qh4 Bxg2+ 25. Kg1 (25. Kxg2 Qa8+ 26. Kg3 Rh5
$19) 25... Bxf1 26. fxe7 Qa8 (26... Qa5 27. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 28. Ra1 Rg5+ 29. Kxf1
Qb5+ $11) 27. Rxf1 Rb4 28. c3 Ra4 29. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 $11) 21. Nxe4 (21. Bxd7 Bxc2
22. Bb5 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Bf6 24. Be5 dxe5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 $19) 21... Rxb5 22. f5 (
22. c4 Rf5) 22... Rxf5 23. Rxf5 exf5 24. Nxd6 $15) (20. f5 {Ftacnik} e5 21. Be3
Nf6 22. Bh6 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 $13) (20. Qe1 $5 {Ftacnik} Rb2 21. Qd2 $13)
20... Bxe4 21. Bg7 $2 {Das führt zu einer kaum zu verteidigenden Stellung.
Eine bessere Alternative wäre 21.Bc3} (21. Bc3 Ra4 (21... Rxb5 22. Bxb5 Bxc2
23. Rd2 (23. Ra1 $11 {Ftacnik}) 23... Be4 24. Qe3 Nc5 25. Bd4 $11) 22. Nxd6
Bxc2 (22... Bxd6 {Ftacnik} 23. Rxd6 Qc7 24. Rd4 (24. f5 Ra3 25. fxg6 hxg6 26.
Rd3 Qxg3 27. Rxg3 Rc8 $17) (24. Rfd1 Ra3 25. Rxd7 Qc6 26. Qg5 Qxc3 $17) 24...
Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Qxc2 $15) 23. Rd2 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Qc7 25. Rd4 Rfa8 26. Qe3 $44 {
Obwohl Schwarz etwas schlechter steht, hat er ausreichende Remischancen dank
seinem starken, schwarzfeldrigen Läufer.}) 21... Bxc2 (21... Kxg7 {bringt
Schwarz auch in Vorteil.} 22. Qc3+ Nf6 23. Qxb4 Bxc2 (23... d5 {Ftacnik} 24.
Qd4 $15) 24. Ra1 d5 25. Qd4 Qb8 $15) 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 {Ftacnik: 'The result of
the transaction is very positive for Mamedyarov. In return for the exchange he
has got the strong centre and active pieces. '} 23. Rd4 {Weiß kann nicht viel
versuchen - die schwarzen Bauern im Zentrum geben ihm keine Chancen, aktives
Spiel zu entwickeln.} (23. Rc1 Be4 24. Rc7 Nc5 $17 (24... Rxb5 {Ftacnik} 25.
Rxd7 (25. Bxb5 Qb8 26. Rfc1 Qxb5 27. Qe1 d5 $19) 25... Rc5 $17)) (23. Ra1 d5
24. Qc3 Be4 $15) 23... d5 (23... Rb3 $5 {wäre wohl noch stärker gewesen,
obwohl man natürlich die Stellung gerne vereinfachen möchte.} 24. Qe1 d5 {
'-/+' Ftacnik.} 25. Qd2 Bf5 $17 {Der Turm auf d4 wird zum Angriffsziel
schwarzer Figuren.}) 24. Rxb4 Bxb4 25. Rc1 Be4 (25... Qg7 {Ftacnik} 26. Bd1
Bxd1 27. Rxd1 Qb2 $17) 26. Rc7 (26. Bf3 {Ftacnik} Qb8 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Rb1 Bd2
29. Nc3 Qa8 $17) 26... Qd8 {Ftacnik: 'Black took something of a risk when he
agreed to swap his active rook. Despite that, his pieces are well coordinated
and White will have problems dealing with their threats. '} (26... Nf6 $1 27.
Qg5 Qd8 28. Qe5 Ne8 29. Rc1 (29. Rb7 Qc8 $19) 29... Bd2 30. Rf1 Qb6 $17) 27.
Qe3 Qh4 28. Qg3 (28. Bd1 $5 Nf6 (28... Bc5 $2 29. Rxc5 Nxc5 30. Qxc5 Qe1+ 31.
Qg1 Qd2 $11) 29. Kg1 Ng4 30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. hxg3 Ne3 32. Bf3 $15) (28. Bf3 {
Ftacnik} Nf6 (28... Bxf3 29. gxf3 Nf6 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. Kg2 $13) 29. Bxe4 Ng4
30. Qg3 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Qxg3 32. hxg3 Nxe4 $15) 28... Qf6 29. Qe3 (29. h3 {Ftacnik
} Nb6 $17) 29... Qa1+ 30. Qc1 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'In Moscow Kamsky was
operating on a slightly strange frequency. Too often at critical junctions he
failed to find the better continuation.'} (30. Qg1 $1 {Ftacnik} Qb2 (30...
Qxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Nf6 32. g3 $11) 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Qd4+ Qxd4 33. Nxd4 Bd2 (33...
Kf6 34. Rc7 Nb6 $15) 34. Nxe6+ fxe6 35. Rc7 Kf6 36. Rxd7 h5 37. Bf3 Bxf3 38.
gxf3 Bxf4 39. Kg2 $15) 30... Qa2 {'!' Ftacnik. Jetzt hat Schwarz die totale
Dominanz auf dem Brett - Weiß ist chancenlos.} 31. Rc8+ (31. Bf3 Bxf3 32. gxf3
Nf6 $19) 31... Kg7 32. Qd1 Nf6 33. h3 (33. Nc3 Bxc3 34. Rxc3 Ng4 35. Qe1 d4 $19
) 33... Bd2 {Ftacnik: 'White is lost without counterplay, since the black
forces are completely controlling the chessboard.'} 34. Qf1 Bxf4 $19 35. Nc7
Qd2 36. Ne8+ Nxe8 37. Rxe8 Qe3 38. Bf3 Bxf3 39. gxf3 Qd2 40. Qg1 Qe2 {Ftacnik:
'After the win of the fourth pawn Mamedyarov would easily win any endgame.'}
0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nd5 e5 15.
Bh2 Be6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Qc4 Nf6 18. e4 Rac8 19. Ng5 Nd4 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21.
Nxe6+ Kxe7 22. Nxd8 Rxc4 23. Bxc4 Ne8 24. Nxf7 b5 25. Bd5 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Nxc1 27.
Rxc1 Qd2 28. Rc8 Qxf2 29. Bg1 Qf1 30. Ra8 Nc7 31. Rxa7 Kd7 32. b3 g5 33. a4 g4
34. hxg4 Qf6 35. g5 Qf4 36. axb5 Qh4+ 37. Bh2 Qe1+ 38. Bg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 b6 6. a4 a6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Ne3 Rfe8 14. Rc1 e5
15. Bb1 b5 16. c4 bxa4 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. c5 dxc5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21.
Bxf6 Rxf5 22. Bxf5 Qf4 23. Nh4 Qh6 24. Qc2 Qxf6 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Be4 Rb8 27.
Bxb7 Rxb7 28. Qxa4 Qxb2 29. Rf1 Qb5 30. Qf4 Qd3 31. g3 Kg8 32. Qc1 c4 33. Rd1
Qb3 34. Kg2 c3 35. Rd8 Rc7 36. Nf5 Qb7+ 37. f3 Qb2+ 38. Qxb2 cxb2 39. Rb8 Rc2+
40. Kh3 a5 41. Ne3 Rf2 42. Nc4 a4 43. Nxb2 a3 44. Nc4 a2 45. Ra8 f6 46. Kg4 Kf7
47. Kf5 Rxf3+ 48. Ke4 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Na3 c3 $5 {The motive of black pawn advance from the c4-square is
known also from other openings. In this position it should facilitate the win
of a tempo after the move of the knight to d5.} 10. Nb5 (10. Bg5 f6 (10... cxb2
11. Nb5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 bxa1=Q 13. Qxa1 Qb6 14. Nd6+ Kd7 15. Nh4 Nc6 16. Nhxf5
exf5 17. Rb1 Nb4 18. a3 Bxd6 19. axb4 Bc7 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. e6+ Kc8 22. Bf3 {
1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2575)-Poetsch,K (2205)/Bad Wiessee 1998 (28)}) 11. exf6 gxf6
12. Bc1 Nd5 13. Nh4 Bg6 14. Bf3 cxb2 15. Bxb2 N7b6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Re1 Kf7 18.
Bg4 f5 19. dxc5 Qxh4 20. cxb6 Bxa3 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bf3 Bxb2 23. Bxd5 Kg7 {
0-1 Del Rio Angelis,S (2325)-Nisipeanu,L (2500)/Siofok 1996 (27)}) (10. bxc3
Nd5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nb5 O-O $14) 10... Nd5 11. Nxc3 Nxe3 12. fxe3
Be7 13. Qb3 O-O (13... Rb8 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1 O-O 15. dxc5 Qc8 16. Nb5 Nxc5 17.
Qb4 Bc2 18. Rd2 Bg6 19. Nxa7 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qb6 21. Rd4 Rfd8 22. a4 {1-0 Blank,W 
(2506)-Schoen,A (2481)/ICCF email 2006 (72)}) 14... a6 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Nb5
axb5 17. Bxb5 Rd8 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. Rd1 O-O 20. Rxd7 Qxc5 21. Rxb7 Be4 22. Rd7
Bd5 23. Qc3 $14 {1/2 Karacsony,Z-Huuskonen,M (2510)/ICCF email 2002}) 14. Qxb7
{Morozevich is in this 8th round game resigned to the fate of taking the
b7-pawn and indirectly agreeing to a repetition of moves.} (14. Rad1 Qc7 15.
Nb5 Qb6 16. Bd3 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Rd3 cxd4 19. exd4 a6 20. Na3 Qxb3 21.
Rxb3 b5 22. Nc2 Rac8 {1/2 Dahlgren,J-Luzuriaga,N/Brazil CXEB 2000 (34)}) 14...
Rb8 15. Qxa7 cxd4 (15... Ra8 16. Qb7 Rb8 $11) 16. exd4 {The attempts to avoid
exposing the d4-pawn would not be very successful.} (16. Qxd4 Bc5 (16... Rxb2
17. Rad1 Nc5 $11) 17. Qd2 Nxe5 18. Nd4 Qg5 $36) (16. Nxd4 Bc5 17. Qa6 Rxb2 $44)
16... Ra8 17. Qb7 Rb8 18. Qa7 Rxb2 $5 {Kamsky deserves credit for his fighting
spirit. He is not discouraged by the fact that he is facing the recent leader
of the tournament with the black pieces.} (18... Ra8 $11) 19. Bb5 $1 Nb6 20. a4
(20. Kh1 Nd5 (20... g5 $5 21. a4 g4 22. Ng1 Nd5 23. Nge2 Bg5 $15) 21. Nxd5 Qxd5
22. a4 (22. Qxe7 Qxb5 23. a4 Qe2 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qg3 $11) 22... Bb4 23. Qd7 Qb3
24. Rac1 h6 25. Rc8 Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Bf8 27. Qc4 Qa3 {1/2 Jacot,L (2542)-Krajnc,
L (2433)/ICCF email 2006 (35)}) 20... Bg4 {The ideas from our game have been
tested in emai tournaments by lesser known players. Black should have enough
counterplay.} (20... h6 21. Kh1 Bb4 22. Nd1 Rb3 23. a5 Nc8 24. Qa6 Ne7 25. Bc4
Rxf3 26. gxf3 Qxd4 27. Nf2 Bc3 {1/2 Skrobek,R (2621)-Schoen,A (2481)/ICCF
email 2006 (53)}) 21. Kh1 (21. a5 Bb4 22. Qxb6 Bxc3 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Rfc1 Bxf3
25. Rxc3 Rxg2+ 26. Kf1 Rxh2 27. Ra4 $13) (21. Rad1 Bb4 22. Ne4 Qd5 23. Neg5 Nc8
24. Qc7 Qa2 $13) 21... Bb4 22. Na2 (22. Ne4 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Qxd4 24. Ng5 Qd2 25.
Rg3 Nc8 $15) 22... Be7 (22... Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Qg5 24. Rg1 $5 (24. Rg3 $4 Rxa2 $1
$19) (24. Bf1 Bd2 $1 25. Nc3 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Nd5 27. Rg3 Qd2 $36) 24... Nc8 25.
Qc7 Rxa2 26. Be8 Qe7 27. Bxf7+ Rxf7 (27... Kh8 28. Qc4 Rxa4 29. Bxe6 $13) 28.
Qxc8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Qxe6+ Qf7 31. Qc8+ Bf8 32. e6 $11) 23. Nc1 {
Morozevich is not even going to try to see if the opponent will repeat the
moves and pugnaciously directs the knight to d3.} Nd5 $1 (23... Nc8 24. Qa8
Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qxd4 26. Nd3 Rc2 27. Qb7 $11) 24. Nd3 Rc2 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Nxc1
(26. Rxc1 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Bg5 $15) 26... Ne3 27. Re1 (27. Rf2 Bb4 28. Bc6 Bxf3
29. Rxf3 Qg5 $15) 27... Nf5 {Black is dancing with pieces around the weak
spots of the enemy; his counterplay is taking care about parity.} (27... Bg5 $5
28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Bxd7 Nc2 30. Re2 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Bxc1 32. Re4 $11) 28. Bc6 (28.
Ne2 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Bb4 30. Rb1 Qd5 31. Rf1 Rd8 $15) 28... Bb4 $5 {Kamsky was
afraid that after the exchange of the majority of pieces he might not be able
to convert the small advantage in the endgame. The game move is insisting on
complicating the position.} (28... Bxf3 29. Bxf3 Qxd4 (29... Nxd4 $2 30. Rd1
$18) 30. Qxd4 Nxd4 31. Rd1 Nxf3 32. gxf3 Rb8 $15) 29. Rd1 Bxf3 (29... Ne3 30.
Rg1 Qb8 31. Qxb8 Rxb8 32. Be4 $11) 30. Bxf3 Qh4 $1 (30... Ne3 31. Rg1 (31. Rd3
$2 Qh4 32. Rxe3 Qf2 33. h3 Qxe3 34. Ne2 Qd2 $17) 31... Nf5 32. Ne2 Qg5 33. Qb7
$14) 31. a5 $6 {The pawn is marching towards the queening square, but under
the pressure of enemy pieces White will have to part with it in the end.} (31.
Qb6 Be1 32. Ne2 Ne3 33. Ra1 Nf1 34. h3 Nd2 35. Bc6 Qf2 $11) 31... Be1 (31...
Ng3+ 32. Kg1 Ne4 33. Nd3 $14) (31... g5 $5 32. a6 g4 33. Bc6 Be1 34. Ne2 Qf2
35. Ng1 Qh4 36. Ne2 $11) 32. Ne2 g5 $1 (32... Qf2 $2 33. a6 Qf1+ 34. Ng1 $18)
33. Qb7 (33. a6 g4 34. Bc6 (34. Bxg4 $2 Ne3 $1 $19) 34... Qf2 (34... Ng3+ 35.
Nxg3 Bxg3 36. Kg1 Bxh2+ 37. Kf1 Qg3 (37... f6 $2 38. Qe7 $1 fxe5+ 39. Qxf8+
Kxf8 40. a7 $18) 38. Qb7 f6 39. Qb4 $16) 35. Ng1 Qh4 36. Ne2 $11) 33... Bxa5 {
In the onset of mild time trouble Kamsky is avoiding the move repetition and
grabs the pawn in order to keep the flame of the fight alive.} (33... g4 34.
Be4 (34. Bxg4 Ne3 35. g3 Qxg4 36. Rxe1 Nc2 $17) 34... Ng3+ 35. Nxg3 Bxg3 36.
Kg1 Bf2+ 37. Kh1 (37. Kf1 $2 Be3 38. Ke2 Qf2+ 39. Kd3 Bxd4 $19) 37... Bg3 38.
Kg1 $11) 34. g3 Qh6 35. Qe4 (35. Rd3 Qh3 36. Kg1 $14) 35... Ne7 $6 {In this
spell of time trouble the play is losing its sharp edge, the position was
about equal.} (35... Rb8 36. Bg4 Rb2 37. Qd3 $11) 36. Ra1 Bd8 37. Qd3 (37. Qb7
$14) 37... Ng6 38. Nc3 Be7 39. Ne4 Rd8 40. Qe3 Qf8 41. Kg2 (41. Nxg5 Qh6 42. h4
Nxh4 $1 43. gxh4 Qxh4+ $17) 41... Rb8 42. Bh5 $6 {Morozevich has invested a
lot of energy in the tournament and now he changes tune for the next phase of
game beyond recognition. His position will be sinking a little with nearly
each move.} (42. Nxg5 $1 Qh6 (42... Rb2+ 43. Kg1 Qh6 44. Ra8+ Nf8 (44... Kg7 $2
45. Nxe6+ fxe6 46. Rg8+ Kxg8 47. Qxh6 $18) 45. h4 Bxg5 46. Qxg5+ Qxg5 47. hxg5
Rd2 48. Ra4 $16) 43. h4 Rb2+ 44. Kh3 Bxg5 45. Qxg5 Qxg5 46. hxg5 Rb3 47. Kg2
$16) 42... Qc8 43. Rc1 (43. Nxg5 $2 Qc2+ 44. Kg1 Rb2 $19) 43... Rb2+ 44. Kh3 (
44. Kg1 Qd8 45. Rc4 $11) 44... Qb7 45. Bxg6 $6 {The swap of the bishop is a
very dubious solution, since now the threats along the light squares will turn
into huge problems.} (45. Be2 Qd5 $15) 45... fxg6 46. g4 (46. Nf6+ $2 Bxf6 47.
exf6 h5 $1 $19) (46. Qd3 h5 47. Rc2 Kg7 $15) 46... h5 $1 47. Rc3 $6 (47. gxh5
gxh5 $15) (47. Qd3 Kg7 $15) 47... Qa6 $1 48. Rd3 $6 {White is desperately
defending against the infiltration of enemy pieces, but there is no good
remedy any more.} (48. Qg1 hxg4+ 49. Kg3 (49. Kxg4 Qe2+ $19) 49... Kg7 $17)
48... Qa1 49. Nd2 Qd1 (49... hxg4+ 50. Kxg4 Qd1+ 51. Kg3 (51. Qf3 Qe1 $1 52.
Qe4 Qh4+ 53. Kf3 Qh3+ 54. Ke2 Qxh2+ 55. Kd1 Kg7 $19) 51... Qh5 $1 (51... Bb4
52. Qxg5 Qg1+ 53. Kh4 Qf2+ 54. Rg3 Rxd2 55. Qxg6+ Kf8 56. Qxe6 Qxh2+ $15) 52.
h3 Qh4+ 53. Kg2 g4 54. hxg4 Bg5 $19) 50. Qf3 $1 Qe1 51. gxh5 Rxd2 $6 {
Objectively the best move was to give check on h4, keeping a distinct
advantage.} (51... Qh4+ 52. Kg2 gxh5 53. Qa8+ Kg7 54. Qa1 Rc2 55. Qf1 Qe4+ 56.
Kg1 Qg6 $17) 52. Rxd2 Qxd2 53. hxg6 Qf4 54. Qh5 $2 {It is always tragic when
heroes fall at the very end. Alexander was fighting like a lion and he still
had a chance to save his skin after the immediate exchange of queens.} (54.
Qxf4 gxf4 55. Kg4 Bg5 56. d5 $1 f3 (56... exd5 57. Kxg5 f3 58. e6 Kf8 59. Kh6
f2 60. g7+ Ke7 61. g8=Q f1=Q $11) 57. Kxf3 exd5 58. Kg4 Bh6 (58... d4 $2 59.
Kxg5 d3 60. e6 $18) 59. Kf5 Kf8 60. e6 Bg7 61. h4 Ke7 62. h5 d4 (62... Kd6 63.
h6 Bxh6 64. Kf6) 63. Ke4 Kxe6 64. h6 Bf6 65. g7 $11) 54... Qh4+ $1 55. Qxh4
gxh4 56. Kg4 Kg7 {Unfortunately this version of the endgame is fairly easily
won for Black.} 57. h3 (57. Kf3 Kxg6 58. Ke4 Kg5 59. d5 (59. h3 Bd8 60. d5
exd5+ 61. Kxd5 Kf4 $19) 59... exd5+ 60. Kxd5 Kg4 $19) 57... Bd8 58. Kf4 Bb6 {
It was easy to gobble up the pawn g6 and win with the h4-pawn, but the
transfer to the pawn endgame is very thematic.} (58... Kxg6 59. Ke4 Kg5 60. d5
exd5+ 61. Kxd5 Kf4 $19) 59. Ke4 Bxd4 $1 60. Kxd4 Kxg6 61. Ke4 (61. Kc5 Kg5 62.
Kc6 Kf4 63. Kd6 Kf5 $19) 61... Kg5 62. Ke3 Kf5 63. Kf3 Kxe5 64. Kg4 Ke4 65.
Kxh4 Kf4 $1 {The difference in the location of the kings is decisive. White's
majesty is obstructing his own pawn, the exceptionally epic fight is coming to
an end.} 66. Kh5 e5 67. h4 e4 68. Kg6 e3 69. h5 e2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. h3 O-O 8.
Nc3 Bb6 9. Re1 h6 10. Na4 c5 11. Nh2 Bd7 12. Nc3 Nh7 13. a4 Ba5 14. g4 Qe8 15.
Re3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bxa4 17. Rg3 a5 18. c4 Bd7 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Qe7 21. Bd2
a4 22. Bc3 c6 23. Nf1 f6 24. h4 Be6 25. Ne3 Qd7 26. Qf3 a3 27. Ra2 Qb7 28. Kf2
Qb1 29. Ra1 a2 30. Qh1 Qxh1 31. Rxh1 Rfb8 32. Rgg1 Ra3 33. Ba1 Ra7 34. Bc3 Nf8
35. g5 fxg5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Rxg5 Rb1 38. Rhg1 Rxg1 39. Rxg1 g6 40. Ba1 Kf7
41. Nd1 d5 42. cxd5 cxd5 43. exd5 Bxd5 44. Nc3 Bc6 45. Bb2 Bd7 46. Ke3 Ra6 47.
Kd2 Bf5 48. Ra1 Be6 49. Ne4 c4 50. Ng5+ Ke7 51. Nxe6 Nxe6 52. dxc4 g5 53. Be5
Nf4 54. Kc3 Ke6 55. Bc7 Kf5 56. Kb2 g4 57. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 58. Kxa2 g3 59. Bb6 g2
60. Bg1 Nh3 61. Bh2 Ng5 62. Bg1 Nf3 63. Bf2 Ke4 64. c5 Nd4 65. Ka3 Nxc2+ 66.
Ka4 Nd4 67. Ka5 Ne6 68. c6 Kd3 69. Kb6 Ke2 70. Bg1 Kf1 71. Bh2 g1=B+ 72. Bxg1
Kxg1 73. c7 Nxc7 74. Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Be6 6. c5 Qc7 7. Bf4 Qc8 8. e3
g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Qc2 b6 12. b4 Bf5 13. Bxf5 Qxf5 14. Qxf5 gxf5 15.
Ke2 Rc8 16. Rhc1 Nbd7 17. Rab1 Ne4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 a5 21.
cxb6 Nxb6 22. b5 f6 23. Bg3 cxb5 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rxb5 Rc6 26. Rxa5 Rc2+ 27.
Kd1 Rb2 28. Kc1 Re2 29. Rb5 Nc4 30. Rxd5 Rxa2 31. Rc5 Nb2 32. Kb1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
e6 9. h3 Qd8 10. Nbd2 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O b5 15.
Bd1 Bd3 16. Re1 Qg6 17. Nh4 Qh7 18. Be2 Bc2 19. g3 Ne7 20. Bf3 g5 21. Ng2 Be4
22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. a4 a6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qc2 f5 26. b3 cxb3 27. Qxb3 Nd5 28.
Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Qxb5 Qc7 30. c4 Rb8 31. Qa4 Nb6 32. Qc2 Bb4 33. c5 Nd5 34. Rb1
Bxd2 35. Rxb8+ Qxb8 36. Qxd2 Qb1+ 37. Qe1 Qc2 38. Qf1 Nb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nd7 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Ngf6 9. O-O Qxb3 10. Bxb3 Be7 11. h3 h6 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. e4 Bh7 15.
Be3 Rfd8 16. f3 Kf8 17. Rfd1 Nfd7 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Nb6 20. Bb3 Rac8 21. a4
Bg5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. a5 Nd7 24. Kf2 Ke7 25. Bc4 f6 26. b4 Bg6 27. b5 cxb5 28.
Bxb5 Nb8 29. Ke3 a6 30. Ba4 Rc4 31. Bb3 Rb4 32. Ba2 Nc6 33. d5 Nxa5 34. dxe6
Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Nc4+ 36. Kf2 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 b5 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Rd7+ Kxe6 40. Rxg7
Bf7 41. h4 Rb3 42. Ne2 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 gxh4 44. f4 Rb7 45. Rh7 Rc7 46. Nc3 Kd6 47.
Rxh4 Kc5 48. e5 Kb4 49. Ne4 f5 50. Nf2 c3 51. Rh7 Kb3 52. e6 c2 53. Nd3 Kc3 54.
Nc1 Kb2 55. Ne2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Qc7 12. a4 a6 13. Bh2 Rfe8 14. Qb3 Bf8 15.
Re2 Bc6 16. c4 Qb7 17. Rae1 d5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bc4 Rac8 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21.
Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Ne4 Rc6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rec8 25. Bg3 Bb4 26. Rd1 Rc1 27.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 h6 29. f3 Ra1 30. Rc2 Kh7 31. Bf2 Rxa4 32. Nd6 Kg6 33. Rc4
f5 34. Rc6 Bd2 35. g3 b5 36. Nb7 Ra2 37. Rxe6+ Kh7 38. Bd4 Be3 39. Bxe3 Rxb2+
40. Kg1 Nxe3 41. Rxa6 Rg2+ 42. Kh1 Rxg3 43. f4 Rxh3+ 44. Kg1 Nd5 45. Nd6 Nxf4
46. Nxf5 Rh5 47. Nd4 Rxe5 48. Rb6 Ne2+ 49. Nxe2 Rxe2 50. Rxb5 Re6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qc7 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. g3
Rxh2 15. Bf4 Qxf4 16. gxf4 Bh4+ 17. Kd1 Rxh1 18. Kd2 Rh2+ 19. Be2 Bg3 20. Ke3
Rh4 21. Qxb7 Bxf4+ 22. Kd3 Rb8 23. Qxc6 Rh2 24. a4 Rb2 25. Bf1 Rhf2 26. e5 g5
27. a5 Ke7 28. Re1 Rb3 29. Kc4 Ra3 30. Qd6+ Kd8 31. Qxa3 Rxf3 32. Bd3 g4 33.
Qd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. a4 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Rfe1 Rad8 12. a5 e5 13. axb6 axb6 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. Qe2 b5 16. Nb1 c5 17. Bxb5 Nxe4 18. Na3 Nd6 19. Ba6 Bxa6 20. Qxa6 e4 21.
Nd2 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bc3 23. Bf4 Be5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Ra8 27.
Nb5 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. Rc4 Ra5 30. Rxc5 Na7 31. c4 Rb8 32. h4 h5 33. g3 Ra2
34. Kg2 Nxb5 35. Rcxb5 Re8 36. R5b2 Ra5 37. Rc2 Rc5 38. Rb5 Rec8 39. Rxc5 Rxc5
40. Kf3 Kf8 41. Ke4 Ke7 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. Ra2 Rf5 44. f4 Kc6 45. Ra6+ Kb7 46. Rd6
Kc7 47. c5 Kb7 48. Kc4 Kc7 49. Kb5 f6 50. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 g6 6. f4 dxe4 7. dxe4 e5 8. Ngf3
exf4 9. gxf4 Nh5 10. Nb3 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 b6 12. e5 Bg4 13. Ke1 Nb4 14. Nfd4 cxd4
15. Bxa8 Nxc2+ 16. Kf2 Nxa1 17. Nxa1 Bh6 18. Bc6+ Ke7 19. Nb3 Rd8 20. Bd2 a5
21. Rc1 Bxf4 22. Bb5 Bxe5 23. Rc6 Rd6 24. Rc7+ Kf6 25. Be8 Be6 26. Nc1 Rd8 27.
Bb5 Bxc7 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. f3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Qd8 13. b3 Qa5 14. Qd2 e6 15.
Rad1 Rac8 16. Kh1 Qb4 17. Nce2 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21.
exd5 Nxd5 22. Bd4 Bh6 23. Rc2 Rfe8 24. Ng3 f5 25. Rb1 Nb4 26. Rc4 Nd3 27. Nf1
c5 28. Bg1 Rb8 29. Rc3 Red8 30. Be3 Bg7 31. Rc4 Rb4 32. Rxb4 cxb4 33. g3 Bc3
34. Kg2 Ne1+ 35. Kf2 Nc2 36. Ke2 Nd4+ 37. Bxd4 Bxd4 38. Rd1 Re8+ 39. Kd3 Bc3
40. Ne3 Kf7 41. Nd5 Rd8 42. Kc4 Rc8+ 43. Kd3 Rd8 44. Kc4 Rc8+ 45. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 Bg4 8. O-O
e6 9. Qc2 a5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. g3 h5 15.
Bg2 Nb6 16. d3 a4 17. Ne2 axb3 18. axb3 Nbd7 19. Bc3 Ne8 20. Nd4 Qd6 21. b4 Nc7
22. Qb2 Qf8 23. Qb3 Ne5 24. Ne2 Nd7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27. b5 Rdc8 28.
bxc6 bxc6 29. Nd4 Qd6 30. Qc2 Kh7 31. Nf3 Kg8 32. Ng5 Ra3 33. Ne4 Qe7 34. Qb2
Qb4 35. Qc2 Qe7 36. Rb1 N7f6 37. Rb3 Rxb3 38. Qxb3 Nxe4 39. Bxe4 h4 40. g4 Qd6
41. Rb1 c5 42. Qc4 Nf6 43. Bf3 Nd7 44. d4 Rc7 45. Rd1 cxd4 46. Qxd4 Qxd4 47.
Rxd4 Ne5 48. Be2 Rc2 49. Kf1 g5 50. Re4 Nd7 51. Rc4 Rxc4 52. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nbd7 4. Bg5 e5 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 e4 8. Ng1
d5 9. h4 Re8 10. Nh3 h6 11. Bf4 Nh7 12. h5 Nb6 13. Rc1 c5 14. Bg3 Bxh3 15. Rxh3
Bd6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nb3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nd4 a6 20. Qb3 Ng5 21. Rh1 Ne6
22. a3 Rac8 23. Rd1 Nc5 24. Qb4 Qc7 25. Kf1 Re5 26. g3 Rg5 27. Kg2 Nbd7 28. Nb3
Ne6 29. Qa5 Qxa5 30. Nxa5 d4 31. Nxb7 d3 32. Nd6 dxe2 33. Nxc8 exd1=Q 34. Rxd1
Ndc5 35. Rd6 Kh7 36. b4 Nd3 37. Rxa6 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O e6
9. a4 a5 10. Bd2 b6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. e4 Nc5 17. Qc2 d4 18. Be3 Bxe5 19. f4 Qc7 20. Rxd4 Bxf4 21. Bxf4
Qxf4 22. Kh1 Nb3 23. Qxb3 Qxc1+ 24. Rd1 Qe3 25. Rd3 Qc5 26. h3 Be6 27. Qd1 Qg5
28. e5 Qxe5 29. Bf3 Bf5 30. Rd6 Qe1+ 31. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 Re6 33. Rd7 Rae8
34. Rb7 b5 35. axb5 cxb5 36. Rxb5 Re5 37. Nd5 Kg7 38. Rxa5 Rb8 39. b4 Rxb4 40.
Ra7 Rb2 41. Nc7 Be4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Qc7 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bf4 Qd8
9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Be4 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15.
exf3 Re8 16. Na4 Nh5 17. Bc1 Qc7 18. f4 e6 19. Qc2 f5 20. b3 Nhf6 21. Nb2 Ne4
22. Be3 h5 23. Nd3 a5 24. Bg2 Kh7 25. h4 Nef6 26. f3 b6 27. cxb6 Qxb6 28. Bf2
Bf8 29. Re2 Ba3 30. Rde1 Nf8 31. Bf1 Rac8 32. Kg2 Kg8 33. Qc3 N6d7 34. Rc2 Rc7
35. Rd1 Rec8 36. Qe1 Kf7 37. Rdd2 Qa7 38. Re2 Be7 39. Qc1 Qa8 40. Rc3 Bd6 41.
Rec2 Qb7 42. Be2 Qa8 43. Qd1 Qa7 44. Qd2 Qa8 45. Be3 Kg8 46. Kf2 Kh7 47. Rc1
Ra7 48. R3c2 Rac7 49. Qd1 Kg8 50. Kf1 Ra7 51. Nb2 Ba3 52. Rb1 Nb6 53. Nd3 Nbd7
54. Bc1 Be7 55. Bb2 Qb8 56. Bc3 Qa8 57. Qd2 Bd6 58. Rbc1 Be7 59. b4 axb4 60.
Bxb4 Bxb4 61. Nxb4 Nb8 62. Rc3 Ra4 63. Qb2 Ra5 64. a3 Nfd7 65. Re3 Nf8 66. Rcc3
Nbd7 67. Qc1 c5 68. dxc5 d4 69. c6 Nf6 70. Rxe6 Nxe6 71. Bc4 dxc3 72. Bxe6+ Kg7
73. Qxc3 Rxa3 74. Qe5 Rxc6 75. Bd5 Rc1+ 76. Kg2 Qe8 77. Qb2 Rac3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. g3 g6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Ne5
O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qb3 Ne4 12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 e6 14. a4 Qb6 15.
Rab1 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bc6 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. e4 dxe4 21.
Bxe4 Qa5 22. Bd6 Rfe8 23. Bb4 Qc7 24. Qa3 Nf6 25. Bg2 Bc6 26. Bd6 Qd7 27. f3
Bb5 28. Rbc1 Rc6 29. Bc5 Rcc8 30. c4 Bc6 31. Bd6 Bb7 32. Be5 Nh5 33. g4 f6 34.
Bd6 Ng7 35. c5 Red8 36. Rcd1 Ne8 37. Bg3 Kf7 38. h3 Nc7 39. Bf1 Nb5 40. Qe3
Nxd4 41. Bg2 e5 42. g5 Qa4 43. gxf6 Nf5 44. Qxe5 Rxd1 45. Qe6+ Kf8 46. Bd6+
Rxd6 47. cxd6 Qd4+ 48. Kh1 Qxd6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Kh1 d6 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b6 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. c4 Bb7 14. Bf3 a6 15.
Nc3 Nd7 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. Bg4 Nf6 18. Bh3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a3 Bc6 21. Bf2
Qb7 22. Rfe1 d5 23. e5 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qb6 g6 26. Qxb7 Bxb7 27. Kg1 b4
28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Be3 bxa3 30. bxa3 Bxa3 31. g3 Rd3 32. Kf2 Rb3 33. Re2 h5 34.
Bg2 Bd5 35. Rc2 Kg7 36. Bf1 Rb1 37. h4 Bb4 38. Be2 Be1+ 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Bc5
Rxg3+ 41. Kf1 Rc3 42. Rxc3 Bxc3 43. Be7 Bd2 44. Bg5 Kf8 45. Kf2 Bb4 46. Bb5
Bc5+ 47. Ke2 Bb3 48. Kd2 Ba2 49. Bh6+ Kg8 50. Bg5 Bb3 51. Ke2 Bc2 52. Kd2 Bb1
53. Ke2 Bd4 54. Bf6 Bb2 55. Bg5 Bc1 56. Kd1 Be3 57. Ke2 Bd4 58. Be7 Ba2 59. Bg5
Bd5 60. Kd2 e3+ 61. Ke2 Bg2 62. Bd7 Bh3 63. Bc6 Bg4+ 64. Bf3 Kf8 65. Bd8 Ke8
66. Ba5 Kd7 67. Bb4 Bxf3+ 68. Kxf3 Kc6 69. Be7 Kd5 70. Bg5 Kc4 71. Ke2 Bc5 72.
Bf6 Kd4 73. Bd8 Ke4 74. Bg5 Bb4 75. Bd8 Kxf4 76. Bg5+ Kxe5 77. Kxe3 Kf5 78. Kf3
Bc3 79. Be3 Bf6 80. Bf2 e5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Bb2 Nh5 17. Bf1 Qb6 18. Qc2 exd4 19. cxd4 d5 20. a5 Qd8 21. e5 Rc8 22.
Bc3 c5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Qb2 Nf4 25. Re3 Ne4 26. Bd4 Bb4 27. Bb6 Qe7 28. g3 Ne6
29. Rd1 Bc3 30. Qb1 Nxd2 31. Nxd2 d4 32. Re2 Ng5 33. f4 Nf3+ 34. Nxf3 Bxf3 35.
Qd3 Bxe2 36. Bxe2 Bb4 37. Qxd4 Rc3 38. Kf2 Rxb3 39. Bg4 Rc3 40. Bd7 Rf8 41. Kg2
Rc4 42. Qd5 Bc5 43. h4 h5 44. Kh3 Rc3 45. e6 Kh7 46. Qe5 b4 47. f5 fxe6 48.
fxg6+ Kxg6 49. Bxe6 Rff3 50. Qe4+ Kf6 51. Bd8 Rce3 52. Bxe7+ Bxe7 53. Qh7 Rxg3+
54. Kh2 Kxe6 55. Qxh5 Rh3+ 56. Kg2 Rhg3+ 57. Kf2 Rgf3+ 58. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 59. Kxf3
Bxh4 60. Ke4 Bf6 61. Rb1 Bc3 62. Kd3 Kd5 63. Rh1 Kc6 64. Kc4 Bd2 65. Rh2 Bc3
66. Rh6+ Kb7 67. Rg6 Bd2 68. Kc5 b3 69. Rg7+ Kc8 70. Rg3 b2 71. Rb3 Bxa5 72.
Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. c3 d6 7. Nbd2 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. e4 cxd4 12. cxd4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Bf8
15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bc4 h6 17. Nh2 Rac8 18. Ng4 Kh7 19. Rac1 Red8 20. Qf3 Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Nf6 22. g5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxc4 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Qh3 Bc8 27.
Qf3 Bb7 28. Qg3 Rc7 29. Qh4 Bg7 30. b3 Bc6 31. Ng4 h5 32. Nf6 Rc8 33. g4 Rd8
34. Rc1 Bxf6 35. gxf6 Qe6 36. Qg5 Kg8 37. gxh5 Qh3 38. f3 Qxf3 39. Kh2 Qe2+ 40.
Kh3 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Ne2 Nge7 8. c4 O-O
9. Nbc3 Be6 10. Qd2 d5 11. Rd1 d4 12. Ne4 b6 13. Ng5 Bd7 14. e4 h6 15. Nf3 f5
16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nh4 f4 18. gxf4 Rc8 19. O-O Qc7 20. Kh1 exf4 21. Bc1 Ne5 22.
Nxf4 Bc6 23. Ne6 Bxg2+ 24. Nxg2 Nf3 25. Nxc7 Nxd2 26. Bxd2 Rxc7 27. f4 Nf5 28.
Rde1 Kf7 29. Kg1 Bf6 30. Kf2 h5 31. Re4 Rg8 32. b4 Rg6 33. bxc5 Rxc5 34. Rb1
Rc8 35. Rb5 Nd6 36. Rxh5 Nxe4+ 37. dxe4 Rxc4 38. Ne1 Ra4 39. e5 Rxa2 40. Ke2
Bg7 41. f5 Rh6 42. e6+ Ke7 43. Rg5 Rxh2+ 44. Kf3 Bf6 45. Bb4+ Kd8 46. Rg8+ Kc7
47. Rf8 Raf2+ 48. Ke4 Rh4+ 49. Kd3 Rxf5 50. Rf7+ Kc6 51. e7 Bxe7 52. Rxe7 a5
53. Bd2 Kb5 54. Nc2 Rf3+ 55. Ke2 Rb3 56. Re5+ Ka4 57. Ne1 Rh2+ 58. Kd1 b5 59.
Rd5 Rb1+ 60. Kc2 Rxe1 61. Rxd4+ b4 62. Rd5 Ree2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Bxf4 9. exf4 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Re1 g6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Na4 b6 15.
Ne5 Qb7 16. Nc3 Rfc8 17. Re3 Ne7 18. Rce1 b5 19. a3 b4 20. axb4 Qxb4 21. Rh3 h5
22. f5 exf5 23. Qg5 Nh7 24. Qh6 Be6 25. Rhe3 Nf8 26. h4 Qxd4 27. g3 f4 28. Ne2
Qb4 29. Nxf4 Nf5 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Nxd5 Qxb2 33. Rb3 Qd4 34. Rb7+
Nd7 35. Rxd7+ Bxd7 36. Re7+ Kg8 37. Qxg6+ Kf8 38. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. a4
Nxc4 9. dxc4 c6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Ba3 Qc7 12. Qe2 a5 13. Qe3 b6 14. Rad1 Nc5 15.
Rd2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Rfd1 Rf6 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Ne4 Rg6 20. Ng3 Be6 21. Rd3
Rf8 22. Kh1 Qc8 23. Kh2 Qc7 24. Kh1 Rf4 25. Ne2 Rf7 26. Ng3 Bc8 27. Ne4 Bf5 28.
R3d2 Rh6 29. Ng3 Bg4 30. Qxh6 gxh6 31. hxg4 Bf8 32. Nh4 Rf4 33. f3 Qe7 34. Nhf5
Qg5 35. Ne4 Qg6 36. Rxd6 Qf7 37. Rd7 Qe6 38. R1d6 Bxd6 39. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5 7. e3 Na6 8. Be2 Be7
9. O-O Nb4 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Na2 Na6 12. h3 Ne4 13. Rac1 f5 14. Nc3 Nd6 15. Ne5
Nb4 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Na2 Nxa2 18. Qxa2 Be8 19. Qb3 Ra7 20. f3 Kh8 21. Kh1 Bf6
22. Qc3 Nf7 23. Nd3 g5 24. Bh2 Bg7 25. Nc5 Qe7 26. Qb3 Nd8 27. e4 f4 28. cxd5
exd5 29. Bf1 Bf7 30. Qb6 Ra8 31. Bg1 h5 32. Re1 Qd6 33. Bd3 g4 34. e5 Qe7 35.
e6 Bxe6 36. Re2 gxf3 37. gxf3 Qh4 38. Rh2 Bf5 39. Bf2 Qe7 40. Bxf5 Rxf5 41. Re1
Qf7 42. Rg2 Bf8 43. Reg1 Bxc5 44. Qxc5 Ne6 45. Qd6 Rd8 46. Qa3 Kh7 47. Qd3 Kh6
48. Bh4 Rf8 49. Qe2 Nxd4 50. Qd3 c5 51. Bg5+ Kh7 52. Bxf4 Ne6 53. Be5 d4 54. f4
b6 55. Qe4 Kh6 56. Qc6 Kh7 57. Rg6 Re8 58. R6g2 d3 59. Qe4 c4 60. b3 d2 61.
Rxd2 Nc5 62. Rg7+ Qxg7 63. Qxf5+ Qg6 64. Qxg6+ Kxg6 65. bxc4 Nxa4 66. Rd6+ Kf5
67. Kg2 Re6 68. Rd5 Ke4 69. Rd4+ Ke3 70. Rd5 Ke4 71. Rd4+ Kf5 72. Kf3 Rc6 73.
Bd6 Nc5 74. Rd5+ Kg6 75. Bxc5 bxc5 76. Rg5+ Kh6 77. Rg2 a4 78. Ra2 Ra6 79. Ke4
Kg6 80. Kd5 Kf5 81. Kxc5 Kxf4 82. Kb5 Ra8 83. Rxa4 Rb8+ 84. Kc6 h4 85. c5+ Kg3
86. Ra3+ Kg2 87. Kc7 Rg8 88. c6 Rg3 89. Rxg3+ hxg3 90. Kb7 Kh2 91. c7 g2 92.
c8=Q g1=Q 93. h4 Qb1+ 94. Kc7 Qh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 b6 5. d5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Bc4
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 d6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Bd5 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 Nc6 14. c3 Re8 15.
Qa4 Qc8 16. Rad1 Bf8 17. Rfe1 Qb7 18. h3 b5 19. Qc2 a6 20. Ne3 Ne5 21. Nh2 Rad8
22. Rd5 Nd7 23. Nhg4 Nb6 24. Rdd1 h5 25. Nh2 Qxe4 26. Qc1 Qg6 27. Nf3 d5 28. b3
Qc6 29. Nf5 g6 30. Qg5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Re8 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Qxe7
Nc8 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Ne5 Qe6 37. Nd7 Ne7 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Nxc5 Qe1+ 40. Kh2
Qe5+ 41. g3 Qf6 42. Kg1 h4 43. g4 Nc6 44. Nd7 Qe6 45. Nc5 Qf6 46. Nd7 Qe6 47.
Nc5 Qf6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. a3
Bd6 9. Qd1 O-O 10. Qb3 Rb8 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Qa4 a6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Rfe8 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. O-O Nd7 20. Qc2 Bh2+ 21.
Kh1 Be5 22. Rad1 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Qa5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Ne2 h5 6. h3 c4 7. d4 cxd3 8. Qxd3
d6 9. Nd2 Ne5 10. Qc2 g6 11. Nd4 Bg7 12. f4 Ned7 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. e5
dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh7 17. Bf4 g5 18. Be3 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. O-O-O Nf6 21. Nf3
Qa5 22. Kb1 Bf5+ 23. Ka1 Be6 24. a3 Ne4 25. Nd4 Nxg3 26. Qc2 Nxh1 27. Nxe6 fxe6
28. Bxh1 Rad8 29. Rg1 Rf5 30. Bxb7 Rb5 31. Bc6 Rxb2 32. Kxb2 Rb8+ 33. Ka2 Qa6
34. Ba4 Rc8 35. Rxg5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Be6 8. Bd2
g6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 b5 14. Qe2 Nbd7
15. e4 e6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ne4 a5 18. Rac1 Qa8 19. Nd6 a4 20. Ng5 c5 21. dxc5
Nxe5 22. Nxb5 Rb7 23. Ne4 Nc6 24. Ned6 Rbb8 25. b3 axb3 26. axb3 Qa2 27. Qd3
Rfd8 28. Qc2 Qa6 29. Qc4 Be5 30. Rfe1 Bg7 31. Qa4 Ra8 32. Qxa6 Rxa6 33. Nc3
Ndb4 34. Nce4 Nd3 35. b4 Ncxb4 36. Bxb4 Nxb4 37. Rcd1 h6 38. Nb7 Rxd1 39. Rxd1
Be5 40. g3 g5 41. Kg2 Ra2 42. Nbd6 Nc6 43. Rd2 Rxd2 44. Nxd2 f5 45. N6c4 Bc3
46. Nb3 Kf7 47. f4 Kf6 48. Kf3 e5 49. fxe5+ Bxe5 50. Nxe5 Kxe5 51. Ke3 Kd5 52.
h4 Ne5 53. hxg5 hxg5 54. Kf2 Nd7 55. Nd2 Nxc5 56. Nf3 Ne4+ 57. Kg2 Kc4 58. Ne5+
Kd4 59. Nf7 Ke3 60. Nh6 Nd6 61. Ng8 Ke2 62. Nf6 Nc4 63. Nh7 g4 64. Ng5 Ne3+ 65.
Kg1 Nd5 66. Kg2 Ne3+ 67. Kg1 Nc2 68. Kg2 Ne1+ 69. Kh1 Kf2 70. Nf7 Kxg3 71. Nh6
f4 72. Nf5+ Kf2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "219"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. g3 Nde7 10. Na3 Ng6 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Bg2 a6 13. Nbd4 Ncxe5 14. O-O Be7
15. Re1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 O-O 17. h4 Bf6 18. h5 Ne5 19. Bg2 Qc7 20. Bf4 d6 21. Qc2
Qf7 22. Qb3 Kh8 23. Rad1 Bd7 24. Qb4 Rad8 25. Qxd6 Bc8 26. Qc5 Ng4 27. f3 e5
28. fxg4 exf4 29. Nxf5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 fxg3 31. h6 g6 32. Nd6 Qe7 33. Ne4 Qxc5+
34. Nxc5 Bg5 35. Ne4 Be3+ 36. Kh1 Bxg4 37. Rd3 Bxh6 38. Rxg3 Be6 39. Nc5 Bxa2
40. Bxb7 a5 41. b4 axb4 42. cxb4 Rf2 43. b5 Rb2 44. Bc6 Bf4 45. Rf3 Bd6 46. Ne4
Be7 47. Rd3 Kg7 48. Rd7 Kf8 49. Ra7 Bb1 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Ra7 Kf8 52. Ra8+ Kg7
53. Ra7 Bxe4+ 54. Bxe4 Kf6 55. Ra6+ Ke5 56. Bc6 Bc5 57. Ra8 h5 58. Rg8 Kf5 59.
Bd7+ Kf6 60. Be8 g5 61. Bxh5 Rxb5 62. Rg6+ Kf5 63. Rc6 Ra5 64. Kg2 g4 65. Bg6+
Kf4 66. Bb1 Rb5 67. Bc2 Bd4 68. Re6 Be5 69. Re8 Rb2 70. Rf8+ Ke3 71. Rc8 Kd2
72. Rc5 Bb8 73. Bf5 Ke1+ 74. Rc2 Rb4 75. Bd3 Rd4 76. Ba6 Kd1 77. Rf2 Rb4 78.
Ra2 Kc1 79. Be2 Rd4 80. Ba6 Bd6 81. Bb5 Bc5 82. Kg3 Bd6+ 83. Kg2 Rb4 84. Ba6
Bb8 85. Bd3 Rb3 86. Ba6 Rg3+ 87. Kf2 Rh3 88. Bb7 Bc7 89. Bg2 Bb6+ 90. Kf1 Rd3
91. Bb7 Rd1+ 92. Kg2 Rg1+ 93. Kh2 g3+ 94. Kh3 Kb1 95. Re2 Bf2 96. Bg2 Rc1 97.
Be4+ Ka1 98. Rd2 Rc4 99. Bf3 Kb1 100. Re2 Kc1 101. Ra2 Rc7 102. Bg2 Rh7+ 103.
Kg4 Rc7 104. Kh3 Kd1 105. Bf3+ Ke1 106. Kg2 Re7 107. Rb2 Re3 108. Ra2 Re5 109.
Rb2 Re3 110. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nd4 9. a5 Ba7 10. d6 cxd6 11. c3 Ne6 12. O-O O-O 13. d4 Qc7 14. Bd5 Rb8
15. Qd3 b5 16. axb6 Bxb6 17. Bd2 f5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nh3 a5 20. Rfe1 axb4 21.
dxe5 dxe5 22. cxb4 Bb7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxe5 Bd4 25. Rxe6 Bxa1 26. Rd6 Rf7 27.
Rd5 Re8 28. Nf4 Be5 29. Ng6 d6 30. g3 Kh7 31. Nh4 g6 32. b5 Rc8 33. Be3 Rc3 34.
Qd2 Rfc7 35. Nf3 Bg7 36. h4 Rb3 37. h5 gxh5 38. Rxf5 Qe4 39. Rf4 Qb1+ 40. Kg2
Rxb5 41. Qxd6 Qc2 42. Nd4 Bxd4 43. Qxd4 Qc6+ 44. f3 Rd7 45. Qa1 Qc2+ 46. Kh3
Rb1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. g3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. d4
Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11. Nc4 Be7 12. Ne3 Nf6 13. d5 Rd8 14. c4 exd5 15.
cxd5 Nb4 16. Ng5 h6 17. a3 hxg5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. b3 Bc5 20. Bb2 Rb8 21. Rc1 b6
22. Nc4 Qe7 23. Re1 Qf8 24. Be5 Ng4 25. Bxb8 Nxf2 26. Qc2 Nd3+ 27. Kf1 Nxc1 28.
Rxc1 Qe7 29. Qb2 Bf5 30. Qe5 Bd3+ 31. Ke1 Rxb8 32. Qxe7 Bxe7 33. Ne5 Bb5 34.
Nc6 Re8 35. Nxe7+ Rxe7+ 36. Kd1 Re2 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rc2 Rxc2 39. Be4+ g6 40.
Kxc2 Kg7 41. Bd3 Kf6 42. Bxb5 axb5 43. Kd3 Ke5 44. d6 Kxd6 45. Kd4 f5 46. Kd3
Ke5 47. Ke3 f4+ 48. Kf3 fxg3 49. h3 Kd4 50. Kxg3 Kc3 51. Kg4 Kxb3 52. Kxg5 Ka2
53. Kxg6 b3 54. h4 b2 55. h5 b1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
Qb3 Nc7 9. Qc4 Ne6 10. d3 Nc6 11. Qh4 Ned4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Rac1
h6 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. g4 Kh7 17. Rfe1 b6 18. Ne4 Bb7 19. Bf4 Ne6 20. Bxb8 Qxb8 21.
Rb1 Nf4 22. Bf3 Kg8 23. g5 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 hxg5 25. Qg3 Be5 26. Kf1 Nxe2 27. Qxg5
Bf6 28. Qh6 Bg7 29. Qh4 Bf6 30. Qh6 Nf4 31. Re3 Bg7 32. Qh4 Bf6 33. Qh6 Qd6 34.
Rg3 Bg7 35. Qh4 f5 36. Bb7 Kf7 37. Rf3 Ne6 38. Re1 Nd4 39. Rfe3 e6 40. Rh3 Rh8
41. Qg3 Qxg3 42. Rxg3 Rxh2 43. Kg1 Rh4 44. Ba6 g5 45. Kg2 g4 46. Rh1 Rxh1 47.
Kxh1 Ne2 48. Rg2 Bxb2 49. f4 gxf3 50. Rf2 Ng3+ 51. Kh2 Be5 52. Rxf3 Ne4+ 53.
Kg2 Nc3 54. a3 Kf6 55. Rh3 Nd5 56. Rh7 Nc7 57. Bc8 b5 58. Kf3 a5 59. Bd7 a4 60.
Rh1 b4 61. axb4 a3 62. b5 a2 63. b6 Na6 64. Bb5 Nb8 65. Rh6+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3
Bg7 16. d5 Rc8 17. c4 c6 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Rc1 bxc4 20. bxc4 Nc5 21. Be3 Nfd7 22.
Nd2 a5 23. Nb3 Red8 24. Qd2 Ra8 25. Ne2 a4 26. Nxc5 Nxc5 27. Nc3 a3 28. Bxc5
dxc5 29. Rb1 cxd5 30. cxd5 c4 31. Qe3 Ba6 32. Ba4 Bf8 33. Bb5 Bc5 34. Qe2 Bd4
35. Bxa6 Rxa6 36. Rec1 Rc8 37. Nb5 Qc5 38. Nc3 Rf6 39. Nd1 h5 40. Rc2 h4 41.
Rbc1 Qb4 42. Rxc4 Rxc4 43. Rxc4 Qb1 44. Kh2 Rf4 45. Rc2 Kg7 46. g3 hxg3+ 47.
fxg3 Rf6 48. Kg2 Rb6 49. h4 Rb2 50. Nxb2 axb2 51. Rxb2 Bxb2 52. a4 Qa1 53. Qc4
Bd4 54. d6 Qg1+ 55. Kf3 Qf2+ 56. Kg4 f5+ 57. Kh3 f4 58. gxf4 exf4 59. Qd3 Be3
60. Qc3+ Kh7 61. Qc7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. Nd2 c6 8.
Ba4 d6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nf3 Bb6 11. c3 h6 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Kh1 d5 14. Qe2 dxe4 15.
dxe4 Nh5 16. Nh2 Qh4 17. Qf3 Re6 18. Bd1 Nf6 19. Bc2 Nh7 20. Ng4 Nf6 21. Ne3
Re8 22. Bd2 g6 23. Rad1 Be6 24. Kg1 Nh7 25. Ng4 h5 26. Nxe5 Ng5 27. Qf4 Qxf4
28. Bxf4 Nh7 29. Bb1 g5 30. Bh2 Nf6 31. Rfe1 Rad8 32. Nf3 g4 33. hxg4 Rxd1 34.
Rxd1 Bxg4 35. Re1 Rd8 36. Bf4 Ne8 37. Nh4 Ng7 38. Kf1 Ne6 39. Bc1 Nc5 40. f3
Be6 41. b3 Nd3 42. Bxd3 Rxd3 43. c4 Ba5 44. g3 Bxe1 45. Kxe1 b5 46. cxb5 cxb5
47. Bb2 a5 48. Ke2 Rd7 49. Ng2 a4 50. bxa4 bxa4 51. a3 Bc4+ 52. Ke1 Rd3 53. Nf4
Rxf3 54. Nxh5 Kh7 55. g4 Kg6 56. Bc1 Rf1+ 57. Kd2 Bb3 58. Bb2 Rf2+ 59. Kc1 Kg5
60. Bd4 Rc2+ 61. Kb1 Kxg4 62. Nf6+ Kf3 63. e5 Rd2 64. Bc5 Kf4 65. Bd6 Kf5 66.
Ne8 Ke4 67. Kc1 Rc2+ 68. Kb1 Kd3 69. Nf6 Re2 70. Nd7 Kc3 71. Bb4+ Kc4 72. Bd6
Bc2+ 73. Kc1 Bf5 74. Nf6 Kb3 75. Kd1 Ra2 76. Nd5 Bg4+ 77. Ke1 Be6 78. Nb6 Rxa3
79. Bxa3 Kxa3 80. Kd2 Kb4 81. Kc2 Kb5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nd2 e6 7. h3 Be7 8. Ngf3
O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bc7 Bd8 12. Bd6 Be7 13. Bc7 Bd8 14. Bd6 Be7
15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. O-O Nc6 18. f4 Ne8 19. a3 Nd6 20. Nd3 cxd4 21.
exd4 Ne7 22. Ne5 Bb5 23. Rae1 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 b5 25. g4 g6 26. Nd3 Nc6 27. Kg2
Kg7 28. Nf2 Na5 29. Nf3 Nac4 30. Rfe1 Re8 31. Kg3 h6 32. Ne5 Re7 33. Ned3 Rae8
34. Nb4 Kf8 35. Nfd3 Ne4+ 36. Rxe4 dxe4 37. Rxe4 Nd6 38. Re2 f6 39. Kg2 Kf7 40.
Rf2 Rh8 41. Ne5+ Kg7 42. Ned3 g5 43. Re2 Rhe8 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. Rh2 Kg7 46. Re2
Kf7 47. Rf2 Rh8 48. Ke3 Kg7 49. Kf3 h5 50. fxg5 hxg4+ 51. hxg4 fxg5 52. Re2 Nc4
53. Kg3 Kf8 54. Nc5 Rh6 55. Ne4 Rg7 56. b3 Nb6 57. Nc5 Re7 58. Nbd3 Nd5 59. c4
bxc4 60. bxc4 Nb6 61. Ne5 Reh7 62. Rf2+ Ke8 63. Kf3 Rh2 64. Nxe6 Rxf2+ 65. Kxf2
Rh3 66. Nc5 Rxa3 67. Nxb7 Ra4 68. Nd6+ Ke7 69. Nf5+ Kf6 70. Ne3 Ke6 71. Kf3 Ra3
72. Ke4 Kf6 73. c5 Na4 74. Nd5+ Ke6 75. Nc7+ Kf6 76. Kd5 Nc3+ 77. Kc6 Ra4 78.
Nd7+ Ke7 79. d5 Rxg4 80. d6+ Kd8 81. Ne6+ Ke8 82. Nf6+ Kf7 83. Nxg4 Kxe6 84. d7
Ke7 85. Kc7 Nb5+ 86. Kc8 Na7+ 87. Kb7 Nb5 88. c6 Kd8 89. Ne5 Nd6+ 90. Kb8 Nb5
91. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. c3 O-O 6. Nd2 Re8 7. Bd3 f5 8.
Qf3 f4 9. Ne2 fxe3 10. fxe3 Qg5 11. e4 Bg4 12. Qf2 Nd7 13. Nf3 Qg6 14. Nh4 Qh6
15. O-O dxe4 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. h3 e3 18. Qe1 Be6 19. Nf5 Qg5 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. h4
Qg6 22. Nxe3 e5 23. Qf2 exd4 24. Nxd4 Ne4 25. Qf5 Ng3 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Rf3 Re4
28. Nc4 Rxh4 29. Re1 Rh1+ 30. Kf2 Rxe1 31. Kxe1 Ne4 32. Nb5 Bg3+ 33. Kd1 c6 34.
Nd4 Re8 35. Re3 Bf2 36. Re2 Bxd4 37. cxd4 Nf6 38. Nd6 Rd8 39. Nxb7 Rxd4+ 40.
Rd2 Rb4 41. Na5 Ra4 42. Nxc6 Rxa2 43. Ne5 g5 44. Kc2 Ra5 45. Nc4 Rc5 46. b3 g4
47. Rd4 Kh7 48. Kd3 Kg6 49. Ne3 Kg5 50. Ra4 a5 51. b4 axb4 52. Rxb4 Ra5 53. g3
Ra3+ 54. Ke2 Ra2+ 55. Kf1 Rd2 56. Rb5+ Kg6 57. Rb4 Rd3 58. Ke2 Ra3 59. Kf2 Kf7
60. Nxg4 Nxg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nd7 7. Nc3 e6 8. d5
Bxc3 9. bxc3 e5 10. Ne1 Ngf6 11. f4 Qe7 12. Nf3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ng4 14. Nd4 Nge5
15. Be2 Nc5 16. Qc2 f6 17. Rae1 h5 18. Nf3 Ncd7 19. Nd4 O-O-O 20. Ne6 Rde8 21.
Qa4 Kb8 22. Rb1 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Rbe1 Bc8 25. Qc2 h4 26. Rf2 f5 27. Rff1
g5 28. Bxe5 Qxe5 29. exf5 Rhf8 30. Qd2 Rxf5 31. Bf3 Qh8 32. d6 Rd8 33. dxc7+
Kxc7 34. Re7+ Kb8 35. Qe3 Rf4 36. Re1 Qf6 37. h3 Rxc4 38. Qe5+ Qxe5 39. R1xe5
Rxc3 40. Rxg5 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Rd7 42. Re8 Kc7 43. Bg4 c4 44. Rxc8+ Kxc8 45. Rd5
Kc7 46. Rxd7+ Kc6 47. Rxa7 c3 48. Ra8 b5 49. a3 Kc5 50. Rc8+ Kd4 51. g3 Rc2+
52. Kg1 hxg3 53. h4 Rf2 54. h5 c2 55. h6 Rh2 56. Bf5 Rxh6 57. Rxc2 Ra6 58. Ra2
b4 59. Be6 Rxe6 60. axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Feygin, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg2
a6 $1 {This move is necessary in any case so it is better to make it at once.}
9. bxa6 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nc3 (11. b3 {is another plan.}) 11... Bxa6 12. Bg5
{Or else:} (12. a4 Nb4 13. Ra3 Qe8 14. Nb5 Bxb5 15. axb5 Rb8 16. Ng5 h6 17. Ne4
Nxe4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxd6 Nc2 20. Ra7 Nd4 21. Qxc5 Nxe2+ 22. Kg2 Rxb5 23. Qc4
Nxc1 24. Qxc1 Qh5 25. Ra3 Qe2 {1/2 Nikolic,P (2676)-Volokitin,A (2652)/Germany
2004/CBM 105}) (12. Ng5 Qe7 13. b3 Rad8 14. a4 Nd4 15. Bd2 Bb8 16. Nf3 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 e5 18. Bg5 e4 19. Bg2 Bb7 20. Qc2 h6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Rad1 h5 $44 {
1/2 Akhmadeev,V (2438)-Zhigalko,A (2533)/Saratov 2006/EXT 2008 (37)}) (12. Re1
$5 Ng4 $2 (12... Rb8 13. e4 $5) 13. Nxd5 Bxg3 14. hxg3 exd5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Rc1
h6 17. Bf4 c4 18. Nd4 Ne7 19. Bh3 $16 {1-0 Rajkovic,D (2522)-Nestorovic,N 
(2436)/Belgrade 2007/CBM 121 Extra (30)}) 12... h6 (12... Qb6 13. b3 Be7 14.
Rc1 c4 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Bh3 Rad8 $2 (16... Bc8) 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Nd4 Rd6 19.
Bf4 Rxe6 20. Nxe6 Re8 21. Nc7 Rd8 22. Nxa6 Qxa6 23. bxc4 dxc4 24. Qa4 {1-0
Spassov,L (2365)-Estrada Martinez,C (2167)/Calvia 2006/EXT 2007}) (12... Kh8 $5
13. Qd2 Qe8 14. Rac1 {1/2 Yakovich,Y (2597)-Sherbakov,R (2520)/Salekhard 2007/
CBM 122 Extra}) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Rc1 (14. a4 Rab8 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. axb5 Nb4
17. e4 c4 18. b3 cxb3 {1/2 Ostrowski,L (2323)-Manik,M (2457)/Tatranske Zruby
2007/CBM 120 ext}) 14... Nd4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] In the previous games Black
unsuccessfully tried to push ...c5-c4:} (14... Kh8 15. b3 c4 $2 16. bxc4 Bxc4
17. Nd2 Bb4 (17... Ba6 18. Nce4) 18. Nxc4 Bxc3 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. Na4 Rxa4 21.
Qxa4 Nd4 22. Qd1 $18 {1-0 Lputian,S (2616)-Babujian,L (2439)/Yerevan ARM 2008/
The Week in Chess 689 (32)}) (14... Be7 15. b3 c4 $2 16. bxc4 Ba3 17. cxd5 Bxc1
18. dxc6 Bb2 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Qc2 Ba3 21. Nd4 e5 22. Nb5 Kh8 23. Nxa3 Qxa3 24.
Rd1 $18 {1/2 Kunte,A (2550)-Bakre,T (2459)/Chennai IND 2008/The Week in Chess
693 (44)}) 15. Ne1 (15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 $15
) 15... Rab8 16. Qd2 Rxb2 {Perhaps it would be more unpleasant for White if
Black continued quietly strengthening his position:} (16... h5 $36) 17. Qxb2
Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 {The position is still good for Black but he
starts playing inaccurately.} Qb2 (19... c4 $5 {[%cal Yd6c5]}) 20. Rc2 Qa3 21.
f4 c4 22. Kh1 Bc5 23. Nf3 Qd3 $2 {This "active" move just loses precious time.}
(23... Rb8 24. Bh3 (24. Rd1 Rb2) 24... Kh8 25. Nc1 (25. Bxe6 $2 Qd3 26. Rd2 Rb1
$1) 25... Rb6 $13) 24. Rd2 Qe3 25. Rfd1 Rb8 26. Rc2 $1 (26. Nfd4 $2 Bxd4 27.
Nxd4 Rb1) 26... Qa3 27. Nfd4 $16 {[%csl Re6] White has consolidated his
position, and the weakness of Black's e6 pawn has become crucial.} Rb2 (27...
Bxd4 $142 28. Nxd4 Qa4 $5 29. Bh3 Re8 {was a better way to hold on.}) 28. Rxb2
Qxb2 29. Bh3 c3 30. Bxe6+ Kf8 31. Bf5 Bxd4 32. Nxd4 Qxa2 33. Bc2 {Black's
counterplay is over, and White gradually brings home his advantage.} Qa7 34.
Kg2 Qb6 35. Kf3 Qf6 (35... g5 36. f5) 36. Ke3 Qe7+ 37. Kd3 Qe4+ 38. Kxc3 Qe3+
39. Rd3 Qe1+ 40. Kb2 h5 41. h4 Qg1 42. Bd1 Qf2+ 43. Nc2 g6 44. Kc1 Kg7 45. Ne3
Kh6 46. Nxd5 Qc5+ 47. Kd2 Qa5+ 48. Ke2 Qa2+ 49. Kf3 Qh2 50. Ne3 Qa2 51. Bc2 Qe6
52. Rd5 Qc6 53. Kf2 Qc3 54. Rd6 Kh7 55. Rxg6 Qd2+ 56. Kf3 Kh8 57. Rh6+ Kg7 58.
Nf5+ Kf8 59. Rf6+ Kg8 60. Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brkic, Ante"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siroki Brijeg"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 Ba7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
d6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 h6 12. Ng3 b5 13. d4 Bb7 14. a4 Re8 15. Bc2
Bb6 16. d5 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Nf5 d5 21. exd5
Bxd5 22. Ne3 Be4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Kf1 Nc5 26. Rd1 Nb3 27. Ke1 e4
28. Nd2 Nc5 29. g3 Ne5 30. Ke2 Ned3 31. b4 Nxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Nd3 33. Rf1 Bxe3 34.
fxe3 Ne5 35. Nxe4 Nc4 36. Rd1 Re8 37. Rd4 f5 38. Nd6 Rxe3+ 39. Kf2 Rxc3 40.
Nxf5 Ne5 41. Nd6 Rf3+ 42. Kg2 Rb3 43. Nxb5 Rb2+ 44. Kf1 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg7
8. Rb1 b6 9. d4 h6 10. e4 c5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Bf6
15. Qg3 Qxg3 16. hxg3 g5 17. d5 Na5 18. Nd2 e6 19. c4 e5 20. Bh5 O-O 21. f4 Kg7
22. Nf3 exf4 23. gxf4 g4 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Rce8 26. Bf4 Bc8 27. Rc3 Kh7 28.
Bh2 Kg7 29. Rf6 Re7 30. Bf4 Rh8 31. d6 Rb7 32. Rg3 Kf8 33. Bxh6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Zagreb"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 {This line is fashionable nowadays. The
knight is going to b3 where it will fight against Black's main plan - the
c6-c5 thrust.} e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 (5... c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nxc5 Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 {
leads to a position where White has small, but long-lasting advantage thanks
to the bishop pair.}) 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Nc8 {Opening the diagonal for the
dark-squared bishop. Black has some alternative ways of development such as
playing ...h7-h6 followed by Bf5-h7, Ne7-f5 or Ne7-g6.} 8. O-O Be7 9. Bd2 {
A quiet move which should not be dangerous for Black.} (9. a4 O-O 10. a5 a6 11.
Be3 (11. Bf4 {might be an improvement for White. After the following c6-c5
advance White's Pe5 will be well protected.}) 11... Na7 12. Ne1 c5 13. Nxc5
Nxc5 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Nd4 Bxe2 17. Nxc6 Bxd1 18. Nxd8 Be2 19. Rfe1
Rfxd8 20. Rxe2 d4 21. Bd2 Bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A (2608)-Ivanchuk,V (2787)/
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2007/The Week in Chess 682 (43)}) (9. c3 O-O 10. Ne1 Ncb6
11. g4 Bg6 12. f4 f6 13. Nd3 fxe5 14. fxe5 Rxf1+ 15. Bxf1 Bg5 16. Ndc5 Nxc5 17.
Nxc5 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Qe7 19. Qe3 Rf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Popov,I (2549)-Rodshtein,M 
(2605)/Gaziantep TUR 2008/The Week in Chess 718 (42)}) 9... O-O 10. h3 {
Covering the g4-square.} ({If White tries to prevent the c6-c5 advance by} 10.
Na5 $6 Qc7 11. b4 {then Black gets counterplay by} f6) 10... Qc7 11. Bd3 $5 {
I had expected 11.a4 and was surprised to see this move.} Bxd3 12. cxd3 {
White spoiled his pawn structure on purpose in order to prevent from Black the
advance c6-c5.} a5 {[%cal Ga5a4] White is now practically forced to play a2-a4
which will yield Black control over the b4-square.} 13. a4 Qb6 {I assume that
Black solved his opening problems.} 14. Rc1 Bb4 15. Bg5 h6 (15... Ne7 $6 16.
Nc5 $1 {[%csl Re7]} Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qd8 $14) 16. Be3 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7f5]} 17. Nh4 {
Preventing Ne7-f5 and opening the diagonal d1-h5 for a possible queen move.} f5
$2 {A serious strategical mistake. Undermining White's central chain by f7-f6
was called for.} (17... f6 $1 18. exf6 (18. f4 $2 fxe5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 $17 {
[%csl Re3]}) (18. Bxh6 $2 {does not work:} gxh6 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Qxe6 Qd8) (18.
Qg4 f5 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. f4 Be1 $1 21. Qxe1 Qxb3 $15 {[%csl Ra4,Rb2,Rd3,Yh4]})
18... Rxf6 19. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 (19... Bxc5 $6 20. dxc5 Qc7 (20... Qxb2 $2 21. Rb1
$16 {[%cal Gb1b7]}) 21. Qg4 $14) 20. dxc5 Qc7 {The Bb4 is a bit out of play.
Still, I believe that Black's position is okay. Here is one sample line:} 21.
Qg4 Nf5 22. Bf4 Qf7 23. Be5 Nxh4 24. Qxh4 Rf5 25. f4 Bd2 $1 26. Rcd1 Be3+ 27.
Kh1 Rf8 28. Bd6 e5 $1 29. Bxf8 Qxf8 30. Qe1 exf4 $44 {[%csl Ge3]}) 18. g3 $1 {
I underestimated this move. The white knight is going to be transfered to an
ideal f-outpost and put pressure on the e6 weakness.} Rfc8 (18... g5 $6 19. Ng2
Ng6 20. Nc5 $1 (20. Qh5 $2 Kg7 21. h4 Be7 22. hxg5 hxg5 $17 {[%cal Gf8h8]})
20... Nxc5 (20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qxb2 22. d4 $36 {[%cal Gc1b1]}) 21. Qh5 $1 Kg7
22. dxc5 Qc7 23. f4 $16) 19. Ng2 Nf8 {Black has to be on the defensive now as
he has no compensation for the lack of space.} 20. h4 $1 Qd8 21. h5 b5 $1 {
This is not really a counterplay attempt. Just trying to lock in the queenside.
} 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 b4 {The position on the queenside is stabilized. Now
all the action will be on the kingside.} 24. Nf4 Qe8 25. Rc1 {The deep
manouevring battle is now on.} Qf7 26. Kg2 Nd7 27. Qe2 Nb6 {I thought that it
would be useful to provoke b2-b3, just in case that white knight won't be
transfered to b3 to attack the Pa5.} 28. b3 Kf8 29. Rg1 Ke8 30. Kf1 {Both
sides are going to transfer their monarchs to the safer queenside in order to
prepare for the main battle on the other side of the board.} Nd7 31. Ke1 Kd8
32. Kd2 Nf8 33. f3 Kc7 34. g4 Nh7 35. Ng6 $2 {This allows me to release the
tension on the kingside in my favour.} (35. Nh3 $1 {was fine, preventing
Nh7-g5. Later on White should continue his regrouping, bringing the rook to f1,
the queen to g2 or even to h4 and find the right moment to push g4-g5. It is
difficult to estimate exactly the position, but it is definitely unpleasant to
handle it with Black.}) 35... Re8 ({Of course not} 35... Nxg6 $2 36. hxg6 Qxg6
37. gxf5 Qxf5 38. Rxg7+) 36. Kc2 fxg4 37. Rxg4 (37. fxg4 Nxg6 38. Rgf1 Qd7 39.
hxg6 Nf8 40. g5 Nxg6 41. Qh5 Ne7 42. Rf7 g6 {and Black survives.}) 37... Nf5 {
[%csl Gf5] With such a powerful knight on f5, Black's defensive task has
become much easier.} 38. Kb1 Nf8 39. Nf4 Nd7 40. Qc2 Ra6 41. Bf2 Kb7 42. Ng6
Rg8 43. Rcg1 Raa8 44. Qc1 Rac8 45. Rf4 Rc7 (45... Nf8 46. Rxf5 $6 {I was
concerned about this sacrifice. In fact, it's not that dangerous.} exf5 (46...
Qxf5 $6 47. Ne7 Qxd3+ 48. Qc2 Qxc2+ 49. Kxc2 Nd7 50. Nxg8 Rxg8 51. Be3 $14 {
[%csl Rg7,Rh6]}) 47. Qc5 Ka6 48. Nxf8 (48. Nf4 g5 $1 {During the game I
completely forgot about this resource.} 49. hxg6 Nxg6 50. Nh5 Nf8 $17) 48...
Qxf8 49. Rg6 Qxc5 50. dxc5 {White has sufficient compensation for an exchange
even without queens. This endgame should end in a draw.}) 46. Rfg4 {Here Gata
offered a draw. Black's position is already safe. However, I didn't see any
possibility of playing for a win without taking too many risks and accepted a
draw. The situation in the match was already hopeless for my team anyway.} (46.
Rfg4 Rgc8 47. Qf4 $1 c5 48. Nh4 cxd4 49. Rxg7 (49. Nxf5 Qxf5 50. Qxf5 exf5 51.
Rxd4 Nxe5 52. Rxd5 Nxf3 53. Rb5+ Ka8 54. Rxa5+ Kb8 55. Rb5+ Ka8 {When
considering this line, I wasn't sure if White has something more than a
perpetual check.}) 49... Qxg7 50. Rxg7 Nxg7 51. Bxd4 Rc1+ 52. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 53.
Kxc1 Nxh5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Eljanov,P"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod Illit "]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 {It was rather unexpected to see this move. For some
reason Gata didn`t want to play the Grünfeld against me again.} 3. d4 e6 4. g3
Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 6. Bg5 $5 {After some thinking my mind came up with this rare
idea.} ({The main move is} 6. Bf4 {but after} Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 d5 {White
has almost nothing}) 6... h6 $6 {A strange move, as my idea is to take Black's
knight at some point, even without this invitation.} ({For example} 6... d5 7.
cxd5 cxd5 8. Bxf6 $5 (8. e3 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Be7 10. Kg2 Nc6 (10... O-O 11. Nc3 Nc6
12. Rhc1 Qd7 13. Qa4 Rfc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rxc3 16. Qxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxe7
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nxe5 19. Rc7 h5 20. b3 a6 21. h3 b5 22. Bc5 Nd3 23. Bd4 e5 24.
Bc3 a5 25. f4 d4 26. Bd2 dxe3 27. Bxe3 exf4 28. gxf4 Nb4 29. Rb7 Nd5 30. Kf3 b4
31. Bd4 Rd8 32. Bb2 Nc3 33. Ra7 Rd3+ {0-1 Grivas,E (2520)-Ivanchuk,V (2715)/
Iraklion 2004/EXT 2008}) 11. Rc1 Na5 12. Qb5+ Qd7 13. Qa6 Bd6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
Nc3 Qb7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Rac1 Kg7 19. Ne1 f5 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. Qh5 h6
22. Ne2 Qa6 23. Nef4 Be7 24. b3 Nd6 25. Ne5 Bg5 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Rc7+ Kh8 28.
Qg6 {1-0 Grivas,E (2505) -Genov,P (2435)/Heraklio 1993/TD}) 8... Qxf6 (8...
gxf6 9. e3 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Be7 11. Kg2 $14 Nc6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rc3
Rac8 15. Rac1 Na5 16. Qc2 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Rd8 18. Ne1 Nb7 19. Nd3 Nd6 20. Qb3 Rc8
21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Qa4 a6 23. Qd1 f5 24. Ne5 Bf6 25. Qb3 Qb7 {1/2 Kulaots,K 
(2550)-Gustafsson,J (2589)/ Ermioni 2006/CBM 113 ext}) 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. Ne5 $36 {
and I'm threating some unpleasant tricks.}) 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nc3 g5 $6 (8... g6
$142 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O {was more solid}) 9. Bg2 Qe7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. O-O (12. Nxg4 Bxd4 13. Rd1 Bg7 $132) 12... O-O 13. Rfd1 (13. Nxg4 Bxd4 14.
Nxh6+ Kh7 15. Ng4 f5 $132) 13... h5 14. e3 $1 {I found the right plan here.
Now the penetration of one of my knights to f4 is very annoying.} Rc8 15. Rac1
$1 {Again, I like this move.} (15. Nd3 {However, another interesting move is:}
d5 16. cxd5 Bxd3 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Rxd3 $14 {but Black is more solid here than
in the game.}) 15... d6 16. Nd3 Bh6 (16... Nd7 17. Nf4 Nf6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19.
Bxe4 $16) 17. Qa4 Bb7 18. d5 $5 ({An interesting alternative is:} 18. Nf4 Bxf4
19. exf4 Nd7 20. Re1 $36) 18... b5 {This is a blunder, but the black position
is difficult anyway.} (18... cxd5 19. cxd5 e5 20. Nb4 Qd7 21. Nc6 Bg7 (21...
Nxc6 22. Ne4 $18) 22. Ne4 Na6 23. b4 $16) 19. dxc6 ({My silicon friend is very
tricky as usual:} 19. cxb5 $5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (20... Rxc3 21. Bxb7 Rxc1
22. Bxa8 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 $16) 21. Nxd5 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Qe4 $16 {but the
move in the game is not weaker.}) 19... Bxc6 20. Nxb5 (20. cxb5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Nd7 $16) 20... a6 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Nc3 Bg7 23. Ne4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qa3 (
{A simpler line was} 25. b4 Rab8 26. a3 $16) 25... Rc6 26. Rc2 Qc7 27. Rcd2
Rxc4 28. Nxd6 ({I saw} 28. Qd3 $1 {and it was my intention to play} Re8 29.
Nxd6 Bxd6 30. Qxd6 $16 {this endgame should be winning. But for some reason I
decided to make another move in time trouble}) 28... Rc1 $1 29. Ne4 Rb8 (29...
Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qc2 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Bxb2 33. Rd7 {This endgame is still
unpleasant}) 30. Qd3 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxb2 32. Ng5 Kf8 33. Qh7 Bg7 34. Qxh5 $138
{This is not a mistake but another possibility was more to the point in time
trouble:} (34. Rf1 $5 $16) (34. a3 $5 $16) 34... Rxf2 $1 35. Qxg4 Rf5 $8 36.
Qb4+ $2 {But this is a typical time trouble mistake! The unneccesary check
could spoil everything.} ({After} 36. Kg2 $1 $16 {White still is much better})
36... Kg8 37. Kg2 Rb5 $2 {Almost the same mistake, not check to the king but
to the queen!} (37... Bh6 $1 38. Ne4 Bxe3 39. Qb2 Bh6 40. Qe2 Bg7 $11) 38. Qf4
$1 $18 {When I made this move I had 3 seconds left (but received an increment
of 30). It was pleasant to realise that my position was completely winning.}
Rb2+ (38... Qc2+ 39. Kh3 Rxg5 40. Rd8+ $18) 39. Kh3 Qxf4 40. Rd8+ $1 {The last
finesse.} (40. exf4 Bh6 $16) 40... Bf8 41. exf4 Re2 42. Ra8 f6 43. Nf3 Re3 (
43... Rxa2 44. Nd4 $18) 44. Nd4 Re4 45. Nc6 Re3 46. h5 Kf7 47. Ra7+ Ke8 48.
Ra8+ Kf7 49. Rxa6 e5 50. fxe5 fxe5 51. Nd8+ Ke7 52. Ne6 Rf3 53. Ng5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 ({Last year, Kamsky experimented with} 15... a5 $5 {Shirov,A (2739)
-Kamsky,G (2714)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122/[Rogozenko] (1/2, 42)}) ({
Apparently, the irrational} 15... d5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 {has fallen out of
fashion after some intense practical testing at top level.}) 16. d5 {Once the
d6-pawn is not defended anymore, this move is logical. Black needs to prepare
the thematic ...c6 still. Besides, the threat ...d5 had become more real after
the re-development of the blak king's bishop.} Rc8 17. Bg5 {The bishop
basically belongs to e3, but White intends to provoke a minor weakening of the
enemy kingside.} ({After} 17. c4 c6 {, apart from Bg5 which would just
transpose to the main game, White has tried} {Against} 18. Be3 {, Black
usually employs the same plan as in the main game. Here are two recent games
featuring Kamsky on both sides:} (18. Bd2 {This move, directed against ...Nb6 
(Ba5!) aims to provoke a weakness on the opposite wing before placing the
bishop on e3.} a5 {קb5} ({In a recent blitz game, Kamsky delayed this move
for a while, but play did not take on an independent character:} 18... Qc7 19.
Rc1 bxc4 20. bxc4 Nc5 21. Be3 Nfd7 22. Nd2 a5 $11 {Leko,P (2741)-Kamsky,G 
(2723)/Moscow Tal Mem blitz 2008 (0-1, 61). Black has achieved full stability.}
) 19. Be3 Nc5 (19... bxc4 20. bxc4 {prematurely opens the d1-a4 diagonal:} Nc5
21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Ba4 $1 $14 {The light squares in Black's camp will remain
weak.}) (19... Qc7 20. Bd3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Ba6 22. Bf1 Nc5 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Rb1
$14 {Anand,V (2766)-Ponomariov,R (2718)/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 98/ (1/2, 60). is
also somewhat better for White, although there will be no exchange of
light-squared bishops yet.}) 20. a3 (20. Bxc5 dxc5 {[%csl Rc2] would make less
sense with the bishop passive on b2.}) 20... bxc4 21. bxc4 ({The intermediate} 
21. Bxc5 {aiming to transpose above, could be met by the also intermediate}
cxd5 $5 {, destroying White's centre.}) 21... Nfd7 {Now, everything looks fine
for Black.} 22. Rb1 Ba6 23. Nd2 Rf8 24. Qf3 Qh4 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. hxg4 Bf6 27.
Ne2 cxd5 28. exd5 $5 (28. cxd5 {[%csl Ga6]}) 28... Bd8 29. g5 $6 ({Instead of
making a "generally useful move" on the kingside, White should have
consolidated his queenside with} 29. Nc3 $13) 29... Nb6 $15 {Karjakin,S (2730)
-Harikrishna,P (2659)/Motril 2008 (0-1, 60)}) 18... Nb6 {[%csl Rc4]} 19. Rb1 {
[%cal Gb1b7]} Qc7 {[%csl Gb7,Rc4][%cal Gc7c2]} 20. Bd3 ({Releasing the tension
with} 20. dxc6 {offers the black knights too much freedom.} Bxc6 21. Bd3 bxc4
22. bxc4 Na4 23. Qc2 Nc5 24. Nd2 Nfd7 25. Bf1 Ne6 26. Ne2 Ndc5 27. Nc3 Nd4 $132
{Kamsky,G (2726)-Harikrishna,P (2679)/Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 (1/2, 43)}) 20...
cxd5 21. cxd5 Nbxd5 $1 22. exd5 e4 {After dissolving White's centre, Black
will have absolutely no problems.} 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26.
Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Qd3 Re7 28. Bf4 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Qa8 30. Nc2 Bxd5 31. Ne3 Be6 32.
Qxd6 h5 $11 {Karjakin,S (2732)-Kamsky,G (2726)/Baku 2008 (1/2, 44)}) ({One day
earlier in the same tournament where the main game was played, White tried a
new move:} 17. Bd3 $146 c6 18. c4 Nc5 19. Bf1 bxc4 20. bxc4 a5 21. Bg5 h6 22.
Bd2 Ba6 23. Rb1 h5 24. Bg5 Qc7 25. Nd2 a4 26. Qf3 Nh7 27. Be3 Qa5 28. Red1 Bf6
{Karjakin,S (2730)-Svidler,P (2727)/Kallithea 2008 (1/2, 59). and Black has a
stable and active position.}) 17... c6 18. c4 h6 19. Be3 Nb6 20. Rb1 {[%csl
Rb7] Indirectly defending c4.} Qc7 $1 {Defending the b7-bishop and targetting
the c2-bishop.} ({The immediate sacrifice} 20... cxd5 21. cxd5 Nbxd5 $6 22.
exd5 Nxd5 {can be met by a counter-sacrifrice after} 23. Bd2 f5 24. Nxf5 $1
gxf5 25. Bxf5 Rb8 (25... Nc3 26. Bxc8 $5 Nxd1 27. Bxb7 e4 $5 28. Rbxd1 exf3 29.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Bxf3 $14) 26. Rc1 $14 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2668)-Short,N (2701)/
Skanderborg 2003/CBM 98/ (0-1, 54). The black king feels rather insecure.}) 21.
dxc6 ({With the pawn on h6,} 21. Bd3 {has not been tried in practice.
Basically, there should not be a big difference, because after} cxd5 22. cxd5
Nbxd5 23. exd5 e4 {White gets nothing special with} 24. Bxh6 Bxh6 25. Bxe4 (25.
Nxe4 Nxd5 $15) 25... Qc3 $44 {[%csl Rd5]}) 21... Bxc6 22. cxb5 $146 {White
completely releases the tension, aiming to complete his development as soon as
possible.} ({The seemingly solid} 22. Nd2 {, defending c4 and e4, is in fact a
bit passive.} Nbd7 23. Rc1 Qa5 24. Bb1 Nc5 $15 {Gashimov,V (2717)-Harikrishna,
P (2668)/Sabadell 2008 (0-1, 42)}) 22... axb5 23. Qd2 Kh7 {Of course, the
white setup would make less sense in the event of the immediate development of
the bishop on e3 (no ...h6).} 24. Rbc1 Nbd7 ({Black should refrain from
premature activity.} 24... d5 $2 {leaves the black king exposed after} 25. Nf5
$1 gxf5 26. exd5 e4 (26... Nbxd5 27. Bxf5+ Kh8 28. Bxh6 $40) 27. dxc6 $14 exf3
$2 28. Bxf5+ Kg8 29. Bxb6 Qxb6 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. c7 $18) 25. Red1 Bf8 {
White's position looks more active, but Black's compact structure insures him
against trouble. Besides, the occupation of the d5-square is not achievable
for White.} 26. b4 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gc2b3]} Nb6 27. Bb3 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gb3f7]
Landa has activated his position to the maximum. It is remarkable that Black
cannot parry the threat Bxf7 by simple means. His king is bound to defend the
h6-pawn, while ...Re7 would lose the d6-pawn.} Nc4 $5 {Kamsky decides to cut
the Gordian knot by surgical means.} 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Rxc4 Qb7 $44 {[%csl Re4]
Black will retrieve the pawn soon. In order to avoid being crushed by the
central pawns, White has to provoke simplifications, as in the endgame the
outside passed pawns would become more dangerous.} 30. Rdc1 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Bxe4
32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rxc8 Qxc8 34. b5 Qb7 35. a4 Bxf3 36. gxf3 Qxf3 37. b6 {
White seems to have winning chances because of his passed pawns, but the
insecure position of his king makes a draw look most probable.} d5 $1 {
Activating the bishop.} 38. b7 Bd6 39. Ba7 (39. Bc5 Bb8 40. a5 d4 41. a6 Qxh3
$11 {and a draw by perpetual is quite close.}) 39... Qb3 40. b8=Q Bxb8 41. Bxb8
Qxb8 42. Qxd5 {It is known that in queen endings the number of pawns is less
relevant than the degree of danger posed by them. White has some hopes to
promote his a-pawn, but once again the vulnerability of his king will keep the
balance even.} Qa7 43. a5 e4 44. Kg2 h5 45. a6 {Forcing a draw.} (45. Qb5 {
[%cal Gb5b6,Ga5a6]} e3 $132 46. Qb6 $2 Qxb6 47. axb6 e2 $1 $17) 45... Qxa6 46.
Qxf7+ Kh8 47. Qf8+ Kh7 48. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Bxe4 dxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. b3
Bg4 9. Ba3 Re8 10. h3 e6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 a5 13. e4 dxe4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Qb3 Bh5 8. Ne5
Qc8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. a5 O-O 10. c3 Rb8 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Nc4 h6 13. Re1 bxc3 14. bxc3 Kh8 15. h3
Qc8 16. Ba3 Nh7 17. Ba4 Bxc4 18. dxc4 Nxa5 19. Nxe5 Nf6 20. Bb4 Qe6 21. Nxf7+
Qxf7 22. Bxa5 Qxc4 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. cxd4 c5 25. dxc5 dxc5 26. e5 Nd5 27. Rad1
Nf4 28. Rd7 Bh4 29. g3 Nxh3+ 30. Kg2 Nxf2 31. gxh4 Rb2 32. Rd2 Nd3 33. Rxb2
Nxb2 34. Bd7 Nd3 35. Re4 Rf2+ 36. Kg3 Ra2 37. e6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Be2 Nfd7 7. Nc3 h6 8. g4
b6 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 c6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. h4 Nc5 15.
g5 h5 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Nb7 18. Rdd1 Be6 19. Nd2 Nd7 20. Bc4 Rfd8 21. b4
Nf8 22. a4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O d6 8. Qe2
Nf6 9. Be3 e5 10. N1d2 O-O 11. Kh1 Nc6 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Nc4 b5
15. Ne3 Nb4 16. a3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rd8 18. Na5 Qc7 19. b4 Be6 20. c4 bxc4 21.
Nexc4 d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Rfe1 Raa8 24. Qf3 f6 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Rcd1 Nf4 27.
Ne3 h5 28. h3 h4 29. Nb7 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Bb3 31. Rb1 Qc3 32. Nc5 Ba2 33. Rd1 Qxa3
34. Qb7 Rf8 35. Rd7 Bf7 36. Nf5 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Ne2 38. Ne7+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d4 Nd7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. h3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 Nc6 10. b4 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. Ndb5 Qb8 14. bxa5 Nxa5 15.
Bxb6 Rc8 16. c5 Bxc5+ 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. a4 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21.
Qc2 Qe5 22. Rad1 Rc5 23. Qd2 Bd5 24. Rfe1 Nb3 25. Qb4 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 h5 27. Bf1
Qg5 28. Nc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Rxa4 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Bd3+ g6 32. Bc2 Ra2 33. Qf8
Rxc2 34. Qxf7+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Qe2 a6 7. Bxd7+ Bxd7 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. c4 b5 12. Nd2 bxc4 13. Nxc4 d5 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. Rad1 Bf6 16. Rfe1 Qb8 17. Qf3 Rd8 18. Nf5 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 Bc6 20. Nd4
Bb7 21. Nc4 Nf6 22. Nc6 Qc7 23. N4a5 Qxa5 24. Nxa5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Bd2 b5 10. Rc1 Bb7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Bd2 Bg7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rc1 Qb6 10. b3 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Nd7 12. h3 Nf6 13. e3 c5 14. Qe2 Ne4 15.
Nd5 Qd8 16. Nh4 e6 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Nf4 Qg5 19. h4 Qh6 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Qc2 a5 23. a3 a4 24. bxa4 Ra8 25. Rxd6 Be5 26. Rb6 Rfd8 27. Rb5 Bxf4
28. exf4 Qf8 29. a5 Qd6 30. Qc3 Ra7 31. Qf6 Rc8 32. Rcb1 Nd7 33. Qc3 Nc5 34.
Bxb7 Nxb7 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36. Rxb7 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qa4 38. Qb3 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Qe4 40.
Qb2 Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Qxa5 42. Rb8 Qc7 43. Rxc8+ Qxc8 44. Qc2 Qc6+ 45. Kg1 Qb6 46.
c5 Qc6 47. a4 Qd5 48. c6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O c4 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe2 e6 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 Be7 14. d4 Nd5 15.
Bd2 O-O 16. Na3 a6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rac1 Rad8 21. Nce5
Bd6 22. c4 Nf6 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Bg5 Rc8 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Qxe5 Nd7 27. Qe3 Rfe8
28. Rfd1 b5 29. Bf4 Nb6 30. d5 exd5 31. cxd5 Qxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxe3 33. Bxe3 Kf8
34. Bc5+ Ke8 35. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Bh6 b5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. a3 Rac8 16. Rfc1 Qb6 17. e3 a5 18. Ne2 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Nf4 Ne4 21. Qe1
b3 22. Nd3 Bc6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Nc5 Bd5 25. Nd7 Qb7 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O d6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ne4 Be7 13. c3 Nd7 14. Bc2 Nf6
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qd3 g6 17. Qe3 Bg7 18. a4 a6 19. Bd3 Rb8 20. Be4 Qc7 21.
Bxb7 Qxb7 22. h4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qf4 Qc6 25. Ra7 b4 26. cxb4 Qb6 27. Rd7
Qxb4 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxb2 30. d5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 d5 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Rc8 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Nd3 17. Qd2 Nxb2 18. Qxb2 Qd7 19. e3 h5 20. h3 Rc7 21.
Rac1 Rfc8 22. a4 Ne4 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Nf5 f6 26. Qd4 Bd3 27.
Qd5+ Kh7 28. Nd6 Qc5 29. Rxd3 exd3 30. Qxd3+ g6 31. Nxc8 Qxc8 32. h4 Qc6 33. e4
a5 34. Qd5 Qc7 35. Kg2 Kg7 36. Qd4 Qc6 37. Qc4 Qd6 38. Qd5 Qc7 39. Qd3 Qc6 40.
Qf3 Qd6 41. g4 hxg4 42. Qxg4 Qe5 43. Qf3 Kh6 44. Qe3+ Kh5 45. Kh3 Qe6+ 46. Kg2
Qg4+ 47. Kf1 Qd1+ 48. Qe1 Kxh4 49. f3+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Bf1 Qb6 17. Ba3 Rac8 18. Qc2 Nh5 19. Rad1 Nf4 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Bxf8
Nxf8 22. axb5 axb5 23. b4 c5 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25. Rb1 Bc6 26. Qb3 Bd7 27. Bxb5
Qxc3 28. Bc4 Qxb3 29. Rxb3 Rc5 30. h4 Be6 31. Bxe6 N4xe6 32. Reb1 Rec8 33. g3
Nd7 34. Kg2 Rc2 35. R1b2 Kg7 36. Rb7 Rxb2 37. Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qa5 12. Rc1 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 b5 14. Bb3 b4
15. Re3 Nd5 16. Re4 Bb7 17. Rfe1 N5f6 18. Rf4 Nh5 19. Rg4 Nhf6 20. Ne5 Bd5 21.
Rg3 Bxb3 22. Qxb3 Kh8 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Be7 Rfc8 25. Bxb4 Qb6 26. d5 exd5 27.
Bc3 Qxb3 28. axb3 Nf6 29. Bd4 a5 30. h3 Rc7 31. Rd1 Rac8 32. Kh2 Rc6 33. Ra1
Rc2 34. Rxa5 Rd2 35. Ra4 Ne4 36. Bxg7+ Kh7 37. Rxe4 dxe4 38. Bc3 Rxf2 39. Rg7+
Kh8 40. Rxf7+ Rxc3 41. Rxf2 Rxb3 42. g4 Kg7 43. Kg2 h5 44. gxh5 Kh6 45. Re2
Kxh5 46. Rxe4 Rxb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Bd3 (12. Nf3 {, leading to
the main theoretical line, and}) (12. Bb5 {are more popular options.}) 12... e6
(12... Nc6 $142 $1 13. Ne2 {was examined in CBM 69, and nothing new has been
played since:} Rd8 14. Rc4 f5 $1 15. Rb1 (15. f3 fxe4 16. fxe4 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rd7
18. d5 Ne5 19. Rcb4 Nxd3 20. Kxd3 b6 21. Nd4 Rb7 22. a4 Rc8 {1/2 Kostic,V 
(2402)-Dvoirys,S (2590)/Oberwart 1999/EXT 2000}) 15... fxe4 $1 16. Bxe4 Bf5 17.
Bxf5 gxf5 18. Ke1 Rd7 19. f3 Rad8 20. Kf2 Kf7 21. Rb5 e6 22. a4 Bf6 23. g4 $1
$11 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2635)-Sutovsky,E (2575)/Pamplona 1999/CBM 069/[Krasenkow]
(29)}) 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Rc4 {A typical arrangement in this structure.} Rd8 (
14... Bd7 15. Rb1 b6 $6 (15... Rfd8) 16. Rbc1 Rfc8 $6 (16... Rac8 $142) 17. e5
{[%cal Rd3e4]} Ne7 18. Rc7 Rd8 19. Bg5 Kf8 20. Be4 Rac8 21. Rxd7 {1-0 Panczyk,
K (2425)-Carlhammar,M (2280)/Gothenburg 1992/EXT 2000}) 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Nc3 $5
$146 (16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Rcc1 Ba3 19. Rc2 Bb4+ 20. Kc1 Bd6 21. Bd2 b6
22. Ba6 Rab8 $11 {1/2 Petit,E (2260)-Jansa,V (2480)/Benasque 1998/EXT 2002 (58)
}) 16... Be8 17. e5 {White starts his kingside attack (a "second front").
Still, Black's position is very solid.} Rab8 (17... Na5 18. Rc5 b6 19. Rc7 Bc6
20. g4 $5 $14) 18. f4 Bf8 19. g4 Be7 20. h4 $5 (20. Bf2) 20... f6 $5 (20...
Bxh4 21. g5 b5 $1 22. Nxb5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Rxb5 24. Rh1 Rb2+ 25. Kc3 Bf2 26. Rh2
$1 Bxe3 27. Rxb2 Bxg5 $14) 21. h5 $6 {A dubious pawn sac.} (21. g5 f5 $11) (21.
Ne4 $5 fxe5 22. fxe5 b5 23. Rcc1 Nxd4 24. Rc7 Nc6 25. Ke2 $44) 21... gxh5 22.
gxh5 Bxh5 23. Rg1+ Bg6 (23... Kf7 $5 24. f5 $5 exf5 25. e6+ Kxe6 26. d5+ Rxd5
27. Nxd5 Kxd5 $15) 24. f5 $5 (24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rxg6+ Kf7 $15) 24... exf5 25.
e6 {[%csl Ge6]} Kf8 26. Bh6+ Ke8 {[%cal Ye8e7,Ye7b4]} 27. Nb5 Bb4+ 28. Ke3 Ke7
29. Bf4 (29. Nxa7 Rd6 $1 30. Rb1 $1 f4+ $1 31. Bxf4 Rxe6+ 32. Kf3 Bxd3 33.
Nxc6+ bxc6 34. Rcxb4 $15) 29... Kxe6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A sudden blunder.} (29...
a6 $1 30. Na7 $1 (30. Bxb8 axb5 $19) 30... Bd6 $1 31. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 32. Nxc6+
Kxe6 33. Nxb8 Bxf4+ 34. Kxf4 Rxb8 35. Bxa6 Kd5 $15 {Despite Black's material
advantage, he can hardly win.}) 30. d5+ $1 Kf7 (30... Kxd5 $4 31. Nc7#) (30...
Rxd5 31. Nc7+) 31. dxc6 bxc6 32. Rxb4 cxb5 33. Bxb8 f4+ 34. Kxf4 Bxd3 35. Bxa7
Ra8 36. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Corke, Anya Sun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Hong Kong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HKG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. a3
Nbd7 9. g3 Qc7 10. b3 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. Bg2 O-O-O 13. O-O Nc5 14. Bb2 Be7
15. Rb1 exd4 16. exd4 Ne6 17. d5 Nf4 18. gxf4 Qxf4 19. h3 Bd6 20. Re1 Qh2+ 21.
Kf1 Rxh3 22. dxc6 Rh4 23. Qb3 bxc6 24. Qa4 Qf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
b5 9. Bc2 Re8 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 d5 15. d4
Bg4 16. Ra6 Rb6 17. Rxb6 cxb6 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Ne4 Nh7 20. dxe5 Qxd1 21. Bxd1
Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxe5 23. Be2 Nc4 24. Nd2 Nf6 25. Kf1 Nxd2+ 26. Bxd2 b4 27. Bf3
Rd8 28. Rd1 bxc3 29. Bxc3 Rc8 30. Ra1 Bc5 31. Ra7 Kf8 32. Rb7 Ne8 33. b4 Be7
34. Be1 Bd8 35. b5 Rc1 36. Ke2 Rb1 37. Bc6 Nd6 38. Rd7 Be7 39. Ra7 Bf6 40. Ra8+
Ke7 41. Ra4 Nxb5 42. Bb4+ Rxb4 43. Rxb4 Nd4+ 44. Rxd4 Bxd4 45. f3 g5 46. Kd3
Bg1 47. h3 Kd6 48. Be8 Ke6 49. Bb5 Ke5 50. Be8 f6 51. Bd7 h5 52. Be8 h4 53. Bd7
Kd5 54. Be8 Bh2 55. Bd7 Be5 56. Be8 Kc5 57. Bd7 Kb4 58. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Nc6 14. Ne3 b4 15.
Bb3 Na5 16. Ba2 Rb8 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Nxe4 19. Nd5 b3 20. Bb1 f5 21. dxc5
Bf8 22. cxd6 Bxd6 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Rxe4 fxe4 25. Ng5 Bf5 26. Be3 h6 27. g4 Nc4
28. gxf5 Nxe3 29. Nxe3 Qxg5+ 30. Ng2 Qf6 31. Qd5+ Kh7 32. Re1 Qe5 33. Qxe4
Qxh2+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qh5+ 36. Kf1 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qh5+ 38. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. Bd3 Bd7 6. Qe2 Bc6 7. Be4 Bxe4 8. Qxe4
Nc6 9. O-O Nge7 10. c4 h6 11. d3 g5 12. h4 Bg7 13. h5 Nc8 14. b4 Nxb4 15. Ba3
Qc7 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. a3 Ne7 18. axb4 Nc6 19. Na3 O-O 20. Nb5 Qe7 21. Nbxd4
Nxb4 22. Nb5 Nc6 23. Rab1 a6 24. Nbd4 Nb4 25. Rb3 Rad8 26. Ra1 Qc5 27. Rab1 a5
28. Nb5 f5 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Nbd4 Rf4 31. Nxe6 Rxe4 32. Nxc5 Re7 33. Re1 Rxe1+
34. Nxe1 Bf8 35. Na4 g4 36. Kf1 Kf7 37. g3 Bg7 38. Nc5 b6 39. Ne4 Bf8 40. Ke2
Re8 41. Kd2 Re5 42. Nc2 Rxh5 43. d4 b5 44. c5 Rd5 45. Nxb4 Rxd4+ 46. Nd3 Rxe4
47. Rxb5 a4 48. Rb8 h5 49. Ra8 Bh6+ 50. Kd1 Bg7 51. Ra7+ Kg6 52. c6 Rc4 53.
Nf4+ Kh6 54. Ra5 Bd4 55. c7 Rxc7 56. Rxh5+ Kg7 57. Ne6+ Kg6 58. Rd5 a3 59. Rxd4
Ra7 60. Rxg4+ Kf5 61. Rg7 Ra4 62. Nc5 a2 63. Nb3 Rb4 64. Ra7 Rxb3 65. Rxa2 Kg4
66. Ra4+ Kf3 67. Rf4+ Kg2 68. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rc1 e5 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Qa3 Be6
15. d5 Bd7 16. f4 Nb7 17. c4 Nd6 18. Rce1 Re8 19. Ng3 exf4 20. Bxf4 Be5 21. Qc1
Qe7 22. Kh1 Rac8 23. Ne2 b5 24. Ng1 f6 25. Nf3 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 bxc4 27. Bc2 Nf7
28. Rb1 Qd6 29. Nd2 Qxf4 30. Rxf4 c3 31. Nc4 Rb8 32. Rxf6 Ba4 33. Rb3 Rb4 34.
Rxf7 Bxb3 35. axb3 Kxf7 36. Kg1 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8.
Nbd2 Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. d4 Bd6 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. g3 gxf3 13. Nxf3 Qe6 14. Ng5
Qf6 15. c3 Be7 16. Qf3 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. Qb3 b6 19. e5 Qf5 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21.
Nxf3 Rd8 22. Be3 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Nf8 24. Kg2 Ne6 25. Be3 c5 26. Rad1 b5 27. a4
O-O 28. axb5 axb5 29. b3 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Bd2
Qc7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O Bxd3 13. cxd3 Nbc6 14. a4 h5
15. Qg5 Nf5 16. Rfb1 Kg8 17. Rb5 Qe7 18. Qf4 Qd7 19. Rab1 Rc8 20. h3 Rh6 21. a5
bxa5 22. Qa4 Rg6 23. Rxa5 Rc7 24. Rab5 Qc8 25. Bf4 Kh8 26. Kh2 Kg8 27. Kh1 Kh8
28. Rc5 Kg8 29. d4 Qd7 30. Qb5 Qc8 31. Ra1 Kh7 32. Ra6 Nce7 33. Ng5+ Rxg5 34.
Bxg5 Rxc5 35. dxc5 Ng6 36. c6 Nxe5 37. Qb7 Nd6 38. Qxc8 Nxc8 39. Be3 Kg6 40. c7
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. a4 a5 8. Nbd2
exd4 9. e5 Nd5 10. cxd4 d6 11. Nc4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bh4 Bc7 16. Bg3 Rc8 17. Re1 Ndb4 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. Na3 d5 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Nb5
Qd7 22. Rc1 Nb4 23. Re3 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Re1
Rc8 9. Nf1 Bg6 10. Ne3 Nf5 11. Bd3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 c5 14. Rf1 Be7
15. Bd2 O-O 16. c3 Qb6 17. Qc2 Qc6 18. Be1 b5 19. a3 a5 20. Qe2 cxd4 21. exd4
Qc4 22. Qd1 Nb6 23. Bh4 Rfe8 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Nd2 Qc6 26. Rf3 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 (
8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 (9. Bg5 {Khairullin,I (2543)-Inarkiev,E (2628)/Moscow 2006/CBM
116/[Marin] (0-1, 64)}) {The main alternative is} 9... Rb8 (9... Bg4 {Anand,V 
(2786)-Naiditsch,A (2654)/Dortmund 2007/CBM 119/[Marin] (1-0, 57)}) 10. axb5 (
10. Na3 {Dominguez Perez,L (2678)-Shirov,A (2699)/Foros UKR 2007/CBM 119/
[Marin] (0-1, 46)}) 10... axb5 11. Qd3 $5 {Adams,M (2734)-Shirov,A (2699)/
Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Marin] (1/2-1/2, 26)}) 8... Rb8 9. axb5 (9. d4 {1-0 Leko,
P (2755)-Shirov,A (2739)/Moscow RUS 2007/CBM 122/[Marin] (31)}) 9... axb5 10.
d3 O-O 11. h3 $5 {White prepares Bc1-g5.} (11. Bg5 {is considered to be
premature because of} h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 $1 {By transferring the bishop
to the kingside, Black defends the weaknesses induced by the move ...g5.} 14.
h3 {White forces the bishop occupy the h5-square, in order to prevent ...Nh5.
This is a debatable decision, because it might be that the plan ...Bh5-g6 is
best anyway.} ({In any case, after} 14. Nbd2 {, the plan based on} Nh5 {
looks playable, too.} 15. Re1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Kg7 17. Nf1 {Spraggett,K (2601)
-Ubilava,E (2525)/Benasque 2008/CBM 125 Extra (1/2, 32)} Qd7 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19.
Rxe3 f5 $132) 14... Bh5 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nbd2 g4 $5 ({This leads to interesting
play, but} 16... Bg6 17. Nf1 Nh5 $11 {looks strategically more consistent.})
17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Bb3 Nc6 21. Bd5 Ne7 22. Bb3 Nc6 {
1/2 Alekseev,E (2716)-Karjakin,S (2694)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122}) 11...
Ne7 $146 {This looks like a logical novelty. Black anticipates the threat Bg5
reinforcing his kingside.} ({Previously, Black has mainly played} 11... h6 {
Although the results are entirely satisfactory for Black, White's play tends
to be more pleasant.} 12. Re1 Bb6 (12... Re8 13. Nbd2 Bb6 14. Nf1 Ne7 15. Nh4
Be6 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Ngf5 Nxf5 19. Nxf5 Kh7 20. Qf3 Ng8 21. Be3
Ne7 22. Bxb6 Rxb6 23. Ra7 $36 {Colovic,A (2414)-Korneev,O (2619)/Dos Hermanas
2000/CBM 075 ext (1/2, 58)}) 13. Na3 Na5 14. Ba2 c6 15. b4 Nb7 16. c4 Bd7 17.
Bb2 $14 {Hamdouchi,H (2513)-Korneev,O (2619)/Dos Hermanas 2000/CBM 075 ext (1/
2, 36)}) (11... Bb6 $6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 ({After} 13... g5 14. Bg3 $14 {
Black does not dispose over the plan Bg4-h5.}) 14. Nbd2 $14 {It is not easy to
get rid of the pin.} Ne7 $2 {But this leads to disaster, of course.} 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Nh4 $16 {Svetushkin,D (2568)-Deleau,D (2107)/Gap 2008/CBM 123 Extra 
(1-0, 35)}) 12. Na3 {White continues developing in slow mode, in the spirit of
the Giuoco Pianissimo variation, with which the present line has a lot in
common.} ({In the Giuoco Pianissimo variation, White frequently answers ...
Nc6-e7 with} 12. Bg5 Ng6 13. Nh4 Nxh4 14. Bxh4 h6 15. Nd2 {, which makes sense
here, too. Black cannot get rid of the pin without weakening his kingside.}) (
12. d4 {is not too logical. Being underdeveloped yet, White cannot afford
losing a tempo and setting tension in the centre at the same time.} Bb6 13. Re1
(13. dxe5 Nxe4) 13... Ng6 14. Nbd2 c5 $132) 12... Ng6 13. Nc2 h6 {This looks
like a useful move, preparing ...Be6, by preventing the knight's incursion to
g5.} ({The immediate} 13... Be6 {looks playable though, since White has
nothing concrete after} 14. Ne3 Ra8 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qb3 Qe8 18.
Ng5 Nf4) 14. Re1 Bb6 15. Ne3 c6 16. Nh2 Kh8 $6 {So far, Black's play has been
very logical, but now he starts gowing astray in a rather painful way.
Morozevich probably wanted to set Kamsky a refined trap, but his last king
move is very harmful from this point of view. Apparently, he will realise this
only in the last moment, when it was practically too late to get a decent
position.} (16... Be6 {is more natural and better.} 17. Nhg4 h5 $5 ({I do not
entirely trust} 17... Nxg4 18. hxg4 {[%cal Ge3f5] , but this would have been
an improved version over the game continuation.}) 18. Nh2 (18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.
Bxe6 fxe6 {[%cal Gf6f2]} 20. Rf1 Nf4 $36) 18... d5 $132) 17. Nhg4 Nxg4 18. hxg4
Qh4 $6 (18... Be6 19. Nf5 $14) 19. d4 exd4 $6 {This is a completely
unnecessary strategic concession.} 20. cxd4 Qf6 $2 21. Nf5 $1 Kg8 ({I suspect
that Morozevich had prepared} 21... Bxf5 $2 22. exf5 $1 (22. gxf5 $2 {would
justify Black's play after} Bxd4 $1 $15) 22... Bxd4 {, missing the strong
intermediate move} 23. g5 $3 {, which would not work out well with the king on
g8... Black loses material.} hxg5 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. fxg6 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 $18) 22.
Be3 $16 {White is better developed and has considerable space advantage.} Bxf5
23. gxf5 Ne7 24. Bc2 Rfd8 25. b4 c5 26. bxc5 dxc5 27. Qg4 Rxd4 28. Bxd4 Qxd4
29. Qg3 Nc6 30. e5 c4 31. Rad1 Qb2 32. f6 g5 33. Re2 Qb4 34. Qh3 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Kb1 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qd3 Qd5 17. Ne5 Rad8 18. Be3 b5 19. g4 Nd7 20. f4 Nxe5 21.
fxe5 Kh8 22. Qd2 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Ne3 Nc6 7. c3 Nf6 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. Nf5 O-O 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Na3 c6 14. Bg5 Ng6 15.
Rfe1 Bd7 16. f3 Nh5 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd2 Nf6 19. Bf4 Qf8 20. Be5 Nh7 21. Nc2
f6 22. Bg3 Qf7 23. Nb4 g5 24. a4 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 {:) Black has a lot of
possibilities, but Kamsky chooses ...b6.} b6 6. Nb3 (6. Bd3 $6 Qxd4 $1 (6...
Bxd3 7. Nxd3 Qxd4 8. Nf3 Qd8 (8... Qe4+ 9. Be3 $44) 9. O-O Nd7 10. c4 {[%cal
Gd1a4]}) 7. Bxf5 (7. Be3 Qf6 $15) 7... Qe5+ 8. Be4 Qxc5 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nbd7
11. O-O e6 $15) 6... e6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 Qc7 {Black develops
logically, now the position becomes interesting as White has to find some plan.
} 10. O-O Rd8 11. Qe2 $5 Bd6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nh4 (13. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 {This
doesn't work here.} (13... Nd5 14. Bd2 a5 15. c4 Nb4 16. Bxb4 Bxb4 17. Red1
Nxe5 18. dxe5 $14) 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. Rxe5 Rd1+ 17. Bf1 Bxc2 18.
Kg2 $16 (18. f3 $5 a5 {and here at least Black's rook is still on d1!}) 18...
Rfd8 19. Be2 Bxb3 20. axb3 Re1 21. f4 $1 $18) 13... Bg4 14. Qc4 Nd5 15. Bg5 Rc8
16. a4 {Now trying to stop the b5-move and even preparing a5 himself; White is
able to have a playable middlegame with interesting chances.} b5 (16... a5 $5
17. c3 $14) 17. Qd3 $1 {Now it's not easy to prevent c3 and the Nd2-e4
manoeuvre, so Kamsky starts fast counterplay on the queenside by improving the
d7 knight's position.} N7b6 $6 (17... h6 18. Bd2 b4 19. h3 Bh5 20. c4 bxc3 21.
bxc3 $14) 18. Nc5 $1 h6 (18... Nxa4 19. Nxa4 bxa4 20. c4 $16) (18... Bxc5 $2
19. dxc5 Nxa4 20. Qd4 Bh5 21. c4 f6 22. cxd5 fxg5 23. d6 Qd7 24. Re5 $18) 19.
Bd2 $5 (19. Bc1 {was a very strong alternative too. Now White is also much
better.} b4 $8 20. c4 bxc3 21. bxc3 $16) 19... Nc4 {This additional
possibility would not be possible after 19.Bc1.} 20. axb5 (20. Bc3 $6 g5 21.
axb5 $1 Nxc3 22. Qxc4 Ne2+ 23. Rxe2 cxb5 24. Qxb5 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Bxc5 26. dxc5
$14) (20. Bc1 $5 $16 {was a great move!}) 20... cxb5 21. h3 Bh5 (21... Bxc5 22.
dxc5 Bh5 23. g4 $16 (23. Bxd5 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Rfd8 25. Qa5 Rxd5 26. b4 $16)) 22.
Bxd5 $1 exd5 23. Bc3 $1 {Now b3 is a threat, so Black has to prepare the
knight's retreat to e5.} (23. g4 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Bg6 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Qxd5+ Kh7
$11) 23... Rfe8 $1 24. b3 Ne5 (24... Rxe1+ $5 25. Rxe1 Ne5 26. Qf5 $1 (26. dxe5
Bxc5 27. g4 Be7 28. Nf5 Bg6 29. Bd4 $14) (26. Qxb5 g5 27. Na4 Nf3+ 28. Nxf3
Bxf3 29. Re3 Be4 30. Qe2 $16 Qd7 {The position is still very playable here.})
26... g6 (26... Bg6 27. Nxg6 Nxg6 28. b4 $16) 27. Qf6 Nd7 (27... Nc6 28. Nxg6
$3 fxg6 (28... Bxg6 29. Ne6 fxe6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qxh6+ Qh7 32. Rxe6 $18 Be7
33. Rxc6 Qxh6 34. Rxh6+ Kg7 35. Re6 Kf7 36. Re3 b4 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Bxb4+ $18
) 29. g4 Rf8 30. Qe6+ $18) 28. Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Bd2 $16 Rc6 (29... Bf8 30. Bxh6 $1
$18 (30. g4 Rc6 31. Qf3 g5 32. gxh5 gxh4 33. Re5)) (29... Kh7 30. g4 Rc6 31.
Qf3 g5 32. Qd3+ $18) 30. Bxh6 Bf8 31. Qg5 $3 (31. Qf4 Bb4 32. Ra1 Bd6) 31...
Bb4 (31... f6 32. Qd2 g5 33. Bxg5 $18 (33. Bxf8 $18)) 32. c3 $3 f6 33. Qf4 Bxc3
34. Qb8+ Rc8 35. Re7 $3 $18) 25. Qxb5 Bxc5 (25... g5 $1 {This was the best
defence!} 26. Nd3 (26. b4 $2 gxh4 27. dxe5 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Qxc5 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30.
Bd4 Rxc2 31. g4 Bg6) (26. Ba5 $14 Qb8 27. Qxb8 Bxb8 28. f4 Nc6 (28... gxh4 29.
fxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. dxe5 Rxc5 32. g4 (32. c3 hxg3 33. Kg2 Bg6 34. Kxg3
Bc2 35. Ra3) 32... Bg6 33. c3 Bc2 34. Ra3) 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Ng2 Nxd4 31. Nd7
$18) 26... Qxc3 27. dxe5 $14) 26. Qxc5 (26. dxc5 $1 g5 27. f4 $5 (27. Qa6 $4 {
This would spoil all his efforts. So 2 other moves are better.} gxh4 28. Bxe5
Rxe5 $3 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Qxc8+ Kh7 $11) (27. Bxe5 $5 Rxe5 28. Ng2 $16) 27...
gxf4 (27... f6 28. fxe5 gxh4 29. b4 fxe5 30. Qa6 d4 31. Qxh6 $18) 28. gxf4 Qd8
29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Bxe5 Qxh4 31. Qd3 Rxc5 32. Rxa7 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 $18) 26... Qd7
27. Qxa7 (27. Rxa7 $1 {was even cleaner!} Qxh3 (27... Qd8 28. Qa5 $18 Qxa5 29.
Rxa5 Rxc3 30. Rxd5 Rxc2 31. Rexe5 $18 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 g5 33. Nf5 $18) 28. Qxd5
Rxc3 (28... Ng4 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31. Nxg2 Rc8 32. Bb4 Rxc2 33. Nf4
Bg6 34. Nxg6 fxg6 35. d5 Rc8 36. d6 Rd8 37. Bc5 Nf6 38. b4 $18) 29. Rxe5 Rxe5
30. dxe5 Rxc2 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Qd3+ Bg6 33. Rh8+ Kxh8 34. Nxg6+ $18) 27... Qxa7
28. Rxa7 Nf3+ 29. Nxf3 Bxf3 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. b4 (31. Ra2 $5 $16) 31... Bd1 (
31... Rc8 32. Ra3 Be2 33. Kg2 f6 34. g4 Kf7 {and here Black still has some
chances.}) 32. Ra2 Rc8 33. b5 $1 Rb8 (33... Rxc3 34. b6 $18) 34. Rb2 f6 35. Ba5
Be2 36. b6 Rb7 37. Rb1 $1 Kf7 38. Bd2 g5 39. Bc1 $3 $18 Bf3 40. Ba3 Be4 41. Bd6
{And after 42.Bc7 White is playing with an exchange up and is totally winning.}
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rad8
15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Qd8 17. Qh3 g6 18. f5 e5 19. Be3 Nh5 20. Bh6 Re8 21. a4
Bf8 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. axb5 axb5 24. f6 d5 25. Be2 Nf4 26. Rxf4 exf4 27. e5 Kh8
28. Qh6 Rg8 29. Qxf4 Qb8 30. Bg4 Rdd8 31. Nxb5 Bc8 32. Nd4 Bxg4 33. Qxg4 Qxb2
34. e6 fxe6 35. f7 Rgf8 36. Nxe6 Ra8 37. Nxf8 Rxf8 38. Qe6 Kg7 39. Rf1 h5 40.
Qxd5 Qxc2 41. Qe5+ Kh7 42. h3 Qd3 43. Rf2 Qd7 44. Qf6 Qc7 45. g4 Qb7+ 46. Kh2
Qc7+ 47. Kg2 Qc5 48. Rf4 Qd5+ 49. Kh2 Qd2+ 50. Rf2 Qd5 51. gxh5 Qxh5 52. Qe7
Qh6 53. Kg3 Qc1 54. Qxf8 Qe3+ 55. Kg2 Qe4+ 56. Rf3 Qe2+ 57. Kg3 Qe5+ 58. Kf2
Qb2+ 59. Ke3 Qe5+ 60. Kd3 Qd5+ 61. Kc2 Qa2+ 62. Kc3 Qa1+ 63. Kc4 Qa6+ 64. Kc3
Qa1+ 65. Kb3 Qb1+ 66. Ka4 Qe4+ 67. Qb4 Qa8+ 68. Kb5 Qb7+ 69. Ka5 Qa7+ 70. Kb5
Qb7+ 71. Kc4 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 {The Chebanenko Variation. Frankly
speaking, I cannot understand why he classical players of the early 20th
century could not find this useful move, keeping the possibility of actively
developing the traditional problem child bishop on c8. Nowadays, the move
seems so logical and natural!} 5. a4 {One of many sensible replies. What
hasn't White tried, in an effort to refute the Chebanenko! Yet even the
greatest sceptics have to acknowledge that Black's play has a healthy
positional basis. The text move prevents Black gaining space on the queenside
by b5.} e6 {A solid response. True, the bishop on c8 remains passive after all,
but White has had to pay for this achievement by weakening the square b4.} ({
The drawbacks of} 5... Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. a5 {were revealed in the game
Gelfand-Morozevich, Astana 200:} e6 (7... dxc4 {is more reliable}) 8. Qb6 $1
Qxb6 9. axb6 Ra8 10. c5 Nbd7 11. e3 Be7 12. Be2 O-O 13. Nd2 e5 14. O-O Rfe8 15.
Nb3 Bf8 16. Bd2 Bc2 17. Na5 {and White's pressure on the queenside was
overwhelming.}) 6. g3 {Magnus heads for a Catalan set-up.} ({The latest tests
show that after} 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. a5 (7. e3 Qa5 $1) 7... h6 8. Bh4 dxc4 9. e3 b5
$1 10. axb6 Nxb6 11. Ne5 c5 {Black successfully equalizes.}) 6... a5 {Securing
a favourable queenside pawn structure. The black pieces will feel comfortable
on the b4 square.} 7. Bg2 Nbd7 ({A rare plan. Usually, Black directs the
knight to b4 via a6, eg.} 7... Na6 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 b6 11. Ne5 Nb4
12. e4 Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Rc1 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 e5 $1 {and Black
took over the dark squares in the centre (Ruck-Rustemov, Warsaw 2005).}) 8. O-O
({A novelty. In most cases, once Nbd7 has bene played, White has to defend the
c4 pawn, but Magnus is ready to sacrifice it.} 8. Nd2 Be7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ndxe4
O-O 11. O-O Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qb3 Ng4 15. Bf4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5
17. Qc3 f6 18. c5 {and White was better (Pham Hoang - Le Quang, Vietnam 2003).
However, Black's play can easily be strengthened, eg. it would be interseting
to try 9...c5!}) 8... Bb4 ({So this is why the b4 square was left free.} 8...
dxc4 9. e4 Bb4 10. Qe2 Nb6 11. Bf4 {Black will have to suffer for a long time
in a passive position.}) 9. e4 ({A sharp reply! Carlsen opens the centre at
once, exploiting Black's slight lag in development.} 9. Nd2) 9... Bxc3 ({
The most principled. less convincing is} 9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 {
and now} f5 $2 {is impossible because of} 12. Nxe6) ({Also} 9... O-O {allows
White pressure after} 10. e5) 10. bxc3 Nxe4 ({Worse is} 10... dxe4 11. Ng5 {
and White regains the pawn at once.}) 11. Ba3 $1 {Having said "a", White must
say "b". He needs to create threats, not worrying about the c3 pawn. Carlsen
cuts off the enemy king in the centre.} Ndf6 ({Kamsky does not grab the second
pawn. After} 11... Nxc3 12. Qb3 Ne4 13. Rfe1 {White certainly has very strong
pressure. One cooperative variation runs} b6 $2 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16.
Qxd5 Ra7 17. Rxe6+ $1 {mating.}) 12. Ne5 {White must proceed energetically.}
Nd6 {Kamsky's idea is simple - he closes the a3-f8 diagonal, and so prepares
castling.} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. c4 {Still trying to open central lines at all
cost.} O-O {Kamsky does not even look at taking the pawn. The safety of the
black king is worth all the pawns in the world.} 15. cxd5 Nxd5 {White has
compensation for the pawn.} 16. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. b3 a5 11. a4 Be6 12. Ne2 Bd5 13. Rd1 Kc8 14. Ne1 g5
15. Bb2 Bg7 16. Nd3 b6 17. f3 Kb7 18. Kf2 Be6 19. g4 Ne7 20. Ng3 Rhd8 21. h3 c5
22. f4 c4 23. bxc4 Bxc4 24. f5 Nc6 25. e6 Bf8 26. exf7 Bxf7 27. Ne4 Bc4 28. Bf6
Re8 29. Kf3 Ka7 30. Ndf2 Ba6 31. h4 gxh4 32. Bxh4 Bb7 33. Kf4 Nb4 34. c4 Na6
35. Nc3 Bc6 36. Nfe4 Nc5 37. Nf6 Re7 38. Nh5 Rf7 39. Nb5+ Kb7 40. Ra2 Re8 41.
Nf6 Ree7 42. Nd4 Bxa4 43. Rxa4 Bg7 44. Nh5 Re4+ 45. Kf3 Bxd4 46. Ra3 Rxf5+ 47.
gxf5 Rxh4 48. Ng3 a4 49. Ra2 Be5 50. Rd5 Bd6 51. Rxd6 cxd6 52. f6 Ne6 53. Rxa4
Rf4+ 54. Ke3 Rxf6 55. Ra1 Ng5 56. Ne2 Rf3+ 57. Kd4 Kc6 58. Ra8 Rf8 59. Ra7 Ne6+
60. Ke3 Rf5 61. Rh7 Re5+ 62. Kd2 h5 63. Rh6 Kc5 64. Kd3 Kb4 65. Ng3 Nf4+ 66.
Kd4 Rc5 67. Rxd6 Rxc4+ 68. Ke3 b5 69. Rd1 Ng2+ 70. Kf3 Nh4+ 71. Ke2 Rc2+ 72.
Kf1 Ng2 73. Rb1+ Kc4 74. Nf5 b4 75. Kg1 Kc5 76. Ra1 b3 77. Ra5+ Kb4 78. Ra7 Nf4
79. Rb7+ Kc3 80. Ne3 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 a5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new plan.
Black prepares queenside counterplay. Besides, if the white knight now moves
away from c3, ...a5-a4 will follow.} (12... Qe7 {is a common move in this
position played, among others, by Ivanchuk himself:} 13. Bf1 (13. Qe2 {[%cal
Ye2c2] is also possible}) 13... Rad8 14. a4 Rc8 15. Ba3 Qd8 16. Rab1 a5 17. Qe2
Bf8 18. Qb2 Ra8 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. b4 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2668)-Ivanchuk,V (2699)/
Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 093}) ({On the other hand,} 12... e5 {is premature and
only creates a weakness on d5, e.g.} 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qf4 Nxd3
16. Rxd3 Qa5 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Qf3 Red8 19. a3 $14 {[%csl Rd5] 1-0 Van Wely,L 
(2648)-Beckhuis,G (2328)/Germany 2006/EXT 2007 (40)}) 13. Rab1 {White starts
preparing b3-b4.} Qb8 14. Qe2 h5 {A typical move. Black wants to force h3-h4
and obtain the g4 square.} 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Ne2 Nc8 17. Bc3 Nd6 18. Be1 (18. c5
Nf5 $11) 18... Bh6 19. Nc3 b5 $5 {Looks premature but how could Black prepare
this advance better? Waiting was not an option either - White would play Qe2,
f3, Bg3 etc.} 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Qe2 b4 22. Na4 e5 $5 {Otherwise White seizes
the c5-square and stands better.} 23. dxe5 Rxe5 24. Qb2 Nd7 25. Rbc1 (25. Nc5
$5 Re7 26. Qd4 $14) 25... Bg7 26. Qc2 Ra7 27. Be2 (27. Qc6 $142 Nf6 28. Nc5 $36
{activating the knight. Instead, White starts lengthy manoeuvring, and Black
consolidates his position.}) 27... Kh7 28. Qc6 Nf5 29. Qc2 Qe8 30. Bf1 Bh6 31.
Bd3 Nf6 32. Qc8 Qe7 33. Bxf5 (33. Nb6 $5 d4 34. Qc2 {[%cal Rb6c8]}) 33... Rxf5
34. Qc5 Qb7 35. Rc2 {This allows a freeing pawn sacrifice, а la Nimzowitsch.} (
35. Qd4 $5 $14 {[%cal Yc1c5]}) (35. Qb6 $5 $14) 35... d4 $5 {[%mdl 512]
However, a pawn is a pawn!} 36. Qxd4 Rd5 37. Qa1 Rg5 38. f4 Rd5 39. Rxd5 Nxd5
40. Qd4 Bg7 41. Qd3 Qa8 42. Bd2 $6 {Converting White's material advantage is
not an easy task. He should probably start solving it with the prophylactic} (
42. Bh4 $1 Rd7 $140 43. Nc5 {the d8-square is now unavailable} Rc7 44. Rc4 {
etc. Instead, he places his bishop in a passive position.}) 42... Rd7 43. Nc5
Rd8 44. Qe4 Qa7 45. Qf3 Nc3 46. Ne4 a4 $5 47. Kh2 axb3 48. axb3 Qc7 (48... Qd7
$5 49. Be1 Nxe4 50. Qxe4 Re8 51. Qxb4 Rxe3 52. Bf2 Rd3 $44 {[%csl Rb3,Rf4] was
probably even better}) 49. Be1 Re8 50. Nxc3 {Practically resigning himself to
a draw - with the strong c3-pawn Black easily reaches one.} bxc3 51. e4 Qb7 (
51... Bd4 $5) 52. Bxc3 Qxb3 53. Rc1 Rc8 54. e5 Bh6 55. Kg3 Qe6 56. Rf1 $6 {
An oversight but} (56. Bd2 Rxc1 57. Bxc1 {is hardly promising}) 56... Bxf4+ $1
{[%mdl 64]} 57. Qxf4 (57. Kxf4 Rxc3 58. Qxc3 Qf5+ 59. Kg3 Qxf1 $11) 57... Rxc3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 {Bye-bye, theory!} (3. c4 {is reserved for the match
against Topalov.}) 3... c5 4. dxc5 g6 $6 (4... e6 {, to recapture the pawn,
looks more appropriate.}) 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O {We have reached a
position from the symmetrical QPO line (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.
0-0 d5 6.c3) with the risky 6...c5?! 7.dxc5. It is not clear now how Black is
going to regain the pawn.} Nc6 {Or else:} (7... Ne4 8. Ng5 $1 (8. Be3 Na6 9.
Nbd2 Naxc5 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qb3 e6 12. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Orel,O (2335)-Licina,A 
(2125)/Bled 1994/TD (19)}) 8... Nxg5 9. Bxg5 h6 10. Be3 e6 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Na3
Nc6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Fominykh,M (2308)-Shlakich,A (2105)/Moscow
2006/CBM 115 ext (46)}) (7... Na6 8. b4 Ne4 9. Nd4 (9. a3 $5 b6 (9... Nxc3 10.
Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Ra2 Bg7 12. Rd2 Nc7 13. e4 e6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Qb3 $14 {1-0
Fiorito,F (2450)-Pierrot,J (2385)/Trelew 1995/EXT 1997 (28)}) 10. Nd4 e6 11. c6
Qf6 12. Bb2 e5 13. Nf3 Qxc6 14. c4 Qxc4 15. Bxe5 $14 {1/2 Sahl,B (2375)
-Riemersma,L (2420)/Lyon 1990/EXT 1997 (56)}) 9... e5 (9... Nc7 10. Bb2 a5 11.
a3 Ne6 12. e3 N6g5 13. f3 $14 {0-1 Boguszlavszkij,J (2280)-Bagonyai,A (2364)/
Zalakaros 2003/EXT 2005 (88)}) 10. Nb5 (10. Nb3 Be6 11. Bb2 b6 12. cxb6 Qxb6
13. N1d2 Nd6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8 $132 {1/2 Urban,K (2468)
-Brzeski,M (2260)/Wroclaw 2008/CBM 125 Extra (21)}) 10... Be6 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12.
Qxd2 Qd7 13. a4 b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Bb2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. e3 $16 {
1-0 Brestian,E (2429)-Mitter,G (2261)/Austria 1999/EXT 2002 (30)}) (7... a5 $5
{Perhaps relatively best.} 8. c4 (8. Na3 Na6 9. Nb5 Nxc5 10. a4 Bd7 11. Be3
Bxb5 12. axb5 Qd6 $11 {1/2 Efimov,I (2470)-Vezzosi,P (2305)/Sestola 1992/EXT
2000 (72)}) 8... Na6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Ne5 $5 (10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Ne5 Nxc5 12. Be3
Nfe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxc4 Nd6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. Rxd6 exd6 18. a4
Rc8 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bc6 Rxb2 $11 {1/2 Zisman,P (2255)-Mikhalevski,V (2499)/
Ramat Aviv 2000/CBM 077 (41)}) (10. c6 Nb4 (10... Qc7 11. Qa4 Nb4 12. cxb7 Bxb7
13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfc8 $11 {1-0 Froehlich,P (2397)-Smerdon,D 
(2393)/Canberra 2004/EXT 2005 (64)}) 11. Ne5 Nxc6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nxc4 Be6
14. Nb6 Ra6 15. Nba4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 {1/2 Basin,L (2350)-Maryasin,B/Minsk 1987/
EXT 1999}) 10... Nxc5 11. Be3 Nfe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxc4 Nd6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
Qxd6 exd6 16. Rad1 $14) 8. Qb3 {An interesting idea - the queen will protect
the c5-pawn from a3, and the rook may go to d1.} (8. Na3 $5 e5 9. Nb5 Be6 10.
b4 Ne4 11. Bb2 f5 12. Nd2 a6 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Nd6 $16 {0-1 Fridman,D (2569)
-Rakhmanov,A (2473)/playchess.com INT 2006/EXT 2007 (50)}) (8. Nbd2 $5) (8. Nd4
$5) 8... Qa5 (8... Ne4 9. Qa3 b6 10. cxb6 Qxb6 11. Ng5 $1 $16) 9. Qa3 Qc7 10.
Bg5 Ne4 11. Be3 e5 12. Nbd2 f5 {A seemingly dangerous advance but White's
position is solid, and Black's compensation for the pawn is insufficient.} 13.
Rad1 Nf6 (13... f4 14. gxf4 exf4 15. Bd4 $16) (13... Be6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5
$16) (13... a5 $5 {M.Notkin}) 14. b4 Re8 (14... Ng4 15. Qb3 $1 Ne7 16. Bg5) 15.
Nb3 Ne4 16. b5 Ne7 17. Qc1 b6 $6 {This allows White to destroy Black's
position completely but it is not easy to give him good advice:} (17... Bd7 18.
a4 a6 19. c6 $5 bxc6 $140 20. b6 $16) (17... a6 18. b6 $16) 18. Ng5 $1 bxc5 19.
c4 (19. Nxe4 $5 fxe4 (19... dxe4 20. c4) 20. Nxc5) 19... d4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21.
Bg5 Bb7 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qc2 Rf8 24. Bxe4 {Again winning the pawn and keepin
a blockade on light squares.} Bc8 25. Kg2 Bh6 26. Rd3 Kg7 27. Rf3 Rd8 28. h3
Be6 29. a4 a5 30. Bc6 Qb6 31. e4 dxe3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A mistake hastening
Black's defeat. He gives up his only trump, the passed d4-pawn, and opens up
the f-file for White. However, in any case after Bc6-d5 he could not survive
too long.} 32. fxe3 Kg8 33. e4 Rd6 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. cxd5 Rc7 36. Rc3 Rf6 37.
Rxf6 Qxf6 38. Nxc5 Rf7 39. Qe2 Bd2 40. Rf3 Qg5 41. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. a3 c5 12. Be4 cxd4 13. exd4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd5
15. Rb1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 a6 10. a4 Bd7 11. Rfd1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qe3 Qc8 14. a5 e5
15. Bb6 Qe6 16. Qd3 Rac8 17. h3 g6 18. b3 Kg7 19. Qf3 Bd7 20. Ra2 h5 21. Qe3
Rfe8 22. Bf3 Bc6 23. Qd2 Nd7 24. Be3 f5 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Nf6 27. exf5 Qxf5
28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Kf6 32. c4 Ke6 33. Rad2 b6
34. axb6 Rxb6 35. b4 f4 36. c5 dxc5 37. bxc5 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rc8 39. f3 a5 40. h4
Rc6 41. Rd6+ Rxd6 42. Rxd6+ Ke7 43. Rh6 Rb5 44. Rxh5 Rxc5 45. Rh6 a4 46. Ra6
Rc4 47. Kh3 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Kamsky's love affair with the Gruenfeld Defence
dates back a long time. Among his collection of scalps in this opening, we can
find the name of the 12th World Champion, Anatoly Karpov. If we add the fact
that one of Kamsky's seconds, Emil Sutovsky, is an outstanding specialist of
the Gruenfeld, the opening choice hardly was a surprise for Topalov.} 4. cxd5
Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 ({Some time ago, I extensively analysed
with my trainer and collaborator IM Valentin Stoica the following (then
unplayed) variation:} 7... O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12.
Qd2 c5 {I did not get a chance to use the fruits of my analysis, but was
surprised to see that this specific position all of a sudden became the
subject of theoretical and practical dispute at a high level.}) 8. Ne2 Nc6 9.
Be3 O-O 10. O-O {The classical line is Topalov's invariable choice against the
Gruenfeld. In the past, this variation has been seen on the occasion of
historic matches between Botvinnik and Smyslov or between Kasparov and Karpov.
Also, it twice led the legendary Fischer to defeat against Spassky, but that
was before their "Match of the Century". The main idea of this system is to
build up a strong centre, which cannot be destroyed easily, but the course of
this game will be rather non-typical for this traditional perception.} Na5 11.
Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 {We have transposed back to "my" line. Kamsky had tried it
last year against Topalov's second, Cheparinov, which makes the game very
intriguing from a psychological point of view.} 13. Bh6 {I must admit that
this was the only move I had failed to analyse.} ({Together with Stoica, we
reached the conclusion that} 13. dxc5 Be6 {offers Black excellent compensation.
The folowing game sustains this point of view.} 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. cxb6 axb6 16.
Bh6 Rfd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Black has excellent compensation for the pawn in view
of White's queenside weaknesses and badly placed minor pieces.} 18. Qe3 Bxa2 $1
{[%cal Ga1a2,Ga5c4] Ni Hua (2703)-Navara,D (2672)/Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 (0-1,
29). This simple trick retrieves the pawn for Black, leaving him with an
excellent position.}) ({Our main line went} 13. dxe5 Be6 {Kamsky had had this
position prior to the Sofia match.} 14. Rad1 ({After} 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxd2
16. Bxd2 Bxc4 {White's knight is very passive and the queenside rather weak.})
({According to our analysis, the critical line is} 14. Bg5) 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4
Bxc4 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Rad8 {Navara,D (2646)-Kamsky,G (2723)/Sochi 2008/CBM
126 (0-1, 40). White's chronic queenside weaknesses and the passivity of his
minor pieces (to be compared with the c4-bishop) offer Black long-term
compensation. White's problem is that he cannot arrange to play f4-f5 easily,
because this would lose the extra pawn and open up the g7-bishop.}) (13. d5 {
releases the tension too early and offers Black good play after} f5 {This is
how the game Nielsen,P (2644)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Monte Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext 
(1/2, 53) continued. It was the first game in which this line was played and
the only one previous to my joint analysis with Stoica. To tell the truth, I
had not noticed it, maybe because I was examining another move order in the
opening.}) 13... cxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 exd4 16. f4 f6 {The situation has
changed dramatically over the past few moves. There is almost nothing left
from White's centre, but Black is slightly underdeveloped and his king is
vulnerable.} 17. e5 ({This is a novelty over the aforementioned game 
(Cheparinov,I (2687)-Kamsky,G (2723)/Sochi 2008/CBM 126/[Krasenkow] (1-0, 41)),
where} 17. Rac1 {was played. Until this moment, Topalov had spend only three
minutes. As a reaction to the novelty, Kamsky sank into prolonged thought, and
played his move when he had only 50 minutes left on the clock.}) 17... Bd7 $5 (
{What makes the Gruenfeld so easy and difficult at the same time is the
practically unlimited choice on virtually each move. It is clear that Black
has to catch up in development and avoid the excessive weakening of his king's
position at the same time.} 17... Bb7 {looks quite natural, but then} 18. exf6+
{followed by f4-f5 is annoying. 17...f5 is another possibility, but Kamsky may
have feared that any ending may be dangerous for him because of the white
passed pawn. The idea of the text move is to keep the e6- and f5-squares well
defended, while preparing the connection of rooks. Its only obvious drawback
is that it leaves the extra-pawn undefended.}) (17... fxe5 18. fxe5 $32 {
prematurely establishes a contact between the enemy major pieces, at a moment
when Black is underdeveloped yet.}) ({Frits is enthusiastic about} 17... Qd5 {
, which is not easy to refute. I assume it is not easy to decide for such a
move, which offers White the possibility of making a series of attacking moves,
with the increased risk of overlooking something with Black, especially if he
had not studied it at home. Here is a draft variation liquidating to a draw 
(although I do not trust it for Black entirely).} 18. exf6+ Rxf6 19. Ng3 Nc4
20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Rac1 Qd5 22. f5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. Nxf5+ Qxf5 25. Qxd4+
Kg8 26. Qc4+ Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rc7+ $11 {The passivity of the a8-rook
compensates for the extra pawn and a draw is the most likely result.}) 18.
exf6+ ({It was Topalov's turn to think for a long time. He decided to put his
money on the attack, probably fearing that} 18. Nxd4 Nc6 {would lead to early
simplifications and a draw.} 19. Be4 (19. Nf3 Bg4 $5) 19... Nxd4 20. Bxa8 (20.
Qxd4 Bb5 $11) 20... Bb5 21. Rf2 Ne2+ 22. Rxe2 Bxe2 $11 {White cannot avoid
complete simplifications. One important point is that the immediate capture on
e2 is impossible} 23. Qxe2 $4 Qd4+ $1 $19 {Topalov's move will eventually lead
to the same result, but, to the public's delight, after a very interesting
fight. We can also infer that Kamsky reacted quite well to the opening
surprise.}) 18... Qxf6 19. Ng3 Kh8 20. f5 gxf5 21. Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Qd6 23.
Raf1 Nc6 {After the knight's return into play, White's attacking chances
become questionable.} 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Qh6 Rxf5 26. Rxf5 Ne5 27. h3 Ng6 28. Rh5
({The apparently dangerous} 28. Ng5 $2 {can be met by} Rc8 $1 {when continuing
with the attacking operations with} 29. Rf7 $2 {would lead to disaster after}
Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Qe5+ {. Topalov's move has the advantage that it keeps the
e5-square under control, restricting Black's counter-attacking chances. Oh,
and it creates the annoying threats of Nf6 or Qxg6!}) 28... Rg8 ({After this
move, the game will enter the drawish zone more or less by force. The more
exotic try} 28... Kg8 $5 {would probably have led to the same result after} 29.
Nf6+ Qxf6 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Rh6 Rc8 32. Rxg6 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Rg3 Rc3 35.
Qg8+ Ke7 36. h4 {Black's king is too exposed to entitle him aspire to an
advantage.}) 29. Nf6 Rg7 30. Nxh7 $1 {After this exchange operation, perpetual
check becomes the most likely result.} Rxh7 31. Qxg6 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qc1+ 33. Kf2
Qd2+ 34. Kg3 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 {Experience may have taught Topalov that his peak of form usually
arises in the second part of important matches and tournaments. During his
unlucky match against Kramnik, he did not seem to take this detail into
account and went for a sharp and uncompromising fight from the very first game.
As a result, he suffered two defeats instead of what could otherwise have
become two of his best games ever. His opening choice in the second game
against Kamsky looks more cautious. Instead of his beloved Sicilian, he has
chosen the solid Ruy Lopez. Will it be a boring Berlin variation?!} 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 $5 {A big surprise on the 4th move already! Topalov had
developed the bishop to c5 before, but only as an aswer to 4.d3.} 5. Nxe5 ({
Kamsky decides to set up forced play from an early stage of the game, instead
of the strategically more constructive} 5. c3 {followed by d4. Recently,
Topalov had failed to get anything with White in this line, which may explain
his decision to include it in his repertoire with Black.} O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5
h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. Qd3 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8
14. Bxe5 Re8 15. h3 f6 16. Bh2 Rxe4 17. Nbd2 Re8 18. a4 a5 19. Nc4 Ba6 {
Topalov,V (2767)-Vallejo Pons,F (2684)/Dos Hermanas 2008/CBM 123 Extra (1/2,
47)}) ({Kamsky's only (!!) experience against this line so far dates a long
time back and is completely irelevant from the theoretical point of view.} 5.
Nc3 O-O 6. Nxe5 Re8 7. Nf3 ({Deviating from one of the most famous games of
chess history, which continued with} 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bc4 b5 9. Be2 Nxe4 10.
Nxe4 Rxe4 11. Bf3 Re6 12. c3 $2 Qd3 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Ra2
$2 Rae8 17. Qa6 Qxf3 $1 $19 {Paulsen,L-Morphy,P/New York 1857/MainBase/
[ChessBase] (0-1, 28)}) 7... Nxe4 8. d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bf8 $11 {Kamsky,G (2655)
-Winants,L (2505)/Tilburg 1992/CBM 032 (1-0, 42)}) 5... Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. d4
Qe7 {The previous sequence of moves looks completely chaotic, but has been
played before. White will retrieve the temporarily sacrificed piece, but he
aims to do it in the best way. Black's last move proves his intention to avoid
retreating unless this is absolutely necessary.} (7... Be7 8. Qxe4 Ng6 9. f4 c6
10. Bd3 d5 11. Qe2 f5 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Nh8 {><e4} 14. Bd2 a5 {Shirov,A 
(2746)-Grischuk,A (2606)/New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 080/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 44)}
15. Rae1 $1 Bf6 16. b4 Nf7 17. bxa5 Nd6 18. Ne5 Ne4 19. Bb4 Re8 $14 {Shirov})
8. dxc5 (8. Qxe4 {allows Black to maintain the material equality with} Nc6 {.})
8... Nxc5 9. Nc3 $146 {White has excellent compensation for the sacrificed
pawn. He is far ahead in development and has an active pair of bishops. The
only thing that will not be compensated in any way is the slowness with which
Kamsky effectuated his moves and which inevitably led him to hopeless
time-trouble. Until this moment, Topalov had spent only a minute, but after
White's last move he started thinking longer. I wonder whether he had really
failed to analyse at home Kamsky's logical novelty.} (9. b4 {is not convincing.
} a6 10. bxc5 axb5 11. Re1 Ra6 $1 {An important resource, saving the game for
Black.} (11... f6 $2 12. f4 Qxc5+ 13. Be3 Qc4 14. fxe5 $18 {Gipslis,A (2535)
-Gonsior,E (2385)/Hradec Kralove 1977/EXT 2007 (1-0, 51)}) 12. Qxe5 $2 Re6 13.
Bb2 Kd8 $3 $19) 9... Ng6 10. Qh5 {I am not sure that this is the best move.
White moves for the second time with an already developed piece.} (10. Be3 {
looks more logical, continuing the development of the queenside and
threatening to win a piece with Bxc5.} Ne6 (10... O-O $6 11. Nd5 Qd6 12. Rad1
$16) 11. f4 f5 {I believe that this position is critical for the evaluation of
the whole variation. White is several tempi ahead in development and has an
active pair of bishops, but cracking Black's position is not easy yet. He
probably should keep activating his pieces with Rad1, Rae1 or Nd5, since the
subsequent analysis proves that pawn moves, aiming to make the enemy knights
feel uncomfortable, do not give the desired effect.} 12. h4 (12. g4 $6 O-O 13.
gxf5 Rxf5 14. Bd3 Nh4 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 $44 {[%cal Gb7b6,Gc8b7,Gg7g6,Ga8f8] I
guess Topalov would be just too happy to get such wonderful compensation for
the exchange.}) 12... c6 (12... Qxh4 13. Bf2 $16 {[%cal Ge2e6,Gc3d5]}) (12...
O-O 13. h5 Nh8 14. g4 $36 {Black finds it more difficult to consolidate the
f5-square.}) (12... Nxh4 13. Nd5 Qf7 14. Bf2 $36 {[%cal Gd5c7]}) 13. h5 cxb5
14. Nd5 (14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Nxb5 Qh4 $11 {allows Black force a draw by
perpetual if he so wishes.}) 14... Qd8 (14... Qd6 15. Rad1 Qc6 16. g4 $36) 15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Bf2 $44 {[%csl Gh4] White's compensation is obvious, but I do
not sense big dangers for Black, either.}) 10... c6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Rae1 Ne6 13.
Bd3 O-O 14. Bd2 {Over the past few moves, White has considerable activated his
pieces. Black mainly relies on his lack of weaknesses, which offers him
chances to resist.} d5 $1 {This is the only move that keeps Black in the game.
Since his main problem is the delay in development, he needs to open the h3-c8
immediately.} ({In the event of} 14... Qf7 {, aiming to meet f2-f4 with f6-f5,
White would consolidate his lead in development with} 15. Ne4 {when the
occupation of the d6-square would leave Black paralyzed after, for instance}
Ne5 ({The exchange of queens with} 15... Ngf4 16. Qxf7+ Rxf7 {would not bring
the desired relief after} 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Nd6 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Rf8 20. Re7 {
and Black is in trouble.}) 16. Qh3 Nxd3 17. Nd6 $1 {An important intermediate
move.} Nef4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Qg4 {followed by Qxf4 with a clear advantage for
White.}) 15. f4 {This is the only way to keep fighting for the initiative.} (
15. Re3 $2 d4 16. Rh3 Ng5 $17) (15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6 Bd7 $11) 15... Qc5+ $1 {
This move repells White's attack and leads to the simplification of the
position. At this height of the game, Kamsky had about 8 minuts left on his
clock. Quite a difficult situation...} 16. Kh1 $2 ({After this over-cautious
move White will find himself struggling.} 16. Be3 {was necessary, taking the
d4-square under control, for instance} d4 17. Bxg6 hxg6 ({Black should go for
the opposite coloured bishops. In case of} 17... Qxh5 18. Bxh5 dxe3 19. Rxe3 {
White retains a small edge.}) 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxd4 Ne6 {. Black should not
have problems completing his development and gradually equalizing.}) 16... d4
17. Bf5 {With little time on his clock, Kamsky may have overrated the effects
of this move, which threatens to win the queen with Bxe6.} Rf7 $2 ({This move
deserves criticism only because there was an even better one:} 17... Nexf4 $1
18. Rxf4 (18. Bxf4 {allows} Qxf5) 18... dxc3 {Black will emerge a pawn up,
because} 19. Be6+ $2 {does not work in view of} Bxe6 20. Qxc5 cxd2 {with a
decisive material advantage.}) 18. Ne4 Qd5 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Nd6
{It may seem that White is on the top again. After the "obvious" 21...Re7,
defending the knight, White maintains a strong initiative with 22.Bb4.} Rc7 $3
{A fantastic move, starting powerful counterplay.} 22. c4 $2 ({This is
premature panicking with less than 3 minutes left. He should have accepted the
sacrifice with} 22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Rxe6 {, although after} Rxc2 {Black has
sufficient material compensation and a strong initiative for the bishop.
Another important aspect is that the black king is safer than its counterpart.
White's position looks dangerous, but he would have remained in the game.})
22... dxc3 23. Bxc3 d4 {Everything is over now. Kamsky is a clear pawn down
and had practically no time left on his clock.} 24. Bb4 Bd7 25. Rf2 a5 26. Ba3
b5 27. b3 b4 28. Bb2 Ra6 29. Ne4 Rac6 30. Kg1 Rc2 31. g3 d3 32. Rd1 f5 {
A tragic game for Kamsky, but quite interesting to follow from the spectators'
point of view.} 0-1

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D81"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 {The queen is usually developed on this
square only after 4.Nf3. After the text move, transpositions to the main
system are possible if White plays Ng1-f3 in the near future. Topalov will
choose a rather extravagant approach, leaving the knight on its initial
position until the 22nd move!} dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 ({One of the
points behind this move order is to avoid the possible structural damage after
} 7. Nf3 Nfd7 8. Be3 Nb6 9. Qb3 Bg4 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. d5 Ne5 {etc. Still, such
an unnatural way of developing is likely to allow Black the possibility of
obtaining excellent counterplay.}) 7... a6 8. Bf4 ({Another way to delay the
knight's development is} 8. Be3 b5 9. Qb3 {In practice, White has constantly
obtained the slightly more pleasant position.} c5 {I believe that this
untested move is the only way to question the viability of White's plan.} (9...
Bb7 10. f3 Nfd7 11. Nh3 Nc6 12. Rd1 Nb6 13. d5 Na5 14. Qc2 Nac4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4
16. Bc5 Re8 17. O-O $14 {Alekseev,E (2708)-Pelletier,Y (2569)/Biel 2008/CBM
126 (1-0, 43)}) (9... Nc6 10. Rd1 b4 11. Na4 Nxe4 12. Bf3 Bf5 13. g4 Nxd4 14.
Rxd4 Bxd4 15. gxf5 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 $14 {Atalik,S (2599)-Van der Weide,K (2502)/
Augsburg 2008/CBM 122 Extra (1-0, 22). Despite approximate material equality
and an apparent black lead in development, White's chances are superior
because of the numerous weaknesses in Black's camp. In case of simplifications,
White's knights could get on c6 and c5, paralysing Black.}) (9... Ng4 10. Bxg4
Bxg4 11. h3 Bc8 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Rd1 Na5 14. Qc2 f5 15. O-O Nc4 16. Bc1 fxe4 17.
Qxe4 Bf5 18. Qe2 Qd6 19. Rfe1 $14 {Riazantsev,A (2634)-Safarli,E (2564)/Moscow
2009 (1/2, 32). Black has disrupted the white structure, but his position has
by far more weaknesses.}) 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Qa5 $1 {White cannot parry the
threat Nxe4 without making some concession. Had he played the normal 8.Nf3
instead of 8.Be3, both 12.Bd2 and 12.0-0 would have neutralised Black's
initiative. The way it is, the former simply loses a tempo, while the latter
is illegal.}) 8... b5 $5 9. Qxc7 Qxc7 $5 $146 {Black forces the enemy bishop
to occupy a vulnerable square.} (9... b4 $2 {Yakovich,Y (2573)-Kovchan,A (2561)
/Noyabrsk 2003/CBM 099/[Krasenkow] (1-0, 52)}) (9... Qxd4 10. Rd1 Qb4 11. Rd2
Nbd7 12. Be3 Rb8 13. a3 Qb3 14. Nf3 e5 15. O-O Bb7 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. Qa5 $14 {
Yakovich,Y (2596)-Shomoev,A (2487)/Sochi 2004/CBM 100 ext (1/2, 33). The
position is almost symmetrical, but White's pieces are more active.}) 10. Bxc7
{A pawn is a pawn, but in this case it costs White a lot of time. Everything
is prepared now for Black to get quickly mobilized.} b4 {Judging from the
relatively high speed with which Kamsky played during this phase of the game,
we may assume that this move was part of his preparation still. There is
another possibility, though. Having lost the previous game because of getting
into desperate time trouble, he may have decided to play quickly at any cost.
In any case, I am sceptical about his last move. Black is insufficiently well
developed for weakening his position in such radical way.} ({I would prefer a
developing course, such as} 10... Bb7 11. f3 (11. e5 Ne8 $1 {[%csl Gc7][%cal
Gb7g2]}) 11... Nc6 $44) 11. Na4 Nc6 12. d5 {This move has the drawback of
opening the long diagonal for the Gruenfeld bishop.} ({Just three (!) days
later, the following game was played:} 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Ne2 Nxc7 15.
Bxc6 Rad8 16. Nc5 f6 17. f4 fxe5 18. dxe5 g5 19. g3 gxf4 20. gxf4 $14 {Bareev,
E (2645)-Maslak,K (2541)/Moscow Aeroflot 2009 (1-0, 43). The g7-bishop has
remained passive and the black king is somewhat exposed.}) 12... Nd4 13. Bd3
Bd7 {For the first time in the match, Topalov had spent more time than Kamksy
at this height of the game. We may assume that the Bulgarian grandmaster was
taken out of his home preparation rather early, but can only guess until which
point Kamsky was on familiar paths, since he soon started thinking a lot.} 14.
Nb6 Bb5 $1 {A strong move, aimed to eliminate the defender of the e4-pawn and
c2-square.} 15. Be5 (15. Bxb5 axb5 16. Nxa8 {is too risky because of} Nc2+ 17.
Kd1 Nxa1 18. Nb6 Nxe4 {The a1-knight is impossible to trap while White is
underdeveloped still.}) (15. Rd1 $5 {is an interesting way to maintain the
tension, but it does not seem to offer more than just equality.} Ra7 16. Be5
Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Nc2+ 18. Ke2 (18. Kd1 Nxe4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nh3 Rb7 $11 21. Nc4
$6 Rc8 $1 $17) (18. Kd2 $2 Nxe4+ 19. Kxc2 Bxe5 $17) 18... Nxe4 19. Nf3 {
It may seem that the c2-knight is in danger, but the b6-knight is exposed, too.
} Rb7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nc4 Rc8 $11 {If everything else fails, a well-timed
b4-b3 would save the c2-knight from troubles.}) 15... Nxe4 ({This is a rare
case when Kamsky played his move almost instantly. Curiously it was precisely
the moment when he had an alternative worth considering. His move leads to a
position where Black needs to play carefully in order to maintain equality,
while} 15... Bxd3 {would have offered him chances to fight for the initiative,
for instance} 16. Bxd4 Rab8 17. e5 ({The more solid} 17. f3 {fails to
stabilize the position.} Bb5 {Taking the d7-square away from the b6-knight and
threatening to trap it with Ne8 or Nh5.} 18. Rc1 {Preparing the return of the
knight with Nc4.} Nh5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nc4 f5 {Black is two tempi ahead in
development and the white centre is vulnerable.}) 17... Rxb6 18. Bxb6 Nxd5 19.
Bd4 Rc8 {Black has a strong initiative for the sacrificed exchange. I suspect
Topalov would have liked to switch sides, since he is a great specialist in
sacrificing exchanges himself. When choosing the simplifying continuation,
Kamsky may have found himself under the impression of the previous game in
which he failed to convert his advance in development and initiative into
anything concrete. This time, he preferred to play with equal pawns...}) 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bxe4 Rab8 18. O-O-O Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. d6 Rxb6 21. dxe7 Re8 ({
It is difficult to say whether the intermediate} 21... Rc8+ {would have been
better. The pros of this move are that the king is driven away from the centre
and forced to occupy a light square, which may allow an intermediate bishop
check later.}) 22. Nf3 Rxe7 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Rhe1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 {The position
looks dangerous for Black. If White manages to advance his pawns to f4 and g3
and consolidate his knight with the help of his king, he could blackmail his
opponent with the threat of exchanging queens. In a pure knight versus bishop
ending, all the black pawns would remain vulnerable.} Rh6 $1 (25... Rd6 {
would be premature because of} 26. Rd1 {and White's stability would not be
threatened in any way.}) 26. Re7 ({White is not willing to weaken his
structure with} 26. h3 {Black would continue with} f4 {, leaving the g2-pawn
vulnerable.}) 26... Rd6 $1 {Black has managed to drive the annoying knight
away from the centre, which offers some freedom of action to his king.} 27. Ne2
Kf6 28. Re3 Ba4 29. b3 Bc6 30. Nf4 a5 31. g3 Be4 32. f3 Bc6 33. h4 {Both sides
have achieved almost absolute stability and a draw is the most likely result.}
Rd4 34. Kc2 Bb5 35. Nh5+ Kg6 36. Nf4+ Kf6 37. Nh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O {Topalov chooses a positional variation of the Ruy Lopez, which has not
been part of his main repertoire with Black so far. Despite the favourable
result of the previous games, in which dynamic openings have been played, he
may have felt that the Kamsky had won the theoretical dispute, which is a
possible explanation for this change of scenario.} 9. h3 Bb7 ({The so-called
Zaitsev variation was aimed at being an improved version of the Smyslov system
which is characterized by the move order} 9... h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 {
. The attack against the f7-square is not dangerous for Black, as practice has
proved, which allows Black spare the move h7-h6. On the other hand, defining
the light-squared bishop's intentions so soon adds force to White's plan of
blocking the centre with d4-d5.}) 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ng5 $5 ({Over
the past years,} 12. d5 {has become increasingly popular. The variation played
by Kamsky is less common.}) 12... Re7 13. d5 {This has never been fashionable,
but has occasionally been employed by strong players, probably as a surprise
weapon.} Nb8 {After this time-consuming retreat, White will manage to
establish strong pressure over the black position.} ({The more active} 13...
Na5 {bears the seal of a then reigning World Champion.} 14. Bc2 c6 15. b4 ({
The only possible improvement over this game I can figure out is} 15. dxc6 Bxc6
16. Nf1 {, but objectively Black should be OK.}) 15... Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17.
dxc6 Bxc6 18. a4 Bb7 19. Nf3 h6 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Ba3 d5 $15 {
Timman,J (2600)-Karpov,A (2725)/Bugojno 1980/MCD (0-1, 67)}) 14. Nf1 Nbd7 15.
Ng3 g6 16. Bc2 $146 {[%cal Gb2b3,Gc3c4,Ga2a4] An interesting novelty. White
retreats with his bishop to a seemingly more passive square, in order to clear
the path for the b-pawn. The main threat is b2-b3 followed by c3-c4,
consolidating White's advantage of space in the centre.} ({There seems to be
nothing wrong with the previously played} 16. Be3 {, though.} Qc8 (16... h6 17.
Nf3 Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 19. b4 Na4 20. Bxa4 bxa4 21. c4 $14 {[%csl Ga4,Gb7]}) 17.
Rc1 Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Bb3 h6 (20... cxd5 {has been recommended,
but does not seem to equalise.} 21. exd5 $14 {[%cal Gc3c4]}) 21. Ne6 $1 cxd5 (
21... fxe6 22. dxe6 Nb8 {Sadly, the only available square.} 23. Qxd6 $16) 22.
Nxf8 Qxf8 23. exd5 $14 {Romanishin,O (2560)-Beliavsky,A (2595)/Minsk 1979/
URS-ch (1-0, 36)}) 16... h6 17. Nf3 Nb6 {The knight incursion to g5 has
finally provoked the weakening of the black kingside with h7-h6, while the
usefulness of the rook on e7 remains questionable. The strategic key to the
evaluation of this position consists of the consequences of the pawn break
c7-c6. This move would revive the b7-bishop but, weaken the d5-square and
Black will obtain adequate play only if he manages to play d6-d5 under
favourable consequences.} 18. h4 $1 {This is a typical attacking move against
the g6- and h6-pawns, but in this case it has a deeper strategic meaning.
After the inevitable c7-c6, the pressure against the g6-pawn will make the
further d6-d5 more difficult to carry out.} Qd7 $1 ({The kingside structure
seems to require the move} 18... h5 {, but this would allow White to complete
his development with gain of time.} 19. Bg5 Bg7 {Apparently, Black is doing
absolutely fine, but White has a strong plan at his disposal.} 20. Nd2 $1 c6
21. Qf3 {White will continue with dxc6, Nf1-e3, Rad1 and Bb3, which would put
strong pressure over the d5-square. At the right moment, a sacrificial attack
based on Nf5 could cause Black certain trouble. It may seem that Topalov's
move is first of all aimed to meet h4-h5 with Qg4, safely defending the
kingside. Actually, there is a lot more to say about this move. Black simply
keeps developing and clears the eighth rank for the a8-rook. Later, the queen
will be able to re-capture on c6 (after c7-c6, dxc6).}) 19. Nh2 Bg7 20. h5 Rf8
$1 {A strong prophylactic move, anticipating White's latent positional threat,
hxg6. With a rook on f8, this exchange would just open the f-file for Black's
counterplay.} 21. Nhf1 $6 ({This move constitutes part of White's general plan,
but he should also think about completing his developing. Kamsky may have
thought that this aspect is less relevant, since the position is almost
blocked. Given the excelent mobilisation of Black's forces, this static way of
thinking is a bit dangerous. A natural reaction to the rook's departure from
a8 would be} 21. a4 {, threatening to open the a-file or drive the b6-knight
away from the control of the d5-square. The main drawback of this move is that
it gives away the pair of bishops after} Nxa4 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 {,
allowing Black obtain strong counterplay with} c6 24. c4 Nxh5 25. Nxh5 gxh5 26.
Ra3 f5 {when the rook's placement on f8 would be fully justified.}) ({White
could have countered Black's main plan with} 21. Qf3 {(Threatening Bxh6)} Kh7
22. b3 c6 23. Be3 $1 {and Black has to release some of the pressure against
the d5-square.} Qc7 (23... c5 24. b4 $16) (23... Nc8 24. Rad1 $14) 24. Ng4 Nxg4
25. Qxg4 $14 {With the g6-square vulnerable, cxd5 is not a real threat, which
leaves White in control.}) 21... c6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 $5 {It seems more natural to
capture with the bishop, but this move puts some indirect pressure against the
white kingside and allows Black to overprotect the g6-square in the event of a
future d6-d5.} (22... Bxc6 23. Ne3 Kh7 24. b3 $1 $14 {[%cal Gc1a3]} (24. Qf3 d5
$1 $11)) 23. Ne3 {White has completed the first part of his regrouping, but
this has cost him valuable time. Surprisingly, he is three whole tempi behind
in development.} Kh7 ({Topalov's approach in this stage of the game is too
static. By slowly improving the placement of his pieces, he will allow Kamsky
catch up with the development. It looks more logical to open the position at
once with} 23... d5 $11 {.} 24. hxg6 {The move order is quite important.} (24.
exd5 $6 Nfxd5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 {f5} 26. hxg6 $2 Ne3 $1 27. Be4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4 Nxd1
$17) 24... fxg6 25. exd5 Nfxd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Be4 Ref7 28. Be3 h5 $132) 24.
Qf3 Bc8 25. Rd1 Be6 26. b3 $1 {This move marks a radical change of the general
course of the game. At the cost of a pawn, Kamsky restricts two of the pieces
in which Black has invested most time, the e6-bishop and the b6-knight.
Besides, the capture of the pawn will cost Black a few additional tempi.} Qxc3
27. Bd2 Qc7 28. Ba5 Qb8 29. Rd2 Nc8 {This looks too passive.} (29... Rc8 30.
Rad1 Rc6 $13) 30. Rad1 {The situation has changed dramatically over the last
moves. White has achieved a very harmonious development, while Black's
coordination has deteriorated dramatically.} b4 $2 {This move weakens the
b-pawn and the f1-a6 diagonal at the same time. White's task to prove a
concrete attacking plan would have been more difficult if Black had just
played a waiting .move} (30... Rd7 {leaves the e6-bishop trapped, exposing
Black to the permanent dangero f a knight move to f5.}) 31. Qe2 Kh8 32. Bd3 Na7
33. Rc1 Nb5 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. Bxb4 $16 {The material equality has been
restablished and Black's position is in ruins.} Rd7 36. Rc6 Rfd8 37. Qd1 Bf8
38. Qc2 Kh7 39. Ba5 Re8 40. hxg6+ fxg6 41. Bc7 Qb7 42. Bxd6 Bf7 43. Bb4 Bxb4
44. Rxd7 Qxd7 45. Rxf6 Re6 46. Nd5 Bf8 47. Rf3 Kg7 48. Rc3 Ra6 49. Rc7 Qd6 {
White's position is almost perfect, with just one exception: his g3-knight is
passive. There are two possible solutions to this problem. First of all, he
could play Nf1-h2-g4, aiming to provoke h6-h5, in order to retreat to h2-f3.
Kamsky chose a second way, deciding that the knight is useful on g3, by
helping the queen to create threats against the enemy king.} 50. Qe2 {
Threatening Qg4 followed by Nf5 and attacking the b5-pawn at the same time.}
Kg8 51. Qxb5 Rxa2 52. Qb7 Ra1+ 53. Kh2 Bxd5 54. exd5 ({Since he will allow the
exchange of queens anyway,} 54. Qxd5+ {would have been more straightforward.})
54... Qf6 55. Qc8 ({The move suggested by computers,} 55. Kh3 {is not easy to
make in a practical game, with just 8 minutes left on the clock to reach the
60th move control.}) 55... Qh4+ 56. Qh3 Qxh3+ 57. Kxh3 Rd1 58. Ne4 $1 {Black's
position is hopeless. White has two strong passed pawns and a dominating
knight.} Ba3 59. Ra7 Bb4 60. Rb7 Ba3 61. f3 Kf8 62. Rb5 h5 63. Kg3 Rc1 64. Rb8+
Kf7 65. Rb7+ Kf8 66. Kf2 Rc2+ 67. Kf1 Rc1+ 68. Ke2 Rc2+ 69. Kd3 Rxg2 70. Ra7
Be7 71. d6 Bd8 72. Nc5 Ke8 $2 ({The final mistake.} 72... Rg1 {, threatening
Rd1+, would have been more stubborn. White would probably have played} 73. Ke4
Rd1 74. Kxe5 {when Black's position would not have resisted for too long.}) 73.
Rh7 $1 {White threatens to win the bishop with Rh8+ or create a mating net
with Ne6 and d7.} 1-0

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {After getting nowhere against the Grünfeld, Topalov makes a change
already on move 1.} e6 {This is a much bigger surprise, as Kamsky has
previously never played the French Defence.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 {Topalov fights
for the opening initiative and is not interested, what Kamsky has up his
sleeve against his usual aggressive choice} (3. Nc3) 3... c5 4. Ngf3 {Although
this is played quite often and can yet transpose into the main lines, the most
principled continuation is still} (4. exd5) 4... cxd4 ({One of Topalov's rare
outings with 3.Nd2 went} 4... Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 (5... Qxd5 $143 $6 6. Bc4 Qd8 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. O-O $14 Qc7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. b3 Bd7 12. Bb2 O-O-O 13.
Rad1 Qf4 14. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 15. g3 Qg4 16. Rxd6 h5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe2 19.
Bxe2 $14 {/+/-, Deviatkin,A (2543)-Pogosian,G (2196)/Sochi/2008/}) 6. Bb5 Bd6
7. O-O cxd4 8. Nb3 Nge7 9. Bxc6+ $5 (9. Nbxd4 {leads to usual theoretical
positions.}) 9... bxc6 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Bf4 Nf5 12. Qa4 Qb6 (12... c5 $5 13.
Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qa3 Ba6 15. Rfe1 Rac8 $132) 13. Rfe1 (13. Bxd6 $142 Nxd6 14. Ne5
c5 15. Qc6 Qxc6 16. Nxc6 c4 17. Nbd4 Re8 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. Re5 Kf8 20. f3 a6 21.
Kf2 Nb5 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. c3 Ra6 24. Nd4 Rb8 25. Nc2 $36 {Degraeve,J (2523)
-Vaisser,A (2542)/FRA-ch Pau/2008/}) 13... c5 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Ng5 Rae8 16.
Bxd6 Nxd6 17. Qa5 Nb7 18. Qc3 h6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 $11 {Topalov,V (2769)
-Harikrishna,P (2668)/Bilbao/2007/ However, this was a rapid blindfold game.})
(4... dxe4 $6 5. Nxe4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 $32 {|^}) ({Topalov himself opted for the
rare} 4... a6 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 (6. Nb3 $142 Ba7 7. exd5 $14 {/<=>}) 6... Nc6
7. O-O Nge7 8. exd5 exd5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Bc7 12. h3 h6 13. c3
Re8 14. Qc2 Qd6 15. Rad1 Qf6 16. Nbd4 Bd7 17. Qd2 Ng6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bd4 Qd6
20. b4 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 $11 {Anand,V (2784)-Topalov,
V (2700)/Wijk aan Zee/1999/ and White's slight edge gradually evaporated.}) ({
Another alternative is} 4... Nf6 5. exd5 (5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 $13 {leads to
different lines - C05-6.}) 5... Nxd5 6. Nb3 cxd4 7. Nbxd4 Be7 8. g3 {This line
could arise also in the game after the possible 5...Nf6 - White has a slight
edge and Black has to defend with care.} (8. Bd3 $5)) 5. Nxd4 {Topalov avoids
a theoretical duel and leads to game to less trodden paths.} ({The more usual} 
5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O {was featured in Game 7.}) 5... Nc6 ({A
different, but viable approach, preferred by French connoisseurs Ni Hua and S.
Ivanov, is} 5... Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 $5 (6... Nxd5 7. N2f3 Be7 $14 {-4...Nf6}) 7.
N2f3 $5 (7. Nb5 Na6 8. c4 (8. Nc3 Qd8 9. a3 Be7 10. Bc4 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. O-O
a6 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Bb2 a5 (14... Qc7 $5 $132) 15. bxa5 Qxa5 16. Nb5 Nb6 17. Bc3
Qa4 18. Bb3 Qh4 19. Nc7 Rxa3 20. g3 Qg4 21. Qe3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Nbd7 23. Nxe6 $36
{Timofeev,A (2657)-Ni Hua (2607)/Taiyuan/2006/}) (8. Be2 Qxg2 $5 (8... Bd7 9.
c4 Qxg2 10. Bf3 Qh3 11. Bxb7 Nb4 12. Ne4 Nd3+ 13. Ke2 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxc1+ 15.
Rxc1 Rb8 16. b3 Bc5 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Na6 Rb6 19. Nxc5 Qh5+ 20. f3 Qxc5 21. Qg1
Qe5 22. Qg3 $14 {Ni Hua (2703)-Lysyj,I (2595)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2008/}) 9. Bf3
Qg5 10. a4 Qh4 (10... Bc5 11. Nc4 Qh4 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Ne5 $6 (13. Rg1 $142 $13)
13... Nb4 14. Rg1 Nfd5 15. Bg5 Qxh2 16. Rg3 (16. Rh1 $17) 16... f6 17. c3 fxe5
18. cxb4 Qxf2+ 19. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 e4 $19 {Brandenburg,D (2340)-Erdos,V 
(2450)/EU-chJ Iraklion/2004/}) 11. Rg1 Bc5 (11... Qxh2 $5) 12. Qe2 O-O 13. b3
Nb4 14. Nc4 a6 15. Bg5 Qxh2 16. Rh1 Bxf2+ 17. Kf1 Qg3 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxf2
Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 axb5 21. Rag1+ Kh8 22. Rh4 bxc4 23. Rgh1 {1/2, Yemelin,V (2460)
-Ivanov,S (2515)/St Petersburg/1996/}) 8... Qf5 (8... Qc6 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 O-O
11. Nd4 Qd7 12. Bb2 (12. N2f3 {Avrukh,B (2591)-Zifroni,D (2540)/ISR-chT/2002/}
Rd8 $1 13. Qc2 e5 14. Nb5 e4 $36 {Avrukh}) 12... e5 13. Nc2 $5 Qc7 14. Ne3 Rd8
15. Qc2 Nb8 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Ne4 h6 (17... g6 $142 $132) 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Rd1
Qe7 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Bf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Nc6 24. O-O $14 {Evans,G
(2252)-Petrov,M (2114)/corr/2003/}) 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O (10. Nf3 O-O 11. Nd6
Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Nxc8 Raxc8 14. Qc2 Nb4 15. Qb1 Bc5 16. O-O Nc6 17. Bc3
Rfd8 18. Qc2 Nb4 19. Qb1 Nc6 20. Qc2 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 $11 {Godena,M (2535)-Ni
Hua (2641)/Reggio Emilia/2008/}) 10... O-O 11. Nd4 Qc5 12. N2b3 Qe5 13. Bf3 Qc7
14. Qe2 Bd7 15. Be3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Nxb3 18. axb3 b6 19. Nb5 Qb8 20.
Bd4 Bc6 21. Ra1 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 a5 23. Qe3 Bc5 $11 {Howell,D (2593)-Ni Hua (2710)
/Dresden olm/2008/}) 7... Nc6 (7... a6 8. Bd3 e5 9. Qe2 Bb4+ 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc4
Qd8 12. Nxe5 Qxd4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc5 15. Qe3 Qxe3 16. Bxe3 Nbd7 17. Nf3
$5 b5 18. Bb3 Bb7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rfc8 21. Rfc1 Bd5 22. Bf1 Rxc1 23. Bxc1
a5 24. a4 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gf1] _|_^^, Rozentalis,E (2645)-Ivanov,S (2530)/
Krynica/1997/}) (7... Bc5 8. Be2 (8. c4 $5) 8... Nc6 9. c4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. a3 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 c5 15. b4 Ke7 16. Ne5 Bb7 17.
Ke3 $14 Bxg2 $6 18. Rhg1 Be4 19. Rxg7 Bg6 20. Rg1 Nd7 21. R1xg6 Nxe5 22. Rh6
$16 {Smagin,S (2575)-Ivanov,S (2550)/RUS-ch St Petersburg/1998/}) 8. Nb5 (8.
Nxc6 $5) 8... Bb4+ 9. c3 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Ba5 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13.
Bd3 Rhd8 14. Ke2 Ng4 15. Rd1 Bb6 16. Bg5+ f6 17. Bh4 Nge5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Be4
Nc4 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. b3 Nd6 22. Bd3 g5 23. Bg3 h5 $132 {Yudasin,L (2600)
-Ivanov,S (2515)/St Petersburg/1997/}) 6. Bb5 {This natural move is the best.}
({After} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 {Black is doing fine. He has a
better version of a similar line from the Pauslen Sicilian and actually if
after} 9. Re1 {Black plays even the senseless} a6 $6 {, he gets a playable
theoretical position - B46.}) 6... Bd7 7. Nxc6 (7. Bxc6 Bxc6 (7... bxc6 $143 8.
O-O Bd6 9. Re1 Qb8 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Nf5 $1 Bxh2+ 12. Kh1 Kf8 13. Nf3 exf5 14.
Nxh2 Nf6 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Kg1 Qb4 17. Nd4 h6 18. b3 Re8 19. Bb2 Ne4 20. Qf3 $40
{Smirin,I (2673)-Dizdar,G (2542)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2005/}) 8. Nxc6 (8. O-O Bc5 $5
9. N2b3 Bd6 $13) 8... bxc6 {-7.Nc6}) 7... Bxc6 ({Here after} 7... bxc6 8. Bd3 {
the situation differs from the 6.Nc6 line, as Black's B is misplaced on d7 and
he has problems developing his N to the natural f6-square. A spectacular crush
was} Qc7 (8... Nf6 $6 9. e5 $16) (8... Bd6 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. e5 $36) (8... Bc8 $5
{, recommended by Gulko, is perhaps the best choice, but it's not easy to make
such a move!}) 9. Qe2 Bd6 (9... Ne7 10. c4 $5 $36 {Yudasin}) 10. Nf3 dxe4 11.
Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qh4 Rb8 (12... Nd5 $142 $1 $14) 13. O-O Nd5 14. Re1 $1 Be7 15. Qg4
g6 16. c4 f5 17. Bxf5 $3 Nf6 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 Rxb2 20. Bxe6 Bc5 21. Bxd7+
Kxd7 22. Ne5+ Kc8 23. Nd3 {1-0, Yudasin,L (2605)-Gulko,B (2635)/Biel izt/1993/}
) 8. Bxc6+ ({Too soft and sterile is} 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. exd5 Qxd5 11.
Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Nf3 a6 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. c3 Qe4 15. Rfe1 Qxe2 16. Rxe2 Nd5 17. Rd1
Bxg5 18. Nxg5 O-O $11 {Narciso Dublan,M (2468)-Psakhis,L (2599)/Andorra/2000/})
8... bxc6 9. c4 $1 {White must act immediately, after} (9. O-O Nf6 $11 {
Black equalizes easily.}) 9... Bd6 {Another important moment. Kamsky chooses a
rare, but sound and logical developing move. However, Black has more than one
alternative:} (9... Nf6 10. Qa4 Qd7 $142 (10... Qc7 11. exd5 exd5 12. O-O Be7
13. Nf3 (13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nf3 O-O 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. Rac1 Bxb2 17. Rxc6 Qd7 {
1/2, Smirin,I (2649)-Ni Hua (2710)/ECC Kallithea/2008/}) 13... O-O 14. Bg5 Rab8
15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Qc2 h6 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Rfe1 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6] ׫, Zhang
Zhong (2632)-Villamayor,B (2469)/Manila/2008/}) 11. e5 Ng8 $1 12. O-O Ne7 13.
Nf3 c5 (13... dxc4 $5 {/\Nd5<=>}) 14. Qc2 Nc6 15. Rd1 d4 16. Qe4 Rb8 17. h4 Be7
18. h5 h6 19. Qg4 Kf8 20. b3 a5 21. Bf4 a4 22. Nd2 Kg8 23. Ne4 Kh7 24. Rd3 Rhg8
25. Rf3 Ra8 26. Re1 axb3 27. axb3 Qe8 28. Bg3 Ra7 29. Qf4 Rf8 30. Nf6+ gxf6 31.
exf6 Bd8 32. Qe4+ Kh8 33. Qf4 Kh7 34. Qe4+ Kh8 {1/2, Arizmendi Martinez,J 
(2478)-Karpov,A (2692)/Manises/2001/}) (9... Qa5 $5 {aims to prevent Qa4} 10.
Qb3 (10. exd5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Nc4 Nf6 15.
Ke2 Bc5 16. Rd1+ Nd5 17. Be3 Rhc8 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Ne3 Rac8 $11 {Jurcik,M 
(2378)-Likavsky,T (2485)/Prievidza/2008/}) 10... Rd8 11. O-O Nf6 12. e5 Nd7 13.
Qg3 Qa6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nb3 g6 16. Bg5 Rc8 17. Rac1 Bg7 18. Qd3 Rc4 19. Rxc4
Qxc4 20. Rc1 Nxe5 21. Qe3 Qa6 22. Qc5 f6 23. Bh6 {1/2, Vachier Lagrave,M (2632)
-Malakhatko,V (2621)/Paris/2008/} Nd7 24. Qe3 O-O 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rc7 Rf7 27.
Rxa7 Qd6 $13) (9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 (10. Qa4 f5 $5 (10... Qb6 11. Nxe4 Qb4+ 12.
Qxb4 Bxb4+ 13. Bd2 $14) 11. Qxc6+ (11. f3 Qb6 $1 $17) 11... Kf7 12. O-O Nf6 13.
Nb3 Bd6 14. h3 Rc8 15. Qb7+ Qc7 $36 {1/2, Erenburg,S (2595)-Hug,W (2445)/
Gothenburg/2005/}) 10... Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Be3 Rg8 14. g3
c5 15. Kc2 Kd7 16. Rhd1+ Kc6 17. Rd3 Be7 18. Rad1 Rgd8 $11 {/+/= gives White a
long-term, but only very slight advantage - until now in all games with GM
opposition Black managed to hold the _|_.}) ({Lately Black has experienced
problems after} 9... Bc5 10. Qa4 {, but possibly the matters are not so
serious:} Ne7 11. exd5 exd5 12. Nb3 (12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O O-O $11) 12... Bb6
13. c5 Bc7 14. O-O O-O 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Be5 17. Rae1 Bxb2 $5 (17... Ng6 18.
Bc1 Rc8 19. Qxa7 f5 20. f4 Bf6 21. Re6 Re8 22. Rfe1 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 Nf8 24. Re2
Rc7 25. Qa6 Re7 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Bd2 $36 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2681)-Stellwagen,
D (2616)/Paks/2008/}) 18. Bd6 Rf7 19. Bxe7 (19. Na5 Nf5 $132) 19... Rxe7 20.
Qxc6 Rc7 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Re2 Bc3 23. Rd1 d4 24. Qg4 Qd7 25. Qf3 Rac8 26. Re4 {
Krueger,H (2398)-Newman,N/corr/2003/} h6 $11) 10. cxd5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (10. Qa4
Qd7 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O Ne7 15. Nf3 Rab8 16. b3
a5 17. Bd2 Bb4 18. Bf4 {Mahjoob,M (2335)-Ghane Gardeh,S (2315)/IRI-ch/2000/}
Rbc8 $11) 10... cxd5 11. exd5 exd5 12. O-O (12. Qa4+ Qd7 {could have
transposed into the previous example. Topalov keeps the queens on the board,
which allows White to exert somewhat more pressure.}) 12... Ne7 (12... Nf6 $2 {
is more active, but after} 13. Re1+ {Black will have problems with both his K
and activating his Rh8.}) 13. Nf3 (13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Nf3 {-10.Qa4
}) 13... O-O 14. Qd3 {[%mdl 32] Now playing Qa4 makes little sense and White
prefers to centralize his Q instead. The opening is over and both sides can be
more or less satisfied: Topalov, despite a surprise already on move 1, has
achieved a comfortable position, in which he can without any excessive risk
try to gain something more tangible, than a microscopic edge. On the other
hand, Kamsky has survived the opening without serious damage and with patient
he can hope to neutralize White's slight pull in the long run. The following
phase of the game is characterized by positional manoeuvring, when most of the
strategic battle takes place in the open [+]. While one can suggest
improvements for both sides on more than one moment, objectively the balance
of the position remains almost undisturbed, right up to the fateful mistake on
move 35.} Qd7 ({After} 14... Qb6 {Black has to reckon with} 15. Ng5 {, forcing
>> concessions. Kamsky's move is passive, but safe.}) 15. Rd1 (15. Ng5 $142 Qf5
$11) (15. Re1 $5 {is a plausible alternative - right now the Pd5 is reliably
defended later in the game White's R will occupy the open <-> anyway.} Qf5 16.
Qxf5 Nxf5 17. Bd2 $14 {/=}) 15... Rfd8 16. Be3 a5 {The P leaves a vulnerable
square and makes it more difficult for White to advance his <<P-majority.} (
16... Nf5 17. Bg5 $14 {/\} f6 $2 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. Bf4 $16) 17. g3 h6 {Both
sides need a luft for their K.} 18. Bb6 {Why force Black's R to occupy a more
active square?} (18. Bd4 $5) 18... Rdc8 (18... Re8 $5) 19. Bd4 Bc5 {A
debatable decision. Although the Bd4 targets Black's >>, at this moment it
still doesn't present any concrete danger.} (19... a4 {, fixing Pb2, was fully
playable.}) 20. Bc3 Bb4 21. Be5 (21. Rac1 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 a4 $132) 21... Bd6 (
21... Qg4 $5 {[%cal Yg4e4] Shipov, /\Qe4}) 22. Rd2 $5 ({After the natural} 22.
Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Nd4 a4 24. Rd2 Nc6 $5 $11 {/<=> White doesn't achieve much, so
Topalov prefers another central outpost for his N.}) 22... Bxe5 {Consistent.} (
22... Bb4 23. Re2 f6 24. a3 $5 Bc5 25. Bd4 $5 $36 {[%csl Re6] ><e6}) 23. Nxe5
Qd6 (23... Qb7 $5 24. Qf3 Rf8 {[%cal Ya8a6,Ya6e6,Ye6f6] /\Ra6-e6,f6<=>}) 24.
Re1 Rc7 (24... a4 25. Nc4 $5 Qf6 26. Nb6 Qxb6 27. Rxe7 $14) 25. Qf3 Rf8 26. Kg2
(26. h4 $1 {[%cal Yh4h5] /\h5()>>}) 26... Rb7 (26... g6 $5 27. h4 (27. Qf4 Nf5
28. Red1 d4 $13 {/\} 29. g4 Re7 $1 30. gxf5 Rxe5 31. Rxd4 Qc6+ 32. Qf3 Qxf3+
33. Kxf3 Rxf5+ $11) 27... h5 {[%cal Yg8g7,Yd6f6] /\Kg7,Qf6 slightly loosens
the >>, but prevents the cramping advance of the h-pawn. This will be
significant later on.}) 27. h4 $1 Qb4 28. Ree2 Qa4 $1 29. b3 Qb4 {Black has
forced an advance of the Pb2, but why give White a tempo to reposition his N?}
(29... Qb5 $142 $5 $11 {/+/=,/\a4}) 30. Nd3 (30. h5 Rc7 {is similar.}) 30...
Qd6 31. h5 Rc7 32. Nf4 d4 ({Less committal is} 32... Rd8 $5 {and White's edge
remains at best minimal.}) 33. Re4 Nc6 $8 (33... Nf5 $2 34. Ne2 $16) 34. Nd3 {
Solid, White blockades the P and can occupy the neighboring open files.} (34.
Ne2 $2 f5 35. Rf4 Ne5 $17) 34... Rd8 35. Rc2 {Natural, but here the R is
undefended.} (35. Qf4 Qd5 $1 $132 (35... Qxf4 36. Nxf4 $14)) (35. Rde2 $5)
35... Nb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Otherwise a sound positional move, this is a heavy
tactical mistake, which costs Black the game.} ({Waiting moves like} 35... Kh8
36. Rc4 $14 {allow White to retain his edge.}) (35... Ne5 $2 36. Nxe5 Rxc2 37.
Nxf7 Qd7 38. Nxd8 Qxd8 39. Qd3 $18) ({However, interesting was the concrete} 
35... f5 $5 36. Qxf5 (36. Ree2 Ne5 37. Nxe5 Rxc2 38. Nf7 (38. Rxc2 Qxe5 $11)
38... Qf6 39. Nxd8 (39. Nxh6+ Qxh6 40. Rxc2 d3 41. Rc5 d2 42. Rd5 Qf6 $36 {
[%csl Gd2]}) 39... Rxe2 40. Qxe2 Qxd8 $11) 36... Ne7 37. Re6 $8 Qxg3+ $8 38.
fxg3 Rxc2+ 39. Qf2 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Nd5 41. Re5 Nb4 42. Nxb4 (42. Ke2 Nxa2 43.
Rxa5 Nc3+ $11) 42... axb4 43. Ra5 $1 d3 44. Ke1 d2+ 45. Kd1 Rd3 46. Ra4 (46. g4
Rg3 $11) 46... Rxg3 47. Rxb4 Rg1+ 48. Kxd2 Rg2+ 49. Kc3 Rxa2 $11 {and although
formally White is still better, it's hard to imagine Black can lose such a
simplified R_|_.}) 36. Nxb4 axb4 37. Rxd4 $1 Qf8 $6 (37... Qxd4 38. Rxc7 Qd5 {
was more tenacious, although here after} (38... Rf8 39. Qf5 $16 {/\Qc5 also
forces the Q-swap.}) 39. Rb7 Qxf3+ 40. Kxf3 $16 {/+- White has excellent
winning chances - the Ph5 plays an important positive role.}) (37... Rxc2 $2
38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Qa8+ Kh7 40. Qe4+ $18) 38. Rxd8 Qxd8 39. Rxc7 Qxc7 40. Qa8+
Kh7 41. Qe4+ Kg8 42. Qxb4 $18 {Black is 2P down and has no perpetual - the
result is a foregone conclusion.} Qc6+ 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 Qc2 45. Qe1 (45.
Qb8+ Kh7 46. Qf4 Kg8 47. Qe3 $18 {is similar}) 45... Kf8 (45... Kh7 46. a4 $5
Qxb3 47. Qe4+ Kg8 48. Qa8+ Kh7 49. a5 {[%csl Ga5] and the o^ is unstoppable.})
46. a3 $1 Qb2 (46... Qxb3 47. Qb4+ $18) 47. Qb4+ Kg8 48. Kg2 Qe5 49. Qg4 Qb2 (
49... Qd5+ 50. Qf3 $18) 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qc4 Qxa3 (51... Kg8 52. a4 $18) 52.
Qxf7 Qb4 53. Qc4 Qb7+ 54. Kg1 Qf3 55. g4 {[%cal Rb3b6] /\b4-b5-b6} 1-0

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Heutzutage ist der Vorstoß 3.e5 auf hohem Niveau
öfters anzutreffen als die alte Hauptvariante 3.Nc3. Das Problem nach 3.Nc3
liegt in der Stellung, die nach den folgenden Zügen aufs Brett kommt:} (3. Nc3
dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3
e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15. O-O-O Ngf6 $11 {Früher
spielte man diese Stellung mit dem Bauer auf c2 (ohne Bb4-Be7). Der
Unterschied ist, dass Schwarz sehr gutes Gegenspiel mittels b5 bekommt.
Deswegen greift Weiß öfters zu 3.e5.}) 3... Bf5 4. Nf3 {Im Angesicht der
letzten Ereignisse kann ich diesen Zug nicht mehr als Haupvariante bezeichnen.
Noch vor 6 Monaten galten die entstehenden Abspiele als besser für Weiß, doch
seit Schwarz wieder zu 5...c5 greift, hat sich der weiße Vorteil in Luft
aufgelöst.} (4. Nd2 $5 {scheint mir genauer, wobei hier andere Probleme zu
überwinden sind.} e6 5. Nb3 c5 $1 {Der direkteste und stärkste Versuch!} ({Nach
} 5... Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 (6... c5 $2 7. dxc5 Nxc5 (7... a6 8. Nbd4 Bg6 9. b4 $16)
8. Nxc5 Bxc5 9. Bb5+ $16) 7. Be2 $14 {hat Weiß sein erstes Ziel erreicht -
Schwarz kann kein c5 spielen, und damit ist dem Weißen ein kleiner Vorteil
sicher.}) 6. dxc5 Bxc5 $1 7. Nxc5 Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 9. Nf3 Ne7 10. Qa4+ Nbc6 11.
Be3 Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Nd4 a6 14. Nxf5 Nxf5 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. O-O-O Ne7 17. h3
Ng6 18. Bh2 Nc4 19. Re1 O-O $11 {Kosintseva N. - Chiburdanidze (Krasnoturyinsk,
2006). Zwar hat Weiß den Vorteil des Läuferpaares, doch die Stellung ist
ziemlich geschlossen und Schwarz kann sie wohl halten.}) (4. Nc3 $5 {Das ist
eine andere Geschichte im Caro-Kann. Die entstehenden Stellungen sind sehr
scharf und unklar.} e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Nxh5 cxd4
10. Nb5 Nc6 $132) 4... e6 5. Be2 c5 $1 {Nur so! Alles anderes bringt Schwarz
in Nachteil.} (5... Nd7 6. O-O Ne7 (6... c5 7. c4 Ne7 8. Nc3 $14) 7. Nh4 Bg6 8.
Nd2 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 $14) (5... h6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8.
Nb3 Bh7 9. Bd2 $14 {In allen Varianten, in denen Schwarz es nicht schafft, den
Vorstoß ...c5 durchzuführen, steht Weiß besser.}) 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8.
Nd2 $6 {Diese Nebenvariante wurde von Kamsky sehr wahrscheinlich gewählt, weil
er geglaubt hat, dass in den Hauptvarianten Topalov alles ausanalysiert hat.
Es scheint jedoch, dass auch 8.Nd2 von der schwarzen Seite gut vorbereitet war.
} (8. Bg5 Qd7 $1 9. Bxe7 (9. Nc3 Bg6 10. h4 h6 11. Bf4 Nec6 12. Nb3 Qd8 13. h5
Bh7 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Qg3 a6 $132 {Charbonneau - Erenburg 
(Baltimore, 2008)}) (9. c4 Nbc6 10. Bxe7 Bxe7 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. cxd5 Nxe5 13.
O-O O-O 14. Nc3 a6 15. Qd4 Bd6 16. a4 Qe7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Bf1
Qg5 $36 {Shabalov - Kacheishvili (Philadelphia, 2008). Schwarz kann eigentlich
nur besser stehen.}) 9... Bxe7 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Bf3 (11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O
13. O-O Rad8 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Qd2 Bc5 $132 {Nijboer - Erenburg (Dieren, 2006)})
11... Qb5 12. Qxd5 Qxb2 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nd2 Rd8 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. Nxb3 Kd7 17.
Rfd1+ Kc7 $11 {Mamedov - Rodshtein (Plovdiv, 2008)}) 8... Nbc6 9. N2f3 Bg4 10.
O-O Bxf3 (10... Nxd4 $2 11. Nxd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 {Der Abtausch bring Schwarz
keine Erleichterung, im Gegenteil, er gerät in einen Entwicklungsnachteil, der
entscheidend ist.} Nc6 13. c4 $1 Be7 (13... Nxe5 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Rac1 Be7 16.
Rfd1 $16 {/\Nc6/Nb5}) 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nf5 $16 {Bologan - Bakker
(Gibraltar, 2006)}) 11. Nxf3 g6 $1 $146 {Starke Neuerung! Weiß muss aufpassen,
dass er keine Schwierigkeiten mit dem Bauern e5 bekommt.} (11... Nf5 12. Bf4
Be7 13. Bd3 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Qg4 g6 {Kritz - Miton (Lubbock, 2008)} 16.
Rad1 $1 h5 (16... O-O 17. c4 $14) 17. Qe2 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. f4 Qe7 20. c4
$14) 12. c4 $5 {Einerseits ist es die prinzipielle Fortsetzung. Auf der
anderen Seite, es ist vielleicht zu direkt. Weiß hätte in einer so wichtigen
Partie besser die langsamere Strategie wählen sollen:} (12. Bf4 Bg7 13. Re1 O-O
(13... h6 14. h4 (14. Bd3 $6 g5 15. Bg3 Nf5 $1 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. h4 O-O $15 {
Der weiße Läufer wird demnächst aus dem Spiel ausgeschlossen und Schwarz kommt
in Vorteil.}) 14... Nf5 15. g3 $14) 14. Qd2 $14 {Zwar hat Weiß keinen großen
Vorteil, aber eine langfristige Initiative. Wichtig ist vor allem, dass
Schwarz seinerseits nicht viel machen kann, weil f6 zur Spielöffnung führen
würde, die natürlich den weißen Läufern Freiheiten gibt.}) 12... Bg7 13. cxd5
$6 {Schwarz hat von nun an keine Probleme. Es wäre ein Versuch wert, gleich
mit 13.Bc5 fortzufahren.} (13. Bc5 $5 {Ich kann nicht sehen, wie Schwarz hier
genau ausgleichen kann.} O-O ({Ausgesprochen schlecht ist} 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. cxd5 exd5 (15... Nxd5 $4 16. Bb5+ $18) (15... Qxd5 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17.
Qxd5 exd5 18. Rfe1 Bf6 19. Rad1 $44) 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Re1 Bxh2+ $1 18. Kf1 $3 (
18. Kxh2 Qc7+ 19. Kg1 Qxc5 20. Qe2 Qd6 $1 $17 {xe5} (20... Nc6 21. Bxc6 bxc6
22. Qe5 Kg8 23. Qf6 $16)) 18... Bd6 19. Bd4 Rg8 20. Qd2 g5 21. Bd3 $44 {
Weiß bekommt genau was er haben will.}) 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5
16. Bb5 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 $14) 15. Qb3 Re8 (15... Rb8 16. Bd6 $16) (15... Nxe5 16.
Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qxb7 Bd6 18. Bxa7 Qa5 19. Qb6 $1 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxa7 21. Qxa7
Rxa7 22. a4 $14) 16. Rad1 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bb5 Nc6 19. Rxd5 $14) 13...
Nxd5 14. Bc5 Bf8 $1 {In diesen Moment kann man schon sagen, dass die Partie
aus weißer Sicht gelaufen ist. Er muss einen der Läufer tauschen, der schwarze
König evakuiert sich am Königsflügel, der Bauer e5 bleibt schwach, der
Springer d5 dagegen superstark.} 15. Qc1 (15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Bb5 Rc8 17. Rc1 Qb6
18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. Qd2 Kg7 $11) (15. Rc1 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 O-O 17. Qd2
Kg7 18. Rfc1 Rc8 $11) 15... Rc8 (15... Bxc5 {würde wohl auch ausgleichen, aber
der Partiezug ist genauer - Schwarz erzwingt das Nehmen auf f8 und bringt
gleichzeitig seinen Turm ins Spiel.} 16. Qxc5 Qe7 17. Rfc1 Rc8 (17... Qxc5 18.
Rxc5 Kd7 19. Bb5 Rhc8 20. Ng5 Ke7 21. Rac1 $14) 18. Bb5 a6 $11) 16. Bxf8 Nd4 $1
(16... Kxf8 $2 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Bc4 Nb6 19. Bb5 $14) 17. Qd1 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2
Kxf8 $11 {Weiß muss nun eher aufpassen, dass er nicht in ein schlechtes
Endspiel kommt. Die Schwäche des Punktes f6 ist nicht bemerkbar, weil der
Springer von d5 das Feld verteidigt.} 19. Rac1 Kg7 20. h4 (20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21.
Nd4 Qc5 22. Rd1 Rd8 $11) 20... Qb6 21. g3 (21. h5 Nf4 22. h6+ $2 Kxh6 23. Qd2
g5 24. g3 Rhd8 $19) 21... h6 {Jetzt hat Schwarz immer g5 als Antwort auf h5.} (
21... h5 $6 {ist zwar nicht besonders schlecht, aber schwächt immerhin das
Feld g5.}) 22. a3 $1 {Weiß muss vorsichtig spielen.} (22. Rc2 Nb4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8
24. a3 Nc2 $1 $15 {xb2}) 22... Rc5 23. Rc2 Rhc8 24. Rfc1 {Ein Gesamttausch hat
sich angedeutet.} a5 25. Qd2 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rc5 27. Qc1 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Ne7 29.
Qc3 Nc6 {Der Angriff des Bauern e5 hat auch einen klaren Nachteil - das Feld
f6 wurde außer Kontrolle gelassen. Die Stellung hält sich im absoluten
Gleichgewicht, weder Schwarz, noch Weiß kann einen Vorteil erzielen.} 30. b3
Qd8 31. a4 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qe2 33. Qe3 Qd1 (33... Qxe3 34. fxe3 $11 {Der weiße
Doppelbauer spielt keine große Rolle. Eher, um den König schneller ins Zentrum
zu bringen, wird Schwarz ihn mittels f6 abtauschen.}) 34. Nd2 Nb4 35. Nc4 Nc2
36. Qd2 Qb1 37. Qf4 Ne1+ 38. Kh2 Qxb3 39. Qf6+ Kg8 {Weiß ist zur
Zugwiederholung gezwungen.} 40. Qd8+ (40. Nd6 Qf3 41. Kh3 (41. Qxf3 Nxf3+ 42.
Kg2 Nxe5 43. Nxb7 Nc6 $19) 41... Qxf6 42. exf6 Nd3 43. Nxb7 Nxf2+ 44. Kg2 Nd3
45. Nxa5 Nc5 $19) 40... Kh7 41. Qf6 Kg8 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qf6 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 ({Game 5 featured} 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 {
, here Topalov goes for the main alternative.}) 4... Qxd5 {Black doesn't want
to defend an isolated queen's P and strives for free development of his forces.
This line was highly popular in the 1980s, although it lost most of its appeal
towards the end of the 20-th century, when Black mostly turned to 3...Nf6.
Black's choice is still largely a matter of taste, the other main move} (4...
exd5 {is also far from refuted and objectively hardly any worse - Korchnoi
used it successfully in his 1974 match against Karpov.} 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Bd7
7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nce4 11. Nfd4 Qd7 12. Qf3 g6 13.
Bh6 Ng4 14. Bf4 O-O 15. h3 Ngf6 16. c3 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Bd8 18. Nc2 Bb6 19. Nbd4
Re7 20. Ne3 Rae8 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Qc8 $11 {1/2 Topalov,V (2455)-Fries
Nielsen,J (2415)/Copenhagen/1991/}) 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O ({A very
ambitious idea is} 7. Qe2 $5 {, after} Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Bg5 a6 10. O-O-O b5
11. Bd3 Be7 12. Rhe1 Bb7 (12... Bd7 $5) 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qd5 $6 (14...
Nd5 $14) (14... Bd5 $5) 15. Nf5 Qxa2 16. Qe5 $1 Qa1+ 17. Kd2 Qa5+ 18. c3 Ne4+
$2 (18... Kf8 $16) 19. Bxe4 Bxg5+ 20. Ke2 Bxe4 21. Nxg7+ Kf8 22. Qxg5 $18 {
Ganguly,S (2603)-Petrik,T (2487)/Dresden olm/2008/ Black was soon crushed.
However, Topalov is one point up with two games to go and doesn't need
double-edged positions with opposite-side castling.}) 7... Nf6 8. Re1 {This
idea gained it's share of attention after Kasparov used it against Gelfand in
Astana 2001.} ({However, the main line is still} 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.
Nxd4 {and now Moskalenko advocates Petrosian's simple developing move} Be7 $5 {
, which seems quite solid:} (10... a6 {and}) (10... Bd7 {occur far more often,
but are perhaps no better.}) 11. Be3 (11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qf4 13. Nf3 b6 14. Be5
Qg4 15. Nd4 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Bb7 17. Nb5 Bc5 18. Bd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfc8 20. Rfd1
Kf8 $11 {1/2, Tal,M (2615)-Petrosian,T (2625)/Biel izt plof/1976/}) (11. Nb5
Qc6 (11... Qb8 $5 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Re1 a6 14. Nc3 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Qe2 Qc7 17.
Rad1 Rfd8 $11 {Alonso Fernandez,M (2196)-Gavilan Diaz,M (2081)/Mondariz/2004/})
12. Qe2 O-O 13. Bf4 a6 14. Nd4 Qc5 15. Nb3 Qc6 16. Nd4 Qc5 $11 {1/2,Tal,M 
(2615)-Petrosian,T (2635)/Tbilisi/1976/}) (11. c3 O-O 12. Qf3 (12. Re1 {
can lead to the position from our game.}) 12... Qc7 13. Bb3 (13. Bd3 Bd7 14.
Bg5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rfe1 Rad8 $11 {1/2, Cooper,L (2313)-Lalic,B (2538)/
Bunratty/2009/}) 13... Bd7 14. Bg5 Rad8 (14... Nd5 $5 $11 {Illescas}) 15. Bh4
Bc8 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Bc2 Nd5 19. Bg3 Bd6 20. Bb3 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Nf6
22. Nc2 $11 {1/2, Illescas Cordoba,M (2603)-Moskalenko,V (2569)/Barcelona/2008/
}) 11... O-O 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. h3 Rac8 15. Rad1 b5 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17.
Bf4 Qb6 18. a3 b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. c3 Be7 21. Be5 a5 22. Ra1 {Onischuk,A 
(2610)-Gulko,B (2585)/New York op/1998/} a4 $11) 8... Be7 {Kamsky played this
quickly, just as in the above note Black strives first of all to safeguard his
K.} (8... Nc6 {is played more often, but it can lead to the same position
after both of White's main reactions:} 9. Nb3 {again gives Black a choice
between transposing to the game with} (9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Be7 11. Nxd4 ({
Later White tried} 11. Bf4 {, but this is also far from convincing:} Qc5 12.
Bd3 Bf6 13. a3 O-O (13... a5 $5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Nd2 Be7 16. Nc4 Rd8 17. Bc7 Rd7
18. Bb6 Qg5 19. Qe2 a4 20. Rad1 Bf6 21. Qe4 g6 22. Nd2 Bd8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. f4
Qc5 $17 {Marcotulli,G (2484)-Legemaat,G (2381)/corr/2004/}) 14. b4 Qb6 $1 (
14... Qh5 $6 15. b5 Ne7 16. Be5 Nd5 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Nf6 19. Qd2 a6 20.
b6 Qc5 21. Re1 Qxb6 22. Ne5 $40 Nd5 $2 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rh4+ Kg8 25. Qd3 g6
26. Qh3 Qa5 27. Rh8+ Kg7 28. Qh6+ {1-0, Hracek,Z (2584)-Kelly,B (2487)/ECC
Rethymnon/2003/}) 15. Re1 (15. b5 Ne7 16. Nxd4 Nd5 17. Be5 Rd8 $13 {/=/+})
15... Ne7 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. Qe4 g6 18. Be5 Rd8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qh4 Kg7 21. Rad1
a5 22. Bf1 axb4 23. axb4 h6 24. Ne5 Ra4 25. Rd3 Qxb4 26. Rf3 Qe7 $15 {
Marcotulli,G-Sandstroem,B/corr/2004/} (26... g5 27. Rg3 Qxe1 28. Rxg5+ hxg5 29.
Qxg5+ Kh7 30. Qh4+ $11)) {The principled continuation is} 11... e5 $142 $1 {
, the forced series of moves} (11... O-O 12. Bf4 Qc5 13. Bd3 $1 $14 {|^,
Kasparov} (13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bd3 b5 15. a4 a6 16. Re3 Bb7 17. Be4 {Kasparov,G 
(2835)-Gelfand,B (2712)/Astana/2001/} Qb6 (17... Qc8 $5 18. Rc3 Bxe4 19. Rxc8
Raxc8 $44) 18. a5 Qa7 $11)) 12. Bf4 (12. Qf3 Nxd4 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Qxg7 Re8
$17) 12... exf4 13. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 bxc6 15. Rde1 Kf8 16. Rxe7 Be6 17.
R1xe6 fxe6 18. Rc7 (18. Rxe6 Re8 19. Rxc6 Re1+ 20. Bf1 Ke7 21. Rc7+ Kf6 22.
Rc6+ Kg5 $17 {Moreno Tejera,E (2360)-Matamoros Franco,C (2472)/Lorca/2003/})
18... h5 $1 {leads to a sharp _|_, in which even Black can have winning
chances, if White overdoes it:} 19. Kf1 Rh6 20. Rxc6 (20. Ke2 Rf6 21. Rxc6 Rd8
22. a4 Ke7 23. Ra6 Rd7 24. Bd3 f3+ 25. gxf3 Rf4 $15 {Efimenko,Z (2590)-Petrik,
T (2393)/Cappelle la Grande/2003/}) 20... Rd8 (20... Re8 21. Rc7 Re7 22. Rc8+
Re8 23. Rc7 Re7 24. Rc8+ {1/2, Kurnosov,I (2549)-Najer,E (2614)/Kazan/2005/})
21. Bd3 Ke7 22. Ra6 Rd7 23. h4 $1 {Oral,T} (23. Ra5 $6 h4 24. h3 g6 {[%cal
Yh6h5] /\Rh5=/+} 25. Ra6 g5 26. Ke2 Kf6 27. b3 Rh8 28. Bc4 Re7 29. Rc6 Rb8 30.
a4 Rb6 31. Rc8 e5 32. Rf8+ Kg6 33. Rg8+ Kf5 34. a5 Rd6 35. Rf8+ Rf6 $17 {
Oral,T (2565)-Wang Hao (2456)/Calvia olm/2004/}) 23... e5 (23... Rf6 24. Ra5 g6
25. Ke2 f3+ 26. gxf3 Rf4 27. Bxg6 Rxh4 28. Rxh5 $11) 24. Ra5 Kd6 25. Ke2 $13)
9... Be7 ({or sharper moves as} 9... Bd7 {or}) (9... a6)) 9. Nb3 {Just as on
move 7, Topalov makes the more restrained move and is simply content with
regaining the P.} (9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Nc6 {-8...Nc6}) 9... Nc6 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4
(10... O-O 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Ne5 $36) 11. Nxd4 (11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 $11)
11... O-O 12. c3 Bd7 (12... e5 13. Nf3 Qxd1 (13... Qc7 {Ehlvest,J (2589)
-Lobron,E (2517)/Reykjavik/2002/} 14. Nxe5 $1 Bd6 15. Qd4 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Rd8 17.
Qf4 Rd1+ 18. Bf1 Qc6 (18... Be6 19. Re1 $16) 19. c4 Be6 20. b3 $16) 14. Rxd1
Bg4 15. Re1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bd6 17. Be3 Rfc8 18. Bb3 a5 19. Rad1 Ra6 20. Kg2 h6
21. Bc2 $14 {[%csl Gc2,Ge3] Hotting,A (2479)-Bendig,F (2373)/corr/2004/ This
endgame is pleasant and riskless for White with his ^^, no wonder Kamsky
avoids it.}) (12... Qc7 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bg5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qh5 Rae8 17.
Re3 g6 18. Qg5 Kg7 19. Rh3 Ng8 20. Qh4 h6 21. Nc2 e5 22. Rg3 Ne7 23. Ne3 Nf5
$11 {Minhazuddin,A (2339)-Panggabean,H (2254)/Kuala Lumpur/2008/}) 13. Qf3 (13.
Bg5 $2 Qc5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 $17 {Middelhoven,H-Marcus,J (2274)/Haarlem/2001/}) (
13. Bb3 Bc6 14. Bg5 {1/2, Adams,M (2715)-Seirawan,Y (2647)/Bermuda/2000/} Rfd8
$132) (13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Bb3 Qb6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Bg5 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Qb5 18. Qe5
Qxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Rac1 Bc6 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 $11 {Arnason,J (2500)-Eingorn,V 
(2570)/Moscow/1990/}) 13... Qb6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty,
which puts White's << under pressure and gives Black good <=>. Kamsky was
still playing quite fast, indicating that he was still following his
preparation.} (13... Qc7 14. Bd3 (14. Bb3 Bd6 15. h3 e5 16. Nc2 e4 17. Qe2 Qc5
18. Ne3 Rae8 19. Nf1 Qf5 $13 {/=/+,Cioara,A (2422)-Kruppa,Y (2538)/Bucharest/
2006/}) 14... Rfe8 (14... Bd6 15. g3 (15. h3 a6 16. Bg5 Be5 17. Qe3 Bh2+ 18.
Kh1 Nd5 19. Qe4 f5 20. Qe2 Rae8 21. g3 Bxg3 22. fxg3 Qxg3 23. Nf3 Qxh3+ $44 {
Horvath,T (2475)-Almasi,I (2370)/HUN-chT 9394/1994/}) 15... Be5 16. Nb5 Bxb5
17. Bxb5 Rfd8 18. Bf1 Nd5 19. Bd2 Bf6 20. Rad1 Qb6 21. Bc1 $14 {Ciornas,V 
(2357)-Saul,A (2100)/corr/2005/}) 15. Bg5 (15. Bf4 $5 Qb6 16. Re2 $14) 15...
Nd5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Rad1 Ba4 18. Bc2 Bxc2 19. Nxc2 $11 {1/2, Sokolov,A (2595)
-Nogueiras Santiago,J (2560)/Brussels/1988/}) (13... Rac8 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Bb3
Bc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 Rxc6 18. Rad1 Rcc8 19. Rd3 Rfd8 20. Red1 Rxd3 21.
Rxd3 Kf8 22. Kf1 Bc5 23. f3 Ke7 24. Ke2 $14 {Liberzon,V (2480)-Tatai,S (2385)/
EU-chT Haifa/1989/}) 14. Bb3 (14. Bf4 Qxb2 15. Rab1 Qa3 16. Rxb7 {seems
promising for White, but is in fact at best unclear after} Rac8 17. Bb3 Qc5
$132 (17... a5 $5 $11)) 14... a5 ({The text-move is more enterprising, than} 
14... Bc5 15. Bg5 (15. Be3 a5 {-14...a5}) 15... Bxd4 16. cxd4 Bc6 17. Qd3 Bb5 (
17... Nd5 18. Bc2 $36) (17... Qb5 $6 18. Qxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. d5 $36)
18. Qe3 Nd5 $11) 15. Be3 {[%cal Rd4e6]} (15. Nf5 $6 exf5 16. Rxe7 a4 17. Bc4
Rae8 $32 {is risky for White.}) 15... Bc5 16. Rad1 {[%mdl 576] Defensive moves
are fine for Black, therefore Topalov sacrifices a P and heads for immense
complications.} (16. Qe2 a4 17. Bc4 e5 18. Nc2 (18. Nf3 Bg4 $1 $36) 18... Rac8
$11) (16. Re2 $6 e5 (16... a4 17. Bc2 Nd5 18. Rd1 $13) 17. Nf5 e4 18. Qf4 Bxf5
19. Qxf5 Bxe3 20. fxe3 a4 $36) ({However, objectively the text-move is quite
risky and White still had} 16. Bg5 $5 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Bc6 18. Qd3 $11 {, which
is similar to 14...Bc5 and rather sterile.}) 16... a4 17. Bc2 (17. Bc4 $5 {
gives Black a choice:} {Black can also ignore the P, a fighting alternative is}
e5 $5 (17... Qxb2 18. Bh6 $5 Be7 (18... Bc6 19. Qg3 (19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Re2 Qb8
21. Bf4 Qb6 $13 {/=/+}) 19... Nh5 20. Qh4 Ra5 (20... Bxd4 21. cxd4 Ra5 22. Bc1
$36) 21. Re5 Qxc3 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Rxh5 Bxf2+ (23... gxh6 24. Bd3 $40) 24.
Kxf2 Rxh5 25. Qxh5 Qxc4 26. Qg5 Qxa2+ 27. Rd2 Qa1 28. Rd8 f5 29. Rd7 Qb2+ 30.
Ke1 Qb1+ 31. Kf2 Qb2+ $11) (18... Bd6 19. Bg5 (19. Rb1 Qa3 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21.
Rxb5 Nd5 $5 $15) 19... Rfc8 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. Bxf6 Rxc4 22. Qxb7 Rac8 23. Qxd7
R4c7 24. Qb5 gxf6 25. Qa6 $1 $11 {/+/=}) 19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qf3 Nf6 $11 {with
repetition is probably the most prudent option.}) 18. Nf5 Bxf5 (18... e4 19.
Ne7+ Kh8 20. Qg3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Qxb2 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rac8 $11) 19. Qxf5
Bxe3 20. Rxe3 e4 $13) 17... Qxb2 $1 {Consistently accepting the challenge.} (
17... Nd5 $143 18. Bc1 $14) (17... e5 $6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 (18... Bxe3 19. Qxe3 $36
{/\} Qxb2 $2 20. Rxd7 $1 Qxc2 (20... Nxd7 21. Qg5 g6 22. Qh6 gxf5 23. Bxf5 Nf6
24. Qg5+ $18) 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Rd2 $18) 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxf5 $14 {/=}) 18.
Bg5 Nd5 (18... Bxd4 $143 19. Rxd4 Nd5 (19... Qxc2 $2 20. Bxf6 Bc6 21. Rg4 Qg6 (
21... g6 22. Qe3 Qf5 23. Rf4 Qd5 24. Rf3 $1 $18) 22. Qf4 $1 $16) 20. Rd2 $44)
19. c4 Bxd4 ({Apart from the simple and straightforward text-move Black had
also the alternative} 19... g6 20. cxd5 Bxd4 21. Re2 (21. Rd2 Qc3 (21... Qxa2
22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qe4 $132) 22. Qf4 Bg7 23. Qd6 Bc8 $5 $15) 21... Qc3 $5 (21...
Qb6 22. Rb1 Qc5 $5 (22... Qa6 23. Bd3 b5 24. Bh6 $13) 23. Bh6 (23. Rxb7 Bb5 $36
) 23... Rfd8 24. Rxb7 (24. Be4 $5) 24... exd5 25. Bxa4 Rab8 $1 $15) 22. dxe6
Bxe6 23. Be4 Ra5 $15) (19... Nb4 $6 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Re2 Nc2 22. Rxc2 $14) (
19... Nb6 20. Re2 Qb4 (20... Bxd4 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxb2 Bxb2 23. Be3 $16) 21.
Bf6 $44 (21. Bd3 $5 {/\} Bxd4 22. Qe4 $36)) 20. Qd3 (20. Re2 g6 {transposes
into the 19...g6 lines, as} (20... h6 $5 $15 {also seems playable}) (20... Qb6
21. Qd3 g6 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Nb6 24. Red2 Bc6 25. Bf6 $44) 21. Bxg6 $2 {
runs into} fxg6 22. Rxb2 Rxf3 23. Rxd4 Rf5 $19) 20... f5 $1 (20... g6 $143 $2
21. Qxd4 Qxd4 (21... Qxc2 22. Bh6 Qc3 23. Bxf8 $16) 22. Rxd4 Nb4 (22... Rfc8
23. Be4 $18) (22... Nb6 23. Rb1 $16) 23. Rxd7 Nxc2 24. Rc1 Nb4 (24... f6 25.
Bd2 $18) 25. Be7 $1 Nxa2 26. Rc2 $16 {traps the N and gives White a clear _|_
advantage due to Black's weak back rank. Shipov gives an unforced, but pretty
continuation} Rfc8 27. Rxa2 Rxc4 28. f3 b5 29. Rb7 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Rb1 31. Bf6 h6
32. Rxa4 $1 $18) 21. Qxd4 Qxc2 22. cxd5 ({White wants to keep the tension,} 22.
Rd2 Qc3 23. cxd5 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 exd5 $15 {gives Black a healthy extra P and
winning chances.}) 22... Qxa2 {[%csl Ga4] Just as on move 17, Kamsky chooses a
risky, but consistent alternative, now Topalov must reckon with the Pa4. After
other moves White's initiative would fully compensate the missing P, even the
^- giving his attack an extra impulse.} 23. Qb6 (23. Qb4 Rae8 $5 (23... a3 $2
24. Rd2 $18) (23... Qb3 24. Qd6 Bb5 25. Rb1 Qd3 26. Red1 Qe2 27. Re1 $11) 24.
Qxb7 Rf7 $15) 23... a3 $5 (23... exd5 $2 24. Qxb7 $18 {[%csl Rd7] ץd7}) (23...
Qc4 24. Qd6 $132) (23... Rae8 {from the previous note is playable, but the
text-move is even more ambitious.}) 24. Be7 $1 {The best move, White's B joins
the fight against the Pa3.} (24. Qd6 Ba4 25. Qxe6+ Rf7 26. Ra1 Qc4 27. Be7 (27.
Rxa3 $2 Re8) 27... a2 28. d6 Qxe6 (28... Bb5 $15) 29. Rxe6 Bb5 30. Re5 Bc4 31.
d7 Rxe7 32. Rxe7 Kf8 $36 33. d8=Q+ Rxd8 34. Rxb7 Rd2 $36) (24. dxe6 Bc6 $15 (
24... Bxe6 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26. Rxe6 b5 27. Kf1 b4 28. Re3 {/\Rb3 and the
blockade holds.})) 24... Rfe8 25. Qd6 $6 (25. Qxb7 Ba4 26. Ra1 Qxd5 (26... Qb2
27. Qb4 $15 {is similar}) 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. Bxa3 $15 {leads to an _|_ White
should be able to hold in the long run. Instead Topalov plays vabanque.}) 25...
Ba4 $2 {An important moment. Kamsky, surprised by White's previous move, spent
about 30 minutes. He reacts badly and loses control, moreover getting into
time-trouble (which lead to more mistakes). Black had 2 better moves, which
would have given him an advantage:} (25... Kf7 26. Rxe6 (26. Qxd7 Rxe7 27.
dxe6+ Qxe6 $1 $19) (26. Bg5 Bb5 $17) 26... Qb3 27. Rde1 Qa4 $5 $17 (27... Qb5 {
allows White to bail out with} 28. Bf6 $1 Bxe6 29. dxe6+ Kxf6 (29... Kg6 30.
Qg3+ Kxf6 31. Qc3+ $11) 30. e7+ Kg5 $8 31. h4+ Kxh4 (31... Kh5 $2 32. Qg3 f4
33. Qf3+ $18) 32. Qg3+ Kh5 33. Qh2+ Kg6 34. Qd6+ $11)) (25... Bc8 26. Qc7 $1 (
26. dxe6 $2 Qc4 {is hopeless}) 26... Qb3 (26... Qb2 27. d6 a2 28. Ra1 $15) 27.
d6 a2 28. Ra1 (28. d7 $2 Bxd7 29. Qxd7 Qxd1 $1 $19) (28. Bf6 Bd7 $1 (28... gxf6
$2 29. d7 Bxd7 30. Rxd7 $18) 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qxd7+ Kg8 $17) 28... Qa4 (28...
Ra6 $5 {/\} 29. d7 Bxd7 30. Qxd7 Qa4 $17) 29. Re2 Qd4 30. Qc1 Bd7 31. Rexa2
Rxa2 32. Rxa2 Rc8 33. Qe1 b5 $17) 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Ra1 Qc4 28. Rec1 $6 {
Black was down to 8 minutes and Topalov wants to pursue his own ambitions.
Altough in the end this risky gamble pays off, the prudent choice was} (28.
Rxa3 Bb3 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Qxf5 Qxd5 $11) 28... Bc2 $1 {[%cal Rb7b4] /\b5-b4}
29. Qd7 $2 (29. Qe3 $142 f4 (29... a2 $2 30. d6 $16 {[%cal Rd6d7] /\d7}) 30.
Qc5 Qxc5 31. Bxc5 Be4 (31... a2 32. Rxc2 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 a1=Q 34. Rce2 $44) 32.
d6 (32. Rxa3 Bxd5 $15) 32... a2 33. d7 Red8 34. Bb6 Rxd7 35. Rxa2 Rf8 $15)
29... a2 30. d6 (30. Qxb7 Qe4 31. h4 Bb1 {/\} 32. Bg5 Qe5 33. Raxb1 Rab8 34.
Qxb8 Rxb8 35. Rxb8+ Qxb8 36. d6 h6 37. Bf4 Qb2 38. d7 Qd4 $19) 30... b5 31. Qb7
(31. Qc7 Qxc7 32. dxc7 Bb3 $19) 31... Reb8 $2 ({The wrong move-order, after} 
31... b4 $1 32. d7 Reb8 $19 {Black disarms White's o^ and wins.}) 32. Qc7 Rc8
$2 $138 {[%mdl 8192] The final mistake, which loses material, the game and the
whole match.} (32... Bd3 $1 33. Rxc4 bxc4 34. h4 (34. Qxb8+ Rxb8 35. h4 Rb1+
36. Kh2 Rxa1 37. d7 Rh1+ 38. Kg3 h6 39. d8=Q+ Kh7 40. Bf6 $1 gxf6 41. Qe7+ Kg6
42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ $11) 34... Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Rxa1 36. d7 Rh1+ 37. Kg3 Rg8 38.
d8=Q a1=Q 39. Qcb8 (39. Qxg8+ Kxg8 40. Qd8+ Kf7 41. Qf8+ Ke6 42. Qc8+ $1 Kxe7
43. Qc7+ Ke6 44. Qc6+ Ke5 45. Qc5+ $11) 39... f4+ $8 40. Kf3 Qd1+ 41. Kxf4 g5+
42. Bxg5 Rxh4+ 43. Bxh4 Qg4+ 44. Ke5 Qe4+ 45. Kd6 Qd4+ $11) 33. Qxc4 Rxc4 34.
d7 Bb1 (34... Rd4 35. d8=Q+ Rdxd8 36. Bxd8 Bb3 37. Be7 $18) ({Kamsky probably
overlooked} 34... b4 $2 35. Rxa2 $1 $18 (35. d8=Q+ $2 Rxd8 36. Bxd8 b3 $17))
35. Rd1 $1 $18 (35. Rxc4 bxc4 36. d8=Q+ Rxd8 37. Bxd8 c3 38. Kf1 c2 39. Bg5 {
also wins in the long run, but the text-move is even more incisive.}) 35... Kg8
36. d8=Q+ Rxd8 37. Bxd8 Bc2 38. Rdc1 b4 (38... Bb3 39. Rxc4 Bxc4 40. Ba5 $18)
39. Rxa2 b3 40. Ra8 Kf7 (40... b2 41. Bf6+ $18) 41. Rb8 Ke6 42. Re1+ Kd5 43.
Be7 Ra4 44. Bf8 Ra7 45. h4 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. e3 Bf5
9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. g4 Be6 11. b4 a5 12. b5 Ne4 13. Ndxe4 dxe4 14. Rc1 a4 15. Be2
Bb3 16. axb3 a3 17. Nxe4 e5 18. Bg5 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 h6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Bh4 a2
22. Kg2 exd4 23. exd4 Qa3 24. Qd2 Rfe8 25. Nd6 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Qxb3 27. Rhd1 Qd5+
28. Qe4 Qxe4+ 29. Nxe4 Ra4 30. Ra1 f5 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Nc3 Rxd4 33. Rxa2 Rxh4
34. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qc3 Qc7 13. a4 Bb7 14. axb5
Nxe4 15. Qb3+ c4 16. Qxc4+ Qxc4 17. Nxc4 axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ncd2 Ra1 20. f3
Nxd2 21. Nxd2 Bg5 22. Nb3 Rb1 23. Bd2 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Bd5 25. Nd4 Be3+ 26. Bf2
Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Ba2 28. h4 Bb1 29. c3 Kf7 30. Kf2 g6 31. Ke3 Ke6 32. Kf4 h5 33.
Kg5 d5 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Bc2 36. h5 gxh5 37. gxh5 Bd3 38. Kf4 Kf7 39. Ke5
Bc4 40. Be3 Kg7 41. Kd4 Kh7 42. Kc5 Kg8 43. h6 Kh7 44. Kb4 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. h5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Qa4+ Qd7 9. Qh4 Bf6 10. Qf4 Qf5 11. g3 g5 12. Qe3 Nc6 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. h6 Rc8
15. O-O Rg8 16. Ne1 b6 17. Nd3 Qg6 18. a4 Na5 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxh6 21. d3
Bc6 22. Qf5 Rd8 23. Bxc6+ Nxc6 24. a5 Nxa5 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26. Be3 Qc6 27. Rb1
Rg6 28. c4 Rh6 29. f3 Qe6 30. Qxc5 Qh3 31. Qb5+ Kf8 32. Kf2 Re6 33. Rg1 f6 34.
Qb1 Qf5 35. Qc1 a4 36. Rh1 Kg8 37. d4 Rc6 38. c5 Ra6 39. g4 Qd5 40. Qc2 Qf7 41.
Rxh7 Qxh7 42. Qc4+ Qf7 43. Qxa6 Qb3 44. c6 Qe6 45. c7 Qxa6 46. cxd8=Q+ Kf7 47.
d5 Qb5 48. d6 exd6 49. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. f3 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Bf1 Qc7 14. Qf2 Na5 15.
Ndb5 axb5 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. Bxa5 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Rxa4 Rf8 20. Bb5 b6 21.
Bb4 Qc7 22. c3 Ra8 23. Rda1 Rxa4 24. Rxa4 Nd7 25. Qe2 Nc5 26. Ra1 Qb7 27. Bc4
Ra8 28. Rd1 Qc7 29. g3 e6 30. Kg2 Bf6 31. Bb5 Ra7 32. h4 h5 33. Bc4 Qc6 34. Kh3
Be7 35. Re1 Qa8 36. Rd1 Ra1 37. Ba3 Rxd1 38. Qxd1 Qc8 39. Bb5 d5 40. exd5 exd5+
41. Kg2 Qe6 42. Qe2 Kf8 43. Qxe6 Nxe6 44. Bxe7+ Kxe7 45. Kf2 d4 46. c4 Nc7 47.
Ba4 f5 48. Ke2 Na6 49. Bb5 Nb4 50. f4 Kf7 51. Kd2 Ke7 52. Ke2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 e6 7. Re1 Ne7 8. Nbd2
Nd7 9. Nf1 a6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Qe2 c5 12. Be3 h6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Bb1 Rad8 15.
Bf4 e5 16. Be3 b5 17. h4 Nf6 18. h5 Ng4 19. Bc1 Bc8 20. a4 Qb6 21. axb5 axb5
22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Nh2 Nxh2 24. Kxh2 c4 25. Be3 Qc7 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. hxg6 fxg6
28. Rd1 Be6 29. Bc2 Nc6 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Kg1 h5 32. Nf1 Bf6 33. Qd2 Kg7 34.
Qxd8 Nxd8 35. Nd2 Nf7 36. b3 Bg5 37. Bxg5 Nxg5 38. bxc4 Bxc4 39. g3 Kf6 40. Kg2
Ne6 41. Nxc4 bxc4 42. Ba4 Nc5 43. Bc6 Nd3 44. Kf3 g5 45. Bb5 Nb2 46. Ke2 h4 47.
Bd7 Ke7 48. Bf5 Na4 49. Kd2 Kd6 50. Bg4 Kc6 51. Bf5 Nb2 52. Ke2 Kb5 53. Bd7+
Kc5 54. Be6 Na4 55. Kd2 Kb5 56. Bd7+ Ka5 57. Be6 Nc5 58. Bxc4 Nxe4+ 59. Ke3
hxg3 60. fxg3 Nxc3 61. Kf3 Kb4 62. Bf1 Kc5 63. Kg4 Ne4 64. Bg2 Kd4 65. Kf5
Nxg3+ 66. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "257"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Rfd1 Bf5 11. c5 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bc2 13. Rdc1 Bxb3 14. Nd2 Bc4
15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. Na4 Nd5 17. Rxc4 b5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Rcc1 Rfc8 20. Nc3 Rxa1
21. Rxa1 Nxf4 22. gxf4 Nf6 23. Ra6 Bd8 24. Bf3 Kf8 25. e3 Nd5 26. Ne4 Be7 27.
Nd2 c5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rxb6 cxd4 30. exd4 g6 31. Nf3 f6 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. h4 h5
34. Ng1 Rc2 35. Kf3 g5 36. fxg5 fxg5 37. hxg5 Bxg5 38. Rb5 Ke6 39. Rb6+ Kf7 40.
Rd6 Bf6 41. Ne2 Rxb2 42. Rxd5 h4 43. Nf4 Rd2 44. Ke3 Rd1 45. Ke4 Ke7 46. Nd3
Ra1 47. Rh5 Kf7 48. d5 Kg7 49. f3 Ra3 50. Nf4 Kf7 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Rb7 Bg5 53.
Ne6 Bf6 54. f4 h3 55. Kf5 Bh4 56. Rg7+ Kh8 57. Rg6 Ra7 58. Rg1 Ra5 59. Ke4 h2
60. Rh1 Ra2 61. Nd4 Kg8 62. d6 Kf7 63. Nf3 Bf6 64. Kf5 Rf2 65. Nxh2 Rd2 66. Ng4
Rxd6 67. Rh6 Rd5+ 68. Ne5+ Bxe5 69. fxe5 Ra5 70. Rh7+ Kg8 71. Re7 Ra6 72. Re6
Ra1 73. Rf6 Kg7 74. Ke4 Ra4+ 75. Kd5 Ra5+ 76. Kd4 Ra4+ 77. Kd5 Ra5+ 78. Ke4
Ra4+ 79. Kf5 Ra1 80. Rb6 Kf7 81. Rb7+ Ke8 82. Kf6 Re1 83. Ke6 Kf8 84. Rb8+ Kg7
85. Rd8 Re2 86. Rd5 Kf8 87. Rc5 Re1 88. Rc8+ Kg7 89. Kd6 Kf7 90. Rc7+ Ke8 91.
Ke6 Kf8 92. Rf7+ Ke8 93. Rh7 Kf8 94. Rh8+ Kg7 95. Re8 Re2 96. Kd7 Rd2+ 97. Ke7
Re2 98. e6 Ra2 99. Rc8 Ra7+ 100. Kd6 Ra6+ 101. Kd7 Ra7+ 102. Rc7 Ra8 103. Ke7
Kg6 104. Rb7 Kg7 105. Rd7 Kg6 106. Rd2 Ra7+ 107. Kf8 Ra8+ 108. Ke7 Ra7+ 109.
Kd6 Ra6+ 110. Ke5 Ra5+ 111. Rd5 Ra1 112. Rd8 Ra5+ 113. Kd6 Ra6+ 114. Ke7 Ra7+
115. Rd7 Ra8 116. Rd6 Kg7 117. Rc6 Ra7+ 118. Ke8 Ra8+ 119. Ke7 Ra7+ 120. Kd8
Kf8 121. Rc5 Ra8+ 122. Kd7 Ra7+ 123. Kd6 Ra6+ 124. Rc6 Rxc6+ 125. Kxc6 Ke7 126.
Kd5 Ke8 127. Kd6 Kd8 128. e7+ Ke8 129. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 c6 5. Be2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. c4
Nb6 9. Be3 a5 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Qb3 Bf5 12. a3 Qc7 13. Rac1 h6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15.
Rd2 Nd7 16. Rdd1 Be6 17. Nd5 cxd5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qb6 20. Qa2 Nc7 21.
Bc4 e6 22. d5 Qxb2 23. dxe6 Qxa2 24. exf7+ Kh7 25. Bxa2 Nb5 26. Rd3 Nf8 27. Rb3
Nd6 28. Bf4 g5 29. Bg3 Nxf7 30. Rxb7 Nd6 31. Bxd6 Rxd6 32. Rcc7 Nd7 33. Rxd7
Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Rc8 35. g3 Rc3 36. Rd3 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Bf8 38. a4 Bc5 39. Rd7+ Kg6
40. Ne5+ Kf5 41. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. b3 g6 8.
Bb2 Bg7 9. c4 Nh5 10. Bxg7 Nxg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e5 Nf5 13. Nd5 dxe5 14. Nxe5
Qe6 15. Rae1 Qxe5 16. Qxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 e6 18. Ne3 b6 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Re3
Kg7 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Rg3+ Kf6 23. Rh3 Kg6 24. Rg3+ Kf6 25. Rh3 Kg6 26. Rg3+ Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. c5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Bd2 Ng4 13. f4 Nh6 14. b4 Bf5 15.
a4 f6 16. Nd1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 e5 18. Nf2 Qd7 19. Bc3 exf4 20. exf4 Rfe8 21. Rfe1
Ng4 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Re1 Nxf2 24. Kxf2 f5 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Bd2 Kf7 27. Be3
Qe4 28. Qd2 h6 29. h4 Qb1 30. g3 Qa1 31. a5 Qb1 32. Kg2 Bf6 33. Kh2 Qf1 34. Bg1
Qf3 35. Bf2 Bd8 36. Qe3 Qe4 37. Qd2 Qb1 38. Kg2 Bc7 39. Be3 Qe4+ 40. Kf2 Qh1
41. Qe1 Qh2+ 42. Kf3 Qh3 43. Qg1 Qg4+ 44. Kf2 Kg7 45. Qe1 Kf7 46. Qe2 Bd8 47.
Qf3 Bf6 48. Kg2 Bg7 49. Kf2 Qh3 50. Qg2 Qg4 51. Qf3 Bf8 52. Kg2 Be7 53. Kf2 g5
54. Qxg4 fxg4 55. fxg5 hxg5 56. Bxg5 Bxg5 57. hxg5 Kg6 58. Ke3 Kxg5 59. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Nb3 b6 10. Be3 O-O 11. f3 Bb7 12. Rf2 Qc7 13. Bf1 Rac8 14. Qe1 Ne5 15.
Rd2 Nfd7 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Kh1 Bf8 18. Qg3 Nc5 19. Nd4 Qb8 20. Rf2 Ncd7 21. Bc1
Nf6 22. Re2 Ng6 23. Ree1 Be7 24. Qf2 Bd8 25. Nde2 Bc7 26. Qg1 d5 27. exd5 Nxd5
28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Nc3 Bb7 30. Be3 Ne5 31. Be2 Bc6 32. Bxa6 Nxf3 33. gxf3 Bxf3+
0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. c6 bxc6 8. g3
Nc5 9. Bd2 d5 10. Bg2 Ba6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bxb4 Qb6 14. Ba3 Bxc4
15. Rac1 Nfd7 16. Ng5 f5 17. b3 Ba6 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Bb2 Nf6 20. Bd4 e5 21.
Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. Rc1 Qd6 24. e3 e4 25. h4 h6 26. Nh3 Kh7 27. Qd4 Re7
28. b4 Rc7 29. Rc3 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Bb5 31. a3 a6 32. Bf1 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 Ng4 34.
Qc8 Qe5 35. Kg2 Nf6 36. Nf4 d4 37. exd4 Qxd4 38. Qxf5+ Kh8 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40.
Qxa6 Qc3 41. Qe2 Qxa3 42. b5 Qb3 43. h5 Kh8 44. Ng6+ Kh7 45. Ne7 Qb4 46. Nf5
Qc5 47. Ne3 Nd5 48. Nxd5 Qxd5 49. b6 Qc6 50. Qe3 Qc4 51. g4 Qb4 52. Kg3 Qd6+
53. f4 exf3+ 54. Kxf3 Qf6+ 55. Kg3 Qd6+ 56. Kh3 Qd5 57. Qf2 Qb3+ 58. Kh4 Kg8
59. Qc5 Qb2 60. Kg3 Kh7 61. Kf4 Qh2+ 62. Kf5 Qe2 63. Qc6 Qf2+ 64. Ke5 Qg3+ 65.
Kd4 Qg1+ 66. Kd5 Qd1+ 67. Kc5 Qc2+ 68. Kd6 Qd2+ 69. Kc7 Qf4+ 70. Qd6 Qc4+ 71.
Kd8 Qb5 72. Qd4 Qc6 73. Qd3+ Kh8 74. Qg6 Qd5+ 75. Kc7 Qc5+ 76. Qc6 Qe7+ 77. Kb8
Kh7 78. Qc2+ Kh8 79. b7 Qb4 80. Qc8+ Kh7 81. Qf5+ Kh8 82. Qe5 Kh7 83. Kc7 Qc4+
84. Kd8 Qd3+ 85. Ke8 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. a4 Bc6 12. Bf3 a5 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Be2 Nc5 17. Bb5 e5 18. Nc3 f5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rad1 Nb7
21. f4 exf4 22. Qxf4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. b3 Rcf8 26. Ne2 Nc5 27.
Qd4+ Kg8 28. Kg1 d5 29. Rf1 Qa7 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qe7 33.
Qf4 Ne4 34. Nd4 Qe8 35. Nf3 c5 36. Qc7 g5 37. h3 h5 38. Qe5 Qf7 39. c4 g4 40.
hxg4 hxg4 41. cxd5 Nd2+ 42. Kg1 Nxf3+ 43. gxf3 Qxf3 44. d6 Kf7 45. Qe7+ Kg6 46.
Qe6+ Kg7 47. d7 g3 48. Qe1 Qf6 49. Qxg3+ Kf7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Ba3 Nh5 17. Bf1 Nf4 18. Qc2 exd4 19. cxd4 Rc8 20. Rad1 Qb6 21. b4 Ne6
22. Nb3 Bg7 23. Bb2 bxa4 24. Na5 c5 25. Qxa4 Qc7 26. Qa1 Rb8 27. d5 Bxb2 28.
Qxb2 Nef8 29. Qc3 Ba8 30. Rb1 Qb6 31. b5 axb5 32. Bxb5 Qc7 33. Nc4 Red8 34.
Nfd2 Rb7 35. Rb3 Ra7 36. Ra1 Nb6 37. Rxa7 Qxa7 38. Ra3 Qb8 39. Qa5 Nxc4 40.
Nxc4 g5 41. Rb3 Qc8 42. Rg3 h6 43. h4 Ng6 44. hxg5 h5 45. Rf3 h4 46. Qa7 Rf8
47. Nxd6 Qg4 48. Rxf7 Qd1+ 49. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Ne5 Bf5 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Be2 Ne4 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg4 f5 13. f3 fxg4 14. fxe4 Bd6
15. Nd3 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Nf6 17. exd5 g5 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. Nd3 Qd5 20. O-O Qxb3
21. axb3 O-O 22. Rf5 Ne4 23. Re5 Rae8 24. Rf1 Rxe5 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Nxe5 h5
27. b4 Ke7 28. Kf1 Ke6 29. Ke2 Kd5 30. b3 a6 31. Nc4 Kc6 32. Kd3 Nf2+ 33. Kc2
h4 34. Kd2 h3 35. gxh3 gxh3 36. Ne5+ Kb5 37. Ke2 Ne4 38. Ng4 Kxb4 39. Kd3 Nd6
40. e4 Kxb3 41. e5 Nf7 42. Nf2 g4 43. Ne4 Nh6 44. d5 Nf7 45. Kd4 Nh6 46. d6
Nf5+ 47. Kd5 a5 48. d7 Ne7+ 49. Kd6 Nc6 50. e6 a4 51. e7 Nxe7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Qc2 Qb6 17. Bb2 Nh5 18. Bf1 Nf4 19. Rad1 exd4 20. cxd4 d5 21. Qc3 a5 22.
Qe3 Nh5 23. e5 Ba6 24. axb5 Bxb5 25. Ra1 Ng7 26. Ba3 Nf5 27. Qc3 c5 28. dxc5
Nxc5 29. Nd4 Bd7 30. e6 Bxe6 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. Bb2 f6 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Qd4 Qd8
35. g4 Be4 36. Qxf6 Qxf6 37. Bxf6 Rb8 38. Be5 Bg7 39. Rxa5 Nxb3 40. Bxb8 Nxa5
41. Nxe4 dxe4 42. Bb5 Bd4 43. Kf1 Nb7 44. Bc6 Nc5 45. Ke2 Kg7 46. h4 h6 47. Bd6
Kf7 48. Bf4 Kg7 49. Bd2 Bf6 50. Be3 Ne6 51. Bd5 Nc7 52. Bxe4 Bxh4 53. f4 Bf6
54. Kd3 Ba1 55. Kc4 Ne8 56. Bf3 Nf6 57. Kc5 Bb2 58. Kd6 Kf7 59. Kc6 Ba1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "191"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
a4 f6 9. a5 Nc5 10. Nh4 O-O 11. Nf5 Ne6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Nc3 Bd7
15. Qd2 Rad8 16. b4 Bc8 17. Na4 Qf7 18. f3 h6 19. Nc5 Kh7 20. Qc3 Re7 21. Rf2
Qg6 22. Raf1 Qf7 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. f4 exf4 25. Rxf4 Rde8 26. Rh4 Bc8 27. Qd2
Qg6 28. Bf4 f5 29. e5 Re6 30. Rf3 Qf7 31. Rfh3 Qf8 32. d4 Rg6 33. c4 Rd8 34.
Rd3 Qg8 35. d5 cxd5 36. cxd5 c6 37. d6 Be6 38. Rg3 Qf7 39. Rxg6 Qxg6 40. Bg5
Rg8 41. Be7 Bd7 42. Qf4 Rb8 43. Qe3 Qe6 44. h3 Rg8 45. Kh2 Qd5 46. Bf6 Qe6 47.
Qd2 Rf8 48. Qf4 Rg8 49. Kg1 Qf7 50. Be7 Qg6 51. Qe3 Qe6 52. Rd4 Re8 53. Rd2 Kg8
54. h4 Kh7 55. Qf4 Kg8 56. Kh2 Kh7 57. Rd3 Rb8 58. Qd4 Re8 59. Rg3 Qf7 60. Kg1
Rg8 61. Rf3 Qg6 62. Kf2 Kh8 63. h5 Qf7 64. Rg3 Qxh5 65. e6 Bxe6 66. d7 Bxd7 67.
Qxd7 Qf7 68. Rd3 Kh7 69. Bc5 Qf6 70. Rf3 f4 71. Qd3+ Kh8 72. Qe4 Qh4+ 73. Kg1
Rd8 74. Rf1 Qg3 75. Qxf4 Qxf4 76. Rxf4 Rd7 77. Re4 Kg8 78. Re7 Rxe7 79. Bxe7
Kf7 80. Bc5 h5 81. Kf2 g5 82. Ke3 Kg6 83. Ke4 h4 84. Be7 Kh5 85. Kf5 g4 86. Kf4
h3 87. gxh3 gxh3 88. Kg3 h2 89. Kxh2 Kg4 90. Bc5 Kf5 91. Kg3 Ke6 92. Kf4 Kd7
93. Ke5 Kc8 94. Kd6 Kb8 95. Kd7 Ka8 96. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Nd4 Qd7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5
8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Qxc6+ bxc6 10. g3 Be6 11. Bg2 Bd5 12. e4 Bc4 13. d4 Bg7 14. Be3
c5 15. O-O-O cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Bxa2 18. e5 Rb8 19. Ra4 Be6 20. Rxa7
O-O 21. Rxc7 Rb5 22. Re1 Rfb8 23. Re2 Kf8 24. f4 Ra5 25. Kb1 Rb4 26. Be4 Rba4
27. Kc2 Rb4 28. Rb7 Rd4 29. Rc7 Rb4 30. Bd3 Ra2 31. Kb1 Ra8 32. Rc3 Rab8 33.
Kc1 h5 34. Rf2 Kg7 35. Rc7 Kf8 36. f5 gxf5 37. Bxf5 Bb3 38. Bb1 Be6 39. Bf5 Bb3
40. Bg6 Rd8 41. Bc2 Be6 42. Rc5 h4 43. Rf4 hxg3 44. hxg3 Rb6 45. Rh4 Kg7 46.
Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Bd3 Be6 11. Nc2 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. b3 Qd7 14. Bg5 Rae8 15.
Qd2 Nh5 16. Be4 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Nf4 18. Rad1 Rf6 19. Rd2 Ne7 20. Ne3 Nf5 21. Nxf5
Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Qg4 Ref8 24. Ne4 Qc6 25. Re1 d5 26. Ng3 R5f6 27. cxd5
Nxd5 28. Qe4 Nf4 29. Rc2 Qb6 30. Qe3 Qb4 31. Rd1 Rd6 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Rd2 Qc6
34. f3 Re8 35. h3 Nd5 36. Qe1 Nf6 37. Re2 Qd6 38. Kh2 e4 39. Kh1 e3 40. Nf5 Qf4
41. Rxe3 Rd8 42. Ng3 h6 43. Re7 b5 44. Nf1 Qd6 45. a4 bxa4 46. bxa4 Qd1 47.
Qe6+ Kh8 48. Qxa6 Nh5 49. Kh2 Nf4 50. Ne3 Qd2 51. Qb5 Ng6 52. Re8+ Kh7 53. Rxd8
Qxd8 54. Qb1 Qd4 55. Qe4 Qd6+ 56. Kh1 Kh8 57. Nd5 Ne5 58. a5 Nd7 59. a6 Nc5 60.
a7 Qa6 61. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bg5 Bg7 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. b3 c6 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. a4 Rad8 20. Qc1 h6 21. Be3 Kh7
22. b4 Re7 23. axb5 cxb5 24. d5 Rc8 25. Qa3 Qd8 26. Rc1 Nb6 27. Nd2 h5 28. Bd3
Bh6 29. Bxh6 Kxh6 30. c4 bxc4 31. Bxc4 Nxc4 32. Nxc4 Rec7 33. Qe3+ Kh7 34. Na5
Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 36. Qxc1 Qb6 37. Qg5 Ng8 38. Qc1 Ne7 39. Nf1 Bc8 40. Nc6
Qc7 41. Qc4 Nxc6 42. dxc6 Kg7 43. Ne3 Qd8 44. Nd5 Qg5 45. Qc3 Qh4 46. Qe3 Be6
47. c7 f5 48. Qa7 Kh6 49. Qb8 Qxe4 50. Qh8+ Kg5 51. Qf6+ Kh6 52. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 h6 5. Bh4 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bg3
Bb4 9. Rc1 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. dxc5 Qa5
15. c4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 d4 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Bh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxd4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rac8
21. Rc2 Kg8 22. Qd5 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 b6 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. a4 Be7 10. a5 bxa5 11. Qa4+ Nbd7 12. Nb3 O-O 13. Nxa5 Qc7 14. f3 Rab8
15. b4 Ba8 16. Kh1 d5 17. c5 Qe5 18. Bd2 Qd4 19. Qc2 Ne5 20. Bxa6 dxe4 21. Ne2
Qd8 22. f4 Nf3 23. Bc3 Ng4 24. c6 Nfxh2 25. Rfd1 Bd6 26. Be1 Qf6 27. Rxd6 Nf3
28. Ng1 Nxe1 29. Qe2 Qxf4 30. g3 Qh6+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O
Qxb2 9. Qe1 O-O-O 10. Rb1 Qxc2 11. Bb5 Bg4 12. Ng5 Nh6 13. Rc1 Qb2 14. Bxc6
bxc6 15. Na4 Qb4 16. Nxc5 Qxe1 17. Rfxe1 Bf5 18. f3 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Kb7 20. g4
Bd3 21. Bd2 Rd7 22. Nh3 Ng8 23. Nf4 Bc4 24. Rb1+ Ka8 25. Ra5 g6 26. Nh3 h6 27.
Kf2 Ne7 28. Kg3 c5 29. Rxc5 Bxa2 30. Rb2 Bc4 31. Nf4 Rb7 32. Rc2 Kb8 33. Ng2
Rc7 34. Rxc7 Kxc7 35. Ne3 Kb6 36. Bb4 Nc6 37. Bc5+ Kb7 38. Nxc4 dxc4 39. Rxc4
a5 40. Kf4 Ka6 41. Ke4 Kb5 42. Rc1 h5 43. g5 Ra8 44. Bd6 a4 45. Rb1+ Kc4 46.
Rc1+ Kb5 47. Rb1+ Kc4 48. Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "242"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 {'Stohl
considers this natural development of the bishop to be inaccurate.' Stohl hält
die natürliche Läuferentwicklung für ungenau.} ({Actually, Tatsächlich ist} 
6... a6 {'has clearly been the preferred move among the top players of late.'
in neuerer Zeit eindeutig der beliebtere Zug unter den Spitzenspielern.}) 7. e4
$1 ({Not Nicht} 7. d4 O-O 8. e4 b5 $1 $11) 7... O-O 8. e5 Ng4 9. d4 Na6 ({
The most frequently played move is Meistens wird} 9... Be6 {', because then
"Weiß has the pleasant choice between the enterprising, but very complex, 10.
d5 and the risk-free and comfortable 10.Qb5!?" (Stohl).' gespielt; dann "hat
Weiß die angenehme Wahl zwischen dem unternehmungslustigen, aber recht
komplexen 10.d5 sowie dem risikolosen und bequemen 10.Qb5!?" (Stohl).}) 10. h3
Nh6 11. Be2 c6 12. O-O Be6 (12... Nc7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Rd1 Kh8 15. Bf4 Be6 16.
Qa4 Nd5 17. Bd2 b5 18. Qc2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bd5 20. a4 a6 21. Qc1 Ng8 22. Ra3 e6
23. Bg5 Qc7 24. c4 bxc4 25. Bxc4 Qd7 26. Be2 Rfc8 27. h4 Bf8 28. Rc3 Bb4 29.
Rcd3 Kg7 30. h5 h6 31. Bf6+ Kf8 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Nh4 Qf7 34. Rg3 g5 35. Qb1
Nxf6 36. Qxb4+ c5 37. dxc5 Rab8 38. Qd4 Nd7 39. Rc1 Ke7 40. Bxa6 {1-0
Chuchelov,V (2539)-Gormally,D (2492)/Cappelle la Grande 2001/CBM 080 ext}) 13.
Qa4 Nc7 14. Rd1 f6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4+ Nf7 17. d5 $1 ({The engine's
suggestion of Der Engine-Vorschlag} 17. Qb3 {'is also good, because it is not
so easy to protect b7 (17...Rb8 18.Bf4!)' ist auch gut, weil b7 nicht so
einfach zu decken ist (17...Rb8 18.Bf4!)}) 17... cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5
Qe8 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Be3 {'White's advantage is already very clear.' Der
weiße Vorteil ist bereits recht deutlich.} b6 22. Rad1 Rc8 23. Qb3 Qc6 24. Rd7
Rc7 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Ng5 Bxg5 27. Bxg5 Rd8 28. Re1 Rd7 29. Qe6 Kf8 30. Bf4 Qd8
31. Kh2 Rd4 32. Rc1 {'Black now decides to give up his queen for rook and
bishop, which soon leads to a lost position. In any case, after the
alternative moves White also has splendid prospects for a win.' Schwarz
entscheidet sich nun die Dame gegen Turm und Figur zu geben, was bald in einer
verlorenen Stellung mündet. Allerdings hat Weiß auch nach den Alternativzügen
prächtige Gewinnaussichten.} Rxf4 33. Rc8 Rxf2 34. Rxd8+ Nxd8 35. Qd5 Nf7 36.
b4 Kg7 37. a3 Rf6 38. Qa8 e5 39. Qxa7 Re6 40. Kg1 e4 41. Kf1 e3 42. Ke2 b5 43.
Qd7 Re5 44. a4 bxa4 45. Qxa4 Kf6 46. Qd7 Ng5 47. Qd8+ Kf5 48. Qd3+ Kf6 49. Qd8+
Kf5 50. Qf8+ Ke4 51. Qa8+ Kf4 52. Qf8+ Ke4 53. Qa8+ Kf4 54. b5 Ne4 55. b6 {
'Leko sees that he will get the e3-pawn with check.' Leko sieht, dass er den
Bauern e3 mit Schach bekommt.} ({There is an easy win after Leicht gewinnt} 55.
Qf8+ $1 Rf5 56. Qb8+ Re5 57. b6 $18) 55... Nc3+ 56. Ke1 Rb5 57. Qf3+ Ke5 58.
Qxe3+ Ne4 {'This position, however, is now not a simple one to win. ' Aber
diese Stellung ist nun dennoch nicht einfach zu gewinnen.} 59. Ke2 Rb1 60. Qa3
Nd6 61. Qc5+ Ke6 62. Qc6 Rb2+ 63. Kd3 Rb3+ 64. Kc2 Rb4 65. Kc1 Rb3 66. Qc5 h6
67. Qd4 g5 68. Qc5 Kd7 69. Kc2 Rb5 70. Qc7+ Ke6 71. Qc6 Rb4 72. Kc1 Rb3 73. Qc5
Kd7 74. g4 Ke6 75. Qc7 {'Perhaps the final mistake.' Vielleicht der letzte
Fehler.} (75. Qd4 Rb5 76. Qg7 {'with good prospects of getting both black
pawns in exchange for the b6-pawn.' mit guten Aussichten beide schwarzen
Bauern im Tausch gegen den Bb6 zu bekommen.}) 75... Kd5 $1 76. Qa7 Kc6 77. Qc7+
Kd5 78. Kc2 Rb5 79. Qh7 Rxb6 80. Qxh6 Rc6+ 81. Kd3 Nf7 82. Qh7 Rf6 83. Qg8 Kd6
84. Qe8 Rf3+ 85. Kd4 Rf4+ 86. Kc3 Rf3+ 87. Kb4 Rf6 88. Kb5 Kd5 89. Qa8+ Ke6 90.
Kc5 Ke7 91. Qa7+ Kf8 92. Qa3 Kg8 93. Kd5 Kg7 94. Qg3 Kg6 95. h4 gxh4 96. Qxh4
Kg7 97. Qg3 Kg6 98. Qh4 Kg7 99. Ke4 Kg6 100. Qh5+ Kg7 101. Ke3 Re6+ 102. Kf4
Rf6+ 103. Kg3 Rd6 104. Qf5 Rf6 105. Qc5 Rd6 106. Qc3+ Kg6 107. Kh4 Kh7 108. Qc7
Kg7 109. Qe7 Rh6+ 110. Kg3 Rf6 111. Qb4 Rd6 112. Qb2+ Kg6 113. Qb8 Kg7 114. Kf4
Rf6+ 115. Ke4 Re6+ 116. Kf4 Rf6+ 117. Kg3 Rd6 118. Qb5 Kg6 119. Qb7 Kg7 120.
Qe7 Rf6 121. Kg2 Rd6 {Shipov: "Black did not equalize in the anti-Gruenfeld.
The novelty of the American grandmaster – 12...Be6 – seems weaker than the
usual 12...Nc7. In the subsequent game the e6-bishop became a problem for
Black due to the Nf3-g5 threat. Looking for the solution, Gata opened the
center (14...f6), but Peter replied with strong counterattack. The spectacular
17.d5! underscored Black's weaknesses. White's attack was parried at a high
cost of damaging the pawn structure. Leko maintained the tension and created
un-pleasant threats. No wonder that at some point Kamsky decided to give up
material to complicate things. He could probably abstain from the queen
sacrifice 32...Rxf4 and continue resisting by 32...Qd7 (or 32...Qd5), and it
is hard to suggest anything concrete for White. The game proceeded to an
end-game, which was objectively lost for Black; however, it ended in a draw.
Peter wasted a lot of time before the control and made a few mistakes,
eventually missing a well-deserved victory. On the other hand, Gata deserved
this draw, because he fought bravely and never lost his spirit."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qe2 Bd7 16. Qf1 Rae8 17. Rxe8 Qxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Rxe8 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Be3 Nd5 21.
Bxd5 cxd5 22. Nd2 a5 23. Nb3 a4 24. Nc5 Bh3+ 25. Ke2 Ra8 26. Bf4 Be7 27. Kd2 g5
28. Bc7 Rc8 29. Bb6 Rc6 30. Re1 Bf8 31. Bd8 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Be7 Rc4 34.
Bxg5 d4 35. Bh6 f6 36. Re7 a3 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Rf7 Rc8 39. bxa3 dxc3+ 40. Kc1
Be6 41. Rxf6 Bxa2 42. Kc2 Kg8 43. Rf3 Bd5 44. Rxc3 Be4+ 45. Kd2 Rxc3 46. Kxc3
Kf7 47. Kd4 Bg2 48. Ke5 Kg6 49. Bd2 Bh3 50. Kf4 h5 51. f3 Be6 52. g4 hxg4 53.
fxg4 Bb3 54. h3 Bd1 55. Ke4 Be2 56. Ke3 Bd1 57. Ba5 Kg5 58. Bd8+ Kg6 59. Be7
Kf7 60. Bg5 Kg6 61. Bf4 Kf7 62. Bc7 Kf6 63. Bf4 Kf7 64. Kd4 Be2 65. Kc5 Bf1 66.
h4 Be2 67. Kc6 Ke6 68. h5 Kf7 69. g5 Bxh5 70. Kxb5 Ke6 71. Kc6 Be8+ 72. Kc5 Kd7
73. Bg3 Ke6 74. Bf4 Kd7 75. Bh2 Ke6 76. Bg3 Kf5 77. Bh4 Kg4 78. Kd6 Kxh4 79.
Ke7 Bg6 80. Kf6 Kh5 81. a4 Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Bd4 O-O 10. f4 Ng4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qd4+ Nf6 13. O-O-O c6 14. h3 Qc7
15. Qe5 Qxe5 16. fxe5 Nfd7 17. Nf3 a5 18. Be2 Nc5 19. g4 Bd7 20. Kd2 cxd5 21.
exd5 e6 22. Ke3 exd5 23. Nxd5 Nca4 24. Nxb6 Nxb6 25. Rd6 Bc6 26. Rc1 Nd5+ 27.
Kd2 Nf4 28. Nd4 Rfe8 29. Nxc6 bxc6 30. Rc5 Reb8 31. b3 Nxe2 32. Kxe2 a4 33. Rc3
axb3 34. axb3 Rb5 35. e6 Re8 36. Rdxc6 Rxe6+ 37. Rxe6 fxe6 38. Kd3 Kf6 39. Kc4
Rb8 40. b4 e5 41. b5 e4 42. Kd4 Rxb5 43. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. a4 h6 18. b3 Na5 19. Bd2 Qc7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nh4 Nc6
22. Nhf5 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Bf8 24. Bd3 Nd8 25. c4 Ne6 26. cxb5 Nc5 27. Bc4 Bxf5 28.
Nxf5 Ncxe4 29. Bb4 Qb6 30. Ne3 d5 31. Ba5 Qc5 32. b4 Qa7 33. b6 Qb7 34. Bb5 Re6
35. Rc1 Rxb6 36. Bxb6 Qxb6 37. Qa5 Qb8 38. Bd3 Qxb4 (38... Nxf2 $1 39. Kxf2 e4
40. Qc7 $1 Qxb4 41. Rb1 $1) 39. Qxb4 Bxb4 40. Rc8+ Bf8 41. Nxd5 Nxd5 42. Bxe4
Ne7 43. Rc5 f6 44. Bc2 g6 45. Kf1 h5 46. Rc7 f5 47. Ke2 Kf7 48. Rb7 Bh6 49.
Bb3+ Kf8 50. Kd3 h4 51. f3 Bf4 52. Kc4 e4 53. fxe4 fxe4 54. Kc3 Be5+ 55. Kd2
Bf4+ 56. Ke2 Nf5 57. Bd5 Ng3+ 58. Kd1 g5 59. Rb6 Ke7 60. Rb4 e3 61. Bf3 Kd6 62.
Rb5 Ke6 63. Ra5 Kf6 64. Bg4 Ne4 65. Ke2 Nd6 (65... Nf2 $1) 66. Kd3 Ke7 67. Kd4
Kf6 68. Kd5 Ke7 69. Ra7+ Kf6 70. Ra6 Ke7 71. Ra7+ Kf6 72. Bh5 Be5 73. Ra6 Kf5
74. Bg4+ 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "195"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qf4 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. Rad1
Bd7 15. Bd3 Bc5 16. Nf3 Bc6 17. Ne5 Be4 18. Rde1 Bf5 19. g3 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Qf5
21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. c4 Ne8 23. Rd1 Qc6 24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 f6 26. Rd1 Rc8 27.
Qd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Rc7 29. Rd8 Kf7 30. Ba3 e5 31. g4 g6 32. Kg2 h5 33. h3 a6 34.
Bb4 b5 35. cxb5 axb5 36. Rb8 Rc2 37. Rb7+ Kg8 38. Rb8 Kf7 39. Rb7+ Kg8 40. gxh5
gxh5 41. a4 bxa4 42. bxa4 Ra2 43. a5 Ra4 44. Kf3 f5 45. Ke2 Nf6 46. Kd1 Nd5 47.
Bd2 Ra2 48. Rb5 Nf4 49. Rxe5 Ra1+ 50. Kc2 Ra2+ 51. Kc3 Nxh3 52. Rxf5 Nxf2 53.
Bc1 Re2 54. Rxh5 Kf7 55. Kb3 Nd3 56. Ba3 Ne5 57. Rh7+ Ke6 58. Re7+ Kd5 59. a6
Rg2 60. Ka4 Nc4 61. a7 Rg8 62. Rb7 $2 (62. Rc7 $1 Nxa3 63. Kxa3 Kd6 64. Rg7 $1)
62... Ra8 63. Rb5+ Kc6 64. Bc5 Kc7 65. Rb4 Rg8 66. Rxc4 Kb7 67. Ka5 Rc8 68.
Rb4+ Ka8 69. Rb5 Re8 70. Bd4 Rc8 71. Rd5 Kb7 72. Bb6 Rg8 73. Kb5 Re8 74. a8=Q+
Kxa8 75. Kc6 $2 {The endgame tablebases tell us that the position is now a
draw.} (75. Rd7 {or}) (75. Bc5 {were required.}) 75... Re6+ 76. Kc7 Re7+ 77.
Kd6 Rh7 78. Kc6 Rh6+ 79. Kc7 Rh7+ 80. Kc8 Rh8+ $2 {Now White can win.} (80...
Rh5 $1 {is the move to draw.}) 81. Bd8 Rh7 82. Ra5+ Ra7 83. Rb5 Rb7 84. Rh5 Rf7
85. Ra5+ Ra7 86. Rb5 Rb7 87. Re5 Rh7 88. Re1 Rb7 89. Ra1+ Ra7 90. Rb1 Rb7 91.
Re1 Rh7 92. Re2 Rb7 93. Be7 $2 Rb8+ $2 (93... Rxe7 $1 $11) 94. Kc7 Rb7+ 95. Kc6
Ra7 96. Bd8 Rh7 97. Bc7 Rh6+ 98. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc1 Nb6 11. Nfd2 Qb4 12. a3 Qb5 13. Nc3 Qh5 14. Nce4 e5
15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 exd4 17. Nd6+ cxd6 18. Bxc6+ Ke7 19. Bg2 Qc5 20. Qd3
dxe3 21. Rae1 Be6 22. Rxe3 Kd7 23. Rd1 Rab8 24. b4 Qb6 25. Qc3 Rhg8 26. Red3
Ke7 27. a4 Rbc8 28. Qd2 Rgd8 29. a5 Qc7 30. Qe3 Kf8 31. Qe4 g6 32. Qxb7 Qxb7
33. Bxb7 Rb8 34. Bxa6 Rxb4 35. Ra3 Bc4 36. Bxc4 Rxc4 37. a6 Rc7 38. a7 Ra8 39.
Rda1 d5 40. Kg2 d4 41. Kf3 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 12. Qd3 d4 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. Be2
O-O-O 15. O-O Qb6 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Nd6+ Kb8 18. Nxf7 Rdf8 19. Nd6 Nce7 20. Bf3
Bc6 21. a4 Nb4 22. a5 Qc5 23. Qh7 d3+ 24. Kh1 d2 25. Bxd2 cxd2 26. Qxe7 Rxf4
27. Rab1 Rgf8 28. c4 a6 29. h3 Ka8 30. Qg7 Qe3 31. Kh2 d1=Q 32. Rbxd1 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. a4 Bb7 18. Qe2 Bf8 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. b3 Ncb6 21. a5 Nc8
22. c4 bxc4 23. Rec1 Na7 24. Be3 Qc8 25. bxc4 Nc5 26. Rcb1 Qc7 27. Nf5 Nc6 28.
Qd2 Rad8 29. Qc3 Ba8 30. Rb6 Rb8 31. Bxc5 dxc5 32. Ba4 Rxb6 33. axb6 Qxb6 34.
Nxe5 Nd4 35. Nxd4 Rxe5 36. Nf5 Rxe4 37. Bc2 Re8 38. Qg3 g6 39. Ne3 Bd6 40. Qh4
Be5 41. Rb1 Qd6 42. Ba4 Rb8 43. Rd1 Bd4 44. Qg4 h5 45. Qg5 Qe6 46. Nd5 Bxd5 47.
cxd5 Qe2 48. d6 Qxf2+ 49. Kh1 Qa2 50. d7 Qxa4 51. d8=Q+ Rxd8 52. Qxd8+ Kg7 53.
Rb1 Qa2 54. Qb6 a5 55. Qb3 Qxb3 56. Rxb3 c4 57. Ra3 c3 58. Ra4 c2 59. Rc4 a4
60. Rxc2 a3 61. Ra2 Bb2 62. Kg1 h4 63. Kf2 Kf6 64. Kf3 Kf5 65. Ke3 Ke5 66. Kf3
f5 67. Ke3 g5 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 {It may seem that this move
slightly weakens the kingside, but practice has shown that this is the best
solution to the attack against the h6-pawn. At some point, the threat ...h4
may cause White some troubles.} (19... Kh7 {was tested twice during a
Candidates match. In the first encounter, Black played a model game, but then
White took revenge in a brilliant way.} 20. Nh2 $1 {The plan based on f4
underlines the drawbacks of Black's last move. The f7-square is vulnerable.} ({
In the first game of the match in which this variation came up, White played
the standard} 20. Ra3 {and was gradually outplayed.} Rb8 21. Rea1 Re7 22. R1a2
Rc7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qd1 Nfd7 25. h4 Bc8 26. h5 Nf6 27. Nh2 Rcb7 28. Bd2 Bg7
29. Qe2 Ng8 30. Ra8 Bd7 31. R8a3 Bf6 32. Be3 Bg5 33. Nf3 Bxe3 34. Qxe3 Qb6 35.
Nd2 Nf6 36. Bd1 Kg7 37. Be2 Rc8 38. Ra1 Na4 39. Qxb6 Rxb6 40. R1a2 Nxh5 41.
Nxh5+ gxh5 42. Bxh5 f5 $15 {Remarkably, White could not defend this position
after adjournment in Spassky,B (2610)-Portisch,L (2625)/Geneve 1977/Candidates
(0-1, 67)}) 20... Bg7 21. Rf1 h5 ({A similar game continued with} 21... Rb8 22.
f3 Qe7 23. Rf2 Ng8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Raf1 Qh4 26. Ne2 Qe7 27. f4 exf4 28. Rxf4
Rf8 29. Nd4 $16 {Timoscenko,G (2505)-Zhukhovitsky,S (2200)/Beltsy 1977/MCD 
(1-0, 42)}) 22. f3 {[%cal Gf1f2,Ga1f1,Gf3f4]} Qe7 23. Bg5 Qf8 24. f4 $1 {
[%csl Gf8]} exf4 25. Rxf4 Nfd7 26. Raf1 Ne5 {Apparently, Black is doing fine,
with all his minor pieces on stable squares. However, his king is vulnerable...
} 27. Nxh5 $1 gxh5 28. Qe2 Qh8 29. Rh4 $18 {Spassky,B (2610)-Portisch,L (2625)/
Geneve 1977/Candidates (1-0, 40)}) 20. Bxc5 $5 {Until recently, this move
practically did not exist. Offering Black almost absolute stability on the
dark squares may look pointless, but there are certain strategic subtleties
involved.} (20. Bg5 Be7 {Inarkiev,E (2684)-Kamsky,G (2726)/Baku 2008/CBM 124/
[Marin,M] (0-1, 48)}) 20... dxc5 {Black's position looks absolutely fine. It
is not easy to suggest constructive pawn breaks for White. For instance, f2-f4
would leave the e5-square in Black's hands after ...exf4. Or of b2-b3, then ...
cxb3 followed by ...c4 would clear the c5-square for the black pieces. At the
same time, Black cannot display any form of activity easily. He has to keep
the h5- and c4-pawns well defended, while the a-file is likely to remain in
White's possesion. The main problem of coordination consists of the fact that
at least two of his pieces (the knight and the dark-squared bishop) compete
for the d6-square. The premature occupation of this square by either of these
pieces may cause problems. In pirnciple, the position may be just equal, but
Black has to permanently worry about White's far from obvious threats.} 21. Bd1
{[%csl Gc4,Gh5][%cal Gd1e2]} Rb8 {This move is a novelty at a high level (it
had been played in just one completely irrelevant game before), but in this
kind of position it is a new plan to be mentioned rather than a concrete new
move.} ({In the previous two games, Black hurried to transfer his knight to d6,
which left the c5-square vulnerable.} 21... Re7 22. Be2 Ne8 23. Qe3 (23. b3 $2
{is premature.} cxb3 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bxb5 Nd6 26. Qd3 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 {Motylev,
A (2632)-Ponomariov,R (2704)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111 (1/2, 29)} h4 $36 {
[%cal Gf7f5]} 28. Nxh4 $2 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gd8h4,Gc5c4]} 29. Nf3 c4 $19) 23... Rc8
24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra7 Nd6 26. Rea1 Re8 27. Nf1 Qf6 28. N1d2 Qh8 29. Ng5 Bh6 30.
Qg3 Qf6 31. h4 Rb8 ({White's potential pressure is revealed in the variation} 
31... Qf4 $6 32. Qxf4 $1 exf4 33. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 34. R1a6 Bf8 35. Rxd6 Bxd6 36.
Rxb7+ Be7 37. Rxb5 $16 {[%cal Ge2c4]}) 32. b3 $1 {After thorough preparation,
White carries out this standard pawn break.} cxb3 33. Nxb3 Rec8 ({Under the
given circumstances, the generally desirable} 33... c4 {is strongly met by} 34.
Nc5 $14) 34. c4 bxc4 {Black needs his knight to put pressure on e4 and defend
Bb7.} (34... b4 35. R7a5 $16) (34... Nxc4 35. Bxc4 bxc4 36. Na5 $16) 35. Na5 c3
36. Qxc3 $16 {Volokitin,A (2684)-Harikrishna,P (2679)/Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 
(1-0, 53). The queenside operation has left White with a strategic advantage.})
22. Qe3 Kh7 23. Nf1 Qc7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 25. Be2 Bc8 26. Ra2 {White continues
manoeuvring.} ({The plan based on b2-b3 is less effective after} 26. Nd2 Bd7
27. axb5 axb5 28. b3 cxb3 29. Nxb3 c4 $13 {[%cal Gf8c5]}) 26... Qb6 27. Nf3 Kh7
28. Ng5+ Kg8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nd2 Bh6 31. Qg3 Nh7 32. Ndf3 Qf6 33. h4 Nf8 {
After having provoked h2-h4, the knight moves closer to d7, in order to keep
the e5- and c5-squares under observation, for the case of f2-f4 and b2-b3,
respectively.} 34. Ra7 Bd7 35. Rea1 Qd6 36. R7a6 Qe7 37. Ra7 Qd6 38. R7a6 Qe7
39. Nh2 Bc8 40. Ra7 Rb7 41. Ra8 Nd7 42. Nf1 Nb6 43. R8a5 Bd7 44. Ne3 Qf6 45.
Ra7 Reb8 46. R1a6 Be8 47. Rxb7 Rxb7 48. Bxh5 $5 {After a long manoeuvring
phase, Grischuk convinced himself of the fact that Kamsky was not going to
make any strategic concession and decided to change the character of the
position by scarificial means. He chose the h5-pawn as an object of interest,
since the c4-pawn was better defended.} (48. Bxc4 $2 Qf4 $1 (48... bxc4 49.
Nxc4 Bg7 {also looks safe for Black}) 49. Be2 Qxg3 50. fxg3 f6 $19) 48... gxh5
49. Nf5 {Getting this square for the knight surely is an acceptable reward for
the sacrificed material.} Bg7 ({Apparently, Black does not need to fear the
discovered checks.} 49... Bf8 {would make sense, keeping the e7-square well
defended. The position would remain balanced, because Black cannot display any
activity despite his material advantage.}) 50. d6 (50. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3h5] is
premature because of} Bd7 $1 {and White is under the threat of losing
stability.} 51. Nh6+ $5 Qxh6 52. Qxf7+ Kh8 53. Rxb6 Rxb6 54. Qxd7 {offers
White sufficient play for the sacrificed material, with a draw by perpetual as
the most probable result, but not more than that.}) 50... Nd7 $6 {Once the
bishop's access to d7 is denied, the h5-pawn gets into danger.} (50... Bf8 $5 {
may be better. After a neutral move such as} 51. Kh2 {Black could play} Nd7 {
already, because} 52. Qf3 {can be answered with} Qg6 {[%csl Ge7]}) (50... Bd7
$2 51. Ne7+ Kh8 52. Nd5 Nxd5 53. Ra8+ $18) 51. Qf3 $1 Bf8 52. Qxh5 $14 {
With two pawns for the piece and an active position, White has the better
chances.} Qg6 53. Qg4 f6 {He only needs to get out of the pin somehow.} 54.
Ne7+ $2 {Giving up this active knight annihilates White's initiative.} (54. Qd1
$1 $14 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gd1d5] leaves White with a strong initiative.}) 54...
Bxe7 55. dxe7 {[%cal Ga6f6]} Rb6 $1 $17 {Black is simply a piece up.} 56. Rxb6
Nxb6 57. Qe6+ Kg7 58. Nf3 Na4 59. h5 Qxh5 60. g4 Qh3 61. Nxe5 Nxb2 62. Qc8 Qh8
63. Nd7 Nd3 64. Nf8 Qh4 65. Qxe8 Qxf2+ 66. Kh1 Qh4+ 67. Kg2 Qxg4+ 68. Kh2 Ne5 (
68... Nf4 $5 69. Ne6+ Qxe6 70. Qf8+ Kh7 71. Kg3 Nh5+ 72. Kf3 Ng7 $19) 69. Kh1
Nf3 70. Ne6+ Qxe6 71. Qf8+ Kh7 72. Kg2 Nh4+ 73. Kf2 Ng6 74. e8=Q Nxf8 75. Qxf8
b4 76. Qxc5 b3 77. Qc7+ Kg6 78. Qg3+ Kh5 79. Kf3 Qd7 80. Qg8 Qd3+ 81. Kf4 Qd2+
82. Kf3 Qxc3+ 83. Kf4 Qc1+ 84. Kf3 Qf1+ 85. Ke3 Kh4 $3 {[%cal Gh4h1] Excellent
judgement. Black anticipates the queen checks by migrating with the king
towards the safest zone, keeping his pawns defended for the time being.} 86.
Kd4 Qd3+ 87. Kc5 Qxe4 88. Qh8+ Kg5 89. Qg7+ Qg6 90. Qb7 Qd3 91. Qg2+ Kf5 92.
Qf2+ Ke6 93. Qg2 f5 94. Qg7 f4 95. Qg8+ Kf5 96. Qc8+ Kg5 97. Qg8+ Kh4 98. Qg2
f3 99. Qh2+ Kg4 100. Qg1+ Kf4 101. Qh2+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 d5 7. Ne3 c6 8.
d4 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Be6 13. Bb3 Nd7 14. Rb1 Qc7
15. h3 Nf6 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Rd1 b5 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Rad8 20. Bd2 Bc7 21. Bb4
Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Qd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Be1 Rb8 25. Kf1 f6 26. Rdc1 Rxb1 27. Rxb1
Bb6 28. a4 Bxd4 29. Nd6 Rd8 30. Nf5 Bc5 31. Rc1 Bf8 32. Rxc6 Rd7 33. Nd4 Nb6
34. a5 Rxd4 35. axb6 axb6 36. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 b6 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. f4 g6 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. f5 Qe7 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Qd2 Rae8 15.
Nf3 exf5 16. exf5 Qd8 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Bh6 Qc7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qf2 Bxf3 21.
Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Qxf3 Qc5+ 23. Qf2 Ng4 24. Qxc5 bxc5 25. Rd1 Ne3 26. Re1 Re5 27.
Re2 f5 28. h3 f4 29. Kf2 g5 30. Rd2 Nb6 31. b3 d5 32. cxd5 Nbxd5 33. Ne4 a5 34.
Kf3 Nb4 35. g3 Nf5 36. gxf4 Nd4+ 37. Kg4 gxf4 38. Kxf4 Rf5+ 39. Kg4 Nd5 40. Rf2
Re5 41. Ng5 Re7 42. Ne4 Re5 43. Ng5 Re7 44. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nfd2 $5 {This is a rare
move, possibly inspired by the similar lines with reversed colours. In many KI
variations based on Bf4 (especially if White weakens his d4-square with c2-c4),
Black's best reaction is considered to be ...Nfd7 followed by ...e5. In our
concrete position, the idea is to carry out e2-e4 as soon as possible and
clear the path for the f-pawn, in order to launch a massive kingside attack.
The main drawback of this plan is that it leaves the queenside slightly
underdeveloped.} ({I will quote here a game which is relevant for a later
comment.} 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Qe1 h6 8. e4 Bh7 9. Qe2 Be7 {Typical of Petrosian.
He was not afraid of losing time if this was connected with improving his
piece placement.} 10. e5 {It is hard to resist the temptation of playing this
move, but now the h7-bishop becomes more active and the f6-knight gets the
f5-square.} Ng8 11. Nb3 Bf8 {It may seem that White is far ahead in
development, but Black's position remains rock solid. In the game, White did
not find an effective plan to develop his initiative.} 12. c4 Ne7 13. Nbd4 Nf5
14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. d4 a5 17. Be3 Be7 18. Rfc1 O-O 19. Qb5 a4 20.
Nd2 Ra7 21. Nb1 Nb8 22. a3 Nc6 {Benko,P-Petrosian,T/Curacao 1962/Candidates 
(0-1, 43). Black has regrouped in an optimal way and he soon got the upper
hand.}) 6... h6 7. e4 Bh7 8. Nc3 Nbd7 {By cutting off the other knight's
retreat, this move is likely to cause some problems in view of the permanent
threat e4-e5.} (8... Be7 {is more common, but hurrying with the king over to
the wing where White is planning to start an attack is not to everybody's
taste.} 9. Qe2 O-O ({Standard queenside pawn moves can have negative effects.
Here is an instructive example.} 9... a5 10. Kh1 a4 11. a3 b5 {For the time
being, the weakness of the c6-pawn does not seem too relevant, but...} 12. f4
Na6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. e5 Nd7 15. f5 $1 {This tactical blow is enabled precisely
because White gets a tempo by attacking the c6-pawn.} Bxf5 16. Nd4 Qc7 17. Nxf5
exf5 18. Rxf5 g6 19. Rf1 Qxe5 20. Bxh6 Qxe2 {Black exchanges queens, fearing
that otherwise his queen will remain exposed in the centre. However, this
exchange helps White improve the placement of his knight.} 21. Nxe2 Rfe8 22.
Nd4 Rac8 23. Bh3 f5 24. g4 $36 {Kengis,E (2580)-Haba,P (2505)/Germany 1995/
GER-chT2 (1-0, 31). White is perfectly regrouped and his light-squared bishop
has found a way to be activated, despite the central stonewall.}) 10. f4 Na6
11. Kh1 Rc8 {An interesting approach. Black keeps developing, without defining
his concrete intentions yet. The rook does not seem active on c8, but will
prove useful after a further ...d4 followed by ...c5-c4.} 12. g4 $6 {White
probably thought that Black's slow play deserved to be punished, but his last
move is premature because of the incomplete development.} (12. Nf3 {looks more
cautious.}) 12... Nb4 13. g5 {This is too rushed, too.} (13. Nb3 d4 14. Nd1 c5
$132) 13... hxg5 14. fxg5 Nxe4 $1 {A splendid move. Soon, all Black's pieces
will be playing, while White is underdeveloped still.} 15. Ndxe4 {White tries
to catch up in development by opening the diagonal for his c1-bishop.} (15.
dxe4 d4 16. Nd1 Nxc2 17. Rb1 d3 {[%cal Ge7g5] looks passive for White.}) 15...
dxe4 16. Nxe4 c5 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Bd2 b5 19. Rf2 c4 $36 {Markus,R (2557)
-Riazantsev,A (2638)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124 (0-1, 59)}) 9. Qe2 Nb6 {This looks
logical, because it clears the d7-square for the other knight. On the other
hand, the queen's knight will be passively placed on b6.} (9... Be7 {comes
into consideration, as in Petrosian's game.} 10. e5 Ng8 11. f4 Bf8 {The
c3-knight is restricted by the central black pawns while the queenside is
underdeveloped yet. These aspects make Black's loss of time irrelevant.} 12. g4
{This attack has little chance of success.} Ne7 13. Bh3 h5 $1 14. f5 (14. gxh5
Nf5) 14... hxg4 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bxg4 Nf5 {[%cal Ge8c8,Gd8b6]}) 10. a4 a5 {
It may seem that the insertion of these pawns moves favours Black, who gets
the b4-square for his bishop, but Kamsky anticipated correctly that the
vulnerability of the b6-knight will offer him an important tempo in certain
variations.} 11. f4 Bb4 12. f5 $5 {With the black king in the centre, this
attack is quite unpleasant.} Qe7 ({It is not advisable to castle into the
field of fire.} 12... O-O 13. e5 Nfd7 14. f6 $5 (14. g4 exf5 15. gxf5 Bc5+ 16.
Kh1 Re8 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5]}) 14... gxf6 15. exf6 (15. Nf3 fxe5 16. Bxh6 f6 $44)
15... Nxf6 16. Nf3 $44 {[%cal Gc1h6,Gf3e5]}) 13. Nb3 dxe4 (13... exf5 14. Qf2
$1 {This is a first moment when the b6-knight provokes a loss of time.} Ra6 15.
exd5 $16) 14. Nxe4 (14. dxe4 exf5 15. Be3 {[%cal Ge4f5] looks playable, too,
but it is understandable that White wants to exchange the f6-knight, which is
blocking the f5-pawn.}) 14... Bxf5 (14... Nxe4 15. dxe4 exf5 16. Be3 Nd7 17.
exf5 $14 {looks better for White than the same line with the c3- and
f6-knights on board. Among other things, the b4-bishop loses stability.}) 15.
Nxf6+ gxf6 (15... Qxf6 $2 16. g4 $18) 16. Rxf5 $1 {This is the only way to
keep the attack going. Black's structure is in ruins, but, curiously, White
will be short of just one tempo to get decisive threats. The delay in
development caused by Nf3-d2 will be telling...} exf5 17. Qf2 Nd7 {A very deep
move. The knight is heading for g6, in order to put the crucial f4-square
under pressure.} (17... Qe1+ $2 18. Qxe1+ Bxe1 19. Be3 $18) ({The knight would
be unstable after} 17... Nd5 18. c3 Bd6 19. Bd2 $44) 18. Bf4 {[%cal Gc2c3]
This looks very strong, but Black will find an original way to hold his own.
With hindsight, it is easy to suggest more restrained continuations.} (18. d4
$5 $44 Qe1+ $2 19. Qxe1+ Bxe1 20. c3 $18 {[%csl Ge1]}) (18. c3 Bd6 19. Bd2 $44)
18... Ne5 $1 19. d4 Ng6 20. c3 Nxf4 21. gxf4 {[%cal Ga1e1] Black will lose
material, but the weakness of the white castled setup will keep the position
balanced.} (21. Qxf4 {is ineffective because of} Bd6 22. Qxf5 Qe6) 21... O-O-O
22. cxb4 {White is best advised to grab the material. Otherwise, the exposed
position of his king may cause problems.} (22. d5 Bd6 (22... cxd5 23. cxb4 Qxb4
24. Nd4) 23. dxc6 bxc6 $132 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gh8g8]}) (22. Re1 Qd6 23. d5 Rhg8
$36) 22... Qxb4 23. Qc2 Rhe8 $13 {Black is perfectly mobilized and has the
safer king's position. It would make little sense to offer as an evaluation
that he has compensation for the sacrificed material, because he actually has
a rook and 2 pawns for two minor pieces. Let us say that the white weaknesses
compensate for the tripled f-pawns.} 24. Kf2 Re7 25. Rd1 Rde8 26. Rd2 Qxa4 27.
Qxf5+ Kb8 28. Nc5 Qc4 29. Qc2 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Rd8 31. Rd2 Kc7 32. Ne4 Red7 33.
Ke3 Re7 34. Kf2 Red7 35. Ke3 Re7 36. Kd3 Rd5 37. Nc3 Rd8 38. Ne4 Rd5 39. Nc3
Rd8 40. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. a4 c5 13. Bc2 c4 14. b3 cxb3 15.
Bxb3 d5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Bxa8
21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Qh5 Bd5 23. Rd1 Bxb3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Rd1+
27. Kh2 h6 28. Qe7 Bc4 29. Qb7 Re1 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Qc8+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Rb1 Nc6 8.
h4 h6 9. d4 Na5 10. e4 b6 11. e5 Be6 12. Nh3 Bd5 13. Bf3 c6 14. Nf4 e6 15. O-O
Bxa2 16. Ra1 Bd5 17. Be2 Bb3 18. Qe1 O-O 19. Rxa5 bxa5 20. Ba3 c5 21. Bxc5 Rc8
22. Bd6 Re8 23. h5 g5 24. Bd3 Bc4 25. Bb1 Rc6 26. Ba3 Rb6 27. Bc2 Qa8 28. Be4
Qc8 29. Nd3 Rb3 30. Bc5 Bf8 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Nc5 Rb5 33. Qe3 Bxf1 34. Kxf1 a4
35. c4 Rxc5 36. dxc5 Qa6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. Qh5 Qc7 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. O-O-O a6 13. Bc4 Nf6 14. Qf3
Rb8 15. Bf4 b5 16. Rhe1 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Rb6 18. Bb3 Bb7 19. Qh3 a5 20. Rxd6 Rxd6
21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Qxe6+ Rxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kg6 24. Bxc7 Re8 25. Bxa5 Bxg2 26. f4 h5
27. Re5 Kh6 28. Bd2 Bc6 29. Rc5 Bd7 30. Bxd7 Nxd7 31. Rxb5 Re2 32. h4 Nf6 33.
f5+ Kh7 34. Kd1 Rh2 35. Be1 Ng4 36. Rb3 Rh1 37. a4 Rf1 38. a5 Rxf5 39. a6 Rf7
40. Ra3 Rd7+ 41. Kc1 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rb3 c4 13. Bxc4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Bg4
15. Qxg4 Qxc4 16. Bd2 b6 17. Qe2 Rfc8 18. f4 Bg7 19. Kf2 Qa4 20. Rhb1 Qxa2 21.
e5 f6 22. Kg1 fxe5 23. fxe5 Rf8 24. c4 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxd2 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Qe5+
Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d4 Bb6 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
15. f4 Qh4 16. Qf3 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. Rg1 Ng6 20. b4 Qe7 21.
Na7 Bxa7 22. Rxa7 Rb5 23. Qg4 Qd8 24. Bb3 Qe8 25. f3 Qc6 26. Ba4 Qb6 27. Bxb5
Qxa7 28. h4 Qb8 29. Bc4 Qd8 30. h5 Qh4+ 31. Qxh4 Nxh4 32. Rg4 Nxf3 33. Bd5 h6
34. e5 Ng5 35. exd6 cxd6 36. Rxf4 Re8 37. Rf1 Kf8 38. b5 Ke7 39. b6 Rb8 40. b7
Ne6 41. c4 Nd8 42. c5 Kd7 43. Rf2 dxc5 44. dxc5 Kc7 45. c6 Nxc6 46. Rxf7+ Kb6
47. Rxg7 Na5 48. Rg6+ Kc5 49. Bf3 Nxb7 50. Rc6+ Kd4 51. Rb6 Kc5 52. Rxh6 Nd6
53. Rf6 Rd8 54. Kh2 Kd4 55. Re6 Nf7 56. Re4+ Kc5 57. Kg3 Kd6 58. Bg4 Ne5 59.
Bf5 Rh8 60. Kh4 Nf3+ 61. Kg4 Ne5+ 62. Kg5 Nf3+ 63. Kf4 Rxh5 64. Bg4 Re5 65. Ra4
Ne1 66. Ra6+ Kd5 67. Ra5+ Kd6 68. Rxe5 Nd3+ 69. Ke4 Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 a6 7. d4 b5 8.
Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Bg7 10. e4 O-O 11. Be2 Be6 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Be3 Rc8 14. c6 Rxc6
15. Nd4 Rd6 16. Rd1 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. f3 Ne5 19. Bf2 Nc4 20. Nc6 Bxc3+ 21.
bxc3 Qc7 22. Nb4 Be6 23. O-O Rfd8 24. Bd4 a5 25. Nd3 b4 26. Nf4 Qd7 27. Rc1 Na3
28. Qf2 Nb5 29. Bc5 Rd2 30. Qh4 f6 31. cxb4 axb4 32. Qh6 Rxa2 33. Nxg6 hxg6 34.
Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hess, Robert L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bb7 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. Qd2 Nb6 13. Qxb4 Nxc4 14. Qxb7 Qc8 15.
Qxc8+ Rxc8 16. Bf2 Nxb2 17. O-O Bg7 18. Rfb1 Nc4 19. Rb7 O-O 20. Rd1 Bf6 21.
Nc6 e6 22. Bd4 Kg7 23. Ne7 Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 e5 25. Nxc8 exd4 26. Rc7 Ne3 27. Nxd6
Nxd5 28. Rc4 Rd8 29. Nb7 Ne3 30. Rc7 Rb8 31. Nd6 Rb2 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Rd7 Rxc2
34. Ne4 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. Ne5 Bh5 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. O-O Ndxe5 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Bg6 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nf3 a6 18. Qf4 Qc7 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. b3 b5
21. a4 Kg8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qe3 Kh7 24. Nd4 Bc5 25. Rcd1 Kg8 26. h3 Rh4 27.
Qd3 b4 28. Nf3 Rf4 29. cxb4 Rxb4 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. Rc3 d4 32. Rc4 Rxb3 33. Qe4
Rc3 34. Rc1 Qa6 35. R4xc3 dxc3 36. Rc2 Be7 37. Kh2 Rc4 38. Qd3 Qc8 39. Qe3 Qc7
40. Qd3 Qc6 41. Qe3 Bb4 42. Qd3 Qd5 43. Qe2 f6 44. Ra2 fxe5 45. Ra8+ Bf8 46.
Rd8 c2 47. Rxd5 exd5 48. Qxe5 c1=Q 49. Qxd5+ Kh8 50. Ne5 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 b6 11. Ne4 c5 12. c3 Be6 13. Re1 h6 14. g4 Ne7
15. Ng3 Kd7 16. Nh5 g5 17. b3 a5 18. c4 a4 19. Rb1 Nc6 20. Kg2 Nb4 21. Re2 Kc6
22. Kg3 axb3 23. axb3 b5 24. cxb5+ Kxb5 25. h4 gxh4+ 26. Nxh4 Nd3 27. Re3 Nxc1
28. Rxc1 Ra3 29. Rb1 Kb4 30. Re4+ Kb5 31. Re3 Kb4 32. Re4+ Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6
8. dxc3 c6 9. Bd3 Bc5 10. O-O d6 11. Re1+ Be6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 O-O-O 14.
Qh5 h6 15. Rae1 Rde8 16. Qa5 Kb8 17. Qa3 Bd7 18. Qa4 Re5 19. f4 Rxe3 20. Rxe3
Re8 21. Rxe8+ Bxe8 22. Qd4 Qe7 23. Kf1 f6 24. Kf2 Bf7 25. a3 Bd5 26. g3 Bf7 27.
Bf5 Qd8 28. Bd3 Be6 29. Qe3 Qd7 30. Bg6 a6 31. Bd3 c5 32. Be4 g5 33. Ke1 Bf7
34. Bg2 Bg6 35. Kd2 Ka7 36. Qf3 Qe7 37. c4 Bf7 38. b3 Bg6 39. Qd5 gxf4 40. gxf4
Be8 41. Qd3 Qg7 42. Qg3 Qh7 43. Qd3 Qg6 44. Qxg6 Bxg6 45. c3 Kb6 46. b4 Be8 47.
Ke3 Kc7 48. Be4 b6 49. Bf3 Ba4 50. Be2 Kd7 51. Bd3 Bb3 52. Kf3 Ke6 53. Ke3 a5
54. Kf3 Bd1+ 55. Ke3 Bg4 56. Kf2 Ke7 57. Kf1 Be6 58. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 {Kamsky decides to
avoid a possible theoretical duel in the Catalan and opts for the double
fianchetto, a restrained system which was Botvinnik's favourite especially at
the end of his active career.} ({A recent new idea is} 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8.
Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 h6 11. a3 Re8 $5 $146 (11... Ra7 12. Rc1 Be4 13. Qb3
Bd5 14. Qe3 Nbd7 15. Ba5 Qb8 16. Nbd2 Bd6 17. Rc2 Re8 18. Qd3 Qa8 19. Rac1 Rc8
20. b4 Qb7 21. Nh4 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 e5 23. e4 exd4 24. f4 Bf8 {Grischuk,A (2710)
-Polgar,J (2728)/Wijk aan Zee/2005/} 25. Rxc7 $16 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4}) 12. b4 ({
Black simply ignores White's plans, the waiting rook move can be useful in the
future, e.g. after} 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. e4 e5 $132) 12... Nbd7 13. Nc3
Nb6 14. Rfd1 Nc4 15. Be1 Qb8 16. e4 Rd8 17. Bf1 a5 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Rab1 axb4
20. axb4 Ra3 21. Ne5 Rb3 22. b5 Rxb1 23. Qxb1 Qa7 24. Nc6 $6 (24. Rd2 $142 $1
Qa5 (24... Rxd4 $2 25. b6 $18) 25. Rd1 Qa7 $11) 24... Bxc6 25. bxc6 Rxd4 26.
Qb7 Bc5 $36 {Nyback,T (2655)-Short,N (2674)/Malmo/2009/}) 6... d4 $5 {On the
other hand, Shirov is in a fighting mood and chooses the most ambitious
alternative. White's set-up is not too prinicipled, its main idea being to
shift the fight for the advantage from the opening to the middlegame.
Therefore Black has more than one way to achieve a balanced position:} (6... b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 {and now:} (9. Qe2 $5 {is somewhat more flexible,
as it takes the sting out of the ...Ne4 sortie.}) {Another famous game went}
9... Ne4 $5 (9... c5 10. d3 Rc8 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. e4 d4 13. Nb1 (13. Nd1 $142) (
13. Nb5 $5 Qb8 14. Rae1 $11) 13... Ne8 14. Ne1 e5 15. f4 g6 16. f5 $2 ({
It seems that White closes the [+] and starts a >>->, but quite the opposite
is true.} 16. Bc1 $142 exf4 17. Bxf4 Bd6 $11 {/=/+}) 16... Bg5 17. h4 $6 Be3+
18. Kh2 gxf5 $1 19. exf5 e4 $1 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. dxe4 Nef6 22. Ng2 Rfe8 23. Nd2
Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Qxg3+ $1 25. Kxg3 Nxe4+ $19 {Polugaevsky,L-Petrosian,T/URS-ch
plof/1970/}) 10. Ne2 $5 a5 ({More logical is} 10... c5 11. d3 Bf6 12. Qc2 Bxb2
13. Qxb2 Nd6 $11 (13... Qf6 $5 {In both cases Black should gradually achieve
full equality.})) 11. d3 Bf6 12. Qc2 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Nd6 14. cxd5 Bxd5 $6 (14...
exd5 $142 $5 $132 {, but Black had no intention of complicating the struggle
on that day...}) 15. d4 c5 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. Nf4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qe7 19. Rac1 Rfd8
20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 $14 {/=, Kasparov,G (2740)-Karpov,A (2700)/WCh Seville/
1987/ This was the last match game and in order to retain his title, Kasparov
had to win. He chose a quiet opening and increased the tension only gradually,
in the end this strategy brought him success.}) ({However, the most common
reaction is} 6... c5 7. e3 Nc6 ({Another playable plan is} 7... b6 8. Bb2 Bb7
9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. Qe2 $13 {with a strategically complex position.
White often turns his attention to the >> (Ne1, f4, g4), in this case Black
usually seeks <=> on the opposite flank(a6, Na7, b5).}) 8. Bb2 ({If White
further postpones the development of his Bc1 with} 8. Qe2 {Black can not only
transpose into our game (8...d4), but choose a different transformation with}
e5 $5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. d3 Bg4 11. h3 Be6 12. Bb2 f6 13. Rd1 Qd7 14. Kh2 Rad8
15. Nbd2 Rfe8 16. Ne4 Bf8 17. Rac1 b6 18. Ba1 a5 19. a3 h6 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Qb1
Red8 22. Bf1 Qa7 $11 {/=/+, Plaskett,J (2470)-Flear,G (2470)/Bahrain/1990/ The
resulting Hedgehog set-up with opposite colours is comfortable for Black.}) {
More ambitious and probably also objectively stronger is} 8... d4 $5 ({Here
Black is again at a crossroads:} 8... b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. d3 ({The more
straightforward} 10. cxd5 $5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 Rad8 13. Ne5 Qd6 14.
dxc5 {gives White more chances to fight for an edge.}) 10... Rc8 11. Rc1 Rc7
12. Qe2 Rd7 13. Rfd1 Re8 $6 (13... dxc4 $142 $132) (13... d4 $5) 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Rxd5 $6 (15... exd5 $142 16. d4 $14) 16. d4 Qa8 17. dxc5 Rxd1+ 18.
Rxd1 Bxc5 19. Ng5 h6 20. Ne4 Bf8 21. Rd7 $40 {Botvinnik,M-Larsen,B/Palma de
Mallorca/1967/}) 9. exd4 cxd4 {and in the resulting Benoni-type positions the
Bb2 is not placed ideally.} 10. Re1 Ne8 11. d3 f6 12. Na3 e5 13. Nc2 Nc7 14. a3
a5 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. b4 b5 (16... axb4 17. Nxb4 Bd7 18. Rac1 Ne6 19. Nd5 Bd6 20.
Qe2 Re8 21. Nd2 Bf8 22. Qf1 Nc5 23. Rb1 b5 $15 {Claesen,P (2388)-Chuchelov,V 
(2571)/BEL-chT/2005/}) 17. c5 Be6 18. Nh4 Bd5 19. f4 Bxg2 20. Qxg2 Qd7 21. Nf3
axb4 22. axb4 Nd5 23. fxe5 Ndxb4 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Nxb4 Nxb4 $15 {Weyerstrass,
R-Privara,I/corr/1992/}) 7. e3 c5 {The most principled alternative. Black
protects his [+] outpost and this leads to double-edged play. However, he has
also the simple} (7... Nc6 $5 {[%cal Ye6e5] /\e5} 8. exd4 Nxd4 9. Bb2 Nxf3+ (
9... Bc5 $5) 10. Qxf3 Rb8 $1 11. Qe2 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Rad1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 c6
15. Ne4 Nxe4 (15... Rb7 $6 16. Ng5 $1 Nd7 17. Nf3 Bf6 18. d4 Qc8 19. Nd2 $1 $14
{(),Botvinnik,M-Stahlberg,G/Amsterdam ol/1954/}) 16. Qxe4 Rc8 {[%cal Ye7f6] /
\Bf6=}) 8. exd4 cxd4 9. d3 {Here we also have a Benoni with opposite colours,
but contrary to the note to move 6 White can still use his Bc1 differently.}
Nc6 10. Qe2 {A questionable move, White usually occupies the <->e with his R.
The Q is put to different use, moreover, on e2 it prevents the manoeuvre a3,
Ra2-e2.} ({The most common continuation is} 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Na3 {:} Bb4 $142 $1
(11... e5 12. Nc2 a5 13. a3 $142 (13. Rb1 Rb8 $1 14. a3 b5 15. cxb5 (15. Nd2
Qc7 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Rxe7 Nc5 $44 {/^a8-h1}) 15... Rxb5 16. Nh4
Ndb8 17. Nf3 Be6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 f6 20. Bd2 Qd7 21. Qe2 Rc8 $15 {
Margvelashvili,G (2434)-Mchedlishvili,M (2568)/Tbilisi/2006/}) 13... f6 (13...
Rb8 14. b4 $1 $36) 14. Rb1 Nc5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Na4 17. Bd2 $14 Bf5 $140 $2
18. b5 Nb8 19. Nfxd4 $1 exd4 20. Bxb7 Ra7 21. Bd5+ Kh8 22. Nxd4 Bxd3 ({
Nepomaha ani} 22... Bc8 23. Ra1 Bc5 24. Nb3 Qb6 25. d4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Qxd4 27.
Be3 Qxd1 28. Rexd1 Ra5 29. Rd2 $18 {Nureev,G (2421)-Ivanov,S (2574)/St
Petersburg/2000/}) 23. Ne6 Qc8 24. Ra1 Bxc4 25. Qg4 Bb4 26. Bxb4 Bxd5 27. Bxf8
Bxe6 28. Rxe6 {1-0,Nikolic,P (2623)-Szabo,K (2508)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 12. Re2
e5 13. Nc2 Bc3 14. Rb1 a5 15. a3 Re8 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 e4 $1 18. Rxe4 Rxe4
19. dxe4 Nde5 20. Nxe5 (20. Bf4 d3 21. Ne3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Nd4 23. Qh5 Ne2+ 24.
Kh1 Be6 $44 {Liedtke,D (2243)-Bergmann,M (2167)/corr/2007/}) 20... Nxe5 21. Ne3
$1 (21. c5 $2 Bg4 $1 22. f3 d3 23. Ne3 Qd4 24. Kh1 Be6 $17 {[%csl Gd3] o^d3,
Fridman,D (2562)-Kveinys,A (2535)/Liepaja/2001/}) 21... Be6 22. Nd5 Nxc4 23.
Bf4 {Malakhov,V (2690)-Xu Yuhua (2517)/Khanty Mansiysk/2007/} h6 $5 $11 {/=/+})
({White can start with} 10. Na3 {However, this allows the immediate} e5 (10...
Nd7 11. Nc2 a5 $6 (11... e5 $142 12. Re1 {-10.Re1}) 12. Nfxd4 $1 Nxd4 13. Nxd4
Bf6 14. Be3 Nb8 15. Nb5 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Na6 17. Qc3 f6 18. a3 e5 19. c5 Rb8 20.
d4 exd4 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Bf4 Ra8 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Nd6 $18 {Csom,I (2460)
-Estrada Nieto,J (2420)/Koeszeg/1997/}) 11. Nc2 Bf5 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Rb1 a5 14.
a3 Bf6 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Re8 17. Rb3 e4 $11 {1/2,Psakhis,L (2605)-Shirov,A 
(2655)/Manila olm/1992/}) ({Interesting is} 10. Bg5 $5 {Although this sortie
is typical enough for the Benoni, in our position it hasn't been tried yet.})
10... a5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty, Black is the first to launch his << play.
There are only a few practical examples:} (10... Ne8 11. Na3 f6 12. Nc2 Nc7 13.
a3 a5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Nd2 Na6 16. Bb2 (16. f4 $5) 16... e5 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4
(18. Rxf4 $5) 18... Bc5 19. Bd5+ $14 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4,Contin,D (2385)
-Chernikov,O (2395)/Bratislava/1993/}) (10... Nd7 {is more to the point:} 11.
Na3 e5 12. Nc2 f6 13. a3 a5 14. Rb1 (14. Bd2 $5) 14... Ra7 (14... Nc5 $142) 15.
Nd2 Kh8 16. f4 ({This was the last moment to play} 16. b4 $132 {~~}) 16... Nc5
17. f5 Bd7 18. Ne4 b6 19. g4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nb8 21. Ne1 Bc6 22. Nf3 Bxe4 23.
Qxe4 Na6 $15 {Contin,D (2380)-Janjgava,L (2455)/Rome/1990/}) 11. Na3 (11. Ne5
Qb6 $11) (11. Bb2 a4 12. bxa4 $5 (12. Na3 {-11.Na3}) 12... Rxa4 13. Nbd2 $13)
11... a4 12. Bb2 ({The B will soon move again, but after} 12. Nc2 axb3 13. axb3
Rxa1 14. Nxa1 Qb6 $11 {Black has no problems.}) (12. bxa4 Nd7 $1 13. Nb5 e5 $13
) 12... Nd7 13. Nb5 e5 14. Nd2 Nc5 $1 (14... a3 $6 15. Bc1 {[%csl Ra3][%cal
Yd2b1] ><a3,/\Nb1 resolves the <<tension in White's favour, the Pa3 is more of
a weakness, than an asset.}) 15. Ba3 Bf5 (15... Ne6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne4 Rd8
$11 {is also playable, but the text-move is more natural and consistent.}) 16.
Bxc5 {The fighting choice.} ({The straightforward} 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qxe5 Bxd3
18. Rfe1 cxb5 19. Qxe7 (19. Bxc5 Bf6 $15) 19... Qxe7 20. Rxe7 Ne6 {doesn't
give White anything and already more or less forces him to seek equality after}
21. Rxe6 $11) 16... Bxc5 17. Kh1 $6 (17. Ne4 Qe7 $11 ({or} 17... Be7 $11 {
is OK for Black, but the text-move squanders a tempo. As White doesn't need
the K side-step for his following play, now Black gets an edge.})) 17... Bg6
18. Ne4 Be7 19. f4 f5 (19... exf4 20. gxf4 {frees a comfortable retreat for
the Ne4 on g3.}) 20. Nd2 exf4 21. gxf4 (21. Rxf4 Bg5 $36) (21. Bd5+ $5 Kh8 22.
gxf4 $15 {/<=>}) 21... Re8 $5 ({Solid is} 21... Bf7 $15 {, but Shirov
typically goes for the max.}) 22. Qe6+ (22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Qe6+ Bf7 24. Qxc6 Rc8
25. Qg2 Bf6 $44 {[%cal Re8e3] /\Re3 gives Black excellent compensation.}) 22...
Kh8 23. Nf3 Bb4 ({The circumpsect choice is} 23... Bf6 $5 24. Qd6 Re3 $15 {
, covering the Pd4. Black again wants more.}) 24. Qd5 Bc3 25. Rad1 Qe7 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] This oversight could have cost Shirov dearly.} (25... a3 26. Ne5 $5
$13 {leads to interesting complications, but the simple}) (25... axb3 26. axb3
Qf6 27. Nc7 Red8 $15 {is good enough for an advantage.}) 26. Nd6 $2 {Kamsky
repays the favour} (26. Nfxd4 Bxd4 (26... Nxd4 27. Nxc3 $16) 27. Nxd4 $16 {
would win an important [+] P and leave Black struggling for survival.}) 26...
Nb4 27. Qe5 a3 $1 {[%csl Ga3][%mdl 512] This sacrifice opens the way for the
o^a3.} (27... Nc6 28. Qd5 $11 ({Black must also reckon with} 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29.
Nh4 $11 {<=>})) 28. Nxe8 Qxe8 29. Rf2 Bb2 30. Nh4 Qxe5 $2 ({Premature,
necassary was} 30... Bh5 $1 $44) 31. Nxg6+ $6 {Kamsky also hurries with an
exchange to his own detriment.} (31. fxe5 $142 $36 Nxa2 $140 32. Bxb7 Ra7 33.
Nxf5 $1 Rxb7 34. Ne7 $1 Rb8 35. Rdf1 $18) 31... hxg6 32. fxe5 Nxa2 33. Bxb7 Ra7
34. Bd5 Nb4 35. Rf3 $2 {[%cal Rf3h3] /\Rh3#} (35. Kg2 Bc3 $1 36. Rf4 Nxd5 37.
cxd5 Ra5 $15 {/-/+ is to Black's advantage, as he controls the e1-square.}) ({
If White wanted to create a mating threat, a better way to do so was} 35. Rf4
$1 Nxd5 (35... g5 36. Rxf5 a2 37. Be4 g6 38. Rxg5 $14 {and White will have 4P
for the piece.}) 36. cxd5 Ra5 (36... a2 37. d6 Kg8 38. e6 a1=Q 39. Rxa1 Rxa1+
40. Kg2 Ba3 (40... Ra8 41. b4 $44 {[%csl Gb4,Gd6,Ge6] o^ can be dangerous for
Black.}) 41. Rxd4 Bxd6 42. Rxd6 Kf8 {/\Ke7+/=/<=> and Black should ba able to
hold the R_|_.}) 37. d6 Rxe5 {Now the difference in comparison with the
previous line is} 38. d7 Rd5 39. Re1 $1 g5 40. Rxf5 Rxd7 41. Rxg5 $11 {and
White's <=> holds the game.}) 35... Nxd5 36. cxd5 a2 37. Rff1 Kg8 (37... a1=Q
38. Rxa1 Bxa1 39. d6 (39. e6 Kg8 40. d6 Kf8 $15) 39... Kg8 40. d7 $15 {forces
Black to return the piece and leads to a similar _|_.}) 38. Ra1 Bxa1 39. Rxa1
Ra5 {[%mdl 4096] The complications are over, but the resulting R_|_ is still
far from simple. As the Pa2 will cost White his [+]P, Kamsky must find the
most suitable way to implement this swap to retain drawing chances.} 40. b4 $6
{Forcing the issue is not ideal.} (40. d6 $15) (40. e6 $15) (40. h4 $5 Rxd5 41.
Rxa2 Rxe5 42. Ra4 Rb5 43. Rxd4 Rxb3 44. Kg2 $15 {also gives White chances to
save the game.}) 40... Rxd5 41. Rxa2 Rxe5 42. Ra8+ (42. Rb2 Rb5 43. h4 Kh7 44.
Kg2 g5 45. hxg5 Kg6 $19 {is hopeless for White - his K lacks one tempo to get
to f4.}) 42... Kf7 43. Rd8 Re1+ 44. Kg2 Re2+ 45. Kg1 g5 46. Rxd4 $6 ({
Presumably the decisive error, White should have mustered the courage to play} 
46. h3 $142 $5 {the main idea is} Re3 $140 47. Rxd4 Rxh3 48. b5 $132) 46... g4
$1 {[%csl Rg1,Rh2] עg1,h2 Now the Kg1 is cut off and the Ph2 is a fixed
target.} 47. b5 Rb2 48. Rd5 Ke6 49. Rc5 g5 50. d4 Rb4 51. Rc6+ (51. Re5+ Kf6
52. Rd5 f4 53. Kf2 Rb2+ 54. Kg1 Rb1+ 55. Kf2 f3 56. Rd6+ Kf5 57. b6 Rb2+ 58.
Kg1 Kf4 59. Rf6+ Ke3 $19) 51... Kd5 52. Rc5+ (52. Rg6 Ke4 53. Rxg5 Rxb5 54. Kf2
Rb2+ 55. Kg1 Rd2 $19 {is also insufficient - the Pd4 falls and this leads to a
similar _|_ as in the note below.}) 52... Ke4 53. Re5+ ({The last interesting
moment. According to K.Müller, more resilient was} 53. d5 Kd4 54. Rc8 {, but
even here after} Kxd5 55. Rg8 Rxb5 56. Rxg5 Ke4 57. Kf2 Rb2+ 58. Kg1 Rd2 $1 {
Knaak} (58... f4 $2 59. Ra5 Ke3 60. Ra3+ Ke2 61. Ra1 f3 62. Rc1 $15 {/\} Rd2
63. Ra1 Rd1+ 64. Rxd1 Kxd1 65. Kf2 Kd2 66. h3 $11) 59. Kh1 (59. Rh5 Rd5 $1 60.
Kf2 f4 61. Rh8 Rd2+ $19 {and White's R doesn't make it to the <->a in time.})
59... f4 $1 60. Rxg4 (60. Ra5 Kf3 61. Ra3+ Kf2 $19) 60... Ke3 61. h4 f3 $19 {
Black queens his o^ and disarms the Ph4 in time.}) 53... Kf4 54. Rd5 Rb1+ 55.
Kg2 Rb2+ 56. Kg1 Rd2 $22 $19 {The decisive zuzwang.} 57. Rc5 (57. b6 Rb2 $19 {
/\} 58. Rd6 $2 Kf3) (57. Kh1 g3 $19) 57... Rxd4 58. b6 Rb4 59. Rc6 g3 60. h3 (
60. hxg3+ Kxg3 61. Rc3+ Kh4 62. Rc6 Rb2 $19) 60... Ke4 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Kamsky declared after the
game that Sicilian Dragon came as a surprise for him.} 6. Be2 {Therefore Gata
decided to chose a solid variation, without long castle. Another reason for
such a solid opening choice from Kamsky's side was the loss in the first round
- Gata wanted to avoid any risk.} Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5
Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd4 12. c4 e5 13. Rad1 {A new move that perfectly suits
Kamsky's initial intentions to avoid any complications. The usual move is the
more aggressive 13.f4.} Be6 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. b3 Qd7
18. a4 Rfe8 19. h3 b6 20. Bd5 Qe7 21. Nd3 {#} Qa3 {A risky move.} ({After} 
21... Qe2 {the position would have remained equal.}) 22. g4 $1 {This way
Kamsky forces a favourable exchange of pieces.} Bxd3 (22... Be4 23. Qb4 {
doesn't solve Black's problems, who might end up with a bad dark-squared
bishop against white strong knight.}) (22... Bd7 {runs into} 23. c5 {creating
the threat to cacth the queen 24.Ra1.}) 23. Qxd3 Qb4 24. Qf3 Re7 {# White is
better due to the differences of the bishops - the one on d5 is much more
active than Black's bishop. However, in order to increase the advantage White
must prepare an attack on the kingside. For that reason he needs to play g4-g5
and then h3-h4, Kg1, Rh1 and then open position with h4-h5. Kamsky delays the
advance of the g-pawn too much.} 25. h4 Rce8 26. Rd3 Qd6 27. Kg2 h6 $1 {
Finally Black makes this important move. Now White's advantage is only formal,
since he cannot open the kingside: h5 will be met by Black's g6-g5 and g4-g5
is met by h6-h5.} 28. Rh1 a5 {Black closes the queenside as well and he is
very safe now.} 29. Rdd1 Be5 30. h5 g5 31. Rhe1 Qf6 32. Re4 Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Kg7
34. Rb1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14.
Qb3 Na5 15. Qa4+ Nc6 16. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bg5 {The idea of this
rare move is to provoke the advance of the f-pawn.} (13. d5 f5 14. Bg5 Qe8 15.
f3 c4 16. Bc2 f4 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Be1 Bd7 {Van Wely,L (2676)-Kamsky,G
(2726)/Dagomys 2008.. with a great position for Black.}) ({The main debates
lately have been around} 13. Bh6 {but according to the present state of theory
Black has no problems after it:} exd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. f4 f6 17.
e5 Bd7 18. exf6+ Qxf6 19. Ng3 Kh8 {and the position was equal in Topalov,V 
(2796)-Kamsky,G (2725)/Sofia 2009}) (13. dxe5 Be6 14. Rad1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4
16. f4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Rad8 $44 {Navara,D (2646)-Kamsky,G (2723)/Sochi 2008.})
13... Qd7 $146 (13... f6 14. Be3 cxd4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Be6 17. Rad1 Nc6
18. Ba1 $14 {1-0 Naumkin,I (2488)-Bentivegna,F (2326)/Cutro 2009 (41)}) 14. Bh6
Bxh6 (14... exd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. f4 $44) 15. Qxh6 f6 ({In the
event of} 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. f4 f6 18. f5 {White has the initiative})
16. f4 Qg7 17. Qh4 {White should avoid the exchange of queens, trying to build
up some pressure in the centre and on the kingside.} exf4 (17... exd4 18. cxd4
cxd4 19. f5 $5 $44) 18. Qxf4 Be6 19. Qf2 $14 Rad8 (19... Bc4 $142 20. Bxc4+ (
20. Rad1 $5) 20... Nxc4 21. Nf4 Rae8 22. Rae1 $14) 20. Nf4 Bf7 (20... Bc4 $2
21. Bxc4+ Nxc4 22. Ne6 $18) 21. Rad1 cxd4 22. cxd4 Rd6 23. Rc1 $1 Rd7 (23...
Rc6 24. d5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 $16) 24. d5 ({An attractive alternative was the simple
} 24. Rc2 {and it is not easy for Black to find useful moves.} Rfd8 (24... Nb7
25. Bb5 Re7 26. Bc6 Nd6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Bxd5+ Kh8 29. e5 $36) 25. Ne2 {
[%csl Rf6]} Rd6 26. Rc7 (26. Bb5 $16 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gc2c7]}) 26... R6d7 27.
Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Rc1 $1 $16 (28. Qxf6 Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Bxa2)) (24. Bb5 Re7 25. Rfe1
$14) 24... Nb7 25. Rc6 Nc5 (25... Nd6 26. Qd4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf4e6] creating
the threat 27.Ne6 Black is in big troubles.}) 26. Bc2 Re7 27. Qd4 Rd8 (27...
Be8 $142 28. Rc8 Bb5 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Rf2 $14) 28. Qxf6 $2 (28. Rxf6 $1 Nxe4
29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxf6 31. Nh5 $1 (31. Ne6 Qe7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Nxd8+
Qxd8 34. Qe6+ Kf8 35. d6 Qg5 {is probably a draw}) 31... Qxf1+ (31... Qd6 32.
Nf6+ Kg7 33. Qh4 ({even stronger than} 33. Kh1 Bxd5 34. Ne8+ Rxe8 35. Qxe8 Bxa2
36. Qa4) {White has a large advantage. A few variations:} 33... Bg8 (33... h6
34. Ne4 Qxd5 35. Qf6+ Kf8 36. Kh1 {with multiple threats}) 34. Ne4 Qxd5 35.
Qe7+ Kh6 36. Nf2 {and again Black will soon have to give up material in order
to defend against direct threats.}) 32. Kxf1 gxh5 33. Qe7 Rxd5 34. Qxa7 b5 ({or
} 34... Ra5 35. Qb8+ $1 Kg7 36. Qg3+ Kf8 37. a3) 35. a3 {Perhaps this is a
draw, but at least from the practical point of view White has good winning
chances. First of all the rook does not have a stable square on the fifth rank
(it can be attacked there by the white king and queen). With the weakness on
b5 and exposed king Black will have difficulties to hold such a position to a
draw.}) 28... Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Nxe4 30. Re6 Bxe6 $8 31. Nxe6 Rxe6 32. dxe6 Nc5 33.
Rf7 Nxe6 34. Rxa7 Nc5 {After 28.Qxf6 all this was the forced. White's problem
is that the opponent's knight dominates the bishop and therefore Gelfand is
not able to make use of his active rook. The position is equal.} 35. Ra3 Kg7
36. Kf1 Rd2 37. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 {The concentration
of the white forces along the d-file is calling for an immediate
simplification, since the defender will manage to optimally develop all his
pieces.} Nxd4 14. Qxd4 (14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Bd3 (15. Qe3 Nd7 16. Qf2 Qa5 17. Bd3
Bf8 18. e5 Qc7 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. b3 Be7 21. f5 e5 22. Be3 Nf6 $15 {0-1
Kuporosov,V (2500)-Chuchelov,V (2510)/Cuxhaven 1993 (31)}) 15... e5 16. Be3
Rad8 17. Qe2 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bb6 Qxe2 22. Bxe2
Rd6 23. Rxd5 Rxb6 24. Rd7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pavlovic,M (2535)-Tosic,M (2505)/
Vrnjacka Banja 1998 (70)}) 14... Bc6 {Ivanchuk does not see any need to force
matters in the centre, unlike his forerunners in games against Sznapik.} (14...
e5 15. Qd3 Rad8 16. Bf3 (16. Qc4 Qxc4 17. Bxc4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Be6 19. Bb3 h6 20.
Be3 Bxb3 21. cxb3 Bf8 {0-1 Sznapik,A (2460)-Wojtkiewicz,A (2495)/Warsaw 1991 
(34)}) 16... b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 exf4 {1/2-1/2 Sznapik,A 
(2450)-Ftacnik,L (2550)/Haifa 1989}) 15. Bc4 $2 (15. Bf3 d5 16. e5 (16. exd5
Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5 Qxc2 20. Qxb7 Qxa4 $11) 16... Nd7 $13
) 15... Bxe4 $1 {A severe punishment for the opponent's naïve move with the
transfer of the bishop to the attractive diagonal a2-g8.} (15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4
d5 17. Bxd5 (17. Bd3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Qc5 Bxb2 $15) 17... Bxd5 18. Nc3
Rad8 $15) 16. Nxe4 d5 17. Bxd5 (17. Nd2 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Nxc4 Rac8 20. b3
Nd5 $17) 17... Nxd5 {The simplification in the centre in this form is a clear
triumph for Black. Ivanchuk has managed to get rid of the d6 weakness and
activate his pieces, and now he is threatening to start active operations.} 18.
c3 (18. Nc3 Bf6 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Qc5 Qd7 21. c3 Rac8 22. Qb6 Qxa4 $17) 18...
Rad8 19. Ng3 Qc6 (19... g6 $5 20. Qe4 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Qc4 $17) 20. Nh5 Bf8 {
The clean continuation without weakening moves with pawns is too passive at
this moment. Much more challenging for Kamsky would have been the daring 20..
f6!} (20... f6 $1 21. Bg1 Rd6 22. Qe4 g6 23. Ng3 f5 24. Qe2 Qxa4 $17) 21. Bg1
g6 22. Rd3 (22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. Qxf6 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bg7 25. Qg5 Qxa4 $17) 22... f6
{At long last Ivanchuk has been unable to avoid the advance of the f-pawn, but
even now he did not discover the most precise continuation. White would have
bigger problems after the more active advance of the pawn to the f5-square.} (
22... Bh6 23. Rg3 f5 24. Qe5 Kf7 25. Bd4 Rg8 (25... gxh5 $2 26. Rg7+ Kf8 27.
Rxh7 $18) 26. Qe2 Ke7 $17) (22... e5 23. fxe5 gxh5 24. Rg3+ Bg7 25. e6 f6 26.
c4 Rxe6 (26... Ne7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Qf7+ $11) 27. cxd5 Qxd5 $15
) (22... f5 $5 23. Qe5 (23. Ng3 Nxf4 $19) 23... gxh5 24. Bd4 Kf7 25. Qh8 (25.
Rg3 Ke7 $19) 25... Re7 26. Qxh7+ Ke8 27. Qxh5+ Rf7 $17) 23. c4 (23. Ng3 Nxf4
24. Qxf4 Rxd3 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxf6 Qc7 $19) 23... gxh5 (23...
Nxf4 $2 24. Nxf6+ Kh8 25. Nxe8+ Rxd4 26. Bxd4+ $18) 24. Rg3+ (24. cxd5 Rxd5 25.
Rg3+ Kf7 26. Qe4 Rf5 $17) 24... Bg7 (24... Kf7 $2 25. Qd3 f5 26. cxd5 Rxd5 27.
Qe2 $16) 25. cxd5 exd5 {Black still has an excellent position, but he has
already had to part with his compact pawn structure and allow his opponent
some counterattack.} (25... Qxd5 $2 26. Qxf6 $14) 26. Qd1 h4 27. Rh3 (27. Rg4
Re4 28. Rxh4 f5 29. Rh3 d4 $15) 27... d4 $1 28. Rff3 (28. Rxh4 d3 29. Rf2 Re4
$15) (28. Bxd4 Qc4 29. Rd3 f5 30. b3 Qd5 $19) 28... Qe4 {The centralized black
forces together with advancing the d-pawn represent a huge problem for White.
It seems unlikely, that counterpaly can be of sufficient strength.} 29. f5 (29.
Rxh4 d3 30. Rhh3 (30. Re3 d2 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qb3+ (32. Bf2 Rc4) 32... Kh8 33.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Qh3+ Kg6 35. g4 Kf7 36. Qb3+ Kf8 37. Bc5+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39.
Qd5+ Kc8 $19) 30... d2 31. Re3 Qxf4 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Qb3+ Kh8 34. Rd3 Bh6 $17
) 29... Re5 30. Bf2 (30. Rd3 Bf8 31. Qh5 Qxf5 32. Qxh4 Re4 $17) 30... Qe2 31.
Qb3+ Kh8 32. Rxh4 $2 {A serious blunder with a slightly unusual geometrical
motif. The rook on h4 is not safe at all.} (32. Bg1 Qe4 33. Qb6 Rc8 34. Rd3 Rc1
35. Rhf3 h6 $19) 32... Qe1+ $1 (32... Qe1+ $1 33. Bg1 Qxh4 $19) (32... Qxf2 $4
33. Rxh7+ $18) 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 {"I used ti play this system a
lot in nineties, but then I switched to other set-ups. I think last time I
played 4.Nf3 and 5.Be2 about 10 years ago, therefore I wasn't sure about my
knowledge here" (Shirov). Indeed, Alexey played it last time in 1998.} Nd7 6.
O-O Rc8 {A very rare move and most likely not the best. The usual continuation
is 6...Ne7.} 7. b3 h6 8. c4 Bb4 {A novelty. Previously Black tried other moves,
but without success either.} 9. Ba3 Qa5 {#} 10. Bb2 $1 {A nice trick. It turns
out that the queen is misplaced on a5 and thanks to the maneuver 9.Ba3 and 10.
Bb2 White in fact won a tempo instead of losing one!} Qd8 11. Na3 Ne7 12. Nc2
Bxc2 13. Qxc2 O-O 14. Bd3 {White has the space advantage and the bishop pair.
"I think I got an opening advantage" (Shirov)} f6 15. a3 Ba5 16. Qe2 fxe5 17.
dxe5 Bb6 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nf5 20. Bc3 a5 21. Rac1 Nc5 22. Bc2 {# Black's
position is worse than it looks, since it is difficult for him to do something
against White's plan to advance the kingside pawn's majority. Notice that
black knights don't have good safe squares.} a4 ({Shirov said after the game
that the best chance for Black could have been to sac a pawn with} 22... Ne4
23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 {but White is still better. He will place the rook on
d1 and at some moment White can prepare Rd1-d6, with or without playing g2-g4
first.}) 23. b4 Nb3 24. Rcd1 Qh4 {Kamsky's second sortie in this game with the
queen is dubious again. On the other hand as mentioned above his position is
very unpleasant anyway.} ({Nevertheless preferable was something like} 24... d4
{(with the idea 25...c5)} 25. c5 Qe7 (25... Ne7 26. Bxb3 axb3 27. Rxd4 Nd5 28.
Qc4) 26. Bb2 Rcd8) 25. f4 Qe7 {#} 26. g4 $1 Nh4 27. Be1 Rc7 28. Qd3 {Now it is
over. On top of all Kamsky was in severe time trouble.} g5 (28... g6 29. Bxh4
Qxh4 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qxe6 {changes nothing}) 29. Bxh4 gxh4 30. Qg6+ Qg7 31.
Qxe6+ Kh8 32. g5 Re7 33. Qg4 hxg5 34. fxg5 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Nf4 {
# In his practice Radjabov has already played this sideline against the
Caro-Kann. White's main idea is to exchange at some point on g6 and remain
with the bishop pair.} Nbd7 ({Kamsky decided to avoid} 7... e5 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9.
dxe5 Qa5+ ({The endgame} 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Ng4 11. Ne4 {is slightly better
for White}) 10. Bd2 Qxe5+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 Nbd7 {In this type of
position White can try for a long time to play for a win without any risk. The
bishop pair secures him a slight plus. Nevertheless Radjabov made two draws
here:} 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Rad1 Nb6 15. Rfe1 (15. Bc1 Bd6 16. Rfe1 Kc7 17. h3
Rhe8 18. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2735)-Anand,V (2799)/Morelia/Linares 2008})
15... Bd6 16. Nf1 Kc7 17. g3 Ne4 18. Bc1 Bc5 19. Bf4+ Bd6 20. Bc1 Bc5 21. Ne3
Nd5 22. Bd3 Nxe3 23. Bxe3 Bxe3 24. Bxe4 Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2761)-Leko,P
(2751)/Nice 2009}) 8. Bc4 Nb6 ({In case of} 8... e6 {Black must reckon with} 9.
h4) ({In the game Popovic,P (2483)-Nisipeanu,L (2611)/France 2000 Black was
doing great after} 8... Qc7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 e6 11. Qf3 O-O-O 12. c3 Bd6 13.
h3 Nbd5 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Rd1 Nf4 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 g5) 9. Bb3 Qd7 {
A new move. Black wants to attack quickly the pawn d4, but on the other hand
the answer c2-c3 is a part of White's plan anyway.} 10. O-O Rd8 11. c3 Nbd5 12.
Nd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 g6 14. Bg5 Bg7 15. Rfe1 h6 {It is not clear whether Black
really needs this move.} 16. Bd2 O-O 17. Rad1 b5 {Designed to strengthen the
position of the knight d5.} 18. h3 Qc7 19. a4 a6 20. Qc2 e6 21. Qc1 {#} h5 ({If
} 21... Kh7 {then Black must always be ready against the advance of opponent's
h-pawn. White can also start with} 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 {creating the threat
24.Bxh6 Bxh6 25.Rh4.}) 22. Nf1 {Radjabov spotted a new weakness in Black's
position - square g5. His plan now is to transfer the knight to f3.} c5 {
After this the position is very close to equal, but as Radjabov said after the
game: "equal positions can also be played on".} 23. axb5 axb5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25.
Nh2 Nb6 26. Be3 Qc7 27. Nf3 Nc4 28. Bd4 Rd5 {It was not really necessary to
place the rook here. However, Kamsky's main problem was the time: the US GM
already had less than 10 minutes before reaching move 40.} (28... Nd5 29. Bxg7
Kxg7 {is just equal}) 29. Ba2 {White's plan now is b3 and c4.} Ra8 30. Qb1 {#}
Re8 $2 {A bad mistake. It was not too late to finally retreat the rook from d5
and unpin the knight c4.} (30... Rdd8 {is still equal, since now} 31. b3 Nd6
32. c4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Nd7 {is fine for Black}) 31. b3 Na3 ({After} 31... Nd6 32.
c4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Rf5 {White wins anyway:} 34. Bb6 Qb8 35. Nd4 Rf4 36. Nc6) 32.
Qb2 Ra8 33. c4 bxc4 34. bxc4 Rf5 35. Nh4 {# Now it's over. The rook cannot
leave the f-file because knight f6 needs protection.} Rf4 (35... Rfa5 36. Bb6)
36. Be5 Nxc4 37. Qc1 Qc5 (37... Qb6 38. Qxf4 Nxe5 39. Bxe6 $1 Qxe6 40. Rxe5 {
is also hopeless}) 38. Qxf4 Nxe5 39. Bxe6 $1 ({Not} 39. Rxe5 $2 Qc2 {and the
e6-pawn stays alive}) 39... Ra5 (39... fxe6 40. Qxe5) 40. Bb3 Rb5 41. Nf3 Nxf3+
42. Qxf3 Qc7 43. Qd3 Rb8 44. Rc1 Qb7 45. Rb1 Qa7 46. Qd6 Kh7 47. Ra1 Qb7 48.
Bxf7 Rf8 49. Re7 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 {Sometimes with the white pieces
Kamsky starts the game without any ambitions for the opening advantage. We
witness such a case.} Qb6 6. Qb3 {Both sides would are happy to exchange
queens, but only if it would open the a-file for their own rook.} c4 7. Qc2 ({
After} 7. Qxb6 axb6 {Black has a pleasant endgame thanks to the plan to
advance the b-pawn to b4.}) 7... Bf5 {A standard developing move - White
cannot take the bishop in view of 8...Qxb2 and the rook a1 is gone.} 8. Qc1 h6
{Another standard move - Black defends against a possible Nf3-h4 by making
square h7 available for the bishop.} 9. Be2 e6 10. h3 Qd8 11. b3 {A logical
novelty. White needs more space on the queenside and is ready to exchange some
pawns.} b5 12. bxc4 bxc4 {#} 13. Bd1 Qa5 $1 (13... Bd6 {is strongly met with}
14. Ba4 $1 Rc8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 {and Black loses material.}) 14. Bc2 Ne4
15. O-O g5 16. Bh2 Bd6 17. Re1 Bxh2+ 18. Nxh2 Nd6 19. f3 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 f5 21.
Nd2 Kd7 22. e4 Rab8 23. Nhf1 {The position is about equal.} Qa3 (23... Rb6 {
was preferable}) 24. Rab1 Rhf8 25. Ng3 {#} Nb5 {The start of the wrong plan to
bring the knight to a3.} (25... fxe4 26. fxe4 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Qxg3 {is far from
clear after both} 28. Nf1 {or 28.Qa4+}) ({Again stronger is} 25... Rb6 {
with a double-edged position}) 26. Ne2 Qa5 27. Qc1 Na3 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 {# The
knight on a3 is completely misplaced and now White opens the other wing.} 29.
exd5 exd5 30. f4 $1 {Now Black is in troubles.} Qa4 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Nf3 f4 ({
The alternative} 32... g4 33. hxg4 fxg4 34. Ne5+ Nxe5 35. dxe5 Rb1 36. Qd2
Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 {had its drawbacks as well: the black king is too exposed.}) 33.
Rf1 ({Not a bad move, but instead of it Kamsky had a powerful knight sacrifice:
} 33. Nxf4 gxf4 ({The point is that after} 33... Rb1 {White has} 34. Ne6 $1
Rxc1 35. Nc5+ Kc7 36. Nxa4) 34. Qxf4 {with dangerous attack for White}) 33...
Re8 34. Qd2 Qc2 35. Qxc2 Nxc2 36. Kf2 Ne3 ({Better is} 36... g4 {and only after
} 37. hxg4 {to play} Ne3) 37. Rb1 g4 38. Nh4 Re4 39. Ng6 {Black loses a pawn
in all variations.} g3+ 40. Kf3 Nxg2 41. Ngxf4 Nxf4 42. Nxf4 Ne7 43. Kxg3 Kc6
44. Kf3 Nf5 {# White is a pawn up and has two possibilities to convert his
advantage. After the simple 45.Ng6 it is clear that Black has to struggle a
lot. However, Kamsky finds an elegant combination.} 45. Nxd5 $1 Kxd5 46. Rb5+
Ke6 {Black must keep square d6 free for the future fork} (46... Kc6 47. Rc5+)
47. d5+ (47. Kxe4 $2 Nd6+) 47... Kf6 (47... Kd6 $2 48. Kxe4) (47... Ke5 48. d6+
Ke6 49. Rxf5 $1 Kxf5 50. d7 {and White queens.}) 48. Kxe4 Nd6+ 49. Kd4 Nxb5+
50. Kxc4 Nd6+ {#} 51. Kd4 $2 ({After having analyzed the position in his hotel
room, Kamsky found the solution:} 51. Kc5 Ne4+ 52. Kb4 $3 {A study like move
designed to provoke the advance of the opponent's a-pawn.} (52. Kd4 Ng5 53. c4
Nxh3 54. Kc5 Ng5 55. Kb5 Ke5 {is a draw}) (52. Kc6 Nxc3 53. d6 (53. h4 Nxa2)
53... Ke6 54. a3 (54. a4 Nd5 55. a5 Nb4+ $11) (54. d7 Ke7 55. h4 Kd8 56. h5 Ne4
57. h6 Ng5 58. a4 Nh7 59. a5 Ng5 60. a6 Nh7 61. Kd6 Ng5 $11) 54... Nd5 55. h4
Nb6 56. h5 Nc4) 52... a5+ (52... Ke5 53. c4 Kd6 54. h4 Nf6 55. Kb5 {wins}) 53.
Kc4 $1 Nd6+ ({or} 53... Ke5 54. h4 Nf6 55. a4 Kd6 56. Kb5 Nxd5 57. c4 Nf4 58.
Kb6 Kd7 59. c5) 54. Kc5 Ne4+ 55. Kc6 Nxc3 56. d6 Ke6 57. a3 $1 {It is
important to take control over square b4!} Nd5 58. h4 Nf6 59. h5 {and White
wins.}) 51... Nb5+ 52. Kd3 ({White could still return to the winning path:} 52.
Kc4 Nd6+ 53. Kc5) 52... Ke5 53. c4 Nd6 54. h4 (54. c5 Ne4 $11) 54... Nf5 55. h5
Kd6 {# In spite of having three passed pawns for the knight, White cannot make
much progress, since 56.Ke4 runs into a check on g3.} 56. Kc3 Kc5 57. Kb3 Nh6
58. Ka4 Kxc4 59. d6 Kc5 ({Draw agreed in view of} 59... Kc5 60. d7 Nf7 61. Ka5
Kc6 62. Ka6 Kxd7 63. Kxa7 Kc7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 a5 8. Be2 Na6
9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Nb4 {As it often happens in the Slav, Black has a slightly
passive, but very solid position.} 11. Na2 Na6 12. Rac1 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3
Ne4 15. Nc3 Nxg3 (15... h5 16. cxd5 exd5 {favours White:} 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2
h4 19. Be5 {and Black is left with a lot of weaknesses.}) 16. hxg3 Bf6 17. Ne5
Bg7 {#} 18. f4 {White is slightly better thanks to the kingside initiative.}
Nb4 19. Rf2 Bd7 20. Na2 Nxa2 21. Qxa2 Be8 22. Qb3 Rb8 23. Bg4 Qe7 24. Qb6 Qd8
25. Qb3 Qe7 26. Nd3 f5 27. Bf3 g4 28. Be2 h5 29. Rff1 Rf6 30. Kf2 Rh6 31. Rh1
Bf6 32. Qb6 Qd8 {# "I am not sure that exchanging queens was the correct plan"
(Ivanchuk) White's problem is that in the arising endgame the only way to make
progress is connected with the advance b2-b4, but after that Black has a clear
plan to hold the position.} 33. Qxd8 Bxd8 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Bd3 Rf6 36. Rc2 Ra8
37. Rb1 Bc7 38. b4 axb4 39. Rxb4 Bxe5 40. fxe5 Rf7 41. c5 Rc7 42. Ke2 Kf8 43.
Rcb2 Ra7 44. Kd2 Ke7 45. Kc3 Kd8 46. Bc2 Rh7 47. Rb1 Kc7 48. Rh1 Rh8 49. Rb6
Bf7 50. Kb4 Rha8 {# "I missed this defensive set-up" (Ivanchuk). Now it
becomes clear that White cannot break through.} 51. Ra1 Ra5 52. Bb3 R8a7 53.
Ra2 Ra8 54. Ra1 R8a7 55. Rf1 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 {By such move order White avoids the Petrov Defense.} Nf6 3. d3
c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. exd5 cxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nc3 Bc7 10. Nb5
Bb6 11. Re1 a6 12. Nc3 Qd6 13. Bh4 O-O {# Black got a great position out of
the opening.} 14. Bxf6 {Kamsky breaks opponent structure, hoping to use its
drawbacks in the future.} gxf6 15. Qd2 Kg7 (15... Kh8 {runs into unpleasant
answer} 16. Qh6) 16. Ne2 Qb4 {The exchange of queens will clearly favour Black,
who won't have to worry about his weakened pawn structure any longer.} (16...
Rg8 {was a good alternative.}) 17. c3 (17. Qxb4 Nxb4 {offers Black advantage
in endgame.}) 17... Qg4 18. d4 Rad8 19. h3 Qg6 20. Ng3 e4 {Provoking this
advance is an achievement for White.} 21. Nh4 Qg5 {#} 22. Nhf5+ {Kamsky sets a
trap!} Kh8 $1 {Avoiding the trap.} ({After} 22... Kg6 {White plays} 23. f4 $1
exf3 24. Qf2 $1 {and the bishop comes to c2, with an attack for White.}) (22...
Bxf5 23. Qxg5+ fxg5 24. Nxf5+ Kg6 25. g4 {is obviously in White's favour.}) 23.
Qxg5 fxg5 24. f3 $1 {Now thanks to the strong knight on f5 White's chances are
not worse.} exf3 25. gxf3 Na5 26. Kf2 Nxb3 27. axb3 Bc7 28. h4 Rg8 ({Deserved
attention} 28... gxh4 29. Nxh4 Rg8) 29. h5 g4 30. Nh6 Rg7 31. fxg4 Bxg4 32. Re7
Bxg3+ {# Gelfand made this move and offered a draw, which Kamsky being short
on time rightly accepted. After} (32... Bxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Bxh5+ 34. Kh4 Bg6 35.
Rxb7 f6 36. Rb6 Re8 {the position is completely unclear.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 cxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15.
a4 Nb6 16. Rd1 Nxa4 17. Bxa4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Nd7 19. Qe2 a5 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Ra3
Qc7 22. c4 Rfc8 23. Rc3 Na4 24. Ra3 Nb6 25. h4 f5 26. h5 Bg5 27. Rc3 Na4 28.
Rh3 Rab8 29. b3 Nc5 30. Ba3 Bxd2 31. Bxc5 Qxc5 32. Qxd2 f4 33. Ra1 Rb4 34. Qd1
h6 35. Rc3 Rf8 36. Qd3 Kh8 37. Rc2 Qb6 38. Ra3 e4 39. Qxe4 Rxb3 40. Qe7 Rg8 41.
Rxb3 Qxb3 42. Rc1 Qa3 43. Re1 a4 44. Re6 Qd3 45. Qxd6 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Qxh5+ 47.
Kg1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Rad8 18. Re1 Rd4 19. h4 Rd5 20. Bd3 Ra5
21. Qc3 Rxa2 22. Kb1 Qa5 23. Qxa5 Rxa5 24. b3 Rc8 25. Kb2 Rc7 26. Re3 Kg7 27.
Rhe1 Kf6 28. g3 h5 29. Re4 g5 30. R1e3 Rc5 31. hxg5+ Rxg5 32. f4 Rg8 33. Re5
Rh8 34. Rc5 h4 35. gxh4 Rxh4 36. Re4 Bd5 37. Rd4 Rd7 38. Kc3 Ke7 39. Bc4 Rh3+
40. Kb2 Rh5 41. Ra5 Kd8 42. Bd3 Ke8 43. f5 f6 44. c4 Bg2 45. Rxd7 Kxd7 46.
Rxa7+ Kd6 47. Rf7 Ke5 48. Kc3 Rh3 49. Re7+ Kf4 50. Kd2 c5 51. Re6 Kg5 52. Bc2
Bf3 53. Rd6 Rh2+ 54. Kc3 Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Amanov, Mesgen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Na4 Qc7 7. Bd2 Nc6 8.
Rc1 e6 9. e3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. a3 Ne4 14. Nc5 Nxd2 15.
Nxd2 Qg5 16. g3 a5 17. b5 Nb8 18. O-O Nd7 19. Na4 Qd8 20. Rc3 Nb6 21. Rfc1 Nxa4
22. Qxa4 f5 23. Nf3 Bd7 24. Ne5 Be8 25. Be2 g5 26. f4 Kh8 27. Qc2 Rg8 28. a4
Qe7 29. Qd3 Qd8 30. Qc2 Qe7 31. Qd1 Rd8 32. Bh5 gxf4 33. exf4 Bxe5 34. fxe5 f4
35. Bxe8 Rdxe8 36. Qh5 Qb4 37. Rd3 fxg3 38. hxg3 Ref8 39. Qh6 Rg6 40. Qe3 Qxa4
41. b6 Qa2 42. Rdc3 Qb2 43. Rc8 Rfg8 44. Rxg8+ Rxg8 45. Kh1 Qxb6 46. Qh6 Qd8
47. Qxe6 a4 48. Qh3 a3 49. e6 Qf6 50. Rc7 Qf3+ 51. Kh2 Qe2+ 52. Kg1 Qe4 53. Kh2
a2 54. Qf1 Qxe6 55. Rxb7 a1=Q 56. Qxa1 Qe2+ 57. Kh3 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Bf4 c6 14. Bc1 Bb4
15. Bb2 Qe7 16. e3 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Ne4 18. Rc1 Bb7 19. Red1 f5 20. Ne1 Ndf6 21.
Nd3 Ng4 22. Re1 Bd6 23. h3 Ngxf2 24. Nxf2 Bxg3 25. Ncxe4 fxe4 26. Qe2 a5 27.
Qg4 Bc7 28. Qh5 Rf8 29. Rf1 g6 30. Qh6 Ba6 31. Rxc6 Bxf1 32. Ba3 Qf7 33. Bxf8
Rxf8 34. Ng4 Bxg2 35. Nf6+ Qxf6 36. Rxf6 Rxf6 37. Kxg2 Rf5 38. Qh4 Bd6 39. Qd8+
Bf8 40. Qxb6 Bb4 41. Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. c3 d6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. dxc5
d5 9. Nbd2 a5 10. a4 Nd7 11. Nb3 Ndb8 12. Nbd4 e5 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Bh2 Be6 15.
Bb5 f6 16. Rb1 Qc8 17. b4 Rd8 18. O-O Bf5 19. Rb2 axb4 20. cxb4 d4 21. Bxc6
Qxc6 22. exd4 Be4 23. b5 Qd5 24. Re1 Bf8 25. c6 bxc6 26. b6 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Qxf3
28. gxf3 Rxd4 29. f4 exf4 30. b7 Rb8 31. a5 Ra4 32. a6 g5 33. Rb6 1-0

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 {This mix of the Slav with the Gruenfeld
defence is part of Kamsky's repertoire.} 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bd2 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O a6 {An extremely rare move. Black prepares 10...dxc4 with the
following 11...b5 and 12...c5.} ({The main line is} 9... b6 {1/2-1/2 Andruet,G
(2400)-Roos,L (2410)/Ales 1984/EXT 2004/[Primel,D] (43)}) (9... c5 {1/2-1/2
Damljanovic,B (2535)-Kozul,Z (2575)/Kladovo 1990/CBM 017/[Ftacnik] (61)}) (9...
a5 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G (2735)-Ljubojevic,L (2620)/Brussels 1987/CBM 002/
[Nikitin,A] (15)}) (9... Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,M-Nenarokov,V/Moscow 1927/
URS-ch/[Chekhov] (36)}) (9... dxc4) 10. Rac1 {I decided to place my rooks on
c1 and d1, getting ready for the opening of the centre.} dxc4 11. Qxc4 {
My idea was to prevent b5, but I completely missed Black's reply.} ({Otherwise
I would have played} 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 $14) 11... e5 $1 ({In the only
preceding game Black played} 11... Nd5 {, which is not enough for equality.}
12. Rfd1 N5b6 13. Qb3 e5 14. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Golombek,H-Menchik,V/Margate 1938/
HCL (35)}) 12. Bb1 ({After} 12. dxe5 $6 Ng4 $1 {A move which is easy to miss.}
13. Be2 (13. Qxg4 Nxe5 14. Qg3 Nxd3 $15) 13... Ndxe5 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Qxb7 Rb8
16. Qxa6 Rxb2 {Black obtains the initiative.}) 12... exd4 ({Also} 12... Nb6 {
leads to equality after} 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. dxe5 Nfd7 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nxe5
17. Qe2 Nec4 18. Be1 a5 19. Bd3 Ne5 20. Bb1 $11) 13. Qxd4 $1 ({In the event of
} 13. Nxd4 $6 {Black gets the e5-square for the knight.} Ne5 14. Qe2 c5 $15)
13... Nb6 $1 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Gd2a5,Gd2c3] Activating the
dark-squared bishop.} Re8 16. Rfd1 (16. h3 $5 {preventing B g4 was also
possible.}) 16... a5 {Black grabs some space on the queenside and prevents Ba5.
} ({The computer's} 16... Na4 17. b3 Nb2 18. Re1 Bg4 {is too risky as the
knight on b2 may not find a way out.} 19. Nfd4 {[%csl Rb2]}) 17. Bc3 Bg4 18.
Bd4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nfd5 {When I reached this position, I saw on Gata's face
that he was happy as he had managed to create weaknesses in my position and to
exchange one of my bishops and he made his next few moves rather quickly.} 20.
a3 $1 {I found this strong idea after spending a good 10-15 minutes. My idea
is to activate the light-squared bishop and create pressure on the centre.}
Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Kf8 22. Ba2 Red8 23. Rcd1 Rd7 24. Ng3 $1 {[%cal Gg3e4,Ge4c5]
Suddenly this knight is getting very active. Now it was Gata's time to
evaluate the consequences of his quick play. It's getting clear that he cannot
deal with White's pressure.} Nf6 ({In the event of} 24... f5 {White undoubles
his pawns and obtains a slight edge.} 25. e4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Nf6 27. Rxd7 Nfxd7
28. f4 $14 {[%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e3]}) 25. Rxd7 Nfxd7 26. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d6,Ge4g5] So}
f5 27. Ng5 $1 ({In the event of} 27. Nd6 $6 {Black equalises by means of} Nc5
$11) 27... Kg7 {[%cal Gg5e6]} ({If} 27... h6 {, I would play} 28. Nf7 (28. Ne6+
Ke7 $11) 28... Ke7 (28... Kg7 29. Kg2 Nc5 30. Nd6 $14) 29. Nxh6 Ne5 30. f4 Nec4
31. Rc1 $1 Nxb2 32. Nf7 $1 $14) 28. Rd6 $1 {On the next day Gata told me how
he should have played here, but somehow I don't remember it and don't see a
clear way to neutralise White's pressure.} Re8 ({Probably} 28... Rb8 {was the
lesser of the evils with the idea of meeting} 29. Ne6+ $6 {with} Kf6 {[%cal
Gf6e7] and the b7-pawn is protected.}) 29. Ne6+ Kh8 30. Kg2 $1 $16 {White is
clearly better now. All his pieces are clearly superior to their counterparts
and so White can slowly improve his position.} Ne5 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 31. Rd4 $1 {
[%csl Rc4] White covers the weak c4-square.} Nc8 $2 {A decisive mistake in the
mutual time trouble.} (31... Nec4 32. Nc5 $1 Nxb2 33. Nxb7 $16) (31... Nbc4 $2
32. f4 $18) 32. h3 $2 {Returning the favour.} ({White wins easily with} 32. Nc7
$1 Rf8 33. f4 c5 (33... Ng4 34. Ne6 $1 Re8 35. Rd7 $18) (33... Nf7 34. Bxf7
Rxf7 35. Rd8+ $18) 34. Rd5 $18) 32... Nf7 33. h4 $1 {This idea of opening of
the h-file turned out to be very annoying, especially in time trouble.} b6 34.
h5 gxh5 {A sad necessity. Now all kingside pawns will be weak.} ({After} 34...
Ncd6 {White can win at least a pawn by means of} 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Ng5 $1 Re7 (
36... Kg7 $2 37. Bxf7 Nxf7 38. Rd7 $18) 37. Nxf7+ Nxf7 38. Bxf7 Rxf7 39. Rd6
$18) 35. Rh4 Ncd6 36. Rxh5 $16 {White obtained a huge advantage. All my pieces
are more active, while Black has weak pawns.} c5 {[%cal Gc5c4] An attempt to
close down my bishop.} (36... Ne5 $5 37. Ng5 Re7 38. Rh6 Ng6 39. Kg3 $16) 37.
Bd5 (37. f4 $1 {[%csl Rf7] would be even more precise, restricting the
f7-knight since} c4 {is strongly met by means of} 38. Nd4 $18) 37... Re7 (37...
Rg8+ {would be the lesser of the evils.} 38. Kf1 Ne5 39. Ng5 Rg7 40. b3 c4 41.
bxc4 Nexc4 42. a4 $16) 38. Rh1 {[%cal Gh1d1]} (38. f4 $5 {[%csl Rf7]}) 38... h6
({Once again} 38... Ne5 {was a better defence trying to create at least some
counterplay.}) 39. f4 $1 {[%csl Rf7] Finally.} Ne8 $6 40. Kf3 $6 (40. Ng5 $1
$18 {wins a pawn.}) 40... Nf6 41. Ba2 h5 42. Ke2 Nd6 43. Rd1 Nde4 $6 (43...
Nfe8 $16 {was a better defence, but Black's position would remain very
difficult.}) 44. f3 {Inviting the knight to g3, where it will be out of play.}
Ng3+ 45. Kf2 h4 46. a4 $1 $18 {Fixing the queenside. Now Black is paralysed.}
Ngh5 47. Bc4 Rd7 48. Rxd7 Nxd7 49. Kg2 {The king picks up the h-pawn. Black is
helpless.} Ng7 50. Nc7 $1 {Leaving Black with a bad knight on g7.  This was
too much for Kamsky. So he resigned. Needless to say that I was very happy to
win this game as it's not easy to beat Gata on his territory.} 1-0

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. f3 Rc8 14. O-O-O a6 15.
Kb1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bf2 Bxf2 18. Qxf2 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 d5 21.
exd5 Nxd5 22. Bd3 Qe7 23. Rhe1 Rfd8 24. g3 Rb8 25. f4 Bc6 26. Rxe5 Qf8 27. Qe2
Qc5 28. Rc1 Qb6 29. a4 Nb4 30. Bc4 Bd5 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Rd1 Qc6 33. Qe4 f5 34.
Qh1 1-0

[Event "World op 37th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2009.07.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2009.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. h3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. Nb3 b6 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Qc1 Rbe8 14. Bf4 Qc8 15.
Bh6 e6 16. Qg5 Qc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Ne5 Nh5 19. Ng4 Qf4 20. Qxf4 Nxf4 21. Bf1
g5 22. Re3 Ne7 23. g3 Nfg6 24. Bd3 Nc8 25. Rae1 Nd6 26. Nd2 Bc8 27. Ne5 Ne7 28.
Kh2 h6 29. R3e2 Rh8 30. Ng4 Bd7 31. Ne3 Bb5 32. Bxb5 Nxb5 33. Kg2 Nd6 34. f3
Ng6 35. Kf2 b5 36. Ng2 Rc8 37. Rh1 a5 38. Nb3 b4 39. Nc5 Nb5 40. Rc1 Rc6 41.
Rd2 Rhc8 42. h4 e5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Ne3 Ne7 45. a3 bxc3 46. bxc3 Nxa3 47. Rb2
Nc4 48. Nxc4 dxc4 49. Rb5 Rh6 50. dxe5 Rh2+ 51. Ke3 Rd8 52. g4 Rdd2 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bonnaire, Ulrich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2208"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qe2
Nf6 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. h3 Be6 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nd2
exf4 16. Rxf4 g6 17. Qf2 Nh5 18. Rh4 Qf6 19. Rf1 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Kg7 21. Be2 Nf6
22. Rhf4 Nd7 23. g4 Nde5 24. Rg2 Rc7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne7 27. c4 bxc4 28.
Nxc4 Nxd5 29. Rd4 Nxc4 30. Bxc4 Ne3 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Uwira, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2259"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Na4 Rac8 14. e3 h6 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qh5 Kg7 17. Rfc1 Qb4 18. Bh3 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bf5 Be7 21.
Qg4+ Kh8 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6 Qd6 24. Qh3 Kh7 25. Nc3 Qe5 26. Ne2 Bc5 27.
Qd7+ Kg8 28. Nf4 Rfd8 29. Qg4+ Qg5 30. Qe6+ Kh7 31. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zude, Erik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 Nfd7 12. Be4 Ra7 13. Nd4 Nxc5 14. Bf3 Rd7
15. Qe2 Rd6 16. b4 Ne6 17. Ne4 Rxd4 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Qd1 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Bxa1
21. Bf4 Bg7 22. Bxb8 Bb7 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jovanovic, Zoran2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bh4 e6
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bb5 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 Re8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O Nc6 15.
Re1 Qd7 16. h3 c4 17. Bc2 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Qd2 Rad8 21. Qf4
Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Qd6 24. Qh4 Ne5 25. Re1 Re8 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. f4
Qe7 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. a3 a5 31. Bd5 b4 32. Rxe7 Kxe7 33. axb4 axb4
34. cxb4 Bxb2 35. Bxc4 f6 36. g4 g5 37. Kf3 Bc1 38. f5 Ba3 39. b5 Bc5 40. Ke4
Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 d6 8. Rb1
O-O 9. b4 Nbd7 10. d3 Rc8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 d5 13. Nh4 e6 14. Nb5 g5 15. Nf3
dxc4 16. Nd6 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 cxd3 18. Nxc8 dxe2 19. Qxe2 Qxc8 20. Rbc1 Nd5 21.
Bg2 Qd8 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Rc4 Qf6 24. h4 gxh4 25. Rxh4 Rd8 26. Rd1 Qb2 27. Rg4
Kf8 28. Bf3 Qf6 29. Be1 Rd7 30. Kg2 Qd8 31. Rc4 Qg5 32. a4 Qd8 33. a5 Kg8 34.
axb6 axb6 35. Rb1 Ne7 36. Rd1 Nd5 37. Rg4 Nf6 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Rb4 Nd5 40. Rh4
Ne7 41. Rb4 Nd5 42. Rc4 Nd3 43. Bd2 Ne5 44. Rh4 Ng6 45. Rh1 Qd8 46. Be4 Qf6 47.
Bxd5 exd5 48. Qh5 Nf8 49. Qxd5 Ne6 50. Be3 Qb2 51. Qa8+ Nf8 52. Bxh6 Bxh6 53.
Rxh6 Kg7 54. Rh5 Ng6 55. Qd5 Qf6 56. Rf5 Qe7 57. Qd4+ Kg8 58. Rd5 Qb7 59. Kg1
Qc6 60. Rd6 Qc1+ 61. Kg2 b5 62. Rd8+ Kh7 63. Qd5 Qc7 64. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 g6 7. a5 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O
9. O-O Ne8 10. h3 Nd6 11. e4 f6 12. Re1 Nb5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qa4 Nd7 15. Nd2 Nd6
16. d5 Bf7 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Rc8 19. Qb4 Rc7 20. Red1 Qc8 21. Qxe7 c5 22.
Qd6 Ne5 23. Bf4 Re8 24. Qb6 g5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Rac1 c4 27. f4 gxf4 28. gxf4
Rh5 29. Qe3 Qd8 30. Ne2 Rh6 31. Nd4 Bf8 32. Kh1 Rc8 33. Ne6 Qxa5 34. f5 Bxe6
35. fxe6 Qc7 36. d6 Bxd6 37. Qxh6 Bf4 38. Qxf6 Rf8 39. Qh4 Bxc1 40. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. e3 Bf5
9. Nh4 Bc8 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Nf3 Bf5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qb3 Qc8 14. Rfd1 Re8 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. g4 Be6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bg3 e5 20. f4 exd4 21. exd4
g5 22. fxg5 e5 23. Qc2 exd4 24. Bd3 Nf8 25. Kg2 Re3 26. Bf4 Qe6 27. Bxe3 dxe3
28. Rf1 Re8 29. Rae1 Ng6 30. Bf5 Nh4+ 31. Kg3 Nxf5+ 32. gxf5 Qe5+ 33. Kg2 Qxb2
34. Qxb2 Bxb2 35. Kf3 Bc3 36. Rxe3 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8.
Bg2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14.
Bh6 Rd8 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bxc8 Rdxc8 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. Rd1 Bc5 19. Rd7 Rc8 20.
a4 a6 21. Kg2 f6 22. Kf3 Bb4 23. Be3 Rc3 24. Rd3 Rc2 25. a5 Kf7 26. Bb6 Rc3 27.
Rxc3 Bxc3 28. Ke4 Ke6 29. Kd3 Be1 30. Kc4 h5 31. f3 Kd6 32. Bc5+ Ke6 33. Bb6
Kd6 34. Bc5+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3 e6
{Kamsky does not want to start the theoretical discussion about opening of the
centre with the immediate swap on c4. Black can try to complete development
first as his position is very compact.} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 (9... Ne8 10. Be2
Nd6 11. Rd1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd7 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Bd2 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 e5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A (2572)-Movsesian,S (2666)/Austria 2001 (21)}
) 10. Be2 Bf5 (10... Nbd7 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qe8 15.
Ng5 e5 16. Bf3 c5 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Nce4 c4 19. Qa3 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qe6 $11 {
0-1 Gritsak,O (2550)-Miroshnichenko,E (2483)/Polanica Zdroj 1999 (39)}) (10...
c5 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. a3 Qc7 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Bd2 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qb3 Rb8 17.
Nb5 Nc6 18. Qxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxc7 $16 {1/2-1/2 Khruschiov,A (2499)-Gabrielian,A 
(2486)/Cheliabinsk 2008 (67)}) 11. Bd2 c5 12. dxc5 Nbd7 13. Qa3 Qc8 14. b4 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Bxa1 16. Ng3 Bg7 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Qd3 $14 {0-1 Antic,D (2480)-Xie,G 
(2413)/Cammeray 2008 (18)}) 9. e4 (9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. a4 Qe7 11. Be2 b6 12. a5 b5
13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Na2 Rfc8 16. Bb4 Qd8 $11 {1-0 Glicenstein,A 
(2298)-Steimer,M (2175)/Issy les Moulineaux 2003 (27)}) 9... dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nbd7
11. Be3 Qc7 12. c5 $6 {It may still be true about White, that obtaining
advantage is tough without the help of an opponent. Jakovenko has decided for
the responsible move with the risk, that he will have to pay the price.} (12.
g3 Ng4 13. Bf4 e5 14. dxe5 Ngxe5 $11) 12... Ng4 {The game will be full of
moves that fail to meet the mark of coming close to being best. A very sound
impression is made by this logical advance in the centre.} (12... e5 $1 13. Qc4
(13. Rfe1 Ng4 14. Rad1 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nxc5 17. Qa3 Ne6 $15) 13...
Ng4 14. d5 (14. Rae1 exd4 15. Bxd4 Nde5 16. Nxe5 Be6 17. Qa4 Bxe5 18. g3 Bxd4
19. Qxd4 Rad8 $15) 14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxc5 17. Rac1 Qxc4 18.
Rxc4 f5 19. Bc2 e4 $15) 13. Bg5 $6 {White continues his play with vigour and
enthusiasm partly based on a tactical oversight in the critical position.} (13.
h3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 e5 $11) 13... e5 $1 (13... Bxd4 14. h3 Nxc5 15. Qc4 Bxf2+ 16.
Rxf2 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Qb6 18. Kg3 f5 (18... Qxb2 19. Qxc5 Qxa1 20. Bh6) 19. Bc2
Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qxc2 21. Qxc5 $16) 14. Be7 (14. h3 exd4 15. Na4 Ngf6 (15... Nge5
16. Nxd4 $14) 16. Rfe1 $11) 14... exd4 15. Na4 {Fortunatelly the retreat to
mother earth is still possible, but the blow against c5 after 15.Bd6? would
have been a nasty awakening.} (15. Bxf8 Bxf8 16. Na4 Nxc5 17. Qb6 (17. Nxc5
Bxc5 $17) 17... Qxb6 18. Nxb6 Rb8 19. Bb1 $15) (15. Bd6 $2 Nxc5 $1 16. Bxc5
dxc3 (16... Re8 17. Bb6 Qf4 18. Nd5 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Be6 20. Rad1 $15) 17. Bxf8
Be6 18. Qc2 Rxf8 19. bxc3 f5 20. Bd3 Qf4 $15) 15... Qf4 $5 (15... Re8 16. Bd6
Qd8 17. Rae1 Bf8 $11) 16. Rfe1 (16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. Rfe1 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19.
Rac1 Ba7 20. Bd3 $11) 16... Re8 $6 {[%mdl 64] The comedy of smaller and bigger
errors is in fact only beginning. Kamsky is neglecting the possibility of
grabbing the initiative with the immediate move of the knight.} (16... Nde5 $5
17. g3 (17. Bd6 d3 18. Nb6 Be6 19. Qa4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Qxa4 21. Nxa4 Rfe8 $17)
17... Qh6 18. h4 Be6 19. Qd1 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Ne5 21. Nb6 Rae8 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 $15)
17. Bd6 (17. Bg5 $1 Qc7 18. Bc2 (18. h3 Nge5 19. Nxd4 Qa5 $11) 18... Nde5 19.
Nxd4 Bd7 $14) 17... Be5 $2 {The centralisation of the bishop represents a
serious mistake, the move of the knight was still good for equality.} (17...
Nde5 18. h3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 (19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Be4 (20. Nb6 Be6 $17) 20... Qg5
$15) 19... Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Ne5 21. Nb6 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Bxh3 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. Re7
$11) 18. Bc2 $1 Re6 (18... Nxh2 19. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5 20. Nxh2 Qg5 21. Be4 $16) (
18... d3 19. Qxd3 Nxh2 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qd6 Qxd6
24. cxd6 Ng4 25. Nb6 $16) 19. h3 Nxf2 {Black have reasoned, that after the
retreats of the knight he will lose material without any compensation. In such
light the sacrifice of the knight seemed like a sensible choice.} (19... Ngf6
20. g3 Qh6 21. Nxe5 $18) (19... Nh6 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Re4 Qf6 22. Nb6 d3 (22...
Rxd6 23. cxd6 Be6 24. Qg3 $18) 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qc3 Rf5 25. Bxd3 $18) 20. Nxe5
{We have to be restrained with the question marks, but it was objectively much
better to accept the sacrifice of the knight.} (20. Kxf2 $1 b5 21. cxb6 Rxd6
22. b7 Bxb7 23. Qxb7 Rb8 24. Qc7 $16) 20... Nxe5 21. Rf1 $2 (21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22.
Bxe5 Nxh3+ 23. Qxh3 Qxe5 24. Qh4 Qe3+ 25. Kh2 Be6 $14) 21... Nf3+ $2 {The
final stage in the tragedy of inaccuracies has begun with a slightly desperate
sacrifice. Kamsky has failed to notice, that the fight is far from over and
the supporting of the knight would give him the chance to continue to mobilise
his forces. The jusfified result of the game would have been a draw.} (21...
Nxh3+ 22. Qxh3 Qg5 23. Qh2 Ng4 24. Qf4 $16) (21... Rf6 $1 22. Bxe5 (22. Nb6 Be6
$19) 22... Qxe5 23. Rxf2 Be6 24. Qa3 (24. Qxb7 $2 Rxf2 25. Qxa8+ Kg7 $19) 24...
Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Bc4 26. Nb6 d3 27. Nxa8 (27. Nxc4 Qe2+ 28. Kg3 dxc2 29. Qc3 (29.
Nd6 Qd1 30. Qb3 Qxa1 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ $11) 29... Qd1 30. b4 Re8 $11)
27... Qd4+ 28. Kg3 Qe5+ 29. Kf2 Qd4+ $11) 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Nxh3+ 24. Kh1
Re2 25. Bd1 Nf2+ $6 {Black is fighting without the piece, on top of it the
threat of Nb6 is looming. In fact the only right he had left was the choice of
how to part with the game.} (25... Rf2 26. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 27. Kg2 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 Bf5
29. Rxd4 $18) 26. Rxf2 Rxf2 27. Kg1 Rd2 28. Nb6 Ra7 29. Nc4 {Both rooks have
got curiously trapped, the game is simply over.} 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {Die Russische Partie gilt heute als sicherste Eröffnung
gegen 1.e4, wenn Schwarz einen theoretischen Ausgleich anstrebt. Weiß hat
mehrere Wege, dagegen zu kämpfen, doch nirgendswo ist ein realistischer
Eröffnungsvorteil zu sehen.} 3. d4 {Diese Variante gewann innerhalb der
letzten Jahre einiges an Popularität, doch es scheint, dass auch hier Schwarz
einen klaren Weg zum Ausgleich gefunden hat. Hauptvariante ist 3.Nxe5.} (3.
Nxe5 {ist der Hauptzug} d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 ({Sehr populär ist heute die
Variante} 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 {, wonach Schwarz am sichersten die Varianten
mit langen Rochade auswählt:} Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Ng5
Bxg5 11. Bxg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O-O {Das ist im Grunde genommen das Maximum,
welches Weiß erreichen kann - das Läuferpaar bei einer Stellung, in der die
Läufer nicht ihre volle Aktivität aufbringen können.}) 5... d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7.
O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. cxd5 Qxd5
14. Bf4 Rac8 15. Re1 Rfe8 {Das ist eine der populärsten und wichtigsten
Stellungen der modernen Schachtheorie überhaupt. Die ausanalysierten Varianten
reichen bis zu dem 40-45 Zug und führen zu technischen Endspielen, die Remis
enden. Auf dem Wege zu dieser Stellung gibt es unzählige Möglichkeiten wie für
Weiß, so auch für Schwarz.}) (3. Nc3 {wird am besten mit} Nc6 {pariert, so
dass das Spiel zum Vier-Springerspiel wechselt.}) 3... Nxe4 (3... exd4 4. e5
Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 (5... f5 6. Bc4 Bc5 7. Qxc5 $1 Nxc5 8. Bg5 Qxg5 9. Nxg5 Nc6 10.
O-O $14 {Bacrot - Morozevich (Biel, 2003)}) 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qf4 $14
{Die weiße Dame hat auf f4 einen sehr guten Feld gefunden, wo sie nicht
angegriffen werden kann. Da die Bauernstruktur völlig symmetrisch ist, hat der
jenige Vorteil, der besser platzierten Figuren hat, um Initiative zu
entwickeln. Das ist hier natürlich Weiß, weil seine Springer besser stehen.})
4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 $5 {Lange Zeit blieb diese Variante im Schatten, obwohl Weiß
großartige Ergebnisse erzielt hat. Doch heute gibt es auch hier für Schwarz
keine Schwierigkeiten mehr.} Nc5 (5... Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. Nc3 (7. h3 $6 {
lässt Schwarz sofort zum Ausgleich kommen.} Bxf3 8. Qxf3 (8. gxf3 Nc5 9. f4 Qh4
10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. Bf5+ Kb8 12. Qg4 Nd4 13. Rd1 h5 14. Qxh4 Nf3+ 15. Kf1 Nxh4
16. Bd3 Be7 $15 {Sutovsky - Motylev (Poikovsky, 2009)}) 8... Nxe5 9. Qe2 Qe7 $1
10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 O-O-O $11) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bc5 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Bh5
11. Rb1 b6 $132 {Bacrot - Wang Yue (Baku, 2008)}) (5... Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 (
7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nc6 12. Bd5 Be6 13.
Bxc6 bxc6 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Bd5 $11 {und Schwarz hatte keine
Schwierigkeiten in Radjabov - Wang Yue (Nice, 2009)}) 7... Nc6 8. Bc2 Nb4 9.
cxd5 Nxc2 10. Qxc2 Qxd5 11. Re1 $5 (11. Rd1 Qc6 12. Qxc6 bxc6 13. Be3 c5 14.
Nbd2 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Be6 16. Rdc1 Rfd8 17. Nb3 Bxb3 18. axb3 Rd5 $132 {Jakovenko
- Harikrishna (Dagomys, 2008)}) 11... Nc5 12. Bg5 $1 {Die Idee von Weiß ist es,
so schnell wie möglich die Entwicklung zu vollenden und das Zentrum zu
okkupieren.} Qd8 (12... Bxg5 $6 13. Nxg5 g6 14. Nc3 Qc4 15. b3 Bf5 16. Qc1 Qd4
17. Nf3 Qd7 18. Qh6 $16) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nc3 $14 {Sutovsky - Bologan 
(Poikovsky, 2009)}) 6. Be2 {Weiß behält den Läufer, verliert jedoch ziemlich
viel Zeit.} (6. O-O Nxd3 7. Qxd3 Be7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Nd4 O-O 10. f4 f5 11. Rd1 (
11. Nb3 Na6 12. Be3 Nc7 $132 {Navara - Kramnik (Prague, 2008)}) 11... Na6 12.
Nb3 Nc7 13. Be3 Ne6 14. Ne2 $14 {Schwarz hat sich ziemlich passiv aufgebaut,
deswegen hatte Weiß einen Vorteil in Hracek - Motylev (Dresden, 2007)}) 6...
Be7 7. O-O (7. Nc3 {Dieser Zug hat den großen Nachteil, dass der Springer auf
c3 durch die Bauern c6-d5 sehr begrenzt wird.} c6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd4 f6 10. Bf4
Ne6 11. Bg3 fxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 $11 {Guliyev - Nezar (Nancy, 2008)}
) 7... O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 (8... c6 9. Nbd2 $1 {Spielt Schwarz c6 bevor Weiß Nc3
gezogen hat, so entwickelt sich der Springer nach d2.} Nba6 10. c3 Nc7 11. Qc2
f5 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Nd4 N5e6 14. Bd3 $14 {Kobalia - Hera (Budva, 2009)}) 9.
Nc3 {Jetzt kann Schwarz kein c6 mehr spielen, deswegen steht der Springer auf
c3 gar nicht mehr so schlecht.} Be6 10. a3 {Weiß hat eine Menge Alternativen:}
(10. Qe1 Ne4 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Nbd4 Bg4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 $11 {Balogh - Grabarczyk 
(Warsaw, 2009)}) (10. Nb5 Nd7 11. Bf4 a6 12. Nbd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 c5 14. Nxe6
fxe6 15. Bg3 c4 $1 {Schwarz muss verhindern, dass Weiß selbst c4 spielt.} 16.
Bg4 Nc5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2726)-Gelfand,B (2719)/Kallithea GRE 2008/The
Week in Chess 729 (37)}) (10. Qc1 d4 $6 (10... Nd7 $1 $132) 11. Rd1 dxe3 12.
Rxd8 exf2+ 13. Kh1 Raxd8 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Qxf2 $16 {Kobalia - Kunin (Budva,
2009)}) 10... a6 (10... Qd7 11. Qe1 Ne4 {Weiß hat nichts gewonnen im Vergleich
zu der Variante 10.Qe1} 12. Rd1 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 a6 {Schwarz nimmt das Feld b5
unter Kontrolle, um die unangenehme Fesselung zu verhindern.} 14. Bc5 Rad8 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rfe1 Rd7 $11 {David - Guliyev (Metz , 2009)}) 11. Qe1 Qe8 $1 $146
{Eine Verstärkerung der Vorgängerpartie.} ({Nach} 11... Qc8 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. h3
h6 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 c6 16. b4 Nd7 17. f4 $36 {hatte Weiß gefährliche
Initiative in Bologan - Huzman (Budva, 2009)}) 12. Nd4 (12. Rd1 Rd8 13. h3 {
Analog zur Partie Bologan - Huzman} h6 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 f6 $1 $132 {
und Schwarz hat gutes Gegenspiel.}) 12... Nxd4 (12... Nxe5 {Den Bauern sollte
man nicht nehmen.} 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bf2 $1 Nxb2 15. f5 Bd7 16. Nxd5 $44 {Weiß
hat exzellente Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 13. Bxd4 Na4 {Abtauschstrategie
führt zu Vereinfachungen und dementsprechend zu völligem Ausgleich.} ({Es
verdient Betrachtung} 13... Nd7 $5 {Schwarz hat eigentlich schon ausgeglichen,
und kann auf Gegenspiel hoffen.} 14. b4 {Ansonsten kommt c5-d4.} f6 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 $132) 14. b3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 (15. Qxc3 $4 {/\Bc5} c5 $1 16.
Bxc5 Rc8 17. b4 b6 18. Bxa6 Rc7 $19) 15... f5 {Schwarz versucht nicht mal zu
kontern.} (15... c5 $5 {führt zu interessantem Spiel.} 16. f4 d4 17. Bd2 Qd7
$132) 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bd3 Bf5 {Der einfachste Weg, das Remis zu erzwingen.}
18. Bxf5 (18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 $11) 18... Qxe1 19. Raxe1 Bxc3 20. Be6+
Kh8 21. Re3 Bb2 22. Bxd5 c6 $11 23. Bf3 Bxa3 24. Rd1 Rad8 25. Red3 Rxd3 26.
Rxd3 g6 27. Rd7 Re8 28. g3 Re7 29. Bg4 Rxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 {I investigated this variation, aimed as a
complememt to the Gruenfeld, in an article published in CBM 126.} Bb4+ ({
My conclusion was that Black's most reliable continuation is} 4... exd4 {
Here is a brief sequence from my analysis, ending in the critical position.} 5.
e5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7 {This move has been almost unanimously played here, but,
despite Black's expectations, it fails to maintain the tension.} 7. Bxb4 Qxb4+
8. Qd2 {It appears that Black has to help White's development by exchanging
queens.} Qxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 Nh5 (9... Ng8 10. Nxd4 f6 {has been recommended "with
equality". This does not sound very realistic. ALL Black's pieces are on their
initial squares, while White has reasonable development and an advantage of
space.} 11. O-O-O $5 fxe5 12. Re1 d6 13. f4 {is one of the possible
continuations.}) 10. Nxd4 Nc6 {Refraining from this move allows White to
complete his development and maintain his space advantage in the centre.} 11.
Nxc6 dxc6 {An interesting position. Contemporary players are familiar with the
so-called Berlin Spanish structure, but here Black does not enjoy the pair of
bishops. However, his results have been quite acceptable in practice. One
important detail is that the far advanced e-pawn is slightly vulnerable, the
same as the squares around it. This allows Blackto play for a blockade,
sometimes leading to a draw in a position only optically better for White.
Another essential element is the fact that the black king has not lost the
right to castle yet.}) 5. Nc3 $5 $146 {According to the reports, Aronian took
his time before playing this move. Was he checking his old analysis, or did he
just produce an over the board novelty?} ({Only} 5. Bd2 {had been played so
far and I evaluated the position as +/=, on the basis of the game Portisch,L 
(2640)-Sax,G (2590)/Rio de Janeiro 1979/IZT/[Mihail Marin] (1-0, 30)}) 5...
exd4 {Further practice is needed before giving a final evaluation to this move.
} ({My provisional conclusion is that} 5... Nxe4 {is not worse than the game
continuation.} 6. Qc2 d5 7. dxe5 (7. Nxe5 O-O) 7... d4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc3
{As a compensation for the sacrificed pawn, White has chances to invade
through the weakened kingside squares.} 10. Bg5 Bf5 (10... Qd7 11. Bd3 $44) 11.
Bxd8 Bxc2 12. Bf6 O-O 13. Nxd4 {[%csl Gc2,Gc3]} Bf5 {This seems to be the only
way to avoid problems with the hanging minor pieces and enable ...Nd7xf6 as
soon as possible.} 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Bd3 Nd7 $132) 6. a3 $1 {The logical
consequence of the previous move.} (6. Qxd4 $6 Nc6 {would give Black time for
completing his development.}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O {Kamsky decides to get
castled at once, bringing his king into (at least temporary) safety and
preparing some counterplay along the e-file.} ({He may have discarded} 7...
dxc3 {because of} 8. Bh6 {, when his king would be stuck in the centre.} Nc6 (
8... Nxe4 $2 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. Bg7 $18) (8... Ng4 $2 9. Bg7 Rg8 10. Bxc3 $16) (
8... d6 9. Qd4 $44) 9. Bd3 d6 10. Qb3 $44 {[%cal Gb3c3]}) 8. e5 $1 {Keeping
the dynamic character of the position.} (8. cxd4 Nxe4 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O Nc6 $13
{would offer Black chances to stabilize the position.}) 8... Re8 9. Be2 Ne4 $2
{As pointed out in Chessbase Magazine online, this can be considered the
decisive mistake.} (9... d3 $1 {is the only chance to stay in the game. I
insert an abbreviated form of the original CBM online analysis, with some
additions of my own.} 10. Qxd3 (10. Bg5 dxe2 11. Qxe2 ({There is no need for
Black to fear:} 11. Qd3 Qe7 12. Bxf6 Qf8) 11... d6 12. Bxf6 Qd7 13. Qe3 Qf5 14.
g4 Qxf6 15. exf6 Rxe3+ 16. fxe3 Bxg4 {tends to be advantageous for Black..})
10... Ng4 11. Qd5 ({if playing 9...d3! Black had, above all, to foresee} 11.
Bg5 Nxe5 $1) (11. Bf4 Nc6 12. O-O Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qg3 d6 $13 15. c5 $6
Nd7 $1 {Marin}) 11... Nxe5 (11... d6 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. exd6 Qxd6 {should also be
playable for Black.}) (11... Qe7 $6 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. Qxe6 Rxe6 14. Bf4 Nc6 15.
Nd4 $1 {Marin}) (11... Nc6 $2 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Qd4 $18 {Marin}) 12. Nxe5 Qe7 13.
Qxf7+ Qxf7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Be3 {and perhaps White has the more pleasant
endgame here. Marin: I agree with this verdict. White has the pair of bishops
and excellent attacking chances on the kingside, based on h4-h5. He also is
better developed. These aspects make the queenside weaknesses less relevant.})
10. Qxd4 f5 11. Qd5+ $1 {An essential intermediate check. The queen is exposed
in the centre anyway, but the last move cannot be considered a commitment.
Since the king will have to occupy a square along the long dark diagonal, the
queen will be able to return to d4 with gain of time.} ({The immediate} 11. h4
$6 {can be answered with} d6 12. Qd5+ Be6 $1 13. Qxb7 Nd7 $15) 11... Kg7 (11...
Re6 12. Nd4 $16) 12. h4 $1 {With his queenside completely undeveloped, Black
cannot parry the simple kingside attack based on the advance of the h-pawn.} d6
{This is relatively best, but not sufficient.} (12... h6 $2 13. g4 {[%cal
Gg4f5,Gh1g1]} d6 14. Bxh6+ $1 Kxh6 15. Qf7 {[%cal Gg4g5]} fxg4 16. h5 $18) (
12... Nc6 $6 13. h5 $40) (12... c6 $6 13. Qd4 c5 (13... d6 14. exd6+ Qf6 15.
Bf4 $18) (13... Qa5 14. Bd2 $16) 14. Qe3 $40) 13. Ng5 $1 Qe7 $6 {This is
equivalent to giving up without a fight.} (13... Nxg5 $2 {would be even worse
because of} 14. Bxg5 Qd7 15. Bf6+ Kf8 16. h5 Qf7 17. hxg6 $1 Qxg6 ({Against} 
17... Qxd5 {, the most spectacular and effective answer is} 18. gxh7 $1 $18 {
[%cal Gh7h8]}) 18. Bh5 Qxf6 19. Bxe8 $18) ({The slightly paradoxical} 13... Qd7
$5 {would have forced White to find a series of only moves to maintain the
initiative.} 14. Nxe4 Rxe5 $1 15. Nf6 $1 {Decoying the king on to a vulnerable
square.} Kxf6 16. Qg8 $1 {[%cal Gc1g5]} Rxe2+ (16... f4 17. Qf8+ {[%csl Gc8]}
Ke6 18. Bxf4 $18) 17. Kd1 $1 {[%cal Gc1g5]} (17. Kxe2 $6 Qe6+ $44 {looks
entirely playable for Black.}) 17... f4 18. Qh8+ Qg7 19. Qxc8 Qe7 20. Be3 Rb2
21. Re1 $16 {Most likely, the dispersed black army cannot provide satisfactory
defence to the black king.}) 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. exd6 cxd6 16. h5 $18 {The
material is equal, but White is better developed, has two strong bishops and a
natural attack. The rest is agony.} Qe5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bh6+ Kf6 19. Qd2 e3
20. Bxe3 Nc6 21. O-O-O Be6 22. Rh7 Re7 23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. Bf4 Qa5 25. Bxd6+ Kf7
26. Qb2 Kg8 27. c5 Qa4 28. Bd3 Bf5 29. Bb5 Qe4 30. f3 Qe3+ 31. Qd2 Re8 32. Qxe3
Rxe3 33. Kd2 Re8 34. g4 Be6 35. Re1 Kf7 36. Rh1 Rg8 37. Bd3 Kf6 38. Rh7 Rg7 39.
g5+ Kf7 40. Rh8 Bd5 41. c4 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 {Die zur Zeit oft gespielte Alternative ist 3.d4} (
3. d4 Nxe4 (3... exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 $14) 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 {mit
kompliziertem Spiel.}) 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 {Meiner Meinung nach die
einzige Fortsetzung, die Weiß erlaubt, um Vorteil zu kämpfen, überhaupt nichts
bringt 5.Nc3.} (5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 $1 {Die Variante
mit der langen Rochade ist die sicherste aus der Sicht von Schwarz.} 9. O-O-O
Qd7 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O-O $11 {Das weiße Läuferpaar hat keine
große Bedeutung, weil die Stellung relativ geschlossen ist.}) 5... d5 6. Bd3
Be7 {Die Hauptvariante. Spielbar ist auch das von Kramnik in Dortmund gewählte
6....Bd6.} (6... Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. c5 Bc7 11. Nc3 Nd7 $132
{Naiditsch - Kramnik (Dortmund, 2009)}) 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3 {Ich kann mir nicht
vorstellen, dass dieser Zug ernsthaften Vorteil bringen kann. Aber immerhin
führt er zu langem Spiel ohne forcierte Varianten. Alternativen sind 8.c4 und
8.Re1.} (8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8
14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 $11 {Das ist die Ausgangsstellung der Hauptvariante,
die bis zum tiefen Endspiel analysiert wurde und es gezeigt wurde, dass
Schwarz sich überall halten kann.}) (8. Re1 $5 {gewinnt mehr an Popularität in
letzter Zeit.} Bg4 9. c4 (9. c3 f5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. b4
a6 14. a4 Bd6 15. Ba3 Kh8 $132 {Morozevich - Gelfand (Yerevan, 2008)}) 9... Nf6
10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxd4 12. Qd1 Ne6 $132 {Weiß hat verschieden
Möglichkeiten, seine Initiative zu entfalten, und ich denke, wir werden in
naher Zukunft einige interessanten Partien in dieser Variante sehen.}) 8...
Nxc3 (8... Bf5 9. Re1 ({Wenig bringt} 9. Qe1 Bb4 10. Qe3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12.
Ng5 Re8 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11 {Karjakin - Bologan (Dortmund, 2004)}) 9... Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Rb1 Na5 13. Qf5 $36 {und Weiß hatte doch eine
kleine Initiative in Cheparinov - Roiz (Kemer, 2007)}) 9. bxc3 Bg4 10. h3 (10.
Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Bh5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. h3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Re3 f6 16. Qd2
Rfe8 $11 {Topalov - Kramnik (Nice, 2008)}) (10. Rb1) 10... Bh5 11. Rb1 Rb8 12.
g4 $5 {Eine interessante neue Idee.} (12. Be3 $6 {Solch ein Zug ist eindeutig
zu langsam.} O-O 13. c4 Bg6 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nb4 16. Qb3 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Bf6
18. c4 Ne7 $11 {Sokolov - Fridman (Eppingen, 2006)}) 12... Bg6 13. Ne5 Bxd3 ({
Gutes Spiel hat Weiß nach} 13... Nxe5 $6 14. dxe5 O-O 15. Be3 $1 (15. f4 Bc5+
16. Kg2 Bxd3 17. cxd3 f5 18. d4 Be7 $132) 15... b6 16. f4 f5 (16... Bxd3 17.
Qxd3 Qd7 18. f5 $14) 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qd3 $14) 14. Nxd3 {
Die weiße Idee besteht darin, seine Dame nach f3 zu stellen und Druck gegen
den Bauern d5 auszuüben. Danach kann er entweder mit Nf4, Rb5, oder Bf4
fortfahren.} (14. cxd3 O-O {Weiß hat keinen konkreten Plan, um seine Stellung
zu verstärken.} 15. f4 f6 $11) 14... O-O 15. Qf3 Na5 16. Bf4 (16. Rb5 $2 c6 $11
) (16. Nf4 $6 c6 17. Nh5 g6 $15) 16... Rc8 (16... Re8 $5 {verdient Betrachtung,
weil Weiß mit dem Direktspiel nichts erreicht:} 17. Rb5 $2 c6 18. Bxb8 (18.
Rxa5 Qxa5 19. Bxb8 Rxb8 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Rb1 Qc7 $15) 18... cxb5 19. Bxa7 $2 b6
20. Re1 Nc6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Qxd5 Rd8 $17) 17. Rfe1 c6 $11 {Die Stellung ist
doch ausgeglichen, Weiß hat keinen Vorteil bekommen können.} 18. Re2 Bg5 $6 {
Eine Ungenauigkeit.} (18... Re8 $1 19. Rbe1 Nc4 $1 {Schwarz muss das Feld e5
unter Kontrolle nehmen, bevor er Qd7 spielt.} (19... Qd7 $2 20. Ne5 Qe6 21. Nc4
Qxe2 22. Qxe2 Nxc4 $16 {Weiß hat einige technische Probleme, aber die Stellung
ist gewonnen.}) 20. g5 Qd7 21. Qg4 Qxg4+ 22. hxg4 Kf8 $11) 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20.
Rbe1 $14 {Jetzt hat Weiß schon einen klaren Vorteil dank der Kontrolle der
einzigen offenen Linie. Die weißen Türme wollen auf die siebte Reihe
eindringen, dazu steht der schwarze Springer am Rande des Brettes ziemlich
unglücklich.} f5 (20... Nc4 21. Re7 Nd6 22. Qe2 $14) 21. Qg3 f4 $6 ({Besser
wäre} 21... fxg4 22. hxg4 Nc4 {wobei Weiß auch hier mit großem Vorteil steht:}
23. f4 Qd8 24. Nc5 $16) 22. Qf3 Qd8 {Schwarz muss die Dame evakuieren,
ansonsten kommt Weiß zu materiellen Vorteilen.} (22... Nc4 23. Nc5 Rf7 24. Re8+
Rf8 (24... Rxe8 25. Rxe8+ Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Ne6+ $18) 25. R8e7 Rf7 26.
Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Nxb7 $16) 23. Nc5 Rf7 24. Ne6 Qh4 {Schwarz nimmt materielle
Verluste in Kauf.} ({Noch schlechter ist} 24... Qf6 $2 25. Re5 Nc4 26. Rf5 Qg6
27. Rxf7 Qxf7 28. Qxf4 $16) 25. Re5 $6 (25. Nxf4 $5 {gewann einfach einen
Bauern.} Qf6 (25... Rcf8 26. Qg3 Qxg3+ 27. fxg3 $16) 26. Qg3 Nc4 (26... Qxf4 $4
27. Re8+ Rf8 28. Qxf4 $18) 27. Nd3 $16) 25... Nc4 26. Rh5 Qe7 {Das Problem ist,
dass nun der Turm auf e1 hängt und Weiß daher nicht auf f4 nehmen kann.} 27.
Rf5 $1 (27. Re2 Re8 $11) 27... Re8 $2 {Wiederum eine falsche Entscheidung.} (
27... Nd6 $1 28. Rxf7 Qxf7 29. Qxf4 (29. Nxf4 $4 Rf8 $19) 29... Ne4 30. Qxf7+
Kxf7 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. dxc5 b6 $14 {Das Endspiel ist etwas besser für Weiß,
jedoch hat Schwarz gute Chancen, Remis zu machen, weil die weiße Bauerstruktur
sehr kompromittiert ist.}) 28. Qxf4 Rf6 (28... Nd6 29. Rxf7 Nxf7 30. Re3 $16)
29. Rxf6 Qxf6 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. f4 ({Ein grober Fehler wäre} 31. Kf1 $4 Kf7 $1
32. Nf4 Nd2+ $19) 31... Na3 {Schwarz gewinnt den Bauern zurück, doch Weiß hat
bessere Aussichten dank dem superstarken Springer.} 32. f5 Nxc2 33. Re2 Na3 34.
Kf2 {Im Endspiel muss man den König ins Zentrum bringen.} Nb5 35. Re3 Nd6 (
35... Re7 36. Kf3 Kf7 {Die Idee, den Springertausch vorzubereiten,
funktioniert nicht:} 37. Kf4 Nc7 $2 38. Nd8+ Ke8 39. Rxe7+ Kxe7 40. Nxb7 $18)
36. Kf3 Kf7 (36... Ne4 $6 {erlaubt Weiß im weiteren Spielverlauf, c4 zu
spielen.} 37. Kf4 Kf7 38. h4 h6 39. c4 $14) 37. Kf4 h6 38. h4 Rh8 {Schwarz
hält sich, aber seine Stellung ist äußerst unangenehm.} 39. Re1 b6 40. a4 a5
41. Re2 Re8 42. Rb2 Nc4 43. Rh2 Rh8 44. Re2 Nd6 45. Re1 {Diese Stellung haben
wir schon gesehen, nur war Weiß am Zug. Schwarz gerät in so was wie Zugzwang.}
Re8 46. Rb1 b5 ({Hier kann man} 46... Nc4 {nicht spielen, wie im 42. Zug, weil
Weiß den Vorstoß} 47. g5 $1 {hat.} hxg5+ 48. hxg5 fxg5+ 49. Nxg5+ Kf6 50. Rh1
$18) 47. Ra1 {Schwarz hat nun eine weitere Schwäche - den Bauern a5.} bxa4 48.
Rxa4 Ra8 49. Nc5 Ra7 50. Ra1 Nb5 $2 (50... Ra8 $5 {Vermutlich konnte Schwarz
sich halten, wenn er 50....Ra8 gespielt hätte.}) 51. g5 $1 {Die weißen Figuren
dringen nun in das schwarze Lager ein.} hxg5+ 52. hxg5 fxg5+ 53. Kxg5 Nxc3 54.
Rh1 Kg8 55. f6 $18 {Schwarz ist verloren.} Rh7 (55... Ne4+ 56. Nxe4 dxe4 57.
Kg6 a4 58. Rb1 Ra8 59. Rb7 a3 60. Rg7+ Kf8 61. Rh7 Kg8 62. f7+ Kf8 63. Rh8+ $18
) 56. Re1 Ne4+ 57. Kg6 Ra7 58. Nxe4 dxe4 59. Rxe4 Kf8 60. Rh4 Kg8 61. Rh1 Rb7
62. d5 c5 63. d6 c4 64. Rd1 Rd7 65. Rb1 Rd8 66. Rb7 c3 67. Rg7+ Kf8 68. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "227"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8.
Qa3 Nc6 9. e3 a5 10. Be2 Nb4 11. O-O c6 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Rfc1 h6 14. Nge4 Nc4
15. Nxd5 Nxa3 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. bxa3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Nc5 b6 20. Bc7 Qe8
21. Bxb6 Kg8 22. Rab1 e5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Bf3 Kh7 25. Rd1 Qe7 26. Bxd5 Rab8
27. Na4 Qxa3 28. Bb3 Rhc8 29. Bxa5 Ra8 30. Nb6 Qxa5 31. Nxa8 Rxa8 32. Bxf7 Qf5
33. Bb3 Rf8 34. Rf1 h5 35. Rbd1 Be5 36. Rd5 Qe4 37. h3 Kh6 38. Rfd1 g5 39. R5d2
Bb8 40. Rc2 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. g3 Qf3 43. Rd5 Rf6 44. Kh2 Bd6 45. Rcd2 Bb4
46. Bd1 Qe4 47. R5d4 Qb1 48. Rc2 Ba5 49. Kg2 Bb6 50. Rd3 Qb5 51. Rcd2 Qb4 52.
Kg1 Ba5 53. Rc2 Qb5 54. Rd4 Bb6 55. Rdc4 Qb1 56. Rc1 Qxa2 57. R1c2 Qa5 58. Rc6
Rxc6 59. Rxc6+ Kg5 60. Re6 Bc7 61. Be2 Qa2 62. Re7 Bxg3 63. Rg7+ Kf6 64. Rxg4
Be5 65. Bf3 Qb1+ 66. Kg2 Qh7 67. Kf1 Qh3+ 68. Ke2 Ke7 69. Re4 Qf5 70. Kf1 Kd6
71. Kg2 Qh7 72. Rc4 Qh2+ 73. Kf1 Qh3+ 74. Ke2 Qh7 75. Rc6+ Kd7 76. Rc5 Qb1 77.
Rd5+ Ke6 78. Rd3 Kf5 79. Rd5 Ke6 80. Rc5 Bd6 81. Rd5 Qa1 82. Be4 Qa6+ 83. Rd3
Bb4 84. Kf3 Qa1 85. Kg2 Be1 86. Kf1 Bc3+ 87. Kg2 Qb2 88. Rd1 Ke5 89. Kf3 Bd2
90. Rb1 Qa2 91. Rb5+ Kd6 92. Rb6+ Kc5 93. Rc6+ Kb5 94. Rc2 Qf7+ 95. Kg2 Bc3 96.
Rc1 Qg7+ 97. Kf3 Qf6+ 98. Kg2 Qg5+ 99. Kf1 Kc4 100. Bf3 Qf5 101. Kg2 Qg5+ 102.
Kf1 Kd3 103. Be2+ Kd2 104. Rd1+ Kc2 105. Rd7 Qh6 106. Bd3+ Kc1 107. Rh7 Qe6
108. Be2 Kd2 109. Rh4 Qf5 110. Bc4 Bf6 111. Rf4 Qh3+ 112. Kg1 Be5 113. Bf1 Qh7
114. Rd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8.
Nb5 Qd8 9. Nbxd4 Nd5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Bb5 Qb6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Bxc6
bxc6 15. O-O e5 16. Nb3 Be7 17. c4 Nc7 18. Na5 Bd7 19. Be3 Qa6 20. Rfd1 Rfd8
21. b4 Be8 22. a3 Ne6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 c5 26. Qd2 cxb4 27.
axb4 Qd6 28. b5 Qc7 29. h3 Kf7 30. Qa2 Bc5 31. Bxc5 Nxc5 32. Qa3 a6 33. Nb3
Nxb3 34. Qxb3 Qb6 35. Nxe5+ fxe5 36. c5+ Qe6 37. Qf3+ Ke7 38. Qb7+ Kf6 39. bxa6
Bc6 40. Qb8 Qd5 41. Qf8+ Kg6 42. f3 h6 43. a7 e4 44. fxe4 Qd4+ 45. Kh1 Qxe4 46.
Qd6+ Kh7 47. Qd2 Qf5 48. Kh2 Qe5+ 49. Kh1 Qa1+ 50. Kh2 Qxa7 51. Qd3+ Kg8 52.
Qd8+ Kf7 53. Qd6 Qd7 54. Qf4+ Kg6 55. Qg3+ Kh7 56. Qf2 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Ba3 Qb6 17. Qc2 Nh5 18. Bf1 Nf4 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. b4 d5 21. exd5 exd4
22. c4 c5 23. cxb5 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 cxb4 25. Bb2 d3 26. Qc4 Nxd5 27. Qxd3 axb5 28.
axb5 Bc5 29. Ne4 Nc3 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. Qe3 N5a4 32. Qxb6 Nxb6 33. Ne5 Rc8 34.
Bxc3 Rxc3 35. Re3 Rxe3 36. fxe3 Be4 37. Bd3 f5 38. Bxe4 fxe4 39. Ng4 Kf7 40.
Nf2 Ke6 41. Nxe4 Kd5 42. Nd2 Kc5 43. Kf2 Kxb5 44. Ke2 Nc4 45. Nb3 Ne5 46. Kd2
Kc4 47. Kc2 Kd5 48. Nd2 h6 49. Kb3 Nd3 50. g3 g5 51. Nf3 Nc1+ 52. Kxb4 Ne2 53.
Nd2 Nxg3 54. Kc3 Ne4+ 55. Kd3 Nf2+ 56. Ke2 Nxh3 57. Kf3 h5 58. Kg3 g4 59. Kh4
Nf2 60. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ $5 ({This leads to somewhat more irrational play than} 9. Nxd4 {
Leko,P (2756)-Aronian,L (2768)/Jermuk 2009/CBM 132/[Marin] (1/2, 45)}) 9...
Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 (10... Nc6 $2 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Ng8 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14. Qf5+
Ke8 15. Qxh7 $18 {1-0 Palkovi,J (2410)-Lochte,T (2230)/Budapest 1994/EXT 97 
(21)}) (10... Ne6 $5 {makes more sense.} 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Bb7 13. exf6 Bxf6
14. Nc3 Kg8 15. Nd5 Bd4 {Davies,A (2187)-Atalik,E (2400)/Ottawa 2007/CBM 119
ext (1/2-1/2, 37)} 16. Be3 $5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Be5 18. c4 $14 {White has completed
his development and retains a small material advantage, with acceptable
stability in the centre.}) 11. Qxd4 {White has managed to win a pawn, but two
of his developed pieces are quite unstable. Besides, the queenside is
completely undeveloped. If we add that Black has the pair of bishops and his
c- and d-pawns are ready to advance, it becomes clear that it is hard to claim
an advantage with White.} Bb7 {Leko wisely deviates from his previous 
(unsuccessful) experience with this line.} (11... c5 {Ivanchuk,V (2751)-Leko,P
(2753)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123/[Marin] (1-0, 43)}) 12. c4 $5 {This is a
rare move. White intends to hold his own in the centre, but neglects his
development.} ({The developing} 12. Nc3 {, which has been played numerous
times, is not without drawbacks either. Here is what seems to be Black's most
clear-cut way to equality:} c5 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd6 {The
weakness of the d5-pawn and the probability of reaching an opposite coloured
ending make a draw quite probable.} 16. f4 (16. Nc4 $2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qh4+ 18.
Kg1 Qxf2+ 19. Kh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Qxc4 $19) (16. Qd3 Qf6 17. f4 Rae8 $132) 16...
Qc7 17. c4 (17. Qd3 Rae8 18. Re4 {is more tricky, but also insufficient for an
advantage.} Bxe5 19. fxe5 c4 {The e5-pawn is taboo because of Bf4.} 20. Qd4 Qa5
21. Bd2 Qxd5 22. Qxc4 a5 {Black has the initiative and the e5- and c2-pawns
are vulnerable.} 23. Qxd5+ (23. Rae1 Rxe5 $1) 23... Bxd5 24. Re2 Rf5 25. Rae1
Bc4 $11 26. Re3 $6 Ref8 $36) 17... bxc3 18. bxc3 Rae8 19. c4 (19. Rb1 c4) 19...
Bxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Bb2 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qf4 23. Qe2 {Blatny,F-Weiner,M/
Prague 1954/MCD (1-0, 64). The simplest way to equality is} d6 $5 $11 {[%cal
Gb7c8]}) 12... c5 $146 {It is reported that Leko played this move quickly,
which make us think that he had not been surprized by Kamsky's rare move at
all.} (12... Bd6 $6 {Kristiansen,E (2257)-Ljubarskij,J (2329)/Saint Vincent
2002/CBM 090 ext (0-1, 17)} 13. Nd3 $1 $14) 13. Qd3 Qc7 {White loses stability
in the centre.} 14. Nf3 bxc4 15. Qxc4+ d5 {After the opening of the long
diagonal, the white king comes under strong attack.} 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qe2 Bd6
18. Nc3 {In critical positions, development should come before anything! Sadly,
White has no time to defend his h2-pawn.} (18. h3 Rae8 19. Be3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Ne4 22. Qd1 Rxf2 $40) 18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kh1 {
would have made the threat of g3 more dangerous, practically forcing} Be5 {
, but Kamsky may have feared that his king (as well as the f2-pawn) would be
more vulnerable than in the game.} 21. Nd5 Qd6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24.
Qxe5 Rae8 $1 25. Qxe8 Qh4+ $11) 20... Rad8 {Black is also concerned about
development. As we will see, there is no need to retreat with the bishop.
After the previous exchanges, Black has some small structural defects, but
White's chances to take advantage of them are illusory because of his lack of
development and the vulnerability of the king.} (20... Be5 21. Nd5 Qd6 22.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 {[%csl Gf2]} 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 $11) 21. g3 {White hardly has anything
better than this.} ({The developing} 21. Be3 $6 {, which takes the d4-square
under control, may be answered with} Rde8 $5 {Once the e-file has been
obstructed by the bishop, Black can afford such apparent losses of time, since
he is fully developed already.} 22. Qh3 (22. Nd5 Qd6) (22. Rad1 Ne4 $40) 22...
Be5 $15) (21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Qe3 Rd4 $132) 21... Nh5 $1 $11 {This
leads to a forced draw by perpetual.} 22. Qxh5 Rxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qxg3+ 24. Ke2
Qg2+ 25. Ke3 Qg3+ 26. Ke2 Qg2+ 27. Ke3 Qg3+ 28. Ke2 Qg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 ({Die alte klassische
Spielweise nach} 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nb4 10. Be2
O-O 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 $11 {
führt zu einer Stellung, die mit Hilfe des Computers fast bis zum Ende
ausanalysiert wurde und Ausgleich als Diagnose festgestellt wurde.}) 5... Nxc3
(5... d5 $6 {Ein Versuch direkt zu kontern endet mit Misserfolg:} 6. Qe2 Be7 7.
Nxe4 dxe4 8. Qxe4 O-O 9. Bc4 Re8 10. Ne5 $1 $18) 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 (7. Bf4 {
ist eine parallele Variante, in der die einfachste Methode auszugleichen die
selbe ist, wie nach 7.Be3.} Nc6 {Für Schwarz ist der Plan mit der langen
Rochade der sicherste, um Ausgleich zu erzielen.} 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10.
Kb1 (10. h4 h6 11. g3 Bf6 12. Bg2 O-O-O 13. Kb1 Rhe8 14. Rhe1 Bg4 15. Qd5 Rxe1
16. Rxe1 Re8 $11 {Efimenko - Zhou Jianchao (Al Ain, 2008)}) 10... O-O-O $1 {
Ich denke, nach allen Experimenten mit 10...a6, die sofortige Rochade ist der
beste Zug. Weiß kann mittels Bb5 nichts rausholen, d.h. Schwarz braucht keine
Zeit zu verlieren.} 11. Bb5 (11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 f6 $11 {Efimenko - Sakaev 
(Kallithea, 2008)}) 11... a6 12. Ba4 (12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd4 $6 Qxg2 14. Rhg1
Qd5 15. Nxe6 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 fxe6 17. Rxg7 Bf6 $15) 12... Bf6 13. Bg5 (13. Nd4
Bd5 $11) 13... Bxg5 14. Qxg5 b5 15. Bb3 f6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Qf4 (17. Qxg7 Rdg8
18. Qh6 Rxg2 19. Rhe1 Qf5 $11) 17... h5 18. h3 g5 $11 {Ivanchuk - Kramnik 
(Moscow, 2008)}) 7... Nc6 8. Qd5 $5 {Zumindest mal eine interessante und nicht
zu oft gespielte Fortsetzung. Bringt allerdings auch keinen Vorteil.} (8. Qd2
Be6 (8... O-O 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. Kb1 Re8 (10... a6 11. Be2 Be6 12. Nd4 Nc4 13.
Qd3 Nxe3 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qxe3 e5 16. Bd3 $14 {Anand - Kramnik (Monte Carlo,
2005)}) 11. h4 Bg4 12. Be2 Qc8 13. h5 Bf6 14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Bxe5 16. Qf3
$14 {Bologan - Charbonneau (Turin, 2006)}) 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Ng5 (10. Bb5 a6 11.
Ba4 O-O 12. Rhe1 b5 13. Bb3 Na5 $1 (13... Bxb3 14. axb3 a5 15. Qd5 $14 {
Karjakin - Kritz (Gothenburg, 2005)}) 14. Bxe6 fxe6 $132) 10... Bxg5 11. Bxg5
f6 12. Be3 O-O-O $11 {Der Vorteil des Läuferpaares ist nicht auszunutzen.})
8... Bf6 {Eine neue Idee, aber auch in den Vorgängerpartien konnte Schwarz
gute Stellungen bekommen.} (8... Be6 {Dieser Zug erscheint sehr logisch.} 9.
Qb5 Qc8 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qa4 {In allen gespielten Partien hatte Schwarz keine
große Mühe, um Ausgleich zu erzielen.} O-O (11... Qd7 12. h4 Ne5 13. Qf4 Nxf3
14. Qxf3 $11 {Ohne Springer konnte Weiß nichts erreichen in Volokitin -
Eljanov (Sochi, 2006)}) (11... Bd7 12. Qf4 Nd8 13. Qg3 Ne6 $11 {Volokitin -
Kritz (Mainz, 2006)}) 12. Qf4 Bf6 13. Bd3 Ne5 14. Bd4 Bg4 15. Be4 Ng6 16. Qg3
Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Bf5 $11 {Karjakin - Erenburg (Sochi, 2006)}) 9. O-O-O Ne7 10. Qh5
O-O (10... g6 $6 11. Qb5+ c6 12. Qd3 Be6 13. Bg5 $1 $14 (13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6
Nd5 $44)) (10... Bf5 $2 {ist ein Fehler:} 11. Bd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 g6 (12... Bg6
13. Qb5+ $16) 13. Qh6 Qd7 14. Qg7 $16) 11. Ng5 {Weiß spielt sehr direkt und
eigentlich planlos.} Bf5 12. Bd3 {So die Eröffnung zu spielen ist dasselbe wie
gleich Remis anzubieten.} Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 f6 $11 {Die schwarze
Stellung ist auf keinen Fall schlechter. Die Schwäche des Feldes e6 ist eher
eine symbolische. Der weiße Läufer ist schlecht, weil er keine Aktivität
zeigen kann.} 15. Bd2 Qe8 $1 {Schwarz muss das letzte Mal aufpassen.} (15...
Qd7 $6 {erlaubt Weiß die Initiative zu übernehmen.} 16. Re1 $1 {/\Rh3} Rae8 17.
Rde3 $14) 16. Qh3 (16. Qxe8 {Damentausch ist nicht im Sinne von Weiß.} Rfxe8
$11) 16... Qf7 17. b3 Rae8 18. Re1 Ng6 (18... Nc6 $5 {sieht natürlicher aus.
Am Königsflügel kann Weiß sowieso nicht angreifen.} 19. Rde3 Re5 $132) 19. Rde3
Re5 {Schwarz spielt auf Konter. Remis sichert das Nehmen auf e3.} (19... Rxe3
20. Qxe3 b6 21. a4 a5 $11) 20. g3 d5 (20... Rfe8 $5 21. f4 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3
23. Bxe3 Qe8 $11 {Auf Dauer sind Dame und Springer gefährlicher als Dame und
Läufer.}) 21. f4 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Re8 23. Qf5 c6 24. Qd3 a6 {Die von Schwarz
gewählte Strategie, nämlich die Bauern auf weiße Felder zu stellen, ist gut im
Remissinne, erlaubt jedoch dem weißen Läufer, alle Freiheiten des Brettes zu
genießen. Wenn man um Vorteil kämpfen möchte, sollte man die Bauern auf
Schwarz stellen und den Läufer begrenzen.} 25. a4 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Nf8 {Es ist
fraglich, wer eigentlich auf Gewinn gespielt hat, denn beide Seiten haben kaum
Chancen.} 27. Qd4 Qe6 ({Eine andere Festung entsteht nach} 27... Ne6 28. Qa7 g6
29. Kb2 f5 30. Qb8+ Kg7 31. h3 h5 $11) 28. Qa7 Qc8 29. Kb2 h5 30. Bc5 Ne6 31.
Bd6 Kf7 32. h3 g6 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Ng7 {Die Figuren dominieren einander.
Die Damen neutralisieren sich gegenseitig, dasselbe geschieht mit dem Läufer
und dem Springer.} 35. a5 f5 36. g5 (36. gxf5 Nxf5 37. Be5 $11 {Diese Stellung
ist ebenfalls Remis.}) 36... Nh5 37. Be5 Ng3 38. Qd4 Qe6 39. Qf2 Nh5 (39... Ne4
$2 {Die Zentralisation des Springers führt zu Problemen.} 40. Qh4 Ke7 41. Qh8
$16 {Und der Springer ist eigentlich aus dem Spiel ausgeschaltet.}) 40. Qb6 Qd7
41. Qd4 Qe6 42. Qb4 Qe7 {Damentausch ist tödlich für Weiß.} 43. Bd6 (43. Qxe7+
$2 Kxe7 44. Ka3 Ng3 45. Kb4 Ne4 $15 {Und wenn hier jemand eine Chance hat,
dann ist es Schwarz.}) 43... Qd7 44. c4 {Weiß öffnet das Spiel, aber das
ändert den Grundstein der Bauernstruktur nicht - die Stellung bleibt
ausgeglichen.} dxc4 45. Qxc4+ Qe6 46. Qb4 Qd7 47. Qd4 Kg8 48. Qc4+ Qf7 49. Qc5
Qd7 50. Be5 Kf7 51. Qe3 Qe7 52. Qd4 {Weiß findet keinen Durchbruch.} Ke8 53.
Qa7 Kf7 54. Qb8 Ke6 55. Bc7 Qd7 {Das ist die einzige kritische Stellung. Die
Frage ist, ob Weiß auf b7 nehmen kann.} 56. Bb6 (56. Qxb7 Nxf4 57. Qb8 Nd5 58.
Be5 f4 $1 {Die Stellung des weißen Königs hat sich geöffnet. Schwarz nutzt es
sofort aus und beweist ein Mal mehr die Stärke des Tandems Dame-Springer.} 59.
Bxf4 Qg7+ 60. Kb1 Nc3+ 61. Kc1 Na2+ 62. Kb1 (62. Kd1 Qd4+ 63. Ke1 Nc3 $1 $44 {
Weiß kann hier bestimmt nicht auf Gewinn spielen.}) 62... Nc3+ $11) 56... Qg7+
57. c3 Kd5 {Schwarz versucht die unglückliche Lage der weißen Figuren zu
nutzen und beginnt eine offensive, die jedoch nicht lange dauert.} 58. Qe8 Nxf4
59. Bd4 Qc7 60. Qe3 c5 61. c4+ Kc6 62. Qf3+ (62. Be5 $4 Qxe5+ 63. Qxe5 Nd3+ $19
) 62... Kd7 63. Bf6 {Schwarz gewann den Bauern, doch Weiß hat ausreichende
Kompensation.} Ke8 64. Qh1 Ne6 65. Qh8+ Nf8 66. Bg7 Qf7 67. Kc2 f4 68. Bxf8
Qxf8 69. Qxf8+ Kxf8 70. Kd3 Ke7 71. Ke4 Kd6 72. Kxf4 Ke6 73. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Qe2 a5 12. Rd1 Rfd8 13. Bb2 Re8 14. Qc2 g6 15.
Rac1 Bf8 16. Nb1 Bg7 17. Nd2 a4 18. c5 axb3 19. axb3 Qc7 20. f4 Nh5 21. Nf3 b6
22. b4 bxc5 23. bxc5 Ng3 24. Kf2 Nf5 25. Ra1 Ne7 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28.
Bxa1 f6 29. Qa2 Qb8 30. Qb1 Qa7 31. Bc2 Qc7 32. Qa2 Qb8 33. Bc3 h6 34. Qb1 Qxb1
35. Bxb1 Kf7 36. Bc2 e5 37. Ba4 exf4 38. exf4 Nf8 39. g4 f5 40. Ke3 Ne6 41. Be1
g5 42. fxg5 Nxg5 43. Nxg5+ hxg5 44. Kd3 fxg4 45. hxg4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.22"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. b3 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 14. d5 g6 15. Nf1
Bg7 16. Ng3 Nb7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Nh2 h5 21. Rf1 c4 22.
Rac1 cxb3 23. axb3 Rac8 24. Ne2 Nc5 25. f3 a5 26. b4 Na4 27. Bd3 Qb7 28. bxa5
Nc5 29. Bc2 Qc7 30. g4 Kg8 31. Kh1 Qxa5 32. Rg1 Na4 33. Bb1 Nb6 34. Bg5 hxg4
35. Nxg4 Nxg4 36. fxg4 Nc4 37. Qe1 f6 38. Bh4 Rf8 39. Rf1 Rf7 40. Bd3 Nb2 41.
Bc2 Qa2 42. Rf3 Na4 43. Qd1 Nc5 44. Rb1 Qa8 45. Qd2 Qa2 46. Qd1 Qa6 47. Ra1 Qb7
48. Qd2 Na4 49. Bf2 Rc7 50. Rb1 Qc8 51. Bg1 Kh7 52. Rb3 Kg8 53. Rb4 f5 54. gxf5
gxf5 55. exf5 Bxf5 56. Bxf5 Rxf5 57. Rg3 Rh5 58. Kg2 Nc5 59. Rgg4 Rh7 60. Rxb5
Nd7 61. Qd3 Nf6 62. Rg3 Nh5 63. Rg5 Kh8 64. Qb1 Qa6 65. Rb8+ Rc8 66. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Das ist heute der Hauptzug.} (3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+
12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15. O-O-O Ngf6 $11 {Früher spielte man diese
Stellung mit dem Bauern auf c2 (ohne Bb4-Be7). Der Unterschied ist, dass
Schwarz sehr gutes Gegenspiel mittels b5 bekommt. Deswegen greift Weiß öfters
zu 3.e5.}) 3... Bf5 4. Nd2 $5 {Ich denke, das ist eine der prinzipiellsten
Fortsetzungen in der Variante 3.e5 Bf5. Das am meisten gespielte 4.Nf3-Be2
führt zu keinem Vorteil, gerade weil Schwarz schnell zu c5 kommen kann.} (4.
Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 $1 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Bg5 (8. c4 Nbc6 9. Qa4 a6 10.
Nc3 dxc4 11. O-O-O Qc8 12. Nxf5 Nxf5 13. Bb6 Bb4 14. Bf3 Nfe7 15. Bxc6+ Nxc6
16. Ne4 O-O 17. f4 Be7 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Qd7 $11 {Svidler - Belov (Dagomys,
2009)}) 8... Qd7 $1 9. Bxe7 (9. Nc3 Bg6 10. h4 h6 11. Bf4 Nec6 12. Nb3 Qd8 13.
h5 Bh7 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Qg3 a6 $132 {Charbonneau - Erenburg 
(Baltimore, 2008)}) (9. c4 Nbc6 10. Bxe7 Bxe7 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. cxd5 Nxe5 13.
O-O O-O 14. Nc3 a6 15. Qd4 Bd6 16. a4 Qe7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Bf1
Qg5 $36 {Shabalov - Kacheishvili (Philadelphia, 2008). Schwarz kann eigentlich
nur besser stehen.}) 9... Bxe7 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Bf3 (11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O
13. O-O Rad8 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Qd2 Bc5 $132 {Nijbör - Erenburg (Dieren, 2006)})
11... Qb5 12. Qxd5 Qxb2 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nd2 Rd8 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. Nxb3 Kd7 17.
Rfd1+ Kc7 $11 {Mamedov - Rodshtein (Plovdiv, 2008)}) (4. Nc3 $5 {Das ist eine
einzelne Geschichte im Caro-Kann. Die entstehenden Stellungen sind sehr scharf
und unklar.} e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Nxh5 cxd4 10. Nb5
Nc6 $132) 4... e6 5. Nb3 c5 $1 {Der direkteste und stärkste Weg!} ({Nach} 5...
Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 (6... c5 $2 7. dxc5 Nxc5 (7... a6 8. Nbd4 Bg6 9. b4 $16) 8. Nxc5
Bxc5 9. Bb5+ $16) 7. Be2 $14 {hat Weiß sein erstes Ziel erreicht - Schwarz
kann kein c5 spielen, und damit ist dem Weißen ein kleiner Vorteil gesichert.})
6. dxc5 Bxc5 $1 7. Nxc5 {Weiß muss seinerseits den Läufer natürlich nehmen,
sonst hat er überhaupt nichts.} Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 9. Qa4+ $1 {Weiß muss ins
Endspiel gehen, um die Stärke seiner Läufer auszunutzen. Wenig bringt 9.Nf3
mit gleichem Mittelspiel.} (9. Nf3 Nc6 (9... Ne7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12.
Bf4 Nbc6 $11 {Kosintseva - Erenburg (Kusadasi, 2006)}) 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Nd4 Nge7
12. f4 Be4 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 $11
{Dembo - Ruck (Budva, 2009)}) 9... Nc6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. Be3 {Weiß erzwingt den
Damentausch.} Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Nd4 (13. Bb5+ Nac6 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. Kd2 Kd7
16. Rhc1 Rhc8 17. c4 dxc4 18. Rxc4 a6 19. Bxc6+ {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky - Dreev 
(Dagomys, 2004)}) 13... Nac6 $5 $146 (13... a6 {galt bis jetzt als Ausgleich
bringend.} 14. Nxf5 Nxf5 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. O-O-O Ne7 17. h3 (17. h4 h5 18. Rh3
Nc4 19. b3 Ng6 $1 $132 {Rublevsky - Erenburg (Beer Sheva, 2005)}) 17... Ng6 18.
Bh2 Nc4 19. Re1 O-O $11 {Kosintseva N. - Chiburdanidze (Krasnoturyinsk, 2006).
Zwar hat Weiß den Vorteil des Läuferpaares, doch die Stellung ist ziemlich
geschlossen und Schwarz kann sie wohl halten.}) 14. f4 (14. Nb5 $6 Kd7 15. f4
f6 16. exf6 gxf6 $132) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc6 16. Bc5 {Weiß hat das
Läuferpaar, doch ist die Stellung geschlossen und Schwarz hat keine Probleme.}
Rc8 17. Bd6 {Der einzige Plan von Weiß ist es, früher oder später c4
durchzuführen.} f6 $1 (17... Na5 $6 18. Bb5+ Kd8 19. b3 $1 $14 Rxc3 $4 20. Bb4
Nxb3 21. Bxc3 Nxa1 22. Bxa1 $18) (17... a6 $6 18. Be2 Na5 19. b3 $1 $14) 18.
Be2 Kf7 19. O-O Na5 20. b3 b6 {Nun hängt der Bauer c3.} (20... Rxc3 21. Bb4 Rc2
22. Bh5+ g6 23. Bd1 Nc6 24. Bxc2 Bxc2 (24... Nxb4 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. exf6 $18)
25. Bd6 d4 26. Kf2 $16) 21. Rac1 Nb7 22. Ba3 Nc5 $1 {Mit der überführung des
Springers nach c5 hat Schwarz die Reste der weißen Initiative beseitigt.} 23.
Rfd1 Rhd8 $11 24. Rd4 g5 $2 {Wenn man gegen das Läuferpaar spielt, sollte man
die Stellung nicht öffnen. Dazu schwächt Schwarz alle schwarzen Felder.} (24...
a5 25. g4 Be4 $11) 25. exf6 g4 (25... Kxf6 26. fxg5+ Kxg5 27. c4 Be4 28. cxd5
exd5 29. Bb2 Ne6 30. Rdd1 Rxc1 31. Bxc1+ Kg6 32. Bb2 $14) 26. c4 (26. Bb2 $5
Ne4 27. Rdd1 Nxf6 28. Ba6 Ra8 29. c4 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Rac8 31. Be5 $14) 26... Ne4
(26... Kxf6 27. Bb2 Kg6 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Rd2 $14) 27. cxd5 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 exd5
29. Bb2 Nxf6 30. Rd1 {Die weiße Stellung wäre auf Dauer besser, aber Schwarz
findet eine dynamische Lösung der Probleme.} Rc8 $1 31. Bxf6 (31. Rd2 {Ist
sehr passiv.} Ke6 $11) 31... Kxf6 32. Rxd5 Rc1+ 33. Bf1 (33. Kf2 Rc2 34. a3 Ra2
35. Rd6+ Ke7 36. Rd5 Kf6 $11) (33. Rd1 Rc2 34. Rd6+ Kg7 35. Rd5 Rxe2 (35... Kf6
$4 36. Rxf5+ Kxf5 37. Bd3+ $18) 36. Rxf5 Rxa2 $11) 33... h5 {Schwarz hat
exzellente Kompensation für den Bauern.} (33... Rc2 $4 34. Rxf5+ Kxf5 35. Bd3+
$18) 34. Rd2 h4 35. g3 hxg3 36. hxg3 Rc3 37. Kh2 Be4 {Die weißen Figuren sind
zu passiv, er muss in das remisliche Turmendspiel gehen.} 38. Bg2 Bxg2 39. Kxg2
a5 40. Rd6+ Kf5 41. Rd5+ (41. Rxb6 Rc2+ 42. Kf1 Rxa2 43. Rb5+ Ke4 {Weiß hat
keine Gewinnchancen mit dem König auf der Grundreihe.}) 41... Kf6 42. Rd6+ Kf5
43. Rd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurbanov, Fuad"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2081"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. a3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Nb3 Ba7 11. Kh1 Nc6 12. f4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. e5 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Nd5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Nc3 18. Qd3 O-O 19. Bb3 a5 20. Bb2 Qc6 21. Rf3
Ne4 22. Bd4 a4 23. Ba2 Rfc8 24. c3 Nc5 25. Qc2 Rab8 26. Rg1 Nb3 27. Rh3 Qe4 28.
Qf2 Qf5 29. Qh4 Nxd4 30. cxd4 Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rb2+ 0-1

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akhmedov, Fariz Khatir Oglu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
e5 9. Re1 Bg4 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Be6 12. Na3 Qd7 13. Bc4 Qe8 14. Bxe6 Qxe6
15. Qb3 Nh5 16. Rad1 Qxb3 17. axb3 f5 18. Nd2 g5 19. Bg3 f4 20. Bh2 Nf6 21. b4
a6 22. f3 h5 23. Kf1 Rf7 24. Nb3 Bf8 25. Nc4 g4 26. Bg1 Rg7 27. Bf2 Kh7 28.
Nba5 Nxa5 29. bxa5 Re8 30. Rd3 g3 31. Bg1 Rd7 32. Rxd7+ Nxd7 33. Rd1 Nf6 34. b4
Kg7 35. Rb1 Re6 36. Ke2 Nd7 37. Rd1 Bd6 38. Bb6 Nxb6 39. axb6 Kf7 40. Rd5 Ke7
41. b5 axb5 42. Rxb5 Kd7 43. bxc7 Bxc7 44. Rxb7 Ra6 45. Kd3 Kc6 46. Rb1 Ra2 47.
Nb2 Ba5 48. Kc4 Ra3 49. Rc1 h4 50. Nd3 Ra2 51. Nxe5+ Kb7 52. Rb1+ Kc8 53. Nc6
Rxg2 54. Nxa5 Rf2 55. Nc6 Rxf3 56. Ne7+ Kd7 57. Nf5 Rf2 58. Nxh4 Ke6 59. Rb6+
Ke7 60. Rg6 Re2 61. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Azaladze, Shota"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. e3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
e6 9. h3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Qa5 11. Be2 b5 12. a3 Ne4 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. g4 Nxd2 15.
Qxd2 Be4 16. f3 Bh4+ 17. Kf1 Bg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bd1 Be7 20. Bc2 Rd8 21. Kg2
Bd6 22. Rae1 Ne7 23. Qf2 a5 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. e4 b4 26. e5 Qc6 27. Qd2 Rb8 28.
h4 bxa3 29. bxa3 Kd7 30. Rb1 a4 31. Rb4 Rxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Purtseladze, Maka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Ng6 7. c3 Nd7 8. Ne1 h5
9. Be3 c5 10. a4 a6 11. a5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb8 13. g3 Nc6 14. Bxh5 Nxa5 15. Nd2
Bh3 16. Ng2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne7 18. Bg4 Nf5 19. h4 Be7 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Qf3 g6
22. h5 Nc6 23. Rh1 Rg8 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Rh7 Qd7 26. Bg5 Qe6 27. Bxe7 Nxe7 28.
b4 Kf8 29. b5 Rg7 30. Rh6 Ng8 31. Rh8 a5 32. b6 Qxb6 33. Qa3+ Kf7 34. Rb1 Qa6
35. Nf3 g5 36. Qc1 f4 37. Qc7+ Ne7 38. e6+ Kg6 39. Ne5+ Kf5 40. g4+ Kf6 41.
Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sulashvili, Malkhaz"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. h3
Bh5 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. Qc2 Qb8 14. e4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Bf6 18. Rcd1 Nb6 19. Rd3 Rd7 20. Rfd1 Qd8 21.
Qe2 g6 22. a4 Nc8 23. d5 Bxb2 24. dxc6 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Bd4 26. cxb7 Ne7 27. b8=Q
Qxb8 28. Rxd4 Qxb3 29. c5 Qa3 30. Qc4 Rb8 31. c6 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Qa1 33. Rd8+ Kg7
34. Qd4+ Qxd4 35. Rxd4 Rc1 36. Rd7 Nd5 37. Rxa7 Rxc6 38. a5 Rc2 39. Bxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 h6 5. Nb3 e6 6. Ne2 Nd7 7. Nf4 Ne7 8. Be2
Qc7 9. O-O c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. Bh5 g6 12. g4 Be4 13. f3 Bc2 14. Qxc2 gxh5 15.
Nxh5 Qb6 16. Qf2 c4 17. Nd2 Ncxe5 18. b3 Qc6 19. Qe2 Nd3 20. bxc4 dxc4 21. a4
O-O-O 22. Rd1 e5 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Qxd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nc5 26. Re3 Nb3 27. Rb1
exd4 28. cxd4 Nxd4 29. Kg2 Nc6 30. Reb3 b6 31. Be3 Rg8 32. Rc3 Kb7 33. Rb5 Rg6
34. Rf5 Rd7 35. Nf6 Re7 36. Ne4 Rd7 37. Rb3 Ka6 38. Nf6 Re7 39. Nd5 Rb7 40. h4
Re6 41. h5 Bg7 42. Bf4 Re2+ 43. Kf1 Rd7 44. Rd3 Ra2 45. Nb4+ Nxb4 46. Rxd7 Nc6
47. Rfxf7 Bd4 48. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. h3 e6 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 b6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Re1 Qe7 14. Ne5 c5 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Ba3 Rc8 18. Nd3 Bf8 19. Nb5 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 d5 8. Bg2
Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 e5 11. Nb3 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 h5 13. g5 Nc6 14. Be3 Be6
15. Ke2 O-O-O 16. h4 Nd4+ 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Rhe1 Bd7
21. Kd2 Rf8 22. Bd3 f6 23. f4 fxg5 24. fxg5 Rf4 25. Re4 Rf2+ 26. Re2 Rf4 27.
Rh2 Re6 28. Rf1 Rxf1 29. Bxf1 Re4 30. Be2 Bg4 31. Rf2 Bxe2 32. Rxe2 Rxh4 33.
Re7 g6 34. Rg7 Rg4 35. Rxg6 Rg3 36. Rg7 h4 37. Rh7 h3 38. g6 Rxg6 39. Rxh3 Rg4
40. Rh7 Rg5 41. Kd3 Rg2 42. Rh4 Kc7 43. Rxd4 Kc6 44. Rc4+ Kb5 45. b3 Rh2 46.
Rg4 a5 47. Rg5+ Ka6 48. a4 Rh1 49. Rg6+ b6 50. Rg7 Rh4 51. c3 Rh3+ 52. Kd4 Rh4+
53. Kd5 Rh5+ 54. Kd6 Rh6+ 55. Kc7 Rh3 56. Re7 Ka7 57. Kc6+ Ka6 58. Kc7 Ka7 59.
Kc8+ Ka8 60. Rc7 Rd3 61. Rc4 Ka7 62. b4 axb4 63. cxb4 Ka6 64. Rc7 Rh3 65. b5+
Ka5 66. Ra7+ Kb4 67. Kb7 Rh6 68. Ra8 Rg6 69. Ka6 Kxa4 70. Rb8 Kb4 71. Rxb6 Rg5
72. Rh6 Kc5 73. Rc6+ 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Qc7 9. Kd1 h5 10. Qf4 b6 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. Qe3 Nc6 14. Nh3 Nce7
15. Ng5 Nh4 16. Qh3 Nhf5 17. Bb2 f6 18. Nf3 O-O-O 19. Re1 g5 20. g4 hxg4 21.
Qxg4 Be8 22. Kc1 Bh5 23. Qg2 Ng6 24. exf6 Nf4 25. Ba6+ Kb8 26. Qh1 b5 27. Nxg5
Rc8 28. c3 Nxd4 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Re3 Qc4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Stamenkov, Vanco"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kochani"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Ne5 a5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e3 Nd7 13. a4 Ba6 14. Re1 e6
15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Nd2 c5 17. e4 cxd4 18. exd5 e5 19. Qc6 Qa7 20. d6 Rdc8 21. Qd5
Rab8 22. Bh3 Rc5 23. Qa2 Rc2 24. Qa3 f5 25. Bf1 e4 26. Bb5 d3 27. Qb3+ Kh8 28.
Qf7 Bxb5 29. axb5 Rf8 30. b6 Qb7 31. Qe6 Nxb6 32. Rxa5 Qc6 33. Nb3 Rxc1 34.
Rxc1 Qxc1+ 35. Nxc1 d2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 a5 8. b3
Ne8 9. Bb2 Nd6 10. Qc2 Na6 11. a3 Bf5 12. Bxf5 Nxf5 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Rfe1 Rad8
15. Bc3 Nc7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Qa7 18. Ra1 Qb8 19. b5 cxb5 20. c5 Rc8 21. Ba5
e5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Ne6 24. e4 Nfd4 25. Qb2 Qxe5 26. Bc3 b4 27. Qxb4 Nc2
28. Bxe5 Nxb4 29. exd5 Nxc5 30. Bd6 Rfd8 31. Ne4 Nbd3 32. Bxc5 Nxc5 33. f3 Kg7
34. Rad1 Rd7 35. Re2 Na4 36. Rd4 b5 37. d6 Rc6 38. g4 h6 39. h4 Rc1+ 40. Kf2
Nc5 41. Nxc5 Rxc5 42. Re7 Rc2+ 43. Ke3 Rc3+ 44. Kf4 g5+ 45. hxg5 hxg5+ 46. Ke5
Rc5+ 47. Ke4 Rd8 48. Rd5 Rc4+ 49. Ke3 Kg6 50. Rc7 Rxc7 51. dxc7 Rc8 52. Rd6+
Kg7 53. Rc6 Kf8 54. Kd4 Ke7 55. Kc5 b4 56. Kb6 b3 57. Rc1 b2 58. Rb1 Kd7 59.
Rd1+ Ke8 60. Kb7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Ndb5
d5 9. e5 dxc4 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Nce4 Nc6 13. Nxf6 Qxf6 14. Bd2 e5
15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. O-O Kg7 17. fxe5 Qe7 18. e6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Rhd8 20. Be3 b5 21.
a4 a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 Rd5 24. h3 h6 25. Rb6 Rc7 26. b3 Rf5 27. Re1 cxb3
28. cxb3 Qb4 29. Rc1 Qd6 30. Qh4 g5 31. Qe1 b4 32. Qe2 e5 33. h4 Nd4 34. Qa6
Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Qc5 36. Qa7+ Rf7 37. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg5 h6
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bd2 c5 10. Ne5 a6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Qg3 Bd6 14. f4 b5
15. Bd3 Bb7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Kb1 b4 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. Ka1 a5 20. Re4 Nf6 21.
Rc4 Qe7 22. Re1 a4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nc4 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Rxc4 26. Qd3 Rxe4 27.
Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Qa7 29. Be3 Qa6 30. Bc1 Be7 31. Kb1 f5 32. Qf3 Qb5 33. h3
Kf7 34. Qh5+ Kf8 35. Qf3 Kf7 36. Qh5+ Kf8 37. Qf3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "DAN DZO & PGMB"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Be6 8. Ng5
Bc8 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bg5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 h6
15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 e6 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Rd2 a5 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21.
e4 Qa6 22. Qb3 Nb6 23. Qc2 Nc4 24. Rd3 a4 25. g4 a3 26. bxa3 Qxa3 27. Rb1 Qa6
28. Rbd1 b5 29. Qb3 b4 30. Na4 Qb5 31. Nc5 Ra3 32. Qc2 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Bxd4 34.
Kh1 Qxc5 35. Rc1 Ne5 36. Qd1 Qb6 37. Nxe5 Bxe5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8.
Qa3 Nc6 9. e3 a5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qc5 Nd5 13. Be5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3
Bd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd5 18. Rfc1 Ra6 19. Qc4 Qg5+ 20. Kf1
Rb6 21. b3 Rd8 22. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.10"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan Mika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
h6 9. h3 e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Re1 Qd8 14. Bd1 b5 15.
Bc2 b4 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. Qc2 Ne4 19. f3 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nc5 21. Qxf5
Nd3 22. e6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Kh2 Nxb2 25. cxb4 Nd3 26. b5 Nxf4 27. exf4
Nd4 28. Qg6 Qf8 29. Nf1 Qxf4+ 30. Kh1 Nxb5 31. Ne3 Nc3 32. Rac1 d4 33. Nf5 Rc7
34. Rc2 Rf8 35. Re8 Rxe8 36. Qxe8+ Kh7 37. Ne7 Rxe7 38. Qxe7 Nd5 39. Qc5 Ne3
40. Rxc4 Qg3 41. Rc2 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 d3 43. Qd4 Nf1+ 44. Kg1 Ng3+ 45. Kh2 dxc2 46.
Qd3+ Kg8 47. Qb3+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nbd2 Nc8 {
Usually Black adopts this plan when the white knight is already on b3
preventing the c6-c5 advance.} ({One of the possible alternatives is the
immediate} 7... c5 {.} {Black should know how to react against the typical
strike} 8. c4 a6 $1 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5
exd5 14. Nbd4 Bg4 15. Rac1 Ne6 16. Be3 Nexd4 17. Nxd4 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Nxe5 19.
Rfd1 Nc6 20. Bb6 Be7 21. Rxd5 Bf6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2
Nijboer,F (2598)-Mchedlishvili,M (2561)/Dieren 2006/CBM 113 ext (31)}) ({
A more quiet option is} 7... h6 {followed by Bf5-h7, Ne7-g6, Bf8-e7 and
castling. Black keeps slightly worse, but solid position.}) 8. a4 $1 {A
typical push directed to rob of the black knight the b6 square.} Be7 (8... a5
$6 {is not recommened, since after the forthcoming c6-c5 advance White will
get a control over the b5 square.}) 9. a5 a6 10. c3 Na7 11. Nb3 $6 {This is a
standart move, but why not to prevent from the opponent the c6-c5 advance once
and for all?} (11. b4 $1 {guaranties White small, but stable advantage thanks
to the space superiority.}) 11... O-O 12. Be3 Bg6 13. Ne1 c5 {Normally, if
Black managed to play c6-c5 in this opening line, his position is at least
playable.} 14. f4 (14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Nxe5 {is perfectly playable for
Black.}) 14... cxd4 $6 {Not the best choice. I think Black should occupy more
space on the queenside by 14...c4.} (14... c4 15. Nd2 Nc6 {[%csl Ra5]} 16. b4 (
{A straightforward attempt to break through does not work:} 16. g4 f6 17. f5 $6
Bf7 18. Nxc4 $6 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Nxa5 20. Rxa5 Qxa5 21. fxe6 Nxe5 22. exf7+ Nxf7
$15) 16... cxb3 17. Nxb3 Rc8 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc6a7,Ga7b5] would give Black
sufficient counterplay. The Pc3 is a target.}) 15. Nxd4 Nc6 16. b4 Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Nb8 {Transfering the knight to a more active c6 square.} (17... Qc7 18.
Nf3 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Re6] The Pe6 might become a weakness.})
18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Bb6 Qd7 20. Qd2 Rfe8 21. Bd1 {The bishop might go to a4 to pin
the knight.} Bd8 22. Be3 b6 $2 {This move seems like a self-destruction.} (
22... Be7 {was possible keeping slightly worse, but solid position.}) 23. axb6
Qb7 24. Qf2 Nb8 $2 (24... Bd3 $1 {was the only reasonable.} 25. Re1 Rb8 26. Nd2
Bxb6 27. Nb3 $16) 25. Ra3 Nd7 26. Be2 Nxb6 {Black captured back the pawn, but
spent too many tempoes. The Pa6 is practically doomed.} 27. Nd2 Nd7 28. Rfa1
$18 Nb8 29. Bd4 Be7 30. R3a2 Qc6 31. Nb3 h6 32. h3 {A prophylactic move from a
player with strong nerves. White is not in a hurry, there is no defense
against b4-b5 anyway.} Kf8 33. b5 f6 {Must be a mistake in the scoresheet.} ({
I guess in the game actually was:} 33... Qb7 34. Qe3 f6) 34. Qe3 Qb7 35. b6 Qd7
36. exf6 gxf6 37. Na5 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Bxe5 Bg5 40. Qd4 Nc6 41. Nxc6 Qxc6
42. Rxa6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Ne7 9. O-O Nbc6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Bh5 12. Nf1 f6 13. Ng3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 O-O
15. b4 a6 16. Qb3 Bg6 17. Bf1 Bf7 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. b5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21.
Qxb5 Bg6 22. Bf1 h6 23. Bf4 Ra5 24. Qb3 Bf7 25. Rb1 Ra7 26. Ne1 Nc8 27. Nd3 b6
28. Nb4 Na5 29. Qc2 g5 30. Bd2 Kg7 31. Re1 Nd6 32. Bd3 Nac4 33. Bc1 Ra1 34. Qe2
Ra8 35. Qf3 Re8 36. Rxe8 Qxe8 37. Nxd5 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Bxd5 39. Qxd5 Qxc3 40. Bxc4
Nxc4 41. Qd7+ Kf8 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qd7+ Kf8 44. Qd8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. a5 h6 8. Bxf6
Qxf6 9. g3 g5 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. e4 O-O 12. O-O dxc4 13. e5 Qd8 14. Nd2 c5 15.
Nxc4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nxe5 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Rfd1 Bf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21.
b4 Kf8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Nd6 Rc2 25. Bxb7 Be7 26. Rd1 Rb2 27.
Bxa6 Rxb4 28. Bf1 Ra4 29. a6 g4 30. Be2 h5 31. Kf1 h4 32. gxh4 Bxh4 33. Nc8 Rf4
34. a7 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Nf3+ 36. Bxf3 Rxh2+ 37. Kf1 gxf3 38. Kg1 Ra2 39. Rf1 Be7
40. Rxf3 Bc5+ 41. Kh1 Bxa7 42. Nd6 Rf2 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Kh1 e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Bf3 Qb8 14. b3 a5
15. Ne2 c5 16. a4 Ra6 17. Nc3 c4 18. Nb5 Nd7 19. Bg4 Qc8 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Qe2
e5 22. Be3 Nf6 23. Bg5 cxb3 24. cxb3 Rc6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Na7 Qa6 27. Qb5
Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Qxb5 29. axb5 Rb6 30. Nc8 Rb7 31. Rc1 Bg5 32. Rc6 Rxb5 33. Nxd6
Rb8 34. Rc8+ Rxc8 35. Nxc8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. c3 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 b6 14. Be2 Ba6
15. Bd1 Qb5 16. b4 Rc8 17. Nb2 Qc6 18. Rc1 O-O 19. a4 Bc4 20. Bg4 Bb3 21. O-O
Bxa4 22. f5 Bb5 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 24. Re3 f6 25. fxe6 Nxe5 26. Bf5 g6 27. Bh3 Qd6
28. Rd1 Rcd8 29. Rd2 Qe7 30. Rf2 Nc6 31. Qd2 d4 32. Re4 dxc3 33. Qxc3 Rf8 34.
g4 Rd6 35. Bg2 Ne5 36. g5 Rxe6 37. gxf6 Rfxf6 38. Rxf6 Qxf6 39. Re3 Bc6 40. Nd1
Qg5 41. Rg3 Qf4 42. Nf2 Bxg2 43. Kxg2 Nc4 44. Qd3 Ne3+ 45. Kg1 Nf5 46. Qd5 Qc1+
47. Nd1 Kf7 48. Rc3 Qg5+ 49. Kf2 Qf4+ 50. Kg2 Qg4+ 51. Kf2 Qe2+ 52. Kg1 Qe1+
53. Kg2 Kg7 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Qe8 8. Re1
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 f4 11. gxf4 Bg4 12. Nd5 Na6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qd5+ Be6
15. Qxb7 Nc5 16. Qb5 Nd3 17. Qxe8 Raxe8 18. Rd1 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. e5 Bg7
21. Nd4 Kh8 22. Bc6 Re7 23. Bd5 Bh3 24. Rd3 Rxe5 25. Rxh3 Rg5+ 26. Kf1 Bxd4 27.
Re1 Bc5 28. Re6 Bd6 29. Rb3 Rh5 30. h3 Kg7 31. Rb7 Kh6 32. Bf3 Rxh3 33. Kg2 Rh4
34. Rb5 Rf7 35. Rd5 Bf8 36. c5 Bg7 37. b4 Bc3 38. a3 Bb2 39. Ra6 Re7 40. Rxa7
Re1 41. Rd1 Rxd1 42. Bxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2009.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Ng6 7. Kh1 Bc5 8.
Nb3 Ba7 9. f4 Nc6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 d6 12. N1d2 Re8 13. a4 Qc7 14. c3 Bd7 15.
Bxa7 Nxa7 16. g3 Rad8 17. h4 Nf8 18. Kh2 Nc8 19. a5 Re7 20. Nf3 e5 21. f5 d5
22. Nfd2 dxe4 23. Nxe4 f6 24. g4 Bc6 25. g5 Nd7 26. Rad1 Kh8 27. Rd2 Ree8 28.
Rfd1 Ne7 29. Qg4 Nd5 30. Rg1 Rf8 31. Rg3 Nf4 32. Bc2 Bxe4 33. Bxe4 fxg5 34.
hxg5 Nc5 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Nxc5 Qxc5 37. Qf3 Qxa5 38. Rg1 Qb6 39. b4 Rd2+ 40.
Kh1 Qd8 41. Bb1 Ne2 42. f6 Nxg1 43. fxg7+ Kxg7 44. Qf5 Nf3 45. Qxh7+ Kf8 46.
Qh8+ Ke7 47. Qf6+ Kd7 48. Qxf3 Kc7 49. Be4 Qxg5 50. Bxb7 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2009.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 O-O 8.
O-O Nd7 9. d3 Bd6 10. Ne2 c5 11. Ng3 Nb8 12. Nf5 Nc6 13. N3h4 Be7 14. Nxe7+
Qxe7 15. Nf3 f6 16. Be3 Be6 17. b3 b6 18. Nd2 g5 19. h4 h6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. g4
a5 22. a4 Kf7 23. Kg2 Rh8 24. f3 Qd7 25. Rh1 Ne7 26. Qe2 Ng6 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28.
Rh1 Qd8 29. Rxh8 Qxh8 30. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2009.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 c6 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. h3 Be6 8. c3
Na6 9. O-O g6 10. Nc2 Bg7 11. Kh2 Nc7 12. f3 f6 13. e4 Bf7 14. f4 dxe4 15. Bxe4
e6 16. b3 Ne7 17. c4 O-O 18. Bb2 Qd7 19. Bg2 Rad8 20. Qe1 Rfe8 21. Qf2 Na6 22.
Rae1 Qc7 23. Bc3 Nb8 24. Re2 Nd7 25. Qe1 Nc8 26. Qa1 Nd6 27. Rfe1 g5 28. fxg5
fxg5 29. Nf3 Nf5 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Bg6 32. Be4 Rf8 33. Qc1 Nxg3 34. Kxg3
Bxe5+ 35. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 36. Kg2 Bxe4+ 37. Rxe4 Rf2+ 38. Kxf2 Qh2+ 39. Ke3 Qg3+ 40.
Ke2 Qg2+ 41. Ke3 Qxh3+ 42. Ke2 Qg2+ 43. Ke3 Qg3+ 44. Ke2 Qd3+ 45. Kf2 Rf8+ 46.
Kg2 Qf3+ 47. Kh2 Qf2+ 48. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2009.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 Nd7 6. Nxb7 Qc7 7. Nc5 Nxc5 8.
dxc5 e6 9. Bd3 Bxc5 10. Bxf5 Qe5+ 11. Qe2 Qxf5 12. Nf3 Ne7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5
Ng6 15. Qd3 Qxd3 16. cxd3 Rfb8 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. b3 a5 19. Rxc6 a4 20. Rb1 axb3
21. Rxb3 Rxb3 22. axb3 h6 23. Be3 Ra3 24. Rc3 Bd6 25. Nd4 Bf4 26. Nc2 Ra2 27.
Kf1 Bd6 28. b4 Rb2 29. Bc5 Rb1+ 30. Ke2 Bxh2 31. g3 h5 32. Kf3 Rg1 33. b5 h4
34. b6 h3 35. Bd6 Nh4+ 36. Ke2 Rb1 37. Nb4 Bxg3 38. Bxg3 Rxb4 39. Bxh4 h2 40.
Rc8+ Kh7 41. Rc1 Rxh4 42. Rh1 Rb4 43. Rxh2+ Kg6 44. Ke3 Rxb6 45. Rh1 Rb5 46.
Rg1+ Rg5 47. Ra1 Rh5 48. d4 Rh3+ 49. Ke4 Rb3 50. Ra5 Rb1 51. Rc5 Kf6 52. f4 Rd1
53. Rg5 Ra1 54. Kf3 g6 55. d5 Ra3+ 56. Kf2 exd5 57. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h6 7. e4 Nbc6 8. h5 g5
9. f4 gxf4 10. gxf4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nd4 12. Qd2 Nec6 13. O-O-O Bg4 14. Nge2 Qd7
15. Rdf1 O-O-O 16. Be3 Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 Kb8 18. Nf4 Rde8 19. Kb1 a6 20. Bh3 Bxh3
21. Nxh3 Re5 22. Nf4 Rhe8 23. Nd5 f5 24. Bxh6 Bh8 25. Rxf5 Rxf5 26. exf5 Qxf5
27. Qd1 b5 28. Rf1 Qh7 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Bf4 Kb7 31. Bc1 Re5 32. Nf4 Rc5 33.
Rh1 Qf7 34. Qe2 d5 35. Ne6 Rxc1+ 36. Rxc1 Qf6 37. a3 Nd4 38. Rxc7+ Kb6 39. Nxd4
Kxc7 40. Nxb5+ Kd7 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Brunello, Sabino"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Bf2 Ne7 13. a4 a5 14. Rc1 Bd7 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qb3 Nc4 17. Rfd1 Nf5 18. Ne4 Rac8 19. Nc5 Qe7 20. e3 b6 21. Rxc4
dxc4 22. Qxb6 Rb8 23. Qxa5 Rxb2 24. Bf1 Nd6 25. Qc3 Rfb8 26. e4 Qa7 27. e5 Nf5
28. Bxc4 Bf8 29. Nd3 Rb1 30. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 31. Kg2 Qa8+ 32. d5 Ne7 33. Nc5 Nxd5
34. Qf3 Bxc5 35. Bxc5 Qc6 36. Bxd5 Qxc5 37. Be4 Qg1+ 38. Kh3 Rb2 39. Qh1 Qf2
40. Qg2 Qd4 41. Qf3 Qxa4 42. Qd3 Qa5 43. Bc6 Rd2 44. Qc4 Qb6 45. Bg2 Qb2 46.
Qe4 h5 47. Qa8+ Kg7 48. Qe4 Re2 49. Qa8 Qc2 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. N1e2 Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. dxe5 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Nxe5 13. Bc3 Ned7
14. O-O-O Bc5 15. f3 O-O 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 Rfe8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20.
g4 Rad8 21. h4 Kg7 22. Rde1 Nd5 23. h5 Rh8 24. a4 Rd7 25. Kb1 a5 26. Rd1 Nb6
27. Rde1 Nd5 28. c3 Nf4 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 32. Nd6 b6 33.
h6+ Kh7 34. Nxf7 Bc7 35. g5 f5 36. Kc2 Nh3 37. Kd3 Bf4 38. Nd8 Nxg5 39. Bd1 c5
40. Kc4 Bc7 41. Nb7 Nf7 42. Kd5 Nd8 43. Nxd8 Bxd8 44. Kc6 c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 dxc3 11. f4 Nbc6 12. Qd3 d4 13. h4 b6 14. Nxd4
Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nf5 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Qxd7+ Qxd7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Kf2 Rg4 20.
Be3 Rag8 21. Rag1 Nxh4 22. g3 Nf5 23. Rh3 Ke7 24. Kf3 Nxe3 25. Kxe3 Rd8 26. Rh2
Rgg8 27. g4 Rd2 28. Rxd2 cxd2 29. Kxd2 Rh8 30. f5 exf5 31. gxf5 Rh5 32. Rf1 Rh4
33. Ke3 Ra4 34. Rd1 Rxa3+ 35. Ke4 Ra4+ 36. Rd4 Rxd4+ 37. Kxd4 f6 38. e6 Kd6 39.
Kc4 a6 40. Kb4 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.01.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d4 Bb6 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 h6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Nbd2 Re8 15.
Qb1 b4 16. Qc2 Na5 17. Rxa5 Bxa5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nc4 Rb5 20. Ba4 b3 21. Qd1
Qb8 22. Nfd2 Be6 23. Qa1 Rc8 24. Ba7 Qxa7 25. Bxb5 Bb6 26. Qxa7 Bxa7 27. Nxe5
Rd8 28. Ndf3 Bb6 29. Bc4 Re8 30. Nd2 Bc5 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. Nec4 Bf8 33. e5 Nd5
34. Nxb3 Nf4 35. h4 Ra6 36. Ra1 Rc6 37. Ra4 Nd3 38. Nd4 Rc5 39. e6 Be7 40. Ra8+
Kh7 41. Re8 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. d4
Qb6 9. Ne5 e6 10. Na4 Qb5 11. b3 Nfd7 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Bb2 Na6 15.
Qd2 Qb4 16. Bc3 Qd6 17. Nb2 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Rc7 19. Nd3 Bb5 20. Nf4 Rec8 21. a4
Be8 22. e3 Qb6 23. Qb2 Bf8 24. Nd3 Nb4 25. Bxb4 Bxb4 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rc1 Bd6
28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Bf1 f6 30. Bh3 Bf7 31. Nf4 e5 32. Ne2 Kf8 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34.
Nxc3 Bb4 35. Na2 Ba3 36. Bc8 b6 37. Bb7 exd4 38. exd4 Bb2 39. Nb4 a5 40. Nxd5
Bxd4 41. Kf1 g5 42. Ke2 f5 43. h3 Be6 44. f3 h5 45. f4 g4 46. hxg4 fxg4 47. Bc6
Bc5 48. Bb7 Kg7 49. Bc6 Kh6 50. Kf1 h4 51. gxh4 Kh5 52. Kg2 Kxh4 53. Nf6 Bxb3
54. Ne4 Be6 55. Ng3 Bc8 56. Ne4 Ba3 57. Nf6 Bd6 58. Nd5 g3 59. Nxb6 Bh3+ 60.
Kh1 Bxf4 61. Nc4 Bc7 62. Ne3 Kg5 63. Ng2 Bb6 64. Ne1 Kf4 65. Ng2+ Ke5 66. Ne1
Bc7 67. Nc2 Kd6 68. Bf3 Kc5 69. Ne3 Bd7 70. Kg2 Bxa4 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.01.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Be6 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. b3 Ne5 13. Qg3 Nc6 14. Rac1 Nd4
15. Bd3 a6 16. Nd5 b5 17. Rfe1 Ra7 18. h4 Kh8 19. Qe3 Bxd5 20. exd5 e5 21. dxe6
fxe6 22. Qe4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Raf7 24. h5 Rxf2 25. Be3 Qf6 26. h6 Bxh6 27. Bxd4 e5
28. Be3 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Rxa2 30. Rf1 Qe7 31. Rxf8+ Qxf8 32. c5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.01.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Na3 c3 10. Bg5 f6 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bc1 Nd5 13. Nh4 Bg6 14. Bf3 N7b6
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. bxc3 Kf7 17. c4 Nb4 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qe2 Rad8
21. Rad1 Na4 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qe4 Nc6 24. Rfe1 e5 25. Nb5 f5 26. Qc2 Nb6 27.
Qc1 e4 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Be2 Nd7 30. Rd1 Nf6 31. Rxd8 Nxd8 32. Qd2 Ne6 33. Nd6+
Ke7 34. Nxb7 Qb6 35. Na5 e3 36. fxe3 Ne4 37. Qb4+ Qxb4 38. Nc6+ Kd6 39. Nxb4
Nc3 40. Bf3 a5 41. Nc6 a4 42. a3 Nb1 43. Nd4 Nxa3 44. Nxe6 Kxe6 45. Bd1 Nxc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Naumann, Axel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d5 6. d4 dxc4 7. Na3 Nc6 8.
Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 Bd5 10. Bb2 a5 11. a4 Qc8 12. e3 Rd8 13. Qe2 Qe6 14. Rfd1 h6 15.
Rac1 Nb4 16. Ba3 b6 17. Nfe5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 c5 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. Qf3 Rac8 21.
dxc5 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxc5 23. Qb7 Kh7 24. Nd7 Rh5 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Kg1 Qh3 27.
Nxb6 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Rf5 30. Qe4 Qh5+ 31. g4 Qh4 32. Qg2 Rc5 33. Nc4
Bc3 34. a5 Qf6 35. Qe4 Rc7 36. Qf4 Qxf4 37. exf4 h5 38. g5 Kg7 39. Kf3 f6 40.
Nb6 Ra7 41. Rd5 Kf7 42. Nc4 Ra8 43. Rb5 Ke6 44. f5+ Kf7 45. gxf6 Kxf6 46. Nb6
Ra6 47. Nd5+ Kf7 48. fxg6+ Rxg6 49. Nxb4 h4 50. Nd3 h3 51. Rh5 h2 52. b4 Rd6
53. Ke2 Re6+ 54. Kd1 Rd6 55. Kc2 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.01.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. a4 Nbd7 11. N4f3 b6 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. a5 b5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. b4
Ncd7 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Rfc1 d5 19. e5 Ng4 20. Re1 Nh6 21. Bd4 Rfe8
22. Ng5 Nf8 23. Bc5 f6 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Bxf8 Bxg5 26. h4 Kxf8 27. hxg5 Nf7 28.
Qg4 e5 29. Rad1 Qe7 30. Bf1 Rcd8 31. c3 Nxg5 32. f4 Qa7+ 33. Kh2 Ne4 34. Qh4
Qf2 35. Qxf2 Nxf2 36. Rd2 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Ne7 6. Nf3 Nc8 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Rc1 Ncb6 11. Na5 Qc7 12. Qe1 Rae8 13. Bf4 Bg4 14. Qd2 Qb8
15. h3 Bh5 16. b4 Bd8 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bg3 f5 19. Ne1 Nc8 20. c4 dxc4 21. Nxc4
Ndb6 22. Ng2 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24. Bb3 Nd5 25. b5 cxb5 26. Rc5 f4 27. Nxf4 Nxf4
28. Bxf4 a6 29. Qe3 Bb6 30. Rcc1 Rf7 31. Rcd1 a5 32. a3 a4 33. Ba2 Qc8 34. Bg3
Rc7 35. Rc1 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Qd7 37. Rd1 Rc8 38. Qf3 Rc2 39. Bb1 Rb2 40. Bxg6 hxg6
41. Kg2 Rb3 42. Qe4 b4 43. d5 bxa3 44. Qxg6 Qf7 45. Qxe6 Qxe6 46. dxe6 Bc5 47.
Rd8+ Kh7 48. Rd6 a2 49. e7 a1=Q 50. e8=Q Rxg3+ 51. Kxg3 Qg1+ 52. Kf3 Qxf2+ 53.
Ke4 Qg2+ 54. Kf5 Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.02.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. Bg5 Qd6 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bc1 Rd8 13. Nc3 g5 14. e3 Qb4 15.
Qe2 Bd7 16. h4 gxh4 17. Nxh4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rb1 Na5 20. Qh5 Qc2 21. Rb2
Qa4 22. e4 Be8 23. Bf4 Nc6 24. Rbd2 f5 25. Qe2 Nxd4 26. Qe3 e5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5
28. exf5 Bg7 29. Be4 Rd6 30. f6 Bxf6 31. Qxh6 Qd7 32. Kg2 Qg7 33. Qe3 Rad8 34.
Rh1 Bg5 35. f4 Bxf4 36. Qxf4 Ne6 37. Bh7+ Qxh7 38. Qg4+ Qg7 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.02.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. Qe1 d4 8. a4 Nc6
9. Na3 Nd5 10. Kh1 e5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15.
Nc4 Be6 16. c3 Rb8 17. Qf2 Nf6 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Qxf6+ Qxf6 21.
Rxf6 Kxf6 22. Nd7+ Ke6 23. Nxb8 Rxb8 24. Rc1 Bb3 25. a5 Kd6 26. Kg1 Be6 27. Kf2
Rc8 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. b4 b6 30. axb6 axb6 31. e3 Ke5 32. Bc6 Bg4 33. e4 g5 34.
Bb5 Be6 35. Ke2 h6 36. Kf2 f6 37. Ke2 Bg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.02.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 a6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 c5 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Qb1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Nc2 a5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne3 b6 20. Bf3 Ra7 21.
a3 a4 22. Qb2+ f6 23. b4 Nb3 24. Rfe1 e5 25. Bd5 Bd7 26. Rd3 Qc8 27. c5 bxc5
28. Bxb3 axb3 29. Rxb3 c4 30. Rc3 Bb5 31. Qc1 Rc7 32. Nd5 Ra7 33. a4 Bxa4 34.
Nb6 Qb8 35. Nxa4 Rxa4 36. Rxc4 Re7 37. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.02.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bindrich, Falko"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 c6 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. f4 Na6 12. O-O-O h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Nc5
15. Bf3 g4 16. Bf2 gxf3 17. Bxc5 fxg2 18. Rhg1 Nh5 19. Nd3 b6 20. Bd6 Bxc3 21.
bxc3 Rxe4 22. Rxg2+ Kh7 23. Ne5 Bh3 24. Rf2 f6 25. Nxc6 Rxc4 26. Ne7 Rxc3+ 27.
Kb2 Rc4 28. Rd3 Be6 29. Re3 Bd7 30. f5 Re8 31. Rd2 Ng7 32. Ba3 Ba4 33. Red3 Rc7
34. Rd4 Bb5 35. Rd5 a6 36. Ng6 Nxf5 37. Nf8+ Rxf8 38. Bxf8 Ne3 39. Rh5 Nc4+ 40.
Kc3 Nxd2+ 41. Kxd2 Rd7+ 42. Kc1 Kg8 43. Bxh6 Rh7 44. Rh4 Bd7 45. h3 b5 46. Rd4
Bxh3 47. Be3 Rc7+ 48. Kb2 Rc6 49. a4 Kf7 50. Rh4 Bf5 51. axb5 axb5 52. Rf4 Ke6
53. Bd4 Rc4 54. Ka3 Kf7 55. Kb3 Kg6 56. Be3 Rxf4 57. Bxf4 Bd7 58. Kc3 Kf5 59.
Bd6 Ke4 60. Kd2 f5 61. Bc5 f4 62. Kc3 Kf3 63. Kd2 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. Qe1 d4 8. Na3
Nc6 9. Bd2 Nd5 10. c3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Bxe5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. c4 Ne7 15.
b4 cxb4 16. Nxb4 Qd7 17. Bf4 Bg7 18. Rf2 h6 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. a4 Rfe8 21. a5 Rc5
22. Qc1 g5 23. Bd2 Rxa5 24. Bxb7 Re5 25. Bh1 Bg4 26. c5 a5 27. Na6 Nd5 28. c6
Qd6 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rb7 Be6 31. Nc7 Rc5 32. Qb1 Rf8 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. c7 Rc8
35. Rb8 R5xc7 36. Bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. h3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bf5 7. Ng3 Be6 8. c3
Nf6 9. Bd3 Bd5 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Bf4 Nd5
15. Bg3 a5 16. Nd2 e5 17. Nc4 exd4 18. Nd6 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Qf6 20. Qg4 Nc5 21.
Ne8 Nxd3 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Qxd4 Nxe1 24. Bh4 Nd5 25. Qe4 a4 26. c4 Nc7 27.
Qxe1 a3 28. bxa3 Ne6 29. Qb4 Bd4 30. Be7 c5 31. Qb3 Kg7 32. a4 Rc8 33. Bd6 Rc6
34. Bg3 Ra6 35. Kh2 h5 36. h4 b6 37. f3 Bf6 38. Qb5 Ra7 39. Qe8 Bd4 40. Bd6 Bf6
41. Kh3 Ra6 42. Qc6 Ra7 43. g4 hxg4+ 44. fxg4 Bd4 45. g5 Kh7 46. Bb8 Ra5 47.
Kg4 Kg7 48. Bd6 Ra7 49. h5 gxh5+ 50. Kxh5 Nf8 51. Bxf8+ Kxf8 52. Kg4 Kg7 53.
Kf5 Bc3 54. Qxb6 Ra8 55. Qb3 Bd4 56. Qb7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khusnutdinov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nd7 16. Bb5 exf4 17. Bxf4 a6 18. Bc6 Rac8 19. b4 Ne5 20. b5 a5 21. Ra3
f5 22. Re3 Rcd8 23. Qe2 Bf6 24. Re1 Rf7 25. c4 Re7 26. Qc2 Rf8 27. h3 g5 28.
Bh2 Bg7 29. c5 bxc5 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 dxe5 33. Qxc5 Rd8 34.
b6 Qd6 35. Qxa5 e4 36. Qe1 Qe5 37. a5 e3 38. a6 Qd4 39. b7 Kf7 40. Bb5 Qxd5 41.
Be2 g4 42. hxg4 fxg4 43. Bxg4 Qd4 44. Bf3 Rf8 45. Qg3 Kf6 46. a7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 b6 10. Nc3 Ke8 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. a3 h6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rd2 g5
15. Bh2 Be7 16. g4 Ng7 17. Nd4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Rg8 19. Bg3 h5 20. Nde2 Rxd2 21.
Rxd2 Ne6 22. f3 Rh8 23. Kg2 Rh6 24. Nd1 Bc5 25. Nec3 hxg4 26. hxg4 b5 27. Ne4
Bb6 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. c3 Rh8 30. b4 Kg7 31. Rd3 Kg6 32. Ne3 Bxe3 33. Rxe3 Rd8
34. Ne4 c5 35. Nxc5 Rd2+ 36. Kf1 Bd5 37. Nxe6 fxe6 38. f4 Bc4+ 39. Ke1 Ra2 40.
Rf3 gxf4 41. Bxf4 Rxa3 42. Rh3 a5 43. bxa5 Rxa5 44. Rh6+ Kg7 45. Rf6 Ra2 46.
Bh6+ Kh7 47. Bd2 c6 48. Rf7+ Kg6 49. Rf6+ Kh7 50. Rf7+ Kg6 51. Rf6+ Kg7 52.
Bh6+ Kh7 53. Bd2 Bd5 54. Rf7+ Kg6 55. Rf6+ Kh7 56. Rf7+ Kg6 57. Rf6+ Kg7 58.
Bh6+ Kh7 59. Bf8 Rg2 60. Rf7+ Kg8 61. Rf4 Bc4 62. Bd6 Rc2 63. Rf8+ Kh7 64. Rc8
Rxc3 65. Rxc6 Rg3 66. Rc7+ Kg6 67. Rc8 Kg5 68. Rg8+ Kf4 69. g5 Bd3 70. Kf2 Rf3+
71. Ke1 Re3+ 72. Kd2 Rg3 73. Be7 Bf5 74. Rd8 Rg2+ 75. Kc3 Kxe5 76. Kb4 Rb2+ 77.
Kc5 Rb1 78. Bf6+ Kf4 79. Rd4+ Kf3 80. Rb4 Rd1 81. Rxb5 Rd5+ 82. Kb4 Rxb5+ 83.
Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qb3 a6 10. a4 Qe7 11. Rd1 Rb8 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. exd4 h6 15.
Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Qb3 a5 21. f4
Be8 22. f5 exf5 23. Bxf5 Rc7 24. Be4 Rd8 25. Bf3 Kh8 26. Ng4 Bd7 27. Ne3 f5 28.
Nd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Bxd5 Bxa4 31. Rxa4 Rxd5 32. b4 b5 33. Rxa5 Rc4 34.
Ra8+ Kh7 35. Re8 Rxb4 36. Re5 Rxe5 37. dxe5 Re4 38. Rd5 b4 39. Kf2 h5 40. Rb5
Kg6 41. Rb7 h4 42. h3 Kg5 43. e6 Kf6 44. e7 Kf7 45. Kg1 g5 46. Kh2 g4 47. hxg4
fxg4 48. g3 h3 49. Kh1 Re1+ 50. Kh2 Re2+ 51. Kh1 Rb2 52. Kg1 b3 53. Kh1 Ke8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bb3 h6 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. Qd3 Na5 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bd5 Qc7 17. Rac1 Be7 18. b3 Bb7 19. Bd2 Bxd5 20. exd5 f5 21.
Qxa6 Bf6 22. h3 Rfc8 23. Nh2 Qd8 24. Qd3 e4 25. Qg3 Be5 26. Qg6 Qf6 27. Qxf6
Bxf6 28. Bf4 g5 29. Bxd6 Rb6 30. Bg3 f4 31. Bxf4 gxf4 32. Ng4 Bb2 33. Rb1 Rxc2
34. Rxe4 h5 35. Ne5 Nxb3 36. Nd3 Nd2 37. a5 Rd6 38. Re8+ Kf7 39. Rbe1 Bf6 40.
Nxb4 Rc7 41. R8e6 Rdd7 42. a6 Rc4 43. Rb6 Bd4 44. Nc6 Bxb6 45. Ne5+ Kg7 46.
Nxd7 Bd4 47. d6 Rb4 48. h4 Rb2 49. Kh2 Bxf2 50. Re7+ Kg6 51. Re6+ Kg7 52. Re7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Qc2 a5 12. Bb2 Qa7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. a4 Nb8 15.
Na2 Na6 16. Bc3 b6 17. Rab1 h6 18. g3 Rac8 19. Qe2 Ne8 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bf6
22. Rd2 Bg5 23. Rd3 Qe7 24. c5 bxc5 25. Bxa5 Rd6 26. Bb6 Nec7 27. dxc5 Rxd3 28.
Qxd3 Nxc5 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. h4 Bf6 31. b4 Qe5 32. Bxc6 Rd8 33. Qc2 Rd4 34. b5
Qd6 35. b6 Na6 36. Be4 g6 37. Nc3 Rd2 38. Nb5 Qd8 39. Qc6 Kg7 40. Nc7 Bd4 41.
Kh1 Bxf2 42. Qc3+ Kg8 43. Nxa6 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Bxb6 45. Rxd1 Qxd1 46. Qd3 Qxa4 47.
Bxg6 Qa2+ 48. Kh3 fxg6 49. Qxg6+ Kf8 50. Qxh6+ Ke7 51. Qg5+ Kd6 52. Qb5 Qf2 53.
Qd3+ Bd4 54. Nb4 Qf5+ 55. Kg2 Qf2+ 56. Kh3 Qf5+ 57. g4 Qf4 58. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D96"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. Bf4 dxc4 7. Qxc4 Qb6 8. e4
O-O 9. Rb1 Be6 10. Qa4 a5 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Qd2 Rfd8 13. Be2 c5 14. d5 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxd5 16. Qe3 Bd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qg3 Bxe4 19. O-O Bxb1 20. Rxb1 Rac8 21.
h4 Nc5 22. h5 d3 23. Bg4 Ne4 24. Qh4 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Nge7 5. Bg2 g6 6. h4 h6 7. c3 Bg7 8. d4 cxd4
9. cxd4 Qb6 10. d5 Qb4+ 11. Nbd2 exd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Nf6 15.
a3 Qb5 16. Bf1 Qh5 17. Be2 d5 18. Nf1 Qf5 19. Bf4 Re8 20. Qb3 Qh3 21. Ne3 d4
22. Bf1 Qd7 23. Nc4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qd5 25. Nfd2 Bf8 26. Bg2 Qd8 27. Qb5 d3 28.
Ne5 Nd4 29. Qxd3 Bf5 30. Ne4 Ng4 31. Rd1 Bg7 32. Qxd4 Qxd4 33. Rxd4 Nxe5 34.
Rd5 Nc4 35. b3 Nxa3 36. Nd6 Be6 37. Ra5 Nc2 38. Nxb7 Rc8 39. Nd6 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d3 d4 10. h3 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qd6 12. Rd1 Be6 13. Be3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15.
Nbd2 Rac8 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Ng3 Rfd8 18. Kh1 b4 19. c4 Nc6 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5
Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bg5 Qd7 24. Qf3 h6 25. Bh4 Ne8 26. Bg3 Nd6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6
28. Re1 Bg5 29. Re4 Bd2 30. Rd1 Bc3 31. Ba4 a5 32. Rc1 Rc7 33. Rc2 Re7 34. Rce2
Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Bd2 36. g3 Bg5 37. Kg2 Bf6 38. Qe2 Qb8 39. f3 Qc7 40. Qe1 Qb8 41.
Qd2 Qc8 42. g4 Bh4 43. Qe2 Qb8 44. f4 Qa8 45. Kg1 Qb8 46. Kf1 Qa8 47. Kg2 Qb8
48. Re5 Qa8+ 49. Qf3 Qa7 50. Qc6 Qb8 51. Qxc5 Bf6 52. Re4 Qa8 53. Kf3 Qa6 54.
Qb5 Qa8 55. Qc6 Qb8 56. Qc5 Qa8 57. Bc6 Qc8 58. Qb5 Qc7 59. Bd5 Kh7 60. Re8 Qc8
61. Bxf7 Rxe8 62. Qxe8 Qxe8 63. Bxe8 Kg8 64. Ke4 Kf8 65. Ba4 Ke7 66. Kd5 Kd8
67. Kc5 Bh4 68. Kb5 Be1 69. Bb3 Kc7 70. Kxa5 Kc6 71. Ka6 Bd2 72. Ka7 Bxf4 73.
Ka6 Be5 74. Ka5 Bd6 75. Ka4 Kc5 76. Ka5 Kc6 77. Ka6 Kc5 78. Ba4 Be5 79. Be8 Bf4
80. Ba4 Kd6 81. Bb3 Kc5 82. h4 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c3 c6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. h3
h6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. c4 Ne4 12. c5 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Qa5 14. Qc3 Qxc3 15.
bxc3 b6 16. Ba6 Rad8 17. Bc7 bxc5 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. a4 Rb8 20. Ra2 cxd4 21.
cxd4 c5 22. Bb5 Nf6 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Rc1 Bb4 25. Nf3 a5 26. Nd4 Kh7 27. Nc6
Rc8 28. Rd1 Ne4 29. Rb2 Nc3 30. Ra1 Nxb5 31. axb5 Bc3 32. Rba2 Bxa1 33. Rxa1
Bd3 34. Na7 Rb8 35. Rxa5 Kg6 36. f3 Rb7 37. Kf2 Kh5 38. g3 Kg6 39. g4 Kh7 40.
h4 Bc4 41. Ke1 g5 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Kd2 Kg7 44. e4 dxe4 45. fxe4 Kg6 46. Ke3
Kg7 47. Kf3 Kg6 48. Ke3 Kg7 49. e5 Kg6 50. Ke4 Kg7 51. Kd4 Be2 52. Kc5 Bxg4 53.
b6 Bf3 54. Ra1 g4 55. Nb5 g3 56. Nd6 Rb8 57. Rg1 g2 58. b7 Bxb7 59. Nxb7 Rxb7
60. Rxg2+ Kf8 61. Rf2 Re7 62. Kd6 Re8 63. Rh2 Rd8+ 64. Kc6 Rd5 65. Re2 Ke7 66.
Re1 Rd4 67. Re2 Rd5 68. Re1 Rd7 69. Re2 Rd8 70. Re1 Rc8+ 71. Kb5 Rd8 72. Re2
Rd7 73. Kc4 Rd8 74. Re1 Rb8 75. Re2 Rb7 76. Kd4 Rb2 77. Ke4 Rxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. O-O Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxb5 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qxb5 Qd7 14. Qb3+
d5 15. Nc3 Bg7 16. Be3 e6 17. Rae1 Rac8 18. Ne2 Qa4 19. Qd3 Qc2 20. Qa3 a6 21.
b3 Rc6 22. Ng3 Rhc8 23. h4 Bf8 24. Qa5 Qc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Rc1 Ba3 27. Rxc3
Rxc3 28. Ra1 Rc2 29. Nf1 Nd7 30. Nd2 h5 31. Nf3 Kf6 32. Ne1 Rc6 33. Rb1 Kf5 34.
f3 e5 35. Kf2 Bb4 36. Nd3 Rc2+ 37. Kf1 Bc3 38. dxe5 Nxe5 39. Nxe5 Kxe5 40. a4
d4 41. Bg5 Kd5 42. b4 Ra2 43. b5 Rxa4 44. bxa6 bxa6 45. Rb8 d3 46. Rd8+ Kc4 47.
g4 Ra1+ 48. Kg2 Ra2+ 49. Kf1 Bd4 50. Ke1 Re2+ 51. Kd1 Bc3 52. Rc8+ Kb3 53. Rb8+
Ka4 54. Re8 Rxe8 55. Bd2 Kb3 56. gxh5 gxh5 57. f4 a5 58. Bxc3 Kxc3 59. f5 a4
60. f6 a3 61. f7 Rf8 62. Ke1 a2 63. Kf2 a1=Q 64. Kg3 d2 65. Kf4 d1=Q 66. Kg5
Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. d3 c5 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. O-O h6
9. Nd2 e5 10. h3 Be6 11. Kh2 a6 12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4 Qd7 14. Qf3 Rae8 15. a3 d4
16. e4 Ne5 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. a4 b6 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 Ng6 21. Bc1 Qc7 22. Kh1
Kh7 23. Bd2 Be5 24. Qf3 Re7 25. Qf2 Qd7 26. Rfb1 Qc6 27. Ra2 Rb8 28. Rf1 Rd8
29. Raa1 Rf8 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. exd5 Qd6 32. Be4 Ree8 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. g4 Bf6 35.
Qg3 Be5 36. Qf2 Bf6 37. Bf4 Nxf4+ 38. Qxf4 Re5 39. Qg3 Rfe8 40. h4 Qd8 41. Kh3
Qd7 42. Rf5 Rxf5 43. Bxf5 Qd8 44. Be4 Qd7 45. Rf1 Re5 46. Kg2 Qe7 47. Rf5 Rxf5
48. Qb8+ Qd8 49. Qxd8+ Bxd8 50. Bxf5 Bc7 51. Kf3 a5 52. Ke4 Bd6 53. Bd7 g6 54.
Bc8 Kg7 55. Bb7 Kf8 56. Kf3 Kg7 57. h5 gxh5 58. gxh5 f5 59. Bc8 Kf6 60. Bd7 Kg5
61. Be8 Kf6 62. Bg6 Kg5 63. Kg2 Kf6 64. Kf2 Kg5 65. Kg2 Kf6 66. Kf3 Kg5 67. Kf2
Kf6 68. Be8 Kg5 69. Bg6 Kf6 70. Kf3 Kg5 71. Ke2 Kf6 72. Kf2 Kg5 73. Kf3 Kf6 74.
Kg2 Kg5 75. Kf3 Kf6 76. Kf2 Kg5 77. Ke2 Kf6 78. Kf1 Kg5 79. Be8 Kf6 80. Bg6 Kg5
81. Ke1 Kf6 82. Kd2 Kg5 83. c3 Kf6 84. cxd4 cxd4 85. Ke2 Bc5 86. Kf3 Bd6 87.
Kf2 Bc5 88. Kf3 Bd6 89. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qe2 Nd7 8. Rd1
a6 9. Be3 Ne7 10. a3 h6 11. h3 g5 12. Nd2 Ng6 13. Nf1 h5 14. Qd2 g4 15. Ne2
gxh3 16. gxh3 Qh4 17. Kh2 Bf6 18. Nfg3 Be7 19. f3 Qf6 20. Rf1 O-O-O 21. Rf2 h4
22. Nh1 e5 23. d5 Qg7 24. Rg1 Nf6 25. Rfg2 Nh5 26. Nf2 Kb8 27. Ng4 Qf8 28. Bg5
Bxg5 29. Qxg5 Nhf4 30. Nxf4 Nxf4 31. Rd2 Rg8 32. Qf6 Bc8 33. Bf1 Rh8 34. b4
Bxg4 35. Rxg4 Rh6 36. Qf5 f6 37. Bxa6 Rh5 38. Rxf4 Rxf5 39. Rxf5 Rd7 40. Rh5
Qg8 41. Rg2 Rg7 42. Rg4 Rxg4 43. hxg4 Qe8 44. b5 Qg8 45. a4 Qg7 46. Kh3 Ka7 47.
c4 Kb8 48. Kxh4 Ka7 49. Bc8 Kb8 50. Bf5 Kb7 51. Rh7 Qg5+ 52. Kg3 Qf4+ 53. Kh3
Qxf3+ 54. Kh2 Qf2+ 55. Kh1 Qf1+ 56. Kh2 Qf2+ 57. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qa4+ b5 7. cxb5 Be4 8.
b6+ Nbd7 9. bxc7 Qe7 10. a3 g5 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Ba6 Rxc7 13. Rxc7 Qd8 14. Rc8
gxf4 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Ke2 Bd6 17. Rc1 Ke7 18. Bb5 Rb8 19. b4 fxe3 20. fxe3
Rb7 21. Qa6 Rb6 22. Qa5 Rb7 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Qa6 Rb6 25. Qxa7 Bb8 26. Qa8 h6
27. Rc6 Rb5 28. Qa6 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. O-O Ne7 7. f4 d6 8. Be3
Nd7 9. Qe1 f5 10. Qg3 Nf6 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Qh3 Qe8
15. Rfe1 Qc6 16. Rad1 b5 17. a3 Rfe8 18. Bc1 a5 19. d5 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 b4 21. Nb1
Qxc2 22. Bd2 Bxd5 23. Rc1 Qxb2 24. axb4 axb4 25. Ng1 c5 26. Be3 Ra2 27. Nd2
Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Qxd2 29. Qxd2 Rxd2 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Nxe2 Ne4 32. Kg1 Bf7 33. Rd1
b3 34. Rb1 b2 35. Ng3 c4 36. Ne2 c3 37. Nxc3 Bxc3 38. Rxb2 Bxb2 39. h4 Bc3 40.
Kh2 d5 41. g3 d4 42. Kh3 d3 43. h5 d2 44. hxg6 hxg6 45. g4 d1=Q 46. Kh4 Qh1#
0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Qb3 O-O 8. Qxb7
Nbd7 9. Bc7 Qe8 10. Be2 Rc8 11. O-O Ne4 12. c5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Qd7
15. Qxa7 Rxc7 16. Qa3 Rb8 17. Qc1 Ne4 18. a4 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Rcb7 20. Ra2 Rb1 21.
a5 Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Qa7 23. a6 Bd8 24. g3 Bc7 25. Kg2 h5 26. h3 h4 27. g4 Bg6 28.
Be2 Be4+ 29. Bf3 Bg6 30. Qe2 Rb5 31. e4 dxe4 32. Bxe4 Ra5 33. Rxa5 Bxa5 34.
Bxg6 fxg6 35. Qxe6+ Kh7 36. Qxc6 Bc7 37. Qb7 Bb8 38. c6 g5 39. Qxa7 Bxa7 40. c7
Kg6 41. c8=Q Kh7 42. Qf5+ g6 43. Qf7+ Kh6 44. Qg8 Bxd4 45. a7 Bh8 46. Qxh8# 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zinchenko, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Kh1
Ne7 9. f4 Nbc6 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Qf2 b5 14. e5 Nb4 15.
Rac1 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Ne4 Rf7 18. Nec5 Raf8 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qd2 Nd5 21.
Nxb7 Qxb7 22. c4 bxc4 23. Rxc4 g5 24. Bc5 Qb5 25. Rcc1 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 gxf4 27.
Nd4 Qb7 28. Bxe7 Nxe7 29. Nf3 Nd5 30. b3 Ne3 31. Qd6 Qb5 32. Rg1 a5 33. Ne5 Nf5
34. Qc7 d6 35. Ng6 Rf6 36. Nxf4 Kh7 37. Nh3 Rg6 38. Qc2 Qb4 39. Qf2 Rg4 40. Qe2
e5 41. a3 Qd4 42. Rd1 Qe4 43. Qxe4 Rxe4 44. Ng5+ Kg6 45. Nxe4 Nd4 46. Nxd6 Nxb3
47. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zinchenko, Yaroslav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. Bg3 e5 12. Nc4 Be6 13. a4 Qc7 14. Qd6 Qxd6
15. Nxd6 Rab8 16. Bc4 Rfd8 17. Bxe6 Rxd6 18. Bd5 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Ne7 20. c4 Nxd5
21. exd5 e4 22. Nd2 f5 23. Rab1 Re8 24. Rfe1 Rb6 25. b3 Kf7 26. Kf1 h5 27. Re2
g5 28. Ke1 Bd4 29. Nf1 a5 30. Kd2 Kg6 31. Kc2 Kf6 32. Rbe1 Re5 33. Nd2 Rd6 34.
f3 e3 35. f4 Re7 36. Nf3 gxf4 37. gxf4 Rd8 38. Kd3 Re4 39. Ng5 Re7 40. g3 Rg8
41. Rh1 Rxg5 42. fxg5+ Kxg5 43. Reh2 Rh7 44. Rh4 Rh8 45. Ke2 Rh7 46. Kf3 Rh8
47. Ke2 Rh7 48. Rf4 Rh8 49. Rhf1 Rf8 50. R4f3 Rf7 51. Rh1 Rf8 52. Rf4 Rf7 53.
Rfh4 Rh7 54. Kf3 Rh8 55. d6 Rh7 56. d7 Rxd7 57. Rxh5+ Kf6 58. Rh7 Rd8 59. R1h6+
Kg5 60. Rb6 Be5 61. Kxe3 Rd1 62. Rbxb7 Rg1 63. Kf2 Bd4+ 64. Kf3 Be5 65. Rhg7+
Bxg7 66. Rxg7+ Kf6 67. Rb7 Rd1 68. Rb5 Rd3+ 69. Kf4 Rd4+ 70. Ke3 Rg4 71. Kf3
Rd4 72. Rxc5 Kg5 73. Rb5 Rd3+ 74. Kf2 Kg4 75. Rb8 Rf3+ 76. Ke2 Rc3 77. Rb5 Rxg3
78. c5 Rg2+ 79. Kd3 f4 80. c6 f3 81. c7 Rc2 82. Kxc2 f2 83. c8=Q+ Kg3 84. Rf5
Kg2 85. Rxf2+ Kxf2 86. Qc5+ Kg3 87. Qxa5 Kf3 88. Qb6 Ke4 89. a5 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Zinchenko, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. f4 Bb4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 c5 11. O-O Nd7 12. a4 f5 13. a5 c4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15.
Ng5 Bd5 16. Rfb1 Qc7 17. Bc1 h6 18. Nh3 bxa5 19. Ba3 Rfb8 20. Bd6 Rxb1+ 21.
Rxb1 Qd8 22. Nf2 a4 23. Nd1 Qa5 24. Qd2 a3 25. Bb4 Qa4 26. Ra1 a2 27. Qc1 Rb8
28. Qb2 a5 29. Rxa2 Qb5 30. Rxa5 Qxa5 31. Bxa5 Rxb2 32. Nxb2 g5 33. g3 Kf7 34.
Kf2 Nb8 35. Na4 Nc6 36. Bb6 Ne7 37. Nc5 Bc6 38. Na6 Nd5 39. Nb4 Bb7 40. Nxd5
Bxd5 41. Ke3 Kg6 42. h3 Kh5 43. Bd8 Kg6 44. Be7 Bc6 45. Bd8 Kf7 46. fxg5 h5 47.
Kf4 Kg6 48. Bf6 Bd5 49. Ke3 Bc6 50. Kf4 Bd5 51. Ke3 Bc6 52. Kf2 Ba4 53. h4 Bxc2
54. Bd8 Ba4 55. Ba5 Bc6 56. Bb4 Bd5 57. Ba3 Bc6 58. Bc1 Bb7 59. Bf4 Bd5 60. Ke1
Bc6 61. Kd2 Bd5 62. Kc2 Bb7 63. Kb2 Bd5 64. Ka3 Kf7 65. Kb4 Kg6 66. Kc5 Kf7 67.
Kd6 Kg6 68. Ke7 Kg7 69. Be3 Kg6 70. Bf4 Kg7 71. Be3 Kg6 72. Bc1 Kg7 73. Bf4 Kg6
74. Be3 Kg7 75. Bf4 Kg6 76. Be3 Kg7 77. Bf4 Kg6 78. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Blitz Final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zinchenko, Yaroslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2010.03.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bh2 e5 8. O-O
exd4 9. exd4 Bf5 10. c3 Re8 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Qb3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Rab8
15. Nf1 Na5 16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Ne3 Be4 18. Qb3 h6 19. a4 a6 20. a5 Ne7 21. Bc4 Nf5
22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Kf1 Be6 25. d5 Bf5 26. Re1 Qf8 27. Qa4 Qd8 28.
Bg3 Bf6 29. Qd1 Qd7 30. Bf4 h5 31. Qe2 Rd8 32. Kg1 Kg7 33. Qd2 Re8 34. Rxe8
Qxe8 35. Be2 Qe4 36. g4 Bd7 37. f3 Qb1+ 38. Kg2 hxg4 39. hxg4 Qa1 40. g5 Bd8
41. b4 Qb1 42. Bd3 Qb3 43. Be4 Kg8 44. Be3 Qc4 45. Bd4 Be7 46. Kf2 Bb5 47. Kg3
Qf1 48. f4 Bf8 49. Bg2 Qc4 50. Qe3 Bg7 51. Qe8+ Bxe8 0-1

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sandager, Stephen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2161"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Rb1 c5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. Rb3 a6 17. f5 Re8 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Qf4 Bf5 20. Bf3 b5 21. d6
c4 22. Bxa8 cxb3 23. Bd5 bxa2 24. Bxa2 Bxc3 25. Qg3 Be5 26. Bf4 Qxd6 0-1

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Langer, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2282"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. Qc4 Qb7 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Ng5 Na5 13. Qa2 Qc7 14. Nb5 axb5 15.
Bxb5+ Nc6 16. Qc4 Bb7 17. O-O-O Ba8 18. f4 h6 19. fxe5 hxg5 20. exf6 gxf6 21.
Qc3 Rh6 22. Rhf1 Be7 23. h3 Kf8 24. Rd4 Qb7 25. Rc4 Rc8 26. Bd4 Kg7 27. Kb1 Rg6
28. g4 Na7 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Qxc8 Nxc8 31. Ba6 Na7 32. Bxb6 Nc6 33. Re1 Rh6 34.
Re3 Rh8 35. c3 Bd8 36. Bxd8 Rxd8 37. b4 Re8 38. Bc4 Rb8 39. Kc2 Kf8 40. a5 Ke7
41. Bd5 Ne5 42. Kb3 Kd7 43. c4 Rc8 44. Rc3 Nc6 45. Ka4 Ne5 46. a6 Bxd5 47. exd5
Nxc4 48. Kb5 Nb6 49. Kxb6 Rxc3 50. a7 Ra3 51. Kb7 Rb3 52. a8=Q Rxb4+ 53. Ka7
Ra4+ 54. Kb8 Rxa8+ 55. Kxa8 f5 56. gxf5 Ke7 57. Kb7 Kf6 58. Kc6 Ke5 59. f6 1-0

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Young, Angelo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. Nh4 Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. d4 c5 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. c3
e6 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rc1 Be7 14. Nd2 O-O 15.
a3 Ne8 16. Bf2 Nd6 17. Bf1 Na5 18. Qd1 Ndc4 19. Rc2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Rc7 21. e3
Rfc8 22. Be1 Qd6 23. b3 Qb6 24. Rd3 Nc6 25. Bf2 a6 26. e4 Na7 27. Qe1 Nb5 28.
exd5 exd5 29. a4 Na3 30. Rad1 Nc2 31. Qe2 Qc6 32. Bh3 Re8 33. Qd2 Bb4 34. Qg5
Rce7 35. Bf1 Ne1 36. Bxe1 Rxe1 37. Rxe1 Rxe1 38. Re3 f6 39. Qf4 Bd6 40. Qxd6
Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hungaski, Robert Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nd7 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 c6 6. a4 Ngf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Re1
b6 9. Ba2 a6 10. b4 Bb7 11. Rb1 b5 12. Nh4 exd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15.
Qd2 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Bxh4 18. Bd5 Ra7 19. Bc6 Nb8 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Bxb5 Bf6 22. Qe1 Rb7 23. Bf4 Qb6 24. c3 c4 25. Rxc4 Qa5 26. Bd6 Rxb5 27. Bxf8
Re5 28. Re4 Nd7 29. Bd6 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qd8 31. c4 1-0

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. a3 c5 13. Bc2 Re8 14. b4 exd4 15.
cxd4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bf8 17. Bb2 Rc8 18. Qb1 g6 19. Qa2 Re7 20. Rad1 Qe8 21. a4
bxa4 22. Bxa4 Nxe4 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxa6 Qb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Bd7 12. Kh1 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. c3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rad1 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Bc6 20. Bc4 Rae8
21. f5 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Kh8 23. fxe6 Rxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Rxe6 25. Rd8+ Re8 26. Rxe8+
Bxe8 27. Kg1 e3 28. Be2 a5 29. Kf1 g5 30. Bf3 Bb5+ 31. Ke1 b6 32. Be4 Kg7 33.
b3 Kf6 34. Bxh7 Ke5 35. Bg6 Ba6 36. a4 Kd5 37. Bh5 Bd3 38. Be2 Bf5 39. Bc4+ Ke4
40. Kd1 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Romanenko, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Na4 Qc7 7. g3 Nc6 8.
Bf4 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qd8 10. Bg2 Bf5 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. O-O e6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. e3 O-O 16. Nh4 Bg4 17. Bf3 h5 18. Nc3 g5 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Ng2 b5 21.
Rac1 b4 22. Na4 Ne4 23. Qd1 f5 24. f3 gxf3 25. Qxf3 e5 26. Nc5 exd4 27. Qh5 Rf6
28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. Rxf6 Qxf6 30. Rxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxg5+ Kf7 32. Qf4+ Ke6 33. Qxb8
Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qd2+ 35. Kf1 Qc1+ 36. Ne1 Qc4+ 37. Kg1 d3 38. Ng2 Qc1+ 39. Kf2
Qxb2+ 40. Kg1 Qa1+ 41. Kf2 Qxa2+ 42. Kg1 d2 43. Nf4+ Kd7 44. Qb7+ Kd6 45. Qb8+
Kc6 46. Qc8+ Kb6 47. Qb8+ Ka6 48. Qc8+ Ka5 49. Qc7+ Ka4 50. Qd7+ Ka3 51. Qxa7+
Kb3 0-1

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O
a6 9. Ba4 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Re1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 e6 14. Nf1 Ne7 15.
Bb3 c5 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. N3h2 Be8 18. Qh5 Kh7 19. Nf3 Nc6 20. Qh3 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Nh2 Bg7 23. e5 Rh8 24. f4 Qe7 25. f5 c4 26. Bc2 exf5 27. Qxf5+ Kg8 28.
Rad1 Qe6 29. Qf2 Bd7 30. Qd4 Bc8 31. Nf3 Bf8 32. Nd2 b6 33. Ne4 b5 34. Nd6 Qe7
35. Be4 Rb8 36. Bd5 Be6 37. Rf1 Rd8 38. Bxe6 Qxe6 39. Rf6 Qxf6 40. exf6 Rxd6
41. Qxd6 Bxd6 42. Rxd6 Kh7 43. Rxa6 Rd8 44. Rb6 Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Rd5 46. g4 Kg6 47.
b3 cxb3 48. axb3 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia op"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.04.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.03.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 Na5 12. Re1 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Re8 16. Be3 Bxc3 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. bxc3 Qxb3 19. Rab1 Qa3 20. Rxb7
Rac8 21. Re3 Qc5 22. Rd7 Rc7 23. Qg4 Rxd7 24. Qxd7 Kf8 25. d6 Qxd6 26. Qxa7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. c3 Nbd7 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. Nc4 Nxg3 10. hxg3 e6 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. Qe2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne3 a6 15.
Kb1 b5 16. Bc2 Nb6 17. Nd2 c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. f4 O-O-O 20. e5 Kb8 21. a4 c4
22. axb5 axb5 23. Ne4 gxf4 24. gxf4 Nd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Ng3 Bf8 27. Nf5 Qc7
28. b4 cxb3 29. Bxb3 Rg8 30. Rh3 Rg6 31. Rhd3 b4 32. c4 d4 33. Nxd4 Rxg2 34.
Nc6+ Qxc6 35. Rxd8+ Ka7 36. Qd3 Bc5 37. Rd7 Rf2 38. Qd5 Qg6+ 39. Rd3 Rf1+ 40.
Kb2 Rf2+ 41. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 b5 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3
h5 9. a4 bxa4 10. Nxa4 Nbd7 11. Qc3 Bb7 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 Be7 14. Nb6 Rb8
15. Rxa6 O-O 16. Be2 d5 17. O-O Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Qc8 19. Bd4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Qxc6
21. Rxc6 Rfd8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Bxh5 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 g6 25. Bg4 Bxb2 26. Rc7 Rf8
27. g3 Be5 28. Rcxf7 Rxf7 29. Bxe6 Rbf8 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Rxf7+ Rxf7 32. Bxf7
Kxf7 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. Kg4 Bc3 35. h4 Ke5 36. Kf3 Be1 37. c4 Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Ng5 Rd7 11. Rd1 Nd4 12. O-O h6 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxd4
exd4 15. Rxd4 Nd7 16. Rdd1 Nb6 17. Rd8+ Bf8 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rfd1 Be7 20.
R8d3 Be6 21. b3 g5 22. Nb5 Bc5 23. Rc3 Bd6 24. Nxc7 Rd8 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Rf3+
Ke7 27. Rxd8 Bxc7 28. Rh8 Bf4 29. Rxh6 Nd7 30. Rh7+ Kd6 31. Rd3+ Kc6 32. Rh6
Nc5 33. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Na6 6. a3 g6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qa4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxa6 Qc7 13. O-O Rab8 14. h3 e5
15. Bd3 Be6 16. Bc4 Bf5 17. Qa4 exd4 18. exd4 Rfd8 19. Rd1 Nd7 20. Bg5 Re8 21.
b4 Nb6 22. Qa5 h6 23. Bh4 Qd7 24. Bf1 Bc2 25. Rd2 Bb3 26. Rb1 Bc4 27. Rdd1 Bxf1
28. Kxf1 g5 29. Bg3 Rbd8 30. Qa6 Qf5 31. Qxa7 Bxd4 32. Rbc1 Rd7 33. Qa6 Bxc3
34. Qxb6 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 Bb7 5. axb5 Nxd5 6. Bg3 g6 7. e4 Nb6 8. Nd2
Bg7 9. c3 O-O 10. Ngf3 d6 11. Bd3 a6 12. O-O axb5 13. Rxa8 Nxa8 14. Bxb5 Qb6
15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Bxc6 Nxc6 17. Rb1 Nc7 18. h4 Ra8 19. Qc4 Qb5 20. Qxb5 Nxb5 21.
Bf4 f5 22. g3 Ra4 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Nf1 e5 25. Bd2 d5 26. Ne3 Ne7 27. c4 dxc4
28. b3 cxb3 29. Rxb3 Nd4 30. Rb8+ Kf7 31. Ng5+ Kg6 32. Rb6+ Bf6 33. Kg2 Nec6
34. Nd5 Bd8 35. Rb1 h6 36. h5+ Kxh5 37. Nf7 Bg5 38. Bxg5 hxg5 39. Nd6 g4 40.
Rc1 Nb4 41. Ne3 Kg6 42. Rxc5 Nd3 43. Rc8 Ne1+ 44. Kh1 Ra1 45. Nf1 Nd3 46. Kg2
Ra2 47. Ne3 Rxf2+ 48. Kh1 Nf3 49. Ndxf5 Rh2# 0-1

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.05.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Be2 Bb7 7. Bf3 Ne7 8. O-O
Ng6 9. e5 Qc7 10. Bxb7 Qxb7 11. f4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Qe2 Nh4 14. Ne4 Nf5
15. c3 h5 16. Bd2 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 h4 18. Rf3 Rc8 19. Be1 d5 20. exd6 Bxd6 21.
Nxd6+ Qxd6 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Rh3 Rh6 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Rxf3 Ke7 26. Rfd3 Rhh8 27.
Rd7+ Kf6 28. Bf2 Rc4 29. Bd4+ Kg6 30. a3 f6 31. Kg1 h3 32. g3 Re8 33. Bf2 Kh5
34. Rd8 Rxd8 35. Rxd8 Kg4 36. Kf1 Re4 37. Rd3 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. b3 g5 40.
Bg1 a5 41. Bf2 a4 42. bxa4 bxa4 43. Rd5 0-1

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.05.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O Qb6+ 6. d4 Bf5 7. c3 Nd7 8. h3
Be4 9. Nbd2 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Ngf6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Qb3 Rfd8 13. Be3 Ne8 14. Rad1
Nd6 15. Rd3 Qxb3 16. axb3 f6 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Rc1 f5 19. Bf2 Ne4 20. Ra1 a6
21. Rdd1 h5 22. h4 Rc8 23. b4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 Ngf6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nbd2 e5 8. e4
Bd6 9. c3 a5 10. a4 O-O 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Re1 Nc5 13. Nh4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bc7 15.
Bf1 Qd7 16. Nb3 Ncxe4 17. g4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4+ 19. Ng2 Rad8 20. Qe2 Qe6 21.
Qc4 Qf5 22. Be3 Qh3 23. Be2 Ng4 24. Bxg4 Qxg4 25. Nd2 Nf6 26. Qxg4 Nxg4 27. Nc4
Nxe3 28. Ngxe3 h5 29. Rab1 Rd3 30. Red1 Red8 31. Rxd3 Rxd3 32. b4 axb4 33. Rxb4
b5 34. axb5 cxb5 35. Rxb5 Rxc3 36. Rb7 Bd8 37. Rb8 Rd3 38. Nxe5 Rd6 39. Kg2 g6
40. Rb7 Rf6 41. N3c4 Rf4 42. Nd6 Bh4 43. f3 g5 44. Ndxf7 Rf6 45. Rb8+ Kg7 46.
Rh8 Rf5 47. Rxh5 Be1 48. Rxg5+ Rxg5+ 49. Nxg5 Kf6 50. Nd3 Ba5 51. Ne4+ Kf5 52.
Kf2 Bc7 53. Ke3 Bb6+ 54. Nec5 Bc7 55. Nb3 Bd6 56. Nd4+ Kf6 57. Ke4 Bg3 58. Nf4
Bh2 59. Nde2 Ke7 60. Kf5 Kd6 61. Kg4 Ke5 62. Nh5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khachiyan, Melikset"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
Qe8 9. Bf1 Bg4 10. d5 Nb4 11. Qb3 a5 12. a3 Na6 13. Qxb7 Qe7 14. Qb3 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 Nc5 16. Qc2 a4 17. Bg5 Rfb8 18. Bh3 Qf8 19. Nb5 Rb7 20. f4 h6 21. Bxf6
Bxf6 22. f5 h5 23. Re3 Kh7 24. fxg6+ fxg6 25. Rf3 Qh6 26. Kh1 Rf8 27. Rg1 Bh4
28. Qe2 Rbb8 29. Rfg3 Bxg3 30. hxg3 Rf7 31. Kg2 Rbf8 32. Rf1 Nb3 33. Be6 Rf6
34. Nxc7 Nd2 35. Re1 Rxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qf8+ 38. Ke3 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
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{The main pre-tournament favourites faced each other in round three.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 {By calling on his old favourite, the King's Indian
Defence, Hikaru had recently scored impressive victories over Beliavsky and
Gelfand.} 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 {
True to his style Gata avoids a pitched theoretical battle.} ({He wanted to
vary from} 10. c5 f5 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7
16. b5 (16. a5 h5 17. b5 dxc5 18. b6 {Beliavsky-Nakamura, 3rd NH Tournament,
2009.}) 16... dxc5 17. Bxc5 h5 18. a5 g4 19. b6 g3 20. Kh1 Bf8 {
Gelfand-Nakamura, World team Ch, 2010.}) 10... f5 11. a5 Nf6 12. Bg5 {This has
already been played by many strong players. White intends to give Black a
fight in the centre, rather than concede the space Black needs for his
kingside attack.} Nh5 (12... Kh8 13. Rc1 Neg8 {is a typical idea in the KID,
but in the game Grischuk-Khalifman, Ordix Open (rapid), 2009 White found a way
to combat it. There followed} 14. exf5 gxf5 15. c5 h6 16. Bh4 $1 {and here the
former FIDE World Champion encountered some problems. As the game went, first
he had to lose time to move his knight to g6 to break the annoying pin,} Ne7
17. Nb5 Ng6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. g3 {and then bring it
back to cover the e6-square,} Nf8 {After} 22. Rc4 Bd7 23. Qc2 Rf7 24. Nh4 {
White was clearly better, despite the absence of his dark-squared bishop.}) 13.
Nd2 {The first independent move.} ({Ivanchuk-Radjabov, Corus, 2009 saw} 13.
exf5 gxf5 {and here White could try the Grischuk plan,} 14. Rc1 ({Ivanchuk
chose the restrictive approach,} 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. c5 Bd7 16. b5 Be8 17. c6 b6
18. Nh4 Bf7 19. Bd3 Bg6 20. f3 {and kept his advantage throughout the game
until blundering in time trouble.}) 14... h6 15. Bh4 {which in this case might
be countered by} Nf4 16. c5 Nfg6 17. Nb5 e4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nfd4 Nf4 {
with great complications.}) 13... Nf4 14. c5 h6 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rc1 {This
position is reminiscent of the old lines of the Bayonet Attack with 9...Nh5 10.
c5, which were popular until Karpov introduced the 10.Re1 idea in the
mid-1990s. White is feeling the effects of parting with the dark-squared
bishop, but he's safe from standard kingside attacks and hopes to translate
his spatial gains on the queenside into something meaningful.} fxe4 {Hikaru
chooses the most direct method of getting his Ne7 into the game.} ({The
alternative,} 16... a6 17. Re1 g5 {might be a dead end if White plays} 18. Bh5)
17. Ndxe4 Nf5 18. Re1 Be5 $6 {Hikaru plays a "safe" move, a decision surely
dictated by tournament priorities.} ({Otherwise, we could expect to see
something like} 18... Nd4 19. cxd6 ({The same idea works in the event of} 19.
Bg4 f3 $1) 19... cxd6 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21. Bxb5 f3 $1 22. g3 Bg4) 19. Nd2 $1 {
Gata realises where the danger is coming from and takes immediate
counter-measures.} Nd4 20. Nf3 (20. Nb5 $5 f3 21. Nxf3 Rxf3 22. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 23.
Kf1 Rf7 {is interesting, but you don't want to tempt fate by playing like this
against Hikaru Nakamura.}) 20... Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 a6 {Closing the avenue
b5-c7-e6 for the white knight.} 22. Na4 {is still a choice for White here.} Bf5
23. cxd6 Bxd6 24. Nc5 Rb8 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Qe7 ({I agree with Black's
decision to leave the bait alone, as} 26... Bxb4 27. Qb3 Qe7 (27... Be7 28.
Red1 Qe8 29. Rxc7 $18) 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. e7+ Kg7 30. Qxb4 Rfe8 31. h4 Rbc8 32.
Re6 {is very dangerous for Black.}) ({Unfortunately Black had no time for} 
26... c6 {on account of} 27. Qd3 Kg7 28. Rcd1 {winning.}) 27. Qd3 Kg7 28. b5 $1
axb5 29. Qxb5 Rf5 ({Better was} 29... c6 {to put up a barrier on the log
diagonal right away. Then} 30. Qb3 {could be answered by} Rf5) 30. Qb2+ Qf6 31.
Qd2 $1 {Now c7-c6 is being tampered with.} Rd8 ({I'm sure} 31... Re5 32. Rxe5
Qxe5 33. Re1 Qc5 {looked a bit shaky, but it was Black's best bet.}) 32. h3 $2
{Having so far played a near perfect game against a dangerous young rival,
Gata slips up and gives the game away.} (32. Bxb7 {was possible, and in all
likelihood would have won the game. After} f3 33. g3 {Black finds himself in a
situation where he has effectively burned his bridges and must find a tactical
solution that may not be there. The trickiest move is} c6 $1 {where White
should avoid} (33... Bxg3 {meets the resolute refutation,} 34. hxg3 Rxd2 35.
Rxc7+ Kf8 36. e7+) ({while} 33... Bf4 34. Qxd8 Qxd8 35. e7 {is equally
hopeless.}) 34. Bxc6 $2 {on account of} Bxg3) 32... h5 33. Rc4 (33. Bxb7 f3 {
is no longer clear:} 34. e7 (34. Qc3 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Rxa5 36. Rxf3 Rf8 {and
Black should hold.}) 34... Bxe7 35. Qe3 Bd6 36. a6 fxg2 37. a7 Ra5 {White will
win the exchange but not the game.}) 33... Be7 34. Qc1 c6 35. a6 {This is a
logical way to break through, but White's winning chances disappear with the
a-pawn leaving the board.} bxa6 36. Rxc6 Re5 37. Rxa6 Rd6 {A narrow escape
from Nakamura.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Rc1 e6 8. e3
Bd6 9. Bg3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qd6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. a3 h6 13. Na4 O-O 14. Nc5 Rfb8 15.
O-O Be8 16. Qe2 a5 17. Bb5 Qe7 18. Rc2 Na7 19. Bxe8 Qxe8 20. Rfc1 Nb5 21. Ne5
Nd6 22. b3 Rc8 23. a4 Qd8 24. Ng4 Nfe8 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. Qe1 Rac8 27. Qd1 Nf6 28.
Ncd3 Nfe4 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. Qc1 Qxc1+ 32. Nxc1 h5 33. Kf1 f6 34.
Ned3 g5 35. Ke1 Kf7 36. Ne2 Nf5 37. Ndc1 e5 38. Nd3 Ke6 39. f3 Ned6 40. Kf2 b6
41. Ndc1 b5 42. Nd3 bxa4 43. Nc5+ Ke7 44. bxa4 Nc4 45. dxe5 Nfxe3 46. exf6+
Kxf6 47. f4 Kf5 48. Nd4+ Kg4 49. fxg5 Kxg5 50. Kf3 Ng4 51. Nce6+ Kf6 52. Nf4
Ke5 53. Nb3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Ba4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Ne7 7. Qc3 Bd4
8. Qg3 Ng6 9. c3 Bb6 10. d4 O-O 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Nxf4 13. Qxf4 d6 14. Nd2
Be6 15. Kh1 c6 16. Nf3 h6 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Qd6 20. Qg3 f5 21.
Rae1 Bc7 22. Qh3 f4 23. Qd3 Bf5 24. Bb3+ Kh7 25. Qd2 g5 26. g4 Bc8 27. Qd3+ Kg7
28. Bc2 Rh8 29. Ng6 Bxg4 30. Re7+ Kf6 31. Rxc7 Rhg8 32. Ne5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Qb8 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Qe2 Ne8
15. f4 Nd6 16. c5 Nf5 17. Qf2 Ne7 18. Rc1 a5 19. g4 Re8 20. Ne2 b6 21. cxb6 a4
22. b4 a3 23. Bc3 Nxb6 24. Rb1 Na4 25. Rb3 Nxc3 26. Nxc3 Qd6 27. Reb1 Reb8 28.
Qc2 h6 29. Ne2 Bf8 30. Qc3 Nc8 31. Rxa3 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nc6 7. h3 a6 8. Qc2
Qe8 9. Be2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O Nh5 12. Rfe1 Kh8 13. Nc4 f5 14. exf5 gxf5
15. Qd2 f4 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. Bh4 Qg6 18. Nfxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxh5 Qxh5
21. Rxe5 Qxh4 22. Qd4 Bg6 23. Re8+ Kg8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Qd5+ Bf7 26. Qxb7 Re8
27. Qxa6 Qh5 28. Rd4 Qe5 29. Qh6 f3 30. gxf3 Bg6 31. Kg2 Rf8 32. Qe3 Qf5 33.
Rg4 Rf7 34. b4 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch Quads"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. e3 Nbd7
9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Be2 Ne4 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 h6 13. Bh2 Re8 14. Na4 e5 15. Rac1
exd4 16. Nxd4 Bf8 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Qxb6 Bg7 20. Bd3 a5 21. Bf4
Be5 22. Bxh6 Qb8 23. Rc2 Re6 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. exf4 Qxf4 26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qa7
Rg6 28. Bf1 Ng5 29. Rd3 Re8 30. Rg3 Re1 31. Re2 Ne4 32. Rxg6+ fxg6 33. Qe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch Quads"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2010.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This year's US Championshionsip featured a new system. After the initial
seven rounds of a 24-player Swiss, the top four players would continue with a
small round-robin tournament to determine the champion. The idea was to shift
the games between the best players to the end of the event thus avoiding
somewhat anti-climatic mismatches in the last round or two. The downside was
that the short distance of the qualifying stage called for extreme caution. It
may have caused the best players, Nakamura, Kamsky and Onischuk, to hold their
horses until the final stage.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 {
Alexander Onischuk is always well-prepared theoretically. He can play many
different systems on the black side of the Ruy, so Gata's decision to steer
the game in a different direction is perfectly understandable.} dxc6 5. O-O f6
6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Ne2 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Nbc3 O-O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. a4
{This move may not be a novelty, but previously White was gving a higher
priority to doubling up on the d-file.} ({It's not like White was getting a
whole lot out of this. Here are a couple of snippets as follows:} 12. Rd2 Re8 (
12... Ne7 13. Rad1 Nc6 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Ng3 Be7 17. Nf5 Bg5 {
Draw agreed. Vaulin-Jakovenko, Russian Cup, Tomsk, 1998.}) 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. Nf4
Nh6 15. Nfd5 Ng4 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Ne3 g6 18. f3 Bg7 19. Kf2 h5 {and Black has
obtained a good game in Ristic-Korneev, Leonardo Di Bona, 2009.}) 12... Re8 ({
It is interesting that Alex ignores the chance to play} 12... a5 {He must have
thought it's unnecessary.}) 13. a5 {Gata wants to soften up the c5-pawn.} b5
14. f3 f5 {Usually Black has to sweat a little to get this one in. On the
other hand, White wants the e4-square for his knights.} 15. Ng3 Nf6 16. Bg5
fxe4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ncxe4 Be7 {The shape of the upcoming struggle has been
determined: knights vs. bishops.} 19. Rd5 Be6 20. Rh5 {The first important
junction.} ({Gata disregarded a possibility to sac the exchange,} 20. Rxc5
Bxc5+ ({The alternative,} 20... f5 21. Rxf5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Bf8 23. g4 Re5 24.
Kg2 h5 25. h3 {seems inferior, as the knights are really dominating the board.}
) 21. Nxc5 Bf7 22. Nxa6 {The thing is, despite its pretty appearance White's
position isn't entirely safe. Black then would seek activity for his rooks,}
Rd8 $1 23. b4 {seems logical,} ({What else?} 23. Ne4 f5 24. Nec5 {misplaces
the knights and after} Rd2 25. Nb4 Re8 26. a6 Ree2 {Black gets to his target
first;}) ({while} 23. Nc5 Rd2 24. a6 {is answered by} Kb8) 23... Rd2 24. c3
Rhd8 25. Nc5 {and here Black finds a new target:} Rc2) 20... Bf7 21. Rf5 Bg6
22. Rf4 ({Taking a draw after} 22. Rd5 Bf7 {is never an option for a player
who aims for the heights!}) 22... c4 23. c3 ({Opening it up for the black
bishops,} 23. Nxf6 Rhf8 24. Nxe8 Rxf4 25. Ng7 Bxc2 {would be suicidal.}) 23...
Rhf8 24. Nf5 {White's gains are illusory. Note that the seemingly passive Bd8
may soon train its sights on the a5-pawn.} Bd8 25. g4 Re5 26. Kf2 Bxf5 {
As was pointed out by a wise man a long time ago, the advantage of the bishop
pair is that you can exchange one when needed. Here Alex doesn't hesitate to
do so.} 27. gxf5 Rg8 28. Rh4 Rxf5 29. Rd1 $1 {A great concept from GM Kamsky.
White controls the d-file and keeps on eyeing the d6-square to discourage
Black from playing ...c7-c6. Being down a pawn is annoying, but this is the
right play nonetheless.} (29. Rxh7 Rd5 {followed by ...c7-c6 and/or ...f6-f5
wasn't to Gata's liking.}) 29... Rg7 30. Ng3 Rc5 31. Rhd4 Be7 32. f4 Bd6 $6 {
Alex was really going for a win here.} ({Rejecting} 32... b4 33. cxb4 Rb5 34.
Rxc4 Bxb4 {as insufficient (although Black is going to be a pawn up soon) was
a telling sign.}) 33. Kf3 Kb7 34. R1d2 ({It's impossible to tell why Gata
didn't play the obvious} 34. Ne4 Rh5 35. Nxd6+ cxd6 36. Rxd6 {pretty much
assuring himself of a draw.}) 34... f5 $6 35. Rd5 Rf7 36. Rxc5 Bxc5 37. Rd5 Kc6
38. Re5 $2 {More errors induced by time trouble.} (38. Rxf5 Rxf5 39. Nxf5 Kd5
40. h4 {No risk here, and White can try to play this one for a win.}) 38... Rd7
39. Rxf5 Rd3+ 40. Kg4 Bd6 ({Naturally, not} 40... Rd2 $4 41. Rxc5+) 41. Ne4 Re3
42. Nxd6 cxd6 43. Rf7 Re2 (43... b4 44. cxb4 Re2 45. Ra7 Rxb2 46. Rxa6+ Kd7 {
This sharp endgame should boil down to a a draw.}) 44. Ra7 Rxb2 ({Another
option was} 44... Rxh2 45. Rxa6+ Kc5 (45... Kd5 46. Ra8 Rxb2 47. a6 Ra2 48. Kg5
{leads Black into difficulties.}) 46. Ra8 Rxb2 47. a6 Kb6 48. f5 Rf2 49. Kg5 {
and now a typical defensive method of giving checks,} Rg2+ 50. Kf6 Rg3 51. Ke6
Rxc3 52. f6 Re3+ 53. Kxd6 Rf3 {is enough to hold a draw.}) 45. Rxa6+ Kd5 {
Surprisiingly Alex begins to go astray.} ({Instead,} 45... Kc5 46. Ra8 b4 47.
cxb4+ Rxb4 48. a6 Ra4 49. f5 c3+ 50. Kg3 Kd5 51. Rc8 Rxa6 52. Rxc3 Ke5 $11 {
would have been a fair end of the game.}) 46. Rb6 b4 $2 {This is a real error.}
(46... Ke4 $142 47. a6 Rg2+ 48. Kh3 Ra2 (48... Rc2 49. f5 $1) 49. Kg3 d5 $11)
47. cxb4 c3 48. b5 {After the game Onischuk admitted missing that one.} Kc5 ({
The more stubborn} 48... c2 49. Rc6 Rxb5 50. Rxc2 Rxa5 51. Re2 Ra4 52. Kf5 {
is no picnic either.}) 49. Rc6+ Kxb5 50. Rxc3 Rxh2 51. f5 {Just like that, the
ending is won for White, and Alex finds himself eliminated from contention for
the title.} h5+ 52. Kg3 Rh1 53. f6 Rg1+ 54. Kf4 Rg8 55. Ra3 h4 56. a6 Ra8 57.
a7 h3 58. Kg3 Kc6 59. f7 Kb7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch Quads"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. Ng5
Bxe2 15. Kxe2 h6 16. Nf3 Kh7 17. e5 Nc4 18. Qd3 Nb6 19. h5 Qxd5 20. hxg6+ fxg6
21. Ng5+ Kg7 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Ne6+ Kf7 24. Nxf8 Nc3+ 25. Ke3 Nxb1 26. Rxb1
Rxf8 27. Rxb7 Ke6 28. Rxa7 g5 29. Rc7 Ra8 30. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch playoff"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2010.05.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2010.05.25"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. b3
Bg4 9. Ba3 Re8 10. Rc1 e6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. Bd6 Bf8 14. Bg3 a5 15.
Qc2 Qa7 16. Rfd1 Nb6 17. Be2 Nc8 18. c5 b6 19. Na4 Ne4 20. Be5 b5 21. Nb6 Nxb6
22. cxb6 Qxb6 23. f3 Nd6 24. Qxc6 Reb8 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. Kf2 Ne8 27. Rc2 Ba3
28. e4 Kf8 29. g4 h6 30. h4 Rd8 31. Bf4 Kg7 32. Be3 Nd6 33. exd5 exd5 34. Rc5
Ne8 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. Bxb5 Nc7 37. Bd3 Ne6 38. f4 Be7 39. Rh1 Bf6 40. h5 gxh5
41. Rxh5 Bxd4 42. Bxd4+ Nxd4 43. Ke3 Nc6 44. Bb5 Nb4 45. Kd4 Rb8 46. a4 Rc8 47.
Re5 Kf6 48. Rf5+ Kg6 49. Re5 Kf6 50. g5+ hxg5 51. fxg5+ Kg6 52. Re7 Ra8 53. Be8
Kxg5 54. Kc5 f5 55. Rg7+ Kf6 56. Rg6+ Ke7 57. Bb5 f4 58. Rg4 f3 59. Kb6 f2 60.
Rf4 Rf8 61. Rxf8 Kxf8 62. Kxa5 Nc6+ 63. Kb6 Nd4 64. Bf1 Nxb3 65. Kb5 Ke7 66.
Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 38th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.06.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bellaiche, Antony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
Bd7 9. Nbd2 b5 10. b3 c3 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 b4 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Ne1 Rb8
15. Nd3 Ne7 16. Nc5 Bb5 17. Re1 a5 18. a3 O-O 19. axb4 axb4 20. Qg4+ Ng6 21. d5
Qd6 22. Qxb4 Bf1 23. Qxc3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qxd5+ 25. e4 Qc6 26. Rac1 f5 27. h4
fxe4 28. h5 Ne7 29. h6 1-0

[Event "World op 38th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. Nc2
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Ne3 Rd8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O Be6 13. Qa4 Nbd7 14. Rb1
Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Nb6 17. a4 Rac8 18. a5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qg4 Be6
21. Qb4 Rd7 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Rfe1 Bf5 24. Rb2 Qa6 25. Qb5 Qxb5 26. Rxb5 g6 27.
Bd4 a6 28. Re5 Be6 29. Rb1 Rc6 30. Re3 Kf8 31. f3 Bc4 32. Kf2 Bb5 33. Re5 Rc4
34. g4 Bc6 35. g5 Rd5 36. Rxd5 Bxd5 37. Bf6 Rc7 38. Rd1 Rd7 39. Rd4 Bc6 40. Rh4
Kg8 41. Ke1 Rd6 42. Rd4 Rxd4 43. cxd4 Kf8 44. e4 Bb5 45. d5 Ke8 46. Bd4 Kd7 47.
Bc5 Bc4 48. Kf2 Bb5 49. h4 Bc4 50. Ke3 Bf1 51. Kd4 Bg2 52. f4 Bf3 53. Bb4 Ke8
54. Ke5 Bg2 55. f5 Bf3 56. f6 Bd1 57. Kd6 Bc2 58. e5 Bb3 59. e6 Ba2 60. Kc5
fxe6 61. d6 e5 62. Kb6 Kd7 63. Kxb7 Bc4 64. f7 Bxf7 65. Kxa6 Kc6 66. Ka7 Bc4
67. a6 e4 68. Bc5 Bb5 69. d7 Kxd7 70. Kb7 Bc6+ 71. Kb8 Ke6 72. a7 Kf5 73. a8=Q
Bxa8 74. Kxa8 Kg4 75. Bf2 Kf3 76. Be1 e3 77. Kb7 Kg4 78. Kc6 Kh5 79. Kd5 h6
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 38th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O d5 5. c4 c6 6. d4 O-O 7. Nbd2 a5 8. Ne5
Qb6 9. Nb1 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Qa7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. e3 Be6 13. b3 Nbd7 14. a4 Bxc4 15.
bxc4 e5 16. Rb1 Ne8 17. Ne2 Nd6 18. c5 Nf5 19. Ba3 exd4 20. exd4 Qa6 21. Be4
Qc4 22. Rxb7 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Bd3 Qd5 25. Qe2 Ne5 26. Be4 Qe6 27. Bg2
Rac8 28. Bb2 Qf5 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Bh3 Qxh3 31. Qxe5 Rxa4 32. Re1 Rb4 33. Ra7
a4 34. Qf6 Qf5 35. Qxf5 gxf5 36. Re5 Rcb8 37. Rxf5 R8b7 38. Ra6 Rc7 39. h4 Rc4
40. h5 h6 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Kh3 Rd7 43. g4 Rd3+ 44. f3 Rd5 45. Rxd5 cxd5 46. c6
f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 38th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5
b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Be3 Nf6 12. a4 b4 13. Qxb4 Nc6 14. Qa3 Qd6 15.
Be2 Nb4 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. O-O Ng4 18. h3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bh6 20. Nd1 Nd5 21. Qb3
Qg3 22. Qxb7 Bxe3+ 23. Nxe3 Nxe3 24. Rf2 Nd5 25. Qc6 Nf4 26. Kf1 Rab8 27. Bc4
1-0

[Event "World op 38th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Puchen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 d6 8. N1d2
Nf6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Nca5 Bd7 11. c4 O-O 12. c5 dxc5 13. Nb7 Qe7 14. N7xc5 Rd8 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Nc6 17. Qe2 g5 18. Bg3 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Qxc5 20. Nb3 Qb6 21. Rac1
Rac8 22. h4 Be8 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. e5 Nd5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qg4 Nf4 27. Bxf4
gxf4 28. Qxf4 Rd8 29. Rd1 Rd5 30. Be2 Rxe5 31. Bf3 a5 32. Nd2 Rf5 33. Qg4 Kf8
34. Ne4 Rd5 35. Rxd5 exd5 36. Ng3 Bxb2 37. Bxd5 Qc5 38. Qf5 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qc3
40. f4 Qh8+ 41. Nh5 Qh6 42. g4 Qg6 43. Qc8 Qd6 44. Qf5 a4 45. Ng3 Qg6 46. Kg2
b4 47. Qc8 Qb6 48. Ne4 Qb5 49. Qd8 Qe2+ 50. Kg3 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qxf4 52. Bc6 Qe5
53. Kf3 b3 54. Bxe8 Qxe8 55. Qd2 f5 56. gxf5 Qh5+ 57. Kg2 Qxf5 58. Qb4+ Kg7 59.
Qxa4 bxa2 60. Qxa2 Qxe4+ 61. Kf2 Bd4+ 62. Kg3 Be5+ 63. Kf2 Qf4+ 64. Ke1 Bc3+
65. Kd1 Qf1+ 66. Kc2 Qe2+ 67. Kb3 Qe6+ 68. Ka3 Qd6+ 69. Kb3 Qd5+ 70. Ka3 Qc5+
71. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 38th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2010.07.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Bd2
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Be1 Qb6 13. Qe2 a5 14. Qc2 Rfd8
15. Rac1 Qa7 16. b3 Ne8 17. Bf1 Ndf6 18. Na4 Nd7 19. Nb2 Nd6 20. a4 Rdc8 21.
Qb1 Qb8 22. Nd3 Qc7 23. Qa2 Qd8 24. Bc3 Ne4 25. Be1 Nd6 26. Bc3 Ne4 27. Be1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ackermann, Robert1"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2071"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 d6 8. Nd2
Nf6 9. N2f3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Qc7 11. h3 b6 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. Ng3 O-O 14. Bc2 Rad8 15.
Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Qe2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 f5 21. Bb3+
Kh7 22. Qe2 e4 23. Nh2 Nc5 24. Ngf1 Nd3 25. Red1 f4 26. f3 Qc5+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Schulze, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2226"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8.
Nge2 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bf5 12. b3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 d5 14. c5 Nc8
15. Rab1 e6 16. b4 a6 17. Rfd1 N8e7 18. Ng3 f5 19. Nce2 Qd7 20. Qd2 Kh8 21. Bh6
Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Ng8 23. Qg5 Rf6 24. a4 h6 25. Qd2 g5 26. Nh1 Rff8 27. Nf2 f4 28.
Nd3 Nge7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Na5 31. Ne5 Qe8 32. Nc3 Nf5 33. Re1 Ne3 34. Rxe3
fxe3 35. Qxe3 Nc4 36. Nxc4 dxc4 37. Qe5+ Kg8 38. Ne4 Qg6 39. h3 Qg7 40. Qxe6+
Kh8 41. Qxc4 h5 42. Qd5 Rfd8 43. Nd6 Rf8 44. Re1 Ra4 45. Re5 h4 46. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kovac, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nc3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Nb3 b6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. h3 Bb7 15.
Qf2 Rac8 16. Rfe1 Ba8 17. Nd2 Qb8 18. Rc1 Nc5 19. Bb1 b5 20. b4 Ncd7 21. cxb5
axb5 22. Bd3 Ng4 23. hxg4 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Bxc3 25. Rb1 Nf6 26. Qe2 d5 27. Bxb5
Rd8 28. e5 d4 29. Bf2 Bxd2 30. Bh4 Be3+ 31. Kh1 Ne4 32. Bd3 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. Nge2 h6 8.
O-O e6 9. h3 Bf5 10. g4 Bh7 11. Ng3 Nbd7 12. Re1 Be7 13. a4 O-O 14. h4 Qc7 15.
g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. c3 Bd6 19. Qg4 Rae8 20. a5 Bg6 21. Bd2
f5 22. gxf6 Rxf6 23. Bg5 Rff8 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Qxe6+ Bf7 26. Qg4 Bxg3 27. fxg3
Qc6 28. Re1 Nf6 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Re5 Rd8 31. Qe2 Qg6 32. g4 Qh6 33. g5 Qg6 34.
Kh2 Qd6 35. Qe3 Qc7 36. Qg3 Qd6 37. g6 Be6 38. Qh4 Re8 39. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hausrath, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. d3 a4
9. Na3 Na6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qd2 axb3 13. axb3 f6 14. Nc4 Be6 15.
e4 Ndb4 16. d4 Bf7 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Qc3 Rfd8 19. Ne3 Qd6 20. h4 Nc7 21. e5 Ncd5
22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. exd6 Nxc3 24. dxe7 Re8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Re1 Re8 27. Bh3 f5
28. Ng5 Bg8 29. g4 fxg4 30. Bxg4 Nd5 31. Bc8 b6 32. Bd7 Rxe7 33. Rxe7+ Nxe7 34.
b4 Nd5 35. Bxc6 Nxb4 36. Bb5 Nc2 37. Nf3 Na3 38. Bd3 b5 39. Nd2 b4 40. h5 gxh5
41. Kg2 b3 42. Kg3 b2 43. Nb1 Nxb1 44. Bxb1 Kf6 45. Kf4 Bf7 46. f3 Bg6 47. Ba2
0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nbd7 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Nh5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15.
hxg3 Re8 16. Nf1 Bf8 17. Ne3 Nf6 18. Nd2 g6 19. Rc1 Bg7 20. b4 Nd7 21. Nb3 Nf6
22. Nd2 Nd7 23. Ndc4 Qe7 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 a5 26. Qd2 Qf6 27. bxa5 Nc5 28.
Nxb6 Nb3 29. Qb4 Nxc1 30. Rxc1 Ra7 31. Bb5 Rxe3 32. fxe3 Qe5 33. Qf4 Qe7 34.
Rc4 Rxa5 35. Re4 Qc7 36. Re8+ Kh7 37. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Na6 10. Qb3 Nb4 11. Na2 Na6 12. Rac1 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Rfd1
Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bf6 17. Nc3 Bg7 18. e4 g4 19. Nh4 dxe4 20. Bxg4 f5 21. Bh3 Bxd4
22. c5 Nxc5 23. Qc4 Nd3 24. Nxf5 c5 25. Nxe4 Nxc1 26. Nxh6+ Kg7 27. Qxc1 Qd5
28. Re1 Qh5 29. Ng4 e5 30. Nh2 Bxh3 31. gxh3 Ra6 32. Kg2 Rh6 33. h4 Rg6 34. Qd1
Qxh4 35. Nf3 Qg4 36. Qb3 b6 37. Nxd4 exd4 38. f3 Qf5 39. g4 c4 40. Qd1 d3 41.
Ng3 Qd5 42. Re4 d2 43. Kf2 Kg8 44. Nf5 Rxf5 45. gxf5 Qc5+ 46. Re3 Rd6 47. Ke2
Qxf5 48. Re4 Kf8 49. Kf2 Rd3 50. Rxc4 Rxf3+ 51. Kg2 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. Nbd2 c6 13. b4 Nb7 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Bb2 Nd8 16. Nf1 Qb7 17. Ng3 Re8 18. h3 Bd7 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. Nf5 Bc6 21. Nxd6
Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Nxe4 23. Qxe5 N6c5 24. bxc5 Rxe5 25. Nxe5 Nxc5 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27.
Rad1 Bxg2 28. Rd4 h6 29. Ba3 Bxh3 30. Bd5 Qc8 31. Bxc5 Qxc5 32. Bxa8 Bf5 33.
Re3 Qa3 34. Bd5 Kh7 35. Kg2 Qe7 36. Nf3 Qf6 37. c4 bxc4 38. Bxc4 a5 39. Rd5 Bb1
40. Rxa5 Qf4 41. Be6 Qb4 42. Rae5 Qa4 43. a3 Qf4 44. Bd5 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qh3+ 46.
Ke2 Qc8 47. Be4+ Bxe4 48. R5xe4 Qc1 49. a4 Qb1 50. Nd2 Qa1 51. Rg3 Qf6 52. a5
h5 53. Rb3 h4 54. Rb6 Qg5 55. Nf3 Qxa5 56. Rxh4+ Kg8 57. Rb8+ Kf7 58. Rf4+ Kg6
59. Rbb4 Qa6+ 60. Rbc4 Qb5 61. Kf1 Qd5 62. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 b4 12. a5 Rb8 13. Ba4 Re8 14. Be3 Bf8 15. Nbd2
Ne7 16. Bb3 c5 17. c3 Nc6 18. Nc4 Be6 19. Ba4 Qc7 20. Nb6 bxc3 21. bxc3 Red8
22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. d4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Qxe4 25. d5 Bc8 26. Nxc8 Rbxc8 27. Bb6 Qxd5
28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Qe2 Qa8 30. Nd2 Nd7 31. Nc4 Nc5 32. Rab1 e4 33. Nb6 Qc6 34.
Rec1 Qe8 35. Nd5 Qe5 36. Qc4 Be7 37. Rc2 Bg5 38. Re2 Qf5 39. Rf1 h5 40. f3 exf3
41. Rxf3 Qb1+ 42. Rf1 Qd3 43. Ne7+ Kh7 44. Qxf7 Qxe2 45. Qf5+ Kh8 46. Qxg5 Ne6
47. Ng6+ Kg8 48. Ne7+ Kh8 49. Ng6+ Kg8 50. Qf5 Qe3+ 51. Kh1 Qe2 52. Ne7+ Kh8
53. Ng6+ Kg8 54. Rf3 Nd4 55. Qd5+ Qe6 56. Ne7+ Kh7 57. Qxh5+ Qh6 58. Qxh6+ Kxh6
59. Rd3 Nb5 60. Kg1 Kg5 61. Rf3 Nd4 62. Rf7 d5 63. Rxg7+ Kf6 64. Rh7 Ke6 65.
Ng6 Nb3 66. Ra7 Rd6 67. Nf4+ Kf5 68. Nd3 d4 69. Re7 Kf6 70. Re5 Nc1 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Rfd1 Rc8 11. f3 Ne5 12. a4 a6 13. a5 Qc7 14. Kh1 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Nde2 Qb4 17. Qc1 Qc4 18. Nf4 Be6 19. Rd2 Rfe8 20. Nce2 Qc7 21. b3
Nd7 22. Bd4 Bh6 23. Bb2 d5 24. exd5 Bf5 25. d6 exd6 26. c4 Qc5 27. Qc3 Qe5 28.
Qb4 Qc5 29. Qc3 Qe5 30. Qb4 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e6 13. Nb3 Rd8 14. Bg5
f6 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Bb5 Nb4 17. a3 a6 18. Bc4 Nc6 19. O-O Bf8 20. a4 Kg7 21.
Rfd1 Bd7 22. d5 exd5 23. Bxd5 Be8 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. Bc5 Nd8 26. Bb6 h5 27. h3 Nc6
28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Ne7 30. Rdc1 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Rf7 32. a5 Bc6 33. Rd4 Re8 34.
f3 Ree7 35. Kf2 Rd7 36. Ke3 Rxd4 37. Bxd4 Rd7 38. Rc5 Kf7 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4
Re7 41. Bb2 Re8 42. Bc3 Rd8 43. g5 f5 44. exf5 Rd5 45. Rxd5 Bxd5 46. f6 Bc6 47.
f4 Bd7 48. Kd4 Bf5 49. Kd5 Bc2 50. Kd6 Bf5 51. Bd2 Be4 52. Kc7 Ke6 53. Be3 Kf7
54. Kc8 Ke6 55. f5+ Bxf5 56. Kxb7 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Abdullayev, Elshad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2082"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. c5 Nd5 8. Bc4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. O-O c6 12. Re1 Bf6 13. Bh6 Qa5 14. Bxf8 Nxf8
15. Qe3 Be6 16. Bb3 Rd8 17. Rac1 Bd5 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Bxb3 20. axb3 Ne6
21. b4 Qa3 22. h4 h5 23. Qg3 Qb3 24. Re5 Kh7 25. Rce1 Rd5 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27.
Rxe6 Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Rd7 29. Qe5 Qc2 30. Rxe7+ Rxe7 31. Qxe7+ Kh8 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33.
Qc7+ Kh6 34. Qb8 Kh7 35. Qxb7+ Kh8 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qxa7+ Kh8 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39.
Qxc6 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aghayev, Nijat"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. c3 Nbd7 7. a4 b4 8. a5 Rb8
9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Be3 bxc3 12. bxc3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd4 Qe7
15. Nd2 O-O 16. Rfb1 Ba6 17. Qe3 c6 18. Rb4 Rb5 19. Rg4 Nb3 20. Nxb3 Rxb3 21.
Qd2 Rfb8 22. Bf3 f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Rc1 e5 25. Rb4 R8xb4 26. cxb4 e4 27. Bg4
Bc4 28. Rxc4 e3 29. fxe3 dxc4 30. Kg2 Qe7 31. Bf3 Rxe3 32. Qd4 c3 33. Kf2 c2
34. Qc4+ Re6 35. Bg4 Qf7+ 0-1

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. a5 h6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. c4 Nd7 15.
b4 Bg6 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Nd2 f5 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 b6 20. Nb3 bxa5 21. c5 axb4
22. Kh1 Qa7 23. c6 Nf6 24. Ra1 Ne4 25. Bxa6 Nf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qxf2 27. Bxc8 Rxc8
28. Qe1 Qxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Bf8 30. h4 Bf7 31. Rd1 Ra8 32. Rd3 Kh7 33. Bd2 Kg6 34.
Bxb4 f4 35. c7 Rc8 36. Ba5 Kf5 37. Nd2 Be8 38. Rb3 Bd7 39. Nc4 Ke4 40. Rb4 Kd3
41. Nb2+ Kc2 42. Rb8 g5 43. Nc4 Kd3 44. Nb6 Rxc7 45. Nxd7 Rxd7 46. Rxf8 Ke4 47.
hxg5 hxg5 48. Rg8 f3 49. Re8+ Kxd5 50. gxf3 g4 51. f4 Ra7 52. Be1 Ra4 53. Bg3
Re4 54. Rg8 Re2 55. f5 Ke4 56. f6 Kf3 57. Bh4 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shanava, Konstantine"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O Ba7 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2
d6 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Ne3 Be6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ne1 Rf8 14. Ng4 Nh7 15.
Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Qh4 17. Nf2 Rf7 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Nd2 Raf8 20. Ng4 h5 21. Rxf7
Rxf7 22. Nf2 g6 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. Nh3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Nb8 26. Nf2 Nd7 27. g3 Ndf6
28. h4 g5 29. hxg5 Nxg5 30. Nf3 Nxf3 31. Qxf3 Qf7 32. Ke2 Qg6 33. Kf1 b5 34. b4
Kf7 35. a3 Ke7 36. Ke1 c5 37. bxc5 dxc5 38. d4 c4 39. Kd2 Nd7 40. Nh3 Ke8 41.
Kc2 Kd8 42. Kb2 Kc7 43. Ka2 Kd8 44. Kb2 Ke7 45. Nf2 Qf7 46. Qxf7+ Kxf7 47. a4
Ke7 48. axb5 axb5 49. Ka3 Kd6 50. Kb4 Kc6 51. g4 hxg4 52. Nxg4 Kb6 53. Nxe5
Nxe5 54. dxe5 Kc6 55. Ka3 Kc5 56. Kb2 b4 57. cxb4+ Kxb4 58. Kc2 c3 59. Kc1 Kc5
60. Kb1 Kb5 61. Kc1 Kb4 62. Kc2 Kc4 63. Kc1 Kd3 64. Kd1 Kxe3 0-1

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4
Nc6 9. a4 b6 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. O-O a6 12. Be2 Na5 13. Qc2 c4 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. e5
Nd5 16. Bh2 Nc7 17. Nd4 Ne6 18. Bg4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 e6 20. Ne4 Nb3 21. Rab1 Bxe4
22. Qxe4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. d5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Qb7 26. Bf3 Rae8 27. Rbd1 Re7
28. Qe1 b4 29. Qe4 Qc8 30. Be2 c3 31. Qxb4 c2 32. Qxe7 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34.
Rd1 Qxb2 35. Bf1 Nd4 36. Qd6 Ne2+ 37. Bxe2 Qxe2 38. Bg3 h5 39. Qd4 Re8 40. f4
Ra8 41. Bf2 Ra2 42. Re1 Qd2 43. Qxd2 Rxd2 44. g3 g5 45. f5 Rd5 46. f6 Bf8 47.
Rc1 Kh7 48. Rc8 Ba3 49. Re8 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. Be3 Kg6 52. Bf4 Kf5 53. Kf2
Bc5+ 54. Ke2 Bb4 55. Rc8 Bc5 56. Re8 Bb4 57. Re7 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 d6 8. a4
Ne7 9. Nc3 Nbc6 10. a5 d5 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Na4 Rb8 13. Be3 Be5 14. Bb6 Bc7 15.
Qd2 Bd7 16. f4 e5 17. f5 dxe4 18. f6 Bxb6+ 19. Nxb6 Nf5 20. Bxe4 Be6 21. Qxd8
Rfxd8 22. Nc5 Rd6 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Nxa5 25. b4 Ne3 26. Rd7 Nac4 27. Nxc4
Bxc4 28. Bxb7 Nxc2 29. Bxa6 Be6 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Bc4 Nd4 32. b5 Nxb5 33. Bxe6+
Kh8 34. g4 Nd4 35. Bd5 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Nf4 37. h4 Nxd5 38. Rxd5 Kg8 39. Rxe5 Kf7
40. g5 Rb7 41. Kf3 Ra7 42. Kf4 Rb7 43. Re4 Ra7 44. Rc4 h6 45. Re4 hxg5+ 46.
hxg5 Kf8 47. Rd4 Kf7 48. Ke5 Rb7 49. Rd5 Ra7 50. Rc5 Rd7 51. Rc6 Ra7 52. Kd6
Ra5 53. Rc7+ Kf8 54. Rc5 Ra6+ 55. Rc6 Ra8 56. Rc5 Ra6+ 57. Ke5 Ra7 58. Rb5 Kf7
59. Kd6 Ra6+ 60. Kd5 Ra8 61. Rb7+ Kf8 62. Rg7 Ra5+ 63. Ke6 Ra6+ 64. Ke5 Ra5+
65. Kf4 Ra4+ 66. Ke3 Ra3+ 67. Kd4 Ra4+ 68. Kc3 Ra3+ 69. Kb4 Rh3 70. Rxg6 Rh7
71. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Esen, Baris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. d5 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Ne7 8. Qa4+
Nd7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qb3 Nf6 11. Be2 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rb8 14. a4 a6 15.
e5 Ne8 16. exd6 Nxd6 17. O-O Nef5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Nd6 20. Bc2 Qd7 21.
Rad1 b5 22. Qg3 Rbd8 23. axb5 axb5 24. b3 Nf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. d6 c4 27. bxc4
bxc4 28. Qf3 Rfe8 29. Rd5 Qd7 30. Rc5 c3 31. Rb1 Qe6 32. Rb7 Bd4 33. Rd5 Bxf2+
34. Kh2 c2 35. Bh6 Rxd6 36. Qc3 Qf6 37. Re7 Rf8 38. Qxf6 Rxf6 39. Rc7 Re8 40.
Rxc2 Be3 41. Re5 Bxh6 42. Rxe8+ Kg7 43. g3 Rd6 44. Rcc8 Bg5 45. Rg8+ Kf6 46. h4
Be3 47. Kg2 h5 48. Rc7 Re6 49. Rc4 Bh6 50. Kf3 Ra6 51. Rc3 Rb6 52. Ke4 Re6+ 53.
Kd4 Ke7 54. Rb3 Rd6+ 55. Ke4 Re6+ 56. Kf3 Rf6+ 57. Kg2 Rd6 58. Rh8 Kf6 59. Rh7
Bc1 60. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 a5 12. Qe2 Qa7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Bf8
15. a4 Rad8 16. Qc2 g6 17. Bf1 Nb8 18. Be2 Na6 19. Bf1 Nb4 20. Qb1 Qb8 21. Be2
Qc7 22. Bf3 Qb8 23. Ne2 Rd7 24. Nf4 Bd6 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qd8 27. Bc3 h5
28. h4 Qc7 29. Be1 Bf8 30. g3 Ra8 31. Kg2 Qd8 32. Bc3 Bg7 33. Rb1 Ne8 34. Qc2
Nd6 35. Be2 Rc8 36. c5 Nf5 37. Bd3 Nh6 38. b4 axb4 39. Rxb4 Qe7 40. Rdb1 Ra8
41. a5 Ng4 42. Rb6 Rc7 43. a6 bxa6 44. Rxa6 Rxa6 45. Bxa6 e5 46. Be2 exd4 47.
Bxd4 Bxd4 48. exd4 Nh6 49. Bd3 Qf6 50. Rb4 Ng4 51. Qe2 Ra7 52. Bb1 Kg7 53. Qf3
Qe7 54. Rb2 Ra4 55. Qd1 Rc4 56. Rd2 Rc3 57. Rd3 Rxd3 58. Bxd3 Qf6 0-1

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2010.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. e3 g6 4. b4 a5 5. b5 cxb5 6. cxb5 Bg7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3
d5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nb6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Rac1 e6 15.
Rc2 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Nfd7 17. Bf1 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Qd1 Qe7 20. Na4 Rxc2 21.
Qxc2 Nxa4 22. Qxa4 Qd8 23. b6 Nxb6 24. Qxa5 Nc8 25. Qc3 Nd6 26. a4 Qe7 27. Qb2
Ra8 28. Qb4 Rc8 29. Rc5 Rxc5 30. Qxc5 Ne4 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Bd3 Nd6 33. Qc5 Qd8
34. Kf1 b6 35. Qc6 Kf8 36. f3 Ke7 37. e4 dxe4 38. fxe4 f6 39. Ke2 e5 40. dxe5
fxe5 41. h4 Qd7 42. Qxb6 Qxa4 43. Qc5 Qa2+ 44. Ke3 Qe6 45. g4 h6 46. g5 hxg5
47. hxg5 Qh3+ 48. Kd2 Qg2+ 49. Kc3 Qxg5 50. Qc7+ Ke6 51. Bc4+ Nxc4 52. Qxc4+
Kf6 53. Qa6+ Kg7 54. Qa7+ Kh6 55. Kc4 Qd2 56. Qa1 Qd6 57. Qe1 Kh5 58. Qf2 Kg4
59. Kc3 Qc6+ 60. Kd3 Qd7+ 61. Kc3 Qc6+ 62. Kd3 Qa6+ 63. Kc3 Qa3+ 64. Kc4 Qf3
65. Qe1 Kf4 66. Kd5 Qd3+ 67. Ke6 Qc4+ 68. Kd6 Qxe4 69. Qh4+ Kf5 70. Qh3+ Kg5
71. Qg3+ Kf6 72. Qh2 Qd4+ 73. Kc6 Kg7 74. Qg3 Qc4+ 75. Kd7 Qf4 76. Qg2 e4 77.
Qb2+ Kh6 78. Ke7 e3 79. Qc1 Kg5 80. Qc6 Kh5 81. Ke6 e2 82. Qh1+ Kg5 83. Qe1
Qe4+ 84. Kf7 Kh5 85. Kg7 g5 86. Kf6 Qf4+ 87. Kg7 Qf1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Rodgaard, John"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Faroe Islands"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FAI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3 Nc6 7. e4 e6 8. Be3
Qc7 9. Be2 a6 10. Rc1 Bc5 11. Qd2 d6 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Qc5
15. Rfd1 Ke7 16. Na4 Qxd4+ 17. Rxd4 Bc6 18. Nc3 a5 19. Kf2 g5 20. Ke3 h5 21.
Rd2 h4 22. Bd1 Rac8 23. Bb3 Nd7 24. Bd1 Ne5 25. Be2 Rhf8 26. Rcd1 Rcd8 27. b3
f5 28. exf5 Rxf5 29. h3 Ng6 30. Bd3 Re5+ 31. Kf2 Nf4 32. Bf1 d5 33. cxd5 exd5
34. Bb5 Bxb5 35. Nxb5 Rc8 36. Nd4 Kf6 37. Nb5 Rc5 38. Nd4 b5 39. g3 hxg3+ 40.
Kxg3 Ng6 41. b4 axb4 42. Nb3 Rc4 43. Rxd5 Ne7 44. Rxe5 Kxe5 45. Re1+ Kf6 46.
Re4 Nd5 47. Kf2 Nf4 48. Nd4 Nxh3+ 49. Ke3 Rc3+ 50. Kd2 Ra3 51. Re6+ Kf7 52. Re5
Rxa2+ 53. Ke3 Ra3+ 54. Ke4 Nf2+ 55. Kf5 Rd3 56. Nxb5 b3 57. Na3 b2 58. Rb5 Rxa3
59. Rxb2 Ra5+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Battulga, Namkhai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Mongolia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MGL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Be3 b6 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. f5 e5 12. Nde2 h5 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 15.
Nxh5 Nxh5 16. Bxh5 Nxe4 17. Nd5 Qc6 18. c4 Nf6 19. Bf3 e4 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Be2
Nd7 22. a5 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Nc5 24. Qe1 Kf8 25. Qg3 Nd3 26. Rd5 Qxc4 27. Rxd6 Rc8
28. f6 g6 29. Bg4 Re8 30. Bd7 Ra8 31. Be6 Qb5 32. Rd7 Ne5 33. Rxf7+ Nxf7 34.
Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Chile"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHI"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 {Black's main
alternative to the ...c5 lines, the idea being to solve the Bc8 quandry.} 7.
Qg4 Ng6 8. a4 {A rare continuation though. 8.h4 is the usual path.} Ba6 9. Bxa6
Nxa6 10. h4 h5 11. Qe2 Nb8 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. a5 Nc6 14. axb6 cxb6 15. Qf3 {
By playing the queen to f3 instead of Nf3, White keeps the h5 pawn under fire,
making kingside castling impossible.} Nge7 16. Ne2 O-O-O {Very risky and
putting the king under fire.} (16... Na5 {was certainly worth consideration,
though if it does not work out, then something earlier will need to be found.}
17. O-O Nf5 18. Nf4 g6 19. Bf6 Rf8 {This may not look great for black, but the
alternative is queenside castling which came under heavy attack in the game.})
17. Nf4 g6 18. O-O Kb7 19. Rfb1 Rb8 {#} 20. c4 $1 Nxd4 ({The alternative} 20...
dxc4 {was no better.} 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Ne2 Rhc8 (22... Qd7 23. Nc3 Qxd4 $2 24.
Nb5 Qd7 25. Rxa7+) 23. Nc3 a6 24. d5 $1 Nxe5 25. Qe4 Qd6 26. Rxa6 $3 Kxa6 27.
Ra1+ Kb7 28. Ra7+ Kxa7 29. Nb5+ Ka6 30. Nxd6 $18) 21. Qa3 Nec6 22. c3 $1 Nf5
23. cxd5 exd5 24. Rb5 Ka8 25. Nxd5 Na5 26. Qb4 Qc6 {#} 27. Nxb6+ $3 {Kamsky
misses nothing in this game, and delivers surgically precise shots throughout.}
Rxb6 (27... axb6 28. Raxa5+ bxa5 29. Rxa5+ Qa6 30. Rxa6#) 28. Qxa5 Rb7 29. Rxb7
Qxb7 30. Bd8 Kb8 {#} 31. e6 $1 {Threatening Qe5+ winning the rook.} Re8 32.
Bc7+ $1 Kc8 (32... Qxc7 33. Qb5+ Qb7 34. Qxe8+) 33. exf7 Rf8 34. Re1 Rxf7 35.
Re8+ Kd7 36. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bd2 b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. Qa4 Rd8 13. b4 Ba8 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. e3
g5 16. h4 g4 17. Ne1 Ng6 18. Nb5 f5 19. Bc3 e5 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Ng2 Nge7 22. e4
f4 23. Kh2 fxg3+ 24. fxg3 Rf3 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Rf1 Bb7 27. Ba1 Rdf8 28. Rxf3
gxf3 29. Ne3 Bc8 30. g4 h5 31. Nxa7 Nxa7 32. Qxd7 Bxd7 33. Rxb6 Bxg4 34. Rb2
Nac6 35. Kg3 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Argentina"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. e5 Bd4 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. a4 b4 13. a5 Qc7 14. Na2 Qxa5
15. Nxb4 Qxa1 16. Nxc6 dxc6 17. Qe4 Qa4 18. Be3 Rd8 19. b3 Qb4 20. Qxc6+ Kf8
21. Bc4 Ne7 22. Qe4 Bb6 23. Rd6 Bc7 24. c3 Qxc3 25. Qb7 Qxe5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Qc7 11. Na4 Nxa5 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Nc5 Ng6 14. Nxa6 Bxa6 15.
Bxa6 Nc6 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Rfd1 d6 18. c4 O-O 19. Bb5 Rfd8 20. Ra6 Nce5 21. Nxe5
Nxe5 22. Ra7 Rb7 23. Rda1 Bf6 24. f3 h6 25. Qxb4 d5 26. exd5 exd5 27. cxd5 Rxd5
28. Ra8+ Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Qa5 Qb8 31. Bf1 Rxb2 32. Qa8 Qxa8 33. Rxa8+ Kh7
34. Ra7 g5 35. h3 Kg7 36. Rc7 h5 37. f4 gxf4 38. Bxf4 h4 39. Be3 Kg6 40. Ra7
Bg5 41. Bf2 Rb1 42. Ra4 Nd3 43. Ra3 Nf4 44. Ba7 Rb2 45. Bd4 Rd2 46. Be3 Rb2 47.
Bd4 Rc2 48. Rf3 f5 49. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Bg4 8. d4
Qc8 9. Re1 Rd8 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qf5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2
Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Rxd4 16. Qc2 Na6 17. Nxe4 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Ng5 Qd7 20. Nf3
Rd5 21. e4 Rc5 22. Qe2 Rac8 23. Rcd1 Qg4 24. Rd2 Nc7 25. Nd4 Qxe2 26. Nxe2 Kf8
27. f3 a5 28. Red1 Ke8 29. Nf4 b5 30. Kf2 g5 31. Nd3 Rc3 32. b4 a4 33. h4 gxh4
34. gxh4 Ne6 35. Kg3 R3c4 36. Nf4 Nxf4 37. Kxf4 f6 38. a3 Rc3 39. Rd3 Rb3 40.
Ke3 e5 41. Kf2 Rcc3 42. Rxc3 Rxc3 43. Rd5 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
h6 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O Be7 11. a5 Qc6 12. Ne1 $5 $146 {A fascinating novelty by
Kamsky. Previously white had defended the e4 pawn with either Nd2 or Qd3.} Nxe4
13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bf3 Qb4 15. c4 $5 {A very interesting move with both
tactical and positional justification. The positional idea is to prevent black
from regrouping the queen via Qb5-d7.} Nd7 ({If} 15... Bxc4 16. Ra4 Qb5 17.
Rxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxb7 {winning the rook.}) 16. b3 {Black's queen may not be
condemend, however, with it trapped in white's side of the board with so many
pieces, his position is unenviable.} Rb8 17. Nd3 Qc3 {#} 18. Nf4 $1 exf4 $2 {
A mistake, which will cost Cheparinov his queen, and subsequently the game.} ({
Instead, he had to play} 18... O-O $1 {and if} 19. Re1 (19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qb1
Nc5 21. b4 Nd3 22. Rd1 Nf4 {black is ok.}) 19... Nc5 ({If} 19... exf4 20. Bd4
Qb4 21. Ra4 Qxa4 22. bxa4 {as in the game.}) 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22.
Re3 Qd4 23. Qxd4 exd4 24. Rxe6) 19. Bd4 Qb4 20. Ra4 Qxa4 21. bxa4 O-O 22. Re1
Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Rxe5 {#Kamsky's treatment of this technical phase is
top-notch as he proceeds to convert his advantage.} Bf6 25. Re4 Rbd8 26. Qc1
Bd7 27. c5 Bc6 28. Rb4 Rfe8 29. Kf1 Rd3 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Qb1 Rd5 32. Rb8 Bd8
33. g3 Rxc5 34. gxf4 Rxa5 35. Qb3 Rf8 36. Qc4 Be7 37. Rb6 Rc5 38. Qxa6 Rc2 39.
Qb7 Bc5 40. Rb2 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Bd6 42. Ra2 Bxf4 43. a5 Rc5 44. a6 Bb8 45. h3 g6
46. Rd2 Rg5+ 47. Kf1 Rf5 48. Rc2 Kh7 49. Rxc6 Kg7 50. Qd7 Bg3 51. Qxf5 gxf5 52.
fxg3 Rb8 53. Rc1 f4 54. gxf4 Kg6 55. a7 Ra8 56. Ra1 Kh5 57. Kf2 Kh4 58. Kf3 h5
59. Ra5 f6 60. Ra1 f5 61. Ra5 Kxh3 62. Rxf5 h4 63. Ra5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Be3 Qc7 $2 {#Ouch. An ugly slip which just loses a pawn. Qb8 was the
move.} 10. Bxb5 $1 Rb8 {Really no choice.} ({Taking with} 10... axb5 {is not
an option.} 11. Nxb5 Qb8 (11... Qd8 $2 12. Nd6#) 12. Nd6+ Kd8 13. Bf4) 11. Bxc6
Nxc6 12. b3 Bb7 {#} 13. Nd5 $1 {One has to like Sutovsky's energy. He is not
interested in simply carrying his extra pawn to the endgame.} exd5 14. exd5 Nd8
15. Re1 Ne6 {The only move.} ({Among other moves} 15... Be7 {fails to} 16. Ba7
{Threatening d6 as well}) 16. Qd2 Bb4 17. Qxb4 Bxd5 18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. Bf4 $1 d6
20. gxf3 Rd8 21. Rad1 O-O 22. Bxd6 Qc8 23. f4 $2 {#This could have been a
costly mistake.} (23. c4 $1 h6 24. c5) 23... Nc5 $2 (23... Ng5 $1 {would have
really confused the issue.} 24. Re3 (24. fxg5 $2 Qg4+ {is a draw.}) 24... Qg4+
25. Kf1 Nf3) 24. Qc3 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. f3 Rd8 27. Rd5 Qe6 28. Qxc5 Rc8
29. Qxc8+ Qxc8 30. Be7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 $5 {Possibly intended as a tricky move order.} (9. Nc3 Ke8
10. h3 h5 {offers Black good counterplay, as examined in the notes to Timofeev,
A (2690)-Pashikian,A (2639)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139/[Marin] (0-1, 43)})
9... h6 ({To tell the truth, I cannot see why Black could not play} 9... h5 $5
$146 {here, too. In any case, in practice this has never been tried.}) 10. Rd1+
Ke8 11. Nc3 Ne7 {The idea of this manoeuvre has been introduced in grandmaster
practice by Zoltan Almasi, many years ago. Black anticipates the threat of
g2-g4 and transfers the knight to a more stable square. Truly in the spirit of
the Berlin defence, where Black usually plays being several tempos behind in
development.} 12. b3 (12. Nd4 {leads to simplifications, allowing Black set up
a safe blockade on light squares.} Ng6 13. f4 Bc5 14. Be3 h5 15. Nce2 Ne7 16.
Bf2 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Nf5 18. Nf3 Be6 19. b3 (19. g4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Nh6 $15 21. f5
$2 Bd5 $17) 19... b6 20. Rd2 Rd8 21. Rad1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 h4 $11 {Brenjo,S (2495)
-Pashikian,A (2663)/Novi Sad 2009/CBM 133 (1/2, 36)}) (12. Be3 {has been a
World Champions' favourite, but does not look too threatening.} Ng6 13. a3 Be7
14. Rd2 h5 (14... a6 15. Re1 Nh4 {Kramnik,V (2754)-Anand,V (2786)/Monte Carlo
2005/CBM 105 ext (1/2, 24)}) 15. Re1 h4 $13 {Anand,V (2788)-Landa,K (2600)/
Germany 2005/CBM 111/[Postny] (1-0, 62)}) 12... Ng6 13. Ne2 Be7 (13... a5 14.
a4 Bf5 15. Nfd4 Bd7 {Black's play in this game is very instructive. With
apparently passive moves, he slowly regroups, trying to catch up in
development. If White will not find a constructuve way of opening the position
before Black achieves his aim, the advantage will be Black's.} 16. Ng3 h5 (
16... Nxe5 $2 17. Re1 $18) 17. Ne4 Be7 (17... Nxe5 $6 18. Re1 $36 {is
precisely the kind of things Black should avoid.}) 18. Re1 Kf8 19. Ng5 Kg8 20.
Ndf3 $6 {Missing the only chance to open the position.} (20. e6 fxe6 21. Ndxe6
Bf6 22. Rb1 {or}) (20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. e6+ Bxe6 22. Nxe6 {offered chances for an
advantage.}) 20... Nf8 $1 {Everything is rock solid now.} 21. Be3 c5 22. Rad1
Bf5 23. Re2 h4 24. Ne1 b6 25. Ngf3 Ne6 26. Red2 Kh7 27. Rd7 Rhe8 $15 {Once
Black has completed his regrouping, he can start enjoying his positional
advantage, consisting of the vulnerability of the white queenside and of the
space advantage on the other wing, Wang Zili (2580)-Wu Wenjin (2570)/HeiBei
2001/EXT 2002 (0-1, 49)}) 14. Bb2 h5 $5 $146 {Even with the loss of a tempo,
the advance of the h-pawn is effective.} (14... c5 {Swicarz,M (2268)-Garrido
Dominguez,J (2341)/Olomouc 2006/CBM 113 ext (1-0, 48)}) 15. a4 a5 16. c4 h4 17.
Bc3 c5 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3d5]} c6 {[%csl Gd6] Black restricts the
enemy knight, reckoning with the fact that his opponent will need a lot of
time to take advantage of the weakness of the d6-square.} (19... Bc2 20. Rdc1
Bxb3 $2 21. Nd5 Bd8 22. Ra3 $18) (19... Nf8 20. Nd5 Ne6 $11) 20. Re1 Rd8 21.
Ne4 b6 22. Re3 Be6 23. Bc3 Rh5 24. Nd6+ Kd7 $1 {The king is transferred to the
wing that needs its protection most.} 25. Rd1 Kc7 $11 {It is very hard to
immagine how any of the players could make progress in this position. The next
phase of the game is a clear illustration of this, but then things will become
hectic at White's wish.} 26. Kf1 Rhh8 27. Rde1 Rh5 28. Re4 Rhh8 29. Nh2 Rhg8
30. Nf3 Rh8 31. Bb2 Rh7 32. R1e3 Rhh8 33. Bc3 Rh7 34. Ke2 Rh5 35. Kf1 Rh7 36.
Re2 Rh5 37. Rd2 Rh7 38. Re1 Rh5 39. Red1 Rhh8 40. Ne4 $6 $15 {White finally
decides to undertake something concrete, obviously unhappy with a draw by
mutual boring. However, allowing the rooks' excchange will leave his queenside
in danger.} Rxd2 41. Rxd2 Rd8 42. Nfg5 Bf5 43. Ke2 Rxd2+ 44. Kxd2 Kd7 45. Ke3
Bxg5+ 46. Nxg5 Bc2 $1 {Picking up the gauntlet and rightly so.} (46... Ke7 47.
Ne4 Ke6 $11) 47. Nxf7 Bxb3 48. Nd6 Bxa4 49. f4 Ne7 $6 {The advance of the
f-pawn is imminent, but the e7-square is very unfortunate, as we will see.} (
49... Bc2 50. f5 Nf8 51. Kf4 a4 52. Kg5 a3 53. Kxh4 Bxf5 $1 (53... g6 $5 {
[%csl Ge6]}) 54. Nxf5 b5 $17 {The advance of the queenside pawns will retrieve
material with interest.}) 50. f5 b5 ({In case of} 50... Bc2 51. Kf4 a4 {
White has the unexpected resource} 52. e6+ $1 Kd8 (52... Kxd6 $2 53. Be5# {
This is where the knight's misplacement becomes obvious.}) 53. Bxg7 $18) 51.
Bxa5 Bc2 52. Kf4 bxc4 53. Kg5 Bd3 54. Be1 $16 {Play has become one-sided now.}
Nd5 55. Nb7 Ke7 56. Bxh4 c3 57. Nxc5 Bf1 58. Kg6+ Kf8 59. Bg5 Bxg2 60. h4 c2
61. f6 gxf6 62. exf6 Nxf6 63. Kxf6 Kg8 64. h5 Kh7 65. h6 Bd5 66. Bc1 Bc4 67.
Ke5 Bd5 68. Kd4 Bf7 69. Ne4 Kg6 70. Kc3 Be6 71. Nd6 Bg8 72. Kxc2 Bh7 73. Kc3
Kf6 74. Kd4 Ke6 75. Kc5 Bd3 76. Kxc6 Kf6 77. Kd7 Kg6 78. Ke7 Bb1 79. Nf7 Bc2
80. Ne5+ Kh7 81. Nd7 Bd3 82. Nf6+ Kg6 83. h7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hunt, Adam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Betsson.com"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod Elite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. c4 d6 8. O-O
Ne7 9. Nc3 Ng6 10. Kh1 e5 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Qe3 Be6 15.
Rad1 Qb8 16. Qb6 Rc8 17. Nd5 a5 18. a4 Nf4 19. Qe3 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Nb4 21. Bb5 b6
22. g3 Nh5 23. f4 Nf6 24. fxe5 Ng4 25. Qg5 Nxe5 26. Nd4 Kh8 27. Nf5 f6 28. Qf4
Rf7 29. Nd4 Re7 30. Nf5 Rf7 31. Nd4 Ng6 32. Qg4 Ne5 33. Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod Elite"]
[BlackTeam "Glasinac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be6 9. a5 Qc6 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. Ra4 d5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qf3 N7f6
15. Rc4 Qd7 16. Bd3 Bb4+ 17. Ke2 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bxa5 19. Rc5 Bb4 20. Rxe5+ Be7
21. Rf1 Qc7 22. Qf5 Rd8 23. Rf4 Qd7 24. Rd4 Qc7 25. Rde4 Rd7 26. Rxe7+ Rxe7 27.
Rc4 Qxc4 28. Bxc4 O-O 29. Bd3 Rfe8 30. Nxh7 Rxe3+ 31. Kf2 Ne4+ 32. Bxe4 R8xe4
33. Ng5 Re2+ 34. Kg3 R2e3+ 35. Nf3 Re6 36. h4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod Elite"]
[BlackTeam "Economist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. Na3 Be6 7. Qe2 f6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Rd1 Bg4 10. c3 Qe6 11. Nxd4 Bxe2 12. Nxe6 Bxd1 13. Nxc7+ Kf7 14.
Nxa8 Bxa3 15. bxa3 Bc2 16. f3 Ne7 17. Nb6 Rd8 18. Be3 f5 19. Rc1 Rd1+ 20. Rxd1
Bxd1 21. Nd7 fxe4 22. fxe4 Bc2 23. Nc5 b6 24. Nd7 Nc8 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. Nxb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod Elite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 b5 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. a4 Re8 12. b4 Qd7 13. Nb3 Bf8 14. Bg5 Nh5 15. d4
exd4 16. Nfxd4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 h6 18. Bc1 Nf6 19. Nf3 Re7 20. Ra2 Rae8 21. Bd3
Bg7 22. h3 Nb8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Nc5 Qc8 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. Bc4 c6 27. Nd2 e4 28.
Nb3 Nd5 29. Nc5 Qc7 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Ra3 Qd6 32. Be3 a5 33. Qc1 axb4 34. cxb4
d4 35. Bf4 Qd5 36. f3 e3 37. Nd3 Nc6 38. Re2 Rb7 39. Rb2 Bf8 40. Rab3 Na5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Mitkov, Marjan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod Elite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. e3 Bf5
9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bf5 15.
g4 e5 16. dxe5 Be6 17. Qc3 Qb8 18. Nf3 a5 19. Rc2 h5 20. gxh5 Bxh3 21. hxg6
fxg6 22. Re1 Bf5 23. Bd3 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Qxe5 Rxe5 27. Rd1
Bh3 28. Kh2 Kf7 29. Kxh3 Rg5 30. Bxg6+ Rxg6 31. Rd4 Rag8 32. Rf4+ Ke6 33. Rc1
Ke5 34. Rh4 R8g7 35. Rd1 Rg2 36. Rh7 R2g3+ 37. Kh2 Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Ke4 39. Rxg7
Rxg7 40. Rd4+ Kf3 41. Rf4+ Ke2 42. Kh2 Kd1 43. a4 Kc2 44. Kh1 Kd3 45. b4 axb4
46. Rxb4 Ke2 47. Rf4 Kf1 48. Kh2 Rg2+ 49. Kh3 Rxf2 50. Kg3 Rxf4 51. exf4 Ke2
52. f5 d4 53. f6 d3 54. f7 d2 55. f8=Q d1=Q 56. Qe7+ Kd2 57. Qxb7 Qxa4 58. Qd7+
Kc3 59. Kf3 Qh4 60. Qd6 Kb4 61. Ke2 Qc4+ 62. Kd1 Qxc5 63. Qb8+ Kc3 64. Qg3+ Kb2
65. Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.22"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod Elite"]
[BlackTeam "Vesnianka Gran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nh2 Nd4 11. Ng4 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Nxg4 13. hxg4 Be6 14. Rd1 Qd7
15. Nd5 Rfc8 16. Be3 Bg5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Ne3 b5 19. a3 a5 20. Rd2 Rab8 21.
Rad1 Rb6 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. gxf5 Rc4 24. Rd5 Qe7 25. R1d3 g6 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. b3
Rcc6 28. Rg3 Kg7 29. c3 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. c4 Ra6 32. Qd2 Rc8 33. Kf1 Rf8 34.
Re3 g4 35. g3 Qf6 36. Kg2 Rb6 37. Red3 g5 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 Qf3+ 40. Kg1
Kh7 41. Rd3 Qxe4 42. Qxb4 Qxd3 43. Qxf8 Qxb3 44. Qf5+ Kh6 45. Qxg4 Qc2 46. Qe6+
Kh5 47. Qf7+ Kh6 48. Qd5 e4 49. c5 Kh5 50. Kg2 Kh6 51. Qe6+ Kg7 52. Qf5 Kh6 53.
Qf6+ Kh5 54. Qg7 g4 55. Qf7+ Kh6 56. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.23"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod Elite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. a4 dxc4 7. e3 e6 8. Bxc4
c5 9. Qb3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 cxd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. fxe4 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Nc6 14. Qxb7
Na5 15. Bb5+ axb5 16. Qxb5+ Qd7 17. Ke2 Bd6 18. e5 Rb8 19. Qxa5 Rxb2+ 20. Kf1
Qc6 21. Kg1 Bc7 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Bxc5 Rc2 24. Bd6 Bxd6 25. exd6 Kd7 26. Kg2 Ra8
27. Rhd1 Rc5 28. Rab1 Ra7 29. Rb8 g6 30. Rf8 Rf5 31. Rd4 h5 32. h3 g5 33. Rh8
h4 34. Rf8 Ra6 35. Rb4 Kxd6 36. Rb7 f6 37. Rd8+ Kc6 38. Re7 Re5 39. Rc8+ Kd6
40. Rf7 Rf5 41. Rd8+ Ke5 42. Rb7 Rxa4 43. Rb6 g4 44. Rdd6 gxh3+ 45. Kxh3 Rf3+
46. Kh2 Kf4 47. Rxe6 f5 48. Rb2 Rc3 49. Rh6 Kf3 50. Rh5 Kg4 51. Rh8 Rac4 52.
Rg8+ Kf3 53. Rf8 f4 54. Kh3 Rc2 55. Rb3+ Kxf2 56. Kxh4 f3+ 57. Kh3 R4c3 58.
Rxc3 Rxc3 59. Ra8 Rc2 60. Ra1 Rb2 61. Kh2 Re2 62. Kh3 Re8 63. Ra2+ Ke3 64. Ra3+
Kf4 65. Ra4+ Re4 66. Ra1 Rd4 67. Kh2 Rd2+ 68. Kh3 Ke3 69. Kg3 Ke2 70. Kh2 Kf2
71. Kh3 Rd8 72. Ra2+ Ke3 73. Ra4 Ke2 74. Ra2+ Rd2 75. Ra1 Kf2 76. Kh2 Re2 77.
Kh3 Re1 78. Ra2+ Ke3 79. Ra3+ Kf4 80. Ra4+ Re4 81. Ra1 Rd4 82. Ra8 Rd1 83. Ra4+
Ke3 84. Ra3+ Ke2 85. Ra2+ Rd2 86. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5
9. Qb3 e6 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. Be1 Nd6 12. c5 Nf5 13. Rd1 Nd7 14. e4 Ne7 15. Bd2 b6
16. cxb6 Qxb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. b3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bf4 Rd8 21. Rc1 h6 22.
Bc7 Rd7 23. Be5 f6 24. Bg3 Rb7 25. Rfe1 Kf7 26. Nd2 g5 27. Bd6 f5 28. exd5
Nbxd5 29. Bc5 Nf4 30. Re3 Ned5 31. Nxd5 cxd5 32. g3 Ng6 33. Nb1 Rc6 34. Rec3 e5
35. Na3 exd4 36. Bxd4 Rxc3 37. Bxc3 Bxc3 38. Rxc3 d4 39. Rc5 Rxb3 40. Nc2 d3
41. Rxf5+ Ke7 42. Ne3 Ke6 43. Rxa5 d2 44. Ra6+ Kd7 45. Ra7+ Kc8 46. Ra8+ Kc7
47. Ra7+ Kb6 48. Rd7 Ne5 49. Rd5 Kc6 50. Rxe5 Rxe3 51. Rxe3 d1=Q+ 52. Kg2 Kd6
53. h3 h5 54. Re8 Qxa4 55. Re1 Kd5 56. Re3 Kd4 57. Re1 Qc6+ 58. Kg1 Qc3 59. Re7
Qb4 60. Re3 Qb1+ 61. Kg2 Qb7+ 62. Kg1 Qc8 63. Kg2 Qc6+ 64. Kh2 Qc1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 h6 11. b3 c5 12. Rd1 Kc8 13. Nd5 g5 14. c4 Be6
15. Bb2 b6 16. g4 Ne7 17. Kg2 Ng6 18. Kg3 Bg7 19. Nf6 Kb7 20. Rd2 a5 21. a4
Rhd8 22. Rad1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 b5 24. Nd7 Bf8 25. Nxf8 Nxf8 26. h4 bxa4 27. bxa4
Nh7 28. Bc1 Kc6 29. Rb2 Bxc4 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Nxg5 Nxg5 32. Bxg5 Re8 33. Bf6
Be6 34. Kf4 c4 35. f3 Kd5 36. Bh4 Bd7 37. Rd2+ Ke6 38. Rd4 c3 39. Rc4 Rb8 40.
Rxc3 Rb4+ 41. Kg5 Kxe5 42. Bg3+ Ke6 43. Re3+ Kd5 44. Re5+ Kc6 45. Rxa5 Kb6 46.
Re5 Rxa4 47. Re7 f6+ 48. Kh5 Kc6 49. Re3 f5 50. g5 f4 51. Rc3+ Kd5 52. Bh2 Be8+
53. Kh6 c5 54. Rd3+ Kc4 55. Rd6 Ra3 56. Bxf4 Rxf3 57. Be5 Re3 58. Bf6 Rd3 59.
Re6 Rh3+ 60. Kg7 Bh5 61. Re5 Rg3 62. Be7 Kd4 63. Rxc5 Be2 64. Ra5 Bd3 65. Kf6
Ke3 66. Ra3 Rg4 67. Bd6 Ke2 68. Ra2+ Kf3 69. Rh2 Be4 70. Rh3+ Ke2 71. Bc5 Bd3
72. Rh2+ Kf3 73. Rd2 Be4 74. Rf2+ Kg3 75. Re2 Kf3 76. Re3+ Kg2 77. Bb6 Kh2 78.
Ba5 Kg2 79. Bd2 Bb1 80. Rb3 Be4 81. Ke5 Bg6 82. Bf4 Bh7 83. Rb7 Bg6 84. Rb6 Bh7
85. Rh6 Bb1 86. Rb6 Bh7 87. Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 a5
9. Qb3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nh5 11. Be5 Nd7 12. Ng5 e6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. h4 Qe7 15.
O-O-O Qb4 16. Qa2 Nb6 17. Be2 Nf6 18. e4 h6 19. e5 Nfd5 20. Nge4 c5 21. Nxc5
Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Kb1 Qb4+ 24. Ka1 Nd5 25. Rd3 b6 26. Rb1 bxc5 27. Rxb4
Nxb4 28. Qd2 Ba6 29. Rg3 Bxe2 30. Qxe2 cxd4 31. h5 Rac8 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Qg4
g5 34. Qxe6 Rc6 35. Qe7+ Rf7 36. Rxg5+ hxg5 37. Qxg5+ Rg6 38. Qd8 d3 39. e6
Rxe6 40. Qg5+ Kf8 41. Qxa5 Nc6 42. Qc5+ Ke8 43. Qd5 Re1+ 44. Kb2 Rb7+ 45. Kc3
Rc1+ 46. Kd2 Rc2+ 47. Ke3 Re7+ 48. Kf4 Rd7 49. Qg8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bf4 a5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3
Nb6 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Ne5 Bh5 11. O-O a4 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Bxe4 Be7 16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Qxc6+ Nd7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Rfe1 O-O 20. Bc7 Nb8
21. Bxd8 Nxc6 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Rxe7 Rfd8 24. Rd1 a3 25. b3 Rac8 26. Kf1 Rd5
27. Rd2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Be7 11. h3 h5 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Nf4 Bc8 14. Ne2
Be6 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. b3 Bd5 18. Ned4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 c5 20. Nf5 Be4
21. Ne3 Kd7 22. f3 Bg6 23. Rd1+ Kc6 24. c4 h4 25. e6 fxe6 26. Ng4 Bf6 27. Ne5+
Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Rg8 29. Bf4 a5 30. Bg5 Rh8 31. Re1 Kd7 32. Kf2 a4 33. Re2 Rh5 34.
f4 Rh8 35. Ke3 Bf5 36. Kd2 axb3 37. axb3 Kc6 38. Kc3 b6 39. Rd2 Be4 40. Re2 Bf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8. c3
O-O 9. Be3 f6 10. g3 Qb6 11. Qd2 fxe5 12. dxe5 Rd8 13. Bh3 d4 14. Bf2 d3 15.
Nc1 Nf8 16. b3 Qa6 17. a4 b5 18. O-O Bb7 19. Ra2 b4 20. c4 Na5 21. Be3 Nxc4 22.
bxc4 Qxc4 23. f5 exf5 24. Bxf5 Qd5 25. Bxd3 c4 26. Bb1 Qc6 27. Qe1 Ng6 28. Raf2
Nxe5 29. Ne2 Rd3 30. Ned4 Qd5 31. Bxd3 Nxd3 32. Qd2 Nxf2 33. Rxf2 Rf8 34. h4 c3
35. Qd3 Bc5 36. Bf4 Rd8 37. Be5 Re8 38. Bf4 Re1+ 39. Rf1 Qxf3 40. Qxf3 Bxd4+
0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 Nge7 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 f5 9. Bxb6 axb6 10. exf5 d5 11. O-O-O Bxf5 12. Kb1 Kh8 13. Qd2 Be6 14. f4
Bg8 15. g3 Na5 16. Bg2 c6 17. Rhe1 Nc4 18. Qf2 Nf5 19. Bf1 b5 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21.
Nd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 b6 23. Qe3 Ra7 24. Qe5 Rd7 25. Qh5 d4 26. Qg4 h6 27. Re5 c5
28. a3 Re7 29. Ne2 Rfe8 30. Ng1 Rxe5 31. fxe5 c3 32. Nf3 Qd5 33. b3 Bh7 34. Kc1
d3 35. Qa4 d2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Ne2 f6 7. Ng3 Bg6 8. f4 Nh6
9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 f5 11. Bd2 Be7 12. Na5 Qc8 13. b4 Kf7 14. Nb3 Nb6 15. Nf1
Nc4 16. Ne3 b5 17. O-O Qf8 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Qe7 20. a4 Rhb8 21. axb5 Nxe3
22. Qxe3 Rxb5 23. h3 Qb7 24. Ra4 Ng8 25. Kh2 Ne7 26. Rfa1 Rb1 27. R1a3 Ke8 28.
Qe2 Kf7 29. Qh5+ Ng6 30. Qxh7 Rh8 31. Qxh8 Nxh8 32. Rxa7 Ng6 33. Kg3 Ne7 34.
Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Ra2 Ke8 36. Kf2 Nc8 37. Ke2 Ra7 38. Rb2 Kd7 39. Be1 Kc7 40. Rb3 {
%04time} Kd7 41. Bh4 Ke8 42. g4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vuckovic, Bojan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. e3 Nbd7
9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O h6 11. Qb3 Ra7 12. Bh2 O-O 13. Rac1 a5 14. a3 g5 15. Rfd1
Bg6 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxc5 19. Qd1 Qb6 20. Na4 Nxa4 21. Qxa4
Re8 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. exd4 f6 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 fxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Re3
a4 28. Rce1 Ra5 29. h4 Kf7 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. dxe5 d4 32. Rf3+ Ke7 33. Rh3 Kd7
34. e6+ Kd6 35. Rh7 Re7 36. Rh8 Re5 37. Rxe5 Kxe5 38. Rg8 Kxe6 39. Rxg5 d3 40.
Rg3 {%04time} d2 0-1

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Re8
8. Nd3 Bxc3 9. dxc3 Nxe4 10. Re1 Nd6 11. Bf4 Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 Bf5 13. f3 Bxd3 14.
cxd3 Qf6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. d4 Rd8 17. Qe3 h5 18. Re1 g6 19. Qe7 Qxe7 20. Rxe7
Rc8 21. Kf2 Kf8 22. Re4 f6 23. h4 Kf7 24. Re1 Rd8 25. Re4 a5 26. Re1 a4 27. Re3
Rd5 28. Re2 c5 29. dxc5 Rxc5 30. a3 Rb5 31. g4 c6 32. Kg3 Re5 33. Rd2 Ke6 34.
Rd4 Rb5 35. Re4+ Kd6 36. Rd4+ Ke6 37. Re4+ Kd6 38. Rd4+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Bb5 Qa5 11. O-O c4 12. f5 Nb6 13. Qe1 exf5 14. a4 Be6 15.
Bd2 Bb4 16. Rxb4 Qxb4 17. Ne4 Qb2 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Bc3 Qxc2 20. Nxb7 Nxa4 21.
Bb4+ Kg8 22. Bxc6 Rc8 23. Rf2 Qb3 24. Na5 Rxc6 25. Nxc6 h6 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27.
Ng5+ hxg5 28. Rf3 g6 29. Rxb3 cxb3 30. Ba3 Rb8 31. Qg3 g4 32. Qh4+ Kg7 33. Qf6+
Kh7 34. Bc1 1-0

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Ra3 Nh7 22.
Be3 Bf6 23. Rea1 Rb8 24. Ne2 Bc8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nc1 Bd7 27. b3 cxb3 28. Nxb3
Na4 29. Nc1 Qc8 30. Nd3 Bd8 31. c4 Nf6 32. Ng5 Nb6 33. Bxb6 Bxb6 34. cxb5 Bxb5
35. Ba4 Bd4 36. Rc1 Qd7 37. Bxb5 Qxb5 38. Ra5 Qb3 39. Ra6 Rb6 40. Rxb6 Qxb6 41.
Rc6 Qd8 42. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ng5 b4
9. Nb1 h6 10. Nh3 Nc6 11. Nd2 g6 12. Nc4 Bg7 13. Bf4 e5 14. Be3 O-O 15. f4 exf4
16. Bxf4 Ne8 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Nf2 Nd4 19. Ng4 h5 20. Nf2 Ne6 21. Be3 Rb8 22. Nh3
N8c7 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. a3 b3 25. c3 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Ne4 f5 28. Ned6 Rf6 29.
Bh6 Bxg2 30. Bxg7 Nxg7 0-1

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d3 Nh6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O Nd7 8. Kh1
Re8 9. d4 Nf6 10. Ne5 Nf5 11. Qb3 Nd6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Nd2 Nfe4 14. Rad1 Qc8 15.
Rfe1 f6 16. Nef3 Bf7 17. Qc2 Qf5 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qc1 Qe6 20. Kg1 a5 21. a3 a4
22. Bf2 Rac8 23. Qc2 b5 24. Qd3 g5 25. e3 Bg6 26. Qf1 g4 27. Nd2 Kf7 28. h4
Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Be4 30. Ree2 Rcd8 31. Be1 Qf5 32. Rf2 Rd6 33. Bxe4 Qxe4 34. Qd3
Qxd3 35. Rxd3 Re6 36. h5 Re4 37. Kf1 Ke6 38. Ke2 Kd6 39. Rh2 Bh6 40. Rh4 Rg8
41. Rd1 e5 42. Kd3 exf4 43. exf4 Rge8 44. Bf2 f5 45. Rd2 R8e6 46. Rh1 Bf8 47.
Rhd1 Be7 48. Kc2 Bd8 49. Rh1 Ke7 50. Kd3 Kf7 51. Kc2 Kg7 52. Kd3 Bb6 53. Kc2
Re7 54. Kd3 Rc7 55. Kc2 Rce7 56. Kd3 R7e6 57. Kc2 Kf7 58. Kd3 Ke7 59. Kc2 Rh6
60. Kd3 Kd6 61. Kc2 Ba7 62. Kc1 Bb8 63. Kc2 Bc7 64. Kd3 Bd8 65. Kc2 Bb6 66. Kc1
c5 67. dxc5+ Bxc5 68. Bxc5+ Kxc5 69. Kc2 Re3 70. Rhd1 Rd6 71. Rd3 Rxd3 72. Kxd3
Re6 73. Rh1 Re4 74. Rc1 h6 75. Ra1 d4 76. cxd4+ Rxd4+ 77. Kc3 Rc4+ 78. Kd3 b4
79. Re1 Rd4+ 80. Kc2 Kc4 81. axb4 Rd3 82. b5 Rxg3 83. b6 Rb3 84. Re6 g3 85.
Rxh6 g2 86. Rg6 Rxb6 87. Rxg2 Kd4 88. Rg6 Rb3 89. Ra6 Rh3 90. Rxa4+ Kd5 91. b3
Rxh5 92. Rc4 Rh2+ 93. Kc3 Rh3+ 94. Kb4 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 h6 8. c3 Bh7
9. h4 a6 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. h5 c5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Rxc5 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. Qa4+
Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Kd2 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Be3 Be7 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Kxd3
Rhc8 22. Rh3 Ke8 23. Bd4 b5 24. a3 a5 25. Rg3 Kf8 26. f4 Bc5 27. Bxc5+ Rxc5 28.
Rf1 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Kd2 d4 31. Rc1 Rc4 32. Rf3 dxc3+ 33. bxc3 Rd8+ 34. Ke2
Re4+ 35. Kf1 Rc8 36. g3 Rec4 37. Ke2 bxc3 38. Rc2 f6 39. Re3 Kf7 40. Kf3 R8c5
41. exf6 gxf6 42. Rd3 Ke7 43. Re3 e5 44. fxe5 fxe5 45. g4 Kf6 46. Kg3 Kg5 47.
Kh3 Kf4 48. Re1 e4 49. Rf2+ Ke5 50. Rf5+ Kd4 51. Rf4 Kd3 52. Rd1+ Kc2 53. Rff1
e3 54. Rc1+ Kd3 55. Rfd1+ Ke4 56. Kg3 c2 57. Rd8 Rd4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Bg5 g6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Kf8 11. Bc4 Kg7 12. O-O Re8 13. Qf4 Be6 14. Bxe6
Rxe6 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. Qxd6 Rxd6 17. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch KO"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.04.23"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5
9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Nh4 Be6 12. O-O Nxc5 13. dxc5 d4 14. Qc2 dxc3 15.
Be5 Rd8 16. Bxc3 Rd5 17. Bd4 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Bxf6 exf6 20. Ng2 Rg5 21.
Qe4 f5 22. Qf3 Qh6 23. Qf4 Re8 24. Qh2 f4 25. Qxh6 Bxh6 26. exf4 Rxc5 27. Bf3
Bg7 28. Ne3 Re7 29. Rab1 Bh6 30. Ng2 a5 31. Rfe1 Kf8 32. b3 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Rc2
34. Re2 Rc3 35. Re3 Rc2 36. a4 b5 37. Be4 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 bxa4 39. bxa4 Rc4 40.
Kg3 Bg7 41. Bf3 Bd4 42. Rd3 Rxa4 43. Bxc6 Rc4 44. Bd5 Rb4 45. Ne3 Ba7 46. Rb3
Bb8 47. Rxb4 axb4 48. Kf3 f5 49. Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch KO"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.04.23"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 Be6 8. g4
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. Ba3
Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rd8 16. Bd6 f6 17. Rab1 Bc8 18. Rd3 Kf7 19. Bc7 Rxd3 20. cxd3
Re8 21. Bb6 Be6 22. Bc5 b5 23. a4 Rb8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 Bd7 26. Bd5+ Ke8
27. Be4 Kf7 28. f3 Rc8 29. Kf2 g6 30. d4 exd4 31. cxd4 f5 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Bd3
Be6 34. Bxb5 Bd5 35. Ra6 Kg6 36. Rb6 Kg5 37. Kg3 f4+ 38. Kf2 h5 39. Kg2 Rc7 40.
h4+ Kxh4 41. Bxc6 Rg7+ 42. Kf2 1-0

[Event "USA-ch KO"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.04.23"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 15. c4 a5 16. Bd2 a4 17. Na5 Ra6 18. Rab1 Rfa8 19. Nb7 Kf8 20. Be3
Ne4 21. Rd3 Rb8 22. Bf4 Rba8 23. f3 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Kf1 Ke8 26. Be5 g6
27. Bf6 Rb6 28. Rxb6 Bxb6 29. Ke1 Bc5 30. Kd2 Rb8 31. Kc2 Be7 32. Bc3 f5 33.
Rd1 Bc5 34. h3 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 fxg4 37. fxg4 Rd8 38. Rb1 Kd7 39. Rb7+
Kd6 40. Rg7 Rh8 41. Rxg6 Rh2 42. Kd2 Rh3 43. Rg8 Rg3 44. Kc2 Be3 45. Rd8+ Ke7
46. Rd3 Bf4 47. Bb4+ Kf6 48. Rxg3 Bxg3 49. Kb2 Kg5 50. Ka3 Kxg4 51. Kxa4 Bf2
52. c5 Kf4 53. Ka5 Ke3 54. Kb6 Kxe2 55. Kxc6 Kd3 56. Kb5 Kd4 57. a4 Kd5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch KO"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.04.23"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Bb4+ 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Qc2 e5 15.
Ng3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Rad8 20. Qf3 Qe5 21.
Rab1 Be6 22. b3 g6 23. h3 Kg7 24. Nf1 Bc5 25. Ng3 Rfe8 26. Bd3 Bb4 27. Bc2 h5
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qe1+ 31. Qxe1 Bxe1 32. Kf1 Bb4 33. Ke2 f5
34. f4 h4 35. Nf1 Bd6 36. Kf3 Bd7 37. Ne3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 $5 Nc6 {According to
theory, the most flexible move. Once the b4-square has been weakened, it makes
sense to develop the knight to c6. Depending to the system of development
chosen by White, Black can switch to the scheme he considers best, such as the
Dragon (7...g6), the Scheveningen (7...e6) or the Boleslavsky System (7...e5).}
7. a5 $5 $146 {One of the most interesting aspect of this hard-fought match is
the early stage in which novelties have been delivered. Kamsky was the first
to introduce a new continuation on the seventh move of the present game, but
his record will be beaten by Topalov in the fourth game, with a novelty on the
fifth move!! And just as in the fourth game, this is not the last novelty of
the game, due to transposition. With his last move, White takes over the
control of the b6-square and invites Black to delay his development by taking
the supposedly poisoned pawn.} e6 $5 {An inspired decision, aiming to sidestep
what must have been the main core of Kamsky's analysis with his seconds.} (7...
Nxa5 8. Nd5 Nc6 9. Be3 {offers White a strong initiative, although the final
evaluation of this position will be revealed only after some practice. With
the game move, Black defends the d5-square, threatening ...Nxa5 for real. It
should be mentioned that 7...e6 transposes back to a known (although not very
popular) line, 6...e6 7.a5 Nc6.}) 8. Nxc6 $5 {Another small surprise. It is
considered that in most cases this exchange, strengthening Black's centre, is
a concession. Kamsky probably had a very clear plan in mind, based on concrete
threats.} (8. Nb3 {is likely to transpose to a normal Scheveningen:} Be7 9. Be3
O-O 10. Be2 {As a youngster, Kamsky managed to defeat an experienced
grandmaster, but with the passing of the time his taste may have changed:} Nd7
11. O-O b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Na4 Nd7 15. f3 Qc7 16. c4 {With some
queenside pressure in Kamsky,G (2345)-Ermenkov,E (2500)/Palma de Mallorca 1989/
TD (1-0, 36)}) 8... bxc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O {Black's position is not as simple
to play as it looks. His main trump, the strong pawn centre, also implies some
concrete problems. Which would be the optimal configuration? Should he leave
the pawns as they are? If not, which of them should be advanced?} c5 $5 $146 {
With this move, the game finally abandons the known paths. The long term plan
after ...c5 is ...Bb7 followed by ...Kf6-d7-b8-c6, taking the b4- and
d4-squares under control. All this requires a lot of time, though.} ({The plan
based on ...d6-d5 was played in a few not too relevant games. The one that
certainly is interesting was played in a strong ladies' event:} 10... O-O 11.
Qe2 d5 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. e5 Nd7 14. Na4 {The plan to neutralise Black's
queenside initiative with c2-c4 is typical, but with the pawn on a5 the
weaknesses along the b-file will tell.} Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. c4 c5 17. Ra3 {
White places her pieces on attacking squares, but Black has defensive
resources.} g6 18. f4 Bf8 19. Bc2 d4 20. Rg3 Bc6 21. h4 Rab8 {Suddenly, there
are concrete queenside problems, while the attack has not really started yet.}
22. b3 Bxa4 23. bxa4 Bg7 24. h5 Rb2 25. Bd3 Nb8 $15 {[%cal Gb8c6] White soon
had to launch herself into a desperate attack, which surpisingly was
successful in Markovic,M-Zatulovskaya,T/Belgrade 1969/EXT 2001 (1-0, 47)}) 11.
Bf4 Qc7 12. Qe2 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Bb7 $5 {Black decides to ignore the threat,
relying on some hidden tactical nuances.} ({The more solid} 12... Nd7 {was
possible, but the planned ...Nb8-c6 is rather time consuming and gives White
the possibility to build up his attack.}) 13. e5 Qc6 14. f3 Nh5 15. Bd2 c4 $1 {
An important intermediate move, leading to an interesting and unbalanced
structure.} 16. Bxc4 dxe5 17. b3 {It is interesting that in the third game
Kamsky also decided to defend his c4-bishop with b2-b3, although in a
completely different position and under less favourable circumstances.} ({
The main alternative was} 17. Bb3 {[%cal Ge2e5,Gb3a4]} Qc7 18. Ba4+ Kf8 {
White has no obvious way of taking advantage of Black's lost right to castle.
The a4-bishop is out of play and there is no pressure against a6. Black
threatens ...Nf4 followed by ...g6 and ...Kg7.} 19. Rfe1 (19. Rae1 Rd8 {
[%csl Ga5]}) 19... Nf4 $1 20. Qxe5 Bd6 21. Qg5 $8 Bxf3 $1 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. Qh4
Bb7 $132 {[%csl Gb7,Gf4]}) 17... Rd8 18. Rad1 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nf4 {Possibly
underestimating the consequences of White's answer.} (19... O-O {would have
been safer, for instance} 20. Na4 Qc7 21. Bxa6 $2 Bxa6 22. Qxa6 Qxc2 $17 {
and White's position is hanging.}) 20. Na4 $1 Nxe2 {There is no way back.} (
20... Qc7 {[%csl Ge5]} 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Bxa6 $16) 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxe2 Ke7
23. b4 {The most direct continuation, but one that allows Topalov to carry out
his trademark exchange sacrifice.} (23. Bc3 Bd4 24. Be1 {may seem more passive,
but the advance of the queenside pawns would be ensured in the long term.})
23... Rxd2 $1 (23... Bd4 24. b5 axb5 25. Bxb5 $36) 24. Rxd2 Bxb4 25. Rd3 Bd5 {
Black only needs to bring his rook into play in order to get a perfect
position, but White can maintain the initiative for the time being.} 26. Rb1
Bxa5 27. Ra3 Bd2 $1 {[%cal Ga7e3,Ge3a7]} (27... Bc7 $6 28. c4 Ba8 29. Rxa6 Rc8
30. Rba1 Bb7 31. Ra7 Bc6 32. c5 $16) 28. Rxa6 $6 {Missing his chance.} (28. c4
$1 Bc6 29. Rxa6 Rc8 30. Rbb6 {Suddenly the c6-bishop experiences problems of
stability.} Ba8 $8 (30... Kd7 31. Bd1 $1 {[%cal Gb6c6,Gd1a4]}) (30... Kd6 31.
Rb7 $1 {[%cal Gb7f7]}) ({Nor was resistance possible after} 30... Bd7 31. Rb7
Be3 32. g3 {[%csl Gh1][%cal Ge2d1,Gd1a4]}) (30... Bd5 31. g3 Bxc4 32. Bxc4 Rxc4
33. Rb7+ Kf6 34. Raa7 {[%cal Gb7h7]}) 31. Ra7+ Kf6 {[%cal Gd2e3]} 32. Rb3 $1 e4
{Black has finally cleared some space for his bishops and can hope to defend.})
28... Rc8 $1 $15 {Consolidating his d5-bishop.} 29. Ra7+ Kf6 30. Bd3 Be3 31.
Ra4 (31. Rd7 $6 {would lead to an amusing situation after} Bc6 32. Rd6 Bc5 {
, trapping the rook.}) 31... h5 32. Rab4 Rc3 33. h4 g6 34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Ra4 f5
36. Re1 Bc5 37. Re2 (37. Rxe5 $2 Bd6 $1 38. f4 Bxe5 39. fxe5 g5 $17) 37... Kf6
38. Re1 Bf2 39. Re2 Bc5 40. Re1 Bf2 41. Re2 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This match between two great players of vastly contrasting styles was highly
anticipated. And they didn't disappoint!} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {
Just like in their last match played two years ago, Kamsky remains faithful to
the Grünfeld. Topalov quickly steers the game into unconventional lines, where
he has a powerful new idea.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8.
Qa3 {White's queen is often the biggest problem in the Qb3 lines of the
Grünfeld. Here it is completely sidelined and in danger of getting trapped in
some variations. On the other hand, if Black isn't able to take advantage of
this factor, then he will simply have a strategically inferior position due to
the strength of White's center. In this game it's clear White didn't justify
the position of his queen on a3: it didn't move for the rest of the game....}
Nc6 {The knight is aiming for the great b4-square after ...a5. Of course,
Black must play as concretely as possible at this stage, and cannot afford
luxuries such as castling.} ({For example, after} 8... O-O 9. e3 (9. e4 {
also deserves attention.}) 9... Nc6 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O Nb4 {White is in time
to play} 12. Rfc1 {, defending against ...Nc2, after which he will slowly
unravel and begin exploiting his strong center.}) 9. O-O-O $1 $146 {A novelty,
and a very interesting one! On the one hand, White is playing for complete
central domination with e4 and d5, but on the other, if he doesn't manage then
his king could end up very exposed on the queenside. The play quickly becomes
sharp and unusual, and the game could steer one way or the other as a result
of mistakes on either side.} ({Previously the obvious} 9. e3 {had been played.
As a matter of fact, Gata himself defended the Black pieces twice here!} a5 10.
Be2 (10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qc5 Nd5 13. Be5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bd5 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 {and Black compensated his bad pawn structure with active piece play in
Eljanov-Kamsky, Ohrid 2009.}) 10... Nb4 11. O-O {and here Ivanchuk-Kamsky,
Jermuk 2009 continued 11...c6, but Black could have ventured} Nc2 12. Qc5 Nxa1
13. Nb5 (13. Bxc7 Nd7 14. Bb5 Kf8 $1 {is a nice variation which ends with an
extra exchange for Black.}) 13... Nd5 14. Bxc7 Qd7 {, with chaotic play where
it's at first sight difficult to understand who is playing for what - but my
computer assures me that Black is doing very well here! I imagine all these
variations were checked deeply by both players and their seconds before the
match, and they came to the conclusion that Black is well off.}) 9... Nd5 {
Not what Black wants, but there was no other defence to the threat of d5.} (
9... a5 $4 10. d5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. e4 {simply wins a piece.}) 10. Bg3
Bh6+ $5 {Although it's probably not enough to equalize, I'm nevertheless
impressed by this unconventional solution to Black's problems. It seems very
strange to "provoke" a natural move like e3, but Gata saw that if he could
prevent White from playing e4 and maintain central stability, then he would
have enough counterplay against White's king. Not only a great concept, it
also seemed to take Topalov out of his preparation, and as we will see he
immediately went astray.} ({The cooperative} 10... Nxc3 $6 {grants White an
advantage:} 11. bxc3 Qd5 12. e3 {, and White will continue to expand with c4
next.}) 11. e3 ({The point is of course that} 11. Kb1 $4 {is met by} Bf5+ 12.
Ka1 Ndb4 {, winning.}) 11... a5 12. h4 $2 {Topalov is too keen on attacking,
when he should have tried to realize his main plan of central expansion. This
very serious conceptual mistake leads to a very pleasant position for Black.} (
12. Kb1 $1 {, preparing e4, would have been a logical continuation of White's
opening strategy:} Ncb4 (12... Bf5+ 13. Bd3 Bxd3+ 14. Rxd3 {gives Black
nothing but trouble, since his counterplay has totally run out.}) 13. e4 $1 {
, and here Black is unable to play 13...Nxc3, but the computer comes up with
the astonishing} c6 $5 {A brilliant way to "defend" the knight on d5.
Unfortunately, it isn't clear what Black's next move will be, so now White can
consider} 14. h4 {, with the dual threats of h5 and Ng5.}) 12... Ncb4 13. h5 {
Consistent. White also had another option.} (13. Ng5 {The bishop on e6 is very
annoying for White, so it makes sense to drive it away. Unfortunately for
White, Black can provoke a crucial weakness with} Bg4 14. f3 ({After} 14. Rd2
f6 15. Nge4 c6 {, the position is pretty complicated, but it doesn't seem like
White has made much progress over the last few moves. Meanwhile, Black's
pressure on the queenside is extremely unpleasant.}) 14... Bc8 $1 {, and I'm
not sure exactly how White can deal with the weakness on e3, especially since
Black is also threatening ...f6. By the way, there is also the option of 14...
Nxe3, which follows a long line leading into an extremely complicated position
which is probably good for Black. But simpler is better!}) 13... c6 {Gata's
play makes good sense to me. He is securing his position and will prepare
counterplay with ...b5. On the other hand, I don't understand what White is
playing for.} 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Rd2 $6 {An awkward move. I imagine Topalov
wanted to prevent ...Nxc3, but Black almost never wants to do that anyway,} ({
After} 15. Ng5 Bg4 16. Rd2 Kf8 {, Black has a good position. He just plans ...
Kg7.} (16... f6 {can be met by the bizarre} 17. e4 $5 Nc7 18. Qb3 fxg5 19. Be5
{, with weird complications. Let's avoid that.}) 17. e4 {is also met by} Kg7) (
{White should have tried} 15. Be2 {I still don't like White's position,
because Black's queenside play is very dangerous, but at least White needs the
option of doubling on the h-file to get some counterplay,} f6 ({I would rather
avoid} 15... b5 $6 16. Ng5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nxa2+ 18. Kc2 Bd5 19. Qc5 {, when
Black's knight is sadly trapped on a2 and will probably never get out,}) 16.
Ne4 b6 17. Rh2 Kf8 18. Rdh1 Kg7 {, and White has again run out of ideas. Black
can do whatever he wants on the queenside. A main idea would be to prepare ...
c5.}) 15... f6 {Calm positional play is the most unpleasant for White. Since
he could never achieve e4 or bother Black in any way, White is just clearly
worse now! The sad remnants of a strong opening novelty and failed strategy....
} 16. Ne4 (16. Kb1 {is always met by} Bf5+) 16... b6 17. Be2 Qc8 18. Rh4 Kf7 {
Everything according to plan. Black is slowly preparing ...c5. I can't even
criticize the move 18.Rh4, which just made it worse for White, because I can't
find any decent alternatives.} 19. Rd1 g5 {After good preparation all Black's
pieces are perfectly placed for the final breakthrough, which Gata executes in
model style!} 20. Rh2 g4 21. Nfd2 c5 22. dxc5 f5 {Of course, now White's king
will be under the combined attack of Black's entire army.} 23. Rxh6 (23. Nc3
Qxc5 {is obviously hopeless for White.}) 23... Rxh6 24. Ng5+ Kf8 {Now Black is
up material with an attack to boot. One could argue that the computer's
suggestion of 25.Nb3 could have prolonged the game, but it wouldn't have made
a real difference.} 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Bc4 Rc8 27. Bf4 Rf6 28. e4 Rxc5 29. exd5
Qxd5 30. b3 Qd4 31. Be3 (31. Qb2 Nd3+ {would have been a comical finish for a
queen stuck on a3 the whole game.}) 31... Qc3+ {An interesting game. Topalov
came prepared with a good novelty, but he didn't follow it up correctly. In
fact, it only took one mistake for White's position to go downhill – that's
how it works in these sharp lines. Kamsky, however, really played
fantastically the whole game, reacted calmly to the novelty and controlled the
game without allowing undue counterplay. A very well deserved win for him.} 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "7200"]

{Topalov enters this game with a difficult decision. Should he try to hold for
a draw and push for an all-out win with White in the 4th game, or try to risk
potentially losing the match here with Black? These are problems that the
super-GM from Bulgaria must answer even before the players sit down at the
board.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 {Kamsky
repeats his relatively experimental line from game one. Even though Topalov
and his team were probably expecting this, it is very difficult to react in a
mere two days. It's possible that they found no tangible improvement after 6...
Nc6 7. a5!? so Topalov deviates back to the more usual Najdorf approach.} e5 7.
Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. b3 Qa5+ {This
game's novelty. This practically forces White's response, after which it would
only make sense to trade queens. A superficial assessment would be to think
that 'simplifcations lead to draws', when in fact the absence of queens brings
many new strategic ideas to the position.} 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Bg5 {This is
a good time to get a strong hold of the position. The structure is very
reminiscent of a Sveshnikov Sicilian. To compensate for his backward d6-pawn
and weak d5-square, Black has the pair of bishops and a half open c-file. Of
course, this isn't something that he can take advantage of immediately since
the position is rather closed. But it contains potential! The old masters
believed that obtaining the pair of bishops would eventually grant an
advantage, because ultimately the position was bound to become open after pawn
exchanges. Although chess has evolved greatly, this maxim still holds some
value.} 15. Kd1 $5 {This is an interesting move by the American. The king is
perfectly safe on d1, and it holds the queenside somewhat. There is really no
advantage in sending the king to the kingside, as it would serve no purpose
there. The queenside rook will eventually be lifted via a4 (after a pawn push
to a5) and go to b4, where it would be pressuring the b7-pawn. However, White
is not the only one who can push rook pawns...} h5 $1 {A good strategic move:
Black grabs space on the kingside and prepares a potential rook lift there -
but it's also important to understand the psychological implications of such a
move. Because of the match situation, it is possible that Kamsky wants to play
with as little risk as possible. Clearly he holds no advantage, so he does not
want to commit himself to any weaknesses if he cannot see an immediate return.
It is possible that for this reason he shuns the most natural move 16.h4 and
gives Black a decent amount of space on the kingside. In my opinion,
unnecessarily.} 16. Re1 $6 (16. h4 {is of course the most natural continuation,
but then White has to cope with the fact that h4 will be weak and g5 might be
a possible break in the future. All bishop retreats make some sense at this
point, but the most natural would seem to be...} Bd8 {eyeing that h4-pawn.} 17.
g3 Ba5 {Kamsky might have looked at this position and not liked it. The
computer suggests that terribly inhuman move 18.Rb1, so it's understandable
how he didn't go for this line. However, White's position is solid, even if
rather planless.}) 16... h4 {Black quickly grabs the space he was provided.
White can hardly allow the pawn to go all the way to h3, so he must stop it
now.} 17. h3 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ (18. Nb6 {was a natural alternative. However after}
Rc5 19. a5 Nh5 {Black begins to build up some pressure on the kingside. Maybe
saying that Black is better is not quite true, but it does seem more pleasant
to play with the Black pieces.}) 18... gxf6 $1 $15 {Topalov instantly replied
with this move, and with good reason. The g-file opens with great effect to
exert pressure on the now weak g2-pawn, while his centre will be bolstered
after the trade of bishops on e6. This move might seem strange to some players,
but to a Sveshnikov player, or a super-GM like Topalov, it is the only
conceivable move.} 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nf3 Rg8 {Kamsky must hurry and prevent
Topalov from expanding in the centre too quickly. He still has some resources
- but haste is mandatory.} 21. c4 f5 22. exf5 exf5 23. Ke2 $1 {A resourceful
move! The king's role in the centre has ended, and there is no more need for
him to defend the c2-square. Additionally, he was starting to become exposed,
so it makes sense to transfer his majesty to f1, where it will guard the g2
pawn.} Be7 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Rad1 {This is another good moment to analyse what
is going on. Black has achieved many things! He has fixed his structure and
now has a potentially dangerous pawn centre. Unfortunately, there is no clear
way for him to use it immediately. He will never want to advance e4 and give
White the d4-square. So it transpires that a logical plan is to play b5. This
can be done immediately, but Topalov shows his class and first plays an
important move.} Rc5 $1 {This move takes control of the fifth rank, an
important element as the 25...b5 variation shows. White is running out of
useful moves, so he plays his card...} (25... b5 $5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rd5 $1 {
This cool moves forces off more pawns than Black wants to trade. The following
is only a sample line, but shows the great simplification power White has as
his disposal.} bxc4 28. bxc4 Kf6 29. c5 $1 Ke6 30. cxd6 Kxd5 31. dxe7 Rge8 32.
Nxh4 Ke6 33. f4 Rc5 34. g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 $11 {And with the last pawn gone the
draw is obvious.}) 26. b4 $1 {Maybe forced. White uses tactics to resolve some
of the tension.} (26. Re2 b5 27. cxb5 axb5 28. a5 b4 $15 {is definitely NOT
what White is looking for.}) 26... Rxc4 27. Rxe5 {Black has a few ways of
dealing with this position. He wants to create as much play as possible, but
it seems that White is holding in every line.} dxe5 (27... Kf6 28. Ree1 Rxb4
29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 $11 {and Black has no real hopes of winning as he will
soon lose an important pawn.}) (27... Rxb4 28. Rxf5+ Kg6 29. Ra5 {The awkward
placement of the rook on a5 would seem to give Black a reason to go for this
line, however it is actually difficult to come up with a useful move. The
pawns on d6 and h4 are rather weak, and the king will never find shelter.
Practically, it is difficult to go for this line as your top choice, but it
was definitely worth a try.} Rc8 $5 30. Re1 Rc7 $15) 28. Nxe5+ Ke6 29. Nxc4
Bxb4 30. Rb1 $1 {Fixing the pawns on dark squares is important, as it will
allow White to easily control them, or at least force Black into a major
concession if he tries to advance on the queenside.} a5 31. Rd1 Rc8 32. Rd4 {
The weak pawn on h4, the controlled structure on the queenside and the active
white pieces give Black little hope of a win, so Black sets up one final trap..
.} Bc3 $1 33. Rxh4 Bf6 34. Rf4 Bg5 {White is at a small crossroads. He could
try to gain three (!) passed pawns on the kingside with 35.Rxf5!? or he could
play it safe and take a draw. Topalov has simply given Gata the chance to go
wrong, but he doesn't bite.} 35. Rd4 (35. Rxf5 $5 Kxf5 (35... Rxc4 36. Rxg5
Rxa4 37. Rb5 $14 {Black might have enough to draw this, but no more.}) 36. Nd6+
Ke6 (36... Ke5 $2 37. Nxc8 Kd5 {transposes to Kd5 above.}) 37. Nxc8 {So now
that we reach this position in our minds, we realise that more calculation is
necessary. Black has no successful way of trying to corral the knight on c8,
so he must lunge toward the queenside - and he has two ways to do this.} b5 $1
{Speed is everything. White can't take on b5, but he can clearly catch the
pawn.} (37... Kd5 $2 38. Ke2 {Now Black's king cannot prevent White's from
helping on the queenside, since he cannot afford to lose the b-pawn.} Kc5 (
38... Kc4 $6 39. Nd6+ Kb3 40. Nxb7 Kxa4 41. g3 Kb4 42. Nxa5 $18) 39. Kd3 Kb4
40. Nd6 b6 41. Nb5 Kxa4 42. Kc4 $18 {And the pawns roll by themselves on the
queenside.}) 38. Ke2 bxa4 39. Kd3 Bf6 40. Kc4 a3 41. Kb3 Bd4 42. Kxa3 Kd7 43.
Ka4 {and the position should be drawn. Of course this crazy line requires
quite a bit of calculation, and contains many ways in which one could go wrong.
Gata's choice is safe and sound.}) 35... Bf6 36. Rf4 Bg5 37. Rd4 Bf6 {A
tenacious defence by the American. Topalov tried on every flank but eventually
came up short of victory, setting up a very highly anticipated game for
tomorrow, where Topalov will push with everything he has!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "7200"]

{The Topalov-Kamsky match has been, without a doubt, the most exciting match
in in the first round of the Candidates. The match started with an interesting
draw when Kamsky introduced a novelty as early as move seven in the Najdorf;
it was followed by an absolutely wild game with kings castled on opposite
sides (or rather, one castled and one non-castled) that ended with Gata taken
the full point with a vicious and perfectly executed attack, and in the third
game we saw Topalov pull out all his strategic tricks to try to take the point
from Kamsky. Of course, these great players would not let us down in the final
game.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qc2 {Topalov reveals a
surprise as early as move five! 5.Qa4+ has been played thousands of times, so
it's interesting that the Bulgarian tries to change the course of the game so
quickly.} Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 {This isn't the only move but I like it as a practical
decision; it allows Black to keep using familiar themes and strategies as
opposed to radically changing the pawn structure and having to come up with
ideas in a less familiar environment.} (6... Nxc3 7. dxc3 {must be the idea of
White's system. This pawn structure is slightly better for White, as Black's
bishop is quite passive (nothing a Grünfeld player wants to hear about...).
The game would've taken a much different direction than normal Grünfeld waters.
Normally White doesn't go for this as the exchange of queens favors Black, who
usually ends up having a little bit less space.}) 7. d4 O-O 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Ne5 {
This is the other point of White's system. With the queen on c2, and out of
harms way, the knight can move to e5 to control the g7 bishop. This doesn't
come for free though, as now White is saddled with an inferior pawn structure
and his development is not looking too advanced.} Bxe5 (9... Be6 {was worth
considering, with the idea of c6 and N8d7 eventually.}) 10. dxe5 Nc6 {Black
tries to immediately take advantage of White's aggression. However, it seems
that Topalov has just enough time to kick back Black's pieces and not only
defend all his weaknesses, but start rolling an initiative of his own with his
central pawn majority.} 11. h3 Be6 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. f4 (13. Be2 $5 Nxe5 14. b3
Rd8 15. O-O {also gives White plenty of compensation. This might be the future
of this variation - the idea of playing f4 in a near future might be very,
very strong. Black's pieces are very controlled and an attack on the queenside
might be strong. Who knows, Topalov's Qc2 might be more poisonous than it
looks.}) 13... Rd8 14. b3 Nb4 15. Rxd8+ Qxd8 16. Qb1 {White's space avantage
coupled with his pair of bishops promise him a bright future. Kamsky already
must look for something creative and fast so that he can break through and
disrupt White's coordination.} f5 $5 {Maybe not the strongest move, but Black
had to do something. At least now the position is getting opened while White's
king remains in the centre.} 17. exf6 exf6 18. Be2 Qe7 19. O-O Bf7 20. Bf2 Rd8
21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 {The dust has cleared a little, as White has finished
his development. Black hasn't achieved much of anything tangible, but at least
his position remains solid and he has enough space for all his pieces as he
has managed to take the rooks out of the game.} c5 {Black is trying to grab as
much space as he can. Currently he is trying to obtain control of d4, or at
least use it to trade off some pieces. It's hard to conceive of a plan, so
this at least gives him some direction.} 23. Bf1 Nc6 24. g3 Kg7 25. Bg2 h5 26.
Nb5 Nc8 27. Qd2 {White has slowly built up his forces, without creating any
special threats. However, all his pieces are slightly better placed, which
makes any break all the more dangerous. Black can sit back and wait until
White threatens a breakthrough, which may be now or in twenty moves, but Gata
is just not that type of player.} c4 {Opening the position increases the value
of the pair of bishops, but reducing the pawns favours Black.} 28. bxc4 Bxc4
29. Nd4 Qb4 30. Qc1 $1 {It is important to understand the power of this move.
The queen is the last remaining major piece in the game, and without it White
will not be able to generate a strong enough initiative to overwhelm his
opponent. For this reason he retreats the queen to a place where it cannot be
easily bothered. Also key to note is that the queen is still on a black square,
which potentially allows it to quickly target the weak king on g7.} (30. Qxb4
Nxb4 31. a3 Nd3 $1 {and Black's pieces are just as active as their
counterparts. Black will very likely hold this endgame without any problem.})
30... N8e7 31. a3 Qa4 32. Qb2 {With every move White's position gains more and
more strength.} b6 33. Kh2 $1 {Another important move. This prophylactic move
frees him from the responsibilities of worrying about Qd1+, and secures the
kingside pawn structure.} Kf7 {Not a particularly useful move, but Black is
quickly running out of moves. Now White must find a way to strike.} 34. Qc3 Ba2
35. f5 {And here it is. This move was played, in my opinion, at the exact
right time. With 5 moves to go it is still difficult to make the time control
seeing that Gata only had one minute and thirty seconds at this point, while
Topalov had a full eleven minutes. It is difficult to react to a challenging
move with such a short amount of time.} Qc4 36. Qb2 Ne5 37. Qd2 $1 g5 38. Ne6 {
Topalov has played a flawless game. His knight and queen will create very
deadly threats.} N7c6 $2 (38... Bb3 {defending d1, is an extremely hard move
to find, but might have been the only way to defend.}) 39. Qd6 $1 $18 {The
decisive penetration. Black simply does not have enough glue to keep his
entire position together.} Ke8 40. Nc7+ (40. Bd4 $1 {was the cleanest, with
the idea of Bxe5, while the bishop cannot be taken because of Qd8+ and Qf8#.
However, Topalov had nearly no time by this point, and his move is almost as
strong.}) 40... Kf7 41. Nd5 {...and f6 falls, and with it the game... or so it
seems!} Qe2 $1 {Kamsky does not give up! He sees that his only hope now is the
somewhat weak position of White's bishops, which cannot move because they must
stay to defend the king. Resourceful, but it should be insufficient.} 42. Qxf6+
Ke8 {This is a bizarre position. White is up a pawn, has more checks than he
can count, and is to move. It would seem that there must be something here
that wins. However it is very difficult to find, if it exists at all! White's
king is unfortunately too weak, and Black's pieces are just perfectly placed
to defend against all the threats and create strong ones at the same time.
Truly bizarre.} 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Kg1 $6 {And here Topalov beings to falter!
After spectacularly and masterfully conducting his attack, he is not able to
execute the coup de grâce by adequately removing the counterplay from Black's
position.} (44. Qh6+ Kf7 45. Qf6+ Ke8 46. Qh8+ Kf7 47. Bg1 {and now that the
queen takes h5 with check against most Nf3+ variations, White should be
winning.}) 44... Qd1+ 45. Bf1 $2 {This move now gives Black real chances to
jump back into the game. It almost seems that Black's king is too weak to
really come up with any resources, but the contrary is true!} Bxd5 $1 {
Eliminating the knight is, of course, first on the order of business.} 46. exd5
(46. Qxd5 Qxd5 47. exd5 Ne7 48. Be2 Nxf5 49. Bxh5 Ke7 {is not much better for
White, as Black's knights miraculously control the white bishops. However this
position can be squeezed.}) 46... Nd4 $11 {The position is already drawn.
White does not have enough resources to defend his own position, and he is
just missing one piece in the attack to finish off the black king. Amazing!}
47. Qf6+ Kg8 48. Qxg5+ (48. Bxd4 {did not solve White's problems, as too many
simplifications arise and his king is too weak.} Qxd4+ 49. Kh1 Qxd5+ 50. Bg2
Qd1+ 51. Kh2 Nf3+ $1 52. Bxf3 Qxf3 {with a clear draw.}) 48... Kf7 49. Qd8 Qc2
$1 {The key move! The white king is completely controlled, and the threat is
Ndf3+ followed by Ne1+, with a perpetual.} 50. Bg2 Qc1+ 51. Kh2 Qc2 52. Bg1
Ndf3+ 53. Kh1 Ne1 54. Bf2 Qxf2 55. Qc7+ Kf6 56. Qd6+ Kf7 {White is in time to
give a perpetual and not lose, but that is all. A fantastic struggle. It is
easy to blame Topalov for not calculating properly or for breaking down
nervously. It is easy to say this when you have a computer that is throwing
numbers such as +3 and +4 after 42.Qxf6+. However, I challenge the readers to
calculate that position. With or without a computer! It is extremely complex,
Black's resources plentiful and White's continuation unclear. In most cases in
chess, the position is as natural as it seems. Black's weak king, pawn deficit,
etc. seemed to clearly indicate he was easily lost, but that might not have
been the case. Again, a fantastic save by the American grandmaster, but thanks
to both players for providing us with unbelievably exciting chess.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 ({Deviating from} 9... Nc6 {, which failed to achieve the
desired equality in the first quarter-final game against Mamedyarov.}) 10. Bb3
Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 {The only way of keeping up the fight for the d5-square. Since
the exchange on e6 would strengthen Black's centre, White has to give up the
bishop pair.} 12. Rfd1 {[%cal Gf3e5]} ({Much better than} 12. Rad1 {, because
the queen's rook will be useful on the a-file.}) 12... Nxb3 ({In the second
rapid game, Gelfand preferred} 12... Qc7 13. Bg5 Rac8) 13. axb3 Qc7 14. Bg5 {
[%csl Gd5][%cal Gg5f6] Aiming to exchange an important defender of the
d5-square.} Nh5 {Black offers the exchange of bishops, which allows White to
carry out an effective tactical operation.} (14... Rac8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 {would
transpose to the aforementioned rapid game.}) 15. Nxe5 $1 Bxg5 {The only way
to maintain material equality.} 16. Qxh5 Bf6 17. Nf3 $1 {This retreat to a
square which had been occupied by the knight before is not a loss of time.
After the predictable exchange on c3, d4 will become the knight's optimal
square.} Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 {The position has been simplified and Black has a
completely normal development. His most active piece is the queen, causing
White some problems of coordination. However, White has some important trumps
that will be noticed in the long run. The bishop has no targets at all and the
knight certainly is strong in the centre. White's structure is more flexible
and the c2-pawn is likely to get to c4, since the queen is not the best
blocking piece.} 19. Nd4 Rfe8 (19... Rac8 {does not make too much difference.}
20. Qa5 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Rc3 22. f3 Rd8 23. Rd2 Kf8 24. Ne2 Rcc8 25. c4 $14 {
Efimenko,Z (2680)-Najer,E (2682)/Germany 2008/CBM 126 Extra (0-1, 60)}) 20. Qa5
$1 {An essential element in White's general plan. Unblocking c3 is crucial. An
alternative plan would be preparing an attack with a rook lift to the third
rank, but this is not easy to achieve.} (20. Ra2 $6 Rac8 21. Rd3 $4 Qe1#) (20.
Rac1 $6 Rac8 21. Rd3 $2 Qxd3 $1) ({Seirawan suggested} 20. Rab1 $5 {, but this
allows Black counterplay along the a-file:} a5 21. Rd3 Qc5 22. Qxc5 $5 dxc5 23.
Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Rd7 (24. f3 {is too slow in view of} Kf8 {, allowing the
defensive ...Re7 if needed.}) 24... Rxe4 25. Rxb7 g6 {[%cal Gc5c4,Ga5a4]
followed by ...a4 or ..c4 with perfect equality.}) 20... Rac8 {Of course,
Black has no intention of abandoning the c3-square without a fight.} 21. f3 $1
$146 {A subtle novelty, forcing Black to release the tension.} ({Previously,} 
21. Qxc3 {was played.} Rxc3 22. f3 Kf8 23. Kf2 Rec8 24. Rd2 Ke7 {with a couple
of extra tempi for Black with respect to our main game in Oleksienko,M (2585)
-Brodsky,M (2550)/Poltava 2008/CBM 127 Extra (1/2, 67)}) ({The game move
overprotects e4 and avoids back rank problems, thus threatening 22.Rd3. In the
event of of the hurried} 21. Rd3 {, Black gets counterplay with} Qxa5 22. Rxa5
f5 $1 23. exf5 $140 $6 Bxf5 $1 $17) 21... Qxa5 (21... Kf8 22. Rd3 $14) 22. Rxa5
Rc3 23. Kf2 Kf8 24. Rda1 {Another deviation from Oleksienko's plan. Kamsky
rightly considers that the rook has nothing to do on the d-file for the time
being.} Rec8 25. Ke1 Ke7 26. Kd2 {[%cal Ga1a2,Gd4e2,Gc2c4]} R3c5 27. R5a4 $1 {
In order to retain a tangible advantage, White has to avoid piece exchanges.} (
{After} 27. c4 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Rc5 29. Ra1 Bd7 {Black's defence is easier to
carry out.}) 27... f5 {A highly committal move.} (27... Bd7 28. Rb4 R8c7 29.
Rb6 $14 f6 {Preparing ...d5 without fearing e4-e5.} 30. c4 f5 $2 31. exf5 Bxf5
$2 32. b4 $1 $18) 28. Rb4 R8c7 29. exf5 Bxf5 30. Re1+ Kf7 {Black has
eliminated the e4-pawn, but has not improved his own structure one single bit.
Besides, his king is starting to feel uncomfortable in the centre.} 31. Rb6 {
This looks natural, but allows Black to stabilise his position.} (31. Nxf5 $5
Rxf5 32. Rd4 $14 {would lead to an unpleasant position for Black. Any ending 
(rook or pawn) would be considerably worse for him.}) 31... Rd5 $1 32. c3 Bc8
33. b4 Re7 $1 {[%cal Gf7e8,Ge8d8,Gd8c7]} 34. Ra1 Ke8 35. b5 Rc7 ({Seirawan
pointed out that} 35... a5 $2 36. Rxa5 Kd8 {fails to} 37. Ra7 $16 Kc7 $2 38.
Rba6 $1) 36. bxa6 bxa6 {White's position remains microscopically better, but
any way of making progress is far from obvious.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Not a surprise. The Grünfeld has become Kamsky's
usual "pet" line in matches, and it worked pretty well in the quarter-final
against Topalov.} 4. Bg5 {Gelfand chooses a solid line which is in accordance
with his "strategy" in this event. He has not taken drastic measures with
White so far, and stays faithful to this approach once more.} Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 dxc4 $5 {A correct decision by Kamsky. He is fully aware of his
opponent's skill in technical positions, therefore it is logical to avoid
simplifications, which are mostly forced after 6...c5.} 7. e3 Be6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9.
Be2 c5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 {A rare choice by Gelfand.} (11. Ng5 Bd5 12. e4 h6 {
is the sharp line which has been favoured by the players so far.}) 11... Bd5 {
Not a novelty, but a rare choice of which I am sceptical.} (11... cxd4 12. Nxd4
Bd5 13. f3 b6 14. e4 Bb7 15. Bxc4 Nc6 {and Black had no problems in the very
recent Vuckovic,B (2626)-Sanikidze,T (2542)/Aix les Bains 2011/CB13_2011 (40)
1/2-1/2}) 12. Qc2 {Now White threats e4, and I believe that Gelfand had
managed to obtain a small plus at this point.} cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 $6 {But this
is too much. Kamsky's plan is too slow, and now White is going to develop a
strong initiative by gaining full control over the c-file.} 14. Bxc4 Nc6 15.
Rfc1 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Na5 17. Qc7 $1 {Simple and effective. Now White's chances
in the upcoming ending are indisputable.} f6 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Rc7 Kf7 20.
Rbc1 Ke8 21. Bg3 (21. g4 $5 Rd7 22. Bg3 {was an alternative which adds the
g-pawn to White's strong arsenal.}) 21... Bh6 22. Kf1 Rd7 23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24.
Rc7+ Ke8 25. Nd2 {Black is running out of moves while White is just improving
his pieces.} b5 26. Ne4 a6 27. Nc3 $2 {Gelfand has conducted the game
masterfully so far, but here he goes astray for the first time in this game.
White had not one, but two very strong continuations here.} ({The first was
the strong tactical} 27. Bd6 $1 Bf8 ({The point is that if the bishop is taken
with} 27... exd6 {White's rook is treated to a self-service buffet in Black's
position.} 28. Rxh7 Bf8 29. Nxf6+ Kd8 30. Rd7+ Kc8 31. Rf7 Bh6 32. h4 $1 {
and the bishop has nowhere to hide.}) 28. Bc5 Nc4 29. Nc3 Rd8 30. Rc6 $1) ({
The second choice is the more positional squeeze with} 27. Nc5 $1 Bf8 28. d5 $1
Nc4 29. Ke2 h5 30. Ne6 {Black is completely tied down here.}) 27... Bf8 28. Nd5
Rd8 29. e4 $2 {This was Gelfand's last chance to maintain control of the game
and his advantage. Unfortunately, this pawn move lets Black simplify, which
will give him some counterplay.} ({Gelfand could go for a more timid but more
effective} 29. Nf4 Kf7 30. Nd3 Nc4 31. Ke2 Re8 32. Nc5 Ra8 (32... a5 33. a4 $1
bxa4 $4 34. Ne4 $18 {If the knight moves, Nd6+ ends it.}) 33. d5 {and White
would have pushed Black's pieces off the board.}) 29... f5 $1 {Kamsky seizes
his chance!} 30. f3 fxe4 31. fxe4 Rd7 32. Ke2 Bg7 33. Bf2 e6 34. Rc8+ Kf7 {
Kamsky has managed to pull himself out of the fire. After the more or less
forced sequence that follows, he manages to keep the balance.} 35. Nb6 Rb7 36.
d5 ({The computer likes} 36. Na8 b4 (36... Nc4 $2 37. Rc7+ {wins a pawn}) 37.
e5 b3 38. axb3 Nxb3 39. Nc7 Nc1+ {after which White has some pressure,
nevertheless Black should be able to hold due to reduced material on the board.
}) 36... exd5 37. exd5 Be5 38. Ra8 Nc4 39. Rxa6 Nxb6 40. Bxb6 Bxh2 41. Kf3 Rd7
42. Ke4 Re7+ 43. Kd3 Rd7 44. Kd4 Bg1+ 45. Ke4 Re7+ 46. Kf4 Bxb6 47. Rxb6 Re2
48. g4 h5 $1 {An active move which accelerates the simplifications. The fate
of the game is sealed. Kamsky has slipped through Gelfand's hands.} 49. Rb7+
Kf8 50. g5 h4 51. Rh7 b4 52. Rxh4 Ke7 53. Rh6 Rxa2 54. Rxg6 Rd2 55. Re6+ Kf7
56. Ke5 b3 57. Rf6+ Kg7 58. Rb6 b2 59. d6 Kg6 60. Ke6 Re2+ 61. Kd5 Rd2+ 62. Kc6
Kxg5 63. d7 Rc2+ 64. Kd6 Rd2+ 65. Ke6 Re2+ 66. Kf7 Rf2+ {If the Black rook
were on b1 and White's king on d8 it would be winning for White with the help
of the famous manoeuvre from Lasker-Keres or Lasker-Keres-Mahjoob (the latter
term has a funny story in Iranian chess!).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 (7. Nf3
Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bg5 Rac8
$132 {Kamsky-Gelfand (Kazan 2011)}) 7... Be7 (7... Be6 8. Qd2 (8. f3 h5 9. Qd2
Nbd7 {->8.Qd2}) 8... Nbd7 (8... Ng4 $2 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. f3 Nf6 12.
O-O-O $16) 9. f3 {führt zu vielen langen, komplexen Varianten.}) 8. h3 $5 {
Dieser Zug wird sehr selten gespielt, obwohl er natürlich viele interessante
Ideen mit sich bringt.} (8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 {->7....Be6}) 8... Be6 9. Qf3 {
Was Weiss will, ist lang zu rochieren und später die Bauern auf dem
Königsflügel aufzurollen. Das große Problem dabei ist, dass, wenn Weiß g4
spielt, und Schwarz ...h6 antwortet, Weiß dann nicht h4 spielen kann, weil der
Bauer g4 hängt.} Nbd7 10. g4 (10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 e4 12. Qg3 O-O 13. c4 b5
14. Nd4 Ne5 15. cxb5 Nxd5 $15 {Casareno-Shirov (Toronto 2010) ^}) 10... h6 11.
O-O-O Rc8 {Unter Umständen kann nun Schwarz auch auf c3 einschlagen.} (11...
Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. Qg2 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. f4 Rc8 16. f5 Bc4 17. Nd2 Qb7 18.
Bxc4 bxc4 19. Ka1 $16 {Navin-Surendran (Kochi 2011)}) 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6
14. h4 {Weiß verliert den Bauern, hat jedoch Kompensation dafür. Ob das ein
Opfer war, ist fraglich. Vielleicht könnte man 14.Kb1 spielen, um den
Bauernverlust zu vermeiden.} (14. Kb1 e4 (14... Qc7 15. c3 {und nun
funktioniert derselbe Trick wie in der Partie nicht:} Nbxd5 $2 16. Rxd5 Qc6 17.
c4 $1 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 $18) 15. Bxb6 (15. Qg2 Nbxd5 $15) 15... Qxb6 (15... exf3
16. Bxd8 Bxd8 17. Nd2 $14) 16. Qe2 $14) 14... Qc7 15. c3 Nbxd5 $1 {Der
Springer ist tabu.} 16. Bd2 (16. Rxd5 Qc6 17. Bg2 (17. c4 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5
$19) 17... e4 18. Qf5 g6 $1 (18... Qxd5 19. Qxc8+ $18) (18... Nxd5 19. Bxe4 $18
) 19. Rxd6 (19. Qf4 Nxd5 20. Qxe4 Nxe3 $19) 19... gxf5 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Nd4
Nxg4 $1 (21... Rc7 22. Nxf5 Nxg4 23. Bb6 Rc6 24. Bd4 Nf6 25. Bxe4 $44) 22. Nxc6
bxc6 $15) 16... Nb6 {Interessant wäre 16....Nb4. Es sieht so aus, als ob
Schwarz dadurch den Damentausch erzwingen könnte.} (16... Nb4 $5 17. g5 Nd7 18.
Kb1 (18. gxh6 gxh6 19. Bg2 Qc6 20. Qh3 Qa4 $17) 18... Qc6 19. Bg2 Qxf3 20. Bxf3
Nc6 $15) 17. g5 Nfd7 18. gxh6 gxh6 {In der entstandenen Stellung hat Weiß
sicherlich gute Kompensation für den Bauern, weil der schwarze König keine
Ruhe findet und die weißen Felder sehr schwach sind.} 19. Kb1 Qc6 20. Qh3 $1 {
Klare Sache, Weiß muss die Damen auf dem Brett behalten.} d5 (20... Nc4 21. Bc1
a5 22. Nd2 Nxd2+ 23. Bxd2 d5 24. f4 e4 25. Be3 $14 {und Weiß steht einfach
besser.}) 21. Be2 {Auch 21.f4 ist interessant. Weiß will alle Figuren ins
Spiel bringen und erst dann die Stellung forcieren.} (21. f4 $5 e4 22. Be2 Nc4
23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rhg1 $44) 21... Nc4 22. Bc1 Nf6 23. Rhe1 {Jetzt wäre es Zeit,
um aktiv zu werden.} (23. f4 $5 e4 (23... Ne4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Na5 $16) 24.
Rhg1 Qd7 25. f5 $36 {Weiß hat eine sehr gefährliche Initiative.}) 23... Qe6 {
Nun kommen alle schwarze Figuren ins Zentrum und seine Stellung wird etwas
angenehmer.} 24. Qh2 (24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 (25... dxc4 26. Nd2 Rc5 $15)
26. Rxe5 Re4 27. Rxe4 Nxe4 28. f3 Ng3 $15) 24... Qf5+ 25. Ka1 {Die schwarzen
Figuren dominieren das Zentrum und Weiß kann nicht an den schwarzen König
rankommen.} Kf8 26. f3 Bd6 27. Qg1 {Weiß versucht es von allen Seiten - es
droht Qa7.} Bb8 28. Bd3 {Weiß hätte mittels 28.Bxc4 gleich in Vorteil kommen
können.} (28. Bxc4 $5 Rxc4 (28... dxc4 29. Nc5 $1 Ba7 (29... Qxf3 30. Rf1 Qg4
31. Nd7+ $18) 30. Be3 Rb8 31. Qf1 $18) 29. Qb6 Bc7 (29... Qxf3 30. Rf1 $18) 30.
Qxb7 Kg7 31. Qa7 $14) 28... Qh5 $2 (28... Qe6 29. Nd4 Qb6 30. Nf5 Qxg1 31. Rxg1
$16) 29. Qh1 $2 {Das kann kaum gut sein, allein schon weil die Dame auf h1
sehr passiv steht. Stattdessen konnte Weiß den Punkt sichern:} (29. Bxc4 $1
Rxc4 (29... dxc4 30. Na5 Rg8 31. Qb6 $18 {Schwarz ist total verloren.}) 30. Qb6
Qf5 31. Nc5 Kg7 32. Rg1+ Kh7 33. Qxb7 $18) 29... Ba7 30. Qh3 Re8 {Der Turm
müsste auf der c-Linie bleiben, um auf c4 nehmen zu können.} (30... Rc6 $1 31.
Bxc4 $6 Rxc4 $15) 31. Bxc4 {Endlich!} dxc4 32. Na5 $2 {Und gleich wieder ein
Fehlgriff. Der Springer sollte nach d2 laufen.} (32. Nd2 b5 33. Ne4 Nxe4 34.
fxe4 $14 {Weiß hat mehr als nur Kompensation. Er will Rd6/Rd7/Rf1 spielen, der
schwarze König ist nun wirklich in Gefahr.}) 32... e4 33. Nxc4 Qxf3 34. Qh2 (
34. Qxf3 $2 exf3 $17) 34... Ng4 (34... Bf2 $5 35. Rf1 Ng4 36. Qc7 {->34....Ng4}
) 35. Qc7 (35. Qd6+ Kg7 36. Qd5 $13) 35... Bf2 36. Rf1 e3 37. Bxe3 $4 {Hübsche,
aber falsche Kombination. Wahrscheinlich waren beide Spieler in Zeitnot.} Nxe3
38. Ne5 Qf5 $2 {Schwarz lässt den Sieg aus. Es gewann 39...Qh5. Es ist jedoch
sehr schwer unter Zeitdruck solchen Zug zu finden.} (38... Qh5 $1 39. Qc5+ (39.
Rd7 Qxe5 40. Rxf7+ (40. Qxe5 Rxe5 41. Rxf2 Rf5 $19) 40... Kg8 41. R1xf2 Qxc7
42. Rxc7 Rh7 $19) 39... Kg7 {und Weiß kann den Springer auf e3 nicht nehmen,
wie er es in der Partie gemacht hat.} 40. Rg1+ Bxg1 41. Rxg1+ Kh7 42. Qxe3 Qxe5
$19) 39. Qc5+ Kg7 (39... Re7 40. Qxe3 Bxe3 41. Rxf5 Rg8 42. Kb1 $11) 40. Qxe3
Rxe5 {Und das entstehende Turmendspiel ist Remis.} 41. Qxf2 Qxf2 42. Rxf2 Rhe8
43. Rg1+ Kf8 44. Kb1 Re2 45. Rf4 R8e4 46. Rgf1 Re1+ 47. Kc2 R4e2+ (47... Rxf1
48. Rxe4 $11) 48. Kb3 Rxf1 49. Rxf1 Kg7 (49... Re4 $5 50. Rf6 h5 51. Rb6 Rxh4
52. Rxb7 $13 {mit sehr unklaren Folgen, es kann jedoch sein, dass die Chancen
von Schwarz besser sind, weil sein Bauer schon auf h5 steht.}) 50. Rf4 Re6 51.
a4 Kg6 52. Kc4 f5 53. a5 Kf6 54. Kd3 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.15"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 cxd4 ({Deviating from} 11... Bd5 {
, which left him in a very passive position in the second game of the match.})
12. Nxd4 {The most natural move, harassing the enemy bishop. In this kind of
position, I cannot help remembering the old recommendation to develop knights
first and only then bishops.} Bd5 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Rfd1 $1 $146 {A logical
developing move, which surprisingly was never tried before. Black needs to
find a remedy against e3-e4.} ({Previously,} 14. e4 {was played:} Bc6 15. Bxc4
Bxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd4 {Black's hyper-activity and the vulnerability of the
e4-pawn compensate for the absence of the g7-bishop and the delay in
development.} 17. Rbd1 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Rfe1 Bf5 20. Bxe7 Re8 21. f3 Nc6
22. Bf6 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Be6 24. Bxe6 Re8 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 {1/2 Moiseenko,A (2676)
-Kurnosov,I (2602)/Moscow 2009/CBM 129}) 14... Bxd4 {If this is necessary,
then something must have been wrong in Black's previous play.} 15. cxd4 {
Creating a strong pawn centre.} (15. Rxd4 {allows Black to develop with gain
of time with} Nc6 {A few weeks after the Candidates, the following game was
played:} 16. Rdd1 {Keeping the back rank well defended.} ({In case of} 16. Rd2
Qe6 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 $11 {White cannot maintain his initiative. The h4-bishop is
not too active, while the weakness of the light squares from White's camp is
an important strategic problem.}) 16... Qe6 17. Rxb7 Nd4 (17... Rfb8 {is less
effective with the back rank defended:} 18. Rc7 $5 Be4 19. Qa4 $14) 18. Rxd4
Bxb7 19. Bxc4 Qc6 20. Bd5 Qc7 21. Bg3 Qb6 22. Rb4 Bxd5 23. Rxb6 axb6 24. h4
Bxa2 25. Qe4 Rfe8 26. h5 {Nguyen Chi Minh (2381)-Dubessay,B (2325)/Mulhouse
2011/ (1-0, 74). For the small material deficit, White has some attacking
chances.}) 15... Qe6 {This is symptomatic of Black's general problems. He
keeps parrying immediate threats (in this case, e3-e4, eventually prepared by
f2-f3), while his development is incomplete.} 16. Bf3 $6 {It seems that
Gelfand was not ready to go all the way in this last game of the mini-match.
With his last move, he ensures the retrieval of the sacrificed pawn, but
deprives himself of realistic winning chances.} ({While looking at the game, I
thought that} 16. Qc3 $1 {was the critical situation, preparing a slow central
expansion with f2-f3 and e3-e4, sustained by the light-squared bishop after
its transfer to c2. Later, I discovered a game that was played along these
lines few weeks after the Candidates' matches:} Nd7 17. f3 Nb6 18. Rb5 (18. e4
$6 {would be premature because of} f5) (18. Rd2 {is not the best way to
prepare f3 and e4 because after} Rfc8 19. e4 $6 {Black has} Bxe4 20. fxe4 Qxe4
{with a double attack. For instance:} 21. Rxb6 axb6 22. Be1 b5 {with active
play.}) (18. Re1 $5 {is the move I considered initially:} f5 19. Bd1 $1 {
followed by Bc2 and e3-e4 soon.}) 18... f5 19. Rdb1 Rac8 20. Bd1 $1 Na8 21. Bc2
Nc7 22. Ra5 a6 23. e4 $1 {Played after thorough preparation, this move wins
material.} fxe4 24. fxe4 b5 ({The attempt to complicate matters with} 24... Qg4
25. Qe1 Rf4 {fails to} 26. Bg3 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Re1 $36 {
followed by the rook's intrusion along the seventh rank.}) 25. exd5 $16 {
Kazhgaleyev,M (2618)-Vakhidov,J (2348)/Tashkent 2011/ (1-0, 38)}) 16... Bxf3
17. gxf3 Nd7 $1 {Finally developing this knight.} 18. Qe4 {Once again, the
safest move, weakening the defence of the c4-pawn. It is interesting that none
of the players is really interested in initiating the queen exchange. A
capture on e4 would strengthen White's centre, while Qxe6 would open the
f-file for the black rook.} (18. Rxb7 Rfb8 19. Rdb1 Rxb7 20. Rxb7 Rc8 $132 {
[%csl Gc4]}) 18... b6 $1 19. Rdc1 (19. Qxe6 $6 fxe6 20. Bxe7 $6 Rxf3) 19...
Rac8 20. Rb4 c3 21. Rb3 Nf6 {Finally forcing White to release the tension.} 22.
Qxe6 fxe6 23. Bxf6 (23. Rbxc3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Nd5 25. Rc6 Rxf3 26. Rxe6 $13) (23.
Bxf6 exf6 24. Rbxc3 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Rf7 26. Rc6 Re7 27. f4 Kf7 28. Kg2 Rb7 $132 {
[%cal Gf7e7,Ge7d7,Gb6b5,Ga7a5] /\ ...Ke7-d7, ...b5, ...a5, etc.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. c3 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. a3 Nh5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Ne5 g6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Be4 Qd7 14. Nc4 c5
15. Ne5 Qc8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6
21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Rab1 Rab8 23. Rfc1 Rxb2 24. Rxb2 Bxb2 25. Rxc5 Rd1+ 26. Kh2
Rd5 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. a4 Kf8 29. Ne1 Ke7 30. Nd3 Bc3 31. g4 Kd6 32. Kg3 Kc6 33.
Kf3 Kb6 34. Nf4 Ka5 35. Nxd5 Bg7 36. Ne7 Kxa4 37. Nc6 a5 38. Ke4 Kb5 39. Nxa5
Kxa5 40. Kd5 g5 41. Kd6 Bc3 42. Ke7 f6 43. f4 Kb5 44. Kf7 Kc4 45. Kg7 Kd3 46.
Kh6 gxf4 47. exf4 Ke4 48. g3 Kf3 49. g5 f5 50. Kxh7 Kxg3 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 h6 8. c4 d6
9. Nbd2 g5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. e4 g4 12. Nh4 f4 13. e5 f3 14. Bxf3 gxf3 15. exf6
Qxf6 16. Ndxf3 Bd7 17. Rae1 Be8 18. Re3 Bh5 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Bc3 Nd8 21. d5 e5
22. Rf1 Nf7 23. Nd2 Qd8 24. Ng6 Bxg6 25. Qxg6 Ng5 26. Ne4 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nd4 28.
Bd2 Kh8 29. Rd3 Nf5 30. Rf3 Qd7 31. Qh5 Kg8 32. Kh1 b5 33. g4 Nd4 34. Rxf8+
Rxf8 35. Bxh6 bxc4 36. bxc4 Nf3 37. Qg6 Nh4 38. Qxg7+ Qxg7 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40.
Ng5 Rb8 41. Ne6+ Kg6 42. Nxc7 Rc8 43. Nb5 Rxc4 44. Nxd6 Rc2 45. Nf5 Nf3 46. Kg2
e4 47. Rd1 Ne5 48. d6 Nd7 49. Rd4 Rxa2 50. Rxe4 Rd2 51. h4 a5 52. Re6+ Nf6 53.
g5 Kxf5 54. Rxf6+ Ke5 55. h5 a4 56. h6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 a6 7. g3 $5 {
Not the most frequent continuation.} (7. d4 {is the main line,}) ({but} 7. e4 {
is also frequently played, with the idea of meeting} b5 {with} 8. Qe2 $5) 7...
b5 8. Qb3 c5 9. Bg2 ({Before this game, the text move usually transposed to
the more cautious} 9. d3 Nc6 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. Qd1 Rc8 12. Be3 Na5 13. Rc1 O-O
14. b3 Bc6 15. O-O Nb7 $11 {Wang Yue (2626)-Predojevic,B (2569)/Lausanne 2006/
CBM 115 (1/2, 53)}) 9... c4 $5 $146 {It is strange that this natural move had
never been tried before.} 10. Qd1 Nc6 11. b3 {The only way to question the
correctness of Black's strategy. White will get a pawn majority in the centre.}
({Black seems to be fine after} 11. O-O Bg7 12. d4 cxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O 14. Bf4
Rc8 15. Rfd1 Qb6 {followed by ...Rfd8. The long light diagonal has been
cleared and the g2-bishop has no target. On the contrary, the g7-bishop's
pressure may become annoying in the long run.}) 11... cxb3 12. axb3 {This
leaves the b4-square in Black's hands.} ({However,} 12. Qxb3 $6 {would have
been worse, because the queen has moved a lot already. Besides, after} Bg7 13.
O-O O-O {White should refrain from d2-d4 because this would allow ...Na5-c4
with gain of time and strong queenside pressure.}) 12... Bg7 13. d4 {White has
obtained a mobile pawn centre, but cannot take full advantage out of it. His
main problem is that d4-d5 can be comfortably answered with ...Nb4.} O-O 14.
O-O Rc8 15. Bb2 Qb6 16. Ne5 {This pseudo-active move delays White's
development.} (16. e4 {would have been a more consistent try.} Nb4 ({The
thematic} 16... Bg4 $6 {allows} 17. e5 Nd7 18. Nd5 $36) 17. Qd2 {with a more
or less typical Grünfeld type of position.}) 16... Rfd8 {Black has completed
his development and keeps the enemy pawn centre under control. His queenside
majority will soon start advancing.} 17. Nxd7 {This leads to further
activation of Black's pieces, but White had no reliable alternative since he
is slightly underdeveloped.} Rxd7 18. e3 {Given Black's strong pressure
against the centre, White has to restrict himself to such super-solid moves.}
e6 19. Rc1 Rdc7 {Black's piece placeemnt is very harmonious.} 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 a5 $1 {The advance of the a-pawn is not easy to meet. White already needs
to be thinking about maintaining equality.} 22. Qd2 a4 23. bxa4 bxa4 24. Ba3
Na5 25. Bc5 $6 {This attempt to maintain the tension will allow Black to
increase his pressure.} Qb5 26. Rb1 Nb3 27. Qa2 Bf8 $15 {The c-file will be
opened, leaving White in a very passive position. In the next phase of the
game, Black will miss several promising continuations.} 28. Bc2 $6 (28. Bxf8
Kxf8 $15) 28... Rb8 $6 (28... Bxc5 29. dxc5 Rb8 $17 {wins a pawn.}) 29. Bxf8
Kxf8 30. Rb2 Rc3 31. Ra1 Qc4 32. Bd1 Rb4 {Black's invasion is quite impressive,
but he needs to unblock the a-pawn in order to win. In the next phase, he
failed to notice that the exchange of queens would get him closer to this aim
and missed at least two promising continuations.} 33. Rab1 Kg7 (33... Nc1 34.
Qxc4 Rbxc4 $17) 34. Rc2 Qd3 (34... Rxc2 $5 35. Qxc2 (35. Bxc2 Nd2 36. Qxc4
Rxb1+ 37. Bxb1 Nxc4 38. Ba2 Nd2 39. f4 Ne4 40. Kf1 Nc3 41. Bc4 a3 $19) 35...
Nd2 $1 36. Qxc4 Rxc4 37. Ra1 a3 38. Kg2 Rc3 $17) 35. Rxc3 Qxc3 36. Bc2 f6 37.
h4 h6 $6 {Occupying the h6-square will allow White a saving idea based on
perpetual check.} 38. Kh2 $1 g5 39. Bxb3 $1 $11 Rxb3 40. Qxa4 Rxb1 41. Qd7+ Kg6
42. g4 gxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bg5 Rac8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Rac1 {Overprotecting the c2-pawn in order to prepare Nc3-d5.} Nxb3 16. axb3
Qc6 $1 $146 {An interesting novely, planning an effective regrouping.} (16...
Qb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rc6 19. Qd1 Qb4 20. Nd2 Bg5 21. f3 f5 22. exf5 Be3+
23. Kh1 Rxf5 24. Ra1 Bxd2 25. Ra4 Qb6 26. Qxd2 $14 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2706)
-Papaioannou,I (2622)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (1-0, 74)}) 17. Nd5 Bd8 18.
c4 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. h3 Qe8 $1 {Initiating the final phase of the
regrouping.} 21. Rc3 Qg6 {Black has entirely adequate counterplay.} 22. Kh2 Kh8
23. b4 Be6 24. Re3 Qf7 25. b3 b5 26. Kh1 Qb7 27. Re4 Bf5 28. Re3 Be6 29. Re4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
Qa4 Nb4 $5 {A rare continuation, aiming to put some pressure on the white
queen.} (8... Nb6 {is the most popular continuation, but}) (8... Nc6 {has been
played frequently, too.}) 9. d3 Bd7 10. Qd1 Bc6 {White has lost two tempi with
the queen, but Black's minor pieces are not ideally placed. The game remains
unclear.} 11. Be3 Nd7 $1 $146 (11... b6 12. Qd2 (12. d4 $5 {may be a better
way to take advantage of the tempo spent on ...b6, which also has weakened the
c6-square.}) 12... Nd7 13. Bh6 Rc8 14. Rfd1 {Siebrecht,S (2380)-Ionescu,C 
(2290)/Cardiff 1997/EXT 1998 (1-0, 40). White has a flexible position, but
Black has nothing to worry about.}) 12. Rc1 ({Under the given circumstances,
opening the centre loses an exchange:} 12. d4 $2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 cxd4) 12... Rc8
13. Qb3 e6 14. Rfd1 a5 15. Bg5 Qe8 (15... Qb6 $5 $11 {looks more natural.}) 16.
a3 $2 {A terrible blunder, which almost put Gelfand out of the race.} (16. Nd2
{or}) (16. Ne4 {, with the intention of clearing some space around the queen,
would have offered some chances to take advanatge of the queenside weaknesses.}
) 16... c4 $1 {Black wins material.} 17. Qxc4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxc4 19. dxc4 Nc6
20. Nb5 Nc5 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Nxb4 23. Rb1 Nba6 24. Nd6 Qa4 25. Nxb7 Nxb7
26. Bxb7 Qxc4 27. Bf3 h6 28. Be3 Nb4 29. Rbc1 Nc2 30. Ba7 Qa4 31. Bb6 Nd4 32.
Bxd4 Bxd4 33. Rd3 Bf6 34. Rc7 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a4 d6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 b6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. c3 e5 15. f5
a6 16. Na3 d5 17. Nd2 Qd8 18. Bf2 d4 19. Qe2 Re8 20. Nb3 Nd7 21. Kh1 Bxa3 22.
Rxa3 Nc5 23. Bc4 Na5 24. Nxa5 bxa5 25. Qh5 $2 (25. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 26. Qc4+ $18)
25... Qc7 26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Ne4 28. Bg1 Qc4 29. Raa1 Qxd5 30. Rad1 d3 31.
Qf3 Rad8 32. Rfe1 Nf6 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. c4 Rd7 35. Bb6 e4 36. c5 Rc8 37. h3 h5
38. Kg1 h4 39. Bxa5 Rxc5 40. Bc3 Rc4 41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. b3 Rb4 43. Kf2 Rd5 44.
Ke3 Rxf5 45. Rc1 Rg5 46. Rc4 Rxc4 47. bxc4 Rxg2 48. c5 Re2+ 49. Rxe2 dxe2 50.
Kxe2 Kf8 0-1

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Korley, Kassa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bd2 Nc8 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. cxd3 Qb6 10. O-O a5 11. a4 Bb4 12. Bc3 Nb8 13. Re1 Ne7 14. Nh4 Na6 15.
Rb1 g5 16. Nf3 h6 17. Re2 Ng6 18. Ne1 Qc7 19. Nc2 b6 20. Bxb4 Nxb4 21. Nxb4
axb4 22. Ra1 O-O 23. Rc2 f6 24. Rac1 fxe5 25. Rxc6 Qf7 26. Qd2 Rxa4 27. Rxb6
Nf4 28. Nc5 Ra2 29. dxe5 Nxg2 30. Nxe6 Nh4 31. Qe3 Re8 32. Nd4 Qh5 33. Rxb4
Qg4+ 34. Qg3 Nf3+ 35. Nxf3 Qxb4 36. Nxg5 Kh8 37. Rc6 1-0

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yang, Darwin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d6 6. a3 Ba5 7. Rb1 Nc6 8. g3 e5
9. d5 Ne7 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bg2 h5 12. O-O h4 13. b5 hxg3 14. hxg3 Nf5 15. e4 Nd4
16. Bg5 Bh3 17. Bxh3 Nf3+ 18. Kg2 Nxg5 19. Rh1 Ke7 20. Bf5 g6 21. Qd2 Ngh7 22.
Bh3 Ba5 23. Qe3 Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke8 25. Qe3 Qe7 26. f3 Kd8 27. Na2 Kc7 28. Nac1
Raf8 29. Nb3 Bb6 30. a4 Kb8 31. a5 Bd8 32. a6 b6 33. Nd2 Nh5 34. Bg4 Ng7 35. f4
exf4 36. Nxf4 Re8 37. Rbe1 Nf6 38. Bf3 Rxh1 39. Kxh1 Nf5 40. Qf2 Nd4 41. Nd3
Qd7 42. Kg1 Nh7 43. e5 Ng5 44. Bg2 Qg4 45. e6 fxe6 46. Qf4 Nh3+ 47. Bxh3 Qxh3
48. dxe6 Rxe6 49. Rxe6 Qxe6 50. Qe4 Qxe4 51. Nxe4 d5 52. cxd5 Nxb5 53. Ne5 Bc7
54. Nxg6 Nd6 55. Nxd6 Bxd6 56. Kf2 b5 57. Nf4 b4 58. Ke2 b3 59. Kd2 c4 60. Ne2
Be5 61. g4 Kc7 62. g5 Kd6 63. g6 Kxd5 0-1

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. Na3 Nec6 8. c4
cxd4 9. Nb5 Be4 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Nfxd4 h6 12. Bh4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qe3 a6
15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Rad1 Qe5 18. f3 Bc2 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Rd2 Ba4
21. cxd5 Ng6 22. Bg3 Rd8 23. Rc1 exd5 24. b3 Bc6 25. Bxa6 Nf8 26. Bf1 Ne6 27.
a4 Ra8 28. b4 Rxa4 29. b5 Bd7 30. Rxd5 Ke7 31. Bd6+ Kd8 32. Rcd1 Kc8 33. Bg3
1-0

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
e6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. f4 Nb6 11. b3 f6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Rc1 f5 15. e3
Bd7 16. Rf2 Bf8 17. Bc5 Rc8 18. Bf1 a6 19. a3 Na7 20. b4 Ra8 21. Ne5 Nbc8 22.
a4 Nc6 23. Rb2 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Bxc5 25. bxc5 Qc7 26. Qb3 Qxc5 27. Ne2 Qa5 28.
Qxb7 Ra7 29. Qb8 Qxa4 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Qxa7 Bb5 32. Qb6 1-0

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 c5 5. c3 Bb7 6. O-O d5 7. a4 b4 8. a5 bxc3
9. Nxc3 Na6 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Bf4 f6 12. Nc4 cxd4 13. Nb5 dxc4 14. Bxb7 e5 15.
Nxd4 Ndc5 16. Bc6+ Kf7 17. Nb5 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Rb8 19. Be3 Nb4 20. Nxa7 Nxc6 21.
Nxc6 Rc8 22. Nd8+ Kg6 23. Rd5 Be7 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Nb7 Bd4 26. Rb1 Rc7 27. a6
Ra8 28. Rd6 Bc5 29. Nxc5 Rxc5 30. Ra1 Rb5 31. Ra2 Ra7 32. Rc6 Rb4 33. Kf1 Kf7
34. Ke1 Ke7 35. Kd2 Kd7 36. Rc5 Kd6 37. Rca5 Rb3 38. Kc2 Kc6 39. R5a3 Rxa3 40.
Rxa3 h5 41. Kc3 Kb5 42. h4 Kc5 43. Ra5+ 1-0

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Nc3 h6 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. e4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15.
Nd2 Ba6 16. a4 Bb4 17. Na2 Be7 18. Nc3 Bb4 19. Na2 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5 O-O
9. Be2 Bg4 10. Bxg7 Nxg7 11. O-O Nd7 12. b4 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf8 15.
Bc4 e6 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Re7 18. Qc3 Ne8 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. Rfe1 Ndf6 21.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. a4 Rd7 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Kg7 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Be2 Nd5 27.
Qd2 Ne7 28. Qb2 Qb8 29. Qc3 Nd5 30. Qd2 Ra4 31. Bf3 Ne7 32. Qc3 Kg8 33. Rd2 Qf4
34. Red1 Qf6 35. Qb3 Raxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Qxd4 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qd6 Nf5
40. Qxc6 Qa1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kg1 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qe5+ 44. Kg1 Nd4 45. Qe4 Qxc5
46. Qe3 g5 47. g3 h6 48. Bh5 f5 49. Qd3 Kf6 50. Qd2 Qd6 51. Qb2 e5 52. Qb7 e4
53. Qf7+ Ke5 54. Qe8+ Kd5 55. Bf7+ Kc5 56. Kg2 Nc6 57. Qa8 Kb6 58. Be8 f4 59.
Bxc6 f3+ 60. Kh2 Qxc6 61. Qa1 Qc2 62. Qd4+ Kb5 63. Qd5+ Kb4 64. Kg1 Qb1+ 65.
Kh2 Qd3 66. Qe5 Kb3 67. g4 Qc4 68. Kg3 Kc2 69. Qd6 Qc3 70. Qe7 Qd4 71. Qe6 Kc1
72. Qc6+ Kd1 73. Qc7 Qd2 74. h4 e3 0-1

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
O-O d6 9. a4 O-O 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. f4 b6 12. Bd2 a6 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Qh3 Nb4 15.
Nd4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Rac8 17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. Re3 Qc5 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Qg3 Bf8 21. h3
Qc5 22. Ree1 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Be3 Qb4 25. Nd4 Nd7 26. Qf2 Nc5 27. Rd1 Ra8
28. Ndxb5 Rec8 29. e5 Nd7 30. exd6 Bxd6 31. f5 Nf6 32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Nxd6 Qxd6
34. Bf4 Qc6 35. Be5 Rf8 36. Qg3 Nh5 37. Qg4 Rf5 38. Rxf5 exf5 39. Qc4+ Kh8 40.
Qxc6 Bxc6 41. d4 Kg8 42. Kg1 Kf7 43. Kf2 g5 44. g3 Ke6 45. d5+ Kxe5 46. dxc6
Rc8 47. Rd5+ Ke6 48. Rc5 Kd6 49. Rxf5 Rxc6 50. Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "World op 39th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. Rd1 O-O 10. d4 Qc8 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. a4 h6 14. Bh4 b4 15. Bc4
Na5 16. Nbd2 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 bxc3 18. bxc3 exd4 19. cxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 39th playoff"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2011.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.06.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Qe2 b5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 Nb4 15.
Bc7 Qe8 16. Nb6 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Ra7 18. Ne5 a5 19. Rfd1 Bb4 20. Qc2 Qb5 21. Nd3
Be7 22. Na4 Rc8 23. Nc3 Qe8 24. Bb6 Raa8 25. Ra1 Bd8 26. Bxd8 Qxd8 27. Nc5 Bc6
28. Ra3 Nd7 29. Nd3 h6 30. Rda1 Bb7 31. Qd2 Nb6 32. b3 Nd7 33. Na4 Ba6 34. Ndc5
Bb5 35. Nxd7 Bxd7 36. Nc5 Bb5 37. Rxa5 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Rb8 39. Ra7 Qb6 40. Qa2 g6
41. Ra8 Kg7 42. Rxb8 Qxb8 43. Qa5 h5 44. h4 Be2 45. b4 Bc4 46. Nd7 Qd6 47. Ne5
Qe7 48. b5 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. c4 O-O 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. c5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 dxc5 11. Qc2 Qd6 12. Na3 Be6 13. Nc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4
Rfb8 15. Qc3 Nd7 16. Rac1 a5 17. Rc2 a4 18. Rd1 Rb5 19. h4 h5 20. Ng5 Nb6 21.
Nf3 Nd7 22. Ng5 Nb6 23. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Rb8 12. Re1 Na5 13. Ba2 c5 14. Nc4 Nc6 15. Ne3
Be6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bc4 Qc8 18. h4 Ne7 19. g3 g6 20. Kg2 Bh3+ 21. Kh2 Bd7 22.
Rg1 Bg7 23. h5 Kh8 24. Rg2 f5 25. Nh4 Bc6 26. hxg6 f4 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5
Bxd5 29. exd5 c4 30. g4 f3 31. Rg3 b3 32. c3 Rf4 33. Nf5 cxd3 34. Qxd3 e4 35.
Qe3 Rxf5 36. gxf5 Qxf5 37. Re1 Re8 38. Rxf3 Be5+ 39. Rg3 Qxg6 40. Kg2 Bxg3 41.
fxg3 Kg8 42. Rf1 Rf8 43. Rxf8+ Kxf8 44. Qf4+ Ke8 45. Kf2 h5 46. Ke3 Kd7 47. a5
Kc8 48. Kd4 Kc7 49. Qxe4 Qxg3 50. Qh7+ Kd8 51. Qh8+ Kc7 52. Qxh5 Qf2+ 53. Kc4
Qc5+ 54. Kxb3 Qb5+ 55. Kc2 Qa4+ 56. Kd2 Qxa5 57. Qf7+ Kb6 58. Qg8 Qb5 59. b4
Kc7 60. Qf7+ Kd8 61. Qf6+ Kc7 62. Qe7+ Kc8 63. Qxd6 Qf1 64. Qe6+ Kb7 65. Qe4
Qf2+ 66. Kd3 Qa2 67. Qf3 Qb1+ 68. Kd4 Qg6 69. Kc4 Kc7 70. Qd3 Qg1 71. Kb3 Qa1
72. c4 a5 73. Qh7+ Kd8 74. Qg8+ Kc7 75. d6+ Kxd6 76. Qd5+ Ke7 77. bxa5 Qb1+ 78.
Ka4 Kf6 79. a6 Kg6 80. Ka5 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5 c5
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bf3 Qd8 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Bd2 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nc6
15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Ba5 b5 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. a3 Qb7 20. Rac1 b4 21.
axb4 cxb4 22. Qd2 b3 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qd5 26. Qd2 Qxd2 27.
Bxd2 Kf8 28. f3 Ke8 29. Kf2 Kd7 30. Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. exd4 a5 12. Qf3 Qd7 13. Bf4 Ba6 14. b3 O-O
15. Be5 Nd5 16. Rfd1 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Rfd8 19. Qf3 Bd6 20. c5 Bc7
21. h4 h6 22. Rac1 f6 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Re1 Re8 25. Rb1 Rab8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27.
Qg4 f5 28. Qg6 Qf7 29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Rd8 31. Rxc6 Rxd4 32. h5 Rxa4 33. Ra6
Ra1+ 34. Kh2 a4 35. c6 Rc1 36. Rxa4 Rxc6 37. Ra5 g6 38. hxg6 Rf6 39. Ra7 Rxg6
40. Kh3 Rb6 41. Kh4 Rg6 42. g3 Rb6 43. Kh3 Rf6 44. Rb7 Rf7 45. Rb6 Kg7 46. Kh4
Rf6 47. Rxf6 Kxf6 48. Kh5 Kg7 49. f3 Kh7 50. g4 fxg4 51. fxg4 Kg7 52. g5
1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Bd2 Qd6 12. Rfc1 Rd8 13. h3 Qb8 14. Bb5 Qd6 15.
Qa3 Qxa3 16. Rxa3 Bd7 17. Rb3 e6 18. Be2 Nb4 19. Ne5 Be8 20. Nb5 Ne4 21. Bxb4
axb4 22. Rxb4 Bf8 23. Rb3 Rxa4 24. Nc3 Rb4 25. Rxb4 Bxb4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Rc7
Rb8 28. Nd7 Bxd7 29. Rxd7 Rc8 30. Rxb7 Rc1+ 31. Bf1 Be1 32. Be2 Bb4+ 33. Bf1
Be1 34. Be2 Bb4+ 35. Bf1 Be1 36. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
b6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7
15. e3 Rad8 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. Ne5 c5 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21.
Qf3 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. Ne5 Kf8 25. Nb5 a6 26. Na7 Ra8 27.
Nac6 Ke8 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Nd3 Bd6 30. Nd4 Ne7 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.24"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Bg5 O-O 8.
Qd2 f6 9. Bh4 a5 10. Bb5 Ne5 11. f4 N5g6 12. Bf2 Bxf2+ 13. Qxf2 c6 14. Bc4+ Kh8
15. a4 Qc7 16. O-O d6 17. h4 Bg4 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Be6 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Bxf5
Bxf5 22. h5 Ne7 23. Rae1 Rae8 24. Nb3 Qb4 25. g4 Bd3 26. cxd3 Qxb3 27. h6 Qf7
28. f5 d5 29. Qd4 Qf6 30. hxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qf4 Kh8 32. Re2 Rg8 33. Re6 Qh4 34.
Qd4+ Rg7 35. Rf4 c5 36. Qe5 Reg8 37. Kg2 Nc6 38. Qf6 Qxf6 39. Rxf6 Ne5 0-1

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. a4 b4 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Nc4 Nd7 15.
Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Nb6 17. Nd2 bxc3 18. bxc3 Na5 19. Be3 Qd7 20. f4 f6 21. f5
Bf7 22. g4 Qc6 23. g5 Kh8 24. Bd3 Rfd8 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. Qxa6 Nac4 27. Qb5 Qxb5
28. axb5 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxd2 30. gxf6 gxf6 31. Ra7 Rd7 32. Rg3 h5 33. Rb7 Kh7
34. h4 Bc4 35. Rb8 Bxb5 36. Rg6 Re7 37. Kf2 Bc4 38. Rd8 Nd7 39. Ke3 Bf7 40. Rg1
Nb6 41. Ra1 Be8 42. Rg1 Nc4+ 43. Kf3 Nd6 44. Ke3 Bb5 45. Rgg8 Nf7 46. Rb8 Bc6
47. Rgc8 Rd7 48. Re8 Ba4 49. c4 Bd1 50. c5 Nh6 51. Kf2 c6 52. Red8 Ng4+ 53. Kg3
Rxd8 54. Rxd8 Bc2 55. Rd7+ Kg8 56. Kf3 Kf8 57. Rc7 Bd1+ 58. Kg3 Ba4 59. Rc8+
Kg7 60. Rc7+ Kh6 61. Rf7 Bc2 62. Kf3 Bb3 63. Rc7 Ba4 64. Rf7 Bb5 65. Rd7 Nh2+
66. Kg3 Ng4 67. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. h3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bh5 15.
Nc3 Rc8 16. Rc1 Re8 17. Nd5 Nd7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Bf8 20. Bc7 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1
Rxc7 22. Qxa5 Rc8 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. g4 Bg6 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Rc7 Bd6 27. Ra7
Nc5 28. b4 Bb8 29. Re7 Ne6 30. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Di Berardino, Diego Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f4
Nc6 9. Qf3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qc7 11. Qg3 b5 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. e5 Nd7 14. exd6 Bxd6
15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. O-O-O Qc7 17. Rhf1 O-O 18. g5 hxg5 19. Qxg5 f6 20. Qg4 Rae8
21. Ne4 Bc5 22. Bc3 b4 23. Rxd7 Be3+ 24. Kb1 Qxd7 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Bxf6 Qf7
27. Be5 Bb6 28. Qe2 Qb7 29. b3 Rc8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Bd6 Qd7 32. Rd3 Qf7 33. Bxb4
Rxd3 34. cxd3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Di Berardino, Diego Rafael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. h3
Bf5 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 a5 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Qb2 Nf6 15.
Ne5 Ne4 16. Be1 f6 17. Nd3 e5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. f3 Nd6 20. Nc5 a4 21. dxe5 fxe5
22. Qd2 Bh6 23. Bf2 d4 24. f4 axb3 25. axb3 Ne4 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Bc4+ Kh8 28.
exd4 Bxf4 29. Qe2 Bd5 30. dxe5 Qe6 31. Rce1 Rac8 32. Bh4 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Rd4 34.
Bf6+ Kg8 35. Qb2 Rdxc4 36. Qxb7 R4c7 37. Qe4 Rc4 38. Qb7 R4c7 39. Qf3 Bh6 40.
Rd1 Bf8 41. Kh1 Rc3 42. Rd3 Rxd3 43. Qxd3 Qc4 44. Qf3 Qe6 45. Rb1 Bh6 46. Qd3
Ra8 47. Qd4 Qc6 48. Rd1 Qe6 49. Qe4 Rb8 50. Rd6 Qb3 51. Kh2 Qf7 52. Qg4 Re8 53.
Qd4 Qb3 54. Rd7 Qe6 55. Qa7 Rc8 56. Rg7+ Kf8 57. Qa3+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.30"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Di Berardino, Diego Rafael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Qe1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qg3 Qb8 14. Rae1 Bc6 15.
b4 Qb7 16. Bd3 Rad8 17. Nd1 g6 18. Nf2 Nh5 19. Qe3 f6 20. Bb2 e5 21. Nh3 Kh8
22. c4 Bd7 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. c5 Bxh3 25. Qxh3 Nf4 26. Rxf4 exf4 27. e5 Qd7 28.
Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Be4 Kg7 30. c6 Rc7 31. Bd4 Rfc8 32. Rc1 fxe5 33. Bxe5+ Bf6 34.
Bxc7 Rxc7 35. Rd1 Re7 36. Bf3 Be5 37. Rd8 Bb2 38. Rd7 Rxd7 39. cxd7 Bd4+ 40.
Kf1 Bb6 41. Bb7 a5 42. bxa5 Bxa5 43. Bc6 b4 44. axb4 Bd8 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Kd3
Ke5 47. Kc4 Kd6 48. Ba4 g5 49. Kd4 g4 50. Ke4 f3 51. gxf3 gxf3 52. Kxf3 h5 53.
Ke4 Kc7 54. Kd5 Be7 55. Kc4 h4 56. h3 Bg5 57. Bb5 Be7 58. Kb3 Bg5 59. Ka4 Bf6
60. Ka5 Bg5 61. Ba4 Be7 62. b5 Kxd7 63. Ka6 Bd6 64. b6+ Ke7 65. Kb7 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.30"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Di Berardino, Diego Rafael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 {
This mechanical way of preventing Black's queenside expansion has the
significant drawback of weakening the b4-square.} a5 $1 {Freezing the
queenside is worth losing a tempo. Besides, Black had to prevent a4-a5, which
would have yielded White a considerable space advantage.} 9. cxd5 {A rather
simplisitic approach. White relies on the fact that, apart from the initial
tempo, he has got one more after the last pawn moves. However, with only one
open file available and no constructive pawn breaks in sight, Black is
entitled to hope for gradually equalising.} (9. Qb3 {is aimed to put pressure
on the enemy queenside, preventing the active development of the bishop (as
well as ...Nbd7, in view of the hanging d5-pawn). However, if Black manages to
complete his development somehow, the queen is not especially well placed on
b3, preventing the consolidating move b2-b3.} e6 {This simple solutionprotects
d5 and is ready to start regrouping in accordance with White's own plan.
Another important aspect is that cxd5 is not a threat anymore because of ...
exd5! leading to a comfortable form of the Carlsbad structure, with no
minority attack available for White.} 10. Rd1 (10. Bd2 {may be a bit premature,
allowing} Ne4 11. Be1 Nd6 12. c5 Nf5 13. Rd1 Nd7 14. e4 {White seems to have
an active position, but his structure is not entirely coherent. I cannot stop
comparing this game with Gurevich-Salov, rom my recent article on the 4.Nbd2
d5 Bogoindian.} Ne7 15. Bd2 b6 16. cxb6 Qxb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. b3 Ba6 {
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2611)-Kamsky,G (2730)/Moscow 2011/CBM 141 (0-1, 64).
Black has solved all his problems and it is time for White to think about his
own.}) 10... Qe7 ({Black should probably refrain from the occupation of the
b4-square:} 10... Na6 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Rac1 Nb4 13. Na2 $1 {As we see, White
has little trouble breaking the blockade.} Nxa2 14. Qxa2 Ne4 15. Be1 Nd6 16. b3
Qe7 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. b4 axb4 19. Bxb4 Red8 20. a5 Be8 21. Qb3 Bf8 22. Bc5 $14 {
So,W (2640)-Malakhov,V (2706)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/CBM 134 (1/2, 65)}) 11. Bd2
Nbd7 {From this square, the knight controls e5 and sustains the opening of the
centre with either ...e5 or ...c5.} 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rac1 b6 14. e4 ({This does
not yield any advantage, but in the event of neutral white play Black can
become ambitious:} 14. b3 Bb7 15. Be1 Rac8 $132 {and ...c5 is in the air.})
14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bb7 $6 (15... e5 $5 $11) (15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb7 {
transposes to the game.}) 16. Bf4 (16. Nxf6+ $1 {Forcing Black to misplace one
of his pieces. If he wishes to keep the possibility of ...e5 with} Bxf6 {then}
17. c5 $5 $14 {is unpleasant, leaving Bb7 passive.}) 16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 e5 18.
dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 {1/2 Banikas,H (2593)-Yilmaz,M (2519)/Paleochora 2011.
Black's position looks more appealing after} c5 {He can hope for
simplification to an ending with light-squared bishops, which would leave the
white queenside in danger.}) (9. b3 {consolidates the c4-pawn and prepares the
activation of the c1-bishop. On the other hand, the c3-square is weakened.} Bg4
{Exchanging one white knight is a logical way to start fighting for the dark
squares, which have been slightly weakened by the last move.} 10. Ba3 Re8 11.
cxd5 (11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Na6 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Be2 Nb4 16. Bb5
Rf8 17. Qd2 Qd6 18. Rac1 Rfc8 {White's position looks more active, but Black
will be able to simplify into a drawn ending with a pawn down.} 19. Rc3 Bf8 20.
Rfc1 Qd8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Qxb4 e6 25. Qd2 Bd6 $11
{Nyback,T (2615)-Rustemov,A (2532)/Hamburg 2009 (1/2, 30)}) 11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5
cxd5 13. Bb5 Nc6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Bf8 18. Bc5 Bxc5
19. Rxc5 Qb6 (19... Re7 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Qa6 $16 {/\Rc1. With
his rook misplaced, Black cannot coordinate his forces to defend a5 and c6.}) (
19... Rf8 $5 {/\...Na7} 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Qb5 Rxc5 22. Qxc5 b6 23. Qc6 $14) 20.
Qd2 Rb8 (20... Ra8 $1 {[%csl Ga5]}) 21. Rb1 Ra8 22. Rbc1 Rec8 23. R1c3 Na7 $11
{Berkes,F (2601)-Bu Xiangzhi (2664)/Taiyuan 2006/CBM 114 (1/2, 44)}) 9... cxd5
10. b3 ({Kamsky defended Black's point of view in a recent game after} 10. Qb3
Nc6 11. Bd2 Qd6 12. Rfc1 ({Since Black will retreat with his queen to b8
anyway, it does not make sense to take the knight away from the centre with} 
12. Nb5) 12... Rd8 13. h3 Qb8 14. Bb5 Qd6 (14... Qc7 $5) 15. Qa3 Qxa3 16. Rxa3
Bd7 17. Rb3 e6 18. Be2 Nb4 19. Ne5 Be8 20. Nb5 Ne4 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Rxb4 Bf8
23. Rb3 Rxa4 24. Nc3 Rb4 $11 {Harikrishna,P (2669)-Kamsky,G (2741)/Ningbo 2011/
CBM 144 (1/2, 36)}) 10... Nc6 (10... Ne4 $6 11. Bb2 $6 (11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2
$14) 11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nc6 {1/2 Sargissian,G (2673)-Negi,P (2615)/Sestao
2010/CBM 138}) 11. Ba3 Bg4 ({Di Berardino had faced before the rather slow
regrouping} 11... Ne8 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rfd1 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3
$14 {Di Berardino,D (2492)-Cubas,J (2463)/Santos 2010/CBM 137 Extra (1-0, 38)})
(11... Bf5 {looks playable:} 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 (14. Bd3 {
Rajlich,I (2411)-Zhukova,N (2452)/Crete 2007 (1-0, 42)} Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qd7 $11)
14... Bf5 15. Rc5 Qd6 16. Qa1 Nb4 17. Qc3 b6 18. Rc7 e5 $36 {Suba,M (2528)
-Stefanova,A (2451)/Coria del Rio 2002/CBM 086 ext (0-1, 50)}) 12. h3 $146 (12.
Rc1 Rc8 13. Ne5 Bf5 $6 {It is hard to understand why Black refrained from
exchanging his problem bishop.} (13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Re8 15. Rfd1 e6 16. Nb5
Bf8 $11) 14. g4 Be6 15. Nd3 $14 {Jojua,D (2463)-Zarkua,D (2377)/Tbilisi 2008/
CBM 123 Extra (1/2, 20). Black has some problems of coordination.}) 12... Bxf3
13. Bxf3 Qd7 14. Qd2 Rfc8 15. Rac1 e6 16. Rfd1 {Aiming for the opening of the
centre.} (16. Nb5 {does not prepare special problems for Black:} Bf8 17. Bxf8
Kxf8 18. Rc5 b6 19. Rc3 Nb4 20. Rfc1 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Rc8 $11) 16... Bf8 17. Bxf8
Kxf8 18. e4 $5 {A double edged decision. White is tempted to open the long
diagonal, especially since the black rooks are concentrated on a narrow space
on the queenside. However, with just few minor pieces left, the isolani is
likely to become weak in the long run.} dxe4 19. Nxe4 ({He could have avoided
further piece exchanges with} 19. Bxe4 $1 Nb4 (19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Kg7 21. Qb2
Qd5 22. Nc3 Qf5 23. d5 $16) 20. Bf3 {, although Black would have little to
fear after} Kg7 $11) 19... Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nb4 21. Rc4 $6 {Overestimating his
position.} ({He should have got rid of the isolani with} 21. d5 exd5 22. Bxd5
Nxd5 (22... Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Nxd5 24. Qc5+ $14) 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25.
Rxd5 b6 26. Rb5 (26. Rd6 Rb8 {[%cal Gf8e7]}) 26... Rc6 27. g4 {White's
advantage (consisting of the more active rook and kingside space advantage) is
microscopic.}) 21... Kg8 22. h4 Qe7 ({Kamsky is not interested in
strengthening White's centre, although this would have offered some chances to
unbalance the position.} 22... Rxc4 23. bxc4 Rc8 (23... Qxa4 24. Bxb7 $36) 24.
c5 Rc7 $13) 23. g3 Rd8 24. h5 Rd7 25. Qf4 Rad8 26. hxg6 $6 {White should not
have given up the possibility of playing h5-h6.} hxg6 27. Bf3 b6 28. Kg2 {
White can only sit and hope that Black will not find a way to increase the
pressure against the d4-pawn.} Qf8 29. Qg4 (29. Qe5 $5) 29... Qg7 30. Be2 $6 {
Careless.} (30. Qg5 Rxd4 $2 31. Qxd8+ $1 $18) 30... Qf6 $1 $15 {By placing the
queen on f6, Black has improved his position considerably.} 31. Bf3 Kg7 32. Be2
Nd5 33. Bf3 Ne7 $1 {[%cal Ge7f5] One can notice that the bishop is almost
useless in the main strategic battle.} 34. b4 Nf5 35. bxa5 bxa5 $17 36. d5 exd5
37. Rc5 Rb7 38. Rxa5 (38. Rcxd5 Rxd5 39. Bxd5 Rb4 40. Qe2 Rxa4 $17) 38... Rb2
$1 $40 {[%csl Gf2][%cal Gf6b6,Gf5e3]} 39. Qf4 Qb6 $6 (39... g5 $5 40. Qc1 g4 $1
41. Bxg4 Nh4+ $1 $19) (39... Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Qb6+ $40) 40. Rd2 $1 Ne3+ 41. Qxe3
Qxe3 42. Rxb2 Qc3 43. Rbb5 (43. Rab5 $5) 43... Qe1 44. Rxd5 Rh8 45. Bh5 gxh5 $1
(45... Rxh5 $2 46. Rxh5 gxh5 47. Rxh5 $11 {The a4-pawn is not important.
White's fortress is 100% safe.}) 46. Rg5+ Kf6 47. Rxh5 ({It would not be
trivial to win after} 47. Raf5+ Ke6 48. Rf4 Rc8 49. Rgf5) 47... Qe4+ 48. Kg1 (
48. Kg1 Rd8) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rac1 e6 14. Rfd1 cxd4
15. cxd4 Rc8 16. Rxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nxe5 $5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 {During the Italian team
championship 2011, I saw Kamsky's former second Emil Sutovsky using this
resolute line to beat Caruana. Strangely enough, the games from Il Campionato
Italiano a Squadri are not in the database, so you will have to take my word
for it.} Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. e5 Ne4 15. Qe1 Nc5 16. Ba2 O-O 17. Be3 $5 {
"Almost" a novelty.} ({White usually plays} 17. b4) 17... Bf5 18. b4 Ne6 19.
Qf2 d5 {The position has become typical for the Open Spanish. White has the
better of it, because of his chances for an enduring blockade on the dark
squares.} 20. c3 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Nd2 Qd6 23. Rfe1 Kh8 24. Bb3 h6 25. g3
Bg4 26. Bc5 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 28. bxc5 Ng6 29. Bxd5 Rd8 30. Bf3 Bxf3 31. Nxf3
Rd5 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Ree8 Rxc5 34. Nd4 Nxf4 35. gxf4 Rxf4 36. Ne6 Rg4+ 37. Kf2
Rf5+ 38. Ke3 h5 39. Ra6 g6 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Ra8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rb1 {Forthis recently popular line - see Le
- Ponomariov in CBM 138.} a6 (11... Bd7) (11... Rd8) (11... cxd4 {are examined
in the annotations to the above-mentioned game by GM R.Ponomariov.}) 12. Bf4
$146 {[%mdl 8] Surprisingly, this typical move is a novelty in this position -
and an important one!} (12. dxc5 $6 Ne5) (12. Bb3 b5 13. dxc5 Rd8 14. Qc2 Rb8
15. a4 Na5 16. Ba2 Bd7 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. c4 Be8 19. Rb6 Nc6 20. Rfb1 a5 21. Bf4
Be5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Rxb8 Nxb8 25. Qc3 Qxe4 $17 {0-1 Deidun,J 
(2265)-Janous,P (2333)/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (51)}) (12. a4
Rd8 13. Qc1 Qa5 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Qa3 Rdc8 17. h3 Bb5 18. Bd1 Bd3 19.
Rxb7 Nc4 20. Qc1 Nd6 $17 {0-1 Bhat,V (2536)-Fluvia Poyatos,J (2467)/Barbera
del Valles 2010/CBM 137 Extra (59)}) (12. Qc1 b5 13. Bd3 (13. Bb3 Na5 14. Bh6
cxd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. cxd4 Qxc1 17. Rfxc1 Bb7 18. f3 Rfc8 $11 {1/2 Danner,G 
(2385)-Holzke,F (2380)/Budapest 1993/EXT 1997 (65)}) 13... Rd8 14. Rd1 (14. a4
bxa4 15. Rd1 Bd7 {- 14.Rd1}) 14... Bd7 15. Bf4 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Nf4 Qa5 $1 17.
Nd5 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rdb8 19. Bf4 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 a3 21. Bc4 Nxd4 $15 {0-1 Gyorkos,
L (2450)-Adorjan,A (2535)/Hungary 1992/EXT 2000 (35)}) 15... Qa5 16. d5 Ne5 17.
Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qg5 Bf6 19. Qe3 Bxc3 20. Qxc5 {1/2 Lukacs,P (2475)-Pribyl,M 
(2320)/Budapest 1996/EXT 1998}) 12... Qa5 (12... e5 13. Bg3) 13. Bd5 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Bg4 $5 15. f3 Be6 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Bxe6 fxe6 {[%csl Re6]} 18. Bc3 Rad8 19.
Qb3 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. Rbc1 {As a result of
the opening battle, White has obtained a small edge due to his better pawn
structure.} Qd6 $6 {Black unnecessarily gives up a pawn although it will be
quite difficult for White to convert it.} (23... Qa5 $142 24. Qc8+ $140 Kg7 25.
Qxb7 Rd2) 24. Qc8+ Kg7 25. Qxb7 Rd2 26. Qb3 e5 $2 {Probably a decisive mistake.
This pawn will be weak.} (26... Rf6 $142 {[%cal Yd6e5,Yf6d6]} 27. Rcd1 (27.
Rfd1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Rc6 $1) 27... Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Rfd6 $44) 27. Rcd1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1
Rd7 29. Rxd2 Qxd2 30. Qe6 {[%csl Re5]} Qd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 {[%mdl 4096]} 32. h4
Rd2 33. Rc1 Rxa2 34. Rc7+ Kf6 (34... Kg8 35. Rc5) 35. Rxh7 {It is well-known
that a two-pawn advantage on the kingside usually guarantees the stronger side
a win in such positions despite the opponent's passed pawn, unless the latter
is far-advanced and supported by its own rook from the rear.} a5 36. Ra7 a4 37.
Kh2 a3 38. Kh3 Ke6 39. Ra6+ Kf7 40. Kg3 Kg7 41. Re6 Re2 42. Rxe5 a2 43. Ra5 Kf6
44. f4 Rxe4 45. Rxa2 Kg7 46. Kg4 Rb4 47. Ra5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. h4 Nc6 8. h5
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bf5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Ng5 Qxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Ne4
Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Rfc8 16. e3 Rc7 17. Ke2 a6 18. g4 e6 19. Ba3 Na7 20. f4 Nb5 21.
Bb2 Nd6 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. Ra2 c4 24. bxc4 Nxc4 25. Ba1 Nd6 26. Rb1 Bf6 27. g5 Bg7
28. Rb6 Rdd7 29. Rb3 Re7 30. d4 Nc4 31. Kd3 Nd6 32. e4 Red7 33. e5 Nc8 34. c4
Ne7 35. Bc3 b5 36. cxb5 axb5 37. Ra8+ Rc8 38. Rxc8+ Nxc8 39. Rxb5 Bf8 40. Rb8
Rc7 41. Bb7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Re1 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Nc6 14. Qe2 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Qxe7 Qb6 17. Be3 Qc6 18. f3 Rae8 19. Qc5 Rc8 20. Qxc6 Bxc6
21. Rad1 Rfe8 22. Kf2 a5 23. a3 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Ne2 Bf8 26. Rd2 Rxe3 27.
Kxe3 Bh6+ 28. f4 Re8+ 29. Kd4 Bxg2 30. Ra1 Bg7 31. Rc2 Nd5+ 32. Kc5 Rc8+ 33.
Kb5 Rb8+ 34. Kc5 Ne3 35. Rd2 Bf8+ 36. Kd4 Nf5+ 37. Kc4 Bxh3 38. Ra5 Bf1 39. Kd3
Ng3 40. Bd1 b3 41. Ke3 Bxe2 42. Rxe2 Nxe2 43. Kxe2 f5 44. Rd5 Rb4 45. Kf3 h5
46. Kg2 Bh6 47. Rd6 Kh7 48. Rd7+ Bg7 49. Kg3 Kh6 50. Rd3 Bxb2 51. Rxb3 Rd4 52.
Bxh5 Kxh5 53. Rxb2 Rd3+ 54. Kf2 Kg4 55. Rb6 Kxf4 56. Rxg6 Rd2+ 57. Kg1 Kf3 58.
Ra6 Rd1+ 59. Kh2 Re1 60. Ra8 f4 61. Ra7 Ke3 62. Ra3+ Kf2 63. Ra4 f3 64. Ra8 Kf1
65. Ra3 f2 66. Ra2 Re8 67. Ra1+ Ke2 68. Ra2+ Kf3 69. Ra3+ Re3 70. Ra4 f1=Q 71.
Rf4+ Ke2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.05"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. e4 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. O-O Nd7 7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2
e6 9. Nf1 Ne7 10. Ng3 c5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. a4 O-O 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. h4 e5 15. h5
Nf6 16. Qe2 Bc8 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nh2 Be6 19. Bc4 Qc8 20. Ba6 Qc7 21. Bc4 Bxc4
22. hxg6+ fxg6 23. Qxc4 Ne8 24. Rad1 Qc6 25. Nf3 Nc7 26. Rd2 Rad8 27. Red1 Rxd2
28. Rxd2 Nc8 29. Qd3 Qxa4 30. Qd7 Qxd7 31. Rxd7 Ne6 32. Nxe5 Rd8 33. Rb7 Re8
34. Nc6 Nd6 35. Rxa7 Nc4 36. Bc1 Rc8 37. Ne7 Rd8 38. Nd5 Kh8 39. Ne2 Nd6 40. f3
g5 41. Nxb6 Rb8 42. Nd5 Nc4 43. Ra2 Ne5 44. f4 gxf4 45. Bxf4 Rb7 46. Bxe5 Bxe5
47. Ra6 Ng5 48. Rxh6+ Kg7 49. Rh5 Nf7 50. b4 c4 51. Ne3 Kg6 52. Rf5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
d6 9. c3 Re8 10. d4 h6 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. b4 a5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Nb3
axb4 16. cxb4 Rb8 17. Bb2 c6 18. Na5 Ba8 19. dxc6 Nxc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qd3
Qd7 22. Rac1 Rbd8 23. Bb1 Ba8 24. Qe2 g6 25. Bd3 Rb8 26. Rc2 Nh5 27. g3 Bg7 28.
Rec1 Qg4 29. Nd4 Qxe2 30. Nxe2 Nf6 31. Nc3 Bc6 32. f3 Bd7 33. Nd1 d5 34. exd5
e4 35. fxe4 Nxe4 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Rc7 Bf5 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Nc3 Rd4 40. Rd1
Rxd1+ 41. Nxd1 Ra8 42. Ne3 Be4 43. Re7 Bb1 44. Re5 Ra6 45. Kf2 h5 46. Kf3 Ba2
47. Ke4 Rxa3 48. Kd4 Rb3 49. d6 f6 50. Re7+ Kf8 51. Nd5 Bb1 52. Kc5 Rd3 53. Ra7
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Svidler has
returned to the scene of top chess after somehting of a break, when he played
distinctly less. The distance seems to have done him good; Peter is playing
with aplomb, certainty and fantasy. The Arkhangel Variation of the Spanish
Opening used to be deemed risky, but nowadays the superstitions are gone.} 7.
a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nbd2 h6 13. h3 Re8 14.
Qc2 {Kamsky was proclaimed an exceptional chess talent in his youth, and the
gift seems to serve him well even after a break of several years away from the
board. The queen on the c2-square is supporting the centre and also indirectly
monitoring the c-file.} (14. Qe2 Bd7 15. Bc2 Nh7 16. Bd3 exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18.
Bb1 Nf8 19. Rc1 Ra8 20. Ra3 c6 21. Rb3 Na6 22. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Van den Doel,E 
(2440)-Lane,G (2420)/Wrexham 1997 (40)}) (14. Re1 Bb7 (14... exd4 15. cxd4 Na5
16. Bc2 Bb7 17. d5 c6 18. b4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Ba4 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Qb6 22.
Nd2 Red8 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Nxc4 Qc7 25. dxc6 Rxb4 26. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Navara,D 
(2708)-Tkachiev,V (2636)/Wijk aan Zee 2011 (35)}) 15. d5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Ne7 17.
Nf1 Ng6 18. Ra7 Qc8 19. Ng3 Ra8 20. Qa1 Rxa7 21. Qxa7 Qa8 22. Qxa8 Rxa8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Fusco,L (2341)-Ragger,M (2528)/Yerevan 2007 (60)}) 14... exd4 15. cxd4
(15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bd5 c4 $11) 15... Na5 (15... Bb7
$5 16. d5 Nb4 17. Qc3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 c5 19. dxc6 Nxc6 $11) 16. Ba2 Bb7 {Svidler
can claim to have positional feeling on a par with that of his opponent. It
helps him to realise, that he has to succeed with the pressure against White's
centre.} (16... Be6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. d5 Re8 19. Rfe1 $16) 17. e5 Nd5 (17...
dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Qe4 $16) 18. Bb1 g6 19. Bxh6 (19. Ba2 Kg7
$11) 19... Nc6 $1 {The pawn sacrifice on the h6-square was surely anything but
a dream solution for the defender. Black has achieved significant pressure
against the central pawns and White could hardly claim to have achieved the
optimal coordination of his pieces.} 20. exd6 (20. Ne4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22.
Bg5 Qd7 23. exd6 cxd6 24. Qd2 Bb6 $13) 20... Qxd6 21. Ne4 (21. Nb3 Nf4 22. Bxf4
Qxf4 23. Qc1 $11) 21... Qb4 22. Ba2 Nxd4 23. Nf6+ $5 {Kamsky has sensed very
well, that the black pieces are quite exposed and the position is holding only
with the help of tactics.} (23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Nc3 Qc5 $15) 23... Kh8 (23...
Nxf6 $4 24. Qxg6+ $18) 24. Nxd4 $2 {[%mdl 64] Chessplayers must fight against
many enemies in the course of a game. One of the most dangerous in the home
ranks is the unsatiable desire to win some of the opponent's material. White
was probably frustrated by the meagre gains after the correct move 24.Nxd5!
and has decided to accept the risk and win an exchange.} (24. Nxd5 $1 Nxf3+ (
24... Bxd5 25. Nxd4 Bxa2 26. Nc6 Qc4 27. Qxc4 Bxc4 28. Nxb8 Bxf1 29. Nd7 Bd3
30. Nxb6 cxb6 31. Be3 $14) 25. gxf3 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Qh4 27. Qc3+ Bd4 (27... f6
28. Kg2 Re5 29. f4 Rxd5 30. Bg5 Rxg5+ 31. fxg5 Qxg5+ 32. Qg3 $16) 28. Qxc7 Qxh6
29. Bxf7 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Qf5 31. Qg3 Qxf7 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33. Qxd4 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 $14)
24... Nxf6 25. Nc6 (25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qh4 27. Be3 Qxh3 28. Bxf7 Re7 29.
Qxg6 Rxf7 30. Qxf7 Rg8+ $19) 25... Qh4 $1 26. Nxb8 (26. Bc1 Ra8 27. b4 Re4 28.
Bb2 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Rc4 $19) (26. Be3 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Re8 28. Rxf6 (28. Qc3 Rxe3
29. Qxf6+ Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rxa1 32. Bd5 Bc5 $19) 28... Qxf6 29. Bd5
Rxe3 30. Kh1 Kg7 $19) 26... Re2 $3 {This original, fresh and very logical
combination is definitely ruining White's dreams. The rook can not be taken
due to the loss of the control over c6-square, but the second rank will become
the scene of a major catastrophe.} 27. Qc3 (27. Qxe2 Qg3 $19) 27... Rxf2 28.
Nc6 (28. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxg2#) (28. Nd7 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Rg3+ 30. Kh2 Qxh3#)
28... Rxf1+ {It is difficult to criticise Svidler for not choosing the
technically strongest exchange on the c6-square, after which preventing mate
becomes next to impossible.} (28... Bxc6 $5 29. Qxc6 Rxf1+ 30. Kh2 Ng4#) (28...
Rxf1+ 29. Kh2 Rxa1 $19) 0-1

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bucharest Apa Nova"]
[BlackTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 g6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Ne5 e6 10. b3 Bd7 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.09"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[BlackTeam "Timisoara Medicina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. Bf1 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. Bg5 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. c3 Qd6 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Qe2 Be5 18. g3 Bg7 19. f4 b5 20. Qf2 Rfe8 21. Rad1
e6 22. a4 Rb8 23. a5 Ne7 24. g4 Qc6 25. Nc5 Bc4 26. Bg2 Bd5 27. Bf1 Bc4 28. Bg2
Bd5 29. Bf1 Bc4 30. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.10"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Techirghiol Victoria"]
[BlackTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Ne5 e6 6. Bf4 dxc4 7. Nxc4 b5 8. Ne5
Bb7 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qf3 Bb4 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. O-O c5 13. Ne4 c4 14. Bc2 Be7 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qh5 Bd6 18. Qh4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Qd5 20. f3 Qg5 21.
Qxg5 fxg5 22. b3 cxb3 23. Bxb3 Ke7 24. a4 Rhc8 25. Rfb1 Rc3 26. axb5 Rxe3 27.
bxa6 Rxa6 28. Rxa6 Bxa6 29. d5 h5 30. dxe6 fxe6 31. h3 Kf6 32. Bd1 Ra3 33. Rb2
Bc4 34. Kf2 h4 35. Be2 Bd5 36. Rb4 Ke5 37. Rg4 Kf5 38. Rd4 Rc3 39. Rb4 e5 40.
Rb5 Bc6 41. Rb8 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.11"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Manea, Alexandru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[BlackTeam "Baia Mare"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Qg3 Bc5 14. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 15. Kh1 Kh8 16. Qh4 Ng8 17. Rad1 Be6 18. h3 Qb4 19. Rb1 Rad8 20. a3 Qc5
21. Bd3 Ne7 22. Rbe1 Ng6 23. Qf2 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 Rd7 25. Bb5 Rd6 26. Bf1 Rd7 27.
g3 Ne7 28. Bb5 Rd4 29. Kg2 Kg8 30. Be2 Rd7 31. Nd1 f6 32. Ne3 Rfd8 33. h4 Rd4
34. Bf3 Rd2 35. Ree2 Rxe2 36. Bxe2 Rd4 37. Kf3 Rd2 38. Bd3 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Kf8
40. b4 Ke8 41. Bb5+ Kd8 42. g4 Kc7 43. Kf3 Bf7 44. c3 Be6 45. Bc4 Bxc4 46. Nxc4
Ng6 47. h5 Nf4 48. Ne3 Kd7 49. c4 g6 50. hxg6 hxg6 51. c5 Ne6 52. Ke2 Nd4+ 53.
Kd3 Ke6 54. a4 a5 55. bxa5 Nb3 56. Kc4 Nxa5+ 57. Kb5 Nb3 58. a5 Kd7 59. Kb6 Kc8
60. Nd5 f5 61. exf5 gxf5 62. gxf5 Nd4 63. f6 e4 64. Nf4 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Suba, Mihai"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Resita Muncitorul"]
[BlackTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8.
Bxd2 Nc6 9. Qf4 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qe7 11. O-O-O b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Be4 O-O-O 14.
Rhe1 Qc5 15. Bd5 Nb4 16. Kb1 Nxd5 17. cxd5 d6 18. e6 fxe6 19. Ng5 Bxd5 20. Rc1
Qb5 21. Nf7 Rhf8 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. f4 Kb7 24. g3 Rd7 25. Re3 a5 26. h4 Qa4 27.
b3 Qb5 28. a4 Qb4 29. Qxb4 axb4 30. Kb2 Rf7 31. Rce1 c5 32. R1e2 Kc6 33. Rh2 h5
34. Kc1 Ra7 35. Rd2 b5 36. axb5+ Kxb5 37. Kb2 Kc6 38. Red3 Kd7 39. Re3 Ra3 40.
Red3 Ke7 41. Rd1 Kf6 42. Rxd5 exd5 43. Rxd5 Ra6 44. Kb1 Ke6 45. Rg5 Ra7 46.
Rxg6+ Kd5 47. f5 Re7 48. f6 Re3 49. Kc2 Rf3 50. g4 hxg4 51. h5 Rf2+ 52. Kd3 Rb2
53. Rxg4 Rxb3+ 54. Ke2 Ke6 55. Rh4 Ra3 56. h6 Ra8 57. h7 Rh8 58. Rh6 c4 59. Kd2
d5 60. Kc2 Kf7 61. Kc1 b3 62. Kb2 d4 63. Rh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.14"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Jianu, Vlad Cristian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lugoj"]
[BlackTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Be2 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. Rd2 Nf6 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. Ne1 Ne5 17. Qa4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Qxa7 Bc6 20. Qc7 Qg5 21. g3
Rf5 22. Ng2 Rdf8 23. Rf1 Qf6 24. Qd6 Nf7 25. Qc7 Ng5 26. Nf4 e5 27. Rd6 Qf7 28.
Bh5 Nh3+ 29. Nxh3 Qxh5 30. Kg2 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Rh5 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Qxd7 Rff5 34.
Rd1 Rxh3 35. Qe6+ Kh7 36. Rd2 Rxg3+ 0-1

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.15"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iasi Politehnica"]
[BlackTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Be3 d6 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Ne5 12. Be2 Qc7 13. Rac1 Neg4 14. Bg5 d5
15. e5 Qxe5 16. Nf3 Qb8 17. h3 h6 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. hxg4
exf3 22. Bxf3 Be6 23. g5 h5 24. Qd6 Re8 25. b3 a5 26. c5 Qa7 27. Qc7 Rab8 28.
Qb6 Qa8 29. Rd6 a4 30. Rcd1 axb3 31. axb3 Kh7 32. Bd5 Bxd5 33. R6xd5 Re7 34.
Rd7 Rbe8 35. Qc7 Bf8 36. Rxe7 Rxe7 37. Qd8 Qxd8 38. Rxd8 Bg7 39. b4 f6 40. gxf6
Bxf6 41. f3 g5 42. b5 Kg6 43. Kf1 h4 44. Bh2 Kf5 45. Rd5 g4 46. fxg4+ Kxg4 47.
Ke2 Kf5 48. Kf3 Rg7 49. b6 Rg8 50. Rd7 e4+ 51. Kf2 Ra8 52. c6 Ra2+ 53. Kf1 e3
54. Rf7 Rf2+ 55. Ke1 Kg4 56. Rxf6 Rxf6 57. cxb7 Rxb6 58. b8=Q Rxb8 59. Bxb8 h3
1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.16"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[BlackTeam "Ploiesti Universitar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Re1 Bf6
15. Qf3 Bd7 16. Bf4 Ra8 17. Rad1 Ra6 18. h3 Qa8 19. Qg3 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Bxe8 21.
Bg5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Ra1 23. Qd2 Kf8 24. Qe1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 f6 26. Qe1 Bf7 27. Qe4
Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Qxb2 29. Qxh7 Qc3 30. Qe4 g6 31. h4 Kg7 32. g4 Kf8 33. Kg2 Qa1 34.
Qf4 Ke7 35. g5 fxg5 36. hxg5 Be8 37. Qf6+ Kd7 38. f4 Qc3 39. Kf1 Qb2 40. Ke2
Qa1 41. Kf2 Qc3 42. Qe6+ Kd8 43. Qe1 Qb2 44. Qe6 Qc3 45. Ke2 Qa1 46. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. a4 a5
9. e4 Bg4 10. Be3 e5 11. dxe5 Nfd7 12. e6 fxe6 13. Qc2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Na6 15.
Na2 b5 16. Rad1 O-O 17. Be2 Qe7 18. f4 Nb4 19. Nxb4 axb4 20. e5 b3 21. Qd2 Rfd8
22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 c3 24. Rxc6 bxa4 25. Rxc3 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Rc4 Bxb2
28. Bf3 a3 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Rb4 a2 31. Rxb3 a1=Q 32. Rxa1 Bxa1 33. Rb7 h5 34.
Kg2 Ra2+ 35. Kf3 Rxh2 36. Re7 e5 37. Bh6 e4+ 38. Rxe4 Ra2 39. Re7 Ra3+ 40. Kg2
Ra6 41. Bg5 Kf8 42. Rb7 Ra5 43. Bf4 Bf6 44. Bc7 Ra6 45. Kf3 Ke8 46. Bf4 Ra3+
47. Ke4 Ra5 48. Bc7 Rf5 49. Bf4 Be7 50. Ra7 Rb5 51. Be5 Rb6 52. Bf4 Re6+ 53.
Kf3 g5 54. Bc1 g4+ 55. Kg2 Bc5 56. Rh7 Re2+ 57. Kf1 Re5 58. Bf4 Rf5 59. Ke2 Rd5
60. Rb7 Be7 61. Ke3 h4 62. gxh4 Bxh4 63. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Bg6 8. O-O
Nf5 9. Ng5 Be7 10. Nh3 c5 11. c3 c4 12. Nd2 h6 13. a4 Bh7 14. g4 Nh4 15. f4 h5
16. gxh5 Bf5 17. Bg4 Qb6 18. a5 Qc6 19. Re1 g6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22.
Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 O-O-O 24. Be3 Rh7 25. Re2 Rdh8 26. Ng5 Bxg5 27. fxg5 Nf8 28.
Kh1 Rh3 29. Qg2 Ng6 30. Rf1 Qa4 31. Bc1 Qxa5 32. Re3 R3h4 33. Rg3 Qa4 34. h3 a6
35. Kh2 Kb8 36. Qf2 Ka8 37. Rf3 Qd7 38. Rg1 R8h5 39. Qf1 Rh8 40. Rgg3 Qh7 41.
Bf4 Qh5 42. Bc1 Re4 43. Rg1 Rh4 44. Bd2 Qh7 45. Rgg3 Qc7 46. Bc1 Qa5 47. Rg1
Qa2 48. Qf2 Qb3 49. Rgg3 Qa4 50. Qf1 Re4 51. Rf2 Qa1 52. Qd1 Reh4 53. Qc2 R8h7
54. Rff3 Qa5 55. Qd1 Qd8 56. Qf1 R7h5 57. Rg1 Qh8 58. Rgg3 Qe8 59. Rg1 Re4 60.
Qf2 Qh8 61. Qf1 Rhh4 62. Rgg3 Qh5 63. Bd2 Ka7 64. Rg1 Rhg4 65. Rgg3 Rxg3 66.
Rxg3 Nh4 67. Be3 f4 68. Bxf4 Re2+ 69. Kg1 Rxb2 70. Rg4 Ng6 71. Be3 Rc2 72. Rg3
Rxc3 73. Kh2 Rc2+ 74. Rg2 Rc3 75. Rg3 Rb3 76. Bd2 Rb2 77. Qc1 Ra2 78. Kh1 Qe2
79. Rg2 Qe4 80. Qe1 Qf3 81. Kg1 c3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 a5 5. Bf4 a4 6. Qc2 Bg4 7. Ne5 Bh5 8. e3 e6
9. a3 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nc3 Bg6 12. Qd1 Qa5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Be7 15.
O-O O-O 16. Bd3 Rfe8 17. h3 Bf8 18. Re1 Qa7 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rb1 Be7 21. Qd3
Bf6 22. Red1 Qa6 23. Qxa6 Rxa6 24. b3 axb3 25. a4 Rea8 26. Rxb3 Rb6 27. Rdb1
Bd8 28. Bd6 f5 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Ba3 Raa6 32. Kd3 Rxb3 33. Rxb3 Rb6
34. Rxb6 Bxb6 35. Bb4 g5 36. Ne2 g6 37. f3 Ba7 38. g4 Bb8 39. a5 Bc7 40. Nc3
Nb8 41. Na4 Na6 42. Nc5+ Nxc5+ 43. dxc5 Bd8 44. Bc3 Be7 45. Bd4 Kd7 46. Kc2 Kc8
47. Kd3 Kb8 48. Be5+ Kc8 49. Bd4 Bd8 50. Bc3 Kd7 51. Bd2 Bf6 52. Be1 Be5 53.
Bd2 Kc8 54. Be1 Kc7 55. h4 gxh4 56. Bxh4 fxg4 57. fxg4 Kd7 58. Be1 Ke6 59. Bf2
Bh2 60. Bh4 Bc7 61. Be1 Be5 62. Bh4 Bb2 63. Bd8 Ba3 64. Kd4 Kd7 65. Bb6 Bb2+
66. Kd3 Be5 67. Ke2 Bf6 68. Kd3 Be7 69. Kd4 Ke6 70. Ba7 Bf6+ 71. Kd3 Bd8 72.
Bb6 Bxb6 73. axb6 Ke5 74. g5 Ke6 75. Kc3 Ke5 76. Kd3 Ke6 77. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. c3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nh5 8. Bg3
d6 9. Qe2 a6 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. a3 d5 13. e5 O-O 14. O-O Qd7 15. Rfe1
Rfe8 16. Qe3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 f6 18. b4 fxe5 19. dxe5 Qd8 20. Nb3 Rc8 21. Rab1 Bf8
22. g4 g6 23. g5 a5 24. Nh2 d4 25. Qg3 Bg7 26. bxa5 Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Rc3 28. Ng4
Bxe5 29. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. Nbd2 Nh5 8.
Be5 Bxe5 9. Nxe5 Be6 10. Qc3 O-O 11. e4 Nd7 12. Nd3 Qb8 13. g3 Rd8 14. Be2 Ndf6
15. O-O Bg4 16. Rfe1 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Ng7 18. Nf3 Ne6 19. Nde5 Nxd4 20. Re3 Nxf3+
21. Nxf3 Qc7 22. h3 c5 23. Qc4 a6 24. e5 Nd5 25. Re4 Qc6 26. Rae1 Nb4 27. e6 f6
28. Nh4 Nd3 29. R1e2 Rd5 30. Kh2 Rad8 31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. Rg4 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 b5 5. O-O Nbd7 6. a4 b4 7. a5 Ba6 8. c3
bxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Qa4 Bxe2 11. Re1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Be7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Nd2 Re8
15. Rab1 Qc8 16. Rb3 Nf8 17. Reb1 Ng6 18. Rb8 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rxa8 Rxa8
21. Rb7 Ngf8 22. a6 Bd8 23. Nb3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Bb6 25. Be2 Rc8 26. Bb5 Rc3 27.
Bxd7 Nxd7 28. Nc5 g5 29. Nxd7 gxf4 30. Nxb6 f3 31. h4 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 33. Rxa7
Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 Ra2 35. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. Qb3 e6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Qc2 b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Qxe4 Qe8 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Ne5 c5 18. Bb5 Qe6 19. Bc4 Nd5 20. Qb3 Bb7 21. dxc5
Qxe5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 bxc5 24. Be3 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Rfd8 27.
Rxc5 Bd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Ra1 Rad8 30. g3 R8d5 31. Rc7 Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33.
Kg2 Rd4 34. Ra7 Rxa4 35. h4 Kg7 36. Ra6 h6 37. Kf3 Ra1 38. Kf4 a4 39. g4 a3 40.
g5 h5 41. Ra8 a2 42. f3 Kh7 43. Ra7 Kg8 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. Ra7 Kf8 46. Ra8+ Ke7
47. Ra7+ Ke6 48. Ra5 Kd6 49. Ra8 Kc5 50. Rc8+ Kd4 51. Rc2 Kd3 52. Rb2 Kc3 53.
Re2 Kb3 54. Re3+ Kb2 55. Re2+ Kc3 56. Ke4 Kb3 57. Re3+ Kb2 58. Re2+ Kc3 59. Kf4
Kd4 60. Rd2+ Kc5 61. Re2 Kd6 62. Rb2 Ke7 63. Re2+ Kf8 64. Rb2 Kg7 65. Rc2 Rh1
66. Rxa2 Rxh4+ 67. Kg3 Rd4 68. Ra5 Kf8 69. Re5 Ra4 70. Rb5 Ra7 71. Re5 Ra6 72.
Kf4 Re6 73. Ra5 Re1 74. Kg3 Rd1 75. Re5 Rd4 76. Kh3 Rd7 77. Kg3 Re7 78. Ra5 Ke8
79. Ra8+ Kd7 80. Ra7+ Ke6 81. Ra6+ Kf5 82. Ra5+ Re5 83. Ra6 h4+ 84. Kxh4 Kf4
85. Ra3 Rb5 86. Rc3 Re5 87. Ra3 Re2 88. Kh3 Rf2 89. Ra4+ Kxf3 90. Ra7 Ke4 91.
Re7+ Kd5 92. Kg3 Rf5 93. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. a3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 Bb7 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Nh7 15. Bg3
Ng5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. d5 Nb6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Rad1
Rad8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rc8 24. Re2 Kh8 25. h4 Be7 26. f3 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 Qc6
28. Bf2 Qa6 29. Red2 Rc6 30. g3 h5 31. Kg2 g6 32. Be3 Kg7 33. Qb3 Rb8 34. Qd3
Qa4 35. Qe2 Qc4 36. Qxc4 bxc4 37. Rc2 f5 38. Rd5 fxe4 39. fxe4 Kf6 40. Bd2 Ke6
41. Bc3 Rbc8 42. Rf2 Rc5 43. Rxc5 Rxc5 44. Rd2 Rb5 45. Kf3 Bd8 46. Ke2 Ba5 47.
Rc2 d5 48. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nd2 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8.
Ngf3 Nf7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 Rb8 11. Qc2 b6 12. b3 Bb7 13. Bb2 Re8 14. e3 Qe7 15.
Rad1 c5 16. Nb1 Rbd8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Ne1 Be4 19. Qc1 g5 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Nxg2
Ne5 22. Qc2 d5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. f4 Ng4 25. fxg5 Qxg5 26. Nf3 Qd8 27. Qc4 Nf6
28. Nf4 Re4 29. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O d6 7. c3 e5 8. a3 Nge7
9. b4 b6 10. b5 Nb8 11. d4 Bb7 12. Re1 Nd7 13. a4 O-O 14. Nbd2 a6 15. Rb1 axb5
16. axb5 Qc7 17. Qb3 h6 18. Bb2 Kh7 19. Ra1 exd4 20. cxd4 d5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22.
e5 Nf5 23. Bh3 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Bxd4 Re8 27. f4 Re6 28. Nf3
Bb7 29. Kf2 Bc8 30. Rc1 Qd8 31. Rc6 Bf8 32. Bxb6 Qe8 33. Qxd5 Bd7 34. Rxe6 Bxe6
35. Qd3 Qb8 36. Be3 Qa8 37. b6 Bg4 38. Nd2 Bf5 39. Qc4 Be6 40. Qe4 Bd5 41. Qd4
Qc6 42. h4 Bh1 43. Ke1 Qc1+ 44. Ke2 Qc6 45. Qc4 Qg2+ 46. Bf2 Kg7 47. e6 fxe6
48. Qxe6 Qa8 49. Bd4+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. h3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3
d5 9. O-O Nc6 10. a4 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15.
Bg3 Qc7 16. Qh5 Rfe8 17. f4 f5 18. c4 Qc6 19. Rf2 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Kh7 21. Qf7 Bf8
22. Bb5 Qd5 23. Qxd7 Red8 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Bh4 Rdc8 26. Ba6 Rc7 27. b3 Rd7 28.
Rc1 g5 29. fxg5 Bg7 30. Nc4 Rg8 31. gxh6 Bxh6 32. Re1 Rdg7 33. Ree2 Rd7 34. Bf6
Be4 35. Nd2 Ba8 36. Bc4 Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Bxe3 38. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
O-O 9. O-O e6 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Na4 Qd6 12. Rc1 Nfd7 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Qd2 Re8 15.
a3 Nf6 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Nc5 Ne4 18. Qe3 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 Bd7 20. Rfc1 Qb6 21. b4
Bf8 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bc6 24. Qf4 Qd8 25. Bf6 Be7 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. e3 Kg7
28. Bf1 h6 29. h4 Qb6 30. Qe5+ f6 31. Qd6 Kf7 32. Qf4 Kg7 33. Qd6 Kf7 34. Qf4
Rh8 35. Bd3 g5 36. Qf3 Kg7 37. Kh2 Rf7 38. Qh5 Kf8 39. Qg4 Re7 40. Qf3 Kg7 41.
Qh5 Be8 42. Qd1 Bf7 43. Qc2 Qd6 44. Rc7 Rhe8 45. Qc5 Qd8 46. Rxe7 Rxe7 47. Qc8
Qd6 48. Kg2 Be8 49. Qc5 Qd8 50. Rh1 Bf7 51. Rc1 Be8 52. Qc2 Bf7 53. Qc8 Qd6 54.
Rh1 Re8 55. Qc2 Bg8 56. Bh7 Bf7 57. Bd3 Bg8 58. Be2 Re7 59. Bh5 Bh7 60. Qc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 b6 8. a4
a6 9. O-O Bb7 10. b4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 e6 15. Qb3
Kh8 16. a5 b5 17. c4 f5 18. f3 c5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Qb4 Nd3 21. Bxd3 exd3 22.
cxb5 f4 23. Bf2 axb5 24. e4 Qd7 25. Nb3 g4 26. Nc5 Qf7 27. fxg4 Bc6 28. Rad1
Qg6 29. Rxd3 Qxg4 30. h3 Qg6 31. d5 f3 32. g3 exd5 33. exd5 Bd7 34. Kh2 Bxh3
35. Kxh3 Rf5 36. g4 Rh5+ 37. Kg3 Rf8 38. Bd4 Qd6+ 39. Kf2 Qh2+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 a5 5. cxd5 a4 6. Qc2 cxd5 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. a3
e6 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Rc1 Bc6 12. e3 Be7 13. Nxa4 O-O 14. Nc3 Nbd7 15.
Bd3 Qb6 16. O-O h6 17. b4 Nb8 18. b5 Be8 19. a4 Bd7 20. Qb3 Rd8 21. Na2 Be8 22.
Rc2 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Ne5 Nd7 25. Nc4 Qa7 26. a5 Rab8 27. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8.
Bg3 O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O Bxg3 11. hxg3 b5 12. b4 Qc7 13. Re1 Re8 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. b5 Ne7 17. Qa3 axb5 18. Qxa8 Rxa8 19. Rxa8+ Nc8 20. Nb3 g6 21.
Nc5 Bc6 22. Ra3 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Bxd7 24. Ne5 Be8 25. Rb1 Nd6 26. Rba1 Kg7 27. Bf1
Ne4 28. Nd3 h5 29. Rc1 g5 30. Be2 h4 31. g4 Qb6 32. Bf3 Nd2 33. Rca1 b4 34.
Nxb4 Nxf3+ 35. gxf3 Bb5 36. Ra7 Qd6 37. Re1 Qf4 38. Re3 h3 39. Ra1 Be2 40. Nd3
Bxd3 41. Rxd3 Qb8 42. Re3 Qb2 43. Rf1 Qb8 44. Rfe1 Qf4 45. Rb1 Qc7 46. Rbe1 Qf4
47. Rd3 Qb8 48. Rdd1 Qf4 49. Re3 Qb8 50. Re5 Qb3 51. Rc1 Qb2 52. Ree1 Qd2 53.
Rcd1 Qxc3 54. Re3 Qc7 55. Red3 Kf6 56. Re3 Qc2 57. Red3 h2+ 58. Kg2 h1=Q+ 59.
Kxh1 Qxf2 60. R1d2 Qg3 61. Re2 Kg6 62. Rde3 Qf4 63. Rd3 Qg3 64. Rde3 Kg7 65.
Rb3 Kf8 66. Rbe3 Kg7 67. Rg2 Qc7 68. Rd3 Qc1+ 69. Kh2 Qf4+ 70. Kg1 f5 71. gxf5
exf5 72. Rf2 Kf6 73. Kg2 Kg6 74. Re2 Kh5 75. Rd1 g4 76. fxg4+ fxg4 77. Re5+ Kg6
78. Rd3 Kf6 79. Re2 Kg5 80. Re1 Kh4 81. Rh1+ Kg5 82. Re1 Qc7 83. Rde3 Qc2+ 84.
Kg3 Qd2 85. Re5+ Kg6 86. Re6+ Kf7 87. Re7+ Kf8 88. Re8+ Kf7 89. R1e7+ Kf6 90.
Re6+ Kf7 91. R8e7+ Kf8 92. Re8+ Kf7 93. R8e7+ Kf8 94. Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. O-O-O e6 7. h4 h5 8. Nh3
b5 9. Ng5 Ne7 10. Kb1 Bb7 11. f3 Nb6 12. b3 Qd7 13. g3 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Bh3
Qb5 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Kd7 18. Nxg7 Rh7 19. d5 Rxg7 20. Nd4 Qa6 21. Qg2 Rf7
22. Qh3+ Ke8 23. Ne6 Ng8 24. g4 a4 25. Rh2 Nf6 26. gxh5 gxh5 27. Nxc7+ Rxc7 28.
Qe6+ Re7 29. Qxf6 axb3 30. cxb3 Nxd5 31. Qg6+ Kd7 32. Qf5+ Kc7 33. Rxd5 Bxd5
34. Qxd5 Qf1+ 35. Kb2 Qg2+ 36. Rxg2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. g3 Bc7 8. Bg2
d6 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. Nc4 Rb8 13. Bf4 Nf8 14. a5 Ng6 15. Bg5
h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. f4 Bg4 18. h3 Qd4+ 19. Rf2 Bd7 20. Qxd4 cxd4 21. Ne4 Bxh3
22. Nexd6 Bxd6 23. Nxd6 Bxg2 24. Nxe8 Bxd5 25. Nd6 Rd8 26. Nf5 Be4 27. Nh4 d3
28. Rd1 Nxh4 29. gxh4 d2 30. e3 Rd5 31. b4 Rd3 32. Rdxd2 Rb3 33. Rb2 Rc3 34. f5
Rxe3 35. Rf4 Bc6 36. Rd2 f6 37. Kf2 Re5 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Rc8 h5 40. Rc7+ Kg8
41. Kg3 Re3+ 42. Kh2 Re2+ 43. Kg1 Re1+ 44. Kf2 Re5 45. Rc8+ Kf7 46. Rd8 Ke7 47.
Rd3 Kf7 48. Rc3 Rd5 49. Ke3 Ke7 50. Rc5 Rd1 51. Rd4 Rh1 52. b5 Bxb5 53. Rc7+
Kf8 54. Rxb7 Re1+ 55. Kd2 Re5 56. Rd8+ Be8 57. Rbb8 Kf7 58. Ra8 Bb5 59. Ra7+
Re7 60. Rda8 Rxa7 61. Rxa7+ Kg8 62. Rb7 Bf1 63. Ke3 Kh7 64. Kd4 Kh6 65. Rb6 Kh7
66. Kd5 Bd3 67. Ke6 Kg8 68. Rd6 Bc4+ 69. Ke7 Bb5 70. Rd5 Bc4 71. Rc5 Bd3 72.
Ke6 Be2 73. Rc8+ Kh7 74. Kf7 Bd3 75. Rc5 Kh6 76. Ke7 Kh7 77. Rd5 Bc4 78. Rd4
Bb5 79. Rd6 Kg8 80. Rd8+ Kh7 81. Kf8 Kh6 82. Rd6 Bc4 83. Rd2 g5 84. fxg6 Kxg6
85. Rf2 f5 86. Ke7 Bd5 87. Kd6 Be4 88. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qa5 8. Bd2
Qa4 9. h5 b6 10. Rh4 Ba6 11. Nf3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nbc6 13. h6 gxh6 14. dxc5 Qb5+
15. c4 Qxc5 16. Bb4 Nxb4 17. axb4 Qc7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. c4 Ne7 20. Qa4+ Kf8 21.
Rd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Rd4 Qc7 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Rg8 26. Nd2 Nc6 27. b5
Nxe5 28. Rxa7 Rg4 29. Rc7 Ke8 30. c5 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Nd7 32. Rc8+ Ke7 33. Nc4 Rg5
34. b6 Rb5 35. Rc7 Kd8 36. Rc6 Nb8 37. Rc7 Nd7 38. Rc6 Nf6 39. Rc7 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. d5 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 Nc5 8. Nf3
Nfe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qc1 c6 11. O-O cxd5 12. cxd5 Qb6 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. Be3 Qa5
15. Qc4 O-O 16. Nd4 Rfc8 17. Qb3 Nc5 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. bxa3 Ba4 20. Rfc1 Bxd4
21. Bxd4 b6 22. Bf3 Ne4 23. Be3 Nc3 24. Rb4 Be8 25. Rc2 Rc7 26. g4 fxg4 27.
Rxg4 Rac8 28. Bg5 Bf7 29. Rd2 Kf8 30. Rh4 h5 31. Bh6+ Ke8 32. Rb4 Rc5 33. e4
Ra5 34. Rb3 Na4 35. Be2 Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Nc5 37. Re3 Nd7 38. f4 Rac5 39. Bf3 Nf6
40. Ree2 Kd7 41. Bg5 R1c3 42. h3 Rxa3 43. Kf2 Rac3 44. Bg2 b5 45. e5 Nxd5 46.
exd6 exd6 47. h4 Be6 48. Be4 R3c4 49. Bxd5 Rxd5 50. Rxd5 Bxd5 51. Re7+ Kc6 52.
Rxa7 Be4 53. Ra6+ Kd7 54. Ra7+ Ke6 55. Ke3 Bf5 56. a3 Rc3+ 57. Kd2 Rd3+ 58. Ke2
Rb3 59. Ra5 Bd3+ 60. Kd2 Bc4 61. Ra6 Rd3+ 62. Kc2 b4 63. Ra4 b3+ 64. Kc1 Rc3+
65. Kb1 Rc2 66. Rb4 Kd5 67. a4 Ra2 68. Bf6 Kc5 69. Rb7 Rxa4 70. Kc1 Be6 71.
Rc7+ Kd5 72. Bg5 Ra2 73. Rc3 b2+ 74. Kb1 Bf5+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. c5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Na4 Qc7 13. f4 Ng4 14. Nb6 Rae8
15. b4 Nh6 16. a4 Bf5 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 f6 20. Ra7 Rd8 21. Qb3
Nf5 22. bxc6 Qxc6 23. Qa4 e5 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. g4 Nh4 26. Kf2 exf4 27. exf4 f5
28. Kg3 Bxd4 29. Kxh4 Bxc5 30. Rb7 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Nd7 Rxd7 33. gxf5 gxf5
34. Kg5 Bd4 35. Kxf5 c5 36. Rf3 Bg7 37. Rh3 h6 38. Ra3 c4 39. Rg3 c3 40. Rd3 d4
41. Ba3 Ra7 42. Bb4 Rb7 43. Ba3 Rb3 44. Bd6 Rb6 45. Ba3 Ra6 46. Bb4 Ra4 47.
Bxc3 dxc3 48. Rd7+ Kg8 49. Rd8+ Kh7 50. Rc8 Ra5+ 51. Ke4 Kg6 52. Rc6+ Bf6 53.
h3 Ra4+ 54. Ke3 Kf5 55. Rc5+ Ke6 56. Rc6+ Ke7 57. Kf3 h5 58. Ke3 h4 59. f5 Ra1
60. Re6+ Kf7 61. Rc6 Rh1 62. Rc7+ Kf8 63. Ke4 Rxh3 64. Kd5 Re3 65. Rc8+ Kf7 66.
Rc7+ Re7 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. b3 Be7 13. Ne4 a5 14. a4
Bf5 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Bb2 Nf4 17. Bc3 Bb4 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. a5 Ne6 20. Nfd2 Ke7
21. Nc4 Rd4 22. Ng3 Bg6 23. Ne3 Kd7 24. Rad1 c5 25. Ne2 Kc6 26. f4 Re4 27. Nd5
Re8 28. g4 Nd4 29. Nxb4+ cxb4 30. Nxd4+ Kc5 31. Rxe4 Bxe4 32. Kf2 Ra8 33. e6
Bd5 34. exf7 Bxf7 35. Nf5 Rxa5 36. Rd7 Be6 37. Rxc7+ Kb6 38. Rxg7 Bxf5 39. gxf5
Rxf5 40. Rg6+ hxg6 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d4 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Qxb3 9. axb3 Bf5 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rfc1 Rfc8 14. Ne5 Nb6
15. Kh2 a6 16. Bg5 Bf8 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. g4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Be4 21.
Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Kg2 Bg7 23. Bf4 e6 24. e3 Bf6 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. b4 Re8 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. b5 Rc2 29. bxa6 bxa6 30. Rc1 Rxc1 31. Nxc1 e5 32. dxe5 Nxe5 33. Bxe5
Bxe5 34. Nd3 Bd6 35. Bd1 Nc5 36. Nb4 Na4 37. Bxa4 Bxb4 38. Bc6 g5 39. Bxd5 Kg7
40. Kf3 a5 41. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Qd6 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Nd2 c5
15. c3 Bd8 16. Ne4 Qg6 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Bc2 c4 19. Qf3 Kh8 20. Qg3 cxd3 21. Qxg6
hxg6 22. Nxf6 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 dxc2 24. Nd7 Rg8 25. Rc1 Re8 26. Rxc2 Bc8 27. Nc5
Bf5 28. Rc1 Re2 29. Be3 Rxb2 30. Nxa6 Rxa2 31. Nb4 Rb2 32. Bd4 Be6 33. Re1 Bc7
34. Na6 Bf4 35. Nc5 Bc4 36. Nd7 Re2 37. Rxe2 Bxe2 38. f3 f6 39. Kf2 Bc4 40. Be3
Bd6 41. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Qb3 Rd8 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Rfc1 Bg4 13. Be1 e6 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Bf8 16. Be2 Ne8 17. Nb5 Bb4 18. Bxb4 Nxb4 19. a3 Nc6 20. Rc3 Kf8 21.
Rac1 Ke7 22. Rb3 Na5 23. Rbc3 Nc6 24. Kf1 Rd7 25. Ke1 Kd8 26. Rb3 Na5 27. Rbc3
Nc6 28. Rb3 Na5 29. Rbc3 Nc6 30. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D99"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Rd1 {An unusual move order has led to a classic D99 position.} e6
10. Be2 Nc6 11. Ng1 Bxe2 12. Ngxe2 Qe7 13. O-O Rfd8 14. e5 {This was played in
the famous game Beliavsky - Ftacnik (see CBM 113). See also the survey by GM L.
Ftacnik in Lexicon07.} (14. a3 {was common a while ago.}) 14... h6 (14... Qb4
15. Qc2 h6 16. Ne4 {- 14...h6} (16. a3 Qc4 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxc2 19. Nf6+
Bxf6 20. Rxc2 Bg7 21. Rfc1 Rd7 22. g4 {1/2 Ponomariov,R (2744)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2715)/Wijk aan Zee 2011/CBM 141})) (14... Na5 15. Qc2 Nac4 16. Ne4 (16. Bc1
$5 {[%csl Rc4] deserves serious attention}) 16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 Nd5 18. Rf3 f5
19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Rdf1 Rf8 22. Qb3 c6 23. Nf4 Rae8 $11 {1/2
Petrie,D-Bonoldi,F/SEMI 1999/Telechess CBM 93 (28)}) 15. a3 {White probably
feared a novelty on the part of his opponent, therefore he avoids the main
road paved by GM A.Beliavsky:} (15. Ne4 Qb4 16. Qc2 Qc4 17. Qxc4 $1 (17. N2c3
$143 Nd5 18. Rd2 Ncb4 19. Qa4 Nb6 20. Qa3 N4d5 21. b3 Qb4 22. Qc1 Nxc3 23. Nxc3
Rac8 $11 {1/2 Babula,V (2585)-Ftacnik,L (2606)/Czechia 2006/EXT 2007 (27)})
17... Nxc4 18. Rc1 Nxb2 $6 (18... Nb6 $142 19. Nc5 $14) 19. Rb1 Nc4 20. Rxb7
Rdc8 21. Rc1 Nxe3 22. fxe3 $16 {1-0 Beliavsky,A (2622)-Ftacnik,L (2597)/Turin
2006/CBM 113/[Krasenkow] (46)}) 15... Na5 $146 (15... Qd7 16. Ne4 Qd5 17. Qc2
Qc4 18. N2c3 (18. Qxc4 $5 Nxc4 19. Rc1 Nxb2 20. Rb1 Nc4 21. Rxb7 Nxa3 22. Rc1
$36) 18... Nd5 19. b3 Qa6 20. Nc5 Qxa3 21. Nxb7 Ncb4 22. Qd2 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Nd5
24. Qc6 Re8 $11 {1/2 Babula,V (2566)-Fogarasi,T (2442)/Austria 2004/EXT 2006 
(33)}) 16. Qc2 c5 {A surgical but unsuccessful attempt to solve the problems.}
17. dxc5 Nbc4 18. Bc1 Nxe5 $14 {White's queenside pawn advantage plays an
important role here.} 19. b4 Nac6 20. Ne4 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Ye4d6][%mdl 32]} a6
21. h3 {A bit too slow.} (21. Nd6 $5 b6 22. Bb2 bxc5 23. bxc5 Rab8 24. Ba1 Qc7
25. Qe4 $36) 21... f5 $6 (21... Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 {was a logical way to
simplify the position, with good chances to equalise. If now} 23. Nd6 {then}
Na7 $1 {[%cal Ya7c8]}) 22. Nd6 Nf7 23. Nc4 {[%csl Gc4] This knight, keeping an
eye on b6, d6, and e5, will be very strong but the exchange of rooks will
definitely help Black.} (23. Be3 $5 Nxd6 24. cxd6 Qf7 25. Bb6 Rd7 26. Nc3 $1
Be5 27. Bc5 $36 {[%cal Yc3a4]}) 23... e5 $6 {Black should have simplified the
game:} (23... Rxd1 $142 24. Rxd1 Rd8 {. After the text move White creates
pressure on Black's centre.}) 24. Rde1 Kh7 25. Bb2 Re8 26. Nd4 {Exchanging one
of Black's key pieces.} (26. Nf4 Rad8 27. Nb6 Nd4 {was less clear.}) 26... Nxd4
27. Bxd4 Rad8 28. Bb2 e4 $6 {Prompting an undermining f2-f3, after which
Black's e4-pawn will be weak. It was better to keep the tension:} (28... h5 {
. If} 29. f3 {[%cal Ye1e2,Yf1e1] then} Qh4 $132) 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. f3 Qf6 (
30... Ne5 31. fxe4 Nxc4 32. Qxc4 fxe4 33. Rf4 e3 34. Rf3 {[%cal Rc4c3] winning
the pawn.}) 31. fxe4 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Qxe4 $6 {The endgame with this
weak pawn will be difficult for Black.} (33... fxe4 $142 34. Re1 Re8 35. Rd1
Qf6 $14) 34. Qxe4 fxe4 {[%mdl 4096] GM Levon Aronian now displays excellent
technique.} 35. Kg3 (35. Na5 $5 Rd7 36. Re1 Re7 37. Kg3 {was a good
alternative but there is no need for such niceties.}) 35... Rd4 (35... Rd3+ 36.
Kf4 Rc3 37. Na5 e3 38. Re1 $1 Rxa3 39. Rxe3 {- see below}) 36. Na5 g5 (36...
Rd3+ $5 37. Kf4 e3 38. Re1 (38. Ra1 $5) 38... Rxa3 39. Rxe3 Ra4 40. Rb3 {
doesn't guarantee Black a draw either.}) 37. Kf2 Rd3 (37... Rd2+ 38. Ke3 Rxg2 {
is hardly good. After} 39. Nxb7 Rg3+ 40. Kxe4 Rxa3 41. c6 {White's passed pawn
should decide the game.}) 38. Re1 (38. Nxb7 $5 Ne5 39. Ra1 {[%cal Yb7d6]})
38... Rxa3 39. Rxe4 Kf6 (39... Nd8 $5 {, aiming for a rook ending, was
probably a better chance:} 40. Re8 (40. Nxb7 Nc6 $132 {[%csl Rb4]}) (40. Re7+
Kf8 41. Rd7 Nc6 42. Nxc6 bxc6 43. Rd6 a5 44. bxa5 Rxa5 45. Rxc6 Kf7) 40... Nc6
41. Nxc6 bxc6 42. Rc8 a5 $1 (42... Rb3 43. Rc7+ $1 Kf8 (43... Kg8 44. Rxc6 Rxb4
45. Rxh6 a5 46. Rg6+ Kf7 47. Rxg5) 44. Rxc6 Rxb4 45. Rxa6 Rc4 46. Rxh6 Rxc5 47.
Rh7 {cutting off Black's king and then attacking the g5 pawn.}) 43. bxa5 Rxa5
44. Rxc6 Ra2+ 45. Kf3 Rc2 {, and Black should hold on.}) 40. Nxb7 Ne5 41. Rd4
Ke7 42. Nd6 Rb3 (42... Nc6 {is too late:} 43. Nf5+ $1 Kf6 44. Rd6+ Kxf5 45.
Rxc6 h5 46. Ke2 $1 {- White's king moves to the queenside, and he should win.})
43. Nc8+ (43. Nc4 $6 Nd3+ 44. Ke2 Nxb4) (43. Nf5+ $142 $1 Ke6 44. Nxh6 Rxb4 (
44... Rd3 45. Re4 $1 Kd5 46. Re3 Rd2+ (46... Rd4 47. Rg3 $1) 47. Kg3 Rd4 48.
Ng8 $1 Nc6 49. Ne7+ Nxe7 50. Rxe7 Rxb4 51. Ra7 Ra4 52. Rg7 {with a winning
rook endgame.}) 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Nf5+ Kf7 47. c6 $1 Rc4 (47... Rf4+ 48. Ke2
Re4+ 49. Kd2 $1) 48. Nd4 a5 (48... Nd3+ 49. Kg3 Nb4 50. Nf3 $1) 49. Ke3 a4 50.
Ke4 Ng6 51. Rd7+ Kf6 52. Ra7 {with good winning chances.}) 43... Kf7 44. Nd6+
Ke6 {Not giving White an opportunity to correct his inaccuracy:} (44... Ke7 45.
Nf5+ $1) {But White gets another possibility.} 45. Nc4 $1 Nd3+ $2 {After this
move Black is probably lost. White's c-pawn is the decisive factor despite all
the moves of Black's knight. Here, too, the rook endgame was Black's only
chance:} (45... Nxc4 46. Rxc4 Kd7 47. Rd4+ Kc7 48. Rd6 Kb7 $1 (48... Rxb4 49.
Rxa6 {must be hopeless.}) 49. Rb6+ Ka7 50. Rxh6 Rxb4 51. Rh7+ Kb8 52. Rg7 a5
53. Rxg5 a4 {, and it is unclear whether White can win.}) 46. Kg1 Nf4 (46...
Nxb4 47. c6) 47. Rd6+ Ke7 48. Ne5 Rb2 (48... Rb1+ 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 50. Kf3) 49.
Rxa6 Rxg2+ 50. Kf1 Rb2 51. Rxh6 Nd5 52. Rd6 Ne3+ (52... Nxb4 53. Rb6 $18) (
52... Nf4 53. Ng6+ Nxg6 54. Rxg6 Rxb4 55. Rxg5 $18 {_|_}) 53. Ke1 Nc2+ 54. Kd1
Nxb4 55. Rb6 {[%cal Gb6b2]} Kf8 56. Rb8+ Kg7 57. Nc4 Rb3 58. c6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. f3 c5 13. Qe3 c4 14. Ba2 Ng6 15.
Bg3 Nh5 16. Nc3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Ne5 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bb1 Qc7 21.
Ra7 Qc6 22. Ne2 Ra8 23. c3 h6 24. Nf4 Rxa7 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qe7 Qb6+ 27. Kh1
Nc6 28. Qh4 Bd7 29. e5 Nxe5 30. Nd5 Qd8 31. Qe4 Ng6 32. Nf4 Nxf4 33. Qh7+ Kf8
34. gxf4 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Re8 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7 Qxf4 38. Be4 Be6 39. Qd4 Qe5
40. Qa7+ Kf6 41. Qb6 Qc5+ 42. Qxc5 dxc5 43. Rd6 b4 44. f4 Ke7 45. Rc6 f5 46.
Bf3 Rd8 47. Rxc5 bxc3 48. bxc3 Rd3 49. Kf2 Rxc3 50. Ke2 Ra3 51. Rc7+ Kd6 52.
Rc6+ Kd7 53. Rc5 Rb3 54. Kd2 Rd3+ 55. Ke2 Ra3 56. Kd2 h5 57. Bxh5 Kd6 58. Re5
Ra2+ 59. Kc3 Rxg2 60. Be2 Rf2 61. Bxc4 Bxc4 62. Rxf5 Bd5 63. Kd4 Rd2+ 64. Ke3
Ra2 65. Rf8 Ra3+ 66. Kd4 Ra4+ 67. Ke3 Bc6 68. Rf5 Bd5 69. Rf8 Kc5 70. f5 Re4+
71. Kf2 Kd6 72. Rd8+ Kc5 73. Kg3 Ra4 74. f6 Ra6 75. Rf8 Kd4 76. Kf4 Ra1 77. Re8
Kc5 78. Rd8 Kc6 79. Kg5 Rg1+ 80. Kh6 Be6 81. Ra8 Kd6 82. Ra7 Ke5 83. f7 Rf1 84.
Kg7 Rxf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nc2 Rc8 10. Bd2 h5 11. h3 Be6 12. Ne3 Qd7 13. Kh2 Nd4 14. Ncd5 Bxd5 15.
cxd5 Qb5 16. Re1 Qxb2 17. Qa4+ b5 18. Qa5 Ng4+ 19. hxg4 hxg4+ 20. Kg1 Nxe2+ 21.
Kf1 Nc3 22. Bxc3 Qxc3 23. Qxb5+ Kf8 24. Rad1 f5 25. Qb1 Qb2 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27.
Rd3 Kf7 28. Rb1 Bf6 29. Ke2 Rc5 30. Ra3 Rh2 31. Rh1 Rxh1 32. Bxh1 Rc1 33. Bg2
Bd4 34. Rd3 Bc5 35. Rd1 Rc3 36. Rd3 Rc1 37. Rd1 Rc3 38. Rd2 Rc1 39. f3 gxf3+
40. Bxf3 Kf6 41. g4 Kg5 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bg2 Kf4 44. Nf1 a5 45. Kd3 a4 46. Rc2
Rd1+ 47. Ke2 Rb1 48. Rc4+ Kg5 49. Kd3 Rb2 50. Rc2 Rb4 51. Nd2 Rg4 52. Bh1 Rd4+
53. Ke2 Rb4 54. Bf3 a3 55. Nb3 Bb6 56. Rc3 Rh4 57. Bg2 Rg4 58. Kf1 Rb4 59. Bf3
Kf6 60. Ke2 Rh4 61. Bg2 Rg4 62. Kf1 Rb4 63. Rc2 Rg4 64. Nd2 Rb4 65. Ke2 Bc5 66.
Nf3 Re4+ 67. Kd3 Re3+ 68. Kd2 Re4 69. Bf1 e6 70. dxe6 Rxe6 71. Rc4 Re8 72. Rh4
Be3+ 73. Kc2 Bc5 74. Bc4 Re3 75. Bd5 Re2+ 76. Kd3 Rf2 77. Rh6+ Kg7 78. Re6 Rf1
79. Kc4 Rd1 80. Re1 Rxe1 81. Nxe1 Kg6 82. Nd3 Ba7 83. Kb3 Kg5 84. Kxa3 f4 85.
Kb3 Kg4 86. Ne1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 ({Wenig bringt} 11. Ne2 Be6 12. Nf4
Bd5 $1 {Schwarz bekommt eine problemlose Stellung.} 13. Nxd5 (13. Ng5 Be7 $15)
13... cxd5 14. Bf4 c6 15. g3 Be7 16. Rfe1 Rg8 17. g4 hxg4 18. hxg4 Nh6 19. Nh2
g5 20. Be3 Kd7 21. Rad1 Ke6 $132 {Bruzon - Miles (Varadero, 2000)}) 11... Be6 {
Ich denke, dass 11....Be7 besser ist. Nach Be6 muss Schwarz immer mit Ng5
rechnen.} (11... Be7 12. Rad1 Nh4 ({Spielbar ist auch} 12... Be6 $5 $146 {
Nach dem prinzipiellen} 13. Ng5 {gleicht Schwarz forciert aus:} Bc4 $1 14. Rfe1
Rd8 $1 15. Rxd8+ (15. b3 Ba6 16. Rxd8+ {->15.Rxd8}) 15... Bxd8 16. b3 Ba6 17.
e6 Bxg5 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Bxg5 Re8 $11) 13. Nd4 (13. Nxh4 $6 {Weiß kann nicht
besser stehen, besonders weil er nicht zu g4 kommt.} Bxh4 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. e6
Bxe6 16. Nd4 Bf6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxc7 Rc8 19. Bf4 Ke7 $11 {Dominguez Perez -
Wang Yue (Wijk aan Zee, 2009)}) 13... Nf5 14. Nce2 Nxd4 $1 {Hat Schwarz die
Gelegenheit, den Springer abzutauschen, so soll er das ohne nachzudenken
machen! Der Grund dafür ist ganz einfach - Weiß hat Raumvorteil und eventuell
Initiative im Zentrum.} 15. Nxd4 (15. Rxd4 Bf5 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Nd4 Bg6 $15)
15... a6 $1 {Und Weiß muss die Notbremse ziehen und e6 spielen.} 16. e6 (16.
Rfe1 c5 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Rd2 Rd8 $15) 16... Bxe6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxc7 Rc8 19.
Bb6 Bd8 20. Bd4 Bf6 $11 {Das Endspiel ist leicht Remis zu halten.}) 12. Rfd1
Be7 13. Ng5 $1 {Das ist eigentlich die einzige Chance von Weiß - er muss einen
der schwarzen Läufer nehmen.} Rh6 $2 {Es ist schwer zu glauben, dass die
Stellung immer noch ausgeglichen bleibt, nach dem Schwarz mit dem Turm auf e6
nimmt.} (13... Bc4 14. b3 Ba6 15. Nce4 $5 {und nun kann Schwarz nicht Rd8
spielen:} (15. e6 Bxg5 16. exf7+ Kxf7 17. Bxg5 Nd6 18. Rd4 $14) 15... Nh4 (
15... b6 16. e6 f6 17. Nf7 Rh7 18. Bxc7 $18) (15... Rd8 16. e6 $1 fxe6 17. Nxe6
Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 $18 {Keine Verteidigung gegen Nxc7}) 16. c4 $14 {Der Läufer auf
a6 sieht nicht toll aus.}) (13... Bxg5 {Das kommt immer in Frage, aber die
Stellung von Weiß ist dann doch deutlich besser.} 14. Bxg5 Ne7 $1 {Sonst kommt
Rd2-Rad1...} 15. Rd2 Rd8 $1 {So schnell wie möglich muss Schwarz zumindest
einen Turm tauschen.} 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Ke8 18. Ne2 $14) 14. Nxe6 Rxe6
$16 {Wenn man sich nun fragt, warum Schwarz nicht einfach schlecht stehen soll,
findet man keine Antwort auf die Frage. Er hat einfach so seine stärkste Figur
getauscht und dafür nichts bekommen.} 15. Kf1 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Ne4 Be7
18. Re1 {Weiß beeilt sich nicht - er hat alle Zeit der Welt. Sein Plan ist
klar - langsam aber sicher die Bauern am Königsflügel aufzurollen.} c5 $1 {
Das ist die beste Chance von Schwarz. Er will unter Umständen die weißen
Bauern mit seinem Turm angreifen.} 19. c4 Nd4 (19... Ra6 20. Nc3 Rb6 21. b3 $16
) 20. Nc3 {Der Springer verteidigt alles auf dem Damenfluegel. Ein anderes
Gegenspiel hat Schwarz nicht.} Ra6 21. Rd1 {Weiss will Be3 und danach Ke2
spielen. Schwarz muss sofort etwas machen, und er findet seine beste Chance.}
c6 $1 {Die Idee ist b5-b4!} 22. Be3 b5 23. a3 $1 {Die Beste Chance, auf den
Sieg zu spielen.} (23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. cxb5 (24. Rxd4 $1 b4 25. Ne4 Rxa2 26. b3
a5 $17) 24... cxb5 (24... dxc3 25. bxa6 cxb2 26. Ke2 $18) 25. Rxd4 b4 26. Nd5
Rxa2 27. Nxe7 Kxe7 28. Rxb4 g5 {/\Ke6-a5-a4-a3. Das Endspiel ist Remis.}) 23...
b4 (23... bxc4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Rb6 26. Na4 Rb5 27. Rxc4 $16) 24. axb4
cxb4 25. Bxd4 bxc3 26. Bxc3 Ra4 27. Ke2 {Hier hatte Weiss gute Alternativen.} (
27. b3 Ra3 28. Rb1 Bc5 29. f4 a5 30. Bd2 Ra2 $44) (27. Rd4 $5 Bb4 28. Rd3 (28.
Bxb4 Rxb4 $11) 28... Bc5 (28... Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Ke7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. f4 g5 32. Ke3
gxf4+ 33. Kxf4 $14) 29. b3 Ra2 30. Bd2 $14) 27... Rxc4 28. Ra1 Bc5 29. g3 $1 {
Nun droht Kd3 mit Turmgewinn.} (29. Kd3 Rf4 30. f3 h4 $11) 29... Bb6 {Schwarz
hat keine Wahl, er muss seine Figuren sehr passiv stellen.} 30. Kd3 Rc5 31. f4
{Weiss hat keinen materiellen Vorteil, aber seine Figuren stehen alle sehr
aktiv.} Rb5 (31... Rd5+ 32. Ke4 $16 {/\g4-f5.}) 32. b4 {Die Idee dieses Zuges
ist es, dem Turm alle Felder zu nehmen und auch a5 zu verhindern.} (32. Ke4 $5
{Sieht stark aus.} g6 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 $16) 32... g6 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4
Kd7 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 {Weiss hat das Maximum erreicht, jetzt waere Zeit
fuer die Realization gekommen, doch Schwarz hilft Weiss dabei gewaltig.} c5 $2
({Nach} 36... Ke8 $1 {haette Weiss noch zeigen muessen, wie er die schwarze
Verteidigung brechen kann.}) 37. Kc4 Kc6 (37... cxb4 38. Kxb5 bxc3 39. Kc4 Kc6
40. Ra3 $1 $18) 38. Rd1 $1 {Schwarz verliert forciert.} Bc7 (38... cxb4 39.
Rd6+ Kb7 40. Kxb5 bxc3 41. Rd1 $1 (41. Rc6 $4 a6+ $19) 41... Be3 42. Rd7+ Kc8 (
42... Kb8 43. e6 fxe6 44. fxe6 c2 45. e7 $18) 43. Rd3 $18) 39. Rd5 {Und
Schwarz verliert den Bauer, und mit dem Bauer auch die Partie.} a6 40. Rxc5+
Rxc5+ 41. bxc5 a5 42. f6 {Es droht e6.} Kd7 43. Kd5 a4 44. c6+ Kd8 45. Bb4 {
Keine Chance fuer Schwarz.} Bb8 46. e6 Ke8 47. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3 e6
9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. b3 b6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 c5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
Bg5 cxd4 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Rxd4 e5 18. Rd2 Re8 19. Qb2 Bb7 20. Rad1 Re7 21. b4
Ne4 22. Rc2 a5 23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 e4 26. h3 exf3 27. Bxf3 Bxf3
28. Kxf3 Rae8 29. Qd4 Re6 30. c5 h5 31. Rcd2 bxc5 32. bxc5 h4 33. Qxh4 Qxc5 34.
Kg3 Re4 35. Qf6 R4e6 36. Qd4 Qc7+ 37. Kf3 g5 38. g4 Re5 39. Kg2 Qc6+ 40. Kf2
R8e6 41. Qb2 Rf6+ 42. Kg1 Rb5 43. Qd4 Rf4 44. Qd6 Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. O-O g6 8. Re1
Bg7 9. d4 O-O 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bg5 Bxa4 13. Qxa4 h6 14. Bh4 Qd6
15. Na3 b5 16. Qb3 Rfd8 17. f3 Bf8 18. Red1 Qb6+ 19. Kf1 Be7 20. Bf2 Bc5 21.
Bg3 Re8 22. Nc2 Nh5 23. Be1 Rad8 24. Nb4 c6 25. Nd3 Be3 26. a4 Nf4 27. Nxf4
exf4 28. c4 bxc4 29. Qxb6 Bxb6 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rc1 Be3 32. Rxc4 c5 33. Ke2
Kf8 34. h4 Ke7 35. g3 Rb8 36. b4 cxb4 37. Bxb4+ Kd7 38. Bc3 Rb1 39. Be5 fxg3
40. Rc7+ Ke6 41. Bxg3 Bb6 42. Rc6+ Kd7 43. Rf6 Ke7 44. e5 Rb2+ 45. Kd3 Bf2 46.
Bxf2 Rxf2 47. h5 gxh5 48. Ke3 Ra2 49. Rxa6 h4 50. Kf4 h3 51. Rxh6 Rxa4+ 52. Kf5
Ra2 53. Rxh3 Ra3 54. Kf4 f6 55. exf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nh4 b4 13. Ng6 bxc3 14. bxc3 Na5 15.
Ba2 Nh7 16. Qh5 Nf6 17. Qf3 c5 18. d4 Qc7 19. Qg3 Bd8 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Nh4 c4
22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Qc6 24. Ba3 Bc7 25. Qe3 Rad8 26. Ne4 Bb6 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6
28. Qe4 Rd2 29. Rf1 Red8 30. Kh1 Nb3 31. Bxb3 cxb3 32. f4 Qh4 33. Rab1 R8d3 34.
Bc1 Rd1 35. Ba3 Rxb1 36. Rxb1 Re3 37. g3 Qh5 38. Qg2 exf4 39. gxf4 Re2 40. Qg3
Qxf5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4
Qc7 {This is the second most popular continuation.} (14... Qa5 {is by far the
most frequent move. See for instance} 15. b3 Qc7 {Howell,D (2611)-McShane,L 
(2645)/London 2010/CBM 140/[McShane] (1/2, 38)}) 15. Bc4 Rb8 $5 $146 ({Before
this game,} 15... Rd8 {was almost exclusively played. Here is the most recent
example:} 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Nc5 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe3 Nf4 20. g3 Nd5 21. Qg5
e6 22. Rd4 Rd7 23. Rhd1 {1/2 Adams,M (2715)-Nielsen,P (2681)/Khanty-Mansiysk
2011/CBM 145}) 16. Rhe1 {This centralising move will cost White a pawn.} Rb4
17. b3 Qxh2 18. a3 Rb7 {Playing safe.} ({I would be tempted to try} 18... Rxa4
19. bxa4 Qxg2 $44) 19. Nc5 Rc7 20. g4 Qf4+ 21. Qxf4 Nxf4 22. b4 Kg7 {Both
sides have wonderful knights, and there is certain symmetry in the position.
With one exception, though: Black is a pawn up.} 23. Ba6 Ne6 24. Nxe6+ (24.
Bxc8 Nxc5 $1) 24... Bxe6 25. Re5 Rh8 26. Rc5 h5 $15 27. Be2 Rd7 (27... h4 $15)
(27... hxg4 28. fxg4 Rh3 $15) 28. Rh1 hxg4 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. fxg4 Bd5 31. b5
Rd6 (31... cxb5 32. Bxb5 Rd6 33. Rc7 $132) 32. c4 Bg2 33. a4 Kg7 34. a5 cxb5
35. cxb5 Rd7 36. Bc4 e6 37. Kc2 Kf6 38. g5+ Ke7 39. Kc3 Kd6 40. Kb4 Re7 41. Rc8
Rb7 42. a6 Rd7 43. Bb3 Rc7 44. Rxc7 Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 dxe4 10. Nxe5 Bb7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bg5 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd2 f5
15. f3 e3 16. c4 Nf4 17. cxb5+ Kh8 18. Nc4 e2 19. Qd2 Qg5 20. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 21.
Qxe2 Bxb5 22. Qe3 f4 23. Qe5 Qh4 24. Qe1 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 c6 27.
Re6 Rf6 28. Re4 a5 29. h4 Rd8 30. Re5 a4 31. Ra5 Rfd6 32. Rxa4 Rxd4 33. b3 g6
34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Ra6 Rd2 36. a4 Rf2 37. Ra7+ Kh8 38. Kh3 h5 39. Rf7 Rdd2 40.
Rxf4 Rxg2 41. Rf7 Rh2+ 42. Kg3 Rdg2+ 43. Kf4 Rxh4+ 44. Ke5 Rg5+ 45. Kf6 Rf5+
46. Kxg6 Rxf7 47. Bxf7 Rf4 48. Be6 Rxf3 49. Kxh5 Re3 50. Bc4 Kg7 51. Kg5 Re5+
52. Kf4 Kf6 53. Bd3 Rh5 54. Be4 c5 55. Bd3 Rh4+ 56. Ke3 Ke5 57. a5 Rh3+ 58. Ke2
Kd4 59. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 b5 5. c3 a5 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Qc2
c5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. a4 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. h4 Qc7
15. e4 Nb6 16. Qc2 Rfd8 17. Rfc1 h6 18. Be3 Qd7 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 a4 21.
Re1 Qb5 22. Na3 Qa6 23. Rad1 Rab8 24. c4 Nxe3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxe3 Bxg2 27.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 28. Kg1 Qb4 29. Rc3 Qb8 30. Re3 Qb4 31. Rc3 Rd7 32. Nb5 Qa5 33. Qe2
Qd8 34. Ra3 Rd2 35. Qf3 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd2 37. Rxa4 Qe1 38. Nc3 Qg1+ 39. Kh3 Re1
40. Ra7 Qf1+ 41. Qg2 Qxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Bf8 43. f4 g5 44. h5 gxf4 45. gxf4 Kg7 46.
Rd7 Re3 47. Rb7 Re1 48. b3 Re3 49. Nd1 Re2+ 50. Nf2 Rc2 51. Kf3 Rc3+ 52. Ke2
Rg3 53. Ne4 Rh3 54. Nf6 Rh1 55. Rd7 Rh2+ 56. Kd3 Rh3+ 57. Kc2 Rh4 58. Ne8+ Kg8
59. f5 Rh2+ 60. Rd2 Rxd2+ 61. Kxd2 exf5 62. Nf6+ Kg7 63. Ke3 Be7 64. Nd7 Bg5+
65. Kf3 Bd2 66. Nxc5 f6 67. e6 Kf8 68. Nd3 Ke7 69. Nf4 Kd6 70. c5+ Kc6 71. Nd5
1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
d6 9. Nd5 Be7 10. c4 Be6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Bb1 Rc8 15.
Nc1 Re8 16. Nxe7+ Rxe7 17. b3 Rd7 18. Ne2 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. h3 b4 21. f4
exf4 22. Nxf4 Qh4 23. Nd5 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Nb6 Rdd8 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Rf4
Qe5 28. Kh1 h6 29. Rf3 d5 30. Re1 Qh5 31. Rg3 Ne7 32. Bd4 Nf5 33. Rg4 Nxd4 34.
Rxd4 Qg6 35. Rc1 Re8 36. Kh2 Qh5 37. Re1 Rc8 38. Rxb4 Bf5 39. g4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 e6 8. Qd2
Bb4 9. O-O-O O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Rc8 12. Qe1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. Bd3 e5
15. Bc3 Rfe8 16. Qh4 a5 17. Rhe1 d6 18. Re3 b5 19. f4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Bxb4
Qb6 22. Rg3 Qxb4 23. Qxf6 g6 24. f5 Ra8 25. Kb1 Qa4 26. Kc1 Qb4 27. Kb1 Qa4 28.
Kc1 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. h3 Be7 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. cxd4
O-O 9. a3 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bh2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ba6 Rc7 15.
Nd2 Bc6 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. e4 Bb7 18. Bd3 e5 19. Nc4 b5 20. Na5 exd4 21. Bxb5 Ne5
22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Rac1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rd1 Qb6 26. a4 h6 27. Bg3 Qc5 28.
Kh2 Bf6 29. f4 Ng6 30. Bd3 h5 31. b4 Qxb4 32. Qxh5 Qxa4 33. e5 dxe5 34. fxe5
Rc5 35. Re1 Nf8 36. Qg4 Be7 37. Rb1 Qd7 38. Bf5 Qd5 $6 (38... Ne6 39. Rb8+ Rc8
$11) 39. Rb8 $16 g6 $6 (39... Qc6 40. Qxd4 Qd5 $16) 40. Re8 $18 Rc7 41. Bxg6
fxg6 42. Qxg6+ Kh8 43. e6 Rb7 44. Qf7 $1 Rb2 $6 (44... Bd6 45. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $18)
45. Rxf8+ $18 Bxf8 46. Qxf8+ Kh7 47. Qf7+ Kh8 48. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. f4 c5 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. a4 b5 15.
axb5 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qa3 Rfc8 19. bxa6 Qa7 20. b4 Ncd7 21.
Ra2 Bf8 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 23. Ne4 Rxb4 24. Qd3 Bg7 25. Bd2 Rbb8 26. Rb1 Nb6 27. Nd6
Rd8 28. Nb5 Qa8 29. Qe2 Nd5 30. a7 Rbc8 31. Rc1 Bf8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. h3 h5 34.
Kh2 h4 35. e4 Nf6 36. Ra4 Nh5 37. Rc4 Rc5 38. Rxc5 Bxc5 39. Be3 Bxa7 40. Bxa7
Nxf4 41. Qf3 g5 42. Be3 Ng6 43. Nd6 Qf8 44. Qd1 f6 45. Qd4 Qb8 46. Qb6 Qxb6 47.
Bxb6 Kf8 48. Bd8 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 h6 11. b3 Ne7 12. h3 Ng6 13. Ne2 a5 14. a4
Be6 15. Bb2 Bc5 16. Nd2 Rd8 17. Ne4 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Be7 19. f3 h5 20. Kf2 Bd5
21. N4g3 Bc5+ 22. Bd4 Bf8 23. c4 Be6 24. Ne4 b6 25. Bc3 c5 26. Bb2 Be7 27. N2c3
c6 28. Nd6+ Kf8 29. Nce4 h4 30. Nb7 Ke8 31. Nf6+ gxf6 32. exf6 Rg8 33. Ke3 Nf8
34. Rd2 Nd7 35. fxe7 Kxe7 36. Nd6 f6 37. Kf4 Nf8 38. Bc3 Ng6+ 39. Ke4 Nf8 40.
Ke3 Rg6 41. Kf2 Rg8 42. Ne4 Nh7 43. Kf1 Rg6 44. Re2 Nf8 45. f4 Nd7 46. Be1 Rh6
47. f5 $1 Bf7 48. Bd2 Rh8 {[%tqu "En","","","","e4f6","",10]} 49. Nxf6+ $1 Kd8
(49... Kxf6 50. Bc3+ Kxf5 $18) 50. Bg5 $18 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. a3 a5
9. Ne1 O-O 10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Ne3 h6 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Bd2 b6 14. Ned5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5
b5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Bxb4 Nxb4 19. Rxb4 bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rb5 21. Rc1
h5 22. h4 Ra5 23. Qd2 Ra7 24. Rc2 Kh7 25. Qb4 Qb8 26. Rb1 Qxb4 27. Rxb4 Rc8 28.
Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Rb6 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Bg4 31. Bf3 Bxf3 32. exf3 Ra2 33. Kg2 e4 34.
fxe4 Bd4 35. Rxd6 Rxf2+ 36. Kh3 Rd2 37. Nf6+ Bxf6 38. Rxf6 Rxd3 39. Rxf7+ Kg8
40. Rf2 Re3 41. Rf4 Re2 42. g4 Re3+ 43. Kg2 hxg4 44. Kf2 Rh3 45. Rxg4 Kf7 46.
Kg2 Re3 47. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ndf6 6. Ng5 h6 7. N5f3 Bf5 8.
Bxf5 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxf5 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Ne5 e6 12. Ngf3 Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxe5 14. Bxe5
Ne7 15. h3 Qd7 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 Ng6 18. Bh2 a5 19. Rad1 b5 20. Qc2 Rfd8 21.
Rfe1 Nd5 22. b3 Rac8 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Nd2 Nde7 25. Ne4 Qd5 26. Rad1 Nf5 27. Rd2
Nfh4 28. f3 Rac8 29. Nc5 Qg5 30. Kh1 Rd5 31. Ne4 Qd8 32. Red1 Nf5 33. Bg1 Nf4
34. Bf2 Qe7 35. c4 bxc4 36. bxc4 Rdd8 37. Qc3 Ra8 38. Rb1 Nd6 39. Bg3 Nxe4 40.
fxe4 e5 41. d5 Rac8 42. Rbd1 cxd5 43. exd5 Qc5 44. Bxf4 exf4 45. Rd4 Rd6 46.
Qd3 g5 47. Re4 Kg7 48. Rb1 Qf2 49. Rf1 Qc5 50. h4 $5 Rb8 51. Qc3+ Kg6 52. Qe5
$6 (52. h5+ Kh7 53. Qd4 $18) 52... Rbd8 $2 (52... Rdb6 53. h5+ $1 Kh7 $16) 53.
h5+ (53. Rexf4 $1 gxf4 54. Rxf4 $18) 53... Kh7 54. Rb1 Qc8 55. Kg1 Qg4 56. Rd4
Qxh5 $2 (56... Qd7 57. Qe2 Kg7 $16) 57. c5 $18 Qg6 58. Rc1 Rf6 59. c6 Rf5 $6 (
59... Rfd6 60. c7 Rc8 $18) 60. Qe4 $18 g4 61. c7 Rc8 62. d6 f3 63. d7 Qh5 64.
dxc8=Q 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. Qb3 Qc8
9. Nh4 Be6 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. e3 Ne4 12. Nf3 h6 13. Bd3 f5 14. Rc1 g5 15. Bh2 Bf7
16. Rc2 O-O 17. Nb6 Nxb6 18. Qxb6 Bh5 19. Be5 Nf6 20. Qc7 Nd7 21. Qxc8 Raxc8
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Be2 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 e5 25. b4 Rce8 26. O-O Kg6 27. a4 h5 28. g3
g4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Bg2 exd4 31. exd4 Nf6 32. b5 a5 33. Rb1 f4 34. gxf4 Nh5
35. bxc6 bxc6 36. Rb6 $2 (36. Bf1 Nxf4 37. Rd2 $17) 36... Re1+ $19 37. Bf1 Rf6
$6 (37... Nxf4 38. Rb3 Rh8 $19) 38. Re2 Rd1 39. f5+ Kxf5 40. Re5+ Kg6 41. Rb8 (
41. Rb2 Nf4 42. Re8 $19) 41... Ng3 $5 42. Rg8+ Kf7 43. Rxg4 Nxf1 44. Kg2 Nd2
0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Kb1 c5 17. g4 $5 {Kamsky is one of the best players in the
world, so it is not a secret for him that only a speedy kingside attack might
shatter solid black defences.} Nxg4 18. Qe2 {[%mdl 4] Even the great stars
find it difficult to keep the same level of alertness in all lines. White was
unsure, if he could afford to sacrifice the house with the obvious move 18.
Rhg1!? and chooses the much more timid queen move instead.} (18. Rhg1 $5 f5 (
18... Nxf2 19. Qe2 Nxd1 20. Bxh6 Kh7 21. Bxg7 Rg8 22. Qe4+ (22. h6 Nc3+ (22...
Qd5 23. Rxd1 $16) 23. bxc3 cxd4 24. Nxd4 $16) 22... f5 23. Qxe6 Nc3+ 24. Ka1
Rxg7 25. Rg6 Bg5 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg6+ Kf8 28. Nxg5 Qd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schramm,
C (2371)-Kreisl,R (2406)/Austria 2012 (39)}) 19. Qe2 (19. Rde1 Qd5 20. c4 Qd6 (
20... Qd7 21. d5 Rad8 22. Qe2 Bf6 23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24. Rxe6 b5 25. cxb5 Rxd5 26.
Bc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Nxf2 $11 {1-0 Salai,L (2440)-Danielsen,H (2495)/Yerevan 1996
(45)}) 21. d5 exd5 22. Bf4 Qd7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Bf6 25. Rxd5 Qe8 26. Bd6
$16 {1-0 Chandler,M (2485)-Lobron,E (2480)/Amsterdam 1983 (58)}) 19... Qd5 20.
Ne5 cxd4 21. Ng6 Rf7 22. f3 Nf6 23. Bxh6 Bd6 24. Bxg7 Kh7 25. h6 $18 {1-0 Ni
Hua (2710)-Ruck,R (2574)/Beijing 2008 (33)}) 18... Kh8 $2 {Seirawan is trying
for a small comeback to the big scene after several years of minimal
engagement. He is unsure what is the best defence just like his colleagues,
but the king move is simply a loss of a tempo.} (18... cxd4 19. Rhg1 d3 20.
cxd3 f5 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Bc3 Bf6 23. Nh4 Bxh4 24. Rxg4 Bf6 25. Rxg7 Kxg7 26.
Rg1+ Kh8 27. Rg8+ Kh7 28. Qxf5+ {1/2-1/2 Fercec,N (2476)-Petrov,J (2419)/Pula
1999}) (18... Qd5 19. Ne5 Nf6 20. f3 cxd4 21. Rdg1 Kh7 22. Bf4 d3 23. Qg2 Ne8
24. Rd1 Qd4 25. Qh2 Nf6 26. Rxd3 Qa4 $11 {0-1 Ginsburg,G (2483)-Fridman,D 
(2592)/Zuerich 2003 (66)}) (18... Qb6 19. Rhg1 f5 20. Ne5 cxd4 (20... Nxe5 21.
dxe5 Kh8 22. Rg6 Rf7 23. Rdg1 Rd8 24. Bf4 Qb4 25. Qe3 Qe4 26. Qg3 {1-0 Fluvia
Poyatos,J (2482)-Alonso Rosell,A (2502)/Sabadell 2011 (34)} Bg5 $14) 21. Nd7
Qa6 22. Qe1 Rf7 23. f3 Rd8 24. fxg4 Rxd7 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Bf4 d3 $17 {0-1
Paikidze,N (2416)-Girya,O (2371)/Chennai 2011 (46)}) 19. Rhg1 Nf6 20. dxc5 Qc7
(20... Bxc5 $2 21. Bxh6 $18) 21. Ne5 Bxc5 {Black would be suffering everywhere,
so it made sense for him to play the logical continuation.} (21... Qxc5 22. Bc3
$1 Nd5 (22... Rac8 23. Nd7 Qxh5 24. Qxh5 Nxh5 25. Nxf8 Bxf8 26. Rd7 $16) 23.
Bd4 Qc7 24. c4 Nf4 25. Qe4 Bg5 26. Be3 f5 27. Bxf4 fxe4 28. Ng6+ Kg8 29. Bxc7
$18) 22. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 23. Rd7 $1 {This small combination is far from obvious
as the key idea is not exactly spectacular. Under the pain of extinction Black
decided to give up the queen in order to keep the chance for some resistance.}
Qxd7 (23... Nxd7 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. Ng4 $18) 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Qd2 Kh7 26. b4 $5 {
White has such a pleasant choice that he can try for the maximum. The defender
will be robbed of any real chances, but keeps kicking the best he can.} (26.
Qxd7 Bxf2 27. Rf1 Kg7 28. Qxb7 Be3 29. c4 $18) 26... Rad8 (26... Bb6 27. Qxd7
Bxf2 28. Rf1 $18) 27. bxc5 Nf6 (27... Nxc5 28. Qf4 Nd7 29. Rd1 $18) 28. Qf4 Ne8
29. Qe4+ Kh8 30. Qxb7 {Seirawan is still struggling to coordinate his forces,
but his pawns are disappearing like premature snow.} Ng7 31. Qxa7 Rc8 32. Rd1
Nf5 33. Rd7 Kg7 34. a4 Kf6 35. a5 (35. a5 Ra8 36. Rxf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 Na5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Bd5 Rc8 14. Nd2 Qc7
15. Re1 Bg5 16. Nf1 Qb6 17. Rb1 Nc4 18. Qe2 Bh6 19. h4 Qb4 20. g3 Rc7 21. Kg2
Nb6 22. Bb3 Bxb3 23. cxb3 Qxb3 24. a5 Na4 25. Nh2 g6 26. Ng4 Bg7 27. Nd5 Rc2
28. Qe3 Nc5 29. h5 Qxe3 30. Ngxe3 Rd2 31. Nc4 Rd4 32. Nxd6 Rd8 33. b4 Nd3 34.
Nxb7 Nxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Ra8 36. f3 Bf8 37. Rc1 Bxb4 38. Rc7 gxh5 39. Kh3 Kg7 40.
Kh4 Ra7 41. Kxh5 Rxd5 42. exd5 Bxa5 43. Re7 Bb6 44. d6 a5 45. Kg5 a4 46. Kf5 a3
47. Nd8 a2 48. Ne6+ Kh6 49. Ng5 a1=Q 50. Nxf7+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hess, Robert L"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5
9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Na4 e5 14. Nxe5 Nexc5 15.
dxc5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Rd4 Qc7 18. Rb4 Rb8 19. Rc1 Be4 20. Qd1 a5 21. Rd4
Rbe8 22. Bf1 h5 23. a3 Nf6 24. Nc3 Kg7 25. Ra4 g5 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4
28. Bd3 Re8 29. Be2 h4 30. Qc2 Qe5 31. Rd1 Ng8 32. Rd4 f5 33. Qc3 Nf6 34. Bd3
f4 35. exf4 gxf4 36. Kf1 Kh6 37. Ra4 Qxc3 38. bxc3 Ne4 39. Bxe4 Rxe4 40. Rxa5
Rc4 41. Ra7 Rxc3 42. Rxb7 Rxc5 43. a4 Kg6 44. Rb6 Kf5 45. a5 Rxa5 46. Rxc6 Ke4
47. Re6+ Kd3 48. g3 d4 49. Kg2 Rf5 50. gxh4 f3+ 51. Kg3 Kc2 52. Rc6+ Kd2 53. h5
Rxh5 54. Rd6 d3 55. Kxf3 Rxh3+ 56. Kg4 Rh2 57. f4 Ke3 58. f5 d2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE Cup 30th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.06.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2012.06.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Corinth Argonaftis PM"]
[BlackTeam "Kavalas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Ne7 8.
Be3 d6 9. f4 Nd7 10. N1d2 O-O 11. a4 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. f5 exf5
15. exf5 Nf6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bd3 Nc6 19. Qf4 h5 20. h3 Re8 21.
Rae1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qf2 Nb4 25. Qd4 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Qc8 27.
Qf2 b4 28. Rc1 Qe8 29. Nd4 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Qc2 Qe8 32. Qe2 Qa4 33. Nf3
Qa7+ 34. Kh2 Kf8 35. Qe5 Qb6 36. b3 Qd8 37. Nd4 Qb6 38. Nf3 Qd8 39. Nd4 Qb6 40.
Kh1 Qc5 41. Nf3 Nd7 42. Qa1 Qd6 43. Qa7 Ke7 44. Qe3+ Kf8 45. Qa7 Ke7 46. Qe3+
Kf8 47. Qg5 Nf6 48. Qc1 Nd7 49. d4 Qf6 50. Qc7 Ke8 51. Qc8+ Ke7 52. Qb7 Qxf5
53. Qxb4+ Ke8 54. Qc3 f6 55. h4 Kd8 56. Qa5+ Ke7 57. Qe1+ Kf7 58. b4 Qd3 59.
Qc1 Ke7 60. Kh2 Qb5 61. Qb1 Nf8 62. Qe1+ Ne6 63. Qd2 Kd7 64. Qb2 Nd8 65. Ne1
Nf7 66. Qa3 Nh6 67. Qa7+ Ke6 68. Qxg7 Ng4+ 69. Kh3 Qxb4 70. Qg8+ Ke7 71. Qg7+
Ke6 72. Qg8+ Ke7 73. Qg7+ Kd8 74. Qg8+ Kc7 75. Qf7+ Kb8 76. Qe8+ Kc7 77. Qf7+
Kb8 78. Qe8+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE Cup 30th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.06.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "281"]
[EventDate "2012.06.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kavalas"]
[BlackTeam "Corinth Argonaftis PM"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Nbd2 e6 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nh5 12. Be3 Bd6 13. g3 Nf6 14. Qd1 O-O
15. f4 Rb8 16. a4 a6 17. a5 b6 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. Ra2 a5 20. Nf3 Qc7 21. O-O
Rfb8 22. Bc1 Ne7 23. Qe2 Nf5 24. Ne5 Be7 25. Rxa5 Nd6 26. Ra2 Qb7 27. h4 Ra8
28. Rxa8+ Qxa8 29. Kh2 Nfe4 30. h5 gxh5 31. Qxh5 Qa2 32. Qe2 g6 33. Kg2 Nf5 34.
Bxe4 dxe4 35. Qxe4 Rxb2+ 36. Bxb2 Qxb2+ 37. Kh3 Qxc3 38. Nf3 Bf6 39. Rd1 Ne7
40. Qd3 Qb2 41. Rb1 Qf2 42. Rf1 Qb2 43. Ne5 Nd5 44. Nf3 Kg7 45. Re1 Qf2 46. Qe2
Bxd4 47. Qxf2 Bxf2 48. Rb1 Bb6 49. Ne5 Bd4 50. Nc4 Bf6 51. Rb7 g5 52. Kg4 gxf4
53. gxf4 Kg6 54. Kf3 Kg7 55. Rb1 Bd4 56. Nd6 Bc5 57. Ne4 Be7 58. Rb7 Kg6 59.
Rd7 Kg7 60. Nf2 Bf6 61. Nd3 Bd4 62. Rb7 Bf6 63. Nc5 Be7 64. Nd7 Bd6 65. Ne5
Bxe5 66. fxe5 Kg6 67. Ke4 f6 68. Rb3 Kf7 69. Rg3 Ne7 70. exf6 Kxf6 71. Rf3+ Nf5
72. Rf2 Ke7 73. Ke5 Nd6 74. Ra2 Nf7+ 75. Kd4 Kf6 76. Ra6 Nh6 77. Ra8 Nf5+ 78.
Kc5 Ke5 79. Ra1 Ng3 80. Re1+ Ne4+ 81. Kc4 Kf5 82. Kd3 Nf6 83. Kd4 Nd5 84. Kc5
Nf4 85. Kd6 Kf6 86. Re5 Nd3 87. Rxe6+ Kf5 88. Re8 Nf4 89. Kc5 Ne6+ 90. Kd6 Nf4
91. Re3 Kf6 92. Re5 Ng6 93. Ra5 Nf4 94. Rb5 Ne6 95. Rb8 Kf5 96. Kd5 Nf4+ 97.
Kd4 Ne6+ 98. Ke3 Ke5 99. Rb5+ Kd6 100. Ke4 Nc5+ 101. Kd4 Ne6+ 102. Kc4 Nf4 103.
Rf5 Ne6 104. Rd5+ Kc6 105. Rd1 Nc5 106. Kd4 Kd6 107. Kc4+ Kc6 108. Rd8 Ne6 109.
Rd5 Nc7 110. Rh5 Ne6 111. Rh7 Kd6 112. Ra7 Ke5 113. Ra5+ Ke4 114. Ra1 Ke5 115.
Re1+ Kd6 116. Re2 Nf4 117. Re1 Ne6 118. Re4 Nc5 119. Rd4+ Kc6 120. Rd2 Ne6 121.
Rd1 Nc5 122. Kd4 Kd6 123. Rb1 Ne6+ 124. Ke4 Nc5+ 125. Kf5 Kd5 126. Rd1+ Kc4
127. Kf4 Nd3+ 128. Ke3 Nc5 129. Rd4+ Kc3 130. Rh4 Nb3 131. Ke4 Kc4 132. Ke5+
Kc5 133. Rh8 Kc4 134. Rd8 Kc3 135. Kd5 Nd4 136. Rh8 Ne2 137. Ke4 Kd2 138. Rd8+
Kc2 139. Ke3 Nc3 140. Rb8 Nd1+ 141. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE Cup 30th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.06.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mourelatos, Ilias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2062"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.06.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kavalas"]
[BlackTeam "Kalamarias YMCA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bc4
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bb3 Be6 12. Nh4 Rd8 13. Qf3 Qc6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15.
Qxf5 Qd7 16. Qf3 Nc6 17. Bb6 Rf8 18. Rad1 Bd8 19. Bc5 Bc7 20. a3 Qe7 21. Be3
Ba5 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Nb8 24. Re2 f5 25. c4 f4 26. Bc1 Nd7 27. Bc2 g5 28.
b4 Bc7 29. c5 Nf6 30. Bb2 g4 31. Qxf4 Qg7 32. Qc4 Nh5 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34. d6+ Kh8
35. dxc7 Nf4 36. Red2 Nh3+ 37. Kf1 g3 38. hxg3 Qxg3 39. gxh3 Qxh3+ 40. Ke1 Qf3
41. Qh4 Qc6 42. Rd6 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 40th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.06.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.06.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kavalas"]
[BlackTeam "Kalamata Poseidon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 a5 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc3 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a4 b6 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. Ng5 g6 13. e4 Rd8 14. Na3 Bxc3 15.
Qxc3 Nb4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 c5 18. dxc5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qxa4 20. Bf3 Qc6 21.
e5 Qxc5 22. Qh4 h5 23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Qg5 Qxe5 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Nxh5+ Kh8 27. Nf6
Qxb2 28. g4 Kg7 29. Nh5+ Kh7 30. gxf5 exf5 31. Nf4 Qg7 32. Rd7 Re8 33. Kg2 Kg8
34. Bd5 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 40th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.07.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Pavlidis, Anastasios"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2012.06.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chania Kydon"]
[BlackTeam "Kavalas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c6 5. Bg5 d5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3
O-O 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O g6 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Qe2 a6 14. h3 c5 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Qd1 Qb6 17. Na4 Qa7 18. Be2 Rac8 19. Nc3 Bf8 20. Qd2 Qa8 21. Rfd1
Bg7 22. b4 d4 23. Na4 Ne4 24. Qa2 cxb4 25. Bc4 Nd6 26. Nxd4 Rxc4 27. Rxc4 Bd5
28. Nb2 Nxc4 29. Nxc4 Ne5 0-1

[Event "GRE-chT 40th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.07.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2012.06.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kavalas"]
[BlackTeam "Nice Fysiolatris"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Bb3 Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Ba2 Rc8 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bg5 Nc4 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Ne1 Qc6 19. a5 h6 20. Nd3 Bg5 21. Qe1
b6 22. g3 bxa5 23. h4 Be7 24. Rxa5 Qb6 25. Rda1 Re8 26. Qd2 Bd8 27. R5a4 Qb7
28. b3 Bb5 29. R4a2 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Qxe4 31. Rxa6 Qf3 32. Rxd6 Bxh4 33. Qb4 Bxg3
34. Qxb5 Rc8 35. Qd5 e4 36. Rg6 Bb8 37. Rg2 Qf6 38. Re1 exd3 39. Qxd3 g6 40.
Qd7 Rf8 41. Rg4 Bf4 42. Qa4 Bh2+ 43. Kg2 h5 44. Rge4 Bc7 45. Rd1 Bb6 46. Rf4
Qg5+ 47. Kf1 Bc7 48. Rf3 h4 49. Qe4 Qh6 50. Kg2 Qg5+ 51. Kh3 Qh5 52. Rd7 Be5
53. Qg4 Qh6 54. c4 Qc1 55. Kg2 Qh6 56. c5 f5 57. Qc4+ Kh8 58. c6 Qg5+ 59. Kh3
Bf6 60. Rf4 Rc8 61. Qf7 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 40th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.07.02"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.06.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kavalas"]
[BlackTeam "Chania ADA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Nc6 9. Qxc4 Qd5 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11. e3 Qh5 12. h3 Nd5 13. b3 Ndb4 14. Ba3 Bd7 15.
Qe2 Be8 16. Rfc1 f6 17. Ne4 b6 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. g4 Qf7 20. Neg5 Qe7 21. Rxc6
Bxc6 22. Qc2 fxg5 23. Qxc6 Bd6 24. Rc1 Rab8 25. Bf1 a5 26. Nd2 e5 27. d5 e4 28.
Qc4 Qe5 29. Bg2 Rf8 30. Nxe4 Rbe8 31. Kf1 h6 32. Qd3 Re7 33. Qc3 Qh2 34. Qd4
Be5 35. Qd3 Bd6 36. Qd4 Be5 37. Qd3 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 40th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.07.03"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Papadopoulos, Ioannis K"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.06.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Orekastrou"]
[BlackTeam "Kavalas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
a4 a5 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Nc4 Bd6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 f6 13. Nfd2 b6 14. Nxd6 cxd6
15. Nc4 Nb8 16. f4 Nc6 17. Ne3 Ra7 18. c4 Raf7 19. Rf2 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21.
fxe5 dxe5 22. Nxf5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. Qe2 h5 25. h3 Qh4 26. Rf1 Rxf1+ 27.
Kxf1 Qf6+ 28. Ke1 Qf5 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qf4 31. Kd1 Kf7 32. Qg2 Qf6 33. Qd5+
Ke7 34. Ke2 Qg6 35. Qf3 Qh6 36. Kd1 Qf6 37. Qg2 Kd6 38. Bc3 Qf4 39. Qd5+ Kc7
40. Qe6 Qf6 41. Qd5 Qf1+ 42. Kc2 Qe2+ 43. Kc1 Qe3+ 44. Kb2 Qf2+ 45. Ka3 Qf4 46.
Qe6 Qf6 47. Qd5 Qd6 48. Qe4 Qe6 49. Kb2 Kd6 50. Qf3 Qf6 51. Qd5+ Ke7 52. Ka3
Nd4 53. Qb7+ Kf8 54. Qa8+ Kf7 55. Qb7+ Ke8 56. Qb8+ Kf7 57. Qb7+ Kg8 58. Qa8+
Kh7 59. Qh1+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 40th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.07.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.06.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Peristeriou"]
[BlackTeam "Kavalas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
e3 Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxg5 10. Nxg5 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Qd8 13. Qc2 g6 14. a3 a5
15. Rab1 Bd6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Nb6 18. b5 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21.
Rxa1 Qf6 22. Rd1 Bg4 23. Be2 Rc8 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxe3 26. Qe4 Rc1+ 27.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Qa1 29. fxe3 Qxd1+ 30. Kf2 Bxf3 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ f6 33.
Qe7+ Kh6 34. gxf3 Qd2+ 35. Kf1 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qb2+ 37. Ke1 b6 38. Qd6 Qxb5 39.
Qxf6 Qc5 40. Kd2 Qd5+ 41. Kc3 Qc5+ 42. Kd3 Qd5+ 43. Kc3 Qc5+ 44. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 40th"]
[Site "Achaia"]
[Date "2012.07.05"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.06.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kavalas"]
[BlackTeam "Triandrias"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. a3 d5 11. Qb1 Nd7 12. Bg3 Bf6 13. b4 cxd4 14. cxd4 a6 15. Qb2
Re8 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 d4 18. Nf3 dxe3 19. Rd1 exf2+ 20. Qxf2 Ne7 21. O-O
Rf8 22. Bb1 Rc8 23. Rd4 Bd5 24. Qd2 f5 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Ne5 Nh5 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8
28. Bf2 Rc7 29. Rh4 Qc8 30. Kh2 Nf6 31. Ng4 Nxg4+ 32. Rxg4 Rc4 33. Rxc4 Bxc4
34. Qd6 Nd5 35. Bxb6 Nxb6 36. Qxb6 Bd5 37. Bd3 Qc3 38. Qb8+ Kf7 39. Qg3 Qc6 40.
Qf2+ Kg8 41. Qg3 Be4 42. Bf1 Qb6 43. Qf4 Bd5 44. Bd3 g5 45. Qe5 Kf7 46. h4 Qf2
47. Qc7+ Kf8 48. Qg3 Qxg3+ 49. Kxg3 gxh4+ 50. Kxh4 a5 51. g3 axb4 52. axb4 Bf3
53. g4 Ke7 54. Kg3 Bd1 55. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2012.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 e5 6. Nb5 Bb4+ 7. N1c3 a6 8.
Nd6+ Ke7 9. Nf5+ Kf8 10. Ne3 Ne4 11. Ned5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bc5 13. Bg2 d6 14. Be3
Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Be6 16. O-O Ke7 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. f4 Na5 20. Nd5+ Bxd5
21. Bxd5 f6 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Qh5 exf4 24. Rxf4 Rc5 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Qf7+ Kd8
27. Qxf6+ Kc7 28. Qxh8 Qe7 29. e4 Qd7 30. Rf1 Kb6 31. Rf7 Qa4 32. Qd8+ Ka7 33.
Qxd6 Qa3 34. Kg2 Qxa2+ 35. Kh3 Rc8 36. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2012.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2012.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. h3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bh5 14. Nbd2 Qd7
15. Qc2 Rfc8 16. b4 h6 17. Nh4 d5 18. e5 Nh7 19. Ndf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Bxb4 21.
Bd2 c5 22. e6 fxe6 23. Ne5 Qe8 24. Bxb4 cxb4 25. Qd2 a5 26. Re3 Nf6 27. Rae1
Ne4 28. Qd3 a4 29. f3 Nf6 30. Ng6 Ne4 31. Ne5 Nf6 32. Ng6 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2012.07.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2012.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne4 Bxd4 7. Nxd4 cxd4
8. Qxd4 O-O 9. c4 d6 10. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2012.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3
g5 9. Bg3 Ne7 10. Qc2 Nf5 11. Be5 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 d6 13. Bg3 Qe7 14. f3 Nxg3 15.
hxg3 c5 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Bd3 h5 18. Bc2 h4 19. g4 Rhg8 20. a3 cxd4 21. exd4
Kb8 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. Qb4 Qc7 24. Rc1 d5 25. Bb3 dxc4 26. Nxc4 Nd5 27. Qd2 Qf4
28. Qf2 Nf6 29. Qe1 Bd5 30. Qb4 Qxd4 31. Qd6+ Ka8 32. Qe7 Qd3+ 33. Ka2 Rxc4 34.
Bxc4 Bxc4+ 35. Ka1 Nd5 36. Qxf7 Rc8 37. Qxe6 Kb7 38. Qf5 Qb3 39. Rxc4 Qxc4 40.
Qxg5 Qb3 41. Qxh4 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2012.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. a3 Be6 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. Nf1 Bxb3 12. cxb3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Ng3 c5
15. Bg5 Ne8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f4 Nf6 18. b4 g6 19. Qf3 Nd7 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. e5
f5 22. a4 b4 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Nf1 Rfd8 25. Nd2 Nb6 26. Qf3 Rac8 27. a5 Nd5 28.
Nc4 Qe6 29. Rac1 Rc7 30. Kh1 h6 31. Re2 g5 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Nd6 f4 34. Qh3+
Qxh3 35. gxh3 Ne3 36. b3 Kg7 37. Rf2 Rf8 38. Rg1 Kg6 39. Ne4 Rf5 40. h4 g4 41.
Nf6 Rxe5 42. Nxg4 Nxg4 43. Rxf4 Kh5 44. Rfxg4 Rce7 45. Rg8 Re8 46. R8g7 R8e7
47. Rg8 Re8 48. R8g7 R8e7 49. Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 $5 {
A rare continuation. Normally White pins Black's knight from b5. The idea of
this move is to create a strong centre by not allowing Black to pin White's
kingside knight from g4.} (7. Bb5 {is way more popular.}) 7... Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6
{Keeping constant pressure on White's centre.} ({The other alternative is} 8...
Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 ({There is nothing wrong with} 9. Bd2 $5 {as well.}) 9... O-O 10.
O-O Bxd2 $6 ({I think it made more sense not to exchange the active pieces,
but keep the tension in the centre with} 10... Bf5 11. Nb3 a5 12. a3 Be7 13.
Be3 a4 14. Nbd2) 11. Bxd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Bf5 13. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Cicak,S (2480)
-Lorenz,E (1960)/Filseck 1998/EXT 2006 (23)}) 9. O-O Bg4 $146 {I like Kamsky's
novelty. Black keeps his options open: he may castle to either side and attack
White's centre at any moment.} ({In the preceding game, Black tried} 9... O-O
10. Nc3 Be6 11. Be3 f6 12. Qb3 $6 (12. exf6 $5 Qxf6 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bg4
$11) (12. Bd3 fxe5 13. dxe5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bg4 $15) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 fxe5 14.
dxe5 Bxe3 (14... Qe7 $5) 15. fxe3 Na5 16. Qa3 b6 17. Rad1 Qe8 $15 {1/2-1/2
Socko,M (2486)-Pogonina,N (2491)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM 138 Extra (58)}) 10. Be3 f5
$5 {Kamsky is playing very consistently. He tries to force White to determine
the pawn structure right away, which may allow him to castle long.} (10... O-O
{is less ambitious, in view of} 11. Nc3 Qd7 12. Nd2 {and White's prospects
look good.}) 11. exf6 $6 {This helps Black to get mobilised quickly.} (11. Nc3
{seems to be better.} O-O 12. Ne1 $1) 11... Qxf6 12. Nc3 O-O-O {Black can be
completely satisfied with the outcome of the opening. He has no passive pieces,
White's centre is kind of vulnerable and Black's monarch is safe. White has to
play carefully in order to avoid serious problems.} 13. Na4 {Eliminating the
dark-squared bishop.} Kb8 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. a4 {White is trying to create an
attack on the queenside.} ({However,} 15. Ne5 {deserved attention as well.}
Bxe2 16. Nxc6+ Qxc6 17. Qxe2 $11) 15... Bxf3 ({Apparently, by trading the
bishop for White's knight, Kamsky wanted to prevent the following variation:} 
15... Rhe8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 (16... Bxe2 17. Nxc6+ Qxc6 18. Qxe2) 17. Bxg4 Nc4 18.
Bc1 $13) 16. Bxf3 Rhe8 17. b4 $1 Nd6 {Transfering the knight to c4.} (17...
Nxb4 18. a5 $132) 18. a5 (18. Bxd5 Nf5 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 $132) 18... b5 19. Qc1 ({
Now} 19. Bxd5 {was worth serious consideration. The difference is that White's
tactical possibilities had widened with the inclusion of 18.a5 b5:} Nf5 20.
Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qd2 {so that} Nxd4 {is not playable anymore:} 22. Bxd4 Qc4 23.
Rad1 $14 Re4 $4 24. Ba7+) 19... Nc4 $6 {The move itself is not bad, but why
not take the central pawn?} ({I haven't found anything wrong with} 19... Nxd4
20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. a6 (21. Rd1 Qxb4 $17) 21... c6 $1 $17) 20. Bg5 Qxd4 21. Bxd8
Rxd8 22. a6 $2 ({White could have protected the b-pawn and then started the
offensive on the queenside:} 22. Rd1 Qe5 23. Qb1 $5 {[%cal Ya5a6]}) 22... Nxb4
23. axb7 Kxb7 24. Rb1 c5 $17 {Although Houdini does not give Black a big
advantage, it is extremely difficult for White to play this kind of position.
Black has a clear plan of pushing forward his pawns, whereas White can only
look for tactical chances to save the game.} 25. Rd1 Qe5 26. Re1 Qf6 27. Rb3 {
The second rook has to join the battle somehow!} Kb6 28. Bd1 Rd6 (28... d4 $5 {
was probably better, but Black had to see the following line:} 29. Rf3 Qd6 30.
Rf7 Nd3 31. Qa1 Rd7) 29. Bc2 h6 $2 {Probably, Black was in severe time trouble
at this point. Otherwise, it is hard to explain why he did not play d5-d4.} (
29... d4 $1 30. Bxh7 (30. Rf3 Qh6) 30... d3 $19) 30. Re8 ({Houdini suggests
playing} 30. Bd3 {with the idea of slowing down Black's movement on the
queenside. However, it is hard to convince yourself that the passive defence
is better than activating the rooks.}) 30... Re6 31. Rf3 Rxe8 ({Perhaps} 31...
Qe5 {was more precise.} 32. Rxe6+ Qxe6 $19) 32. Rxf6+ gxf6 {[%mdl 1024]} 33.
Bg6 Rd8 34. Qxh6 Ne5 $2 {Too slow.} ({Black was better off starting pushing
his pawns right away:} 34... d4 $1 35. h4 d3 36. Bxd3 Rxd3 37. h5 Ne5 38. Qxf6+
Nbc6 39. Qf5 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Rd6 41. f4 Nd3 $19 {and Black should be faster.}) 35.
Bf5 d4 36. Qxf6+ Nec6 37. h4 c4 (37... d3 {is similar to the game, and would
lead to an unbalanced and unclear position:} 38. h5 d2 39. Bg4 Rd4 40. Bd1 c4
41. Qf3 Rd3 42. Qe2 Nd5 43. Qe6 Nc3 44. Bc2 d1=Q+ 45. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 46. Kh2 Na4
47. h6 Nc5 48. Qf6 Rd7 49. g4 $13) 38. h5 d3 39. h6 d2 40. Bg4 d1=Q+ 41. Bxd1
Rxd1+ 42. Kh2 Rd7 43. g4 Nd3 $1 {Preparing the highway for the b-pawn and
bringing the knight to e5 to limit White's queen activity.} ({After} 43... Nd5
44. Qf5 Rd8 45. g5 {White's connected pawns pose a serious threat.}) 44. g5
Nde5 45. Qf4 $6 {Baadur prevents c4-c3, but Black has another dangerous pawn.}
({It was necessary to play} 45. Qf5 $1 {to help White's kingside pawns to
advance.} c3 46. h7 Nf3+ (46... Rxh7+ 47. Qxh7 Nf3+ 48. Kh1) 47. Kg3 (47. Qxf3
Rxh7+ 48. Kg2 c2 49. Qc3 Nb4 50. g6 Rc7 51. Qd4+ Ka6 52. Qa1+ Kb7 53. g7 Rc8
54. Qb2 Kb6 $11) 47... Rxh7 48. Qxh7 Nfd4 49. g6 c2 50. g7 c1=Q 51. g8=Q Qg1+
52. Kh3 Qh1+ 53. Kg3 Ne2+ 54. Kg4 Qg2+ 55. Kh4 Qxf2+ 56. Kh3 $11) 45... b4 46.
Qe3+ $2 ({It was not too late to play} 46. Qf5 c3 47. h7 Rxh7+ 48. Qxh7 Nf3+
49. Kg3 Nfd4 50. g6 c2 51. g7 c1=Q 52. g8=Q Qg1+ 53. Kh3 Qh1+ 54. Kg3 Ne2+ 55.
Kg4 Qg2+ 56. Kh4 Qxf2+) 46... Kb7 47. Qc5 $2 ({The last chance was} 47. Qe4 c3
48. h7 Nf3+ 49. Qxf3 Rxh7+ 50. Kg2 c2 51. Qf4 Rh4 $1 52. Qxh4 c1=Q 53. g6 Qb1
$1 54. Qf6 $17) 47... c3 $19 {Now it's over. Black is simply a lot faster.} 48.
f4 (48. Kg3 Rd3+ 49. Kg2 Ng6 $1 50. Qb5+ Kc7 51. Qc4 Kb6 $19) (48. Kg2 Nd3 49.
Qc4 c2 50. h7 Ne1+ 51. Kf1 Rxh7 $19) 48... Rd2+ 49. Kg3 c2 50. h7 (50. fxe5
Rd3+ 51. Kf2 Rc3 $19) 50... Rd3+ 51. Kg2 Rc3 52. Qb5+ Kc7 53. Qf1 c1=Q 54. Qxc1
Rxc1 55. h8=Q b3 56. Qh7+ Nd7 57. g6 b2 58. g7 Ne7 0-1

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tuhrim, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. Ne2 dxc3 10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qxh7 Nbc6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bg3
Rh8 15. Qxf7 Rdf8 16. Qg7 d4 17. Nxd4 Rfg8 18. Qf7 Rxg3 19. hxg3 Nxd4 20. Qxe7
Qxe5 21. Rfe1 Qd5 22. Qf6 Qh5 23. Qh4 0-1

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.07.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr A"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2351"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 Ne7 8. c4
O-O 9. Nc3 Nbc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Be2 Qb6
15. Bf3 Be6 16. Qd6 Rad8 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Nxc5 Nd4 19. Bg5 Rfe8 20. Nxa6 Nxf3+
21. gxf3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rc8 23. Rfd1 Nf5 24. Nb4 h6 25. Bf6 g5 26. Nc2 Nh4 27.
Nd4 Bh3 28. f4 Kh7 29. fxg5 Kg6 30. f4 Re4 31. Kf2 Bd7 32. Be5 hxg5 33. Re1
Rxe1 34. Rxe1 f6 35. Bd6 Rxc3 36. fxg5 Rd3 37. Bc5 fxg5 38. Re3 Rd1 39. Re1
Rxe1 40. Kxe1 Kh5 41. Kf2 Kg4 42. Be7 Ng6 43. Bd8 Nf4 44. Nf3 Nh3+ 45. Ke3 Be8
46. Nxg5 Nxg5 47. Bxg5 Kxg5 48. Kd4 Kg4 49. Kc3 Kh3 50. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.07.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Defibaugh, Jared E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. Rfd1 f6 13. Ne1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 e5
15. Bd2 Bf5 16. e3 Nc7 17. Ra2 a6 18. Nc2 Rd7 19. Be1 Bxc2 20. Rxc2 exd4 21.
exd4 Re8 22. Kf1 Kf7 23. Re2 Rde7 24. Rxe7+ Rxe7 25. Bd2 Nb5 26. g4 Bf8 27. Bf3
Rd7 28. Be2 Be7 29. Bd3 Bd8 30. Kg2 Ba5 31. b4 Bc7 32. Ra1 Rd8 33. h4 h6 34. h5
g5 35. Re1 Rd7 36. Bg6+ Kg7 37. Bf5 Rf7 38. Bd3 Bd8 39. Re8 Rf8 40. Re1 Rf7 41.
Kf3 Kf8 42. Re6 Rc7 43. Bg6 Be7 44. Ke2 Rc8 45. Kd3 Nc7 46. Re1 Ra8 47. f4 Ne8
48. Rf1 Kg7 49. fxg5 hxg5 50. Re1 Kf8 51. h6 f5 52. gxf5 1-0

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Herman, Matthew J"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:18"]
[BlackClock "0:46:10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. Bb3
Ba7 9. Nbd2 ({Castling is too dangerous} 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12.
Bg3 Qd7 13. Nbd2 h5 $1 14. g5 Qxh3 15. gxf6 Qxg3+ 16. Kh1 Qh3+ 17. Nh2 gxf6 18.
Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Nhxf3 O-O-O 20. Nh4 Na5 {0-1 Hoolt,S (2122)-Borosova,Z (2210)/
Balatonlelle 2006; with an advantage for Black.}) 9... g5 $1 {This is a
powerful flank strategy, a bit similar to the famous Winter-Capablanca game.
This idea has been tried in a different manner in a few games.} (9... Qe7 10.
Qe2 g5 (10... Be6 11. Nc4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Ne3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nf4 15. Rg1
O-O-O 16. Ba4 Bd7 17. O-O-O Kb8 18. Nd2 Nd4 19. Bxd7 Nde2+ 20. Kb1 Nxg1 21. Bf5
Nxg2 22. Rxg1 Nxe3 23. fxe3 d5 24. d4 dxe4 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. dxe5 Rxd2 27. h4
Rd5 28. Bg4 Rxe5 {0-1 Tschohl,C (2160)-Steflitsch,E (2371)/Austria 2009}) 11.
Bg3 Bg4 12. h3 Be6 13. Nc4 Nh5 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 gxf4 17. Qe2
Rg8 18. Rg1 O-O-O 19. O-O-O Bxb3 20. axb3 Qe6 21. Kc2 d5 22. Nh4 d4 23. Nf5
dxc3 24. bxc3 Ne7 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. g3 fxg3 27. fxg3 Rg6 {0-1 Zafesov,T (2149)
-Kim,S (2290)/Moscow 2008; and the white king is weaker than the black one.})
10. Bg3 Nh5 (10... Qe7 {was possible:} 11. O-O (11. O-O) 11... Bd7 12. Nc4
O-O-O {and then to prepare an attack slowly. Kamsky tries to complicate things
as soon as possible.}) 11. Nxe5 Nxg3 12. Bxf7+ Ke7 13. Ng6+ Kxf7 14. Nxh8+ Qxh8
15. hxg3 Qf6 16. Qe2 ({It was possible to start a central action immediately:} 
16. d4) 16... Kg7 17. Nc4 Bd7 18. Ne3 Rf8 19. Rf1 ({Now and for the next few
moves there was the very strong and logical} 19. d4) 19... Ne7 20. O-O-O Qe6
21. Kb1 d5 22. f3 Bb5 $2 ({It was better to centralise the bishop by} 22... d4
23. cxd4 Bxd4 24. Nc2 Nc6) 23. Qd2 (23. c4 {would be very unclear:} dxc4 24.
dxc4 Bxe3 25. cxb5 Bb6 26. bxa6 Ra8) 23... Rd8 24. f4 $2 ({White could get a
clear advantage after} 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Qe3 (25... Qxd5 26. c4 Bxc4 27.
Qc3+) 26. Qxe3 Bxe3 27. g4) 24... dxe4 25. f5 Bxe3 26. fxe6 Bxd2 27. c4 (27.
Rf7+ {does not help:} Kg6 28. Rxd2 Bxd3+ 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Rxe7 e3 31. Rd7 e2)
27... e3 $1 28. Rxd2 exd2 29. cxb5 Rxd3 30. Kc2 d1=Q+ 31. Rxd1 Rxd1 0-1

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 Ng4 12. b3 Qb6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bb2 Qa5
15. h3 Ne5 16. Qe2 Rab8 17. f4 Nd7 18. Rf3 Nc5 19. Kh1 Qb4 20. e5 a5 21. Ne4
Nxe4 22. Qxe4 d5 23. Qe2 e6 24. Rc1 Rfd8 25. Rc2 Qb6 26. Ba3 c5 27. cxd5 Rxd5
28. Rfc3 Bf8 29. Qf2 Rc8 30. Kh2 Qd8 31. Rc4 Rd3 32. Bxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5 Bxc5
34. Qxc5 Kg7 35. Qf2 Rd4 36. Re2 h6 37. Qf3 Rd1 38. Qf2 Qd3 39. Qe3 Qb1 40. Qf2
Rh1+ 41. Kg3 Rf1 42. Qe3 Rd1 43. Qe4 Qa1 44. Qe3 Rc1 45. Qd2 Rd1 46. Qb2 Rd3+
47. Kf2 Qh1 48. Rd2 Rxd2+ 49. Qxd2 Qh2 50. a3 h5 51. Qe3 h4 52. b4 axb4 53.
axb4 Kh6 54. b5 Qh1 55. Qe1 Qh2 56. Kf3 g5 57. fxg5+ Kxg5 58. Qe3+ Kg6 59. Qf4
Qg1 60. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8.
Bc4 Nb6 9. Bb3 O-O 10. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Nc3 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. b4 Bd5
15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. e3 Bxb4 18. Ne5 c6 19. Rab1 a5 20. Nd3 Ne8 21.
Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Qxb4 axb4 23. Rxb4 Nd6 24. Bf3 f5 25. Rc1 Kf7 26. Kg2 Ke6 27. Be2
Ra5 28. h3 g6 29. Bd3 g5 30. Be2 Rfa8 31. Bd1 h5 32. Rc5 R5a7 33. g4 fxg4 34.
hxg4 h4 35. Bc2 Kf6 36. Rb6 Ra5 37. Kh3 R8a7 38. Rc3 Nc4 39. Rb4 b5 40. axb5
cxb5 41. Bd3 Ra2 42. Rxb5 Rxf2 43. Bxc4 dxc4 44. Rf5+ Rxf5 45. gxf5 Re7 46. d5
Kxf5 47. d6 Rd7 48. Rxc4 Rxd6 49. Rc3 Rd8 50. Rc4 Rd7 51. Rc5+ Kf6 52. Kg4 Rh7
53. Rf5+ Ke6 54. Kxg5 h3 55. Rf1 h2 56. Rh1 Ke5 57. Kg4 Ke4 58. Kg3 Kxe3 59.
Rxh2 Rg7+ 60. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. g3 Bf5 6. Qb3 b5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Rac1 O-O 13. a4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 bxa4
15. Qxa4 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxa6 Nxe5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rb8 20. Qa3 Qb4
21. Rc5 Bxe4 22. Rxe5 Bf5 23. Rfe1 Qxb2 24. Qxb2 Rxb2 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. R5xe4
Rd8 27. R1e2 Rb7 28. h4 g6 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. R4e3 h6 31. Re4 Rd6 32. R2e3 Rbb6
33. Re2 f5 34. Ra4 Rd7 35. Ra8 Re7 36. Rd2 e5 37. Rad8 e4 38. R8d6 Re6 39. Rd8
Rb7 40. R2d6 Rbe7 41. Rd5 Rf7 42. R8d6 Kf6 43. Rd8 Kg7 44. R5d6 Ree7 45. Rc6
Rc7 46. Ra6 f4 47. gxf4 Rxf4 48. h5 gxh5 49. Rdd6 Rg4+ 50. Kf1 h4 51. Rxh6 Rc1+
52. Ke2 Rc2+ 53. Ke3 h3 54. Rh5 Rc3+ 55. Ke2 e3 56. Rah6 exf2 57. Rh7+ Kf6 58.
R7h6+ Rg6 59. Rxh3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 1st"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2012.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Ng4 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Ne3 Bg6 11. f4 Qc7 12. Nc3 Bd6 13. g3 Rd8 14. Qe1 O-O 15.
c5 Be7 16. f5 exf5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Rfe8 19. Qf2 Nf8 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Be5
Ng6 22. Rf1 b6 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. Kh1 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Nd7 27. Qe4 b5
28. Bg4 Qc4 29. Qxc4 bxc4 30. Be2 g6 31. Rxf7 Nxe5 32. R7f4 Rd2 33. Re4 Bd6 34.
Bxc4+ Kg7 35. Re2 Rxe2 36. Bxe2 Nf7 37. Bf3 Ne5 38. Be2 Nf7 39. Rd1 Bb4 40. Bc4
Ne5 41. Bb3 Re7 42. Kg2 Rb7 43. Ne4 Be7 44. h3 Rb4 45. Nc3 Rb8 46. Rd2 Bb4 47.
Re2 Bd6 48. Ne4 Be7 49. Be6 Nd3 50. b3 Bb4 51. Bc4 Ne5 52. Ng5 Bd6 53. Rc2 Re8
54. Be2 Ba3 55. Ne4 Nf7 56. Bf3 Ne5 57. Nd2 Bb4 58. Ne4 Ba3 59. Be2 Nf7 60. Nf2
Ne5 61. Bf3 Re6 62. Re2 Kf7 63. Ne4 Re7 64. Rd2 Kg7 65. Rd8 Ra7 66. Re8 Be7 67.
a4 Kf7 68. Rb8 Nd7 69. Rc8 Ne5 70. Bd1 Ke6 71. Bc2 Kd5 72. Kf2 c5 73. Nc3+ Ke6
74. Ke2 Rd7 75. Ne4 Kd5 76. Ke3 Rb7 77. h4 Rd7 78. b4 Nc4+ 79. Kf4 Na3 80. Nxc5
Bd6+ 81. Kg4 Re7 82. Bb3+ Ke5 83. a5 Nb5 84. a6 Nd4 85. Nb7 h5+ 86. Kh3 Kf6 87.
Re8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khader, Sami"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jordan"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "JOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 Bf5 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nh4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e4 dxc4 11. Qe2 b5 12. d5 Ne5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Bf4 Qb8
15. Rad1 Bc5 16. Nd5 g5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 g4 19. Rd2 Qc7 20. f4 gxf3 21.
Bxf3 Ke7 22. Bg2 Rh6 23. Nd5+ exd5 24. exd5 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Rxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Nfg4+
27. Qxg4 Nxg4+ 28. Kh3 Ne3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Beinoras, Mindaugas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2346"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3 e6
9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Rfd1 Rb8 11. Qc2 b5 12. b3 Bb7 13. e4 b4 14. e5 bxc3 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Bf4 dxc4 17. Be4 cxb3 18. Qxb3 c5 19. Bxb7 c4 20. Qxc3 Rxb7 21. Qxc4
Qa8 22. Rac1 Nb6 23. Qe2 Nd5 24. Be5 Be7 25. Qd2 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Rc1 Qd7
28. h4 f6 29. Bg3 Ba3 30. Rc2 Kg7 31. Qa5 Be7 32. Kh2 Rb6 33. Qe1 Qb7 34. Qe2
Bb4 35. Qc4 Qd7 36. Ng1 h6 37. Ne2 g5 38. Qd3 Qe8 39. Qe4 Qg6 40. f3 gxh4 41.
Qxg6+ Kxg6 42. Bxh4 Ne3 43. Rc1 Bd6+ 44. Kh3 Rb2 45. Rc6 Bb8 46. Rxe6 Rxe2 47.
Rxf6+ Kg7 48. Rb6 Bc7 49. Rb7 Nd5 50. Bd8 Rc2 51. g3 Kg6 52. Bxc7 Rxc7 53. Rb8
Rc2 54. Rg8+ Kf7 55. Rh8 Kg7 56. Rd8 Nf6 57. g4 Rxa2 58. f4 Ra3+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Prasca Sosa, Rafael Felipe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E57"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Venezuela"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VEN"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Bg5 Be7 11. a3 Nd5 12. Bxd5 Bxg5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Ne4 Bf4
15. Qc2 a5 16. Rfe1 Rb8 17. Nc5 Qd5 18. Rad1 Bd6 19. Ne4 h6 20. Rd3 Ba6 21. Rc3
Be7 22. Ne5 Bb7 23. Nc5 Qxd4 24. Ncd7 c5 25. Rd1 Qh4 26. Nxb8 Rxb8 27. Rb3 a4
28. Rb5 Qg5 29. Nc6 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Bxc6+ 31. Kg1 Bxb5 32. Qe4 Bf6 33. Qf4 Rc8
34. Rd6 Bc6 35. Qc4 Bd5 36. Qxa4 Bxb2 37. Qd7 Rf8 38. a4 c4 39. Rxd5 exd5 40.
Qxd5 c3 41. Qc6 Rd8 42. Kg2 g6 43. a5 Rd1 44. a6 Ra1 45. Qc4 h5 46. f4 Kg7 47.
a7 Kg8 48. Qd4 Ra2 49. Kf3 Kh7 50. Qc5 Kg7 51. Ke4 Ba1 52. Qc4 c2 53. Qxa2 c1=Q
54. a8=Q Qh1+ 55. Kd3 Qf1+ 56. Ke3 Qg1+ 57. Kf3 Bd4 58. Qe8 Qh1+ 59. Qg2 Qd1+
60. Qge2 Qh1+ 61. Kg3 Qg1+ 62. Kh3 Bf6 63. Q8e3 Qa1 64. Q3f3 Qg1 65. f5 g5 66.
Qxh5 Qc5 67. Qhf3 Qc1 68. Kg2 Qa1 69. h4 gxh4 70. Kh3 Kf8 71. Qee4 Qc1 72. Qa8+
Kg7 73. Qg4+ Bg5 74. Qd4+ Bf6 75. Qg2+ Kh7 76. Qxf6 Qe3+ 77. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

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 Bc5 13. h3 Bb7 14. a5 h6 15.
Ba4 Nd7 16. Nb3 Bd6 17. Be3 Ncb8 18. Nfd2 Bc6 19. Nc4 Bxa4 20. Rxa4 Nc6 21. Rd1
Be7 22. Raa1 Kf8 23. f3 Ke8 24. Kf2 Nf8 25. Rd5 f6 26. g3 Ne6 27. f4 Bd6 28.
Rad1 exf4 29. Nxd6+ Rxd6 30. gxf4 Rad8 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. Bxc5 Re6 33. Kf3 Rb8
34. Rg1 g5 35. h4 b3 36. c3 Rb5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Rh1 g4+ 39. Kxg4 Rxe4 40. Kf5
Re7 41. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Nge2 Na6 9. g3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bg2 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. d6 Rxd6 14. Bf4
Rd7 15. Be5 e6 16. Rfd1 Nc6 17. a3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. f4 Ne3 20. Rxd7 Bxd7
21. Bxb7 Ra7 22. Bh1 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Rb1 e5 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5+ Kg7 27.
fxe5 Bxe5 28. Nc3 Bh3 29. Kf2 Bd4+ 30. Ke2 Ra5 31. Rd1 Bg4+ 32. Bf3 Re5+ 33.
Kd3 Bxc3 34. Bxg4 Bxb2 35. Rb1 Bxa3 36. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3 Nc5
15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. c4 Qe7 17. Rh4 Rhe8 18. Kb1 Bb6 19. Qe2 c5 20. Rc1 Kb8 21.
Bc3 Ka8 22. a3 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qd7 24. Nb3 Qd3+ 25. Rc2 e5 26. Qxd3 Rxd3 27. Re2
Rf3 28. c5 Bc7 29. Nd2 Rf5 30. Nc4 Rxh5 31. Rxh5 Nxh5 32. Nd6 Bxd6 33. cxd6 f6
34. Re1 Rd8 35. Rh1 g6 36. g4 Nf4 37. Rxh6 b6 38. g5 Rxd6 39. gxf6 Rxf6 40.
Bxe5 Rf5 41. Rh8+ Kb7 42. Rh7+ Kc6 43. Bd4 a5 44. Kc2 a4 45. Ra7 b5 46. Be3 g5
47. Rg7 Nh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Ipatov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. e5 Ba6 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. Bf4 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. O-O Na5
15. Bd6 Rf7 16. dxc5 Ne8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Rad1 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Qe4 Ncxd6
21. cxd6 Rb8 22. Qa4 Qb7 23. Rd4 Rc8 24. Rfd1 Rc5 25. Rf4 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27.
Ra4 a5 28. Rad4 Nf6 29. f3 Rf8 30. Kf2 e5 31. R4d3 e4 32. Rd4 Ng4+ 33. Kg1 exf3
34. gxf3 Ne5 35. Re4 Nxf3+ 36. Kg2 g5 37. Rd5 h6 38. Kg3 Nh4 39. Kg4 Rf6 40.
Kh5 Rcxd6 41. Rxd6 Rxd6 42. Nd4 Kf7 43. Re5 Ng6 44. Rf5+ Ke8 45. Rf1 Nf4+ 46.
Kg4 Nd5 47. Kh5 Nxc3 48. Nf5 Rd2 49. Kxh6 Rxh2+ 50. Kxg5 Nd5 51. Rd1 Rg2+ 52.
Kh4 Nf4 53. Rd4 Ne6 54. Rd6 Rb2 55. Ne3 Kd8 56. Nc4 Re2 57. Kg3 Kc7 58. Rd3 Nc5
59. Rd1 Rc2 60. Nd6 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D96"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Macedonia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. Be5 Bxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 d4 13. exd4 Qxd4 14. Qd5 Qb4
15. Qb3 Nf4 16. Be4 Qd4 17. O-O Be6 18. Qc2 Qxe5 19. g3 Nh5 20. Bxb7 Rab8 21.
Rfe1 Qc5 22. Bf3 Nf6 23. Rac1 Rfc8 24. Qd2 Rd8 25. Qe2 Qb4 26. b3 a5 27. Red1
h5 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Bxe4 Rd6 30. Rxd6 Qxd6 31. Qd3 Rb4 32. Bxg6 Rd4 33. Qb1 Qd5
34. Re1 Rd2 35. Bh7+ Kg7 36. Be4 Qc5 37. Rf1 h4 38. Qa1+ Kg8 39. Qe1 Rxa2 40.
Bb1 Rb2 41. Qe4 Qh5 42. Qd4 hxg3 43. hxg3 Rxb3 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qd4+ f6 46. Qe4
Bf7 47. Qxe7 Qe5 48. Qd7 Rb2 49. Rc1 Qd5 50. Qh3 Qh5 51. Qxh5 Bxh5 52. Rc7+ Kf8
53. Be4 a4 54. Ra7 Be8 55. Ra6 Ke7 56. Bc6 Bxc6 57. Rxc6 a3 58. Ra6 a2 59. Kg2
Kd7 60. g4 Kc7 61. Kg3 Kb7 62. Ra4 Kc6 63. f4 Kb5 64. Ra8 Kb4 65. Kh4 Rh2+ 66.
Kg3 Rd2 67. Kh4 Kb3 68. Kh5 Rd4 69. Rxa2 Kxa2 70. f5 Kb3 71. g5 fxg5 72. Kxg5
Kc4 73. f6 Rd8 74. Kg6 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 {Nowadays almost no one from the elite
plays the Alekhine regularly, the exception being Carlsen and that mostly in
rapid and blitz games. As Kamsky hadn't used it previously, Grischuk must have
been surprised and was hardly prepared for a sharp tussle in the 4 Pawns
Attack with} (4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 {
White, essayed this only once:} Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. e6
fxe6 14. dxe6 Bc6 15. Qg4 Bh4+ 16. g3 O-O $6 (16... Bxh1 $142 $1 17. O-O-O Qf6
18. gxh4 O-O {is the more usual move order}) 17. O-O-O $6 (17. Nxc6 $1 Nc2+ 18.
Ke2 {/\} bxc6 19. Qxh4 Qxh4 20. gxh4 Nxa1 21. Bh3 Nc2 22. e7 Rfe8 23. Bc5 $16)
17... Bxh1 18. gxh4 Qf6 19. Bb5 c6 20. Bg5 Qe5 21. e7 Rfe8 22. Rxh1 $2 (22. Nf5
$142 $1 Nxa2+ $5 (22... Kh8 23. Nxg7 $1 Qxg7 24. Qxb4 $40 {[%cal Yd1d6,Yb4f4]})
23. Nxa2 h5 24. Qe2 $5 (24. Qf4 Qxf4+ 25. Bxf4 cxb5 26. Rxh1 Rac8+ $11 {
[%cal Rc8c5]}) 24... Qxf5 25. Bd3 Bf3 26. Qf2 Qh3 27. Rf1 Bd5 28. Nb4 $36)
22... cxb5 23. Nf3 Nd3+ $6 (23... Qd6 $1 24. Rd1 N6d5 $19) 24. Kc2 $6 (24. Kb1
$132) 24... Qd6 25. Rd1 Nf2 $1 26. Rxd6 Nxg4 $17 {Grischuk,A (2748)-Svidler,P 
(2726)/Odessa rpd/2009/}) 4... dxe5 {This move has recently replaced the
classical} (4... Bg4 {or Alburt's pet line since the 1980s with}) (4... g6 {
Black doesn't strive for too complex play and his aims are rather modest - to
achieve a structure, known also from the Caro-Kann, Rubinstein French, or
Scandinavian. Although White has a space advantage, breaking down this solid
setup is no mean task.}) 5. Nxe5 c6 {A restrained choice.} ({Grischuk has had
some previous experience with the equally popular} 5... g6 {and now:} 6. Bc4 (
6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 (9. Be2 Be6 10. b3 c5 11. Qd2 Qc7 (11...
cxd4 12. Bxd4 N6d7 $11) 12. Nb5 (12. Nf3 $5 $14) 12... Qc8 13. Bh6 a6 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Nc3 f6 16. Nf3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bf7 18. Qe3 e5 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. g4 $2 Nc6
21. Rd1 Rad8 22. h4 Be6 23. g5 f5 $36 {Leenaerts,R (2115)-Tomczak,J (2443)/
Kemer/2007/}) (9. f4 $5 {()}) 9... c5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bh6 12. Ra1 f6 13.
Ng4 Bxg4 14. Bxg4 Nc6 15. Bc5 {Grischuk,A (2606)-Baburin,A (2590)/Torshavn/
2000/} f5 16. Bf3 Ne5 $132) 6... Be6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nd2 Nd7 ({
More circumspect was} 9... c6 {attempting to transpose to the 5...c6 lines.})
10. Nef3 N7f6 $6 ({This is too provocative.} 10... N7b6 $142 11. Bf1 Bg4 12. h3
$14 {/+/-}) 11. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 12. Ng5 Qd6 13. Qe1 b5 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 bxa4 16.
Nc4 Qc6 17. Rxa4 Ra6 18. Rxa5 Rfa8 19. Bd2 Bh6 20. h4 $16 {->,Grischuk,A (2736)
-Riazantsev,A (2661)/RUS-ch Moscow/2009/ For more details see the notes to
this game in CBM 134.}) (5... Nd7 $6 {requires good nerves and concrete
knowledge as well. Perhaps} 6. Nxf7 $5 (6. Nf3 $14) 6... Kxf7 7. Qh5+ Ke6 8. c4
$44 ({or} 8. g3 $5 $44 {doesn't win by force, but both continuations are
certainly fraught with danger for Black.})) 6. Be2 {The most usual
continuation, but White has developed his bishop in every possible way:} (6.
Bd3 Nd7 {and now:} {Possibly the most promising is} 7. O-O (7. Nxd7 Bxd7 8. O-O
g6 9. c4 (9. Nd2 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Re1 $6 (11. h3 $142 Qc7 {[%cal Yc6c5] /
\c5 should equalise for Black.}) 11... Bg4 12. c3 c5 $1 13. Be4 (13. Be2 $5)
13... cxd4 14. cxd4 e6 $15 15. Qb3 $2 (15. h3 $5 {is stronger:} Bxf3 16. Bxf3
Qb6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Be3) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bxd4 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5
19. Rd1 Bg7 20. Kf1 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 $17 {/-+,Topalov,V (2780)-Carlsen,M (2733)
/Morelia/Linares/2008/ For more details about this game and how Black
converted his extra pawn see the notes by Rogozenco in CBM 123.}) 9... Nc7 10.
Nc3 Bg7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qe2 O-O (12... Bxd4 $6 13. Rad1 c5 14. Be4 O-O 15. Na4
$36 {Muzychuk,A (2533)-Howell,D (2624)/Antwerp/2009/}) 13. Rad1 Qd7 $132) (7.
Nf3 N7f6 8. h3 Nb4 9. Be2 (9. Bc4 Bf5 10. Na3 e6 11. c3 Nbd5 12. Nc2 Be7 13.
Ne3 Bg6 (13... Nxe3 $5 14. Bxe3 O-O $11) 14. Ne5 O-O 15. O-O Nxe3 16. Bxe3 Nd5
17. Bd2 c5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Rad1 Qc7 22. Bb3 $14 {
Adams,M (2729)-Carlsen,M (2714)/Moscow blitz/2007/}) 9... Bf5 10. Na3 e6 11.
O-O Be7 12. c3 Nbd5 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Nce5 h6 15. c4 Nb6 16. Qb3 Qc8 17. Rd1 Rd8
18. Bf4 c5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 cxd4 21. Rad1 Qc5 $14 {/=,Navara,D (2719)
-Rozentalis,E (2605)/GRE-chT Ermioni/2006/}) 7... Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nb4 9. Be4 Qxd1
10. Rxd1 f5 $6 (10... Be6 $142) (10... g6 $5) 11. a3 Na6 12. Bf3 g6 13. Nd2 Be6
14. Be2 Nc7 15. Nf3 Bd5 16. Nd4 Bg7 17. c4 Bf7 18. f4 Ne6 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. Be3
O-O 21. b4 a6 22. g3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Nd4 Be8 26. Nb3 $16
{Sutovsky,E (2639)-Carlsen,M (2385)/ECC Rethymnon/2003/ Let's not forget
Carlsen was only 13 at that time...}) (6. Bc4 g6 (6... Nd7 7. Nf3 N7b6 8. Be2
$5 Bg4 9. O-O e6 10. h3 Bh5 {resolves the development of the light-squared
bishop, but after} 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Be7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Nc3 a5
16. Bf4 a4 17. Rd3 Re8 18. Rad1 Nbd7 19. Qf3 Qa5 20. g4 h6 21. h4 $36 {Caruana,
F (2680)-Salgado Lopez,I (2592)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/ White still controls more
space, which gives him attacking chances.}) 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nd2 (8. Bb3 O-O 9.
Re1 Be6 (9... Nd7 10. Nf3 N7f6 11. c4 Nc7 12. h3 $1 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Ne6 15. Be3 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Be6 17. Qh4 Qa5 18. c5 Bxb3 19. axb3 Qc7 20. b4 $16 {
Kasparov,G (2795)-Adams,M (2665)/Linares 1997/}) 10. c3 Nd7 11. Nf3 Bg4 12.
Nbd2 e6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 a5 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. a4 Rfe8 17. Bh4 N7f6 18. Bg3
Qe7 19. Ne5 Nh5 20. Bh2 Bh6 21. Qf3 Qf6 $14 {/=, Topalov,V (2739)-Ivanchuk,V 
(2717)/Monte Carlo rpd/2002/}) (8. c3 O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. Nxd7 (11.
Nef3 $5 {[%cal Rf3g5] keeps more tension in the position}) 11... Qxd7 12. Ne4
Bf5 13. Nc5 Qc7 14. Bd3 b6 15. Nb3 Be6 16. Be4 Rad8 17. Qf3 Nf6 18. Bf4 Qc8 19.
Bxc6 Bg4 20. Bb7 Bxf3 21. Bxc8 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rxc8 23. Bg5 e6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25.
a4 Rfd8 $11 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2705)-Fier,A (2563)/Villandry rpd/2012/}) 8...
O-O 9. Ndf3 Nd7 10. Nd3 $1 N7b6 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 Bf5 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bg5 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 e6 16. c3 Nd7 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. g3 Qb6 19. Qc2 Qa6 20. h4 h6 21. Bd2
Rad8 22. Qc1 h5 23. Bg5 Rc8 24. Ne5 Nf8 25. Nd3 $14 {Bologan,V (2688)
-Miroshnichenko,E (2690)/SRB-chT Kragujevac/2009/}) (6. g3 Nd7 7. Nf3 g6 8. Bg2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 c5 (11... e5 $142 $5) 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3
Na4 14. c3 Nab6 15. a4 a5 16. Nbd4 Bd7 17. Ne5 e6 18. Qb3 Rc8 {Tkachiev,V 
(2664)-Grischuk,A (2719)/WCh blitz Almaty/2008/} 19. Nb5 $14) 6... Bf5 {
Uses the chance to actively develop the problematic bishop.} ({Black is
limited to patient defence after} 6... Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 8. O-O Bg4 (8... Bf5 9.
Nh4 Bg6 10. c4 Nb6 11. Nc3 e6 12. g3 Be7 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qb3 Rd8
16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Rac1 $14 e5 $6 18. d5 Nbd7 19. Bf3 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Qa3
b6 22. b4 e4 23. Be2 Nb7 {nice breakthrough} 24. Qxa7 Ra8 25. d6 Rxa7 26. dxc7
Rc8 27. c5 $1 bxc5 28. b5 $1 $18 {Anand,V (2799)-Carlsen,M (2733)/Nice rpd
blind/2008/}) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. c4 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nd2
a5 15. a3 Qc7 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. g3 Rad8 18. Bg2 Nbd7 19. Nf3 Qb6 20. Qc2 Nf8 21.
Ne5 Ng6 22. Nd3 $14 {Karjakin,S (2732)-Carlsen,M (2733)/Nice rpd/2008/}) 7. O-O
Nd7 8. Bg4 {White usually doesn't initiate exchanges himself, but retreats the
Ne5 to avoid them in an attempt to make the most of his space advantage:} ({
Kamsky was most probably inspired by a recent experience with White, which went
} 8. Ng4 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Ne3 Bg6 11. f4 $5 (11. Nc3 Bd6 12. b3 Qc7 13. h3 O-O
14. Bb2 Rad8 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Bf4 17. Qe1 e5 18. d5 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc5 20.
Rac1 Qb6 21. Bf1 h6 22. Kh2 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Ne4 25. Bc4 Nd6 $11 {
Grischuk,A (2715)-Carlsen,M (2714)/Moscow blitz/2007/}) 11... Qc7 12. Nc3 Bd6
13. g3 Rd8 14. Qe1 O-O 15. c5 Be7 16. f5 exf5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Rfe8 19.
Qf2 Nf8 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Be5 Ng6 22. Rf1 {While White has some pressure, Black
certainly isn't devoid of counterplay.} b6 $14 {/<=>,Kamsky,G (2744)-Benjamin,
J (2559)/Rockville/2012/}) ({The most usual move is} 8. Nf3 {, but} e6 9. c4
N5f6 (9... Nb4 $143 10. a3 $36) 10. Nc3 (10. Bf4 $5 Ne4 11. Bd3 Qf6 12. Qe2 Nd6
13. Bg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf5 15. Qb3 O-O-O $13 {Bacrot,E (2720)-Degraeve,J (2569)/
FRA-ch Belfort/2010/ is possibly more interesting, but still far from clear.})
{led to comfortable equality after} 10... Ne4 $142 $5 (10... Bd6 11. Nh4 Bg6
12. g3 $5 (12. f4 Ne4 13. Nxg6 Nxc3 14. bxc3 hxg6 $13 15. c5 $2 Nxc5 $1 16. Rb1
Rb8 17. Be3 Nd7 $15 {Sutovsky,E (2676)-Miroshnichenko,E (2690)/SRB-chT
Kragujevac/2009/}) 12... O-O 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Be3 $14 {[%csl Ge2,Ge3] This is
similar to the two Carlsen games, quoted in the previous note.}) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Bf4 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. h3 Qb6 15. b3 c5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rfd8 $11 {
Papp,G (2526)-Schroll,G (2449)/AUT-chT/2011/}) 8... Bxg4 ({Original, but risky
is} 8... g6 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. c4 (10. Nd3 $5 $14) 10... N5b6 11. Qe2 Nxe5 12.
dxe5 Na4 $2 (12... Qd4 $1 13. Nd2 Rg8 {[%csl Gd4]}) 13. Nd2 $2 (13. e6 $1 $40)
13... e6 14. a3 Nb6 15. a4 a5 {Wang Hao (2736)-Ivanchuk,V (2775)/Beijing blitz/
2011/} 16. Nf3 $14) 9. Qxg4 (9. Nxg4 e6 10. c4 N5f6 11. Nc3 Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Nf6
13. Qh4 Be7 14. Rd1 Qa5 15. Qg3 Rd8 16. Bf4 Qf5 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. Bb8 O-O $11 {
Pogonina,N (2429)-Zhao Xue (2500)/Krasnoturinsk/2007/ With only 2 pairs of
minor pieces White's pressure gradually dissipates.}) 9... g6 $5 ({The
fianchetto is more active than} 9... e6 10. Rd1 N5f6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. c4 O-O 13.
Nc3 {This is similar to the aforementioned game Caruana - Salgado Lopez, White
had threatening kingside pressure after} Re8 14. Rd3 Nf8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Rad1
Rad8 17. b3 Qa6 18. h4 N6d7 19. h5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bf4 Qa5 22. Ne4 Rd7 23.
Rg3 $36 {Adams,M (2699)-Zhao Xue (2544)/Edmonton/2009/}) 10. c4 $146 {[%mdl 8]
An ambitious, but committal novelty} (10. Re1 Bg7 11. Nd2 Nb4 12. Qd1 O-O 13.
Ndf3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 {Bedouin,X (2229)-Monroy,C (2341)/Aix les Bains/2003/} {Now}
Nd5 {should gradually equalise.}) (10. Qe2 {is more aggressive:} Bg7 11. c4
N5b6 (11... Nxe5 $5 12. dxe5 (12. cxd5 Nd7 13. dxc6 bxc6 $11) 12... Nc7 13. Rd1
Qc8 $132) 12. Nf3 $5 O-O 13. a4 a5 14. Bf4 c5 15. d5 Re8 16. Ng5 Nc8 $6 ({
Black should have gone for} 16... h6 $5 17. Ne4 (17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qe6+ Kf8 19.
Qxg6 e6 $1 $13 {[%cal Yd8f6]}) 17... e6 18. Nd6 exd5 19. Nxe8 Qxe8 $44) 17. Nc3
Nd6 18. Rad1 Nf6 19. h3 Qd7 20. Rfe1 Nh5 21. Bh2 b6 22. g4 Nf6 23. Nf3 $16 {
[%cal Rf3e5] Zhigalko,A (2566)-Gorovets,A (2408)/BLR-ch Minsk/2011/}) ({
The most recent try is} 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. Qh3 N7f6 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14.
Nbd2 h6 15. Qg3 Rc8 16. Nb3 a5 17. a4 b6 18. c3 e6 19. Ne5 Ne7 20. Nc4 Qd5 21.
Nbd2 Nf5 22. Qe5 Rb8 23. Rfe1 Rfd8 $11 {/+/=,Alekseev,E (2683)-Vitiugov,N 
(2691)/St Petersburg rpd/2012/}) 10... Nc7 11. Rd1 Bg7 12. Nc3 Qc8 13. f4 $6 {
A wild, but dubious attempt to retain the initiative which is slipping away
from him.} (13. Qxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 $11 {is sterile equality, but if this
was not to White's liking, he still had other moves like}) (13. Qe2 $11) (13.
Qe4 $11) (13. Nf3 $5) 13... c5 $1 14. Ne2 (14. Nxd7 $6 Bxd4+ 15. Kf1 Qxd7 16.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Ne2 Rhc8 $1 $15 {and winning the pawn back is not
so simple.}) 14... f5 (14... Ne6 $5 {deserved consideration:} 15. Nxd7 (15. Be3
cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxe5 18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. b3 Nxc4 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21.
Bd4 Nb6 $15) (15. d5 Nxf4 $15) 15... Qxd7 16. d5 Nd4 $15 {with a pleasant
endgame.}) 15. Qg3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Ne6 18. Nxe6 {After this
natural move Black gets an edge.} ({Engines prefer the more complex} 18. Qb3 $5
Qc5 (18... Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Qc5 20. Be3 Qxe5 21. Rad1 $44 (21. c5 $5 {[%csl Re8]})
) 19. Be3 Qxe5 20. Bf2 $132) 18... Qxe6 19. Rd5 b5 $1 20. Rxb5 (20. b3 bxc4 21.
bxc4 O-O $15 (21... Rd8 $5 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $15 {[%csl Re5]})) 20... Qxc4 21. Qb3
Qxb3 22. axb3 a6 23. Rba5 Rd8 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Bg5 (25. Bf4 $5 $15 {is more
resilient}) 25... Rhe8 26. Re1 Rb8 27. Ra3 Rb5 28. e6+ Kg8 29. g3 Rb6 $5 ({
Kamsky is in no hurry to force simplification with} 29... Bxb2 30. Rxa6 Rxb3
$15) 30. Re2 h6 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3,Re6][%mdl 4112] The endgame favours Black due
to his better pawn structure.} 31. Be3 (31. Bf4 Rc8 $1 $36 {makes it difficult
to hold the material balance, so White gives up a pawn straight away.}) 31...
Rxe6 32. Bc5 Rc6 $6 (32... Rxe2+ $142 33. Kxe2 Rc8 $1 {/\} 34. b4 Rc6 35. Bxe7
Re6+ 36. Re3 Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 Bxb2 $17 {/-+ and Black should be able to win this
B_|_.}) 33. Bxe7 Kf7 34. Bb4 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Bxb2 36. Ra2 Be5 37. Bd2 g5 38. b4
Ke6 39. Kd3 Bf6 40. Be3 Be7 41. Rb2 h5 (41... Bf6 $5) 42. b5 $15 {Liquidating
the queenside increases White's drawing chances.} axb5 43. Rxb5 g4 44. Bf4 $6 {
Misguided activity, White should have retreated to defend his weak Ph2 with} (
44. Rb2 $142 {[%csl Rh2]}) 44... Bf6 45. Rb7 Ra6 46. Rh7 $6 (46. Rb3 $5) 46...
Ra3+ 47. Ke2 {Grischuk tries to slip back to the kingside} (47. Kc4 h4 $1 $17 {
[%csl Rh2][%cal Yh4h3,Ya3a2]}) 47... Ra2+ 48. Kf1 Kd5 $2 {Black plays for the
attack instead of taking material and squanders a win - almost!} (48... Rxh2 {
should be sufficient:} 49. Kg1 (49. Rh6 Kf7 50. Rh7+ Kg6 51. Rc7 Rh1+ 52. Kf2
Bd4+ 53. Ke2 h4 54. Rc6+ Kf7 $19) 49... Rh3 50. Rh6 Kf7 51. Rh7+ Kg6 52. Rb7 h4
53. Rb6 Rxg3+ $1 $19) 49. Rxh5 Ke4 50. h3 gxh3 (50... Kf3 51. Rxf5 (51. Ke1 {
should also hold.}) 51... Ra1+ 52. Bc1+ $11) 51. Rxh3 Bd4 52. Rh5 Rf2+ 53. Ke1
Rg2 54. Kf1 (54. Bd6 $11) 54... Kf3 55. Be3 {Forcing a theoretical draw, but
the piece sacrifice was hardly necessary.} (55. Ke1 Bf2+ 56. Kd1 Ke4 57. Rh3
Bc5 58. Rh7 Kd3 59. Rd7+ Bd4 60. Re7 $11) 55... Bxe3 56. Rxf5+ Kxg3 57. Re5
Rf2+ 58. Ke1 Kf4 59. Re8 Ra2 60. Kd1 Kf3 61. Re7 $2 $138 {The fatal mistake.} (
61. Rd8 $1 $11) (61. Rh8 Rd2+ 62. Ke1 Rc2 63. Rf8+ (63. Rh3+ Ke4 64. Kf1 $11)
63... Bf4 64. Rd8 $11) (61. Rf8+ Bf4 62. Rd8 $8 $11) 61... Rd2+ $1 62. Ke1 Rd8
63. Rf7+ Bf4 64. Rf6 (64. Rf5 Re8+ 65. Kd1 (65. Kf1 Ra8) 65... Rc8 $19) 64...
Rc8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Bf6 10. Kb1 Qd7 11. h3 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Bxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14.
Bb5 a6 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Bf1 Qd6 18. a3 f6 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. f3 Rxe1
21. Rxe1 Re8 22. Rd1 h5 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Bh7 25. Bg3 Bg6 26. Qc3 Nd8 27.
Kc1 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. Bf2 Rh8 30. Bg1 Nd8 31. Bg2 Ne6 32. Rd2 Kd7 33. Be3
c6 34. Kd1 f5 35. Ke1 f4 36. Bg1 a5 37. Re2 b5 38. Kd2 Kd6 39. Re1 Rb8 40. b3
Rh8 41. Re2 Ke7 42. Re1 Kf6 43. Re2 Rh7 44. Re1 Rh4 45. Re2 Ng5 46. Re1 Rh8 47.
Re2 a4 48. Kc1 b4 49. axb4 axb3 50. cxb3 Nh3 51. Bh2 Nf2 52. Rxf2 Rxh2 53. Rd2
Kg5 54. Bf1 Rh1 55. Rd1 Rh2 56. Rd2 Rh1 57. Rd1 Rh2 58. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. c3 O-O 8. Be3
b6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ba6 11. Re1 Ne5 12. Na3 d5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Qd7 15.
f4 Nd3 16. Bxd3 Bxd4+ 17. Kf1 Bc5 18. Bxa6 Qc6 19. Nc2 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Qxh2+ 21.
Kd3 Rad8+ 22. Nd4 f6 23. Bh4 Bxd4 24. Qe2 Bc5+ 25. Kc2 Qxe2+ 26. Rxe2 Kf7 27.
Rae1 Nf5 28. Bc4 Nxh4 29. gxh4 f5 30. Rxe6 Kg7 31. h5 a5 32. a3 gxh5 33. Rh1
Rd6 34. Re7+ Kg6 35. Re2 b5 36. Bxb5 h6 37. Be8+ Kg7 38. Rxh5 Rdf6 39. b4 axb4
40. axb4 Bd6 41. Rh4 Kh7 42. Kb3 Rg8 43. Bd7 Rg3 44. Rd2 Kg6 45. Rd5 Be7 46.
Rh1 Rf3 47. Re1 Bd6 48. Bxf5+ Kf7 49. Bg4 R3xf4 50. Bh5+ Kg7 51. c4 R4f5 52.
Red1 Be7 53. c5 Kf8 54. Rxf5 Rxf5 55. c6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 h6 7. Re1 Bf5 8. c4
e6 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. b4 Ne4 13. Nb3 g5 14. Ne5 Bg7 15. f3
Nef6 16. e4 Bh7 17. Bd2 Rb8 18. Bc3 O-O 19. Na5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ne8 21. f4 Nc7
22. f5 exf5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rad1 f4 26. gxf4 Be4 27. Rxe4 dxe4
28. f5 Rfe8 29. Rd5 e3 30. Kf1 e2+ 31. Ke1 b6 32. Nc4 bxc5 33. bxc5 Rec8 34.
Kxe2 Bf8 35. b4 Rc7 36. Kd3 Re8 37. Nd6 Rb8 38. Ne4 Be7 39. Rd6 Bxd6 40. exd6
Ra7 41. c6 Kf8 42. Bd4 Raa8 43. d7 Rc8 44. Bc5+ Kg7 45. dxc8=Q Rxc8 46. Kd4
Rxc6 47. Kd5 Rc8 48. Nd6 Rb8 49. Kc6 h5 50. Kc7 Rg8 51. Bd4+ Kh7 52. Ne4 Kh6
53. Be3 h4 54. Bxg5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.12"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Danchevski, Orce"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gambit Aseko See"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3 Nc6 7. e4 e6 8. Be3
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Be2 Rfd8 12. Rhe1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rac8 14. Bf1
Ba6 15. e5 Ne8 16. Kb1 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 d6 18. b3 Bb7 19. exd6 Rxd6 20. Qf4 Bc6
21. Bd3 Rcd8 22. Be4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Bd7 25. g4 g5 26. Qb8 Qd6
27. Qxd6 Nxd6 28. Nc3 Kg7 29. Kc2 f5 30. gxf5 exf5 31. Ba8 Kf6 32. Kd3 Ke5 33.
b4 Bc8 34. a4 Ba6 35. Nb5 Bxb5 36. axb5 Ne8 37. Bc6 Nc7 38. Bd7 h5 39. Bc8 Ne8
40. Bd7 Nf6 41. Bc6 h4 42. c5 Nh5 43. Bd7 Nf4+ 44. Kc4 h3 45. Bc8 Nd5 46. Bd7
g4 47. fxg4 fxg4 48. c6 g3 49. hxg3 h2 50. c7 h1=Q 51. c8=Q Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Persson, Mats"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2234"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oslo Schakselskap"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Be3
Ng6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Be7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nexd4 Na5 13. Nd2 O-O 14. f4 Rc8 15.
N4b3 f5 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 d6 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Rf2 Be7 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 21. Nb3
Qc7 22. Bd4 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Qf3 e5 25. Qd5+ Qf7 26. Rd1 exf4 27. gxf4 Re6
28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Re4 30. Kg3 h5 31. h4 Re3+ 32. Rf3 Rxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Nxh4+
34. Kg3 Ng6 35. Nd4 h4+ 36. Kf3 h3 37. Nxf5 h2 38. Kg2 Rxc2+ 39. Kh1 Nxf4 40.
Rxg7+ Kf8 41. Rg4 Nd3 42. Rd4 Ne5 43. Rxb4 Nf3 44. Rb8+ Kf7 45. Ng3 Rc1+ 46.
Kg2 Rg1+ 47. Kf2 Nh4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.14"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zuerich SG"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. b3 e6 6. Bb2 h6 7. d3 a5 8. a3 Be7
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c4 Bh7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Bh3 Nd7 13. Bc3 c5 14. e3 Nc7 15. Rfe1
b5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bb2 a4 18. bxa4 Rxa4 19. e4 N5f6 20. Bg2 Qc8 21. Rac1 Qa6
22. Nb1 c4 23. d4 Rc8 24. h3 b4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Bc3 Nd5 27. Bf1 Nxc3 28. Nxc3
Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Ra3 30. Qb4 Rxf3 31. Bxc4 Qb6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.15"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. h4 Nc6 6. Nh3 d5 7. Nf4 Ne4 8. h5 g5
9. h6 Bf8 10. Nd3 Qd6 11. Na3 a6 12. e3 Be6 13. Qc2 b5 14. Nb1 Bd7 15. a4 bxa4
16. Nd2 e5 17. g4 Qf6 18. gxf5 Nxd2 19. dxe5 Qxf5 20. Qxd2 Na5 21. Qd1 O-O-O
22. Rxa4 Bxa4 23. Qxa4 Qxd3 24. Qxa5 Rg8 25. Bf1 Qe4 26. Qxa6+ Kd7 27. Bb5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg CF"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ne3 c4 15. d4
Rfe8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf8 19. h3 Rad8 20. Be3 Nb3 21. Bxb3
cxb3 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qxb3 Ra8 24. Nd2 Qd6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Kh1 Ra4 27. f3
Qg6 28. Bf2 Qd3 29. Ne4 Rb4 30. Qa2 Ra4 31. Qb3 Rb4 32. Qa2 Ra4 33. Qb3 Rb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. Na3 f6 7. Nc4 Qe6 8.
b3 c5 9. a4 Nh6 10. c3 Nf7 11. d4 Bd6 12. Ba3 cxd4 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. cxd4 O-O
15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Rc7 Rd7 17. Rc3 b5 18. Qc2 Rb7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bb4 Bd7 21.
Rd1 Rba7 22. h3 Qe8 23. Qd3 Bc6 24. Qe3 h6 25. Rcc1 Kh7 26. Qd3 Kh8 27. Re1 Bd7
28. Red1 Be6 29. Qe3 Kh7 30. Qd3 Kg8 31. Qe3 Kh7 32. Qd3 Kg8 33. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 {This is rare at the top level. The alternatives
3...e6, 3...Nc6 and 3...d5 are way more common.} 4. e3 (4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6.
O-O {may transpose to a "hedgehog" type of position.}) 4... g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. d5
{Seizing space in the centre is the most principled continuation. White may
also delay this for a couple of moves, completing the kingside development
first.} (6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. d5 e6 9. e4 exd5 10. exd5 Re8 11. h3 Na6 12.
Bd3 $14 {0-1 (31) Speelman,J (2630)-Adams,M (2615) Hastings 1991}) 6... O-O 7.
Be2 e6 (7... d6 {is a move for Benoni fans.}) 8. e4 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxd5 (
10. Qxd5 $2 Nxc3 11. Qxa8 Nc6 12. bxc3 Qc7 $17 {White's queen is trapped and
his permanent weaknesses will tell.}) 10... Nc6 11. Qd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13.
Bg5 {Black is strategically worse as his Pd7 is weak, but his dynamic
resources shouldn't be underestimated.} Bb7 14. Rd1 (14. O-O d6 15. Rae1 Qd7
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $11) 14... Qe8 $1 $146 {I don't think that this
was home preparation, this line is too rare to analyse it so deeply. Kamsky
must have figured out this strong idea over the board.} (14... Rf7 $6 15. O-O
Rc8 16. Rfe1 Ba8 17. Bf1 (17. Bh4 $16) 17... Qf8 18. Bh4 $2 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Rxf3
20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Nd4 $44 {1/2-1/2 (34) Hasanov,M (2335)-Tunik,G (2465)
Alushta 1993}) 15. Bxf6 (15. Nc7 Ne5 16. Qd6 $1 (16. Nxe5 $2 Qxe5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6
18. Nxa8 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Bxa8 $17 {White's king is too vulnerable.}) 16... Bxf3 $1
(16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Bxf3 18. Nxe8 Raxe8 19. O-O Bxe2 20. Rfe1 $16) 17. Nxe8
Raxe8 18. Bxf6 Bxg2 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxd7 Bxb2 $1 {What an amazing position.
Black has only a bishop for a queen, but he is in no way worse.} 21. Rd3 Bxh1
22. Re3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Rf7 $11) 15... Bxf6 16. O-O (16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Qxd7 $2 (
17. O-O $11) 17... Nd4 18. Qxe8+ Rxe8 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Rd2 (20. Rxd4 $2 Bxg2
21. Rg1 Bf3 22. Rd2 Rfe6 $19) 20... Rfe6 21. Kd1 Bxg2 22. Rg1 Rxe2 23. Rxg2 d3
$1 $17) 16... Rd8 17. Qd2 (17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. Rfe1 Qf8 $11) 17... Qf7 $11 18.
Bd3 $6 {It would be ideal for White to put the bishop on e4, followed by the
exchange on f6 and Be4-d5. But, Black's reply ruins this plan.} (18. b3 {
would be a useful move.}) 18... Nb4 $1 19. Be4 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 {
White would wish to settle a piece on d5, but he can't afford to lose the Pb2
for nothing.} (21. Qxd5 $2 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxb2 $17) 21... Qg7 22. b3 g5 $1 {
Black is seizing the initiative. The bishop is superior to White's knight.} 23.
h3 h5 24. d6 {Freeing the d5-square for the queen.} g4 25. Qd5+ Rf7 26. Ne1 $1
{The best decision, at least from a practical point of view.} (26. hxg4 hxg4
27. Nh2 Bd4 28. Kh1 Qg6 {is very dangerous for White, his knight is passive
and the h-file is opened.}) 26... gxh3 27. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3g3] The point of
White's previous move. Objectively, Black is better, but the position is very
sharp, anything can happen.} hxg2 28. Nxg2 h4 {Covering the g3-square.} 29. Kh1
Qg5 30. Qe4 Rg7 $6 (30... Bd4 31. Nxh4 (31. Rh3 Rdf8 32. Rxh4 Rg7 $17) 31...
Rf4 32. Qg6+ Qxg6 33. Nxg6 Rf6 $17) 31. Ne3 h3 32. Rdd1 Qe5 33. Qf3 Rf8 34. Nf5
Rg6 $4 {Kamsky had to push the rook one square further forward. The difference
is huge.} (34... Rg5 {It is important to attack the dangerous knight.} 35. Rg1
Bd8 $1 36. Rxg5+ Bxg5 37. Rd5 Qe6 (37... Qf4 38. Ne7+ Bxe7 39. Qxf4 Rxf4 40.
dxe7 Kf7 41. Rxd7 a5 42. Rb7 Rxf2 43. a4 {White should hold this.}) 38. Kh2 (
38. Ne7+ $2 Bxe7 39. Qg3+ Kf7 40. Re5 Bh4 $1 41. Rxe6 Bxg3 42. Re7+ Kg6 43.
fxg3 Rf7 $19) 38... Rf7 39. Qg4 Rg7 40. Ne7+ Bxe7 41. Qxe6+ dxe6 42. dxe7 Rxe7
43. Rd8+ Kg7 44. Kxh3 {White shouldn't lose this as well. In rook endgames
very often an extra pawn is not sufficient for a win.}) 35. Rde1 Qc3 36. Qd5+ {
A pity for Gata who had played very well, but all his efforts were ruined by
one blunder. This game, definitely, had a psychological impact - Morozevich
ended the tournament sharing first place, while Kamsky found himself at the
bottom of the table.} (36. Qd5+ Kh7 37. Re3 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Ge3h3,Gh3h7]})
1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rfd1
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 cxd4 16. Bb5 Nf6 17. Rxd4 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rc1 g6 20. Qe2
Rd5 21. Rd1 Qd6 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. h3 Ne4 24. Bd3 Qc6 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. Qd2 Qb1+
27. Kh2 Qf5 28. Kg1 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qf5 30. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 {Transposing to the Schlechter
Variation.} 6. Bd3 Bg7 (6... Bf5 $5 7. Bxf5 (7. O-O $5 Bxd3 (7... Bg7 8. Bxf5
gxf5 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. cxd5 {After cxd5 cxd5, the bishop is poorly located on g7:}
cxd5 11. Ne5 $14) 8. Qxd3 Bg7 9. e4) 7... gxf5 8. Qb3 Ra7 9. Ne5 e6 10. Bd2
Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Nf4 Ra8 15. Ke2 Bd6 16. Nd3
Ke7 17. Rhc1 Rhc8 $11 {Ernst,S - Saltaev,M Bundesliga 2007 1/2 (25)}) 7. O-O
O-O 8. h3 {White prevents Bg4. Another way to prevent Bg4 is 8 Qb3.} (8. Qb3 e6
(8... Ra7 9. Rd1 Bf5 10. Be2 $5 (10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Bd2 e6 12. Rac1 Ne4 $13)
10... b5 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bg4 $2 12. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 13. Ng5 Qf8 14. Nxf7
Bxd1 15. Nxd1 Qxf7 16. Qb6 $18) 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 $14 {
Lysyj,I-Dimitrov,P EU-ch 9th Plovdiv 2008 1 - 0 (51)}) 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nbd7
11. Be3 Qc7 12. c5 $6 Ng4 {Jakovenko,D - Kamsky,G Jemruk FIDE GP 2009 1-0 (29)}
(12... e5 $1 13. d5 (13. Qc4 Ng4 14. d5 (14. Rae1 exd4 15. Bxd4 Nde5 16. Nxe5
Be6 17. Qa4 Bxe5 18. g3 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 $15 {Ftachnik,L}) 14... Nxe3 15.
fxe3 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxc5 17. Rac1 Qxc4 18. Rxc4 f5 19. Bc2 e4 $15 {Ftachnik, L})
(13. Rfe1 Ng4 14. Rad1 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nxc5 17. Qa3 Ne6 $15 {
Ftachnik,L}) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Nf6 16. Qd6 Ne8 17. Qxc7 Nxc7
18. Rfd1 f5 19. Nd6 e4 $11)) 8... b5 {I believe Black wasn't satisfied with
the position after the opening so let's see other options} (8... Nbd7 9. a4 (9.
cxd5 $5 {the most natural reply} cxd5 (9... Nxd5 $6 10. e4 $14) 10. Qb3 e6 11.
Bd2 b6 12. Rfc1) 9... Re8 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 b6 12. Qe2 $6 (12. Qb3 Bb7 13.
Rac1 Rc8 14. Ne2 {Krasenkow,M}) 12... Bb7 (12... e5 $5 13. dxe5 Nxe5) 13. Rfd1
(13. Bc2 e5) (13. a5 $6 b5 14. Na2 Ne4 $1 $15 (14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Rxe5 17. Bc3 $11)) 13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Be1 $2 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qb8 $17 {
Aronian,L - Anand,V Moscow Botvinnik Memorial rapid 2011 0-1 (48)}) (8... dxc4
9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 (10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 Nfd7 12. Qe2 Nxc5 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Rd1
Nbd7 15. Bd2 Nb6 16. Be1 Qb8 $11 {Illescas Cordoba,M - Granda Zuniga,J Buenos
Aires 1993 1/2 (42)}) 10... a5 11. a3 Na6 $6 12. Re1 b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Na2
c5 15. Nxb4 cxb4 16. e4 $14 {Spraggett,K - Ipatov,A Andorra Open 28th 2010 1/2
(35)}) 9. b3 Nbd7 (9... bxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. Nxd5 (11. dxc5 $1 Nbd7 (11... Ne4
12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nd4 $16) 12. Ba3 $5 Qa5 13. Na4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bb7 15. Nd4 Ne5
16. Rb1 $1 Nxc4 $2 17. Rxb7 Nxa3 18. Nc6 $18) 11... Nxd5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Ba3
cxd4 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. e4 Qd7 16. Ba3 {1/2 Tukmakov,V - Delchev,A Pula 1999} Bb7
17. Nd2 Nc6 18. Nc4 Ne5 $11) 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. c5 $1 Ne8 $146 (11... a5 12. a3 e5
13. dxe5 Ne8 14. Ne2 $6 (14. e4 $1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bh6 $5
(17. Rb1 $5 Qc7 (17... Nf6 $6 18. Bg5 $16) 18. Re1 Nf6 19. Bb2 Nxe4 20. Bxe5
Qxe5 21. Bxe4 $14) 17... Bxa1 18. Rxa1 f5 19. Ng5 Nc7 (19... Rf6 20. Rd1 Qe7
21. Qc3 $16) 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qd2 $14) 14... Qe7 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Bxe4 Nxc5 $6 (16... Qxc5 $1 17. Ra2 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bh6
Ng7 21. Bxc6 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Rd8 $11) 17. Ng3 Nxe4
18. Nxe4 c5 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Bg5 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qe6 22. Qh4 Nc7 23. Bh6 Bxh6 24.
Qxh6 f6 25. Rad1 Rf7 26. Rd6 Qxb3 27. Rxf6 $2 {Chernin,A -Murey,J Copenhagen
1986 0 - 1 (39)} (27. exf6 $1 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Rd8 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qe4 31.
Qg5 Rf8 32. Ne5 Qf5 33. Qxf5 gxf5 34. f7+ $18)) 12. Bb2 Nc7 13. b4 a5 14. a3
Ne6 $6 (14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Ne2 $5 (17. Nxb5 Bxb2 18. Nxc7
Bxa1 19. Nxa8 Be5 $1 (19... Qxa8 20. Rxa1 axb4 21. Qb2 $1 $16) 20. Nb6 axb4 21.
axb4 Bc7 $11) 17... Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Ne6 19. Rad1 Re8 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 $14) (
14... Re8 15. Rfe1 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Ne2 (18. e4 $6 axb4 19.
axb4 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 Qh4) 18... Bxb2 19. Qxb2 $14) 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. f4 axb4 (16...
f5 $5 17. Nf3 $14 (17. g4 $2 fxg4 18. hxg4 Nxf4 $1 19. exf4 Rxf4 $40)) 17. axb4
Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ra8 19. Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. Nf3 Bb7 $2 {Black shouldn't allow White
to play g4} (20... f5 $1 21. g4 $6 fxg4 22. hxg4 Nxf4 23. exf4 Qxf4 24. Qe2 (
24. Qg2 $4 Qe3+ $19) 24... Qxg4+ 25. Kf1 {Black needs to choose between two
options} Bxd4 (25... e5 26. dxe5 Qh3+ 27. Ke1 Qg3+ 28. Kd2 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5
30. Qxe5 Bxe5 $14 {I think Black would be able to draw if he played precisely})
26. Nxd4 Qxd4 27. Qe6+ Kf8 28. Qxd7 Qxd3+ 29. Ne2 Kf7) 21. g4 $1 $16 {Black
has problems on both sides. Probably the position is winning for White} Bc8 22.
Bc1 Nf6 23. Qa2 h6 24. Ne5 g5 $6 (24... Bb7 25. Kg2 Nd7 26. Nf3 Bc8 27. Qf2 $16
) 25. Bf5 (25. Qa8 $1) 25... Nd8 26. Bd3 gxf4 (26... Ne6 27. Qa8 Nd8 28. Kg2
$16 (28. Bf5 $6 Bxf5 (28... e6 29. Bb1 $16) 29. Nxc6 Qxc6 $1 (29... Bxg4 30.
Nxd8 $18) 30. Qxd8+ Kh7 31. gxf5 gxf4 32. Qxe7 (32. exf4 Qa6 33. Qa5 Qc8) 32...
Qa6 33. exf4 Qa1 34. Qe1 Ne4 $132)) 27. exf4 Nd7 (27... h5 28. g5 Ne8 29. Kh2
$16) 28. Nf3 Ne6 29. Ne2 Qb7 (29... Nf6 30. f5 Nf8 31. Bf4 Qb7 32. Ng3 $16) 30.
Be3 (30. f5 $5 Nc7 31. Ng3 Nf6 32. Bf4 $16) 30... Qa6 31. Qb2 Nef8 32. Ng3 e6
33. Nh5 Bh8 34. f5 $18 Nf6 (34... exf5 35. gxf5 Nf6 36. Nxf6+ Bxf6 37. Bxh6 Nh7
38. Qg2+ Kh8 39. Qe2 Bd7 40. Ne5 $18) 35. Bxh6 Ne4 36. f6 $1 Nxf6 $8 (36... Bd7
37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. Nd2) 37. Ne5 Ne4 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Qf2 Bxe5 40. dxe5 Qa1+ 41.
Kg2 f5 (41... Ng6 42. Nf6+ Kh8 43. Qd2 $18) 42. exf6 Kf7 43. Bxf8 Kxf8 44. Qd2
Kf7 45. Qd8 Qb2+ 46. Kg3 Qc3+ 47. Kh4 Qe1+ 48. Ng3 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7. Nc3
Nd5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Nxd5 (10. Be4 {Gelfand,B (2755)-Morozevich,A 
(2751)/Biel 2009/CBM 132/[Marin,M] (0-1, 48)}) 10... exd5 11. b3 c6 12. e4 {
Kramnik,V (2769)-Morozevich,A (2758)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] (1-0,
27)}) 7... Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Nd2 $146 (9. Na3 Nc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bc3 Qd5
12. f3 e5 13. e4 Qc5 14. Qd2 Be6 {Aronian,L (2773)-Mamedyarov,S (2721)/Ohrid
2009/CBM 133 (0-1, 39). There don't seem to be any problems for Black.}) 9...
Qb5 (9... Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qd4 (10... Qxa2 11. O-O) 11. Rc1) 10. Ba3 Bd7 11. Qc2
Nc6 12. Rc1 O-O-O $1 13. Nxc4 Kb8 {Black has got his king out of danger and
has a harmonious development. White does not seem to have enough compensation.
In fact, he will soon be a pawn down in a worse position!} 14. b3 Nd4 15. Qb2
Bc6 16. f3 h5 $17 17. h4 e5 18. e4 Bd7 19. Kf2 Be6 20. Ne3 Nd7 21. Rhe1 f6 22.
f4 Qb6 23. Kg1 Rdg8 24. Qf2 g5 25. hxg5 fxg5 26. fxe5 h4 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. exf5
hxg3 29. Qe3 Nxf5 30. Qxb6 Nxb6 31. e6 Re8 32. Bb2 Rh6 33. Rc5 Nh4 34. Be5 Na8
35. Bxg3 Nxg2 36. Kxg2 Rhxe6 37. Rxe6 Rxe6 38. Kf3 Rg6 39. Kg4 b5 40. a4 bxa4
41. bxa4 Rb6 42. Kxg5 Rb4 43. a5 Rb5 44. Rxb5+ axb5 45. Kf5 Kb7 46. Ke6 b4 47.
Be1 b3 48. Bc3 Kc6 49. Ke7 Kb5 50. Ke6 Kc4 51. Be5 c5 52. Kd6 Kb4 53. Kc6 c4
54. a6 c3 55. Bxc3+ Kxc3 56. Kb7 b2 57. Kxa8 b1=Q 58. a7 Kb4 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 {
The Leningrad variation of the Dutch Defence is quite playable for Black.
Gelfand is testing the most ambitious line connected with the d-pawn advance.}
e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Ng5 Bd7 {Kamsky is for me a very
good classical positional player. He respects the value of his bishop, even
though in other games players have often tested his exchange on the e6-square.}
13. Qd2 {One of the annotators of earlier games expressed an interesting idea.
He did not believe in the pressure against the d6-pawn and suggested putting
the queen directly on c2. White would probably agree after the bitter
experience in this battle.} (13. Qc2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Bc8 (14... Rfe8 15. e3 (15.
a3 h6 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Rfe1 Bf7 18. Nd2 Nc5 19. b4 $14 {1-0 Ivanov,S-Yagupov,I/
Podolsk 1992/ (43)}) 15... Bc8 16. Rfe1 Nc5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Nf3 a6 19. a3 Qf7
20. Na4 Qc7 21. Qb3 Ng4 22. h3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. c5 $14 {1-0 (68) Berczes,
D (2450)-Pavasovic,D (2534) Hungary 2006}) 15. Nf3 (15. Rfe1 Nc5 16. e3 a5 17.
Nf3 Rfe8 18. Nd4 Ne6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Re2 Qc7 21. Red2 Rd7 22. Ne2 Red8 23.
Nd4 Bf7 24. h3 d5 {1/2 (24) Velikov,P (2450)-Knezevic,M Vrnjacka Banja 1985})
15... Rfe8 16. e3 d5 17. cxd5 Nb4 18. Qc1 Nfxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11
{1/2 (74) Torre,E (2570)-Kovacevic,V (2540) Indonesia 1983}) 13... h6 {Black's
position is quite promising evenif the defender should decide not to push away
the knight from g5 right away.} (13... Rad8 14. Rad1 (14. Rfe1 h6 15. Nh3 Nc5
16. Rad1 (16. Nf4 Be8 17. Rad1 g5 18. Nd3 Nce4 $11) 16... Be6 17. Qc2 (17. Nf4
Bf7 18. h4 Rfe8 $11) 17... g5 18. f4 Nfe4 19. e3 (19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxg7 Qxg7
21. fxg5 hxg5 22. Rf1 d5) 19... Bf7 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nf2 $6 (22.
Bxe4 $142 fxe4 23. Nf2 gxf4 (23... d5 $143 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Qb2+ Kh7 26. f5
$36) 24. exf4 d5 25. cxd5 cxd5 $11) 22... d5 {1/2 (26) Krivoshey,S (2499)
-Kalinitschew,S (2533) Germany 2005}) 14... Bc8 15. Rfe1 (15. h4 Nh5 16. e3 h6
17. Nh3 g5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. f4 g4 20. Ng5 Nc5 21. Nd5 cxd5 22. Bxd5+ Be6 23.
b4 Bxb2 24. bxc5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 {0-1 (50) Gonzales,G (2475)-Agrest,E (2460)
Gyula 1997} 26. Ne6 Rf6 27. Nxd8 Qxe3+ 28. Rf2 Nxf4 29. gxf4 g3 $15) (15. Na4
h6 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Qc1 g5 18. e3 Qf7 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. Nd4 Rde8 21. Ne2 Nac5
$11 {1-0 (41) Fominyh,A (2530)-Yilmaz,T (2385) Alushta 1992}) 15... h6 (15...
Ng4 16. Nh3 Bh6 17. Nf4 Qf7 18. h4 Nc5 19. e3 Ne5 20. Qc2 Bg7 21. Ba3 Qf6 22.
Rd4 Nf7 23. Bb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Yilmaz,T/Budapest 1992/ (31)}) 16. Nf3
Kh7 17. Qc2 Nc5 18. e3 Rfe8 19. Nd4 Nce4 20. h3 a6 21. Nde2 h5 22. Nf4 $14 {
1/2 (27) Dorfman,J (2595)-Dolmatov,S (2620) Moscow 1990}) 14. Nh3 Be6 (14...
Rad8 15. Rad1 (15. Ba3 Bc8 16. Rae1 Nc5 17. f3 g5 18. Nf2 Rfe8 19. e4 fxe4 20.
Ncxe4 Nfxe4 21. Nxe4 Qe5 22. Nf2 Qd4 $11 {0-1 (70) Loos,S (2100)-Mueller,H 
(2200) Bayern 1998}) 15... Bc8 16. Rfe1 g5 17. f4 Nc5 18. fxg5 Ng4 19. e4 Qf7
20. b4 Ne6 21. exf5 $16 {1/2 (59) Siebrecht,S (2487)-Nijboer,F (2529)
Amsterdam 2005}) 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Ba3 {Unfortunately for the first player a
plan promising an advantage is not known even after extensive experience of
numerous games. Gelfand is trying to exercise pressure along the a3-f8
diagonal, but it does not bring him anything special.} (16. Nf4 Bf7 17. Nd3 Nc5
18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Qc2 $11) 16... Nc5 17. f4 Qc7 18. Nf2 Rfe8 19. Kh1 $6 {
This somewhat alibistic retreat will have serious consequences. It was much
more natural to continue concentrating the forces towards the centre.} (19. e3
Bf7 20. Rfe1 $11) 19... Qb6 20. Qc2 (20. e3 d5 21. cxd5 cxd5 $15) 20... d5 $1 {
[%mdl 64] Kamsky is always trying to build a positionally sound structure and
it often helps him to take the initiative in seemingly equal situations.} 21.
cxd5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 {White must have bitten the bullet without much enthusiasm,
but a passive approach would only have made matters worse.} (22. e3 Nce4 23.
Nfxe4 dxe4 24. Na4 Qa5 $17) 22... Nxd5 (22... Bxd5 23. Qxc5 Qe6 24. Bb2 Bxg2+
25. Kxg2 Nd5 26. Be5 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Qxe5 28. Kg1 $15) (22... Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5
24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. Bxc5 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxe2 27. a4 b6 $15) 23. Bxc5 (23. Qxc5
Ne3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Rb1 Ra8 27. Bb2 Rxa2 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 $15)
23... Qc7 24. Rd2 $2 {The modern chess is dramatically dependent on excellent
calculating abilities in complicated positions. If one of the players makes a
serious mistake, the battle could be in principle simply be over.} (24. Rd3 $1
b6 25. Rfd1 Nxf4 26. Rxd8 (26. gxf4 Rc8 $15) 26... Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. gxf4
bxc5 29. e3 Qb6 $15) 24... Bc3 25. Nd3 $6 {If the position became critical
after the weak 24th move, after this mediocre idea the game is virtually over.
The computer is helping to prove that only the hair-raising 25.Rxd5! for White
could have given much hope for the resistance. Thanks to some small miracle he
would end up in an only somewhat worse position with chances for survival.} (
25. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 26. Bb4 Be5 27. Qxc7 Bxc7 28. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 29. e4 fxe4 30. Kg1
Bb6 31. Rc1 a5 32. Ba3 e3 33. Nd3 e2+ 34. Bc5 e1=Q+ (34... Bxc5+ 35. Rxc5 e1=Q+
36. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 37. Kf2 Rd1 38. Ke2 Rd4 39. Ke3 $11) 35. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1
Bxc5+ 37. Kf1 b6 $15) 25... b6 $1 (25... Bxd2 26. Qxd2 b6 27. Bd4 $11) 26. Bf2
Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Qc3 $1 {Kamsky will be quite relentless in pursuing his
advantage, Gelfand will not be offered a second chance.} 28. Qc1 (28. Rd1 Qxd2
29. Rxd2 Nb4 $17) 28... Qxc1 29. Rxc1 Rc8 30. Ra1 (30. Rxc8 Rxc8 $19) (30. Re1
Rc2 31. Ne5 Kh7 $19) 30... Nc3 31. Bf3 (31. Ne5 Nxe2 32. Nxg6 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1
Nxc1 $19) 31... Nxe2 $1 {White really had an opportunity to become sorry about
his alibistic retreat 19.Kh1 after this small combination.} 32. Re1 (32. Bxe2
Bd5+ 33. Kg1 Rxe2 $19) 32... Nc3 33. Nb4 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. c3 d6 11. h3 Rb8 12. Nc4 bxc3 13. bxc3 h6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
Nxe3 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rb1 Qd7 18. Qc2 Na5 19. Rfc1 Qc6 20. Rb4 Rb6 21.
Rxb6 cxb6 22. Qa2 Re8 23. Qa3 Nb7 24. d4 Nxe4 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. Nxe5 Qc5 27.
Qxc5 Nbxc5 28. f3 Nf6 29. Ra1 Nd5 30. N5c4 Nxe3 31. Nxe3 Rc8 32. Nc4 Nd7 33.
Rd1 Rxc4 34. Rxd7 Rxc3 35. Rd6 Rc4 36. Rxe6 Rxa4 37. Rxb6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 {
A very solid system of the Schlechter Defence, especially pertinent after
Bf1-d3. Black gets rid of his "bad" bishop, and White's queen will not be
properly placed after the eventual ...Bg4xf3 Qd1xf3.} 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10.
b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Qe2 $146 {A new, quite unusual move, putting the queen
on the line of Black's rook.} ({It is well-known that} 12. e4 $2 {is poor due
to} e5 $1) ({Rook moves to d1 are the most "normal" options for White, leading
to complicated positional play. Here are two recent examples:} 12. Rad1 Qe7 13.
Qe2 Nb6 $5 14. c5 Nbd7 15. f4 b6 16. b4 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 bxc5 19. bxc5
Nh5 20. Qf2 f5 21. Ra1 Nhf6 22. Qc2 Ne4 $11 {0-1 Swiercz,D (2478)-Gajewski,G 
(2577)/Krakow 2009/CBM 128 Extra (47)}) (12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Bf1 Bf8
15. a3 Qb6 16. b4 Qd8 17. e4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bg7 20. g3 a5 21. Bc3
axb4 22. axb4 Ra8 23. Qc2 Nb6 24. Qb3 Qd7 25. Bg2 h5 $11 {1/2 Onischuk,A (2672)
-Wang Yue (2691)/Poikovsky 2012/CBM 151 (56)}) 12... a6 (12... e5 $5 {is
principled here but White can probably defend his centre by means of} 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. Rad1 d4 $140 $6 15. Bb1 c5 16. exd4 cxd4 17. Nb5 {[%csl Rd4]
Therefore Black continues quiet manoeuvring.}) 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. f4
dxc4 $1 {Otherwise White can play c4-c5 in a much better version than in the
above-mentioned game Swiercz-Gajewski.} 16. Bxc4 b5 (16... c5 17. d5 b5 18.
dxe6 fxe6 19. Bd3 Nd5 {was quite possible, too.}) 17. Bd3 Qa7 (17... c5 $2 {
doesn't work now due to} 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxb5 $1 axb5 20. b4) 18. Ne4 {
White can't successfully prevent ...c6-c5:} (18. a4 c5 $1 19. dxc5 (19. axb5
cxd4 20. exd4 Nh5 $132) 19... b4 20. Na2 Nxc5 21. Nxb4 a5 22. Nc2 Nxb3 23. Rb1
Nc5 24. Bb5 Re7 $11) (18. b4 Nd5 $1 19. Ne4 (19. a3 $2 Nxe3) 19... Bf8 20. a3
a5 21. bxa5 Qxa5 {[%csl Ra3]}) 18... Nxe4 19. Bxe4 c5 $11 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Bf3
Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Ne4 23. Rd4 (23. Rd3 $142 Ng3 $140 24. Kf2 Nf5 25. g4) 23... Ng3
$1 24. Kf2 Nf5 {[%csl Gf5]} 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rd3 Qe7 27. Qd2 h5 28. g3 e5 29.
Rd7 Qf6 30. Be4 exf4 31. exf4 Kg7 32. Kg2 Qe6 33. Bxf5 Qxf5 $15 {[%csl Rg2] As
a result of White's positional inaccuracies, he must fight hard for a draw.}
34. Rd3 Qe4+ 35. Kh2 b4 36. h4 a5 37. Qb2+ Kg8 38. Rd2 Rc3 39. Rg2 Kg7 40. Qd2
Rd3 41. Qb2+ Kh7 42. Qf6 Qd5 43. Qg5 Kg7 44. Re2 Rd1 45. Qxd5 Rxd5 {[%mdl 4096]
} 46. Kh3 Kf6 47. Rc2 Kf5 48. Rc4 Rd1 49. Rc5+ Ke4 50. Rxa5 Kf3 51. Kh2 Rd2+
52. Kh3 f5 53. Ra6 Rg2 54. Rxg6 Kf2 55. Rc6 Rxg3+ 56. Kh2 Rg4 57. Kh3 Rxf4 58.
Rg6 $2 ({An active position of the rook was required:} 58. Rc5 $1 Rf3+ 59. Kh2
Ke3 60. Rb5 {with sufficient counterplay. A possible line:} Rf2+ 61. Kh3 f4 62.
Re5+ $1 (62. Rxh5 $143 f3) 62... Kf3 (62... Kd3 63. Rxh5 Rxa2 64. Rh8) 63. Rxh5
Rxa2 64. Rb5 Ra1 65. Kh2 Kg4 66. h5 $1 $11) 58... Rf3+ ({As many commentators
mentioned,} 58... Re4 $1 {enabled Black to rearrange his pieces in the best
way and queen his pawn:} 59. Rg5 (59. Rg2+ Kf1) 59... f4 60. Rxh5 f3 $19) 59.
Kh2 Ke3 $2 ({It was not late to come back:} 59... Rf4 $1 60. Kh3 (60. Rg2+ Ke3
{[%cal Rf4f2]}) 60... Re4 $19) 60. Rg5 {White's rook now holds Black's pawn
securing a draw.} Kf4 61. Rxh5 Rf2+ (61... Kg4 62. Rh7 Rf2+ 63. Kg1 Rxa2 64. h5
$11) 62. Kh3 Rxa2 63. Rg5 Rc2 64. Rg7 Rc3+ 65. Kg2 Rxb3 66. h5 Rb2+ 67. Kh3
Rb3+ 68. Kg2 Rb2+ 69. Kh3 Rb3+ 70. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Bd2 {Certainly not the most fashionable variation. Other moves are
much more popular. It is unlikely that Leko was well prepared for this line.} (
9. Qe2) (9. a3) (9. Qb3) (9. Bd3) (9. Qd3) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 {The only
logical move.} (10. exd4 $6 {Transposing to another line with the useless move
Bd2. Who would play 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 d5 5 Bd3 c5 6 Nf3 0-0 7
0-0 cd 8 ed dc 9 Bc4 b6 10 Bd2?} b6 (10... a6 $5 {Black could try to seize the
initiative} 11. Qe2 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7) 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Rad1 Bxc3 (
13... Rc8 $5 14. a3 Bd6) 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc6
18. f4 Nd5 19. f5 exf5 20. Bxf5 Rcd8 21. e6 {1/2 Ibragimov,I-Sax,G Bad Wiessee
2001} Nf6 22. exf7+ (22. Kh1 Kh8 $17) 22... Kxf7 23. Qf2 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxg2+
25. Qxg2 Bxg2 $17) 10... Ne5 (10... Nb6 11. Be2 (11. Bb3 Bd7 (11... e5 12. Nc2
Bc5 13. e4 Qe7 14. Be3 Bg4 15. f3 Be6 16. Bxe6 (16. Qe2 $5 Bxb3 17. axb3 a6 (
17... Rfd8 18. Ra5 Bxe3+ 19. Nxe3 $36) 18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2
Rfd8 $11) 16... fxe6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Rf2 Nc4 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Na4 Qa5 $11 {
Del Rio Angelis,S - Berg,E Calvia 2007 1/2 (51)}) 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. e4 e5 (13...
Be8 14. Nf3 Bc6 15. Rad1 Qc7 $11) 14. Nc2 Bc5 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Bxc5
Rxc5 (17... Qxc5 $5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne3 Rfd8 $132) 18. Ne3 Rcc8 19. Bxe6 Qxe6
20. Rd3 $14 {Jussupow,A - Balashov,Y Bundesliga GER-cBhT 1998 1-0 (33)}) 11...
e5 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. a3 Bc5 14. Nb5 (14. Qc2 e4 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Rac1 Rac8 $11)
14... Nbd5 15. Rc1 e4 16. Nfd4 a6 17. Qc2 Bb6 18. Nc3 Bxd4 19. exd4 e3 20. Nxd5
Nxd5 21. Ba5 Be6 (21... Qg5 22. Bf3 Bf5 23. h4 Qg6 $11) 22. Bf3 Rac8 23. Qe2
exf2+ 24. Qxf2 Qd7 25. Rc5 Nf6 (25... b6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Bxb6
Rc6 $40) 26. Rfc1 Bd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Qf3 Ne7 29. Rd1 Rc6 30. Bb4 Rd8 31. d5
h6 $6 (31... Rd6 32. Ra5 Rf6 33. Qe2 Nc6 $15) 32. Rxc6 Nxc6 33. Bc3 $14 {
Graf,A - Anastasian,A WchT 5th Yerevan 2001 1-0 (54)}) 11. Be2 (11. Bb3 Bd7 12.
Qe2 Nc6 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. a3 Ba5 15. Rfd1 Qb6 $6 (15... Bc7 16. Be1 Qe7 17. Rac1
Rfd8 $11) 16. Bc4 $1 Qd8 17. e4 Ng4 18. Bg5 Qe8 19. Nb5 $16 Bc7 20. Nxc7 Rxc7
21. h3 (21. Bf4 $1 e5 22. Bg3) 21... Nge5 $14 {Gagunashvili,M - Kunte,A
Kolkata 2009 1/2 (41)}) 11... Bc5 $146 (11... Bd7 12. Qb3 Bc5 13. Rfd1 (13.
Qxb7 Rb8 14. Qa6 Rxb2 $15) 13... Qb8 14. Be1 Neg4 {1/2 Graf,A - Halkias,S
Kavala 2008}) 12. Rc1 (12. Nf3 Ng6 13. Rc1 b6 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Qb3
Bd6 $11) 12... b6 $1 (12... Bxd4 $6 13. exd4 Qxd4 14. Nb5 Qh4 (14... Qb6 $4 15.
Be3 Qa5 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Bxa7 $18) (14... Qd8 $2 15.
Bb4 $16) 15. Bc3 Nc6 16. Bf3 $44) 13. b4 $5 {An ambitious move.} (13. Ncb5 Bb7
14. b4 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Qd7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Be1 (17. Qb3 $6 Bd5 18. Qb1 Bc4 $15)
17... Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Rc8 19. Qa3 a6 $11) 13... Bxd4 (13... Bxb4 $6 14. f4 Bxc3 (
14... Ng6 15. Nc6 Qd6 16. Nxb4 Qxb4 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Bc3 Qxd1 20.
Rfxd1 e5 21. Bf3 Rb8 22. Bb4 $16) 15. Bxc3 Ng6 (15... Ned7 16. Bf3 Ba6 17. Re1
Nd5 (17... Rc8 18. Nc6 Qe8 (18... Qc7 $2 19. Ne7+) 19. Bb4 Nc5 20. Qd6 $18) 18.
Bxd5 exd5 19. Nf5 Nf6 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Qg5 $18) 16. Bb4 Re8 17.
Bb5 Bd7 18. Nc6 $16) 14. exd4 Ng6 $1 (14... Qxd4 $6 15. Nb5 Qd7 (15... Qh4 16.
f4 Ned7 (16... Ng6 17. Rc4 a6 18. f5 axb5 19. Rxh4 Nxh4 20. g4 exf5 21. Bg5 Ng6
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. gxf5 $16) 17. g3 Qh6 18. f5 Qh3 19. Bf3 Ba6 20. Bg2 $1 Qg4
21. Qxg4 Nxg4 22. Bxa8 Bxb5 23. fxe6 Rxa8 24. exd7 Bxd7 25. Rc7 $16) 16. Rc7
Qd8 17. Bc3 Ned7 18. Bf3 Ba6 19. Bxa8 Bxb5 20. Rxa7 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 Qb8 22. Ra3
$14) 15. Bf3 (15. Be3 $5 Bb7 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 $15) 15...
Rb8 16. Re1 (16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qa4 (18. d5 Bb7 19. dxe6 Rbd8 20. Qe2
Bxf3 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Rd4 24. a3 Rxf3 $15) 18... Bb7 19.
Bxb7 Rxb7 20. d5 Nf4 $15) 16... h6 (16... Bb7 $6 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Bg5 h6 19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. d5 Rd8 (20... Rd7 21. Qa4 Rfd8 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Ne4 Qe7 $13) 21.
Qb3 Nf4 22. Rcd1 Qg5 23. g3 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. f4 Qf5 26. Re5 Qc8 27. Rexd5
$11) 17. Nb5 a6 18. Na7 Bb7 19. b5 $2 (19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Qxd4 21. Bc3 Qxd1
22. Rexd1 Ne7 $15) (19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Nc6 Qd5 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 Nd5 $15)
19... Bxf3 (19... axb5 $2 20. Bb4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Re8 22. Nc6 Qd5 23. Nxb8 (23.
Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxb8 Nxb4 25. Rb1 (25. Nc6 Nd3 $17) 25... Nc2 26. Re2 Nxd4 27.
Rd2 e5 28. Na6 $13) 23... Qxf3 24. gxf3 Rxb8 25. Bd6 Ra8 $13) 20. Qxf3 Ra8 21.
Nc6 (21. Qb7 axb5 22. Nc6 Qd5 $17) 21... Qd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 $17 {Despite
stubborn resistance, Kamsky couldn't escape.} 23. Nb4 Nxb4 24. Bxb4 Rfd8 25.
bxa6 Rxd4 26. a3 Nf4 $1 (26... Rxa6 27. g3 $1) 27. Rc6 Nd5 28. g3 Rxa6 29. Bd6
Raa4 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. Rf8 Ra7 (31... Kg6 $5) 32. Rc1 Rd7 33. Be5 Re4 34. Ba1
Re2 35. h4 h5 36. Bd4 Rd2 37. Be5 (37. Bc3 Ra2 $19) 37... f6 38. Bc3 Ra2 $19
39. Bb4 Nxb4 40. axb4 Rdd2 41. Rf1 Rab2 42. Rf7 Kg6 43. Rb7 Rxb4 44. Rc1 Rbb2
45. Rcc7 Rxf2 46. Rxg7+ Kf5 47. Rxb6 Rg2+ 48. Kh1 Rxg3 $1 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 {Over recent years, there seems to
have been a revival of this old favourite of Bent Larsen.} ({The classical
main lines are} 4... g6) ({and} 4... Bg4) 5. Nxe5 c6 {The modern
interpretation of the line, preparing ...Nb8-d7 without allowing nasty
tactical blows. Kamsky's attention might have been drawn to this line after
having faced it with White twice (the games are quoted below).} ({Larsen used
to be braver:} 5... Nd7 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qh5+ Ke6 8. c4 ({There is some
historic interest regarding} 8. Qg4+ {Fischer,R-Larsen,B/Santa Monica (free
game) 1966/Fischer (1-0, 17)}) 8... N5f6 9. d5+ Kd6 10. Qf7 Ne5 11. Bf4 c5 12.
Nc3 a6 {Boruchovsky,A (2333)-Savchenko,B (2580)/Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148/[Let's
Check] (1-0, 29)}) 6. Be2 (6. c4 {allows Black to develop with gain of time:}
Nb4 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Na3 Nd7 9. Nf3 e5 $1 ({There is nothing wrong with the
neutral} 9... e6 {, of course.}) 10. Be2 (10. dxe5 Qa5 $19) (10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11.
dxe5 Qa5 12. Qd2 Rd8 13. Qc3 Rd3 $1 14. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 15. Ke2 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Bxa3
$17) 10... e4 11. Nd2 Nd3+ 12. Bxd3 exd3 $132 {Kamsky,G (2697)-Mamedyarov,S 
(2722)/playchess.com INT 2006/CBM 115 ext (1/2, 40)}) 6... Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 ({Kamsky had been successful against:} 8. Bg4 {Grischuk,A (2763)-Kamsky,G 
(2746)/Istanbul 2012/CBM 151/[Stohl,I] (0-1, 64)}) ({Previously, he had used
the g4-square for the other available minor piece:} 8. Ng4 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10.
Ne3 Bg6 11. f4 Qc7 {White has not sufficient development to sustain his pawn
attack yet.} 12. Nc3 (12. f5 {is premature:} exf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Rxf5 Bd6
15. h3 Ne4 $36) 12... Bd6 13. g3 Rd8 14. Qe1 O-O {White's somewhat unusual
development is compensated for by his advantage in space. Time has come for
resolute action.} 15. c5 Be7 16. f5 exf5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Rfe8 19. Qf2
Nf8 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Be5 Ng6 22. Rf1 b6 $13 {Kamsky,G (2744)-Benjamin,J (2559)/
Rockville 2012/CBM 149 Extra (1-0, 87). Since Black cannot take over the
control of the d5-square, the position is dynamically balanced.}) 8... e6 9. c4
(9. a3 {is sometimes played, but as we will see in the next comment it is not
really necessary.}) 9... N5f6 {The best squuare for the knight, defending the
kingside and controlling d5.} (9... Nb4 $6 {starts a risky adventure:} 10. a3
$1 Nc2 $6 ({The safer} 10... Na6 {simply loses time, taking the knight away
from the favourable squares.} 11. Nc3 $14) 11. Ra2 Nxd4 (11... c5 12. dxc5 $1
$146 {[%cal Gb2b4] leaves the knight in trouble.}) 12. Qxd4 c5 (12... Bxb1 13.
Bg5 f6 14. Rxb1 fxg5 15. Rd1 $16 {Gharamian,T (2557)-Barthel,A (2235)/
Boeblingen 2007/CBM 122 Extra (1-0, 25)}) 13. Qc3 Bxb1 14. Bg5 f6 15. Rxb1 fxg5
16. Qe3 $16 {Carlsen,M (2552)-Madsen,D (2287)/Trondheim 2004/CBM 100 ext (1-0,
33)}) 10. Bf4 $5 ({I am not entirely sure why this move is sometimes preferred
over the more natural and more frequent:} 10. Nc3 {Here are some possible
reasons: the knight gets exposed to either ...Bb4 or ...Ne4, the h2-b8
diagonal is left to Black's mercy. In practice, not all these aspects have
been relevant so far, though.} Bd6 (10... Bb4 $6 {The plan of giving away the
bishops pair is at least dubious.} 11. Bf4 Bxc3 $6 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Qb3 Qc8 14.
Nh4 Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. g5 $16 {Shashikant,
K (2340)-Short,N (2655)/Nagpur 2008/CBM 126 Extra (1/2, 44)}) (10... Ne4 {
this makes slightly more sense, but I would be afraid to lose so much time
with the king two tempi away from castling.} 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Ng5 Bg6 13. d5
e5 14. Bd3 {1/2 Zinchenko,Y (2493)-Sergeev,V (2472)/Alushta 2005/CBM 108 ext})
(10... Qc7 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Bf3 Bd6 13. g3 O-O 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. c5 {This looks
premature, Black will have little trouble maintaining his stability after the
weakening of the d5-square.} Be7 16. Bf4 Qc8 17. b4 a6 18. Re1 Re8 19. a4 Nd5
20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Ra2 Nf8 22. Bg4 f5 23. Rae2 Qd7 24. Bh3 Bf6 $11 {Balogh,C 
(2624)-Sergeev,V (2508)/Eforie Nord 2008/CBM 126 Extra (1/2, 45)}) 11. Nh4 Bg6
12. g3 O-O 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bf3 a6 15. Re1 Re8 16. Bg5 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. a3
Rad8 19. Qc2 Qb8 {Maybe a bit passive.} (19... c5 $5) (19... e5 $5) 20. Bg5 Rc8
21. b4 $14 {Karjakin,S (2775)-Kamsky,G (2762)/Beijing (blitz) 2012 (1-0, 50)})
10... Qb6 ({Even if it does not lead to the knight exchange,} 10... Ne4 {
makes some sense, here, too. It is the start of an original regrouping:} 11.
Bd3 Qf6 12. Qe2 Nd6 13. Bg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf5 15. Qb3 O-O-O 16. Rd1 Nxg3 17.
hxg3 {Bacrot,E (2720)-Degraeve,J (2569)/Belfort 2010/CBM 138 (1-0, 38)} g5 $5
$36) 11. Qc1 $146 {The most consistent way of defending b2.} (11. b3 {
unnecessarily weakens the position:} h6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Na4 Qd8 14. a3 Be7 (
14... Ba5 $5 {[%cal Ga5c7] with the idea of neutralising the f4-bishop, is
interesting.}) 15. Re1 O-O 16. h3 a5 17. Bf1 Re8 18. Qc1 Rc8 19. Qb2 b5 $132 {
Furlan,M (2331)-Bogdanovski,V (2398)/Ljubljana 2010/CBM 138 Extra (0-1, 74)})
11... Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. a3 {Preparing the queenside expansion.} Ne4 {A
familiar pattern: Black aims to get some relief by trading pieces.} 14. b4 ({
White coult prevent ...Bg4 with} 14. h3 {, but then the position would be ripe
for} c5 $1) 14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Nf6 $6 ({In view of the next comment, it would
have made sense to prepare the second exchange with} 15... Bg4 $1 {at once.})
16. Qb2 $6 (16. Ne5 $1 {would have prevented ...Bg4 and caused Black some
troubles. The immediate threat is g2-g4-g5 followed by the fork Nd7} h6 (16...
Rfd8 17. Nxf7 $1 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Rxd4 19. Be3 Rd7 20. Ne5 $14) 17. Rfe1 a5 {
This is the only way to strive for counterplay, but it weakens the queenside.}
18. c5 $36 {[%csl Ga5,Gb6][%cal Ge5c4]}) 16... Bg4 $1 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 {
Black has reached an entirely viable Caro-Kann type of position.} a6 19. Be3
Qc7 20. a4 Ne8 $5 {The knight is heading for d6. One typical pattern is that
d4-d5 can be met by ...cxd5, cxd5 e5! with an excellent blockade on the dark
squares.} 21. Rac1 (21. d5 {is premature and does not bother Black at all:}
cxd5 22. cxd5 Bf6 23. Bd4 exd5 $11 (23... Bxd4 24. Qxd4 e5 25. d6 $1) 24. Rad1
(24. Bxd5 $6 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Rd8 $36) 24... Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Nf6 26. Bxd5 $11) 21...
Nd6 22. g4 $6 {Aiming to restrict the knight, but allowing Black to regroup
properly.} ({This was the only moment in this game when the central break
would have posed some problems:} 22. d5 Nf5 23. Bc5) 22... Bf6 23. Bg2 g6 24.
f4 Rad8 25. Rfd1 (25. c5 Nc8 26. b5 Ne7 {is completely harmless.}) 25... Rfe8
26. Qf2 Qe7 {White's space advantage looks impressive, but there is no obvious
way to break through. Besides, the d4-pawn may become vulnerable.} 27. Qf3 Rd7
28. Bf2 Bh4 (28... Red8 29. d5 cxd5 30. cxd5 e5 $132) 29. Be3 Bf6 30. Bf2 Qd8 {
Black is so confident that he even does not force the repetition of moves.} 31.
Rd2 (31. d5 cxd5 32. cxd5 e5 $132) 31... Nc8 32. Rcd1 Ne7 33. Qb3 Qc7 34. Bg3
Qb6 35. Bf2 Qc7 36. Bg3 Qb6 37. Bf2 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 O-O 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
h6 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. d4 e4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bf4 Nfg4 14. dxe5 Qe6
15. Qd4 g5 16. Bd2 Qxe5 17. Bc3 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Re8 19. Rfc1 Ne5 20. Rc5 Nc6 21.
Rxd5 Be6 22. Rd6 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 f5 24. g4 fxg4 25. Bxe4 Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Bd3 Rc8 28. Kf1 Kg7 29. Ke1 Kf6 30. Kd2 h5 31. a3 Ke5 32. Rg1 Rc6 33. Rg3 Rb6
34. Re3+ Kf6 35. Kc3 Rc6+ 36. Kd2 Rb6 37. Kc3 Rc6+ 38. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 {After having induced d2-d3 by threatening with the Marshall
Attack, Black switches back to the closed setup.} ({Lately, the Marshall
approach has been constantly popular:} 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4 {
See, for instance, Karjakin,S (2747)-Onischuk,A (2688)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/
CBM 139/[Karjakin] (1-0, 33)}) 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 {For the time being, it
looks like if Black is aiming for the Chigorin setup, but the real moment of
decision will arrive only after White plays d3-d4.} 12. Nbd2 Re8 {Continuing
the flexible regrouping, this time in the spirit of the Smyslov and Zaitsev
variations.} ({Keres' regrouping based on} 12... Nd7 13. Nf1 Bf6 {is somewhat
without scope since there is nothing to attack on d4.} 14. Ne3 g6 15. b4 Nc6
16. Nd5 Bg7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 $14 {Timofeev,A (2670)-Inarkiev,E (2669)/Moscow
2008/CBM 127 (1-0, 41)}) 13. Nf1 h6 {One would wonder whether Black really
needs this prophylactic move at this stage. Neither Ng5 nor Bg5 are serious
threats, so why spend a tempo on a pawn move?} ({I must confess that I do not
have a clue to the degree to which the last move is necessary, but I can offer
an example in which an extra tempo had negative effects:} 13... Bf8 14. Ng3 g6
(14... h6 {transposes to the game.}) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 {So, White has
invested a tempo to provoke ...h7-h6. But is this tempo (...g7-g6) positive
for Black? His main problem is that White is very flexible and can find
manoeuvring plans easier. The only way to change this circumstance would be} d5
$6 {but this is flawed tactically, as the most brilliant player of all time
managed to prove despite an absence of 20 years from official chess:} 17. exd5
c4 18. b4 $1 cxd3 19. Bxd3 Qxd5 20. Be4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 {Here it is! The threat
Nf6+ wins a tempo and a piece for White.} Bg7 22. bxa5 {Fischer,R (2785)
-Spassky,B (2560)/Belgrade 1992/CBM 031/[Hansen,Cu] (1-0, 44). In the comments
to the game, you will find another line in which the weakness of the f6-square
favours White.}) 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. d4 {White finally decides to occupy the
centre. Apart from having avoided the Marshall Attack (or maybe the Breyer
Variation, which is one of Kamsky's specialities), this is not a big
achievement, since Black has not done anything wrong so far. I would say that,
more than anything, we have transposed to the Smyslov System with a sound
extra tempo for Black.} ({It is worth mentioning a game which ressembes
Fischer-Spassky, with the only difference that Black's g-pawn has not advanced:
} 15. Bd2 d5 16. exd5 c4 17. d4 (17. b4 $2 {does not work at all:} cxd3 18.
Bxd3 Qxd5 $15 19. Be4 $2 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 {Without threatening with the fork on
f6.} Nc4 $19) 17... exd4 18. Rxe8 Nxe8 19. Nxd4 Nf6 (19... Qxd5 20. Be4 Qd7 21.
a4 Nd6 22. Bf3 {maintains some pressure.}) 20. Nh5 (20. Ne4 $5) 20... Nxh5 21.
Qxh5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 $11 {Lie,K (2493)-Graf,A (2592)/Turin 2006/CBM 113 (1/
2, 56)}) 15... cxd4 {This is only one of the possible reactions. Personally, I
would prefer to refrain from this exchange (which is typical rather for the
Chigorin setup) and keep the game within the ranges of the Smyslov line.} (
15... g6 {Maybe this is not necessary at this high point in the game, but it
is not bad either.} 16. d5 Nc4 17. a4 Nb6 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bc1 Nb6 20. Qe2 Qc7
21. b3 (21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Qxb5 $2 Ba6 24. Qc6 Qd8 {or 24.Qb3 Bc4}
) 21... c4 22. bxc4 Nxc4 23. Bd3 Nd7 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Nc5
27. Ra3 Reb8 28. Bc2 Bc8 29. c4 Ra7 $132 {Timofeev,A (2651)-Tomashevsky,E 
(2708)/Moscow 2009/CBM 134 (1/2, 60)}) (15... Nc4 {This is my favourite,
improving the plecement of the knight immediately.} 16. d5 (16. b3 Nb6 17. d5
c4 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. b4 a5 20. a3 Ra6 21. Nh2 Rea8 $132 {Rosino,A-Ivkov,B/Venice
1969/EXT 2001 (0-1, 72)}) 16... Nb6 ({I believe that there is no rush to
transfer the bishop to d7, since that square may be needed by the knight:} 
16... Bc8 17. a4 Bd7 18. b3 Nb6 {Kharlov,A (2580)-Tseshkovsky,V (2540)/Rostov
1993/TD (0-1, 35)} 19. a5 $1 Nc8 20. b4 $14) 17. Nh2 Bc8 18. Rf1 Nh7 19. f4
exf4 20. Bxf4 Nc4 21. b3 Ne5 22. Nf3 {Psakhis,L (2575)-Tseshkovsky,V (2485)/
Sverdlovsk 1987/TD (1/2, 37)} Ng6 $5 23. Be3 Be7 24. Qd2 Ng5 {[%csl Ge5]}) 16.
cxd4 d5 {Black relies on his extra tempo to carry out this thematic break, but
White's novelty on move 18 casts some doubt on the correctness of this
operation.} ({Another form of opening the centre would be} 16... exd4 17. Nxd4
Rc8 18. b3 d5 {This has worked out well in practice so far.} ({Actually, I
would prefer to prepare the break a bit more with:} 18... g6 19. Bb2 Bg7 20.
Qd2 d5 21. e5 Ne4 $132 {Lengyel,B (2350)-Lukacs,P (2480)/Budapest 1993/EXT 97 
(0-1, 40)}) 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 (20. Bb2 Rxe5 21. f3 Rg5 22. Nf1 $2 Rxg2+ $1 {
0-1 Short,N (2475)-Hebden,M (2495)/Hastings 1983/MCD}) (20. Ngf5 {Herman,M 
(2414)-Friedel,J (2518)/Lubbock 2011/CBM 144 Extra (1/2, 41)} Rxe5 $5 21. Qg4
Kh8) 20... dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 (21... Bb4 $6 22. Qg4 $1 Qxd4 23. Bxh6 g6 24.
Rad1 $40 {Psakhis,L (2550)-Pavlovic,M (2460)/Yerevan 1988/EXT 2000 (1-0, 30)})
22. Rxe4 Nc6 23. Bb2 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. Qe2 (25. Nxb5 Nd3 26. Bd4 $8 Nf4
27. Nc3 Qg5 28. Qf3 Ne6 $44) 25... Ng6 $11 {Svidler,P (2727)-Jakovenko,D (2737)
/Moscow 2008/CBM 127 (1/2, 31)}) 17. Nxe5 dxe4 18. b3 $5 $146 {A subtle
novelty, not only restricting the knight, but also preparing Bc1-b2, which
will prove quite an effective way of developing the bishop.} (18. Bf4 {Berg,E 
(2616)-Gerzhoy,L (2469)/Sarajevo 2010/CBM 136 Extra (1/2, 71)} Qb6 {[%cal
Ga8d8]} 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rad8 $132) (18. Ng4 {has been White's main
chocie so far.} Nc4 (18... Bb4 19. Re2 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Qh4 21. Nxe4 f5 $6 22. Ng3
Bd6 23. Bxf5 (23. gxf5 $5) 23... Bf3 $1 24. Rxe8+ (24. gxf3 Bxg3 $11) 24...
Rxe8 25. Bg5 Qxg3 26. fxg3 Bxd1 27. Bd2 Nc4 28. Rxd1 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Bxg3 30. Rd1
Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Bxe1 $11 {Berg,E (2587)-Ziegler,A (2358)/Tylosand 2012/ (1-0, 61)
}) 19. b3 (19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Bxe4 Rad8 $3 21. Bxb7 Rxd4 $36) 19... Nd6 20. Bf4
{[%csl Gh6]} (20. Ba3 g6 {/\...h5}) 20... Nd5 21. Be5 (21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Nxe4
Bb4 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 23. Qd3 Bxe1 24. Nc5 g6 25. Nxb7 Qc7 26. Qf3 Bxf2+ $5 27.
Qxf2 Qxb7 28. Rf1 {White has some compensation for the exchange, but probably
not more than that.}) 21... Rc8 $2 (21... Qd7 $5 {[%csl Gf5,Gg4]} 22. Nxe4 $2
Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Nc3) 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 f6 ({With the g4-square not
controled by the black queen,} 23... Nc3 {loses to} 24. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 25. Qg4+
Qg5 26. Qxg5+ hxg5 27. Bxb7 $18) 24. Qf3 fxe5 {Timofeev,A (2677)-Gustafsson,J 
(2640)/Sarajevo 2010/CBM 136 Extra (1-0, 71)} 25. Qf5 $1 $18) 18... Nc6 (18...
Qb6 19. Bb2 Rad8 20. Ng4 $36) 19. Bb2 Nb4 {Looking for temporary solutions
only.} ({Black does not achieve anything positive by questioning White's
stability in the centre with:} 19... Bd6 20. Bxe4 $1 (20. Nxe4 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Bxe5 22. Qxd8 Raxd8 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 $132) 20... Nxe4 21. Rxe4 $1
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe4 23. exd6 Bg6 24. Qd4 $16 {The strong passed pawn and the
pressure along the a1-h8 diagonal more than compenate for the exchange.}) 20.
Bb1 Rc8 21. a3 Nc6 22. Nxe4 Nxe5 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $6 {Giving up a pawn without
any compensation.} (23... gxf6 24. dxe5 Qxd1 25. Rxd1 fxe5 26. Bf5 Rc7 27. Rd3
$14) 24. dxe5 Qe6 25. b4 $16 Rc4 $2 26. Qd3 (26. Ba2 Qg6) 26... g6 27. Ba2 $18
a5 28. bxa5 Bc5 29. Qg3 h5 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rad1 Rc8 32. Bc3 Bxa3 33. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. cxd5 O-O 6. Nf3 Qxd5 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d3 b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. a3 Rad8 12. Qb1 a5 13. Nc4 Nd7 14. e4 Qh5 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qb2+ Kg8 17. Nfe5 Qh4 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Nxb6 Rc7 20. Nd5 Rd7 21.
Rac1 Nd4 22. Rxc5 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Bxd5 24. exd5 Ra7 25. Rfc1 Qd4 26. Qe3 Qxe3
27. fxe3 Rb7 28. R1c3 Rfb8 29. Rc8+ Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kg7 31. Rc3 Kf6 32. Kf2 Ke5
33. Kf3 Kxd5 34. d4 Kd6 35. e4 f6 36. Ke3 Rb5 37. Kd3 Rh5 38. h3 Rg5 39. g4 h5
40. d5 hxg4 41. hxg4 Rxg4 42. Rc6+ Kd7 43. Ra6 Rg3+ 44. Kc4 Re3 45. Rxa5 Rxe4+
46. Kc5 g5 47. a4 Re3 48. Ra7+ Ke8 49. b4 g4 50. Ra8+ Kf7 51. Rh8 Rh3 52. Rd8
g3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. c3 Bb7 6. h3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. a3 d5 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. b4 Bd6 13. Ne5 Ne7 14. Qa4 a6 15.
Rac1 b5 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Qb2 f6 18. Nef3 Bxf4 19. exf4 Qd6 20. g3 g5 21. fxg5
Nxg3 22. gxf6 Rxf6 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. fxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Rh6 26. Nh2 Qxd3 27.
Ndf3 Nd6 28. Qc1 Nf5 29. Qc7 Rg6 30. Rg1 Rxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qd3+ 33.
Kf2 Qe3+ 34. Kf1 Qd3+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Qf2 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qxb7+ Kg6 39.
Ne5+ Kg5 40. Nhf3+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. h3
e6 9. e3 Be7 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Be2 h6 12. Nf3 Bh7 13. O-O O-O 14. Na4 Bd8 15. Ne5
Bc7 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. Nb6 Qd8 18. Bxa6 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Ne4 20. Bd3 Nxc5 21. Bxh7+
Kxh7 22. Qc2+ Kg8 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxc5 Qxa2 25. b4 Qd5 26. Qxd5 exd5 27. b5
Rfe8 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Rxc6 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Rd6 Kf8 32. Rd1 Rb5 33. Rd7
Ke8 34. Ra7 Rb8 35. Ra5 Rd8 36. Rd4 Ke7 37. Kf1 Rd7 38. Ke2 g5 39. Kd3 Rf5 40.
Ke2 h5 41. g3 Rb7 42. Raxd5 Rb2+ 43. Rd2 Rxd5 44. Rxb2 Kf6 45. f3 Kg6 46. Rb4
Ra5 47. h4 Ra2+ 48. Kf1 gxh4 49. Rxh4 Ra3 50. Re4 f5 51. Re5 Ra2 52. Re6+ Kg7
53. e4 fxe4 54. Rxe4 Kf6 55. Re2 Ra3 56. Kg2 Ra4 57. Rb2 Ra3 58. Rb6+ Kg7 59.
Re6 Ra1 60. Kf2 Ra3 61. Re1 Kg6 62. Kg2 Kg5 63. Rb1 Kg6 64. f4 Ra2+ 65. Kh3 Rf2
66. Rb6+ Kg7 67. Kh4 Rh2+ 68. Kg5 Rh3 69. Rb3 Rh1 70. f5 Rf1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Ngf3 e6 9. Be2 h6 10. Ne5 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Nd7 13. Ndf3 a6 14. Rfc1 Be4
15. Qd1 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Be3 Qc7 20. a5 Qf7
21. f3 Bf5 22. Ra4 Rad8 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 e5 25. Rd1 e4 26. fxe4 dxe4 27.
Qc2 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Bg5 29. Bd4 e3 30. Qe2 Qd5 31. h4 Rf2 32. Qg4 Rf4 33. Qc8+
Rf8 34. Qg4 Rf4 35. Qc8+ Rf8 36. Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. Bg5 h6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 Qa1 17. b4 Ne7 18. Bb3 Bg7 19. h3 c5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21.
Kh2 Ra8 22. Re3 Qb2 23. Re2 Qa1 24. Re3 Kf8 25. Rg3 Qb2 26. Nd2 Ra1 27. Qh5 c4
28. dxc4 Qxd2 29. cxb5 Be8 30. Qg4 Qg5 31. c4 Qxg4 32. hxg4 h5 33. Rd3 Ra8 34.
gxh5 Bh6 35. g3 Ra3 36. Kg1 f5 37. Nxf5 Nxf5 38. exf5 Bg5 39. Bc2 Ra2 40. Bb3
Rb2 41. Bd1 e4 42. Rb3 Rd2 43. Rb1 e3 44. fxe3 Bxe3+ 45. Kf1 Bb6 46. Be2 Bd7
47. g4 Rd4 48. Rd1 Rf4+ 49. Kg2 Bc8 50. Rd6 Bc7 51. Rd2 Bb7+ 52. Kg1 Bb6+ 53.
Kh2 Rf2+ 54. Kg3 Rg2+ 55. Kf4 f6 56. h6 Rh2 57. Rd7 Bc8 58. Rh7 Kg8 59. Rg7+
Kf8 60. Rg6 Bd4 61. Bf3 Be5+ 62. Ke3 Rh3 63. Kf2 Rh2+ 64. Kg1 Rh3 65. Bd5 Ke7
66. b6 Bd7 67. b7 Be8 68. Rg7+ Kf8 69. Rg8+ Ke7 70. Rg7+ Kf8 71. Rh7 Rg3+ 72.
Kf2 Rxg4 73. c5 Rb4 74. c6 Bxc6 75. Bxc6 Kg8 76. Rd7 Kh8 77. Ke2 Rb3 78. Bd5
Rb4 79. Kd3 Rd4+ 80. Ke3 Rb4 81. Re7 Rb5 82. Rxe5 fxe5 83. f6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Ba2 c5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 g6 15.
c3 Bg7 16. h4 Kh8 17. g3 f5 18. Ng5 Bg8 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Qh5 h6 21. Kg2 Ne7
22. Qf3 Ra7 23. Nxe7 Rxe7 24. Bxg8 Rxg8 25. Nh3 Qa8 26. Nf4 Rb7 27. Nd5 Rf8 28.
a4 bxa4 29. Re2 Qe8 30. Nf4 Rb3 31. h5 Kh7 32. Qd5 Rf6 33. Ng6 Qb5 34. Ne7 Qe8
35. Ng6 Rb8 36. f4 Re6 37. Rf1 Qf7 38. g4 fxg4 39. Kg1 Rf6 40. Qe4 Kg8 41. Qxa4
Rf5 42. Qe4 Re8 43. c4 Re6 44. Rff2 Rxh5 45. f5 Rf6 46. Rf1 Rg5 47. Ref2 Qd7
48. Kg2 Rf7 49. f6 Bf8 50. Kg3 Qe6 51. b3 a5 52. Nh4 Qd7 53. Ng6 Qe6 54. Nh4
Qd7 55. Nf5 Kh8 56. Ne3 Rh5 57. Nd5 Rh3+ 58. Kg2 g3 59. Rf5 Rh2+ 60. Kxg3 Rb2
61. Rh1 Qe6 62. Rf3 Rh7 63. Qg6 Rxb3 64. Rh4 Rb1 65. Kh2 Rb2+ 66. Kh1 a4 67.
Rg4 Qf7 68. Qf5 a3 69. Ne7 a2 70. Ng6+ Qxg6 71. Qxg6 a1=Q+ 72. Rg1 Qxg1+ 73.
Kxg1 Rb1+ 74. Kg2 Rb2+ 75. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Qxb6 axb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d3 e6 10. Bd2 Be7 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. f4 Nd7 15.
Nf3 Ra5 16. Nd1 Ra6 17. Nc3 Ra5 18. Nd1 Bb4 19. Ne3 h6 20. Nc2 Bxd2+ 21. Kxd2
Ke7 22. Nfd4 Ra4 23. Ke3 Rha8 24. a3 Rc8 25. Rac1 Raa8 26. Bf3 Nc5 27. b3 Bh7
28. b4 Nd7 29. Nb5 g5 30. Bg2 gxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Nf6 32. Ke3 Nd7 33. Kd2 Nde5 34.
Ncd4 Bg6 35. Ke3 h5 36. g5 h4 37. Rhf1 Rh8 38. Nxc6+ Nxc6 39. Bf3 Bf5 40. Bxd5
Bxh3 41. Rh1 exd5 42. Rxh3 Rag8 43. Rch1 Rxg5 44. Rxh4 Rhg8 45. Rf1 Re5+ 46.
Kd2 Rg2 47. Re1 Rf2 48. Nc3 Ke6 49. Reh1 Ne7 50. R1h2 Rxh2 51. Rxh2 Nc8 52. Nb5
Rg5 53. Rh8 Nd6 54. Nd4+ Kd7 55. Nf3 Rg2 56. Rh5 f5 57. Nd4 Rf2 58. Rh7+ Kc8
59. Re7 Rf4 60. Kc3 Rf1 61. Re5 Kc7 62. Rxd5 Rf2 63. Kd2 Rf1 64. Kc3 Rf2 65.
Re5 Kd7 66. Re3 Rf1 67. Rh3 Ra1 68. Kb3 Rb1+ 69. Kc2 Ra1 70. Rh7+ Ke8 71. Rh6
Kd7 72. Kd2 Ke7 73. Ke3 Rf1 74. Nf3 Ra1 75. Nd4 Rf1 76. Rg6 b5 77. Re6+ Kd7 78.
Re5 f4+ 79. Kd2 Ra1 80. Nxb5 Ra2+ 81. Ke1 Nxb5 82. Rxb5 Rxa3 83. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Ne2 O-O 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nd2
Be6 9. h3 Qd7 10. g4 Rfe8 11. Ng3 h6 12. a3 a5 13. Qe2 d5 14. Nf3 d4 15. g5 Nd5
16. Ne4 Qe7 17. h4 h5 18. Bh3 Nd8 19. Nfd2 b6 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Kf1 Rc8 22. Kg2
c5 23. a4 Rc6 24. Nc4 Rf8 25. Qg3 Bxh3+ 26. Qxh3 Re6 27. Rhg1 Qc6 28. Kh2 Nb4
29. Rac1 Rfe8 30. Rg2 R8e7 31. Qf3 Kf8 32. Qe2 Qc7 33. Kh1 Ndc6 34. Rf1 Re8 35.
Ba3 Ne7 36. Kg1 Nf5 37. Rh2 Qc6 38. Bxb4 cxb4 39. Qf3 Rd8 40. Kg2 Ke7 41. Rh3
Kf8 42. Ned2 Qxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Rc6 44. Ke2 Rd7 45. e4 Ne7 46. f4 exf4 47. Rxf4 Re6
48. Kf2 Nc8 49. Rhf3 Rc7 50. Kg2 Na7 51. Rf2 Ke8 52. Nf3 Rd7 53. Ng1 Rb7 54.
Ne2 Nc6 55. R4f3 Rb8 56. Nf4 Re7 57. Nd5 Rd7 58. Ndxb6 Rc7 59. Nd5 Rd7 60. Nf6+
Bxf6 61. Rxf6 Nd8 62. Nxa5 Rc8 63. Nc4 Nb7 64. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Bd2 Qd6 12. Rfc1 Bd7 13. Qa3 Qb8 14. Nb5 Rd8 15.
Be1 Bf8 16. Qb3 e6 17. h3 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nd6 19. Nb1 Nf5 20. N1c3 Nb4 21. Na2 Nc6
22. Nac3 Nb4 23. Na2 Nc6 24. Nac3 Nb4 25. Na2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. h3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6
9. a4 a6 10. Bh2 Nbd7 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Na3 Bc6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Nd2 Qb7 15. Bf1
d5 16. Rdb1 Rdc8 17. Qd1 h6 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 b5 20. Nb3 Bxb4 21. Nc2 Bc3
22. Ra3 Qb6 23. Nc1 Ba5 24. Nb3 bxa4 25. Nxa5 Qxa5 26. Nb4 Bb5 27. Nd3 Nb6 28.
Rba1 Nc4 29. R3a2 Ne4 30. Rc2 a3 31. Rcc1 Qd8 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. dxc5 Rxc5 34.
Rxa3 Rac8 35. Raa1 Qd7 36. Qd4 R5c6 37. Bd3 Nd6 38. Rd1 Bxd3 39. Qxd3 Nb5 40.
Be5 f6 41. Bg3 Rc3 42. Qg6 R8c6 43. Kh2 Qf7 44. Qg4 h5 45. Qe2 R3c4 46. Rd2 h4
47. Bb8 Qb7 48. Bf4 e5 49. Rxd5 Rc8 50. Qf3 Qf7 51. Bxe5 fxe5 52. Qxf7+ Kxf7
53. Rxa6 Nc7 54. Rd7+ Kg8 55. Rg6 Ne8 56. Re7 Rc2 57. f3 Re2 58. Rxe5 Kf7 59.
Rg4 Rcc2 60. Reg5 Rxe3 61. Rxh4 Rxf3 62. Ra4 Re3 63. Ra7+ Kf8 64. Rf5+ Nf6 65.
Rg5 Ne8 66. Rf5+ Kg8 67. Rg5 Rc6 68. h4 Rce6 69. g3 Re7 70. Ra8 Kh7 71. Rh5+
Kg6 72. Rg5+ Kh6 73. Kh3 R3e5 74. Rg4 Kh7 75. Ra3 Nf6 76. Rf4 Re3 77. Rf3 Re1
78. Ra2 Rh1+ 79. Rh2 Rxh2+ 80. Kxh2 Re3 81. Rf4 Ne4 82. Rg4 Re2+ 83. Kg1 Kh6
84. Kf1 Re3 85. Kg2 g6 86. Rf4 Rxg3+ 87. Kh2 Re3 88. Rf8 Ng3 89. Rh8+ Kg7 90.
Ra8 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Ne2 c5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nd2
Re8 9. h3 e5 10. g4 d4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. e4 h5 13. f3 Nh7 14. Ng3 Qh4 15. Kf2
Bh6 16. Kg2 Ng5 17. Ndf1 Ne6 18. Ne2 f5 19. Bc1 Nf4+ 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qe1 Qf6
22. Nh2 a5 23. a4 Bg5 24. Rg1 Ra7 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Kh1 Kh7 27. Qf2 Bh4 28. Qg2
Be6 29. Nxf4 Rg8 30. Qe2 Rxg1+ 31. Rxg1 Bf7 32. exf5 Re7 33. Qg2 Re5 34. Ng6
Bxg6 35. Qxg6+ Qxg6 36. fxg6+ Kg7 37. f4 Re2 38. Nf3 Bf6 39. Rg2 Re3 40. Nd2
Re1+ 41. Rg1 Re2 42. Rg2 Re1+ 43. Kh2 Bd8 44. Nf3 Re3 45. Ne5 Bc7 46. Rg5 h4
47. Kg2 Re2+ 48. Kf3 Rxc2 49. Kg4 Rc3 50. Kh5 Rxb3 51. Rf5 Bxe5 52. Rxe5 Rxd3
53. Re7+ Kf6 54. Rf7+ Ke6 55. f5+ Kd6 56. g7 Rg3 57. Rf6+ Kd5 58. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. d4 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Be3 d6 6. Qd2 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. f3 e6
9. g4 Ne7 10. Nge2 a6 11. Ng3 c5 12. d5 e5 13. Be2 Qc7 14. a3 Bc8 15. Kf2 Rb8
16. Rab1 Rb7 17. b4 Kf8 18. Na4 Kg8 19. Rb2 Kh7 20. Rhb1 Rf8 21. h5 g5 22. Bd3
Bf6 23. Qe2 Kg7 24. Rb3 Re8 25. Qb2 Ra7 26. bxc5 bxc5 27. Bd2 Ng8 28. Bc3 Bd8
29. Qd2 Ne7 30. Nf1 Rf8 31. Qe1 Re8 32. R3b2 Ra8 33. Nd2 Qa7 34. Nb3 Rb8 35.
Na5 Rxb2+ 36. Rxb2 Qc7 37. Nb3 Qa7 38. Qe3 Bc7 39. Qe1 f6 40. Ba5 Rd8 41. Bxc7
Qxc7 42. Qa5 Qxa5 43. Nxa5 Kf7 44. Bc2 Rh8 45. Nb6 Ke8 46. Ba4 Kd8 47. Nxd7
Bxd7 48. Bxd7 Kxd7 49. Rb7+ Kd8 50. Ra7 Nc8 51. Nc6+ Ke8 52. Rc7 Nb6 53. Rb7
Nd7 54. a4 Rh7 55. a5 Nf8 56. Rb8+ Kf7 57. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. d3 Be6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nd2
a5 9. a3 Qd7 10. h3 d4 11. e4 g6 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 Nh5 14. Nf3 f5 15. e5 Bc5
16. O-O Bd5 17. Kh2 Rae8 18. Qd2 Bb6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nd8 21. Nfxd4 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. c4 c6 25. Rf3 Rd8 26. Qc2 h6 27. Kh2 Rd7 28. d4
g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Raf1 Rdf7 31. Ng3 Ng7 32. Qd3 g4 33. hxg4 fxg4 34. Rxf7
Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Qxf7 36. Kg2 Ne6 37. Ne2 Ng5 38. Bc1 Qf3+ 39. Qxf3 gxf3+ 40. Kf2
fxe2 41. Bxg5 Bxd4+ 42. Kxe2 Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 e6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. f4 O-O 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Ne5 Rfc8 12. O-O Be8 13. Rf3 g6 14. Rh3 Nd7
15. Qe1 Qe7 16. Qg3 f6 17. Ng4 Qg7 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Rf1 f5 20. Qh4 Nf6 21. g4
Ne7 22. Kh1 Rc7 23. Rg1 Bd7 24. g5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rhg3 b5 27. a3 a5 28.
Ra1 Rac8 29. Rgg1 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Na4 Bxa4 32. Rxa4 Nd5 33. Ra6 Qd7 34.
Qe1 Rc2 35. Qa1 Re2 36. Rd6 Qb7 37. Qa5 Kg7 38. Rd8 Rec2 39. Rxc8 Rxc8 40. Ra1
Qc7 41. Qxc7+ Rxc7 42. Ra8 Ne7 43. Re8 b3 44. Kg2 Rb7 45. Kf2 Rc7 46. Ke2 Rc2+
47. Kd1 Rc7 48. h4 Rb7 49. Kd2 Rc7 50. Kd1 Rb7 51. Rd8 Rc7 52. Rb8 Ra7 53. Rxb3
Ra8 54. Rb7 Kf8 55. Kd2 Ke8 56. Rb6 Kd7 57. Nf7 Nd5 58. Ne5+ Ke7 59. Rb7+ Ke8
60. Rxh7 Ra2 61. Kc2 Nxe3+ 62. Kb3 Ra1 63. Rh8+ Ke7 64. Nxg6+ Kd6 65. h5 Rh1
66. h6 Nd5 67. Ne5 e3 68. Nc4+ Ke7 69. Nxe3 Nxe3 70. g6 Ng4 71. h7 Nf6 72. g7
Rh3+ 73. Ka4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 g6 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. d3 Nge7 8. h3 O-O
9. Nd2 d5 10. a3 Be6 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. Ba1 a5 13. a4 b6 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. Nf3 h6
16. g4 f5 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Qe2 Rf7 20. Nf1 Rdf8 21. N1d2 g5 22.
Ba3 Ng6 23. c4 d4 24. Ne4 g4 25. hxg4 Bxg4 26. Ned2 e4 27. dxe4 d3 28. Qd1 Bc3
29. Bb2 Rxf3 30. Bxc3 Rxf2 31. Bh3 Re2+ 32. Qxe2 dxe2 33. Rg1 h5 34. Bxg4 hxg4
35. Kxe2 Nce5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. g3 O-O 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bf3 a6
15. Re1 Re8 16. Bg5 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. a3 Rad8 19. Qc2 Qb8 20. Bg5 Rc8 21. b4
Nh7 22. Be3 Nhf6 23. Rab1 e5 24. d5 cxd5 25. Nxd5 e4 26. Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. Be2 Be5
28. Qb3 Rcd8 29. Red1 Qc8 30. Kg2 Qe6 31. h3 Kh7 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd1 Rc8 34.
Qc2 Re8 35. a4 Bb8 36. a5 Ng8 37. c5 f5 38. Bc4 Qe7 39. c6 bxc6 40. Bxa6 g5 41.
Qc5 f4 42. Qxe7 Nxe7 43. Bc5 Nd5 44. Bb7 f3+ 45. Kf1 e3 46. fxe3 Bxg3 47. Rxd5
cxd5 48. a6 g4 49. hxg4 Kg6 50. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Be7 13. Nc3 a6 14. Ne4
Bd7 15. c4 Rd8 16. b3 Bc8 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Nd4 h5 19. Re1 h4 20. e6 Nf8 21.
exf7+ Kxf7 22. Nc5 Rh5 23. Nd3 Ng6 24. Re2 a5 25. f3 Bf6 26. Re4 c5 27. Nb5 Bf5
28. Nxc5 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Be5 30. Nxc7 Bxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nf4 32. g3 hxg3+ 33. Kxg3 g5
34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. cxd5 Kg6 36. d6 Rh7 37. Kg4 Rh4+ 38. Kg3 Rh7 39. Nc5 Kf6 40.
Ne4+ Kf5 41. Nc5 Kf6 42. a3 b6 43. Ne4+ Kf5 44. b4 axb4 45. axb4 Ra7 46. b5 Ra5
47. d7 Ra8 48. Nd6+ Ke6 49. Nc8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3 e6
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd7 12. Bf4 c5 13. Rad1 cxd4 14. Bd6 Re8 15.
c5 Qa5 16. c6 bxc6 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Nxc6 Nxb3 19. Nxa5 Nxa5 20. Bxa8 Bxb2 21.
Bb4 Nb7 22. Rb1 Bd4 23. Rfc1 e5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxb7 Rc2 26. a4 Rxf2 27. Kh1
Rf6 28. a5 h5 29. g3 Kg7 30. Rc1 g5 31. Be7 Rf5 32. Bxa6 e4 33. Bb4 h4 34. gxh4
gxh4 35. Rf1 Rg5 36. Bc4 f5 37. a6 h3 38. Bc3 Bxc3 39. a7 f4 40. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. c3 Qb6
9. a3 cxd4 10. Nexd4 Nc5 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Ba4 14. Qe1 Nb3 15.
Bd1 Bc5 16. Be3 O-O-O 17. Bxb3 Bxb3 18. a4 a5 19. Qf2 Kb8 20. Rfe1 Rc8 21. Nb5
Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Rxe3 g6 24. Nd4 Bc4 25. Kf2 h5 26. Kg3 h4+ 27. Kg4 Rh5
28. b3 Ba6 29. Ra2 Ka7 30. Rf2 Rch8 31. Rh3 b6 32. Rd2 Bc8 33. Re3 Bd7 34. Kf3
Rc8 35. Ke2 Rhh8 36. Kd3 Rcg8 37. Nf3 b5 38. axb5 Bxb5+ 39. Kc2 a4 40. bxa4
Bxa4+ 41. Kc1 Kb6 42. Ra2 Ra8 43. Ree2 Bb5 44. Reb2 Rxa2 45. Rxa2 Bc4 46. Rb2+
Kc7 47. Kd2 h3 48. g3 Bf1 49. Ng5 Ra8 50. Nxf7 Ra1 51. Ng5 Kd7 52. Ke3 Bg2 53.
Rb7+ Kc6 54. Rh7 Rh1 55. Nxe6 Rxh2 56. Nd4+ Kc5 57. e6 Rh1 58. Kf2 Rf1+ 59. Ke2
Ra1 60. g4 Ra8 61. Kf2 Kc4 62. e7 Re8 63. f5 gxf5 64. gxf5 Kxc3 65. Nb5+ Kc2
66. Nd6 Rxe7 67. Rxe7 d4 68. Rc7+ Kb2 69. f6 Bd5 70. Kg3 d3 71. Rc5 Be6 72. Ne4
Bf7 73. Rc7 Bd5 74. f7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Re8 14. Qd2 Nh7 15.
Rf2 Rb8 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. h3 b5 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Ra6 Nf6 21. b3
Qc7 22. Qa2 c4 23. b4 Nfd7 24. Qa3 Rbc8 25. Bd1 Nd3 26. Ra2 c3 27. Rc6 Qb8 28.
Bc2 N7e5 29. Rb6 Qc7 30. Rxb5 Nc4 31. Qa7 Nxe3 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. Nxe3 Nc1 34.
Ra6 Bd4 35. Kf2 f5 36. f4 fxe4 37. Rc6 Ra7 38. Ra5 Rb7 39. Rc4 Bg7 40. Bxe4 Nb3
41. Ra2 Bd4 42. Kf3 Nd2+ 43. Rxd2 cxd2 44. Rxd4 Rbe7 45. Nd1 Kg7 46. Nf2 Rb8
47. g4 hxg4+ 48. hxg4 Reb7 49. Rxd2 Rxb4 50. Rc2 Rb3+ 51. Kg2 R8b7 52. Rc6 Rb2
53. Rxd6 R7b4 54. Re6 Rd4 55. Kf3 Rb3+ 56. Ke2 Ra4 57. Rc6 Rbb4 58. Ke3 Ra3+
59. Nd3 Rb1 60. d6 Kf7 61. d7 Ke7 62. Rd6 Kd8 63. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
a6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be2 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd4 Rad8 15.
Qe1 f6 16. b4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Ne4 18. Bd3 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nxc3 21.
Qxc3 d4 22. Qe1 Bf6 23. Kg1 Qc6 24. Rd2 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Rf6 26. Re2 Qb6 27. Qh5
h6 28. Qg4 Rdf8 29. Ref2 Bd5 30. h4 Bc4 31. Rf3 Qc7 32. f5 Bd5 33. R3f2 e5 34.
Re1 R6f7 35. Rfe2 e4 36. Bxe4 Bxe4 37. Rxe4 Qxc2 38. Rxd4 Rxf5 39. Rd7 Qf2+ 40.
Kh2 R5f7 41. Ree7 Rxe7 42. Rxe7 Qf4+ 43. Qxf4 Rxf4 44. Re6 a5 45. g3 Rf2+ 46.
Kh3 axb4 47. axb4 Rb2 48. Rb6 Rxb4 49. h5 Kf7 50. g4 Rb1 51. Kg3 b4 52. Rb7+
Kf6 53. Rb6+ Ke5 54. Rb7 b3 55. Kg2 Kd4 56. Rxg7 Re1 57. Rb7 Kc3 58. Kf3 b2 59.
Kf4 Rf1+ 60. Ke5 b1=Q 61. Rxb1 Rxb1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. e3 e6 6. Qd2 Qd7 7. O-O-O O-O-O 8.
Kb1 Kb8 9. f3 g6 10. Nge2 Bg7 11. h4 h5 12. Nf4 Nge7 13. a3 Rhg8 14. Nce2 e5
15. Nh3 exd4 16. exd4 Nf5 17. Ng5 Bh6 18. f4 f6 19. Nf3 Rge8 20. Re1 Nd6 21. g3
Ne7 22. Bh3 Nef5 23. Nc1 Qf7 24. Qg2 a5 25. a4 Ba6 26. g4 Ne3 27. Qg1 Bxf4 28.
gxh5 gxh5 29. Ne2 Bh6 30. Nc3 Qh7 31. Rh2 Rg8 32. Qh1 Ndf5 33. Rf2 Ng4 34. Rg2
Nfe3 35. Rd2 Rde8 36. Nb5 Bc8 37. Ba3 Bf5 38. Rc1 Be4 39. Nc3 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8.
Ng5 Nxe5 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nxe4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.
Bf4 c6 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Rd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20.
Re1 Qxb3 21. axb3 Kf8 22. Kf1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Kxe8 24. Ke2 Ke7 25. Kd2 a5 26. Ke3
Kd6 27. Kf4 b6 28. Kf5 c5 29. g4 f6 30. h4 Ke7 31. h5 Kf7 32. g5 Ke7 33. gxf6+
gxf6 34. h6 Kf7 35. f3 Ke7 36. Kg4 Ke6 37. Kf4 Kd6 38. Kf5 Ke7 39. Kg4 Kf7 40.
Kf5 Ke7 41. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 Bf5 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O h6 8. Nd2
Nbd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ndxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 Qd7 14. Be3
Be7 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Bf4 Qe8 18. g4 Nh7 19. Kg2 Rd7 20. d5 cxd5
21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Nf8 24. Qxb7 Ne6 25. Bg3 Nc5 26. Qf3 Rd8
27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Bxd1 Bf6 29. b4 Ne4 30. Bb3 Nd2 31. Qd5 Nxb3 32. axb3 Be7 33.
Qb7 Bf8 34. Qxa6 Qe4+ 35. f3 Qxb4 36. Qd3 Qa5 37. Qc2 h5 38. h3 hxg4 39. hxg4
Qd5 40. Bf2 Qe5 41. Qd2 Qb5 42. Qc3 Qb7 43. Qc4 Bb4 44. Bd4 Bf8 45. Bc3 Qa8 46.
Bb4 Qa2+ 47. Kg3 Bxb4 48. Qxb4 Qb2 49. Qb5 f6 50. b4 g5 51. Qc5 Qd2 52. b5 Qf4+
53. Kg2 Qd2+ 54. Qf2 Qb4 55. b6 Kg7 56. Qe3 Kf7 57. Kh3 Qb5 58. Qd4 Qf1+ 59.
Kg3 Qe1+ 60. Kg2 Qe2+ 61. Qf2 Qb5 62. Qa2+ Kg6 63. Qg8+ Kh6 64. Qe6 Qb2+ 65.
Kh3 Qa1 66. Kg2 Qb2+ 67. Kf1 Qb1+ 68. Ke2 Qc2+ 69. Ke3 Qc3+ 70. Ke4 Qb4+ 71.
Kd3 Qb5+ 72. Kc3 Qc5+ 73. Kb2 Qb5+ 74. Kc2 Qc5+ 75. Kd3 Qb5+ 76. Ke3 Qc5+ 77.
Ke2 Qc2+ 78. Kf1 Qb1+ 79. Kg2 Qb2+ 80. Kg3 Qa1 81. Qe3 Qb1 82. f4 Qb5 83. fxg5+
fxg5 84. Qd4 Kg6 85. Qe4+ Kg7 86. Qd4+ Kf7 87. Kf2 Ke6 88. Ke3 Qb3+ 89. Kd2
Qa2+ 90. Kc3 Qa1+ 91. Kc4 Qf1+ 92. Kc5 Qf8+ 93. Kb5 Qe8+ 94. Kb4 Qb8 95. Qc4+
Kd6 96. Qc5+ Ke6 97. Kb5 Qg3 98. b7 Qb3+ 99. Kc6 Qf3+ 100. Kb6 Qb3+ 101. Kc7
Qg3+ 102. Kc8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Bf5 9. Re1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Bd2 Bf6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Be7 15. f4 f5 16. Be3 c6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Qxc4+ Qd5 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3
Kf7 21. e6+ Kg6 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 Rd8 24. Be3 Kf6 25. h3 Bb4 26. Re2 Rd1+
27. Kf2 Bd6 28. Bd2 Ke7 29. g3 Bc5+ 30. Kg2 Rg1+ 31. Kh2 Rf1 32. Bc3 g6 33. Kg2
Rg1+ 34. Kh2 Rf1 35. Kg2 Rg1+ 36. Kh2 Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3
Be6 9. Nf1 d5 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Ng3 dxe4 12. dxe4 Bxb3 13. axb3 Qe6 14. b4 Bb6
15. O-O Ne7 16. Nh4 Ng6 17. Nhf5 Rfe8 18. Qf3 h6 19. h4 Rad8 20. h5 Nf4 21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. Qxf4 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxe4
27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Rd7 Re2 29. Ne3 Kg8 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Rd7 Rxb2 32. Rxf7 Kg8 33.
Rd7 a5 34. bxa5 Bxa5 35. c4 Bb6 36. Kf1 Kf8 37. g4 Bxe3 38. fxe3 c5 39. Rc7 b6
40. Rc6 Rb4 41. g5 hxg5 42. Kf2 g4 43. Kg3 Rxc4 44. Rxb6 Re4 45. Rc6 c4 46. Kh4
Ke7 47. Rc7+ Kf6 48. Kg3 Kg5 49. Rc5+ Kh6 50. Kh4 g5+ 51. hxg6 Kxg6 52. Kg3 Kf6
53. Kf2 Ke6 54. Ke2 Kd6 55. Rg5 c3 56. Kd3 Rc4 57. Kc2 Ke6 58. e4 Rxe4 59. Kxc3
Kf6 60. Rg8 Kf5 61. Kd3 Re7 62. Kd2 Kf4 63. Rf8+ Kg3 64. Rg8 Kf3 65. Rf8+ Kg2
66. Rg8 g3 67. Rg6 Kf2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. c3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bh2 e6 10. a4 a5 11. Na3 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 e5 14. Rfd1 Qg5 15.
Bf1 Nf6 16. Nb5 Ne4 17. Qe1 Qe7 18. f3 Ng5 19. h4 Ne6 20. e4 Kh8 21. Rd2 f6 22.
Rad1 Bh6 23. Rc2 g5 24. Bc4 Rac8 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. g3 Nh5 27. g4 Nf4 28. Bxf4
gxf4 29. Qf2 Bg7 30. h5 Bh6 31. Re2 Bg5 32. Kf1 Rfd8 33. d5 Ra8 34. Qg1 Rg8 35.
Ke1 Bc8 36. Qh1 Bh6 37. Rd3 Rg7 38. Kd1 Qd8 39. Kc2 Bd7 40. Kb1 Qc8 41. Ka2 Qb7
42. Qd1 Rag8 43. Na3 Qc8 44. Bb5 Bxg4 45. fxg4 Qxg4 46. Rf2 f5 47. Qe1 Qxh5 48.
Rdf3 Rg1 49. Qe2 fxe4 50. Qxe4 Qg6 51. Qe2 e4 52. Rxf4 Bxf4 53. Rxf4 Rg4 54.
Rf2 Rg2 55. Nc4 Rxf2 56. Qxf2 h5 57. Bd7 Kg7 58. Bf5 Rf8 59. Qd4+ Qf6 60. Qg1+
Kf7 61. Ne3 Ke7 62. Qh1 h4 63. Qxe4+ Kd8 64. Be6 Qf4 65. Qh7 Qxa4+ 66. Kb1 Rf1+
67. Nxf1 Qd1+ 68. Ka2 Qa4+ 69. Kb1 Qd1+ 70. Ka2 Qa4+ 71. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6 7. a4 Ne7 8. a5 a6
9. c3 g5 10. Ne1 c5 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. f4 g4 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Be2 h5 15. Be3 Bxb1
16. Rxb1 Nf5 17. Bd4 Ne4 18. Ra1 Bc5 19. Nc2 g3 20. h3 Rc8 21. Bd3 Nf2 22. Qf3
Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 h4 25. Rxf2 gxf2+ 26. Qxf2 Qe7 27. Qd2 Rg8 28. Kh2
Rg3 29. Rf1 Kd7 30. Be2 Kc7 31. f5 Kb8 32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Rf6 Qh7 34. Qb4 Ka8
35. Rf2 Qe4 36. Bg4 Rxg2+ 37. Rxg2 Qf4+ 38. Kh1 Rc1+ 39. Bd1 Rxd1+ 40. Rg1 Qe4+
41. Kh2 Qf4+ 42. Kh1 Qf3+ 43. Kh2 Qf2+ 44. Rg2 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d3 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. c3 O-O 8. a4 a6
9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Na3 e5 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Bf4 Re8 15.
Qd2 Qd7 16. Nc2 Re7 17. a5 b5 18. b4 Nh5 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Ng7 21. Qf4 Rae8
22. Qf2 Qd6 23. Rf1 f5 24. Nd4 c5 25. bxc5 Qxc5 26. Rfc1 Nh5 27. Bf3 Nf6 28.
Nb3 Qd6 29. Qc5 Qe6 30. Qd4 Bc8 31. Qf4 Kg7 32. Nd4 Qd7 33. h4 h6 34. Rf1 Re5
35. Rf2 Qd6 36. c4 bxc4 37. Rb1 cxd3 38. exd3 Re1+ 39. Rf1 Rxf1+ 40. Rxf1 Qc5
41. Rc1 Qxa5 42. Rc7+ Bd7 43. Kg2 Qb6 44. Bxd5 Qb2+ 45. Kh3 Re7 46. Qd6 Nxd5
47. Rxd7 Rxd7 48. Qxd7+ Kf6 49. Qd6+ Kg7 50. Ne6+ Kf7 51. Qxd5 Qf2 52. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aerni, Andreas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. e6 Bxe6 10. Ng5 Bd5 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qh5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Qd7 15.
a4 a6 16. a5 axb5 17. axb6 O-O 18. Bf6 gxf6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Nxd5 f5 21. Qh4
exd5 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kvisla, Johannes Luangtep"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 b6 8. Qg4
Qc7 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 cxd4 11. Rh3 Qxe5+ 12. Ne2 dxc3 13. Bf4 Qe4 14. Qxe4
dxe4 15. Bg5 e5 16. Rxc3 Nd7 17. O-O-O f6 18. Be3 Nf5 19. Rc7 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Nc5
21. Nc3 Bg4 22. Rd6 Ne6 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. Rcc6 Kf7 25. Bc4 Rge8 26. Nxe4 Rac8
27. Rxe6 Bxe6 28. Bxe6+ Rxe6 29. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O f6 8. exd5
cxd5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. c4 Nb4 11. cxd5 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Qxd5 13. Nf4 Qf7 14. Re1 g5
15. Ne2 Bf5 16. Qa3 Rfe8 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Bd2 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rac1 e6 21.
Bb4 b6 22. Qb3 Qd7 23. Ba3 h5 24. Re2 Rad8 25. Rce1 Qd5 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 27. b3
Kf7 28. Bb2 Rc8 29. Nd2 Bf8 30. a3 Rb5 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Bxc1 Bd6 33. Nc4 Bc7
34. Rb2 Rd5 35. Be3 b5 36. Nd2 Bb6 37. Nf3 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Nh4 Be4 40. f3
gxf3 41. gxf3 Bh7 42. Rd2 e5 43. Ng2 exd4 44. Bf2 Rd8 45. Nf4 Bc7 46. Nd3 Bd6
47. b4 Bc7 48. Kf1 Bxd3+ 49. Rxd3 Bb6 50. Ke1 Ke6 51. a4 bxa4 52. Ra3 Kd5 53.
Rxa4 Kc4 54. Kd2 Rh8 55. Ra2 d3 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. d5 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Re8 14. Nbd2 c6
15. d6 c5 16. Bc2 Ng4 17. Re2 Qf6 18. h3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Nf3 Qxb2 21. e5
Qb4 22. Ng5 Qf4 23. Bxh7+ Kf8 24. Qc1 Qxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Nc4 26. f4 g6 27. h4 Kg7
28. h5 Bd5 29. g4 Rh8 30. Rd1 Nb6 31. Red2 Bc4 32. Rh2 Nd5 33. f5 gxh5 34. f6+
Kf8 35. Be4 Nc3 36. Bxa8 Nxd1 37. Rxh5 Rg8 38. Ne4 Rxg4+ 39. Kh2 Rg8 40. Nxc5
Ke8 41. e6 dxe6 42. Bc6+ Kd8 43. Nb7+ Kc8 44. Rc5 Nf2 45. Bf3+ Kb8 46. d7 Ng4+
47. Kh3 Nxf6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Nf1 g6 14. h3 d5 15. exd5
Nxd5 16. Bb3 Nf6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Ng3 Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. d4
Qe8 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nd4 Re7 24. Bf4 b4 25. cxb4 Nd5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5
Qxe5 28. Nf3 Qe6 29. b5 Bd6 30. Ne2 Qe4 31. Ned4 Nf4 32. Qc2 Qa8 33. Qb1 Bc5
34. Qc1 Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. a4 c5 8. Be2 Ba6
9. O-O Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. d5 Nb8 13. e4 Nbd7 14. Na3 Ne8 15. Nc4
Qa6 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bf4 Nc7 18. Qd3 Rad8 19. Ne3 Qxd3 20. Rxd3 a6 21. Rdd1 Ra8
22. g4 b5 23. b3 Ne5 24. Ne1 Nf7 25. Kg2 Rfb8 26. Nd3 Ne5 27. Ra3 Nxd3 28. Rxd3
Rb7 29. c4 Rab8 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rd2 bxc4 32. bxc4 Kf7 33. Rda2 Ne8 34. Ra7
Rxa7 35. Rxa7 Rb3 36. h4 Rc3 37. h5 Rb3 38. h6 Bf8 39. g5 fxg5 40. Bxg5 Nf6 41.
f3 Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Rb1+ 43. Kf2 Rb2+ 44. Ke1 Rb8 45. e5 dxe5 46. d6 Ke6 47. dxe7
Bxe7 48. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qd3 a5 10. Nd2 b6 11. e4 Ba6 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. b3 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3
Nc5 16. Qb1 Bxc3 17. dxc5 Qe7 18. Bb2 Bb4 19. Nc2 Bxc5 20. axb5 Bxb5 21. Rxa5
Ng4 22. Bd4 e5 23. Be3 Rcd8 24. Ra1 Bd3 25. Qc1 Bxc2 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Qxc2
Bxe3 28. fxe3 Nxe3 29. Qxc6 Qb4 30. Qa4 Qb6 31. Kh1 g6 32. Qa2 Rd3 33. Qb2 Rd1+
34. Rxd1 Nxd1 35. Qb1 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Nxe4+ 37. Kh1 Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Qe3 39. Bf1 Nd1+
40. Kh1 Qe1 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7
15. e3 Rad8 16. a4 Bb4 17. Ne4 Be7 18. a5 c5 19. axb6 axb6 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21.
Ne5 Qc8 22. Nxc5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 bxc5 24. Rxd8 Qb7+ 25. Kg1 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+
27. Qxd1 Qxb2 28. Qa4 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Qb7+ 30. Kf1 Qc8 31. Ke2 f6 32. Qc6 Qxc6 33.
Nxc6 Kf7 34. Kd3 Bd6 35. Nd8+ Ke7 36. Nb7 Kd7 37. Kc4 Kc6 38. Nd8+ Kd7 39. Nb7
Kc6 40. Nd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2 e6
9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Kh1 Re8 15.
g4 b5 16. g5 Nd7 17. b3 Bb7 18. Bf3 Qb6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 c5 21. Qe1 b4 22.
Rd1 Rad8 23. Bg2 Rf8 24. Qg3 Bd4 25. Rde1 Rf7 26. Nf2 Rdf8 27. Ng4 Bg7 28. Bxb7
Qxb7+ 29. Qg2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 e5 31. Re4 exf4 32. Bxf4 a5 33. Kg3 a4 34. Rd1
axb3 35. axb3 Ra8 36. Rd5 Ra3 37. Re3 h5 38. gxh6 Bd4 39. Rf3 Nf8 40. Rd8 Kh7
41. Be3 Rxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Bxe3 43. Kxe3 Ne6 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. h4 Rxb3+ 46. Ke4 Rh3
47. Ke5 Nd4 48. Nf6+ Kf8 49. h5 Re3+ 50. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Bg2
Qc7 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. O-O f5 11. Qe2 O-O 12. c4 Nf6 13. Nc3 a6 14. a3 Na5 15.
Rd1 Nb3 16. Rb1 Nxc1 17. Rbxc1 Re8 18. c5 Bf8 19. Na4 e5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Ng5 g6
22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ Kg7 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Qf7 26. Qc3 Ne4 27. Bxe4 fxe4
28. c6 bxc6 29. Rxc6 Bh3 30. Rc7 Re7 31. Nd5 Rxc7 32. Qxe5+ Kh6 33. Rxc7 Re8
34. Qd4 Qf3 35. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Girya, Olga"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bb4
9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. e4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Ba6 15.
Qd3 Qf6 16. Be5 Qg6 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Rab1 h6 20. Bg3 f6 21. Rb2
Qf7 22. h3 c5 23. Nd2 cxd4 24. cxd4 e5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Qg4 Bb7
28. Nf3 Re4 29. Qf5 Rexc4 30. Rd7 Be4 31. Rxf7 Bxf5 32. Rb7 Be4 33. R7xb6 Rxa4
34. Nd2 Bd5 35. Rd6 Rd4 36. Kh2 a4 37. Ra6 Kh7 38. Nf1 Ra8 39. Rxa8 Bxa8 40.
Rb6 f5 41. Ra6 Be4 42. Ng3 Bd3 43. Ra7 Kg6 44. f3 f4 45. Nh1 h5 46. Nf2 Bf5 47.
h4 Kf6 48. Nh3 g6 49. Ng5 Ke5 50. Ra5+ Kd6 51. g3 Kc6 52. gxf4 Kb6 53. Ra8 Kb5
54. Nf7 Kb4 55. Ne5 Kb3 56. Kg3 a3 57. Nc6 Ra4 58. Rb8+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kotanjian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a4 Qc7 8. a5
d5 9. exd5 Bb4 10. Bd2 exd5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nce2 Bd6 13. h3 Nc6 14. O-O Re8 15.
Nf3 h6 16. Ned4 Ne4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Be3 Bb4 20. Bb6 Qf4 21. c3
Bd6 22. Be3 Qf6 23. Bd4 Qd8 24. Bb6 Qd7 25. Nd4 Be5 26. Qg4 Qd6 27. Nf5 Bh2+
28. Kh1 Qe5 29. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. a4 Bg7 7. Nb3 b6 8. N1d2
Nc6 9. Qf3 Nge7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Re1 h6 14. h4 f5 15. c3
Nd8 16. e5 Nf7 17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. Nbd4 Nc6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Bc2 Qc8 21. Bg3 Qa8
22. Bb3 Ne7 23. Rd2 g5 24. Red1 Be4 25. Bh2 f4 26. Ne1 Qb7 27. Ndf3 g4 28. Bc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bf5 8.
Qb3 Na5 9. Qd1 a6 10. e3 Rc8 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Ne4 14. Rc1 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Re8 16. h3 f6 17. Nf3 e5 18. Bg3 e4 19. Nd2 Be6 20. a4 Bf8 21. Qc2 Bd6
22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qb2 f5 24. Qb4 Qc7 25. f4 exf3 26. Bxf3 Bf7 27. Rfe1 Re7 28.
Kf2 h5 29. h4 Nc6 30. Qb3 f4 31. Nf1 fxe3+ 32. Nxe3 Qh2 33. Rh1 Qf4 34. Nxd5
Qd2+ 35. Kg3 Rd7 36. Rhd1 Qh6 37. c4 g5 38. Qe3 gxh4+ 39. Kxh4 Qxe3 40. Nxe3
Nxd4 41. Bxb7 Re8 42. Rc3 Rxe3 43. Rxe3 Nf5+ 44. Kg5 Rxd1 45. Kxf5 Bxc4 46. Kg5
Rd7 47. Bf3 Bd5 48. Rd3 Rg7+ 49. Kxh5 Bxf3+ 50. gxf3 Rg1 51. Rd6 a5 52. Rg6+
1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Re8
8. Nd3 Bxc3 9. dxc3 Nxe4 10. Qf3 Qf6 11. Qf4 Qxf4 12. Bxf4 Nd6 13. Rfe1 Bf5 14.
f3 f6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Kf2 Nc4 17. b3 Na3 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Nc5 b6 20. Na6 Nb5
21. Nxc7 Nxc7 22. Bxc7 Re7 23. Bf4 Bxc2 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Bb8 a6
27. Ba7 b5 28. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nyzhnyk, Illya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O c5
9. a4 a6 10. Bh2 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Bd3 Rad8 13. e4 c4 14. Bc2 e5 15. Re1
Rfe8 16. b3 cxb3 17. Bxb3 h6 18. Rc1 Nf8 19. Rc2 Nh5 20. Qb1 Bc6 21. d5 Bd7 22.
c4 a5 23. Rb2 Bc8 24. c5 bxc5 25. Bc4 Nf4 26. Rb6 Qa7 27. Qb3 Nh7 28. Rb1 Bf8
29. Qe3 Nh5 30. Qc3 N7f6 31. R6b5 Bd7 32. Rxa5 Qc7 33. Bb5 Nf4 34. Re1 Bg7 35.
Nc4 Ra8 36. Rxa8 Rxa8 37. Bxf4 exf4 38. Qd2 Bxb5 39. axb5 Ra4 40. Qc2 Rb4 41.
b6 Qb8 42. e5 Nxd5 43. exd6 Nxb6 44. Nxb6 Qxb6 45. Re8+ Kh7 46. d7 Bf6 47. Qd2
Rb1+ 48. Kh2 c4 49. Qd5 Kg7 50. Ne5 h5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Ng6 8. f4
Bc5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nce2 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nb3 Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3
Rc8 15. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. h3 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. a4 Rad8 14. Bf1 h6 15.
Be3 Nf4 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. h4 a6 18. Qb3 Na5 19. Qxb6 Qxb6 20. Nxb6 Bxe4 21. Nd2
Bd3 22. Rac1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 f5 24. Nbc4 Nxc4 25. Nxc4 g5 26. Bxg5 Kf7 27. Rxe6
Kxe6 28. Re1+ Kd5 29. Ne3+ Ke6 30. Nc2+ Kd5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid op qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2013.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 g6 14. Qe2 Bf6
15. Be3 Nb6 16. Be4 Qe7 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. b3 Rd7 19. Rd3 Red8 20. Rcd1 Nc8 21.
Bf3 Bg5 22. d5 cxd5 23. cxd5 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 exd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27.
Bxd5 Qxe3 28. fxe3 b6 29. Kf2 Ne7 30. Bb7 Kg7 31. Kf3 Kf6 32. Ke4 Ke6 33. b4
Kd6 34. Ba6 f5+ 35. Kd4 Nc6+ 36. Kc4 Ne5+ 37. Kd4 Nc6+ 38. Kc4 Nd8 39. Bc8 h6
40. a3 Kc7 41. Ba6 Kc6 42. Bb5+ Kd6 43. Be8 g5 44. Kb5 Ne6 45. Bh5 Nc7+ 46. Kc4
Ke5 47. Bf3 Kd6 48. Bh5 Nd5 49. Kd4 Nc7 50. Kc4 a6 51. Bf3 Ke5 52. a4 Kd6 53.
a5 b5+ 54. Kd4 Ne6+ 55. Kd3 Ke5 56. Bb7 Nc7 57. Ke2 h5 58. g3 h4 59. gxh4 gxh4
60. Kf3 Kf6 61. Bc8 Ke5 62. Bb7 Kf6 63. e4 Ke5 64. exf5 Kxf5 65. Bc8+ Ke5 66.
Kg4 Kd4 67. Kxh4 Kc4 68. Kg5 Kxb4 69. h4 Kxa5 70. h5 b4 71. h6 b3 72. h7 b2 73.
Bf5 Ne6+ 74. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e5 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Nxf3 Bc5 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. Qe2 Bb6 14. Rfd1 h6
15. Nd2 Bc7 16. c4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Nc5 18. Qc2 a4 19. b4 Nb3 20. Rab1 Qe6 21. Nd2
Nxd2 22. Rxd2 Bd6 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Qd1 Red8 25. d4 exd4 26. Bxd4 Be7 27. Qc2 Nf6
28. Rcd1 Nd5 29. Qb2 Nf6 30. e4 Rd7 31. e5 Ne8 32. Kh2 g6 33. h4 Ng7 34. Bh3
Nf5 35. h5 Rad8 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Bc3 Kf7 38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. Rxd7 Qxd7 40. Qc2
b5 41. Bb2 Bd8 42. Bg2 Ne7 43. Qc1 g5 44. Qc2 Kg8 45. Qc3 Qe6 46. Qd4 Bc7 47.
Bh3 Qd5 48. Qa7 Qd8 49. Bd4 h5 50. Be6+ Kf8 51. Qc5 h4 52. gxh4 Qe8 53. hxg5
Qh5+ 54. Kg3 Qxg5+ 55. Bg4 Ke8 56. Kf3 Qg6 57. e6 Qd3+ 58. Kg2 Qe4+ 59. f3 Qe2+
60. Bf2 Qe5 61. Qc2 Qh2+ 62. Kf1 Kd8 63. Qc5 Qe5 64. Qa7 Nd5 65. Bh4+ Ke8 66.
Qa8+ Bb8 67. Qxc6+ Kf8 68. e7+ Nxe7 69. Qh6+ Ke8 70. Bf6 Qh2 71. Qxh2 Bxh2 72.
Be6 Bf4 73. Bb2 Nc6 74. Ke2 Ne5 75. Bd4 Ke7 76. Bg8 Kd6 77. Be3 Ng6 78. Bf7
Bxe3 79. Kxe3 Ne5 80. Bg8 Nd7 81. Kd4 Ne5 82. f4 Nf3+ 83. Kd3 Ne1+ 84. Kc3 Ng2
85. f5 Ke5 86. Be6 Nf4 87. Bf7 Ne2+ 88. Kd3 Nf4+ 89. Kd2 Kxf5 90. Be8 Nd5 91.
Bxb5 Nb6 92. Kd3 Ke5 93. Bc6 Kd6 94. Be8 Ke5 95. Bf7 Nc8 96. Be8 Nb6 97. Kc3
Kd5 98. Bh5 Ke4 99. Bf7 Ke5 100. Bg8 Ke4 101. Ba2 Ke5 102. Kd3 Nc8 103. Kc4
Nd6+ 104. Kc5 Ne4+ 105. Kc6 Kd4 106. b5 Nc5 107. b6 Na6 108. Be6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.15"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Qf3 c6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Ne2 Rb8 14. b3 c5 15.
Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. Nxf4 Rd8 18. Rfe1 Kf8 19. c3 a5 20. Bc2 Ba6 21. Rad1
Rd6 22. f3 g5 23. Nd3 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 Re8 25. Red1 Re2 26. R3d2 Rde6 27. Bd3 Rxd2
28. Rxd2 Ke7 29. Kf2 Kd6 30. a3 Re8 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Ra8 33. Be4 cxb4 34.
c4 b3 35. cxd5 Ra2 36. Ke3 Rxd2 37. Kxd2 Nxd5 38. g3 Ke5 39. Bh7 Kd4 40. h4 f6
41. Bg8 Ne3 42. hxg5 b2 43. Ba2 hxg5 44. Ke2 Nd5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 Ne4 14.
Qxc4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. Bf4 Qh5 18. Qa6 Qc5 19. Be3 Qxc3 20.
Rfc1 Qb2 21. Rab1 Qxa2 22. Qxa2 Bxa2 23. Ra1 Bb3 24. Bxa7 Rd2 25. Kf1 Rd7 26.
Be3 Be6 27. Bf4 Rc8 28. Rc5 f6 29. Rac1 c6 30. f3 g5 31. Be3 Bd5 32. g4 Kf7 33.
Bf2 Ra8 34. e4 Be6 35. Rxc6 Ra3 36. R6c3 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Rd3 39. h4
h6 40. h5 Rd7 41. Rc3 Rb7 42. Bd4 Rd7 43. Be3 Rb7 44. Rc6 Bd7 45. Rd6 Be6 46.
Bf2 Rd7 47. Rc6 Rb7 48. Be3 Bd7 49. Ra6 Be6 50. Bd4 Rd7 51. Ra4 Bb3 52. Rb4 Be6
53. Kf2 Rc7 54. Ke3 Bc8 55. Rb8 Be6 56. e5 fxe5 57. Bxe5 Rc6 58. Rb7+ Ke8 59.
Ke4 Bd7 60. Ra7 Rb6 61. Bd4 Bc6+ 62. Kf5 Rb5+ 63. Kg6 Bxf3 64. Kxh6 Bxg4 65.
Kg6 Rd5 66. h6 Bf5+ 67. Kf6 Bd3 68. Re7+ Kd8 69. Bb6+ Kc8 70. Ke6 Rb5 71. Bd4
Rb4 72. Be5 Rc4 73. h7 Bxh7 74. Rxh7 g4 75. Rg7 Rc2 76. Bd6 g3 77. Bxg3 Rc1 78.
Bf4 Rc3 79. Rg8+ Kb7 80. Rb8+ Ka6 81. Kd5 Rd3+ 82. Kc5 Rc3+ 83. Kd5 Rd3+ 84.
Kc4 Rf3 85. Be5 Rf1 86. Bd6 Rc1+ 87. Kd5 Ka5 88. Bb4+ Ka4 89. Bc5 Rd1+ 90. Kc6
Rd2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 Ne7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. f4 f6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. O-O Nbc6 12. Qd2 Be8 13. e4 Bh5 14. e5 Qd8 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. Ne5 Qb6 17. Nd7 Qxd4+ 18. Rf2 Rh6 19. Nb5 Qb4 20. Qc2 a6 21. a3
Qa5 22. Nc3 Qc7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Raf1 Bd1 26. Rxd1 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1
Qe5 28. Rf3 Rh1+ 29. Kf2 Qd4+ 30. Ke2 Qe5+ 31. Re3 Qh5+ 32. Rf3 Qe5+ 33. Kf2
Qd4+ 34. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bc4 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 b6 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Rab1 Nd7 13. Rfc1 e5 14. Bb5 Be4
15. Rb3 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Rac8 18. h3 Rfe8 19. Ng5 Nf6 20. dxc5 e4 21.
c6 h6 22. Bd6 Qxd6 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qxe8+ Nxe8 25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nxd6 Nxd6 27.
Kf1 Rxc6 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. Kd2 Ke6 30. Rd1 Rc5 31. Rc1 Bf6 32. Ke2 h5 33. Rc2 Bd8
34. Rc1 b5 35. Ra1 Bf6 36. Rc1 a5 37. Kd2 Nc4+ 38. Ke2 Nb6 39. Kd2 Nd5 40. a4
bxa4 41. Rb7 Bxc3+ 42. Kd1 a3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "267"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. d3 Nc6 7. Rb1 a5 8. h4 h6
9. Bd2 e5 10. a3 Bf5 11. e4 Bg4 12. Be3 Be6 13. Nh2 h5 14. O-O Qd7 15. Qd2 Ng4
16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. b3 Be6 18. Ne2 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. f4 Bg4 21. Nc3 f5 22. Kh2
Rae8 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Kh7 25. b5 Nd8 26. Rbe1 c6 27. bxc6 bxc6 28. d4 exf4
29. Bxf4 Ne6 30. Be3 fxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxf1 32. Rxf1 Nf8 33. Bg2 Qe6 34. Ne4 Qd7
35. d5 cxd5 36. Ng5+ Kh8 37. Bxd5 Ne6 38. Rf7 Re7 39. Rxe7 Qxe7 40. Qa2 Nxg5
41. Bxg5 Qf8 42. Bf4 Kh7 43. Qa8 Bc8 44. Qa7 Bf5 45. Qf7 Qb8 46. Qb7 Qe8 47.
Qf7 Qe2+ 48. Kg1 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qe2+ 50. Kg1 Qe1+ 51. Kg2 Be4+ 52. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 53.
Kf1 Qd3+ 54. Kg2 Qe2+ 55. Kh1 Qf1+ 56. Kh2 Qf2+ 57. Kh1 Qe1+ 58. Kg2 Qe4+ 59.
Kf1 Qh1+ 60. Kf2 Qd1 61. Be3 Qc2+ 62. Kf3 Qd3 63. Kf2 Qc2+ 64. Kf3 Qd3 65. Kf2
Qe4 66. Qd5 Qc2+ 67. Kf3 Qb1 68. Kf2 Qb2+ 69. Kf3 Qf6+ 70. Kg2 Qe7 71. Bf2 Qe2
72. c5 dxc5 73. Qxc5 Qe4+ 74. Kg1 Qb7 75. Qa7 Qb1+ 76. Kg2 Qe4+ 77. Kg1 Qd5 78.
Qe7 Qc6 79. Qf7 Qd6 80. Qb7 Qe6 81. Kg2 Kg8 82. Qa8+ Kh7 83. Qb7 Kg8 84. Qa8+
Bf8 85. Kg1 Kf7 86. Kg2 Be7 87. Kg1 Qb3 88. Kg2 Qe6 89. Kg1 Qc4 90. Kg2 Bd6 91.
Kg1 Qc1+ 92. Kg2 Qc4 93. Kg1 Ke7 94. Kg2 Qc2 95. Kg1 Ke6 96. Kg2 Be7 97. Kg1
Kf5 98. Qf3+ Ke6 99. Qa8 Kf7 100. Qd5+ Kf8 101. Kg2 Qc7 102. Qa8+ Kf7 103. Qd5+
Kf8 104. Qf3+ Ke8 105. Qa8+ Bd8 106. Qe4+ Kf7 107. Qd5+ Kg7 108. Bd4+ Kh7 109.
Kf3 Qe7 110. Be5 Bb6 111. Kg2 Qa7 112. Kh3 Qe7 113. Kg2 Be3 114. Kh2 Qf8 115.
Qb7+ Kh6 116. Qg2 Qf5 117. Bb2 Qb1 118. Bc3 Qd1 119. Bf6 Qb1 120. Be5 Qf5 121.
Bc3 Qc5 122. Bd2 Bxd2 123. Qxd2+ Kg7 124. Qb2+ Kf7 125. Qb3+ Kf6 126. Qf3+ Ke6
127. Qe4+ Kf6 128. Kg2 Qb5 129. Qd4+ Ke6 130. Qe4+ Kf6 131. Qd4+ Ke6 132. Qe4+
Kf6 133. Qd4+ Ke6 134. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 h6 8.
Be3 e6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. Rad1 a6 13. Bd3 Nf5 14. Bf4 b5
15. Ne4 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 Bb7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Qxf5 exf5 20. d5
Rad8 21. d6 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rfe8 23. Rd2 Re6 24. d7 Kf8 25. Rfd1 Ke7 26. Kf1 g6
27. b3 Rc6 28. Re2+ Re6 29. Red2 Rc6 30. Re2+ Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 Nc6 8.
Bd3 Nge7 9. Nf3 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. a3 Be8
15. e4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Ng6 17. Rfd1 a6 18. Nc3 Nce7 19. Ne5 Bc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21.
Na4 a5 22. g3 Ra7 23. Bf1 Rad7 24. Bg2 Nf5 25. Qe1 Nxd4 26. Nc5 Rd6 27. Kh1 Nc2
28. Qe2 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qxb2 31. Be4 Nd4 32. Bxg6 fxg6 33. Kg2
Qc3 34. Ne4 Qc4 35. h4 Qd5 36. f3 Qc4 37. Qd2 e5 38. Kh3 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. c5 Qa6 8. Nc3 b6
9. cxb6 axb6 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. O-O Be7 13. e4 O-O 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nd5 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Bf1 Qb7 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. a4 Qc7 21. Qf3 b5
22. b3 Qb6 23. Nxf6+ N7xf6 24. Bd2 Qxd4 25. Ba5 Qxa1 26. Rxa1 Rxa5 27. Qd1 Rda8
28. Bg2 c5 29. Qc2 Rc8 30. Qd2 Rca8 31. Rc1 bxa4 32. bxa4 Rxa4 33. Rxc5 Ra1+
34. Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Qxc1 Rd8 36. Qb2 Ne7 37. Bf3 Nf5 38. Qb6 Rc8 39. Qb2 Rd8 40.
Qb6 Rc8 41. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8.
Nge2 e6 9. O-O a6 10. Na4 Qa7 11. Qb3 b5 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. Rc2 Be7 14. Rac1 Qb7
15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Nd7 17. R5c3 Bxe2 18. Bxe2 O-O 19. a4 b4 20. Bd6 Qb6 21.
Bxb4 Rfe8 22. Bc5 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Na5 24. Rbc3 Rb8 25. Bxa6 Nb3 26. R1c2 Ndxc5
27. dxc5 d4 28. exd4 Nxd4 29. Rd2 Red8 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Rc4 Nb3 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8
33. Ke1 Rd5 34. c6 Re5+ 35. Kd1 Rd5+ 36. Kc2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zhelnin, Vladimir V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Kaluga"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chigorin CC"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. e3
Nd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 g5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 g4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bg7
15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Rh5 a6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Rd1 Rac8 19. Kf1 Rc7 20. Rd4 Kd8 21.
Rxg4 Bf8 22. Kg1 b5 23. Rd4 Bc5 24. Rd1 Kc8 25. a3 Kb8 26. Na2 Bf8 27. e4 dxe4
28. Qe3 Bc5 29. Qxe4 Bc6 30. Qf4 Rd7 31. Nb4 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 Bxb4 33. axb4 Qa1
34. Qd2 Bd5 35. Rh1 h5 36. Qd4 Rc8 37. Kh2 Rc1 38. Re1 Kc8 39. f3 Kb7 40. Rg1
Rb1 41. Bb3 Rxg1 42. Bxd5+ exd5 43. Qxd5+ Kb8 44. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Fed"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. e3 c5 8. Be2
d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nd5 13. Bh2 Bh6 14. Bf1 a5 15.
Nc4 N7f6 16. Na3 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. g3 N4d5 19. Bg2 e6 20. Qd2 Kg7 21. Nh2
Rb8 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 h6 24. Nb5 Nc7 25. c4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 d5 27. Qf4 Nxb5
28. cxb5 Qf6 29. Qe3 Rbc8 30. Rac1 Qg5 31. Qxg5 hxg5 32. Kf3 Kf6 33. b3 Ke7 34.
Ke3 Kd7 35. Kd2 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Rc8 37. Rh1 Ke7 38. f4 gxf4 39. gxf4 Kf6 40. Rh7
Rf8 41. Kc3 Rc8+ 42. Kb2 Ke7 43. Rh3 Kd7 44. Rh2 Ke7 45. g5 Kd7 46. Rh7 Ke7 47.
Rh3 Kd7 48. Ka3 Kd6 49. Rh7 Ke7 50. Kb2 Rf8 51. b4 axb4 52. Rh2 Rc8 53. Rc2 Rc4
54. Kb3 Rxd4 55. a5 Rd3+ 56. Kb2 Kd7 57. a6 Ra3 58. Rc1 d4 59. Rc4 Kd6 60. Rxb4
Ra5 61. Rb3 Kc7 62. Rb4 Kd6 63. Rb3 Kc7 64. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Frolyanov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zhiguli"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. Qc2 a5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Nc3 Ba6 15. a3
Rc8 16. Qd1 h6 17. Be3 Bb7 18. Nxb5 Bxe4 19. Nc3 Bh7 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Bc2 Bxc2
22. Qxc2 Bb4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Red1 Qe8 25. Qb3 bxc3 26. bxc3 e4 27. Nd4 Nc5
28. Qa3 Qe5 29. Qa5 Nd5 30. Nc2 Nxc3 31. Re1 Nd3 32. Qxe5 Nxe5 33. Nb4 Rfd8 34.
Bf4 Ng6 35. Be3 f5 36. Ra6 Ne5 37. Na2 Nd3 38. Ra1 Nd5 39. Ra7 Nxe3 40. fxe3
Rd6 41. Rf1 Rc2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Malakhit"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Nc5 13. Bc2 Nxa4 14. Bxa4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 h6 16. Ne3 Re8 17. Nc4 Bf8 18. Na5 Bc8 19. Nc6 Qd7 20. h3 Re6 21. c4
Qe8 22. Nb4 Bd7 23. Qd1 Bc8 24. Qa4 Bd7 25. Qd1 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Economist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. h4 h5 8. a3 Bh6 9.
Bh3 Bxc1 10. Qxc1 Bxh3 11. Rxh3 Nge7 12. Rh1 a6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qg5 Qb6 17. O-O-O Rc8+ 18. Kb1 Rc3 19. Ka1 Rc2 20. Rb1 Rxf2 21.
Rhf1 Rxf1 22. Rxf1 Qc7 23. Qf6 O-O 24. g4 hxg4 25. Qg5 Qd8 26. Rf6 g3 27. Rxg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Navigator"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Re1 h6 9. d4 Bd7 10. Rb1 b6 11. h3 Re8 12. Bd3 Nh7 13. Be3 Nf8 14. Nh2 Qf6 15.
Bb5 Rad8 16. Qd3 Qg6 17. Bd2 Na5 18. Ba6 Bc8 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Ba6 Bc8 21. Bb5
Bd7 22. Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15.
Ne2 Rad8 16. Nf4 c4 17. Be3 g5 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Bd4 a5 20. Qe2 f4 21. Bxe4
dxe4 22. Qxe4 f3 23. Be3 Rd5 24. gxf3 Rxe5 25. Qg4 Qg6 26. Rad1 h5 27. Qd7 Qf7
28. Rfe1 Qxf3 29. Bd4 Rd8 30. Qxd8+ Bxd8 31. Bxe5 Be7 32. Rd2 Bc5 33. Bd4 Bd6
34. Be5 Bc5 35. Bd4 Bd6 36. Be5 Bc5 37. Bd4 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 a5 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. O-O
Na6 9. e5 {I don't believe that White can expect to get an opening advantage
after the modest 9.exd5. For example} (9. exd5 exd5 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nb3 Nxc5
12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Be3 a4 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 (15... axb3 $2 16. Bxe7 Rxa2
17. Rac1 Ra4 18. Qe5 Re4 19. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 20. Nxe1 Rxe5 21. Bxe5 f6 22. Bc3 (22.
Bd4 $16) 22... d4 $14 {Naiditsch,A-De la Riva Aguado,O Pamplona 2004 0-1 (62)})
16. Nxc5 Qc6 17. Qd3 Qxc5 $11) 9... Nd7 10. c3 {In my view White has more
chances to play for an opening advantage if he plays 10.c4 or 10.Nd4.} (10. c4
Naxc5 11. Bc2 b6 12. b3 (12. Nd4 $5 Qc7 (12... Bb7 13. f4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nxe5
15. fxe5 Qxd4+ 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Qg4 $44) 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Nb5 Qc6 15. Nd4 Qc7 16.
Nb5 Qc6 17. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Dvirnyy,D Ch-ITA Torino 2012}) 12... Bb7 13.
Bb2 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Nd4 Nf8 16. Qg4 Ng6 17. N2f3 dxc4 18. bxc4 Rac8 19.
Re3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Nd7 21. Bb3 Nc5 $11 {Efimenko,Z-Vovk,Y Ch-UKR Kiev 2012 1/
2-1/2 (46)}) (10. Nd4 {This move has great statistics} Ndxc5 11. f4 Nb4 (11...
Qb6 12. N2f3 Bd7 13. Kh1 Rac8 14. a3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Nc5 16. Be3 Bb5 17. Rad1
Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Nxd3 19. Nf5 $5 (19. Qxd3 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qxa3 21. Qxa3 Bxa3 $17)
19... Bc5 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Ng5 Bxe3 22. Qxd3 g6 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Nxf7+ Kg7 $17
{Shanava,K-Jorczik,J Pardubice CZE 2012 1-0 (38)}) 12. N2f3 Nbxd3 13. cxd3 Qb6
(13... Qd7 $5 14. Be3 b6 15. Rad1 Ba6 16. Ne1 f6 $11) 14. Be3 Qa6 15. Rad1 Bd7
16. g4 Rac8 17. Kh1 f6 18. f5 exf5 $6 19. gxf5 fxe5 20. Nxe5 $40 {Baklan,
V-Cvek,R Bundesliga Germany 2007 1-0 (27)}) 10... Naxc5 11. Bc2 {it is hard to
take seriously another bishop retreat by White.} (11. Bb5 f6 12. Nb3 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 fxe5 14. Qxe5 Ne4 15. a4 Bd6 16. Qh5 e5 $15 17. Qe2 Qh4 (17... Be6 $5 18.
Be3 Qc7 $15) 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qf2 Qh5 20. Qg3 Be6 $6 (20... Bd7 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22.
Be3 Rf6) 21. Be3 Bc7 $6 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Nd3 Rf7 24. Qg5 Qxg5 25. Bxg5 Bf5 {
1/2-1/2 Pogonina,N-Hoang Thanh Trang EU-Ch (Women) 10-th St Petersburg 2009})
11... b5 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. Re1 {White can try 13.f4 but it seems to me that
Black's chances aren't worse here.} (13. f4 b4 14. c4 Bb7 15. b3 a4 16. Bb2 Qb6
17. Rab1 (17. cxd5 $5 Bxd5 $1 (17... exd5 18. Nf5 $1 (18. Qf2 $6 a3 19. Bc1 Ba6
20. Re1 Bd3 $17) 18... Ne6+ (18... Rfe8 19. Bd4) 19. Kh1 Qd8 20. Rad1 $14) 18.
Nc4 Qa6 19. f5 Bxc4 $5 (19... Bg5 $6 20. f6 $1 Bxc4 21. bxc4 g6 22. Nb5 $16)
20. bxc4 a3 $1 21. Bc1 Nxe5 $1 22. fxe6 (22. Qxe5 Bf6 23. Qxc5 (23. Qe3 Qxc4
24. Nb3 Qxc2 $19) 23... Rfc8 $17) 22... f6 23. Bf4 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Nxc4 25. Rab1
$13) 17... axb3 18. axb3 Ra2 19. Kh1 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 $17 {Kuramann,O -
Kindermann,S Trans-Europa-Schach-Express 2012 (SUI-AUT)}) 13... b4 (13... Ba6
14. Qe3 Rfb8 {A slightly artificial attempt} 15. f4 (15. Qh3 Nf8 16. N2f3 b4
$15) 15... g6 16. N2f3 Rb6 17. g4 (17. Bd2 $5 b4 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. cxb4 axb4 20.
a3 b3 (20... bxa3 $2 21. b4) 21. Bd1 $14) 17... Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bb7
$44 {Forcen Esteban,D-Garza Marco,S Utebo ESP 2012 1/2-1/2 (60)}) 14. Qe3 (14.
cxb4 $6 axb4 15. Qe3 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. h3 Bd7 18. N2b3 Nce4 19. Bxe4 (19. f3
e5 $1 20. fxe4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Bc5 22. e5 Rae8 23. Bb3 Kh8 $19) 19... Nxe4 20. f3
Ng5 21. Qe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Nf7 23. Re1 e5 $17 {0-1 Sjugirov,S-Najer,E TCh-RUS
Premier (Ugra - ShSM-64) Olginka 2011 0-1 (46)}) (14. c4 Ba6 15. b3 Rfc8 (15...
dxc4 $5 16. Nxc4 Nb6 17. Qg4 Nxc4 18. Bh6 (18. bxc4 Rfd8 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Bh6 g6
$15) 18... g6 19. Bxf8 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Bxf8 $44) 16. Bb2 Nb6 (16... a4 $5 17.
N4f3 h6 18. Bd4 Nb6 $15) 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Nca4 19. Rac1 Nc3 20. Qe3 Nd7 $6
(20... a4 $1 21. bxa4 Qb7 22. Qd3 g6 23. Bb3 Nbxa4 $17) 21. a4 $13 {Pap,
M-Markidis,K Paleochora GRE 2012 1-0 (37)}) 14... bxc3 $1 $146 (14... f5 15.
exf6 Nxf6 16. c4 $6 (16. h3 Bd7 17. c4 $13) 16... Bd6 $1 (16... Ng4 $2 17. Qh3
Nh6 $2 (17... Nf6 $8 18. b3 Bd8 (18... e5 $6 19. Qg3 $16) 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Bb2
e5 21. Qg3 $14) 18. Qh5 $6 (18. N2f3 $1 Rf6 (18... e5 19. Qg3 Nf7 20. Nxe5 Bd6
21. Nb5 $18) 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qh5 Bb7 21. Bg5 Rf7 22. Bxh6 $18) 18... dxc4 19.
Nxc4 Nf5 20. Nxf5 exf5 21. Nb6 Qxb6 22. Rxe7 $16 {Jansa,V-Sorensen,B 22nd
World Seniors Open Kamena Vourla GRE 2012 1-0 (31)}) 17. h3 Ba6 18. Nb5 (18.
Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Ba4 dxc4 $15) 18... Bxb5 19. cxb5 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Bf4
21. Qe2 Rac8 $15) 15. bxc3 Ba6 16. Ba3 {It is hard to underestimate Black's
achievements on the queenside. He had to find the best setup of his pieces in
order to prevent a possible white attack. In the game, Kamsky put his rooks on
c8 and e8 and pushed f6. In my opinion, the plan is risky. Let's examine other
black options.} Rfe8 (16... Rfc8 $5 17. h4 (17. f4 g6 18. Qh3 Nb6 19. f5 exf5
20. Nxf5 Bf8 (20... gxf5 $4 21. Bxf5 Kf8 22. Qxh7 Bg5 23. Nf3 Bf4 24. Bxc8 Rxc8
25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qh4+ $18) 21. Nh6+ Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Bd3 $15) 17... Rab8 18. h5 h6
19. f4 Nb6 (19... Rb6 $5 20. Qh3 Bf8 21. Re3 Nd3 22. Bxd3 (22. Bxf8 $2 Qxc3 23.
N2b3 Rxb3 24. Nxb3 Qxc2 25. Bd6 a4 $19) 22... Bxa3 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. f5 Bc5 $13
) 20. Qh3 Nc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. f5 Ne4 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6+
Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Nxc3 $11) (16... Rab8 17. h4 h6 18. h5 Rfc8 (18... Rfe8 $5 $13))
17. h4 Rac8 18. Rab1 h6 19. h5 f6 $6 (19... Nxe5 $1 {I would recommend this
move.} 20. Qxe5 Bd6 21. Nxe6 $8 fxe6 22. Qe3 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Bf4 24. Qd4 Bd3 (
24... Rf8 25. Nb3 Qe7 26. g3 Bd6 27. Bg6 Nxb3 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. axb3 Qc6 $11)
25. Bxd3 Bxd2 26. Bg6 Bxe1 27. Bxe8 Ne4 28. Rxe1 Rxe8 29. c4 Qf7 30. Kg1 Qxh5
31. cxd5 exd5 32. Bb2 $44) (19... Ne4 20. Bxe7 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Rxe7 22. Qf4 f6 (
22... Qxc3 $6 23. Rec1 Qa3 24. Rb3 Qc5 25. Bh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxc5 Nxc5 27. Rb6) 23.
exf6 $3 Qxf4 24. fxe7 {Black is in danger. Let's consider the following lines.}
e5 $1 (24... Ne5 25. g3 Qf6 26. Rb6 Bc4 27. Kg2 Kf7 (27... Ng4 28. Rbxe6 Qxf2+
29. Kh3 Nf6 30. e8=Q+ Nxe8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kf7 33. Bg6+ Kf6 34. Rf8+
$18) 28. f4 Nd3 29. Rexe6 Ne1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxb6 31. Bg6+ Kf6 32. g4 Qa6 33. e8=Q
Bf1+ 34. Kf2 Rxe8 35. Rxe8 $18) (24... Nf6 25. Rxe6 Bc4 26. Bg6 Ne8 27. Re3 Qd6
28. Rbe1 Kh8 29. Rf3 Nc7 30. e8=Q+ Nxe8 31. Bxe8 Bxa2 32. Bg6 a4 33. Rfe3 Rf8
34. Re8 $18) (24... Re8 25. Rxe6 Bc8 26. Bg6 Nf6 27. g3 Qg5 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29.
Bxe8 Qxe7 30. Bg6 $14) 25. Bf5 Nf6 26. Be6+ (26. Bxc8 Bxc8 27. Rb8 Qg4 28. f3
Qd7 29. Rxe5 Ne8 30. Rb5 Qc7 31. Rbxd5 Qxc3 32. Rd8 Kf7 $15) 26... Kh7 27. Bf5+
Kg8 28. Be6+ $11) 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Qh3 $1 Nf8 $8 {There is no chance for
Black to play ...e5.} (21... Qf4 $2 22. N2f3 e5 $4 23. g3 $18) (21... e5 $2 22.
Qf5 exd4 $4 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Bg6#) (21... Be5 $2 22. Bg6 $18) 22.
Rbc1 $6 (22. Rbd1 $1 Kh8 (22... e5 $6 23. Nf5 Bb7 24. c4 d4 25. Qg3 Kh8 26. Nb3
$16) (22... Qf7 23. Re3 Kh8 24. N2f3 e5 25. Nf5 Qd7 26. Qg3 $16) 23. N2b3 Nxb3
24. Bxb3 Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Bxf8 Bxd4 27. Bd6 Rxb3 28. axb3 Bc3 29. Re3 d4
30. Re5 $14) 22... Bg5 23. N4f3 (23. Rcd1 $5 {Probably he should have put the
rook on d1 even without a tempo.} e5 24. Nf5 Nfe6 25. Nf3 e4 (25... Nf4 26. Qg3
Nxh5 27. Qh2 Nf6 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. Nxe5 Rc7 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32.
Ne7+ Kf8 33. N7g6+ Ke8 34. f4 $18) 26. Nxg5 Nxg5 27. Qg4 Bc4 28. Bc1 Nce6 29.
Ba4 Red8 30. f4 exf3 $8 31. gxf3 $40) 23... Bf6 24. Nd4 Bg5 25. N4f3 Bf4 $5 {
Kamsky wants to continue the game. Black's chances seem to be not worse.} (
25... Bf6 $11) 26. g3 (26. Qg4 Nd3 27. Bxd3 Bxd3 28. Bxf8 Bf5 29. Qxg7+ Qxg7
30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. g3 Bd6 $44) (26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Qg4 Qc7 28. g3 Bd6 29. Nd4 Qd7
(29... Ba3 30. Rcd1 Qxc3 $2 31. Nb1 Qb2 32. Nxa3 Qxa3 33. Nxe6 Qe7 34. Bb3 $1
$16) 30. Re3 $13) 26... Bd6 27. Qg4 Ncd7 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Qa4 e5 $1 30. Qxa5
e4 31. Nd4 Ne5 $2 {A blunder. Black has several promising opportunities} (31...
Nc5 $5 32. c4 (32. Nf5 Qe5 33. Nb3 Nfe6 34. Nbd4 Bc4 $17) 32... Re5 33. Qc3
Rxh5 $15) (31... Re5 $5 32. f4 exf3 (32... Rxh5 $2 33. Nxe4 $18) 33. N2xf3
Rxe1+ 34. Nxe1 Rc5 $1 (34... Qxg3+ 35. Ng2 Bc4 36. Nf5 Qg5 37. Re1 $13) 35. Nf5
(35. Qb4 Qxg3+ 36. Ng2 Bd3 37. Bxd3 Qxd3 $17) 35... Qxg3+ 36. Nxg3 Rxa5 37. Bb3
Ne6 $15) 32. Bb3 $2 {White could win immediately} (32. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 (32... Rc5
33. Qa3 Nfd7 34. Bf5 $18) 33. Nxe4 Qd7 34. Qxa6 $18) 32... Bc4 $6 (32... Kh8
33. Nf5 (33. Bxd5 $6 Rc5 34. Qa4 Bb5 35. Nxb5 Qxd5 36. Nc7 Qxd2 37. Qxe8 Nf3+
38. Kg2 Nxe1+ 39. Rxe1 Rf5 40. Rf1 Qd3 41. Kg1 Qf3 42. Ne6 $8 e3 43. Nf4 $8
Rxf4 44. gxf4 Qg4+ $11) 33... Qe6 34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. Bxd5 Rcd8 36. c4 Nd3 37.
Nb3 $14) 33. Bxc4 Nxc4 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Nf5 $1 Qc6 (35... Qc5 $5 36. Qxc5 Rxc5
37. Rb1 $1 Kh7 38. Rb7 Ne6 39. Rd7 $16) 36. Rcd1 Rc5 37. Qa7 Nd7 38. Rb1 Qe6 $2
(38... Kh8 $1 {The most stubborn move. White has a winning position, but he
would have to overcome some technical problems.} 39. Rb7 Ra5 $1 40. Qxa5 Qxb7
41. c4 Nf6 (41... dxc4 42. Nd6 Qa8 43. Qf5 Re7 44. Rxe4 Rxe4 45. Qxe4 Qxe4 46.
Nxe4 $18 {White should win the endgame}) 42. Nd6 Qa8 43. Qxa8 Rxa8 44. c5 Ra6 (
44... Rxa2 45. Rc1 Ra8 46. c6 Ne8 47. Nf5 Nc7 48. Rb1 $18) 45. Rc1 Rc6 46. Nf5
Nd7 47. a4 Rxc5 48. Rxc5 Nxc5 49. a5 $18 {Due to the miserable black king
position White should win the endgame.}) 39. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 40. Rb7 Re7 41. Rxd7
Rxd7 42. Qxc5 $18 Qf6 43. Rd1 Qg5 44. Qd4+ Kg8 45. c4 Qxh5 46. Re1 Qf7 47. cxd5
Rxd5 48. Qxe4 Rd2 49. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 e5 8. O-O
Be7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rd1 exd4 14. Rxd4 Re8
15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Re1 Nf8 17. Qd1 Ne6 18. Rd2 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Qc5 20. Nf3 Bf8 21.
h4 h6 22. Rd4 Qa7 23. Bb3 Rc5 24. Qd2 Qa8 25. Qf4 Qc8 26. Red1 a5 27. Nh2 Rxc3
28. bxc3 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxe4 30. Qd2 d5 31. a4 Bc5 32. Kf1 $2 (32. Qf4 {was
needed.}) 32... bxa4 33. Bxa4 Qc7 34. g3 Qc8 $2 (34... Qe5 35. Bb5 Qf5 36. Ke1
Bg2 {gave Black excellent winning chances.}) 35. f3 Bf5 36. g4 Be6 37. Kg2 Bd6
38. Qd4 Qc7 39. Nf1 Be5 40. Qd3 Qxc3 41. Qxc3 Bxc3 42. Ng3 Kf8 43. g5 hxg5 44.
hxg5 Ne8 45. Ne2 Bb4 46. Nf4 Nd6 47. Kh1 Nc4 48. Bc6 Bd2 49. Bxd5 Bxf4 50. Bxe6
fxe6 51. Rd4 Bxg5 52. Rxc4 Ke7 53. f4 Bf6 54. Rc5 a4 55. Ra5 a3 56. Rxa3 g5 57.
fxg5 Bxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 c5 11. dxc5 Bb7 12. e4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. a4 b4 16. Nd2 Bd3 17. Nc4 Be2 18. Re1 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nc6 20. Rb1 Bd4 21. Bd5
Rac8 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxe7 Rxc5 24. Rd7 Bg7 25. Be3 Rcc8 26. Rd6 Rfd8 27. Rxa6
Bd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. b3 Rc2 30. Rf6 h5 31. g3 Kg7 32. Rf3 g5 33. Kg2 Kg6 34.
Re1 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Rf4 Rxf4 37. gxf4 Rb2 38. Re3 f5 39. Kg3 Kf6 40. f3
gxf3 41. Kxf3 Rd2 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. a5 Ra2 44. Rd3 Rxa5 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Rb6 Ra2
47. Rxb4 Rd2 48. Kh4 Rg2 49. Rd4 Ke6 50. b4 Rg1 51. Kh3 Rg8 52. b5 Rh8+ 53. Kg3
Rg8+ 54. Kh4 Rh8+ 55. Kg5 Rg8+ 56. Kh6 Rb8 57. Ra4 Rxb5 58. Kg6 Rc5 59. Ra7 Rb5
60. Rf7 Ra5 61. Rf8 Ke7 62. Rb8 Ra6+ 63. Kxf5 Kf7 64. Rb7+ Kf8 65. Kg5 Rc6 66.
f5 Ra6 67. Rb8+ Kf7 68. Rb7+ Kf8 69. Rb8+ Kf7 70. Rb7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Ng6 8.
b3 Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. Ba3 cxd4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxd4
Bb7 15. Nbd2 f6 16. Ne4 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Bc6 19. Rad1 Rf5 20. Qd6
Qxd6 21. Nxd6 Rg5 22. g3 Ra5 23. Rd2 Rd5 24. Rxd5 Bxd5 25. f4 Kf8 26. Rc1 Bc6
27. Nc4 a5 28. Ne5 a4 29. Nxc6 dxc6 30. Rxc6 axb3 31. axb3 Ra1+ 32. Kg2 Ra2+
33. Kf3 Ke7 34. h3 Rb2 35. Rc3 h6 36. h4 Kf6 37. Ke4 g5 38. fxg5+ hxg5 39. h5
Rh2 40. g4 Rg2 41. Kf3 Rb2 42. Kg3 Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kh6 44. Rb7 e5 45. Rb6+ Kh7 46.
Rg6 Rxb3+ 47. Kf2 e4 48. Rxg5 Rf3+ 49. Kg2 Ra3 50. Rg6 Rb3 51. Re6 Kg7 52. Rxe4
1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ponomariov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O {With the help of a cunning move order (first the English, then the
Slav, then the Panov System in the Caro-Kann) the game has finally ended up in
a variation of the Nimzo. Quite recently, for example, it was tested in the
Gelfand-Anand match, and also in the Candidates tournament in London. I was
pleased that this variation had not occurred often in my opponent's tournament
practice, and so he was perhaps not familiar with all of its nuances. Mit
Hilfe einer schlauen Zugfolge (erst Englisch, dann Slawisch, dann das
Panow-System im Caro-Kann) ist die Partie schließlich in einer Variante des
Nimzo gelandet. Diese wurde vor kurzem, zum Beispiel, beim Match Gelfand-Anand
getestet, und auch beim Kandidatenturnier in London. Ich war erfreut, dass
diese Variante in der Turnierpraxis meines Gegners nicht häufig vorgekommen
und er daher vielleicht nicht mit all ihren Feinheiten vertraut war.} 9. O-O b6
10. Bg5 Bxc3 $6 {It seems to me that this is already a small inaccuracy by
Black. For the moment, there was no necessity to give White the advantage of
the two bishops and increase his superiority in the centre. Mir scheint, dass
dies bereits eine leichte Ungenauigkeit von Schwarz ist. Im Moment gab es
keine Notwendigkeit, Weiß den Vorteil der zwei Läufer zu überlassen und seine
Überlegenheit im Zentrum zu vergrößern.} ({Such top players as Anand, Kramnik
and Topalov have preferred Solche Topspieler wie Anand, Kramnik und Topalov
haben} 10... Bb7 {and probably not for nothing. After bevorzugt, und
wahrscheinlich nicht von ungefähr. Nach} 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 {Black is still
not forced to take on c3 and can play ist Schwarz noch immer nicht zum
Schlagen auf c3 gezwungen und kann} Rc8 13. Rc1 Re8 {spielen.} {Of course,
White can insist by Natürlich kann Weiß insistieren mit} 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 {
but then Black gains a tempo, and after , aber dann gewinnt Schwarz ein Tempo,
und nach} Qc7 16. Bh4 Qd6 {the a-pawn is less well placed and comes under
attack. ist der a-Bauer weniger gut platziert und wird zum Angriffsobjekt.})
11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Bb7 $6 13. Re1 $1 {It seems to me this is the best
square for the rook. Dies scheint mir das beste Feld für den Turm.} ({After
Nach} 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. c4 {Black has the important resource verfügt Schwarz
über die wichtige Ressource} Ng4 $1 15. Be4 (15. g3 $6 Qc6) 15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Ngf6 17. Qe2 Rac8 {exchanging a pair of bishops, when Black has no special
problems. In addition, White probably needs to be the more accurate, since his
pawn structure in the centre is unstable and can become the object of an
attack. mit Abtausch eines Läuferpaars, wonach er keine besonderen Probleme
hat. Außerdem ist wahrscheinlich schon Weiß derjenige, der genauer vorgehen
muss, denn seine Bauernstruktur im Zentrum ist instabil und kann zum
Angriffsobjekt werden.} 18. Rac1 h6 19. Bh4 Qb7 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. a4 Qa6 {
1/2 (50) Radjabov,T (2793)-Kramnik,V (2810) London ENG 2013}) 13... Qc7 14. c4
Rfe8 ({Now after Jetzt kann Weiß nach} 14... Ng4 {White can play mit} 15. h3
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 {and fortsetzen, und} Qh2+ {is not mate, but only check! And
after ist kein Matt, sondern nur Schach! Und nach} 17. Kf1 Ngf6 18. Bf4 Qh1+
19. Ke2 $18) 15. Bh4 {[%cal Gh4g3] I am not sure how correct this manoeuvre is,
since the white pieces stand practically ideally. But it is necessary to
develop the initiative somehow. The ideal thing would be to attack the king,
of course, but if the queens come off, one can also think of queenside play by
a2-a4-a5. Ich bin nicht sicher, wie korrekt dieses Manöver ist, da die weißen
Figuren praktisch optimal stehen. Aber es ist nötig, irgendwie Initiative zu
entwickeln. Ideal wäre ein Angriff auf den König, natürlich, aber wenn die
Damen verschwinden, kann man auch an Spiel am Damenflügel mit a2-a4-a5 denken.}
({During the game I looked at the headlong move Während der Partie betrachtete
ich den überfallartigen Zug} 15. Ne5 {but then I did not like , dann aber
missfiel mir} Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc6 $1 17. Bf1 Ne4 {and it is not clear what White
has achieved. More likely Black will take the initiative, so I decided against
forcing matters. , wonach nicht klar ist, was Weiß erreicht hat.
Wahrscheinlicher ist eher, dass Schwarz die Initiative übernehmen wird, daher
entschied ich mich dagegen, die Dinge zu forcieren.}) ({However, it also made
sense to consider Sinnvoll war es allerdings auch,} 15. Qe2 $5 {zu erwägen.})
15... Rad8 {[%cal Gd8d4] Eyeing up the d4-pawn. During the game, this made me
wish the bishop were on b2, rather than h4! Beäugt den d4-Bauern. Während der
Partie entstand dadurch bei mir der Wunsch, der Läufer wäre auf b2 und nicht
auf h4!} ({In such positions, Black often plays In derartigen Stellungen
spielt Schwarz oft} 15... Nh5 {However, after the correct reply Doch nach der
korrekten Erwiderung} 16. Ng5 ({White gets nothing from the tempting Nichts
hat Weiß von dem verlockenden} 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ {because of wegen} Kg8
$1 (17... Kh6 18. Nxf7+ Kg6 19. Ng5 $18) (17... Kg6 18. Qd3+ f5 19. Nxe6 $36)
18. Qxh5 Nf6 19. Qe2 (19. Qd1 Qxc4) 19... Qf4 {and White has no activity
remaining. und Weiß hat keine Aktivität mehr.}) 16... g6 17. Be2 $1 {It turns
out that the knight on h5 is not very stable. After for example Es erweist
sich, dass der Springer auf h5 nicht sehr stabil steht. Nach beispielsweise}
Nf4 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 h6 20. Ne4 g5 21. Bg3 f5 22. Nc3 Qxc4 23. Bxf4 gxf4
24. Rab1 {[%csl Rg8] Black has definite problems, because of the exposed
position of his king. hat Schwarz definitive Probleme wegen der exponierten
Stellung seines Königs.}) 16. Qe2 $6 {But this is a bit too cunning. Aber dies
ist ein bisschen zu gewitzt.} ({More natural is Natürlicher ist} 16. Bg3 {
given that White has already played 14. Bh4. , da Weiß ja auch bereits 14. Lh4
gespielt hat.} Qc8 (16... Qc6 17. Rc1 Nf8 18. c5 b5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Bc2 $18)
17. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c8]} Qa8 ({on auf} 17... Nf8 {now there is gibt es jetzt} 18.
c5) 18. Nh4 Nf8 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. Be5 Ng6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. f3 $14 {and White
retains all the advantages of his position, in the form of the two bishops and
mobile pawn centre. und Weiß behauptet alle Vorzüge seiner Stellung in Form
der zwei Läufer und des mobilen Bauernzentrums.}) 16... Qf4 $6 {Tempting but
wrong! Verlockend, aber falsch!} ({I do not know how we both failed during the
game to look seriously at Ich weiß nicht, wie wir beide es während der Partie
versäumen konnten, ernsthaft} 16... Nf8 $1 {continuing to attack d4, since ...
Rad8 had already been played. zu betrachten, was weiter d4 angreift, da ja
bereits ...Rad8 gespielt wurde.} 17. Rad1 ({Not Nicht} 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. d5
exd5 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. Rxe8 dxc4 {White has no attack und Weiß hat keinen
Angriff.}) 17... Ng6 18. Bg3 Nf4 19. Bxf4 (19. Qe3 N6h5 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Nxg3 22. hxg3 Ng6) 19... Qxf4 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 {With every exchange
of minor pieces, Black's game becomes easier. I do not believe White can
create anyting serious. Mit jedem Leichtfigurentausch wird das Spiel von
Schwarz einfacher. Ich glaube nicht, dass Weiß irgendetwas Ernstes bewirken
kann.} 22. d5 Qg5 {although the computer still prefers White. , obwohl der
Computer noch immer Weiß bevorzugt.}) 17. Qe3 Qg4 ({After Nach} 17... Qxe3 18.
fxe3 {White should have a stable plus in the ending, again thanks to the two
bishops and pawn centre. sollte Weiß ein stabiles Plus im Endspiel haben,
wiederum aufgrund der zwei Läufer und des Bauernzentrums.} Nc5 (18... e5 19.
Bf5) 19. Be2 Nce4 20. a4) 18. h3 Qh5 19. Bxf6 (19. Bg3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21.
gxf3 Nc5) 19... Nxf6 20. Ne5 {This is probably what my opponent was aiming for,
since I have had to relinquish the two bishops. But Black still has definite
problems, because of the bad position of his queen, whilst the white pieces
are quite harmoniously placed. Dies ist vermutlich, was mein Gegner anstrebte,
da ich ja die zwei Läufer aufgeben musste. Doch Schwarz hat noch immer
definitive Probleme aufgrund der schlechten Stellung seiner Dame, während die
weißen Figuren recht harmonisch platziert sind.} Nd7 $6 {It is hard for Black
to reconcile himself to leaving the strong white knight on e5. But the whole
of the following plan, with the exchange on e5, only worsens Black's position.
Es ist schwer für Schwarz, sich damit abzufinden, den starken weißen Springer
auf e5 zu belassen. Aber der ganze folgende Plan, mit dem Abtausch auf e5,
macht die schwarze Stellung nur schlechter.} ({Houdini recommends Houdini
empfiehlt} 20... Qh4 21. Rad1 (21. f4 $2 Nh5) 21... Re7 22. Bf1 Rc7 $14 {
and patiently awaiting some activity from White. But it is quite hard for a
human to sit and wait, playing without any particular activity. und erwartet
geduldig irgendeine Unternehmung von Weiß. Aber für einen Menschen ist es
ziemlich schwer, ohne jegliche eigene Aktivität einfach nur abzuwarten.}) 21.
f4 ({Housini agains recommends Housini empfiehlt erneut} 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. d5 {
Then Black cannot take on d5, but at the same time, White isn't threatening to
take on e6. I am not even sure how to assess this. Maybe White can organise
active play with the advance of the a-pawn. Dann kann Schwarz nicht auf d5
nehmen, gleichzeitig droht Weiß aber auch nicht, auf e6 zu schlagen. Ich bin
nicht einmal sicher, wie dies einzuschätzen ist. Vielleicht kann Weiß mit dem
Vorrücken des a-Bauern aktives Spiel organisieren.}) 21... Nxe5 22. fxe5 Qh4 ({
After the game, my opponent claimed he should have played Nach der Partie
meinte mein Gegner, er hätte} 22... f6 23. exf6 gxf6 {Probably any move would
have been better for him than what happened in the game, but again, after
spielen sollen. Wahrscheinlich wäre jeder Zug besser gewesen als das, was in
der Partie geschah, aber auch hier hätte nach} 24. Qf2 {[%csl Re6,Rf6,Rg8]
Black has problems due to his bad king. Schwarz Probleme wegen seines
schlechten Königs.}) 23. Rad1 Re7 {This is Gata's idea - to pressurise the
pawn on d4. But by quite simple manoeuvres, White can defend the pawn and
start to exploit the opening of the f-file. Dies ist Gatas idea - er will den
Bauern auf d5 unter Druck setzen. Doch mittels recht simpler Manöver kann Weiß
den Bauern verteidigen und beginnen, die Öffnung der f-Linie auszunutzen.} 24.
Rf1 $1 Kh8 25. Rf4 Qg5 26. Qf2 Red7 27. h4 ({Also quite strong was the
immediate Ebenfalls recht stark war das sofortige} 27. d5 $1 Kg8 (27... Qxe5
28. Re1) (27... exd5 28. e6) 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. Qe2 {But I decided first to
strengthen my position further, since Black has no active moves. Aber ich
beschloss, erst meine Stellung weiter zu verstärken, da Schwarz keine aktiven
Züge hat.}) 27... Qe7 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. d5 $1 {Now is the right time for this,
as the white pieces stand ideally. I don't think it is realistic for Black to
defend this position. To all Black's other problems was added serious
time-trouble, since in Zug, we played the first 60 moves with no time
increment. Nun ist die richtige Zeit dafür, da die weißen Figuren ideal stehen.
Ich glaube nicht, dass es realistisch für Schwarz ist, diese Stellung zu
verteidigen. Zu allen anderen Problemen für Schwarz kam auch noch ernste
Zeitnot, denn in Zug spielten wir die ersten 60 Züge ohne Zeitaufschlag.} f5 ({
Black cannot take on d5: Schwarz kann nicht auf d5 nehmen:} 29... exd5 30. e6
Rdd8 (30... Qxe6 31. Bf5 Qd6 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Rxf7) 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qxf7 $18
) 30. exf6 Rxf6 $2 $138 ({More tenacious is Zäher ist} 30... gxf6 {although it
is no fun to defend such a position in time trouble. , obwohl es keine Spaß
macht, seine solche Stellung in Zeitnot zu verteidigen.} 31. Re1 e5 32. Rf5
Rdd8 33. Rf1) 31. Re1 $1 {[%csl Re6]} Rd6 32. Qe3 Rxf4 33. Qxf4 Bc8 34. h5 {
With quite simple moves, White's position has become winning. Now Black has no
normal defence against the threat of Qe4. Mit recht einfachen Zügen hat sich
die weiße Stellung zum Gewinn verdichtet. Nun hat Schwarz keine normale
Verteidigung gegen die Drohung Qe4.} Rd8 35. Qe4 g6 36. hxg6 Qf6 37. gxh7 $1 {
In crude style, White just takes everything on offer. In grobem Stil nimmt
Weiß einfach alles, was dargeboten wird.} ({White can also win with the more
elegant Gewinnen kann Weiß auch mit dem eleganteren} 37. Rf1 exd5 38. cxd5 $18)
37... Bd7 38. Rf1 Qg7 39. dxe6 {Another pawn. Noch ein Bauer.} Bxe6 40. Qxe6
Qd4+ (40... Rxd3 41. Qe8+ Kxh7 42. Rf7) 41. Rf2 Rf8 42. Bf5 ({More elegant is
Eleganter ist} 42. Qe5+ {but Black had suffered enough and resigned anyway. ,
aber Schwarz hatte genug gelitten und gab trotzdem auf.}) 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 d6 6. h3 Nc6 7. d5 Nd4 8. Bd2
Qb6 9. Rb1 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O $146 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Na4 Qc7 14. f4 a5
15. Be1 b6 16. Bg3 e6 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Re8 19. b3 Nf6 {The wrong plan by
Black. During the press conference Alexander Morozevich pointed out that the
game was completely lost for Black after this move.} 20. Bf2 Nh5 21. Qd2 Be5
22. Rbe1 ({White could have gained an advantage after} 22. Bh4) 22... Qd8 23.
fxg6 hxg6 24. Re4 Bd7 $2 {From now on things go bad for Morozevich.} 25. Bh4
Qc7 26. g4 f5 27. Rxe5 dxe5 28. Qh6 e4 29. d6 $1 (29. Qxg6+ Ng7 30. Nxb6 {
was also possible, though less compelling.}) 29... Qb7 ({In case you were
wondering:} 29... Qxd6 30. c5 Qb8 31. Qxg6+ Ng7 32. gxf5 exd3 33. f6 $18) 30.
Nxb6 Re6 31. gxh5 g5 32. Qxg5+ Kh8 33. Qxf5 Rg8+ 34. Kh2 exd3 35. Bf6+ Rxf6 36.
Qxf6+ Kh7 37. Nd5 Bxh3 38. Kxh3 Qd7+ 39. Kh2 d2 40. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. b3 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qxc5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Bxg2 15. Rd1 Qd5 16. Qxd5 Bxd5 17. f4 Bf3 18. Rd2 Nc6 19. Kf2 Bg4 20. Ba3 Rfd8
21. Ke1 Kf8 22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Be4 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 Ke8 25. Bc5 Rd8+ 26. Ke1 Rc8 27.
Bb6 Nb4 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Kd2 Nc6 30. Kc3 Bg4 31. Kc4 Kd7 32. Kc5 Bd1 33. Bd5
e6 34. Be4 h5 35. h4 Be2 36. b4 Bd1 37. Ba5 Ba4 38. a3 Bb5 39. Kb6 Kc8 40. Kc5
Kd7 41. Kb6 Kc8 42. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Be3 {This is not such a common move, but it has been played before by
strong players.} O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Nc3 Nb4 $5 {An unusual square for this
knight in the Ruy, but here I think the move makes a lot of sense. I'm just
trying to maintain control over d5.} (11... Na5 {is of course also playable:}
12. Ba2 (12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Ba2 c5 {seems okay for black.}) 12... c5
13. h3 {transposes to the game Sutovsky-Adams, and here instead of 13...b4,
I'm wondering what the problem with} h6 {is.}) 12. Qe2 {It's not easy to find
a move for White.} ({For example, if} 12. d4 $6 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5
{the threat of ...c4 is very uncomfortable.}) 12... c6 $5 {A little bit
optimistic and not really necessary.} ({The automatic move is} 12... c5 {
, which leads to approximate equality after} 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bc6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6) ({I wanted to prepare ...c5 by first
preventing Bg5, but after} 12... h6 13. d4 {I thought my position would be
slightly worse.}) 13. h3 ({In the event of} 13. d4 Rxa1 14. Rxa1 Qb8 {Black's
position is reasonable.}) 13... Rxa1 ({My first intention was} 13... h6 {
, but I got worried about} 14. Rxa8 $1 Qxa8 15. Nh4 d5 (15... Kh7 16. f4 exf4
17. Bxf4 {is dangerous for Black.}) 16. Bd2 Re8 17. Qf3 {, although the
computer shows some moves like ...Qc8 and ...c5 here, I couldn't calculate it
during the game.}) 14. Rxa1 h6 15. Qd2 ({Now I thought my position would be
good after} 15. Nh4 Kh7) ({I mainly considered} 15. d4 Qb8 16. Qd2 c5 17. dxe5
dxe5 18. Nd5 {, when Black has to be accurate:} Nfxd5 ({My intention was} 18...
Nbxd5 19. Bxd5 Qc7 {, but this allows a great resource:} 20. Ra6 $1 {, with
the threat of Bxh6}) 19. Bxd5 Qc7 $1 20. c3 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Bc6 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23.
Nxe5 Bxe4 {should end in a draw.}) 15... c5 {I was very happy to get this move
in.} 16. Qe2 $6 {With this move White just gives up 2 tempi. He had to go for
the sacrifice.} (16. Bxh6 $5 {is really the only way to justify 15.Qd2.} gxh6
17. Qxh6 Nh7 18. Qg6+ Kh8 19. Bxf7 Be8 20. Bxe8 Qxe8 21. Qxe8 Rxe8 {I thought
Black would be better here, but after} 22. Ne1 {the ending is just unclear.})
16... Qb6 17. Nh2 Be6 18. Ng4 $6 {This wrecks White's pawns.} (18. Bxe6 fxe6
19. Ng4 {would be more reasonable. White isn't any better but shouldn't be
worse either.}) 18... Nxg4 19. hxg4 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Qb7 21. g3 {Despite White's
mangled pawns, the position is pretty close to equal.} Qd7 ({Gata pointed out
the following variation after the game:} 21... d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Qf3 Rd8 24.
b4 $1) 22. Qf3 Bg5 {I wasn't very happy to make this move, but I didn't see an
alternative.} (22... Rd8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 {looks totally equal to me.})
23. Bxg5 hxg5 ({I also thought about the intermediate} 23... Nc2 $5 {, but I
decided it wouldn't change much.}) 24. Qf5 Qe7 ({The endgame offers nothing:} 
24... Qxf5 25. gxf5 Rb8 26. Ra5 {, with an inevitable draw.}) 25. Kg2 $2 {
This move surprised me, because I didn't see anything wrong with taking the
pawn.} (25. Nxb5 Nc6 (25... Nc2 $2 26. Ra7) 26. Qf3 Rb8 {and here I only
considered 27.Nc3, but the accurate} 27. Ra6 $1 {forces a draw.} (27. Nc3 Nd4
28. Qd1 {should also be fine for white.}) 27... Qd7 28. Qf5 $1 Qb7 29. Nxd6
Qxa6 30. Qxf7+ {, with perpetual.}) 25... g6 26. Qf3 Rb8 {Now White will be
worse for a long time.} 27. Ra5 Kg7 28. Rxb5 ({White could have considered} 28.
Nxb5 Nc6 29. Ra6 Qd7 30. Nc3 Nd4 31. Qd1 {, with good chances to defend.})
28... Ra8 29. Nd5 (29. d4 {is met by} Nc2 $1) (29. Rxb4 cxb4 30. Nd5 Qd8 {
might be a draw in the long run, but white will have to suffer for it.}) 29...
Nxd5 30. exd5 Qa7 31. b4 cxb4 32. Rxb4 Rh8 33. Qe3 $4 {The decisive mistake.} (
33. Qd1 Qc5 34. Rc4 Qxd5+ 35. f3 {is of course much worse for White, but he
has good chances to defend.}) 33... Qa1 34. Kf3 Qd1+ 35. Qe2 Qh1+ 36. Ke3 Qxd5
{There were even more accurate ways to finish the game, but this is enough.
White's king will never find safety.} 37. Qc2 Rh1 38. Qb3 Qg2 39. Qc3 Rf1 40.
Qd2 d5 0-1

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3 {
This is not the most popular move, though I believe that the move 8.Qb3 might
be the strongest one.} dxc4 {In his previous games G. Kamsky played 8...e6 and
had some opening problems:} (8... e6 9. e4 (9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Rfd1 Rb8 11. Qc2 $6
(11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxc6 $5 (15. Bxe4 Bxe5
16. Bc3 Qf6 $11) 15... Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Qg5 17. Rad1 Bh3 18. Bf1 bxc6 19. Qxh3
Bxb2 $11) 11... b5 12. b3 Bb7 13. e4 $6 (13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ne2 $11) 13... b4 (
13... bxc4 $5 14. bxc4 c5 15. exd5 cxd4 16. Nxd4 exd5 $15) 14. e5 bxc3 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Bf4 $6 (16. Bxc3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bf1 $11) 16... dxc4 $6 (16... c5
$1 17. Bxb8 Qxb8 18. Qxc3 cxd4 19. Qb4 (19. Nxd4 $2 e5 $19) 19... dxc4 20. Bxc4
Ne5 $15) 17. Be4 cxb3 18. Qxb3 c5 19. Bxb7 c4 20. Qxc3 Rxb7 21. Qxc4 Qa8 $11 {
Beinoras,M-Kamsky,G 40-th Olimpiad Istanbul TUR 2012 0-1 (58)}) 9... dxe4 10.
Bxe4 (10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd7 12. Bf4 c5 $6 (12... e5 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Nf6
14. Bf3 Qxd4) 13... Nc5 14. Qc2 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bf5 16. Qe3 Qd3 17. Qxd3 Bxd3 18.
Rfc1 h6 $44) 13. Rad1 (13. Bd6 cxd4 14. Rad1 (14. Bxf8 $6 Qxf8 15. Rfe1 Nc5 $44
)) 13... cxd4 14. Bd6 Re8 (14... e5 $5 15. Rfe1 a5 16. Bd5 $16) 15. c5 Qa5 16.
c6 bxc6 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Nxc6 Nxb3 19. Nxa5 Nxa5 20. Bxa8 $18 {1-0 Wang
Hao-Kamsky,G SportAccord Blitz Men Beijing 2012 (40)}) 10... Nbd7 11. Be3 Qc7
12. c5 Ng4 (12... e5 $5 13. d5 (13. Qc4 Ng4 14. d5 Nxe3 15. fxe3 cxd5 16. Nxd5
Qxc5 17. Rac1 Qxc4 18. Rxc4 f5 19. Bc2 e4 $15 {Ftacnik,L}) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4
cxd5 15. Qxd5 Nf6 16. Qd6 $11) 13. Bg5 e5 14. Be7 exd4 15. Na4 Qf4 16. Rfe1 $6
Re8 $6 (16... Nde5 $1 17. g3 (17. Bd6 Be6 18. Qxb7 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Be5 20. Bxe5
Nxe5 21. Bd1 Rfb8 22. Qe7 Re8 23. Qb7 Bd5 24. Rf1 Rab8 25. Qa7 Qe4 26. f3 Qe3+
27. Kh1 Nd3 $19) 17... Qh6 18. h4 Be6 19. Qd1 Rfe8 20. Bg5 Qh5 21. Nb6 (21.
Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $19) 21... Rab8 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 $17) 17.
Bd6 Be5 $6 (17... Nde5 18. h3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Ne5 21. Nb6 Nxf3+
22. gxf3 Bxh3 $13) 18. Bc2 $1 $16 {Jakovenko,D-Kamsky,G Jermuk FIDE Gp 2009
1-0 (28)}) 9. Bxc4 Ne8 $5 (9... b5 {The main line. I don't think that Black
gets an equal game here.} 10. Be2 {Black has tried 10...Nd7, 10...c5 and 10...
Bf5, but he can't be happy with the results.} Bf5 (10... c5 11. dxc5 Nbd7 (
11... Qc7 12. a4 Nbd7 13. axb5 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Rb8 15. Bd2 axb5 16. Nxb5 (16. Rfc1
Ne6 17. Nxb5 Qd8 18. Rd1 $16) 16... Qb6 17. Qa3 Bd7 $6 (17... Nfe4 $1 18. Ba5
Qb7 $44) 18. Ba5 Qb7 19. Nbd4 Nfe4 20. b4 $16 {Karpov,A-Ljubojevic,L Amsterdam
1988 1/2-1/2 (79)}) 12. Qa3 (12. c6 $5 Nb8 13. a4 Be6 14. Qa3 Nxc6 15. axb5
axb5 16. Qxa8 Qxa8 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Bxb5 $16) 12... Rb8 13. b4 Nxc5 14. Bb2
Ncd7 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Rd2 $6 (16. Qb3 Bb7 17. Rac1 $14) 16... Bb7 17. Rad1 Qc7
18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Nb1 Rbc8 20. Bd4 Qe6 21. Rdc2 {1/2-1/2 Kruppa Y - Itkis,B
Platonov Memorial 3-rd Kiev 2005}) (10... Nbd7 11. e4 Nb6 12. Bf4 (12. Rd1 Be6
13. Qc2 Qc7 14. a4 Rfc8 (14... b4 15. a5 $1 Nbd7 16. Na4 Qxa5 17. Ng5 Qc7 18.
Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bc4 $16) 15. a5 Nbd7 16. h3 Ne8 17. Be3 $16 {Edouard,R-Villegas,
P 12 th Ch-EUR Aix-les-Bains FRA 2011 1-0 (39)}) 12... Be6 13. Qc2 Bc4 14. Rfd1
Rc8 15. Rac1 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qd7 17. h3 Qb7 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. e5 Nfd5 20. Ne4 $16
{Carlsen,M-Malakhov,V FIDE World-Cup Khanty Mansiysk 2005 1-0 (34)}) 11. Ng5
Bg4 (11... c5 $6 12. e4 cxd4 13. exf5 dxc3 14. fxg6 hxg6 15. Qxc3 Ra7 16. Qh3
Qc8 17. Qh4 $16 {Ragger,M-Rapport,R Rapport-Ragger Match Szombathely HUN 2011
1-0 (71)}) 12. Bxg4 Nxg4 13. Nce4 Nf6 14. Nxf6+ exf6 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. Bd2 c5 17.
a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Qb8 19. Qa2 $14 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Nanu,C TCh-FRA Top 12 2012 1-0 
(39)}) 10. Rd1 Nd6 11. Be2 Bg4 12. e4 $146 {A new move. It would be
interesting to see how Kamsky was going to play after the simple 12.h3:} (12.
h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd7 14. Ne4 {a very solid move} (14. e4 $5 {It seems to me
that White has got an advantage} e5 $8 15. dxe5 Bxe5 (15... Nxe5 $6 16. Be2 Qc7
17. f4 Nd7 18. e5 Nf5 19. Ne4 $16) 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Rd3 Rfd8 18. Rad1 $14) 14...
Qc7 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Bd2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. Bf3
Rfd8 21. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Movsesian,S Austria chT 2001}) 12... Nd7 13.
e5 (13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qb6 $5 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Rac1 $14) 13...
Nb5 14. a4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5 {The critical moment in the game. I think White
should have chosen between 16.c4 and 16.axb5. In any case, White's chances
would be better.} 16. a5 $6 (16. c4 $5 Be6 (16... Nb6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8
Qxa8 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. h3 $5 Be6 (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qa4 22. Qxa4 bxa4 (22...
Nxa4 23. Ba3 Rb8 24. Bxe7 Nc3 25. Rd3 b4 26. Kf1 $16) 23. Ba3 Rc8 24. Rb1 $1 (
24. Bc5 Nd7 25. Bxe7 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Kf1 Rc2 $44) 24... Nc4 25. Rc1 Bf8
26. Bb7 Rb8 (26... Rc7 $2 27. Ba6 $18) 27. Rxc4 Rxb7 28. Rxa4 $16) 21. Qxb5 Rb8
22. Qc5) 17. Be3 Rb8 18. Ng5 (18. a5 $5 bxc4 19. Qc2 Bd5 20. Bxc4 e6 21. Qe2
$14) 18... bxc4 19. Qc2 Bd5 20. Bxc4 $14) (16. axb5 $5 axb5 17. Bg5) 16... c5
$1 17. h3 Be6 $1 (17... Bxf3 $2 18. Bxf3 Rb8 19. e6 $16) 18. d5 Bf5 $132 {
Black has good counterplay. Probably Sergey Karjakin overestimated his
position or miscalculated somewhere.} 19. Bf4 (19. e6 $5 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21.
Bh6 Qd6 $1 (21... Re8) (21... Re8 22. g4 c4 23. Qb2 Be4 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Bxc4
$1 bxc4 26. Qe2 $16) (21... Bg7 $2 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. c4 $1 b4 $2 24. g4 $18)
22. Bxf8 Rxf8 $44) 19... c4 20. Qb4 Rc8 (20... Qc7 {Kamsky, G} 21. Qxe7 Rae8
22. e6 Qxf4 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxe8+ Rf8 25. Qe7 Bxc3 $13) 21. Bg3 Be4 22. Ng5
Bd3 $1 (22... Nc5 23. Bg4 Bf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. e6 f6 (25... Nd3 $6 26. Rxd3
cxd3 27. Qh4 h6 28. exf7+ Rxf7 29. Nxf7 Kxf7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qxf5 Rxc3 32.
Qe6+ Kh7 33. Qe4+ Kg8 34. Rd1 $16 {Karjakin,S}) 26. Nf7 Rxf7 27. exf7+ Kxf7 28.
Qb1 Qd7 $132) 23. Bxd3 (23. Bg4 {Black could have chosen between 23...h5 and
23...Ne5. In any case, he would have had slightly better chances.} h5 (23...
Nxe5 24. Bxc8 Qxc8 25. Qxe7 Qf5 26. h4 h6 27. Nh3 Be4 28. Nf4 Nd3 29. Nxd3 cxd3
$13) 24. Nxf7 Rxf7 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. e6 Qxd5 27. exf7+ Kxf7 28. Qa3 Qc5 {
with good compensation for an exchange.}) 23... cxd3 24. e6 $6 (24. d6 e6 $1
25. Nf3 Rc4 26. Qb2 Nc5 $36) 24... Rc4 (24... Bxc3 25. exf7+ Rxf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7
27. Qg4 Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Rc4 29. Qe6+ Kg7 30. d6 Nc5 $13) 25. Qb1 $2 {A wrong
move order.} ({He should have played} 25. exf7+ $1 Rxf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Qb1
Nc5) 25... Nc5 26. exf7+ Rxf7 27. Nxf7 {Black could get an advantage after ...
Qd5:} Kxf7 $2 (27... Qxd5 $1 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 Qxe5 30. Rxd3 Nxd3 31. Qxd3
Rxc3 $17) 28. d6 Bxc3 (28... Rxc3 29. Qa2+ e6 30. Rac1 b4 31. Qd2 Bd4 32. d7 $5
(32. Qh6 $6 Kg8 33. Qh4 Qxh4 34. Bxh4 e5 $17) (32. Qf4+ Qf6 33. d7 Qxf4 34.
Bxf4 Ke7 $1 (34... Nxd7 35. Rxc3 bxc3 36. Rxd3 e5 37. Be3 (37. Bxe5 $4 Nxe5 38.
Rxd4 c2 $19) 37... Nc5 38. Bxd4 Nxd3 39. Bxc3 $11) 35. Bd6+ Kxd7 36. Bxc5 Rxc5
37. Rxc5 Bxc5 38. Rxd3+ Kc6 $17)) 29. Ra3 $1 (29. dxe7 Qd4 $1 30. Ra2 Kxe7 $17
{Kamsky, G}) 29... exd6 30. Rxd3 Nxd3 31. Qxd3 Qf6 (31... Bxa5 $6 32. Qd5+ Kg7
33. Qb7+ Qc7 34. Qxa6 Bb4 35. Rb3 $44) 32. Qd5+ Kg7 33. Qb7+ (33. Bxd6 $5 Rd4
34. Qb7+ Kh6 35. Rxc3 Rxd6 {Kamsky,G} (35... Qxd6 36. g3 Rc4 37. Rxc4 bxc4 38.
Qc8 $11) 36. Rc1 Qf4 37. Re1 Rd2 38. Qa7 b4 39. g3 Qf3 40. Rf1 Qd3 41. Qf7 {
Due to the exposed position of the black king, White might be able to make a
draw.}) 33... Qf7 34. Qxa6 b4 35. Ra4 $6 {This move doesn't spoil anything,
but life would be easier for White if he played 35.Rb3.} (35. Rb3 $1 Rc5 $11 {
Kamsky} 36. Bxd6 Rxa5 37. Qxa5 Qxb3 38. Be5+ Bxe5 39. Qxe5+ Kf7 40. Qc7+ Kf6
41. Qd8+ $11) 35... Rd4 (35... h5 $5 36. Bxd6 (36. Qxd6 Qe8 37. Qd5 Qxa4 38.
Qxc4 Qxa5 $15) 36... Bd4 37. Bg3 h4 38. Bxh4 Qf4 39. Qxc4 Bxf2+ 40. Bxf2 Qxc4
41. a6 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Qc6 43. Ra1 Qf6 44. Ra4 Qxf2 45. a7 Qf4+ $11) 36. Qb6 {
Both opponents have dangerous passed pawns. However the white pieces are
uncoordinated. So Black has a good opportunity to create an unpleasant attack.}
Qe8 37. Qb7+ Kh6 38. a6 $1 Qe1+ $5 (38... Qxa4 {Taking the rook also leads to
a draw:} 39. a7 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Ra1 (40... Qa1 $4 41. Bf4+ g5 42. a8=Q $18) 41.
Qe7 $1 g5 $8 (41... Qxa7 $4 42. Bf4+ g5 43. Qxg5#) 42. Qe6+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kg6
44. Qe6+ Bf6 45. Qg8+ Kf5 46. Qd5+ Be5 47. Bxe5 dxe5 48. Qf7+ Ke4 49. Qc4+ Kf5
50. Qf7+ $11) 39. Kh2 Rd1 40. Bf4+ g5 41. Qf7 $4 {The decisive mistake.} (41.
Qf3 $1 gxf4 42. Qxf4+ Kg6 43. Qg4+ Kf6 44. Qf4+ Ke6 45. Qg4+ Ke7 46. Qh4+ Kd7
47. Qg4+ Kc7 48. Qc4+ Kb6 (48... Kd7 49. Qf7+ Kc6 50. Qc4+) 49. a7 Be5+ 50. f4
Qg1+ 51. Kg3 Bxf4+ 52. Qxf4 Rd3+ 53. Kh4 Qe1+ 54. Kg5 (54. g3 Qe7+ 55. Kg4 Qd7+
56. Kh4 Qe7+ $11) 54... Qe7+ 55. Kh6 Qe6+ 56. Kxh7 Qe7+ 57. Kh6 Qe6+ 58. Kg7
$11) 41... Qg1+ 42. Kg3 Rd3+ 43. Be3 (43. f3 Be1+ 44. Kg4 Qxg2+ 45. Kf5 gxf4
46. Qf6+ Kh5 $19) 43... Rxe3+ $1 {Now the game is over. Unfortunately for
White, all lines are forced and there are mostly no chances for Black to make
a mistake.} 44. fxe3 Be5+ 45. Kg4 Qxg2+ 46. Kf5 Qxh3+ 47. Ke4 Qg4+ 48. Kd5 (48.
Kd3 Qd1+) 48... Qd1+ 49. Ke6 Qxa4 50. Qf8+ Kh5 51. Qf3+ g4 52. Qb7 Qe8+ 53. Kd5
Qg8+ 54. Kc6 Qc4+ 55. Kd7 Qf7+ 56. Kc6 Qxb7+ 0-1

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nc7 7. Qa4 Bd7 8.
Qe4 Ne6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Qb8 11. Qxb8+ Rxb8 12. d3 g6 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Rb1
f5 15. Kd2 a5 16. Rhc1 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Nd5 Bc6 19. Rc5 Bh6+ 20. Kd1 Kf7
21. Bf3 e5 22. Rxa5 Ra8 23. b4 Rxa5 24. bxa5 e4 25. dxe4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd8 27.
Kc2 Bf8 28. a4 Bxd5 29. Bxd5+ Rxd5 30. Rxb7+ Be7 31. a6 Ra5 32. a7 Rxa4 33. Kb3
Ra5 34. Kc4 Ke6 35. Kxd4 Bc5+ 36. Ke4 Bxf2 37. Rxh7 Bxa7 38. Kf3 Rf5+ 39. Kg4
Be3 40. h4 Rf2 41. h5 g5 42. Rh8 Kf7 43. Rh7+ Kf6 44. Rh6+ Kf7 45. Rh7+ Ke6 46.
Rh8 Bd4 47. Ra8 Bf6 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49. e4 Re2 50. Kf5 Rf2+ 51. Kg4 Rh2 52. h6
Rxh6 53. e5 Bg7 54. Rxh6 Bxh6 55. Kh5 Bg7 56. Kxg5 Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8. dxc5
a5 9. Nb3 a4 10. Nbd4 Nxc5 11. Be3 O-O 12. a3 Na5 13. Qc2 Nc4 14. Bf2 Ra6 15.
Be2 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. g3 Rb6 18. Rb1 Bd7 19. O-O Be8 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Ne5
Qd5 22. Ndf3 Rd6 23. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Kg2 Rf5 25. h4 Bf6 26. Rbd1 Bxe5 27. Nxe5
Bc6+ 28. Kh2 b5 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qe2 Rf8 31. Rd1 Bd5 32. Rd4 Qc7 33. h5 Qd8
34. Kh3 Qc7 35. Qe3 Qa7 36. g4 Re8 37. Kg3 Ba8 38. g5 Qb7 39. Rd2 Qh1 40. h6
Be4 41. Rh2 Qb1 42. Re2 Bb7 43. hxg7 Rd8 44. Qb6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A86"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nh3 e6 7. Qa4+ c6 8. d5 O-O
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Ng5 Bc8 11. O-O Qe7 12. Qa3 Nbd7 13. Rd1 Ne8 14. Be3 Ne5 15.
c5 dxc5 16. Bxc5 Qxg5 17. f4 Qf6 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Qb3+ Kg7 21.
Bf3 Nd6 22. Na4 Nb5 23. Qd3 Be6 24. Kg2 g5 25. Kh1 Be7 26. Qc2 g4 27. Bg2 h5
28. e4 h4 29. exf5 Bxf5 30. Qc4 h3 31. Re1 hxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qf6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 Qb6 8. Bf1
e5 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Rd8 13. g3 f6 14. Nbd2 Nc7 15.
Nc4 Bf5 16. Rd1 Be6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Nfd2 Nd5 19. Re1 Bf7 20. g4 b6 21. Bg2 Rac8
22. Ne4 Kg7 23. Ng3 Rc7 24. Be4 b5 25. Na5 Nce7 26. Bxc5 Nf4 27. Be3 Nxh3+ 28.
Kh2 Nf4 29. d4 Ned5 30. c4 exd4 31. Bxd4 Ne6 32. cxd5 Nxd4 33. Red1 f5 34. gxf5
gxf5 35. Bg2 f4 36. Nf1 f3 37. Rxd4 fxg2 38. Ne3 Bc5 39. Rg4+ Kh8 40. Nc6 Rxd5
41. Nxd5 Rxc6 42. Ne3 Bxb3 43. Kxg2 Be6 44. Rg5 Bf7 45. Ng4 Bb6 46. Rxb5 Rg6
47. Kf3 Be8 48. Rb4 Bc6+ 49. Ke2 Re6+ 50. Ne3 Rf6 51. Rg1 Bf3+ 52. Kd3 Rd6+ 53.
Kc2 Bh5 54. Rc4 Bg6+ 55. Kc1 Rd8 56. Rd1 Rf8 57. Rd7 Be8 58. Rc8 Bxd7 59. Rxf8+
Kg7 60. Rf4 h5 61. Nd5 Bd8 62. Rd4 Be6 63. Kd1 h4 64. Ke2 Bc8 65. Kf1 Kf7 66.
Kg1 Bb7 67. Ne3 Ke8 68. Nf5 Bf6 69. Ra4 Bd5 70. b4 Be6 71. Ra6 Kf7 72. Rxa7+
Kg6 73. Ne7+ Kg5 74. Ra5+ Kg4 75. Ra6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Holt, Conrad"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e6
9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Bxe4 f5 16. Bd3 c5 17. Be2 Qe7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. Qd2 Re7 21. b4
e5 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Qa5 Rc8 24. Rab1 Ree8 25. Nd2 e4 26. Nb3 Ne6 27. c5 e3 28.
fxe3 Qe5 29. Qd2 Rcd8 30. Qe1 Bd5 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bb5 Rxa2 33. Rxd5 Qxd5 34.
e4 fxe4 35. Bxe8 e3 36. Bf7+ Kxf7 37. Qg3 Kg7 38. Nc1 Nf4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. e4 b6 11. Bb5 Bb7 12. O-O-O a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bc2 c4 15.
Rhe1 Rac8 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. Be3 Nde5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bd4 Bh6 20. Bxe5 Bxd2 21.
Rf1 f6 22. Bd4 Bf4 23. g3 Bc7 24. f4 e5 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Bc5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1
Rd8 28. Rf1 Bd6 29. Bb6 Rd7 30. b3 Kg7 31. Kb2 Bc6 32. h4 Be7 33. Rf2 h6 34.
Rh2 Rb7 35. Be3 Bf8 36. Rd2 Rd7 37. Rxd7+ Bxd7 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. Bd1 Bd6 40.
Be2 Be6 41. g4 Be7 42. h5 g5 43. Bb6 Bd6 44. Ba5 Kf7 45. Bb4 Ke7 46. Ka3 a5 47.
Bxd6+ Kxd6 48. Ka4 Kc5 49. Kxa5 Bc8 50. Ka4 Bd7+ 51. Ka3 Bc6 52. Bf3 Kb5 53.
Kb2 Bd7 54. Bd1 Ka5 55. Be2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e6
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 f5 12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 Nc6 14. Be3 e5 15.
Rad1 Qe7 16. Rd6 e4 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qxc5 20. Qe3 Be6 21. a3
f4 22. Qc3 e3 23. fxe3 fxe3 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Qxe3 Bxc4 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3
Qxe3+ 28. Rxe3 Rd8 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Ke2 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Na5 11. Ba2 bxa4 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Bc1 c5 14. Nd2 Rb4 15.
Kh1 Qc8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bg5 18. b3 axb3 19. Rxa5 b2 20. Bxb2 Bxd2 21.
Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qxd2 Bxh3 23. Qe3 Bd7 24. Qxc5 Rb5 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxa6 Rxc2
27. f4 exf4 28. Rxf4 g5 29. Bxf7+ Kg7 30. Rf1 Bh3 31. Ra7 Bxg2+ 32. Kg1 Bxf1
33. Bb3+ Kg6 34. Bxc2 Rb2 35. Ra6+ Kf7 36. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qb6 8.
Na3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf1 Qc7 12. Nc2 c4 13. d4 cxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7
15. Ne3 Nc5 16. Qc2 e6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Rb1 Rac8 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. Nc4 d5 21. exd5
exd5 22. Ne3 d4 23. Nc4 dxc3 24. Qxc3 Nd5 25. Qf3 Nc3 26. Bf4 Nd4 27. Qxc3 Qxf4
28. Qe3 Qh4 29. Qe7 Qh5 30. Qxb7 Rc6 31. Qxa7 Qg5 32. Kh1 Qf4 33. b5 Re6 34.
Rxe6 fxe6 35. b6 Qf5 36. Rc1 Qxf2 37. b7 Qf4 38. Rb1 Nf5 39. b8=Q Ng3+ 40. Kh2
Nxf1+ 41. Kh1 Ng3+ 42. Kh2 Nf1+ 43. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. f4 Nf6 8. Qe2
Bc5 9. c3 d6 10. b4 Bxd4+ 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. d5 Nxb4 13. Bc4 exd5 14. exd5+ Kf8
15. Nc3 Qc7 16. Ba3 a5 17. Rac1 Re8 18. Nb5 Qc5+ 19. Qf2 Ne4 20. Qxc5 bxc5 21.
Rfe1 f5 22. Rxe4 fxe4 23. Nxd6 Re7 24. Be2 Rd7 25. Nxe4 Bxd5 26. Rxc5 Bxe4 27.
Rxa5 Rd4 28. Rb5 Kf7 29. Bxb4 Rc8 30. Kf2 Bd5 31. Kg3 Rc2 32. Bf3 Bxf3 33. Kxf3
Rd3+ 34. Ke4 Rd8 35. Rb7+ Kg8 36. g3 Re2+ 37. Kf5 Rd5+ 38. Kg4 h5+ 39. Kh3 Rd3
40. Rb8+ Kh7 41. Rb5 Rxa2 42. Rxh5+ Kg8 43. Kg4 Rb2 44. Ba5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch playoff"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2013.05.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Qc7 8.
Na3 d6 9. b3 a6 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Rac1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Nb5 Qd7
15. Nc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 b5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Rac8 19. cxb5 Qxb5 20. Nxf6+
exf6 21. e3 Rc6 22. Rxc6 Qxc6+ 23. Kg1 Rc8 24. Rd1 Qc2 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. a4 Rc6
27. Rd4 Kf8 28. Rb4 Ke7 29. Rb7+ Ke6 30. a5 Rc2 31. g4 h5 32. gxh5 gxh5 33. Kg2
f5 34. Rb6 Rb2 35. Kf3 Ke5 36. Rxa6 Rxb3 37. Ra8 Ra3 38. a6 f4 39. a7 Kf5 40.
Ke2 fxe3 41. fxe3 h4 42. h3 Ra4 43. Kd3 Kf6 44. Kc3 Ke7 45. Kb3 Ra1 46. Kc4 Ra5
47. Kb4 Ra1 48. Kb5 Rb1+ 49. Kc6 Rc1+ 50. Kd5 Rc5+ 51. Ke4 Ra5 52. Kf4 Kf6 53.
Kg4 Ra4+ 54. Kh5 Kf5 55. e4+ Kf6 56. Kxh4 d5 57. Kg3 dxe4 58. Kf4 Kg7 59. h4
Kh7 60. h5 Kg7 61. h6+ Kh7 62. Ke3 f5 63. Kf4 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch playoff"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2013.05.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
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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
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. h3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Ba2 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 c6 15. Ba2
c5 16. c3 Bc6 17. Bd5 bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rab8 20. c4 Nb3 21. Rb1 Nxc1
22. Qxc1 Qxa4 23. Ra1 Qb3 24. Ra3 Qb7 25. Qa1 f5 26. Rxa6 Ra8 27. Ra2 Rxa2 28.
Qxa2 Ra8 29. Rb1 Rxa2 30. Rxb7 Bf6 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rb7+ Ke8 33. Rb1 Kd7 34.
Rd1 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 e4 37. dxe4 fxg4 38. e5 gxf3 39. exf6 gxf6 40. Rc1
f5 41. Rc3 Ke7 42. Re3+ Kf6 43. Re6+ Kg5 44. Rxd6 Rc2 45. Rc6 Kf4 46. Rh6 Kg5
47. Rh8 Rxc4 48. d6 Rd4 49. Rc8 Rxd6 50. Rxc5 Kg4 51. Rc4+ Kh3 52. Rc1 Rg6+ 53.
Kh1 Rg2 54. Rc2 Rg7 55. Rc3 Kg4 56. Rc4+ f4 57. Rc8 Kf5 58. Rc3 Ke4 59. Rc4+
Kd3 60. Rxf4 Ke2 61. Ra4 Kxf2 62. Ra2+ Kg3 63. Kg1 Rb7 64. Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch playoff"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.05.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Qc7 8.
Na3 d6 9. Ndb5 Qd8 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Qd2 a6 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. e4 Be6 14. Nd5 Nd7
15. Rac1 Rc8 16. b3 Re8 17. h3 Nde5 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Nc2 Qd7 20. Nb6 Qd8 21. Be3
Nd7 22. Nd5 Nc5 23. f4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. f5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne5 27. Nb4 Qa5
28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. Rxc5 Rbc8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Qf4 Qc7 33. a4 bxa4
34. bxa4 f5 35. Nc6 Nxc6 36. Qxc7 Rxc7 37. dxc6 e5 38. Bd5+ Kf8 39. g4 Ke7 40.
gxf5 gxf5 41. Rxf5 Kd6 42. Bf3 Ra7 43. Rg5 e4 44. Bxe4 Be5 45. Rg6+ Kc5 46. Bf3
Kb6 47. Rg5 Ra5 48. h4 Kc7 49. h5 Kd6 50. h6 Rxa4 51. Rxe5 Kxe5 52. c7 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Kamsky,G"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {This was the game that was played in the first round of the FIDE Grand
Prix event in Thessaloniki, Greece. Somehow, first round games are important
to me, as they set the tone for the rest of the event. I lost the first round
game in Tashkent and drew the first round game in Zug. Dies war die Partie,
die in er ersten Runde des FIDE Grand Prix im griechischen Thessaloniki
gespielt wurde. Auftaktbegegnungen sind irgendwie wichtig für mich, denn sie
geben für den Rest der Veranstaltung den Ton an. Die Partie im ersten
Durchgang in Tashkent verlor ich, und die im ersten Durchgang in Zug
remisierte ich.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {And so, this
move shows the aggressive intentions of my opponent. Lately, I have been going
into a minus score vs. Lenier, especially in fast games, which have usually
involved unusual and dynamic positions, so I decided to play something
positional and solid in this particular game. Also, dieser Zug zeigt die
aggressiven Absichten meines Gegners. In letzter Zeit bin ich gegen Lenier in
ein Minusergebnis gerutscht, vor allem in Schnellpartien, welche in der Regel
ungewöhnliche und dynamische Stellungen aufwiesen; daher beschloss ich, in
dieser speziellen Begegnung etwas Positionelles und Solides zu spielen.} 6. Be3
Ng4 {An invitation to go into those crazy Bg5 lines, which was not something
that I wanted to play on this occasion. Eine Einladung zu diesen verrückten
Bg5-Abspielen, was nichts war, worauf ich mich bei dieser Gelegenheit
einlassen wollte.} 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. a4 {The move that I have played on many
occasions. I was curious as to my opponent's preparation plans. Der Zug, den
ich bei vielen Gelegenheiten gespielt habe. Ich war neugierig bezüglich der
Vorbereitungspläne meines Gegners.} Nc6 9. Be2 g6 {And so we go into a
classical Dragon. At this point I was feeling enthusiastic about my prospects
for this game, given my good memories in this line, in particular a game vs.
Granda Zuniga in 2005 American Continental Qualifier to the World Cup. Und
damit gehen wir in einen klassischen Drachen. An dieser Stelle war ich
enthusiastisch bezüglich meiner Aussichten für diese Begegnung angesichts
meiner guten Erinnungen in diesem Abspiel, vor allem eine Partie gegen Granda
Zuniga beim American Continental Qualifier für den World Cup im Jahr 2005.} 10.
Be3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Bd7 {Granda Zuniga played ...Ng4 here, with a
slight advantage for White. This is a more natural move as Black simply
develops and invites White to show his plans vs a future b7-b5 break, which
would equalise the chances for both sides. Granda Zuniga spielte hier ...Ng4,
mit leichtem Vorteil für Weiß. Dies ist ein natürlicherer Zug, denn Schwarz
entwickelt sich einfach und lädt Weiß ein, seine Pläne gegen einen zukünftigen
b7-b5-Hebel zu zeigen, welcher die Chancen für beide Seiten ausgleichen würde.}
13. f3 {Just solid reinforcement of White's centre, however given how Black
equalised in just couple of moves, perhaps some other moves like Nb3, or Rfd1
were preferable. Einfach solide Verstärkung des weißen Zentrums, aber wenn man
sieht, wie Schwarz in nur ein paar Zügen ausgleicht, waren vielleicht andere
Fortsetzungen wie Nb3, oder Rfd1 vorzuziehen.} Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 $1 {Typical,
but still an excellent move to prevent White's a5 which would fix Black's
queenside and give White some space advantage there. I believe that Black is
completely fine here, and if he somehow manages to exchange the dark-squared
bishops, Black's position would be in fact preferable.  Typisch, aber trotzdem
ein ausgezeichneter Zug, um das weiße a5 zu verhindern, was den schwarzen
Damenflügel fixieren und Weiß einigen Raumvorteil dort geben würde. Ich glaube,
dass die Stellung von Schwarz hier absolut in Ordnung ist, und wenn es ihm
irgendwie gelingt, die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer zu tauschen, wäre seine
Position sogar vorzuziehen.} 15. Rfd1 Kh8 {I didn't like this move during the
game, however, I couldn't quite figure out the way to use it to my advantage.
Während der Partie gefiel mir dieser Zug nicht,, aber ich konnte nicht ganz
den Weg finden, ihn zu meinem Vorteil zu nutzen.} (15... Rfc8 {This was more
natural and in the spirit of the Dragon, even though some lines that run
further on are more reminiscent of the positions where White castles queenside.
Dies war natürlicher und mehr Geist des Drachen, auch wenn manche der
nachfolgenden Abspiele eher an die Stellungen erinnern, wo Weiß lang rochiert.}
16. Nd5 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19. Nh5+ gxh5 20. Rxd2 h4 (
20... Rc5 21. h4 $11 {equal position as well. equal position as well.}) 21. e5
Bf5 22. exd6 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Bxc2 24. dxe7 Re8 25. Rc1 Bxa4 26. Rc7 Bc6 27. Bxa6
bxa6 28. Rxc6 Rxe7 29. Rxa6 Re2 {with a very likely draw. mit sehr
wahrscheinlichem Remis.})) 16. Nb1 $5 {I wanted to play something different
and noticed that my knight on c3 is quite restricted. The second idea is of
course to liquidate Black's blockading piece on a5. And the final idea was to
make sure the game goes into the endgame, where I felt that I couldn't lose :)
Ich wollte irgendwas anderes spielen und bemerkte, dass mein Springer auf c3
ziemlich eingeschränkt ist. Die zweite Idee lautet natürlich, die schwarze
Blockadefigur auf a5 zu liquidieren. Und die letzte bestand darin, dafür zu
sorgen, dass die ins Endspiel geht, wo ich meinte, nicht verlieren zu können :)
} (16. Ra3 {But this was an interesting idea, to follow up with Rb3 creating
counter pressure on Black's b7-pawn. Dies war allerdings eine inderessant Idee,
um in der Folge mit Rb3 Gegendruck auf den schwarzen b7-Bauern auszuüben.} Be6
{preventing Rb3. Verhindert Rb3.} ({otherwise ansonsten wäre} 16... Rfc8 17.
Rb3 Qc7 18. Bb6 Qc6 19. a5 Be6 20. Rb4 Nd7 21. Bf2 {would be much stronger,
since now White has achieved what he was striving for, a space advantage on
the queenside. viel stärker, denn jetzt hat Weiß erreicht, was er angestrebt
hat, einen Raumvorteil am Damenflügel.} (21. Bd4 Bxd4+ 22. Qxd4+ f6 {would be
fine for Black. wäre für Schwarz in Ordnung ist.}) 21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 f6 23.
Bd4 Bf7 24. f4 e5 (24... Rc7 25. Bf3 e5 26. Bf2 $14) 25. Bf2) 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18.
Rxd2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nd7 20. Bf2 $14 {This fine idea was missed by me, as I
thought that I would have to automatically exchange the dark-squared bishops,
but now, White has retained some of the pressure and Black faces quite an
unpleasant task of defending his position. So, perhaps, ...Kh8 by Black was a
serious inaccuracy. Diese feine Idee entging mir, denn ich dachte, dass ich
automatisch die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen müsste; jetzt aber hat Weiß
einen Teil des den Druck behalten, und Schwarz steht vor einer ziemlich
unangenehmen Aufgabe, seine Stellung zu verteidigen. Somit war vielleicht ...
Kh8 von Schwarz eine ernste Ungenauigkeit.}) (16. b4 {Complications arising
after this move are in Black's favour. Die nach diesem Zug entstehenden
Komplikationen sind günstig für Schwarz.} Qxb4 17. Rab1 Qa5 18. Rxb7 (18. e5
Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. c4 Qc6 21. exd6 exd6 $13) 18... Rfc8) 16... Qxd2 17. Nxd2
{The knight has prospects of going to c4-b6 now. Jetzt hat der Springer
Aussichten auf die Route c4-b6.} Be6 18. a5 {Playing Nc4 here is not great as
Black will gladly play ...Nd7 and then have a superior knight vs White's
bishop. Hier Nc4 zu ziehen, ist nicht toll, denn Schwarz wird liebendgern ...
Nd7 spielen und dann einen überlegenen Springer gegen den weißen Läufer haben.}
Rfc8 19. c3 Nd7 {The position is equal. White has achieved his goal of
blockading Black's queenside, but the benefits of it are far from obvious. The
only visible plan for White at this point is to centralise his king and start
pushing pawns on the kingside, just like Radjabov did in our game at Dresden
Olympiad. (although it was a Grünfeld :)) Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen. Weiß
hat sein Ziel erreicht, den schwarzen Damenflügel zu blockieren, aber der
Nutzen davon ist keineswegs offensichtlich. Der einzig sichtbare Plan für Weiß
an dieser Stelle lautet, seinen König zu zentralisieren und mit dem Vorrücken
der Bauern am Königsflügel zu beginnen, genau wie Radjabov es bei unserer
Partie bei der Olympiade in Dresden tat (allerdings war es Grünfeld :))} 20.
Ra4 {I felt that Black should have taken the bishop on d4, since Black's Bg7
isn't really doing much compared to the white piece. I felt that Black should
have taken the bishop on d4, since Black's Bg7 isn't really doing much
compared to the white piece.} Rc7 21. Be3 Kg8 22. Rb4 Kf8 {We both were
running a bit short on time here and Black follows the general rule of
bringing the king closer to the centre in the endgame. Hier waren wir beide
ein wenig knapp an Zeit, und Schwarz folgt der allgemeinen Regel, im Endspiel
den König näher ins Zentrum zu bringen.} 23. Kf2 Rac8 24. g4 $6 (24. f4 $1 {
This would have been a lot more unpleasant for my opponent, since Black would
be forced to declare his pawn formation in the centre and since a lot of
central squares are controlled by White, it wouldn't have been an easy task.
Dies wäre wesentlich unangenehmer für meinen Gegner gewesen, denn Schwarz
müsste seine eigene Bauernformation im Zentrum festlegen, und da viele
Zentralfelder von Weiß kontrolliert werden, wäre dies keine einfache Aufgabe
gewesen.} f5 (24... Nc5 25. Nf3 f5) 25. Bf3 {finally hitting on Black's
Achilles heel in the position, the b7-pawn; the advance f5 clearly favours
White. und endlich wird die Achilles-Ferse von Schwarz in der Stellung unter
Beschuss genommen, der b7-Bauer; der Vorstoß f5 begünstigt eindeutig Weiß.})
24... Ne5 $1 {Just in time. Now Black is completely fine again. Gerade
rechtzeitig. Jetzt ist bei Schwarz wieder alles in Ordnung.} 25. Kg3 $6 (25. h3
Nc6 26. Ra4 d5 (26... Ne5 27. f4 Nc4 28. Nxc4 Bxc4 29. Rb4 Bxe2 30. Kxe2 Ke8 (
30... Rc4 31. Rxb7 Rxe4 32. Ra7 {practically winning for White, since the
difference in bishops is too great. und Weiß steht praktisch auf Gewinn, da
der Unterschied der Läufer zu groß ist.}) 31. h4 Rd7 32. h5 $14 {Probably a
draw, but still, White has some pressure. So 25.h3 perhaps was a better move
than Kg3. Vermutlich remis, aber Weiß hat trotzdem etwas Druck. Somit war 25.
h3 vielleicht ein besser Zug als Kg3.}) 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Nc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Ke8
30. f4 {with considerable advantage for White, again, due to the difference
between dark-squared bishops and overall 2 bishops advantage for White. mit
beträchtlichem Plus für Weiß, erneut aufgrund des Unterschieds zwischen den
schwarzfeldrigen Läufern und dem Vorteil des Läuferpaars insgesamt.}) 25... Nc6
26. Ra4 Ne5 27. f4 Nc4 {And the difference between Kg3 and h3 is now obvious
as White's Be3 is under attack and Rb4 can't be played. Und der Unterschied
zwischen Kg3 und h3 liegt jetzt auf der Hand, denn der weiße Be3 ist
angegriffen, und Rb4 ist nicht möglich.} 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Nxc4
Rxc4 31. e5 {The only chance to fight for an appearance of the advantage,
thanks to Black's weak back rank. White's plan is now clear, take on d6 and
then march with the king to the perfect square on d5, ensuring a very small
but unpleasant advantage. Die einzige Chance, auf Vorteil zu spielen, dank der
schwachen Grundreihe von Schwarz. Der Plan von Weiß ist jetzt klar: Schlagen
auf d6 und dann Marsch des Königs auf das perfekte Feld auf d5, was einen sehr
kleinen, aber unangenehmen Vorteil sichert.} Rc6 32. Kf3 f5 $2 {Probably a
serious inaccuracy, since Black allows the position to open up. My opponent
admitted after the game that this move was likely a key mistake in the game.
Wahrscheinlich eine ernste Ungenauigkeit, denn Schwarz lässt zu, dass sich die
Stellung öffnet. Mein Gegner gab hinterher zu, dass dieser Zug vermutlich ein
Schlüsselfehler in der Partie war.} (32... Ke8 {was preferable, since Black
holds enough resources to defend his position even after White's king gets to
d5. war vorzuziehen, denn Schwarz wahrt genug Ressourcen zur Verteidigung
seiner Stellung, selbst nachdem der weiße König nach d5 kommt.} 33. exd6 exd6
34. Ke4 Kd7 35. Kd5 Rc8 36. Rd3 (36. Bf2 Re8 37. Re1 Re6 38. g5 {is the
computer suggestion, however, Black holds his position with no problems. ist
der Computer-Vorschlag, aber Schwarz hält seine Stellung ohne Probleme.} (38.
h3 Bf6 39. f5 gxf5 40. gxf5 Rxe1 41. Bxe1 Bd8 42. c4 Bf6 43. b3 Be5 $11) 38...
h6) 36... Re8 37. c4 Bxb2 38. Rb3 Kc8) 33. gxf5 dxe5 {Forced, since after
Erzwungen, denn nach} (33... gxf5 34. e6 Bf6 35. Rd5 Kg7 36. Rxf5 Kg6 37. Rd5 {
White is simply a pawn up. Of course Black has still plenty of play left. hat
Weiß einfach einen Bauern mehr. Natürlich besitzt Schwarz noch jede Menge
Spiel.} Rc4 38. f5+ Kg7 (38... Kh5 39. Bd4 $18) 39. Rd1 Rh4 40. Bf4 Kf8 {
but the position is very unpleasant and in the long run White is likely to
prevail. aber die Stellung ist sehr unangenehm, und auf lange Sicht behält
Weiß wahrscheinlich die Oberhand.}) 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. Rd7 exf4 36. Bf2 $1 {
The only way to play for an advantage and also shows the theme of the entire
game since the opening. White's bishop is superior to its black counterpart
because it both supports queenside pawn movements and hinders Black from
moving on the kingside. Der einzige Weg, auf Vorteil zu spielen, und es zeigt
auch das Thema der gesamten Partie seit der Eröffnung. Der weiße Läufer ist
seinem schwarzen Gegenspieler überlegen, da er sowohl Bauernbewegungen am
Damenflügel unterstützt als auch schwarze Züge am Königsflügel verhindert.} ({
If Nach} 36. Bxf4 b6 {Black equalises completely. gleicht Schwarz komplett aus.
}) 36... Be5 (36... g5 37. Rxb7 Rh6 38. Bc5 Bf6 (38... Kg8 39. Rxe7 Rxh2 40.
Rb7 Rh3+ 41. Kg4 Rg3+ 42. Kh5 $18 {Suddenly Black's king is in danger
Plötzlich ist der schwarze König in Gefahr.}) 39. Ra7 Rxh2 40. Rxa6 Kf7 41. Rb6
$18 {and White is winning - und Weiß gewinnt -} Kg6 $2 42. Bxe7) 37. Rxb7 Ke8
38. Ke4 Bc7 (38... Bd6 {This would pose more problems for White. Dies würde
Weiß vor mehr Probleme stellen.} 39. Kd5 Rc8 40. h4 f3 {with the idea of mit
der Idee} 41. Rb6 $2 (41. Ke4 Bc5 42. Kxf3 Bxf2 43. Kxf2 Rc5 44. Rb6 Rxa5 45.
Rxg6 Rb5 46. b4 a5 47. Rg4 $16 {Keeping the advantage, however, Black would
still have considerable drawing chances, now that he has reached the rook
endgame. hält den Vorteil fest, aber Schwarz hätte dennoch beträchtliche
Remischancen, jetzt, da er das Turmendspiel erreicht hat.}) 41... Bc5) 39. Bb6
Re6+ (39... Bxb6 40. Rxb6 {is much better for White. ist viel besser für Weiß.}
Rc4+ 41. Kf3 g5 42. Rxa6 Ra4 (42... Rc5 43. Ra7 Rf5 (43... Kd8 44. Kg4 e5 45.
a6 Rc6 46. b4 Rxc3 (46... Rf6 47. b5 f3 48. Rg7 Rf4+ 49. Kxg5 f2 50. a7 Ra4 51.
Rf7 Rxa7 52. Rxf2 $18) 47. Rf7) 44. h3 Re5 45. a6 Re3+ 46. Kf2) 43. b4) 40. Kf3
Bd6 (40... Bxb6 41. Rxb6 Re5 42. b4 g5 43. Rxa6 Re3+ 44. Kg4 Rxc3 45. Rg6 $16 {
An important finesse. Black can't keep his pawns alive. Eine wichtige Finesse.
Schwarz kann seine Bauern nicht am Leben halten.} f3 46. Kg3 Rb3 47. a6) 41. b4
Re5 42. Bd4 $2 {I relaxed a bit here and it shows. Hier entspannte ich ein
bisschen, und das zeigt sich.} ({Instead, Stattdessen gewinnt} 42. c4 $18 {
wins on the spot of course, since the main idea of b5 and a6 can't be
prevented. natürlich auf der Stelle, da die Hauptidee b5 und a6 nicht zu
verhindern ist.} Bxb4 (42... Rh5 43. b5 axb5 44. a6 Rh3+ 45. Ke4 Ra3 46. a7 Kf7
(46... bxc4 47. Rb8+) 47. c5) 43. Bd4) 42... Rh5 43. h4 $2 {I thought that
this was really clever, but again I missed the direct winning line after Dies
hielt ich für richtig clever, aber erneut verpasste ich das direkte
Gewinnabspiel nach} (43. b5 $1 Bc5 (43... Kd8 {After the game, my opponent
recommended this line as Black's main defence vs. b5, however, Black is lost
after the following sequence: Nach der Partie empfahl mein Gegner dieses
Abspiel als schwarze Hauptverteidigung gegen b5, aber nach der folgenden
Sequenz ist Schwarz verloren:} 44. bxa6 Kc8 45. Rb6 $3 {I missed the idea of
this move in my calculations Die Idee dieses Zuges hatte ich in meine
Berechnungen übersehen.} Rxa5 46. a7 $1 {A study-like manoeuvre, paralysing
Black completely and thus forcing a zugzwang, where Black has to surrender the
c5-square. Ein studienartiges Manöver, das Schwarz komplett paralysiert und
somit in Zugzwang bringt, wonach er das Feld c5 preisgeben muss.} Ra4 (46... g5
47. Rb5) 47. Bc5 $18 Bc7 48. Rxg6 Kb7 49. Rg8 e5 50. Re8 $18 {followed by the
march of the white h-pawn. nebst Marsch des weißen h-Bauern.}) 44. Bxc5 (44.
bxa6 Bxd4 45. cxd4 Rxa5 46. a7 Kf7 47. h4 Kf6 (47... Ra4 48. Kxf4 Rxd4+ 49. Ke5
Ra4 50. Kd5 Kf6 51. Kc6 e5 (51... Ra1 52. Kb6 $18) 52. Kb5) 48. Kxf4 Ra4 49.
Ke4 (49. Ke3 Ke6 50. Ke4 (50. Kd3 Kd5 51. Kc3 Kd6 52. Kb2 Ra5 53. Kb3 Ra1 54.
Kb4 Rb1+ 55. Kc3 Ra1 56. Kd3 Ra3+ 57. Ke4 Ra4 58. Ke3 Ke6 59. Kf4 Kf6 $11 60.
Kf3 Ke6 61. Ke3 Kd6 62. Ke4 e5 (62... Ra5 63. Kf4 e6 (63... Ke6 64. Kg4 Kf6 65.
Kf3 Ra4 66. Ke2 Ke6 67. Kd3 Ra1 68. Kc4 Kd6 69. Rb6+ Kc7 70. Rxg6 Rxa7 71. h5
Ra1 72. h6 Rh1 $11))) 50... Kd6) 49... e5) 44... Rxc5 45. bxa6 Rxa5 46. a7 Kf7
47. Kxf4 $18) 43... Kd8 44. Rb6 Rxh4 $4 {...and thanks to this blunder, the
game, which had actually just started again, was finished. ... und dank dieses
Patzers die wird die Partie, eigentlich gerade erneut begonnen hatte, beendet.}
({After the correct Nach dem korrekten} 44... Kd7 {the fight is just starting,
since Black's bishop on d6 is just as good as White's piece and Black's rook
is always ready to sneak behind the enemy lines to harass the white king. I do
not see a clear win for White here, although the main line leading to a rook
endgame with connected passed pawns for White is close to winning. Here are
some sample lines: fängt der Kampf gerade erst an, denn der schwarze Läufer
auf d6 ist so gut wie sein weißer Antipode, und der schwarze Turm steht immer
bereit, hinter die feindlichen Linien zu schleichen, um den weißen König zu
belästigen. Hier sehe ich keinen klaren Gewinn für den Anziehenden, obwohl das
Hauptabspiel, das zu einem Turmendspiel mit verbundenen Freibauern für Weiß
führt, nahezu gewonnen ist. Hier ein paar Beispielvarianten:} 45. Rxa6 $1 (45.
Bf2 $6 Rd5 46. Rxa6 Rd3+ 47. Ke4 Rxc3 48. b5 Rc2 49. Bd4 Re2+ 50. Kd5 e6+ 51.
Kc4 f3 52. Ra7+ Ke8 $11) 45... Rxh4 46. Ke4 $1 {is a better try, White tries
to save a tempo on b5, since Black is going with g5, g4 check anyway. ist ein
besserer Versuch; Weiß bemüht sich, ein Tempo für b5 zu sparen, da Schwarz
sowieso g5, g4 Schach zieht.} (46. b5 g5 $1 (46... e5 $2 {is not correct since
the white king joins the attack and hits Black's Bd6, winning some critical
tempi. ist nicht korrekt, denn der weiße König greift in den Angriff ein und
attackiert den schwarzen Bd6, was ein paar kritische Tempi gewinnt.} 47. Bb6
Rh3+ 48. Ke4 Rxc3 49. Ra8 Rb3 (49... Bc7 $2 50. Kd5) 50. Rd8+ Ke7 (50... Ke6
51. a6 Rxb5 52. a7 Rb4+ 53. Kd3 e4+ 54. Kc3 Ra4 55. a8=Q Be5+ 56. Kd2 Rxa8 57.
Rxa8 g5 58. Rg8 Kf5 (58... Bf6 59. Ke2 Kf5 60. Bd8 Bxd8 61. Rxd8 e3 (61... g4
62. Rf8+ Kg5 63. Kf2 g3+ 64. Kg2 Kg4 65. Rg8+ Kf5 66. Re8) 62. Rd6 Ke5 63. Rg6
Kf5 64. Rg8 Kf6 65. Kf3 Kf5 66. Rf8+ Ke5 67. Ke2 Ke6 68. Rg8 Kf5 69. Rg7 Kf6
70. Rg8 Kf5 $11)) 51. a6 Rxb5 52. a7) 47. Ke4 g4 48. Rxd6+ (48. Ra8 f3 49. Rg8
(49. Ke3 Rh2 50. a6 Ra2 51. Ke4 Ra4 $11) 49... f2) (48. Rc6 f3 49. a6 f2 50.
Bxf2 g3+ 51. Kf3 gxf2 52. Kxf2 Ra4 $15 {and only Black can be better here. und
nur Schwarz kann hier besser stehen.}) 48... exd6 49. a6 (49. Kxf4 Rh5 50. c4
Rh4 51. Kg3 Rh3+ 52. Kxg4 Ra3 $11) 49... Rh1 (49... f3 50. a7 f2 51. a8=Q f1=Q
$11)) 46... f3+ $5 {probably the only way Black holds. Other lines are
inferior. Vermutlich der einzige Weg von Schwarz, sich zu halten. Andere
Abspiele sind schwächer:} (46... e5 47. Bb6 Rh3 48. Kd5 Rd3+ 49. Kc4 e4 50. Ra8
{An amazing position; it looks like Black is doing fine, but White is winning
here. Eine verblüffende Stellung; es sieht aus, als stünde Schwarz ordentlich,
aber hier gewinnt Weiß.} f3 51. Rd8+ Ke6 52. a6) (46... Rh1 47. b5 Re1+ 48. Kd5
e6+ 49. Kc4 f3 50. Ra7+ Ke8 51. a6 $18) (46... g5 47. Ra8 g4 (47... f3+ 48.
Kxf3 Bxb4 49. Ke2 Bd6 50. a6 $18) 48. a6 f3 49. a7) 47. Kxf3 Bxb4 48. cxb4 (48.
Ke2 Bd6 49. Ra8 Be5 $1 50. Bf2 Ra4 (50... Rh2 51. Kf1 Bxc3 52. a6 Kc6 53. Rb8
Be5 54. Rb6+ Kc7 55. Rxg6 Bd6 56. Rg8 Rh1+ 57. Ke2 Ra1 58. a7 Kb7 $11) 51. a6)
48... Rxd4 49. b5 $16 {This is not so clear. Black has chances to hold, but
probably White is winning, since the pawns are too far advanced. Dies ist
nicht so klar. Schwarz hat Chancen, sich zu halten, aber wahrscheinlich
gewinnt Weiß, da die Bauern zu weit vorgerückt sind.} (49. Rb6 Kc7 50. Ke3 Rg4
(50... e5 51. b5) 51. Kd3 Rf4 $1 52. Rb5 $1 {The difference is amazing. Der
Unterschied ist verblüffend.} (52. Kc3 $2 Rf6 $1) 52... Rf5 $6 53. Rc5+ $1 Kb7
(53... Rxc5 $4 54. bxc5 {and Black is lost: und Schwarz ist verloren:} g5 55.
Ke4 e6 56. a6 Kc6 57. Ke5 Kc7 58. Kxe6 g4 59. a7 Kb7 60. c6+ Kxa7 61. c7 $18)
54. Kd4 (54. Kc4 Rxc5+ $11) 54... Rf4+ 55. Kc3 Rf5 $11 {and Black holds. und
Schwarz hält sich.}) 49... g5 (49... Rb4 50. b6 Rb5 (50... Kc6 51. Ra7 $1 (51.
Ra8 e5 52. Ke3 (52. a6) 52... g5 $4 (52... Rb5 $11 53. Ke4) 53. a6 $18) 51...
e6 52. Rc7+ (52. Ke3 g5 53. Rg7 Kb5 (53... g4 54. Kf2 $18) 54. Rxg5+ Ka6 55.
Kd3 Rh4 56. Rg8) 52... Kb5) 51. Ra7+ Kc6 (51... Kc8 52. Ke4 $18) 52. Ke4 g5 53.
Kd4 g4 54. Kc4 Rc5+ 55. Kb4) 50. b6 g4+ 51. Kg3 $18 (51. Ke3 Rb4 52. Ra7+ Kc8
53. Rxe7 Kb8 54. Kf2 (54. Re5 Ra4 55. Kf2 Ra3) 54... Rb5)) 45. Rxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. e3 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. b3 a5
9. Nf4 Ba6 10. Nd2 e6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Rc2 Rfd8 15. Qa1
c5 16. Rfc1 cxd4 17. exd4 Bh6 18. Ba3 Qe8 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Rxc2 21. Rxc2
exd5 22. Bxd5 Nc5 23. Bg2 Bg7 24. Bb2 Nd3 25. Bf1 Qd7 26. Nc4 Nxb2 27. Qxb2
Bxd4 28. Qc1 Bb7 29. Bg2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 b5 31. axb5 Qxb5 32. f3 Ba7 33. Re2 Qxb3
34. Nxa5 Qb5 35. Nc4 h5 36. Rc2 Rd3 37. Rc3 Qd5 38. Rxd3 Qxd3 39. Qf1 Qc2+ 40.
Kh1 h4 41. Nd6 h3 42. Ne4 Be3 43. g4 Bf4 44. Ng3 Qb3 45. Ne4 Qc2 46. Ng3 Qb3
47. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:32"]
[BlackClock "0:00:56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 {Die Torre-Eröffnung ist nicht so zahm wie man
denkt.} Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4 Nc6 9. Be2 (9. a4
b6 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. O-O a6 12. Be2 Na5 13. Qc2 c4 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. e5 Nd5 16.
Bh2 Nc7 17. Nd4 Ne6 18. Bg4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 e6 20. Ne4 Nb3 21. Rab1 Bxe4 22. Qxe4
b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. d5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Qb7 26. Bf3 Rae8 27. Rbd1 Re7 28. Qe1 b4
29. Qe4 Qc8 30. Be2 c3 31. Qxb4 c2 32. Qxe7 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34. Rd1 Qxb2
35. Bf1 Nd4 36. Qd6 Ne2+ 37. Bxe2 Qxe2 38. Bg3 h5 39. Qd4 Re8 40. f4 Ra8 41.
Bf2 Ra2 42. Re1 Qd2 43. Qxd2 Rxd2 44. g3 g5 45. f5 Rd5 46. f6 Bf8 47. Rc1 Kh7
48. Rc8 Ba3 49. Re8 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. Be3 Kg6 52. Bf4 Kf5 53. Kf2 Bc5+ 54.
Ke2 Bb4 55. Rc8 Bc5 56. Re8 Bb4 57. Re7 Bc3 {1/2-1/2 (57) Kamsky,G (2713)
-Safarli,E (2603) Baku 2010}) 9... Nh5 {Die Neuerung.} (9... b6 10. O-O Nh5 11.
Bh2 Bh6 12. Qc2 Bf4 13. Rfe1 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qc7+ 15. g3 $11 {1/2-1/2 (92)
Gostisa,L (2440)-Khalifman,A (2640) Bled 1991}) 10. Bh2 b6 (10... e5 $5) 11. e5
{Nimmt dem Sh5 das Feld f6.} Bh8 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Qh4 Ng7 14. Ng5 h5 15. Ndf3 {
Der Vorteil von Weiß ist offensichtlich.} Qc8 16. g4 Ba6 17. gxh5 Nxh5 18.
Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Qe4 Nd8 ({Nach} 19... Rac8 {ist} 20. Nxf7 (20. Rg1 $5) 20... Rxf7
21. Qxg6+ Rg7 22. Qxh5 Qd3 {nicht so klar.}) 20. O-O-O (20. Qxa8 Nb7 21. Qxf8+
Kxf8 {wäre gut für Schwarz.}) 20... b5 21. Rhg1 (21. Qxa8 Nc6 {bringt Weiß
weider nichts ein.}) 21... Bg7 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. Nh4 {droht stark e6, aber...} b4
24. c4 {... Weiß macht den Zug nicht. c4 ist aber auch gut.} (24. e6 Nxe6 25.
Nxg6 fxg6 (25... Nxg5 26. Nxe7+) 26. Qxg6 Rf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qxh5 bxc3 29.
Nh7+ Kg8 30. Nxf6+ exf6 31. Rd7 $18) 24... b3 (24... Qc6 25. Qg4 $18) 25. axb3
Rb8 26. Rd3 $18 Rb6 27. f4 $2 ({Hier gewann} 27. Nxf7 Nxf7 (27... Kxf7 28. Nxg6
Rxg6 29. Rf3+ $18) 28. Nxg6 Rfb8 29. Nxe7+ Kf8 30. Qf3 Rh6 31. Rd7 Qe6 32. Rxa7
Re8 33. Nf5 $18) 27... Nc6 {Und schon hat Schwarz starkes Gegenspiel mit Sb4.}
28. Nxg6 (28. Nf5 e6 (28... gxf5 $2 29. Qxf5 $18) 29. Nxg7 Nxg7 (29... Kxg7 30.
Nxe6+ $18) 30. Nxf7 Rxf7 31. Rxg6 Qb7 32. Rh6 Nf5 33. Rxe6 Ncd4 $15) 28... fxg6
(28... Nb4 $2 29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30. Qh7#) 29. Qxg6 Qa2+ 30. Kc1 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Qxb2+
32. Ke3 Nf6 33. exf6 Rxf6 34. Qe8+ Rf8 35. Qg6 Rf6 36. Qe8+ Rf8 37. Qg6 (37.
Qh5 Rf6 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qe4 Kg8 (39... Rxb3 $2 40. Nh7+ $18) 40. Rg2 Qc1+ 41.
Kf2 Nd4 {ist unklar}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ng5 Re7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bc2 c6 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. b3 Qc7 17. a4 bxa4 18. bxa4 h6 19. Ngf3 d5 20. Ba3 Re6 21. Bb4 Nb7 22.
exd5 Bxd5 23. Bf5 Ree8 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rad8 26. Qb3 Nd6 27. Bxd6 Bxd6 28.
Rad1 a5 29. g4 Rb8 30. Qc2 Bf8 31. g5 hxg5 32. Nxg5 g6 33. Bd5 Nxd5 34. Rxd5
Rbd8 35. Red1 Rxd5 36. Rxd5 e4 37. Nxe4 Qf4 38. Ng3 Qf3 39. c4 Rc8 40. Rxa5 Bc5
41. Ne4 Re8 42. Nf6+ Qxf6 43. Rxc5 Qf3 44. Qd2 Qxh3 45. Rg5 Qh4 46. Kg2 Qxc4
47. Qd5 Qe4+ 48. Qxe4 Rxe4 49. a5 Ra4 50. Rb5 Ra3 51. Kf1 Ra2 52. Kg2 Ra3 53.
Kf1 Ra2 54. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Bg4
8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qd5 10. Be2 Qxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Bg5 Bd6 13. Ke2 h6 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. g4 Ke7 16. Rad1 a5 17. a4 Rac8 18. Rd3 b6 19. Rhd1 Rhd8 20. c4 c5 21.
d5 Be5 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 ({The immediate fianchetto limits Black's options,
after} 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 {he has the alternative} Nd4 ({Svidler plays this move
more often than the more popular continuations} 4... d5 {and}) (4... Bb4) 5.
Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 (6... Bc5 7. d3 h6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg2 c6 10. Bd2 Re8 (
10... d5 $146 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 (12. Qb3 d4 13. Ne4 Be6 14. Qb5 Nxe4 15.
Bxe4 Bd6 $11) 12... b6 $5 $132) 11. Rc1 Bf8 {and now:} 12. e4 (12. Kh1 {
is less energetic,} {, but after} d6 {White has already played} (12... d5 $5 {
deserves attention:} 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 (14. Qb3 Nf6 $11) 14... cxd5 15.
Qb3 Be6 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qxa7 Rxb2 18. Bc3 Rxe2 19. Bf3 d4 $1 20. Bxe2 Qd5+ $1
21. f3 Ra8 22. Qb6 dxc3 $44 23. Rxc3 Rxa2 {Black has a lot of play for the
exchange and should be able to hold the resulting position.}) 13. e4 $1 a6 14.
f4 b5 15. Qf3 bxc4 16. dxc4 Be7 17. b3 Bb7 18. Rcd1 Qc8 $2 (18... Qc7 $142 $14)
19. c5 $1 Rf8 20. Na4 Qc7 21. Bc3 Rae8 22. Nb2 $6 (22. Nb6 $1 $18) 22... d5 $1
23. Bxe5 dxe4 24. Bxc7 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxc5 26. Nc4 Ba8 27. Bd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Nd5
29. Ne5 $14 {/+/-, Tomashevsky,E (2705)-Sargissian,G (2680)/WChT Bursa/2010/})
12... d6 $6 (12... Bc5 $142 $5) 13. h3 a6 14. a4 Rb8 15. Kh2 Nd7 (15... b5 $5)
16. Be3 a5 17. f4 Nc5 18. Rc2 Be6 19. f5 Bd7 20. Bf3 b5 21. axb5 cxb5 22. Bh5
$40 {[%cal Rf5f6,Rh5f7] Aronian,L (2802)-Wang Hao (2752)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/})
7. O-O (7. Qb3 Bc5 8. d3 O-O (8... h6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 a6 $5 {is a plausible
alternative, now too soft was} 11. Rac1 d6 12. a3 Ba7 13. Qc2 c6 14. b4 Bh3 15.
Bg2 Qd7 16. Ne4 Ne8 17. Bc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f5 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. c5 Rae8 21. cxd6
Qxd6 $11 {[%csl Ga7] /=/+, Ilic,S (2109)-Romanov,E (2603)/Skopje/2013/ Black's
Ba7 is alive again and it's White, who must tread with care.}) ({Black can
also play} 8... c6 {, now the flank sortie} 9. g4 {is not too dangerous:} d6
10. g5 Nd7 $5 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Rg1 Bb6 $1 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 f5 15. gxf6 Nxf6
16. O-O-O Kh8 17. d4 (17. h4 Qe7 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Kb1 Rab8 20. Qb4 b5 21. cxb5
cxb5 22. h5 Qc7 23. h6 g6 24. Rc1 a5 25. Qh4 Qf7 $132 {Chorfi,K (2442)-Norman,
N (2068)/corr/2007/}) 17... Qe7 18. Qc3 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf5 20. Qd3 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Rae8 $11 {Aronian,L (2724)-Gelfand,B (2724)/Saint Vincent/2005/}) 9. g4 c6 10.
g5 Ne8 11. h4 Nc7 12. Be3 Bd4 13. Bd2 (13. O-O-O $5 $13) 13... d5 $5 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Nxd5 Be6 16. e4 f5 17. O-O Rf7 18. Rac1 Rd7 (18... Kh8 $5 $44 {/\} 19.
Bc3 $4 fxe4 $19) 19. Bc3 h6 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Rc4 $6 (21. Qd1 $5 $11) 21...
hxg5 22. Rfc1 Nxd5 23. exd5 Bf7 $15 {Fridman,D (2648)-Gordon,S (2527)/EU-ch
Legnica/2013/}) 7... O-O 8. d3 c6 9. Bg2 h6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Rc1 (11. Rb1 a5 12.
a3 Bf8 13. Qa4 d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rfc1 Bd7 16. Qd1 Bc6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4
d4 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. dxe4 Qb6 22. Qc2 Qb5 23. e3 Re6 $11 {Berkes,
F (2693)-Papp,G (2578)/HUN-ch Heviz/2012/}) 11... a6 (11... Bc5 {leads to
Aronian-Wang Hao with an extra tempo for White - however, even here it's not
so easy to get something tangible after} 12. a3 a6 13. Na4 Ba7 14. c5 d5 15.
cxd6 Qxd6 16. Bb4 Qc7 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Be6 19. b4 Rad8 20. Qc2 Bd5 21. a4
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rd4 23. Qb3 b6 24. e3 Rd6 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. dxe4 Qe7 $11 {Gelfand,
B (2761)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Linares/2010/}) 12. Qb3 Bc5 13. Na4 Ba7 14. c5 d5
15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. Bb4 Qc7 17. Nc5 Bg4 18. Rfe1 Nd7 (18... Rad8 19. Bd2 Bc8 20.
Qc4 Bf5 21. b4 e4 $1 22. dxe4 Bxc5 23. bxc5 Bxe4 $132 {Tomashevsky,E (2708)
-Svidler,P (2754)/RUS-ch Moscow/2009/}) 19. Ne4 Be6 20. Qa3 a5 21. Bd2 Red8 22.
b3 Bb6 23. Rc2 Bd5 $11 {Malakhov,V (2722)-Caruana,F (2675)/Villafranca/2010/
For more details about the whole 4...Nd4 line see the theoretical survey in
CBM 135.}) 3... d5 ({An older game between the same opponents went} 3... Bb4 4.
Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 O-O 6. Bg2 Re8 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc2 Bxc3 9. dxc3 h6 10. Bf4 $5 (10.
Ne3 d6 11. Qc2 {is far more usual, but after} a5 12. Rd1 b6 $132 {Black is
doing fine in both practical and mail games.}) 10... d6 11. Qd2 a5 12. b3 b6
13. h3 Be6 (13... Ne5 $142 {[%cal Yc8b7]}) 14. g4 $5 Qd7 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. Bg3
Rad8 17. Rad1 d5 (17... h5 $5 $132) 18. Qc1 Qc6 19. cxd5 Nfxd5 20. c4 Nxe3 21.
Qxe3 f5 22. g5 $1 hxg5 23. Qxg5 Qc5 24. Kh2 $14 {[%csl Gg2,Gg3][%cal Yh3h5,
Yf2f3] Kamsky,G (2714)-Svidler,P (2732)/Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2007/ Although
Svidler survived in the end, it's no wonder he opts for a diffferent line this
time.}) 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 {The Reversed Dragon is
reasonably popular and many top players essay it with both colours. However,
White more often goes for immediate queenside expansion with} (7. O-O Be7 8. a3
O-O (8... a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Ra4,Rb5][%cal Yc3a4]}) 9.
b4 Be6 {and now:} 10. d3 {and now:} (10. Rb1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Rb4b5]} f6 11. d3
Nd4 (11... a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 (13. Nh4 {is a newer idea, but it seems
harmless enough:} Qc8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Nxf5 Bxf5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18.
Qb3 Rd8 19. Rd1 Rb8 20. Qc4 Qd7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 c6 23. Qa4 cxb5 24. Qxb5
(24. Qxa5 $2 b4 $1 $17 {[%csl Ra5]}) 24... b6 25. d4 Bc5 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. Bb2
exd4 28. exd4 Bf8 $11 {Romanov,E (2611)-Rublevsky,S (2693)/EUCup Eilat/2012/})
13... Qc8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Bb2 (16. Rd1 Nd6 17. Bb2 a4 18. Ba1 Ra5
19. Qc1 Kh8 20. Bf3 Bf8 21. Qc2 Nf7 22. Nce4 Ra7 23. Bb2 Nd5 24. Nc4 b6 25. h4
c6 $132 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2715)-Khairullin,I (2640)/Moscow/2011/}) 16... a4 (
16... Ra7 17. Rfd1 Nd6 18. a4 c6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Ba3 Nd5 21. Rdc1 Nf5 22.
Bxe7 Nfxe7 23. Nxd5 cxd5 {1/2-1/2 Mamedov,R (2624)-Volokitin,A (2695)/Plovdiv
2012/CBM 148 (112)} 24. Qb2 Rc7 25. d4 $14) (16... Nh6 $5 17. Nce4 (17. Rfd1
Nf7 18. Rbc1 Bf8 19. h4 $2 (19. Ne2 $11) 19... Bh3 20. Bh1 Bg4 21. Re1 Bf5 22.
Nce4 Qd7 23. Qxc7 Na4 24. Ba1 Bxa3 $17 {Van Wely,L (2655)-Tiviakov,S (2669)/
NED-ch Hilversum/2006/ See notes to this game by Tiviakov in CBM 113.}) 17...
Nf7 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Qd7 20. Nc5 (20. Rfe1 $1 $13) 20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 (21.
Qxc5 Bd5 $15) 21... Qxd2 22. Qxd2 Rxd2 23. cxb6 cxb6 24. Bxb7 Rad8 25. Bc1 Ra2
26. Bf4 Rxa3 27. Rfe1 Ne5 28. Bxe5 fxe5 29. Rxe5 Bf7 $15 {Harika,D (2516)
-Tiviakov,S (2677)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/}) 17. Rfc1 Nd6 18. Nde4 Bb3 $5 (18... Ne8
19. Qe2 Bf8 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Qd7 22. d4 Bc4 (22... c6 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. dxc5
Nc4 25. Rd1 Qc7 26. Bc1 $14 {Carlsen,M (2801)-Kramnik,V (2772)/London/2009/
For more details see the notes to this game by Carlsen in CBM 134.}) 23. Qf2
Bd3 24. Ra1 $5 (24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. dxc5 Nc4 $1 $132 {Carlsen}) 24... Bxe4 (24...
Nc4 $142 $1 $13) 25. Nxe4 Qxb5 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Qb3 28. Bxb7 Rab8 29. Rc3
Qe6 30. f5 Qe7 31. Bg2 Nd6 32. Qc2 Nb5 33. Rd3 Nd6 34. Rf1 Re8 35. e4 $36 {
Reinderman,D (2606)-Haslinger,S (2529)/Delft/2011/}) 19. Qe2 Nf7 {is the
favourite in postal chess, Black has been doing fine here:} 20. Nd1 Qd7 (20...
Ra5 21. d4 Ba2 22. Ra1 Bd5 23. dxe5 {1/2, Ludgate,A (2512)-Straka,Z (2536)/
corr/2009/} fxe5 24. f3 (24. Ndc3 Bc4 $11) 24... c6 25. bxc6 Bxc6 26. Rab1 Nd5
27. Qe1 Rb5 28. Bf1 Rb6 29. Nd2 Qd7 30. Nc4 Rb3 31. Na5 Ng5 32. Bg2 Nb4 $1 $44
{Tiits,T (2562)-Talpak,T (2524)/corr/2011/}) 21. d4 Rab8 22. Ra1 f5 23. Nc5
Bxc5 24. dxc5 Nd5 25. e4 Ne7 26. Ne3 f4 27. Ng4 Ng6 28. h4 Qe7 29. c6 Nf8 $13
30. b6 $6 bxc6 31. bxc7 Qxc7 32. gxf4 Ng6 $1 $15 {Ziese,G (2456)-Kurgansky,V 
(2427)/corr/2011/}) 12. Nd2 (12. Be3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Bc5 Rf7 15. Qc2 Nd5
16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Rbc1 Rd7 20. Qb2 Ne7 21. Nd2 Kh8 22.
Rc3 Nd5 23. Rc2 Ne7 $11 {Svidler,P (2747)-Karjakin,S (2775)/Tashkent/2012/}) (
12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne4 Bd5 14. Bb2 f5 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Kh8 17. Nf3 Bf6 18.
Qc2 Qd7 19. Rfc1 c6 20. a4 f4 21. b5 cxb5 22. axb5 Nd5 23. Nxd4 Rae8 $44 24.
Nf3 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Qe6 26. Qd4 fxg3 27. hxg3 Qxe2 $1 28. Qxd5 Re3 29. Re1 $11 {
Navara,D (2712)-Topalov,V (2770)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/}) 12... c6 13. Nde4 Bf7 14.
Nc5 Qc7 (14... Rb8 15. e3 Ne6 16. d4 $5 exd4 17. exd4 Re8 18. Re1 Bd6 19. a4
Nc7 20. Rxe8+ Bxe8 21. b5 Bg6 22. N5e4 Bf8 23. Bf4 Rc8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Bh3
Ra8 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 27. Qb3+ Bf7 28. Be6 Re8 $11 {/+/=, Svidler,P (2769)-Aronian,
L (2813)/Stavanger/2013/ In this line it seems that Black is harder pressed to
hold the balance.}) 15. e3 (15. Be3 a5 $1 16. Qd2 axb4 17. axb4 Nd7 18. N5e4 f5
19. Bg5 Qd8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ng5 Ra3 $17 {Aronian,L (2808)-Gelfand,B (2733)/
Monte Carlo rpd blindfold/2011/}) 15... Ne6 16. N3e4 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 a5 18. Bh3
axb4 19. axb4 Rfe8 20. e4 Nc8 21. Be3 Nd6 22. Nd7 Nb5 23. Bb6 Qd6 24. Bc5 {
1/2, Gleichmann,M (2540)-Casabona,C (2598)/corr/2011/}) {The most often played
move is} 10... a5 $5 (10... f6 11. Ne4 $5 {Anand's move causes Black the most
problems:} (11. Rb1 a5 {transposes to the above lines}) {Topalov's} 11... Qe8
$5 {is maybe the strongest, but even here after} (11... a5 $6 12. Nc5 $1 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb7,Rc7]} Bxc5 13. bxc5 Nd7 14. d4 e4 15. Nh4 Bd5 16. Nf5 Qe8 17. Bf4
Rc8 18. Rb1 g5 19. Bd2 b6 20. Qa4 Qe6 21. Bh3 Kh8 22. Ne3 Qxh3 23. Nxd5 Qe6 24.
Ne3 Ne7 25. Rfd1 Rfd8 26. Rbc1 Nf8 27. cxb6 cxb6 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qb5 Rd8 30.
d5 $1 Nxd5 31. Bxa5 $18 {Gelfand,B (2739)-Howell,D (2616)/Amsterdam-2010/}) (
11... Qd7 {is the most usual reaction, but after} 12. Qc2 {White remains
flexible with his Bc1 and gets a pull:} Rfd8 (12... a5 13. b5 $5 (13. Nc5 $14)
13... Nd4 $6 (13... Nd8 $142) 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 Na4 17. Qc2
Qxb5 18. Rb1 Qd7 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Rfc1 Rf7 21. Bxb7 Ra7 22. Bc6 Qd6 23. Qc5 $18
{[%csl Ra5,Gc6,Rc7,Gd2,Rd4] Vitiugov,N (2694)-Swiercz,D (2627)/Caleta/2013/})
13. Rb1 Rab8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Rfd1 Bg4 $2 (15... Bd5 $142 $14) (15... Qe8 $5) 16.
d4 $1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 exd4 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Nc8 20. Be4 g6 21. e3 $16 {
Hracek,Z (2631)-Petr,M (2462)/CZE-chT/2011/}) 12. Qc2 $5 ({White doesn't have
to hurry with} 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. bxc5 Nd5 14. Bb2 Rd8 15. Qc2 Nde7 16. Rab1 Ba2
17. Rbc1 Qf7 18. Bc3 Rd7 19. Qb2 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Be6 $11 {Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,
V (2805)/WCh Sofia/2010/ For more details see the notes to this game by Giri
in CBM 136.}) 12... Qf7 13. Be3 Rfd8 14. Bc5 Bb3 15. Qc1 Bd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17.
Nc5 Nd7 18. e4 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 b6 20. Qe3 Bb7 21. d4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Nc6 23. Nxc6
Bxc6 24. Rac1 Bb5 25. Rfe1 c6 26. e5 $14 {Raijmaekers,R (2477)-Tauber,H (2426)/
corr/2010/ Black still had to fight for full equality.}) ({However, Black has
other and possibly more solid alternatives:} 10... Nd4 11. Bb2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3
c6 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Qc2 Bd5 (14... f5 15. Nd2 Bf6 16. Bg2 Qe7 17. Nc4 Rac8 18.
Rac1 Kh8 19. a4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 e4 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. b5 c5 23. dxe4 fxe4 24. Bh3
Rc7 25. Rfd1 Qe5 26. Qe6 Qh5 27. e3 b6 28. Rd2 Re8 $132 {Movsesian,S (2705)
-Navara,D (2702)/Prague m/2011/}) 15. Bc3 Re8 16. a4 Bf8 17. Nd2 Bxf3 18. Nxf3
Rc8 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Qb2 Rc7 21. b5 e4 22. dxe4 Qxe4 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Bd4 Nc5
25. a5 Qe6 26. Be3 Qa6 27. Rdc1 g6 28. Qa2 Rec8 29. Bf4 Bd6 30. Bh6 Ne6 $11 {
Wang Yue (2685)-Ponomariov,R (2734)/Istanbul olm/2012/}) 11. b5 Nd4 12. Nd2 (
12. Rb1 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Rb8 14. Qc2 f5 15. Rd1 Kh8 16. Bg2 Bd6 17. a4 Qe7 18.
Bd2 Qf7 19. Rf1 Nd7 20. f4 Nf6 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Qe7 $132 {
Nepomniachtchi,I (2711)-Karjakin,S (2788)/RUS-ch Moscow/2011/}) 12... c6 13.
bxc6 Nxc6 14. Rb1 a4 $13 {In this complex position White has tried many moves,
but proving an edge is elusive:} 15. e3 (15. Kh1 Kh8 16. f4 f5 $5 17. fxe5 Nxe5
18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Bg2 Ng4 20. Nf3 Bb3 21. Qe1 Bc5 22. d4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Qxd4 24.
Bf4 Rbc8 25. Nb5 Qd7 $11 {Van Wely,L (2677)-Howell,D (2616)/Amsterdam/2010/}) (
15. Bxc6 {is risky:} bxc6 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Bb2 Rfc8 (17... f5 $132) (17... Ra5
$5 $13 {/=/+}) 18. Nce4 c5 19. Bxe5 $5 Qxe5 20. Rxb6 c4 $1 21. dxc4 (21. Nxc4
$142 Bxa3 $44) 21... Bxa3 22. Rfb1 Bf5 23. R6b5 Bc5 24. Qb2 {Navara,D (2616)
-Timoscenko,G (2504)/CZE-chT/2004/} Qe7 $36) 15... Qc7 (15... Na5 $5) 16. Qe2 (
16. Nb5 Qd7 17. Nc3 {is more circumspect, but even here Black can continue the
fight with} Ra6 $5 $13) 16... Rfd8 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Ba1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20.
Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Nc4 Qxd3 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Rxb7 f6 (23... Bxa3 $5 24. Rb6 Nd8 $11
) 24. Rc7 Ra6 25. Bb2 Kf8 26. Rc1 Na5 27. Nxa5 Rxa5 28. Rc8+ Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8
30. Bc3 Ra7 $11 {Khairullin,I (2631)-Lintchevski,D (2563)/Tyumen/2012/}) 7...
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 (9. a3 Be6 10. b4 {leads to positions from the previous
note. Therefore top GMs have recently been turning more often to the text move.
}) 9... Be6 {Natural development, but play still has an unforced character and
Black has other moves as well:} (9... f5 10. Rc1 Kh8 11. a3 Bf6 (11... Be6 {
still leads to the game position.}) 12. Bc5 Re8 13. b4 Be6 14. Re1 Qd7 $6 (
14... Nd7 $142 15. Na4 $5 $13 {Now White realises his plan.}) 15. e4 $1 a6 16.
Bh3 $6 ({Simpler is} 16. exf5 $142 Bxf5 17. Ne4 $36 {with the advantage.})
16... g6 17. Be3 Qg7 18. Ng5 Bg8 19. Nf3 f4 ({Black already spurns repetition
with} 19... Be6) ({An interesting try was} 19... Nd4 $5 $132 {[%cal Rg8b3]})
20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Nd5 g5 $2 (21... Rad8 22. Nxb6 h5 $14 {/~~}) 22. Bd7 $1 Re6
23. Bxe6 Bxe6 24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 26. Qa1 $16 {[%csl Re5] Aronian,L
(2825)-Nakamura,H (2775)/Moscow/2012/ For more details see the notes to this
game by Marin in CBM 149.}) ({Solid is} 9... Re8 $5 10. Rc1 (10. Na4 Bf8 11.
Rc1 e4 $5 (11... Nd4 $11) 12. Ne1 Bg4 $5 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. a3 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4
16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. dxe4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe4 20. e3 b5 $11 {[%csl Re1] /=/
+, Brestian,E (2470)-Stohl,I (2525)/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 10... Bf8 11. Ne4 Nd4
12. Nc5 (12. Bg5 f6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bd2 Be6 15. b4 Bd5 16. a4 c6 17. a5 Nc8
18. a6 $5 (18. Re1 a6 19. Nc5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd5+ 21. Kg1 Nd6 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23.
Nxb3 Nb5 24. Kf1 Rad8 25. Rc4 Rd5 26. Bc1 Red8 27. Bb2 Kf7 28. Kg2 h5 $11 {
/=/+, Carlsen,M (2826)-Kramnik,V (2780)/Bilbao/2010/ For more details about
this game see the notes by Kramnik in CBM 139.}) 18... b6 $5 19. e3 f5 20. Ng5
Bxg2 21. e4 fxe4 22. Kxg2 exd3 23. Qf3 Qd5 24. Rxc6 Ne7 25. Rc7 Qxf3+ 26. Nxf3
Nd5 27. Rd7 Red8 $11 {Jacewicz,G (2047)-Kaufmann,P (2183)/corr/2011/}) 12...
Nxf3+ (12... g6 13. Re1 c6 14. Bd2 a5 15. e3 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nd5 17. a3 Qb6 18.
Na4 Qa6 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Be2 $1 Qa7 21. e4 $36 {Ftacnik,L (2553)-Vallejo Pons,F
(2679)/Bundesliga/2007/}) 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qb3 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 Be6 16. Qb4 (16.
Qa3 Qd7 17. e4 Bg4 18. Bxg4 Qxg4 19. f4 Nd7 20. Bd6 exf4 21. Rxf4 Qe6 22. Rcf1
f6 23. h4 Kh8 24. d4 a5 $11 {Minasian,A (2557)-Smirin,I (2647)/Moscow/2009/})
16... Qd7 17. Rfd1 Nd5 18. Qa4 Nf6 19. b3 Bg4 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 (20... Qxg4 $142
$11) 21. f3 Nf6 22. Bf2 h5 23. Kg2 Re6 24. h4 Nd5 25. e4 Nc7 26. d4 Rd6 $132 {
Hansen,C (2626)-Hertneck,G (2572)/Bundesliga/2002/}) (9... Bg4 10. Rc1 Re8 11.
a3 Bf8 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. Re1 Rad8 14. b4 Nd4 15. Nb3 c6 16. Na5 (16. Ne4 $5)
16... h6 17. Qd2 Qe7 (17... f5 $132 {()}) 18. Qb2 Bc8 19. Ne4 Na4 20. Qb1 Kh8
21. Nd2 f5 22. Nf3 Qf6 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Bd2 Qf7 25. e4 dxe3 26. Bxe3 Nb6 27.
Nc4 Nxc4 28. dxc4 $11 {/+/=, Aronian,L (2502)-Rogozenco,D (2557)/Bucharest/
1999/ White had a slight edge in the manoeuvring struggle, but almost lost
after further over-ambitious play.}) 10. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c7] A typical Sicilian
move, but not the only one:} (10. a3 {was tested this year by Kramnik in blitz:
} Nd5 (10... f6 $5 11. b4 (11. Rc1 {transposes to 10.Rc1 f6.}) 11... a5 12. b5
Nd4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Bxd4 exd4 $5 $132 (14... Qxd4 $11)) 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qa4
Bd6 13. Rac1 a6 (13... Kh8 14. Rfe1 a6 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qe7 17. Qh4 h6 18.
Nf3 Qxh4 19. Nxh4 Ne7 20. Bc5 Rac8 21. b4 b6 22. Be3 f5 23. Bd2 Kh7 (23... e4
$5 $11) 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Nd5 26. Kf3 $13 {Kramnik,V (2810)-Gelfand,B (2740)
/Zürich blitz/2013/ White's central pawns decided the issue only after further
inaccurate play by Black.}) 14. Nd2 (14. Rc3 Ne7 15. Qh4 f6 16. Nd2 c6 17. Nc4
Bc7 18. Be4 Ng6 19. Qh3 Rf7 20. Nd2 Nf8 21. Nb3 $5 Bxe4 $6 (21... Bb6 $1 $11)
22. dxe4 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. Rcd3 Ke8 26. Nd2 Kd8 27. Nc4 Kc8 28.
Rc3 a5 29. a4 $14 {Aronian,L (2756)-Tiviakov,S (2669)/RUS-chT Sochi/2006/})
14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd7 16. Ne4 Kh8 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 f5 19. f3 Rae8 20.
Qc4 Re6 21. Rc1 h6 22. Qb3 Qc8 23. Qd5 Rd6 24. Qc4 Qe8 25. b4 f4 $6 (25... Rff6
$5 $11) 26. Bf2 Rd7 27. Qe4 $36 {[%csl Re5] Kramnik,V (2810)-Anand,V (2780)/
Zürich blitz/2013/}) ({When playing a "black" opening with reversed colours,
White has to realise that standard operations which lead to equality with
Black are usually insuffcient to fight for an advantage. In this case the
central break} 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 c6 13. Ne4 Bd5 14. b3 f5 15.
Nc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rc1 Rad8 19. Qc2 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21.
Rfd1 Rfd8 $11 {Petran,P (2368)-Jasny,S (2329)/Frydek Mistek/2008/ led only to
simplification and a boring sterile position.}) (10. Qc1 Re8 $5 (10... f5 11.
Rd1 Nd5 12. Bg5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 $14) ({There are solid alternatives:} 10... f6
11. Rd1 Nd5 (11... Nd4 $5 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Ne4 f5 14. Nc5 Bd5 $132) 12. d4
exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qc8 16. Bf4 c6 17. Rad1 Re8 18. a3 a5
19. h4 Bf8 20. Bf3 a4 21. h5 h6 22. Be4 Bf7 $11 {/+/=, Iturrizaga Bonelli,E 
(2607)-Milos,G (2596)/Mexico City/2010/}) (10... Nd5 11. Rd1 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Bf6
13. Rdc1 Re8 14. Ne4 Bd5 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rac8 18. Qe4 Qe6
19. Rc5 Nd8 20. Qa4 a6 21. Rac1 c6 $11 {Gabriel,C (2510)-Mikhalchishin,A (2520)
/Portoroz/1993/}) 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Nxd5 (12. d4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 exd4 14. exd4 Bg4
15. Qf4 Bh5 16. Kh1 Bd6 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rac1 Rad8 $13 {[%cal Gd8d2,Ge8e2] /=/+,
Marczykoski,P-Martys,M/corr/2007/}) 12... Bxd5 13. d4 e4 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Nxc6
Bxc6 16. Qc4 Qd7 17. a4 b5 $1 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Qc2 Qg4 20. Re1 Qe6 21. Rxa7
Rxa7 22. d5 Qxd5 23. Bxa7 h5 $11 {Kokarev,D (2588)-Savchenko,B (2648)/
Serpukhov/2008/}) 10... f5 {[%mdl 32] This is hardly a direct error, but we
will see that in the following strategic fight the vulnerability of the Pe5
will limit Black's options.} ({More restrained, but solid is} 10... f6 11. a3 {
and now:} Qd7 (11... Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Ne4 Bd5 (13... c6 14. b4 Rf7 15. Nc5
Bxc5 16. bxc5 Nc8 17. Qa4 Rd7 18. Rb1 Ne7 19. Nd2 b5 20. Qb4 a5 21. Qb2 Qc7 22.
Ne4 Rad8 23. Nd6 Nc8 24. Qxd4 Nxd6 25. cxd6 Rxd6 26. Qc3 Qb6 27. Rfc1 Rb8 28.
Qc5 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Gd3,Ge2] Movsesian,S (2699)-Cheparinov,I (2678)/
Khanty-Mansiysk rpd/2013/}) 14. Qc2 f5 15. Nc5 Bf6 16. Ne1 Rb8 17. a4 a6 18. a5
Nc8 19. Qa4 c6 20. Bxd5+ Qxd5 21. Nf3 Rd8 22. e4 dxe3 23. fxe3 Be7 24. d4 Nd6
$13 {/=, Movsesian,S (2693)-Cernousek,L (2476)/EU-ch Legnica/2013/}) {We have
already mentioned the break} 12. d4 {above, White didn't get anything tangible
after} (12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Nc5 (13. Bd2 $5 a5 $11) 13... Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Rfd8 15.
Qc2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 b6 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Na5 19. Nd2 c5 20. Nc4 Nxc4 (20...
Nb7 $5 $15) 21. dxc4 Qf7 22. b3 Qg6 23. Be4 Qg5 24. Kf2 $11 {Matlakov,M (2673)
-Geller,J (2559)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2012/}) ({He should be considering} 12. Re1
Rad8 13. Na4 Rfe8 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Rxc5 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qc2 c6 18. b4 {
Martinez,R (2422)-Sanchez,J (2529)/Maiche Civitanova/2012/} a6 $11) 12... exd4
13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 c6 16. Ne4 Bd5 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. e3 Rad8
19. b4 Kf7 20. Nc5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Ke6 23. Bd4 Rd7 24. Rc5 Red8 $11
{Kamsky,G (2741)-Cheparinov,I (2678)/Khanty-Mansiysk rpd/2013/ This game was
played later than ours.}) (10... Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qa4 ({or} 12. a3 {
can transpose to positions from the previous note.})) 11. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4]
White returns to another typical Sicilian motif, which we have already
mentioned above.} Bf6 {Fortifies the centre, but this move possibly isn't
ideal - its drawback is that it allows a subsequent Bc5 with tempo.} (11... f4
12. Bd2 g5 13. Ne4 Nd7 (13... g4 14. Rxc6 $1) 14. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 15. Bc3 Bd5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe4 (17... Bd6 $142 $1 18. Bc3 $14) 18. Bxe4 $16 {Aronian,
L (2455)-Del Rio de Angelis,S (2395)/Linares/1998/ The exchange sacrifice is
another standard Sicilian idea.}) ({Black doesn't usually try to prevent b4
with the straighforward} 11... a5 {(see also the note to move 7), as it
weakens the queenside and after} 12. Na4 $5 ({Also deserving attention is} 12.
Bxb6 cxb6 13. e3 Bf6 14. Re1 Rf7 15. d4 Rd7 16. Qc2 e4 17. Nd2 Ne7 18. Nb5 Nd5
19. Nb1 h5 20. N1c3 Ne7 21. Qe2 $14 {Gavrikov,V (2600)-Brunner,L (2525)/Biel/
1994/}) 12... Nxa4 13. Qxa4 Bf6 14. Nd2 Bd5 15. Qb5 $14 {[%csl Rb5]} ({or} 15.
Rc5 $36 {White retains an unpleasant pull.})) ({In postal games Black has also
played} 11... a6 12. b4 Kh8) ({, or the immediate} 11... Kh8 $5 {This is
flexible, as it still gives Black a choice between leaving the bishop on e7,
or moving it to either f6 or d6. His results here have been better than after
the text move.}) 12. Nd2 $5 ({Directed against the knight sortie:} 12. b4 Nd4
$5 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Na4 Bd5 $132 15. Nc5 Qe7 16. Nb3 Rad8 17. Bh3 Be6 18. Na5
c6 19. Re1 Qf7 20. Qc2 Rfe8 21. Bg2 Nd5 22. e3 dxe3 23. fxe3 Nb6 24. Kh1 Rd7
$15 {Spraggett,K (2575)-Rublevsky,S (2650)/Groningen/1997/ Black is very
comfortable here, for more details see the notes to this game by Ribli in CBM
63.}) 12... Kh8 (12... Rb8 13. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 14. b4 Re8 15. Nb3 Bf7 16. Qc2 Qd7
17. Na5 a6 18. f3 Re6 19. Nd1 Rbe8 20. Nf2 Bg6 21. Nb7 $1 Qc8 22. Nc5 Rd6 23.
Bd2 Bh5 24. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6,Rc7] Anreiter,A (2315)-Zielinski,S (2241)/
corr/2007/}) 13. b4 (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 $13 {/+/= deserved attention even
here, but the exchange of the fianchettoed bishop seemed too double-edged to
Kamsky. White can keep his initiative also by less committal means.}) 13... Rb8
$146 ({Until now Black has played} 13... Nd5 14. Bc5 (14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5
Qxd5 16. Nb3 (16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Qc4 Rf7 18. Nb3 Nd8 19. Rc2 Ne6 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21.
Qxc5 a6 22. Bc1 Re8 23. Bb2 c6 $11 {Hoffmann,H (2250)-Unzicker,W (2450)/WCh
sen Bad Wildbad/1993/}) 16... Be7 17. Bc5 Bd6 18. Rc4 a6 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Rc1
h6 21. Rd1 f4 $5 $132 {Dokhoian,Y (2520)-Janovsky,S (2400)/Nabereznye Chelny/
1988/}) 14... Nxc3 $142 $5 (14... Rf7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd4 $6
18. Nd6 $1 cxd6 19. Bxd5 Rc7 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Qf3 Rb8 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Be4
$16 {[%csl Ge4,Rf6] Pachman,L-Altschul,M/CSR-ch Kosice/1961/}) (14... Re8 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 fxe4 17. b5 $5 (17. Nxe4 Be7 {Onischuk,A (2495)-Fogarasi,T 
(2440)/Budapest/1993/} 18. Re1 $14) 17... Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20.
Nxe4 Be7 21. Qb3 Rc8 22. Rfe1 Rf8 23. a4 {Galanov,S (2597)-Blank,W (2481)/corr/
2011/}) 15. Rxc3 Rf7 16. Bxc6 $5 (16. b5 Nd4 (16... e4 $5 $13 {<=>}) 17. Bxb7
Rb8 $11) 16... bxc6 17. e4 $14 {/<=> White is probably somewhat better here,
but the final result remains fully open.}) 14. Bc5 ({Kamsky once again spurns} 
14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 {and chooses a simpler way: now the Nc6 must go back.})
14... Ne7 {Svidler opts for an immediate retreat.} (14... Re8 15. b5 {also
forces} Ne7 (15... Nd4 $2 16. e3 $18 {[%csl Rd4]}) 16. Qc2 $14) 15. b5 {
White can be satisfied with the result of the opening, he has pressure on the
c-file and Black's forces are passive.} Nbc8 (15... Qd7 16. Bb4 $1 {[%cal
Yd2b3,Yb3c5]} (16. a4 Rfd8 17. Rc2 $5 (17. a5 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxa7 (19.
e4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 b6 $13) 19... Ra8 20. b6 cxb6 21. Bxb6 (21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxb6
Rdc8 $44) 21... Nxb6 22. axb6 e4 23. Rc7 Qd4 $132) 17... c6 18. a5 Nbc8 19. Qb1
$14) 16... Nbc8 17. e4 $36 Qxd3 $6 18. exf5 Bxf5 (18... Qxf5 19. Nce4 $16) 19.
g4 $5 Bg6 20. Nde4 Qxd1 21. Rcxd1 $16) 16. a4 b6 17. Ba3 Nd6 18. Rc2 {Rather
hesitant.} ({More in the spirit of the position is the typical (see also
Aronian-Nakamura above) push} 18. e4 $36) 18... Rc8 19. Qc1 {Again a slow move;
moreover the queen won't stay here for long.} (19. e4 $14) (19. Na2 $5 $14 {
[%cal Ya2b4]}) 19... Qd7 20. Re1 Rfd8 21. e4 Bg5 {[%csl Re5]} (21... c6 22.
Bxd6 Qxd6 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nce4 $14) ({A more solid move is} 21... c5 $142 $5
{If White doesn't take en passant, Black has a better version of the game
position.} {/\} 22. bxc6 Nxc6 23. Bxd6 Nd4 $5 $13 (23... Qxd6 $132)) 22. Qa1 {
A patient reaction.} ({After the more straightforward} 22. f4 $5 exf4 23. Nf3
Bh6 24. Ne5 (24. gxf4 $6 Ng6 {[%csl Rf4]}) 24... Qe8 25. gxf4 Ng6 26. Nxg6+
Qxg6 27. e5 Nb7 $5 $14 {[%cal Yb7a5] /~~ White controls the centre, but the
position is still not quite clear.}) 22... c5 23. Nf3 Bf6 24. Bb2 Ng6 $6 {
Protects Pe5, but deserts the d5-square.} (24... Nf7 $1 25. Rd2 $13 {/+/=}) 25.
h4 (25. Nd5 $5 $36) 25... h5 $2 {[%mdl 128] Creates another weakness, which
Kamsky will exploit very effectively to whip up a deadly attack.} (25... fxe4
26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. dxe4 Bh3 28. Nh2 $5 (28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Re8
31. Bb2 Nxh4+ 32. gxh4 Qg4+ $11) (28. Bh1 Bg4 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31.
Qxe5 Bd1 $44) 28... Bxg2 29. Kxg2 $14) (25... c4 26. Rd2 $1 $14) 26. Nd5 $1 Nf7
27. Qd1 $1 {[%cal Rf3g5] Well-hidden, but extremely unpleasant.} f4 (27... Bxd5
28. exd5 $16 {[%cal Rf3g5] /+-}) 28. Nh2 $1 $40 {[%csl Rh5] A series of strong
moves leaves Black in terminal trouble. From move 4 onwards there have been no
exchanges, only now do more pieces start disappearing from the board,
increasing White's positional superiority.} Bg4 $8 29. Nxg4 hxg4 (29... Qxg4
30. Bf3 Qh3 31. Bxh5 fxg3 32. fxg3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh5g6,Rh5g4]}) 30. gxf4 Nxh4 (
{Keeps material equal, but} 30... Nh6 $5 {was more resilient:} 31. Qd2 Qf7 $16)
31. f5 Nh6 32. f3 gxf3 (32... g3 33. f4 Qe8 34. Nxf6 gxf6 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Re3
$18 {doesn't help.}) 33. Bxf3 $18 {[%csl Gd5] The powerful Nd5 is untouchable,
with other white pieces aiming for the kingside. The game is practically over.}
Qf7 34. Bh5 Qg8 35. Ne3 {Avoids Rxd5, but even more concrete was} (35. Nxf6 $1
gxf6+ 36. Kh1 Qg3 37. Rg1 Qh3+ (37... Qxd3 38. Qxd3 Rxd3 39. Rh2 $18 {[%csl
Rh4]}) 38. Rh2 Rxd3 39. Qe1 Nf3 40. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 41. Rgg2 $18) 35... Qb3 36. Rd2
c4 ({Desperation, but after} 36... Qxd1 37. Rexd1 Rg8 38. Rh2 g6 39. fxg6 Nxg6
40. Kf2 $5 Bh4+ 41. Ke2 Bg3 42. Rhh1 {White's pressure is unbearable. A sample
line is} Rcf8 43. Nf5 Nxf5 44. exf5 Nh4 45. Rdg1 Rxf5 46. Bf3 {[%cal Rg1g3]}
Rxf3 47. Bxe5+ Kh7 48. Bxg3 Rgxg3 49. Rxh4+ Kg6 50. Rg4+ $1) 37. dxc4 Qb4 38.
Nd5 Rxd5 (38... Qxc4 39. Nxf6 Rxd2 40. Qxd2 $18) (38... Qc5+ 39. Kh1 $18) 39.
cxd5 Bg5 40. Rf2 Rc3 $6 (40... Bf4 $142 41. Rxf4 $5 exf4 42. Re2 Qe7 43. f6
gxf6 44. d6 $18) 41. Bxc3 Qxc3 42. Rh2 Bf4 43. Qe2 {He willingly returns one
exchange to target the hapless Nh4.} (43. Qe2 Bxh2+ 44. Kxh2 $18 {[%csl Rh4]
[%cal Re2f2]}) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 a5
9. Bb2 Na6 10. d5 Bd7 11. Nd4 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nc5 13. Rb1 Nfe4 14. e3 Rc8 15. h4
Rf7 16. Ba1 h6 17. a4 g5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. g4 e6 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 f4 22.
Re1 b6 23. Rc1 Qf8 24. Nf3 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Qg7 26. Rc1 Bc6 27. exf4 gxf4 28. g5
e5 29. Qxd6 e4 30. Ne5 Qxg5 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. c3 (4. Bd3) ({and} 4. Ngf3 {are the main lines.
}) 4... c5 5. e5 (5. dxc5 {is the more popular alternative.}) 5... Nc6 6. Bd3
cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 (7... Nxd4 $2 {is a typical mistake, as} 8. Qg4 $1 $18 {
and Black can't protect g7.}) 8. Ndf3 (8. Ne2 Nf5 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. O-O Qb6 11.
Kh1 h6 12. a3 g5 13. h3 O-O-O 14. b4 f6 15. b5 Na5 16. Nc3 $16 {and White has
a lot of threats, Bruzon Batista-Prasca Sosa, Istanbul ol 2012.}) 8... f6 (8...
Nf5 9. Ne2 {transposes to the 8.Ne2 line.}) 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Ne2 Qb6 $146 {
A new move.} (10... Qa5+ 11. Nc3 $1 (11. Kf1 Bd7 12. a3 {(Rivero Ojeda-Bartel,
Cork 2005)} fxe5 13. dxe5 Rf8 ({or} 13... O-O-O)) 11... fxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13.
dxe5 Bd7 14. Qh5+ Kd8 15. O-O $36 {with some initiative.}) (10... fxe5 11. Nxe5
Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qc7 13. O-O Qxe5 14. Bb5+ Kf7 15. Re1 $36 {and White has a
strong initiative.}) 11. O-O ({In the event of} 11. exf6 Bxf6 (11... Qb4+ 12.
Nc3 Bxf6 13. O-O O-O 14. a3 Qd6 15. Re1 $14) 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Bg7 {the
computer evaluates White to have advantage, but by human measures, in my view
Black's position is solid and White has to bear Rxf3 in mind all the time.})
11... Bd7 (11... fxe5 {was an alternative} 12. Nxe5 (12. dxe5 Bd7) 12... Nxe5
13. dxe5 Bd7 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Nd4 Rf4 {with some counterplay.}) 12. b4 $1 {
A pretty ambitious move. This move only looks a P sacrifice, because Black
can't take with any pieces.} ({The engine suggests} 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Bg7
14. Qf4 O-O-O {, but I think Black hasn't got any problem.}) 12... a6 (12...
Nxb4 $6 {is weak, as} 13. Rb1 $16 {and Black is in a big trouble.}) ({In case
of} 12... fxe5 13. b5 $1 Nxd4 14. Nxe5 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 $16 {the black K is very
bad.}) 13. Qd2 (13. a4 {is also logical to continue the b5 plan, but I prefer
the text move.} fxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 O-O (15... Qxb4 16. a5 $44) 16. a5
Qxb4 (16... Qc7 $5) 17. Rb1 Qxa5 18. Rxb7 Qd8 19. Nd4 Rf4 $13 {with an unclear
fight.}) 13... fxe5 14. dxe5 Qxb4 15. Qxh6 Qa3 $2 {A mistake, Black misses
White's subsequent continuation.} (15... Qg4 {was better to prevent Bg6, but
Black's position isn't enviable.} 16. Rab1 Bf8 (16... O-O-O $2 {is too
dangerous, because of} 17. Qe3 $1 $18 {and White has a huge attack.}) (16...
Nb4 17. Rxb4 $1 {a very strong exchange sacrifice!} Bxb4 18. Ng5 Be7 19. Bg6+
$1 $16 {with a decisive attack!}) 17. Qe3 $36 {and the Black K can't find its
place.}) 16. Bg6+ Kd8 17. Bf7 $1 $18 {Black can't defend the e6 P. Probably
Nakamura missed this move.} Rf8 18. Bxe6 Rxf3 {Nakamura tries to create some
practical problems for Kamsky.} 19. gxf3 Qxf3 20. Ng3 (20. Rab1 $18 {was also
very strong.}) 20... Nxe5 21. Rae1 (21. Rad1 $1 {was the best move, because
the R is more useful on d1. For example:} Bc6 22. Qxh7 $18 {and White wins.})
21... Qf6 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. Bxd5 Bb5 24. Rd1 Kc7 25. Rc1+ Kb6 26. Rfd1 Nc6 27.
Be4 h6 28. Rd7 {White is a simple exchange up, the rest is not so difficult.}
Rb8 29. Rb1 Ka5 30. Kg2 Bh8 31. Rh7 Nb4 32. a3 Na2 33. Rxb7 Rxb7 34. Bxb7 Ka4
35. Ne4 Kxa3 36. Nc5 Nc3 37. Rb3+ Ka2 38. Bxa6 Bc6+ 39. Kg1 Bd5 40. Rb4 Ka3 41.
Rh4 Bg7 42. Bc4 Bf3 43. Ne6 Be5 44. Rxh6 Kb2 45. Nc5 Bd4 46. Nd3+ Kb1 47. Rd6
Ba7 48. Rd7 Bb6 49. Ne5 Ba8 50. h4 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.06.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a5 11. Qc2 b4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6
15. Bd2 c5 16. Rac1 Re6 17. Qh4 Bf6 18. Qh6 cxd4 19. exd4 Nc6 20. Be3 Rd6 21.
Rc4 Bg7 22. Qh4 Qd7 23. h3 Rd8 24. Rfc1 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27.
Rxd4 Qxd4 28. Qxe7 Kg7 29. Qe2 Rd5 30. Qc2 h5 31. a3 h4 32. axb4 axb4 33. b3
Qe5 34. Rd1 Rc5 35. Qd2 Rc3 36. Qd4 Qxd4 37. Rxd4 Rxb3 38. Rxh4 Rb1+ 39. Kh2
Kf6 40. Re4 b3 41. Re3 b2 42. Rb3 Ke5 43. g3 Kd4 44. Kg2 Kc4 45. Rb8 Kc3 46.
Rc8+ Kb3 47. Rb8+ Kc3 48. Rc8+ Kb3 49. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.06.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 {The Chigorin Defence. In modern chess it is
slightly less popular than the Breyer and the Zaitsev Variations. But the
great invention of Chigorin is still very much alive.} cxd4 {An interesting
choice, Morozevich plays according to his style, surprising his opponents and
hoping for a complex game in which he can outplay his opponent. This system is
not clearly classical, but invented by GM Oleg Romanishin. The idea is to
increase the pressure on the centre, as Black can easily protect the weak
d6-pawn.} (11... Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 {is the main line, leading to
complex positions, the evaluation of which is still unclear.}) 12. cxd4 exd4
13. Nxd4 Re8 ({Another good option is} 13... Bb7 14. a3 Re8 15. Nc3 Bf8 16. Nf5
Nc4 (16... Rc8 $142) 17. Qf3 Rc8 18. Bg5 Kh8 19. Bb3 Rc5 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rad1
{Dgebuadze,A (2562)-Ginsburg,G (2520)/Lausanne 2008; with strong pressure.})
14. Nc3 {Here White has two other important plans:} (14. Bg5 $5 $146 h6 15. Bh4
Nd5 $1 16. Bxe7 (16. Bg3 $6 Nb4) 16... Nxe7 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. a4 Qb6 19. N4b3
Nac6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nf1 Ne5 {1/2 Leko,P (2713)-Morozevich,A 
(2742)/Wijk aan Zee 2002}) (14. b3 Bf8 (14... Bb7 15. Bb2 Bf8 16. Nd2 g6 17.
Qf3 Bg7 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Bb1 Qe7 20. Qd3 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Nf1 Rcd8 {
Nguyen Anh Dung (2537)-Li Ruofan (2417)/Kuala Lumpur 2007; with equal play.})
15. Bb2 g6 16. a3 Bb7 17. Nc3 Bg7 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. Rad1 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21.
Re2 Qe7 22. Bb1 Nd7 23. Rde1 Qe6 {Inarkiev,E (2545)-Kayumov,S (2267)/Alushta
2002. Black has good counterplay.}) 14... Bb7 15. Nf5 Rc8 ({Another possible
move is the natural retreat} 15... Bf8 16. Qf3 (16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Rc8 18. Rc1
Nc4 19. Qd4 Re6 20. Bb3 g6 21. Qa7 Rc7 22. Nd4 Re5 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Bxf6 Qxf6
25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Qxc7 Bxe4 {Ivanchuk,V (2762)-Mueller,M (2405)/Mainz 2000;
with sufficient compensation for the exchange.}) 16... Re6 (16... h6 17. Rd1
Nc4 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. b3 b4 $2 20. bxc4 bxc3 21. Rxd6 {1-0 Spraggett,K (2585)
-Mueller,M (2405)/Port Erin 2007}) (16... g6 17. Nh6+ Bxh6 18. Bxh6 $14) 17.
Nd4 Re5 18. Bf4 b4 19. Na4 Rc8 {with counterplay.}) 16. Bg5 Nc4 ({Clearly a
better try was} 16... b4 $5 {in order to deflect the knight from the defence
of the centre} 17. Na4 Bf8 18. Rc1 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nb6 Rc7 21. b3 {
White still controls the most important central squares.}) 17. Qd4 $1 {The
centralised queen is a huge source of power, the opponent's king will be in
danger.} Nxb2 $2 {Black fails to see the refutation and grabs the pawn.} (17...
h6 {was necessary:} 18. Bh4 Nxb2 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rxc2 21. Rxe7 Rxe7 22.
Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxf6 {and there is no mate, as was possible
in the game!}) 18. Bb3 {White returns the favour, he would have been
immediately winning if he had played} (18. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (18... Rxc2 19. Ndxe7+
Rxe7 20. Bxf6 $18) (18... Rc4 19. Ndxe7+ Rxe7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxb2 $18) 19.
exd5 Rxc2 20. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxf6 {The point is that Black
cannot win the queen because he will get mated on the back rank.} Re1+ 23. Rxe1
Qxf6 24. Re8#) 18... Nc4 19. Rad1 ({The typical attack} 19. a4 {was worth
trying.}) 19... Qd7 20. Rd3 Bd8 $2 {An unnecessary mistake.} ({Black would
have huge counterplay after the correct} 20... Ne5 21. Rg3 Nh5 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7
23. Bxe7 Nxg3 24. Bxd6 Nc4) 21. Nxg7 $1 Re5 ({White would get a terrific
attack after} 21... Kxg7 22. Bxf6+ Bxf6 23. Rg3+ Kf8 24. Qxf6 Qe6 25. Qg7+ Ke7
26. Rf3) 22. Nf5 Nxe4 (22... h6 {does not help:} 23. Bf4 Bb6 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25.
Bxe5) 23. Nh6+ Kf8 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. f4 {Fantastic! Black no longer has the
will to fight on!} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 {The most common move. Nowadays 9...d5 is becoming more popular
than ever, but Kamsky preferred a solid line.} 10. a3 Qd7 ({Other main lines
are} 10... Na5) ({and} 10... Nb8) 11. Nbd2 ({The main line is by far} 11. Nc3 {
, but the text move also has a huge amount of theory.} Rfe8 12. Ne2 Nd8 13. Ng3
{White's N chose another way, but it transposes to the game.}) 11... Rfe8 ({
Other options are} 11... Nd8) ({or} 11... Rae8) 12. Nf1 Nd8 13. Ng3 g6 $146 {
The first novelty in the game. It's funny, but there are two novelties in this
game.} (13... Ne6 {is the main line, with some top games. For example:} 14. Ng5
c5 (14... Nxg5 15. Bxg5 h6 16. Bd2 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Bc3 Bc5
20. Ne4 {1/2 Anand-Leko, Monaco (blindfold) 2005}) 15. Nxe6 (15. Bxe6 fxe6 16.
Nf3 Rf8 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Bd2 Qe8 19. b3 Nh5 20. Nxh5 Qxh5 21. Nh2 Qxe2 22. Rxe2
Bc6 $11 {Anand-Aronian, Mainz rapid 2007}) 15... fxe6 16. c3 Bd8 17. a4 Bb6 18.
Be3 Kh8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Nh5 Bd8 22. Nxf6 Bxf6 23. Qg4 Bc8 24.
Rd1 Qe7 $11 {With an equal position, Leko-Aronian, Nice (blindfold) 2008.}) 14.
Bh6 Ne6 {Now we are back in the line with 11.Nc3 Nd8 12.Ne2 Ne6 13.Ng3 g6 14.
Bh6 Rfe8.} 15. Qd2 $146 {The second novelty.} ({Before only} 15. Ng5 {was
played} Bf8 $1 (15... Nxg5 {Shirov} 16. Bxg5 $16) 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. Bxe6 {
Shirov} (17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qd2 (18. d4 exd4 19. Qxd4 (19. e5 $6 {Too
optimistic.} dxe5 20. Rxe5 Rae8 21. a4 Qd6 22. Qe2 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 $17 {
and Black is better, Stefansson-Chudinovskih, Plovdiv 2008.}) 19... c5 20. Qe3
c4 {Black looks nicely placed.}) 18... c5 19. f4 (19. c3 $5) 19... exf4 20.
Qxf4 d5 $1 $132 {with a double-edged fight, Gelfand-Shirov, Rethymnon 2003.})
17... fxe6 18. c3 $14) 15... c5 16. Ba2 $1 {A very logical prophylactic move.
The B has found a safe place, preparing for the next move.} Rac8 17. c4 {
A strange move, but Caruana wanted to avoid ...c4. On the other hand, it is
not so easy to find a logical plan with White.} Kh8 {Kamsky prepares for Ng8.}
18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 Ng8 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. b4 $1 {A good move, White wants to
open the position, because now he has the "bad" B.} f5 {Kamsky is also very
ambitious, he immediately tries to take the initiative. Now Black threatens f4.
} 22. cxb5 ({Immediately} 22. f4 {is similar to the game.}) 22... axb5 23. f4
$5 {A very interesting tactical move.} ({The engine suggests} 23. Rac1 {
, but in a practical game, the players don't want to allow} f4 {. For example:}
24. Nf1 Nf6 {and Black has an acceptable position.}) 23... cxb4 ({In the event
of} 23... exf4 24. Qxf4 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 {and White
looks nicely placed, as his pieces are more active and also in such positions
the B is stronger than the N.}) 24. axb4 Rf8 {A cold-blooded move, Black
ignores the hanging centre P...} (24... fxe4 {helps only White, because} 25.
Nxe4 $36) ({or} 24... exf4 25. Qxf4 $36 {and White has some initiative.}) 25.
Rf1 {but White too...} Rg7 26. Rae1 {Both players have played the logical
moves, but now Black has to find an acceptable answer.} h5 $6 {Too dangerous.}
(26... Qd8 {was an interesting move} 27. Rf2 Qh4 {and Black activates his Q on
the K side. The position is very unclear.}) 27. Rf2 $1 {A good move, White
frees the f1-square for his N.} h4 28. Nf1 {Still Black is very optimistic. On
the other hand, he needs to play aggressively, because the h4 P is a big
weakness on his K side.} exf4 29. Rxf4 g5 {It's forced.} 30. Rxf5 Rxf5 31. exf5
Qxf5 32. Re8 ({The computer suggests} 32. Ne3 {, but I like the text move too.}
Qf4 33. Qc3 Nf6 34. Be6 $16 {Followed by Nf5.}) 32... Bd5 33. Bxd5 Qxd5 34. Ne3
Qd4 35. Qd1 $1 Kh7 $2 {Loses immediately, probably a move made in time trouble.
} (35... Qf6 {was the only defence} 36. Ng4 Qd4+ 37. Nf2 Qf4 {and maybe Black
can hope for survival.}) 36. Qh5+ Nh6 37. Re6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O
d6 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 Nc6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Qe1 Qb7 13. c3 bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nf6 15. b4
Be7 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 Na7 18. e5 Nd5 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Be5 Nf4
22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. Be4 Qxb5 24. Nc3 Qc5 25. Bxh7 Rg7 26. Ne4 Qe7 27. Bf5 Nc6 28.
Qc3 Kf8 29. Qxc6 exf5 30. Ng3 Rg6 31. Qc3 Qc7 32. Qh8+ Rg8 33. Qh5 Rb6 34. Nxf5
Rb5 35. Ra8 Qb7 36. Rxc8+ Qxc8 37. N3d4 Rc5 38. g3 Rg6 39. Qh8+ Rg8 40. Qh5 Bg5
41. h4 Rxf5 42. Nxf5 Qxf5 43. Ra1 Kg7 44. Qxg5+ Qxg5 45. hxg5 Kg6 46. Ra5 Rb8
47. Kg2 Rb3 48. f4 Kh5 49. Kh3 Rb1 50. Ra7 Kg6 51. Ra6+ Kg7 52. Kg4 Rb4 53. Rc6
Ra4 54. Rb6 Rc4 55. Kh5 Rc3 56. Kh4 Rc4 57. Rb7 Kg6 58. Ra7 Rb4 59. Ra6+ Kg7
60. Kg4 Rc4 61. Rd6 Ra4 62. Kf5 Ra3 63. Kg4 Ra4 64. Kh4 Rb4 65. Rd3 Kg6 66. Rf3
Rb8 67. f5+ Kg7 68. Ra3 Rb5 69. Kg4 Rb4+ 70. Kh5 Rb1 71. Ra7 Rh1+ 72. Kg4 Kg8
73. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gundavaa, Bayarsaihan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. c3 Bb7 6. h3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. a3 a6 11. Nbd2 d5 12. Rc1 h6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ne4 15.
Nf3 b5 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. f3 Nc5 19. Bb1 Nd7 20. Qh5 Kg8 21. Bxh6 gxh6
22. Qxh6 f5 23. Nxe6 Kf7 24. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nxe5 Bxc3
8. dxc3 Nxe4 9. Re1 Nc5 10. b3 Ne6 11. Ba3 c5 12. Qd5 Rb8 13. Rad1 d6 14. Nc6
Bb7 15. Nxd8 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rfxd8 17. Re4 Rb6 18. Ra4 a6 19. f3 Kf8 20. Kf2 Ke7
21. Bc1 Kd7 22. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2
Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. c4 Nc7 12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Bg5 Rd8 15.
Rd2 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qe7 17. h4 h6 18. Nh3 Qc5 19. Re1 Ba6 20. b3 b5 21. cxb5 Bxb5
22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Ba6 24. h5 Ne7 25. Nf4 Kf7 26. Re1 g5 27. hxg6+ Nxg6 28.
Nxg6 Kxg6 29. Red1 Rf7 30. Na4 f4 31. gxf4 Kf5 32. Rd4 Rg7 33. Kh2 Rxg2+ 34.
Kxg2 Bb7+ 35. f3 Nd5 36. Nc5 Bc6 37. Kf2 h5 38. Ne4 Kg6 39. Rg1+ Kh6 40. f5
exf5 41. Nf6 Nxf6 42. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 a5 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Bf1 Nb6 15.
Qe2 Nc8 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 f5 20. a3 Qc7 21. b4
axb4 22. axb4 Qg7 23. Qb3 Ne7 24. Rb1 Ra7 25. cxd5 exd5 26. b5 Qe5 27. Qb4 Rea8
28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. exd4 Kf7 30. Re1 Ng8 31. g3 Nf6 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Rb6 Rc7 34.
Ba6 Raa7 35. Kg2 Nd7 36. Re3 Nf8 37. Reb3 Ne6 38. R3b4 Ke7 39. h4 Kd7 40. Kf3
Ra8 41. Ke3 Re8 42. Kd2 Rf8 43. Rb7 Ra8 44. R7b6 Nd8 45. Ke3 Rca7 46. Bd3 Ra3
47. Rb3 Rxb3 48. Rxb3 Ra4 49. Bc2 Ra2 50. Bb1 Ra4 51. Bc2 Ra7 52. h5 Ke7 53.
hxg6 hxg6 54. g4 Kf6 55. gxf5 gxf5 56. Rb6 Ra3+ 57. Rb3 Ra2 58. Bb1 Ra4 59. Rb6
f4+ 60. Kd3 Ne6 61. Rxc6 Rxd4+ 62. Ke2 Ke5 63. Rc8 Rb4 64. Bh7 f3+ 65. Kd1 Rd4+
66. Kc2 Rc4+ 67. Kd1 Nxc5 68. Bc2 Rc3 69. Rh8 Ra3 70. Rh5+ Kd4 71. Rh4+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 f6 11. a3 Qd7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Bxd4 c6 16. Ne4 Bd5 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. e3 Rad8 19. b4 Kf7 20. Nc5 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Ke6 23. Bd4 Rd7 24. Rc5 Red8 25. Rdc1 Nc8 26. a4 a6 27.
b5 axb5 28. axb5 Ne7 29. Rh5 h6 30. bxc6 Nxc6 31. Bb6 Ra8 32. Rb5 Ra2 33. e4
Ne5 34. h3 Ra4 35. Re1 Nd3 36. Reb1 Rxe4 37. Be3 Kf7 38. Rxb7 Rxb7 39. Rxb7+
Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "230"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Na6 9. Bf3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nge2 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. d6 exd6 14. Bg5
h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. a3 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Ne7 18. Nf4 Nf5 19. Nfe2 Ne7 20. Nd5 Nxd5
21. Bxd5 b5 22. Rac1 Bg4 23. f3 Be6 24. Nf4 Bg5 25. Nxe6 Bxc1 26. Nxd8 Be3+ 27.
Kf1 Rxd8 28. Bxb7 Rb8 29. Bd5 Rc8 30. Rd3 Bc1 31. Rb3 Rc2 32. Rxb5 Bxb2 33.
Rb8+ Kg7 34. Rb7 Bxd4 35. Rxf7+ Kh8 36. Rf8+ Kg7 37. Rf7+ Kh8 38. f4 Be3 39.
Rf8+ Kg7 40. Rf7+ Kh8 41. Ke1 Rd2 42. Be4 d5 43. Bxg6 Rxg2 44. f5 Bg5 45. Kf1
Rxh2 46. f6 Kg8 47. Rg7+ Kf8 48. Rh7 Bxf6 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Rxf6 Kg7 51. Ra6 Ra2
52. Ke1 Rg2 53. Bd3 h5 54. Kf1 Ra2 55. a4 h4 56. a5 h3 57. Kg1 Ra3 58. Bf5 d4
59. Rg6+ Kf7 60. a6 d3 61. Rd6 d2 62. Bc2 Ke7 63. Rxd2 Rxa6 64. Bf5 Kf6 65.
Bxh3 Ke5 66. Kf2 Ra3 67. Bg2 Rc3 68. Rd5+ Kf4 69. Rd4+ Ke5 70. Re4+ Kf5 71. Bf3
Rc7 72. Ra4 Ke5 73. Ke2 Rc3 74. Be4 Rc1 75. Kd2 Rg1 76. Bf3 Rb1 77. Bd1 Kd5 78.
Bc2 Rg1 79. Kc3 Rc1 80. Ra5+ Kd6 81. Kd3 Ke6 82. Bb3+ Kf6 83. Kd4 Rc6 84. Ke4
Rc1 85. Bd5 Re1+ 86. Kf4 Rf1+ 87. Bf3 Re1 88. Rh5 Rg1 89. Rf5+ Ke6 90. Ra5 Rf1
91. Ra6+ Ke7 92. Ke4 Rf2 93. Bg4 Rb2 94. Bf5 Rb4+ 95. Ke5 Rb5+ 96. Kf4 Rc5 97.
Be6 Rc1 98. Bd5 Re1 99. Be4 Kd7 100. Ke5 Ke7 101. Ra7+ Ke8 102. Rh7 Re2 103.
Kd5 Kf8 104. Bf5 Re7 105. Rh1 Re2 106. Be6 Ke7 107. Rh7+ Kf6 108. Rf7+ Kg5 109.
Rf5+ Kg6 110. Kd6 Rb2 111. Rf1 Rb6+ 112. Ke5 Rb5+ 113. Bd5 Kg5 114. Rg1+ Kh5
115. Ke4 Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 d5 12. e5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. Qe3 Nd7
15. Bd3 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc5 17. Ne2 f6 18. b4 Qc7 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. c4 dxc4 21.
Qxc4 Qb6+ 22. Qc5 Qxc5+ 23. bxc5 Rd8 24. Rfd1 Kf8 25. Rab1 Rd5 26. Nc3 Rxc5 27.
Na4 Rc7 28. Nb6 Rb8 29. Rbc1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bd7 31. Nxd7+ Nxd7 32. Bxh7 Ke7 33.
Be4 Kd6 34. h4 Nc5 35. Rd1+ Ke7 36. Bg6 b5 37. Rc1 Kd6 38. Rd1+ Ke7 39. Rc1 Kd6
40. Rd1+ Ke7 41. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. b3 Bf8 14. Bb2 g6 15. a4
c6 16. c4 exd4 17. Bxd4 b4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 c5 20. Nxd7 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 cxd4
22. Nxf8 Qd6 23. Nxh7 Kxh7 24. Qf1 Qf4 25. Qd3 Re8 26. Rd1 Nh5 27. Nf3 Be4 28.
Qe2 Bc6 29. Qd3 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Nf4 32. Kf1 Rd8 33. c5 a5 34. c6
Kg7 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. c7 Rd5 37. c8=Q Ne6 38. Qc4 Rc5 39. Qe4 Kf6 40. h4 Re5
41. Qg4 Rd5 42. Qc4 Rc5 43. Qd3 Rh5 44. Qa6 Rc5 45. Bd3 Kg7 46. Bc4 Nf4 47. Qd6
Rf5 48. Qd4+ Kh7 49. Ke1 Kg8 50. Kd2 Kh7 51. Qd6 Kg7 52. Kc2 Kg8 53. h5 gxh5
54. Qh6 h4 55. Qxh4 Kg7 56. Qg4+ Kf6 57. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. h3 Re8 10. Qc2 d5 11. Re1 Bd6 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4 h6 14. Bd2 Nh5 15. d4
dxe4 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Nd4 Qe8 19. b4 Ba6 20. f4 Bd3 21. Qxd3
exd3 22. Rxe5 Qd7 23. Rxh5 axb4 24. Rc5 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Qd6 26. Re5 f6 27. Re3 c5
28. Nf3 c4 29. a5 Qc5 30. Kf2 Kh7 31. g4 Rb8 32. a6 Ra8 33. Nd4 Qd6 34. Kg3
Rxa6 35. Nf5 Qb6 36. Rxa6 Qxa6 37. Re7 Kg8 38. Rxg7+ Kf8 39. Bb4+ c5 40. Bxc5+
Ke8 41. Bb4 Qb6 42. Re7+ Kd8 43. Bc3 Qg1+ 44. Kh4 d2 45. Ba5+ Kc8 46. Nd6+ Kb8
47. Bxd2 Qf2+ 48. Kh5 Qxd2 49. Nxc4 Qxf4 50. Rg7 Qxc4 51. Kxh6 Qf4+ 52. Kg6 Kc8
53. Rh7 Qe4+ 54. Kh6 Qe3+ 55. Kg6 Qe4+ 56. Kh6 Kd8 57. Rg7 Qf4+ 58. Kh5 Ke8 59.
h4 Kf8 60. Rh7 Qf3 61. Rh6 Kf7 62. Rh7+ Ke6 63. Rh6 Ke5 64. Rg6 Qa8 65. g5 Qe8
0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bd7 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 h5 8. gxh5
Rxh5 9. Ng5 Rh4 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Qf3 Nf5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. d5 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6
15. Bf4 Na6 16. Qe3+ Qe7 17. Be5 f4 18. Qe4 O-O-O 19. Nf3 Nc5 20. Qxc4 Rh5 21.
O-O-O Rxe5 22. d6 Qe6 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Rhe1 Qf5 25. Qd4 b6 26. Re5 Qf6 27. b4
Ne6 28. Qe4 Ng5 29. Qe2 Nf7 30. Rc5 Kb8 31. Rc4 Ne5 32. Rcd4 Bg4 33. Qd2 Bxd1
34. Ne4 Nf3 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. c3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bd3 Nh5 8. Bg3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 h6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bd7 12. Qg4 Bf8 13. a4 Qc7 14. Nf3 O-O-O
15. Bb5 Kb8 16. O-O Bc8 17. a5 a6 18. Be2 g5 19. b4 c4 20. Rfb1 Bd7 21. Nd4
Qxe5 22. b5 f5 23. Qh5 axb5 24. a6 b6 25. Rxb5 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 Rh7 27. Nd4 Rc8
28. Qg6 Re7 29. g4 f4 30. exf4 gxf4 31. Bf3 Ka7 32. Nb5+ Ka8 33. Nd4 Ka7 34.
Kf1 Bg7 35. Nb5+ Kb8 36. a7+ Kb7 37. Re1 Qg5 38. Nd6+ Ka8 39. Qxg5 hxg5 40.
Nxc8 Rc7 41. Nxb6+ Kxa7 42. Rxe6 d4 43. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 Bf5
8. O-O e6 9. c3 Be7 10. Bd3 Bg6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Ne5 a5 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. a4 Qb6
15. Qe2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Bc4 Qc6 19. Bb5 Qc8 20. Bg5 e5 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qc4 f5 23. Kf1 e4 24. b4 axb4 25. cxb4 Be7 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. Be2
Rfd8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. b5 Bf6 30. Rc1 Ra8 31. Rc4 Bd8 32. f3 e3 33. Bd3 Bb6
34. Ke2 Kg7 35. h3 Kf6 36. Rb4 Ke5 37. Rc4 Kd5 38. Ke1 Bc5 39. Ke2 b6 40. Ke1
Rd8 41. Ke2 g5 42. Ke1 f4 43. Ke2 f5 44. Rc2 Ra8 45. Rc4 Ra7 46. Ke1 Rg7 47.
Ke2 Bd6 48. Rc2 g4 49. hxg4 fxg4 50. Be4+ Ke5 51. a5 bxa5 52. b6 Rg8 53. b7 Rh8
54. Rc8 Rh2 55. Re8+ Kf6 56. fxg4 Rh1 57. g5+ Kxg5 58. Rg8+ Kf6 59. Rg6+ Ke5
60. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. Nc3 d5 12. Rc1 Na5 13. Nb5 Rxc1 14. Qxc1 a6 15.
Bc7 Qa8 16. Nd6 Nc4 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Qb1 b5 20. Rc1 h6 21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Bf4 Nb6 24. Rd1 Nc4 25. e4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Qb6 27. d5 e5
28. Bg3 Bd6 29. h4 Qd8 30. Bf5 Rc7 31. Re1 g6 32. Bd3 h5 33. b3 e4 34. Bxe4
Bxg3 35. bxc4 Bxh4 36. cxb5 axb5 37. Qxb5 Kg7 38. a4 Qf6 39. g3 Bg5 40. d6 Rc3
41. d7 h4 42. g4 Qf4 43. Bg2 Qd2 44. Kf1 h3 45. Be4 Bh4 46. Qe2 Qxd7 47. a5 Qd4
48. a6 Ra3 49. Bb7 Bf6 50. g5 Bxg5 51. Qe5+ Bf6 52. Qxd4 Bxd4 53. Re7 Ra1+ 54.
Re1 Ra2 55. Re2 Ra1+ 56. Re1 Ra5 57. Re7 Rf5 58. Re2 Rg5 59. Rd2 Bc5 60. Rd5
Rxd5 61. Bxd5 f5 62. f4 Kh6 63. Bf3 Ba7 64. Bd1 g5 65. fxg5+ Kxg5 66. Bf3 Kf4
67. Ke2 Kg3 68. Bc6 Bb6 69. Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. Ngf3 c4 8. Qd1
e6 9. Be2 h6 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Bf3 b5 14. a3 a5 15. Re1
Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. a4 Rfc8 18. axb5 Qxb5 19. Qa4 Qd5 20. Bg3 h5 21. h3 h4
22. Bh2 f6 23. f3 Qb7 24. Qc2 exf3 25. e4 f2+ 26. Kxf2 Bh7 27. Kg1 Ra6 28. Ra4
Qb5 29. Kh1 e5 30. Nf3 exd4 31. Nxd4 Qb7 32. Qe2 Bf8 33. Rxc4 Re8 34. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nd2 g6 7. Ngf3 c4 8. Qc2
Bf5 9. Qc1 Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Be2 Rfc8 12. O-O Qd8 13. Bd1 b5 14. Bc2 Qd7 15.
Re1 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Qf5 17. Qd1 a5 18. Ne5 h5 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Be5 Ne4 21. Nxe4
dxe4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rf1 b4 24. f3 f6 25. Qc2 exf3 26. e4 Qg5 27. Rxf3 bxc3
28. bxc3 Rb8 29. Qf2 Rcb6 30. Re1 Rb2 31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Rb2
34. Qxc4 Qd2 35. Qf1 Rxa2 36. e5 f5 37. Rd3 Qc2 38. d5 Ra1 39. Qxa1 Qxd3 40.
Qxa5 h4 41. d6 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qg3+ 44. Kh1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 exf4 13. Rxf4 Be6 14. Kh1 Nd7
15. Bd4 Ne5 16. b3 a6 17. a4 Rac8 18. Qg3 Qd8 19. a5 Bg5 20. Rff1 Bh4 21. Qe3
Bg5 22. Qg3 Bh4 23. Qe3 Bg5 24. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. h3 Nbd7 8. a4
a6 9. a5 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. axb6 Qxb6 12. Ra2 a5 13. O-O Ba6 14. Qe2 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Rfc8 16. Rfa1 Bd8 17. Qc2 h6 18. Qb3 Qc6 19. Ra4 Ra7 20. Qd1 Rb7 21. R1a2
c4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Nd7 24. Bg3 Rb5 25. e4 Qb7 26. exd5 exd5 27. Qc2 Rc6
28. Nf1 Re6 29. Ne3 Bg5 30. Nf5 Qb6 31. h4 Bd8 32. Ne3 Qb7 33. h5 Nf6 34. Qf5
Qd7 35. Be5 Ne8 36. g3 Re7 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. Ra1 Rxb2 39. Nxd5 Reb7 40. Kg2 Rd2
41. R4a2 Rxa2 42. Rxa2 Ra7 43. Ra4 Qd7 44. Ra2 a4 45. Ne3 Qb5 46. Qd5 Qxd5+ 47.
Nxd5 Nf6 48. Bxf6 Bxf6 49. Nb6 a3 50. Nxc4 Be7 51. d5 Bc5 52. Kf3 Kf8 53. Ke4
Ke7 54. g4 g6 55. f3 gxh5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Ne5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. h3 dxc4 8. Nxc4
Be6 9. e3 Nd5 10. Be5 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Be2 N5f6 14. Ncd2 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 Bd5 16. Bf3 e5 17. O-O Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Bf3 exd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4
21. exd4 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Rd3 Rad8 24. Rfd1 c5 25. d5 Ne8 26. Rc3 b6 27.
a3 Nd6 28. Re1 h5 29. g3 a5 30. Kg2 Kf6 31. h4 Re7 32. Rd1 Re5 33. Kf1 a4 34.
Rc2 c4 35. Rcd2 b5 36. Rd4 Rde8 37. Rf4+ Ke7 38. Rfd4 f5 39. R4d2 Kd8 40. Rd4
Kc7 41. R4d2 Kb6 42. Rc2 Kc5 43. Rcd2 f4 44. gxf4 Rf5 45. Rd4 Ref8 46. Ke2 Rxf4
47. Rxf4 Rxf4 48. Rg1 Nf5 49. Bh1 Rxh4 50. d6 Nxd6 51. Rg5+ Nf5 52. Rxg6 Nd4+
53. Ke3 Rh3+ 54. f3 Nc2+ 55. Kd2 Rh2+ 56. Bg2 h4 57. Kxc2 h3 58. Kc3 Rxg2 59.
Rh6 h2 60. Rh5+ Kd6 61. f4 Ke6 62. Rh6+ Kf5 63. Rh4 Rf2 64. Kd4 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. b3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e6 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Bf1 Nbd7 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Bb2 Qb6 15.
Rac1 a5 16. Ba3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qg3 Qa7 19. Rc2 Qb8 20. Qxb8 Rfxb8 21. g3
h5 22. h4 Nb6 23. Bd3 Rd8 24. Rb1 Ra7 25. Kg2 Kf8 26. Be2 Ke7 27. a3 Nc8 28. b4
axb4 29. axb4 Nd6 30. c5 Nde4 31. Na2 Rda8 32. Rbb2 Nd7 33. b5 Kd8 34. f3 Nef6
35. Nb4 Nb8 36. Ra2 Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Rxa2 38. Nxa2 Nfd7 39. Nb4 e5 40. g4 exd4 41.
exd4 Nf6 42. Kg3 hxg4 43. fxg4 Ne4+ 44. Kf4 Nc3 45. Bd3 cxb5 46. h5 gxh5 47.
gxh5 Ke7 48. h6 Kf6 49. Nc2 Nd7 50. Ne3 Nf8 51. Ng4+ Ke7 52. h7 Nxh7 53. Bxh7
b4 54. Bc2 Ke6 55. Ne5 f6 56. Nd3 Nb5 57. Ke3 f5 58. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Nd2 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 Ne7 11. Qb1 Ng6 12. O-O Nh5 13. Be1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nf6 15.
a3 Rc8 16. h3 Qc7 17. Bg3 Qb8 18. Bh2 Qa8 19. Qe1 Qb8 20. Rd1 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Ne4
22. g4 Ne7 23. h4 f6 24. Nef3 f5 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Bc6 27. h5 h6 28. Bf4
Rf8 29. Kh2 Be8 30. Rg1 Qc7 31. gxf5 Rxf5 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Nxe4 Rxh5+ 34. Kg3
Qc6 35. Nd6 Rd8 36. Rc1 Qd7 37. Kf2 Nd5 38. Qg4 Kh7 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Rxh1 Nxf4
41. exf4 Bg6 42. Rg1 Bc2 43. Qe2 Bf5 44. Rc1 Rf8 45. Ke3 Bg6 46. Qg2 Bh5 47.
Rg1 Qe7 48. Qe4+ Kh8 49. Rh1 Be8 50. Rh2 a5 51. b3 b5 52. Qb7 Qxb7 53. Nxb7 a4
54. b4 Bc6 55. Nd6 Kh7 56. Rc2 Bd5 57. Nxb5 g5 58. fxg5 Rf3+ 59. Ke2 hxg5 60.
Rc3 Rf4 61. Nd6 Rxd4 62. b5 Rh4 63. b6 Rh2+ 64. Ke3 Rb2 65. b7 Kg6 66. Rc7 Rb3+
67. Kd4 g4 68. Rc8 Bxb7 69. Rg8+ Kh5 70. Ne8 Kh4 71. Nf6 Bf3 72. Kc5 g3 73. Kd6
g2 74. Kxe6 Rb1 75. Kf7 g1=Q 76. Rxg1 Rxg1 77. e6 Rf1 78. e7 Bh5+ 79. Kg7 Re1
80. Kf8 Bg6 81. Kg7 Rxe7+ 82. Kxg6 Re3 83. Kf5 Rxa3 84. Ke4 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Bc4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Nc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. b4 Qe7 15.
a4 a5 16. Qb3 Bh6 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. c4 Re8 21. Qc2 c6
22. Nd4 cxd5 23. Nc6 Qc5 24. Nxa5 Qxa5 25. Nb3 Qb4 26. cxd5 e3 27. Rad1 Nxd5
28. Kh1 e2 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Qxb3 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Nb4 33. Rd6 Bf8
34. Rxb6 Nd3 35. a5 Bc5 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37. Kg1 Bxf2+ 38. Kf1 Bc5 39. a6 Nf4 40.
Rc8 Bb6 41. Rb8 Bc5 42. Rb7 Ne6 43. a7 Bxa7 44. Rxa7 h5 45. g3 Ng5 46. Kg2 Ne6
47. Ra5 Kf6 48. Ra6 Kg7 49. Rd6 Ng5 50. Rd5 Ne4 51. Kf3 Nf6 52. Rd6 Ne8 53. Rc6
Nf6 54. Kf4 Nd5+ 55. Ke5 Ne3 56. Rc3 Nf5 57. g4 hxg4 58. hxg4 Nh6 59. g5 Nf5
60. Rc7 Ne3 61. Kd6 Kf8 62. Kd7 Nd5 63. Rc8+ Kg7 64. Ke8 Nf4 65. Rc7 Ne6 66.
Rxf7+ Kh8 67. Rf6 Nxg5 68. Rxg6 Nf3 69. Kf7 Ne5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Be3 g6 5. Qd2 Bg7 6. O-O-O d6 7. h4 h6 8. h5 g5
9. f4 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Nd7 11. Nf3 a6 12. Kb1 b5 13. d5 Qe7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Nh4
b4 16. Ne2 Qf6 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Qxb4 Nd7 19. Ng6 Rb8 20. c3 a5 21. Qxa5 Be4+ 22.
Ka1 Bxg6 23. hxg6 Ne7 24. Qxc7 Nd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Bxd6 Rb6 28.
Ba3 Rxg6 29. Nf4 Rg4 30. Nxd5 Kf7 31. Be2 Re4 32. Bh5+ Ke6 33. Nc7+ Ke5 34. Rd1
Nf6 35. Bg6 Bf8 36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. Bxe4 Nxe4 38. Rd5+ Kf6 39. Rd4 Ke5 40. a4 Rg8
41. a5 Rg7 42. Nb5 Rxg2 43. a6 Rg6 44. a7 Ra6+ 45. Kb1 h5 46. b3 h4 47. Ra4
Rxa7 48. Rxa7 Ng5 49. Ra8 h3 50. Rh8 Kf4 51. Nd4 Kg3 52. b4 h2 53. Rxh2 Kxh2
54. Kb2 Kg3 55. Kb3 Kf4 56. b5 Ke5 57. Kb4 Kd6 58. c4 Ne4 59. Nb3 Nf6 60. c5+
Kd5 61. Ka5 Nd7 62. c6 Ne5 63. Kb6 Nc4+ 64. Kc7 Ne5 65. Na5 Kc5 66. b6 Kb5 67.
b7 Kxa5 68. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qe2 g6 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Qb5+ Nc6 6. Qxd5 Bd7 7. Bc4 e6 8.
Qf3 Ne5 9. Qe2 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Bc6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. Qe2 Ne7 13. O-O Qc7 14. Ne4
O-O 15. d4 h6 16. c3 b6 17. Re1 Bb7 18. Ne5 f6 19. Nd3 Rae8 20. Bf4 e5 21. dxe5
Nd5 22. Bd2 fxe5 23. Rac1 Kh7 24. f3 g5 25. c4 Nf4 26. Nxf4 exf4 27. Bc3 Bxe4
28. fxe4 Be5 29. b3 Rf7 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Rcd1 Rfe7 32. Rd5 Qc6 33. Qg4 Qf6 34.
h3 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Rd7+ Re7 37. Rxe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Nbd2 Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. e4 e5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 c6 9. h3 Bh5 10. a4 a5 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 Bg6 15.
Nh4 d5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Qc2 Bc5 20. c4 Nf3+ 21.
gxf3 Qxg3+ 22. Bg2 Nh5 23. Bc1 dxc4 24. bxc4 Nf4 25. Bxf4 Qxf4 26. Red1 Bd4 27.
Rab1 b6 28. Rd2 Re6 29. Rbd1 c5 30. Rd3 Rf6 31. Qd2 Qh4 32. Kf1 Re8 33. Rb1
Ree6 34. Rdb3 Kh7 35. Re1 Rf4 36. Rd3 Re5 37. Rxd4 cxd4 38. Qxd4 Qf6 39. Rb1
Re6 40. Qe3 Rh4 41. Kg1 Rh5 42. f4 Rh4 43. e5 Qxf4 44. Qxf4 Rxf4 45. Bd5 Rxe5
46. Rxb6 Re2 47. Rb1 Rfxf2 48. c5 Rb2 49. Rd1 Rfd2 50. Rxd2 Rxd2 51. Bxf7 Rc2
52. Be8 Rxc5 53. Kg2 Rc3 54. Bb5 Kh6 55. Be8 Kg5 56. Bb5 Kf6 57. Kh2 g5 58. Kg2
Ke5 59. Bd7 Kf4 60. Bb5 g4 61. hxg4 Kxg4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Bd7 8. a4
Nf6 9. Nb3 Na5 10. Nxa5 Qxa5 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. a5 Bc6 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Be3 O-O 15.
f4 Nd7 16. Qd2 Rfe8 17. Kh1 Rac8 18. Ne2 Nc5 19. Ng3 Red8 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qe2
c4 22. Bxc4 Bxe4 23. Bxe6 Bxg2+ 24. Qxg2 fxe6 25. c3 Rd5 26. f5 Qc6 27. fxe6
Rd2 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Rad1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxe6 31. Rd7 Re5 32. Rxb7 Kf8 33. b4
Re3 34. Nf5 Re1+ 35. Kg2 Bf6 36. c4 Rb1 37. b5 axb5 38. cxb5 g6 39. a6 Ra1 40.
a7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Nge2 Na6 9. g3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bg2 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. d6 Rxd6 14. Bf4
Rd7 15. Rfd1 Nfd5 16. Bd2 Rd8 17. a3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nc6 19. Bf4 Bg4 20. f3 Be6
21. Bc7 Rdc8 22. Bxb6 Bc4 23. Nf4 e5 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Bxc3
27. Rb1 Rxa3 28. Rd7 Ra2 29. f4 Rd2 30. Rxb7 Nd4 31. Kh1 Nf5 32. Bg1 Kg7 33.
Bh3 Bf6 34. Bxf5 gxf5 35. R7b5 Kg6 36. Rb6 Re8 37. Ra6 Re6 38. Rxe6 fxe6 39.
Rf1 h5 40. Rf2 Rd1 41. Kg2 Bd4 42. Rf1 Rd2+ 43. Kh3 Bf6 44. Re1 Kf7 45. Rb1 Rd3
46. Bf2 h4 47. Re1 Rb3 48. Rd1 hxg3 49. hxg3 e5 50. fxe5 Bxe5 51. Kg2 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gundavaa, Bayarsaihan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 b5 6. Bc2 Bb7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Re1
e5 9. d4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Re8 12. d5 c4 13. b3 a5 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Be3
Qc7 16. N3d2 Ba6 17. Ba4 Reb8 18. Bc6 Bb7 19. Bb5 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Bxc4 a4
22. Rb1 Bc8 23. Ne3 Bd7 24. Qc2 Bd8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1 Rxb1+ 27. Qxb1 Ba5
28. Qb2 g6 29. g3 h5 30. Kg2 h4 31. Qc2 h3+ 32. Kf3 Kg7 33. Ke2 Bb6 34. Qb2 Ng4
35. Ndf1 Nf6 36. f3 Ba5 37. Kd3 Nh5 38. Nd1 Qg1 39. Qf2 Qh1 40. Ke2 a3 41. Qa7
Ba4 42. Qxa5 Bxd1+ 43. Kxd1 Qxf3+ 44. Be2 Qxe4 45. Qxa3 Qxd5+ 46. Kc1 Qg2 47.
Qb2 Nf6 48. a4 Qd5 49. Qb5 Qa2 50. Nd2 Qa1+ 51. Nb1 Ne4 52. Qb4 Nc5 53. Bb5 Qa2
54. Nd2 Qa1+ 55. Kc2 Qa2+ 56. Qb2 Qd5 57. Kb1 Qh1+ 58. Nf1 Qe4+ 59. Qc2 Qd5 60.
Kb2 Qb7 61. Ka3 Qd5 62. Ne3 Qf3 63. Nc4 Qd5 64. a5 Ne4 65. Kb4 Qc5+ 66. Ka4 d5
67. a6 f5 68. Qd3 dxc4 69. Qxc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Gundavaa, Bayarsaihan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nd7 6. a3 h6 7. c5 Ne7 8. b4 Bg6 9.
Nf3 Nf5 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. b5 f6 13. Bf4 Bh5 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Ne5 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Rb8 20. Qa4 Qc7 21. Nf4
Rfe8 22. Nd3 Rb5 23. Rab1 Reb8 24. Rxb5 Rxb5 25. h3 Qb7 26. Nf4 Rxc5 27. Nxe6
Rc4 28. Qa5 Qe7 29. Nd8 Qxe5 30. Qxa7 Qe7 31. Qa8 Qe8 32. a4 d4 33. a5 d3 34.
Qa6 Rc5 35. Nb7 Rd5 36. Qc4 d2 37. Nc5 Kh8 38. Nd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 e6 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bg3
Bxg3 9. hxg3 O-O 10. Bd3 h6 11. Ne5 Qb6 12. Qe2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Rxh6 gxh6
15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 Kg7 17. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 Nf6 5. Nd2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 e5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bb5 Qe7 10. Ngf3 e4 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. N4b3 Bd6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. c4 O-O
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. c5 Qe5 17. Qc2 a5 18. Nd4 Qg5 19. g3 Ng4 20. Qc3 Qf6 21. Rf1
Nxh2 22. Rh1 Ng4 23. Rf1 Nh2 24. Rh1 Ng4 25. Rf1 Ne5 26. O-O-O Rfb8 27. Kb1 Bg4
28. Rc1 Nd3 29. f3 Rxb2+ 30. Qxb2 Nxb2 31. fxg4 Qg5 32. Kxb2 Qxe3 33. N2b3 a4
34. Rc3 Qg5 35. Na1 Qd2+ 36. Nac2 Rb8+ 37. Nb3 axb3 38. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 39. axb3 d4
40. Ra1 h5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Bh2
e5 9. c3 f5 10. a4 Kh8 11. b4 e4 12. Nfd2 d5 13. b5 Ne7 14. c4 c6 15. bxc6 bxc6
16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd6 Be6 20. Nb3 g5 21. Nc5 Bg8 22. Be5
f4 23. exf4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Ng6 25. Bg3 Qe7 26. Nf5 Qf7 27. Rb1 Nd7 28. Nd6 Qe7
29. Rb7 Rad8 30. Bg4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 e6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Qc2
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. a3 b6 11. Rg1 Bb7 12. g4 Ne8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. g5 hxg5 15.
Nxg5 f5 16. f4 Rf6 17. Qg2 Rh6 18. Bd3 Ndf6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Ne5 Qh4+ 23. Qg3 Qxh2 24. Qxh2 Rxh2 25. Rd2 Rh3 26. Nd1 Rc8 27. Ke2
Nd6 28. Rg6 Rh6 29. Rxh6 gxh6 30. Nf2 Nf5 31. Nfg4 Rc1 32. Nd7 a5 33. Kf2 Kg7
34. Nxb6 h5 35. Ne5 h4 36. Re2 Ba6 37. Rd2 Rf1+ 38. Kg2 Nxe3+ 39. Kh2 Rxf4 40.
Nbd7 Nf1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. Bd2
Bg4 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Na4 Qd6 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Rfc1 Rab8
15. Nc5 Rfc8 16. Qa4 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Be2 a6 19. a3 Rc7 20. Bf1 Rbc8 21.
Qb3 Ne7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Qc6 25. Bd2 Nc8 26. Bd3 Nd6 27. Qc2
Nc4 28. Bc1 Bf8 29. a4 Bb4 30. b3 Na5 31. Qxc6 Nxc6 32. Kf1 f5 33. Ke2 h5 34.
g4 h4 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. f3 Kg7 37. Bb2 Kg6 38. e4 Ba5 39. exf5+ exf5 40. Ke3
Kg5 41. f4+ Kf6 42. Be2 Ke6 43. Bf3 Bb4 44. Kd3 Ne7 45. Bc1 Bd6 46. Bh5 Ng8 47.
Be3 Nf6 48. Bf3 Ne4 49. Be2 Bb4 50. Bf3 Ba5 51. Ke2 Bb4 52. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 Bxg3 8.
hxg3 Qd6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. f4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Qe7 14. Qg4
f5 15. Qh5+ Kd7 16. a4 Kc7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qg5 Qf8 19. Nf3 h6 20. Qg6 Bd7 21.
Nd4 Re8 22. a5 Kb8 23. Kd2 Rg8 24. b4 Qe7 25. a6 b6 26. Qh5 Rc8 27. Rhc1 Rc4
28. Rc2 Rgc8 29. Qg6 R8c7 30. g4 fxg4 31. Rf1 Qg5 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Rf8+ Rc8
34. Rf7 R4c7 35. Rc1 Rh8 36. Rxg7 Rh2 37. Rg1 Rh5 38. Rf1 Bc8 39. Rxc7 Kxc7 40.
Rf7+ Bd7 41. Nxe6+ Kc6 42. Nd4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Qb3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bc5 7. Qxb6 Bxb6 8.
Nb5 d5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Nc7 Bxc7 11. Bxc7 Nc6 12. g3 e5 13. Bd6 Rd8 14. Ba3 Be6
15. Bg2 Rac8 16. Nb3 b6 17. O-O d4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Be7 Rd7 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Be4 Rc5 23. Rfd1 f5 24. Bd3 Kg7 25. Rd2 Kf6 26. f3 Rd8 27. a3 f4
28. Kf2 Rh5 29. Kg2 Bh3+ 30. Kg1 Rg8 31. Kf2 Be6 32. Kg2 Bh3+ 33. Kf2 Be6 34.
Kg2 Bh3+ 35. Kf2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. f4 exf4 6. Bxf4 Bh6 7. Qd2 Bxf4 8. Qxf4
Qf6 9. Qe3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O-O c5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Ne4 Qa6 14. dxe5 Nf5
15. Nd6+ Qxd6 16. Bxf5 Qe7 17. Bxd7+ Bxd7 18. Nf3 Bc6 19. Rd6 O-O 20. Re1 Rae8
21. Qxc5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qh4 23. Qe3 Qxc4+ 24. Kb1 Rc8 25. Rdd1 Qc2+ 26. Ka1 Rc6
27. h4 Qf5 28. h5 gxh5 29. Rh1 Re8 30. f4 Rec8 31. a3 a5 32. Qf3 h4 33. Qf2 h3
34. Qh4 a4 35. Ka2 Qe6+ 36. Ka1 Qf5 37. Ka2 Kg7 38. Rxh3 Qe6+ 39. Kb1 Qf5+ 40.
Ka2 Qe6+ 41. Kb1 Qf5+ 42. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. Bd3 e5 6. O-O Ngf6 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3
b6 9. a4 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Qe8 13. Bb5 Qc8 14. Bg3 Re8 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Qc2 Nh5 17. Bh2 Nf4 18. Rad1 Re7 19. Nc4 Nc5 20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4
Nce6 22. Ncxe5 c5 23. Bd7 Qf8 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25. Nd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Bc6 27. Rd6
Bxa4 28. Qd2 Nd4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. e5 b5 31. Qxd4 Bb3 32. Bg3 Bc4 33. Bh4 g5
34. Bg3 Qc8 35. Rd1 Qf5 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Kh7 38. Qd7 Qc2 39. Qd2 Qf5 40.
Re1 Kg8 41. Qd4 Bf8 42. Qd8 Kg7 43. Qf6+ Qxf6 44. exf6+ Kg6 45. Rb1 Kxf6 46. f3
Ke6 47. Bf2 Kd5 48. Be3 Bd3 49. Bd2 Bxb1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 Nf6 7. d4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Bc2 Bd6 12. Qf3 Qa5 13. O-O O-O 14. a3
Rfd8 15. g3 Qd5 16. Kg2 b5 17. Re1 a5 18. a4 b4 19. Bd2 Rab8 20. Rab1 h6 21.
Bd3 c5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Red1 bxc3 24. bxc3 cxd4 25. cxd4 Bb4 26. Be4 Bxd2 27.
Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Bxd5 Rb2 29. Bc6 Be3 30. Kf3 Bxf2 31. d5 exd5 32. Rxd5 Be1 33.
Rd3 Rf2+ 34. Ke3 Rf6 35. Be4 g6 36. g4 Bb4 37. Rd7 Kf8 38. Bd5 Bc5+ 39. Kd3 Rf4
40. Bc4 Be7 41. Ra7 Bb4 42. Rd7 Kg7 43. Rb7 g5 44. Rd7 Kg6 45. Bd5 Bc5 46. Be4+
Kf6 47. Rd5 Bb4 48. Rf5+ Rxf5 49. Bxf5 Ke5 50. Ke3 Bc5+ 51. Kf3 Kd4 52. Kg2 Ke3
53. Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Bc4 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Nb6 10. O-O Nxc4 11. Qxc4 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14.
Rfe1 Qd7 15. Nf4 Rac8 16. Qb4 Qf5 17. g3 Rc7 18. Re4 Rxc3 19. Rxe7 Bxe7 20.
Qxe7 Rc2 21. Qxb7 g5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c3 Nf6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. h3 h6 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. Be2 Be7 10. c4 a5 11. c5 Qa7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 Rfc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Nd7 16. Bg3 a4 17. Qd1 b6 18. b4 bxc5 19. bxc5 Bd8 20. Bg4 Bg6 21. Bh5 Bh7
22. Be2 Bc7 23. Bxc7 Rxc7 24. Nf3 Rb7 25. Ne1 Rab8 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Nxd3 Re8
28. Rab1 Reb8 29. a3 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 Rxb1 31. Qxb1 Qa6 32. Nb4 Qb5 33. Qd3 f5 34.
Qxb5 cxb5 35. Nc6 Kf8 36. Kf1 Ke8 37. Ke2 Kf7 38. Kd3 g5 39. Na7 e5 40. Nxb5
e4+ 41. Ke2 f4 42. Nc3 Ke6 43. Nxa4 Nb8 44. Nc3 Nc6 45. a4 h5 46. f3 exf3+ 47.
Kxf3 fxe3 48. Kxe3 Na5 49. Ne2 Nc4+ 50. Kf2 h4 51. Ng1 Kf5 52. Nf3 Kf4 53. c6
Nd6 54. a5 Nc8 55. a6 Kf5 56. Ne5 Ke4 57. Nf3 Kd3 58. c7 Kc4 59. Ke3 Kb5 60.
Nxg5 Kxa6 61. Nf3 Kb6 62. Nxh4 Kxc7 63. Nf5 Kd7 64. g4 Ke6 65. Kf4 Nb6 66. g5
Nc4 67. h4 Nb2 68. Ng7+ Kf7 69. Nh5 Ke6 70. g6 Nd3+ 71. Kg5 Nf2 72. Nf4+ Ke7
73. Nxd5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Nb3
Bh7 9. a4 Nf5 10. a5 a6 11. c4 Be7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bc3 Rc8 14. Re1 c5 15. cxd5
exd5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bb4 20. Bg4 Rc4 21. Bc3
Rxc3 22. bxc3 Bxc3 23. e6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Ra3 Bxe1 26. Qxe1 d4 27. Bc4
d3 28. Qd2 Qd4 29. Bb3 Re8 30. Bd1 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 b6 5. h3 Bb7 6. c3 O-O 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bh2 e6 10. a4 a5 11. Na3 Qe7 12. Nb5 Rac8 13. Nd2 e5 14. Bf3 d5 15. c4
c6 16. Nc3 Rfe8 17. Qb3 Ba6 18. Rfd1 exd4 19. exd4 c5 20. cxd5 cxd4 21. d6 Qd8
22. Nb5 Nc5 23. Qa3 Bxb5 24. axb5 Bf8 25. Nc4 d3 26. Bc6 Re6 27. Rxd3 Nxd3 28.
Qxd3 Nd7 29. Rd1 Nb8 30. Bd5 Rf6 31. Be5 Rf5 32. g4 Qg5 33. f4 Rxf4 34. Bxf4
Qxf4 35. Rf1 Rxc4 36. Bxc4 Qxd6 37. Qxd6 Bxd6 38. Rxf7 Kh8 39. Be6 h6 40. Kg2
a4 41. Kf3 Be5 42. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c3 c6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. h3 h6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Be7 12. c4 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bb4 14. Nf3 Bc2
15. Ra4 a5 16. Rfa1 O-O 17. Bd1 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 dxc4 19. bxc4 Nb6 20. Ra2 Nxc4
21. b3 Nb6 22. Ne5 Nd5 23. Rc1 Nxf4 24. exf4 Rfd8 25. Nf3 Rd5 26. g3 Rad8 27.
Rc4 Bd6 28. Kf1 Rb5 29. Rc3 Be7 30. Ke2 Bf6 31. Ra4 Rdd5 32. Rac4 g5 33. Ke3
gxf4+ 34. Kxf4 Bxd4 35. Nxd4 e5+ 36. Ke4 exd4 37. Rxd4 Kf8 38. g4 Ke7 39. f4
Rxd4+ 40. Kxd4 Kd6 41. Ke4 Rd5 42. h4 b5 43. g5 hxg5 44. fxg5 c5 45. Kf4 Rd4+
46. Kg3 a4 47. bxa4 Rxa4 48. h5 b4 49. Rd3+ Ke5 50. h6 Ra8 51. Rf3 c4 52. Rxf7
c3 53. Rc7 Kd4 54. Rd7+ Ke3 55. Re7+ Kd3 56. Rd7+ Ke4 57. Rc7 Rb8 58. h7 Kf5
59. Rb7 Rc8 60. Rxb4 c2 61. h8=Q Rxh8 62. Rc4 Kxg5 63. Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bg3 Ne7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Nf3 h6 10. O-O b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. f4 f6 13. Nf3 Nb4 14. Bb1 Ba6 15. Re1
Rc8 16. a3 Nbc6 17. Qc2 f5 18. Bh4 Qe8 19. Bxe7 Bxe7 20. Qd1 Na5 21. Bd3 Nc4
22. Qe2 Bb7 23. Rec1 Bf6 24. Nd1 Rf7 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Rxc4 Ba6 27. Rxc8 Qxc8
28. Qd2 Rc7 29. Nc3 Bb7 30. Rc1 Qa8 31. Kf2 g5 32. Ne2 Rg7 33. Ng3 Bxf3 34.
gxf3 gxf4 35. exf4 Qd5 36. Ne2 Kh7 37. Qe3 Rd7 38. Rd1 Rc7 39. Nc3 Qb3 40. Rd2
Bh4+ 41. Ke2 Rg7 42. Kf1 Bf6 43. d5 Qc4+ 44. Ne2 Re7 45. d6 Rg7 46. b3 Qc8 47.
d7 Qg8 48. Ng3 Bd8 49. Rd6 Rg6 50. Qe5 h5 51. Qe3 h4 52. Ne2 h3 53. Ke1 Qf7 54.
b4 Qe7 55. Rd3 Qh4+ 56. Qf2 Qf6 57. Nd4 Rg7 58. Nc6 Bc7 59. Qd4 Qh4+ 60. Kd2
Bxf4+ 61. Kc2 Bg5 62. Qxh4+ Bxh4 63. d8=Q Bxd8 64. Nxd8 e5 65. Nc6 e4 66. fxe4
Rg2+ 67. Rd2 fxe4 68. Kd1 e3 69. Re2 Kg6 70. Nd4 Kg5 71. Rxg2+ hxg2 72. Nf3+
Kf4 73. Ke2 b5 74. Ng1 a6 75. h4 Kg4 76. Kxe3 Kxh4 77. Kf3 Kg5 78. Kxg2 Kf4 79.
Kf2 Ke4 80. Ke2 Kd4 81. Kd2 Kd5 82. Kc3 Kc6 83. Kd4 Kd6 84. Nf3 Kc6 85. Ke5 Kb6
86. Kd6 a5 87. Nd4 axb4 88. axb4 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Ba4 {A rare move. It's idea will
be clear after the next move.} (5. c3) ({and} 5. Re1 {are the main lines.})
5... a6 6. c4 Ng6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qc7 $146 {A very logical novelty.
Grischuk doesn't hurry with the development of his f8 B.} (8... Be7 9. Nc3 O-O
10. Be3 Nce5 11. Bb3 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qh5 Qc7 (14... f5 $6 15.
Rad1 $36 {Vezzosi-I.Nemet, Forli 1993}) (14... c5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Rf3 $40) 15.
Rad1 $14) 9. Be3 Bd6 {A typical move in the Paulsen line.} 10. g3 $5 {Kamsky
sacrifices a P. He hopes for nice development at the expense of the c4
"poisoned" P.} (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. g3 O-O {was another possibility.}) 10... Nxd4
11. Qxd4 ({In the event of} 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Nd2 Bc5 ({or} 12... Be5 {Black
has good play on the dark squares.})) 11... Be5 12. Qd2 Qxc4 {Grischuk takes
up the gauntlet.} 13. Bc2 Qc7 $1 {The good move. Now Black theatens with Bxb2.}
(13... Bxb2 $2 {loses by} 14. Bd3 $1 $18) (13... O-O 14. f4 Bxb2 $2 {also
doesn't work in view of} 15. Bd3 $18) 14. Bb3 O-O 15. f4 Bf6 16. e5 {White has
gained some space, he has a good compensation for the P.} Be7 17. Nc3 b5 18.
Rac1 Qb8 19. Ne4 Bb7 20. Nd6 (20. Nc5 $5 {was also possible} Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Rc8
$13 {with a double-edged fight.}) 20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Rc8 22. h4 h6 {Prepares
for h5.} 23. Rxc8+ (23. h5 $6 {is dubious, as} Nf8 {followed by Nh7-f6.}) 23...
Qxc8 24. Rc1 Bc6 {Otherwise Rc7 can be unpleasant.} 25. Rc5 {Now White
threatens with f5.} Qe8 26. Bd4 (26. f5 $2 {is bad, because of} exf5 27. Rxf5
Qe4 $1 {This is the point of 25...Qe8!} 28. Bxf7+ Kh7 29. Bxg6+ Kxg6 $19 {
and White's position is hopeless.}) 26... a5 27. a3 Qb8 28. Be3 Qe8 29. Qd4 (
29. Bd4 {is repetition of moves.}) 29... Nf8 30. Bd2 {Prepares for Bc3.} (30.
f5 exf5 31. Rxf5 Ne6 {and suddenly the N becomes very active.}) 30... Nh7 {
And only now} 31. f5 (31. Bc3 {is too slow, because} Nf6 32. g4 $2 b4 $1 $19)
31... Bd5 $5 {An interesting sacrifice to open the e-file.} (31... a4 32. Bc2
Rc8 $13) 32. Bc2 {Kamsky doesn't capture the P.} (32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Qxd5 (33.
Bc3 Nf6) 33... Nf6 34. Qe5 Ne4 35. Bc3 Qxe5 36. Rxe5 Nxc3 37. bxc3 Ra6 38. Rxb5
Rxd6 39. Rxa5 Kf8 $11 {Black will gain back the P. The R endgame is completely
draw.}) 32... b4 33. g4 $6 {An ambitious move, but it leaves some weaknesses
on the kingside.} (33. fxe6 {leads to a draw by} fxe6 34. Bxh6 gxh6 35. Qg4+
Kh8 36. Qd4+ $11 {with perpetual checks.}) 33... Qd8 $1 34. fxe6 $2 {A real
mistake. The exchange of f5 and d7 P only helps for Black.} ({White should
keep the tension with} 34. Be1 Rc8 35. axb4 axb4 36. Qxb4 Rxc5 37. Qxc5 {
nearly equal position.}) 34... dxe6 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 $2 {Loses immediately,
but it was already difficult for White.} ({The cool-blooded computer move} 36.
Qe5 {gave the best chances} Nf6 37. hxg5 Ng4 38. Qd4 Qxd6 39. Bf4 Qd8 40. Bd1
Bb7 41. Qxd8+ Rxd8 42. Bxg4 Rd4 $15) 36... Qxd6 $6 {An inaccuracy.} ({The
simple} 36... Nxg5 $1 $19 {wins immediately.}) 37. Bf4 Qa6 $2 {Another mistake,
probably in time trouble.} ({The pretty} 37... Nxg5 $1 {was the strongest reply
} 38. Qxg7+ (38. Bxg5 $2 Qg3+ $19) 38... Kxg7 39. Bxd6 Ra6 40. Be5+ f6 41. Rc7+
Nf7 $17 {and Black is better.}) 38. Kf2 (38. Bd3 $142 Qa7 39. Rc8+ Nf8 40. Qxa7
Rxa7 41. Bd6 Ra8 42. Rxa8 Bxa8 43. axb4 axb4 44. Bxb4 $11 {with a drawish
endgame.}) 38... Rc8 (38... Nf8 $5 {was another interesting option.}) 39. axb4
{And here Kamsky lost on time, however White is very near to equalising.} (39.
axb4 axb4 40. Qd3 Rxc5 41. Qxa6 Rxc2+ 42. Ke3 b3 43. Qb5 {and White can hold
his position.}) 0-1

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e6
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Qc7 12. c5 Nd7 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Rfe1 e5 15.
Bd3 Nf8 16. Nxe5 Be6 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 Qd7 22. h3 Re8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Qb4 Ne6 25. Bd6 Qd7 26. g4 f6 27. f4 Ng7
28. Kf2 h5 29. Kf3 Qf7 30. Kg3 Qd5 31. Qxb7 Qd3+ 32. Kg2 Qe2+ 33. Kg1 Qe1+ 34.
Kg2 Qe2+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bg5
{A rare and harmless continuation. Usually White keeps this bishop playing} (8.
e4) ({or} 8. e3) {8.Bg5 is common when Black's bishop is on b4 instead of e7.}
8... a6 {This move is rather unnecessary.} (8... h6 $5 {leads to easy equality:
} 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e3 e5 11. d5 Nb4 12. Nd2 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Nxc4 Ba6 15.
Qg4 Nd3 16. Rfd1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Nxb2 18. Rxd8 Nxc4 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 $11 {0-1 (44)
Petursson,M (2560)-Zarnicki,P (2470) Oviedo 1993}) (8... Rb8 {is more
ambitious:} 9. Qa4 $5 (9. a4 Na5 10. e3 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3
b6 14. e4 Bb7 15. Qc2 c5 $17 {0-1 (52) Matnadze,A (2415)-Zhukova,N (2425)
Antalya 2002}) (9. e3 b5 10. h4 Nb4 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
Ne5 $17 {1/2 (14) Gonzalez Vidal,Y (2522)-Tarrago Antoni,M (2258) Barbera del
Valles 2010}) {but Black is fine after} 9... b5 10. Nxb5 Bd7 11. Nc3 Nxd4 12.
Qxc4 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Rxb2) 9. e3 Rb8 10. Nd2 e5 (10... Na5 $142 11. Qe2 Nd5 12.
Bxe7 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qxe7 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 e5 16. Rab1 b6 17. Rfd1 a5 18.
Qb5 e4 19. c4 Bd7 20. Qd5 Rfe8 $11 {0-1 (46) Meszaros,T (2448)-Kovacs,G (2493)
Hungary 2011}) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. d5 Na5 13. b4 $1 cxb3 14. axb3 b6 15. b4 Nb7
16. Rxa6 $14 {White has recaptured the pawn and keeps a small edge, due to the
weakness of the light squares in Black's camp.} Be7 17. Qb1 Nd6 18. Ra7 Bd7 19.
Nf3 f6 20. Qb3 Kh8 (20... Ra8 $142 {M.Golubev}) 21. Rfa1 Rc8 22. h4 Qe8 23. Rc1
$6 {Not the best plan.} (23. Bf1 $5 $14) 23... Qh5 24. Nb1 $6 Nb5 $11 {[%csl
Gb5]} 25. Ra6 Bd6 (25... e4 $5 26. Nfd2 f5 $132) (25... Qg4 $5 26. Rc4 Qg6) 26.
Nbd2 Ra8 27. Raa1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qf7 29. Nc4 Be7 30. Nfd2 Rd8 (30... Rc8 $142 {
The c-file can open up in the immediate future.}) 31. Ne4 Qf8 $6 {Black
underestimates the following pawn sacrifice.} (31... Rc8 $142) 32. d6 $1 {
[%mdl 512]} Nxd6 33. Nexd6 Bxd6 34. Nxd6 cxd6 (34... Qxd6 $2 35. Rd1 Qe7 36.
Qd5 {[%cal Gd1d8,Gd5d8]}) 35. Ra7 {White's pieces are now extremely active;
still, Veselin Topalov holds his ground after all.} f5 36. Bd5 f4 $132 37. exf4
exf4 38. Qf3 Qf5 39. Be4 Qf6 40. Qxf4 Qxf4 41. gxf4 {[%mdl 4096]} g6 42. Bd5
Bf5 43. Rb7 Re8 44. Rxb6 Re1+ 45. Kg2 Be4+ 46. Bxe4 Rxe4 {White can't make use
of his kingside pawn advantage, due to his double f-pawns.} 47. Kf3 d5 48. Rb7
h5 49. b5 Rb4 50. Ke3 Kg8 51. b6 Kf8 52. Kd3 d4 53. Ke4 Ke8 54. Kd3 (54. f3 Kf8
55. f5 gxf5+ 56. Kxf5 d3 57. Rd7 Rxb6 58. Rxd3 Kg7 $11) 54... Kf8 55. Rb8+ Kg7
56. b7 Kh7 57. Ke4 Kg7 58. f3 Kh7 59. Kd5 {This attempt proves vain, too.} d3
$1 60. Kc6 d2 61. Rd8 Rc4+ $1 62. Kb6 (62. Kb5 Rc2 $1) 62... Rb4+ 63. Ka6 Ra4+
64. Kb5 Ra2 65. Rd7+ Kh6 66. Rd4 Rb2+ 67. Kc6 Rc2+ 68. Kd6 Rb2 69. f5 Rxb7 70.
Rxd2 g5 71. Kc6 Rf7 72. Rd6+ Kh7 73. hxg5 Rxf5 74. Rh6+ Kg7 75. Rxh5 Rxf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. b3 O-O
9. Bb2 b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. e4 Re8 14. a3 Na6 15. Bd3
Nc7 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. Rad1 Ng4 18. a4 a6 19. Nb1 f6 20. Na3 b5 21. h3 Nh6 22.
Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxh6 Bb2 24. Nc2 Rf8 25. Ne3 Qg7 26. Qg5 Rad8 27. axb5 Nxb5 28.
Nc4 Bc3 29. Re3 h6 30. Qg3 g5 31. Bf1 Bf6 32. Na5 Nd4 33. Nc6 Bxc6 34. dxc6
Nxc6 35. Bc4+ Kh7 36. Rxd6 Be5 37. Nxe5 Rxd6 38. Nxc6 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Rxc6 40. e5
Qd4 41. Rd3 Qf4 42. Rd7+ Kh8 43. e6 Qxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Re8 45. Kg4 Rcxe6 46. Bxe6
Rxe6 47. Kh5 Rc6 48. g3 Kg8 49. Re7 Kf8 50. Rh7 Rf6 51. g4 a5 52. Rb7 Ke8 53.
Rb5 Rxf2 54. Kxh6 Rf3 55. Kxg5 Rxh3 56. Kg6 Rc3 57. g5 Kd7 58. Kf5 Kc6 59. Rb8
a4 60. bxa4 Rf3+ 61. Ke6 Re3+ 62. Kf6 Rf3+ 63. Kg7 c4 64. g6 Kc5 65. a5 Kd4 66.
Rc8 Ra3 67. Kf6 Rf3+ 68. Ke6 Rg3 69. Kf5 Rf3+ 70. Kg4 Rf1 71. a6 Ra1 72. Kf3
Ra3+ 73. Ke2 Re3+ 74. Kd2 Re7 75. Rd8+ Kc5 76. Rg8 Kb4 77. g7 Ka5 78. Kc3 Rc7
79. a7 Rxa7 80. Kxc4 Ka6 81. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 {White's grand strategy is
built on solid ground. After the exchange of lightsquared bishops it is ideal
to put the pawns on squares of the opposite colour to that of the hero on c1.}
Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 {Kamsky is pursuing the
Maroczy setup without the burden of the light-squared bishop even though it
costs him a lot of time. Giri has the right to use the relative development
advantage for the active counterplay.} Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. a4 {
The real fight for the well prepared grandmasters begins only now. White would
sorely need the tempo for castling, but the threat of counterplay with the
advance b7-b5 was too unpleasant.} (13. Nde2 Qd8 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Na4 Qxd2+ 16.
Kxd2 Nd7 17. Nec3 e6 18. Rhd1 Kf8 19. Ke2 Ke7 20. c5 dxc5 21. Nxc5 Nd4+ 22.
Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd7 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Bxc3 $11 {1/2 (44) Macieja,B (2606)-Sasikiran,
K (2661) Khanty-Mansiysk 2007}) (13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. a4 e6 15. O-O Qd8 16. Kh1
Qa5 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. Rfd1 Qd8 20. Be1 $11 {1-0 (59) Al Modiahki,M 
(2559)-Obodchuk,A (2434) Dresden 2008}) 13... e6 (13... Qd8 14. Nde2 Nb4 15.
O-O Nd7 16. Qd2 Nc5 17. Rb1 b6 18. Rfd1 Nc6 19. Bf2 Na5 20. Qa2 {1/2 (43)
Olsarova,K (2209)-Osmanodja,F (2061) Pardubice 2010} Nc6 $11) 14. O-O d5 {
[%mdl 4] Black has prepared quite carefully for the theoretical discussion. He
thus enters the fight thanks to the immediate counterplay in the centre.} 15.
Nxc6 (15. exd5 exd5 16. Nxc6 (16. c5 Re8 17. Bf2 Rad8 18. Nce2 Nh5 19. Qd2 Be5
20. Rfe1 Bc7 21. b4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxa4 23. g4 Ng7 24. Bf6 $14 {1-0 (29) Baklan,
V-Zayabaatar,H Duisburg 1992}) 16... bxc6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bd4 Rd8 19. Qd3 Qb7
20. Ne2 Ne8 21. Rc3 Nc7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 $14 {1/2 (30) Ni Hua (2625)
-Areshchenko,A (2570) Moscow 2005}) (15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. e5 Ne8 18.
f4 f6 19. Bc5 fxe5 20. fxe5 Nc7 21. Ne4 Bxe5 22. Ng5 Re8 $11 {0-1 (27) Bojkov,
D (2523)-Gaponenko,I (2422) Reykjavik 2008}) 15... bxc6 16. a5 {If Kamsky has
located his pawns on the squares of the right colour, we have to admitthat the
same feat has been achieved by his opponent. If chess logic still applies the
position should be about equal, but it does not mean the end of the fighting.}
(16. e5 Ne8 17. f4 f6 (17... Qb7 18. Bc5 Rab8 19. Rb1 Bf8 $11) 18. a5 Rab8 19.
Na4 Qe7 20. Bc5 Qf7 21. Qd3 Qb7 22. Qh3 f5 23. Rc3 $16 {1/2 (35) Meier,G (2558)
-Wojtaszek,R (2599) Germany 2009}) 16... Qe7 17. Na4 $6 {The player opening
the game is usually hoping to nurture some ambition in the opening. It can
even lead to some delusion, when he loses objectivity and finds himself in
trouble.} (17. exd5 cxd5 18. Na4 Rc6 19. Qe2 Rd8 20. Bb6 Rdc8 $11) 17... dxe4
18. Nb6 (18. Bc5 $5 Qe8 19. Nb6 (19. Qe2 Rab8 20. Nb6 exf3 21. Rxf3 Nd7 22.
Nxc8 Nxc5 23. Nb6 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 e5 25. Rcf1 f5 $13) 19... Rd8 20. Qe2 Nd7 (20...
exf3 21. Rxf3 Rab8 22. Rcf1 Nd7 23. Bd6 $14) 21. Be3 exf3 22. Rxf3 Rab8 $15)
18... Rd8 19. Qe2 (19. Qc2 Rab8 20. fxe4 Ng4 21. Bf4 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 e5 $19) 19...
Rab8 20. Kh1 {If we try to understand the language of the pieces we will
quickly realise, that White has become frustrated with his own solution. Not a
single active continuation seems to promise sufficient compensation for the
sacrificed pawn.} (20. fxe4 Nxe4 21. Bf4 Nc3 22. Qf3 e5 23. Qe3 e4 24. Rxc3 Bd4
25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Bxb8 Rd3 $17) (20. Bf4 e5 21. Bg5 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Qxa5 $17)
20... exf3 21. Rxf3 (21. Qxf3 Rd3 22. Qe2 Rxb3 23. Bg5 h6 24. Qd1 R3xb6 25.
Bxf6 Bxf6 26. axb6 Rxb6 $15) 21... Ng4 $1 {Giri is exploiting the moment for
the start of active operations in the centre.} 22. Bg1 (22. Bf4 e5 23. c5 Rb7
24. Bg3 e4 25. Rff1 f5 $17) 22... Ne5 23. Rff1 (23. Rg3 Qa3 24. Rb1 Qb4 25. h3
h5 $17) 23... c5 24. b4 {Kamsky was now fully aware, that his concept has
failed. He is trying to complicate matters by means of creating an advanced
passed pawn on the c-file.} (24. Na4 Rxb3 25. Nxc5 Rbb8 26. Nxa6 Ra8 27. c5 Qb7
$17) 24... cxb4 25. c5 Qb7 (25... Nd3 26. Rc4 (26. Rcd1 Nxc5 27. Qc4 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 Bf8 $19) 26... b3 27. c6 Qc7 $19) 26. Rfd1 (26. h3 Nc6 27. Nc4 Nd4 28. Qe1
Nf5 29. Bh2 Bc3 $19) 26... Nc6 {The knight has found the ideal blockading
square, from which it can attack the weak a5-pawn as well as dream about
active operations of the other side of the board.} 27. Qf3 (27. Rb1 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 Rd8 $19) 27... Qc7 28. h3 (28. Qe2 Nxa5 29. Rb1 Nb7 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31.
Rxb4 Nxc5 32. Qc2 Bf8 $19) 28... Be5 29. Qb3 (29. Rf1 Nd4 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. Rc4
Bc3 32. c6 f5 $19) 29... Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rf1 Nd4 $1 {White has avoided
the exchange of the rooks, but it does not amount to solving the problems of
the fight while two pawns down. Black's knight would love to land on f5 in
order to shorten the opponent's resistance.} (31... Bc3 32. Bh2 Qb7 33. Qa4 Na7
34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Nc6 $19) 32. Qxb4 (32. Bxd4 Rxd4 33. Qf3 Kg7 $19) 32...
Nf5 33. Rb1 {Kamsky is trying to fight even in a very difficult position and
for that he has to avoid clearly lost lines.} (33. Bf2 Bd4 34. Kg1 Bxf2+ 35.
Rxf2 Ng3 $19) 33... Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Bd4 $5 {Giri breaks the defence of the enemy
with the help of the witty exchange of the g1-bishop. Apart from the mating
threats also the pawn on c5 will lose its natural supporter.} (34... Rd3 $5 35.
Qc4 Nf5+ 36. Kh1 Qd8 37. c6 Rd1 $19) 35. Bxd4 Rxd4 36. Qe1 (36. Qxd4 Nf5+ 37.
Qd6 Nxd6 38. cxd6 Qxd6+ 39. Kh1 Qc5 $19) 36... Ne4+ {The young Dutch star is
playing for safety. It was certainly enticing to think also about the tactical
solution with the sacrifice of the knight on f1.} (36... Nf1+ $5 37. Kg1 Qh2+
38. Kxf1 Rf4+ 39. Ke2 Qxg2+ 40. Kd1 Rf1 $19) 37. Kh1 Qxc5 38. Rc1 (38. Nd7 Nf2+
39. Qxf2 Rd1+ 40. Rxd1 Qxf2 $19) 38... Qg5 (38... Nf2+ 39. Kg1 Nxh3+ 40. Kh2 (
40. gxh3 Rc4+ $19) 40... Qh5 41. gxh3 Rd3 $19) 39. Kg1 {The final part of the
game gives the the impression of play in time trouble. White is facing the
absence of any sensible ideas apart from the admission of defeat.} (39. Rc8+
Kg7 40. Rc2 Qe5 41. Kg1 Rd3 $19) 39... Kg7 40. Nc4 h5 41. Ne3 (41. Qe3 Qxe3+
42. Nxe3 Ra4 $19) 41... Rd3 42. Nf1 Nd2 43. Kh1 (43. Qe2 Qd5 $19) 43... Rxh3+
$1 {The final combination, hoping to shorten the enemy's suffering. After the
misplayed transposition to the middlegame nothing went right for the first
player.} (43... Rxh3+ $1 44. gxh3 Qd5+ 45. Kg1 Nf3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8.
Be3 Nfd7 9. O-O-O c5 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. Kb1 Nc6 12. h3 Be6 13. Nd5 b5 14. Qb3 h6
15. Be2 Rfc8 16. Rc1 Rab8 17. Rhd1 Kh7 18. Ne1 Nde5 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. Bc3 Na5 21.
Qb4 Nac6 22. Qb3 Na5 23. Qa3 Nec4 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxa7 Qf8 26. Bxg7 Qxg7 27.
Rc2 Re8 28. c6 Rbc8 29. Qc5 f5 30. Nf4 Bf7 31. exf5 gxf5 32. b3 Nd6 33. Nf3 Rc7
34. Qe5 Qg8 35. Nd4 Ra7 36. Rd3 Qg7 37. Re3 Rea8 38. c7 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. b4 c6 7. Bb2 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nbd7 10. f4 a5 11. b5 a4 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Qd2 dxc4 14. bxc6 bxc6
15. Bxc4 c5 16. Nb5 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rab8 18. Ba1 Ne4+ 19. Ke2 Nd6 20. Nxd6 exd6
21. Rhd1 Rfc8 22. a3 Rb6 23. Bd5 Kf8 24. Rc4 Rbb8 25. Be4 Nb6 26. Rc2 d5 27.
Bf3 cxd4 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Bxd4 Rc2+ 30. Kf1 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc3 32. Bxd5 Rxa3
33. Kg2 Ra1 34. e4 a3 35. Rb4 Nxd5 36. exd5 Ke7 37. Rb6 Rd1 38. Ra6 Rd3 39. h4
Kd7 40. f3 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 a2 42. f5 gxf5 43. Kf4 f6 44. Ke3 Rh2 45. h5 Ke7 46.
Kf4 Kd7 47. h6 Rf2 48. Ke3 Rh2 49. Kf4 Rf2 50. Ke3 Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bc4 Ngf6 8.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bg5 Nd5 13. Bh4 Rc8 14. Qf3 g5
15. Bg3 e6 16. Bb3 Qf6 17. Qh5 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. c3 Qh4 20. Qxh4 gxh4 21.
Re4 c5 22. Rxh4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rfd8 25. Re1 Rd2 26. Rf4 Rc5 27.
Re3 Bd5 28. Bxd5 Rcxd5 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Rgf3 Rd7 31. Rh4 Rxb2 32. a3 Re2 33.
Rxh7 Rxe5 34. Rh8+ Kg7 35. Rb8 Re4 36. g4 Red4 37. Ra8 Rd3 38. Rxd3 Rxd3 39.
Rxa7 Rxh3 40. Kg2 Rb3 41. a4 Ra3 42. Ra6 Kg6 43. Rxb6 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. h3 Bb7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 d5 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. h4 h5 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. Qg3 O-O-O 13. Nf3 c4 14. Be2 Nc5 15.
Nd4 a6 16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Qh2 Be7 18. f3 Nc5 19. b4 cxb3 20. axb3 b5 21. Bg5 Bxg5
22. hxg5 g6 23. b4 Na4 24. O-O Kb8 25. Rc2 Rc8 26. Rfc1 Qe7 27. Qh4 Rc7 28. f4
Rhc8 29. Qe1 Qf8 30. Kh2 Qe7 31. Bd3 Qf8 32. Ne2 Rc6 33. Nd4 R6c7 34. Ne2 Rc6
35. Ra1 Qd8 36. Ra3 Qb6 37. Nd4 R6c7 38. Qa1 Bc6 39. Kg1 Bd7 40. Kf2 Be8 41.
Rb3 Bd7 42. Qe1 Be8 43. Kg3 Bd7 44. Qd2 Bc6 45. Ra3 Bb7 46. Rc1 Ba8 47. Be2 Bc6
48. Kh2 Be8 49. Rb3 Bd7 50. Ra3 Be8 51. Rb3 Bd7 52. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. c4 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Bxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 c4 11. Ne5 Ne7 12. O-O Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 f6 15.
Nf3 Bg4 16. a4 Nc6 17. h3 Bh5 18. Qb1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Na5 20. Qf5 Nb3 21. Ra2 Qa5
22. Bd6 Rf7 23. Bb4 Qd8 24. e4 a5 25. Ba3 Qd7 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. Re1 b5 28. axb5
Rb8 29. exd5 Rxd5 30. Re7 Rbxb5 31. Rc7 Rg5+ 32. Kf1 Rbf5 33. Re2 h6 34. h4 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. Na4
d6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Rb1 Na6 11. b3 Ne4 12. Bb2 f5 13. Qe2 Qe8 14. Ba1 Qg6 15. d5
Rae8 16. Rfd1 Kh8 17. Nh4 Qh6 18. g3 b5 19. cxb5 Nc7 20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4 Bb6
22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Rd2 Qf7 25. Rxd6 Ne6 26. Rbd1 Ng5 27. Rd7 Re7
28. Nxb6 axb6 29. Rd8 Bc8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Qg4 Rf8 32. Qxg5 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Qe2
34. Rg1 Rf2 35. Ng2 Rxg2 36. Bxg7+ Rxg7 37. Qd8+ Rg8 38. Qf6+ Rg7 39. Rxg2 Qxe3
40. Rc2 h5 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Rg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lou, Yiping"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bf5 11. Ng5 h6 12. e4 Bg4 13. Bxg4 hxg5 14. Be2 Qxd4
15. Bxg5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. Rae1 e6 18. Bf3 Qf5 19. h4 Nd7 20. Qd1 Ne5 21.
Be4 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Bxc6 Rac8 24. Bf3 Ne5 25. Be4 a5 26. b3 Nc6 27. Bxc6
Rxc6 28. Rc1 Bc3 29. Rc2 b4 30. Bf6 Re8 31. Bxc3 Rec8 32. Rd1 Rxc3 33. Rcd2 Kg7
34. g3 R8c5 35. Kg2 g5 36. hxg5 Rxg5 37. Rd7 Rc2 38. R1d2 Rgc5 39. Kf3 Kf6 40.
Ke2 Rc1 41. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lou, Yiping"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 Be5 17. c3 Kh8 18. Nf3 Bg7 19. g4 Qf4 20. gxf5 h6 21.
Re4 Qxf5 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Rf4 Re8 24. Bxf5 Re2 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Bxf5 27.
Rxf5 Rd8 28. Rxf7 Rd1 29. Kf1 Rb1 30. c4 b6 31. Re7 Rxb2 32. Re2 Rb1 33. Kg2
Rc1 34. Nc2 Bf8 35. Kf3 Rh1 36. Re6 Rxh2 37. Kg3 Rh5 38. Rxb6 Ra5 39. Nd4 Bc5
40. Rxh6+ Kg7 41. Rh5 Ra3+ 42. Nb3 Bd6+ 43. f4 Rxa2 44. Nd4 Kg6 45. Rd5 Be7 46.
Kg4 Ra4 47. Nc6 Bf6 48. Rd6 Kg7 49. Rd7+ Kg6 50. c5 Rc4 51. Rd6 Kf7 52. Rd5 Ke6
53. Rh5 Bc3 54. Nd8+ Ke7 55. Rd5 Kf6 56. Nb7 Bd4 57. c6 Be3 58. Rf5+ Kg6 59.
Nd8 Bb6 60. Nf7 Bd4 61. Nd8 Bf6 62. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Lou, Yiping"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 a6 8. O-O
b5 9. Re1 Qb6 10. a4 Bb7 11. Ng5 Be7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Qg4 cxd4
15. Ndf3 dxc3 16. Nxh7 g6 17. Nf6+ Kd8 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. bxc3 b4 20. Be3 Qa5
21. c4 dxc4 22. Qxc4 Rc8 23. Rd1 Ke8 24. Bxg6 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Bc2 Bd5
27. Qd3 b3 28. Bb1 Nc6 29. h4 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Nxe5 31. Qxb3 Nxf3+ 32. Kg2 Nxh4+
33. Kf1 Qa8 34. Qb5+ Kf8 35. Qh5 Qa1 36. Qb5 Nf5 37. Ke2 Nd4+ 38. Bxd4 Qxd4 39.
Qd3 Qb6 40. Qe4 Bc5 41. f3 Qb2+ 42. Bc2 Qc3 43. Qa8+ Kg7 44. Qe4 Bb6 45. Qg4+
Kf8 46. Qe4 Qc5 47. f4 Qf2+ 48. Kd3 Bc7 49. f5 exf5 50. Qc6 Qf1+ 51. Kc3 Be5+
52. Kb3 Kg7 53. Qc4 Qf2 54. Qd5 Qb6+ 55. Kc4 Qa6+ 56. Kb3 Qb6+ 57. Kc4 Kf6 58.
Ba4 Qa6+ 59. Kb3 Qb6+ 60. Kc4 Qe3 61. Qc6+ Kg5 62. Qg2+ Bg3 63. Bc6 Qf4+ 64.
Kd3 Qe5 65. Bd5 f6 66. Qf3 f4 67. Qe4 Qxe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lou, Yiping"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 Qb6 8. Qb3
c4 9. Qa3 Nc6 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 Re8 12. b4 h6 13. Bh4 e5 14. b5 exd4 15.
cxd4 Ne7 16. O-O Nf5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bd3 Nd6 19. Rfb1 Be6 20. Nb3 Nc4 21. Qc1
Be7 22. Nbd2 Rac8 23. Qd1 Bf8 24. h3 Rc7 25. Qa4 Nxd2 26. Nxd2 Rc3 27. Rb3 Rec8
28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Bf1 Qc7 30. Nf3 Rc2 31. Ne1 Rc1 32. Nd3 Rxa1 33. Qxa1 b6 34.
Nf4 Bd6 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. h4 h5 37. Bd3 Kg7 38. Qb1 Qf7 39. Qc2 Be7 40. g3 Bf6
41. Qc6 Qe7 42. Qc2 Qf7 43. Qc8 Qe7 44. Qc6 Qf7 45. Bf1 Qe7 46. Bh3 Kf7 47. Qc8
Bg7 48. Kh2 Bf6 49. Kg2 Bg7 50. g4 hxg4 51. Bxg4 Bf6 52. Kh3 e5 53. dxe5 Qxe5
54. Qd7+ Be7 55. Kg2 d4 56. exd4 Qe4+ 57. Kg3 Qd3+ 58. Bf3 Qa3 59. Kg4 Qd6 60.
Qxd6 Bxd6 61. Be4 Bb4 62. f4 Kf6 63. d5 Bd6 64. f5 gxf5+ 65. Bxf5 Ke5 66. Be6
Bb4 67. Bf7 Bc5 68. Bg8 Bb4 69. Kg5 Be7+ 70. Kh5 Kf5 71. Bf7 Ke5 72. Be6 Kf4
73. d6 Bxd6 74. Kg6 Ke5 75. Bh3 Bc5 76. h5 Bd4 77. h6 Kd6 78. Kf7 a5 79. bxa6
b5 80. h7 Kc7 81. Bf1 b4 82. Ke6 b3 83. Kd5 b2 84. Bd3 Bh8 85. Kc5 Bg7 86. Be4
Kb8 87. Kb6 Bd4+ 88. Kb5 Ka7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Lou, Yiping"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. Rac1 Bf8 14. Bb1 g6
15. h3 Rc8 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. b4 Qb8 18. a3 Qa8 19. Red1 h6 20. Be3 a6 21. Nb2 e5
22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Ne1 a5 24. Bd2 e4 25. Qe3 axb4 26. axb4 Qb8 27. Bc3 Ba8 28.
Ba2 Ne5 29. Bd4 Bxb4 30. Qxh6 Bc5 31. Nc2 Rcd8 32. Qg5 Nh7 33. Qg3 Nf8 34. Qc3
Nc6 35. Na4 Nxd4 36. Nxd4 e3 37. Nxc5 bxc5 38. Ne2 Rxd1+ 39. Rxd1 exf2+ 40.
Kxf2 Qh2 41. Rd5 Bxd5 42. cxd5 Qd6 43. Qf3 Nd7 44. Nc3 Qf6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lou, Yiping"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 O-O 7. b3 b6 8. Ba3 Bb7
9. Qc1 Ne4 10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e3 g5 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Qb2 f4 15.
exf4 gxf4 16. Ne2 Ba6 17. Nxf4 Rxf4 18. gxf4 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Qf6 20. Qc1 Kh8 21.
Kh1 Rg8 22. Bh3 Nf8 23. f5 Qf7 24. Qh6 Qe8 25. Qh4 Qb5 26. Rg1 Qe2 27. Rxg8+
Kxg8 28. Kg2 Qxa2 29. Ng5 Qe2 30. Ne6 h5 31. Nf4 Qd2 32. f6 Qxd4 33. f7+ Kxf7
34. Qxh5+ Kg8 35. Qxd5+ Qxd5 36. Nxd5 Ng6 37. Bg4 Kg7 38. h3 Nf6 39. Nc3 d5 40.
Nb5 a6 41. Nd4 Ne4 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Ke3 a5 44. f4 Nd6 45. Bd7 Nh4 46. Be6 Ng2+
47. Kf3 Ne1+ 48. Ke3 Nc2+ 49. Nxc2 Kxe6 50. Nd4+ Kf6 51. Kd3 Ne4 52. h4 Ng3 53.
Nb5 Ke6 54. Nd4+ Kd6 55. Nb5+ Kc5 56. Nd4 b5 57. f5 Nh5 58. Kc3 Nf6 59. Ne6+
Kd6 60. Kd4 a4 61. bxa4 bxa4 62. Nf4 Kc6 63. h5 Kb5 64. h6 a3 65. Kc3 Ka4 66.
Kc2 d4 67. Nd3 Nh7 68. Nc1 Kb4 69. Kd3 Kc5 70. Nb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7
15. Rxb7 Qh4+ 16. Bf2 Qd8 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. Rc7 Qd8 19. Qd4 Ba3 20. Nb1 Be7 21.
c4 Rc8 22. Rb7 Bb4+ 23. Kf2 Qxb6 24. Rxb6 Bc5 25. Rd1 Bxd4+ 26. Rxd4 dxc4 27.
Nc3 Rc7 28. Rxa6 Ke7 29. Rb6 Ra8 30. Ke3 Ra3 31. Kd2 Ra5 32. g3 f6 33. exf6+
gxf6 34. Kc1 h5 35. Kb2 h4 36. g4 h3 37. Re4 f5 38. gxf5 Rxf5 39. a4 Rc6 40.
Rb7 Rd6 41. Rxc4 e5 42. fxe5 Rd2+ 43. Ka3 Rxe5 44. Ne4 Rxh2 45. Rd4 Ke6 46.
Rd6+ Kf5 47. Ng3+ Kf4 48. Nf1 Rf2 49. Rdxd7 h2 50. Rh7 Rf3+ 51. Kb4 Re4+ 52.
Ka5 Ra3 53. Rb4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 $5 {[%mdl 2] A typical situation in a KO event: after losing
the first game, Shimanov is in a a must-win position, this is reflected in his
do-or-die opening choice. Moreover this must have been a surprise, as he has
never played the King's Gambit before. Shimanov also undoubtedly took into
account Kamsky's meagre experience with 2.f4!?} exf4 3. Bc4 (3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5
Bd6 5. d4 c6 6. dxc6 (6. Nc3 $142) 6... Nxc6 7. c3 Nge7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Be2 Nd5
10. Nc4 Bc7 11. O-O f6 12. Bd3 g5 (12... b5 13. Na3 a6 $13 {is less committal})
13. Qc2 Rf7 14. Bd2 b5 15. Na3 a6 16. Rae1 Nde7 17. Be4 $6 Rb8 18. Qd3 Bd6 19.
Nc2 g4 $36 {Cripe,P-Kamsky,G (2345)/Chicago/1989/ Kamsky played this game,
when he was only 15, Shimanov nevertheless chooses the Bishop Gambit, which
seemingly makes it more difficult for Black to strike back in the centre...})
3... d5 $5 ({It's quite natural that Black spurns} 3... Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Qd8 $6 (
4... g5 $142) (4... d5 $5 $13) 5. d4 c6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 b4 8. Nce2 d5 9. e5
Ne7 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Nxf4 Nf5 12. Kf2 Bxf3 13. Kxf3 Qb6 14. c3 Nd7 15. Re1 Be7
16. Bc2 (16. e6 $5 $36) 16... Nh4+ 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Qg4 f5 19. exf6 (19. Qh5 $1
$16 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Rg2g3,Rf4e6]}) 19... Nxf6 20. Qe6+ Rf7 21. g3 Ng6 $2 (
21... Bd6 $1 $132 22. Qxd6 $2 Ng4+ $19) 22. Nxg6 Ne4+ 23. Kg2 hxg6 24. Rxe4
dxe4 25. Bb3 Raf8 26. Qxe7 Qb5 27. Bf4 $18 {Kamsky,G (2705)-Andreikin,D (2509)/
playchess.com 5'/2007/}) ({However, the most usual reaction, which also has
the best reputation, is} 3... Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 (5. d4 d5 6. exd5 cxd5 7.
Bb3 Bd6 {is very similar and often only transposes.}) 5... d5 6. exd5 cxd5 7.
Nf3 (7. d4 Bd6 8. Nge2 O-O (8... Nc6 9. Bxf4 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Qd2 Be7 12.
Rae1 Re8 13. Kh1 a6 14. Ng3 b5 15. Nd1 Na5 16. c3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Ne4 18. Nxe4
dxe4 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Ne3 $13 {/+/=} Bh4 21. Rd1 f5 22. d5 Bd7 {Short,N (2698)
-Kasparov,G (2812)/Leuven m 5'/2011/} 23. d6 $5 $36) 9. O-O g5 10. Nxd5 (10.
Nxf4 $2 gxf4 11. Bxf4 Bxf4 12. Rxf4 Be6 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Raf1 Kg7 15. Ba4 a6
16. h3 b5 17. Bb3 Re8 18. Qf3 Kh8 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Ne5 $1 $19 {Williams,
S (2511)-Ragger,M (2666)/FRA-chT Haguenau/2013/}) 10... Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Nc6 12.
c3 Ne7 13. Be4 f5 (13... Ng6 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Bd2 Qe7 16. Bd3 Bg4 17. Rae1 Qc7
18. Kh1 Bh5 19. Ng1 {David,A (2520)-Tkachiev,V (2670)/Cannes/2000/} h6 $132)
14. Bd3 b6 15. Bd2 Ng6 16. Qb3+ Kg7 17. c4 h5 18. Rac1 h4 19. c5 bxc5 20. dxc5
Rb8 21. Qa3 Be5 $15 {Spielmann,R-Bogoljubow,E/Maehrisch Ostrau/1923/}) 7... Bd6
8. d4 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 (9... O-O 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Bg4 12. c3 Qd7 13. h3 (
13. Be4 Rae8 14. Qd3 {gives more chances to fight for an edge}) 13... Ne7 (
13... Be6 $11) 14. Be4 (14. Bxb7 $5 $13) 14... Bf5 15. Bxf5 $6 (15. Re1 $142)
15... Nxf5 16. Ng5 Qe7 17. Nf3 Ne3 18. Bxe3 fxe3 19. Qd3 Bg3 $36 {Van
Assendelft,F (2393)-Friedel,J (2531)/Amsterdam/2011/}) 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Bxf4 h6
12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Ne2 Na5 14. c3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 b6 16. Rf3 Nh5 17. Raf1 Nxf4 18.
Nxf4 Rxf4 19. Rxf4 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Qg5 21. g3 Rf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Navara,D (2646)
-Gelfand,B (2720)/Sochi 2008/CBM 126 (28)}) 4. Bxd5 ({Taking with the bishop
is more logical than} 4. exd5 Qh4+ ({A playable alternative is} 4... Nf6 5. Nc3
Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d4 Re8 9. Ng5 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12.
Qf3 Qf5 13. Bxf4 Qxf4 14. Qxf4 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11 17. Rxf7
$2 h6 18. Rd7 Nf6 19. Rxc7 hxg5 20. Rxb7 Re2 21. c3 Rae8 22. Rxa7 Ng4 $19 {
Plat,V (2474)-Konopka,M (2453)/CZE-chT/2012/}) 5. Kf1 Bd6 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. Nc3 Ne7
8. d4 O-O 9. Kf2 Nd7 10. Re1 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nexd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Ne3 14.
Bxe3 fxe3+ 15. Rxe3 Bf5 (15... b6 $15) (15... c5 $5) 16. c5 Bf4 17. Re7 Bg4 18.
Re4 Qf5 $5 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qh4+ 20. Ke2 Rae8 21. Rf1 g5 $132) 19. Bc2 Bh5
$2 (19... Rad8 $11) 20. Re5 $1 Bxf3 21. Kxf3 Qf6 22. Rf5 $18 {[%csl Rf4]
Polgar,J (2686)-Topalov,V (2786)/Mexico City rpd/2010/}) 4... Nf6 ({Natural
enough, but Black can also play} 4... Qh4+ $5 5. Kf1 g5 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. d4 Bg7 8.
h4 h6 {Here the theory is typical King's Gambit mix of old examples and a few
newer games; the results seem satisfactory for Black:} 9. Nc3 (9. Kg1 g4 10.
Nh2 c6 11. Bc4 c5 12. c3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 $4 (14. e5 f3 $13) 14... Bd4+
15. Kf1 Qxh4 16. Qe1 Qxe1+ 17. Kxe1 Ne5 $19 {Senff,M (2443)-Van den Doel,E 
(2564)/Cappelle la Grande/2001/}) 9... Ne7 10. Kg1 (10. e5 O-O 11. Be4 Nbc6 12.
Ne2 Bf5 13. Bxf5 $2 (13. Kf2 $142 $1 $13) 13... Nxf5 14. Qd3 Qg6 15. hxg5 hxg5
16. Kg1 Rad8 17. c3 Nfxd4 {0-1,Merry,A (2084)-Hebden,M (2506)/Sunningdale/2011/
}) 10... Qg6 11. Qd3 (11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Rg8 13. hxg5 Qxg5 $6 (13... hxg5
$142) 14. Qf3 $6 (14. Qf1 $1 Ng6 15. Ne2 $36) 14... Ng6 15. Qh5 Nxe5 16. Qxg5
hxg5 17. Rh7 c6 18. Bb3 Nbd7 19. Rh6 Ke7 20. Bd2 Ng4 21. Rh1 Nde5 $17 {Paulsen,
L-Anderssen,A/Baden-Baden/1870/}) 11... c6 12. Bb3 Be6 $6 (12... Bg4 $5 $132)
13. h5 (13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. e5 $36) 13... Qf6 $2 (
13... Qh7 $142) 14. e5 Qf5 15. Ne4 O-O {1-0 Anderssen,A-Riemann,F/Breslau 1876/
EXT 2010 (37)} 16. Nfxg5 hxg5 17. h6 Bxe5 18. Rh5 $1 Bf6 19. Bxf4 $1 $40 {/\}
Qxf4 20. Rf1) 5. Nc3 Bb4 (5... Nxd5 6. Nxd5 g5 7. h4 (7. d4 Bg7 8. h4 c6 9. Nc3
Bxd4 10. Nf3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 g4 13. Nd4 f3 14. gxf3 gxf3 15. Bf4
Rg8 16. Kd2 Na6 17. Ke3 Bg4 18. Rag1 f2 19. Kxf2 Nc5 20. Ke3 Kd7 $11 {Simacek,
P (2468)-Rzayev,B (2429)/Olomouc/2013/}) 7... c6 8. Nc3 Na6 (8... Bc5 9. Nge2
$36 {[%cal Rd2d4]}) 9. d3 Rg8 10. Qe2 h6 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Nf3 Nb4 13. O-O-O
Nxa2+ 14. Nxa2 Bxa2 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Rh7 Qb6 17. Bc3 g4 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Rf1 f3
20. gxf3 O-O-O 21. fxg4 Bxg4 22. Qd2 Qa6 23. Qf2 $14 {Pospisil,L (2559)
-Hofstetter,H (2526)/corr/2005/}) 6. Nf3 O-O $6 ({More accurate is} 6... Bxc3
$142 $1 7. dxc3 c6 8. Bc4 (8. Bb3 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 O-O $5 (9... Nh5 $6 10. Ng5 $1
{/\} O-O 11. Rf1 h6 12. Nxf7 Bg4+ 13. Ke1 Rxf7 14. Bxf4 Nf6 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.
h3 Bh5 17. e5 $16) (9... Nxe4 10. Re1 Bf5 {transposes into the main line after}
11. Bxf4 (11. Nh4 Bg4+ 12. Nf3 Bf5 $11) 11... O-O) 10. Bxf4 Nxe4 11. Re1 Bf5
$11 12. Ke2 Na6 13. h3 Nac5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ne5 a5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Kf3 a4 18.
Bc4 b5 19. Bd3 f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. a3 Kf7 22. Be3 Rh8 23. Bxc5 Rxh3+ 24. Kf4
Rh4+ {Grosar,A (2345)-Adams,M (2555)/London/1990/} 25. Kf3 Rh3+ 26. Kf4 $11)
8... Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 O-O 10. Bxf4 Nxe4 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Re7 Be6 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14.
Bg3 Rd8+ 15. Ke2 Nd7 16. Rd1 Ndc5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nd4 Kf8 (18... Nxd4+ 19.
cxd4 Kf8 20. Rc7 Rxd4 21. Bf2 Re4+ 22. Kd2 Re5 23. Bxc5+ Rxc5 24. Rxb7 a5 $11)
19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Rc7 Rd7 21. Rc8+ Kf7 22. Be5 Ne4 {Neubauer,M (2468)-Ragger,
M (2434)/Gmunden/2005/}) 7. O-O c6 (7... Bxc3 8. dxc3 c6 9. Bc4 $1 (9. Bb3 Qxd1
10. Rxd1 Nxe4 11. Bxf4 (11. Ne5 Nc5 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. Bg3 Na6 15.
b4 Rfd8 16. a4 Nac7 17. a5 a6 18. c4 Kf8 19. Nd7+ Ke8 20. Nc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Nxc5 22. bxc5 Ne6 $11 {Valsecchi,A (2338)-Romanishin,O (2537)/Arco/2011/})
11... Na6 12. Ng5 (12. Bc4 $5 {gives White chances to fight for an edge -
that's why it's better to go to c4 directly.}) (12. Rd4 Nec5 13. Bc4 Ne6 $11)
12... Nxg5 13. Bxg5 Re8 (13... Nc5 $11) 14. Rd8 Rxd8 15. Bxd8 Nc5 16. Be7 Nxb3
17. axb3 Bf5 18. Rd1 Bxc2 19. Rd7 b6 20. b4 f6 21. Rd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxd8 $11 {
Sidiropoulos,N (1940)-Neelotpal,D (2456)/Kavala/2012/}) 9... Qxd1 (9... b5 $6
10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bd3 Nh5 12. a4 $16) 10. Rxd1 Nxe4 11. Bxf4 $36 {[%csl Gc4,
Gf4]} Nd7 12. Rd4 Ndf6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Nh4 $5 (14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. Be5 c5 16. Ra4
Bg6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. b4 cxb4 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. cxb4 Nd6 $11 {
Blackburne,J-Pillsbury,H/Hastings/1895/}) 14... c5 15. Nxf5 cxd4 16. cxd4 $44 {
|^} Rfe8 17. Be5 Nd2 $6 (17... Rad8 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxe4 $16) 18. Bd3 Rad8 (
18... g6 19. Nd6 Re6 20. Rd1 $18) 19. Re2 Ng4 20. Nd6 Rxd6 21. Bxd6 Rxe2 22.
Bxe2 $18 {Binham,T-Bendana Guerrero,G/corr/1992/}) 8. Bc4 b5 (8... Bg4 9. d3
Nh5 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. c3 Ba5 12. d4 c5 13. Nxf4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb6 15. Nd5 Nhf6
16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 {1-0 Morozevich,A (2742)-Almasi,
Z (2644)/Monte Carlo 2002/CBM 087 ext (44)}) (8... Qb6+ 9. d4 Bxc3 10. bxc3
Nxe4 11. Bxf4 Nd7 12. Qd3 Nef6 13. Bd6 Re8 14. Ng5 {1-0,Pillsbury,H-Swiderski,
R/Vienna/1903/}) 9. Bb3 a5 $146 {A novelty, but Black is already pressed to
hold the balance:} (9... Bxc3 10. dxc3 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Nxe4 12. Bxf4 $5 (12. Qd4
Qxd4 13. cxd4 g5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Rxe4 h6 $14) (12. Qe1 $5 Nc5 (
12... Nf6 $142 13. Bxf4 c5 $14) 13. Bxf4 Nxb3 14. axb3 c5 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Bd6
Rd8 17. Qe4 $32 h6 18. Bxc5 Rxd1 19. Qe8+ Kh7 20. Bxb6 Rxf1+ 21. Bg1 Bb7 22.
Qxf7 $18 {[%cal Rf3g5,Rf7b7] Ponizil,C (2304)-Krejci,J (2454)/Kouty nad Desnou/
2010/}) 12... Nf2+ $2 (12... Nd7 13. Ng5 $36) 13. Rxf2 Qxf2 14. Qd6 $2 (14. Qd3
$1 {[%cal Rf4e3,Rf3g5,Ra1f1]} Qc5 15. Bd6 Qf5 16. Bxf8 Qxd3 17. cxd3 Kxf8 18.
Ng5 $18) 14... Bh3 $1 15. Rg1 Nd7 (15... Bxg2+ 16. Rxg2 Qxf3 17. Qd4 g6 18. Bh6
Qf1+ 19. Rg1 Qf3+ $11) 16. Ng5 (16. Nd4 $142 $5 Bxg2+ 17. Rxg2 Qe1+ 18. Rg1
Qe4+ $11) 16... Bf5 17. Bg3 Qc5 18. Rf1 Bg6 19. Qxd7 Qxg5 20. Qxc6 Rad8 $17 21.
Bf4 $4 Qxf4 {Janev,P (2033)-Janev,T (2325)/Sofia/2010/}) 10. a4 (10. a3 $5 Bxc3
11. dxc3 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 $36 {somewhat limits Black's options and is similar to
the lines from the previous note.}) 10... Nbd7 (10... bxa4 11. Bxa4 Nbd7 (11...
Bxc3 12. dxc3 Qb6+ (12... Nxe4 13. Bxf4 $16) 13. Qd4 $1 c5 14. Qe5 $16) 12. d3
$14 {/+/-} (12. d4 $5 Ba6 13. e5 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 $44 {/|^})) (10... Bxc3 11. dxc3
Qb6+ 12. Kh1 (12. Qd4 $2 c5) 12... bxa4 13. Rxa4 Ba6 14. Re1 Ng4 (14... Rd8 $2
15. Rd4) 15. Qd4 c5 16. Qg1 Nd7 17. Bd5 $14 {/+/-}) 11. axb5 cxb5 (11... Nc5
12. d3 $5 (12. d4 Nxb3 13. cxb3 cxb5 14. Bxf4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe4 16. Qd3 f5 17.
c4 $14) 12... Nxb3 13. cxb3 cxb5 14. Bxf4 $16) 12. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 (12... Bd6 13.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. d4 Nxe4 15. Bd5 Bf5 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Nh4 $16) 13. Bxd5 Ra6 14.
d3 (14. d4 $1 Nf6 15. Ba2 Nxe4 16. Qd3 Bb7 17. Bxf4 $36) 14... Nf6 15. Ba2 Nh5
{The knight is (or shoudl be!) misplaced on on the edge.} (15... Bd6 $142 $5
16. c3 (16. e5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 Qxe5 19. d4 Qh5 $132) 16... Bb7 $14)
16. c3 Bc5+ (16... Bd6 17. d4 $16 (17. e5 $16)) 17. d4 Ba7 18. Ne5 $1 Qh4 {
Black must try to whip up some kingside counterplay.} (18... Qg5 19. Rf2 $5 Be6
20. Qe2 Bxa2 21. Rxa2 {[%csl Rb5,Rf4]} Bb8 (21... f3 22. Qc2 $18) 22. Nf3 $18 {
[%cal Re2b5]}) 19. Qd3 ({The text-move is not bad, but White already had the
more energetic solution} 19. Bxf7+ $5 Rxf7 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 (20... Bg4 21. Qb3 Be6
22. Qxb5 $18) 21. Qb3+ Kf8 22. Qxb5 {/\} Rg6 23. Rxa5 Bh3 24. Rf2 Rxg2+ (24...
Bxg2 25. Qf5+ Rf6 26. Qc8+ Kf7 27. Rxa7+) 25. Rxg2 Bxd4+ 26. cxd4 Qe1+ 27. Qf1
Qxa5 28. Bxf4 $18) 19... Rh6 {Shold have lost quickly, but even after other
moves White is clearly on top.} (19... Rf6 20. Nxf7 $5 R6xf7 21. Qxb5 $16 {/+-}
) 20. Rf2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Here the nervous tension sets in and the mutual
tactical mistakes influence the game.} (20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Qxb5 {[%cal Rb5e8]}
Qd8 (21... Qxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Ng3+ 23. Kg1 Rh1+ 24. Kf2 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Nxf1 26.
Bxf4 $18) 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Rxf4+ $18 {is a materialistic, but
straightforward win - White will have a Rook and 4 pawns for two bishops.
Instead Shimanov makes a suicidal move...}) 20... Ng3 $4 {and Kamsky repays
the favour and misses a fairly simple tactical blow.} (20... Qxh2+ $1 {turns
the tables completely:} 21. Kf1 (21. Kxh2 Ng3+ 22. Kg1 Rh1#) 21... Qh1+ (21...
Bxd4 $5 {/\} 22. Qxd4 Ng3+ 23. Ke1 Rd6 $1 24. Bd5 Qg1+ 25. Kd2 Nxe4+ 26. Qxe4
Qxf2+ 27. Kd1 Bf5 $19) 22. Ke2 Ng3+ 23. Kd2 (23. Kf3 Qh5+ (23... Rh3 $1 $19)
24. Kxf4 Qh4+ 25. Ke3 Qg5+ 26. Rf4 Nh5 $19 (26... Qxe5 $19)) 23... Qg1 24. Re2
Nxe2 (24... Rh1 $19) 25. Qxe2 Bxd4 $1 26. cxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Nd3 Bg4 28. Qxg4 Qe3+
29. Kc2 Rc6+ 30. Kd1 Qxd3+ 31. Ke1 Rh6 $19) 21. Nf3 Qg4 22. hxg3 Qh5 (22...
fxg3 23. Rf1 $18 Rh5 24. Bd5) 23. Kf1 $2 {Allows Black back into the game.} (
23. Rf1 $1 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 fxg3+ 25. Ke1 (25. Kxg3 Rg6+ 26. Ng5 $18) 25... Qxg2
26. Bxh6 $18) (23. Nh4 g5 24. Qxb5 $18 {also wins rather easily.}) 23... fxg3
$1 24. Rc2 {White must risk a lot to keep his hopes alive. Objectively better
moves are not too promising:} (24. Bxh6 Qh1+ 25. Ng1 (25. Ke2 Qxa1 $17) 25...
gxf2 26. Kxf2 Qxh6 $11 (26... Qh4+ $5 27. Qg3 Qxh6 $132)) (24. Ke2 gxf2 (24...
Qh1 $5) 25. Bxh6 Qxh6 $11) 24... Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Rf6 (25... Qxg2+ $5 26. Ke3 Qh1
$1 $40) 26. Ke3 (26. Bd5 $5 Bb8 $5 (26... Qxg2+ 27. Ke1 Qxf3 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29.
e5 Rf2 (29... Rf5 30. Rxa5 Bb6 31. Rxb5 Bd8 $13) 30. Rxf2 gxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Bb6
32. Be3 $44) 27. e5 Bf5 28. Be4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxg2+ 30. Kd3 (30. Ke3 Rxf3+ 31.
Qxf3 Qxc2 32. Qxg3 f6 $19) 30... Qxf3+ (30... Qf1+ $5 31. Ke3 Re8 $40) 31. Be3
Qxe4+ 32. Kxe4 Rg6 $15) 26... Qh6+ (26... Bg4 $1 $40) 27. Ke2 Qh1 28. Qd1 $6 ({
Objectively this is a bad move, but repetition with} 28. Ke3 {is unacceptable..
.}) 28... Qxg2+ 29. Ke3 Qh3 $6 {Reasonable, but needlessly complex.} (29...
Rxf3+ $142 30. Qxf3 Qxc2 $19 {[%csl Re3,Gg8] was far simpler - Black has extra
material and his king is less exposed.}) 30. Ng1 (30. Ng5 Qh4 31. Kd3 h6 32.
Nxf7 (32. Nf3 Qg4 $19) 32... R8xf7 33. Bxf7+ Rxf7 $19) 30... Qh1 31. Bd5 g2 $2
{The errors continue, this allows White to consolidate his position.} (31...
Bh3 $1 {[%cal Rf6f1] and only after} 32. Bd2 g2 $19 {gives Black a winning
attack.}) 32. Rf2 Rg6 33. Kd3 (33. Rxa5 Bb8 34. Kd3 $16) 33... Bg4 34. Qe1 Bb8
35. Bf4 (35. Rxa5 $1 {/\} Bg3 36. Bxf7+ $18) 35... Bxf4 36. Rxf4 Be6 (36... a4
37. Qf2 Be6 38. Bxe6 Rxe6 39. Rf5 Rfe8 40. Re1 $18) 37. Bxe6 Rxe6 38. Rxa5 f5
39. e5 g5 40. Rf2 f4 (40... g4 41. Ra1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Ye1e2]} f4 42. Qe4 $19)
41. Ra1 $18 {[%cal Re1e4] The time-control is over and so is the excitement.
White is winning and Shimanov won't allow any further complications.} Rh6 (
41... Qh5 42. Qe4 Kh8 43. Rxg2 f3 44. Ra8 $1 $18) 42. Qe4 Rh3+ 43. Kc2 $5 {
White already has a choice.} (43. Nxh3 Qxa1 44. Qxg2 Qd1+ 45. Rd2 Qb1+ 46. Rc2
$18) (43. Kd2 $18) 43... Re3 44. Qxg2 Qh5 45. Qd5+ Kh8 46. Ra8 Qg6+ 47. Kb3
Rxa8 48. Qxa8+ Kg7 49. Qb7+ Qf7+ (49... Kh8 50. Qxb5 Qf7+ 51. Kc2 g4 52. e6 $5
Rxe6 53. Qb8+ $18) 50. Qxf7+ Kxf7 51. Kc2 h5 52. Kd2 Ke6 (52... h4 53. Nf3 Kg6
54. d5 $18 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Yd5d8]}) 53. Nf3 g4 (53... Kf5 54. d5 $1 g4 55. d6
Ke6 (55... g3 56. Re2) 56. Nd4+ $18) 54. Nh4 (54. Ne1 {[%csl Rf4] /\} Re4 55.
Nd3 $18) 54... Re4 55. Re2 (55. Re2 Rxe2+ 56. Kxe2 Kd5 57. Ng6 f3+ 58. Kf2 $18)
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 d6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne5 12. f4 N5g6 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Bf2
Bxf2+ 15. Qxf2 Nxd5 16. g3 c6 17. Bc4 Qe7+ 18. Kd2 Nb6 19. Bd3 Qf6 20. c3 Ne5
21. Be2 Nec4+ 22. Kc2 g6 23. a4 Re8 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 25. Rae1 Kg7 26. Qxa7 b6 27.
Qd7 Ne3+ 28. Kd2 Nc4+ 29. Kc1 Ra8 30. Nd4 Rxa4 31. Qxc6 Rha8 32. Kc2 b5 33.
Qxb5 Qd8 34. Qb7 Kg8 35. b3 Ra2+ 36. Kd3 Nb2+ 37. Ke3 Rc8 38. c4 Rb8 39. Qd5
Ra5 40. Qg2 Qe7+ 41. Qe4 Nxc4+ 42. bxc4 Ra3+ 43. Kf2 Rb2+ 44. Nc2 Qxe4 45. Rxe4
Rxc2+ 46. Re2 Rxc4 47. Rd1 Rc6 48. Red2 Raa6 49. Rb1 Kg7 50. Rb7 h5 51. Re2 Rc5
52. Rd7 Rf5 53. Rd2 Rf6 54. Rd3 Ra2+ 55. Kf3 Ra6 56. Re3 g5 57. Rd3 g4+ 58. Ke4
Re6+ 59. Kd5 Ra5+ 60. Kc6 Ra2 61. R7xd6 Rxd6+ 62. Kxd6 Rxh2 63. Ke5 Ra2 64. Kf5
Ra5+ 65. Ke4 Kg6 66. Ke3 Kf5 67. Rb3 f6 68. Rc3 Ra2 69. Rc5+ Kg6 70. Rc3 Rg2
71. Kd4 h4 72. gxh4 Kf5 73. Kd5 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. h3 a6 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Re1 O-O
9. Nbd2 b6 10. Nf1 Bb7 11. Ng3 h6 12. Be3 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Nh4
Nfd5 16. c4 f4 17. Ne4 g5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qxg5 d5 21. Bxf4 Ne4
22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. d5 b5 24. Qg3 bxc4 25. Be5 Rf7 26. Rxe4 Bxd5 27. Rg4 Qf8 28.
Re1 Re8 29. Bxg7 Rxg7 30. Re5 Rxg4 31. Qxg4+ Kf7 32. Qf4+ Kg8 33. Rg5+ Kh7 34.
Rh5+ Kg8 35. Rg5+ Kh7 36. Nf5 Ng6 37. Qxc7+ Qf7 38. Rh5+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
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1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 a5
9. Re1 Kh8 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Bf5 12. Nh4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Qd7 15.
Bg5 Qe6 16. Qd3 Na6 17. Bxg6 Nb4 18. Qd2 hxg6 19. a3 Kh7 20. axb4 Qxc4 21. Rc1
Qd5 22. Bxe7 Rf7 23. Qc2 Rxe7 24. Nxg6 Re4 25. Ne7 Qe6 26. Re1 d5 27. f3 Qxe7
28. fxe4 Qxb4 29. exd5+ Kg8 30. Re4 cxd5 31. Rh4 Bxd4+ 32. Kh1 Qe1+ 33. Kg2
Qg1+ 34. Kh3 Qf1+ 35. Kg4 Qf7 36. Kh3 Bf6 37. Rf4 Qh5+ 38. Kg2 Re8 39. Rf3 Kg7
40. h4 Qe5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Qf3 Rb8 11. h3 d4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Re8 14. c3
dxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxc3 Rb6 18. Bf4 Bb7 19. Rfd1 Qh4 20. Bg3
Qe4 21. Qd3 Rg6 22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Rd7 f5 24. Re1 f4 25. Rd4 fxg3 26. Rexe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Qf3
a6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Rae1 b5 13. a3 Rab8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Qh3 Rfd8 16. Bd2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. f5 Nxd2 19. fxe6 Ne4 20. exf7+ Kh8 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Rxe4 g6 23. Ref4 Kg7 24. e6 Rf8 25. Qe3 Bc5 26. Qe1 Bd6 27. Rh4 Be7
28. Qe3 h5 29. Qd4+ Kh6 30. Rxh5+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 dxc4 6. e4 O-O 7. h5 c5 8. hxg6
hxg6 9. d5 b5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Rxh6 b4 12. Na4 Kg7 13. Rh4 c3 14. bxc3 bxc3 15.
Rc1 Rh8 16. Rxh8 Qxh8 17. Nxc5 Nbd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. e5 Ne4 20. Qd4 Bf5 21.
Qe3 Qh1 22. Nd4 Rb8 23. d6 Rb2 24. d7 Rxf2 25. Qxf2 Nxf2 26. Nxf5+ gxf5 27.
d8=Q Qh4 28. Ke2 Qe4+ 29. Kxf2 Qf4+ 30. Ke2 Qxc1 31. Qd1 Qb2+ 32. Kd3 Qxa2 33.
Kxc3 Qa5+ 34. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Qe2 c5 16. dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.24"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 {Tomahevsky had already employed this system
against Yu Yangyi last year, so it is unclear why Kamsky's opening wasn't
particularly well prepared. Despite the fact that the move 8.h3 is
specifically made with the idea of avoiding the Marshall, Black players have
found ways of sacrificing a pawn for counterplay anyways.} 11. a4 {unusual.
Taking the pawn is the main line and the critical continuation.} Nd4 12. Nbd2
Nxb3 13. Nxb3 Nb4 $1 {An interesting novelty that shows that Tomashevsky is
prepared in every variation. Karjakin had employed f6 previously with success,
but the engines insist this is a stronger move. Taking the pawn on e5 is
possible.} 14. axb5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 axb5 (15... Qd7 $5 16. bxa6 Qxh3 {looks
dangerous for White.}) 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Rxe5 Bd6 18. Rxb5 {White is up two
pawns, but with his weak kingside and discoordinated pieces he must be very
careful against any kind of aggression.} Re8 (18... Nxc2 $5 19. Qxc2 Qxf3 {
is actually interesting, and its very likely the game ends in some sort of
perpetual.}) 19. Kg2 h6 {This is the point in which Kamsky maybe should have
tried to kick back some of Black's pieces.} 20. Nc5 (20. c3 $1 Nd5 21. Ra5 $1
Qb7 22. Nc5 {and White is in a better position than in the game.}) 20... Nd5
21. Ne4 Qc6 22. Nxd6 $6 (22. c4 $1 Nf4+ 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. Ng3 {White hasn't
fully consolidated but at least with the strong knight on g3 the defense on of
the kingside is much easier.}) 22... Qxd6 23. c4 c6 24. Rb3 Nf4+ 25. Bxf4 Qxf4
{Unlike the other variation we saw earlier, here White's king is completely
exposed and Black will have a draw by perpetual in many variations.} 26. d4
Qg5+ 27. Kf1 Qh5 28. Re3 $5 {Keeping the game alive. Black probably wouldn't
have had anything better than repetition had white protected his h3-pawn.}
Qxh3+ 29. Ke2 Rb8 30. Qc2 h5 $5 {Interestingly, this pawn becomes quite
dangerous even though it seemed non-threatening from h6.} 31. b3 $6 {A little
bit of a waste of tempo - but more important than that the weakening of the
second rank gives Black extra chances.} Ra8 32. d5 cxd5 33. cxd5 Qd7 34. Qd1
Ra6 35. b4 $6 (35. Qd4 $1 {stopping the pawn on the h-file and taking control
of a1 looks risky because of ...Ra2+, but it actually keeps the balance in the
position.}) 35... h4 $1 36. Qd4 $6 {Too late.} h3 $1 37. Kf1 {Kamsky thinks he
can stop the pawn... and he can, but at a huge price.} h2 38. Kg2 h1=Q+ $1 39.
Kxh1 {The h-pawn has vanished, but now White's king falls to a swift attack.}
Qh3+ 40. Kg1 Rg6+ {The game really turned in the time pressure in which Kamsky
greatly overestimated his chances. Tomashevsky shows great tenacity and
patience and was able to capitalize on Kamsky's time-pressure induced mistakes.
} 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 {An annoying move to face. There
are many other possibilities, but most importantly 5.c5!? is dangerous to
which Gata almost always replies 5...g6!?} Bf5 {A surprise! Other moves have
been tried in this idea. 5...b5 is a main idea while transposing to a
Semi-Slav with 5...e6 is also very popular.} 6. Bd3 (6. Qb3 b5 7. c5 a5 $1 8.
Ne5 a4 9. Qd1 g6 10. g4 Be6 11. h3 Bg7 {gave Black a fine position in the game
Tomashevsky-Ramirez, Tromso 2013.}) 6... Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O Bb4 {Most
players had rejected this as a dubious idea. Magnus took a long time trying to
figure out how to get an advantage after this.} (8... Be7 {allowing} 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nd7 {is very possible and the main idea.}) 9. Bd2 Bxc3
10. Bxc3 O-O 11. a4 Nbd7 12. a5 Ne4 13. Bb4 Re8 14. Rac1 {White holds a very
slight advantage because his position has more space and its more obvious on
what exactly to do: mainly it is to remove the knight from f3 and push f3.} h5
$5 {Kamsky took a long time thinking about this move. Carlsen seemed to have a
confused look on his face when he saw it.} 15. Ne5 Qc7 (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 {
strands the knight on e4, and could prove dangerous.}) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qe2 (
17. f3 {was more direct, but its unclear how much advantage White will be able
to obtain.}) 17... Nf6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. h3 Rad8 20. b3 Rd7 {Black has enough
space to maneouver endlessly, so it's up to White to try to create something.}
21. Rc2 Qd8 22. Rcc1 h4 23. Be1 Ne4 24. Qg4 g5 $5 {Kamsky is in no mood to let
Carlsen slowly wrap his army around the weak h4-pawn. Instead he will create
space on the kingside and push back White's pieces. Kamsky was beginning to
fall dangerously low on the clock around this time.} 25. cxd5 f5 26. Qf3 cxd5 (
26... Rxd5 $5 {was also interesting, to retain the pawn on the c-file keeping
White's pieces out.}) 27. Rc2 Rg7 28. Rdc1 Nf6 (28... g4 $1 {was more to the
point, but Kamsky was running short on time.}) 29. Qd1 g4 30. f3 $1 {An
amazing move. Suddenly the counterattack on the weak h4-pawn is strong and
Black must decide exactly how to proceed with the kingside initiative, as if
it is mishandled White already enjoys the c-file and some strong positional
advantages.} gxh3 31. Bxh4 Kf7 $2 {Too optimistic} (31... hxg2 32. Qe1 Qe7 {
still gave some hope.}) 32. Qe1 $1 {Very powerful, White is nearly winning now.
} hxg2 {And now he definitely is with the following sequence.} 33. Rc7+ Re7 34.
Bxf6 Kxf6 35. Rc8 Qd6 36. Qh4+ Kf7 37. Qh5+ Rg6 38. f4 $1 {Most accurate.
Black is in a sort of zugzwang and his position will fall apart faster than
with the immediate Qh8.} Qa3 39. Qh8 Rg7 40. Qh5+ Rg6 41. Qh8 Rg7 42. Qf8+ Kg6
43. Kxg2 $1 {Slow but fatal: White's rook will swing into great effect.
Black's discovery check is no threat at all. From now on White must play
perfect to checkmate Black, but Carlsen does this with ease.} Rgf7 44. Qd8 Rh7
45. Rg1 Qa2+ 46. Kf3+ Kf6 47. Qg8 Rh3+ 48. Rg3 Rxg3+ 49. Qxg3 {And now Black
is completely defenseless against the threats.} 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 {A small surprise. Kamsky has used the Sicilian many times in the
past, but he is better known as a Spanish player.} 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 {Interestingly, both players
have had this position with Black.} 9. Re1 (9. Qe2 $6 Bc5 10. e5 Bd4 $1 11. Rd1
Qb6 {with adequate counterplay in Felgaer-Kamsky, 2010.}) 9... Qb8 10. a4 (10.
Qe2 Bd6 11. e5 Bc7 {was the end of the game in Gashimov-Nakamura, Tata Steel
2012. The game still has lot of life left, of course.}) 10... b4 11. Nd5 {
The knight is obviously taboo, but it isn't immediately threatening anything
by itself - the main point is that it is supporting the move Bf4.} Bd6 12. Qh5
Ne7 13. Nxe7 Bxe7 14. b3 a5 $6 {Kamsky played this move very quickly, but it
is hard to justify exactly why a5 was necessary.} (14... O-O $5 15. Bb2 f6 {
looks dangerous, but might be entirely playable as at some point Black might
play e5 to close White's bishops, or at least he will be ready to meet e5 with
f5 closing the diagonals in that way.}) 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. e5 {
Black has a lot of weakness and will have to prove that his activity can
compensate for this and hold his position together.} Rg8 18. g3 Rg5 19. Qh6
Rxe5 20. Qxf6 Rh5 $1 {An important move, without this Black would quickly lose
the h7 pawn without compensation.} 21. Be4 $1 {Nakamura uses the fact that the
security of the king is a prime factor in major piece endgames - and it is
clear that the e8 king is not a happy camper.} Qd8 22. Qf3 Rc5 23. Qe3 {
A strange choice, as now Kamsky could simplify the position significantly.} (
23. Bxc6 {was more in tune with White's plans.} dxc6 (23... Rxc6 $2 24. Re4 $1
{and immediately Black has serious problems with his king and the h7-pawn.})
24. Rad1 Qg5 (24... Rd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Qf6 {and again the h7-pawn is the
issue}) 25. Rd6 {and it seems impossible to defend c6, which nets White an
extra pawn.}) 23... Qe7 (23... Re5 24. Qd4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 h6 $11 {
and Black is barely holding, but his counterplay against the weak c2 pawn
seems to keep him alive and almost equal.}) 24. Bxh7 $5 {The only way to fight
for an advantage. This comes with some risk as the bishop will be trapped and
out of play for a long time, while the pawn advantage will not be of use for
many moves.} f5 {This is of course Black's point} 25. Bg6+ Kd8 {The king heads
to safer grounds, while it will allow the a8-rook to swing back to the game.}
26. Rac1 $5 {A "mysterious" rook move as Nimzowitsch would say. The idea is
that a potential c3 break might be very powerful.} Kc7 27. Bh5 e5 $5 {Very
optimistic.} ({Black could also have played...} 27... Qd6 $5 28. Rcd1 f4 $1 {
and the game turns to be quite interesting as White has to play carefully to
not get into hot water.}) 28. f4 $6 {Not a move that Nakamura wanted to play,
but he thought it was necessary to stop Black's play.} (28. c4 $5 {Securing
the queenside structure} f4 29. Qe2 e4 $1 {Black obtains a strong attack.})
28... Qd6 $1 {With Nakamura down to only four minutes - an extremely unusual
event - Kamsky has secured both good counterplay and dangerous tactical
chances against his opponent.} 29. Rf1 exf4 30. Qxf4 Be4 31. Qf2 Rc3 32. Be2
Kb7 $6 {An unfortunate decision. Kamsky was clearly worried about the queen's
opportunities on the f2-a7 diagonal, but now his own queen will be tied down
to the d7-pawn - not a position it wants to be in.} 33. Rcd1 Qe6 34. Bc4 d5 35.
Qc5 $1 {Nakamura is such a resourceful player! Here the bishop is poisoned.}
Rd8 (35... dxc4 $2 36. Rd6 $1 {and the threats will soon be lethal on the king,
so Black must give up his queen.}) 36. Qxa5 $1 {Amazing! Despite the fact that
it looks like White has no time to do this, he is just barely able to take
Black's pawns on time.} Rxc2 $2 {Maybe the losing move.} (36... Qb6+ 37. Qxb6+
Kxb6 38. Bd3 Kc5 {still is difficult for White as Black is very active.}) 37.
Rf2 $1 {Very important not to go for the intermezzo yet:} (37. Qxb4+ $6 Qb6+
38. Qxb6+ Kxb6 39. Rf2 dxc4 $1 {and White will have many problems with the
passed b-pawn after} 40. Rxd8 Rc1+ $1 41. Rf1 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 cxb3 {with an
unclear position that should end in a draw.}) 37... Rxf2 38. Qxd8 $1 (38. Qxb4+
Qb6 39. Qxb6+ Kxb6 40. Kxf2 Kc5 {is still unclear as Black's pieces are very
active.}) 38... Rg2+ 39. Kf1 Rb2 (39... Rxh2 {was no better since after} 40.
Bxd5+ Bxd5 41. Qxd5+ Qxd5 42. Rxd5 {the b4-pawn cannot be saved.}) 40. Bxd5+
Bxd5 41. Qxd5+ Qxd5 42. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 {A bizarre way of starting the game. This move
promises White no advantage, and at most he will get a reverse Slav in which
he has no problem developing his dark squared bishop. Interestingly Kamsky had
already used this in a few ocassions with good success.} c6 {Unambitious but
solid. Aronian won't be dragged into playing something risky for no reason and
is happy just equalizing with Black.} 4. Bf4 Nh5 $5 {Not letting the bishop
develop easily.} 5. Be3 $5 {An awkward placement for the bishop, but Kamsky's
idea is that it is not as awkward as the knight on h5.} (5. Bxb8 Rxb8) (5. Bg3
g6 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bh4 h6 9. g4 {was interestingly a game between
Zugic-Nakmaura in which the much lower rated player managed to win in Montreal,
2008}) 5... g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Qc1 Nd7 9. Bh6 Re8 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. O-O
e5 {White has gotten rid of his awkward bishop, but Black has broken thorough
in the center. Chances are about even.} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. e3 Nf6
15. Nd2 a5 {A baffling move. In Kamsky's spirit, it is now Aronian that plays
a strange rook pawn move!} (15... Bg4 16. h3 (16. c4 $2 d4 {is the point.
Black is better as White doesn't have Nf3 in this position}) 16... Be2 17. Re1
Bd3 {was interesting.}) 16. c4 Re8 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. a3 Kg8 19. Re1 Nf6 20. Qc3
Be6 {Neither side has played with any strong ambition, but somehow White's
position seems to be becoming slightly better move by move. The eventual power
of the bishop on g2 should not be underestimated, especially if coupled with a
knight that could come to c5.} 21. e4 Nd7 22. Rac1 f6 23. Nf3 a4 24. Nd4 Bf7
25. Red1 Qe7 26. h4 $5 {Switching gears a little. Now that Black has dedicated
all his defensive resources to preventing any queenside intiative, Kamsky
decides to open play in both sides. This decision might have been aided by the
fact that Kamsky was now significantly up on the clock.} Ne5 27. h5 Nc4 28. Bf1
Nd6 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. f3 Qe5 31. Kf2 Rad8 32. Qb4 f5 $1 {Aronian wastes no
time! Kamsky hasn't achieved much in his last moves and he sees it is the time
to strike.} 33. exf5 gxf5 (33... Qe3+ 34. Kg2 Nxf5 35. Nxf5 gxf5 {seemed
slightly more accurate as now White must somehow defend his position.}) 34. Qd2
{Although the knight on d4 can be dislodged, it proves to be a powerful
defensive piece on e2.} Qg7 35. Qc3 Qh6 36. Qd2 Qg7 37. Qc3 Bd5 {Aronian
refuses a three-fold repetition since he senses he is better.} 38. Ne2 Bb3 39.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rd4 Kf6 {With time pressure over, Kamsky is still slightly
worse, but it is a negligible edge that Black possesses.} 41. Rc5 Nb5 42. Rxd8
Rxd8 43. Ke3 {Black could try to play a knight to d5 and maybe push his
queenside pawns, but with correct play White should hold without too many
problems.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {Kamsky seemed to have not expected Carlsen to
go for this variation specifically. He thought for a few minutes before
deciding that the best course of action was to go into the quiet waters of the
exchange Spanish.} 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 (7. c3 {was
Fischer's favorite, but neither this move nor the move in the game are
considered dangerous for Black nowadays.}) 7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 fxe5 9. Rd3 {
A common rook lift, the idea being that if White had played instead} (9. Nbd2
O-O-O {it becomes difficult to develop his pieces.}) 9... Bd6 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11.
Nc4 {White's play revolves around the weakened e5-pawn - taking it and playing
with the remaining passed pawn while Black has no chance at creating one
himself on the queenside. However Black's piece activity has been considered
for some time to give him a perfetly good game.} O-O 12. Nfxe5 Be2 13. Re3 Bxc4
14. Nxc4 Ng4 $1 {More accurate than the other move. At least here White has
some chances of going wrong.} (14... Bc5 {is a known draw:} 15. Re1 Rae8 16.
Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nd6 {and although White should be
minimally better becaues of the structure, no one has been able to win this
position.}) 15. Re2 Bxh2+ 16. Kf1 $6 {And he starts doing so almost
immediately. The king is safer and better placed on h1.} Rae8 17. Nd2 $6 {
It's going to become incredibly hard to develop because of the self-pin.} (17.
c3 {just passing and allowing some breathing room on the second rank was much
better.}) 17... Rd8 $1 {The World number one shows that he is in a class of
his own. With the rook going back and forth, he has now secured a pin on the
d-file that causes White's development to stall almost completely.} 18. f3 Bg3
19. Kg1 Ne5 20. b3 Ng6 $1 {Magnus moves are all precise, with the goal of not
allowing White easily development.} 21. Nf1 Be5 22. c3 $2 {Panic.} (22. Rb1 Rd1
23. Rd2 Bd4+ 24. Kh2 Rxf1 25. Rxd4 Nf4 26. Rd7 Rf6 27. Bxf4 $1 Rxb1 28. Be5 {
is unpleasant, but White's activity gives him excellent chances to draw.})
22... Bxc3 23. Bb2 Nf4 24. Rc2 Ba5 {The Norwegian wants to keep as many pieces
on the board as possible, especially with the somewhat exposed king, but there
was nothing wrong with simplifying the position and exploiting the material
advantage.} 25. Ng3 g6 26. Rf1 Rd3 27. Kh2 Bb4 28. Ne2 Ne6 29. Nc1 Rd7 30. g3
Rfd8 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. f4 h5 33. Kh3 a5 34. Kg2 Nc5 35. Kf3 Nd3 36. Re2 Be7 $2 {
Allowing White some hope.} (36... Nxb2 37. Rxb2 Ba3 38. Rc2 Rd2 {and it will
be very hard for White to hold this position as a2 will soon fall as well.})
37. Nxd3 Rxd3+ 38. Kg2 Bc5 $6 {The extra pawn still gives Black excellent
chances to win, but the advantage is slipping move by move. The bishop is not
well placed on c5 as it might be forced back to b6 in a defensive position.}
39. Rc1 $6 (39. Be5 $1 {would have at least forced Black to find an active
idea to defend c7.} Bd6 40. Bb2 {and now any move by the bishop will be met
with Be5 again.}) 39... Rd2 40. Rc2 Rxe2+ 41. Rxe2 {Time control has been
reached. Black is still up a pawn, but will have a tough technical job ahead
of him after missing many ways of finishing his opponent off.} Rd3 42. Rc2 Bd6
43. Bc1 Be7 44. Kf2 a4 45. Rd2 Rxd2+ $2 {A strange decision. The bishop
endgame looks less promising than the rook endgame.} (45... Bc5+ $1 46. Kg2 Rc3
47. Bb2 Re3 48. Bd4 Bxd4 49. Rxd4 a3 $1 {gives black great winning chances.})
46. Bxd2 axb3 47. axb3 c5 48. g4 $6 {Not necessarily losing, but why create a
free passed pawn for Black? Much more tenacious was to simply wait and keep
the king on e2-d3, forcing Black to figure out a plan of action.} b5 49. gxh5
gxh5 50. Bc3 $2 {The final blunder.} (50. Kf3 b4 51. Be3 {should still be
somehow winning for Black, but it's much more difficult to figure out.}) 50...
b4 51. Bb2 Bh4+ {Not the most precise but also winning.} 52. Ke2 Bg3 {The
combined action between the passed pawn on h4 and the threats of breaking on
c4 and exchanging bishops gives Carlsen the win. Here he is pushing the f-pawn
forward so he will be able to easily trade bishops later.} 53. f5 h4 54. e5 h3
55. e6+ (55. Kf3 Bh4 56. Ba1 Be1 $19) 55... Ke7 56. Kf3 Bf4 57. Bg7 Bg5 58. Be5
c4 59. bxc4 Bf6 {White has two passed pawns, but they are worth nothing
compared to the outside passed pawns of Black, which will soon promote.} 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 {Kamsky has used the Dutch many times before, and Levon has a bad
score against it and lost to Carlsen, so this comes as no surprise.} 2. c4 Nf6
3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bf4 $5 {Aronian repeats the line that fared so poorly
against Carlsen.} Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Bg3 {This is the point. White is
preparing d5, and Black doesn't have time to play e5 just yet.} h6 9. O-O Nh5
10. d5 (10. Bh4 $1 g5 11. d5 $1 {seemed better, forcing some weakenings on the
kingside and opening the d4-square for the knight, so for example after} Na5
12. Nd4 $14) 10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 Ne5 {Now the game is approximately balanced.}
12. Rc1 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 e5 14. dxe6 c6 15. b4 (15. Bd5 {is not a completely
ridiculous move, but that doesn't mean it's a good one.}) 15... g5 {Aggressive!
} 16. b5 (16. Qd3 {with more patience, was better} g4 17. Bd1 $1 {and now the
bishop quickly repositions to b3 while e2 is still avialable for the white
knight.}) 16... g4 17. Be2 Bxe6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Qa4 c5 20. Bd3 Be5 {White's
structural advantage is significant, but Black has a strong bishop on e5 and
he is about to push h5 followed by h4.} 21. Ne2 Bd7 22. Qd1 h5 23. Bc2 Qe8 24.
Nf4 Bc6 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Rb1 Qf7 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Nxh5 $6 {Very optimistic. The
opening of the h-file is very strong for Black.} (28. Rb3 {keeping the status
quo was preferable.}) 28... Qh6 29. Nf4 Rd7 30. Nd5 Rh7 {Aronian must have
underestimated how quickly this rook swung to the h-file.} 31. Kf1 Qh1+ 32. Ke2
Qxg2 33. Rg1 Qf3+ 34. Kf1 Kg7 (34... Rh2 {immediately put more pressure on
White.} 35. Ne7+ Kg7 36. Nxc6 Qxc6 {the opposite colored bishops should favor
Black in this position.}) 35. Qd1 {The trade of queens simplifies White's task
but Black must still have an edge.} Bxd5 36. Qxd5 Qxd5 37. cxd5 {The passed
pawn is all that Black really has going for him, as the g1-rook won't be
locked up forever.} Kf6 38. Kg2 Rfh8 (38... c4 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Rxh1 {is an
endgame in which only Black can be better, but it will surely be a draw
nonetheless.}) 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Rxh1 Rxh1 41. Kxh1 {Without rooks there is no
chance at all to win this.} c4 42. Kg2 Bb2 43. Kf1 Ke5 44. Ke2 Kxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 (10... Ne5 {is more common, after the move in the
game Kamsky started thinking.}) 11. Bc4 Qb6 {Exploiting the diagonal is part
of Black's idea in this set-up. Without activity on the dark squares none of
Black's moves make sense.} 12. Bb3 Nc6 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxd4 14. Qe2 $16 {
is just asking for trouble.}) 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Qd2 {
Black has problems as he will never find a safe haven for his king. Hikaru
wanted a double edged position to fight for first with a win, but Kamsky can
hold his own in complicated games.} Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Be5 {Almost
forced.} (18... Bg7 19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Bd5 Qc5 21. Qf4 $1 {with an initiative.
This is not the only way White can play.}) 19. f4 Bg7 20. e5 $1 Nc5 21. Bh4
dxe5 $2 {Too optimistic.} (21... e6 {taking advantage that White can't play
Nf6:} 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Ne4 {and Black's structure is solid and he
retains an extra pawn.}) 22. fxe5 Be6 23. Nxe7 Nxb3 24. cxb3 $6 (24. Rxb3 $1
Qc5+ 25. Kh1 $1 {is complex but better for White.}) 24... Qb6+ $2 (24... Qc5+
25. Kh1 Rd8 26. Qe1 Rd4 27. Bf6 Bxf6 28. exf6 Qh5+ 29. Kg1 Rh4 $11 {this
swinging of pieces to the kingside is of paramount importance.}) 25. Kh1 Rd8
26. Qe1 Rd4 27. Bf6 Bxf6 28. exf6 {Now there is no Qh5+.} Kd7 29. Rd1 $2 {
Letting the advantage slip.} (29. Rc1 $1 {The point of this move is that any
retreat of the knight cannot be answered with Bxf5 as Qe7 will be checkmate.}
Rd8 $6 30. Nf5 $1 Rd5 31. Qe4 $1 {is for example just winning.}) 29... Rd8 30.
Qg3 Ke8 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qg3 Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qg3 {Probably White has
little better than a perpetual. A crazy game that proved that even top level
chess players can go wrong with too many complications.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stubberud, Ornulf A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne5 Qb7
15. Qg4 Bf5 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Be2 f6 18. Bf3 Be4 19. Ng6+ Kg8 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21.
Nxf8 e5 22. Ne6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Johansson, Linus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2321"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Limhamn"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
a6 9. d5 a5 10. Ne1 Nc5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 b6 13. Nd3 Ng4 14. Nxc5 Nxe3 15.
fxe3 bxc5 16. Rf2 h5 17. Qf1 Qg5 18. Re1 h4 19. gxh4 Qxh4 20. Nb5 Bg4 21. Nxc7
Rad8 22. Nb5 Bh6 23. h3 Bh5 24. Kh2 Bg5 25. Nc3 Bg4 26. Kg1 Bc8 27. Rf3 f5 28.
exf5 Bxf5 29. e4 Bxh3 30. Rxh3 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Qg4 32. Rff3 Rf8 33. Nb5 Rxf3 34.
Rxf3 Qh4 35. Nxd6 Qe1+ 36. Bf1 Be3+ 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 Bf4 39. Bg2 Qe2 40. a3
g5 41. Rb3 Qh5# 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Padova"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ndf6 6. Ng5 Nd5 7. N5f3 g6 8.
Ne5 Bg7 9. Ngf3 Nh6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nf5 12. c3 a5 13. Bf1 Qe8 14. Bd2 f6
15. Nd3 Qf7 16. Qe2 b6 17. Rad1 Re8 18. Bc1 Nd6 19. h3 g5 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. c4
Nc7 22. Qf3 Ne6 23. Qe3 h5 24. b3 Qg6 25. Bb2 Bh6 26. d5 cxd5 27. cxd5 g4 28.
Qg3 Ng7 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Qxd6 Rd7 32. Qc6 Re8 33. Nc4 g3 34.
Nxb6 Qh5 35. fxg3 Qxd1 36. Nxd7 Be3+ 37. Nf2 Qd2 38. Nxf6+ Kf7 39. N6g4 Bxf2+
40. Nxf2 Qxb2 41. g4 Bc8 42. Qc5 Qe5 43. Qxa5 Qd4 44. Qc7+ Kg8 45. Qc4 Qa7 46.
b4 Bd7 47. g5 Re1 48. d6+ Ne6 49. g6 Qe3 50. Qh4 Ng5 51. a4 Kg7 52. b5 Kxg6 53.
Qh8 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 Bd7 8.
Nf3 Nc6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Rfc8 12. h3 Be8 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. Rfd1
Rac8 15. Nd2 Nb4 16. Bb1 Qa6 17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. Bd3 Nb8 19. Nb3 b6 20. f3 a5 21.
Kf2 Kf8 22. g4 h6 23. h4 Bc6 24. Rc2 Ne8 25. Rdc1 Nd6 26. Nd2 Be8 27. a3 Nc6
28. b3 Ne7 29. h5 f6 30. e4 Nc6 31. Ne2 e5 32. exd5 Nxd4 33. Nxd4 exd4 34. Nc4
Nb5 35. Nxb6 Rxc2+ 36. Rxc2 Nc3 37. Be4 Rb8 38. Nc4 Rxb3 39. Rd2 Nb5 40. a4 Nc3
41. Rxd4 Rb4 42. Bf5 Bxa4 43. d6 Nd1+ 44. Ke2 Nb2 45. d7 Bxd7 46. Rxd7 Nxc4 47.
Rd8+ Ke7 48. Rd7+ Kf8 49. Rd8+ Ke7 50. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ugra"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nd7 5. Nf3 h6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Bd3 b6
9. O-O-O Ne7 10. Rhe1 Bb7 11. d5 e5 12. g4 Nc5 13. Be2 Qd7 14. Rg1 Ng8 15. Ne1
Nf6 16. f3 Qe7 17. Kb1 b5 18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 c6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. d4 exd4
22. Qxd4 Rd8 23. Qb6 Qb7 24. Rd2 Qxb6 25. Bxb6 Rd7 26. Rgd1 Ke7 27. Ba5 Ra8 28.
Bb4 Ne8 29. Nd5+ Bxd5 30. Rxd5 a5 31. Be1 Nc7 32. R5d2 Be5 33. Bg3 Bxg3 34.
hxg3 b4 35. Bc4 Rad8 36. Kc2 Na8 37. e5 dxe5 38. Rxd7+ Rxd7 39. Rxd7+ Kxd7 40.
Bxf7 g5 41. Kd3 Nb6 42. Ke4 Na4 43. b3 Nc3+ 44. Kxe5 Ke7 45. Bc4 Nxa2 46. Kf5
Nc3 47. Kg6 Nb1 48. f4 Nd2 49. Bd5 Kd6 50. Bf7 Ke7 51. f5 Ne4 52. Bc4 Nd6 53.
f6+ Kf8 54. Bd5 Ne8 55. Bg2 Nd6 56. Kxh6 a4 57. bxa4 b3 58. Bd5 b2 59. Ba2 Ne4
60. Bb1 Nc3 61. Bc2 Nxa4 62. Kxg5 Nc3 63. Kf5 b1=Q 64. Bxb1 Nxb1 65. g5 Nd2 66.
g6 Nf3 67. g4 Kg8 68. Kf4 Nd4 69. Kg5 Ne6+ 70. Kh6 Ng7 71. Kg5 Ne6+ 72. Kh5
Nf4+ 73. Kh6 Ne6 74. Kh5 Nf4+ 75. Kg5 Ne6+ 76. Kf5 Nd4+ 77. Ke4 Ne6 78. Ke5 Ng5
79. Kd6 Kf8 80. Kd5 Nf3 81. Ke6 Nh4 82. g7+ Kg8 83. Ke7 Ng6+ 84. Ke6 Nh4 85.
Ke7 Ng6+ 86. Ke8 Ne5 87. g5 Ng6 88. Kd7 Ne5+ 89. Ke6 Ng6 90. Kf5 Nh4+ 91. Ke5
Ng6+ 92. Ke6 Nf4+ 93. Kd6 Nh3 94. g6 Nf4 95. Ke5 Nxg6+ 96. Kf5 Nh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5 8. Nd2
Bb4 9. Qc2 e5 10. Bh4 exd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. Be2 Re8 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. O-O Bd6 15.
Kh1 Ne4 16. Bd3 dxc4 17. Bxe4 cxb3 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Qd3 Re6 20. Rae1 Nf8 21.
Be4 Rh6 22. Bg3 Bg4 23. Kg1 Ne6 24. Qc4 Bxg3 25. fxg3 Qb6 26. a5 Qxa5 27. h3
Qc7 28. hxg4 Qxg3 29. Qd3 Qh2+ 30. Kf2 Qh4+ 31. g3 Rf6+ 32. Kg2 Qxg4 33. Rxf6
gxf6 34. Ne2 Qg5 35. Qxb3 Kg7 36. Qxb7 Rd8 37. Qxc6 Qe3 38. Bf3 Nxd4 39. Qc3
Re8 40. Qxe3 Rxe3 41. Bh5 Re5 42. Kf2 Rxh5 43. Nxd4 Rh2+ 44. Kf3 Rxb2 45. Re8
Rb4 46. Nf5+ Kg6 47. g4 Kh7 48. Ra8 Rb6 49. Kg3 Rb3+ 50. Kh4 Rb6 51. Ra7 Kg6
52. Ne7+ Kh6 53. Nd5 Rd6 54. Nxf6 Kg6 55. Ne4 Rc6 56. Ng3 Rb6 57. Nf5 Re6 58.
Ra8 Rb6 59. Rh8 f6 60. Re8 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.26"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 h6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
Bb4 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. e3 O-O 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Bh3 Nf6 15.
Nd2 Bh7 16. Bg2 a5 17. a4 Bb4 18. Nf3 Nd7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Ne1 dxc4 21. Qxc4
e5 22. e4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Ne5 24. Qe2 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Rd8 26. Be3 f6 27. Nc2 Bc5
28. Rd1 Bxe3 29. Nxe3 Kf8 30. h3 Bg8 31. f4 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Nd7 33. Nf5 Qc5+ 34.
Kh2 Be6 35. Nxg7 Kxg7 36. f5 Bxf5 37. exf5 Ne5 38. Qd8 Qb4 39. Qc7+ Kg8 40.
Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qc7+ Nf7 42. Bf3 Qxb3 43. Bh5 b5 44. axb5 cxb5 45. Bxf7 Qxf7 46.
Qxa5 Qd7 47. Qb4 h5 48. g4 Qc7+ 49. Kg2 h4 50. Kf3 Qg3+ 51. Ke4 Qe5+ 52. Kd3
Qg3+ 53. Ke4 Qe5+ 54. Kd3 Qg3+ 55. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. O-O Rc8 11. f4 Ne7 12. Qb1 Rc7 13. Bh4 Ng6 14. Bg5 Qa8 15. f5
Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Qe1 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qg3 e5 21. Bf5
Qe8 22. c4 d4 23. Ne4 Rc6 24. Rae1 Kh8 25. b3 Bc8 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. h3 Qe6 28.
Rf3 Be7 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. exd4 cxd4 31. Nf2 Bd6 32. Qf3 Rc8 33. Nd3 Rf8 34.
Qe4 Qf5 35. Qxf5 Rxf5 36. Rf1 Rf6 37. Re1 Re6 38. Re4 Kg8 39. Kf2 Kf7 40. Ke2
Re8 41. Kf3 Ke6 42. Re2 Kf5 43. Nf2 Rf8 44. g3 h5 45. Ne4 Bb4 46. Rf2 Rd8 47.
Rf1 a5 48. a4 d3 49. Ke3+ Ke6 50. Ng5+ Ke7 51. Nf3 d2 52. Ke2 e4 53. Ng5 e3 54.
Nf3 Bc5 55. Ne5 Ke6 56. Nd3 Kd6 57. Rf5 Kc6 58. Ne5+ Kc7 59. Rf1 Bd6 60. Nd3
Bxg3 61. Rg1 g5 62. c5 Bf2 63. cxb6+ Kxb6 64. Rh1 g4 65. hxg4 hxg4 66. Rh6+ Kc7
67. Rh7+ Kc8 68. Rh1 g3 69. Nf4 Kb7 70. Ng2 Kc6 71. Kd1 Kc5 72. Rh5+ Kb4 73.
Rb5+ Ka3 74. Re5 Rd3 0-1

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. a3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15.
Nf4 Rc8 16. g3 Bg5 17. Ne2 d5 18. exd5 c5 19. d6 Nb6 20. c3 c4 21. Bc2 dxc3 22.
Nxc3 Qxd6 23. Rad1 Qc6 24. Qf5 Bf6 25. dxc4 g6 26. Qf4 Bxc3 27. cxb5 axb5 28.
Be4 Qf6 29. bxc3 Qxf4 30. gxf4 Na4 31. Rd4 Nxc3 32. Bf3 Rc7 33. Rb4 Rd8 34. Kg2
Rd3 35. Rc1 Nd5 36. Rxc7 Nxc7 37. a4 bxa4 38. Rxa4 Ne6 39. Bg4 Nd4 40. Ra8+ Kg7
41. Re8 f5 42. Be2 Rc3 43. Ba6 h5 44. Bb7 h4 45. Bd5 Kf6 46. Re3 Rc5 47. Ba2
Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh4 Be7 15.
Bb1 Re8 16. Qd3 Nf8 17. Ne5 Nh5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qd6 20. a3 Red8 21. Rcd1
Bf6 22. Qe3 Qc7 23. f4 Be7 24. Ba2 a6 25. Rd3 Bd6 26. Kh2 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Rd7 28.
Rd2 Rcd8 29. Ne2 Nh7 30. Nf4 Ng5 31. Bb1 Qc6 32. Red1 Ba8 33. g4 Bb7 34. d5
exd5 35. Rd4 Qc7 36. Ba2 Re8 37. Nxd5 Bxd5 38. Rxd5 Rde7 39. Qf4 Kh8 40. Rc1
Qb8 41. Bc4 b5 42. Bd3 Rxe5 43. Rxe5 Rxe5 44. Bf5 Re8 45. Qxb8 Rxb8 46. Kg3 Ne6
47. Rc6 a5 48. Bxe6 fxe6 49. Rxe6 Rd8 50. Re5 Rd3+ 51. Kf4 Rb3 52. Kf5 Kh7 53.
Re2 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.29"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ezat, Mohamed Mahmoud"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bg5 b6 8.
Rd1 h6 9. Bc1 Bb7 10. a3 Rc8 11. e3 Qc7 12. Be2 O-O 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 a5 15.
Nb5 Qb8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd6 Rcd8 18. b5 Ne7 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. O-O Qc7 21. Rd2
Rc8 22. Qb3 Rfd8 23. Nd4 Ng6 24. Nf3 Be7 25. Rfd1 Nf8 26. g3 Nh7 27. Rc2 Nf6
28. Nd2 Qc5 29. a4 Rc7 30. Qd3 Qa3 31. Qxa3 Bxa3 32. Nb3 Rdc8 33. Kg2 Kf8 34.
h4 Bb4 35. Rd4 d5 36. f4 Ne4 37. f5 exf5 38. Rxd5 g6 39. h5 Re8 40. hxg6 fxg6
41. Rd3 Nc5 42. Nxc5 Bxc5 43. Bf3 Bxe3 44. Rd6 Kg7 45. Bc6 Rf8 46. Re2 Bc5 47.
Rde6 Rf6 48. Re8 h5 49. Bd5 f4 50. Rg8+ Kh6 51. gxf4 Rxf4 52. Re6 Rg7 53. Rh8+
Kg5 54. Re5+ Kg4 55. Re2 Re7 56. Rxe7 Bxe7 57. Rg8 g5 58. Re8 Bc5 59. Re2 Kh4
60. Rc2 g4 61. Re2 Rd4 62. Bf7 Rd1 63. Re4 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.30"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Qxc4 Bg4 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Be6 13. Qc2 Nd5 14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. e4 Be6 16. h3 Nf6 17. Kh2 h6 18. Be5 Qd8 19. Ne1 Qa5 20. Nd3 Rad8 21.
Nc5 Bc8 22. b4 Qb6 23. Qc3 Ne8 24. Bxg7 Nxg7 25. a4 Qc7 26. Qe3 Kh7 27. d5 Qb8
28. dxc6 bxc6 29. Qc3 h5 30. h4 f6 31. Kg1 Qd6 32. Bf3 e5 33. Be2 g5 34. Rfd1
Qe7 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Nd3 Re8 38. Qxc6 h4 39. Qc7 Qe6 40. Qxe5
Qg6 41. Qd5 hxg3 42. fxg3 Qb6+ 43. Rc5 g4 44. Qd4 Bf5 45. Bxg4 Rd8 46. Bxf5+
Nxf5 47. Qe5 Ng7 48. Nf2 Rf8 49. Qd4 Rf6 50. a5 Qe6 51. Qe5 Qf7 52. Rc7 Qf8 53.
Qe7 Qxe7 54. Rxe7 Rf3 55. Kg2 Rb3 56. Rb7 Kg6 57. Rb6+ Kf7 58. Ng4 Ne6 59. Ne5+
Ke7 60. Rxa6 Ng5 61. Rb6 Rb2+ 62. Kg1 Rb1+ 63. Kf2 Nxe4+ 64. Kf3 Nf6 65. a6
Rb3+ 66. Kg2 Nd5 67. Rb7+ Ke6 68. a7 Ra3 69. Nc6 Ra6 70. Rb8 Nc7 71. b5 Ra2+
72. Kh3 Kd6 73. b6 1-0

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. Ne1 h6 14. Nd3 Nb6 15.
f4 Nc4 16. f5 Bd7 17. Rf1 b5 18. Kh1 a5 19. a3 Qb7 20. Rae1 Bc6 21. Bc1 b4 22.
Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 bxa3 24. bxa3 a4 25. Ba2 Nxd5 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Nxe5 Rc7 28.
Ng4 h5 29. Ne3 Nf6 30. c4 Rb8 31. Rd1 Qe4 32. Rfe1 Rb3 33. Qf2 Rd3 34. Rxd3
Qxd3 35. Bb2 Rb7 36. Qe2 Qxe2 37. Rxe2 d5 38. g3 Rb3 39. Bxf6 Bxf6 40. Nxd5
Rxa3 41. c5 Ra1+ 42. Kg2 Rc1 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Nxf6+ gxf6 45. Ra8 Rxc5 46. Rxa4
Rxf5 47. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.03"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 a5 5. Bg2 Ba6 6. Ne5 c6 7. O-O d5 8. Nc3 Bd6
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 f6 12. Nd3 Nc6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nf4 Qd7 15.
Bh3 f5 16. Nd3 Rac8 17. a3 Rc7 18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. Re1 Bb5 20. Qb3 Bc4 21. Qd1 b5
22. f4 a4 23. Qd2 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Na5 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Bd2 Nc4 27. Rb1 Qe7 28.
Bf1 b4 29. axb4 Bxb4 30. Bc1 Na5 31. Qb5 Nb3 32. Qxa4 Nxc1 33. Qd1 Na2 34. Ra1
Ra7 35. Qb3 Bd2 36. Rxa2 Rxa2 37. Qxa2 Be3+ 38. Kg2 Bxd4 39. Qa3 Bc5 40. Qa6
Kf7 41. h4 g6 42. Qc8 Kg7 43. Kh3 h6 44. Bg2 Bd6 45. Bf3 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47.
fxg5 Qxg5 48. Qd7+ Qe7 49. Qxe7+ Bxe7 50. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.04"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Solak, Dragan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Na6 9. Bf3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nge2 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. d6 Rxd6 14. Bf4
Rd7 15. Rfd1 e6 16. Rac1 Nfd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Be5 f6 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Nc3 Nxc3
21. Rxc3 Rxa2 22. Bc7 Re8 23. Rb3 Bd7 24. Rxb6 Bc6 25. Re1 Re7 26. Bd6 Rd7 27.
Bc5 Bxf3 28. gxf3 e5 29. dxe5 fxe5 30. Ba3 Kf7 31. Kg2 Bf6 32. Re4 Be7 33. Bxe7
Rxe7 34. Reb4 Ra7 35. Kg3 Kg7 36. R6b5 Kf6 37. Kg4 Rd7 38. Rb6+ Kg7 39. Kg3 Kh6
40. R6b5 Re7 41. Re4 Ra2 42. Kg2 Rd7 43. Re2 Re7 44. Re4 Rd7 45. Rh4+ Kg7 46.
Rhb4 Ra1 47. Rxe5 Rc1 48. Reb5 Rcc7 49. Kg3 Kh6 50. Rh4+ Kg7 51. Rhb4 Kh6 52.
Rb3 Rc2 53. Rxb7 Rdd2 54. Rc3 Rxb2 55. Rxb2 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rc8
15. Re1 h5 16. Qe4 Be7 17. Bd2 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qg6+ Kf8 20. Be3 Nd4 21.
Rad1 a5 22. b3 h4 23. g4 h3 24. Bh1 Qc7 25. g5 Be5 26. f4 Bd6 27. Be4 Nc6 28.
Bc2 Kg8 29. Qd3 Nd4 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. f5 Bxh2+ 32. Kh1 Qc6+ 33. Qe4 Bg3 34.
Qxc6 Rxc6 35. Re4 Rh4 36. Rexd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Rd6 38. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O Bg5
15. Bg4 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nde3 Qe7 18. Qe2 a4 19. b3 Rfb8 20. g3 Ra5 21.
Ng2 Rba8 22. h4 axb3 23. axb3 Nd4 24. Qd3 Rxa1 25. Nxa1 Bd2 26. Nc2 Bc3 27.
Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Kh2 Bc5 29. Kh3 Qd7 30. f4 exf4 31. Nxf4 Bd4 32. Ne2 Be5 33. Ng1
Bc3 34. Nf3 e5+ 35. g4 Qc6 36. h5 Rf8 37. Ng5 Rf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Ne6 Qb6 40.
c5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 {This is not the first time that Kamsky has played this
move which must be dubious. But perhaps after this game it will be the last.}
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 $1 {A strong move taking advantage of
Black's lack of control over many, many squares.} g6 7. Ndb5 (7. Nxc6 Bxc6 (
7... dxc6 $2 8. Nb5 $1 {is already completely lost for Black.}) 8. Qd4 {
seems unpleasant to say the last for the second player.} (8. Nd5 {may be even
stronger.})) 7... Rc8 8. Nd5 d6 9. Qd2 Bg7 $2 (9... a6 {was absolutely
mandatory. Perhaps Kamsky was afraid of} 10. Qc3 e5 11. Be3 axb5 12. Bxb5 {
but its not clear that this is all that strong for White.}) 10. O-O-O a6 11.
Nxe7 {Now Black's position falls apart.} axb5 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bxb5 Nge7 14.
Bxd6 O-O (14... Qe6 {is the computer recommendation but White should still be
almost winning after} 15. Bxc6+ Bxc6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd6 {and White has too
many pawns, despite his opponent's pair of bishops.}) 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Bxf8
Qxf8 {A crazy material balance. White has two rooks for three pieces, but the
fact that he also has three pawns on top of that makes all the difference.} 17.
Qd6 Qa8 18. Kb1 b5 19. f4 Bc8 20. Qa3 Qb7 21. Rd5 h5 22. Rhd1 Bg4 23. R1d2 b4
24. Qe3 Qa6 25. R2d3 $2 Be6 (25... b3 $1 {was veyr strong and Black's last
chance to get back in the game.} 26. cxb3 Nb4 $13) 26. Qc5 Kh7 27. b3 $2 {
Very unnecessary, now Black will obtain couterplay on the dark squares.} Bxd5
28. exd5 Qa3 $1 {Creating problems.} 29. c3 Qa6 (29... Na7 30. Qxb4 {is a slow
but sure death.}) 30. Qc4 Qb6 31. dxc6 Qg1+ 32. Kc2 bxc3 33. Rxc3 $2 {
Eliminating the passed pawn is not what White needed at the moment.} (33. b4 $1
Qxg2+ 34. Kb3 Qb2+ 35. Ka4 c2 36. c7 c1=Q 37. c8=Q {is difficult to play with
limited time on the clock, but the variation seems to work for White.}) 33...
Qxg2+ 34. Kb1 Qg1+ 35. Rc1 Qf2 $1 {White has problems defending from the
simple threat of checkmate, despite his huge material advantage.} 36. Rc2 Qe1+
37. Rc1 Qd2 38. Qc2 Qd4 39. Qe2 Qa1+ 40. Kc2 Qxa2+ 41. Kd1 Qxb3+ 42. Rc2 Qb1+
$2 {Spoiling the hard work.} (42... Qd5+ $1 {is an immediate perpetual as
White cannot avoid being checked on h1.}) 43. Kd2 Bh6 $2 {Very inefficient use
of the bishop.} 44. Qc4 Qb8 45. c7 Qc8 46. Qxf7+ Bg7 47. Rc6 {This would be a
terrible game under normal circumstances, but under rapid time controls it was
simply crazy and fun!} 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxb2
15. Rb1 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Bf6 17. Rxb7 O-O 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Rb4 Rab8 20. Rxb8 Rxb8
21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Nh5+ Kh6 23. Kd2 Kxh5 24. Re1 Nc6 25. Re4 Rb5 26. Rc4 Na5 27.
Rc7 Rxf5 28. Rxe7 Rd5+ 29. Ke1 f5 30. f3 gxf3 31. gxf3 Nc6 32. Rh7+ Kg6 33. Rc7
Nd4 34. Rc3 Rc5 35. Rd3 Nxc2+ 36. Kd2 Nb4 37. Rxd6+ Kh5 38. a3 Nc6 39. f4 gxf4
40. Bxf4 Kg4 41. Be3 Rc4 42. Rg6+ Kf3 43. Rf6 Ke4 44. Re6+ Ne5 45. Bh6 Kd5 46.
Rxa6 f4 47. Rb6 Rd4+ 48. Ke2 f3+ 49. Kf2 Rh4 50. Rb5+ Ke6 51. Be3 Rxh2+ 52. Kg3
Rg2+ 53. Kh3 Rg8 54. a4 Nd3 55. Rb3 f2 56. Bxf2 Nxf2+ 57. Kh2 Ke5 58. a5 Ra8
59. Ra3 Ra6 60. Kg2 Ne4 61. Kf3 Nd2+ 62. Ke2 Nc4 63. Ra4 Kd4 64. Ra1 Kc3 65.
Kf3 Kb2 66. Ra4 Kb3 67. Ra1 Na3 68. Ke4 Rxa5 69. Rd1 Nb5 70. Rd8 Ra1 71. Rb8
Kc4 72. Rc8+ Kb4 73. Rc6 Rd1 74. Ke5 Na3 75. Ke4 Nc4 76. Rh6 Nd6+ 77. Kf3 Kc3
78. Rh7 Kd4 79. Rd7 Rf1+ 80. Ke2 Rf6 81. Rd8 Kc3 82. Rd7 Re6+ 83. Kf3 Kd3 84.
Kf4 Kd4 85. Kf3 Kd3 86. Kf4 Kd4 87. Kf3 Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Re1
a5 9. h3 Nb6 10. Bf1 exd4 11. Nxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Nce2 f6 14. e6 Nc7 15. Ng3
Re8 16. Bd3 g6 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Ngf5 Bf8 19. Nh4 Re7 20. Nxg6+ hxg6 21. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bd3 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Qd5 10. c3 Qxe4+ 11. Bxe4 Bd6 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nf6 14.
Bf3 h6 15. Kc2 a5 16. c4 Ke7 17. a4 Rhc8 18. Rhe1 Kf8 19. Bc3 b6 20. Rd3 Ra7
21. Bd2 Be7 22. Rb3 Nd7 23. g3 Bf6 24. Bc3 g6 25. Rd1 h5 26. Be1 Kg7 27. Bg2
Rac7 28. f4 Be7 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Rh8 31. Bg3 Bh4 32. f5 Bxg3 33. Rxg3 Rh2
34. Rd2 e5 35. fxg6 fxg6 36. d5 cxd5 37. Bxd5 Rxd2+ 38. Kxd2 Nc5 39. g5 Nxa4
40. Rb3 Rc8 41. Rb5 Rc5 42. Rb3 Rc8 43. Rb5 Rb8 44. b4 axb4 45. Rxb4 Nc5 46.
Ke3 Kf8 47. Rb1 Ke7 48. Rh1 Ne6 49. Bxe6 Kxe6 50. Rf1 Rc8 51. Rf6+ Ke7 52. Rxg6
Rxc4 53. Rxb6 Kf7 54. g6+ Kg7 55. Re6 Rg4 56. Rxe5 Kxg6 57. Re4 Rxe4+ 58. Kxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Qf6 7. Qf3 Qxf3
8. gxf3 d6 9. Rg1 g6 10. Be3 Bb6 11. h4 Nf6 12. Na4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 O-O 14. Rg5
a5 15. b3 Re8 16. Kf2 Kf8 17. Rd1 h6 18. Rg1 d5 19. exd5 cxd5 20. c4 c6 21.
cxd5 Nxd5 22. e4 Nf4 23. Rd6 Re6 24. Rd8+ Re8 25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. Ke3 Ne6 27.
Bc4 Ke7 28. f4 Rb8 29. Nb2 Nc7 30. h5 gxh5 31. f5 Ba6 32. Nd3 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Na6
34. e5 Kf8 35. f6 Nc7 36. Nc5 Rb4 37. Rd1 Ke8 38. Rd7 Rxc4 39. Re7+ Kd8 40.
Nb7+ Kc8 41. Nd6+ Kd8 42. Nxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. c4 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. b6 Nbd7 7. Nc3 g6 8. e4 Bg7
9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nxb6 11. h3 Ne8 12. Re1 Nc7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Bd7 15. Qd2
a5 16. Rad1 a4 17. a3 Qb8 18. Nh2 Qb7 19. Ng4 Rab8 20. Qe2 Kh8 21. h4 Nc8 22.
Rd2 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Bh6 Nxd5 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26. Nxa4 Nf4 27. Qe4 Bxh6 28.
Nxh6 Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Rf8 30. g3 Nh5 31. Ng4 Rb3 32. Re3 Rb7 33. Nc3 Na7 34. Nd5
Nc6 35. b4 cxb4 36. axb4 e5 37. Kg2 Rfb8 38. Ra3 Nxb4 39. Nde3 e4 40. Rxd6 Nd3
41. Ra1 Rf8 42. Re6 Ndf4+ 43. gxf4 Nxf4+ 44. Kg3 Nxe6 45. Ra4 Rf3+ 46. Kh2 Nf4
47. Ra1 Kg7 48. Kg1 Nh3+ 49. Kg2 Nxf2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Nc4 g5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Rd8
15. Qc2 b6 16. a4 Bg4 17. e5 Be6 18. Qe4 Bd5 19. Qe3 g4 20. Nh4 Nxe5 21. Nxe5
Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23. Nf5 Kf8 24. Nxh6 Bg7 25. Nxg4 Bb3 26. Bd1 Be6 27. Bf3
Rab8 28. Ne3 Rd2 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Bxe2 Rd8 31. Bc4 Bh6 32. Bxe6 Bxe3 33. Bc4
Bg5 34. Kf1 Rd2 35. Rb1 Rc2 36. Ke1 Rc1+ 37. Rxc1 Bxc1 38. b3 Bg5 39. Ke2 e6
40. g4 Ke7 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. g3 f6 43. f4 Bh6 44. Ba6 Ke7 45. Bc8 Kd6 46. Ke4 Ke7
47. b4 cxb4 48. cxb4 Kd6 49. b5 Ke7 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Bb7 Ke7 52. Be4 Kd6 53. Bh7
Bg7 54. Ke4 Bh6 55. Bg8 Ke7 56. Kf3 Kd6 57. Kg2 Ke7 58. Kh3 e5 59. g5 fxg5 60.
fxe5 Bg7 61. e6 Bc3 62. Kg4 Be1 63. Kf3 Kd6 64. g4 Ke7 65. Ke4 Bf2 66. Kf5 Be3
67. Ke5 Bf4+ 68. Kd5 Kd8 69. Kc6 Be5 70. Kb7 Bc3 71. Kxa7 Ba5 72. Kb7 Ke8 73.
Kc7 Ke7 74. Bf7 Kf8 75. Kd7 Bb4 76. a5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. O-O e6 8. b3
Nbd7 9. h3 Bd6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Qd3 b5 12. e4 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Rd1 O-O 15.
Qe2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qc7 17. Bb2 b4 18. Nb1 Rfe8 19. Nd2 Nc5 20. f3 Be5 21. Rac1
Nh5 22. Nf1 Nf4 23. Qe3 a5 24. Ba1 a4 25. Nc2 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 b3 27. axb3 axb3
28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Nb4 Qb6 30. Rb1 Qxb4 31. Qxf4 Qxc4 32. Qe3 Ra2 33. Rd1 Qe2
34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qg5 Qf2+ 36. Kh2 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Bf5 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. c4 Rfe8 11. Rfc1 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Bf4 c5 14. Qa3 Rac8 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. b4 Qa6 17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. a3 Ne4 19. Rab1 Nc3 20. Rxc3 Bxc3 21. c5
g5 22. Bxa6 bxa6 23. Be5 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Bf5 25. Rc1 f6 26. Bb2 Bd3 27. Nb3 e5
28. Na5 Bb5 29. Nb7 Re6 30. Rd1 Bc6 31. Nd6 Rd8 32. f3 Rexd6 33. cxd6 Rxd6 34.
Rc1 Kf7 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. Rc5 Kd7 37. Ke1 Bb5 38. Rc1 Bc4 39. Kd2 Kc6 40. h4 Kb5
41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Rh1 Ka4 43. Rh6 Re6 44. Kc2 Bb5 45. Bc1 Rc6+ 46. Kd2 Kb3 47.
Kd1 Kc3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Ba7 8. Qe2
d6 9. Be3 e5 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfa1 h6 14. h3 Re8 15.
Nd2 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Nbd7 17. b4 Nb6 18. R4a3 d5 19. exd5 Nbxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21.
Qc5 Nf4 22. Be4 Rb8 23. Nc4 Re6 24. Ne3 g6 25. Rd1 Qg5 26. Qc7 Reb6 27. Rd8+
Kg7 28. Rxc8 Nxh3+ 29. Kf1 Rxc8 30. Qxc8 Rxb4 31. gxh3 Rxe4 32. Rxa6 Rxe3 33.
fxe3 Qxe3 34. Ra8 Qf3+ 35. Ke1 Qe3+ 36. Kd1 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Qd4+ 38. Kc1 Qf4+ 39.
Kb2 Qd4+ 40. Kb3 Qd5+ 41. c4 Qd3+ 42. Kb4 Qd2+ 43. Kb5 Qb2+ 44. Kc6 Kf6 45. c5
e4 46. Qd8+ Kf5 47. Qd5+ Kf4 48. Qxf7+ Ke3 49. Ra2 Qb8 50. Qf2+ Kd3 51. Qd2+
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 7. b3 Nf5 8. c4 Be7
9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nbd2 a5 11. Re1 a4 12. c5 Nd7 13. b4 b6 14. a3 b5 15. Nf1 Bh5
16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 g6 19. f4 Kg7 20. Bg4 h5 21. Bh3 Rh8 22.
Qf3 Qg8 23. Re3 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke8 25. Ke2 Kd8 26. Rh1 Kc7 27. Kd1 Qg7 28. Bc3 Rh7
29. Bf1 Rah8 30. Rh3 Kb7 31. Bd3 Nb8 32. Re1 Na6 33. Reh1 Nc7 34. R1h2 Ne8 35.
Qh1 f5 36. f3 Qf7 37. Bd2 Ng7 38. Qf1 Qe8 39. g4 Bd8 40. g5 Qd7 41. Qh1 Qe8 42.
Qf1 Qd7 43. Qh1 Qe8 44. Qf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Ndf6 8.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 e6 11. Bf4 b6 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14. Ne5
Nd5 15. Bg3 Rad8 16. Ba6 Ba8 17. a3 c5 18. Bb5 Nc7 19. dxc5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 bxc5 22. Nc6 Qg5 23. Nxa7 h5 24. h4 Qf5 25. Qe2 Bxb2 26. Nb5 Qe4 27.
Qxe4 Bxe4 28. c3 Bc6 29. c4 Ra8 30. Rd6 Bxb5 31. cxb5 Rxa3 32. b6 Rb3 33. Rc6
Bd4 34. Kf1 e5 35. Ke2 c4 36. Rxc4 Rxb6 37. Rc2 Kg7 38. f3 Kf6 39. Bf2 Rb4 40.
Be1 Ra4 41. g3 Kf5 42. Bd2 f6 43. Be1 Ra1 44. Rc8 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 Rh2 46. Re8 Rh1+
47. Ke2 Rh2+ 48. Kf1 Rc2 49. Re7 Ra2 50. Re8 g5 51. hxg5 fxg5 52. Rf8+ Ke6 53.
Rh8 Rh2 54. Rg8 Kf6 55. Rf8+ Kg6 56. Rg8+ Kf5 57. Rf8+ Ke6 58. Rg8 Kd5 59. Rxg5
Kc4 60. Rf5 Kd3 61. Ba5 Rf2+ 62. Ke1 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 c6 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 h6 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 a5 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Bg3 Qb6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6
15. a4 Bg6 16. Rfe1 Nc8 17. Bf3 Nd6 18. e4 Rfe8 19. Re2 Bf8 20. Bf4 Red8 21. h4
Ra6 22. h5 Bh7 23. g3 Rb6 24. Ra2 Rd7 25. Re1 Be7 26. Kg2 Kf8 27. Kg1 Bg8 28.
Kg2 dxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 f6 31. Be3 Bd8 32. Rh4 e5 33. Ra1 Rxb2 34. dxe5
fxe5 35. Rhh1 Bb6 36. Bxb6 Rxb6 37. Rhb1 Rxb1 38. Rxb1 Ke7 39. Bg4 Be6 40. Bxe6
Kxe6 41. Kf3 Rf7+ 42. Ke3 Kd5 43. f3 Kc4 44. Rc1 b5 45. Ra1 Kxc3 46. axb5 cxb5
47. Rxa5 Kc4 48. Ke4 b4 49. Ra4 Kb5 50. Ra8 Rb7 51. Kxe5 b3 52. Ra1 b2 53. Rb1
Kc4 54. f4 Kc3 55. f5 Rb4 56. f6 gxf6+ 57. Kxf6 Rg4 58. Rg1 Kc2 59. Rg2+ Kb3
60. Rg1 Ka2 61. Kf5 Rg5+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. h3 b6 7. a4 a6 8. Bd3 Bb7
9. O-O c5 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Bh2 Re8 12. e4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Nc3 Nxd3 15.
Qxd3 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Nd1 Rc8 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Red1 Bc6 20. Qb3 Red8 21. Ne1 b5
22. a5 Bh6 23. N1c2 Bb7 24. f3 Ng5 25. Ng4 Bf8 26. Bf4 Ne6 27. Bh6 Bxh6 28.
Nxh6+ Kg7 29. Ng4 h5 30. Nge3 Nf4 31. Kh2 Rc7 32. Nb4 Rdc8 33. h4 f6 34. Nd3
Nxd3 35. Qxd3 fxe5 36. dxe5 e6 37. Qd4 Qe7 38. Kg1 Bc6 39. Rac1 Be8 40. Rxc7
Qxc7 41. b4 Bf7 42. Kf2 Qe7 43. Rd2 g5 44. hxg5 Qxg5 45. g3 Bg6 46. Kg2 Qe7 47.
Kh3 Rf8 48. Rf2 Rc8 49. Rf1 Qf7 50. Kh2 Kh7 51. Kg2 Rc6 52. g4 Kg8 53. Kg3 Rc8
54. Rh1 Rf8 55. f4 Qg7 56. g5 Rc8 57. Qb6 Qf7 58. Qd4 Be4 59. Rf1 Qg6 60. Kh4
Qf7 61. Rf2 Kg7 62. f5 Rc1 63. g6 Qc7 64. f6+ Kxg6 65. Nf1 Rc4 66. Qd2 Qxe5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be2 e6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3
Bg6 9. Bd2 Nf5 10. Ba5 Qc8 11. Rc1 Be7 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. f4 Nb6 15.
Bb4 Na4 16. Rb1 Qd7 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Be7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Nf3
g6 22. Rc1 Qb4 23. Qe2 O-O-O 24. a3 Qa4 25. Rc3 Kb8 26. Ra1 Nd7 27. b3 Qa5 28.
Qc2 Qb6 29. b4 a6 30. Kg2 g5 31. Qd2 Rdg8 32. Kh1 Nf8 33. Rc5 Qd8 34. f5 h5 35.
f6 hxg4 36. Nxg5 Rh5 37. Nxf7 Qd7 38. Nd6 g3 39. h4 Rxh4+ 40. Kg1 Qh7 41. Qg2
Rh2 42. Qf3 Rf2 43. Qh1 Rh2 44. Qf3 Qh3 45. f7 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Re1 h6
9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bf1 Qe7 12. Nc4 Be6 13. b3 Rfd8 14. Qc2 Nf4 15.
a4 a5 16. Ba3 Qf6 17. Nh2 h5 18. Rad1 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Rd1 Nc8 23. Kh1 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Nd6 25. Qc2 h4 26. Neg4 Bxg4 27. Nxg4
Qe6 28. Ne3 Kg7 29. Kh2 c6 30. Bc4 Qf6 31. b4 Nh5 32. bxa5 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 Nxe4
34. a6 bxa6 35. Bxa6 Nhf6 36. a5 Nc5 37. Bc4 Nd5 38. Bxd5 cxd5 39. Nxd5 Qc4 40.
Ne3 Qa6 41. Qa2 Nb7 42. Nc4 f6 43. Qa4 Nc5 44. Qb4 Nd3 45. Qe7+ Kh6 46. Ne3 Kg5
47. Qd7 Nf4 48. Qg4+ Kh6 49. Qxh4+ Kg7 50. Ng4 Nh5 51. Ne3 Nf4 52. Qg4 Qxa5 53.
Qd7+ Kf8 54. g3 Ne2+ 55. Kf1 Nxc3 56. Qc6 Qb5+ 57. Qxb5 Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bf4 O-O 8.
e3 b6 9. a3 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nh5 11. Bg3 Be7 12. Qd3 Nf6 13. Be2 a6 14. Ng5 Ra7 15.
h4 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Ba8 18. h5 f5 19. Nd6 Bf6 20. Qc2 Qe7 21. c5 bxc5
22. O-O c4 23. Bxc4 Ne5 24. Nxf5 Qe8 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Ng3 Rc7 27. f4 Qc8 28.
fxe5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Rxc4 30. Qg6 Rc2 31. e4 Rc1 32. Qf7+ Kh7 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34.
Kh2 Bc6 35. Qg6+ Kh8 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qg6+ Kh8 38. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. f4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bd7 10. a3 O-O 11. Ngf3 Ne7 12. O-O Bc6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Qh5 f5 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nf3 Qe8 17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. Rfc1 Rec8 19. h3 Be8 20. Ne5 Nc6 21.
Kf2 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Kf8 23. g4 g6 24. Kg3 a5 25. h4 h5 26. gxh5 gxh5 27. Kf2 a4
28. Ke2 Rc6 29. Kd2 Rac8 30. Rc3 Rxc3 31. bxc3 b5 32. Rg1 Rc7 33. Be2 Rg7 34.
Rxg7 Kxg7 35. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Ne5
Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qa4
Bd7 15. Qa5 e5 16. Rfb1 e4 17. Bf1 f5 18. Rb7 Rac8 19. Bxa6 Be6 20. Qb4 Qxb4
21. cxb4 Ra8 22. Bf1 f4 23. a4 fxe3 24. fxe3 Rfb8 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. b5 cxb5
27. axb5 Bd7 28. Rc1 Kf7 29. Rc5 Ke6 30. Kf2 Kd6 31. Kg3 g5 32. Be2 h6 33. h3
Ra8 34. Rc3 Ra2 35. Bf1 Ra1 36. Kf2 Ra2+ 37. Kg3 Ra1 38. Be2 Ra2 39. Bh5 Bxb5
40. Rc1 Ra3 41. Kf2 Ra2+ 42. Kg3 Ra3 43. Kf2 Ra2+ 44. Kg3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. h3 Nfd7 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bb5
e5 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. d5 Ne7 11. c4 h6 12. Be3 f5 13. Nc3 Qf7 14. Ba4 Nf6 15. Bc2
a5 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Qc2 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. a3 f4 20. Bd2 Be6 21. Nb5 Rfd8 22.
b3 Rac8 23. a4 Qe7 24. Bc3 Nd7 25. Be2 Nc5 26. Rd1 Bf7 27. g4 fxg3 28. fxg3 h5
29. O-O Be6 30. Kg2 Bh6 31. Bd2 Nb4 32. Bxb4 axb4 33. Kh2 Rd7 34. Nh4 Kg7 35.
Ng2 Rf8 36. Rxf8 Qxf8 37. Rf1 Rf7 38. Rxf7+ Qxf7 39. Nxd6 Qf2 40. Bd1 Qd4 41.
Ne8+ Kf8 42. Nf6 Kf7 43. Nd5 Nxe4 44. Qe2 Nd2 45. Nc7 Bd7 46. Nb5 Qc5 47. Bc2
Bc6 48. Nh4 e4 49. Nc7 Qe3 50. Qxe3 Nf1+ 51. Kg1 Nxe3 52. Bb1 Nd1 53. Bc2 Nc3
54. Nb5 e3 55. Nd4 e2 56. Nhf3 Be3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bxg3 8.
hxg3 Nf6 9. e3 Qd6 10. Bd3 h6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1 O-O 14. O-O Rfd8
15. Rc2 Qb8 16. Rfc1 Ne8 17. b4 Nd6 18. Nb5 Ne7 19. Ne5 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Rxc2 21.
Rxc2 Rc8 22. Bd3 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Qc8 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. bxc5 Ne8 26. Kf1 Nc7 27.
Ke2 f6 28. Ng6 Nxg6 29. Bxg6 b6 30. cxb6 axb6 31. Bd3 Kf8 32. Kd2 Ne8 33. f3
Nd6 34. e4 dxe4 35. fxe4 e5 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. a4 Kg6 38. Be2 Kg5 39. Kd3 h5 40.
Ke3 h4 41. gxh4+ Kxh4 42. dxe5 fxe5 43. Kf3 Nb7 44. Bf1 Nc5 45. g3+ Kg5 46. Bb5
Nb3 47. Bd7 Kf6 48. Ke3 Ke7 49. Bb5 Kd6 50. Kd3 Kc5 51. Kc3 Nd4 52. Bc4 g5 53.
Bd3 Nc6 54. Bb5 Ne7 55. Be2 Ng8 56. g4 Nf6 57. Bf3 Nd7 58. Be2 Nf8 59. Bc4 Ng6
60. Be2 Ne7 61. Bb5 Nc8 62. Be2 Na7 63. Bd3 Nc6 64. Bc4 Nd4 65. Bd3 Ne6 66. Be2
Nf8 67. Bb5 Nh7 68. Be2 Nf6 69. Bf3 b5 70. a5 Nd7 71. Be2 Nb8 72. Bf1 Nc6 73.
a6 Kb6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Ndf6 8.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. O-O Nd5 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bb3 b6 12. c4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Qe2 e6
15. Rad1 Re8 16. Ne5 h6 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. a3 Qf8 20. Ba2 Red8 21. c5
Nd5 22. Bg3 Ba6 23. b4 h5 24. Bb1 Ne7 25. Bh4 bxc5 26. bxc5 Rc7 27. Ba2 Kh7 28.
Bb1 Nf5 29. Bxd8 Qxd8 30. Qc3 Bb5 31. Bxf5 gxf5 32. Qe3 Bh6 33. Qf3 Qg5 34. Qb3
Qd8 35. a4 Ba6 36. Qf3 Qg5 37. Rb1 Bg7 38. Rb8 Bxe5 39. dxe5 Bc4 40. Qe3 Qg6
41. Qf4 Bd5 42. Qg3 f4 43. Qxg6+ Kxg6 44. Reb1 Kf5 45. R1b7 Rxb7 46. Rxb7 a6
47. Rb6 a5 48. Ra6 Kxe5 49. Rxa5 Kd4 50. Ra7 Kxc5 51. Rxf7 e5 52. Re7 e4 53.
Kf1 Kb4 54. Ke1 c5 55. Re5 Bc6 56. Rxh5 c4 57. Rf5 c3 58. Kd1 Kb3 59. Kc1 e3
60. fxe3 fxe3 61. Re5 Bxg2 62. Rxe3 Kxa4 63. Rxc3 Kb4 64. Kd2 Be4 65. h4 Bg6
66. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Nc6 6. c3 Nh5 7. Bg3 h6 8. Nbd2
d5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O Nxg3 11. hxg3 O-O 12. a3 a5 13. a4 Bd7 14. Bb5 Rfd8 15.
Re1 Rac8 16. Qd1 Nb8 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. Nxb3 b6 20. Nc1 Rb8 21. Re2
Rdc8 22. Nd3 b5 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Nfe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bd6 26. Nd3 c4 27. Nc1
Rcb8 28. Ra2 a4 29. Rc2 Rb3 30. g4 a3 31. bxa3 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Bxa3 33. Ne2 Rb3
34. g3 Kf8 35. Kg2 Ke7 36. Kf3 Kd6 37. e4 f6 38. exd5 exd5 39. Ke3 Bb2 40. Kd2
g5 41. Ng1 Ke6 42. f3 f5 43. Nh3 fxg4 44. fxg4 Ba3 45. Ke2 Bb2 46. Kd2 Ba3 47.
Ke2 Bb2 48. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Ne7 9. Qc2 Nbc6 10. h3 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Be6 13. Nbd2 Rc8 14. Qb1 a6 15.
Nf1 Qd7 16. Ng3 Bxg3 17. fxg3 Bf5 18. g4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rfe8 20. Bd2 Ng6 21. Nh2
Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Nf1 Rxe1 24. Bxe1 Qe6 25. Bg3 Nge7 26. Ne3 f6 27. Kf2
Na5 28. c4 Nac6 29. Nf5 Nxf5 30. gxf5 Qd7 31. Bf4 dxc4 32. Qxc4+ Kh7 33. d5 Ne5
34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. g4 Qe7 36. Kf3 Qg5 37. Qe4 Qf6 38. Qe3 g6 39. Qe4 b5 40. b4
h5 41. Ke2 gxf5 42. Qxf5+ Qxf5 43. gxf5 Kg7 44. d6 Kf6 45. Ke3 h4 46. Kd3 Kf7
47. Ke4 Kf6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "287"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. h4 Nc6 6. Nd2 e5 7. d5 Ne7 8. d6 Nc6
9. Nc4 O-O 10. Bd5+ Kh8 11. Nf3 b5 12. Ncxe5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qe8 14. h5 gxh5 15.
Bf4 Bb7 16. Qxb5 Nxe5 17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Qd5 c6 19. Qxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5+ Kg8 21.
b3 Rb5 22. Bf4 Qe4 23. Rxh5 Re8 24. Kf1 Rd5 25. Kg2 Re6 26. Rah1 h6 27. c4
Rdxd6 28. Bxd6 Rxd6 29. e3 Qc2 30. R1h4 c5 31. Rf4 Rf6 32. Nh4 Qxa2 33. Nxf5
Kh7 34. Rfh4 Qxb3 35. Nxh6 Kg6 36. Ng4 Qb7+ 37. Kh2 Re6 38. Rh7 a5 39. R4h6+
Kf5 40. Rh4 Rg6 41. R7h5+ Ke6 42. Re5+ Kd6 43. Rd5+ Kc7 44. Rxc5+ Rc6 45. Rxa5
Rxc4 46. Rf5 Qb4 47. Rf4 Rxf4 48. gxf4 Qe4 49. Kg3 Qb1 50. Rh2 d6 51. Rg2 Kd7
52. Rh2 Qg1+ 53. Kf3 Qd1+ 54. Kg3 Qg1+ 55. Rg2 Qd1 56. Nh2 Ke6 57. Nf3 Kd5 58.
Rh2 Kc6 59. Rh6 Qb1 60. f5 Kd7 61. Nd4 Qg1+ 62. Kf3 Qg5 63. Rh7+ Ke8 64. Rh8+
Ke7 65. Rh1 Qg8 66. Rh6 Qg5 67. Re6+ Kd7 68. Rg6 Qh5+ 69. Kg3 Ke7 70. Rg7+ Kf6
71. Rd7 Qg5+ 72. Kf3 Qh5+ 73. Ke4 Qh2 74. Kd3 Qe5 75. f4 Qc5 76. Rb7 d5 77. Rb3
Qc4+ 78. Kd2 Qa6 79. Rc3 Qa2+ 80. Rc2 Qa5+ 81. Ke2 Qa1 82. Rc6+ Kf7 83. Nf3
Qa2+ 84. Ke1 Qb1+ 85. Kf2 Qxf5 86. Rc7+ Ke8 87. Nd4 Qe4 88. Rc6 Kf7 89. Rd6 Kf8
90. Rf6+ Kg7 91. Rf5 Qh1 92. Nf3 Qd1 93. Rg5+ Kf6 94. Kg3 Qb3 95. Re5 Qc4 96.
Nd4 Qc5 97. Re6+ Kf7 98. f5 Qc1 99. Kf4 Qb1 100. Ke5 Qe4+ 101. Kd6 Qg2 102. Nc6
Kf8 103. f6 Qf3 104. Ne5 Qg3 105. Kxd5 Qg2+ 106. Kd6 Qd2+ 107. Kc7 Qa5+ 108.
Kc6 Qa6+ 109. Kd5 Qa2+ 110. Nc4 Kf7 111. Rd6 Qb3 112. Kc5 Kg6 113. e4 Qc3 114.
e5 Kf7 115. Rd7+ Kg6 116. f7 Kg7 117. e6 Qf6 118. Rd6 Qe7 119. Ne5 Qa7+ 120.
Kd5 Qb7+ 121. Rc6 Qb3+ 122. Kd6 Qb4+ 123. Rc5 Qb8+ 124. Kd7 Qa7+ 125. Kd6 Qb8+
126. Kd5 Qb7+ 127. Nc6 Qb3+ 128. Kd6 Qa3 129. Ne5 Qa6+ 130. Rc6 Qa3+ 131. Kd5
Qb3+ 132. Ke4 Qb1+ 133. Kd5 Qb3+ 134. Rc4 Qb5+ 135. Kd6 Qb8+ 136. Rc7 Qb4+ 137.
Kd5 Qa5+ 138. Rc5 Qa8+ 139. Nc6 Qa2+ 140. Kd6 Qa3 141. Nd4 Qa6+ 142. Ke5 Qa1
143. Rc8 Qa5+ 144. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Bd2
d6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rad1 Qe7 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Be1 a5 14. Nd2 Nxd2
15. Bxd2 a4 16. Bc3 f5 17. Bc2 Nf6 18. f3 h6 19. Rd2 Rf7 20. Rfd1 Bc6 21. dxc5
dxc5 22. Rd6 Rc8 23. Qd2 Rff8 24. Be5 Ne8 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Bxa4 Rc8 27. Qd7
Qxd7 28. Bxd7 Ra8 29. Bxe6+ Kh7 30. Rd7 Kg6 31. Rb7 Nf6 32. Rxb6 Rad8 33. Bd5
Rfe8 34. f4 Kh7 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Rb7+ Kh8 37. Kf2 Rb8 38. Rb5 Red8 39. a4 Rxb5
40. axb5 Rd6 41. Ke2 Kg7 42. Kd3 Kf8 43. Kc3 Ke7 44. b4 cxb4+ 45. Kxb4 Rd8 46.
b6 Kd6 47. Kb5 Re8 48. Bf3 Rxe3 49. c5+ Kd7 50. c6+ Kc8 51. c7 Rc3 52. Bd5 Re3
53. Kc6 Rc3+ 54. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. c4 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. h3 Be7 8. Nf3 h6
9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfc1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bf1 a6 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1
c5 16. Nbd2 Qb7 17. Nc4 Be4 18. Bd6 Rfe8 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Nd6 Qb6 21. Nxe4
Nxe4 22. Qc2 Qc6 23. Bd3 Ndf6 24. dxc5 Rc7 25. Nd4 Qd5 26. c6 e5 27. Nf5 Nd6
28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. Rxc5 Nxf5 30. Bxf5 e4 31. h4 g6 32. Bh3 Kf8 33. Rd1 a5 34. g3
Ra6 35. Rdc1 Ke7 36. Bf1 Ra8 37. Rd1 h5 38. Re5+ Kf8 39. Bb5 Re8 40. Rc5 Ke7
41. Ba6 Ra8 42. Rxa5 Kf8 43. Rc1 Ne8 44. Rcc5 Rca7 45. Kf1 Rxa6 46. Rxa6 Rxa6
47. c7 Nxc7 48. Rxc7 Rxa4 49. Rc4 f5 50. Ke2 Kf7 51. Kd2 Kf6 52. Kc2 Ra1 53.
Kb3 Rf1 54. Rc2 g5 55. hxg5+ Kxg5 56. Kxb4 Kg4 57. Kc5 Kf3 58. b4 Rxf2 59.
Rxf2+ Kxf2 60. b5 f4 61. gxf4 h4 62. b6 h3 63. b7 h2 64. b8=Q h1=Q 65. Kd4 Kf3
66. Qb3 Qh8+ 67. Kc5 Qc8+ 68. Kd6 Qa6+ 69. Ke5 Qa5+ 70. Kf6 Qa6+ 71. Kg5 Qd3
72. Qb6 Qxe3 73. Qxe3+ Kxe3 74. f5 Kd2 75. f6 e3 76. f7 e2 77. f8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 Be6 8. Ng5
Bd7 9. O-O h6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Rb1 a6 13. a4 a5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. cxd5
Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 Be6 18. Re1 Nf6 19. Bc4 Qc8 20. d5 cxd5 21. exd5 Bf5
22. Rc1 Qd8 23. Ne5 Ne4 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. g4 Qb6 26. Qe2 Bd4 27. gxf5 gxf5 28.
d6+ e6 29. Qh5+ Kg7 30. Rxe4 fxe4 31. Rd1 Rf8 32. Kh1 Bxf2 33. Bb2+ Kh7 34.
Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Qc8 9. Re1 Bh3 10. Bh1 h6 11. Nc3 e6 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Re8 14. d4 b5 15. c5
a5 16. a3 b4 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Nd2 f5 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. f3 bxa3 21. Bxa3 e5 22.
fxe4 exd4 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Qxg6 Ne5 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 26. Qh5 Bg4 27. Qh4 Ng6 28.
Nb6 Qf5 29. Rf1 Nxh4 30. Rxf5 Nxf5 31. Bxa8 Bxe2 32. Rd2 d3 33. Bb2 Nd4 34. Bd5
Bg4 35. Kf2 h5 36. Rxd3 Re2+ 37. Kg1 Rxb2 38. c6 Rc2 39. Nc4 Ne2+ 40. Kf1 Bh3+
41. Ke1 Bg4 42. Be4 Bc3+ 43. Nd2 Rc1+ 44. Kf2 Bd4+ 45. Rxd4 Nxd4 46. Nc4 Nxb3
47. Bd5 a4 48. c7 Rc3 49. Ke1 Rc2 50. h4 Nc5 51. Ne5 Bc8 52. Kd1 Rc3 53. Kd2
Rxg3 54. Nf7+ Kg7 55. Nd6 Rd3+ 56. Ke2 Rxd5 57. Nxc8 Rd7 58. Nd6 Rxc7 59. Ne8+
Kg6 60. Nxc7 a3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nbd7 4. Bf4 Nh5 5. Bg3 Nxg3 6. hxg3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Nbd2 e6 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Qe2 c5 11. a4 O-O 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb8 14. Nc4 Bd7
15. Qd2 Nc6 16. d5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Rac1 Rfd8
21. Bf1 Bf6 22. b3 d5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxe7 Bxe7 26. Rd1 Be6 27.
Be2 Kg7 28. Bf3 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. Rd7 Kf8 31. Rxb7 Rxa4 32. Bd5 Ra1+ 33.
Kh2 a5 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rb7 Rd1 36. Bc4 Rd4 37. Bb3 Kf6 38. Ra7 Rb4 39. Bd5 Rb5
40. Bc4 Rc5 41. Bb3 h5 42. Ra6+ Kg7 43. Ra7 Re5 44. f4 Re3 45. Bd5 Bb4 46.
Rxf7+ Kh6 47. Ra7 Be1 48. Bf3 Ra3 49. Kh3 Ra1 50. g4 hxg4+ 51. Kxg4 a4 52. Bd5
Bf2 53. Ra6 Kg7 54. Be4 a3 55. Rxg6+ Kf8 56. Ra6 Be3 57. g3 Bf2 58. Kf3 Be1 59.
Bd5 Rc1 60. Rxa3 Rc3+ 61. Rxc3 Bxc3 62. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Qe2 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. c3 Nge7 7. O-O d6 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 d5 13. Nc3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf5
15. Nc5 Rd8 16. Nb3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 e5 18. d5 Ne7 19. Nfd2 Bd7 20. Nc4 Qb5 21. e4
h5 22. Rf1 Be8 23. Rf2 Nc8 24. Bf1 Qb4 25. Rc1 a5 26. Qf3 a4 27. Nbd2 b5 28. a3
Qe7 29. Ne3 Nd6 30. Rc3 Rdc8 31. Nc2 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Rc8 33. Qd3 f5 34. Nb4 Bh6
35. Nc6 Qf6 36. exf5 gxf5 37. Bh3 Bg6 38. Ne4 fxe4 39. Rxf6 exd3 40. Rxg6+ Kh7
41. Rxd6 d2 42. Bf5+ Kg7 43. Bc2 e4 44. Kf2 Rf8+ 45. Ke2 Rf3 46. Rxh6 Kxh6 47.
d6 Rf7 48. Ne5 Rf8 49. d7 Kg7 50. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. c3 d5 6. Nd2 Nbd7 7. Ngf3 b6 8. a4
a5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. b4 Ra8 13. b5 Re8 14. c4 e5 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. cxd5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Nc3 18. Rxc3 Bxc3 19. Nc4 Bg7 20. e4 Qe7 21. d6
cxd6 22. Nxb6 Rad8 23. Re1 d5 24. e5 Qc5 25. Bg5 Qxb6 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Qd2 Bf8
28. Rd1 Bc8 29. Rc1 Bb4 30. Qg5 Bb7 31. h4 Re8 32. h5 Qd8 33. Qf4 Qb8 34. h6
Qxe5 35. Qxe5 Rxe5 36. Kf1 Re8 37. g3 Bd6 38. Rd1 Bf8 39. Bxd5 Bxd5 40. Rxd5
Bxh6 41. b6 Rb8 42. Rb5 Bf8 43. b7 Bb4 44. Ke2 Kf8 45. Kd3 Ke7 46. Kc4 Kd6 47.
Rb6+ Kc7 48. Rf6 Rxb7 49. Rxf7+ Kb6 50. Rf6+ Ka7 51. f4 Rd7 52. g4 Kb7 53. f5
gxf5 54. gxf5 Kc7 55. Ra6 Kd8 56. Re6 Re7 57. Ra6 Ke8 58. Kd5 Kf7 59. Rh6 Rd7+
60. Ke4 Kf8 61. Rc6 Kg7 62. Ke5 Re7+ 63. Kf4 Bd2+ 64. Kg4 Re4+ 65. Kh5 Rxa4 66.
Rc7+ Kf6 67. Rxh7 Kxf5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. d3 a6 8. O-O c6
9. h3 b5 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. b3 b4 13. Na4 c5 14. Rae1 Ne8 15. f4 exf4
16. gxf4 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. d4 Qc7 19. Ng3 Rf8 20. f5 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 22.
Qxd4 Ne5 23. fxg6 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 hxg6 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. c5 dxc5 27. Naxc5 a5 28.
Re1 Bf5 29. Nd2 Rd8 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxd2 32. Rxe8+ Kf7 33. Ra8 Rxa2 34.
Ra6 Ke7 35. Nb7 a4 36. Nc5 a3 37. Ra5 Rb2 38. Kh2 Kd6 39. Kg3 Rc2 40. Ne4+ Kc7
41. Ra4 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 43. Kf2 Bc6 44. Ra7+ Kb6 45. Re7 Bd5 46. Re1 a2
47. Ke3 Bxb3 48. Kd2 Kb5 49. Ra1 Kc4 50. Rc1+ Kd4 51. Rg1 Ke4 52. Rg4+ Kf3 53.
Rg1 Kf2 54. Ra1 Kg3 55. Kc1 Be6 56. Kb2 b3 57. Rg1+ Kxh3 58. Rxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2
Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Bxc3 10. dxc3 d6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 Nd7 13. Nh4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nf6
15. f3 Kf8 16. Nf4 Kg7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qc7 19. Kg2 Rad8 20. Rd2 Rd7 21.
Rfd1 Rhd8 22. Qe4 Qb7 23. Qxb7 Rxb7 24. a4 h5 25. h4 Rbd7 26. Kf2 Rb7 27. Kg2
Rbd7 28. Kf2 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Qe2
Bf6 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Bg7 11. O-O-O Ne7 12. Ne4 Qc8 13. Bb5 Bc6 14. Bxc6 Nxc6
15. h4 h6 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. exf6 Qb7 18. Bxh6 O-O-O 19. Bg7 Rhe8 20. Ng5 e5 21.
Qe4 Nc5 22. Qg4+ Kb8 23. Nxf7 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Nd4 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. f7 Rf5 27.
Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Ne1 b6
9. Nd3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 O-O 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. e3 a5 14. Qc2 Rfc8 15.
Rfc1 Ba6 16. Qb2 g5 17. Nd3 b5 18. a3 bxc4 19. bxc4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxc4 23. Bxe4 Ba6 24. Bf3 a4 25. e4 Rab8 26. Qd2 Bc4 27. Bg4 Rf8
28. Rc2 Rb3 29. Qc1 Kg7 30. Rxc4 dxc4 31. Qxc4 Rxa3 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8
34. Kg2 Rd3 35. Qxa4 Qc7 36. Bxe6 c5 37. Bd5 Qe7 38. e6 Rd2 39. Qa5 Rb2 40.
Qc3+ Qf6 41. Qxc5 g4 42. Qc7+ Kg6 43. Qf4 h5 44. e5 Qxf4 45. gxf4 Rb8 46. Be4+
Kh6 47. Kg3 Rb3+ 48. f3 gxf3 49. Bxf3 Kg6 50. h4 Ra3 51. Kf2 Ra4 52. e7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Bg7 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rc1 Na5 12. Be2 Be6 13. c4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7
15. Bf3 Re8 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Bc6 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qb5 Qe4
21. Bg3 Red8 22. Rd7 Rxd7 23. Qxd7 Bb2 24. Rd1 b6 25. h3 h5 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27.
Rxd5 Rc8 28. Rd7 Rxc4 29. Rxa7 h4 30. Bf4 Bf6 31. g4 hxg3 32. Bxg3 b5 33. Kg2
Kf8 34. Rb7 Ra4 35. Rxb5 Rxa2 36. e4 Ra4 37. Kf3 Bd4 38. h4 f6 39. h5 gxh5 40.
Rxh5 Kf7 41. Rb5 Rc4 42. Rb7 Be5 43. Bxe5 fxe5 44. Rb6 Ra4 45. Rc6 Rd4 46. Ra6
Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Re8 7. d3 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 e4 9. Nd4 exd3 10. exd3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. cxd5
Bf5 15. Qf3 Qg6 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Re5 Qb6 18. Qf4 Qd6 19. Qe3 a5 20. h4 a4 21.
Rc1 a3 22. h5 b5 23. Bh3 Red8 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qe4 b4 26. Re7 Qh3 27. Qf3 Kh8
28. Qxf7 Qg4 29. Rc6 Rd6 30. Rexc7 Rxc6 31. dxc6 Qxd4 32. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Nb3
Rc8 9. Bd2 g5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Na5 Qc7 12. Nxc4 Nd5 13. Rc1 Be7 14. a3 N7b6 15.
Na5 Rd8 16. b4 Qb8 17. h3 Rg8 18. Re1 h5 19. Nh2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Kh1 h4
22. Ng4 Bg5 23. Bf3 Bxg4 24. hxg4 Rh8 25. Kh2 Kf8 26. b5 cxb5 27. Nxb7 Rc8 28.
Qb3 a6 29. Nd6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Kg7 31. Rc6 Nc4 32. Rxa6 h3 33. gxh3 Nxd6 34. exd6
Rd8 35. Qb4 Bf6 36. Kg2 Rd7 37. Qc5 Bh4 38. Qe5+ Bf6 39. Qxf4 Ra7 40. Rxa7 Qxa7
41. d5 Qxa3 42. g5 Bc3 43. dxe6 fxe6 44. d7 Qe7 45. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Nbd2 e6 8.
e3 Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. a4 Rac8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Qa2 Bd8 15.
Nb3 Qe7 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Rxa3 Be7 18. Raa1 a6 19. Nfd4 Ne4 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21.
Nd4 Rcc8 22. Bf3 Ng5 23. Bg4 Rfd8 24. h4 Ne4 25. h5 Nf6 26. Be2 Kf8 27. g4 Ne4
28. f3 Nd6 29. Kf2 Nc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rg1 Bc8 32. Ke2 f6 33. Bg3 e5 34. Nf5
Bd7 35. a5 bxa5 36. Rxa5 Rb8 37. Ra2 Ra4 38. Rga1 Rxb2+ 39. Rxb2 Rxa1 40. Rb8+
Kf7 41. Rb7 Bxf5 42. gxf5 a5 43. e4 Ra2+ 44. Kd3 dxe4+ 45. fxe4 a4 46. Ra7 a3
47. c4 Ke8 48. Ra8+ Kd7 49. Ra7+ Ke8 50. Ra8+ Kd7 51. Ra7+ Kd8 52. Be1 Rg2 53.
Ba5+ Ke8 54. Bb6 Rg3+ 55. Kc2 Bb4 56. Ra4 Rc3+ 57. Kb1 Rb3+ 58. Kc2 Rb2+ 59.
Kd3 a2 60. c5 Rb3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. c3 Bd7 8. Nbd2
a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Ba7 15. Nfd2
g4 16. Nc4 Rb8 17. Nbd2 Qf6 18. Qe2 Nf4 19. Qf1 h5 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. d4 bxc3
22. bxc3 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Nxd4 24. Ra2 d5 25. exd5 O-O 26. Be4 Qg7 27. d6 cxd6 28.
Qd3 Be6 29. Ra4 d5 30. Nb6 Nb5 31. Bxd5 Nc3 32. Rd4 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Bxd5 34. O-O
Bc6 35. Rxf4 Bb5 36. Nc4 Rbc8 37. Re1 Rfd8 38. Qb3 Bxc4 39. Rxc4 Rxc4 40. Qxc4
Qf6 41. g3 Rd2 42. Qc5 Kg7 43. Rf1 Kg6 44. Rb1 Kg7 45. Qb6 Rd6 46. Qc5 Rd2 47.
Qb6 Rd6 48. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c6 8.
Nc3 d5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. Bg2 Qc7 12. O-O O-O 13. Ngxe4 Rad8 14. Rad1
b5 15. cxb5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 cxb5 17. Qb4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Bf3 Qb6 20. a4
bxa4 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. bxa4 Rd6 23. Rd2 Rc8 24. Rb1 g5 25. Rb4 g4 26. Bb7 Rc7
27. Ba6 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 h5 29. Rdb2 Kg7 30. h3 Nd5 31. Rb5 Nc7 32. Rxb6 Rxd4 33.
hxg4 hxg4 34. Be2 Rxa4 35. R6b4 Rxb4 36. Rxb4 f5 37. f3 Nd5 38. Rb7+ Kf6 39.
Rb2 gxf3+ 40. Bxf3 Ne3+ 41. Kf2 Nc4 42. Ra2 Ne5 43. Be2 Rc3 44. Kg2 Nf7 45. Bf3
Ng5 46. Ba8 Rd3 47. Bb7 Rb3 48. Ba8 Rb6 49. Rc2 Nf7 50. Bf3 Ne5 51. Be2 Nc6 52.
Rd2 Ke5 53. Ra2 Nd4 54. Bf3 Kf6 55. Be2 Kg5 56. Kf2 e5 57. Ra5 e4 58. Ra2 Rb3
59. Bd1 Rd3 60. Ra1 Rd2+ 61. Ke1 Rg2 62. Ra4 Nb5 63. Ra8 Rxg3 64. Kf2 Kf4 65.
Rd8 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bf4 Nh5 8. Bg5
Nd7 9. Qc1 Re8 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Nbd2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nf3 Qc7
15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Nf6 18. a4 Re7 19. b4 Ne4 20. Rec1 a5 21. e3
Nd2 22. Rd1 Nc4 23. b5 Rae8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Rab1 Nb6 26. Ra1 Qe5 27. Qf4 c5
28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Nb3 Nxa4 30. c4 Nc3 31. Nxc5 Bf5 32. Rxd5 Nxd5 33. cxd5 Rb8
34. e4 Rb5 35. Rc1 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Bxe4 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. f4 Bf5 39. Ra8 Re1+ 40.
Kf2 Ra1 41. Bf1 Be4 42. Bc4 Rc1 43. Bb3 Rc3 44. Rb8 a4 45. Bxa4 Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Ne5
b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. a4 Qb8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. axb5 Bxf4
15. bxc6 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bc7 17. Rc2 h5 18. Qe2 Qd8 19. Bxa6 Ne4 20. g3 Bxg3 21.
Qxh5 g6 22. Qh6 Nxf2+ 23. Rcxf2 Rxa6 24. Rf6 Rxc6 25. Kg2 Qxf6 26. Rxf6 Bd6 27.
Rf3 Rb8 28. Rh3 Rxb2+ 29. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. d4 Bf5 8. O-O
Qc8 9. Re1 Bh3 10. Bh1 h6 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. e4 e5 14. c5 dxc5 15.
dxc5 Rfe8 16. Nc4 b6 17. b4 bxc5 18. bxc5 Bf8 19. Rac1 Rab8 20. Ba3 Re6 21. Bg2
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rb5 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. Re3 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Bxd6 26. Rc3 Bxc5 27. Rxc5
Rb4 28. Qd2 Rxe4 29. Qxh6 Re2 30. Qh4 Kg7 31. Qc4 Rb2 32. Kg1 Qb6 33. Rc2 Rb4
34. Qe2 Rb5 35. Rxb5 cxb5 36. h4 e4 37. Ng5 Re7 38. Rc3 Qd4 39. Re3 b4 40. Kg2
a5 41. Qa6 Ng4 42. Re2 Qd5 43. Kh3 e3 44. f3 Nf2+ 45. Kg2 Qd1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Qd3 b4 12. Nb1 Be4 13. Qd1 Nbd7 14. Bg5 c5 15.
Nbd2 Bd5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nb3 Rc8 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21.
Nd3 f5 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Qd2 h6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rc7 26. Nd4 Kh7 27. Rxc7
Bxc7 28. Qc2 Bb6 29. Nc6 Qd6 30. Qc4 a5 31. e4 fxe4 32. Qxe4+ Kg8 33. Nce5 Qe7
34. Kg2 Qe8 35. b3 Bc7 36. Nc4 Qe7 37. h4 Nf6 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Nxa5 Bxa5 40.
Qxa5 Qb7+ 41. Kg1 Qf3 42. Qb5 Ne4 43. a5 Nc3 44. Qc4 e5 45. Nc1 e4 46. a6 Qd1+
47. Qf1 Qd4 48. Ne2 Qc5 49. Nf4 Qa5 50. h5 Qa2 51. Qc4 Qa1+ 52. Kg2 Qa2 53.
Qxb4 Nd1 54. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.01.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sos Andreu, Eric"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2285"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 a6 11. a4 a5 12. Be2 e5 13. Qd2 Re8 14. d5 Nc5 15. Qc2
cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. f3 Nh5 18. Rfc1 Bf6 19. Nb5 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Bc4 Nf4
22. Nxd6 Ncd3 23. Rd1 Nf2 24. g4 Qh4 25. Nxc8 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 N2xh3 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Guo, Qi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 a6 12. Bd3 Be7 13. h3 b5 14. Ne4 Nd5
15. Bh2 Rd8 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Ke2 Rac8 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Na5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8
21. Nd2 Nb6 22. e4 Nbc4 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. Rb1 e5 25. f3 f6 26. Bg3 Nb6 27. Be1
Na4 28. Ke3 Kf7 29. Bb4 Ke8 30. h4 h5 31. g3 Rc6 32. f4 Nc5 33. Be2 g6 34. Bf3
Nb3 35. Bc3 Rc4 36. fxe5 f5 37. Rd1 fxe4 38. Be2 Rc6 39. g4 hxg4 40. Bxg4 Nc5
41. Rd6 Rxd6 42. exd6 Bc6 43. b4 Nb7 44. Be5 a5 45. Kd4 axb4 46. axb4 Bd7 47.
Be2 Bc6 48. Bf4 Nd8 49. Ke5 Bd7 50. Kxe4 Ne6 51. Bg5 Kf7 52. Ke5 Ng7 53. Bf3
Nf5 54. Bd5+ Ke8 55. Be4 Kf7 56. h5 Kg7 57. h6+ Kh7 58. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Ne5
Nc6 9. Qa4 Bxe5 10. Bxe5 O-O 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Qd1 g6 13. Qd2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 f5
15. Be2 Qd6 16. f4 h5 17. Na4 Ne7 18. Nc5 Kg7 19. Bf3 Ng8 20. Nd3 Nf6 21. Ne5
Bd7 22. Rc1 Rfc8 23. Kf2 b6 24. a3 a5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Rc7 27. Kg1 Bb5 28.
Rc3 Nd7 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Kf2 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. h3 Be6 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Re1 Ne5 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Kh2 Nd4 16. e5 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 Ne8 18. Be3 dxe5 19. Rbd1 exf4 20. Bxf4 Rc8 21.
Nge4 Nd6 22. Bxd6 exd6 23. Nxd6 Rc6 24. Kh1 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Bg4 26. Nxf7 Bxe2 27.
Nxd8 Bxd1 28. Nxc6 bxc6 29. Rxd1 Rf2 30. Rd6 Rxa2 31. Rxc6 Ra3 32. Kh2 Rxc3 33.
Rxa6 Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.02.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Bc4 Qd8 8.
Qb3 e6 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Qb4 Bd7 13. Bb3 Nd5 14. Qc5
Nxe3 15. Qxe3 O-O 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Qc5 Rfd8 18. Nc4 Be8 19. O-O Bf8 20. Qe3 c5
21. Bc2 Bb5 22. Bd3 Rd5 23. Na3 Bc6 24. Bc4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qb7 26. Bf1 Qxb2 27.
Nc4 Qxa2 28. Ne5 Qa4 29. Be2 Be8 30. Ng4 Bg7 31. Qxc5 Qc6 32. Qe7 Qxc3 33. Bf3
Rc8 34. Qxa7 h5 35. Ne3 Bh6 36. Nf1 h4 37. Qe7 Qc4 38. Ne3 Qf4 39. h3 Bf8 40.
Qb7 Rb8 41. Qa7 Bg7 42. Ng4 Ba4 43. Re1 Bd4 44. Qe7 Rb2 45. Kh1 Kg7 46. Rxe6
Bxf2 47. Nxf2 Rxf2 48. Be2 Qc1+ 49. Kh2 Bc6 50. Bf3 Qf4+ 51. Kg1 Rxf3 52. gxf3
Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.02.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dvirnyy, Danyyil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Re1 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. d5 Na5 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15.
Bc2 Nc4 16. Rb1 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Bc8 18. Nf1 g6 19. Qd2 Kg7 20. Ng3 Nh7 21. Qe3 h5
22. Nf1 Qg5 23. Rbc1 h4 24. Bd3 Bd7 25. Qxg5 Nxg5 26. Ne3 f5 27. exf5 e4 28.
f6+ Kxf6 29. Be2 Rec8 30. Rcd1 Rc5 31. Rd4 Rac8 32. Bg4 Bf5 33. Ra1 Nf7 34. Be2
a5 35. a3 Ne5 36. Rf1 Re8 37. g4 Bd7 38. Rxe4 g5 39. f4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.02.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. c3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Ne4 6. Nd2 Nxg3 7. hxg3 c5 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Ndf3 Bd7 10. Ne2 Qe7 11. a3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nf4 Bc6 14. Be2 Nxf3+
15. Bxf3 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Rd8 17. Qd3 g6 18. O-O-O O-O 19. f5 Qg5 20. Kb1 Kg7 21.
Ka1 h5 22. g3 Qf6 23. Rh4 Bd7 24. Bxd5 Bxf5 25. e4 Bg4 26. Rd2 Qf3 27. Qxf3
Bxf3 28. Rd3 Bg4 29. f3 Be6 30. c4 Rfe8 31. b4 b6 32. Kb2 f5 33. Kc3 fxe4 34.
fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pardo Simon, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 {The main move. Black allows White to execute
his idea to push the e-pawn. After taking on e4 the subsequent ...d5 comes
with a gain of tempo.} (3... d5 {is the main alternative, stopping e4.}) 4. e4
fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nc3 (6. Nc5 b6 7. Nb3 Nh6 8. Nf3 Nf7 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Be2 a5
11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Bd3 a4 14. Nbd2 a3 15. b3 c5 16. Qe2 e6 17. c4 $11
{1-0 (88) Gonzalez Perez,A (2452)-Spraggett,K (2595) Porto 2012}) (6. Ng3 Nh6
7. Nh5 gxh5 8. Bxh6 Bg4 9. Qd2 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qd6 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. h3 Bf5 {
1/2-1/2 (12) Moiseenko,A (2706)-Malaniuk,V (2509) Trzcianka 2012}) 6... Nh6 {
This is the most logical. Since White wants to hangs on to the darksquared
bishop, Black will gain an extra tempo with ...Nf7.} 7. Nf3 Nf7 8. Be3 $6 {
8.Bf4 is more active, controlling the e5-square.} ({Relevant:} 8. Bh4 c5 9.
Bb5+ Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. dxc5 d4 12. Ne4 Bf5 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bc4 h6 15. Ng3 Qa5
16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Nd2 Qxc5 18. Qh5 Ncd8 19. Bb3 Rc8 20. Re2 f4 21. Qxc5 Rxc5
22. Bxe7 Rc7 23. Rae1 Nc6 24. Bd6 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Rd7 26. Bxf4 d3 27. cxd3 Rxd3
28. Re8+ Bf8 29. Bxh6 {1-0 (29) Bu,X (2714)-Zhang,Z (2649) Beijing 2008}) 8...
Nc6 {In due course Black wants to play ...e5, which will give him a fine game.
Of course this takes some preparation because he has to give adequate
protection to the d5-pawn. Strangely enough after only 8 moves we're already
out of book.} 9. Qd2 $146 (9. Qe2 Bf5 10. O-O-O Qd7 11. h3 O-O-O 12. g4 Be4 13.
Bg2 Rhf8 14. Kb1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e6 16. Na4 b6 17. c3 Nd6 18. b3 Rde8 19. Bg2 Ne7
20. h4 Kb8 21. h5 h6 22. Rdf1 g5 23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Ng8 25. Kc2 Nf6 26. Nb2
Nfe4 27. Bxd6 Nxd6 28. Rxf8 Rxf8 29. Nd3 Nf7 30. Rf1 a5 {1/2-1/2 (30) Patrici,
N (2527)-Buessing,O (2506) ICCF email 2009}) 9... Bf5 10. Be2 ({Since the
knight can no longer be pinned, the more active} 10. Bd3 {is better.} Qd7 11.
O-O-O O-O-O 12. Kb1 Kb8 13. h3 Rhe8 14. g4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nb4 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17.
Nxb5 c6 18. Na3 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. c3 Na6 22. Nc2 Rf8 $11)
10... Qd7 11. O-O-O {I prefer 0-0, since Black has several pieces directed at
the queenside. The drawback of the passive Be3 is already clear, because White
has no advantage.} O-O-O 12. Kb1 Kb8 13. a3 $6 {There was no reason for this
'dogear', as Nb4 can be easily parried.} (13. h3 h5 14. Rhe1 e6 15. Bb5 a6 16.
Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Bf4 $11) 13... h6 14. h3 g5 15. g4 Be6 16. Rhe1 Rhf8 17. Nh2 $2 {
This is a bad mistake, after which the initiative completely passes to Black.}
(17. Na4 b6 18. Nc3 Nd6 19. Qd3 {and Black's advantage is extremely slim.})
17... Nd6 $15 18. f3 $2 {Now the knight on h2 is out of the game.} (18. Nf3 $15
) 18... Bg8 {Black is consistently preparing for ...e5, which will completely
free his game and further push White on to the defensive.} 19. Nb5 $2 {Another
very unfortunate knight move. Black is asking for nothing better than to
exchange the knight on d6. This will give additional protection to the d5-pawn
and clear the way for ...e5. White should have finally have tried something
active like h4.} a6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 {...e5 is unstoppable. White's position is
fast becoming critical.} 21. Nf1 {Poor knight.} e5 $17 22. dxe5 $2 (22. c3)
22... Qxe5 23. c3 $2 {The extremely unappetising Qc1 is better, but not enough
to save the game. Now it's virtually over.} d4 $1 {Over and out.} 24. cxd4 Qd5
{Here White might have continued with b4 and hung on for another ten moves or
so, but he was probably so disgusted with his position that he simply resigned.
} 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.02.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Nb5 Nd5 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Ra1 Qb2 8.
Rb1 Qa2 9. Ra1 Qb2 10. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.02.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Bc5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Ne7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 a5 14. Qh5 Ng6
15. b3 O-O 16. e5 Qe7 17. Ng4 Qc5 18. Qh3 f5 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Qg3 Kg7 21. Rad1
Rf7 22. Be4 Rc8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Ne3 h5 25. Qf3 h4 26. Rd2 f5 27. Nc4 Kh6 28.
h3 Kg7 29. Rde2 Rf6 30. Qh5 f4 31. Re5 Qf8 32. Rg5 d6 33. Qxh4 e5 34. Qg4 Qc8
35. Qf3 Kh6 36. Rh5+ Kg7 37. Rd1 Qe8 38. Qe4 Nf8 39. Rg5+ Ng6 40. Nxa5 Rc5 41.
Nc4 Qc6 42. Qxc6 Rxc6 43. h4 Kf7 44. g3 Ke6 45. Re1 Kf7 46. Rd1 Ke6 47. a5 Ra6
48. h5 Ne7 49. gxf4 Rxf4 50. Kg2 Rf6 51. Rh1 Nf5 52. Ne3 Nxe3+ 53. fxe3 Rh6 54.
Ra1 Kf6 55. Rg6+ Rxg6+ 56. hxg6 d5 57. Kf3 Kxg6 58. e4 d4 59. Kg4 Kf6 60. Kh5
Ra7 61. a6 Rh7+ 62. Kg4 Rg7+ 63. Kf3 Ra7 64. Ra5 Ke6 65. Ke2 Kd6 66. Kd3 Kc7
67. Kc4 Kb6 68. Kxb4 1-0

[Event "Eastern Class 23rd"]
[Site "Sturbridge"]
[Date "2014.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shen, Victor C"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2014.03.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. d3 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ndb4 10. Qc3 Nd4 11. Kd1 Nxf3 12. gxf3 Nd5 13. Qa3 c5 14. Bd2
O-O 15. Rc1 b6 16. Qa4 Be6 17. h4 Rfd8 18. a3 a5 19. Be2 f6 20. h5 Qf7 21. Qh4
Ne7 22. f4 Nf5 23. Qh2 e4 24. Rc3 Ra7 25. Qg2 exd3 26. Rxd3 Rad7 0-1

[Event "Eastern Class 23rd"]
[Site "Sturbridge"]
[Date "2014.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.03.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.
Qh5+ Kg8 15. Ne4 Qc4 16. Ng5 Rfd8 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rd1 e5 20.
Qf7+ Kh8 21. e4 Ne7 22. Qxe7 Bb5 23. Rd2 Qxa2 24. Qf7 Qa1+ 25. Rd1 Qxb2 26.
Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxg7+ Kd6 30. Rxd5+ Kc6 31. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.07"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Chernobay, Artem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Bb2 exd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. Rc1 bxa4 19. bxa4 c5 20. exd5 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1
Bxd5 22. Bc4 Bg7 23. Qe2 cxd4 24. Bxd4 Qa5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Qc4 Qxc4 27. Rxc4
Nd5 28. a5 Re8 29. Rc6 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Nb4 31. Rd6 Re1+ 32. Kh2 Nc5 33. N4b3 Ncd3
34. Rd4 Re2 35. f4 Kg7 36. Nf3 Re3 37. Nc1 Nxc1 38. Rxb4 Ne2 39. Rb7 Nxf4 40.
Ng5 Re5 41. Nxf7 Rxa5 42. Ne5+ Kf6 43. Ng4+ Ke6 44. Rxh7 Ra2 45. Ne3 a5 46. Kg3
Ne2+ 47. Kf3 Nd4+ 48. Ke4 Ra4 49. Kd3 Nc6 50. Nc4 Ra2 51. Rc7 Kd5 52. Kc3 Re2
53. Rg7 Re6 54. h4 Re4 55. Nxa5 Nxa5 56. Rxg6 Nc6 57. g3 Ne5 58. Rg8 Re3+ 59.
Kc2 Ke4 60. g4 Rh3 61. g5 Rxh4 62. g6 Rh6 63. g7 Rc6+ 64. Kb3 Rb6+ 65. Kc3 Rb7
66. Kc2 Re7 67. Kb3 Nd7 68. Kc4 Ke5 69. Rh8 Rxg7 70. Rh5+ Ke6 71. Rh6+ Nf6 72.
Kd4 Rg4+ 73. Kd3 Ke5 74. Rh8 Rd4+ 75. Kc2 Rd7 76. Kc3 Ne4+ 77. Kc4 Rc7+ 78. Kb5
Rc1 79. Rh5+ Kd4 80. Kb6 Nf6 81. Rh4+ Kd5 82. Rh2 Nd7+ 83. Kb7 Nc5+ 84. Kb6
Rb1+ 85. Ka5 Nb3+ 86. Ka6 Nd4 87. Rh5+ Kc4 88. Rh4 Rb2 89. Rh5 Ne6 90. Ka5 Rb8
91. Rh4+ Nd4 92. Ka6 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.08"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 a6 6. Bd3 c4 7. Bc2 Bd6 8. O-O
Ne7 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Nbc6 11. Nbd2 Nf5 12. Re1+ Nce7 13. b3 b5 14. a4 Bd7 15.
Bxf5 Bxf5 16. Bg3 Kf7 17. Nh4 Be6 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Qh6 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Rc8 21.
axb5 axb5 22. b4 Ra8 23. Ndf3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qb8 25. Nh2 Bd7 26. Nf1 Ng8 27. Qd2
Ne7 28. Qh6 Ng8 29. Qd2 Ne7 30. Ne3 Qb7 31. Ra5 Ra8 32. Qa2 Rxa5 33. Qxa5 Nc6
34. Qa1 Ne7 35. g4 h6 36. Nf3 Be6 37. Nd2 Nc6 38. Ndf1 Qa7 39. Qxa7+ Nxa7 40.
f4 Kg7 41. Kf2 Bf7 42. Ng3 Nc8 43. Kf3 Ne7 44. Nh1 Nc8 45. Nf2 Nd6 46. Kg3 Be6
47. Kh4 g5+ 48. Kg3 Kf8 49. Kf3 Ke7 50. Nf1 Bg8 51. Ne3 Be6 52. Kg3 Kd7 53. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.09"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belorechensk"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
O-O d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bd4 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Na4 Ng7 14. Nc5 Rb8
15. Rb1 a5 16. c3 Be7 17. b4 Bd6 18. Qd2 Nf5 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Nxd4 21. cxd4
Qf6 22. Qc3 Ra8 23. Rb2 Qf4 24. g3 Qf6 25. Kg2 Bf5 26. Nb7 Qe6 27. Kg1 Bh3 28.
Rc1 Be7 29. Bf1 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Bf6 31. Na5 Rae8 32. Nxc6 h5 33. b5 h4 34. Qd3
Kg7 35. Rc2 Rf7 36. Kg2 h3+ 37. Kg1 g5 38. Nb4 g4 39. Rc6 Qe2 40. Qxe2 Rxe2 41.
Nxd5 Bxd4 42. Nf4 Rxf4 43. gxf4 Bb6 44. f5 Re4 45. Rd1 Rb4 46. Kf1 Kf7 47. Rd7+
Ke8 48. Rh7 Kd8 49. Rg6 Kc8 50. f6 Rf4 51. f7 Kb7 52. Rg8 Bc5 53. Rhh8 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.10"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Chigorin CC"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qb3
exd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. Qxb7 Re8+ 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Qxa8 Na6 13. Qxe8+ Nxe8 14. a3
Bh8 15. O-O Ng7 16. Bd3 Nf5 17. Nb5 h6 18. Re1 g5 19. h3 Nc7 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21.
Rb1 a5 22. b3 Qd8 23. Bb2 Bxb2 24. Rxb2 Qf6 25. Rbe2 h5 26. Bxf5 Bxf5 27. Re3
Kg7 28. Nxg5 Qxg5 29. Rg3 Bg4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Rge3 Kf6 32. g3 Qf5 33. Re4 Kg5
34. a4 Qf3 35. R1e3 Qf6 36. Kg2 Qd8 37. Re8 Qb6 38. R8e7 f5 39. Rg7+ Kf6 40.
Rd7 Kg5 41. Re6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Chekhov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Voronezh Region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Be2 Bf5 6. O-O e6 7. c4 Qd8 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. b4 O-O 13. b5 cxb5 14. Bxb5 Nbd7 15.
Ba4 Rfd8 16. Re1 Rac8 17. h3 Nb8 18. Bf4 Nc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Ra3 Rcc8 21. Rb3
b5 22. Na2 Be4 23. Be5 Bb7 24. Nb4 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Ra3 f6 27. Bg3 Bxf3
28. Rxe6 Kf7 29. Rae3 Bf8 30. gxf3 Rxd4 31. Rxa6 Bxc5 32. Re2 h5 33. Kg2 h4 34.
Bh2 Rcd8 35. Rc6 R8d5 36. Bc7 Rg5+ 37. Kh2 Rd3 38. f4 Rgd5 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. Bb6
Bd6 41. Bc7 Bb4 42. Re4 Bc5 43. Re5 Rd2 44. Rxd5 Rxd5 45. Bb6 Bxb6 46. Rxb6 Kf5
47. Kf3 Rd3+ 48. Kg2 Rb3 49. Rb7 g6 50. Rh7 Rxb2 51. Rxh4 Rb4 52. Kg3 g5 53.
Rh8 Rxf4 54. Re8 Rc4 55. f3 b4 56. Re7 b3 57. Rb7 Rc3 58. Rb5+ Ke6 59. Kg4 Kd6
60. f4 Kc6 61. Rb8 Kc5 62. fxg5 fxg5 63. Rh8 b2 64. Rc8+ Kb4 65. Rh8 Rc5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. e5 c5 8. Be4 Rb8
9. Ne2 Nh6 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. O-O Qb6 13. h3 Nf5 14. Kh2 Bb7 15. Bxb7
Qxb7 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. Kxg3 Nb6 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Ng5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Nd5 21. Bd2
Rfc8 22. Rac1 Bf8 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Be3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rd1 Rc4 27. Bd4 Qc7
28. b3 Rc2 29. Rd2 Rc1 30. Rd1 f5 31. Nf2 Bh4+ 32. Kxh4 Nxf4 33. Qf3 Qd8+ 34.
Kg3 Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Qxd4 36. Qxd4 Ne2+ 37. Kf3 Nxd4+ 38. Ke3 Nc6 39. Nd3 a5 40.
a4 b4 41. Kf4 h6 42. h4 Kf7 43. Nc5 Ke7 44. Nb7 Kf8 45. Nc5 Kf7 46. Nb7 Ke7 47.
Nc5 Nd8 48. g4 fxg4 49. Kxg4 Nf7 50. Kf4 g5+ 51. hxg5 hxg5+ 52. Ke4 Nd8 53. Kd3
Nc6 54. Kc4 Nxe5+ 55. Kb5 Kf6 56. Ne4+ Kf5 57. Ng3+ Kf4 58. Nf1 g4 59. Kxa5 Nf3
60. Kxb4 Nd2 61. a5 Nxf1 62. a6 Ne3 63. a7 Nd5+ 64. Kc5 Nc7 65. Kc6 Na8 66. Kb7
g3 67. Kxa8 g2 68. Kb7 g1=Q 69. a8=Q Qg2+ 70. Kb8 Qxa8+ 71. Kxa8 Ke5 72. b4 Kd5
73. Kb7 e5 74. b5 e4 75. b6 e3 76. Ka8 e2 77. b7 e1=Q 78. b8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.13"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 (6... O-O 7. Bb3 h6
8. Nbd2 a6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nf1 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qd7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Ne7 14.
Rad1 Ng6 15. Nf5 Rfe8 16. c4 Rab8 17. Qc3 Ne7 18. N3h4 c5 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20.
Nf5 Re6 21. b4 b5 22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Qa3 cxb4 24. Rxb4 bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. dxc4
Qc6 27. Qg3 Ne8 28. Qd3 Nf6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Kh2 g6 31. Ng3 Nd7 32. Qd5 Qb6 33.
Re2 Kg7 34. Qd3 h5 {1/2-1/2 (34) Zhigalko,S (2671)-Alekseev,E (2692) Riga 2014}
) 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Re1 (8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 {ist Zugumstellung.}) 8...
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 (10... Nh5) (10... Be6) 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Ng3 (12. Bc2
d5 13. exd5 (13. Qe2)) 12... Bxb3 (12... d5 13. Qe2 (13. exd5)) 13. Qxb3 (13.
axb3 Kh7 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qf3 Ne7 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Kg8 18. Nf5 Nxf5 19. gxf5
dxe4 20. dxe4 Bc5 21. g3 Qf6 22. Kg2 Qc6 23. f6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Bxh6
Rad8 26. b4 Bf8 27. Be3 Kg7 28. Rh1 Kg6 29. g4 Bg7 30. Rh5 Rh8 31. Rah1 Rxh5
32. gxh5+ Kh7 33. Kf3 b6 34. Kg4 a5 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Ra1 Rb8 37. Rxa5 Rxb2 38.
Ra7 Bh6 39. Rxc7 Bxe3 40. fxe3 Kg7 {1-0 (40) Korneev,O (2554)-Aleksandrov,A 
(2639) Ourense 2009}) 13... Rb8 14. a4 $146 (14. Nf5) 14... d5 15. Qc2 a5 (
15... dxe4 16. dxe4 Qd7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rbd8 19. Ree1 Qd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3
21. Kf1 $11) 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. b4 axb4 18. cxb4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rab1 (20.
Bc3 Qc6 21. Rec1 $11) 20... Rbd8 $11 (20... Re6 $5) 21. Re2 (21. Bc3 $11) 21...
c6 22. Kh2 Rc8 23. Nf5 Ba7 24. Rb3 d4 25. a5 b5 $5 (25... Nd5 $11) 26. Re1 Qe6
27. Qd1 Kh7 28. Rb2 Ng8 29. f4 (29. Qg4 $5 g6 30. Nh4 $14) 29... Bb8 30. Qf3
Qf6 31. Rf1 c5 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. fxe5 Bxe5+ 34. Kg1 Rec8 35. Qg4 Rc2 36. Rfb1
g6 37. Ng3 $2 {Stellt eine Figur ein.} (37. Nh4 h5 38. Qg5 $16) 37... h5 38.
Nxh5 (38. Qf3 Qxf3 39. gxf3 Bxg3 $19) 38... gxh5 39. Qxh5+ Nh6 40. Rf1 Qg6 41.
Qxg6+ Kxg6 {Mit zwei Bauern für die Figur ist die Partie noch lange nicht
entschieden.} 42. Rfb1 f6 43. Kf1 Nf7 44. Ke1 Rxb2 45. Rxb2 Nd6 46. Kd1 Kf7 47.
Rc2 Rg8 (47... Rxc2 $6 48. Kxc2 {erleichtert die weiße Aufgabe, da die
schwarzsne Leichtfiguren alleine die weißen Bauern weniger gut angreifen
können als der Turm.}) 48. g4 Ke6 49. Bb4 Kd7 50. Rc5 Rh8 (50... Ke6 51. Rc6
Kd7 52. Rc5) 51. g5 Rxh3 52. gxf6 Ke6 53. Kc2 Bxf6 54. a6 Rh8 55. Rd5 Be5 56.
Bxd6 $6 ({Nach} 56. a7 Ra8 57. Bc5 Nb7 58. Bb6 {wäre ein Gewinn sehr
schwierig.}) 56... Bxd6 57. Rxb5 Rc8+ 58. Kb2 Bc5 59. Kb3 Kd6 60. Rb7 Rc6 61.
Rh7 Rb6+ 62. Kc2 Rb8 63. Rh6+ Kc7 64. Rg6 Ba7 65. Rh6 Rb5 66. Rg6 Rb4 (66...
Bc5 67. Rg7+ Kb6 68. Rg6+ Ka5 $19) 67. e5 $2 ({Sofort remis macht} 67. Rg7+ Kb8
({Nicht etwa} 67... Kb6 $2 68. Rb7+ {und plötzlich gewinnt Weiß.}) 68. Rg8+
Kc7 69. Rg7+) 67... Rb8 68. e6 Bc5 69. Rh6 Kd6 70. Rg6 ({Ein Versuch war noch} 
70. Rh5 {mit der Idee} Bb4 (70... Ra8 $17) 71. a7 Rc8+ 72. Kb3 Bc5 73. Rh7 Kxe6
74. Rc7 $1 $11) 70... Re8 (70... Ba3 $19) 71. e7+ Kc7 (71... Kxe7 $6 72. Kb3 {
und Weiß hält sich.}) 72. Kb3 Rxe7 73. Kc4 Ba7 74. Rh6 Rd7 75. Rh1 $2 (75.
Kb5 $2 Rd5+ 76. Kc4 Rc5+ 77. Kb4 Rc6 $19) (75. Rh4 $1 Rd6 76. Kb5 Rd5+ 77. Kb4
Kc6 78. Kc4 Rc5+ 79. Kb4 Rc2 80. Rh6+ Kd5 81. Rh5+ {reicht offenbar noch zum
Remis.}) 75... Rd6 76. Ra1 Rc6+ 77. Kd5 (77. Kb5 Rc5+ 78. Kb4 Kb6 79. Ra2 Rc3
$19) 77... Rc5+ 78. Ke4 Kd6 79. Rh1 Re5+ 80. Kf4 Re7 81. Rb1 Kc6 82. Kf5 Bb6
83. Ra1 Kb5 84. Ra2 Ra7 85. Ke5 Rxa6 86. Rb2+ Kc6 0-1

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chandra, Akshat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 g6 6. a3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 Nge7 8. h4 h6
9. b4 d6 10. c3 Be6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. O-O Qd7 13. b5 Nd8 14. a4 Bh3 15. Qb3 Bxg2
16. Kxg2 Ne6 17. Rae1 Kh8 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. e5 Nc5 21. Qa3 b6 22.
Bxd4 Nf5 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Re4 Qe6 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. Nxb3 a6 27. Nbd2 axb5 28.
axb5 Ra5 29. Rb1 Ne7 30. Nc4 Ra4 31. Rd1 Rb4 32. Rd7 Nc8 33. Rc7 Kg8 34. Rf4
Rxb5 35. e6 Rb4 36. Rfxf7 Rxf7 37. exf7+ Kf8 38. Nce5 Ne7 39. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. Be2 d5 5. e5 f6 6. exf6 exf6 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4
Be6 9. b3 O-O 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Re1 Bf7 13. Bf1 a6 14. a4 Nf5 15.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Qc2 Bf8 17. Re1 Qd8 18. c5 a5 19. Bd3 Ng7 20. Ne2 Ne6 21. Ng3
Bh6 22. h4 f5 23. h5 Qf6 24. Bc3 Bf4 25. Qb2 Bc7 26. Qd2 Bf4 27. Qb2 Ng5 28.
Ne5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Qe7 30. Ne2 Ne6 31. Nxf4 Nxf4 32. e6 Nxd3 33. exf7+ Qxf7 34.
Qe2 Nxe1 35. Qe5 Kf8 36. Qh8+ Qg8 37. Qf6+ Qf7 38. Qh8+ Qg8 39. Qf6+ Qf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. d3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. Bc4 Rc8 10. Ba2 Qb6 11. Nd2 Nd4 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bg5 Bc6 14. Ne3 Ne8 15.
Bf4 Qd8 16. Qd2 Nc7 17. Rae1 Kh8 18. b4 b6 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. a4 Bd6 21. Bxd6
Qxd6 22. f4 Qe7 23. a5 Rcd8 24. axb6 axb6 25. Ned5 exd5 26. exd5 Qf6 27. dxc6
Nxc6 28. f5 Rfe8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Kh1 Nb4 31. Bb3 Rd8 32. Ne4 Qe7 33. f6 gxf6
34. Qh6 Rg8 35. Nxf6 Rg7 36. Rg1 Ne6 37. Re1 c4 38. dxc4 Qd6 39. c5 Qg3 40. Qd2
Qg6 41. Rxe6 fxe6 42. Qd8+ Rg8 43. Nxg8 Qxg8 44. Qxb6 1-0

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Bg5 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 h6 16. Bh4 Be6 17. Rc1 Rae8 18. Bb1 Nc4 19. b3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Nh5 21. Bxe7
Rxe7 22. Bd3 Nf4 23. Bf1 f5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Re3 Ref7 26. Rd1 Bd5 27. Ne1 Qb6
28. c4 Bc6 29. Qxd6 Nxh3+ 30. gxh3 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Rxf1+ 32. Kh2 Rh1+ 33. Kg3
Rg1+ 34. Kh4 Be8 35. Qe6 Kf8 36. Qd6+ Kg8 37. Qe6 Kf8 38. Qd6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bc2 Bb4 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Re8
15. O-O Nxc4 16. Qc3 d5 17. b3 Nd6 18. e5 Nde4 19. Qb2 g5 20. f3 gxh4 21. fxe4
Nxe4 22. Nf4 Qg5 23. e6 fxe6 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rac1 Re7 26. Nh3 Qg7 27. Qe2 e5
28. Nf2 Rf8 29. Ng4 Rf4 30. h3 e3 31. Rcd1 Qf8 32. Nxe3 Ref7 33. Rxf4 exf4 34.
Ng4 h5 35. Ne5 Rg7 36. Nf3 Qe7 37. Qc4+ Kh7 38. Re1 Qd6 39. Nxh4 f3 40. Qc2+
Kg8 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Re3 Qf4 43. Qd2 f2+ 44. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Kf6 46. Rd3
Be4 47. Rd8 c5 48. Nf3 Bxf3 49. gxf3 Kg5 50. Kg3 Kf5+ 51. Kf2 Kg5 52. Kg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d5 6. e3 b6 7. a4 a6 8. Nbd2 Bb7
9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. f4 e6 15. Nf3
a5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b4 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. b5 Ra8 20. Qc2 Qf6 21. c4 Qf5 22.
Qc3+ Qf6 23. Ne5 dxc4 24. Rac1 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Qg5 26. Rcd1 Rfd8 27. Rd6 Kf8 28.
Rxe6 Kg8 29. Ref6 Rd7 30. Kh1 Rad8 31. Qxc4 Rd2 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Qb7 Rd1 34.
Qf3 Qxe5 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Qxf6 37. Qd5 Qe7 38. b6 1-0

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Oleksienko, Mikhailo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 c6 8. c4 a5
9. a3 Kh8 10. Nbd2 Na6 11. Qc2 Nc7 12. Rfe1 Bd7 13. e4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15.
Nh4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 e6 18. a4 Qd7 19. Nf3 Rf5 20. Re2 d5 21. Qe3
Raf8 22. Nh4 R5f6 23. f4 Ne8 24. c5 Bh6 25. Nf3 Ng7 26. Rae1 Rf5 27. Ne5 Qe7
28. Ng4 Bxf4 29. gxf4 Rxf4 30. h3 Rf3 31. Qh6 Qf7 32. Bc1 Rf1+ 33. Kh2 Qf3 34.
Rg2 Rxe1 35. Ne5 Rxe5 36. dxe5 Qe4 37. Qg5 Nf5 38. Qg4 Qxe5+ 39. Bf4 Qf6 0-1

[Event "Philadelphia op 8th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chirila, Ioan Cristian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. h3 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Be2
b6 9. a4 a5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Nb1 Ne4 13. Na3 Bc6 14. Bb5 e6 15. Rfd1
Qb7 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nb5 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rfc8 19. Ne1 Bf8 20. f3 Nef6 21. Nd3
Qc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. b3 Rcc8 24. Rac1 Ne8 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Bb4 27. e4
dxe4 28. fxe4 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. Ke3 Bd6 31. Nxd6 Nxd6 32. Bxd6+ Kxd6 33. e5+
Kd7 34. Rc4 Ra7 35. Rf1 Rf8 36. g4 Rb7 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. Rfc1 Rd8 39. Rc7+ Rd7
40. Rxb7 Rxb7 41. d5 exd5+ 42. Kxd5 b5 43. Kc6 Rb8 44. Kc7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg5 e6 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bd3
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Nf6 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Be5 Nf6 14. Bg3 Nh5
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Qa5 9. Bd3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Rae1 a6 14. Nc2
Ke7 15. Nh4 e5 16. f3 Kd6 17. dxe5+ fxe5 18. Kc1 Be6 19. Rd1 Raf8 20. Rhe1 Ng8
21. b3 Nge7 22. Kb2 Rhg8 23. Rd2 Rg7 24. Be4 Kc7 25. Bd3 Kd6 26. Rde2 Rf4 27.
g3 Rf6 28. Ka3 Ng6 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Bg4 32. Rg2 Rxf4 33. Ne3
Bh3 34. Nxg6 Rf6 35. Rg3 Rgxg6 36. Rxh3 Nd4 37. Rh5 Nb5+ 38. Kb4 Rf4+ 39. Ka5
Nc3 40. Nxd5 Nxd5 41. Rd1 Kc6 42. Rhxd5 Rh6 43. R1d2 Rxh2 44. Rxh2 Kxd5 45. Rc2
Kd6 46. Rc3 Rf5+ 47. Kb6 Rb5+ 48. Ka7 a5 49. Rc4 Rc5 50. Rh4 Rb5 51. Kb8 Kc6
52. Rh7 Kc5 53. Rh5+ Kb6 54. Rh6+ Kc5 55. Ka7 a4 56. bxa4 Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7
8. Bf1 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne8 11. d5 d6 12. Nd2 Bg5 13. Nf3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1
Nf6 15. c4 Bd7 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Qf4 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qf8 19. h3 Re8 20. Rc1 a5 21.
b3 b6 22. a3 Qe7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ra8 25. Re1 Qf8 26. Nd4 Re8 27. Ra1 Ra8
28. Re1 Re8 29. Ra1 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c6 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. b3 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3
Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. Nbd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 g6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 O-O-O
15. O-O e5 16. c5 Qc7 17. Qc3 f5 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. dxe5 Qe7 21.
b4 Kb8 22. a4 Rhe8 23. Rfe1 Nf8 24. b5 c5 25. b6 a6 26. Rad1 Ne6 27. a5 g5 28.
Rd6 h5 29. Red1 f4 30. Qc4 Kc8 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. R1d5 Qf7 33. Rxc5+ Kb8 34. Rc7
1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4
Nb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nb3 h6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Be3 Na4 21. Qc2
Bc8 22. Ra1 Qb8 23. Na5 Bd7 24. c4 Bxb4 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. cxb5 Bxb5 27. Bxb5
Qxb5 28. Qxa4 Qxa4 29. Rxa4 Bf8 30. Ra5 Nxe4 31. Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. Qb3 e6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Re8 12. b3 b6 13. Ba3 Bb7 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. h3
Ra7 16. Bd3 Ba8 17. Re1 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Nd2 Rc7 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qb2
Rfc8 22. Rc2 Bb7 23. Rec1 Ne8 24. Ndb1 Ndf6 25. b4 Qa8 26. Na3 Kg7 27. Ncb5
Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Nxc2 axb4 30. Qxb4 Qd8 31. Qc3 Nd6 32. Nxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 b4 11. h4 a5 12. h5 a4 13. h6 g6 14. N1h2 Ba6 15. Ng4 Nd4
16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. b3 a3 18. Nh2 Rc8 19. Nf3 Qb6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Rc6 22.
Qd2 Qc5 23. Nf3 Qxc2 24. Qxb4 Qc5 25. Qd2 Rfc8 26. Rad1 Qb6 27. Qg5 Qb4 28. Rd2
Rc1 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kh2 Qf8 31. Bh3 Rc3 32. Nxd4 Kh8 33. Ne2 Rc8 34. d4 Bxe2
35. Rxe2 Kg8 36. Qd2 Nb8 37. b4 Rc4 38. b5 Nd7 39. Qe3 Qb4 40. Rd2 Rc8 41. Rd3
Qxb5 42. Rxa3 Qb6 43. Bf1 Qd8 44. Ra7 Nb8 45. Qf4 Qf8 46. Bb5 Nc6 47. Bxc6 Rxc6
48. Kg2 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Bg4
8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Be4 11. f3 Bd5 12. Bd3 g6 13. Qe2 Bg7 14. h4 Nd7
15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. h5 Qd6 17. Be4 O-O-O 18. Be3 e5 19. O-O-O exd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4
21. Rxd4 Qf4+ 22. Qd2 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Bxa2 24. Ra1 Be6 25. Rxa7 Rxd4+ 26. cxd4
Kc7 27. Ra5 Rf8 28. Bd3 Bd5 29. Be4 Be6 30. Bd3 Kd6 31. Ke3 Rg8 32. Ra7 Kc7 33.
Ra5 Kd6 34. Ra7 gxh5 35. gxh5 Kc7 36. Bxh7 Rh8 37. Bd3 Rxh5 38. b4 Rh2 39. Ra1
Kb6 40. Rb1 Ba2 41. Rd1 Be6 42. Rb1 Bd5 43. Be2 Ba2 44. Rc1 Rh8 45. Rc5 Re8+
46. Re5 Ra8 47. b5 Ra3+ 48. Kd2 Bd5 49. bxc6 bxc6 50. f4 Ra4 51. Kc3 Kc7 52.
Bd3 Kd6 53. Rh5 Ra2 54. Bc4 Rf2 55. Bxd5 cxd5 56. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Molner, Mackenzie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 Qb6 8. Qb3
Qxb3 9. axb3 Nc6 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. g4 Bd7 13. e4 Rfd8 14. g5 Ne8
15. Nc4 Be6 16. Nfd2 Nd6 17. Be3 b6 18. Bg4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 b5 21.
Na5 Nxa5 22. Rxa5 b4 23. Rxc5 Rab8 24. Ke2 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rxb3 26. e5 f6 27. Ra1
fxe5 28. Rxa7 e4 29. Rc4 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Bxc3 31. Rxe7 Bd4 32. Rxe4 Bxe3 33. Kxe3
Rd5 34. f4 Rd7 35. f5 Kf7 36. Ra4 gxf5 37. gxf5 Rb7 38. Kf4 Rc7 39. Kg4 Rb7 40.
Kh5 Rb5 41. Ra7+ Kg8 42. f6 Rb1 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. g6 Rh1+ 45. Kg5 hxg6 46. Kxg6
Rh6+ 47. Kf7 Rxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Ne2 Nb4 10. a3 Nxd3 11. cxd3 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rxc5 Rxc5
15. Bd6 Rc8 16. Bxf8 Qxf8 17. Rc1 b6 18. Ne5 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 Qc8 20. Qxc8+ Bxc8
21. Nd4 a5 22. f4 Kf8 23. Kf2 Ke7 24. h3 Nd7 25. Ndf3 Nc5 26. Ke1 Bd7 27. Kd2
Be8 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Nb7 30. g4 fxg4 31. hxg4 Nd6 32. Nd4 h6 33. Ke2 Kf6
34. Ndf3 g5 35. fxg5+ hxg5 36. Kd2 Ba4 37. Ke2 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. h3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Bh2 Re8 13. a5 d5 14. c3 Bc6 15. axb6
Qxb6 16. Ra2 Bb5 17. Bc2 Rec8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nd7 20. Bf4 a5 21. Re3 Nf8
22. Qg4 Bd7 23. Be5 Ng6 24. Qh5 Rf8 25. Nf3 Be8 26. Bh2 f5 27. Nd2 Rf6 28. Re1
f4 29. Qg4 Bd6 30. Nf3 Qc7 31. Kh1 Bf7 32. Ng5 Nf8 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Qf3 Rb8
35. Bg1 Kg8 36. Bd1 Qc4 37. Ra4 Qc7 38. Ra2 Qc4 39. b3 Qc7 40. Qd3 Rc8 41. Rc2
Qb7 42. c4 Qb4 43. Rf1 dxc4 44. bxc4 Rd8 45. Qe4 a4 46. Bg4 a3 47. c5 a2 48. f3
Bb8 49. Rxa2 Qc4 50. Raa1 Rf7 51. Rfe1 Re7 52. Bf2 Ree8 53. h4 Re7 54. h5 Ree8
55. Rab1 Rd7 56. Kg1 Qa2 57. c6 Rde7 58. Ra1 Qd2 59. Rec1 Ra7 60. d5 Rxa1 61.
Rxa1 Bd6 62. dxe6 Qc3 63. Rd1 Bc5 64. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch playoff"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.05.20"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Ne5 g6 7. Nxc4 Bg7 8. Bg2
Be6 9. Qd3 Nd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 cxd5 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. O-O
Qb5 15. Rd1 Qxd3 16. Rxd3 Kd7 17. Bd2 Rhc8 18. Kf1 e6 19. e3 Rc2 20. Rb1 Rac8
21. Ke1 Bf8 22. Bc3 h5 23. h4 Bd6 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Kxd2 Ke7 26. Kd3 Kf6 27. Rg1
Ke7 28. f3 Kd7 29. Rg2 b5 30. a3 Rg8 31. Be1 Ra8 32. Bb4 Bc7 33. Bc5 Rg8 34. f4
a5 35. b3 Ra8 36. Rc2 Bd8 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Rc2 Rc6 39. Rc1 Be7 40. b4 a4 41. e4
Rc8 42. e5 Bd8 43. Rc2 Rc6 44. Rc1 Rc8 45. Rc2 Rc6 46. Ke3 Rc8 47. Kf3 f5 48.
Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch playoff"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.05.20"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c4
Ne4 9. Qb3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nd7 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nd2 Bg6 14. Qa3 a6
15. Rac1 Re8 16. b4 Qe7 17. Qb2 dxc4 18. Nxc4 e5 19. Rfd1 exd4 20. Rxd4 Nf6 21.
Rcd1 c5 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23. Nd6 Rf8 24. Nxb7 Qa7 25. Rb4 Be4 26. Nd6 Rxb4 27.
Qxb4 Bd5 28. Nf5 Re8 29. Qf4 Be6 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qxf6 Kg8 33.
Qg5+ Kf8 34. Bd3 a5 35. Bxh7 Rc8 36. Bf5 Bxf5 37. Qxf5 Qc5 38. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Manvelyan, Hayk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. e5 O-O 10. h3 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nc3 Nf5 14. Bf4
Rb8 15. Qa4 Rxb2 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Qxa7 Nd6 18. Ne5 Be7 19. Rab1 Rc2 20. Rec1
Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Bg5 22. Ne2 Bxh3 23. Rxc6 Bxg2 24. Rxc7 Qf6 25. Ng4 Qf5 26. Rg7+
Kf8 27. Bxd6+ Be7 28. Bxe7+ Kxg7 29. Bf6+ 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2014.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harmon Vellotti, Luke"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2014.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 d6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. f4 Re8 12. N4f3 Qc7 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rae1 Bb7 15.
Bb1 Nc5 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nc4 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 b5 21. Nd6
Red8 22. f4 Bf8 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 b4 25. cxb4 Rab8 26. a3 a5 27. Qg2 axb4
28. axb4 Rxb4 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. Re2 Be7 31. Rc2 Rc4 32. Rxc4 Qxc4 33. Qf3 Rd2 34.
b3 Qd4 35. Be4 Kg7 36. Bb1 Qb2 37. Qg3 Bh4 38. Qg1 Qxb3 39. Qg4 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2014.06.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Re1 b6 14.
Nf6+ Kf8 15. Nh5 c5 16. Nh2 Bb7 17. g3 Rd8 18. c4 f5 19. b3 Bc8 20. Nf1 Be6 21.
Bb2 Kf7 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Ne3 Nf8 26. Nf4 Bc8 27.
Ne2 g6 28. g4 Bg5 29. f4 Bh4 30. Bc3 Bd8 31. Kh2 h5 32. Kg3 hxg4 33. hxg4 fxg4
34. Nxg4 Ne6 35. Kf3 Bb7+ 36. Ke3 Bh4 37. Nf6 Ng7 38. Nd5 Nf5+ 39. Kd3 Bd8 40.
Be1 Ke6 41. Nec3 a6 42. Bf2 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2014.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bf5 11. Ng5 h6 12. e4 hxg5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bxg5 Qxd4
15. Rad1 Qc5 16. Rc1 Qa7 17. Qb4 e6 18. Qh4 Nbd7 19. Bh6 Ne5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qg5+ Ng6 22. h4 Nh7 23. Qg3 f4 24. Qf3 Nxh4 25. Qxf4 Ng6 26. Qd6 Nf6 27. Qxc6
Rh8 28. Qf3 Rh6 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 Rah8 31. g3 f5 32. Qc6 Ne5 33. Qg2 Kf6
0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2014.06.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 Bd7 11. a4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc6 13. a5 Rc8 14. Bf3 Nd7 15.
Qd2 Qc7 16. Ne2 Nc5 17. Ng3 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rfd8 20. b4 Rxd5 21. Qe2
Nd7 22. c4 Rd6 23. Ne4 Rc6 24. c5 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Rad1 Rd8 27. Rxd8+
Qxd8 28. Rd1 Qc8 29. Bd4 Be7 30. Bc3 f6 31. h3 Rc7 32. Re1 Rc6 33. Rd1 Rc7 34.
Rd3 Kf7 35. Qh5+ Kg8 36. Qe2 Kf7 37. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 42nd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2014.07.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shen, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2014.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e6 7. a5 b5 8. axb6
Qxb6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Ndb5 Qc6 11. Ra4 Nbd7 12. Na7 Qb7 13. Bxa6 Qxb2 14. Ncb5
Bxa6 15. Rxa6 Qb4+ 16. c3 Qxe4 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Nxa8 Qxg2 19. Nc6+ Kc8 20. Rf1
1-0

[Event "World op 42nd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2014.07.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gorovets, Andrey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bf4 d6 11. a3 Nbd7 12. b4 a5 13. h3 axb4 14. axb4 Ra7 15.
Be2 Ne4 16. Rc1 Qa8 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Nf6 19. Rc1 Ne4 20. Bd3 Ra3 21. Ra1
b5 22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 b4 24. Rxa3 Qxa3 25. Ne5 Bd5 26. Re1 f5 27. f3 Nc3 28.
Qd2 Bh4 29. Rf1 Bf6 30. Kh2 Qa4 31. Qb2 Ra8 32. Bd2 Qa3 33. Qc2 Bxe5+ 34. dxe5
Na4 35. Bc1 Qc3 36. Qxc3 bxc3 37. Be3 Nb2 38. Bc2 Nc4 39. Bd4 Ra3 40. Rc1 Kf7
41. Bd3 Nb2 42. Bf1 Na4 43. Bb5 Nxc5 44. Bxc5 Ra5 45. Rxc3 Rxb5 46. Be3 h6 47.
Rc7+ Kg8 48. h4 Rb2 49. Kg3 Re2 50. Bf4 Kh7 51. Bc1 Ra2 52. Be3 Kg6 53. Bc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 42nd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2014.07.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Priyadharshan, Kannappan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Bc5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14.
Nb3 Bxb3 15. axb3 Ke7 16. g4 Rhd8 17. Kf1 Nf8 18. Bg3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Ne6 20.
Bh4+ Ke8 21. Ng5 Be7 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Ke2 Rh8 25. Kf3 Rd8 26.
Rxd8 Kxd8 27. b4 Ke7 28. h4 g6 29. Ke4 h6 30. f4 b6 31. f5 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33.
fxe6 Kxe6 34. c4 a5 35. b5 cxb5 36. cxb5 a4 37. Kd4 Ke7 38. Kd5 Kd7 39. e6+ Ke7
40. Ke5 1-0

[Event "World op 42nd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2014.07.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2014.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3 Nc6 7. e4 e6 8. Bf4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb4 10. Bd6 Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Qe7 12. Nb5 Qxd6 13. Nxd6+ Ke7 14. O-O-O
Rab8 15. Be2 Ba8 16. Rd2 Ne8 17. Rhd1 Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Rb7 19. c5 Rc7 20. cxb6
axb6 21. Kb1 g5 22. Nd4 Kxd6 23. Nb5+ Ke7 24. Nxc7 Bb7 25. Nb5 Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 42nd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2014.07.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Cheng, Bindi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
a5 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Bc4 d5 14. Rfd1 Bb7
15. Qe1 Bf6 16. f3 Qe7 17. Bf1 e5 18. Bg3 d4 19. Nb1 Ne6 20. Na3 Nc7 21. Nc4
Nb5 22. Bd3 Rad8 23. Qe2 g6 24. f4 exf4 25. Bxf4 Bg5 26. Rf1 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 f6
28. Raf1 Kg7 29. h4 Bc8 30. h5 Qc5 31. e5 fxe5 32. Nxe5 Bf5 33. h6+ Kxh6 34. g4
Rde8 35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 gxf5 37. Qd2+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "World op 42nd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2014.07.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 d6 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Be2 Ne8 12. Qd2 b6 13. Rfd1 Ra7 14. Be3 Qc7 15.
Rac1 Qb8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. f4 Ne7 18. b4 Rc7 19. Kh1 h5 20. a3 Nf6 21. Nf3 Bc6
22. Ng5 Rd8 23. Qe1 Ba8 24. Qf2 Nc8 25. h3 Rcd7 26. f5 exf5 27. exf5 gxf5 28.
Nd5 Bxd5 29. cxd5 Ne7 30. Bxb6 Re8 31. Bd4 Nexd5 32. Bc4 Rc7 33. Qxf5 Qc8 34.
Qf1 Qd8 35. Bxd5 Nxd5 36. Rxc7 Qxc7 37. Bxg7 Ne3 38. Qd3 Kxg7 39. Re1 Re5 40.
Nf3 Qc2 41. Rxe3 Qc1+ 42. Re1 Rxe1+ 43. Nxe1 Qxe1+ 44. Kh2 Qe5+ 45. Kg1 Qe1+
46. Kh2 Qe5+ 47. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Emojong, Elijah"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2334"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Uganda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UGA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. c4 Qb6 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e6 8.
Nbd2 Nh5 9. Bxb8 Bxf3 10. Bxa7 Qxb3 11. axb3 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bd5 13. Ke2 Bd6 14.
e4 Bxc4+ 15. Nxc4 Ke7 16. h4 g6 17. Na5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Cuartas, Jaime Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Colombia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "COL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
Nh6 9. O-O Nf5 10. c3 Nd5 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ne5 a5 13. a4 Qc7 14. Nc5 b6 15. Ncd3
Ba6 16. Nf4 e6 17. Qf3 Rad8 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Ng4 f6 21. Ne3 Nd6
22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Qg3 Qb8 24. Nc2 Kh8 25. Na3 e5 26. dxe5 fxe5 27. Rad1 d4 28.
Nc4 Bxc4 29. Bxc4 Qd8 30. b3 dxc3 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Qxc3 e4 33. Qc2 Bd4 34.
Rxe4 Bxf2+ 35. Kh1 Qf6 36. Qc1 Bc5 37. Qe1 Bb4 38. Qe3 Bc5 39. Qe1 Bb4 40. Qe3
Rd8 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Qxe8+ Kg7 43. Qd7+ Kh6 44. Qf7 Qe5 45. Qf2 Bc5 46. Qd2+
Be3 47. Qe1 Qe4 48. Qe2 Qe5 49. Qe1 Kg7 50. Qe2 h5 51. Qf3 Bc5 52. g3 Qe1+ 53.
Bf1 h4 54. gxh4 Qxh4 55. Bc4 Qe1+ 56. Qf1 Qg3 57. Qg2 Qe3 58. Qf1 Bd6 59. Qd3
Qe1+ 60. Kg2 Bc5 61. Qe2 Qg1+ 62. Kf3 Qd4 63. Bd3 Qf6+ 64. Kg2 Qf4 65. Qb2+ Bd4
66. Qe2 Be5 67. Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Ne2
h6 9. Nf4 Nb6 10. Bxf6 Rxf6 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Nh5 Rf8 13. f4 c5 14. c3 Bd7 15. g4
Bxe5 16. fxe5 Qg5 17. Rf4 Be8 18. Ng3 fxg4 19. Qxg4 Qxg4 20. Rxg4 Rc8 21. Rf4
cxd4 22. cxd4 Rf7 23. b3 Nd7 24. h4 Nf8 25. Kf2 Rfc7 26. Ke2 Rc1 27. Rf1 Rxa1
28. Rxa1 Bg6 29. Rf1 Be8 30. Kd2 Rc7 31. Ne2 Ng6 32. h5 Nf8 33. Nf4 Bc6 34. Rc1
Kf7 35. b4 Rc8 36. b5 Bd7 37. Rf1 Ke7 38. a4 b6 39. Ra1 Rc7 40. a5 bxa5 41.
Rxa5 Rb7 42. Kc3 Be8 43. Kb4 Bf7 44. Ra2 Be8 45. Ka5 Kd8 46. Rc2 Rc7 47. Rc5
Bd7 48. e4 dxe4 49. Bxe4 Bc8 50. Rc2 Rxc2 51. Bxc2 Bb7 52. Bd1 Ke7 53. Bg4 Kf7
54. Nd3 g6 55. Nc5 Bd5 56. Ka6 Bc4 57. Ne4 gxh5 58. Bxh5+ Kg7 59. Nd6 Bd5 60.
Kxa7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Steel, Henry Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "South Africa"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RSA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. a3 O-O 7. Ba2 Nc6 8. d3
Rb8 9. Re1 b5 10. Ne2 a5 11. Ng3 b4 12. c3 Ba6 13. d4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. Bf4
e5 16. Be3 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Ne5 20. Rb1 g6 21. Rxb8
Qxb8 22. f4 Nd3 23. Nf5 Re8 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. Qa1 Rc8 26. Bxf7 Bh4 27. Rf1 Rc2
28. f5 Ne5 29. fxg6 Bxf1 30. Qxf1 hxg6 31. Bxg6+ Bf2+ 32. Bxf2 Kg7 33. Bh5 Kxh6
34. Be3+ Kg7 35. h4 Qc8 36. Qd1 Qc6 37. Qe1 Kh7 38. Bg5 Qc5+ 39. Kh2 Qf2 40.
Qxf2 Rxf2 41. Be7 Rd2 42. Be8 Rd3 43. g3 Ng6 44. Bd8 Rxa3 45. h5 Ne5 46. Bc7
Re3 47. Bxa5 Rxe4 48. Kh3 Re2 49. Bc7 Rd2 50. g4 Kh6 51. Bb5 Kg5 52. Kg3 Nxg4
53. Bd8+ Nf6 54. h6 Kg6 55. Kf3 Rh2 56. Bc7 Rh3+ 57. Kg2 Rb3 58. Be2 Ne4 59.
Bf3 Rb2+ 60. Kg1 Ng5 61. Bg2 Rd2 62. Bb6 Kxh6 63. Be3 Ra2 64. Bf4 Ra6 65. Bf1
Rb6 66. Kf2 Kg6 67. Bd3+ Kf6 68. Ke3 Nf7 69. Bc4 Ne5 70. Bg8 Ra6 71. Ke4 Ra4+
72. Ke3 Ra8 73. Bh7 Ke6 74. Bc2 Ra3+ 75. Ke2 d5 76. Bh7 d4 77. Be4 Ra2+ 78. Kf1
Nc4 79. Ke1 Ne3 80. Bg3 Rb2 81. Bc7 Nd5 82. Bg3 Nf6 83. Bd3 Kd5 84. Bf4 Nd7 85.
Bh7 Ne5 86. Bg3 Nf3+ 87. Kd1 d3 88. Bf4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Delgado Ramirez, Neuris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paraguay"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PAR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Qh5 Qb6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 Ne7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Nxe7
Qxe7 15. e5 h6 16. Rg3 g6 17. Qe2 Qc5 18. a3 a5 19. Re1 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21.
Qd2 h5 22. h4 Qd4 23. Qg5 Qxb2 24. Qf6 Rg8 25. Be4 Ra1 26. Rge3 Bxe4 27. Rxe4
d5 28. R4e2 Qc3 29. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 30. Kh2 Qd1 31. Qf3 Kf8 32. Qe3 Kg7 33. Rd2 Qc1
34. Qf4 Rb8 35. g4 hxg4 36. h5 Rh8 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40.
Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Filippov, Anton"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. c5 Be7 8. b4 c6
9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Nc1 Qc7 11. f4 b6 12. Bd3 a5 13. Qe2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15.
Bxa1 Bb7 16. Nb3 Ra8 17. O-O Qc8 18. g4 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. g5 Ne8 21. Bb2
Ra8 22. Nc1 Nc7 23. h4 Qa6 24. Qxa6 Rxa6 25. Nd3 f6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Kf2 Kf7 28.
Rg1 g6 29. Kf3 Ne8 30. Ne2 Ng7 31. Ng3 Ra2 32. Kg4 Nb8 33. Ra1 Rxa1 34. Bxa1
Nd7 35. Bc3 Bd8 36. Ne1 Ne8 37. Nf3 Kg7 38. h5 f5+ 39. Kh3 h6 40. gxh6+ Kxh6
41. hxg6 Kxg6 42. Ne5+ Nxe5 43. dxe5 d4 44. Bxd4 Nc7 45. Bc3 Nd5 46. Bd2 Kf7
47. Ne2 Ke8 48. Nd4 Kd7 49. Nc2 Be7 50. Be1 Ke8 51. Kg2 Bf8 52. Kg3 Be7 53. Kf3
Bf8 54. e4 Ne7 55. Ne3 Bh6 56. Nc2 fxe4+ 57. Kxe4 Nf5 58. Na1 Bf8 59. Nb3 Bh6
60. Na5 Kd7 61. Nb7 Bf8 62. Nd6 Bxd6 63. cxd6 Nh6 64. Bh4 Nf5 65. Bf2 Nh6 66.
Kf3 Nf5 67. Kg4 Nh6+ 68. Kg5 Nf5 69. Kg6 Ke8 70. Kf6 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. c3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Qc2 f6 11. Nef3 f5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Ndf3 c4 14. Be2 b5 15. O-O
a5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Be8 18. f3 Nd6 19. a3 Ra7 20. Qd2 a4 21. Bd1 Bf6 22.
Bc2 g5 23. Bh2 h5 24. Rae1 h4 25. e4 dxe4 26. fxe4 f4 27. Ng4 Bg7 28. Kh1 Bg6
29. Bg1 Rd7 30. Qe2 Re8 31. e5 Bxc2 32. Qxc2 Nf5 33. Bf2 Rf8 34. Kg1 Qe8 35.
Rd1 Rd5 36. Rfe1 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 {Kamsky keeps on trying to reach the
same pawn structures. It is astonishing that he does not come under pressure
out of the opening more often since the computer is of little help with the
sort of positions he prefers.  Kamsky strebt immer wieder die gleichen
Bauernstrukturen an. Erstaunlich ist, dass er aus der Eröffnung heraus gar
nicht so oft unter Druck gerät, da der Computer keine große Stütze bei seinen
bevorzugten Stellungstypen ist.} 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 {This
prevents Qd1-b3 for the future. In terms of popularity it is the 11th move in
this position! Black can literally try out every legal move without being in
any great trouble. In preparation I limited my focus and amusingly completely
ignored ...Qb6, although Kamsky had played it quite often! It must however
have been in my favour that I had a fresh look at the position. Unterbindet
Qd1-b3 für die Zukunft. Nach Popularität ist der Textzug Nr. 11 in dieser
Stellung! Schwarz kann buchstäblich jeden legalen Zug ausprobieren ohne in
größere Nöte zu kommen. Ich beschränkte meinen Fokus in der Vorbereitung und
ignorierte ...Qb6 witzigerweise völlig, obwohl Kamsky schon öfter so gespielt
hatte! Es sollte mir jedoch zugute kommen einen frischen Blick auf die
Stellung zu haben.} (7... Bg4 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 {shows something of the
motivation of the previous move. zeigt, woher die Motivation des letzten Zuges
rührt.}) 8. Ne5 {Surprisingly almost an innovation. White usually contents
himself with a slight advantage after b2-b3, but I wanted more out of the
position and to punish Qb6, instead of "just" completing my development and
insisting on an advantage in space, since that is usually not enough against
Gata. Überraschenderweise fast eine Neuerung. Meistens gibt Weiß sich mit
etwas Vorteil nach b2-b3 zufrieden, aber ich wollte mehr aus der Stellung
herausholen und Qb6 bestrafen, anstatt "nur" die Entwicklung zu beenden und
auf etwas Raumvorteil zu pochen, denn das ist meist nicht genug gegen Gata.}
Be6 {Another artificial looking move,but Black is now ready to continue his
development with Nbd7 and at the correct moment to resolve the tension in the
centre and exchange pieces. Noch ein künstlich anmutender Zug, aber Schwarz
ist nun bereit sich mit Nbd7 weiterzuentwickeln und im rechten Moment die
Spannung im Zentrum nebst Figurentausch zu lösen.} ({After Nach} 8... Nbd7 9.
f4 {Black cannot free himself. kann sich Schwarz nicht befreien}) 9. Na4 $1 Qc7
10. Nc5 Bf5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd2 {With 9.Na4 I was confident as to my
prospects in this position. Black cannot shake off the pressure, since another
important tempo will be won with Rc1. Ich vertraute bei 9.Na4 auf meine
Aussichten in dieser Stellung. Schwarz kann den Druck nicht abschütteln, da
mit Rc1 noch ein wichtiges Tempo gewonnen wird.} Ne4 (12... Nbd7 13. Nexd7 Nxd7
14. Rc1 Nxc5 15. Rxc5 Qd7 16. Qb3 Rfd8 17. Rfc1 Rac8 {starts to look drawish,
but my intuition was correct, since sieht bereits remislich aus, aber meine
Intuition lag richtig, denn} 18. Bb5 $1 Qe6 19. Bf1 $1 {- so that after
general exchanges on c8 and the capture on d5 no counterplay with Qc8-c2 can
follow - - damit nach Generalabtausch auf c8 und Schlagen auf d5 kein
Gegenspiel mit Qc8-c2 folgt -} Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Qd7 21. Bb5 Qe6 22. Rc7 {results
in a tangible advantage. ergibt greifbaren Vorteil.}) 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Rc1 Qb6
15. Bc3 {Black has difficulties continuing his development. Schwarz hat
Schwierigkeiten die Entwicklung fortzusetzen.} Bf5 16. Qa4 a5 {Now Black would
like to continue...Nc6 and ...bxc6, then defend the Pc6 with ...Bd7and play
e7-e5, after which the position would be tenable. Nun möchte Schwarz ...Nc6
und ...bxc6 folgen lassen, danach den Pc6 mit ...Bd7 verteidigen und e7-e5
spielen, wonach die Stellung haltbar wäre.} ({The alternatives Die Alternativen
} 16... f6 17. Nd3 Bxd3 18. Bxd3 Nc6 19. Rc2) ({and sowie} 16... Nc6 17. Nxc6
Qxc6 (17... bxc6 18. Bb4) 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Ba5 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. b4 Bd7 22.
Rfd1 {appear very promising for White erscheinen vielversprechend für Weiß})
17. Bb5 {Straightforward. Geradlinig.} ({The more subtle Das subtilere} 17. Bf3
e6 18. Be2 {was also worth considering. kam ebenso in Frage.}) 17... Rd8 (17...
Rc8 18. Bd2 $1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nc6 21. Bc3 Rc8 22. Bf1 {sees Black
without any counterplay and subjected to a hemming in of his king, with Qf4
followed by an advance on the kingside. sieht Schwarz ohne Gegenspiel und
einer baldigen Einkreisung seines Königs ausgesetzt, mit Qf4 und folgendem
Aufmarsch am Königsflügel.}) 18. Rfd1 f6 {This is a tragic necessity.  Bereits
traurige Notwendigkeit.} 19. Nd3 Bd7 (19... Bg4 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22.
e4) 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Be1 $1 {Preparing to double on the c-file. Bereitet die
Verdoppelung auf der c-Linie vor.} e5 (21... e6 22. Rc3 Bf8 23. Rdc1 Bd6 24.
Rb3 Qa7 25. g3 Kf7 26. Kg2 $16 {sees Black left with no sensible moves and
condemned to wait and see... sieht Schwarz ohne sinnvolle Züge und zum
Abwarten verdammt.}) 22. dxe5 fxe5 {The pawn on d5 is left completely hanging,
which quickly led me to the solution.  Der Bauer auf d5 hängt völlig in der
Luft, was mich schnell zur Lösung führte.} 23. b4 $1 axb4 24. Qb3 {Now all the
white pieces are ready to strike. It should hardly be possible for Black to
hold his own. Nun sind alle weißen Figuren bereit einzugreifen. Schwarz sollte
sich kaum halten können.} Qb5 (24... Nf6 25. Nxe5 Ra3 26. Qb1) 25. Bxb4 Kh8 (
25... Nb6 26. Nc5) 26. Rc7 $2 {Played quickly since I first thought that
following move was impossible. Otherwise I would have preferred Schnell
gespielt, da ich zunächst dachte dass der folgende Zug nicht möglich ist.
Sonst würde ich} (26. h3 $1 {, after which Black simply does not have a good
move! My best creative performance in the Olympiad might have been crowned by
a better end after bevorzugen, wonach Schwarz einfach keinen guten Zug hat!
Meine schöpferisch beste Leistung bei der Olympiade hätte nach} Bf8 $8 (26...
Rac8 27. a4 Qa6 28. Be7 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Re8 30. Ba3 $18) (26... Bf6 27. Nxe5 Bxe5
(27... Nxe5 28. Be7) 28. Rxd5 $18) (26... h6 27. Rc7 Rac8 28. a4 Qa6 29. Qc2
Rxc7 30. Qxc7 Bf6 31. a5 d4 32. exd4 exd4 33. Re1 Qxd3 34. Be7 $18) 27. Bxf8
Qxb3 28. axb3 Rxf8 29. Rc7 {. ein logischeres Ende finden können.}) 26... Rac8
27. Rdc1 (27. a4 Qa6 28. Rxc8 (28. Qc2 Rxc7 29. Qxc7 Bf6) 28... Rxc8 29. Qxd5
Qxa4 {is what I initially missed. war mir eingangs entgangen.}) 27... Nb6 $4 ({
After Nach} 27... Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qb6 29. Rc1 {Black remains under pressure for
a long time, but he has prospects of holding out. bleibt Schwarz noch lange
unter Druck, aber mit Aussicht sich zu halten.}) 28. Bf8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. Qa4 Be6 8. Ng5
Bf5 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. h3 Na6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. a3 Rac8 14. Ne5 Rfd8 15.
g4 Be4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. e3 Nd5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Na5 f5 20. Bd2 Qc2 21. Qxc2
Rxc2 22. Rfd1 b6 23. Bf1 bxa5 24. Bxa6 Rb8 25. Rac1 Rbxb2 26. Rxc2 Rxc2 27.
Bxa5 f4 28. Bb7 Nc3 29. Bxc3 Rxc3 30. Re1 Rxa3 31. Bxe4 g5 32. Bd5+ Kf8 33. Kf1
fxe3 34. fxe3 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.08.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "New England"]
[BlackTeam "New York"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Re1 Re8 9. Bf4 c6 10. c3 Bf8 11. Nbd2 g6 12. Qc2 a5 13. a4 Bg7 14. Nf1 Nf8 15.
Rxe8 Nxe8 16. Qd2 Nd6 17. Re1 Be6 18. Ng5 Qd7 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Be5 f6 21. Bg3
Re8 22. Nh2 f5 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Nf3 Re7 25. Bc2 Bf6 26. g3 Kg7 27. Kg2 b6 28.
Bb3 Nd8 29. Rxe7+ Qxe7 30. Qe1 Qxe1 31. Nxe1 Kf8 32. Nd3 Ke7 33. f4 Kd6 34. Kf3
Ne6 35. Ne5 Bg7 36. Ke3 c5 37. h4 cxd4+ 38. cxd4 Nd8 39. Bd1 Nc6 40. Nxc6 Kxc6
41. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.08.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "New York"]
[BlackTeam "Miami"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. h3 O-O 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bh2 c5 10. a4 a6 11. Qb3 Ra7 12. Nbd2 Qa8 13. Rfd1 Bc6 14. Qa3 Rc8 15.
Bf1 Bf8 16. Ne1 Qb7 17. Nd3 Raa8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. b4 cxb4 20. cxb4 Nb6 21. Nb2
Bd5 22. a5 Nbd7 23. Na4 Bg7 24. Rab1 Ne4 25. b5 Nxd2 26. Rxd2 Be4 27. Rb4 axb5
28. Rxb5 Qc6 29. f3 Bf5 30. Bf4 Be6 31. Qd3 Rcb8 32. Rc2 Qxb5 33. Qxb5 Rxb5 34.
Bxb5 Rxa5 35. Bxd7 Bxd7 36. Rc7 Rxa4 37. Rxd7 Bf6 38. Bh6 Ra8 39. g4 Re8 40.
Kg2 Bg7 41. Bf4 f6 42. Rb7 Bf8 43. e4 Ra8 44. Kf2 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 Ra5 46. Kf2 h5
47. Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kg1 Ra1+ 49. Kg2 Rd1 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Kf2 h4 52. Kg2 Kf7 53.
Be3 Ke6 54. Rb5 d5 55. Rxd5 Rxd5 56. exd5+ Kxd5 57. Bf2 e5 58. Bxh4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.09.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.08.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Connecticut"]
[BlackTeam "New York"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Qc2 a5
15. Re1 c5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. e3 g6 18. Re2 Bg7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nd4 Ne4 21.
Qb3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Ba6 23. Red2 Bc4 24. Qc2 Rc8 25. Qa4 Rc5 26. Re1 Rec8 27. Qd1
h5 28. h4 Qe8 29. Qb1 a4 30. Kh2 R8c7 31. Qd1 Rc8 32. Bf3 b5 33. Kg2 Rb8 34. g4
hxg4 35. Bxg4 b4 36. h5 g5 37. h6 Bf6 38. Bf5 bxa3 39. bxa3 Ba6 40. Qf3 Rb6 41.
Rb1 Qd8 42. Rxb6 Qxb6 43. Be6 Qd8 44. h7+ Kh8 45. Bxf7 Rc1 46. Rd1 Rxd1 47.
Qxd1 Qe7 48. Bxd5 Qxa3 49. Qh5 Qf8 50. Qg6 Bg7 51. Qxa6 Bxd4 52. exd4 Kxh7 53.
Qxa4 1-0

[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.09.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.08.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "New York"]
[BlackTeam "New England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 b5
9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bc5 12. a4 Ba7 13. Kh2 Ne8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Nb3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bb7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Nd6 19. Nc5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21.
Rd1 Bc8 22. Bb3 Rb8 23. Bd5 Nd8 24. Nxe5 Be6 25. Ra1 g6 26. Ra7 Rc8 27. b4 Bxd5
28. exd5 f6 29. Ned7 f5 30. g4 N8f7 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Kg3 c6 33. Nb6 Re8 34.
dxc6 Rxe3+ 35. Kf2 Rxc3 36. c7 Rxh3 37. Ne6 h6 38. Nd5 Ne4+ 39. Kg2 Rg3+ 40.
Kh2 1-0

[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.10.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sadorra, Julio Catalino"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.08.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dallas"]
[BlackTeam "New York"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. f3 c6 5. Qd3 b5 6. a3 e6 7. e4 Be7 8. Nge2 O-O
9. exf5 exf5 10. Ng3 Ne8 11. Bf4 g5 12. Be5 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng7 15.
Nge2 a5 16. Nd4 Qe8 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Nxd5 Ra7 19. Qxb5 Qxb5 20. Bxb5 Be6 21.
c4 f4 22. h4 g4 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7 24. Rd4 Bf5 25. Rd5 g3 26. Rhd1 Be6 27. Rd6 Nf5
28. c5 Bb3 29. R1d3 Rxe5 30. Rc6 a4 31. Kd2 Nxh4 32. Rc7 Nxg2 33. Rdd7 Rd5+ 34.
Kc3 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Ne3 0-1

[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.10.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.08.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "New York"]
[BlackTeam "New Jersey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d5 Na5 6. Bf4 e6 7. Qa4+ c6 8.
dxc6 Nxc6 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. O-O-O a6 12. Qxc4 Rc8 13. Kb1 Bb4 14.
Ne4 O-O 15. e3 Qa5 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. a3 Be7 18. Be2 Nd5 19. Bg3 b5 20. Nd6 Bxd6
21. Bxd6 Rfd8 22. e4 Rxd6 23. exd5 exd5 24. Bf3 d4 25. Rhe1 Qd8 26. Qd3 g6 27.
Bxc6 Rcxc6 28. Re4 Rc4 29. f4 Qd7 30. Rde1 Rc7 31. h3 Kg7 32. g4 a5 33. Rd1 Rc4
34. f5 Qc6 35. Re5 Rd5 36. Qe4 Rxe5 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kg8 40.
Qb8+ Kg7 41. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bhat, Vinay S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.08.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "New York"]
[BlackTeam "San Francisco"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
h6 9. Be2 e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 O-O 14. Re1 Qc7 15.
Bd1 b5 16. a3 a5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Rfd8 19. Bc2 Bf8 20. Ned2 Ne7 21. a4 b4
22. Ne5 bxc3 23. bxc3 Bxc2 24. Qxc2 Nd5 25. Rab1 Nb6 26. Qe4 Bd6 27. Nxf7 Kxf7
28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Rxb6 1-0

[Event "New York State-ch 136th"]
[Site "Albany"]
[Date "2014.08.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Panico, Nick F III"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2001"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.08.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 d5 4. e5 Nh6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. h4 f6 7. h5 g5 8. exf6 exf6
9. Bd3 Be6 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Nge2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qf7 14. b3 O-O 15.
Ne4 Rd8 16. N4g3 Bf8 17. f4 Qxc4 18. bxc4 Bb4+ 19. Kf2 Nf7 20. Rb1 c5 21. Ne4
gxf4 22. a3 f5 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nd5 Ba5 25. h6+ Kf8 26. Nexf4 cxd4 27. Ne6+ Ke8
28. Nxd8 Kxd8 29. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "New York State-ch 136th"]
[Site "Albany"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mondal, Sayan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2147"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.08.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Nc6 7. Bg5 e5 8. d5 Ne7
9. Qd2 c6 10. c4 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nexd5 12. exd5 e4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Nxd2
15. Nbxd2 Rxd8 16. O-O b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nc4 Ba6 19. b3 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Bxc4 21.
bxc4 Re8 22. Kf1 Re4 23. Nd2 Rd4 24. Ke2 Re8+ 25. Kd1 a5 26. Rb1 f5 27. Rb3 Kf7
28. g3 g5 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Rd3 31. Ke2 Rc3 32. e4 b3 33. e5 dxe5 34. d6 b2
0-1

[Event "New York State-ch 136th"]
[Site "Albany"]
[Date "2014.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr A"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.08.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 d5 8.
exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Bxd2 Bg4 12. Bc3 Qd6 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6
15. Re1 Nf4 16. Bf1 f6 17. Qd2 Bf7 18. Nh4 g6 19. Re4 Nd5 20. Rae1 Rfe8 21. a4
Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Ng2 Nce7 24. Qe1 g5 25. Bd2 Ng6 26. Bc4 c6 27. b3 Qd7 28.
Qe2 Kg7 29. Kf1 h5 30. Qd3 hxg4 31. hxg4 Rh8 32. Kg1 Qd6 33. Qg3 Qxg3 34. fxg3
Rd8 35. Kf2 Rd7 36. Be1 Nge7 37. Bd2 Nc8 38. Re1 Nde7 39. Bxf7 Kxf7 40. Re4 Rd8
41. Bc1 Nd5 42. Bd2 Nc7 43. Ne1 Ne6 44. Nf3 Ne7 45. Be1 Nd5 46. b4 Nec7 47. Re2
Re8 48. Rb2 Ne3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Meins, Gerlef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hohenems"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. h3 Bf5
8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14.
Rfe1 Qa5 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. c3 Rad8 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. c4 Rfe8 20. d5
exd5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Qxd5 Kh7 24. Qf3 Kg8 25. Qd5 Kh7 26. Qf3
Kg8 27. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. c4 d6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nc3 e5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Be6 12. Be2 Qb6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Na4 Qa7 15.
Nbxc5 O-O 16. Kh1 Nbd7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Bxe6 Qxe3 20. Bxd7 Nxe4
21. Bf5 Nf2+ 22. Rxf2 Qxf2 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Qe1 b5 25. Qxf2 Rxf2 26. Kg1 Rfd2
27. Nc5 a5 28. Rf1 Rd1 29. a3 a4 30. Nd3 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Rd4 32. Nf2 Rd2 33. Nd3
g6 34. Ke1 Rc2 35. Kd1 Rc4 36. Bb7 Rc7 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. Nb4 Rc5 39. Kd2 Kf6 40.
Be4 Ke7 41. Na6 Rc4 42. Bd3 Rc6 43. Nb4 Rc5 44. Na2 Kd6 45. Nc3 Kc6 46. Kc2 Kb6
47. Bxb5 Rxb5 48. Nxb5 Kxb5 49. b3 e4 50. Kc3 axb3 51. Kxb3 Kc5 52. Kc3 Kd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. h3 Be7 11. Nc3 h5 12. g3 Be6 13. Bg5 Rg8 14. Kh2
f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Ne2 Nd6 18. Ned4 Bd7 19. Nh4 Rd8 20. Rd3 Kf7
21. Rad1 Rge8 22. b3 c5 23. Ne2 Bc8 24. c4 Ne4 25. Be3 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Bd6 27.
Kg2 b6 28. f3 Ng5 29. g4 Bb7 30. Ng3 hxg4 31. hxg4 Bc6 32. Ngf5 Bf8 33. Kg3 Ne6
34. Bh6 Be7 35. Nxe7 Rxe7 36. Nf5 Rd7 37. Rxd7+ Bxd7 38. Bf4 a5 39. Ne3 a4 40.
Nd5 axb3 41. axb3 Bc6 42. Be3 Bb7 43. Kf2 b5 44. Ke2 bxc4 45. bxc4 Bc6 46. f4
f5 47. gxf5 Bxd5 48. cxd5 Ng7 49. Bxc5 Nxf5 50. Kd3 Kf6 51. Bb4 Kf7 52. Ba5 Ne7
53. Kc4 Ke8 54. Bxc7 Kd7 55. Bb6 Ng6 56. Be3 Ne7 57. Kc5 Nf5 58. Bc1 Kc7 59.
Kc4 Kd7 60. Bd2 Kc7 61. Ba5+ Kd7 62. Bb6 Ng3 63. Kd4 Nf5+ 64. Ke5 Nh6 65. Bc5
Ng4+ 66. Kf5 Nh2 67. Kg6 Nf3 68. f5 Ne5+ 69. Kg7 Nd3 70. f6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. a3 Nb8 10. c4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Nc6 14. Bd2 Rb8 15.
Qa4 Bb7 16. Bxa6 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Nxb4 18. Bxb4 Rxb4 19. Nbd2 Nd7 20. Qc6 Rb6 21.
Qd5 Nf6 22. Qa2 g6 23. Nc4 Rb7 24. Rfb1 Qd7 25. Qa6 Rfb8 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 27. Nxd6
Qxa6 28. Rxa6 Rd8 29. Nxf7 Kxf7 30. Nxe5+ Kf8 31. Re6 Ng8 32. Kf1 Bf6 33. Ke2
Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Ra8 35. Rc5 Ne7 36. h4 h5 37. Rc7 Kf7 38. Rb7 Ra3 39. g3 Ra4 40.
Ke3 Ra3 41. f3 Ke6 42. Rb6+ Kd7 43. Rf6 Rb3 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Rb1 46. d4 Rh1
47. d5 Rxh4 48. Kf4 Rh1 49. Ra6 Re1 50. Ke5 Re2 51. Ra7+ Ke8 52. Rc7 Kd8 53. d6
Nc8 54. Rg7 Rd2 55. Rxg6 Kd7 56. Rg7+ Kd8 57. Rg8+ Kd7 58. Rg7+ Kd8 59. Rg8+
Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Odlar Yurdu"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 c6 12. a4 Nh5 13. g3 Re8 14. Ne2 Rd8+
15. Ke1 Bf8 16. Nc1 Kg7 17. Nd3 Re8 18. a5 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ke2 Nf6 21. g4
Be4 22. Rhg1 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. b3 Kg8 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 a6 27. c4 Be6
28. Bb6 Re7 29. Rad1 Rae8 30. Rg3 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Ke3 e4 33. Rg1 Kf7 34.
Rd1 Bc8 35. Kf4 h5 36. Bd8 Rf8 37. Kg5 Re8 38. Bb6 Re5+ 39. Kf4 Re8 40. Rg1 Bd7
41. Bd4 c5 42. Bxc5 hxg4 43. Rd1 g5+ 44. Kg3 Bc6 45. Kxg4 Rh8 46. Be3 Ke8 47.
Rd4 Rh4+ 48. Kxg5 Rxh3 49. Kf6 Rf3+ 50. Ke6 Rf7 51. Bg5 Bd7+ 52. Kd6 Bc6 53.
Ke5 Rf3 54. Ke6 Rd3 55. Rxd3 exd3 56. Kd6 Kf7 57. Bd2 Bf3 58. b4 Kf6 59. b5
axb5 60. cxb5 Kf5 61. a6 bxa6 62. bxa6 Kg4 63. Ke5 Kh3 64. Kd4 Kg4 65. Ke5 Kh3
66. Kf4 Bc6 67. a7 Ba8 68. Be1 Bb7 69. Ke3 Kg4 70. f4 Kf5 71. Bg3 Be4 72. Bh2
Bg2 73. Kxd3 Ke6 74. Kd4 Bf3 75. Kc5 Be4 76. Kb6 Kd7 77. f5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao Naturgas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 b6 8. e4 $5
Nxe4 $2 {A totally nonsense move.} ({The critical move is:} 8... cxd4 9. e5
Nfd7 10. Qxd4 Bb7 (10... Nc6 $5 11. Qg4 Qc7 12. Bf4 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2
Nxg4 15. Bxc7 Nf6 {should be very little for White.}) 11. Qg4 Qc7 12. Nc3 Nc6
13. Bf4 h5 14. Qh3 Nc5 15. Rad1 g6 $2 16. Ng5 Nb4 $2 17. Be3 $18 {1-0 (32)
Ghaem Maghami,E (2610)-Ganguly,S (2586) UAE 2007}) 9. d5 Be7 (9... Nd6 10. Ba2
$16) 10. Re1 Nf6 11. Nc3 (11. dxe6 $5 Bxe6 12. Qxd8+ $16) 11... O-O 12. Bf4 {
The position is already totally lost for Black.} e5 (12... Nh5 13. Bxb8 Rxb8
14. Ne5 $18) (12... exd5 $2 13. Nxd5 $18) 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14. Bg5 (14. Qf3 $5 Qc7
15. Bg3 Nbd7 (15... Bb7 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 $18) 16. Nc6 Bb7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6
18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nf5 Qb8 20. Qe3 $16) 14... h6 15. Bh4 Re8 (15... Nbd7 16. Ng4
$18) 16. f4 $2 {White didn't need to make any concession to win the game.
Instead the two logical moves were both totally winning.} (16. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 (
16... gxf6 17. Nc6 $16) 17. Ne4 Qxe5 18. Nxd6 Qxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bd7
21. Re7 $18) (16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. dxc6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 {is also killing as} Bxh2+
19. Kxh2 $1 (19. Kh1 $5 g5 20. Rd1 Qc7 21. Ne4 $1 $16) 19... Ng4+ 20. Kg1 Qxh4
21. Qe8+ Kh7 22. Qxf7 {wins:} Qh2+ 23. Kf1 Nf6 24. Ne4 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 $18) 16...
Nbd7 17. Nc6 $6 (17. Ng4 $1 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bxf4 19. Ne4 $40) 17... Rxe1+ 18.
Qxe1 Qc7 {Now the game is already not so clear.} 19. Ne4 $5 (19. g3 Bb7 $132)
19... Bxf4 20. g3 (20. Nxf6+ $6 Nxf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qe8+ $6 Kg7 23. Ne7 $6
Bg4 $1 24. Qxa8 Qxe7 $17) 20... Bd6 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxf6 $6 ({The last
chance to find an advantage was to go} 22. Qe3 {but it seems Black holds
anyway:} Bf8 $1 (22... Ng4 $2 23. Qe8+ Kh7 24. Rf1 f5 25. Ne7 Bxe7 26. d6 Qd8
$8 27. Qxe7 Qxe7 28. dxe7 Bd7 29. Rd1 Ne5 30. Rd5 $18) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qf3
Qd6 25. Re1 Bd7 26. Bd3 b5 $1 27. Bf5 (27. axb5 axb5 28. Bxb5 c4 $132) 27...
Re8 $11) 22... gxf6 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. Qf3 (24. Rf1 Be5 $11 (24... Bb7 $4 25. Rxf6
$18)) 24... Be5 25. Bd3 (25. d6 $6 Bxd6 26. Rf1 f5 $132) 25... Bb7 26. Re1 Bxc6
27. dxc6 Rd8 28. Bxa6 Bxb2 29. Qg4+ Kf8 30. Bb5 Be5 31. Qh5 Kg7 32. Re4 Rd4 33.
Rg4+ Rxg4 34. Qxg4+ Kf8 35. Kg2 Qd6 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39.
Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington Congress"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2014.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2014.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Be3 h6 11. Nbd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Re1 Qd7 14. Qe2 Rad8 15.
a4 Rfe8 16. Kh1 f5 17. axb5 axb5 18. c4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Bf6 21. Ba4
Bd5 22. Ncxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Nxe5 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Ra7 Nc5 27.
Rxc7 Ne6 28. Ra7 Rb8 29. Re5 Nf4 30. Rxf5 Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. f3 Nxd3 33.
Rd7 Nb4 34. Kg1 Bc6 35. Rc7 Bd5 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rb8 Na6 38. Rb6 Nc7 39. Kf2
Be6 40. h4 Nd5 41. Rb7+ Bd7 42. Rb8 g6 43. b4 Kd6 44. g4 h5 45. Kg3 hxg4 46.
fxg4 Nf6 47. Kf4 Nxg4 48. Rb6+ Ke7 49. Rxg6 Nf6 50. Rg5 Be8 51. Re5+ Kf8 52. b5
Nd7 53. Re1 Nb6 54. Kg5 Bxb5 55. Rb1 Bd3 56. Rxb6 Kg7 57. Rb7+ Kg8 58. Kh6 Bc2
59. Rc7 Bb1 60. Rc8+ Kf7 61. Rc1 Bd3 62. Rg1 Bc2 63. Rg3 Bb1 64. Rg7+ Kf8 65.
Rg5 Kf7 66. Kh5 Bc2 67. Kg4 Kf6 68. h5 Bd3 69. h6 Bc2 70. Rg7 Bd1+ 71. Kf4 Bc2
72. Ra7 1-0

[Event "USA tt playoff"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.11.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kovalyov, Anton"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.11.12"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rio Grande"]
[BlackTeam "New York"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. a3 a6 6. e3 Ba7 7. Nge2 d6 8. d3
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. d4 c6 11. O-O Be6 12. b3 b5 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxb5 Qd7 15. bxa6
Bxh3 16. b4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 h5 18. Qd3 Rab8 19. Rb1 Rfc8 20. b5 e4 21. Qd1 Qg4
22. Rb3 Ng6 23. Ng1 Nh4+ 24. Kh1 Nf3 25. Kg2 h4 26. Nce2 hxg3 27. fxg3 Nh4+ 28.
Kh2 Nf5 29. Rf4 Qh5+ 30. Kg2 Ng4 31. Rxg4 Qxg4 32. Qe1 Rc2 33. Kf1 d4 0-1

[Event "USA tt playoff"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2014.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Holt, Conrad"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.11.12"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dallas"]
[BlackTeam "New York"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Nf3 b6 8. e3
Bb7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Nb5 d5 13. Rac1 a6 14. Nc3 Na5 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. e4 Nxf4 17. Rxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rd1 b5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bf1 Nc6 21.
Nb1 g5 22. h3 Ng6 23. Qc1 h6 24. Nbd2 Rc8 25. Qd1 Rd8 26. Qc1 Rc8 27. Qb1 h5
28. Nb3 g4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Nh2 Nce5 31. Be2 g3 32. fxg3 Bd8 33. Nd2 Bb6+ 34.
Kf1 Kg7 35. Ke1 Rh8 36. Ndf1 Nc6 37. a3 Nce5 38. Ng4 Nxg4 39. Bxg4 Bd4 40. Qc2
Be5 41. Bf3 Rc8 42. Qd2 Rc4 43. Ne3 Bxg3+ 44. Ke2 Rc8 45. e5 Bxf3+ 46. Kxf3
Bxe5 47. Ng4 Bf4 48. Qd4+ e5 49. Qb6 Rc4 50. Qf6+ Kg8 51. Qd8+ Kg7 52. Qf6+ Kg8
53. Qd8+ Kg7 54. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Marchand op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rofrano, Joshua M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "1966"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.03.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Bb5 Qc7 8. O-O
a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Kh1 Be7 11. e5 Nd7 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. f5 Nf6
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. fxe6 Bxe6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qh5+ Qf7 19. Qc5 Qb7 20. Bg5 Qb5
21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rxf6 Ke7 24. Rh6 c5 25. a3 Rad8 26. Re1 Rd6 27.
h3 Kf7 28. Re5 Rc6 29. Rhh5 b4 30. a4 c4 31. Rb5 Kg6 32. Rh4 b3 33. cxb3 cxb3
34. Rxb3 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Ra1 36. Rf4 Kg5 37. Rbf3 Rb8 38. Rg4+ Kh5 39. b3 Rb1 40.
Re3 R1xb3 41. Re5+ Kh6 42. Rxe6+ Kh5 43. Rg7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rab1 a5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. a3 Bd6
15. Ne2 Qc7 16. Nc1 a4 17. Ne2 Ne4 18. Rbc1 Re6 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Rae8 21.
h3 Qd7 22. Rfe1 Rf6 23. Kf1 Bc7 24. Qd3 Ba5 25. Red1 Bc7 26. b4 axb3 27. Qxb3
Bd6 28. a4 Rfe6 29. Rc3 R6e7 30. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Nf1 Re7
22. Qe3 Rc8 23. g4 Ne8 24. N3h2 Qc7 25. Qg3 Bg7 26. Ne3 Nd6 27. h4 Rf8 28. Kh1
Bc8 29. Rg1 Ree8 30. Rg2 Qd8 31. g5 h5 32. Rag1 Qd7 33. Nf5 Bh8 34. Qf3 Kg8 35.
Nf1 Nxf5 36. exf5 e4 37. Bxe4 Rxe4 38. Qxe4 Re8 39. Qf3 Qxf5 40. Qxf5 Bxf5 41.
axb5 axb5 42. f3 Bd3 43. Ng3 Rd8 44. Ra1 b4 45. Ne4 Rxd5 46. Ra8+ Kh7 47. Re8
Rf5 48. Rf2 bxc3 49. bxc3 Bxe4 50. Rxe4 Bxc3 51. Rxc4 Bd4 52. Rf1 Rf4 53. Kg2
Rxh4 54. f4 Rg4+ 55. Kf3 Rh4 56. Kg3 Rg4+ 57. Kf3 Rh4 58. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Friedel,J"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This battle between two of the usual heavyweights is always highly
anticipated.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 {Kamsky opts for his trusty London
system.} c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4 $5 {
It is unusual to play this break before castling.} (9. Ne5 {is the main move
here, which Kamsky has played before.}) 9... Be7 {I like this reaction by
Hikaru, keeping his bishop and ensuring a more double-edged fight.} 10. e5 Nh5
11. O-O Bd7 {Black is in no rush to capture on g3.} 12. Re1 Rc8 13. a3 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 f5 {I like this move, shutting down the bishop unless White wants to open
the bishop for black's pieces.} 15. dxc5 $5 (15. exf6 Bxf6 {looks great for
Black.}) (15. b4 {would be my choice, and is the logical follow up to a3.})
15... bxc5 16. b4 g5 {Hikaru tries to make life uncomfortable for the f3
knight.} 17. Nh2 {This move is highly counterintuitive.} (17. bxc5 {was what I
expected during the game, securing the d4 square for the knight. I'm curious
why Gata rejected it.}) 17... d4 18. b5 dxc3 19. bxc6 cxd2 20. Re2 Bxc6 21.
Rxd2 (21. Bc4 $1 {is more precise, preventing the pawn from reaching this
square.}) 21... Bd5 22. g4 $2 {White allows c4 without a fight.} (22. Bc4 Bxc4
(22... Qc7 {is playable, but then White would certainly have played this move.}
) 23. Rxd8 Rfxd8 {is what I thought Hikaru's idea might be, but I'm not sure
it is so clear after} 24. Qa4) 22... c4 23. Bc2 f4 {Now White really is up
against it.} 24. Qe2 Qa5 25. Nf3 Rcd8 (25... Rfd8 {looks far more natural. I'm
sure there is a concrete reason Hikaru preferred the other rook, but I don't
see it.}) 26. Rdd1 Rd7 27. a4 Rfd8 28. Rab1 a6 {There is no reason to allow
Rb5.} 29. Rdc1 Ba3 30. Rd1 (30. Nxg5 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 c3 {and White just can't
make any threats.}) 30... h6 31. Kh2 Bf8 {Now Black's kingside is completely
secure.} 32. Rdc1 Qc5 33. Kg1 Qc6 (33... Bxf3 {Hikaru was understandably
reluctant to give up his bishop, but this looks very strong.} 34. Qxf3 Rd2 {
and with f2 under pressure and e5 falling, White's position looks lost.}) 34.
Rd1 Bg7 {I'm not sure I care for the bishop here.} (34... Bc5 {looks a bit
more menacing.}) 35. Nd4 (35. a5 {was annoying, threatening Rb6, and if} Qc5
36. Be4 {gives White a little counterplay.}) 35... Qc7 36. Nf3 {There was some
time trouble around here, so there is some repeating.} Rb8 (36... Bf8 {Black
had a chance to swing the bishop around again.}) 37. Rxb8+ Qxb8 38. Be4 $1 {
Gata of course doesn't miss his chance for this move.} Qc8 39. Bc2 $6 {But
this one I don't get.} (39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. Rc1 {and with the bishop on g7 out
of the game and Black's king a little open I think White has good chances to
hold.}) 39... Qc6 40. Nd4 Qc7 41. Nf3 Rd8 42. Bb1 Rb8 43. Bc2 (43. Be4 $1)
43... a5 44. Rc1 Qb7 45. Qd1 Qa8 {As is often the case, I'm not sure what
Hikaru is up to. It looks like he's been futzing around, but there is usually
a subtle point to these moves. In this case, I think he wants to avoid Be4
while not running into Nd4.} 46. Qe2 Rb4 47. Rd1 Qc6 48. Nd4 Qc7 49. Re1 Qb7
50. Rd1 Bf8 {Hikaru is making some progress.} (50... Bxg2 51. f3 {is not
recommended.}) 51. Nb5 {Gata decides that he's done with waiting, so he
complicates the game.} (51. Kh2 {A waiting move might be objectively stronger,
but after} Rb2 {and Bc5 coming it is clear White will be facing real problems.}
) 51... Bxg2 52. Rd8 Bh1 {It looks like White is busted.} 53. Qf1 Rb2 54. Nd6
Qd5 55. Nf7 {Gata plays his last chance.} Rxc2 $2 (55... Qc6 56. Bg6 (56. Nxh6+
Kg7 {doesn't help White.}) 56... Be4 {and White's pieces just can't do a lot.})
56. Rxd5 Bxd5 57. Qb1 $1 {The only move, and now Hikaru has to sac another
exchange.} Kxf7 (57... Be4 58. Nd6 {is possibly what Hikaru missed, and
actually White is the one who wins.}) 58. Qxc2 Kg7 59. Qd2 Bb4 60. Qd4 c3 {
Neither side can make progress, so they agreed to a draw. Nakamura really
outplayed Kamsky this game, but Gata defended stubbornly as he always does and
one mistake was enough to throw it away.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. a3 bxa3 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Nd5 h6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. c3 Bd7 14. Rxa3 Re8 15.
Re1 Rc8 16. Re3 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na5 18. Nd2 Bf6 19. Bg3 b6 20. Qf3 Rc7 21. Bf4
Bg7 22. c4 e5 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. d5 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 Qf8 26. Rxa5 bxa5 27. Ne4 a4
28. Bxd6 Qd8 29. c5 a3 30. Bc4 Bf5 31. Ng3 Rd7 32. Nxf5 gxf5 33. Qxa3 Rxd6 34.
cxd6 Be5 35. Qxa7 Qxd6 36. Qe3 Kg7 37. Qf3 f4 38. Bd3 Qf6 39. Qe4 Bd6 40. Kf1
Qa1+ 41. Bb1 Qf6 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Qd3 Kg7 44. Qe4 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Bd3
c5 9. a4 b4 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. Re1 g6 14. Nd2 Bg7 15. Qg4
Nd7 16. N2f3 O-O 17. Qh3 Re8 18. Bh6 Rc8 19. a5 Qe7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qg3 b3
22. h4 Nb4 23. Rad1 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Nc5 25. Bc4 Na4 26. Bxb3 Nxb2 27. Rd6 Rc3 28.
Re3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Rc8 30. h5 N2d3 31. Ng5 Kh6 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. Bxd5 exd5 34.
Rxd5 Rd8 35. Nf6 Kg7 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Qh4 Nxe5 38. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. a4 e6 10. g3 a5 11. Bg2 Nbd7 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. cxd5 Nbxd5
15. e4 Nb4 16. Rd1 Ra8 17. Bf4 Be7 18. d5 Nd7 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Na2 e5 21. Nxb4
Bxb4 22. Be3 Ke7 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Rc2 f6 25. Rdc1 Kd6 26. h4 Rc7 27. Bh3 Rb8
28. Bg4 Nb6 29. b3 Nd7 30. Kg2 Ba3 31. Rd1+ Ke7 32. Rd3 Nf8 33. Rdc3 Kd6 34. f4
Nd7 35. Bxd7 Kxd7 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. Kh3 Be7 38. Bd2 Ra8 39. Kg4 Ra6 40. Be3 Rb7
41. Rd3+ Ke6 42. Bc5 Bxc5 43. Rxc5 Rb4 44. Rc4 Rab6 45. Kg5 Rxb3 46. Rxc6+ Rxc6
47. Rxb3 Kf7 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. Ra7 Kh7 50. Rxa5 Rc4 51. Rxe5 Rxa4 52. Re7 Ra3
53. g4 Rf3 54. Re8 Rf1 55. Rd8 Re1 56. Rd4 Re2 57. Kf4 Kg8 58. Ke5 Kf7 59. Rd7+
Kf8 60. Kd5 Ra2 61. Ke6 Ra6+ 62. Rd6 Ra8 63. e5 Rb8 64. Rc6 Rd8 65. Rc7 Ra8 66.
Kd7 Re8 67. Kd6 Rd8+ 68. Rd7 Ra8 69. Kd5 Ra5+ 70. Ke6 Ra8 71. Rf7+ Kg8 72. Rc7
Kf8 73. Rc6 Rb8 74. Kd5 Kf7 75. e6+ Kf8 76. Rc7 Ra8 77. Kd6 Rd8+ 78. Rd7 Ra8
79. Rf7+ Kg8 80. Rc7 Kf8 81. Rf7+ Kg8 82. Rb7 Kf8 83. Kd7 Re8 84. Rb1 Re7+ 85.
Kd6 Re8 86. Rf1+ Kg8 87. Kd7 Ra8 88. Rc1 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Holt, Conrad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Nh4
Be7 9. e3 Qc7 10. Qe2 Nfd7 11. Ndf3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxh4 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bd2 Nd7
15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Kb1 Rhe8 17. Rc1 Nc5 18. f4 e5 19. g5 f5 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21.
fxe5 Qxe5 22. Qg4+ Ne6 23. c3 Qf5 24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. h4 g6 26. h5 gxh5 27. Rxh5
Ng7 28. Rh7 Rh8 29. Rch1 Rxh7 30. Rxh7 Kd7 31. Kc2 Ke7 32. e4 dxe4 33. dxe4
fxe4 34. Bxe4 Kf7 35. a4 Kg8 36. Rh1 Ne6 37. Be3 a6 38. Bd3 Nc7 39. Bb6 Rd7 40.
Bf5 Re7 41. Bc8 Kg7 42. a5 Nd5 43. Bc5 Rc7 44. Bf5 Be5 45. Kd3 Nf6 46. Re1 Nd7
47. Bf2 Bd6 48. Bd4+ Kf7 49. Kc4 Nf8 50. Bg4 Re7 51. Bh5+ Kg8 52. Rg1+ Kh7 53.
Bg4 Kg6 54. Bc8+ Kh5 55. Rg7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Be3 e6 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Qa4
Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Ne5 16. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rxd7 18. a4 f5 19. a5 a6 20. d5 exd5
21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. exd5 Rd8 23. Rc7 Rxd5 24. Rc8+ Kf7 25. Rc7+ Kg8 26. Rc8+ Kf7
27. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O
b6 9. Bh2 Bb7 10. a4 a6 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Rd1 Rac8 13. Na3 Qc6 14. Nc4 Qd5 15.
Ra3 Qc6 16. Ncd2 Qc7 17. c4 cxd4 18. exd4 e5 19. a5 exd4 20. axb6 Qc6 21. Qa4
Qxb6 22. b4 Rfe8 23. Bf1 Nb8 24. Qa5 Qxa5 25. Rxa5 Ne4 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Bxd6
Red8 28. Bc5 Bc2 29. Rd2 d3 30. Ra3 Bb2 31. Ra2 Bc3 32. Rdxc2 dxc2 33. Rxc2 Bf6
34. Be2 Nc6 35. Ra2 Bc3 36. Ra4 Re8 37. Bf1 Re4 38. Bd3 Re6 39. Bf1 Nb8 40. Be3
Re4 41. Bd3 Rexc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg5 c5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. O-O
h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e3 O-O 11. Nc3 b4 12. Ne2 Qb6 13. Nf4 Rc8 14. Nh5 Be7 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Qg4 Bg5 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Kg1 d6 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. h4 Bf6 21. Rfc1
a5 22. Ndf4 Qe4 23. Qe2 Be7 24. Qb5 Nf8 25. Qd3 Qb7 26. Ng2 e5 27. dxe5 dxe5
28. g4 Ng6 29. Qf5 Bxh4 30. Ne1 Re8 31. Rd1 Rad8 32. Ng2 Qb5 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34.
Qc2 Qd5 35. Qe2 Qd2 36. Kf1 a4 37. Ne1 Qd5 38. e4 Qe6 39. Nc2 Bg5 40. Ne3 Bxe3
41. fxe3 Nh4 42. Rd1 Rxd1+ 43. Qxd1 Kh7 44. b3 axb3 45. axb3 g6 46. Ng3 h5 47.
Qd5 Qf6+ 48. Ke2 hxg4 49. Kd3 Ng2 50. Qb7 Kg7 51. Qb5 Nxe3 52. Ne2 Nf1 53. Kc4
Qd6 54. Qxb4 Nd2+ 55. Kc3 Nb1+ 56. Kc4 Qa6+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Be2 Qc7 8. Be3
Nf6 9. f3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Bc5 11. Nxc6 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Bxc6 13. O-O Rb8 14. Rac1 Ba8
15. Rfd1 d6 16. Rd2 Ke7 17. Rcd1 Rhd8 18. b4 e5 19. Bf1 Kf8 20. a3 h6 21. a4
Bb7 22. Rc1 Qc6 23. Rcd1 Qc7 24. Rc1 Qc6 25. b5 Qc5 26. Qxc5 dxc5 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. bxa6 Bxa6 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. g3 Rb7 31. f4 g5 32. f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bb5
O-O 9. Nge2 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Nc4 12. Bf2 e5 13. Na4 Be6 14. Nc5 Qb8 15.
Rc1 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qb4+ 17. Ke2 Bd5 18. b3 Na3 19. Qc3 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Rfe8 21. g4
Nb5 22. Rd3 Bf8 23. Rc1 Nxd4+ 24. Rxd4 f5 25. Kd3 fxe4+ 26. fxe4 Be6 27. Nxe6
Rxe6 28. Bg3 c5 29. Rd5 Rae8 30. e5 Rc6 31. Rd7 Be7 32. Ke4 a5 33. Rc4 Kf7 34.
Bh4 Ke6 35. Rxe7+ Rxe7 36. Bxe7 Kxe7 37. Kd5 Ra6 38. Rxc5 Ra7 39. Rc6 Rb7 40.
Kc5 Kd7 41. h3 Rb4 42. e6+ Kc8 43. Ra6 Kd8 44. Rxa5 Re4 45. Ra8+ Ke7 46. Rc8
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Belorechensk Univ"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Ngf3 e6 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qc7 14. Bd3
h6 15. g4 O-O-O 16. Kf1 Kb8 17. a4 Rhe8 18. a5 Nxa5 19. Qa4 Nc6 20. b4 Qb6 21.
g3 e5 22. b5 Nxd4 23. cxd4 e4 24. Be2 exf3 25. Bxf3 Be7 26. Kg2 Bf6 27. Rhd1
Re7 28. Ra2 Rc7 29. Qb3 Rc4 30. Bxd5 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Bf3 Rd7 33. Re2 Be5
34. Qa3 Qd6 35. Qa5 f6 36. Qa2 Rd8 37. Rc2 g5 38. Qc4 Qd4 39. Qb3 Qd3 40. Qa4
Qd4 41. Qb3 Qd3 42. Qa4 Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Potapov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yamal YaNAO"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14.
Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Be7 13. Nbd2 h5 14. a4
Nf8 15. Nd4 h4 16. a5 Bd7 17. Nc4 Rh5 18. Ne3 Ne6 19. Nef5 Bf8 20. a6 b6 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 22. Nd4 c5 23. Ne2 Bb5 24. Nc3 Bc6 25. f3 Be7 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. b3 Rhh8
28. Ke2 Rad8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Nd1 Bg5 31. Ne3 Kg6 32. c4 Bxe3 33. Kxe3 Kh5 34.
Ke2 Be8 35. Rc1 Bg6 36. Rc3 Bf5 37. Bf4 Rd7 38. Be3 Rd8 39. Bf4 Rd7 40. Be3 Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Our Heritage"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. a3 Rc8 13. b4 Qc7 14. Qd2 Qb8 15.
Rfd1 Bd8 16. Kh1 Re8 17. Bg1 Bc7 18. Rb1 h5 19. Qe1 Bd8 20. Bf2 Bc7 21. Qg1 Bd8
22. Na4 Qa8 23. Rbc1 Qb8 24. Rb1 Qa8 25. Rdc1 Ne5 26. c5 b5 27. Nb6 Bxb6 28.
cxb6 d5 29. Bg3 Ng6 30. a4 h4 31. Bc7 e5 32. axb5 exd4 33. bxa6 dxe4 34. axb7
Qxb7 35. Qxd4 h3 36. Kg1 hxg2 37. Ra1 Ra8 38. Rxa8 Qxa8 39. Ra1 Qc8 40. fxe4
Nxe4 41. Bf3 Qf5 42. Bxg2 Nh4 43. b7 Qg6 44. Qxe4 Rxe4 45. b8=Q+ Kh7 46. Bg3
Nxg2 47. Kxg2 Re2+ 48. Kg1 Qe4 49. Qa8 Qxb4 50. Qd5 Qe4 51. Qxe4+ Rxe4 52. Kf2
Re6 53. Ra4 g5 54. Rd4 Kg6 55. Kf3 Rf6+ 56. Ke4 Rf1 57. Rd6+ Kh5 58. Ke3 f5 59.
Ke2 Ra1 60. Kf3 Ra3+ 61. Kg2 f4 62. Bf2 g4 63. Rd2 Kg6 64. Bb6 Rc3 65. Ba5 Rc5
66. Ra2 Kf5 67. Bd2 Rc4 68. Rb2 Ke4 69. Be1 Ra4 70. Bb4 Ke5 71. Bc3+ Ke4 72.
Rb5 Rc4 73. Rb3 Kf5 74. Kf1 Ke4 75. Bd2 Rd4 76. Ba5 Rd3 77. Rb2 Kf3 78. Rf2+
Ke4 79. Kg2 g3 80. hxg3 Rxg3+ 81. Kh2 Rg8 82. Bc7 f3 83. Rf1 Rh8+ 84. Kg3 Rg8+
85. Kh4 Rh8+ 86. Kg5 Rg8+ 87. Kh5 Rh8+ 88. Kg6 Rg8+ 89. Kf7 Rg2 90. Bb6 Rb2 91.
Bg1 Rg2 92. Kf6 Rxg1 93. Rxg1 f2 94. Rf1 Kf3 95. Rxf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Sibir"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 f5 7. O-O Nf6 8. d5 Nb4
9. a3 Na6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. b4 Kh8 12. Qb3 b6 13. Bb2 Nc7 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. Ba1 a5
16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qc2 Rb8 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 19. e4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nce8 21. Ng3 Ng4
22. Bc3 Qc7 23. h3 Nh6 24. Ng5 Nf7 25. Nxf7+ Rxf7 26. Rb1 Kg8 27. Bg4 Bxc3 28.
Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Qxc3 e6 30. dxe6 Qxe6 31. Re1 Qd7 32. Qxa5 Nf6 33. a4 Rf8 34. Ra1
Qf7 35. Qc3 h5 36. Qd3 h4 37. Nf1 d5 38. cxd5 Nxd5 39. Qc2 c4 40. Qxc4 Qxf2+
41. Kh1 Rf5 42. Nh2 Kg7 43. Ng4 Qd2 44. Rb1 Rf7 45. Ne5 Rc7 46. Qe4 Nf4 47. a5
g5 48. a6 Rc1+ 49. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 50. Kh2 Qa3 51. Nf3 Qxa6 52. Qe7+ Kg8 53. Qxg5+
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.07"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Malachite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e3 f5 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. Rb1 a5
9. a3 O-O 10. O-O g5 11. f4 exf4 12. exf4 g4 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Bf2
Bf7 16. Rfe1 h5 17. Qb5 Ne7 18. Qxa5 h4 19. Nd4 h3 20. Bh1 b6 21. Qb5 c5 22.
Ne6 Bxe6 23. Rxe6 Ne8 24. Re2 Nc7 25. Qa4 Bf6 26. Rbe1 Kg7 27. Nb5 Nxb5 28.
Qxb5 d5 29. d4 dxc4 30. dxc5 bxc5 31. Qxc5 Rf7 32. Qxc4 Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Bxb2 34.
a4 Ng6 35. Qb4 Qf6 36. Qb6 Rd7 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. Rb1 Bd4 39. a5 Ne7 40. a6 Nc8
41. Bb7 Na7 42. Bxd4+ Rxd4 43. Rb2 Ke7 44. Kf2 Rd3 45. Ra2 Kd6 46. Ke2 Rb3 47.
Rd2+ Kc7 48. Bd5 Rb6 49. Rc2+ Kd6 50. Bb7 Rb3 51. Kd2 Ra3 52. Kc1 Re3 53. Kb2
Kd7 54. Bd5 Kd6 55. Bc4 Nc6 56. Re2 Rxe2+ 57. Bxe2 Kc7 58. Kc3 Kb6 59. Bd3 Ne7
60. Kd4 Nc6+ 61. Kd5 Nb4+ 62. Kc4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.08"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Triapishko, Alexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Crimea"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Bh2 c5 8. e3
b6 9. a4 a6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bd3 Rfe8 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Bxd5 15. exd5
e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Re1 Nef6 18. Qb3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bc4 Qd6 21. Rad1
Nd7 22. Qc2 Ra7 23. Qe2 Nb8 24. Kh1 f5 25. g4 Rf7 26. f3 a5 27. Bd3 Nd7 28.
gxf5 gxf5 29. Rg1 Kh8 30. Bb5 Qh6 31. Qg2 Bf6 32. d6 Rg7 33. Qe2 Reg8 34. Rxg7
Rxg7 35. Bxd7 Rxd7 36. Bxe5 Bxe5 37. Qxe5+ Rg7 38. Qxf5 Rg3 39. Kh2 Rg5 40. Qe4
Qf6 41. d7 Rg8 42. f4 Rd8 43. Qe5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.08"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Our Heritage"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Bd2 Qd8 8. g4
Be6 9. Bd3 g6 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. O-O-O a5 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Rhe1 Na6 14. a3 Nc7 15.
Na4 h6 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. Ne5 O-O 18. Nc5 Nxd4 19. Qe3 b6 20. Qxd4 bxc5 21. Qxc5
Qd6 22. Qe3 Rfb8 23. c4 Rb3 24. Kc2 Rab8 25. Bc1 Ne4 26. Bxe4 Rxe3 27. Rxe3
Qxe5 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Rxd5 Rc8+ 30. Kb1 Rxc1+ 31. Kxc1 Qxb2+ 32. Kd1 Qxf2 33.
Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rf3 Qb6 35. Rd2 Bf6 36. Ke1 Kg7 37. Kf1 Bh4 38. Kg2 Qb5 39. Rc2 h5
40. Rd3 f5 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Rd5 Qb3 43. Rxf5 Qg3+ 44. Kh1 Qe1+ 45. Kh2 Qxe4
46. Rg2+ Kh6 47. Rxa5 Qf4+ 48. Kh1 Bg3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.08"]
[Round "3.21"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Reshetnikov, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Our Heritage U20"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 c4 6. Qc2 Bf5 7. Qxf5 Qxb2 8.
Qxd5 Qxa1 9. Qb5 O-O-O 10. Nf3 Rd5 11. Qxd5 Qxb1+ 12. Ke2 Qd3+ 13. Ke1 Qxc3+
14. Nd2 e5 15. g3 exf4 16. Qf5+ Kc7 17. Qxf4+ Bd6 18. Qxf7+ Nge7 19. Qxc4 Qa1+
20. Ke2 Bb4 21. Bg2 Qb2 22. Rd1 Kb8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Nxb3 Rd8 25. d5 Ne5 26. f4
Nc4 27. e4 a5 28. Nd4 Nd6 29. e5 Ndf5 30. Nb5 h5 31. Be4 g6 32. a4 Nc8 33. d6
Nb6 34. Bc2 Rc8 35. Bb3 Rd8 36. Kf3 Nc8 37. d7 Nce7 38. Ke4 Nc6 39. Bf7 Nfe7
40. Be8 Na7 41. Nd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.08"]
[Round "4.17"]
[White "Panarin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Krasnodar region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Ne7 8. Re1
Nbc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bg5 Qb8 11. e5 Qb7 12. Bxe7 Bxe7 13. Be4 O-O 14. Qd3 Bxe4
15. Nxe4 Rac8 16. Rad1 Rc7 17. c3 Qc6 18. a3 a5 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Rd3 b4 21. axb4
axb4 22. h4 bxc3 23. bxc3 Ra7 24. Qf4 Ra4 25. g3 f5 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Qf3 Rfa8
28. Kg2 Rf8 29. Kg1 Rfa8 30. Kg2 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.09"]
[Round "5.9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Hilti"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Nbd2 Bd7 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Qe2
Ra4 15. c3 Rg4 16. Qe3 Nf4 17. Bf1 f6 18. g3 Ng6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Nbd2 e5 21.
h3 Ra4 22. Bg2 e4 23. Nh2 Nce5 24. b3 Ra8 25. c4 Raf8 26. Rf1 Nd3 27. cxd5 Nxf2
28. h4 Qe5 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Re8 32. Qf2 Qxe4 33. Qf7+ Kh8
34. Qxd7 h6 35. Nf3 Rf8 36. Qe6 Qd3 37. Kg2 Rf6 38. Qc8+ Rf8 39. Qc4 Qe3 40. d6
Rd8 41. Re1 Qc5 42. Qxc5 bxc5 43. Rd1 Kg8 44. h5 Nh8 45. Rd5 Nf7 46. Rxc5 Rxd6
47. Rc8+ Kh7 48. Rc7 Nd8 49. g4 Rd5 50. Kg3 b5 51. Rc8 Rd3 52. Kf4 Nf7 53. Rf8
Rd7 54. Rb8 Rd5 55. Ke4 Rd7 56. Nd4 Ng5+ 57. Ke3 Re7+ 58. Kd3 Rd7 59. Rxb5 Nf3
60. Rb4 Ne5+ 61. Kc3 Rc7+ 62. Kd2 Nxg4 63. Ne6 Rd7+ 64. Kc3 Re7 65. Rxg4 Rxe6
66. Rh4 g5 67. hxg6+ Kxg6 68. a4 Kg5 69. Rh1 h5 70. b4 h4 71. b5 Re4 72. a5 Ra4
73. a6 Kg4 74. Kb3 Ra5 75. Kb4 Ra2 76. Kc5 h3 77. Kb6 Kg3 78. a7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.09"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Our Heritage II"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Bb6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Nc4
Ba7 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Nxe3 O-O 11. c3 Ne7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Rad1 Qe7 15.
Rfe1 b6 16. c4 c5 17. Nf5 Qf8 18. Nxd6 cxd4 19. Nxe8 Nxe8 20. c5 b5 21. a4 b4
22. a5 Nc7 23. Rc1 Rb8 24. Nd2 Ne7 25. c6 Qd8 26. Bf1 Ng6 27. Qc5 f6 28. Nc4
Nf8 29. Nd6 h5 30. Bc4+ Be6 31. Nb7 Qe8 32. Qxb4 h4 33. Qb6 Qe7 34. Bxa6 Nh7
35. Bf1 Ng5 36. Bg2 Kh7 37. a6 Bg4 38. Ra1 Ra8 39. Ra3 d3 40. Rxd3 Rxa6 41. Qc5
Qxc5 42. Nxc5 Rxc6 43. b4 h3 44. f3 Bh5 45. f4 exf4 46. gxf4 Nge6 47. Nxe6 Nxe6
48. Rxh3 Nxf4 49. Rxh5+ Nxh5 50. e5 Re6 51. Bd5 Re7 52. e6 Nf4 53. Bc4 f5 54.
b5 Kg6 55. Rf1 Kg5 56. b6 Rb7 57. Re1 Ng6 58. Rb1 Ne7 59. Bf1 Kf6 60. Bg2 Rb8
61. b7 Kxe6 62. h4 Kd7 63. h5 Ng8 64. Kf2 Nf6 65. Bf3 Kc7 66. Rc1+ Kd7 67. Rh1
Kc7 68. Ke3 Rh8 69. Rc1+ Kb8 70. Ra1 Kc7 71. Rc1+ Kb8 72. Ra1 Kc7 73. Ra7 Rb8
74. Ra6 Nxh5 75. Rc6+ Kxb7 76. Rg6+ Kc7 77. Bxh5 Rb4 78. Bf3 Kd7 79. Bd5 Rg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.09"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Belorechensk Univ"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bc3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. e3 Rc8 13. Qb2 Bd6 14. a4 a5 15. Rad1
Re8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Nd4 Ba6 20. cxd5 Bxf1 21.
Kxf1 Bf8 22. Nc6 Rc7 23. Ke2 Rec8 24. Nd4 Rd8 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27.
Bxe4 e5 28. Ne6 Rxd1 29. Nxc7 Ra1 30. Nd5 Ra2+ 31. Kf1 Kg7 32. Nxb6 Bb4 33. Nd5
Ra1+ 34. Ke2 Ra2+ 35. Kf1 Ra1+ 36. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.09"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Horseman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. h3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O d6
9. Bh2 Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15.
Ng5 Bd5 16. c4 Bc6 17. d5 Bd7 18. Ra3 Rab8 19. Rda1 h6 20. Nf3 e6 21. dxe6 Bxe6
22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Qc2 Qc6 24. Nd2 Bf5 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28.
b3 Rb6 29. Be5 Rd7 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 31. Rd5 Rdb7 32. Qd3 bxc4 33. bxc4 Be7 34. Ne4
Rb3 35. Qe2 Rb1 36. Kh2 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Rb6 38. Qc2 Qc8 39. Nc3 Qe6 40. Qa2 Rb4
41. Nb5 Bf6 42. Nc7 Qe4 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Qf8 Be5+ 45. Rxe5 Qxe5+ 46. f4 Qh8 47.
Qxd6 Rxc4 48. Qe7 Kg8 49. Ne6 fxe6 50. Qxe6+ Kg7 51. Qxc4 Qc8 52. e4 Qb7 53.
Qxc5 Qxe4 54. Qe5+ Qxe5 55. fxe5 g5 56. Kg3 Kg6 57. e6 h5 58. h4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.09"]
[Round "9.13"]
[White "Goganov, Aleksey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.05.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhny Tagil"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d4
Qc8 9. Nc3 Bh3 10. Rc1 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rd8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd7
15. Qe2 Na6 16. Rfd1 Nc7 17. Ba5 Rac8 18. h3 h6 19. Qe3 b6 20. Bc3 Nb5 21. Ba1
Qe6 22. d5 cxd5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxd5 Nc3 26. Nd4 Qxe4+ 27. Qxe4
Nxe4 28. Re5 Nc5 29. Rxe7 a5 30. Kf3 Kf6 31. Ra7 Rd8 32. Ke3 Re8+ 33. Kf3 Nd3
34. Nc2 Ne5+ 35. Kg2 Rd8 36. Rb7 Rd2 37. Rxb6+ Kg7 38. Ne1 Rxa2 39. Rb5 Kf6 40.
Rc5 Ke6 41. Rc3 Rd2 42. Re3 f6 43. Nf3 Rd3 44. Rxd3 Nxd3 45. Nd2 Nc1 46. Kf3
Kd5 47. Ke3 f5 48. g4 fxg4 49. hxg4 h5 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Kf4 Nd3+ 52. Kg5 Nxf2
53. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Golubov, Saveliy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgorod Rakita"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. Qe2 Ne7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nbc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Nc3 Ng6 10. O-O-O Bc5 11. g3 Qe7 12. f4 Ba3 13. Bg2 Bxb2+ 14. Kxb2
O-O 15. e5 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Rac8 17. Ne4 f6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Qd2 d5 20. Nf2 Rfd8
21. Rhe1 f5 22. Nd3 Qf6+ 23. Kb1 a5 24. h4 Rd6 25. h5 Nh8 26. g4 fxg4 27. Rg1
Nf7 28. Rxg4+ Kh8 29. Qe3 Rdc6 30. Rg2 a4 31. Ne5 R6c7 32. Ng4 Qc3 33. Qxe6 a3
34. Qf6+ Qxf6 35. Nxf6 d4 36. Rxd4 Nh6 37. Rd1 Rf7 38. Nd5 b5 39. Nc3 Rf5 40.
Rd5 b4 41. Rxf5 Nxf5 42. Ne2 Ne3 43. Rg3 Nxc2 44. Rd3 Ne1 45. Rd1 Nf3 46. Rd3
Re8 47. Nc1 Nh4 48. Rd4 Re1 49. Rxb4 Nf3 50. Kc2 Rh1 51. Ra4 Rxh5 52. Rxa3 Rc5+
53. Kb2 h5 54. b4 Rc4 55. Rxf3 Rxb4+ 56. Nb3 Ra4 57. a3 Kg7 58. Nc5 Rc4 59. Nd3
Kf6 60. Rh3 Rd4 61. Kc3 Ra4 62. Rxh5 Rxa3+ 63. Kd4 Ra4+ 64. Ke3 Rc4 65. Rc5 Ra4
66. Rc6+ Kf5 67. Rc5+ Kf6 68. Rb5 Rc4 69. Rb4 Rc8 70. Ke4 Rc6 71. Ne5 Ra6 72.
Nc4 Ra1 73. Rb6+ Ke7 74. Ne5 Ra8 75. Rb7+ Kd6 76. Rd7+ Ke6 77. f5+ Kf6 78. Rd6+
Ke7 79. Re6+ Kf8 80. Kf4 Ra1 81. Kg5 Ra7 82. Kf6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Potapov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Yamal YaNAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Nh3 d6 7. Qb3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Ng5 h6 11. Bc5 Qd7 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Nbd2 Qf7 14. Nc4 Bf8 15.
Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Nfxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxb3 18. axb3 Kg7 19. Nc4 Na6 20. b4 Be6 21.
Na5 Nc7 22. Nxb7 Bd5 23. f3 Ne6 24. Kf2 f4 25. Bh3 g5 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Nc5 Bd5
28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Rxa7+ Kf6 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. b3 Rh2+ 33. Ke1
Rh1+ 34. Kd2 Rb1 35. c4 Bf7 36. Ra6 Be8 37. b5 Rb2+ 38. Ke1 Kf5 39. b6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Malachite"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nd2 a5 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. a3 Na6 13. Bg2 Rfd8 14. Rab1 Ne8 15.
Bxg7 Nxg7 16. e3 Nc5 17. d4 Nd7 18. Rfc1 Nf5 19. Nf3 Qa7 20. Ne1 Nd6 21. a4 Nf5
22. Nd3 Qb8 23. h4 Nf6 24. Nf4 Kg7 25. Qe2 Qd6 26. Nd3 Qe7 27. Ne5 h6 28. Bh3
Nd6 29. Bg2 Nde4 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Kg2 Nf6 32. Nd3 Ne4 33. Ne5 Nf6 34. Nd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Belorechensk Univ"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8.
O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 a5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. a4 Nb6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rfb1
Qc7 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Qc2 f6 17. Nd3 Nc4 18. Bc1 Rfe8 19. Nb2 Ned6 20. Nxc4 Nxc4
21. Ba3 b6 22. Qa2 f5 23. Re1 Re4 24. Re2 Rae8 25. Rae1 f4 26. exf4 Qxf4 27.
Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. h3 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Qxc3 31. Be7 Qxd4 32. Bd8 h6 33.
Qe2 Qe4 34. Qh5 d4 35. f3 Qd5 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Bh4 d3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Bocharov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Krasnoyarsk 56 parallel"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Qb6+ 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e3
Na6 9. b3 Bf5 10. Na4 Qd8 11. c4 Ne4 12. Bb2 Nc7 13. Rc1 Ne8 14. Ne5 h5 15.
cxd5 cxd5 16. Nc5 N8d6 17. Qe2 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Rc7 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21.
Rc1 Qa5 22. Bc3 Qa3 23. Qb2 Qxb2 24. Bxb2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27.
Nd3 e6 28. Ba3 Bf6 29. Kf3 Bd8 30. e4 dxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Nb6 32. Bc5 Nd5 33. Bxa7
Nc3+ 34. Kf3 Nxa2 35. Nc5 b6 36. Nd7 b5 37. Bb6 Bxb6 38. Nxb6 Nc1 39. b4 Na2
40. d5 Nxb4 41. d6 Kf8 42. Nd7+ Ke8 43. Ne5 f6 44. Nxg6 Kd7 45. g4 hxg4+ 46.
Kxg4 Nd5 47. Kf3 Kxd6 48. h4 Ne7 49. Nf8 Nf5 50. h5 Ke7 51. Ng6+ Kf7 52. Ke4
Ng3+ 53. Kd4 Nxh5 54. f5 Ng3 55. Nh8+ Kg7 56. fxe6 Kxh8 57. Kc5 Kg7 58. Kxb5
Kf8 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "266"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Our Heritage"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be3 b6 6. Qd2 Bb7 7. O-O-O Nd7 8. Kb1
a6 9. h4 h6 10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Nh2 b5 12. f3 Nb6 13. g4 Nfd7 14. Qf2 b4 15. Ne2
Qe7 16. Ng3 c5 17. f4 O-O-O 18. g5 Kb8 19. gxh6 Rxh6 20. Nf3 Rhh8 21. f5 c4 22.
Bf1 exf5 23. exf5 b3 24. axb3 cxb3 25. cxb3 Nd5 26. Bd2 gxf5 27. Re1 Qf8 28.
Nxf5 Bf6 29. h5 Ka8 30. h6 Nc7 31. Bd3 Ne6 32. Bb4 Nb8 33. Ka2 Nc7 34. Rhf1 Nd5
35. Ba3 Nc6 36. Qd2 Rd7 37. Be4 Na7 38. Bd3 Qd8 39. Rh1 Nb5 40. Be4 Qb6 41. h7
Nxa3 42. bxa3 Rc7 43. Bxd5 Bxd5 44. Re3 Be6 45. Qd3 Rb7 46. Rb1 Rxh7 47. Nxd6
Qxd6 48. Qxh7 a5 49. a4 Qc6 50. Ka1 Qd6 51. Qc2 Qa3+ 52. Qa2 Qd6 53. Qb2 Rb4
54. Rd3 Bf5 55. Rbd1 Bxd3 56. Rxd3 Qd5 57. Qc2 Rb7 58. Ka2 Kb8 59. Nd2 Be7 60.
Nc4 Bb4 61. Qh2+ Ka7 62. Qe2 Re7 63. Re3 Rd7 64. Re4 f5 65. Re5 Qxd4 66. Rxf5
Re7 67. Qg2 Qe4 68. Qxe4 Rxe4 69. Nxa5 Re2+ 70. Kb1 Bc3 71. Nc4 Kb7 72. Rf3 Bb4
73. Nb2 Re1+ 74. Ka2 Re2 75. Rd3 Rg2 76. Kb1 Rg1+ 77. Rd1 Rg3 78. Nd3 Bd6 79.
Kc2 Kc6 80. Rh1 Kd5 81. Rh5+ Kd4 82. Rh4+ Kd5 83. a5 Rg2+ 84. Kc3 Ra2 85. b4
Ra3+ 86. Kc2 Kc6 87. Rh5 Kb7 88. Rh7+ Kc6 89. Rh6 Kd5 90. Rh4 Kc6 91. Rd4 Bf8
92. Kb2 Rxa5 93. Ne5+ Rxe5 94. Kb3 Re3+ 95. Kc4 Bd6 96. Rg4 Re1 97. Rd4 Rb1 98.
Kd3 Be5 99. Re4 Kd5 100. Rg4 Rb3+ 101. Ke2 Bd6 102. Rg8 Rxb4 103. Rd8 Rb3 104.
Kd2 Ke5 105. Re8+ Kd4 106. Rd8 Rb2+ 107. Kc1 Rb6 108. Kd2 Ra6 109. Rd7 Ke4 110.
Kc3 Rc6+ 111. Kb3 Kd3 112. Rb7 Bc5 113. Rb5 Rc8 114. Rb7 Bd4 115. Rb5 Rc1 116.
Kb4 Ra1 117. Kb3 Rb1+ 118. Ka4 Rc1 119. Kb3 Bc5 120. Ka4 Kd4 121. Kb3 Ra1 122.
Kb2 Rh1 123. Kb3 Rh3+ 124. Kc2 Kc4 125. Rb2 Rh2+ 126. Kb1 Rh1+ 127. Kc2 Ba3
128. Ra2 Rh3 129. Kb1 Rb3+ 130. Kc2 Rc3+ 131. Kd2 Rh3 132. Rc2+ Kd4 133. Ke2
Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Hilti"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 c6 7. h3 O-O 8. Bh2
Nbd7 9. Be2 Qe8 10. O-O Kh8 11. b4 e5 12. Qb3 h6 13. Rad1 g5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nd2 e4 16. c5 Ne5 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 f4 19. exf4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Qg6 21. Ne2
Nd5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. Bxg3 a5 25. b5 Bd7 26. a4 Be6 27. Nf4 Bf7
28. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "213"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Sibir"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 f6 6. e3 Be6 7. Nd2 Nge7 8. Ne2
Qd7 9. h3 h5 10. a3 g5 11. c4 Bg7 12. Qc2 Rd8 13. h4 g4 14. O-O dxc4 15. Nxc4
Qxd3 16. Rfc1 Qxc2 17. Rxc2 Kf7 18. Nc3 f5 19. Nb5 b6 20. b4 e4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Bf1 Rd7 24. Rac1 Rhd8 25. Be2 a6 26. Nc3 Nd4 27. exd4 cxd4
28. Rb2 dxc3 29. Rxc3 Nd5 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Rbc2 Kf6 32. Ne3 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 f4 34.
gxf4 Nxf4 35. Bxa6 Ra7 36. Rc6 Ke5 37. a4 Bd7 38. Nc4+ Kd4 39. Rf6 Nd5 40. Rh6
Nb4 41. Bb5 Bxb5 42. axb5 Kxc4 43. Rxh5 Nd5 44. Rg5 Kd4 45. Rxg4 Rb7 46. h5
Rxb5 47. h6 Rb7 48. f3 Nf6 49. Rh4 Ke5 50. fxe4 Rh7 51. Kg2 Nxe4 52. Kf3 Nf6
53. Rh1 Kf5 54. Rh3 Kg5 55. Rh1 Ra7 56. Ke3 Ng4+ 57. Kd4 Nxh6 58. Kd5 Nf5 59.
Ke5 Re7+ 60. Kd5 Kf6 61. Kc5 Rc7+ 62. Kd5 Rd7+ 63. Kc5 Ng3 64. Re1 Kf5 65. Kc6
Rd2 66. Re8 Ne4 67. Re7 Rd6+ 68. Kb5 Nf6 69. Kc4 Ng4 70. Kc5 Rd1 71. Rh7 Ne5
72. Rh5+ Kf6 73. Rh6+ Kg5 74. Rh8 Kf5 75. Rh5+ Kf4 76. Rh4+ Kg5 77. Rh8 Nd7+
78. Kc4 Nf6 79. Kc5 Kf5 80. Rh2 Ke5 81. Re2+ Ne4+ 82. Kc6 Rd6+ 83. Kc7 Rd4 84.
Re1 Rc4+ 85. Kd7 Ra4 86. Kc6 Ke6 87. Re2 Rc4+ 88. Kb6 Kd5 89. Rh2 Rb4+ 90. Kc7
Rc4+ 91. Kb6 Rc6+ 92. Kb5 Nd6+ 93. Kb4 Rc4+ 94. Kb3 Ne4 95. Rh8 Rc6 96. Rd8+
Nd6 97. Rh8 Kd4 98. Rd8 Rb6+ 99. Kc2 Kc4 100. Ra8 Nf5 101. Ra4+ Kd5 102. Kc3
Rc6+ 103. Kd3 Rc5 104. Ra8 Ke5 105. Re8+ Kf4 106. Rf8 Rd5+ 107. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "9.9"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Ne5 g6 7. Nxc4 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Bg2 Ne8 10. Be3 Nd6 11. Nxd6 exd6 12. O-O Re8 13. a4 a5 14. d5 Na6 15.
Qd2 Nc5 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. dxc6 Rxc6 20. Rd2 Be6 21. f4
Bb3 22. Qb1 Qc8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. f5 Bc4 26. Rff2 e4 27. f6 Bf8 28.
Qd1 Nd3 29. Rf1 Ne5 30. Kg2 Bxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Nc4 32. Re2 Nxe3+ 33. Rxe3 Bc5 34.
Re2 Bd4 35. Qf4 Bxf6 36. Nxe4 Re6 37. Qf3 Be7 38. g4 Qxa4 39. h3 Qc6 40. Kh2 a4
41. Kg2 b5 42. Kh2 b4 43. g5 a3 44. Rf2 Qe8 45. bxa3 bxa3 46. h4 Rxe4 47. Qxe4
Bd6+ 48. Rf4 Qxe4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "10.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Our Heritage II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Bg2 Qxd5 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8.
Qh4 Qe4 9. Qxe4 Nxe4 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Bd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Bc3 Bf6 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rfc1 Ke7 16. Rc3 Rac8 17. Rac1 Nb4 18. a3 Nd5 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20.
Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Kf1 Nb6 22. b3 Nd7 23. Ke1 Nc5 24. Nd2 b6 25. b4 Na4 26. Nb1 e5
27. Kd2 Bf5 28. Nc3 Nxc3 29. Kxc3 Kd6 30. h4 h6 31. e3 Be6 32. Be4 Bd7 33. Bd3
f5 34. Bc4 f6 35. Bf1 Bc6 36. Be2 Bd7 37. Bh5 Bc8 38. Bf7 Bd7 39. Kc4 Bc6 40.
Bg6 Bd7 41. f4 Kc6 42. fxe5 fxe5 43. e4 Be6+ 44. Kc3 fxe4 45. Bxe4+ Kd6 46. Bf3
Ke7 47. Kd3 Kf6 48. Ke3 Bf5 49. g4 Bc2 50. Bb7 Bb1 51. Be4 Ba2 52. Bf3 Bb1 53.
Kd2 Bg6 54. Kc3 Bf7 55. Be2 Be6 56. Kd3 Bd5 57. Ke3 Bb3 58. Ke4 Ba2 59. g5+
hxg5 60. hxg5+ Kxg5 61. Kxe5 Bb3 62. Ba6 Kg4 63. Kd6 Kf3 64. Kc7 Ke3 65. Kb8
Kd4 66. Kxa7 Kc3 67. Kxb6 Kb2 68. Kc5 Kxa3 69. b5 Bd1 70. b6 Bf3 71. Bb5 Bb7
72. Bc6 Ba6 73. Bd5 Ka4 74. Kc6 Kb4 75. Be6 Ka5 76. Bc4 Bc8 77. Kc7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2015.05.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stavropol Region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. Be3 Nxd3 10. cxd3 Nf6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Rac1 O-O 14. f5 Rfc8
15. Bh6 Bh8 16. a3 d5 17. e5 d4 18. Ne2 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Nd5 21. e6
fxe6 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Qg5 Qe8 24. Rf8+ Qxf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Qxg6 Bf6 27. Qh7
Rc8 28. Qh6+ Ke8 29. Qg6+ Kd7 30. Ng3 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Be5 32. Qe4 Kd6 33. h4 Rc2
34. Kh3 Nf4+ 35. Kg4 Rxg2 36. Qa8 Rg1 37. Qb8+ Kd5 38. Qb7+ Kc5 39. b4+ Kd6 40.
Qb8+ Kd5 41. Qb7+ Kd6 42. Qb8+ Kd5 43. Qb7+ Kd6 44. Kf3 Rxg3+ 45. Kxg3 Nxd3+
46. Kf3 Bf6 47. Qxa6+ Kc7 48. Qa7+ Kc6 49. Qa6+ Kc7 50. Qxb5 Ne5+ 51. Ke4 Nf7
52. Qc4+ Kd7 53. Qb5+ Kc7 54. Qa5+ Kd7 55. b5 Nd6+ 56. Kd3 e5 57. Qa7+ Ke6 58.
b6 e4+ 59. Kc2 d3+ 60. Kb3 e3 61. b7 e2 62. Qe3+ Kf7 63. b8=Q Nf5 64. Qe4 d2
65. Qd5+ e6 66. Qxd2 Nd4+ 67. Ka4 e5 68. Qb7+ Ke6 69. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Chicago op 24th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2015.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hungaski, Robert Andrew"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2015.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Qe2 O-O 8.
Be3 f5 9. exf5 Rxf5 10. f4 Rf6 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Qd2 d5 13. O-O-O Kh8 14. g3
Na5 15. Nxa5 Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chicago op 24th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2015.05.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2015.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14.
Qa4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qd6 16. Rc5 Ne7 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. Rb5 b6 19. Rc1 c6 20. Re5
Rb7 21. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chicago op 24th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2015.05.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Molner, Mackenzie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bd3 e5 7. c3 Be7 8. Bc2
O-O 9. d4 b5 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. d5 g6 12. b3 Ne8 13. Nf1 Ng7 14. Bh6 Nf6 15. Ne3
Bc8 16. a4 Bd7 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. d6 Bc6 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Qf3 Qe6 21. c4 bxc4
22. Nxc4 Ng4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qc3 f6 25. Rad1 Rfd8 26. Nb6 Rab8 27. Qxc5 Nh6
28. a5 Bb5 29. Qc3 Nf7 30. b4 Qc6 31. Qxc6 Bxc6 32. f3 Bb5 33. Bb3 Rb7 34. Bd5
Re7 35. Rc1 Ng5 36. h4 Ne6 37. Rc8 Rd6 38. Kh2 Nf4 39. Rg8+ Kh6 40. Nc8 Rxd5
41. exd5 Rc7 42. Nd6 Nxd5 43. g4 Nxb4 44. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Chicago op 24th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2015.05.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shen, Victor C"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A83"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. d5 Bg7 6. Bc4 c6 7. Qd2 cxd5 8.
Bxd5 Qa5 9. Bb3 Nc6 10. O-O-O d6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Be5 14.
Ne2 Bf5 15. Ng5 Bf6 16. Ne6 Kd7 17. Nc5+ Kc7 18. Ne6+ Bxe6 19. Bxe6 g5 20. c3
Raf8 21. f3 Be5 22. Kc2 Rf6 23. Bd5 h5 24. h3 e6 25. Be4 h4 26. Kb1 d5 27. Bd3
Rd8 28. Rdd1 a6 29. a3 b5 30. a4 Kb6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Kc2 Rf7 33. Ra1 Rc7 34.
Rhd1 d4 35. cxd4 Nxd4+ 36. Kb1 Nf5 37. Bc2 Rxc2 0-1

[Event "Chicago op 24th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2015.05.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Rb8 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Ne5
Rfc8 15. b4 Qb5 16. Qd1 Qb7 17. f4 Qe7 18. a3 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Qc2 h6 21.
Nb3 Qe7 22. Nc5 Bc4 23. Kf2 f6 24. Qg6 Qf7 25. Rxh6 Qxg6 26. Rxg6 Kf7 27. Rg4
a5 28. Rh4 axb4 29. Rxb4 Rxb4 30. axb4 Rb8 31. g4 Rxb4 32. Rh8 Rb1 33. Rc8 Rf1+
34. Kg3 Re1 35. Rc7+ Kg8 36. Rxc6 Rxe3+ 37. Kf2 Re2+ 38. Kf3 e5 39. Rc8+ Kh7
40. Ne6 Rc2 41. Kg3 exf4+ 42. Nxf4 Rc3+ 43. Kh2 Re3 44. Rd8 Re4 45. Nxd5 Bxd5
46. Rxd5 Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chicago op 24th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nb3
a6 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Rc1 Qa7 11. Re1 Bh7 12. Bb4 Nc8 13. Bxf8 Nxf8 14. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chicago op 24th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Bc7 Rd7 11. Bh2 Rd8 12. a4 Bf5 13. Bb5 Ne4 14. g4 Nxd2 15.
Nxd2 Be6 16. O-O-O Rac8 17. Rhg1 a6 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. c4 Rdc8 20. Kc2 b5 21. a5
f5 22. b3 Rf8 23. f3 Rcc8 24. Bg3 Rfd8 25. gxf5 Bxf5+ 26. Ne4 Rf8 27. h4 Rc6
28. Bf4 Re6 29. Rd5 Rc6 30. Kd2 bxc4 31. bxc4 Be6 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Nxc5 Bxc4
34. Rc1 Rd8+ 35. Ke1 Bb5 36. Ne6 Ra8 37. Rc7 Bf6 38. Bg5 Kf7 39. Bxf6 Kxf6 40.
Ng5 h6 41. Ne4+ Ke6 42. Kf2 Rd8 43. Rb7 Kf7 44. Nc3 Rd2+ 45. Kg3 Bc4 46. Rc7
Bf1 47. e4 Rc2 48. f4 Ke6 49. Kf3 Rc1 50. Ke3 Ra1 51. Rc6+ Kf7 52. Rc5 Bg2 53.
h5 gxh5 54. Rxh5 Kg7 55. Rh2 Bf1 56. Rh1 Ra3 57. Kd4 Bb5 58. Rg1+ Kf7 59. Rh1
Kg7 60. Nd5 Bc6 61. Rg1+ Kf7 62. Rh1 Kg7 63. Rg1+ Kf7 64. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Panchanatham, Vignesh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2227"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. g3 Na5 8. Nbd2 Bd7
9. Bh3 h5 10. O-O Be7 11. Bg2 g5 12. h3 O-O-O 13. Rb1 g4 14. hxg4 hxg4 15. Nh2
Nh6 16. Re1 Rdg8 17. Ndf1 Bg5 18. Ne3 Nb3 19. Qe2 Nxc1 20. Rexc1 Qb3 21. Nhf1
Ba4 22. Nd2 Qb5 23. b3 cxb3 24. c4 dxc4 25. Rxc4+ Kb8 26. Nxb3 Bxe3 27. fxe3
Rc8 28. Nd2 Rxc4 29. Qxc4 Qxc4 30. Rxb7+ Kc8 31. Nxc4 Nf5 32. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chirila, Ioan Cristian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. e3 Qb6 7. Qb3 d6 8. Nbd2
Be6 9. Bc4 Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Qc6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. a4 Qd5 13. Rfe1 Rfe8 14. Nfd2
cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. Bg3 b6 17. e4 Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qc5 19. Rad1 d5 20. Ncxe5 Nxe5
21. Nxe5 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 dxe4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Rd7 Rg8 25. Rc7 Qd4 26. Qe7 Qd1+
27. Kh2 Raf8 28. Rxa7 Qh5 29. Nf7+ Rxf7 30. Qxf7 Bxb2 31. Qe6 Qc5 32. Qxe4 Bg7
33. Qb7 h5 34. Qe4 Kh7 35. Rc7 Qf8 36. Be5 Kh6 37. Qe3+ Kh7 38. Qxb6 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2015.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Qe2 Bf8 12. b3 g6 13. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Molner, Mackenzie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8.
Bxd2 Nc6 9. Qf4 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qe7 11. O-O-O b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Be4 O-O-O 14.
Rhe1 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Bd5 Rhf8 17. Re4 Ne7 18. Bxb7+ Kxb7 19. Ng5 Qg7 20.
Qe2 Nc6 21. f4 h6 22. Nf3 Qf7 23. g3 d5 24. Re6 dxc4 25. Rxc6 Rfe8 26. Qxc4
Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Qd7+ 28. Nd4 Rd8 29. Ke2 1-0

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Betaneli, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. e3 a6 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. O-O d6 8. d4
O-O 9. h3 Bd7 10. b3 Rb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. f4 Ng6 15.
Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 b4 17. Nb5 Bc5 18. Nd4 d5 19. Bb2 Ne7 20. Ba4 Ne4 21. Rf3 Qd6
22. Rc1 Rfd8 23. Kh2 c6 24. Rc2 Rbc8 25. Qc1 h5 26. Ne2 Bb6 27. a3 bxa3 28.
Bxa3 c5 29. Nc3 Nf5 30. g4 Nh4 31. Rf1 hxg4 32. hxg4 Qg6 33. Qd1 c4 34. Be7 Qh7
35. Nxe4 Nf5+ 36. Kg1 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gauri, Shankar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. a3 d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. O-O a6
9. Ba2 b5 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. a4 b4 15. Nd1 e6
16. Ne3 Qc7 17. c3 a5 18. Ng4 Nce5 19. Nfxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 d5 22.
f5 b3 23. Bxb3 c4 24. Ba2 dxe4 25. dxe4 exf5 26. exf5 Rfe8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.
Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Bf8 30. Be3 Qe5 31. Qf2 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vibbert, Sean"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. Be3 e5 7. f4 exf4 8. Bxf4
Nge7 9. Qd2 Nd4 10. Nge2 Nxe2 11. Qxe2 Be6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nd1 O-O 14. c3 Re8
15. Qd2 d5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Nc4 Re6 20. Rae1 Rae8
21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Re1 b5 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Na3 a6 25. Qe3 Qxe3+ 26. Bxe3 Ne5
27. c4 b4 28. Nc2 Nxd3 29. b3 f5 30. Kf1 Bf8 31. Ke2 Ne5 32. h3 Kf7 33. Bf4 Nd7
34. Ne3 Nf6 35. Nd5 Ne4 36. g4 fxg4 37. hxg4 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Ke3 Nc3 40.
Nxc3 bxc3 41. a3 Ke6 42. Kd3 h4 43. Kxc3 h3 44. Bh2 Bd6 45. Bg1 a5 46. Kd3 Kf5
47. Ke3 h2 48. Bxh2 Bxh2 49. Kd3 Bd6 0-1

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Arun Prasad, Subramanian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 a5
9. Bb2 Na6 10. d5 Bd7 11. Nd4 Rc8 12. e3 Nc5 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Ba1 Nce4 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Qd3 cxd5 17. cxd5 Nc5 18. Qd2 Ne4 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. dxe6 Qb5 23. Qd4+ Qe5 24. Qxe5+ dxe5 25. Rfd1 Kf6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
Rd5 b6 28. Rb5 Rc6 29. a4 Kxe6 30. Kg2 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bodek, Michael H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. a4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Qb6 13. O-O-O Qxd4 14. Rxd4
Nf6 15. Re1 Bd7 16. f4 Bc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nh5 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rab8
21. Rd7 Rfe8 22. Re4 a5 23. Rc4 b6 24. Nd5 e6 25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Nc6 Rbc8 27. g4
Ng7 28. Rf4 Nf5 29. gxf5 exf5 30. Rd6 Re6 31. Rc4 Rce8 32. b4 g5 33. bxa5 bxa5
34. Rcd4 Kg7 35. Kd2 h5 36. Rxe6 Rxe6 37. Rd6 Re8 38. Ke3 h4 39. c4 h3 40. c5
Rh8 41. Nd4 1-0

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovalyov, Anton"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Bd2 Be7 12. Be2 a5 13. a3 Qa7 14. b3 g5 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. g3 N5f6 17. Kf1 Rc8 18. Kg2 c5 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. a4 O-O 21. Rac1
Nd5 22. Bf3 Nc7 23. Na3 cxd4 24. Nc4 Qa7 25. exd4 b6 26. Rhe1 Rfe8 27. Qd3 Na6
28. d5 Nac5 29. Qc2 exd5 30. Bxd5 Nf6 31. Bf3 Ne6 32. Bc3 Bb4 33. Bxb4 axb4 34.
Red1 Red8 35. Qf5 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Rc5 37. Qd3 b5 38. axb5 Rxb5 39. Ne3 Rb8 40.
Nd5 Nxd5 41. Bxd5 Rd8 42. Qf3 Qd7 43. Rd3 Qe7 44. Qe4 Qd6 45. Bc4 Nd4 46. Re3
Qc6 47. Re1 Kf8 48. Qxc6 Nxc6 49. Ra1 Ne5 50. Bf1 Rd4 51. Ra7 g6 52. Ra5 f6 53.
Ra7 Rd2 54. Rb7 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ipatov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d5 O-O 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd4 Na6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. e3 c6 14. Rc1 Rac8
15. dxc6 dxc6 16. Ncb5 cxb5 17. Bxb7 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Nc5 19. Bc6 Rd8 20. Bxb5 Ne6
21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. b3 a5 23. Qc2 Bf8 24. Bc4 Qf6 25. a4 Kg7 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Qxd1 Bc5 28. Qd5 Qf5 29. Qb7 h5 30. h3 Qb1+ 31. Kg2 Qf5 32. Qc6 Qf6 33. Qe4 Qf5
34. Qe8 Qf6 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Qe7 37. Qc6 Qf6 38. Qd5 g5 39. Bd3 Kf8 40. Bf5
Kg7 41. Be4 Kf8 42. Bd3 Kg7 43. Bc4 Kf8 44. Qe4 Kg7 45. Bd5 Qe7 46. Qb1 Qf6 47.
Be4 Qe6 48. Kf3 Qf6+ 49. Ke2 Ba3 50. Qh1 Qb2+ 51. Kf3 Qf6+ 52. Kg2 Bb4 53. Qh7+
Kf8 54. Bd5 Bc5 55. Qh5 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 43rd"]
[Site "Arlington"]
[Date "2015.07.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8.
fxg7 Rg8 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Rxg7 13. Re1 Bh3 14.
g3 Rd8 15. c3 c5 16. Nf3 Kf8 17. Na3 f6 18. Nxc4 Nd5 19. a4 b6 20. Rad1 Rgd7
21. Rd2 a6 22. Nh4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Na3 b4 25. cxb4 Nxb4 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27.
Ng2 Nd3 28. Rb1 Ne5 29. Nf4 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 Bf5 31. Rc1 Rd2 32. Kg2 Ne5 33. Nc4
Be4+ 34. Kf1 Nxc4 35. Rxc4 Bf3 36. Rc1 Rxb2 37. Ne6+ Kf7 38. Nxc5 Rd2 39. Ke1
Re2+ 40. Kf1 Rd2 41. Re1 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Int op 8th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Barrett, Stephen J"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2015.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8.
O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Qd3 Bc6 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Bc2
g6 15. Be5 Nbd7 16. Qh3 Rc8 17. g4 Nd5 18. Bg3 Qa5 19. Ne4 Qxa2 20. Nf4 Nxf4
21. Bxf4 Be7 22. Bb3 Qxb2 23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qe2 26. Ng3 Qe6
27. Rfd1 Nf6 28. Rb5 Bc5 29. Nf5 gxf5 30. gxf5 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Qe4+ 32. Qg2+ Ng4
0-1

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tang, Andrew"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Bf4 d6 6. e3 c6 7. Be2 Be6 8. O-O h6
9. d5 Bf7 10. Nd4 O-O 11. Bf3 Qc8 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nc2 Nbd7 14. h3 Ne5 15. Be2 e6
16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Na3 a6 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. Qc2 g5 20. Bh2 g4 21. Rcd1 Rad8 22.
hxg4 fxg4 23. Qd2 Kh8 24. b3 Rg8 25. Nc2 Nh5 26. Nd5 Qh4 27. g3 Qh3 28. Ne1
Rge8 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. exf4 Nc6 31. Ng2 Nd4 32. Ne3 Nf3+ 33. Bxf3 gxf3 34. Qc2
Bg6 35. f5 Rxe3 36. fxe3 Bxf5 37. Qf2 Be4 38. g4 Qxg4+ 39. Qg3 Qh5 40. Rxd6 Rg8
41. Kf2 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Arun Prasad, Subramanian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Qb1 g6 12. Nef3 Nf5 13. Be5 Be7 14. h3 a5 15. a4
Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Rd1 Qa8 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. Qe2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 c4 21. Re1 b5
22. axb5 Rb6 23. Ra1 Rxb5 24. b4 Qd8 25. bxa5 Rxa5 26. Rda2 Rxa2 27. Qxa2 Nd6
28. Nd2 Bf6 29. Bf4 Bg5 30. Bh2 Qd7 31. Nf3 Bf6 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. Bxe5 f6 34.
Bh2 Re8 35. Qa5 Nf7 36. Qb6 Rc8 37. Ra6 Nd8 38. Ra7 Qc6 39. Qa5 Qe8 40. Ra6 Nc6
41. Qa4 Kf7 42. Bg3 Ne7 43. Qa5 Qd8 44. Qa3 Nc6 45. Qa4 Qe8 46. Qb5 Qd7 47. Rb6
Kg8 48. Kh2 Qe8 49. f3 Ne7 50. Qa6 Rc6 51. Qa4 Rc8 52. Qa7 Nf5 53. Bf2 Ra8 54.
Qc7 Rc8 55. Qb7 Rd8 56. g4 Nd6 57. Qc7 Nf7 58. Kg2 Rc8 59. Qb7 Kg7 60. e4 Rd8
61. e5 fxe5 62. dxe5 Ra8 63. Bh4 h5 64. Bf6+ Kh6 65. g5+ Kh7 66. Kg3 d4 67.
cxd4 c3 68. Rc6 Rb8 69. Qc7 h4+ 70. Kxh4 Rb4 71. Rxc3 Rxd4+ 1-0

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Re8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nb6
15. a4 Nc8 16. a5 a6 17. Bc2 Nd6 18. Be3 Qe7 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 c5 21. Ba4
Red8 22. Qc2 c4 23. Bc5 Rac8 24. Qxc4 Qc7 0-1

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D25"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. e4 c5 11. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8. Nb3
Nd7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g4 Nh6 11. h3 Ng8 12. Ne1 h5 13. gxh5 Be4 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15.
Nxd3 Nh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 17. Kh2 Qc7 18. Qg4 g6 19. hxg6 Rxg6 20. Qe2 O-O-O 21.
f4 Rh8 22. Rg1 Rgh6 23. Rg3 Nf8 24. Rag1 Ng6 25. f5 exf5 26. Qf3 Nh4 27. Rg8+
Bd8 28. Qf4 b6 29. Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Rg7 Qe7 31. Qf1 Qf8 32. Rg3 Qh6 33. Nf4 Bg5
34. Qa6+ Kd8 35. Qxa7 Bxf4 36. Qb8+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Steingrimsson, Hedinn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Ngf3 e6 8.
Bb5 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14.
Rfe1 Rd8 15. Qb4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 17. Qf4 O-O 18. Nb3 Rc8 19. Nd4 Bg6 20. h4
Rc4 21. Re3 Rfc8 22. a3 b5 23. Rh3 h5 24. Rg3 a5 25. Rg5 Kh7 26. Re1 b4 27.
axb4 axb4 28. g4 bxc3 29. bxc3 Rxc3 30. gxh5 Be4 31. Kh2 f6 32. Rg4 fxe5 33.
Qxe5 Qc7 34. Qxc7 R3xc7 35. Nxe6 Bf5 36. Ng5+ Kh6 37. Rf4 Bc2 38. Re6+ Kxh5 39.
Kg3 Rc4 40. Nh3 g6 41. Re7 R4c7 42. Rff7 Rxe7 43. Rxe7 g5 44. Re5 Rc3+ 45. f3
Bd1 46. Nxg5 Rd3 47. Re6 Ra3 48. Rf6 Be2 49. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2
Bg4 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e6 13. Rfc1 Nc6 14. Be1 Na5
15. Qc2 Nc4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Na4 b5 18. Nc5 a5 19. Nd3 Qa8 20. Qd1 Nd7 21. Rc2
Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qa8 24. Be2 Bf8 25. Ne5 b4 26. Nd3 Qb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 4th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2015.08.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Li, Ruifeng"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Ne7 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. Ne5 b6 11. h4 Bb7 12. h5 Ne7 13. Qf3 Ne8 14. O-O-O f5 15.
Bf4 Nf6 16. h6 g6 17. Qg3 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Bg5 Qe8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. f4 c4
22. Bc2 b5 23. Nf3 b4 24. Qg5 Qc5 25. Nd4 bxc3 26. bxc3 Qa3+ 27. Kd2 Nc5 28.
Rb1 Qxa2 29. Qe7 Ne4+ 30. Ke1 Rf7 31. Qxe6 Nc5 32. Qd6 Qa5 33. e6 Qxc3+ 34. Ke2
Nxe6 35. Qxe6 Ba6 36. Kf3 Kf8 37. Qd6+ Re7 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Ba4+ 1-0

[Event "New York Manhattan op 14th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Rb1 Nf6 7. b4 O-O 8. b5 Nd4
9. e3 Ne6 10. Nge2 Re8 11. O-O Nc5 12. e4 Be6 13. h3 Nfd7 14. Be3 a6 15. a4
axb5 16. cxb5 Nb6 17. Rb4 Ra5 18. d4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa8 21. e5
Nbxa4 22. exd6 Rd8 23. Nf4 Rxd6 24. Ncd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qd8 26. Re1 h6 27. Kh2
Ne6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Qe5 g5 31. Nh5 Qg8 32. Rc4 Nb6 33. Rxc7+ Rd7
34. Rxd7+ Nxd7 35. Qc7 Kg6 36. Be4+ Kxh5 37. g4+ Kh4 38. Qg3# 1-0

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gorti, Akshita"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. Bc1 f5 13. b3 Rc8 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. e3
Qe7 16. Ne2 Nhf6 17. Nf4 Ne4 18. Ne5 g5 19. Nfd3 g4 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Ne5 Qg7
22. a3 Ng5 23. b4 c5 24. bxc5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 dxc4 26. e4 Rxc5 27. Bd4 Rcc8 28.
Qa4 Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Rac1 Qb7 31. Be3 b5 32. Qb4 c3 33. Rd4 Rfd8 34. Rcd1
Rxd4 35. Qxd4 c2 36. Rc1 a5 37. Qb2 Qc6 38. Qb3 Qc4 39. Qb2 Kf7 40. Kg2 Qd3 41.
Kg1 Rc3 42. Bb6 Qe2 0-1

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sarkar, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 Qb6 8. Qb3
Be6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Bc6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bh2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Rfd1 Bc6 16. b3 Nf6 17. a4 Ne4 18. Rac1 h5 19. c4 Bh6 20. d5 Bd7 21. Bd3 f5
22. h4 Rae8 23. Rc2 Rf6 24. Kf1 Rf7 25. Ng1 Bg7 26. Bf4 Bf6 27. g3 g5 28. hxg5
Nxg5 29. Bxg5 Bxg5 30. Nf3 Bf6 31. Ke2 h4 32. gxh4 Rg7 33. Rcc1 Kf7 34. Rg1
Rxg1 35. Rxg1 Rh8 36. Ng5+ Kf8 37. f4 Rxh4 38. Ne6+ Bxe6 39. dxe6 Rh2+ 40. Kf3
Rh3+ 41. Rg3 Rxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Kg7 43. Bxf5 Bc3 44. Be4 Kf6 45. Bd5 Bd2 46. Kf3
Kf5 47. e4+ Kf6 48. Kg4 Be3 49. e5+ dxe5 50. f5 e4 51. Bxe4 Ke5 52. Bxb7 Bh6
53. Kh5 Bg7 54. Kg6 Bf6 55. Bf3 Kd4 56. Kf7 Kc3 57. Bd1 Kb4 58. Ke8 Bg5 59. Kd7
Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shmeliov, Denis"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 a5
9. Bb2 Na6 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Qd2 b5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. a4 bxa4 14. bxa4 Rb8 15.
Ba1 Nb4 16. d5 Qb6 17. Nd4 Rfc8 18. e3 Ng4 19. Nc6 Nxc6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6
Qxc6 22. Nd5 Qb7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qxa5 Ne5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qb5 Qxb5 27. axb5
e6 28. Nf4 Kf6 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Ne2 Nc4 31. Rb3 e5 32. f4 Ke6 33. Kf2 Nd2 34.
Rb2 Ne4+ 35. Kf3 h5 36. h3 Kd5 37. Nc1 Nc3 38. fxe5 dxe5 39. b6 Rb7 40. g4 h4
41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Rb4 e4+ 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. Rb3 Nd5+ 45. Kg5 Rxb6 46. Rxb6+ Nxb6
47. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Viswanadha, Kesav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Ba2 Nb8 12. Ne2 Bf8 13. Ng3 g6 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15.
b4 Bg7 16. Qd2 Nf8 17. h3 Ne6 18. Bh6 Nd7 19. Be3 c6 20. Rad1 a5 21. Bb3 c5 22.
c3 Qc7 23. Ng5 Ndf8 24. h4 Nxg5 25. hxg5 Ne6 26. Bd5 axb4 27. axb4 Ra4 28. Rb1
cxb4 29. cxb4 Qd7 30. Ne2 Bxd5 31. exd5 Nd4 32. Nc3 Raa8 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Ne4
Re5 35. f4 Ree8 36. Qf2 Ra3 37. Qf3 Rd8 38. Re2 Rda8 39. Kh2 Kf8 40. Rc1 h6 41.
Rec2 R3a7 42. Rc6 hxg5 43. Rxd6 Qe7 44. Rdc6 Bh6 45. d6 Qd8 46. fxg5 Bxg5 47.
Rc7 f5 48. R1c5 Bf6 49. Qf4 Bg7 50. Ng5 Qe8 51. d7 1-0

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. h3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bf5 7. Ng3 Be6 8. c3
Nf6 9. Bd3 Bd5 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Re2 h6
15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Rae1 e6 17. Bc4 Qc7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rad8 20. h4 Qa5 21.
Bb3 Re7 22. g3 Qb5 23. Qc2 Qf5 24. Qc1 h5 25. Re4 Rd6 26. Qe3 Red7 27. Qe2 Qf6
28. Qe3 b6 29. Kg2 c5 30. dxc5 Rd3 31. Qf4 Qxf4 32. Rxf4 bxc5 33. Rfe4 Rd2 34.
R1e2 Bh6 35. f4 Rxe2+ 36. Rxe2 Bg7 37. Kf3 Kf8 38. Re4 Rd3+ 39. Re3 Rxe3+ 40.
Kxe3 e5 41. f5 gxf5 42. Bd1 Ke7 43. Bxh5 Ke6 44. Be2 Bh6+ 45. Kf2 f6 46. b4
cxb4 47. cxb4 e4 48. b5 f4 49. gxf4 Bxf4 50. a4 Bc7 51. h5 Kf5 52. Bc4 Kg5 53.
Bf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 c5 6. e4 Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Nbd2
d5 9. Re1 d4 10. Nc4 Re8 11. a4 Bf8 12. Bd2 dxc3 13. Bxc3 Nd7 14. Nfd2 Nb6 15.
Ne3 a5 16. Ndc4 Nxc4 17. dxc4 Nd4 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 g5 20. f5 Ra6 21. Ra3
Bg7 22. Nd5 Rh6 23. Bd2 Be5 24. Rh3 Rxh3 25. Bxh3 Bd7 26. Qh5 Kh8 27. Bg4 f6
28. h4 gxh4 29. Qxh4 Rg8 30. Kf2 Bc6 31. Rh1 Rg7 32. Bh6 Rd7 33. Bd1 Bxd5 34.
cxd5 Re7 35. Kf1 Qb6 36. Qg4 Nb3 37. Rg1 1-0

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 f5 14. a4 a5 15. e3
Qe8 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Nhf6 18. Qb2 Qe7 19. Raa1 Ba6 20. Bf1 Bb7 21. cxd5
exd5 22. Qa3 Qxa3 23. Rxa3 Ne4 24. Ne2 Ba6 25. Nf4 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Kf7 27. h4 Ke7
28. Raa1 Kd6 29. Kg2 Ndf6 30. Ne5 Ng4 31. Ned3 Rfe8 32. Re1 Nef6 33. Rac1 Nd7
34. Rc2 Rc7 35. Rec1 Rec8 36. Ne2 Ndf6 37. Nc3 Ne4 38. Nd1 Nef6 39. f3 Nh6 40.
Nc3 Nf7 41. Ne5 Nxe5 42. dxe5+ Kxe5 43. Nb5 c5 44. Nxc7 Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Qh3 g6 11. f4 d6 12. g4 e5 13. f5 Nf4 14. Qh6 Bd7 15.
Bxf4 exf4 16. O-O-O Ne5 17. Qg7 Rf8 18. Nd5 Bc6 19. Nf6+ Ke7 20. Nxh7 Rg8 21.
Qf6+ Kd7 22. Bb5 Kc7 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Nd4 Rh8 25. fxg6 Qxf6 26. Nxf6 Bxd4 27.
Rxd4 fxg6 28. h4 g5 29. Rhd1 gxh4 30. Rxd6 Rad8 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Rh1 Ng6 33.
Nh7 Ne5 34. Ng5 Rg8 35. Ne6+ Kd6 36. Nxf4 Rxg4 37. Nd3 Rxe4 38. Kd2 Nxd3 39.
Kxd3 Ke5 40. a4 a5 41. b4 Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2015.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. e3 Nf6 12. b3 Re8 13. Bb2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Qe7 15. f4
Rec8 16. Qe2 Be8 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Nd3 Rc7 19. Na4 Ne4 20. Nb6 Rd8 21. a4 Qd6 22.
Qc2 Rb8 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Ne5 Qd8 25. Ba3 g5 26. a5 gxf4 27. gxf4 f6 28. Nxc6
Bxc6 29. Qc4 Bf8 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Bxf8 Qxf8 32. Kh1 Re8 33. Qf5 Rf7 34. Rg1
Bb5 35. Ra2 Rg7 36. Rxg7 Qxg7 37. Rg2 Qf7 38. d5 Qe7 39. Qg4 Rd8 40. h3 Re8 41.
d6 Qf7 42. Qf5 Rd8 43. Rd2 Qg6 44. Qg4 Qf7 45. Qf5 Qg6 46. Qxg6 hxg6 47. Rd4
Kg7 48. Kh2 Kf7 49. Kg3 Bc6 50. d7 Ke7 51. Kg4 Kf7 52. f5 g5 53. Rd6 Ke7 54.
Re6+ Kf7 55. Nc4 Rxd7 56. Nd6+ Kg7 57. Ne8+ Kf8 58. Nxf6 Rd3 59. Nh7+ Kg8 60.
Nxg5 Rxe3 61. Re7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bh2 Bf5 13. c3 Rd8 14.
Nbd2 c5 15. Re1 Be7 16. Ne4 Be6 17. Nfg5 Kd7 18. Rad1 Kc6 19. g4 h6 20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. Bg3 b5 22. Kg2 a5 23. Rd2 Nb6 24. Rde2 c4 25. f4 g6 26. Nd2 Rd3 27.
Ne4 b4 28. Rc1 b3 29. Ra1 a4 30. a3 Nd5 31. Rae1 Bc5 32. Nf6 Ne3+ 33. Kh2 Nc2
34. Rf1 Rhd8 35. Ne4 Bxa3 36. bxa3 Rd1 37. Rxd1 Rxd1 38. f5 gxf5 39. gxf5 b2
40. Nd2 Rxd2 41. Rxd2 b1=Q 42. f6 Ne1 43. f7 Nf3+ 44. Kg2 Qf5 45. Rf2 Qxf7 46.
Rxf3 Qe7 47. Rf6 Kd5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4
e5 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 a5 11. d5 Qc7 12. Nd2 b6 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. Rfc1 Bd7 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. Nb3 Ncd7 17. Nd2 h5 18. Nd5 Qb8 19. b3 Nc5 20. a3 Nfd7 21. b4 Ne6 22.
Nf3 b5 23. cxb5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Qd3 Qa7 27. Rab1 axb4 28.
axb4 Nb6 29. Rc6 Qb8 30. Nxd4 Ra2 31. Rc2 Qa8 32. Rxa2 Qxa2 33. Qc2 Qa7 34. Nc6
Qa3 35. Qb3 Qa8 36. h4 Bf6 37. Bf3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Qc8 39. Qc2 Qc7 40. Rc1 Qd7 41.
Na5 Rc8 42. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bunyatov, Rustam Faiq"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. Qe2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. e5
Ne8 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Ne4 d6 11. exd6 Nxd6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Bf4 Qd5
15. Qf1 Nb4 16. Re2 Qd7 17. Ne5 Qc8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qg2 Qc8 20. a3 Nd5 21.
Bd2 Bf6 22. Rae1 Ne7 23. Bc3 Rd5 24. a4 Nf5 25. b3 Rfd8 26. Ba1 Nd4 27. Bxd4
cxd4 28. f4 Qc7 29. Nf3 a6 30. h3 g6 31. Kh2 Rc5 32. Rf1 Rc8 33. Rff2 b5 34.
axb5 axb5 35. Ne1 Rc6 36. Qe4 Ra6 37. Nf3 Rd8 38. Ne5 Rd5 39. Nf3 Bg7 40. Ne1
h6 41. Rg2 Rc5 42. Rgf2 Rd5 43. Rg2 Bf8 44. Ref2 Ra1 45. Nf3 Bg7 46. Re2 Rc1
47. Rgf2 Kh7 48. Ng1 Rc5 49. Qg2 Bf6 50. Nf3 Kg7 51. Rd2 g5 52. fxg5 hxg5 53.
Rde2 Qc6 54. Ne1 Qd7 55. Qe4 Re5 56. Qf3 Rf5 57. Qe4 Rxe1 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Norowitz, Yaacov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 O-O 5. Nd2 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. c3
h6 9. Ne5 Be7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. Qe2 d6 13. Nc4 Bh4 14. Bf4 Bg5 15.
Rad1 Bxf4 16. exf4 g6 17. Rfe1 Ng7 18. Qg4 Ba6 19. Ne3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Qe7 21.
exd6 cxd6 22. Qd1 Qc7 23. Rxd6 Rad8 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Rd8 26. Qe5 Qxe5 27.
fxe5 Rd2 28. Nc4 Rd5 29. a4 Nf5 30. g3 Kf8 31. f4 g5 32. Kf2 gxf4 33. gxf4 Rd3
34. Re2 Rh3 35. Kg2 Rh4 36. Kf3 Rh3+ 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. a5 b5 39. Na3 b4 40. Nb5
bxc3 41. bxc3 a6 42. Nd4 Nh4 43. c4 Kf8 44. c5 Ra3 45. c6 Ng6 46. c7 Ne7 47.
Rc2 Nc8 48. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakubiec, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Be2 Nf6 8. f3
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Be7 11. g4 h6 12. h4 Ne5 13. Rg1 Nfd7 14. f4 Bxh4+ 15.
Kd1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qxd6 Rc8 18. Kc2 Be7 19. Qd4 b5 20. Nb1 Qa5 21. a3 e5
22. Qd3 exf4 23. Bd4 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Arun Prasad, Subramanian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Bc7 Rf8 11. Bh2 b6 12. Bb5 Bb7 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Ne8
15. Nc4 f6 16. Nfd2 Rd7 17. Nb3 Rad8 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. a4 e5 20. a5 Bf8 21.
axb6 axb6 22. Nxb6 Rd8 23. Kf1 Kg7 24. Ke1 Nc7 25. Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E50"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Ba6 9. O-O Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Re8 11. Nb5 d6 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 a6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
bxa5 b5 16. Rd1 Nbd7 17. Bb2 c4 18. Qf5 Rac8 19. Bc3 g6 20. Qc2 Nc5 21. Bxf6
Qxf6 22. Nd4 Rcd8 23. a4 Nxa4 24. e4 Nc5 25. f3 Nd3 26. Qc3 Qd6 27. Rxd3 cxd3
28. Nc6 Rc8 29. Rd1 f5 30. Qxd3 fxe4 31. fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Holt, Conrad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Ngf3 e6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Bb5
a6 9. Ne5 Qc8 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qa4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nd7 13. Rc1 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Kd7 15. O-O Qb7 16. e4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qc2 f6 19. Bg3 Qb5 20. Rfe1 Bd6
21. Bxd6 Kxd6 22. Qxe4 Qd5 23. Qg4 Rhg8 24. Rc5 Qxa2 25. Qf3 Rac8 26. Qc3 Rb8
27. Rxc6+ Kd7 28. Rc7+ Kd8 29. Qc5 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op playoff-B"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 Nd7 6. Bh2 f5 7. c4 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7
9. Be2 Ngf6 10. a4 a5 11. Ng5 Ke7 12. Bf3 Qc8 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. O-O h6 15. Nf3
Kf7 16. Nb5 Bf8 17. Rc1 Be7 18. Qb3 Ne4 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Nd2 Rhd8 21. Nxe4
Qxe4 22. f3 Qa8 23. Re1 Nf8 24. c5 bxc5 25. dxc5 dxc5 26. Bxc7 Rd7 27. Bg3 h5
28. e4 Qc6 29. Na3 Rb7 30. Qc2 Rb4 31. Nc4 Kg8 32. b3 Bf6 33. Rcd1 Rd8 34. Nxa5
Qc8 35. Nc4 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Qb7 37. a5 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op playoff-B"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. e4 d6 7. h3 Rb8 8. a4 a6
9. Nc3 b5 10. axb5 axb5 11. Be3 b4 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. Qd2 Ra8 14. Bh6 O-O 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Rab1 Ra2 17. Nh4 Qb6 18. g4 c4 19. d4 Qa5 20. c3 bxc3 21. Nxc3 Qb4 22.
e5 Ng8 23. d5 Nxe5 24. Qd4 Rxb2 25. Rxb2 Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qa3 27. f4 f6 28. Rxb7
Nd3 29. Nf3 Ra8 30. Kh2 Nxf4 31. g5 Nh5 32. gxf6+ Nhxf6 33. Rb1 Nh6 34. Qxc4
Nf5 35. Nd4 Ne3 36. Qb4 Qxb4 37. Rxb4 Rc8 38. Nc6 Nxg2 39. Kxg2 Nxd5 40. Nxd5
Rxc6 41. Rb7 Rc5 42. Nf4 Kf7 43. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op playoff-B"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Ne7 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Nc8 14. Ne5 Nd6
15. Qe2 Nfe4 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nf1 f6 18. Ng4 Rae8 19. f3 Ng5 20. Qd2 Qc8 21.
Qf4 Ngf7 22. Nge3 e5 23. dxe5 fxe5 24. Qh4 e4 25. Bc2 Qc5 26. Rd4 Nh6 27. fxe4
dxe4 28. g4 Kh8 29. a4 Ba6 30. Ng3 Bd3 31. Bb3 Qe5 32. Rd5 Qf4 33. Nh5 Ndf5 34.
Nxf5 Nxf5 35. Rxf5 Qd2 36. Qf2 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op playoff-B m"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 b6 8. Bb5
Qc7 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Ne5 Bd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qa4 Rc8 13. O-O O-O 14. Rad1 Nf6
15. h3 Ne7 16. Ba6 Rcd8 17. Bd3 Qc7 18. Nf3 Ne8 19. b4 c4 20. Bb1 Nd6 21. Qc2
g6 22. a4 f6 23. Qe2 b5 24. a5 Kg7 25. Rfe1 Ne4 26. Rc1 Qc6 27. Nh2 Nd6 28. Nf3
a6 29. e4 dxe4 30. Bxe4 Nd5 31. Bb1 Rde8 32. Qd2 Re7 33. Nh2 Nf7 34. Re2 Qd6
35. Rce1 Rfe8 36. Nf3 Qf4 37. Qb2 Ng5 38. Nxg5 Qxg5 39. Be4 Nf4 40. Re3 f5 41.
Rg3 Qf6 42. Bb1 Nd5 43. Re5 Qh4 44. Rf3 Nf6 45. Qd2 Qh6 46. Qe1 Nd7 47. Re2 Qg5
48. g3 e5 49. Rfe3 e4 50. h4 Qh6 51. f3 Nf6 52. g4 Nd5 53. g5 Qh5 54. fxe4 Nxe3
55. Rxe3 fxe4 56. Bc2 Qg4+ 57. Kh2 Qf4+ 58. Kg2 Qg4+ 59. Kh2 Rf8 60. Bd1 Qf4+
61. Kg2 Ref7 62. Rxe4 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op playoff-B m"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 a6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bd3 e6 8. Rc1
Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 12. Na4 Nb4 13. Bb1 Bxa4 14. Qxa4 Rfc8
15. Ne5 b5 16. Qa5 Ne8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. a3 f6 19. axb4 fxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21.
Qxa6 Nd6 22. Bd3 Kf7 23. Bxb5 Rc2 24. Bd3 Rxb2 25. b5 Rb3 26. b6 Qb2 27. Qa7+
Kf6 28. Qc7 Nf7 29. Bxh7 Rxb6 30. Bg8 Nd6 31. Qd8+ Kg6 32. Bxe6 d4 33. exd4
Qxd4 34. Bg4 Rb2 35. Bf3 Qe5 36. Qc7 Rd2 37. Qc1 Qd4 38. Qa1 Qc5 39. Qc1 Qd4
40. Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia National op 46th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Burke, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. a3 Be6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Nf1 Qd7 12. Ng3 Rad8 13. c3 Rfe8 14. d4 Bxb3 15.
Qxb3 Bf8 16. a4 d5 17. axb5 axb5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21.
Nxe5 Rexe5 22. Rxe5 Rxe5 23. Bf4 Rc5 24. h3 b4 25. cxb4 Rc4 26. Be5 Nd7 27. Bc3
Bxb4 28. Ra8+ Kh7 29. Ra4 c5 30. Ra7 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Nf6 32. Rxf7 Rxc3 33. Rc7
Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Rc2 35. Nf5 Ne8 36. Rc8 Rxf2 37. Rxc5 g6 38. Nd4 Rf6 39. Re5 Ng7
40. Re7 Rd6 41. Nf3 g5 42. Rb7 Re6 43. Nd4 Rf6 44. g4 Kg6 45. Kg3 Ra6 46. Kf3
Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia National op 46th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Brodsky, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2248"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2015.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Be3 Nd7 8. e5 e6
9. Ne4 Nb6 10. O-O Ne7 11. c3 Qd7 12. Bf2 Nbd5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rad1 f5 15. exf6
Nxf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. Bg3 Rae8 19. Rde1 Nb6 20. Qc2 Bd5 21. Be4
a5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Qd2 a4 24. b3 axb3 25. axb3 Qc6 26. Rc1 b4 27. cxb4 Qb6
28. Bf2 Bd8 29. g3 Qb7 30. Be1 Qb5 31. Rc4 Bf6 32. Bf2 Ra8 33. Rfc1 Ra3 34. Qd1
Ra2 35. Nd2 Qb7 36. Ne4 Bd8 37. Qf3 Qa8 38. Qd3 Rb2 39. Nc3 Nb6 40. Nd1 Nxc4
41. Nxb2 Nxb2 42. Qc2 Qa3 43. Rb1 Qxb4 44. Rxb2 Qb7 45. Qc4 Kf7 46. Rd2 d5 47.
Qc3 Be7 48. Rc2 Bd6 49. Qc6 Qxc6 50. Rxc6 Ra8 51. Rc1 Ra2 52. Rb1 Ke7 53. b4
Kd7 54. b5 Ra7 55. Be1 Ra4 56. Bc3 Rc4 57. Rb3 Kc8 58. b6 c6 59. b7+ Kb8 60.
Kf2 Ra4 61. Rb6 Rc4 62. Rb3 Bc7 63. Ke3 Ra4 64. Kd3 Ra7 65. Rb2 Ra3 66. Kc2 Ra6
67. Kd3 Ra3 68. Kc2 Ra6 69. Kd3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Philadelphia National op 46th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.11.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Rb8 12. Rb1 g6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. O-O Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Qb5 17. c4 Qb6 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Rec1 Rbc8 20. Nf3 Qc7 21.
Qc3 Rd7 22. Rb2 d4 23. Qd3 Rcd8 24. Rd2 Bc8 25. Rcd1 Qa5 26. Qe4 dxe3 27. Qxe3
Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Qc7 30. Qh6 Qd8 31. Ng5 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qh5+ 33. Qxh5
gxh5 34. Ne4 Kg7 35. Nf6 Kg6 36. f4 Kf5 37. Kh3 h6 38. Kh4 Kg6 39. Nxh5 Kf5 40.
Nf6 Kg6 41. g4 1-0

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jacobson, Aaron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2293"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Bg6 8. O-O
Nf5 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g4 Nh6 11. h3 Ng8 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 h5 14. Kg2 Nh6 15.
Rh1 Nf8 16. Na5 Qb6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 Ng6 19. Kg3 b6 20. Nc1 Kd7 21. Ne2
Rac8 22. a4 a5 23. Rac1 Bb4 24. Be3 Rb8 25. b3 Be7 26. Rhg1 b5 27. Rc2 b4 28.
Nf4 Nxf4 29. Bxf4 Bd8 30. Bg5 Bxg5 31. Nxg5 hxg4 32. hxg4 f6 33. Nf3 f5 34. g5
f4+ 35. Kg2 Nf5 36. Rc5 Ra8 37. Rh1 Rxh1 38. Kxh1 g6 39. Kg2 Kc7 40. Rc1 Rh8
41. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atakay, Mustafa"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "1954"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 c6 8. c4 a5
9. a3 Na6 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Nbd2 b5 12. e3 Rb8 13. Ne1 Qe8 14. Nd3 Kh8 15. Bc3
Qd8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. Rb1 Nc7 18. Qa2 Qa6 19. Rfc1 Be6 20. Nf4 Bg8 21. Bf1 a4
22. b4 g5 23. Nh3 h6 24. f4 Ng4 25. Re1 Bf6 26. Rbc1 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28.
Qxc4 Nb5 29. Ba1 0-1

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pressman, Leif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. Qa4 Nbd7 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. d3 Re8 10. Qh4 Qb6 11. Be3 Qxb2 12. Rfc1 a6 13. a4 d4 14. Bxd4 Qb3
15. Bh3 g5 16. Qxg5 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxh3 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nc7 Rc8 21.
Nxe8 Qxe8 22. g4 1-0

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitoux, Colomban"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. g3 h5 8. h3
d6 9. Bg2 Bd7 10. f4 Qg6 11. Qf3 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Nf5
15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Rxh1+ 17. Bxh1 Nd6 18. f5 Qh6 0-1

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Checa, Nicolas D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 a5 5. Bg2 Ba6 6. Qc2 c6 7. O-O d5 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. e4 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Qb1 Rfd8
15. Ne5 Bb7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. exd5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nxd5 20. Ne4 h6
21. h4 Rd8 22. Nc3 Qa8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Qc2 Bc5 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27.
Qxd2 Qe4 28. Bc3 Kh7 29. Kf1 Qf3 30. Qc2+ g6 31. Bxa5 Bd4 32. Bb4 Bxe5 33. Ke1
Bd4 34. Qe2 Qh1+ 35. Qf1 Qe4+ 36. Kd2 Qa8 37. a3 Qf3 38. Ke1 Qxb3 39. Qa6 Qc2
40. Qe2 Qc1+ 41. Qd1 Bxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Taborsky, Rostislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2227"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. Qe2 a5 12. a3 Nb8 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Qxh5 g6 15. Qe2
Ba6 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. h4 Be7 18. h5 Nc7 19. Qg4 Qd7 20. Bh4 Bxh4 21. Qxh4 Rae8
22. Nf3 Qe7 23. Qf4 cxd4 24. cxd4 g5 25. Nxg5 f6 26. Nf3 fxe5 27. Qxe5 Rf5 28.
Qe3 Nb5 29. O-O-O Nd6 30. Ne5 Nc4 31. Nxc4 dxc4 32. Rhe1 Rd5 33. f4 Qd7 34. h6
b5 35. g4 b4 36. f5 c3 37. Qg5+ Kh8 38. fxe6 cxb2+ 39. Kb1 Qb7 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41.
e7 1-0

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bb4
9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. h3 b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ra2 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sturt, Raven M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nbd2 h6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Re8 17. a4 Qc7 18. Nh4 d5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nhf5 Rad8 21. axb5
axb5 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qc1 Bf8 24. Nxh6+ Kh8 25. Qg5 Rd6 26. Nh5 Nd8 27. Nxf6
Rxf6 28. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial 99th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2015.12.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2015.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3
c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "North American op 25th"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhou, Qiyu"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2286"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2015.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. a4 a6
9. Nb3 g5 10. h4 g4 11. Nh2 h5 12. g3 Qb6 13. Be3 Rg8 14. a5 Qa7 15. Qd2 Be4
16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Be7 20. Rfe1 Qb8 21. Bf4 Qd8 22.
Nf1 Nf8 23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Bxe3 Qd5 25. Qxd5 exd5 26. Nc1 Ne6 27. Nd3 Kd7 28.
Rec1 f6 29. b4 fxe5 30. Nxe5+ Kc7 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. Rab1 Rgf8 33. b5 axb5 34.
Rxb5 Rf5 35. Kg2 Kc8 36. Nb4 Bc7 37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. Rxc6 Kd7 39. Rc2 Ra7 40. Ra2
Kc6 41. Rb1 Rxa5 42. Rc2+ Kd7 43. Rb7 Ra4 44. Rd2 Rc4 45. Ra7 Rf8 46. Rb2 Nxd4
47. Rd2 Nb5 48. Ra6 d4 49. Rh6 Ba5 50. Rd1 Rf5 51. Bg5 Rc2 52. Rf1 d3 53. Rxh5
d2 54. Rd1 Ke6 55. Rh6+ Kd5 56. Rg6 Kc4 57. h5 Kd3 58. h6 Ke2 59. h7 Rxf2+ 60.
Kg1 Nd4 61. Re6+ Nxe6 62. h8=Q Bb6 63. Rxd2+ Rxd2 64. Qe5+ Kf3 65. Qc3+ Ke4 66.
Qb4+ Bd4 67. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 68. Kf1 Rf2+ 69. Ke1 Nc5 70. Qb8 Nd3+ 71. Kd1 Ke3 72.
Qe8+ Be5 0-1

[Event "North American op 25th"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.12.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Colas, Joshua"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 a5
9. Bb2 Na6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. d5 e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Nd4 Bf7 15. e3
Rfe8 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Qc2 Ng4 18. Rbd1 Ne5 19. a4 Qb6 20. Ba3 Rad8 21. h3 h5 22.
Nce2 Ned7 23. Nc1 Nf6 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Nd3 Qb6 26. Nf3 Ne4 27. Nd2 d5 28. c5
Qc7 29. Nf3 Qe7 30. h4 Bc3 31. Rf1 Qf6 32. Ng5 Nxg5 33. hxg5 Qh8 34. Nf4 Be5
35. Ne2 h4 36. gxh4 Bg7 37. Qd3 d4 38. Nxd4 f4 39. Qc2 Bxd4 40. exd4 Qxh4 41.
Qc3 Qxg5 42. Rfe1 Bd5 43. f3 Re3 44. Rxe3 fxe3 45. Rf1 Re8 0-1

[Event "North American op 25th"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Li, Ruifeng"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. d3 Qd7 12. Nd5 Rae8 13. Ne3 Bd8 14. Nf5 Kh7 15.
Qd2 Ng8 16. Bd5 Qc8 17. c3 Nce7 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qc2 Ng6 21. d4
Kg8 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Bf4 Re6 25. Bg3 Bf6 26. Re3 Rfe8 27. Rae1
a5 28. Qb3 Qc6 29. Qd5 Qb6 30. e5 dxe5 31. Bxe5 c6 32. Qd4 Qxd4 33. Bxd4 Rxe3
34. Rxe3 Rxe3 35. Bxe3 Kf8 36. Kf1 Ke7 37. Ke2 Ke6 38. Kd3 Be7 39. a4 bxa4 40.
Kc4 Bd8 41. Kc5 Kd7 42. Bf4 h5 43. f3 g6 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 f5 46. gxf5 gxf5
47. Be5 Be7+ 48. Kb6 a3 49. bxa3 Bxa3 50. Kxa5 Ke6 51. Bg7 Kd5 52. Ka4 Bd6 53.
Kb3 Be5 54. Bh6 c5 55. Be3 c4+ 56. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "North American op 25th"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2015.12.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2015.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ripari, Marcelo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Bg5 Bh5 14. Re1 Re8
15. Qd2 Qd6 16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. Nxf4 Bg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. h4 Nc5 21.
Bc4 Na4 22. Bb5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nc5 24. Bf4 Ne6 25. Bg3 Ne7 26. Be5 Rc8 27. Bd3
Nc6 28. Bh2 Nc5 29. Bf1 a6 30. Bd6 Na4 31. b3 Nc3 32. Bd3 Rd8 33. Bc5 Rd5 34.
Re8+ Kh7 35. b4 Nb5 36. Be4 Rd7 37. h5 Nd6 38. hxg6+ fxg6 39. Bxd6 Rxd6 40. f4
Rf6 41. g3 Rf7 42. Kf2 Rc7 43. Re6 Ne7 44. g4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kollars, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Nxe7 8.
Nbd2 Nd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. c3 O-O 11. Rad1 Kg7 12. Rfe1 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nf1 f6
15. Bc4 Qe8 16. b4 b5 17. Bb3 Nb6 18. N1d2 a5 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Qc6 21. Rc1
Rfd8 22. c4 bxc4 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 c6 26. b5 Kf8 27. bxc6
Bxc6 28. h3 Rdb8 29. Bc2 Bd7 30. Rd1 Be6 31. Ra4 Kf7 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Rb1 Ra3
34. Rb7 Rc3 35. Ne1 h5 36. h4 Kf8 37. Rb8+ Nc8 38. f3 Ke7 39. Rb7+ Kd6 40. Kf2
Rc7 41. Rxc7 Kxc7 42. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. a4 b6 8. Bc4 e6
9. O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Qd2 Nb4 12. Bg5 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Qe8 14. b4 Nd7 15. Bh6
Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qe7 17. Rfe1 f6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. b5 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Qg7 21. a5 bxa5
22. bxa6 Bxa6 23. Ra1 Nf8 24. Rxa5 Bb7 25. Ra7 Bc6 26. Rea1 Qf7 27. R1a6 Bd7
28. Rb7 Re7 29. Qa2 Qe8 30. Qc4 Qd8 31. d5 e5 32. d4 Be8 33. Raa7 h6 34. Kh2
Kh8 35. Na2 f5 36. dxe5 dxe5 37. Nb4 Nh7 38. Ra6 c5 39. Rxe7 Qxe7 40. Re6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nbd7 9. b4 e6 10. b5 Rc8 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Nd4 Ne5
15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Rc7 20. Rad1 g6
21. Bb3 Re8 22. Rd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 24. h3 Nd7 25. Kg2 Nc5 26. Bd5 Na4 27.
Bb3 Nc3 28. Kf3 a5 29. Ra8 a4 30. Bxa4 Nxa2 31. Rd8 Nc3 32. Rd7 Rxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. a3 a5 13. O-O c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. Rfe1
Nxg3 16. hxg3 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Nh2 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 b3 20. Bb1 Qb6 21. Ng4 Rb8
22. Kh2 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Qxd4 24. f4 Qxb2 25. Ra7 Rd8 26. Nh6+ gxh6 27. Qg4+ Kh8
28. Qh5 Kg7 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Qh5 Kg7 31. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bai, Jinshi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1 a5
9. Qb3 Kh8 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. c5 b5 14. cxb6 Rxb6 15. Qc2
Be6 16. Qa4 Nc7 17. b3 Ra6 18. Rbc1 Qb8 19. Be1 Bg8 20. e3 Qb7 21. Nd2 Rb8 22.
Rc2 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nf3 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 d5 26. Ne2 Ne6 27. Rdc1 Bf7 28. Nf4
Nxf4 29. Qxf4 Rba8 30. Bc3 Be8 31. Qd6 Kg8 32. Bxg7 Qxg7 33. Rc5 R6a7 34. a3
Qf8 35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ Qf6 37. Qf4 g5 38. Qa4 f4 39. exf4 gxf4 40. Kg2 fxg3
41. hxg3 Rf7 42. Qg4+ Kh8 43. Rd1 Bd7 44. Qd4 Raf8 45. Qxf6+ Rxf6 46. Rc3 Kg7
47. Rd2 Kf7 48. b4 axb4 49. axb4 Rb8 50. Rd4 Ke7 51. Bg4 Bxg4 52. Rxg4 h5 53.
Rh4 Kd6 54. Re3 Rf5 55. Re2 Ra8 56. Rc2 Ra4 57. b5 cxb5 58. Rxa4 bxa4 59. Ra2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.02.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakar, Eylon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. b4 Bd5 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Qb3 c6 16. e3 Ne4 17. Rfc1 Qb6 18. Rab1 Rfd8 19. Bf1 Bd6 20. Rc2 Nf6 21.
Bg2 Ne4 22. Ne1 a5 23. b5 Rab8 24. Nd3 Rdc8 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5
cxb5 28. Rxb5 Qc7 29. Rc5 Qd8 30. Re5 Rc6 31. Rxe4 Rbc8 32. d5 Rc5 33. Rd4 R8c7
34. d6 Rd7 35. Qd3 Rc6 36. Rd1 Qf6 37. Kg2 Qe6 38. h4 h5 39. Rd5 g6 40. e4 Qg4
41. Qd4 b6 42. Re5 Rd8 43. d7 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.02.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Re8 11. Nd5 Rb8 12. c3 Bf8 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Nh2 Be6 15.
Ng4 Qg6 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Ne3 c6 20. b4 Rbe8 21. a4 d5
22. axb5 axb5 23. d4 Nc4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. e5 f6 26. Ra7 Be7 27. d5 cxd5 28.
Qxd5 Kh7 29. Qxb5 Bd8 30. Rd7 fxe5 31. Be3 Qe4 32. Rf3 Bf6 33. Rc7 Rd8 34. Qxc4
Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Qxc4 36. Rxc4 e4 37. Rf2 Rd3 38. Re2 Bxc3 39. b5 Be5+ 40. g3 Rg6
41. Bf4 Bxf4 42. gxf4 Rgg3 43. Rexe4 Rxh3+ 44. Kg2 Rdg3+ 45. Kf2 Rb3 46. Rb4
Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rhb2 48. Rxb3 Rxb3 49. Re5 Rb2 50. f5 Kg8 51. Rc5 Kf7 52. Kh1 Kf6
53. Kg1 h5 54. Kh1 h4 55. Rc4 Kg5 56. Rc7 Kf6 57. Rc4 Kxf5 58. Rxh4 Rxb5 59.
Kg2 Rb2+ 60. Kg3 Rb3+ 61. Kg2 Re3 62. Ra4 Re4 63. Ra3 Kg5 64. Rb3 Rg4+ 65. Kh2
Kh5 66. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.02.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 a5 14. a3 a4 15. Nf1
b5 16. Ne3 b4 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Bb1 Bb5 20. g4 h6 21. g3 g6 22.
Kg2 Kg7 23. Rh1 Qb6 24. Ra3 Rh8 25. Rc3 Nc6 26. Bd3 Na5 27. Bxb5 Qxb5 28. Qc2
Nb3 29. g5 Bxg5 30. Ng4 Bd8 31. Nf6 Bb6 32. Rh4 Ba5 33. Rc6 Na1 34. Qc1 Nb3 35.
Qc2 Na1 36. Qc1 Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.02.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Naiditsch, Yuliya"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qg4
Nf6 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qh6 Nc6 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. f4 e5 13. f5 a5 14. Qd1 Qb6 15. h3
Rg3 16. Nd2 Nd4 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. Kd1 Nc5 20. Qe3 Ncb3 21. Rb1 Nxc1
22. Qxc1 Nxf3 23. gxf3 Bg5 24. Qc2 Rxf3 25. h4 Qd4+ 26. Ke1 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "D'Costa, Lorin AR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. Qe2
Bb7 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Be3 Be7 11. f4 d6 12. a4 b4 13. Na2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 d5 15. e5
Ne4 16. c3 bxc3 17. Nxc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 O-O 19. f5 exf5 20. Rxf5 Bc8 21. Rf4 a5
22. Raf1 Be6 {[%tqu "En","23.Qh5! is the natural move here and gives White a
winning attack.  Take your time to look at the following variations and to
determine how you would continue in each case:  A) 23...g6 24.Qh6 Rfc8 B) 23...
g6 24.Qh6 Rab8  C) 23...h6  When you are ready, please execute 23.Qh5!","","",
"e2h5","The mate threat 24.Qxh7++ forces Black to move his g- or h-pawn,
weakening his king's position.",1,"De","23.Qh5! ist hier der natürliche Zug
und gibt Weiß siegreichen Angriff.  Betrachten Sie in Ruhe die folgenden
Varianten und überlegen Sie, wie Sie jeweils fortsetzen wollen:  A) 23...g6 24.
Qh6 Rfc8 B) 23...g6 24.Qh6 Rab8  C) 23...h6  Wenn Sie soweit sind, führen Sie
bitte 23.Qh5! aus.","","","e2h5","Die Mattdrohung 24.Qxh7++ zwingt Schwarz,
seinen g- oder h-Bauern zu ziehen und damit die Königsstellung zu schwächen.",
1]} 23. Qh5 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Rd3h7,Rh5h7]} g6 (23... h6 {[%tqu "En","Black
has played 23...h6. How would you continue the attack as White?","Move the
Rf4!","","f4f6","Very strong!  The rook is taboo, and White is threatening 25.
Rxh6 gxh6 26.Qxh6 completely exposing the black king.  Game over!",3,"De",
"Schwarz hat 23...h6 gezogen. Wie würden Sie den Angriff als Weißer
fortsetzen?","Ziehen Sie den Rf4!","","f4f6","Bärenstark!  Der Turm ist tabu,
und Weiß droht 25.Rxh6 gxh6 26.Qxh6 mit völliger Entblößung des schwarzen
Königs.  Game over!",3]} 24. Rf6 $1 gxf6 (24... Rfb8 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qf7+ Kh8
27. Qg6) (24... Rab8 25. Rxh6 gxh6 26. Qxh6) 25. exf6 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal
Rh5h6,Rh6h7]}) 24. Qh6 Rfc8 (24... Rab8 25. Rf6 $6 ({The winning continuation
for White is Die Gewinnfortsetzung für Weiß lautet} 25. R1f3 $1 Rb2 26. g4 $1
$18 {[%cal Rf3h3,Rh3h7]}) {[%tqu "En","Change of sides!  White has played the
standard blocker Rf6, threatening sacs on g6/e6 as well as R1f4-h4.  How can
Black defend?","The Qc7 is a potential defender of the 7th rank.  How could
the white Rf1 coming to f4 be pinned?","","e7a3","Super!  Now the Qc7 is
protecting Black's 7th rank.  A sacrifice on g6/e6 won't work out.  And what
are you planning after 26.R1f4 with the threat 27.Rfh4?",4,"De",
"Seitenwechsel!  Weiß hat den Standardblocker Rf6 gespielt und droht Opfer auf
g6/e6 wie auch R1f4-h4.  Wie kann sich Schwarz verteidigen?","Die Qc7 ist eine
potentielle Verteidigerin der 7. Reihe.  Wie könnte der nach f4 kommende Rf1
gefesselt werden?","","e7a3","Super!  Damit deckt die Qc7 die 7. Reihe von
Schwarz.  Opfer auf g6/e6 schlagen nicht durch.  Und was planen Sie nach 26.
R1f4 mit der Drohung 27.Rfh4?",4]} 25... Ba3 $3 {[%cal Yc7h7]} 26. R1f4 {
[%cal Rf4h4,Rh4h7]} (26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qh6+ Qh7
$19 {[%csl Yf8][%cal Ya3f8,Yb8f8]}) (26. h4 Rfe8 {followed by 27...Bf8 nebst
27...Bf8}) {[%tqu "En","White threatens Rf4-h4. Show Black's defensive point!",
"","","a3c1","Pinning the rook from behind - Black stays in the game.",3,"De",
"Weiß droht Rf4-h4. Zeigen Sie die Verteidigungspointe von Schwarz!","","",
"a3c1","Fesselt den Turm von hinten - Schwarz bleibt im Spiel.",3]} 26... Bc1
$1 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Rc1h6]}) {[%tqu "En","Black is threatening 25...Bf8 to
chase away the queen from h6. White needs a powerful idea. Have you got one?",
"Sac! :-)","","f4f7","A classic rook sacrifice to open lines against Black's
king.  25...Bxf7 is forced.",3,"De","Schwarz droht, mit 25...Bf8 die Dame h6
zu vertreiben. Weiß braucht eine kraftvolle Idee. Haben Sie eine?","Opfern! :-)
","","f4f7","Ein klassisches Turmopfer, um Linien gegen den schwarzen König zu
öffnen.  25...Bxf7 ist erzwungen.",3]} 25. Rxf7 $1 Bxf7 {[%tqu "En","Black has
swallowed the rook. How would you continue?","Good news: two candidate moves,
and both are winning!","","f1f7","The powerful game continuation!  White
sacrifices the second rook too, and after 26...Kxf7 27.Qxh7 checkmates quickly
with queen, bishop pair and his e5-pawn.",3,"e5e6","This also wins.  White
clears the diagonal for his Bd4 and threatens 27.Qg7++.",3,"De","Schwarz hat
den Turm geschluckt. Wie geht es weiter?","Gute Nachricht: zwei Kandidatenzüge,
und beide gewinnen!","","f1f7","Die wuchtige Partiefortsetzung!  Weiß opfert
auch den zweiten Turm, und nach 26...Kxf7 27.Qxh7 setzt er mit Dame,
Läuferpaar und dem Bauer e5 schnell matt.",3,"e5e6","Dies gewinnt ebenfalls. 
Weiß macht die Diagonale für seinen Bd4 frei und droht 27.Qg7++.",3]} 26. Rxf7
$1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Yg8f7,Rh6h7]} (26. e6 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Re6f7,Rh6g7,
Rd4g7]} Bf8 27. Qg5 $1 Bxe6 28. Qf6 $1 {also wins: gewinnt ebenfalls:} Bg7 29.
Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Rf7 Qxf7 31. Qxf7 Bxd4 32. cxd4 Rc1+ 33. Bf1) 26... Kxf7 27.
Qxh7+ {[%csl Rd3,Rd4,Re5,Rh7][%cal Rd3g6,Rd3b5,Rd4b6,Re5e6] White's attacking
potential quickly decides the game. Das weiße Angriffspotential entscheidet
schnell.} Ke8 (27... Ke6 28. Qh3+ Kf7 29. e6+ {[%cal Rd4h8,Rh3h8]} Ke8 (29...
Kg8 30. Qh8#) 30. Bxg6+ Kd8 31. Qh8+ Bf8 32. Qxf8#) 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 (28... Kd8
29. Qg8+ (29. Bb6) 29... Kd7 30. Qxd5+) 29. Qh6+ ({Or Oder} 29. e6 {[%csl Rf7]}
Bh4 (29... Ba3 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Bg6+) {[%tqu "En","Mate in 2 - your move!","",
"","d4c5","and White checkmates with 31.Qf7++.",2,"De","Matt in 2 - Sie sind
am Zug!","","","d4c5","und Weiß setzt mit 31.Qf7++ matt.",2]} 30. Bc5+ {
and White checkmates with 31.Qf7++. und Weiß setzt mit 31.Qf7++ matt.}) 29...
Ke8 30. Bb5+ Qd7 31. Qg6+ Kd8 32. Bb6+ 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Moussard, Jules"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. Nf3 {Les deux adversaires se sont à nouveau rencontré la semaine suivante
à Cannes et la partie s'est également terminée par la nulle} d5 2. g3 Nf6 3.
Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 e6 (8... Nbd7 9. b4
e6 10. b5 Rc8 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Nd4 Ne5 15. Nxf5 exf5
16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Rc7 20. Rad1 g6 21. Bb3 Re8
22. Rd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 24. h3 Nd7 25. Kg2 Nc5 26. Bd5 Na4 27. Bb3 Nc3 28.
Kf3 a5 29. Ra8 a4 30. Bxa4 Nxa2 31. Rd8 Nc3 32. Rd7 Rxd7 {1/2-1/2 (32)
Stefanova,A (2515)-Kamsky,G (2665) Gibraltar 2016}) 9. Nc3 Bc2 10. Rd2 $146 (
10. Re1 Bb4 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Bh7 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 Nb6 15. Ne5 Rd8 16.
Red1 Nfd7 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. c5 Nc4 19. Bf4 g5 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Rd1+ Kc8 22.
Bc1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. e4 Bf6 25. Nd1 Bd4 26. Kf1 f5 27. exf5 Bxf5 28. Bf3
Bc2 29. Be2 Ke7 30. Ke1 Bb3 31. f4 gxf4 32. gxf4 Kf6 33. Nf2 a5 34. Ne4+ Ke7
35. Bxc4 Bxc4 36. Nd6 Ba6 37. f5 axb4 38. axb4 b6 39. fxe6 Bc3+ {Koziak,V 
(2509)-Vuilleumier,A (2335) Lille 2014 1/2-1/2}) 10... Bh7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Bf4
g5 13. Bc7 Rc8 14. Bd6 a5 15. h3 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ke7 17. Rad1 Rhd8 18. b3 Ne8 19.
R6d2 Nc5 20. Ne5 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Rc7 22. Rd1 Nd6 23. Nd3 Bxd3 24. exd3 e5 25. d4
exd4 26. Rxd4 Nf5 27. Rd2 Rd7 28. Re2+ Kf6 29. Re8 Rd3 (29... Rd2 $15) 30. Ne4+
Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Nd6 33. Bf3 Rg1+ 34. Kxg1 Nxe8 35. Kf1 Ng7 36. Ke2
Ke5 37. Ke3 f5 38. a3 Ne6 39. b4 axb4 40. axb4 f4+ 41. gxf4+ Nxf4 42. h4 gxh4
43. b5 cxb5 44. cxb5 Nd5+ 45. Ke2 b6 46. Kf1 Nf4 47. Kg1 Kd4 48. Kh2 Kd3 49.
Bc6 Ke2 50. f3 Ke3 51. Ba8 Kd4 52. Bc6 Ke5 53. Ba8 Kf6 54. Bb7 Kg5 55. Bc6 Ne2
56. Kh3 Nd4 57. f4+ Kxf4 58. Kxh4 Ke5 59. Be8 Kf6 60. Kh5 Kg7 61. Kg4 Kf8 62.
Bd7 Ke7 63. Bc8 Nxb5 64. Kh5 Nd6 65. Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Castellanos Rodriguez, Renier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Qe2 h6 (10... Bd6 11. Rfe1 Ne7 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Rf1 Nd7 18. Qh5 Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Rxf4
Ne4 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 dxe4 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 a5 26. Rc7 a4
27. bxa4 Ba8 28. a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 {1-0 (30) Carlsen,M (2844)
-Tomashevsky,E (2728) Wijk aan Zee 2016}) 11. Rad1 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e4 Qc7
$146 (13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 g6 16. Qe3 Kg7 17. Be4 Rad8 18. Rd2
cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qc7 20. Rfd1 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Bc8 22. Qd2 Rxd4 23. Qxd4+ e5 24. Qd6
Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Be6 26. Bd5 Bc8 27. c4 Re8 28. Kf1 Re7 29. Ke2 Rc7 30. g4 f5 31.
gxf5 Bxf5 32. h4 h5 33. b4 Kf8 34. Rd8+ Ke7 35. Ra8 Be6 36. Kd3 Bxd5 37. cxd5
Kf6 38. a3 b5 39. Rb8 Rc4 40. Rxb5 Rxh4 41. Ra5 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 h4 43. Kf3 {
Sergeev,V (2439)-Leniart,A (2479) Katowice 2014 0-1}) 14. e5 Nd7 15. Qe3 a5 {
[%cal Gb7a6]} 16. Bb1 $1 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rfc8 18. a3 Ne7 19. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2g4,
Gg4h6]} Qd8 20. g4 (20. Ng4 Nf8 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qxh6 $44 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3g3]
}) 20... Ra7 21. f4 Rac7 22. Ndf3 cxd4 23. cxd4 Bb5 24. Qf2 Ba4 25. Rd2 Rc1 26.
Kg2 Qc7 27. Bd3 Rxe1 28. Nxe1 Qc1 29. Nhf3 Bd1 30. f5 $13 Nc6 31. Kg3 Nd8 32.
g5 Bxf3 33. Nxf3 hxg5 34. Nxg5 Nf8 $6 (34... exf5) 35. f6 g6 36. Nf3 a4 37. Qe3
1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 (9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 Bc5 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. Be3 Qb6 13. Bxc5 Qxc5
14. Nd2 Ng6 15. g3 h5 16. Nc4 h4 17. Qe3 Qh5 18. Be2 Qh7 19. g4 e5 20. Qc5 f6
21. Nd6+ Kd8 22. Nf7+ Kc7 23. Qa5+ Kb7 24. Nd6+ Ka7 25. Qc7+ {1-0 (25)
Fedorchuk,S (2673)-Balogh,C (2660) Bastia 2014}) 9... Qb8 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bd6
12. h3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Bxe7 14. Qh5 g6 $146 (14... d6 15. Bd2 O-O 16. c3 b3 17. a5
g6 18. Qd1 d5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. c4 Bc6 21. Bc3 Rd8 22. Qd2 Bc5 23. Be5 Qa7 24.
Rad1 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Bxf2+ 26. Kh2 Bxe1 27. Qd8+ {1-0 (27) Zhou,Y (2430)
-Savitskiy,S (2368) Prague 2012}) 15. Qe2 h5 16. Bd2 Qb7 17. c3 h4 18. c4 Bc5
19. b3 Rh5 20. Rad1 d6 21. Be3 Qb6 22. Qd2 O-O-O 23. Bc2 a5 24. Re2 Bxe3 25.
Rxe3 Qc5 26. Rde1 Rd7 27. Kh1 Kc7 28. Bd1 Rh8 29. Bf3 Rhd8 30. Rd3 Bb7 31. Kg1
Qe5 32. Qe3 g5 33. Red1 Kc8 34. Kf1 Kc7 35. Kg1 Kc8 36. Kf1 Rc7 37. Kg1 Rc5 38.
Rd4 Kc7 39. Qd2 Rd7 40. Qd3 Bc6 41. Qd2 Bb7 42. Qd3 Bc6 43. Qd2 Qf6 (43... Qf4
{Probablement le coup joué au lieu de Qf6}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gopal, Geetha Narayanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. a4 a6
9. O-O c5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Rfd1 h6 $146
(14... Qc7 15. Ng5 Bd5 16. c4 Bc6 17. d5 Bd7 18. Ra3 Rab8 19. Rda1 h6 20. Nf3
e6 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Qc2 Qc6 24. Nd2 Bf5 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 b5
27. axb5 axb5 28. b3 Rb6 29. Be5 Rd7 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 31. Rd5 Rdb7 32. Qd3 bxc4
33. bxc4 Be7 34. Ne4 Rb3 35. Qe2 Rb1 36. Kh2 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Rb6 38. Qc2 Qc8 39.
Nc3 Qe6 40. Qa2 Rb4 41. Nb5 Bf6 42. Nc7 Qe4 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Qf8 {Kamsky,G 
(2673)-Svidler,P (2734) Sochi 2015 1-0}) 15. Qa3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Bc6 17. a5 Qb7 18.
axb6 cxd4 19. exd4 Bxg2 20. Bxa6 Qc6 21. Qa4 Rab8 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Nc4 Nd7 24.
d5 Ba8 25. Nxd6 exd6 26. Bxd6 Nxb6 27. c4 Bxb2 28. Rab1 Na4 29. Bxb8 Rxb8 30.
Rd2 Kf8 31. Re2 h5 32. Bb5 Nc3 $6 (32... Bf6) 33. Rexb2 Nxb1 34. Rxb1 Ke7 35.
Kg2 Kd6 36. Kf3 Kc5 37. Kf4 f6 38. Rd1 Rb6 39. h4 Bb7 40. Be8 Rb4 41. Rc1 Bxd5
42. Bxg6 Kb6 43. Rb1 Rxb1 44. Bxb1 Bg8 45. Bg6 Kc5 46. Kf5 Bxc4 47. Bxh5 Kd4
48. Kxf6 Ke4 49. Bg6+ Kf3 50. h5 Kxf2 51. h6 Bg8 52. Kg7 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
O-O Bb6 9. Na3 Qg6 10. Nf5 (10. Qd2 Qxe4 11. Rfe1 Qg6 12. Bd3 Qh5 13. Nxc6 Nxc6
14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Nb5 d5 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Be4 Rbd8 19. Rad1 b5 20.
h3 Qh4 21. a3 Kh8 22. Qe3 a6 23. Nf4 Bb3 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Qc5
Re8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Nd3 a5 29. Qe5 Qd8 30. Nc5 h6 31. Kh2 a4 32. Ne4 f6 33.
Qf4 Bd5 34. Nd6 Qc7 35. f3 Kg8 36. Kg3 Qe7 37. Nf5 Qd7 38. h4 Be6 39. Nd4 Bd5 {
Ivanchuk,V (2776)-Bruzon Batista,L (2693) Havana 2011 0-1}) 10... d6 $146 (
10... Nxf5 11. exf5 Qxf5 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Nb5 Qf4 14. Bd5 Ne7 15. Re1 Nxd5 16.
Qxd5 c6 17. Qd6 Ra4 18. Qxf4 Rxf4 19. Nd6 b5 20. Rad1 b6 21. g3 Rf6 22. f4 g6
23. Kf2 Re6 24. g4 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Re5 Ba6 27. Rxe6 dxe6 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29.
Ke3 Bc8 30. Kd4 h6 31. Ke5 Kh7 32. Nxc8 Rxc8 33. Kxe6 Re8+ 34. Kxf5 Re2 35. b3
Rxa2 36. Rg6 b4 37. cxb4 Rc2 38. b5 Rc5+ 39. Kf6 cxb5 40. Rg7+ {Mrazik,L (2508)
-Shulga,Y (2521) ICCF email 2005 1-0}) 11. Bxb6 cxb6 12. Ng3 Bd7 13. f4 Rad8
14. Nc2 Qh6 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Bb3 Na5 17. Bd5 (17. Bc2 {[%cal Gf4f5]}) 17... b5
18. Qd3 a6 19. Rf3 Nac6 20. Ngf5 Nxf5 21. exf5 Bc8 22. g4 Rde8 23. Raf1 Qh4 24.
Rg3 Qd8 25. g5 Kh8 26. Rh3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf5f6]} Qb6 27. Kh1 Ne7 28. Rhf3 (
28. f6 Ng6 29. f5 Ne5 30. fxg7+ Kxg7 31. f6+ {[%csl Rh7]}) 28... Bd7 29. f6
gxf6 30. gxf6 Ng8 31. c4 b4 32. Nf5 Nxf6 33. Rh3 $2 (33. Nh6) 33... Rg8 34. Rh6
Rg6 35. Bxf7 Bxf5 36. Qxf5 Qf2 37. Qxf6+ Rxf6 38. Rxf2 Re1+ 39. Kg2 Rxh6 40. f5
Kg7 41. Be6 Kf6 42. Rd2 Ke7 43. Bc8 Re5 44. Kg3 a5 45. Kg4 b6 46. b3 Re4+ 47.
Kg5 Reh4 48. Re2+ Kf7 49. Be6+ Kg7 50. f6+ Kf8 51. Bg4 Rxh2 52. Re3 Rg6+ 53.
Kf5 Rf2+ 54. Bf3 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 Nh5 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 g5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bg3 d6 7.
Nd2 Bg7 8. c3 Nc6 9. Bd3 e5 10. Ne2 Qe7 11. h3 e4 12. Bc2 Bf5 13. b4 Bg6 14.
Qb1 O-O 15. Bh2 Rae8 16. b5 Na5 17. a4 b6 18. Qa2 Rc8 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 d5
21. Qa2 c5 22. bxc6 Rxc6 23. Bb3 Rd8 24. O-O Bf5 25. c4 Be6 26. Rac1 Qb4 27.
cxd5 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nxd5 29. Bg3 Rd7 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. Kh2 f5 {[%tqu "En",
"What's the best move for White?","Increase the pressure against Black's minor
pieces on the a2-e6 diagonal.","","e2c3","That's what Kamsky did!",3,"De","Wie
lautet der beste Zug für Weiß?","Erhöhen Sie den Druck auf die schwarzen
Leichtfiguren auf der Diagonalen a2-e6.","","e2c3","Genau das hat Kamsky
gespielt!",3]} 32. Nc3 $3 {[%csl Rd5,Re6][%cal Ra2e6,Rc3d5,Rb3d5] Increasing
the pressure on the a2-e6 diagonal. Erhöht den Druck auf der Diagonalen a2-e6.}
Qa5 (32... Nxc3 {[%tqu "En","Please show White's point.","","","b3e6","That's
it - White threatens 34.Bxf5++ checkmate!  Game over!",2,"De","Bitte zeigen
Sie die Pointe von Weiß.","","","b3e6","Das ist es - Weiß droht 34.Bxf5++
schachmatt!  Game over!",2]} 33. Bxe6 $1 Nxa2 34. Bxf5#) 33. Qc2 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Rc3e4,Rc2e4] With clear sacrificial intentions... Mit klaren
Opferabsichten...} Bf7 ({A more tenacious try was Zäher war} 33... Nb4 {
[%csl Yf5][%cal Ya5f5]} 34. Qb1 (34. Bxe6 Nxc2 35. Bxf5+ $4 (35. Nb5 $1 $13 {
[%cal Re6f5,Re6d7,Rc8c2]}) 35... Qxf5 $1) 34... Bxb3 35. Qxb3 Nd5) 34. Nxe4 $1
Bg6 (34... fxe4 35. Qxe4+ Bg6 {[%tqu "En","How would you continue White's
attack?","Centralisation is everything!","","e4e6","Power move no. 1 - the
queen is targeting g8, d7 and d5.  But what are you planning after 36...Nf6
now?",3,"b3d5","You are hoping for 36...Bxe4?? 37.Bxe4+ Qf5 38.Bxf5++, but 36..
.Qxd5! is very discouraging, right?",0,"De","Wie würden Sie den weißen Angriff
fortsetzen?","Zentralisierung ist alles!","","e4e6","Kraftzug Nr. 1 - die Dame
zielt nach g8, d7 und d5.  Aber was planen Sie jetzt nach 36...Nf6?",3,"b3d5",
"Sie hoffen auf 36...Bxe4?? 37.Bxe4+ Qf5 38.Bxf5++, aber 36...Qxd5! ist doch
sehr ernüchternd, stimmt's?",0]} 36. Qe6 $1 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Re6d7,Re6d5,Re6g8]
} (36. Bxd5 Qxd5 $1 (36... Bxe4 $4 37. Bxe4+ Qf5 38. Bxf5#)) 36... Nf6 {
[%tqu "En","Deliver the coup de grâce!","Once again: centralisation is
everything.","","g3e5","Power move no. 2!  White centralises the bishop and
hits Black's main defender, the Nf6.  Black's position collapses.",3,"De",
"Versetzen Sie Schwarz den Gnadenstoß!","Noch einmal: Zentralsierung ist alles.
","","g3e5","Kraftzug Nr. 2!  Weiß zentralisiert den Läufer und nimmt den
schwarzen Schlüsselverteidiger aufs Korn, den Nf6.  Die Stellung von Schwarz
bricht zusammen.",3]} 37. Be5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Re5f6]}) (34... Nb4 35.
Qb1 Bxb3 36. Qxb3 fxe4 37. Qg8+ Kg6 38. Qe6+ $18) {[%tqu "En","Black has
declined the sacrifice on e4. What now?","Activate White's queen.","","c2c6",
"Double attack against d7 and d5 - bingo!",3,"De","Schwarz hat das Opfer auf
e4 abgelehnt. Was nun?","Aktivieren Sie die weiße Dame.","","c2c6",
"Doppelangriff gegen d7 und d5 - Volltreffer!",3]} 35. Qc6 $1 {[%cal Rc6d7,
Rc6d5]} f4 36. Qxd7 Bxe4 {[%tqu "En","Here White is spoilt for choice, but
Kamsky chose a forcing rook move. Which one?","","","c8h8","After this check
the black king immediately becomes accessible for the white queen.",2,"De",
"Hier hat Weiß die Qual der Wahl, aber Kamsky wählte einen forcierenden
Turmzug. Welchen?","","","c8h8","Nach diesem Schach bekommt die weiße Dame
sofort Zugriff auf den schwarzen König.",2]} 37. Rh8+ $1 Kg6 (37... Kxh8 {
[%tqu "En","Please show the point of the rook sacrifice.","","","d7e8",
"Exactly - the Be4 drops!",1,"De","Bitte zeigen Sie die Pointe des Turmopfers.
","","","d7e8","Genau - der Be4 fällt!",1]} 38. Qe8+ {[%cal Re8e4,Re8h8]} Kh7 (
38... Bf8 39. Qxf8+ Kh7 40. exf4) 39. Qxe4+ $18) 38. Qe8+ Kf5 39. Qxe4+ (39.
Qxe4+ Kxe4 40. Bc2#) (39. Rf8+ Nf6 (39... Bf6 40. Qxe4+ Kxe4 41. Bc2#) 40. Be6#
) 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 d5 {Le parcours de Mikhail GOUREVICH était remarquable car il ne joue
presque plus et depuis plusieurs années, Cappelle est l'unique tournoi auquel
il participe} 2. Bf4 c6 (2... c5 3. e4 (3. e3 e6 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bd6 (5... Be7
6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. Qf3 $1 Rc8 10. Qh3 $36 {Sahovic,D (2485)
-Franzoni,G (2200) Biel 13th 1980 (1) 1-0}) 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qg3 (8.
Ngf3 Qe7 9. Qf4 cxd4 10. exd4 Qf6 11. Qe3 h5 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Qe7 15. Bd3 $14)) 3... dxe4 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qe2 g6 (6... Nxd5 $6 7.
O-O-O $44 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 7. O-O-O Bg7 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 $32 {[%csl Re7];
Berkes,F (2664)-Prohaszka,P (2582) Zalakaros op 34th 2015 (7) 1-0}) (2... Nf6)
3. e3 Bf5 (3... Qb6 4. Qc1 (4. b3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. c5 $1 Qd8 12. h3 $14 {[%cal Gb3b4,Gb4b5]}) 4...
Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. c5 $14) 4. c4 $1 {[%csl Rb7]} e6 (4...
Bxb1) (4... Nf6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nbd7 8. b4 $14) 5. Qb3 (5. Nc3
Nd7 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. c5 Qxb3 8. axb3 a6 9. Nf3 h6 10. b4 Rc8 11. Nd2 f6 12. Nb3 e5
13. Bg3 Be7 14. Na5 Rc7 15. Be2 Bd8 16. O-O Ne7 17. f3 Be6 18. e4 h5 19. h3 h4
20. Bh2 g5 21. Rfd1 Kf7 22. exd5 cxd5 23. b5 exd4 24. Bxc7 Bxc7 25. b6 dxc3 26.
bxc7 cxb2 27. Rab1 Rc8 28. Nxb7 Rxc7 29. Nd8+ {1-0 (29) Grischuk,A (2774)
-Bartel,M (2622) Berlin 2015}) 5... Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Bxb1 (7... Nf6 8. b4
) 8. Rxb1 Nd7 9. b4 a6 10. Nf3 Ngf6 11. h3 Be7 $146 (11... Ne4 12. Bd3 f5 13.
Ra1 Rc8 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Be5 Nd5 17. Ra4 Rd8 18. Ke2 Be7 19. f3
exf3+ 20. gxf3 Rg8 21. e4 Nf6 22. Ke3 Kf7 23. Nc4 g5 24. Raa1 h5 25. Rag1 h4
26. Rg2 f4+ 27. Kd3 Nh5 28. Bc7 Rc8 29. Bd6 Ng3 30. Ra1 Ra8 31. Be5 Rad8 32.
Bc7 Rc8 33. Bb6 Bf6 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Nxb7 Ra8 36. Na5 Kd7 37. b3 Bd8 38. Nc4
Bc7 39. Rga2 g4 40. fxg4 f3 41. Rf2 {Tasic,Z (2188)-Dodic,D (2177) Vrnjacka
Banja 2006 1-0 (62)}) 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nb3 Bd8 14. Na5 Bxa5 15. bxa5 Rfe8 16. f3
e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Kf2 Re6 19. Rc1 Rae8 20. Rc3 Nfd7 21. h4 f5 22. h5 Nf6 23.
Rh4 R8e7 24. Bh2 Neg4+ 25. fxg4 Ne4+ 26. Kg1 (26. Ke1 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Rxe3+ 28.
Kd2 $16) 26... Nxc3 27. bxc3 Rxe3 28. gxf5 R7e4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Kf2 h6 31.
Bc7 Re7 32. Bd6 Re4 33. f6 gxf6 34. Bd3 Ra4 35. Bc7 Ra2+ 36. Kf3 Ra3 37. Ke3
Rxc3 38. Kd4 Rc1 39. Bf4 Rh1 40. Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5c8]} Kg7 41. Bc8 Rb1 42. Bc7
$40 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gc7b6]} Re1 43. Bd6 Rb1 44. Kc3 Rb5 45. Bc7 Rxc5+ 46. Kd3
Rb5 47. Bb6 c5 48. Bxb7 d4 49. Bxa6 Rb3+ 50. Kc2 Rg3 51. Bb7 Ra3 52. a6 d3+ 53.
Kb2 d2 54. Kc2 Ra2+ 55. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vovk, Andrey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:15:33"]
[BlackClock "0:52:39"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7 7. a4 (7. Nbd2 h6
8. Nb3 g5 9. Ne1 Qc7 10. Nd3 b6 11. Be3 Bg7 12. f4 c5 13. dxc5 gxf4 14. cxb6
axb6 15. Bxf4 Ng6 16. Bg3 O-O 17. Nd4 Be4 18. c3 Ndxe5 19. Nf2 Qd8 20. Bh5 Qg5
21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qe2 e3 23. Bxg6 Nxg6 24. Nf3 Qc5 25. Rfe1 f5 26. Qxe3 Qxe3+
27. Rxe3 f4 28. Rxe6 Kf7 29. Rxb6 fxg3 30. hxg3 Rfb8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Rf1 Ke6
{1/2-1/2 (32) Dominguez Perez,L (2729)-Ding,L (2755) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) 7... a6
8. a5 c5 9. Bg5 $146 (9. c4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxb1 11. Rxb1 Nxe5 12. Qb3 N7c6 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Qg3 Qf6 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. f4 h6 19. Qh3 O-O
20. Be7 Rfe8 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Nd7 23. Bd3 Qf6 24. b4 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 c5 26.
Bc2 c4 27. Ba4 Red8 28. f5 e5 29. Rbd1 Qb2 30. Bxd7 Rxd7 31. Rxd5 f6 32. Qf3
Rad8 33. Rfd1 Qxb4 34. Qe4 Kf8 35. h3 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Rxd6 Qxd6 38. Qxc4
Ke7 {Martynyuk,E (2046)-Shkurkin,N (2204) St Petersburg 2014 1-0}) 9... h6 10.
Bxe7 Bxe7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Ra4 (14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4
Rc8) 14... Rd8 15. Qxc4 Qb8 16. Qf4 O-O 17. Nd5 Bc5 18. Ne3 Bg6 19. Rc4 b5 20.
axb6 Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lalith, Babu MR"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. a4 a5 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O
9. Ne5 Na6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 e6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Nb5 Nb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Demchenko, Anton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 b6 7. a4 a6 8. Be2 Bb7
9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bh2 Re8 11. Nbd2 e5 12. b4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qb3 Qe7 15.
Rfd1 Bb7 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. Qa2 exd4 18. cxd4 Nf6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Bh6 21.
Re1 Ne4 22. Bc4 Ra8 23. Qb3 Ra5 24. Bf4 g5 25. Bh2 Qd7 26. Rc2 Re7 27. Rec1 g4
28. hxg4 Qxg4 29. Bf1 Qf5 30. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bindrich, Falko"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Rb1 a5
9. Qb3 Kh8 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. c5 b5 14. cxb6 Rxb6 15. Qa4
Rb4 16. Qc2 Rb8 17. a3 Bd7 18. e3 Nc7 19. Rdc1 Ne6 20. Ne2 g5 21. Qd3 h6 22. b4
axb4 23. axb4 Qe8 24. d5 cxd5 25. Qxd5 Qh5 26. Nc3 Nc7 27. Qc4 Nb5 28. Qe2 f4
29. h3 fxg3 30. fxg3 Nf6 31. g4 Qg6 32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. exd4 h5 34. gxh5 Nxh5 35.
Be3 Nf4 36. Bxf4 gxf4 37. Kh1 Bxd4 38. Nd5 f3 39. Bxf3 Qg3 40. Rb3 Rbc8 41. Rd1
Qxh3+ 42. Qh2 Qxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Be5+ 44. Kg2 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2
Nh5 9. O-O Nf4 10. Bb5 a6 11. Ba4 Bd7 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Re1 e6 14. Bb3 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Nxe5 17. Nf1 Re8 18. Ne3 Nc6 19. Bc2 b5 20. Nd5 Na5 21. a4
c6 22. Ne3 Nb7 23. Qd2 Qc7 24. axb5 axb5 25. b4 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nd8 27. Rd1 Bc8
28. c4 bxc4 29. Nxc4 Nb7 30. Nxd6 Rd8 31. e5 Bf8 32. Qf4 Nxd6 33. exd6 Rxd6 34.
Re1 Qd8 35. Bb3 Rf6 36. Re8 Qxe8 37. Qxf6 Be6 38. Bxe6 Qxe6 39. Qxe6 fxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 d6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. O-O Bxe3 10. Qxe3 e5 11. c4 Be6 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6
15. Na5 O-O-O 16. Rac1 Kb8 17. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Round six of the Aeroflot Open saw a nice strategic victory by the
several-times "Candidate", Super-GM Gata Kamsky!} 1. e4 {96} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} cxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. a4 {[%emt 0:00:04] No surprise! This rare line
is Gata's "pet" line against Najdorf. One of the famous occasions, in which
Gata employed it is during his "Candidates" match against Topalov in 2011.
Another top-level player, who regularly employs this line is British no.1
Michael Adams. No surprise! This rare line is Gata's "pet" line against
Najdorf. One of the famous occasions, in which Gata employed it is during his
"Candidates" match against Topalov in 2011. Another top-level player, who
regularly employs this line is British no.1 Michael Adams.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:52]
} (6... e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5 ({The world champion has a different opinion on
this position!} 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. a5 Nc6 12. Be3 Qd7 13.
Re1 Rae8 14. Bb6 Bd8 $13 {1/2-1/2 (48) Carlsen,M (2864) -Gelfand,B (2755)
Moscow 2013}) 8... Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (37)
Kamsky,G (2732)-Topalov,V (2775) Kazan 2011}) 7. a5 {[%emt 0:00:27] This move
is actually Gata's "Novelty" against Topalov in 2011. This move is actually
Gata's "Novelty" against Topalov in 2011.} Nxa5 {Young talent, Salem, takes
the challenge. Topalov's reaction was less drastic back in 2011.} (7... e6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O c5 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. e5 Qc6 14. f3 Nh5
15. Bd2 c4 16. Bxc4 dxe5 17. b3 Rd8 18. Rad1 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nf4 $132 {1/2-1/2 
(41) Kamsky,G (2732)-Topalov,V (2775) Kazan 2011}) 8. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:45] I
hope my memory is not failing me, but I think this move was studied by the
"Chess Evolution" team, extensively back in 2011. I hope my memory is not
failing me, but I think this move was studied by the "Chess Evolution" team,
extensively back in 2011.} e6 9. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 11. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} bxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 $146 (12... d5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2
Bg7 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Ra4 $36 {1-0 (31) Bajarani,U (2471)-Rasulov,V (2512)
Baku 2014} (16. Qg4 $1 $16)) 13. O-O d5 {[#] It is time to turn off engines,
sit back, and evaluate the position. White is a pawn down, and Black has a
great 'pack' of pawns in the center. However, Black king's does not have a
real safe place to go to, and in the long-run Black has a lot of difficulty to
mobilize his pieces. In addition, Black has a number of weaknesses on the
queenside, notably the a-pawn, which would fall once White manages to mobilize
his pieces on the queenside.} 14. Ba5 Qd6 {135} 15. Bc3 {138} Be7 {1005} 16.
Ra4 {536} e5 {437} 17. Qe2 {71} Bg4 {336} 18. f3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Be6 {125} 19.
Kh1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:55] Computers do not like this move, but I do! This move
parries all the possible tactical tricks and prepares White to set-forth
pressure on the queenside. Computers do not like this move, but I do! This
move parries all the possible tactical tricks and prepares White to set-forth
pressure on the queenside.} h4 {206} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:00:40] Obvious prevention
Obvious prevention} Rg8 21. Rfa1 {92} Qb8 {This move proves how hard this
position is for a human to play. The fall of the a-pawn is now inevitable, and
with it comes the fall of Black's position.} 22. b4 {167} (22. b3 {is equally
good if not better.}) 22... Bd7 {264} 23. Rxa6 {413} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24.
Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 25. Qf1 {[%csl Gf1,Yh3][%cal Gf1h3,
Yd7h3] Gata parries Bxh3.} Bd8 {116} 26. Be1 $1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Ye1h4] Now,
Black's pawns prove to be ill-structured and Gata makes sure to grab them one
after another!} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 27. Bf2 {120} d4 {[%emt 0:00:36] [#] [#]}
28. Kh2 (28. c3 $1 dxc3 29. Qa1 Bxh3 30. Ra8 {was a neater and more classy
continuation. Gata's choice is equally good and in essence. Black is
strategically lost.}) 28... Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 29. b5 $1 {137} (29. c3 $1
dxc3 30. Qa1 {is another way to win this game!}) 29... cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:55]}
30. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 31. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kf8 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} (31... Bd6 32. Ra7 $18 {and Black is busted.} Rd8 33. Ba5) 32.
Bxd7 {147} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:24] It is White who is a
pawn up. The rest is "just a matter of technique", which Gata takes care of
with caution and patience. It is White who is a pawn up. The rest is "just a
matter of technique", which Gata takes care of with caution and patience.} Rh5
{[%emt 0:00:43]} 34. Qa6 {1258} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 35. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 36. Rd6 {150} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 37. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]
} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 38. Rh6 {377} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Qd6 {360} Qe8 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rg4 {154}
Rxg4 {278} 42. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. g5 {[%emt 0:00:
38] Gata's patience and game plan was simple and deep. I believe that Salem's
loss was as a result of dubious opening choice rather a poor play. The
position was already hard to handle right out of the opening. Gata's patience
and game plan was simple and deep. I believe that Salem's loss was as a result
of dubious opening choice rather a poor play. The position was already hard to
handle right out of the opening.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wen, Yang"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Goganov, Aleksey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nh5 13. a3 c4 14. Bb1 g6 15. Nf1 b5
16. Ne3 a5 17. Ng4 b4 18. Qe3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Bf4 Bc8 21. Bg5 Rb3 22. h4
Qb6 23. Bc2 Rxa3 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Qh6 Nf5 26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Ng5 Nf6 28. Ne3 f4
29. Nxd5 Qd8 30. O-O 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. h3
O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. a4 b6 11. Re1 Ba6 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 Rad8 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. Bg3 Nac7 18. Be5 Ne6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. g3 Nf6 21. c3
c5 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Rab1 Rd5 24. Ned2 Rf5 25. Qb5 Qa8 26. Re3 Rd8 27. Qe2 Rh5
28. h4 Rf5 29. Re1 Ng4 30. Re4 h5 31. Nc4 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2016.03.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bellahcene, Bilel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d5 3. g4 g6 4. g5 e6 5. h4 Bg7 6. h5 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qd6 8. a3 Nge7
9. h6 Bf8 10. Rh4 b6 11. Bf4 Qd7 12. b4 a6 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Qe3 Rg8 15. Rb1 Nc8
16. c4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Be7 18. Nce5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qa4 20. Qc1 Bd5 21. Bg2 Bd6 22.
Nd3 Na7 23. Rh3 Rb8 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Rb7 27. Rc3 c6 28. f3
Rf8 29. Qf4 b5 30. Bd6 Rff7 31. Rbc1 Kd8 32. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2016.03.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2016.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 h6 11. Nh4 Kh8 12. Nf5 Na5 13. Bc2 Bxf5 14. exf5 exd4 15.
cxd4 d5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Rxa5 Rxa5 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21.
Qg5+ Kf8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Qg5+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 {The solid Breyer system is one of Gata's main weapons against 1.
e4, so it couldn't come as a real surprise for Wesley.} 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2
Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bg5 {The main idea behind this move
is provoking h7-h6, which exposes the kingside structure.} ({The most popular
continuations here are} 15. b3) ({and} 15. a4) 15... h6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. a4 c6
$6 {Finally Gata deviates from the main theoretical paths, but this passive
move is a serious concession.} ({Instead, he should have chosen between} 17...
c5 18. d5 c4 19. b4 cxb3 20. Bxb3 Nc5 21. c4 Qd7 22. cxb5 ({Possibly,} 22. a5
$5 {can pose Black more problems.}) 22... axb5 23. a5 Reb8 24. Bc2 Bc8 25. Rb1
Qd8 $132 {1/2 Vachier Lagrave,M (2773)-Adams,M (2737) London ENG 2015}) ({and} 
17... Nb6 18. b3 bxa4 19. bxa4 a5 20. Bd3 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Qb3 Qa8 $132 {
1-0 Ni Hua (2691)-Wagner,D (2583) Karlsruhe GER 2016}) 18. axb5 $146 {A
novelty. Opening up the a-file was connected with a concrete idea.} (18. b4 $5
{also deserved serious attention:} Nb6 19. Qc1 Kh7 20. Bb3 Qe7 21. Qc2 $14) ({
Or} 18. b3 Qc7 19. Qc1 Kh7 20. Bd3 Nf8 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. c4 $14 {Duda,J (2603)
-Inarkiev,E (2680) Wroclaw POL 2014, with a serious space advantage in both
cases.}) 18... axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Nh4 $5 {An aggressive idea, which was
fully justified in the game!} ({Honestly speaking, a stronger move was} 20. Be3
{and now if} c5 (20... exd4 21. cxd4 c5 22. d5 $14) 21. d5 c4 22. Qd2 h5 23.
Nh4 $36 {, then the same idea as in the game would work effectively.}) 20...
Qd8 $6 {Perhaps, Gata had underestimated White's attacking resources, so he
immediately accepted the challenge!} ({At the same time, the correct} 20...
exd4 $1 21. cxd4 c5 22. d5 Qd8 $1 {would maintain the balance, since now the
same sac is less effective:} 23. Nhf5 gxf5 24. Nxf5 Ne5 25. Nxh6+ Bxh6 26. Bxh6
Nh7 $132) 21. Qc1 $1 {The last preparations...} Kh7 $2 {It's hard to believe,
but this natural move is a decisive mistake!} ({He had to play} 21... Nh7 $1
22. Nf3 (22. Nhf5 gxf5 23. Nxf5 Re6 24. Bxh6 Bxh6 25. Nxh6+ Kf8 26. Nf5 $44 {
offers White sufficient compensation, but not more.}) 22... h5 23. Bh6 Bf6 $14
{White's positional advantage is obvious, but a complex struggle lies ahead.})
22. Nhf5 $1 gxf5 23. Nxf5 Re6 ({After} 23... Bf8 24. Bxh6 Ng8 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 {
White wins in beautiful style:} 26. Qd1 Nf6 27. Qd2 Ng8 28. Qe2 Nf6 29. Qe3 Ng8
30. Qf3 Nf6 31. dxe5 dxe5 32. Rd1 Qc7 33. Qe3 Ng8 34. Qg5 $18) 24. Bxh6 {
The lack of harmony in Black's camp makes the attack decisive.} Ne8 (24... Nh5
25. Bg5 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. dxe5 Nxe5 (27... dxe5 28. Qd1 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd7,
Rh5]}) 28. f4 Ng6 29. e5 dxe5 30. fxe5 Rxe5 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Rxe5 Qxe5 33. Qxh5
$18) 25. Bg5 Bf6 (25... Qc7 26. dxe5 dxe5 (26... Nxe5 27. f4 Nd7 28. e5 $18)
27. Bb3 Nc5 28. Bxe6 Nxe6 29. Qd1 Kg8 30. Qg4 $18) 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Gata was
able to exchange one pair of bishops, but the awkward placement of his rook
invites new troubles...} (26... Rxf6 27. Qg5 Nf8 28. Re3 $18) 27. d5 Re7 (27...
cxd5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Ne3+ {is completely hopeless too.}) 28. g4 $1 {Black
loses the whole rook.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. e4 Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1
Rb8 15. Ke2 Ba6+ 16. Ke3 Rfd8 17. f4 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Bf2
h5 21. b3 Bb5 22. c4 Bd7 23. h3 g6 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Kg7 26. g5 Be7 27. Kd3
Kf8 28. a4 a5 29. Be3 Ke8 30. Bf2 Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c6 7. Nbd2 a5 8. a4 d5
9. O-O Bf5 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nd3 Ne4 12. Nf3 Nd6 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Nfe5 Rfd8 15.
e3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne8 17. Qe2 Nc7 18. f4 f6 19. exf6 exf6 20. Nf2 Re8 21. Rce1
Re7 22. Qd2 Ne8 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. c4 dxc4 25. bxc4 Be6 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. Qe2 f5 28.
Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qb2+ Kg8 30. e4 fxe4 31. Nxe4 Bf5 32. Nf2 h5 33. Qc3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Bxe4 Bxf4 13. Bd3 g5 14. Nf3
g4 15. Ng1 h5 16. Ne2 Bh6 17. Bb5 a6 18. Bxc6+ Qxc6 19. Nc1 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Qb5
21. Qc2 O-O-O 22. a4 Qc4 23. b3 Qc7 24. O-O Kb8 25. Qd2 Rd6 26. c4 dxc4 27.
Rxc4 Rc6 28. Rfc1 Rxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 30. Qg5 f5 31. g3 e5 32. dxe5 Qd1+ 33. Kg2
Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1
O-O 9. b3 {White's main idea is to stop Black's ideal development of ...Bg4 
(after Nf3), ...Nc6 and ...d5, trying to fix the d4-pawn as a weakness. For
example, if White plays 9.Nf3:} (9. Nf3 {allows Black to get everything he
wants in this line:} Bg4 10. b3 (10. h3 {is not good enough for White either}
Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Qd1 d5 13. c5 $2 (13. cxd5 Nxd5 $17) 13... e5 $3 $17)
10... Nc6 11. Be2 d5 12. c5 Nc8 {followed by ...e6, ...N8e7, ...Bxf3 and ...
Nf5, and Black is fine.}) 9... Bf5 $5 {Keeping it flexible.} (9... Nc6 10. d5 {
I learned this line in 2001 and had an important win back then:} Ne5 11. Be2 $1
{this is the key, now White wants to play f4 followed by Nf3, causing some
discomfort to Black's pieces} Re8 12. f4 Ned7 13. Nf3 e6 {Black has to do this
to get some air, and now there's a clear weakness on d6, and White has a lot
of room for all his pieces} 14. dxe6 Rxe6 15. Bf2 $16 {1-0 (53) Mekhitarian,K 
(2198)-De Castro,A (2305) Sao Paulo 2001}) (9... e5 $5 10. dxe5 $1 dxe5 11.
Qxd8 Rxd8 12. c5 N6d7 (12... Nd5 $2 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Bc4 $18) 13. Bc4 $36 {
and White tries an immediate initiative with the strong bishop on c4 and
possible invasions with Ne4-Nd6, and the use of the d-file. Nevertheless,
Black has a solid position and could have good prospects with his e+f pawns
advance (normally possible after the exchange of some pieces).}) 10. d5 (10.
Nf3 d5 11. c5 Nc8 12. Be2 Bg4 {Black could lose a tempo to achieve the ideal
piece setup. Naturally, this will be better for White compared to the main
line, but it looks safe for Black} 13. b4 a6 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rb1 e6 16. a4 N8e7
17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Na5 $5 {threatening ...Nf5 right away, without taking
directly on f3} (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Na5 $13 {followed by ...Nf5 or ...Nc4})
19. Nd2 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Nf5 $15 {and Black is fine again, could even look at an
advantage because of his more compact pawn structure.}) 10... e5 (10... e6 $1 {
with the same idea, but intending to take on d5. In the game, White wasn't
forced to take on e6.}) 11. dxe6 $6 (11. Nf3 $5 {was probably better. Black
gets a strong pawn on e5, but White could get something going on the queenside
in the middlegame (c5 or b4-c5 for example).}) 11... Bxe6 12. Nge2 (12. Nf3 d5
13. c5 Nc8 {followed by ...Nc6 and ...Qa5} (13... Nc6 $6 14. Bg5 $1 f6 15. Be3
$14) 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Nb5 N8e7 16. O-O Nf5 $132) 12... d5 $1 {Taking advantage
of the better development.} 13. c5 $6 (13. cxd5 {gives Black comfortable
equality:} Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Nf4 Bc6 $11) 13... Nc6 $1 14. Nd4 $2 {
Ambitious, but already bad.} (14. cxb6 {was a chance to equalise, White
already is looking at a worse position:} d4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Nb5 (16. bxa7 $2
Qa5 $1 $17) 16... Nxb5 17. Bxb5 Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 axb6 19. O-O Rxa2 20. Bc4 {
after massive exchanges, the position should head to a draw} Bxc4 21. bxc4 Rc8
22. g3 $11 {followed by Rd7 or Rd6 or Rb1, etc.}) 14... Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Re8 $6 {
This is a very interesting piece sacrifice, but why not 15...Qh4 right away?
Maybe Kamsky didn't want his opponent to castle, even at a cost of a pawn.} (
15... Qh4 $1 {unblocking d4 by force} 16. cxb6 (16. Ne2 {similar to the game,
this is a much better version for Black, because there is no need to sacrifice
the piece} Nd7 17. Qd2 Rfe8 $17) (16. Nb5 $2 a6 17. cxb6 axb5 $19) 16... Nxd4
17. Be2 axb6 18. O-O Rfd8 $17 {with a healthy pawn up.}) 16. cxb6 Qh4 (16...
Bg4+ $2 {unfortunately doesn't win the queen} 17. Be2 $18) 17. Ne2 axb6 18. Qd2
Bf5 19. Kd1 $2 (19. Rd1 $13 {this is an ugly suggestion, but the game sequence
is simply very bad for White. I don't know how Black increases the pressure,
since all his pieces are on optimal squares, but I also don't know White's
next moves!}) 19... Rxe2 20. Bxe2 Nxd4 $5 (20... Qxd4 $1 {it was a hard
decision to exchange queens, considering White's centrally located king, but
the a2-pawn is a more important matter here:} 21. g4 (21. a4 Qxf2 $17) (21.
Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Bf3 Nxf3 23. gxf3 Rxa2 24. Rc7 Kf8 25. Re1 Rxf2 26. Rxb7 Bc2+ 27.
Kc1 Bxb3 28. Rxb6 Rxf3 $17) 21... Qxd2+ (21... Bd7 $5 {threatening ...Rxa2
right away} 22. Qxd4 Nxd4 $17 {taking on a2 next, with a scary initiative}) 22.
Kxd2 Rxa2+ 23. Ke1 Bc2 24. h4 Bxb3 25. Rh3 Nd4 $36) 21. f3 Qf2 (21... Qf6 22.
Re1 $13) 22. Re1 Be6 23. Rc3 Nc6 24. Bf1 Qh4 (24... Qxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Rxa2+ 26.
Rc2 Ra3 $11 {and Black would only have enough play to equalise the game.}) 25.
Bb5 Nd4 (25... Nb4 26. Rc7 $1 {suddenly Black's king doesn't feel too safe:} (
26. a4 $2 d4 $1 $17) 26... Nxa2 {threatening d4, but White gets the initiative
first} (26... Rxa2 27. Qc3 $132) 27. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Bd7 {Black has many
possible moves here, but there is a pretty variation:} Qf6 29. Bxe6+ Qxe6 (
29... Kh8 30. Rc8+ Rxc8 31. Bxc8 $11) 30. Qd4 Nc3+ 31. Qxc3 d4 32. Qxd4 Ra1+ $1
(32... Qxb3+ $2 33. Ke1 Qb1+ 34. Kf2 Qa1 35. Rc8+ Rxc8 36. Qxa1 $18) 33. Qxa1
Qd6+ 34. Ke2 Qxc7 $11) 26. Bf1 Nf5 {Kamsky is playing for the win; after ...d4,
...Ne3 White will lack space for his pieces.} 27. Rd3 $1 d4 (27... Qxh2 $2 28.
g4 $1 Qxd2+ 29. Rxd2 $16 {and White has good winning chances.}) 28. g3 Qf6 29.
Ke2 {This is a nice way to hide the king on f2. I feel that Black could start
getting worried if he loses the initiative.} Bd7 30. a4 b5 31. a5 Bc6 32. Kf2
Ne3 33. Be2 (33. Rdxe3 dxe3+ 34. Rxe3 $11 {would equalise right away, but I
guess White was looking for more, after he had escaped all the dangers in the
opening and middlegame.}) 33... Rd8 34. Kg1 Kg7 35. Bd1 Bxf3 $4 {A horrible
blunder, most likely in time trouble.} (35... h5 $5 $44 {would keep the game
going. White was able to stabilise, but it's not easy to make progress, since
there are no pawn breaks and Black keeps the initative. Also, right now the
weak pawn on d4 can't be targeted more than twice.}) 36. Bxf3 Qxf3 37. Rexe3 (
37. Rxd4 $18 {also wins on the spot}) 37... dxe3 38. Qb2+ {White wins the rook
and the game.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 a6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a4 Be7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Bxa8 O-O 14. Bg2
Qc7 15. Bd2 Rd8 16. e3 Nd5 17. Qh5 Bd6 18. f4 g6 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Qh3 Bb4 21.
Bxb4 Nxb4 22. Qh4 Rf8 23. g4 f6 24. Nf3 Nd3 25. f5 exf5 26. gxf5 Qe7 27. fxg6
Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 hxg6 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qxe5 31. Re1 Qg5 32. Qd4 Kg7 33. Qd6
b4 34. Bd5 Rc8 35. Qe6 c3 36. bxc3 bxc3 37. Rg1 Qh5 38. Be4 Rf8 39. Rxg6+ Qxg6
40. Bxg6 Kxg6 41. Qc4 f5 42. Qxc3 Nd7 43. Qg3+ Kf7 44. Qd6 Nf6 45. Qc5 Rh8 46.
Qxf5 Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8.
Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nb5 Be4 11. Qd1 Nb7 12. a3 Be7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rc1 a6 15.
Nc3 Bc6 16. b4 a5 17. Qb3 axb4 18. axb4 Nd6 19. Nb1 b5 20. c5 Nc4 21. Nd4 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 d5 23. Nxb5 Qd7 24. N1c3 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Qxb5 26. Qc3 Qb7 27. Nd2 g5 28.
Qf3 Qxb4 29. Nxc4 dxc4 30. Be3 c3 31. Rfd1 g4 32. Qf4 Qxf4 33. gxf4 Bxc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 {This is not a common
line, White would like to attack and gain some space on the kingside. On the
other hand, he has a development disadvantage, moreover his K is in the middle
too.} a6 {A playable plan, Black would like to play for ...b5.} ({Nevertheless
I prefer} 6... c5 7. d5 e6 {to open the centre.} 8. g5 Nfd7 (8... Nh5 $5 9.
Bxh5 gxh5 10. Qxh5 Re8 11. Nge2 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nd7 13. Ng3 Ne5 $13 {
Mamedyarov-Radjabov, Moscow blitz 2010}) ({or even} 8... Ne8 $5 {.}) 9. h4 exd5
10. cxd5 Qe7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. h5 Rb8 13. Nf3 b5 14. Be3 Nb6 $132 {
Kociscak-Gallagher, Zillertal 2015, with a double-edged fight.}) 7. g5 Nfd7 8.
h4 b5 (8... c5 {is another move.}) 9. h5 $146 {A logical and straightforward
novelty by Akobian.} (9. cxb5 axb5 10. Bxb5 c5 11. Be3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 (12...
Rxa6 $5) 13. Nge2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 $44 {Georgiou-Arduman, Ankara 1995, with
nice compensation for the P.}) 9... Nc6 (9... c5 $5 10. d5 Ne5 {was also an
interesting alternative.}) 10. Nf3 e5 11. d5 Nd4 12. Be3 b4 13. Na4 f5 $5 {
A very ambitious continuation by Kamsky.} ({The engine suggests} 13... Qe8 $5 {
followed by ...f5.}) 14. hxg6 ({The immediate} 14. Nh4 $5 {was also possible
and similar to the text move.}) 14... hxg6 15. Nh4 ({In the event of} 15. Bxd4
exd4 (15... fxe4 $5) 16. Nxd4 (16. exf5 Qe7 $3 {What a brilliant and cool
reply!} 17. f6 Nxf6 18. gxf6 Qxf6 $17 {and Black simply continues with ...Bd7,
Rae8 and White is in big trouble.}) 16... Qxg5 (16... Ne5 17. f4) 17. Ne6 Qe7
18. Nxf8 Nxf8 $44 {with nice compensation for the exchange.}) 15... f4 16. Bxd4
Qxg5 {A very smart reply! The d4-B is trapped, so Black doesn't have to take
back immediately.} 17. Bc5 $6 {An inaccuracy.} (17. Bg4 $1 {was stronger to
activate the B,} exd4 18. Be6+ Rf7 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. c5 $5 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. f3 $14 {and White should be slightly better, but in a practical
game, this is still a major battle.}) 17... Nxc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Nf3 (19. d6
{could have been met by} Bb7 $132) 19... Qe7 20. Rg1 Rf6 21. Rg5 Rd6 22. Kd2 $5
{A logical move. The centre is closed, so the K is safe on d2 and White wants
to activate his major pieces with Qh1, Rag1.} Bd7 23. Qh1 Kf7 24. Rg2 Rh8 25.
Rh2 Rxh2 26. Qxh2 {Black has a P up, but White has the initiative on the
kingside, moreover the g7-B is passive.} g5 {Black immediately gives back the
g-P, because he frees the 6th rank for his R.} ({Nevertheless Black could try
to hold with} 26... Kg8 27. Rg1 Rb6 {, but he doesn't have any plans, so the
position is balanced.}) 27. Qh5+ {Otherwise ...Rh6.} Kf8 28. Qxg5 (28. Nxg5 $4
{does not work, because of} Rh6 $19 {and White loses his N.}) 28... Qxg5 29.
Nxg5 Rh6 30. Rg1 Bf6 31. Nf3 {After the exchange of Qs, White gets back the P,
but he doesn't have any attack, so the position is completely equal.} c6 32. b3
Ke7 33. Rg8 Rh8 34. Rxh8 Bxh8 35. Nh2 a5 36. Bg4 Be8 37. Be2 Kd6 38. Nf3 Bf6
39. Nh2 Bh4 40. Ke1 Bg6 41. Nf3 Bd8 42. Nd2 Bg5 43. Bf3 Be8 44. Ke2 Bd7 45. Bh5
Bh4 46. Bg6 Bg4+ 47. Ke1 Bd7 48. Kf1 Bh3+ 49. Kg1 Bg4 50. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chandra, Akshat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 {Players are simply tired of long lines so simply switching to less
known territories is common today.} e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 {
The modern approach.} 5. Na3 a6 6. Be2 {Less played, the alternative is more
popular and more logical anyway:} (6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc4 Qe7 8. h3 O-O 9. Ne2 b5
10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. O-O Nd5 12. a4 Be6 13. e4 Nb6 14. a5 Nd7 15. d4 {1-0 (48)
Jobava,B (2673)-Carstensen,J (2356) Sweden 2016; with an interesting and
complicated game ahead of us.}) 6... e4 7. d4 exd3 8. Qxd3 $5 {A new move but
probably with the idea to play something else rather than to play something
better.} (8. cxd3 Bb4+ 9. Kf1 d5 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. h3 Nb4 13. Qd2 c5
$15 {0-1 (36) Filippov,A (2606)-Bacrot,E (2710) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 8... Qe7
9. Nc4 Bb4+ {In my opinion an alternative would give Black an easy game:} (9...
Bc5 10. a3 (10. Nf3 d5 11. Ncd2 Nb4 12. Qc3 d4 $5 13. exd4 Bd6 14. Ne5 c5 15.
O-O cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nxc2 17. Qa4+ Kf8 $17) 10... d5 11. Nd2 Ne5 12. Qc3 Bd6 13.
Ngf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 c6 15. O-O Bf5 16. Rfe1 O-O-O 17. b4 h5 18. Qb3 Kb8 19. c4
Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Qh4 {Black has seized the initiative. This is of
course just one possible line.}) 10. c3 Bc5 {Having c3 is actually in White's
favour now as the queen on d3 is not in danger of a possible ...Nb4, and b3-b4
is an asset.} 11. Nf3 d5 12. Ncd2 O-O 13. a3 Rd8 14. b4 Ba7 (14... Bd6 15. c4
Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. O-O Bg4 {Black is ok.}) 15. c4 dxc4 {
An alternative was sensible especially because on a previous move Black
decided to go to a7 with his bishop;} (15... d4 16. exd4 Re8 17. Nf1 Bf5 18.
Qd1 Rad8 19. Ne3 Bg6 20. O-O Ng4 $1 21. Nxg4 Qxe2 22. Qxe2 Rxe2 23. d5 Nxb4 24.
Bxg7 Kxg7 25. axb4 Rb2 $13) 16. Qxc4 Bf5 (16... Be6 17. Qc3 Bd5 18. O-O Rd6 19.
Rae1 $5 Rad8 20. e4 $16) 17. O-O Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. h4 $5 {With the bishop
on a7 such a move is possible.} h6 20. Qc3 f6 21. Rad1 Bg6 22. Qc4+ Bf7 23. Qg4
Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rc1 {White has an easier game.} h5 26. Qf5 Qe6 27. Qxe6
Bxe6 28. Bxa6 Nxb4 29. Bxb7 Nd3 30. Rc6 $6 {A tactical mistake.} (30. Rd1 Rb8
31. Rxd3 Rxb7 32. Nd4 Bf7 33. Rd2 Bc5 {Black is a pawn down, but the bishop
pair helps him to keep this endgame in balance.}) 30... Bd5 $6 {Black misses a
chance:} (30... Nc5 $1 31. Bd4 Bd5 $1 32. Rxc7 Bxb7 33. Ne1 (33. Bxc5 Bb8 $1 {
Black wins materal due to the ...Rd1 mate threat!}) 33... Bb6 34. Rxc5 Bxc5 35.
Bxc5 Rd1 36. Bb4 {Probably White can hold this endgame, but certainly it is
not what Kamsky wanted.}) 31. Rxc7 {White is much better now.} Bxe3 32. fxe3
Nxb2 33. Nd4 Bxb7 34. Rxb7 Nc4 35. Kf2 Nxa3 36. Nf5 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 Nc2 38. e4 Kf8
$6 {It could be that Black simply thought that the move order doesn't matter...
} (38... Ne1 $1 39. Rxg7+ Kf8 40. Kh3 Nd3 41. Rh7 Kg8 42. Rh6 Re2 {Black is
holding here for a while and it is not easy to see if White can make any
significant progress at the moment.} 43. Rg6+ Kh7 44. Rxf6 Nf2+ 45. Kg3 Nxe4+
46. Kf3 Nxf6 47. Kxe2 $11) 39. Nxg7 $1 {But it does!} Ne1 40. Ne6+ Kg8 41. Nf4
{White wins now.} Ra2 42. Rd7 Kf8 43. Rd5 Kf7 44. e5 fxe5 45. Rxe5 Nc2 46. Rf5+
Ke7 47. Rxh5 {The rest of the game is just technical.} Kf6 48. Rg5 Ra3+ 49. Kf2
Nd4 50. Nd5+ Ke6 51. Ne3 Ra2+ 52. Kg1 Re2 53. Rg4 Ke5 54. Nc4+ Kd5 55. Nb6+ Ke5
56. Nd7+ Kd5 57. Nf6+ Ke5 58. Nh5 Re4 59. Rxe4+ Kxe4 60. Kh2 Kf5 61. Kh3 Ne6
62. Kg3 Nc5 63. Kf3 Nd3 64. g4+ Ke5 65. Ke3 Nc5 66. Nf4 Nb7 67. Nd3+ Kf6 68.
Kf4 Nd6 69. g5+ Kg6 70. Kg4 Ne4 71. h5+ Kg7 72. Nf4 Nd6 73. h6+ Kh7 74. Kh5 Ne8
75. g6+ Kh8 76. Kg5 Nc7 77. Kf6 Kg8 78. Ke7 Kh8 79. Kf7 Ne6 80. Kxe6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 d6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
Nxe5 Qc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Qc5 Rc8 13. Bf4 Qb7 14. Na4
O-O 15. Qa3 Qa6 16. Nd3 Bf5 17. Ndc5 Qc4 18. Be5 Rfd8 19. c3 Rd2 20. Qb4 Qxb4
21. cxb4 Rcd8 22. Bc3 Rc2 23. h3 h5 24. a3 h4 25. Rxe7 Nd5 26. Rd1 Ra8 27. Bxg7
Nxe7 28. Bf6 Nd5 29. Bxh4 Re8 30. b5 cxb5 31. Rxd5 bxa4 32. Bf6 Rc4 33. Bc3 Rc8
34. Nd7 Rxc3 35. bxc3 Rxc3 36. g4 Bxd7 37. Rxd7 Rxh3 38. Rxa7 Rxa3 39. g5 Ra1+
40. Kg2 Kf8 41. Kf3 a3 42. Kf4 Ra2 43. Kg3 Ke8 44. Kf3 Ra1 45. Kf4 Kd8 46. Rxf7
Rf1 47. Ra7 Rxf2+ 48. Kg3 Ra2 49. Ra6 Ra1 50. Kg2 a2 51. Ra8+ Kc7 52. Ra7+ Kb6
53. Ra8 Kb5 54. Rb8+ Kc4 55. Rc8+ Kd3 56. Rd8+ Ke3 57. Ra8 Kf4 58. Ra5 Kg4 59.
Kh2 Kf3 60. Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 b6 8. a4 a5
9. O-O Bb7 10. Na3 Ne4 11. Bh2 Kh8 12. Qb3 e6 13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Na7
Ra8 16. Nb5 Rac8 17. Qa3 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 f5 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 e5 21. Bf1 h6
22. Na7 Ra8 23. Nb5 Rac8 24. Na7 Ra8 25. Nb5 Rac8 26. Na7 Ra8 27. Nb5 Rac8 28.
Na7 Ra8 29. Nb5 Rac8 30. Na7 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 Nd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Nd2 a6 10. Bc4 d6 11. Nf3 b5 12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd4 Ne7 14. Ne2 O-O
15. Bg5 Be6 16. b3 h6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rfd1 Qg5 19. f3 h5 20. Kh1 Rf6 21. Rg1
Kh8 22. Rad1 Rb8 23. a3 Rb6 24. Qc3 Rf7 25. Rd3 Kh7 26. Rgd1 Qf6 27. Qd2 Rc6
28. Rf1 Qh6 29. Qd1 Rc5 30. Nc3 g5 31. Qe2 a5 32. Nd1 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. Ne3
Bd7 35. c4 bxc3 36. Nc4 Be6 37. Rxc3 g4 38. Re3 h4 39. Re1 Qf4 40. fxg4 Bxg4
41. Qd3 Qg5 42. Rf1 Rg7 43. Rf2 Be6 44. Ref3 h3 45. Rxh3+ Bxh3 46. Qxh3+ Qh6
47. Qf5+ Qg6 48. Qh3+ Qh6 49. Qf5+ Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bg4 4. f3 Bd7 5. g4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. h4 Qb6 8. Qb3
Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. Nh3 Bc8 11. Na3 Ra7 12. Nc2 e6 13. Be2 Be7 14. Bg3 b6 15.
Kf2 O-O 16. Nf4 Nd7 17. Rhd1 b5 18. g5 Rd8 19. Kg2 Bb7 20. Kf2 Raa8 21. Nd3 b4
22. cxb4 cxb4 23. Nce1 Rdc8 24. Nf4 Bd6 25. Rdc1 Be7 26. Ned3 Nd8 27. Nh5 Rxc1
28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Ne5 Nb6 31. Bd3 f6 32. gxf6 gxf6 33. Ng4 f5 34.
Ngf6+ Kf7 35. Nxh7 Kg6 36. N5f6 Nf7 37. h5+ Kg7 38. Bh4 Bd8 39. Kg3 Bc7+ 40.
Kg2 Bb8 41. Bg3 Bxg3 42. Kxg3 Nd7 43. h6+ Nxh6 44. Nxd7 Bxd7 45. Ng5 a5 46. Kf4
Nf7 47. Nxf7 Kxf7 48. Ke5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara region Zhiguli"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. c3 Nf6 11. b4 Bd6 12. h3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qc2 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bc5 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qc6 21. Be4
Qxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Bc5 Bd3 24. Rfe1 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 Kd7 26. a4 Kc6 27. axb5+
Kxb5 28. Bd4 Rhg8 29. f4 Rc7 30. g4 g6 31. Kf2 Rd8 32. Ra1 h6 33. Rea2 Rd6 34.
h4 Rcd7 35. Kf3 f6 36. Bxf6 Rd3+ 37. Kf2 Rh3 38. Bd4 Rf7 39. Kg2 Rxh4 40. Kg3
g5 41. fxg5 hxg5 42. Rxa6 Rfh7 43. R1a5+ Nxa5 44. Rxa5+ Kc4 45. Rxg5 Rh1 46.
Kf4 Re1 47. Rc5+ Kd3 48. Kg5 Rd7 49. Kg6 Rxd4 50. cxd4 Kxd4 51. Rc8 e5 52. b5
e4 53. b6 Rb1 54. Rb8 e3 55. b7 e2 56. Re8 Kd3 57. Rd8+ Kc3 58. Re8 Kd3 59.
Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. c3 Ba6 8. Bxa6
Nxa6 9. O-O Qc8 10. a4 Qb7 11. Qe2 Rfc8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nc7 14. e4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nce8 16. f4 Bc5 17. Bf2 a6 18. Kh1 Rab8 19. Bg1 Nd6 20. Rae1 b5 21. Rf3
Nc4 22. N2b3 Bf8 23. axb5 axb5 24. e5 Nd5 25. f5 b4 26. Rg3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Qc7
28. Qh5 Nxe5 29. fxe6 dxe6 30. Bh2 Ng6 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Qxg6 Nf4 33. Qc2 Bd6
34. Rf3 Nxg2 35. Kxg2 Bxh2 36. Qg6 Kh8 37. Qxe6 Rb6 38. Qd5 Rd8 39. Qf7 Qxf7
40. Rxf7 Rxb3 41. Kxh2 Rxc3 42. Rg1 g5 43. h4 Rd4 44. Ra1 Kg8 45. Re7 Rxh4+ 46.
Kg2 Rg4+ 47. Kh2 Rh4+ 48. Kg2 Rg4+ 49. Kh2 Rf4 50. Raa7 Rf2+ 51. Kg1 Rf6 52.
Rg7+ Kf8 53. Rh7 Kg8 54. Rhg7+ Kf8 55. Rh7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8.
Nbd2 Qxb2 9. Nc4 Qb5 10. a4 Qd5 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Nfd2 Bc6 14. Bf3 Qf5
15. Re1 Na6 16. g4 Qc8 17. Bg5 Qd8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21.
Qe2 c5 22. Rb1 Qc8 23. Qf3 d5 24. Na5 Nb4 25. Ndb3 c4 26. Nc5 Qc7 27. Nxc4 dxc4
28. Rxb4 c3 29. Rc4 Qa5 30. Kg2 h6 31. Bxf6 exf6 32. Qc6 Rb8 33. Ne4 f5 34.
gxf5 gxf5 35. Nxc3 f4 36. exf4 Rd8 37. Qb5 Qxb5 38. Nxb5 a6 39. Nc7 Bxd4 40.
Nxa6 Ba7 41. Rc7 Bb6 42. Rb7 Rd6 43. Nb4 Ba5 44. Rb5 Bxb4 45. Rxb4 Rd3 46. a5
Ra3 47. Rb5 Kg7 48. h4 Kg6 49. h5+ Kf6 50. Re5 Ra4 51. Kf3 Ra3+ 52. Kg4 Ra2 53.
Rb5 Rxf2 54. Rb6+ Kg7 55. a6 Rg2+ 56. Kf5 Rh2 57. Ke5 Rxh5+ 58. Kd6 Ra5 59. Kc7
f6 60. Kb7 Kg6 61. a7 Rxa7+ 62. Kxa7 Kf5 63. Kb7 h5 64. Kc6 Kxf4 65. Kd5 h4 66.
Rxf6+ Kg3 67. Rg6+ Kf3 68. Rh6 Kg3 69. Ke4 h3 70. Ke3 Kg2 71. Rg6+ Kf1 72. Rh6
Kg2 73. Ke2 h2 74. Rg6+ Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Nc3 c5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qxc5
15. Qxd7 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qc4 17. e6 Qxf4 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Nd5 Qg5+ 20. Kf1 e5
21. Qe6 Raf8 22. Rac1 Kh8 23. Rc8 Rxc8 24. Qxc8+ Rf8 25. Qe6 Qh4 26. Kg2 e4 27.
f4 Bxb2 28. Re2 Bg7 29. Rc2 Bd4 30. Rd2 Bg7 31. Rc2 Bd4 32. Rd2 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Samara region Zhiguli"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Bc7 Rd7 11. Bh2 Bb7 12. Bb5 Nc6 13. Nc4 Ne4 14. O-O Nd6 15.
Bxd6 exd6 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. Rd2 d5 18. Rad1 f6 19. e4 d4 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. e5
fxe5 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Nfxe5 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Rd6 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27.
Rxd4 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Rc2 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Rd7+ Ke6 31. Rxh7 Rxf2 32. Rxa7 Rxb2 33.
h4 b5 34. Kh3 b4 35. g3 b3 36. a4 Rc2 37. Rb7 Ra2 38. Rxb3 Rxa4 39. Rf3 Ke7 40.
g4 Ra8 41. Kg3 Rb8 42. g5 Rf8 43. Rxf8 Kxf8 44. Kf4 Kf7 45. Kf3 Ke6 46. Kf4 Kf7
47. Kg4 Kf8 48. Kf3 Kf7 49. Kf4 Ke6 50. Kg4 Kf7 51. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.10"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Qe2 Bxe4 8.
Bxe4 c6 9. c3 Ngf6 10. Bc2 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Re1 a5 14. Bg5 Qc7
15. Rad1 a4 16. a3 Ra5 17. Bd2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Rd8 20. Be3 Nb6 21. g3
Bf8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Rd1 Rd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Bf2 b5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qb8
28. Bxa4 Qxb2 29. Bxc6 Nb6 30. Qb5 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Nc4 32. a4 Qc2 33. Kg1 Qd1+ 34.
Kg2 Qc2 35. Kg1 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS GP GpA rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sharafiev, Azat"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. Nc3 Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Kh1 Ne7 13. Bg1 Bd7 14. Rc1 a5 15. a4
Bc6 16. b3 Nbc8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nxe4 Nb6 20. Qe2 Nbd5 21. Rfd1
Qb6 22. Nc5 Qa7 23. Bf2 Rfd8 24. Bf3 Rab8 25. Kg2 Nf5 26. Qe1 Rb4 27. Rc4 Rbb8
28. Rcc1 Rb4 29. Rc4 Rbb8 30. Rcc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS GP GpA rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ziyadov, Oleg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2130"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2016.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 c6 3. d4 g6 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Qf3 e6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Be5 f6 8. Bg3
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nh6 10. Bf4 Nf5 11. Nge2 h5 12. g4 Nh4 13. Qe3 hxg4 14. Kb1 g5 15.
Bg3 Nf5 16. Qd3 Nxg3 17. Qg6+ Kd7 18. Nxg3 Rh6 19. Qg8 Ne7 20. Qf7 Qe8 21.
Qxe8+ Kxe8 22. Be2 f5 23. Rde1 Bd7 24. Bd3 Kf7 0-1

[Event "RUS GP GpA rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. Bb5
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qc2 a5 11. O-O Be7 12. b3 Ba6 13. c4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qb6 15.
N4f3 a4 16. Rab1 axb3 17. axb3 c5 18. Rfc1 Rfd8 19. h3 h6 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. b4
cxb4 22. c5 Qb5 23. Nd3 Ra4 24. Nf3 Ne4 25. Nd4 Qa5 26. Bc7 Qxc7 27. Qxa4 Nc3
28. Nb5 Nxa4 29. Nxc7 Nc3 30. Rxc3 bxc3 31. Rxb7 Rc8 32. Na6 Bf6 33. Rb8 Rxb8
34. Nxb8 c2 35. c6 Be5 36. Na6 1-0

[Event "RUS GP GpA rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nagimov, Artiom"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2259"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. a3 b6 11. Bg5 Be6 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Ne5 Nxd4 14. Qa4 Bb3
15. Qa6 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Rfe1 e6 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nd2 Bd5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21.
Nc4 Nb3 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxe5 Nc5 25. Qb5 Bc6 26. Qc4 Nxd3 27.
Rxe6 Qd5 28. Rxc6 Qxc4 0-1

[Event "RUS GP GpA rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tokarev, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2016.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. g4 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3 Be7
9. Qb3 b6 10. Nb5 Na6 11. Qa4 Nb4 12. Nxc7+ Kf8 13. Nxa8 Qxa8 14. Rh2 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Qc8 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bxb5 Nc2+ 18. Rxc2 Qd8 1-0

[Event "RUS GP GpA rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rodchenkov, Vitaly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Qg4 g6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 b5 13. f4 Bb7 14. O-O-O Nb4
15. f5 Nxd3+ 16. cxd3 Kf7 17. Rhf1 Qc7 18. Kb1 Rac8 19. Ne2 Rhe8 20. fxg6+ hxg6
21. Nf4 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Qc2+ 23. Ka1 f5 24. Qg3 Qe2 25. Be5 Qh5 26. Nd4 Bb6 27.
Nf3 Kg8 28. Nh4 Kh7 29. Nf3 Bd8 30. h4 Kg8 31. Rde1 Qg4 32. Qh2 Rc2 33. Bd4 Bc7
34. Ne5 Rxg2 35. Nxg4 Bxh2 36. Nf6+ Kf7 37. Nxe8 Kxe8 38. exf5 gxf5 39. Rxf5
Bg3 40. Rg5 Bxe1 0-1

[Event "RUS GP GpA rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Faizrakhmanov, Ramil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ba6 13. Ne5 g6 14. f3 Rab8
15. Nb3 Qb4+ 16. Kf2 Bc4 17. Nxc6 Bxb3 18. axb3 Qxb3 19. Rhc1 Rb6 20. Qxb3 Rxb3
21. Rc2 Kg7 22. Rxa7 Rc8 23. Ra3 Rb6 24. Rac3 Rc7 25. g4 Ne8 26. e4 Nd6 27.
exd5 exd5 28. Nb4 Rcb7 29. Nxd5 Rxb2 30. Kg3 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Rb5 32. Nc7 Rb3 33.
Kf4 f6 34. Rc6 g5+ 35. Kg3 Ne4+ 36. Kh2 Nd2 37. Ne8+ Kf7 38. Nxf6 Rb2 39. Kh3
Rb1 40. Kg3 h6 41. Nh5 Rb4 42. d5 Rd4 43. Rf6+ Ke7 44. Rxh6 Rxd5 45. Ng7 Nc4
46. Nf5+ Kf7 47. Ra6 Ne5 48. Nd6+ Kg8 49. Ne4 Kf8 50. Rf6+ Ke7 51. Rf5 1-0

[Event "RUS GP KO rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 h6 11. e4 Bxg3 12. hxg3 cxd4 13. cxd4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nb4
15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bb1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. a3 Nd5 20. Ke2 Rac8
21. Rc1 Kf8 22. Bd3 Ke7 23. f4 Kd6 24. f5 exf5 25. Bxf5 Rc7 26. Rxc7 Nxc7 27.
Be4 Ne6 28. Ke3 Rc8 29. Kd3 Nf8 30. Bf5 Rc7 31. Re1 g6 32. Bh3 Nd7 33. Re8 Nf6
34. Rd8+ Ke7 35. Ra8 Kd6 36. Rd8+ Ke7 37. Ra8 Kd6 38. Rd8+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS GP KO rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Qh3 Nf6 11. Bg5 h6 12. O-O b5 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. f4 Rg8 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qxh6 Qe7 17. a4 b4 18. Ne2 O-O-O 19. Qh5 f5 20. h3 fxe4 21. Bxe4
f5 22. Bf3 Rg7 23. c3 Rdg8 24. Ned4 Rh7 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Qxf5 bxc3 27. bxc3
Rf7 28. Qd5 Qe6 29. Rae1 Qxd5 30. Bxd5 Nd8 31. Bxb7+ Kxb7 32. f5 Rg3 33. Nd2
Rxc3 34. Ne4 Rd3 35. f6 Rd5 36. h4 Bd4 37. Rd1 Ne6 38. g4 Rh7 39. h5 Re5 40.
Nd6+ Kc6 41. Nf5 Re4 42. f7 Bc5 43. Rc1 Rxf7 44. Nd4+ Rxd4 45. Rxf7 Rxg4 46.
Rf5 Rh4+ 47. Kg2 Rxh5 48. Rcxc5+ Nxc5 49. Rxh5 Nxa4 50. Rh6+ d6 51. Kf3 Nc5 1-0

[Event "RUS GP KO rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Rodchenkov, Vitaly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 Bf5
8. O-O e6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rad1 h6 12. Bc1 a5 13. Ne5 Nd5 14. Bd3 Bf6
15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Qf3 Qc8 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Qh5 Ra7 19. Rd3 f4 20. Ng4 Re8 21.
Rdd1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bxd4 23. c3 Bc5 24. h3 Re7 25. Rxe7 Bxe7 26. Qe5 f6 27. Qe2
Kf7 28. c4 bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qe6 30. Bd2 h5 31. Nh2 Nb4 32. Qxf4 Qxa2 33. Nf3 Qd5
34. Qc7 g5 35. Qc8 Nd3 36. Qh8 h4 37. Qh7+ Ke8 38. Bc3 Nf4 39. Qh8+ Kf7 40.
Qh7+ Ke8 41. Qh8+ Kf7 42. Qh7+ Ke8 43. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS GP KO rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rodchenkov, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A44"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2312"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 a6 4. a4 d6 5. a5 Be7 6. Bd3 Bg5 7. Nf3 Bxc1 8. Qxc1
Ne7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. Nc4 Nf6 12. f4 exf4 13. Qxf4 Ne8 14. e5 dxe5 15.
Qxe5 f6 16. Qe3 Qc7 17. O-O-O Nf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. d6 Qc6 20. Nd5 Kh8 21. Rhf1
Bg4 22. Ne5 Qa4 23. Nxg4 Qxg4 24. Qe7 Nxd6 25. Qxd6 Rfd8 26. Ne3 1-0

[Event "RUS GP KO rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Samusenko, Maksim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2329"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 e5 8. Rd1
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Na3 O-O 11. d3 h6 12. Nc4 Nh7 13. Ne3 Bg5 14. Re1 Bxe3 15.
Qxe3 f6 16. Nh4 Ne7 17. d4 Qc7 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Nf5 Bf7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. b3
Ng5 22. Ba3 b6 23. Rad1 Rfd8 24. h4 Ne6 25. Qe2 Nc7 26. Bc1 a5 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8
28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Nb5 30. Qd3 Nd6 31. Qd1 Qc7 32. a3 Nb5 33. Qc2 Be6 34.
Bf1 Nd6 35. f3 Qc6 36. Qd1 Kf7 37. b4 cxb4 38. cxb4 axb4 39. axb4 Nc4 40. Qe1
Qd6 41. Be3 Nxe3 42. Qxe3 Qxb4 43. Kh2 Qb2+ 44. Bg2 Bc4 45. Kh3 h5 46. f4 exf4
47. Qxf4 Qe5 48. Qd2 b5 49. Bf3 g6 50. Bg2 Be6+ 51. Kh2 g5 52. hxg5 h4 53. Kh1
Qxg5 54. Qxg5 fxg5 55. gxh4 gxh4 56. e5 Kg6 57. Kh2 b4 58. Be4+ Kg5 59. Bc2 Kf4
60. Bd3 Kxe5 0-1

[Event "RUS GP KO rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Samusenko, Maksim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2329"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 Nd7 5. h3 e5 6. Bh2 Nh6 7. e3 O-O 8. a4 Re8
9. Be2 Nf5 10. O-O a5 11. Na3 Qe7 12. Nb5 Nf8 13. Re1 c6 14. Na3 e4 15. Nd2 Bh6
16. Bf1 d5 17. c4 Be6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nac4 Nd7 20. Nb1 c5 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22.
Nba3 Bc6 23. Nb5 Red8 24. Qc1 Qe7 25. Ncd6 Nxd6 26. Bxd6 Qf6 27. Rd1 Bg7 28.
Qc3 Qxc3 29. bxc3 Ne5 30. Bc5 Nd3 31. Bd4 Ne5 32. Rab1 Rdc8 33. Nd6 Rc7 34. Bb5
f5 35. c4 Rd7 36. c5 Kf8 37. Bxc6 bxc6 38. Rb6 Rc7 39. Rdb1 Nd7 40. Bxg7+ Kxg7
41. Rb7 Rxb7 42. Rxb7 Rd8 43. Rc7 Kf8 44. Nb7 1-0

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sharafutdinov, Marat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nbd7 8. h3
Bf5 9. b4 Bxb1 10. Rxb1 a6 11. Ra1 Rc8 12. Nf3 Ne4 13. Bd3 Ndf6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15.
Bxe4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 dxe4 17. e6 fxe6 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Ke2 g6 21.
Rd1+ Ke8 22. Be5 Rg8 23. Rd4 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Rxg7 25. Rxe4 Kd7 26. Rf4 Ke8 27. h4
Rg8 28. Kd3 Kd7 29. Ke4 Rb8 30. Ke5 b6 31. Rd4+ Ke8 32. Kxe6 bxc5 33. bxc5 Rxb2
34. f4 Rxg2 35. Rd7 Re2 36. Rxe7+ Kd8 37. Rxh7 Rxe3+ 38. Kd6 Rd3+ 39. Kxc6 Rf3
40. Rd7+ Ke8 41. Rd4 Rh3 42. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Murtazin, Bulat"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2319"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. f4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. b4 Nf8 14. Bxf7+
Kxf7 15. Bb2 Bg4 16. Qb3+ Be6 17. Qc2 b6 18. Na4 N8d7 19. e4 Qc6 20. Rae1 Rc8
21. Bd4 Qb5 22. f5 gxf5 23. e5 Nd5 24. Rxf5+ Kg8 25. a3 bxc5 26. Nxc5 Nxc5 27.
Bxc5 Bxf5 28. Qxf5 Qc6 29. Rd1 e6 30. Qe4 a5 31. Qg4 axb4 32. axb4 Qe8 33. Rd3
Ra8 34. Qd1 Bxe5 35. Qe1 Ra1 36. Rd1 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Bg7 38. h3 Nc3 39. Qb3 Nb5
0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 b6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Bb7 7. a4 a6 8. Nbd2 d6
9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. Bh2 Qc7 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Qb3 Bh6 14. Rad1 cxd4 15.
exd4 Rde8 16. Bf1 Qc8 17. c4 d5 18. Ne5 dxc4 19. Ndxc4 Bd5 20. Qb4 a5 21. Qa3
Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qb7 23. Nc4 Ne4 24. Ne3 Nf6 25. Be5 Bg7 26. b4 Ra8 27. bxa5 Rxa5
28. Qb4 Bc6 29. d5 Bxa4 30. Rb1 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 Qxd5 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Qxb6 e6
34. Ra1 Rfa8 35. Qb2+ Kg8 36. Be2 Bc6 37. Bf3 Rxa1 38. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 39. Qxa1 Qc4
40. Bxc6 Qxc6 41. Qf6 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 g5 43. g3 Qd2 44. h4 gxh4 45. gxh4 Qd6+ 46.
f4 Qd2+ 47. Kg3 Qd3+ 48. Kf2 Qg6 49. Qe5 h5 50. Qb8+ Kh7 51. Qe5 Qc2+ 52. Ke1
Qg6 53. Kf2 Qh6 54. Kf3 Kg8 55. Kf2 Qg6 56. Qb8+ Kh7 57. Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Baghdasaryan, Vahe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Ngf3 e6 8. Nh4
c4 9. Qd1 Be7 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. h3 b5 12. Be2 b4 13. Qa4 O-O 14. O-O a5 15.
Rfc1 Qd7 16. b3 Rfc8 17. Bf1 bxc3 18. Rxc3 Bb4 19. Rc2 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 c3 21. Rc2
Nb4 22. Qxd7 Nxd7 23. Rcc1 a4 24. bxa4 c2 25. a3 Rxa4 26. Bb5 Ra7 27. Bxd7 Rc3
28. axb4 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 c1=Q+ 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O d6 8. Qg4
Nf6 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qh6 Nc6 11. Bg5 Rg6 12. Qh4 Ne5 13. N1d2 Bd7 14. Kh1 h6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 Rxf6 17. f4 Ng4 18. Nc4 Ke7 19. g3 Rg6 20. a4 h5 21. Nba5
Rh6 22. h3 Nf6 23. Nxb7 d5 24. exd5 exd5 25. Ne5 Bxh3 26. Rfe1 Ne4 27. Kh2 Bf5
28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Na5 Rc8 30. c3 Kf8 31. Rad1 Bf2 32. Re2 e3 33. Nac4 Bg4 34.
Rxf2 exf2 35. Rc1 f6 36. Nd6 fxe5 37. Nxc8 e4 38. Na7 e3 39. Kg2 Rd6 40. Rf1 e2
0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sharafiev, Azat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. dxc5 e6 6. Nd4 Bxc5 7. Nxf5 exf5 8.
c3 Nf6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. h4 O-O 11. Nd2 Bd6 12. g3 Re8 13. Nxe4 Bxf4 14. gxf4 fxe4
15. h5 h6 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qb4 Qc7 18. Qd4 Rad8 19. Rg1 f5 20. O-O-O Nc6 21. Qc5
b6 22. Qb5 Ne7 23. Kb1 Kh7 24. Rd4 Ra8 25. c4 a6 26. Qb3 dxc4 27. Rxc4 Qb7 28.
Rd4 Nc6 29. Rd6 Rad8 30. Qd5 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Ne7 32. Qe5 Rg8 33. Bc4 Qd7 34.
Bxg8+ Nxg8 35. a3 Nf6 36. Rc1 Nxh5 37. Rc7 Qd1+ 38. Ka2 Qg4 39. Rb7 b5 40. Rf7
Kg6 41. Qe8 Qe2 42. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rozum, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5
9. Qb3 e6 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rad1 b6 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bc1 Qc7 15. Bb2
Rac8 16. Rfe1 Qb8 17. Bd3 c5 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. exd4 Nh5 20. g3 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Qa8
22. Ng5 Nhf6 23. Nb5 Rc6 24. f3 Qb8 25. Qd3 Nd5 26. Ne4 Rd8 27. Qe2 N7f6 28.
Ba3 Ba8 29. Qf2 h6 30. Re2 Rd7 31. Rde1 Qd8 32. Bc1 Rc8 33. Ba3 Nb4 34. Rd2 Kh7
35. Qg2 Bc6 36. Qh3 Nxe4 37. fxe4 Bxb5 38. Bxb5 Rxd4 39. Rf2 Rc7 40. Ref1 Rd1
41. Kh1 Nc2 42. Bc1 Rxf1+ 43. Qxf1 Qd4 44. Re2 Nb4 45. Bf4 Be5 46. Bd2 Kg7 47.
Kg2 Rc2 48. Be8 f6 49. Qd1 h5 50. Bb5 Rc8 51. Qf1 Rc2 52. Qd1 Ra2 53. Kh3 Ra1
0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. e4 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. h3
Qe7 9. Na3 Nh5 10. Bg5 Bf6 11. Be3 Bg7 12. Nc4 h6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. b4 Rd8 15.
Qc2 Nf4 16. Bf1 Be6 17. b5 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Na5 19. Bf1 Ne6 20. Rad1 Rd6 21. Nd2
c6 22. b6 axb6 23. Bxb6 Bf6 24. Qa4 Qf8 25. Bxa5 Bd8 26. Nb3 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxa5
28. Nxa5 Qc5 29. Nxb7 Rxa4 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. f3 Rxa2 32. Rd6 Rc2 33. Rxc6 Rxc3
34. Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial rapid 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Nc2 d6 8.
Bxc5 dxc5 9. Ne3 O-O 10. Nd2 Qg6 11. f4 f5 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. e5 Qh6 14. Qf3 Be6
15. O-O-O Rad8 16. g3 b6 17. Qe2 Na5 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Kb1 Kg8 20. h4 Nd5 21.
Nf3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 h6 23. Qe2 Nc6 24. h5 a5 25. Nh4 Ne7 26. Rd2 a4 27. a3 Qb3
28. Rhd1 Nd5 29. Qf3 c6 30. Ng6 Rfe8 31. Kc1 b5 32. Qd3 Nb4 33. Qxd8 Na2+ 34.
Kb1 Nxc3+ 35. Kc1 Na2+ 36. Kb1 Nc3+ 37. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.05.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nebolsina, Vera"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14.
Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mischeryakov, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "1976"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. f4 b5 7. a3 Bb7 8. Be2 c5
9. Bf3 Nb6 10. b3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Be3 Nd7 14. O-O-O h5 15.
g4 hxg4 16. Bxg4 Ngf6 17. Bf3 Qe7 18. Kb2 Nc5 19. Qf2 Rc8 20. Nge2 Ncxe4 21.
Qg2 Nxc3 22. Bxb7 Nxd1+ 23. Rxd1 O-O 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. c3 a5 26. Qh3 Qb7 27.
Bb6 Ra8 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Bxd8 Qd5 30. Bxf6 Qd2+ 31. Kb1 Bxf6 32. Qf3 Be7 33.
b4 Qd1+ 34. Kb2 a4 0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Korovin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. c3 a5 6. a4 Bc5 7. e5 Nd7 8. d4 Be7
9. Bb5 Na7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb1 b6 15. Nf1
Ba6 16. Ra3 Nb8 17. Ng3 Kd7 18. Nh5 N8c6 19. Rc3 Qf8 20. Qd2 h6 21. Qf4 Kc7 22.
Qg4 g6 23. Nf6 Kb7 24. h4 Rc8 25. Be3 Bd8 26. Rec1 Ne7 27. h5 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 g5
29. Nh2 Ng8 30. Nxg8 Rxg8 31. Qd1 f5 32. exf6 Bxf6 33. Ng4 Bg7 34. Ne5 Qd6 35.
Ng6 Nc6 36. Bd3 Bxd3 37. Rxd3 Rc8 38. g3 Ne7 39. Nxe7 Qxe7 40. Bd2 Rc4 41. Bc3
Qe8 42. b3 Rc6 43. Re3 Qf7 44. b4 axb4 45. Bxb4 Qf5 46. Bc3 g4 47. a5 bxa5 48.
Bxa5 Rc2 49. Be1 Kc8 50. Qa1 Kd7 51. Qa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pershin, Denis"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. a4
b6 9. Na3 Nge7 10. Nc4 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Ncd2 O-O 13. Nf3 d4 14. Bg5 Ra7 15.
Be4 f6 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bc1 Rd7 18. Bxg5 fxg5 19. Nxg5 Rd6 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. f4
Nd5 22. Be4 Nxf4 23. Nh7 Rf7 24. Qd2 Bh6 25. Kh1 Ne5 26. g3 Nc4 27. Qf2 Qe7 28.
Rae1 Ne3 29. Bg2 Nfxg2 0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tsydypov, Zhamsaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 a6 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bf3 Qc8 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Rac1 Ra7 14. Bg5 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Qb7 16. Ne4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxd8 c5 19. Rfd1 Qc6 20. Bb6 Rd7
21. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 a6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a4 Qc8 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. e3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Qh5 Qc7 15.
Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. e4 Nb4 18. Be3 Nd3 19. b3 cxb3 20. Rfd1 b2 21. Rab1
Rd8 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Rd2 O-O 24. Qd1 Qa3 25. Qc2 Qa4 26. f3 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Rc8
0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kanter, Eduard"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 a5
9. Qb3 Kh8 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bd2 g5 14. Na4 Be6 15. d5
cxd5 16. cxd5 Bd7 17. h3 b5 18. hxg4 bxa4 19. Qc4 Qb6 20. Bc3 Rac8 21. Qd3 Nb4
22. Qd2 f4 23. a3 Na6 24. gxf4 Rxf4 25. Bxa5 Qb3 26. Rbc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qxb2
28. e3 Rf8 29. Qxb2 Bxb2 30. Bc3+ Bxc3 31. Rxc3 Bxg4 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Nc6 Rc8
34. Bf1 Nc5 35. Nxe7 Rb8 36. Bc4 Rb1+ 37. Kg2 Rb2 38. Bd3 Rb3 39. Rxb3 axb3 40.
Bb1 Na4 41. Nf5 Nc3 42. Bd3 Bxf5 43. Bxf5 Kg7 44. Bd3 b2 45. Kg3 Kf6 46. f4
b1=Q 0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yudin, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Rb8 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. b4 Qb5
15. Qd1 Nd7 16. g4 Rfe8 17. a4 Qd3 18. Rb3 Qg6 19. Nh4 Qf6 20. Qb1 e5 21. b5
cxb5 22. axb5 Bc8 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nhf3 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 h6 26. Rh5 d4 27. e4
Be6 28. Rb4 Rbc8 29. e5 Qf4 30. Qb2 Red8 31. b6 axb6 32. Kf1 Ra8 33. Rf5 Bxf5
34. gxf5 Qxe5 0-1

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2016.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponfilenok, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qb3
c6 9. Bf4 Re8 10. Rfe1 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Nd5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 e5
15. Rad1 b5 16. Qd3 f6 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Nd2 Be6 19. d5 cxd5 20. exd5 Rad8 21.
Bxb6 Qxb6 22. c4 bxc4 23. Nxc4 Qc5 24. Rc1 Bh6 25. Ne3 Qa5 26. Qb3 Bf7 27. Qb7
e4 28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Rxc7 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 Rxd5 31. Bxe4 Ra5 32. Rd7 Kf8 33. g4
Ree5 34. Bc2 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Re5 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Bb3 Bxb3 38. axb3 Rxe3 39. Rd7+
Kh6 40. Rxa7 Rxb3 41. Kg2 Kg5 42. Rxh7 Kxg4 43. Rh6 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2016.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2016.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. a3 Nge7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2016.06.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Brown, Michael William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2016.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 c5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. a3 d6 11. b4 Nbd7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qb8 15.
Bf1 Rfe8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Nb3 Qa8 18. Bg3 e5 19. d5 g6 20. a4 a5 21. bxa5 bxa5
22. Qd2 Nb6 23. Nb5 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Nxa5 Rc5 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. f3 Rec8
28. Ra2 Qxd5 29. Bf2 Rc1 30. Qxd5 Nxd5 31. a5 Nb4 32. Ra1 Rxe1+ 33. Bxe1 Na6
34. Rd1 f5 35. Kf1 Rb8 36. Nc3 Kf7 37. Nd5 Rb5 38. Nb6 Ke6 39. Rc1 Rc5 40. Rxc5
Nxc5 41. Bb4 Na6 42. Ba3 Bh6 43. Ke2 Bg5 44. Kd3 d5 45. Kc2 e4 46. Bb2 Be3 47.
h3 d4 48. Kb3 d3 49. Nc4 Bc5 50. Bc1 Kd5 51. Bd2 Nc7 52. Ne3+ Kc6 53. fxe4 fxe4
54. Kc4 Nb5 55. Nd1 Nd6+ 56. Kb3 Bd4 57. Kb4 Bc5+ 58. Kb3 Nf5 59. g4 Ne7 60.
Kc4 Nd5 61. Bg5 Ba7 62. Bh6 Kd6 63. Bc1 Ke5 64. Bb2+ Kf4 65. Kxd5 e3 66. Bc3 d2
67. Kc4 Ke4 68. Nb2 h5 69. gxh5 gxh5 70. a6 h4 71. Kb3 Kf3 72. Kc2 Kg2 73. Nc4
Kxh3 74. Nxe3 Bxe3 75. Bxd2 Ba7 76. Be1 Kg4 77. Bxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2016.06.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sevillano, Enrico"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Ndb4 9. Qb3 e6 10. O-O Na5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qa4 Bxb5 13. Qxb5+ Nac6 14.
Nc3 a6 15. Qc4 Qd3 16. Qf4 Be7 17. Rd1 Qg6 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+
Kxd8 21. Bg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Nxe5 23. f4 h6 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. fxe5 Ke7 26. Ne4
Nd3 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. b3 b6 29. Kf1 Nxe5 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. Ke2 Nd7 32. Ke3 e5 33.
Nd6 Ke7 34. Nf5+ Kf6 35. g4 h5 36. Kf3 g6 37. Ne3 h4 38. Nd5+ Kg5 39. b4 e4+
40. Kxe4 Kxg4 41. Nf4 g5 42. Ne6 Nf6+ 0-1

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2016.06.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Li, Ruifeng"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2016.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be6 9. a5 Qc6 10. Ng5 d5 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Ra4 h6 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rc4 Qd7 15.
Nf3 Nxe3 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. fxe3 Nc6 18. c3 Nxa5 19. Nxe5+ Ke6 20. Re4 f5 21.
Ra4 Kxe5 22. Rxa5+ Kf6 23. g4 fxg4 24. Bc4 g5 25. O-O+ Kg6 26. Bf7+ Kh7 27. Bd5
Kg6 28. Bxb7 Rb8 29. Bd5 Kh5 30. Rf2 Rb6 31. Kg2 Bg7 32. Ra4 Rhb8 33. h3 gxh3+
34. Kxh3 Kg6 35. Be4+ Kh5 36. Bf3+ Kg6 37. Be4+ Kh5 38. Bf5 Rxb2 39. Rxb2 Rxb2
40. Rxa6 g4+ 41. Bxg4+ Kg5 42. Ra5+ Kg6 43. Bf5+ Kf7 44. Ra7+ Kf8 45. Ra3 Rb5
46. Bd3 Re5 47. e4 Rc5 48. c4 Bf6 49. Be2 Ke7 50. Ra6 h5 51. Kg3 h4+ 52. Kf4
Bg5+ 53. Kf3 Kd7 54. Bf1 Ke7 55. Rb6 Ra5 56. Kg4 Re5 57. Rc6 Ra5 58. Rc7+ Kd6
59. Rf7 Be7 60. Kf4 Bg5+ 61. Kg4 Be7 62. Rh7 Bf6 63. Rh6 Ke7 64. Rh7+ Kd6 65.
Bh3 Rc5 66. Ra7 Rxc4 67. Kf5 Bc3 68. e5+ Bxe5 69. Ra6+ Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2016.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A83"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
c3 O-O 9. Bd3 d6 10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O g5 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Nfd2 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 16. Ne4 Rf7 17. Rad1 a5 18. Bb1 Qf8 19. Ng3 Kh8 20. c4 b6 21. b3 Qg7
22. a3 Ng6 23. Bxg6 Qxg6 24. b4 Rf4 25. Rb1 g4 26. c5 h5 27. cxb6 cxb6 28. Rfc1
a4 29. Rb2 h4 30. Nf1 Raf8 31. Qe3 Bb5 32. g3 Rf3 33. Qxb6 Bxf1 34. Rxf1 h3 35.
Qa6 Rxa3 36. Qe2 Rb3 37. Re1 Qf5 0-1

[Event "World op 44th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2016.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zheng, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2016.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 1-0

[Event "World op 44th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2016.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wu, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e5
Ne8 9. Re1 Nc7 10. Nbd2 f5 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. c3 b6 13. Nf1 e5 14. h4 Ba6 15.
Qc2 Qd7 16. Bg5 Qf5 17. Bxf6 Bxd3 18. Qd1 Bxf1 19. Bxe5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nxe5 21.
Rxe5 Qf6 22. Qe2 Rae8 23. Re1 Rxe5 24. Nxe5 Qd6 25. f4 Ne8 26. Qb5 Nf6 27. Qc6
Qxc6 28. Nxc6 Rf7 29. Re6 Rd7 30. Kf3 Kf8 31. g4 Ne8 32. f5 Nc7 33. Ne5 Rd8 34.
Rc6 Ne8 35. g5 Rd6 36. Rc8 d4 37. cxd4 cxd4 38. Ke4 b5 39. Ra8 a6 40. f6 gxf6
41. gxf6 1-0

[Event "World op 44th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2016.07.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Be3 Bc5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxe3 10. fxe3 dxc6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. exd4 e5 13. dxe5 Ne7 14. a4 Rb8
15. axb5 axb5 16. Nd1 Ng6 17. Nf2 O-O 18. Nd3 Re8 19. Kf2 Nxe5 20. Bf3 Kf8 21.
Ra7 b4 22. Rha1 Ng4+ 23. Kg3 Ne3 24. Rc7 Be6 25. Rxc6 Rec8 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.
Nxb4 Nxc2 28. Nxc2 Rxc2 29. Ra8+ Ke7 30. b4 Rb2 31. Rb8 Kd6 32. Rb7 g5 33. Rb5
f6 34. h4 h6 35. Rb6+ Ke5 36. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 44th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2016.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 d6 8. O-O O-O
9. Re1 Nbd7 10. h3 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 44th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2016.07.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Li, Ruifeng"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. h3 Nh5 10. g4 Nf4 11. Nc4 b5 12. Bg3 g5 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15.
Na5 b4 16. Rc1 bxc3 17. bxc3 Be6 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rd3 20. Nfe5 Bxe5 21.
Nxe5 Rd6 22. Rd1 Na6 23. Rxd6 exd6 24. Nd3 f3 25. Kd2 Re8 26. Ke3 d5 27. e5 c4
28. Nf4 Rxe5+ 29. Kxf3 Nc7 30. Rb1 Ne6 31. Rb5 Nxf4 32. Kxf4 Re2 33. f3 Rxa2
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 44th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2016.07.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Antal, Gergely"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2016.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bd3 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qh4 Nd5 12. Qg3 Qc7 13. Qxc7 Nxc7 14. c3
Nd5 15. Be4 Be7 16. g3 O-O 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Rd7 19. Bf3 Rad8 20. Bc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 44th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gorovets, Andrey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. a3 Qd7 8.
Nge2 Ne7 9. b3 g6 10. Na4 b6 11. O-O Bh6 12. c4 O-O 13. c5 Rfb8 14. b4 b5 15.
Nac3 a5 16. Qc2 c6 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Rfb1 Qa7 19. Rb3 Bc8 20. a4 f4 21. exf4
bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rxa4 23. Nxa4 Rxb3 24. Qxb3 Bg4 25. f3 Be6 26. Qc2 Kf7 27. Kf2
Qa5 28. g3 Bg7 29. Nac3 Qb4 30. Na2 Qa3 31. Nac1 Bc8 32. Qc3 Qa4 33. Bc2 Qb5
34. Bd3 Qa4 35. Ke1 h5 36. Bc2 Qa7 37. h4 Bh6 38. Nd3 Bf5 39. Nb4 Bd7 40. Nd3
Bf8 41. Nf2 Qb8 42. Nd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lewtak, Damian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3
a6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qe1 Qc7 11. Qg3 O-O 12. a4 Kh8 13. Kh1 Rac8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Bd4 Rg8 16. Bd3 Nd7 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 f5 19. Ne2 Bc5 20. Nf4 Rge8 21. Bc3 b5
22. axb5 axb5 23. Nh5 Nb6 24. b4 Nd5 25. bxc5 Nxc3 26. Ra6 Ne4 27. Bxe4 Bxe4
28. Rfa1 Re7 29. c3 g6 30. Nf6 Qxc5 31. Rd6 Qxc3 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rg8+ Kf7 34.
Qxc3 Rxc3 35. Rh8 Rec7 36. Rxh7+ Kf8 37. Rh8+ Kf7 38. Rh7+ Kf8 39. Rh8+ Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De Marchi, Olivier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2286"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. Ngf3 d5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 Re8 9. O-O a5 10. a3 Bf8 11. e4 e5 12. d5 Na7 13. Nb1 c6 14. Nc3 b5 15.
Qe2 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Be3 bxc3 18. Bxa7 cxd5 19. bxc3 Qd7 20. Qe3 d4 21.
cxd4 Rxa7 22. Nxe5 Qb7 23. Rab1 Qa6 24. Rfc1 Ng4 25. Nxg4 Bxg4 26. Bf1 Qa3 27.
Rc3 Qe7 28. f3 Be6 29. Rbc1 g6 30. Qf2 Ra2 31. R3c2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Qb4 33. Qd2
Qa3 34. Rc3 Qa7 35. Rd3 Rb8 36. Kg2 Qa1 37. Qc3 Rb2+ 38. Rd2 Bh3+ 39. Kxh3
Qxf1+ 40. Kh4 h5 41. Kg5 Rxd2 42. Qxd2 Qxf3 0-1

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sadzikowski, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. a4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bd7 12. Qb1 Rfc8 13. Ne5 h6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
15. O-O a6 16. Be2 Qb4 17. Rd1 Rc7 18. Nf3 Rac8 19. Ne1 Qa5 20. Qd3 Nf6 21. Qb3
Qb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. a5 Nc2 24. Rab1 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 Ne4 26. Bd3 Kf8 27. Red1
Nd6 28. Ra1 Ke7 29. g4 Nc4 30. Ra2 Nd6 31. Raa1 f5 32. gxf5 exf5 33. f3 Kf6 34.
Kf2 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lauber, Arnd"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O c6 8. b3 a5
9. Bb2 Na6 10. d5 Bd7 11. Nd4 Rc8 12. Rb1 Nc5 13. e3 Qe8 14. Qe2 Qf7 15. Rbc1
h6 16. Ba1 Kh7 17. Qc2 Nce4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nc5 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxc6
Rxc6 22. f4 Rc7 23. Bd4 b6 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qd3 Qf6 26. a4 Kh8 27. Rcd1 Qc3
28. Qxc3 Bxc3 29. Rd3 Bb4 30. e4 Kg7 31. exf5 Rcxf5 32. Be4 R5f6 33. Kg2 Bc5
34. Bf3 g5 35. Re1 e6 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. h3 Kf7 38. Bh5+ Ke7 39. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Feuerstack, Aljoscha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1
Nbd7 9. e4 a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. Be3 h5 13. h3 O-O 14. Rc1 Rac8 15.
f4 Rfe8 16. g4 hxg4 17. hxg4 Nc5 18. Bf2 d5 19. e5 Nfe4 20. Be3 dxc4 21. Nxe4
Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Qf3 Qb7 24. Rc2 Bb4 25. Rf1 cxb3 26. Rh2 Rc3 27. Qh3 Kf8
28. f5 Ke7 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Qh7 Kd8 31. Nxe6+ Kc8 32. Qg6 Qc6 33. Rf7 bxa2 34.
Rc7+ Qxc7 35. Qxe8+ Kb7 36. Rxa2 Qe7 37. Nd8+ Kc8 38. Qg6 Rxe3 39. Rxa6 Rg3+
40. Kf1 Rf3+ 41. Kg2 Rg3+ 42. Kf1 Nd2+ 43. Kf2 Qc5+ 44. Kxg3 Qg1+ 45. Kh3 Qh1+
46. Kg3 Ne4+ 47. Kf4 Bd2+ 48. Kf5 Qf3+ 49. Ke6 Ng5+ 0-1

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lokander, Martin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
cxd5 Qxd5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O b6 12. Ng5 Bb7 13. c4 Qd8 14. d5 Na5
15. Rb1 h6 16. Nf3 g5 17. Bg3 f5 18. h4 f4 19. exf4 gxf4 20. Bh2 e6 21. dxe6
Qf6 22. Bd3 Rae8 23. Re1 Rxe6 24. Bc2 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qf7 26. Rd1 Nxc4 27. Qe2
Na3 28. Ba4 b5 29. Bxb5 Nxb5 30. Qxb5 Bxf3 31. gxf3 c4 32. Rd7 Qg6+ 33. Kf1 c3
34. Qc4+ Kh8 35. Bxf4 Qf5 36. Qc7 Bf6 37. Qd6 Re8 38. Kg2 a5 39. Qd3 Rg8+ 40.
Kf1 Qh3+ 41. Ke2 Qe6+ 42. Kf1 Bg7 43. Qd5 Qa6+ 44. Qd3 Qe6 45. Qd5 Qa6+ 46. Qd3
Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Deszczynski, Adam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Be3 a6 6. a4 b6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Bb7
9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Bd4 Ne5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Bc4 Qd6 15.
Ne4 Qb4 16. b3 Nf5 17. g4 Nh6 18. d6 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qxd6 20. Qxd6 cxd6 21. Rd1
Rfd8 22. h3 Bf8 23. Bd5 Rab8 24. Rc4 Rdc8 25. Nd2 Kg7 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nc4 b5
28. axb5 axb5 29. Ne3 Ng8 30. c4 bxc4 31. Bxc4 Nf6 32. f3 Be7 33. Kf1 h5 34.
Nd5 Nxd5 35. Rxd5 f5 36. Rb5 Rc7 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Ke2 Kf6 39. f4 Ra7 40. h4
Ra2+ 41. Kf3 e4+ 42. Kg3 Rd2 43. Rd5 Rc2 44. Rd1 Rc3+ 45. Kg2 Rf3 46. Rf1 Rxf1
47. Kxf1 Kg6 48. b4 Bxh4 49. Kg2 Be1 50. b5 Ba5 51. Kg3 Bb6 52. Bd5 Be3 0-1

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 14th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2016.07.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yankelevich, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. b3 Nd7 5. Bb2 Ngf6 6. d3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8.
Nd2 Bc5 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Bg2 Qe7 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Nf3 Bb6 14. Kh1 Rad8
15. Qe2 e4 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Rad1 h5 18. dxe4 dxe4 19. Rd2 c5 20. Nb5 Rxd2 21.
Qxd2 Rd8 22. Qe2 Qe6 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Nfg4 25. Qe2 Qf6 26. Nc3 Nf3 27.
Nxe4 Qxb2 28. Bxf3 c4 29. Qxc4 Ne5 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ Kg6 32. Be4+ Kxg5 33.
Qf5+ Kh6 34. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kazmaier, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 cxd4 8.
Nxc4 Bc5 9. a3 a5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rc1 Ra6 12. Nfe5 Ne7 13. b4 axb4 14. Nd3 Bb6
15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Bc7 Qb5 17. a4 Rxa4 18. Bd6 Nc6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rc5 Qa6 21.
Rxc6 bxc6 22. Nc5 Qb5 23. Qxa4 Qxc5 24. Qa8 1-0

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Panjwani, Raja"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O h6 8. d3
Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Bh7 11. a3 a5 12. Bc3 Re8 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Bd6 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Re1 e5 17. c5 Bf8 18. e4 Qb8 19. Bh3 Qc7 20. Qb3 b6 21. cxb6 Nxb6
22. exd5 Nbxd5 23. Bxe5 Qb6 24. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Nxf6 26. Nc2 Nd5 27. Bg2
Nxb4 28. Nc4 Qc5 29. Nxb4 Qxb4 30. Qxb4 Bxb4 31. Bxc6 Bxd3 32. Ne5 Bg6 33. Nxg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kavutskiy, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O Bb7 8. d4 O-O
9. c4 Nc7 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qg4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qf6 15.
Bf4 d6 16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 e5 18. Be3 Qf5 19. Qxf5 Rxf5 20. Rfd1 Ne8 21. c5
bxc5 22. Ne4 Nd7 23. Nxd6 Nxd6 24. Rxd6 Nb6 25. Bxc5 Na4 26. Rc6 Nxc5 27. Rxc5
Raf8 28. Rf1 Rf3 29. Rxe5 Rxc3 30. Re2 Rc7 31. Rd1 h6 32. Rd5 Kh7 33. h4 Rff7
34. h5 Rf8 35. Ra5 Rb7 36. f4 Rc8 37. Re3 Rd8 38. Kf3 Rc8 39. Rd5 Rcb8 40. a4
Rb4 41. a5 R4b5 42. Rde5 a6 43. Kg4 Kg8 44. Rd3 Kf8 45. Kf5 Rb3 46. Rxb3 Rxb3
47. g4 Rb4 48. g5 hxg5 49. fxg5 Kf7 50. g6+ Kf8 51. Ke6 Rd4 52. Rd5 Re4+ 53.
Kd6 Rf4 54. Kd7 1-0

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Bb2 b5 13. h3 dxc4 14. bxc4 Be6
15. c5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. e4 Qd7 18. Rad1 f5 19. d5 cxd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qb2+ Kg8 22. Qe5 Rac8 23. c6 Rxc6 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. exd5 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27.
dxe6 Rxe6 28. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Kf7 30. Rb1 Ra8 31. Rxb5 Rxa2 32. g3 Ra4 33.
Kg2 h5 34. h4 f4 35. Kf3 fxg3 36. Kxg3 Kf6 37. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bodek, Michael H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. exd4
Be7 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 Bd7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. O-O Be8 13. f4 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
Qe2 Qd6 16. Rae1 Rc8 17. Nb3 Ne7 18. a5 Rc7 19. g4 Nb8 20. Qe3 Nec6 21. Rf2 Re7
22. g5 f5 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Rg2+ Rg7 25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qg3+ Kh8 27. Qh4 Kg7
28. Re3 f5 29. Rg3+ Kh7 30. Ng4 1-0

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Rd8 13. Qd3 a6 14. a4 Nc5 15.
Nxc5 Qxc5 16. e3 O-O 17. Be5 Rd7 18. Ne2 Qc4 19. h3 Rc8 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Qxc4
Rxc4 22. g4 Bg5 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. b3 Rcc8 25. Rd3 Nc5 26. Rc3 Ne4 27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Bf4 Bxf4 30. Rxf4 Rc3 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Rxe4 Kf7 33. Rb4 b5
34. axb5 axb5 35. Rxb5 Rxc2 36. b4 Re2 37. Re5 Kf6 38. Re4 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Popilski, Gil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Ng8 8.
Bc4 Qc7 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. Bxf7+ Kd8 11. Qe2 Nh6 12. Bb3 Rf8 13. g3 Rb8 14. O-O-O
Rb4 15. Bd2 Qb8 16. f4 Nf5 17. Ne4 Nd4 18. Qd3 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 Rb5 20. Bc3 Bh6
21. Qc4 Qb6 22. Kb1 a5 23. Rd2 g5 24. fxg5 Bg7 25. Bd4 Qb8 26. Nc5 Kc7 27. Rhd1
Rf3 28. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chiku Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nc6 7. a3 O-O 8. O-O a6
9. Ba2 b5 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Rfe1 Nd7 13. Bh6 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxh6 15.
Qxh6 cxd4 16. Ne2 Rxc2 17. Nxd4 Rc5 18. b4 Rc3 19. Nf3 Rxd3 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Re3
Rxe3 22. fxe3 Bxe4 23. Rf1 Bf5 24. e4 e6 25. exf5 exf5 26. Nxh7 Nxh7 27. Qxg6+
Kh8 28. Bxf7 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Qe3 30. Rxf5 d5 31. Qd6 Qe4 32. Rf3 d4 33. Kh2 Qh4
34. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Calgary op"]
[Site "Calgary"]
[Date "2016.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nxg5 8.
Nxg5 h6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nf3 Nxd5 12. Qb3 O-O-O 13. Ne5 Qe6 14.
Ne4 Rh7 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qa4 e6 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Rab1 f5 19. Nd2 g5 20. b4 Qb5
21. Qd1 Nb6 22. Ndc4 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Kb8 24. a4 Qd5 25. b5 axb5 26. Rxb5 c5 27.
Nb6 Qc6 28. Qb3 e5 29. dxc5 Kc7 30. Nc4 Qd5 31. c6 b6 32. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morrison, William"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. O-O Bd6
8. d4 c4 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Ne7 11. Ba3 Nbc6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Re1 O-O 14.
Nbd2 f6 15. Qe2 Ng6 16. g3 Qd7 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Re1 Rc8 20. h4
Nge7 21. b4 Nf5 22. Ra1 b6 23. Ne1 Nce7 24. Ng2 Rc7 25. Ra3 Nd6 26. Nf4 g6 27.
Kg2 Kf7 28. h5 Qf5 29. hxg6+ hxg6 30. Qxf5 Ndxf5 31. b5 Nd6 32. Rb3 g5 33. Nd3
Ke6 34. Kf3 Nc4 35. Nb1 Nf5 36. Ke2 Rh7 37. g4 Nfd6 38. Nd2 Rh1 39. Ne1 Nxd2
40. Kxd2 Rh4 41. f3 Nc4+ 42. Kd1 Rh2 43. Nc2 Rd2+ 44. Kc1 Rd3 45. Ne1 Re3 46.
Kd1 f5 47. Rb4 Rxc3 48. Ke2 f4 49. Ra4 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shen, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 c4 6. Qc2 g6 7. Nd2 Bf5 8. Qc1
Nc6 9. Ngf3 Bg7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qc7 14. Re1 b5
15. a3 a5 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. f4 b4 18. a4 Na7 19. Nhf3 b3 20. e4 e6 21. e5 Nc8 22.
Nh2 Nb6 23. g4 f6 24. Ndf3 Bxa4 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. g5 Bg7 27. Ne5 Bb5 28. Bg4
Rfe8 29. Bh3 a4 30. Nhg4 Qd8 31. Re2 a3 32. bxa3 Na4 33. Qe1 Ra6 34. Rb1 Rf8
35. Qg3 Qe7 36. Nh6+ Bxh6 37. gxh6 Be8 38. Re3 Qf6 39. Nf3 Bd7 40. Ne5 Be8 41.
Nf3 Rb6 42. Qe1 Bd7 43. Ng5 Re8 44. Qg3 Rc8 45. Bg4 b2 46. Qe1 Nxc3 47. Rxc3
Qxd4+ 48. Kh1 Qxf4 49. Rxb2 Qxg5 50. Rxb6 Qxg4 51. Rb7 Bc6 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. Rc7
1-0

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tang, Andrew"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8.
Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nb5 Be4 11. Qd1 Nb7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Nd6 Nxd6 14. Bxd6 Bxd6
15. Qxd6 Qb8 16. Qxb8 Raxb8 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Rb7 20. a4 Kf8
21. Rd4 Ke7 22. Rad1 Rcc7 23. e4 Ne8 24. f4 a5 25. Nf3 d6 26. e5 dxe5 27. fxe5
f6 28. b3 Rd7 29. Kf2 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 Rc7 31. Re1 f5 32. Rd1 Rc5 33. h4 g6 34.
Nf3 h6 35. Rg1 Rc7 36. g4 fxg4 37. Rxg4 Kf7 38. Rf4+ Ke7 39. Ke3 Rc8 40. Nd4
Rc5 41. Ke4 Rc8 42. Rf1 Rc5 43. Rg1 Kf7 44. Ne2 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Nd4 Rc8
47. Nf3 Nc7 48. Nxg5+ Ke7 49. Rh1 Rg8 50. Rh7+ Kd8 51. Nf7+ Kc8 52. Nd6+ Kd8
53. c5 bxc5 54. Nb7+ Kc8 55. Nxc5 Kb8 56. Nd7+ Kb7 57. Nf6 Rb8 58. Rd7 Kc8 59.
Rd3 Rb4+ 60. Kf3 Rh4 61. Kg3 Rb4 62. Kf3 Rh4 63. Ke2 Kb7 64. Kd2 Na6 65. Rd7+
Kb8 66. Rd6 Nc5 67. Kc3 Kc7 68. Ne8+ Kb7 69. Nf6 Kc7 70. Ne8+ Kb7 71. Rd1 Kc6
72. Rd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Boros, Denes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 c6 6. c4 d5 7. Qb3 a5 8. cxd5
a4 9. Qd1 cxd5 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Ne5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Ba3 Ba6
15. Re1 Re8 16. e4 e6 17. Bb4 Bc4 18. a3 Qc7 19. Qd2 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Red8 21. Qc2
Bd5 22. Re2 e5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Rae1 Bf6 26. Qxa4 Kg7 27. Qb5
Qc4 28. Qxc4 dxc4 29. Re4 Rac8 30. a4 Rd3 31. Rc1 Rd2 32. a5 Rb2 33. Rd1 Rc2
34. Re3 Bg5 35. Rf3 Bd2 36. Kg2 Rc6 37. Ra1 Ra6 38. Bc5 f5 39. Bd4+ Kf7 40. Ra4
Ke6 41. Rxc4 Rxa5 42. h4 Ra6 43. Rc7 h6 44. Rg7 Kd5 45. h5 gxh5 46. Rxf5+ Ke4
47. Rxh5 Bxc3 48. Rh4+ Kd3 49. Rd7 Bxd4 50. Rhxd4+ Kc3 51. R4d6 1-0

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Qc7 8.
g4 h6 9. Bd2 a6 10. f4 d6 11. Bg2 b5 12. O-O-O Rb8 13. h4 h5 14. e5 dxe5 15. g5
Ng4 16. f5 Bb4 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Ne7 21. Bf3
f5 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Re1 O-O 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 Ng6 26. Bd5+ Kh7 27. Be4
Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Rbe8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Rd5 Re5 31. Rxe5 Nxe5 32. Kd2 Nc4+ 33. Kd3
Nxb2+ 34. Ke4 Na4 35. a3 Nc3+ 36. Kd3 Nb1 37. Nc5 Nxa3 38. Nxa6 Kg6 39. Nc7 Kf5
40. c3 Ke5 41. Ne8 g6 42. Nc7 Kf5 43. Nd5 Kg4 44. Ne7 g5 45. hxg5 Kxg5 46. Ke3
Kg4 47. Kf2 Nc4 48. Nc6 Nd6 49. Kg2 Ne4 50. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ashwin, Jayaram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Qe7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 h6 8. e4 a6
9. Nh4 c6 10. Bd2 b5 11. Kh1 Bg4 12. Qc2 Qe6 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 bxc4 15. d4
Bh3 16. e5 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxg2+ 18. Qxg2 Ne8 19. f5 Qd5 20. Rf3 Nd7 21. f6 Kh7
22. Nf5 dxe5 23. fxg7 Rg8 24. Ne7 Qe6 25. Nxg8 Kxg8 26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Re1 1-0

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kiewra, Keaton F"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bg3
O-O 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Bxg3 11. hxg3 Qd6 12. a3 Bd7 13. b4 Rfc8 14. Qb3 e5 15.
Nb5 Qe7 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Nd4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rac1 b6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. Qe2 g6 12. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Holt, Conrad"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 a5
9. Qb3 Kh8 10. Rd1 Na6 11. d5 Nc5 12. Qa3 cxd5 13. Be3 Nfe4 14. Nxd5 Be6 15.
Ng5 Nxg5 16. Bxg5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 18. Be3 Be5 19. f4 Bf6 20. Bf3 Rab8 21. Kg2
b6 22. b4 axb4 23. Qxb4 Rfc8 24. Bd5 Qa7 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. Bf3 Qa6 27. Rc2 Rc7
28. Rd1 Qc8 29. Rb1 h5 30. Qe1 Ne4 31. Rxb6 Rxb6 32. Bxb6 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Qxc4
34. a3 Qa2 35. Qb4 Nc3 36. Kf1 Qc2 37. Bf2 d5 38. Kg2 Nxe2 39. Bxd5 h4 40. Qb3
Qd2 41. Bg8 Kh6 42. Qf7 Nxf4+ 43. gxf4 h3+ 44. Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Almeida Saenz, Alfonso"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. e3 c5 5. c4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 dxc4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8
8. Bxc4 e6 9. Nc3 Ke7 10. Nge2 Bg7 11. e4 Bd7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Ng3
Rhd8 15. Be2 Bh6 16. Nh5 a6 17. Rd3 Ne5 18. Rh3 Bd2 19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Ng3 h6 21.
Nd5+ Bxd5 22. Rxd2 Bxa2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxh6 b5 25. h4 Nc4 26. b4 Ne5 27. Nh5
Bc4 28. Bf3 a5 0-1

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ruiz Sanchez, Orlen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. a3 Nf6 7. d3 a6 8. Ba2
O-O 9. h3 b5 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Ne2 c4 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Ng3 cxd3 14. cxd3 Kh8 15.
d4 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bb1 Na5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Qe2
Nb3 22. Re1 Rc7 23. Bg5 h6 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Rh4 Rc7 26. Qe3 Kg8 27. Rg4 Kh8
28. Qf4 Rfc8 29. Kh2 Nc1 30. Re3 Qc4 31. Ng5 hxg5 32. Qxg5 f5 33. exf6 g6 34.
Rc3 1-0

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Priyadharshan, Kannappan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. h4 h6 7. h5 g5 8. f4 gxf4
9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Nfd7 14. e6 fxe6
15. Bxc7 Nc6 16. Nf3 Rc8 17. Bg3 Nc5 18. Rh4 Rg8 19. Bf2 Ne5 20. Be2 Rf8 21.
Bd4 Nxf3 22. Bxf3 Bxd4 23. Rdxd4 e5 24. Rd1 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rxf3 26. Rg4 Rc6 27.
Nd5 Kf7 28. Rdg1 Ke6 29. Nb4 Rd6 30. Rg6+ Rf6 31. a3 e4 32. Na2 Rd5 33. Rh1 Kf7
34. Nc3 Re5 35. Rg3 Rff5 36. Rg6 Rf6 37. Rg3 e3 38. Re1 e2 39. b4 Rf1 40. Kd2
Rxe1 41. Kxe1 Ne6 42. Rg4 Rxh5 43. Nxe2 Rh3 44. c3 h5 45. Re4 Rh1+ 46. Kf2 Ra1
47. Re5 Ra2 48. Kf1 Kf6 49. Re3 h4 50. Rh3 Kg5 51. Re3 Kf5 52. Rh3 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Qe1 Nc6 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 e5 10. f5 gxf5 11. Nh4 Nxe4 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. Rxf5 Nd6 14. Rf1 e4
15. c3 Ne5 16. Qe2 Nd3 17. Bf4 f5 18. Na3 Be5 19. Be3 Qd7 20. Rad1 Qg7 21. Nc2
Rf8 22. Nb4 f4 23. gxf4 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. Nd5 Be5 26. Qh5 Rfe8 27. Qh3 Kh8
28. Kh1 Rf8 29. Qh5 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rg8 31. Bh3 Nc4 32. Ne7 Qxe7 33. Rf7 Qxf7
34. Qxf7 Nd6 35. Qxc7 a6 36. Bf5 Rg7 37. Qd8+ Rg8 38. Qe7 Nxf5 39. Qxe5+ Ng7
40. Qxe4 Rb8 41. Qe7 h5 42. Qc7 Re8 43. Qxb7 Re2 44. Kg1 Kh7 45. c4 h4 46. c5
h3 47. c6 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 Kg6 49. c7 Nf5 50. Qb6+ 1-0

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 g6 11. Bh4 Be7 12. O-O Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne5 cxd4 15.
Nxc6 Bxc6 16. exd4 Nf4 17. Qf3 e5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 Qc7 20. Nb3 Rae8 21.
Nd4 Ba4 22. Rc1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. g3 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Bd7 27.
Qe3 Qd6 28. f3 a5 29. a3 Kg7 30. Kf2 f6 31. h4 h6 32. Qd3 Qc7 33. Qa6 g5 34.
hxg5 fxg5 35. Qa8 Qd6 36. Qd8 Kg6 37. Qg8+ Kf6 38. Qh7 Be8 39. Qxh6+ Bg6 40. f4
gxf4 41. gxf4 Ke7 42. Qg7+ Kd8 43. Qe5 Kd7 44. Kg3 Bf7 45. Qxd6+ Kxd6 46. Kg4
Kc5 47. Kf5 b5 48. Kf6 Bh5 49. Ke5 b4 50. cxb4+ axb4 51. a4 1-0

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stukopin, Andrey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Stukopin,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 {Gata Kamsky is
one of the greatest specialists of this position. Nonetheless, White has way
too many different options such as 7.c4, 7.Qe2, 7.Qg4, 7.0-0 with different
ideas behind each. This large variety of moves and plans makes Black's
preparation more difficult and easier to forget. In the game, I decided to
castle which, in my opinion, leaves a little bit more flexibility to White in
the future. After 7.0-0, White does not determine where he will place the
queen since it can go either to e2 or g4, but the latter move gains additional
ideas related to capturing the pawn on g7 which is meaningless without having
0-0 played due to the hanging pawn on g2.} 7. O-O d6 {I had never seen this
move played before Kamsky made it on the board. Later, looking at Kamsky's
games in the database, I realized that he knew exactly what he was doing.
There may be different ideas related to this move like at some point
developing the b8-knight to d7, having the option to open up the c8-bishop
faster by playing ...e5, and even simply making this move specifically against
8.Qg4.} ({A more natural move would be} 7... Nc6 8. Qg4 (8. Qe2 d6) 8... Nf6 9.
Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qh6 Ne5 11. Be2 (11. Bg5 $2 Rg6 12. Qh4 Nf3+ 13. gxf3 h6 14. Kh1
hxg5 $15) 11... d5 (11... b5 $5 12. Bg5 Neg4 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Bxd8 Nxh6 15.
Bf6 Bb7 16. N1d2 Rc8 17. c3 d5 18. Rae1 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf5 $44 {and Black has
good compensation for a pawn}) 12. Bg5 Neg4 {Salgado Lopez - Smirin Ilia, 0-1,
2011, George Marx Memorial 9th Paks.}) 8. Qg4 Nf6 9. Qxg7 (9. Qg3 Nc6 {
transposition to 7...Nc6.}) 9... Rg8 10. Qh6 Nc6 11. Bg5 Rg6 12. Qh4 Ne5 {
All the moves were executed by my opponent without thinking.} (12... h6 $5 {
I am surprised that Kamsky didn't even consider making this move in the game.}
13. Bxf6 (13. Bxh6 {would lead to a crazy position where only engines can
understand anything.} Rg4 14. Qh3 e5 15. Be2 (15. Be3 Rg8 16. Qh4 Rg4 $11)
15... Rxe4 16. Qd3 Nb4 17. Qd2 Ng4 18. Bxg4 (18. Nc3 Rxe2 (18... Qh4 $5 19.
Bxg4 Rxg4 20. Qxd6 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Qg4+ 22. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 19. Qxe2 Nxh6 $13)
18... Rxg4 19. Be3 (19. Nc3 Bf5 20. Ne2 (20. Rac1 $2 Nxa2 $1 21. Nxa2 Be4 22.
g3 Qh4 $19 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rg4g3,Gh4h3]}) 20... Nxc2 21. Rac1 Rc8 $13) (19. g3
Bf5 20. Na3 Rc8 21. c3 Nd3 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qh4 $36 {[%csl Rg1][%cal
Gh4h3,Gd3f4]}) 19... Bxe3 20. fxe3 Be6 21. Nc3 Qb6 $44 {[%cal Ge8c8]}) 13...
Qxf6 14. Qxf6 Rxf6 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Ge8e7,Gc8d7,Ga8g8,Gf6g6,Gc6e5] and Black
definitely has certain compensation for a pawn.}) 13. N1d2 Bd7 {A little bit
too slow.} ({Again} 13... h6 $5 {would give Black good compensation after} 14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 Rxf6 16. Be2 Bd7 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Ge8e7,Ga8g8,Gh6h5,Gh5h4,
Gf6g6]}) 14. Rae1 Bb5 $6 {It may be difficult to believe, but this move may
have been the crusial mistake for Black in the game. It is very likely that my
opponent simply confused his own analyses...} (14... Rc8 {was still holding on,
though balancing on a tightrope.} 15. h3 Ba4 $1 (15... Bb6 16. Be3 Ba4 17. f4
Bxb3 18. Nxb3 Bxe3+ 19. Rxe3 Qb6 20. Qe1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rf2 $16) 16. Re2
{The only human move in the position that leads to some advantage for White.} (
16. Be3 Bxb3 17. axb3 Qa5 $1 18. Bxa7 Qxd2 19. Re3 (19. Kh1 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Qxd3
$15) 19... Nxd3 20. cxd3 (20. Rxd3 Qxc2 21. Rfd1 Qe2 $44)) (16. Rc1 Bxb3 17.
axb3 Bd4 18. Be2 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bd4 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5 (21... b6 22. Rbd1
Rc5 23. Bc1 e5 24. Bg5 {[%cal Ge2h5]} h6 25. Bxh6 Nd5 26. Qxd8+ Kxd8 27. Bd2
Nc3 28. Bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rd3 Rxc4 30. Rf3 Rc7 31. Bxa6 $16) 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qf4
Be5 24. Qe3 Qc5 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxb7 $14) (16. Kh1 h6 17. Bxh6 Nfg4 18. Qxd8+
Kxd8 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rg3 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Rc2 24. Nc4
Rgxg2 $11) 16... Qe7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Bxb3 20. axb3 (20.
Nxb3 Rc2 21. Rb1 e5 $44) 20... Nd7 (20... Rc2 21. Nf3 Nd7 (21... Rxb2 $2 22.
Rc1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Ge4e5]} e5 23. d4 {[%cal Ge3c3]} Kf8 24. dxe5 dxe5 25.
Rec3 h6 26. Rc7 Qe6 27. R1c5 $18) 22. Qxh7 (22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. Nd4 Rxb2 24.
Nf5+ Kf8 25. Nxd6 Rxb3 26. d4 Rb4 27. Rd1 $14) 22... Qf8 {[%cal Gg6h6]} 23. Qh4
Qg7 24. Ne1 Rxb2 (24... Rc7 25. f4 Qxb2 26. f5 Qf6 27. Qf2 Rg8 28. Re2 e5 29.
Nf3 $16 {[%csl Ge4,Re8,Gf5][%cal Ge2c2]}) 25. e5 $1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gh4b4]}
Nxe5 (25... dxe5 26. Qb4 {[%csl Re8]})) 21. Qh5 (21. Qxh7 $2 Qg5 {[%cal Rg5g2,
Rg6h6]} 22. Rg3 Qxd2 23. Rxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Ke7 $15) 21... Qg5 (21... Nf6 22.
Qe2 $16) 22. Qxg5 Rxg5 23. f4 Rg7 (23... Rb5 24. d4 $11) 24. Nf3 $14) 15. Bxb5+
axb5 16. h3 Rc8 17. c3 Nd3 $2 {A pure blunder.} (17... b4 {Although the engine
enthusastically favours White, it was an interesting try to complicate the
position. The game may have continued} 18. cxb4 Rc2 19. Rc1 $1 (19. Kh1 h6 20.
Be3 $16) 19... Rxb2 {and} 20. Rc3 $1 {[%cal Re5d3,Re5f3,Gf1c1,Gc1c8] not
allowing any activity from Black's side and taking control over the c-file.} h6
21. Bf4 $18) 18. Re3 $1 {Black obviously missed this nice and, at the same
time, unsophisticated reply. Now, Black's knight has nothing to do, but to go
back.} Ne5 (18... Nxb2 $2 19. Rf3 $18) ({After} 18... Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qb6 {
White has a pleasant choice} 20. Rxf6 (20. Nd4 $5 Nd7 21. Qxh7 N3e5 (21... N7e5
22. Rxf7 Nxf7 23. Qxg6) 22. Rxf7 Nxf7 23. Qxg6 Nf8 24. Qg8 Nxg5 25. Qxg5 Qc5
26. Qg8 $18) 20... Rxf6 21. Bxf6 Qxe3+ 22. Kh2 $16) 19. Rg3 {White's position
has stabilised. "The rest should be simple," - were my thoughts at that moment.
Indeed, the position looks totally lost for Black.} Kd7 20. Nf3 Qg8 21. Nxe5+
dxe5 22. Rd3+ Nd5 (22... Ke7 {It is too sad to make such moves in a game.} 23.
Bxf6+ Rxf6 24. Rd7+ Kxd7 25. Qxf6 $18 {[%csl Rb5,Re5] everything is falling
apart.}) 23. exd5 Rxg5 ({But} 23... Rc4 {doesn't help, due to} 24. dxe6+ Kxe6
25. Rd8 $1 Rxh4 (25... Qg7 26. Re8+ Kd7 27. Rd1+ $1) 26. Rxg8 Rxg8 27. Bxh4 $18
) 24. dxe6+ $6 {Inaccuracy.} (24. Qb4 $1 {was winning on the spot} Rxg2+ 25.
Kh1 {and Black's king has no time to escape} Rxf2 26. dxe6+ Ke8 (26... Kxe6 27.
Qd6+ Kf5 28. Rxf2+ Bxf2 29. Rf3+ Kg5 (29... Ke4 30. Qd3#) 30. Qf6+ Kh5 31. Rf5+
Qg5 32. Qxg5#) 27. Qxb5+ Rc6 (27... Kf8 28. e7+ Kxe7 29. Qxe5+ Kf8 30. Qd6+ Kg7
31. Rg3+ $18) 28. Rxf2 Bxf2 29. exf7+ Qxf7 (29... Kxf7 30. Qxb7+) 30. Qxe5+ Qe7
31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qxh7+ $18) 24... Kxe6 25. Qe4 (25. Kh1 $5 {was also a good
prophylactic move.} Rxg2 26. Qe4 Rg6 27. f4 $1 {Even this move works.
Apparently, Black's position is just too hopeless.} (27. Rfd1 $18) 27... Rg1+
28. Kh2 $18 {[%csl Re6]}) 25... Qg6 26. Qxb7 Qxd3 27. Qxc8+ Kf6 (27... Qd7 28.
Nc5+ Bxc5 29. Qxc5 $18 {White has two extra pawns and Black's king is in the
centre.}) 28. h4 $1 {A very important resource. Otherwise, Black would have
been very close to equalising.} (28. Qh8+ Kg6 29. Qa8 Kg7 30. Nd2 (30. Qxa7 $2
Qf3 $1 31. g3 Rxg3+ 32. fxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qxh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg3+ $11) 30... Qxh3
31. Qf3 Rg3 32. Qd5 Rg5 {and things are not very simple.}) (28. Qa6+ $2 Kg7 $11
) 28... Rg6 29. h5 $1 (29. Qa6+ $2 Kg7 30. Qxa7 Qf3 $11 {the same idea.}) 29...
Rg5 30. Qa6+ Kg7 (30... Kf5 31. Qxa7 Qd5 (31... Qf3 32. Qxf7+) 32. f3) 31. h6+
Kf8 (31... Kh8 32. Qf6+) (31... Kg8 32. Qc8+) 32. Qxa7 Qf3 33. Qb8+ Ke7 34.
Qxe5+ $1 1-0

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. Nd2 e6 8.
Ngf3 a6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Ne7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Bg3 Be7 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bf1 Bf6 17. Qa2 Nb8 18. Bf4 Qc6 19. a5 Nd7 20. Re3 Nf8
21. Nf3 Ng6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bg5 24. Ree1 Bc2 25. Bg3 Qd7 26. Qa3 Be7 27.
Qa2 Bg5 28. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Masters op"]
[Site "Greensboro"]
[Date "2016.08.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 a6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O d6 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. Rac1 O-O 14. Qb1 Rac8 15.
h3 Qb8 16. Bf4 h6 17. Bg3 Rfd8 18. b4 Bf8 19. Qb3 Re8 20. Nd2 Qa8 21. Nf3 e5
22. Ne1 Rc7 23. Qb2 Rec8 24. f3 e4 25. Bxd6 exf3 26. Nxf3 Rc6 27. Bf4 Re6 28.
Nd4 Ree8 29. Bf1 g6 30. Qf2 Bg7 31. Bd6 h5 32. Nf3 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Ne5 34. Bxe5
Rxe5 35. f4 Re6 36. Bg2 Qb8 37. Nd5 a5 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Rb1 Qa7 40. Rb7 Qc5
41. f5 gxf5 42. Qxf5 Kf8 43. Rf1 Rce8 44. Qg5 Rxe3 45. Nxf6 R3e5+ 46. Kh1 Rxg5
47. Nd7+ Kg8 48. Nxc5 Rxc5 49. Bd5 Rf8 50. Rf5 Kh7 51. Be4 Rxf5 52. Bxf5+ Kh6
53. c5 Kg5 54. Bd7 Be5 55. c6 f5 56. c7 Bxc7 57. Rxc7 Rf7 58. Kg2 Re7 59. Kf2
h4 60. a4 Re4 61. Rc5 Rd4 62. Bb5 Rf4+ 63. Ke2 Re4+ 64. Kd3 Re1 65. Bc6 Kf4 66.
Rxa5 Rc1 67. Bb7 Rc7 68. Rb5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nechaev, Oleg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2358"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stavropol Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. e3 Nge7 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. O-O d6 8. d4
O-O 9. a3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. b3 Rb8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Kh2 b5 14. f4 N5c6 15.
Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd5 Ba8 17. Bb2 f5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. cxb5 axb5 21.
Qd5+ Qf7 22. Qd3 Rfe8 23. Rf3 Re4 24. a4 Rae8 25. axb5 Bxe3 26. Re1 Bb6 27. Rd1
Re2+ 28. Kh1 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Belyakov, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Yamal YaNAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. e3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. Be2 Qe8 8. Bh2
e5 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bf5 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Nc4 Qe7 13. Re1 e4 14. Nfd2 d5 15. Na3
g5 16. b4 Nb8 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 c6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Nc2 c5 21. dxc5 Qxc5
22. Nd4 Bd7 23. c4 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Be6 25. Ra5 Qb4 26. Qb1 Qxb1 27. Rxb1 Rxd4 28.
exd4 Nc6 29. Rxg5 Nxd4 30. Bf1 h6 31. Rc5 Nd5 32. Rb8 Rxb8 33. Bxb8 Kh7 34. Be5
Bxe5 35. Nxe5 Kg7 36. Rc4 Kf6 37. Ng4+ Bxg4 38. Rxd4 Be6 39. Rxe4 Ne7 40. Bc4
Bf5 41. Rd4 Ng6 42. f4 h5 43. Kf2 h4 44. Kf3 Bc8 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Rb6 Bd7 47.
Bd5 Nf8 48. Rh6 Ng6 49. Be4 Kf6 50. Bxg6 fxg6 51. Rxh4 Kg7 52. f5 Bxf5 53. Rb4
g5 54. g4 Bd3 55. Rd4 Bc2 56. Ke3 Kf6 57. Rb4 Kg7 58. Kd4 Kf6 59. Rb6+ Kg7 60.
Rb2 Bg6 61. Rb7+ Kf6 62. Rb6+ Kg7 63. Rxg6+ Kxg6 64. Ke5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dasmar Krasnoyarsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 b6 8. O-O Bb7
9. Qe2 e6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. b4 Qb8 15. a4
dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd5 17. Na2 f5 18. b5 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Nb4 Qb7 24. Nd4 Nxa4 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rc6 Nc5 27. Qf3
Qf7 28. Rd6 Ne4 29. Rc6 Re7 30. Qf4 Nc5 31. h4 Nd3 32. Qg5 Re8 33. h5 Ne5 34.
Rd6 Ng4 35. g3 Ne5 36. Kg2 Ng4 37. Ne2 Qe7 38. Qxe7+ Rxe7 39. hxg6 hxg6 40. Nf4
Nf6 41. Rxf6 Kxf6 42. Nxd5+ Ke6 43. Nxe7 Kxe7 44. Kf3 Kd6 45. g4 fxg4+ 46. Kxg4
Kc5 47. Kg5 Kxb5 48. Kxg6 a5 49. e4 a4 50. e5 a3 51. e6 a2 52. e7 a1=Q 53.
e8=Q+ Kc5 54. Qe7+ Kd5 55. f4 Qg1+ 56. Kf7 b5 57. f5 Kc4 58. Qe4+ Kb3 59. Qd5+
Ka4 60. Qa2+ Kb4 61. f6 Qg5 62. Qb2+ Ka4 63. Qc2+ Ka3 64. Qd3+ Ka4 65. Qd1+ Ka5
66. Qa1+ Kb4 67. Qd4+ Ka3 68. Ke6 Qg6 69. Qa1+ Kb3 70. Qd1+ Ka3 71. Qf3+ Ka4
72. Qa8+ Kb3 73. Qd5+ Ka4 74. Ke7 b4 75. f7 Qh7 76. Qc6+ Ka3 77. Qa6+ Kb3 78.
Qe6+ Ka3 79. Ke8 Qh5 80. Kd8 Qg5+ 81. Kd7 Qb5+ 82. Qc6 Qf5+ 83. Qe6 Qb5+ 84.
Kd8 Qg5+ 85. Ke8 Qb5+ 86. Qd7 Qh5 87. Qe7 Qb5+ 88. Kf8 Qb8+ 89. Kg7 Qg3+ 90.
Kf6 Qh4+ 91. Ke6 Qe4+ 92. Kd6 Qd4+ 93. Kc6 Qc4+ 94. Kb6 Qd4+ 95. Kb7 Qd5+ 96.
Kb8 Qb5+ 97. Qb7 Qe5+ 98. Ka8 Qf6 99. Qa7+ Kb2 100. Qd7 b3 101. Qd2+ Ka1 102.
Qd1+ Ka2 103. Qd5 Qe7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow SHSM"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. h4 Be6 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bd3 c6 8. e4 fxe4
9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bf5 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. Qe2 Na6 13. Bxf5 gxf5 14. Qh5+ Kd8
15. O-O Nb4 16. c4 Nc2 17. Rad1 Nxd4 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 b6 20. Be5 Rh7 21.
Qg6 e6 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Qg8+ Kc7 24. Qxa8 c5 25. Qxa7+ Kc6 26. Rxd6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg SDYUSSHOR"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nge2 e5 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. b4 Bb7 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Bb1 a5 14. b5 Qc8 15.
Rfe1 Re6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. dxe5 Bc4 19. exd6 Rxd6 20. Nd4 Bxb5 21.
Qc2 Ba6 22. Be7 Rd5 23. Ne6 Re5 24. Nxg7 Rxe7 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Qc3+ Kg8 27.
Bxf5 Qe8 28. Be4 Rxe4 29. fxe4 Nc5 30. Rd5 Qe7 31. Red1 Re8 32. h3 h6 33. R1d4
Bb7 34. Rh5 Bxe4 35. Qd2 Kh7 36. Qf2 Bg6 37. Rhh4 Qxe3 38. Qxe3 Rxe3 39. Rd8
Re2 40. Rf4 Rxa2 41. Rf6 Kg7 42. Rc6 Rxg2+ 43. Kf1 Rg5 44. Rxc7+ Bf7 45. Rd6 b5
46. Rd2 Ne4 47. Rd4 Nf6 48. Ra7 b4 49. Rc4 Nd5 50. Rc6 b3 51. Kf2 b2 52. Rb7
Nb4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rozum, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Vologda Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. Bh2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Qc7 12. a4 Rfe8 13. a5 Bf8 14. a6 Bc6 15.
c4 Rac8 16. b4 Qb8 17. b5 Ba8 18. Rc1 Qc7 19. Bg3 Qd8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4
Bxe4 22. Rxe4 d5 23. cxd5 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Nf6 25. Bh4 Qxd5 26. Re5 Qd7 27. Bxf6
gxf6 28. Rh5 Rc8 29. Qf4 Qd6 30. Qe3 Qb4 31. g3 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Bg7 33. g4 Qc2 34.
Qf4 Qd3 35. Qd6 Qe4 36. Qd7 Rc3 37. Qd8+ Bf8 38. Qxf6 h6 39. Re5 Qd3 40. Re3
Qc4 41. Rxc3 Qxc3 42. Ne5 Qc7 43. Nc6 Qd7 44. Qd8 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Na3 cxd4 6. Nb5 Nd5 7. Qxd4 Qa5+ 8.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nxf4 10. exf4 Na6 11. c3 Be7 12. Ne4 d5 13. Ned6+ Bxd6 14.
Nxd6+ Ke7 15. Nb5 Bd7 16. Nd4 Nb8 17. Bd3 Nc6 18. Nf3 h6 19. h4 Rhd8 20. O-O
Rab8 21. Rfe1 Kf8 22. a4 Be8 23. Nd4 Rbc8 24. a5 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Rc7 26. Rec1
Rdc8 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Kf1 a6 29. Ra3 Rc1+ 30. Ke2 Bc6 31. Kd2 Rh1 32. g3 Ke7
33. Rc3 Ra1 34. Ra3 Rh1 35. Rc3 Ra1 36. Bxa6 Kd6 37. Bd3 Rxa5 38. Ra3 Rxa3 39.
bxa3 f6 40. Bg6 Bd7 41. Kc3 b6 42. Kb4 Kc6 43. Kc3 Kd6 44. Kd2 Kc6 45. g4 Kd6
46. g5 Bb5 47. Ke3 Bc4 48. Kf3 Bb5 49. Bc2 Ke7 50. Ke3 Kd6 51. Bb3 Be8 52. Bd1
Bb5 53. Bc2 Be8 54. Bd3 Ba4 55. Kf3 Ke7 56. Be2 Be8 57. Ke3 Kd6 58. Bd3 Ba4 59.
Kd2 Be8 60. Be2 Ba4 61. Bh5 Bd7 62. Bf7 Ke7 63. Bg6 Kd6 64. Kc3 Bb5 65. Kd2 Bd7
66. Ke3 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulbasaur Samara Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. e5 e6 8. Ne4 Nb6
9. O-O Ne7 10. Qe1 Bb7 11. Kh1 h5 12. b3 Nf5 13. c4 Qd7 14. Ba3 bxc4 15. bxc4
Qa4 16. Qc3 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qxc7 O-O 21. Bxd6
Rfc8 22. Qb7 Qxd4 23. Nf3 Qxf4 24. Rae1 Re8 25. Bc7 Qa4 26. Qxd5 Qb5 27. Qd1
Rac8 28. Bd6 Rc4 29. Ng5 Rd4 30. Qf3 Nxd6 31. exd6 Rxe1 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Rxe1
Qxg5 34. d7 Kh7 35. h3 Qd5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nechaev, Oleg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Stavropol Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. e3 Nge7 7. Ne2 O-O 8. h3 d6
9. c4 Be6 10. Nbc3 Qd7 11. a3 Rab8 12. Qc2 a6 13. Nd5 b5 14. h4 Bf5 15. Bc3
bxc4 16. bxc4 Bg4 17. O-O Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Ne7 19. Bg2 Bh3 20. e4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f5
22. f3 Nc6 23. Rab1 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Bd2 fxe4 26. dxe4 Be5 27. Bh6 Rfe8
28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rb1 Rb7 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Bd2 Kg7 32. a4 Bf6 33. Kf1 Kf7 34.
Kg2 Be5 35. g4 Kg8 36. f4 Bf6 37. Kg3 Kf7 38. h5 Bg7 39. hxg6+ hxg6 40. g5 Qb8
41. Kf2 Bf8 42. Ke2 Be7 43. Kd1 Bf8 44. Kc1 Bg7 45. Qb1 Qxb1+ 46. Kxb1 Ke6 47.
Kc2 Bf8 48. Kd3 Be7 49. Ke2 Bd8 50. Kf3 Be7 51. Kg4 Kf7 52. f5 Bf8 53. Bf4 Be7
54. Kf3 Bf8 55. f6 Ke6 56. Ke2 Kf7 57. Bd2 Ke6 58. Ba5 Kd7 59. Kf3 Ke6 60. Kf4
Kd7 61. Bb6 Kc6 62. Ba5 Kd7 63. Kf3 Ke6 64. Bd2 Kd7 65. Bf4 Ke6 66. Bg3 Kd7 67.
Ke2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Bulbasaur Samara Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Re1
Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc4 Qc8 14. Bg3 Nh5 15.
Bh2 b5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Bf1 Be6 18. a4 b4 19. Nd2 Rd8 20. Qc2 bxc3 21. bxc3 Na5
22. Rab1 c5 23. Ndc4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Qe6 26. Nb6 Rab8 27. a5 Rb7
28. c4 Rd4 29. Nd5 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 g5 31. f3 h5 32. Bg3 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Nxf4
exf4 35. Bxf4 Rxc4 36. Qd3 Bd4+ 37. Kh2 Rc3 38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Qe2 gxf3 40. gxf3
Qg6 41. Qg2 Qh5+ 42. Qh3 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Bf2+ 44. Kg2 Bh4+ 45. Kf1 Rf2+ 46. Kg1
Rxf3 47. Qc8 Qg6+ 48. Kh1 Rf1+ 49. Kh2 Qg1+ 50. Kh3 Rf3+ 51. Kxh4 Rxf4+ 52. Kh3
Qf1+ 53. Kh2 Qf2+ 54. Kh3 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow SHSM"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Be2 b6 5. Bf3 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Nb5 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 Re8
15. Qa3 Re7 16. Rac1 Ne8 17. Rc2 a6 18. Nc3 b5 19. Ncxd5 exd5 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21.
Bxc6 Rc8 22. d5 Nd6 23. b3 Re4 24. Rec1 b4 25. Qb2 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. dxc6
Nb5 28. Ne2 h6 29. h3 Qd6 30. Qc2 Nc7 31. Ng3 Re5 32. Nxf5 Qf6 33. Nd4 Rd5 34.
Qe4 a5 35. Rc4 Rd8 36. g3 Rd5 37. Qf4 Qe7 38. h4 Re5 39. Nf5 Qf6 40. e4 Kh7 41.
Ne3 Qe6 42. Ng4 Rb5 43. Qxc7 Qxg4 44. Qd7 Qxe4 45. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chos, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2317"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Tauris Krym Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c6 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Bxg3 7. hxg3 h6 8. Nf3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bf3 Qb6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nd7
15. Nxd7 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Kxd7 17. g4 Qb4 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. a3 Qe7 20. b4 Qg5 21.
Bf3 g6 22. Rc1 Ke7 23. g3 Kf8 24. Kg2 Kg7 25. Qb2 Qf6 26. Rc5 Rc7 27. Be4 Ra8
28. Qc3 Rd8 29. f4 Rd6 30. g5 hxg5 31. fxg5 Qe7 32. d5+ e5 33. dxc6 Ba8 34.
Rxe5 Rdxc6 35. Rc5+ f6 36. gxf6+ Qxf6 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. Bxc6 Rxc6 39. Rf1+ Ke7
40. Rxc6 Bxc6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Dasmar Krasnoyarsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 Nh5 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 g5 5. e3 Ng7 6. Bg3 d6 7. h3 c5 8. c3 Qb6
9. Qb3 Be6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Nf3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Nf6 14. Bd3 Bg7 15.
O-O O-O 16. Rfe1 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Na5 18. Nb5 Bd7 19. a4 Nd5 20. Bf1 Nc7 21. Nxc7
Rxc7 22. d5 c4 23. e4 Nb3 24. Nxb3 cxb3 25. Ra3 Rxa4 26. Rxb3 f5 27. exf5 Bxf5
28. Rxb6 Ra5 29. Rb5 Ra2 30. Rb4 Bg6 31. Bg3 Bf7 32. Bc4 Ra5 33. Rd1 Bf6 34.
Bb3 Kg7 35. f3 Ra8 36. Bf2 h5 37. Bb6 Rcc8 38. Bd4 Rc7 39. Be3 Bg6 40. Kf2 Bf5
41. Ra4 Rh8 42. Bb6 Rcc8 43. Ra7 g4 44. hxg4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. O-O
Ne4 9. e3 a5 10. Nc3 a4 11. Nxa4 dxc4 12. Nh4 Nd6 13. Nxf5 gxf5 14. Qc2 Nd7 15.
Nc5 cxb3 16. axb3 Nf6 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. h3 e6 19. Ra1 Qb8 20. g4 fxg4 21. hxg4
h6 22. e4 Nxg4 23. Nd7 Qd8 24. Nxf8 Bxf8 25. f3 Ne3 26. Qe2 Nxg2 27. Qxg2+ Kh7
28. Kf2 Bg7 29. Rg1 Ne8 30. Ke3 Qb6 31. Qc2 Nd6 32. Qd3 Kh8 33. Qc2 Qb5 34. d5
Qb6+ 35. Ke2 Qxg1 36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. Qc3+ f6 38. dxc6 bxc6 39. Qxc6 Qh2+ 40.
Ke3 Qe5 41. Qd7+ Nf7 42. Qb7 h5 43. b4 h4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg SDYUSSHOR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bh2 c5 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Qb7 15.
d5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 b5 17. Be2 Rab8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bf4 b4 20. c4 Ra8 21. h4
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rb1 Ra5 24. h5 Qa7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qd3 Ra1 27. b3 Qa2
28. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 29. Qd1 Qb2 30. Bd3 Be5 31. Bg5 Bf6 32. Bf4 Be5 33. Bg5 Bf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow SSHOR Youth"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Nd5 a5 8. Bd3 e6 9.
Ne3 Nc6 10. O-O Nf6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. f5 gxf5 15. Bg5
Qc8 16. Qe1 Nd8 17. Bf6 Bxf6 18. exf6+ Ne6 19. Ng5 Bxb5 20. axb5 h6 21. Nxe6
Qxe6 22. Qh4 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Qg5 24. Rae1+ Kf8 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rxf5 Rh6 27. Ref1
a4 28. Kg1 a3 29. bxa3 bxa3 30. Ra1 Ke8 31. h3 Kd7 32. Rf3 a2 33. c3 Ra5 34.
Rf2 Ra3 35. Raxa2 Rxa2 36. Rxa2 Rxf6 37. Rf2 Ke6 38. Rxf6+ Kxf6 39. Kf2 Kg6 40.
g3 f6 41. Kf3 Kh5 42. Kf2 Kg6 43. Kf3 Kh5 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. Kg2 Kh5 46. Kf3 f5
47. Kf2 Kh6 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. h4 Kh5 50. hxg5 Kxg5 51. Kf3 Kg6 52. Kf4 Kf6 53.
Kf3 Kg5 54. Kg2 Kg4 55. Kf2 f4 56. gxf4 Kxf4 57. Ke2 Ke4 58. Kd2 Kf3 59. Kd3
Kf4 60. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Iljin, Timofey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Krymstar Crimea"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 a5 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 e6
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Na6 11. Bxc4 Nb4 12. Qe2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15.
Bf4 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bf4 Qc8 18. g4 Re8 19. Bg3 Qd8 20. g5 Nd7 21. h4 Nb6
22. Bb3 Bd6 23. f4 c5 24. dxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Kg2 Qe7 26. h5 Nc6 27. Nb5 Rad8 28. g6
Kh8 29. gxf7 Rf8 30. Qg4 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Qxf7 32. Bxe6 Qe7 33. f5 h6 34. Nc7 Qf6
35. Rd2 Ne5 36. Qf4 Nbc4 37. Bxc4 Nxc4 38. Re2 Bd6 39. Qg4 Bxg3 40. Qxg3 Ne5
41. Nd5 Qg5 42. Qxg5 hxg5 43. Nc7 Rc8 44. Ne6 g4 45. Kg3 Rc4 46. Nf4 Kh7 47.
Ng6 Nf7 48. Kxg4 Rxa4 49. Kf4 Nd6 50. Ne5 Rb4 51. Nd3 Rd4 52. Ne5 a4 53. Ng4 b5
54. h6 b4 55. hxg7 Kxg7 56. Ke5 Rd3 57. f6+ Kg6 58. Rg2 Nf7+ 59. Ke6 Ng5+ 60.
Ke7 Rd4 61. Ne5+ Kh6 62. Nf7+ Nxf7 63. Kxf7 Rxe4 64. Rh2+ Kg5 65. Kg7 Kf5 66.
f7 Re7 67. Rh4 a3 68. bxa3 bxa3 69. Ra4 Ke6 70. Ra6+ Kd5 71. Rxa3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Golubov, Saveliy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "NIU BSU Belgorod Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e5 6. Ngf3 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
dxe4 9. dxe4 c5 10. c3 Nbc6 11. Qc2 a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. Nc4 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Ne3 c4 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. Qe2 Bd3 20. Qe3 Ne7 21. Ne1
Nf5 22. Qa7 Qxa7 23. Rxa7 e4 24. Bf4 Rbd8 25. Nxd3 exd3 26. Rb7 g5 27. Bxg5 Rb8
28. Rc7 Be5 29. Rc6 f6 30. Bd2 Rfd8 31. Re6 Kf7 32. Be4 Ne7 33. Ra6 f5 34. Bf3
Nxd5 35. Bh5+ Kg8 36. Bg5 Rd7 37. Re1 Bg7 38. Rc6 b4 39. Rxc4 bxc3 40. bxc3
Nxc3 41. Bf3 d2 42. Bxd2 Rxd2 43. Rc7 Rb1 44. Rxb1 Nxb1 45. Rc5 Bd4 46. Rxf5
Bxf2+ 47. Kg2 Bd4+ 48. Kh3 Nc3 49. Rf4 Bg1 50. Bg2 Kg7 51. Rf1 Bd4 52. Bf3 h6
53. Re1 Rf2 54. Bc6 Bf6 55. Bg2 Ne2 56. Bf1 Ng1+ 57. Kg4 Rxh2 58. Rb1 h5+ 59.
Kf5 Rf2+ 60. Ke6 Ne2 61. Bh3 Nxg3 62. Rb7+ Kg6 63. Rb8 Re2+ 64. Kd5 Re5+ 65.
Kc4 h4 66. Kd3 Rd5+ 67. Ke3 Bg5+ 68. Kf3 Rd3+ 69. Kg4 Rd4+ 70. Kf3 Rf4+ 71. Kg2
Ne4 72. Rb2 Bf6 73. Rc2 Ng5 74. Bd7 Rf3 75. Rc5 h3+ 76. Bxh3 Rb3 77. Bf5+ Kh6
78. Kf1 Bd4 79. Rd5 Be3 80. Ke2 Bf4 81. Ra5 Re3+ 82. Kd1 Nf3 83. Kc2 Nd4+ 84.
Kb2 Be5 85. Ka2 Nxf5 86. Rb5 Nd4 87. Rd5 Kg5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Paravyan, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2016.10.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Spartak"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bd3 b6 4. O-O Bb7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 Be7 7. Bc2 Nc6 8. d3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Rc8 10. Nf1 d6 11. Ng3 Ne5 12. Nd2 Ng6 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. h3 Rfe8 15.
Be3 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. d4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Ba6 19. h4 h6 20. h5 Ngf8 21. Nh2 Bg5
22. Qg4 f5 23. Qd1 Nb8 24. Nf3 Be7 25. Ne2 Nc6 26. Nf4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bg5 28.
Qf3 Qf7 29. g3 Kh8 30. Ba4 Re7 31. Bb3 Bc4 32. Rad1 Bxb3 33. axb3 a5 34. Kg2
Qe8 35. Nd3 b5 36. Qe2 Rb7 37. f4 Bd8 38. g4 Bb6 39. gxf5 Bxd4 40. cxd4 exf5
41. Nc5 Rb6 42. Rc1 Ne6 43. Nxe6 Qxe6 44. Rxc8+ Qxc8 45. e6 Rc6 46. e7 Qe8 47.
Qe5 Rf6 48. Qxd5 Kh7 49. Qd8 Qxh5 50. e8=Q Rg6+ 51. Qxg6+ Qxg6+ 52. Kf2 Qg4 53.
Qd6 Qh4+ 54. Ke2 Qh2+ 55. Kd1 Qxb2 56. Qd5 Qb1+ 57. Ke2 Qc2+ 58. Kf1 a4 59.
bxa4 bxa4 60. Re2 Qd3 61. Kf2 a3 62. Ra2 h5 63. Qc5 h4 64. Rxa3 Qd2+ 65. Kf3
Qd1+ 66. Ke3 Qe1+ 67. Kd3 Qe4+ 68. Kc4 Qxf4 69. Qe5 Qf1+ 70. Kd5 h3 71. Ke6
Qc4+ 72. d5 Qc8+ 73. Ke7 Qb7+ 74. Kd8 Qb6+ 75. Qc7 Qh6 76. Qh2 Qb6+ 77. Qc7 Qh6
78. Qh2 Qb6+ 79. Ke7 Qb4+ 80. Qd6 Qh4+ 81. Kf7 Qh5+ 82. Kf8 Qh4 83. Ra7 Qd4 84.
Qe7 h2 85. Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 86. Rxg7+ Kh8 87. Rg8+ Kh7 88. Rg7+ Kh8 89. Rg8+ Kh7 90.
Rg7+ Kh8 91. Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nasybullina, Alfia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2149"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. c3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nh5 10. Bg3 Bd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nc4 Nxg3 13. hxg3 b5 14. Ne3 Qb6
15. Nd5 Qb7 16. a3 Bg4 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Qd3 Bxf3 19. Qxb5 Qxb5 20. Bxb5 Bxe4
21. Bxc6 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd4 23. b4 Bb2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. a4 e6 26. Rb1 Ba3 27.
Bb3 Bxb4 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxb4 Rc7 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke2 e5 32. Kd3 Ke6 33. Rb8
Rc5 34. Rg8 Rd5+ 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Rd8 a5 37. Rd7+ Kf6 38. Ra7 h5 39. Ke2 g5 40.
Ke3 g4 41. f3 Rc5 42. Ra8 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pershin, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 e6 4. f4 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Nb5
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Na3 Qc7 11. c3 Rd8 12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Rc1 Bxa3 15.
bxa3 Qd6 16. Qb3 Rab8 17. Rc4 Be8 18. Rfc1 Nd7 19. a5 e5 20. Ng5 exf4 21. Bxf4
Nde5 22. Rc5 Qe7 23. Be4 h6 24. Nf3 Nxf3+ 25. exf3 Rbc8 26. a6 b6 27. R5c2 Bd7
28. Kf2 Be6 29. Qb5 Na5 30. Qb4 Rxc2+ 31. Rxc2 Qe8 32. g4 Bc8 33. Bc7 Rd7 34.
Bxb6 axb6 35. Qxb6 Nb3 36. a7 Bb7 37. Bxb7 Qe3+ 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gusain, Himal"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Nc6 4. Bb2 a6 5. c4 b6 6. Qe2 Nge7 7. g3 Ng6 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O h5 10. h4 Qc7 11. d3 Nge5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd2 Be7 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Bf3 O-O-O 16. Bxh5 f6 17. Bf3 g5 18. hxg5 fxg5 19. Bxh8 Rxh8 20. Bg2 Nd4 21.
Qg4 Nc2 22. Rac1 Ne3 23. Qe2 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 gxf4 25. gxf4 Rg8 26. Qe3 Qd8 27.
Nf3 Rg3 28. Qf2 Qg8 29. Ng5 Rxd3 30. e5 Rd4 31. Bxb7+ Kxb7 32. Qg2+ Kc7 33. Nh3
Qh8 34. Kh2 Qh5 35. Rf3 Bh4 36. Qe2 Be1 37. Kg1 Bg3 38. Qe3 Qxh3 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 b6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bb7
9. O-O a6 10. Bc4 Re8 11. Nbd2 e5 12. Bh2 exd4 13. cxd4 Qd7 14. Rc1 Rac8 15.
Re1 h6 16. e4 d5 17. exd5 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Nxd5 19. Qe4 Nce7 20. Bb3 c5 21. Ne5
cxd4 22. Re1 Qe6 23. Ndf3 Ba8 24. Nxd4 Qf6 25. Bg3 Nb4 26. Qg4 Bd5 27. Bxd5
Nbxd5 28. Qd7 h5 29. Nef3 g5 30. Be5 Qg6 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Re5 Rc7 33. Nf5+ Kh7
34. Qd8 Rc8 35. Qd7 Rc7 36. Qd8 Rc8 37. Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nf6 12. Bg5 a5 13. Bb5 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Bd4
15. c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 h6 17. Bf4 exd5 18. cxd4 O-O 19. exd5 d6 20. Rab1 Re8 21.
h3 Ne4 22. Qd3 Qf6 23. Be3 h5 24. Rfc1 Re7 25. Rc6 g5 26. Qd1 Qg6 27. Rbc1 Rae8
28. Rc8 Kg7 29. Qf3 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Qf4 g3 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Re1 Rh8 34.
fxg3 Nxg3 35. Kf2 Ne4+ 36. Qxe4 Qxe4 37. Bh6+ Rxh6 38. Rxe4 Rh5 39. Rg4+ Kf6
40. Rg8 Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moskalenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nbd2 Ngf6 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
O-O 9. e4 Bh5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Bf1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxf3
15. Ng5 Bg4 16. h4 Bd6 17. Kg2 Bf5 18. f3 Ra5 19. Bd2 Rfa8 20. g4 Bc2 21. Rac1
Ba4 22. c4 R5a7 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Bd3 Nf8 25. a3 Bc6 26. Bc2 Ba4 27. Bf5 Bd7
28. Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Bb4 Bxb4 30. axb4 h6 31. Nh3 Ra4 32. Re7 Nf8 33. Nf4 Rxb4 34.
Kg3 Rxd4 35. Rxb7 Rb4 36. Nxd5 Rxb2 37. Ne7+ Kh7 38. Rc8 Rxc8 39. Nxc8 Kg6 40.
Nd6 Rd2 41. Nxf7 Rd5 42. f4 Kh7 43. Rxb6 Ng6 44. f5 Ne5 45. Nxe5 Rxe5 46. Kf4
Re8 47. g5 hxg5+ 48. hxg5 Kg8 49. Rb7 Kh8 50. f6 gxf6 51. gxf6 Ra8 52. Kf5 Kg8
53. Kg6 Rc8 54. Rg7+ Kf8 55. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3 Nc6 7. e4 e6 8. Be3
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 Ne8 12. Bd3 Qh4+ 13. Qf2 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 f6
15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Rhe1 Rb8 17. b3 Kf7 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Rc8 20. f4 Ke7 21.
Kg3 fxe5 22. fxe5 Rf5 23. Nf2 Rg5+ 24. Kh3 Rh5+ 25. Kg3 Rg5+ 26. Kh3 Rh5+ 27.
Kg3 Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tran, Tuan Minh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nh5 13. a3 a5 14. Nf1 g6 15. Ne3 c4
16. Bb1 b5 17. Ng4 b4 18. a4 Ba6 19. O-O Rb8 20. Qd2 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rb3 22. h4
Qb6 23. Bh2 Rb8 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. g4 Ng7 26. Bc2 Rb2 27. Bf4 Qb3 28. Rc1 Nb4 29.
Bxb3 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 cxb3 31. cxb4 Bxf1 32. Kxf1 Bxb4 33. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sengupta, Deep"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "228"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. f4
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. Qe2 b4 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Be7 13. Nf5 Nb6 14. Re1 Nbxd5
15. c4 bxc3 16. bxc3 Qd7 17. Rb1 Qxf5 18. Rxb7 O-O 19. c4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4
21. Rxe7 Rac8 22. c5 Rxc5 23. Qxa6 h5 24. Qd3 Ra5 25. a3 h4 26. Rd1 d5 27. Qe3
Qd6 28. Ra7 Re8 29. Qd4 Rxa7 30. Qxa7 h3 31. gxh3 Rc8 32. Qe3 Rc2 33. Bg2 Ra2
34. Qc3 Qa6 35. Qd3 Qa7+ 36. Qd4 Qxa3 37. Bxd5 Nxd5 38. Qxd5 Qe3+ 39. Kh1 Qf2
40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Qd3+ g6 42. Qg3 Qf6 43. Kg1 Qb6+ 44. Kh1 Qc6+ 45. Kg1 Qc5+ 46.
Kh1 Kg7 47. Re1 Ra3 48. Qg2 Qc3 49. Rf1 Qxh3 50. Qf2 Ra7 51. Qf6+ Kg8 52. Rd1
Ra8 53. Rd8+ Rxd8 54. Qxd8+ Kg7 55. Qd4+ f6 56. Kg1 Qf3 57. Qd7+ Kh6 58. Qe8
Kg5 59. Qe7 Kg4 60. Qd7+ f5 61. Qd4+ Qe4 62. Qd1+ Kh4 63. Qd6 Kh5 64. Kf2 g5
65. Qd7 Kg4 66. Qd1+ Kh4 67. Qa1 Qf4+ 68. Kg2 Qd2+ 69. Kg1 Qe3+ 70. Kg2 Qe2+
71. Kg1 f4 72. Qh8+ Qh5 73. Qa1 Qe8 74. Qb2 Qe3+ 75. Kf1 Qf3+ 76. Kg1 Qg4+ 77.
Kf1 Qf3+ 78. Kg1 Kg4 79. Qc2 Qe3+ 80. Kf1 Qe6 81. Qg2+ Kh5 82. Qf3+ Qg4 83. Qd3
Qe6 84. Qf3+ Kh6 85. Qc3 g4 86. Qh8+ Kg6 87. Qc3 Qe4 88. Qh8 Qh1+ 89. Ke2 Qf3+
90. Ke1 Qh1+ 91. Kd2 Qg2+ 92. Ke1 Qg1+ 93. Kd2 Qe3+ 94. Kd1 g3 95. Qg8+ Kf5 96.
Qc8+ Kg5 97. hxg3 fxg3 98. Qg8+ Kh4 99. Qh7+ Kg4 100. Qd7+ Kf3 101. Qf5+ Kg2
102. Qg6 Kg1 103. Qg4 Kf2 104. Qh4 Kg1 105. Qg4 Kf2 106. Qh4 Qd3+ 107. Kc1 Kg1
108. Kb2 g2 109. Qe1+ Qf1 110. Qe5 Qf2+ 111. Ka3 Qf3+ 112. Ka4 Kf2 113. Qc5+
Kg3 114. Qg1 Qf2 0-1

[Event "BL2-Sued 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2016.11.20"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Viernheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Bc7 Rd7 11. Bh2 Rd8 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. a4 a6 14. Be2 b5 15.
O-O b4 16. Rac1 Bf5 17. cxb4 Nxb4 18. Rxc5 Nd3 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Re1 e6 21. Nd4
Nd5 22. N2f3 Bf8 23. Rcc1 Nb4 24. Ne5 a5 25. Ndc6 Nxc6 26. Nxc6 Rdc8 27. Rc3
Ba6 28. Be5 Bb7 29. Rec1 h6 30. h4 Kh7 31. Nxa5 Rxc3 32. Bxc3 Bd5 33. Be1 Rb8
34. b3 g5 35. h5 g4 36. Rc7 e5 37. Bc3 e4 38. Be5 Re8 39. Bf4 Kg8 40. Nc4 1-0

[Event "BL2-Sued 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Wieczorek, Oskar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heusenstamm"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. Bg2 e5 8. Nge2
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 a6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qd3 Qc8 14. Kh2 Rb8
15. b3 c5 16. Rad1 Bc6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Bd2 Bf5 20. Qc4 h5 21.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Qxa6 Bxc2 24. Qc6 Qd8 25. Ba5 Rc8 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 27.
Re8+ Rxe8 28. Qxc7 Re2 29. Qxd6 Bd4 30. Qc6 h4 31. d6 Bxf2 32. gxh4 Bxh4 33.
Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qg4 Rd2 35. Qxh4 Rxd6 36. Qc4 1-0

[Event "BL2-Sued 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Danin, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Schoenaich"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2 a5
9. e3 Bf5 10. Nfd2 Na6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nc3 f5 15.
Ba3 Rf6 16. Qe2 Rc6 17. Rac1 Nc7 18. Na4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 b5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Rc6
Nd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qc2 Bf6 24. Rc5 Qe6 25. Bb2 Qd7 26. Kg2 Kf7 27. a4 bxa4
28. bxa4 Rb4 29. Rxa5 f4 30. exf4 Qg4 31. Rb5 Qf3+ 32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qf3+
34. Ke1 Qh1+ 35. Kd2 Rxb5 36. axb5 Qf1 37. Qxe4 Qxb5 38. Bc3 Qc4 39. f5 g5 40.
g4 Qf1 41. Qe2 Qh1 42. f3 Kf8 43. Bb4 Qb1 44. Bc5 Qb2+ 45. Ke1 Qa1+ 46. Qd1 Qb2
47. Qd2 Qa1+ 48. Ke2 Qb1 49. h4 h6 50. h5 Kg7 51. Kf2 Qh1 52. Qe2 Kf8 53. Qe4
Qh2+ 54. Kf1 Qh1+ 55. Ke2 Qc1 56. Qe6 Ke8 57. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "BL2-Sued 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2017.03.19"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Emmendingen"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Re1 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Na4 c5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5
15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qh4 Qxc5 18. Bh6 Ne8 19. Rad1 gxh6 20. Qxh6 Ng7
21. b4 Qxb4 22. Nd7 f5 23. Rb1 Qa5 24. Re3 Qd5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Niemi, Kalle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Salon Shakkikerho"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. d3 Be7 12. Qa4 O-O 13. Rd1 Rfd8 14. Bd2 b6
15. a3 Nd4 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 17. Rab1 Nb3 18. Be1 Ng4 19. h3 Ne5 20. Kf1 Nc6 21. f4
Nca5 22. e3 Rcd8 23. Ke2 f5 24. Na2 Rc8 25. Bxa5 Nxa5 26. b4 cxb4 27. axb4 Rc2+
28. Rd2 Rxd2+ 29. Kxd2 Nc4+ 30. Ke2 Nd6 31. Rc1 a5 32. Rc6 Bd8 33. bxa5 bxa5
34. Nc3 Kf7 35. d4 Ke7 36. Ra6 Rc7 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. Na4 Ke7 39. Nc5 Rc8 40. Bc6
Rc7 41. g4 h6 42. Ba4 g5 43. Bb3 fxg4 44. hxg4 gxf4 45. exf4 Nb7 46. Rxe6+ Kf8
47. Ne4 Rg7 48. Rxh6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sveti Nikolaj Srpski"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Be6 $6 {
Looks too artificial.} ({A more solid choice is apparently} 7... Bc8 {, as was
recently successfully played by GM So:} 8. Bd2 (8. Bd3 e6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4
b5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 c5 $15 {Nakamura,H (2787)-So,W (2773) Saint
Louis USA 2016}) 8... e6 9. c5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 b6 11. cxb6 Qxb6 12. Na4 Qxb3 13.
axb3 a5 $11 {Aronian,L (2792)-So,W (2770) Paris FRA 2016}) 8. c5 {A principled
reply - the Pe7 is locked in, and White is trying to squeeze the opponent in
his own camp.} ({In his previous encounter in this line Gata didn't manage to
solve the space problems, but eventually won the game:} 8. Bd2 g6 9. Nf3 Bg7
10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 b5 14. Qe2 Nbd7 15. e4 $14 {
Gelfand,B (2720)-Kamsky,G (2723) Moscow 2008}) 8... Bg4 $146 {This novelty
doesn't help Black to solve the space problems.} ({The other moves have been
checked out in practice:} 8... Nbd7 9. Be2 g5 10. Nf3 h6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Qd1
Bg7 13. b4 O-O 14. Bb2 $14 {Gledura,B (2513)-Karpov,A (2628) Budapest HUN 2015}
) (8... g6 9. Qc2 Bg7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Ng4 12. h3 Nh6 13. Bd2 Bc8 14. Nf3
Bf5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 $36 {Volkov,S (2623)-Yilmaz,M (2530) Plovdiv 2012}) 9.
h3 Bh5 $2 ({The lesser evil was} 9... Bc8 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Ng5 e6
13. Ncxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 b6 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Bc4 $36 {, though playing this
position with Black isn't much fun either.}) 10. g4 Bg6 11. g5 Nfd7 (11... Ng8
{was hardly any better:} 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4 e6 14. Bf4 Ne7 15. f3 Nd7 16.
O-O-O b6 17. Na4 b5 18. Nc3 {, and Black lacks any constructive ideas.}) 12. f4
{This standard restricting approach isn't bad,} ({but a more energetic and
stronger move was} 12. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 13. Na4 e6 ({After} 13... e5 14. f4 exf4
15. exf4 Be7 (15... b5 16. cxb6 Rb7 17. Bd2 Bd6 18. O-O-O O-O 19. h4 $18) 16.
Bd2 O-O 17. h4 $18 {Black has nothing he can do against the direct attack.})
14. h4 Be7 (14... b6 15. cxb6 Rb7 16. Bd2 c5 17. Qc2 c4 18. b3 Nxb6 19. bxc4
Nxc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Qxc4 $18) 15. Rh3 Qc7 16. Bd2 {, and Black is
practically lost from the strategic point of view.}) 12... e6 ({An attempt to
keep the light-squared bishop on the board runs into} 12... Bh5 13. Nf5 $1 h6
14. gxh6 g6 15. Ng7+ Bxg7 16. hxg7 Rg8 17. e4 e5 18. Be3 $1 exf4 19. Bf2 $36)
13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Na4 $1 {Richard is now firmly in control.} (14. Bd2 {was
less promising:} b6 15. cxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Rc1 Bd6 18. Be2 Ke7 $14)
14... b6 {This pawn sac was absolutely forced.} ({The passive} 14... Be7 15.
Bd2 Qc7 16. O-O-O Bd8 17. h4 $18 {would lead to a sad position, where White
can slowly make progress on the kingside.}) 15. cxb6 Rb7 16. Bd2 c5 {This
advance enables Gata to develop the pieces, but the presence of the b6-pawn
makes his position very difficult.} 17. dxc5 ({It was also seriously worth
considering} 17. Qc3 $5 c4 18. b3 Nxb6 19. Nxb6 Rxb6 20. bxc4 Bb4 21. Qc2 Bxd2+
22. Qxd2 $16 {, and White is a sound pawn up.}) 17... Nxc5 18. Nxc5 {The first
step in tje wrong direction - Richard is just supporting Black's development.}
({A more natural move would be} 18. Qc2 $1 Nxa4 19. Qxa4+ Qd7 20. Qa5 Be7 21.
h4 Bd8 22. Qc3 d4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. exd4 Rxb6 25. O-O-O $16) 18... Bxc5 19. Qc3
{There was no reason for delaying the development again.} ({The precise} 19.
Rc1 Bxb6 20. h4 Rc7 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Qa3 $36 {would have kept Black under
strong pressure.}) 19... Qxb6 20. Rc1 $1 ({After} 20. Qxg7 Rf8 21. Rc1 Nd7 $132
{White wouldn't manage to keep the extra pawn.}) 20... Rc7 $1 ({Possibly, GM
Rapport's calculations were mainly based on} 20... Nd7 $6 21. b4 Bd6 22. Qxg7
Rf8 23. a3 $16) 21. Qxg7 Rf8 22. Be2 $2 {Despite the previous inaccurate play,}
({Richard could still have developed a powerful initiative by means of} 22. Ke2
$1 {(Of course, finding this move is a tough task)} d4 23. Bg2 Nd7 24. b4 $1 ({
But not} 24. exd4 $6 Qb5+ 25. Kf3 Bd6 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 $132) 24... Qb5+ 25. Kf3
dxe3 26. Bxe3 Bxe3 27. Kxe3 $1 (27. Rxc7 Bxf4 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Kxf4 Qd2+ {
leads only to a draw.}) 27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 e5 29. Bc6 exf4+ 30. Kf2 Qxb4 31.
Kf3 $1 $36) 22... Nd7 $2 {Returning the favour.} ({Black could have solved all
the problems after} 22... d4 $1 23. Qe5 dxe3 24. Bxe3 Nd7 25. Qe4 Ke7 $132) 23.
Qc3 $2 ({In his turn, Richard missed a golden opportunity for connecting the
rooks:} 23. Kf2 $1 d4 24. Kg3 $1 {Now the king is safe! The following lines
illustrate the danger of Black's position:} dxe3 (24... Qxb2 25. Rhd1 Qa3 26.
Rc4 dxe3 27. Bb4 Qxa2 28. Kf3 Qxc4 29. Bxc4 Bxb4 30. Qd4 $16) 25. Bc3 Bd6 26.
h4 Nc5 27. Qd4 $16) 23... Ke7 $1 {Now the advantage is gone.} 24. Qa5 {The Qc3
is clearly misplaced, so liquidating into an equal endgame is a natural
decision.} (24. O-O Rfc8 25. Kg2 Bd6 26. Qd4 Bc5 27. Qd3 Qxb2 28. Rc2 Qb7 29.
Qxa6 Qxa6 30. Bxa6 Ba3 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 $11) 24... Qxa5 25. Bxa5 Rb7 26. Rxc5 ({
Possibly, a better try was} 26. Rc2 $5 Bxe3 27. Bxa6 Rbb8 28. Rf1 Nc5 29. Be2
Rfc8 30. b3 {, maintaining an approximate balance.}) 26... Nxc5 27. b4 Ne4 {
After this move White gets sufficient compensation.} (27... Rfb8 $5 {deserved
serious attention:} 28. O-O Rxb4 29. Bxb4 Rxb4 30. Rc1 Kd6 $1 $15 (30... Rb2
31. Rxc5 Rxe2 32. Ra5 Rxe3 33. Kf2 Rxh3 34. Rxa6 $11)) 28. Bxa6 Ra7 29. b5 Rb8
{Finally Gata comes to the conclusion, that there is nothing better than
giving the material back.} 30. Rh2 {This isn't a mistake,} ({But} 30. O-O {
was simpler:} Rxb5 31. Bxb5 Rxa5 32. a4 Nc3 33. Rc1 Nxb5 34. axb5 Rxb5 35. Rc7+
$11) 30... Rxb5 31. Bxb5 Rxa5 32. Bd3 {Possibly, Richard was still hoping to
win this game.} ({Otherwise he would have played} 32. a4 Nc3 33. Rc2 Nxb5 34.
axb5 Rxb5 35. Rc7+ $11 {, fixing a draw.}) 32... Nc3 33. Rc2 Nxa2 34. Rc7+ Kf8
{The position is still equal, but White has to play accurately - the pawns are
potentially weak.} 35. h4 Nb4 36. Be2 d4 37. exd4 Nd5 38. Rc8+ Kg7 {Obviously,
now it is Gata who is trying to win the game.} (38... Ke7 39. Bf3 Nxf4 40. Kf2
Ra2+ 41. Kg3 $11) 39. h5 $6 {It is only after this nervous move that Black
gets some practical winning chances.} ({After} 39. Bf3 Nxf4 40. Kf2 Ra3 41. Rc7
$11 {White still would be safe.}) 39... gxh5 40. f5 Nf4 (40... exf5 41. Rc5
Rxc5 42. dxc5 h4 43. Kf2 Kg6 44. c6 Kxg5 45. Bc4 $11) 41. fxe6 fxe6 (41... Nxe6
42. Bxh5 Rxg5 43. Bxf7 $11 {is an easy draw.}) 42. Bf3 ({A simpler way was} 42.
Bc4 Rxg5 43. Kf2 h4 44. Kf3 Nd5 45. Bxd5 exd5 46. Kf4 Rg1 47. Rc7+ Kg6 48. Rc6+
Kh5 49. Rc8 $11) 42... Rxg5 43. Kf2 {Black is a pawn up, but the limited
material balance makes White's defensive task quite simple.} Nh3+ (43... h4 44.
Rc7+ Kg6 45. Rc8 h3 46. Rh8 Nh5 47. d5 $11) 44. Ke3 Rg3 45. Ke4 ({Missing the
easiest way:} 45. Rc2 $1 Ng5 (45... h4 46. Rg2 Rxg2 47. Bxg2 Ng5 48. Kf4 h3 49.
Bc6 $11) 46. Kf4 h4 47. Bg4 Kf6 48. Rc8 Rd3 49. Rf8+ Nf7 50. Ke4 Rg3 51. Bh5
Rg7 52. Bxf7 Rxf7 53. Rh8 Kg5 54. Ke5 $11) 45... h4 46. Be2 Rg1 47. Ke3 $4 {
This mistake could have led to a quick loss.} (47. Ba6 $1 Ng5+ 48. Kf4 h3 49.
Bb7 h2 50. Rc2 Nh3+ 51. Ke5 $11) 47... Re1 $2 {Strangely enough, Gata doesn't
take his chance!} ({After} 47... Ng5 48. Rc2 h3 49. Bb5 Kh6 50. Bc6 Re1+ 51.
Kf4 Rd1 $19 {the second pawn would fall.}) 48. Rc5 Kf6 49. Kd2 Ra1 50. d5 $4 {
Luckily for Gata, his young opponent commits the last mistake.} ({Even now,
after all the mistakes, draw was still reachable:} 50. Rc8 $1 Ra3 (50... Nf4
51. Rf8+ Kg5 52. Rg8+ Kf5 53. Bg4+ Ke4 54. Bxe6 Nxe6 55. Rg4+ $11) 51. Rf8+ Ke7
52. Rf1 Ng5 53. Rf4 h3 54. Rh4 Kd6 55. Ke1 $1 {, and Black cannot make
progress.}) 50... Ng5 (50... Ng5 51. Rc8 h3 52. Rh8 exd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.08"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Admiraal, Miguoel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Kennemer Combinatie"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 e4 6. Ne2 O-O 7. Nc4 Be7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Qe8 10. d3 d5 11. Nd2 exd3 12. cxd3 c5 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Nf4 c6
15. Qf3 Nd7 16. Rfe1 Bd6 17. d4 c4 18. e4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Qb8 20. e5 Re8 21. Ba3
c5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Qc7 24. Qd4 Rac8 25. b4 Bb5 26. Nb1 Bc6 27. Nc3 Rb8
28. Rb1 a6 29. f4 Qd7 30. h3 h6 31. a3 a5 32. Rb2 Rb7 33. f5 axb4 34. axb4 Qxf5
35. b5 f6 36. Rf2 fxe5 37. bxc6 exd4 38. Rxe8+ Kh7 39. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Sotsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ezerelio Vaivorykste"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. f4 Bg4 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qe1
Bf5 9. Be2 Qb6 10. Kh1 h6 11. a4 c4 12. Ne5 Na5 13. Nd2 Ne4 14. Nef3 O-O-O 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bc2 17. Bd1 Bd3 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 f5 20. Qd1 Kb8 21. Qc2
g5 22. Nf3 Nb3 23. Ra2 g4 24. Ng1 h5 25. Bd2 h4 26. Ne2 h3 27. g3 Rd7 28. Kg1
Rc8 29. Nc1 Be7 30. Rd1 Rd6 31. Be1 Na5 32. Bf2 Qc7 33. Be1 Rb6 34. Kf1 Qd7 35.
Kg1 Rcc6 36. Kf2 Ra6 37. b4 cxb3 38. Nxb3 Nc4 39. Nd2 Nd6 40. Rb1 Bd8 41. Rab2
Ba5 42. Rb3 Rc7 43. Rc1 Ka8 44. Qa2 Rac6 45. Qa3 a6 46. Ke2 Kb8 47. Qa1 Kc8 48.
Qa3 Kd8 49. Qa1 Ke8 50. Qa3 Kf7 51. Qa1 Qc8 52. Qa3 Ke8 53. Nb1 Ne4 54. Qb2 Kf7
55. Bd2 Rc4 56. Ra3 Bb4 57. Rb3 Be7 58. Rb6 Rxa4 59. c4 Rcxc4 60. Rxc4 Qxc4+
0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zhiguli"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 {I can't say this is a rare
move, but} (5... Nf6) ({and} 5... Bc5 {are far common lines.}) 6. Nc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 Ne7 8. Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. c4 (11. O-O {is another
natural move,} O-O 12. Be2 Qd6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Bh6 (14. Nb3 $14) 14... Nd7 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. c4 {Leko-Vyzmanavin, Leon 1993, and White is more comfortable.})
11... Qe5 $146 {A novelty by Kamsky.} (11... Qxg2 $6 {is too dangerous, as} 12.
O-O-O O-O 13. h4 $40 {with a strong attack for the sacrificed pawn.}) (11...
Qd7 12. Nb3 Nc6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Be2 (14. Be4 $5) 14... Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 f5 16.
f4 e5 {(Cubas-Panno, Vicente Lopez 2004)} 17. Nc5 $14 {and White's position
looks more tempting.}) (11... Qd6 12. c5 $5 (12. Nf3 $5) 12... Qd5 (12... Qe7
$5) 13. O-O Nd7 14. Be2 $1 Nxc5 15. Bf3 Ne4 16. Qc2 f5 17. Rfd1 $36 {A.
Ivanov-Bonin, Philadelphia 1996, with a strong initiative for the pawn.}) 12.
O-O-O {The most ambitious continuation. White prepares for a kingside attack
by h4-h5.} ({The solid} 12. O-O $5 $14 {was the alternative choice.}) 12... O-O
13. h4 $1 {This is the point! White immediately starts his attack against the
opposing king.} b5 $1 14. Nf3 ({Of course} 14. cxb5 $2 {is bad to open the
a-file,} axb5 $132 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) 14... Qc7 15. Bh6 $1 {
White continues his attack; he doesn't protect his pawns.} Bxh6 $6 (15... bxc4
{was more accurate, however} 16. Bxg7 cxd3+ (16... Kxg7 17. Be4 $16) 17. Bc3 {
and without his dark-squared bishop, Black has a lot of weaknesses in his
position.}) 16. Qxh6 bxc4 17. Be4 Ra7 18. h5 c3 19. hxg6 {White concentrates
only on his attack; he doesn't play any defensive move on the queenside.} cxb2+
20. Kb1 fxg6 21. Bxg6 $1 Qg7 $1 {Black plays the best defensive moves, however
after the exchange of queens White can continue the pressure.} 22. Be4 Qxh6 23.
Rxh6 Rg7 24. Ne5 (24. Nd4 $5) 24... Rg5 25. Nc4 Nd7 26. Nd6 Nc5 $6 {Inaccuracy.
The h7-pawn was very important, so} (26... Nf6 $1 {was the correct reply and
Black has a good chance to equalise the position.}) 27. Bxh7+ Kg7 28. Rh3 Rxg2
$2 {A tempting move, but this is already a mistake!} (28... e5 {was better,
however} 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. g4 $1 $14 {and White is more comfortable.}) 29. Bc2
$1 Rfxf2 30. Rc3 Bd7 $2 {Loses immediately, Black probably missed the
intermediate check on g1!} (30... Rxc2 {was tougher} 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Kxc2 Bd7
33. Kxb2 $16 {and White is clearly better, but still it is not easy to win for
White.}) 31. Rxc5 {and Black resigned, as} (31. Rxc5 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33.
Rg1+ $1 $18 {and White wins.} ({, but not} 33. Kxc2 $4 Ba4+)) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bokros, Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Dunajska Streda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. h3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Bh2 Re8 12. a4 a6 13. a5 b5 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Nb8 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. Nd2 Nd5 18. Ndc4 Nxb6 19. Nxb6 Nd7 20. Qa4 Nxb6 21.
axb6 Ra8 22. Qa5 Qd7 23. Rac1 Rec8 24. Rc7 Rxc7 25. bxc7 Rc8 26. Rc1 Bc6 27.
Bxa6 Rxc7 28. Bb5 Ra7 29. Bxc6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 {Frankly speaking, this move came as a little surprise - in recent years
Gata's repertoire has been based on the closed openings.} e6 {Perhaps, my
reply was also unexpected - my opponent's next move was played after
10-minutes of thinking!} 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 {White has a large
choice of various setups here.} 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. Nxf6+ (7. O-O Nxe4 8.
Bxe4 Nf6 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Bf3 O-O {is another fashionable line,
where White maintains the slight pressure, but Black is very solid.}) 7... Nxf6
8. Be3 Qc7 9. O-O {GM Kamsky is deviating from the main theoretical lines, but
Black still has some practical problems to solve.} ({The more aggressive plan
is connected with} 9. Qe2 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. dxc5 Nd5 {I had a memorable
game in this line vs GM Andrei Volokitin:} 12. Bd4 Nf4 13. Qe4 Nxd3+ 14. Rxd3
f6 15. Rhd1 e5 16. Be3 ({Most probably, Black has nothing to worry about after
} 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Bxe5 Qc6 $132 {Volokitin,A (2645)-Lysyj,I 
(2576) Moscow 2007}) 16... Be6 17. R3d2 Qc8 18. h3 b6 19. c6 {Volokitin,A 
(2666)-Roiz,M (2600) Beersheba 2005 [Roiz,M]. A draw was agreed in this
extremely complicated position.}) 9... c4 {Releasing the tension in the centre
is a double-edged decision, but I guess forcing the bishop to leave the
excellent attacking spot cannot be too bad.} ({Another solid way of handling
the position is} 9... Be7 $5 10. Ne5 (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. Qe2 O-O {
looks about equal.}) (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. d5 exd5 13. Qxd5 O-O $11
{Narva,M (2121)-Mikadze,M (2233) Mamaia ROU 2016}) 10... O-O 11. c3 Nd5 {
with long strategic battle.}) 10. Be2 Bd6 11. c3 $146 {A natural novelty -
White's pawn structure is getting more flexible, whereas the c4-pawn is
somewhat vulnerable.} ({In the preceding high-level game White didn't get much:
} 11. Ne5 O-O 12. h3 c3 13. bxc3 Nd5 14. Qd3 Qxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxc3 16. Bf3 Rd8 $11
{Volokitin,A (2666)-Akopian,V (2707) Beersheba 2005}) 11... Bd7 $6 {A serious
inaccuracy, which allows White to acquire the bishop pair in a comfortable
situation.} ({A much better move was} 11... a6 12. a4 ({There is no need to
fear} 12. Ne5 b5 13. b3 Nd5 14. Bd2 O-O 15. bxc4 bxc4 $11) 12... b6 (12... O-O
$5 {deserves some attention too, though allowing} 13. a5 {doesn't look like an
attractive decision for a human eye. Still, Black's position after} Bd7 14. Ne5
Bb5 {also seems very solid.}) 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nxc4 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Nd5 16. Bd2
Bf4 $132 {with double-edged play. Compared to the game, White's monarch is not
completely safe here.}) 12. Ne5 Nd5 13. Bd2 {Perhaps, this move isn't the most
precise.} ({I was mainly expecting} 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 {, when} 14. Bd2 (14. Bxc4 $5
Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Bc7 16. Qh5 $14) 14... O-O {could have transposed to the text.})
13... O-O $6 ({For some reason, I rapidly rejected} 13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 O-O 15.
Re1 {, assuming the bishops would become very powerful at some point. However,
it looks like after} b5 16. b3 Rac8 17. Bf1 Ne7 $1 {, followed by 18...Bc6
Black should be able to hold this position.}) 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxc4 {Gata is
aiming to make the play more unbalanced.} ({In the event of} 15. a4 $5 Qc7 16.
g3 Rfc8 $14 {White would maintain a stable advantage, but it wouldn't be easy
to make progress.}) 15... Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 {Even though there are fewer defenders
around White's king, Black cannot create any serious threats, whereas White's
central pawns can be supported by the bishops. Therefore, White is firmly in
control here.} Bc7 17. Qf3 b5 18. Bb3 (18. Bd3 $5 {looks somewhat more natural,
when} Rab8 19. g3 f5 20. Rfe1 Rf6 21. Kg2 $14 {leads to a position, where
Black would be doomed to a passive defence till the end.}) 18... Rab8 {Black
is trying to set up a blockade, making use of powerful Nd5.} (18... Rac8 19. a4
b4 20. c4 $36 {is something which I was worried about - the centre is becoming
mobile.}) 19. a3 {This move doesn't spoil the advantage, but the prophylactic
approach wasn't necessary.} ({In my opinion,} 19. g3 $5 {was better:} a5 20.
Kg2 a4 21. Bc2 f5 22. Rfe1 $14) 19... a5 20. g3 a4 21. Bc2 Nb6 {As a result,
Black was able to consolidate the situation on one side of the board...Still,
the problems are not solved!} 22. Rad1 Nc4 23. Bc1 f5 {The light-squared
bishop is too dangerous, so Black can hardly do withough this loosening move.}
24. Kg2 Qd5 $6 {Honestly, I was relying on this natural move, but...Black
isn't ready for any change of structure!} ({More to the point was} 24... Rf6
25. Rfe1 h6 26. Bd3 Kh8 $14) 25. Rfe1 $6 {Returning the favour.} ({We both
missed the following nice manoeuvre:} 25. Qxd5 $1 exd5 26. Rde1 g6 27. Bd1 $1
Kf7 28. g4 $1 $16 {and Black's position might collapse soon.}) 25... g6 26. Re2
Rfe8 27. Rde1 Qxf3+ {A sad necessity.} ({Alas,} 27... Kf7 $2 {loses on the
spot:} 28. Be4 $18) 28. Kxf3 Kf7 29. b3 $6 {Luckily for GM Kamsky, Black was
short on time and didn't manage to exploit this inaccuracy.} ({The correct
move was} 29. g4 $1 h5 30. gxh5 gxh5 31. Rh1 Rh8 32. b3 axb3 33. Bxb3 $14 {
, keeping the advantage.}) 29... axb3 30. Bxb3 Ra8 $2 {Unfortunately, I've
committed the decisive mistake without any thinking...} ({At the same time,
had Black played} 30... Ba5 $1 31. Bf4 (31. Rc2 Rec8 $11) 31... Rbc8 32. Rh1 h5
33. a4 bxa4 34. Bxa4 Re7 $11 {everything would be under control!}) 31. a4 Rxa4
{Of course, my previous move was connected only with a sacrifice.} 32. Bxa4
bxa4 {Visually Black's position looks OK, but there is no time for protecting
the Nc4.} 33. Ra2 Ra8 34. Ke2 $18 {That's the point! The king is coming to d3,
so the game ends. The rest is an agony.} e5 (34... a3 35. Kd3 Ra4 36. Kc2 $18)
35. Kd3 Nb6 36. dxe5 Ke6 37. Be3 1-0

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Betaneli, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2252"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Bg4 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Nbd2 a5 12. h3 Be6 13. Ng5 Nc5 14. Nb3 Qd3
15. Qxd3 Nxd3 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. e5 Nd7 18. Rad1 N7xe5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Nc5
Nxc4 21. Nxb7 Nxb2 22. Rc1 Bd4 23. Bxc6 Rec8 24. Bd7 Rxc1 25. Bxe6+ Kg7 26.
Rxc1 Bxf2+ 27. Kg2 Bd4 28. Rf1 Bf6 29. Nc5 a4 30. Bd5 Ra5 31. Ne6+ Kh6 32. Bf3
Re5 33. Nf4 a3 34. Rc1 g5 35. Ne2 Nd3 36. Rd1 Re3 37. Bg4 Ne5 38. Nd4 Nxg4 39.
hxg4 Bxd4 40. Rxd4 Re2+ 41. Kh3 Re3 42. Rd2 Kg6 43. Re2 Rd3 44. Rxe7 h5 45.
gxh5+ Kxh5 46. Re4 Rd2 47. g4+ Kg6 48. Re3 Rxa2 49. Rf3 Ra1 50. Kg2 a2 51. Ra3
Kf6 52. Ra5 Ke6 53. Ra4 Kd5 54. Ra8 Kc4 55. Ra7 Kc3 56. Rc7+ Kd3 57. Ra7 Rc1
58. Rxa2 Rc2+ 59. Rxc2 Kxc2 60. Kf2 Kd3 61. Kf3 Kd4 62. Kf2 Ke4 63. Kg3 Ke3 64.
Kg2 Kf4 65. Kf2 Kxg4 66. Kg2 Kf4 67. Kf2 g4 68. Kg2 g3 69. Kg1 Kf3 70. Kf1 g2+
71. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Iniyan, Panneerseluam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2363"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 a5
9. a3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Nd2 d5 12. e3 Kh8 13. b3 Nd7 14. a4 Nf6 15. Ba3 Bg4
16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 Bh6 18. Qd2 Bf5 19. Rbe1 Qd7 20. Ne5 Qe6 21. b4 Ne4 22.
Qb2 Bh3 23. bxa5 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Ng5 27. g4 dxc4
28. Qxb7 Qd5+ 29. Kg3 Ne4+ 30. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Olivares, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Rac8 16. Bg5 Nc4 17. b3 Nb6 18. Re3 Qb7 19. Ng3 Be6 20. Rd3 h6 21. Bxf6
Bxf6 22. Nh2 Rfd8 23. Ng4 Bg5 24. Qe2 Nd7 25. Rad1 Nf6 26. Nxe5 Re8 27. Nf3 Bf4
28. Nd4 Bd7 29. Rf3 Nd5 30. Qe1 Bxg3 31. Rxg3 Qc7 32. Qd2 Nxc3 33. Qxh6 g6 34.
Re1 d5 35. e5 Ne4 36. Bxe4 Rxe5 37. Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Qxg6+ Kf8 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40.
Bh7+ Kxh7 41. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Garriga Cazorla, Pere"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Be7 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 d5 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. Qa4
Qc7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qa3 O-O 12. Nb3 a5 13. Nxc5 e5 14. Be2 Bf5
15. O-O Rfe8 16. Qa4 h5 17. Rad1 Bg4 18. Qc2 Rab8 19. h3 Bc8 20. f4 exd4 21.
exd4 Bf5 22. Qd2 h4 23. Bf3 Be4 24. Rde1 Bxf3 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxf3 Ne4 27.
Qe1 Qf6 28. Nd3 Re6 29. Re3 Qh6 30. f5 Rf6 31. Nf2 Nxf2 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Qxf2
Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qg5 35. Re5 Kh6 36. a4 g6 37. b4 axb4 38. cxb4 Kg7 39. a5 Rxf5 40.
Rxf5 gxf5 41. a6 Qd8 42. Qxf5 Qa8 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. b5 Qb8+ 45. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Ne5 e6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. f4
Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxe5 10. fxe5 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Be1 O-O
15. Qe2 Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8.
Qe2 d6 9. g4 Qc7 10. g5 Nd7 11. h4 b5 12. Be3 Bb7 13. f4 Nc5 14. a3 Be7 15. h5
h6 16. gxh6 gxh6 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb1 Kb8 19. Rhg1 Nxb3 20. cxb3 d5 21. exd5
exd5 22. Bf2 Rhe8 23. Qc2 Bf6 24. Ne2 d4 25. Ng3 Ne7 26. Qxc7+ Kxc7 27. Ne4
Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Nd5 29. Bf3 Nxf4 30. Rc1+ Kb8 31. Rc6 Re6 32. Bg3 Rxc6 33. Bxc6
Be5 34. Rf1 Nd3 35. Be4 Rg8 36. Rf3 Rxg3 37. Rxg3 Bxg3 38. Bxd3 Kc7 39. b4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. c3 Ba6 8. Bxa6
Nxa6 9. Qe2 Nb8 10. e4 d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. h4 Qc8 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15.
h5 h6 16. g4 Qa6 17. Rg1 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Nc6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Rxg5 Kh7 21. Rag1
f6 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Rg6 e5 24. dxc5 Rf7 25. Nf1 Nxc5 26. Ne3 Ne7 27. Nh4 Ne6
28. Nef5 Nxf5 29. Nxf5 Ng5 30. Rh6+ Kg8 31. Ne3 Rd8 32. Ng4 Kg7 33. Rg6+ Kf8
34. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. e5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd5 11. Bd2 a5 12. c4 Ndb4 13. Be3 Qc7 14. a3 Na6
15. f4 d6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. Be2 e5 19. O-O a4 20. Nc1 Rd8 21. Qc3
f6 22. c5 Be6 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Na2 Nc7 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Rfc1 Nd5 27. Bd2 Ne7
28. Bc3 Nd3 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Re1 Kf7 31. Nb4 Rd7 32. Rad1 Rad8 33. Rxd7 Rxd7
34. Re2 Rc7 35. Bd4 Nf5 36. Bf2 Rd7 37. h3 h5 38. Be1 Rd1 39. Kf2 h4 40. Rd2
Rb1 41. c6 bxc6 42. Nxc6 Bb3 43. Rd7+ Ke6 44. Rd3 Bc4 45. Nd8+ Ke7 46. Nc6+ Kf7
47. Rd2 Ng3 48. Rd4 Rxb2+ 49. Kf3 Be2+ 0-1

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Larson, Matthew W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 e5 4. c4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nd2 Nge7 8. Nf1
h5 9. h3 Be6 10. Ne3 Qd7 11. Ned5 O-O 12. Rb1 Rab8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 a6 15.
Nb6 Qd8 16. Ncd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bf7 18. Nc4 Nb4 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Qb3 b5 21. Nd2
a5 22. d4 exd4 23. Qd3 Qb6 24. O-O Rbc8 25. Nf3 f5 26. Ng5 Rc4 27. Rbd1 Re8 28.
Ne6 Rxe6 29. dxe6 Bxe6 30. Qf3 Kh7 31. Rfe1 Rc5 32. e3 Bd5 33. Qf4 Be5 34. exd4
Bxf4 35. dxc5 dxc5 36. Rxd5 Bg5 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. Bd5 Qb8 39. Bf7 h4 40. Re8 Bd8
41. Rh8+ Kg5 42. Rhxd8 Qb6 43. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. a3 a5
15. Qc2 Be8 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 b5 19. Nd2 Qa7 20. h4 c5 21.
dxc5 Rxc5 22. Nb3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bf6 24. Rc2 g6 25. Qf4 Kg7 26. Nd2 e5 27. Qf3
Be7 28. Ne4 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Qe2 f6 31. Qc4 Bf7 32. Qc7 Rd7 33. Qc8 Rd8 34.
Qc6 b3 35. Re2 Qd7 36. Qxd7 Rxd7 37. Rd2 Rc7 38. Bf1 f5 39. Ng5 Bg8 40. Bb5 Kf6
41. Ba4 h6 42. Nf3 Rc1+ 43. Kg2 Rc5 44. Ne1 Bd5+ 45. f3 Ra5 46. Be8 Bb4 47. Rd1
e4 48. fxe4 fxe4 49. Kf2 g5 50. Rd4 Be7 51. hxg5+ hxg5 52. Ke2 Ke5 53. Ra4 Rxa4
54. Bxa4 Kf5 55. Bd7+ Be6 56. Bc6 Bf6 57. g4+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Re1 h6
9. a4 Nd7 10. Bc2 exd4 11. cxd4 Nb4 12. Nc3 c5 13. Be3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bc5 Qxd1 17. Bxd1 Nd3 18. Bxf8 Nxe1 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bb3 Nd3 21.
Rd1 Nc5 22. Bc4 Be6 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Rd5 Kf6 25. Rd7 Rb8 26. a5 Nc5 27. Rc7
Nb3 28. a6 bxa6 29. Rxa7 a5 30. Nd5+ Kg7 31. Ne3 Nd2 32. Rxa5 Rxb2 33. Rxe5
Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Rb4 35. f3 Rb3 36. Nd1 Nf1+ 37. Kg1 Ne3 38. Nxe3 Rxe3 39. Re8 h5
40. h4 Ra3 41. Rd8 Ra2 42. Kh2 Rb2 43. Kg3 Ra2 44. Rd3 Rb2 45. f4 Re2 46. Kf3
Re1 47. g3 Kf6 48. Rd6+ Kg7 49. Rd5 Rf1+ 50. Ke2 Ra1 51. f5 Ra3 52. Kf2 gxf5
53. Rxf5 Kg6 54. Rf3 Ra2+ 55. Ke3 f6 56. Kf4 Ra1 57. g4 hxg4 58. Kxg4 Ra5 59.
Rd3 Re5 60. Kf4 Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tikkanen, Hans"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 11. e5 Nd7 12. f4 Nc5 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Be1 Bd7
15. Bf2 Qa5 16. f5 Bxa3 17. Rd3 d4 18. Nb1 Bb4 19. f6 Qxe5 20. fxg7 Rfd8 21.
Bxd4 Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Bc5 24. Rd3 Bc6 25. Rhd1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Bxg2
27. Nd2 Bc6 28. Bf3 Rc8 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Ne4 Kxg7 31. Rd7 Be3+ 32. Kb1 Kg6 33.
Nd6 f5 34. Nxb7 f4 35. Nd8 Ra6 36. Nf7 Ra5 37. Nd8 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2017.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Bg7 6. Nd2 O-O 7. Nc4 Qd8 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Be2 d6 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Bg3 Be6 13. Ng5 Bd7 14. Nd2 Nb6 15.
h4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qa3 d5 18. O-O Re8 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. b4 a5 21. Qb2 axb4
22. cxb4 Bg7 23. Qb1 Bf5 24. Qb3 Rc8 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Bb5 Rc3 27. Rxe5 Bxe5
28. Qb2 h6 29. Re1 Qd6 30. Ndf3 Bf6 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Qd2 Qxb4 33. Nxf7 g5 34.
Nxh6 Kxh6 35. hxg5+ Kh7 36. gxf6 1-0

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2017.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Swapnil, S Dhopade"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Bb7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Be3 e6 13. a4 Qa5 14. O-O b4 15. Na2
Nxc5 16. Qxb4 Qxb4 17. Nxb4 Nbd7 18. Nc2 Rfc8 19. Na3 Bd5 20. Rac1 Nxa4 21. Bd4
Nac5 22. Rfe1 Nb3 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Bc3 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27.
Bb7 Rb8 28. Bxa6 Nc6 29. Rd1 Nbd4 30. Rd2 g5 31. f3 Kg7 32. Bf1 h5 33. Nc4 f5
34. Kf2 Kf6 35. Rd1 Rb4 36. Ke3 e5 37. g3 Ne7 38. Kf2 Nec6 39. Ke3 g4 40. f4 e4
41. Rc1 Nf3 42. h4 Ncd4 43. Rc3 Nb5 44. Rc1 Rb3+ 45. Kf2 Nfd4 46. Bg2 Ne6 47.
Bf1 Rf3+ 48. Kg2 Ned4 49. Nd2 e3 50. Nxf3 gxf3+ 51. Kg1 e2 52. Kf2 exf1=Q+ 53.
Rxf1 Ke6 54. Ke3 Kd5 55. Rd1 Kc4 56. Rd2 Kb3 57. Rf2 Ka2 58. Kd3 Kb3 59. Ke3
Kb4 60. Rf1 Kc4 61. Rd1 Kb4 62. Rd2 Kc4 63. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2017.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Nc3
Be7 9. c5 Qa6 10. Re1 b6 11. cxb6 Qxb6 12. Qa4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. e4 dxe4
15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8 17. Re3 Bf6 18. Rb3 Qxd4 19. Rb4 Qd6 20. Bf4 Qe7
21. Rb7 Nc5 22. Rxe7 Nxa4 23. Rxa7 Nxb2 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Ra3 e5 26. Be3 c5 27.
Rc2 Rb8 28. Bd5 Nd1 29. Kf1 Rfd8 30. Bc4 Rb2 31. Rxb2 Nxb2 32. Bb5 c4 33. Ke2
h6 34. Bc6 Kh7 35. Ra8 Rd6 36. Rc8 f5 37. Bb5 c3 38. Bc1 g5 39. h3 e4 40. f3
exf3+ 41. Kxf3 Kg6 42. h4 Re6 43. Re8 g4+ 44. Kg2 Rxe8 45. Bxe8+ Kg7 46. Bb5
Nd1 47. Ba4 Ne3+ 48. Kf2 f4 49. Bxe3 fxe3+ 50. Ke2 h5 51. Bb3 Be5 52. Kxe3 Bxg3
53. Kd3 Be1 54. a4 Kf6 55. a5 Bxh4 56. Kxc3 Be1+ 57. Kd3 Bxa5 58. Ke2 h4 59.
Kf1 h3 60. Bd1 g3 61. Bf3 Ke5 62. Bb7 Kf4 63. Bc6 Ke3 64. Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2017.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Qb8 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bd6 12. Qh5 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Bxe7 14. b3 O-O
15. Bb2 f6 16. Re3 Rf7 17. Rf1 g6 18. Qe2 Bd6 19. e5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21.
Rxe5 Qb6 22. Rg5 a5 23. h4 Rf6 24. h5 Kf7 25. Qg4 Rg8 26. Qg3 Ke7 27. Qh4 Kf7
28. Re1 Bd5 29. Re3 Rg7 30. Rg4 Qc7 31. Qg5 Qd6 32. Reg3 Ke7 33. Qh6 Rgf7 34.
hxg6 hxg6 35. Rxg6 Qe5 36. Rxf6 Qxf6 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. f3 Rf8 39. Rh3 Ke5 40.
Rh4 Rf4 41. Rxf4 Kxf4 42. Kf2 e5 43. g3+ Kg5 44. Ke3 d6 45. Be2 Bb7 46. f4+
exf4+ 47. gxf4+ Kf5 48. Bd3+ Kg4 49. f5 Kg5 50. Kd4 Kf6 51. c3 bxc3 52. Kxc3
Ke5 53. b4 axb4+ 54. Kxb4 d5 55. Kc5 d4 56. a5 Bc8 57. Bb1 Ba6 58. Kb6 Be2 59.
a6 d3 60. a7 d2 61. Bc2 Bf3 62. Kc5 Be4 63. Bxe4 d1=Q 64. a8=Q Qd4+ 65. Kb5
Qb2+ 66. Kc4 Qc1+ 67. Kb3 Qe3+ 68. Kc2 Qe2+ 69. Kc3 Qe1+ 70. Kd3 Qd1+ 71. Ke3
Qe1+ 72. Kf3 Qd1+ 73. Kf2 Kf4 74. Qc6 Qd2+ 75. Kf1 Qd1+ 76. Kf2 Qd2+ 77. Kf1
Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rilton Cup 46th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2017.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shyam, Sundar M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nbd2 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. e4 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Na6
15. Qc2 Bc3 16. exd5 Nb4 17. Qa4 b5 18. Qb3 Bf5 19. Rbc1 Rac8 20. Nb1 Bxb1 21.
Rxb1 Rfd8 22. a3 Nxd5 23. Qxb5 Bd4 24. Nxd4 Nc3 25. Qb7 Nxb1 26. Nc6 Rxc6 27.
Bxc6 Nxa3 28. Qxa7 Qxc6 29. Qxa3 Qd6 30. Qxd6 Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gevorgyan, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. c4 Be6 12. b3 Rd8 13. Rxd8+ Kxd8 14.
Nc3 Ng6 15. Ne4 h6 16. Bb2 Kc8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Ne2 a5 19. Rd1 b6 20. g4 h5 21.
f3 a4 22. Kg2 axb3 23. axb3 c5 24. N4g3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Bc6 26. Nf5 Nh4+ 27. Nxh4
Rxh4 28. Kg3 Rh8 29. Nf4 Be7 30. e6 Bh4+ 31. Kg2 fxe6 32. Bxg7 Rg8 33. Rh1 Bf6
34. Bxf6 Rxg4+ 35. Kf2 Rxf4 36. Be5 Rxf3+ 37. Ke2 Rxb3 38. Rh8+ Kb7 39. Rh7 Be4
40. Rxc7+ Ka6 41. Rd7 Rb4 42. Bc7 Rxc4 43. Rd6 Rb4 44. Rxe6 Bd5 45. Rd6 Kb7 46.
Bd8 Bc6 47. Re6 Rd4 48. Bg5 Bb5+ 49. Ke1 Bd7 50. Re5 Kc6 51. Be3 Rd6 52. Rh5
Bg4 53. Rh6 Rxh6 54. Bxh6 Kd5 55. Kd2 Kc4 56. Kc2 b5 57. Be3 b4 58. Kb2 Bd7 59.
Bf2 Ba4 60. Be3 Kd5 61. Bf2 c4 62. Be1 Kc5 63. Bd2 Kb5 64. Be1 Bd1 65. Bd2 Ka4
66. Be1 Bb3 67. Bd2 Kb5 68. Be1 Ka4 69. Bd2 Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.01.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krasikov, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bg5 Bxc5 8. e3
Be7 9. Be2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfc1 b6 12. a4 Bb7 13. a5 bxa5 14. Qa4 h6 15.
Bh4 O-O 16. Qxa5 Qxa5 17. Rxa5 g5 18. Bg3 Nh5 19. Nd2 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Rfc8 21.
Rca1 Rab8 22. R1a2 Ne5 23. R5a4 Kf8 24. f4 Nd7 25. Kf1 f5 26. Bf3 Nc5 27. R4a3
Bxf3 28. gxf3 gxf4 29. exf4 Nd3 30. Nd5 exd5 31. Rxd3 dxc4 32. Rd4 Rb4 33. Rxa6
d5 34. Rxd5 Rxb2 35. Rxf5+ Ke8 36. Nxc4 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.01.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. h3 c5 5. e3 Qb6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nd5 8.
Bh2 Bh6 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. c3 O-O 12. O-O Na5 13. Re1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Nf6
15. c4 d5 16. c5 Qd8 17. b4 a6 18. Qe2 Qc8 19. Nb1 Re8 20. Nc3 Bd7 21. Ne5 Bc6
22. b5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ne4 25. Na7 Qe6 26. f3 Nxc5 27. dxc5 f6 28.
Nb5 fxe5 29. Nc7 Qc8 30. Nxe8 Bxe8 31. b4 d4 32. Qxe5 Qd7 33. Bf4 Bg7 34. Qe4
d3 35. Be5 d2 36. Rd1 Bh6 37. f4 Qe6 38. Rxd2 Bc6 39. Qd3 g5 40. b5 Be8 41. Qd8
1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.01.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Ba6 11. Re1 Re8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Bf4
Re6 15. e5 Rg6 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Bg3 Bc4 18. Qf4 Be6 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Rad1 d5
21. c4 h6 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. c4 Qc6 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Rc1 Qa6 26. a4 Rc8 27.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Rc1 Bc6 29. Kh2 Qd7 30. Rc5 a6 31. a5 Qb7 32. f3 Qe7 33. Qf5 Qe6
34. Qxe6 Rxe6 35. Re5 Rxe5 36. Bxe5 f6 37. Bc3 h5 38. Kg3 Kf7 39. h4 g5 40.
hxg5 fxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malyshev, Grigory"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. g3 Bxf3 7. exf3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. h4 Ne7 10. Bh3 O-O 11. O-O Nbc6 12. Ne2 Na5 13. Bf4 c5 14. b4 Nc4 15.
Ra2 cxb4 16. axb4 Nc6 17. b5 Nb4 18. Ra1 Re8 19. Rb1 a5 20. bxa6 Na2 21. Rb3
Rxa6 22. Nc1 Nxc1 23. Bxc1 Ra1 24. Qd3 Qf6 25. Bg5 Rxf1+ 26. Bxf1 Qe6 27. Be3
Ra8 28. Qb1 Ra6 29. Kg2 h5 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Rb5 c3 32. Qd3 Ra5 33. Rxa5 bxa5
34. Qxc3 Qa6 35. Qa3 a4 36. d5 Bf8 37. Bc5 Bxc5 38. Qxc5 a3 39. d6 a2 40. d7
a1=Q 41. Qc8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 Bd6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. O-O Nb4 10. Bb5 a6 11. Be2 b5 12. c3 Nbd5 13. Bh2 Nb6 14. Bd3 c5 15. Qe2
Rc8 16. Rad1 Be7 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Na4 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 d5 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Bb1 Bd6 23. f4 Qe7 24. Kg2 g6 25. Rh1 Qb7 26. e4 Be7 27. exd5 exd5 28.
Qf3 Ne4 29. f5 Rc4 30. Be5 Ng5 31. Qxd5 Rxg4+ 32. Kf1 Qxd5 33. Rxd5 Nf3 34. Bg3
Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 36. Ke2 Ng5 37. Rd1 Be7 38. Rd7 Kf8 39. Be5 f6 40. Bd6 Bxd6
41. Rxd6 Ne4 42. Rxa6 gxf5 43. Rb6 h5 44. Rxb5 Kg7 45. Bxe4 Rxe4+ 46. Kf3 Kg6
47. Rb4 Kg5 48. Rxe4 fxe4+ 49. Kxe4 Kg4 50. Ke3 h4 51. Ke2 h3 52. Kf1 Kf3 53.
Kg1 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tran, Tuan Minh"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Rb1 a5
9. Qb3 Kh8 10. Na4 Ne4 11. Nb6 Ra6 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. Ng5 Nxg5 15.
Bxg5 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. e4 f4 18. Rbd1 Qe8 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Qd6 b6 21. f3 Ra8
22. Bh4 Ne6 23. Be7 Rf7 24. Qxe6 Rxe7 25. Qd6 Rf7 26. gxf4 exf4 27. Bh3 Be5 28.
Qd2 Qe7 29. Kh1 a4 30. b3 axb3 31. axb3 Kg7 32. Qf2 Qc5 33. Qxc5 bxc5 34. Bd7
Ra6 35. Be6 Re7 36. Rd7 Kf6 37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38. Bc8 Ra2 39. Rd1 Bd4 40. h4 Rb2
41. e5 Rxb3 42. e6 Rxf3 43. Rb1 Re3 44. Rb7+ Kd8 45. Bd7 f3 46. Bxc6 f2 47.
Rd7+ Kc8 48. Rf7 Kb8 49. Rb7+ Kc8 50. Rf7 Re1+ 51. Kg2 h5 52. e7 f1=Q+ 53. Rxf1
Rxe7 54. Kf3 Re3+ 55. Kf4 Re6 56. Bg2 Kd8 57. Rb1 Be3+ 58. Kg3 Ra6 59. Rb7 Ra3
60. Bf3 Ra2 61. Rg7 Bd4 62. Rg8+ Ke7 63. Kf4 Kf6 64. Be4 Be5+ 65. Kf3 Ra3+ 66.
Ke2 Rg3 67. Rf8+ Kg7 68. Rc8 Bd4 69. Bb1 Re3+ 70. Kd2 Re6 71. Bd3 Bf2 72. Bc2
Bxh4 73. Rxc5 Bg3 74. Bd3 h4 75. Bf1 Bf4+ 76. Kd1 Re3 77. Rd5 h3 78. Rd7+ Kf6
79. Rh7 h2 80. Bg2 Rc3 81. Bd5 g5 82. Ke2 g4 83. Kf1 Rc1+ 84. Ke2 Kg5 85. Kd3
g3 86. Bf3 Re1 87. Bb7 Re3+ 88. Kd4 Re2 89. Rg7+ Kf6 90. Rg4 Be5+ 91. Kd3 g2
92. Rxg2 h1=Q 93. Kxe2 Qc1 94. Bd5 Bf4 95. Kf3 Qe3+ 96. Kg4 Be5 97. Kh4 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lomasov, Semen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 h6 11. Ne5 Ne7 12. Bh4 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Ndc4 cxd4
15. Rxd4 Bd5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. c4 Bb7 19. O-O Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rxd4
21. Rxd4 Rd8 22. h3 Rxd4 23. exd4 Qd6 24. Qh5 Qe7 25. a3 f6 26. Ng4 Qd7 27. Ne3
f5 28. g3 Kh7 29. Qd1 g5 30. d5 exd5 31. cxd5 f4 32. Ng4 Qd6 33. gxf4 gxf4 34.
Qd4 h5 35. Qxe4+ Kg7 36. Ne5 Qxd5 37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Qf5+ Ke8 39. Qxh5+ Kd8 40.
Nf7+ Ke7 41. Qxd5 Bxd5 42. Ng5 Kf6 43. h4 Kg6 44. Nh3 Kf5 45. h5 Bf7 46. h6 Kg6
47. Nxf4+ Kxh6 48. Kg2 Kg5 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Nd3 a5 51. Ke3 Ke6 52. Kd4 Kd6 53.
Ne5 Be6 54. f4 b5 55. Nd3 Bf5 56. Nc5 Kc6 57. Ke5 Bg4 58. b4 axb4 59. axb4 Kc7
60. f5 Kd8 61. Ne6+ Ke7 62. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A 13th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gordievsky, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Bc7 Rd7 11. Bh2 Rd8 12. a4 Bf5 13. g4 Be4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Bg2 Rac8 16. a5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3+ 18. Ke2 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 b5 20. axb6 axb6
21. Rb1 c4 22. Ne5 Na5 23. Be4 c3 24. Nf3 b5 25. Nd4 Rxd4 26. exd4 c2 27. Bxc2
Rxc2+ 28. Kf1 Nc4 29. Rxb5 Ne3+ 30. Ke1 Ng2+ 31. Kf1 Ne3+ 32. Ke1 Ng2+ 33. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. b4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Bg7 8. h3 Bxf3
9. gxf3 O-O 10. f4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nbd7 12. a3 e6 13. Bb2 Nb6 14. Bd3 Nbd5 15.
Ne2 a5 16. O-O Qb6 17. e4 Ne7 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Rc5 axb4 20. axb4 Nd7 21. Rc4
c5 22. e5 cxb4 23. Rxb4 Qc6 24. Bb5 Qc8 25. Rc1 Nc6 26. Bd3 Ra7 27. Rb5 Ndb8
28. Be4 Qd7 29. d5 exd5 30. Rxd5 Qe8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Rd1 Qe7 33. Nc3 Nd7 34.
Nd5 Qd8 35. e6 fxe6 36. Nf6+ Bxf6 37. Qxe6+ Kf8 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Qxd7 Bxb2 40.
Bxc6 Ra1+ 41. Kg2 bxc6 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qb7+ Kh6 44. Qxb2 Ra5 45. Qc3 Rf5 46.
Qxc6 Rxf4 47. Qc1 g5 48. Kg3 Rh4 49. Qc2 Rf4 50. Qc6+ Kg7 51. Qc7+ Kg6 52. Qxf4
gxf4+ 53. Kxf4 Kf6 54. h4 Ke6 55. Kg5 Kf7 56. Kf5 Ke7 57. Ke5 Kf7 58. f4 Ke7
59. f5 Kf7 60. f6 Kf8 61. Ke6 Ke8 62. f7+ Kf8 63. Kf6 h6 64. Kg6 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Idani, Pouya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. b3 b5 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 bxc4 14. bxc4 Bb7
15. Rab1 Rab8 16. Qb2 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qc5 18. Nd4 Qc7 19. Qa3 Qxc4 20. Qxa7 Qa6 21.
Qb6 Qxa2 22. e3 Qa6 23. Qb4 Nd7 24. Bf1 Qa7 25. Qd6 Bc8 26. Nc6 Rxb1 27. Rxb1
Qa4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Rc1 Qa8 30. Rc7 Qb8 31. Nc6 Qb6 32. Rxd7 Rg8 33. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd4 Re8 11. Re1 Rb8 12. c4 c5 13. Bc3 Ng4 14. b3 Ne5
15. f4 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Qd2 f6 19. Rab1 Be6 20. Qf2 a5 21. h3
h5 22. Rbd1 Bf7 23. Rd2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 Qe8 8. Bc4
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. Nf3 Be6
15. Qb3 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Rd7 17. a4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. e5 Qe6 20. Qxf4 Qb3 21.
Rab1 Re8 22. Rfe1 c5 23. Re2 Rd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 25. Re1 Qb3 26. Ng5 Rf8 27. e6
fxe6 28. Qh4 h6 29. Nxe6 Rf7 30. Qd8+ Bf8 31. Nxf8 Rxf8 32. Qd6 Qc2 33. Qd5+
Rf7 34. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. b3 Bg4 11. Ba3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8.
Bg3 Nge7 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. Be2 Ng6 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. a4 h5 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Nf4
15. Rfe1 h4 16. Bf1 f6 17. c4 Kf7 18. g3 hxg3 19. fxg3 Nh3+ 20. Kg2 dxc4 21.
Nxc4 Qd5 22. Ncd2 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 g5 24. Rac1 Rhd8 25. Bc4 Nb4 26. Nc5 Nd5 27.
Bb3 Rd6 28. Nd2 b6 29. Nce4 Rd7 30. Rc6 Rbd8 31. Nc3 Ndf4+ 32. gxf4 Nxf4+ 33.
Kg1 Rxd4 34. Nde4 Rb4 35. Bc4 Rxb2 36. Rd6 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 Rh8 38. Rd2 Rxd2 39.
Nxd2 Rxh2 40. Nde4 Bh3+ 41. Kg1 Rg2+ 42. Kh1 Rc2 43. Kg1 Bg2 44. Bb3 Rb2 45.
Nd6+ Ke7 46. Nf5+ Kd7 47. Rd1+ Ke8 48. Nd6+ Kf8 49. Rb1 Rxb1+ 50. Nxb1 f5 51.
Nc3 Ke7 52. Nc8+ Kf6 53. Nxa7 Bb7 54. Nab5 g4 55. Nd6 Bc6 56. Kf2 Ke5 57. Nc8
Nd3+ 58. Kg3 Bf3 59. Nxb6 f4+ 60. Kh4 g3 61. Nc4+ Kd4 62. Nd2 Ne5 63. Nxf3+
Nxf3+ 64. Kh3 Kxc3 65. a5 Ne1 66. Bxe6 g2 67. Kh2 Kd4 68. a6 f3 69. Bh3 Ke3 70.
Bxg2 fxg2 71. Kg1 Kf3 72. a7 Kg3 73. a8=B Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 a5 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Ba6 7. Ne5 Ra7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Nd2 d6 11. Nd3 c5 12. a3 bxa3 13. Rxa3 Rd7 14. b4 cxd4 15.
Qa1 Bb7 16. Qxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nc6 18. Qb2 h5 19. Rfa1 Qb8 20. Kg1 Rc8 21. R1a2
Rdd8 22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Qxb8 Nxb8 25. Rc3 Nbd7 26. Rc1 Rc6 27. Rac2
Rdc8 28. Nb3 Ne4 29. Nd4 R6c7 30. Nb5 Rb7 31. Na3 Ra7 32. Nc4 Nef6 33. Nd2 Rac7
34. Nc4 Kf8 35. Nd6 Rd8 36. Nb5 Rb7 37. Nd6 Rbb8 38. Nc4 Rdc8 39. f3 Ke7 40.
Kf2 Rc7 41. e4 g5 42. Ne3 Rb5 43. h4 gxh4 44. gxh4 Ra7 45. Ke2 Rc7 46. Kf2 Nh7
47. Nc4 Nhf8 48. Nf4 Rb3 49. Nd2 Rb8 50. Nc4 Rb3 51. Nd2 Ra3 52. Nc4 Ra4 53.
Nxh5 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tari, Aryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Na3
Qc7 9. Qc2 e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Na3 Be6 14. Qb3 Qxb3
15. axb3 Nxe5 16. Nb5 Nc6 17. Bf4 a6 18. Nc7 Rad8 19. Be3 d4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21.
Bd2 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Rc8 23. Be4 Kf7 24. Kg2 Ke7 25. h4 Bf6 26. c4 Kd7 27. Rh1 b6
28. h5 Rg8 29. Rf1 Be5 30. Rf7+ Kd6 31. h6 Ne7 32. Bg5 Nf5 33. g4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.03.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 Rb8 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bf4 h6 13. h4 c4 14. dxc4 c5 15. Qd2
e6 16. Qe3 Bb7 17. Nbd2 a5 18. Rab1 Qc6 19. Kf1 d6 20. Ke2 Rbd8 21. g3 Qd7 22.
Kf1 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxd2 25. Nxg6 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 Rfe8 27. Rbe1 Kf7
28. Ne5+ Kf6 29. Nd3 Bf8 30. f3 Bd6 31. g4 f4 32. Re4 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 h5 34. g5+
Kf5 35. Ke2 Rd7 36. Kd1 Bb8 37. Kc1 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.03.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Be2 e6 4. O-O b5 5. a4 b4 6. c3 Bb7 7. cxb4 cxb4 8. d3
Nf6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. d4 O-O 12. Bd3 Na5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh3 d6 15. f4
e5 16. d5 exf4 17. Nxf4 Nd7 18. Nf3 Rc8 19. Nh5 Ne5 20. Kh1 Nac4 21. Bd4 g6 22.
Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Ng3 Nxf3 24. Rxf3 Bg5 25. Qd3 Qc8 26. a5 Rc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28.
Rf1 Qd2 29. Qxd2 Bxd2 30. Rf6 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.03.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 $5 {This move order already shows Gata's desire to obtain a fresh position
on the board.} ({The mainline usually starts first with taking back the
d4-pawn:} 8. Nb3 Nf6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 {theory branches
out here, and I will only examine a recent game from the solid bishop to f1
idea.} 12. Bf1 $5 {planning to bring the bishop later to the h1-a8 diagonal.} (
12. Qe2 {is the old mainline which is still very playable.}) (12. Bb3) 12...
Be7 {the more solid move} (12... Bd6 {is worse:} 13. g3 O-O 14. Bg5 Be5 15. c3
Nd5 16. Bg2 $14 {1-0 (59) Almasi,Z (2684)-Radjabov,T (2722) Baku 2016; is
easier to play for White in practice. For more ideas in the ensuing middlegame
check Almasi's annotations in his win in CBM 175.}) 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Bf4 Bd6 15.
Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qg3 $1 {White has other possibilities here but I
believe this is the best way to fight for an edge. Black should objectively be
able to hold in the ending, but White can try to apply some pressure with his
queenside majority.} (17. c4) (17. Re3 $5) 17... Qxg3 18. hxg3 Bd7 19. Nf3 Rfd8
(19... Rfc8 20. Ne5 Be8 21. c4 Kf8 22. g4 h6 23. f4 Ke7 24. Be2 (24. g5 $6 hxg5
25. fxg5 Nd7) 24... Rd8 (24... Nd7 25. Nf3 $1 Nc5 26. Nd4 {[%cal Gb2b4]} a5 27.
Bf3 Rc7 28. f5 $36) 25. Bf3 Rab8 26. Kf2 Nd7 $11) 20. Ne5 Be8 21. Be2 Rac8 22.
Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. c4 Kf8 $11 {1-0 (58) Idani,P (2573)-Sargissian,G 
(2666) Dubai UAE 2017}) 8... Nf6 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 {Stopping b5 expansion later,
but I don't think it causes Black any real problems. The last time this was
played by a GM was in 2001!} (10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 {leads to the mainline
as mentioned earlier.}) 10... Be7 11. Nbxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. b3 (13. c3
Qc7 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. g3 b6 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Bc4 Nd5 19. Nf5 Bc5 20.
Be5 f6 21. Bd6 Rf7 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxd5 Qxf5 25. Bxa8 Be6 26.
Qe2 Rd7 27. Re1 Kf7 28. Be4 Qg4 29. Qxa6 Rd1 30. Qa7+ Ke8 31. Bc6+ Kd8 32. Qb6+
Kc8 33. Qb7+ Kd8 34. Rxd1+ Qxd1+ 35. Kg2 Bc4 36. Qb8+ {1-0 (36) Ivanov,A (2582)
-Formanek,E (2293) Philadelphia 2001}) 13... Rd8 14. Bb2 Qc5 $1 $146 {A
logical novelty, which was most probably created otb. It puts pressure on the
centre and prevents White's harmonious development with queen to e2, queenside
rook to d1.} (14... Qc7 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Nf3 $1 Bf6 17. Be5 $1 Bxe5 18. Qxe5
Qxe5 19. Nxe5 Nf6 20. Rad1 Bd7 {1-0 (49) Tomescu,V (2450)-Luciani,V (2140)
Palermo 2000} 21. Be2 $1 (21. Rd6 $6 b5 $1) 21... Rac8 (21... Rab8 22. Bf3) 22.
Bf3 $14) (14... Qf4 $1 {with the same idea.}) 15. Qd3 h6 $1 {A useful,
prophylactic move.} (15... b6 $2 {gives White control and a long-term
advantage.} 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Nc6 Bb7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qg3 $16) (15... Qc7 16.
Rad1) ({Var probably didn't like this due to the natural line} 15... e5 16. Ba3
Qc7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qe3 Re8 (18... Ng4 $1 {this is the only way to hold and
has to be foreseen before playing e6-e5} 19. Qe4 Nf6 $11) 19. Nf3 $1 e4 (19...
Ng4 20. Qe2 {The knight on g4 is unstable.}) 20. Ng5 $1 $16) 16. h3 Qc7 17. Qe2
Bb4 $1 {Actively getting out of the pin.} ({Black still cannot play} 17... b6
18. Nf5 $1 $16) (17... Bd7 18. Nf5 $16) 18. Red1 (18. c3 {is simply terrible
for White's harmony.} Bd6 $15) 18... Bd7 {Black has finished development and
has equalized.} (18... b6 $2 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qe4 $1 Ra7 22.
Qg6+ Kf8 23. Qxf6+ Ke8 24. Bxe6 Bxe6 25. Qxe6+ Qe7 26. Qg6+ $1 Kf8 (26... Qf7
27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Qxb6+) 27. Qxh6+ $18) 19. Rd3 $5 {Gata starts to show
aggressive intentions by introducing a rook-lift on the kingside.} (19. Nf3 {
was more circumspect.}) 19... e5 $1 {Var correctly reacts by starting play in
the centre even before White makes real threats around his king. This must
have been either missed or underestimated by Gata as the ensuing positions
require accuracy for him to even keep the balance.} 20. Nf3 e4 21. Bxf6 exd3
22. Bxd8 $4 {As the multiple-time US Champ remarked in the post-game interview:
"It just happened."} ({The only way to continue the fight in this complex
position is} 22. Qe4 $1 Qd6 $1 {now here are some sample lines to show the
resourcefulness and accuracy required from both players:} (22... dxc2 $4 23.
Qg6) (22... gxf6 $4 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27.
Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kh7 29. Ng5#) (22... Bc6 23. Qg4 $1 (23. Qg6 Bf8 24. Bxd8
Rxd8 $19 25. Ne5 {is refuted by the simple} (25. cxd3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qxc4) 25...
Bd5 $1) 23... Bf8 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxd3 $14) 23. Bxd8 dxc2 (23... d2 $5 24.
Nxd2 Rxd8 25. Nf3 $14) 24. Ne5 $5 (24. Qxc2 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Qe7 26. Bd5 $11) (24.
Bd3 Rxd8 25. Bxc2 (25. Qh7+ $6 Kf8 26. Bxc2 Qf6 27. Rd1 Ba5 $15 {Black has
better piece coordination.}) 25... Bc6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qxg7 Bxf3
29. gxf3 Qf6 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $11) 24... Qd1+ 25. Kh2 Be6 $1 {Trading off an
attacking piece seems most logical and safest.} (25... Qxa1 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27.
Qxb4#) (25... Bd6 $6 26. Bf6 Re8 $5 (26... Qxa1 27. Bxf7+ Kf8 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7
29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Qxd6+ Kg7 31. Bd5 $1 $18) (26... Be6 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qg6 Bf8
29. Ng4 $18) 27. Bxf7+ (27. Qg6 Bxe5+ 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Qxf7+ Kh7 30. Qg8+ Kg6
31. Bf7+ (31. Qf7+ Kh7 $11) 31... Kf6 (31... Kf5 32. Qxg7 Re6 33. Bxe6+ Bxe6
34. g4+ Ke4 35. Qxb7+ Kd3 (35... Kd4 36. Qb6+ Ke5 37. Qe3+ Kd6 38. Rc1 $18) 36.
Qxa6+) 32. Qf8 Qxa1 33. Bg8+ Kg5 34. Qxg7+ Kf5 35. Qxd7+ (35. Qf7+ Ke4 36. Qc4+
Qd4)) 27... Kf8 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Qxh6+ (30. Qxd6+ Qxd6) 30...
Ke7 31. Qh4+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ $11) 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rxd1 cxd1=Q 28. Bf6 $1 Bf8 (
28... Bd6 29. Qxb7 $1 $18) 29. Qxb7 Qd2 $1 30. Qxa8 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 Qc1+ 32. Kh2
Qf4+ $11) 22... Qxc4 {Gata was only expecting a recapture on d8, and missed
this other forcing move which quickly decides the game in Black's favour. Thus,
White resigned.} (22... Rxd8 23. Bxd3 $14 {White is up material, but it won't
be easy to convert due to Black's bishop pair and strong dark-square control.})
{A possible continuation could've been:} 23. bxc4 (23. Qe5 Qc3 24. Bc7 dxc2 $19
) 23... dxe2 24. Bb6 Re8 25. Ne1 Bxa4 $18 ({or} 25... Bc3 26. Rc1 Bxa4) 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.03.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8. f4
d5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qg4 Nc5 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. a3 g6 13. Nd1 Nd4 14. Ne3 Bd7 15.
O-O Bb5 16. Qd1 Nf5 17. Bxb5+ Qxb5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. a4 Qc4 21. c3
Bc5 22. Rf3 Rg8 23. b3 Qe4 24. Ra2 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rd3 d4 27. cxd4 Bb4 28.
Be3 Qd5 29. h3 Kf8 30. Kh2 Rg6 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 {In the middlegame Gata
spoiled a promising position by nearly getting his queen trapped in the middle
of the board. At the cost of a pawn he managed to trade queens, but suddenly
he faltered.} Rc3 $2 {When your remaining rook is stuck on the other side?} ({
Of course, the right move was} 32... Be1 33. Bf2 (33. Rg2 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 {
and only now} Rc3 35. Rxc3 Bxc3 $11) 33... Bxf2 34. Rxf2 b4 35. Rfd2 Rc1 {
The miserable position of his king leaves White with no chances to win.} 36. d5
exd5 37. Rxd5 Rb1 38. R5d3 h5 $11) 33. Rxc3 Bxc3 34. Rc2 b4 {Tailspin.} ({
Still,} 34... Be1 35. Bf2 Bxf2 ({not} 35... Bb4 36. Bh4 {and suddenly it's the
black king who's in trouble.}) 36. Rxf2 b4 37. Ra2 Rg8 38. Ra4 Kg7 39. Rxb4 Rd8
40. Rc4 Rd5 {would leave some practical chances.}) 35. Bd2 Bxd4 36. Bxb4+ Ke8
37. Bc5 Bxc5 38. Rxc5 Kd7 39. b4 $1 $18 {Ray manages to get his pawn up just
in time. It is not going to queen, but it'll help his rook gain the 7th rank.}
Rg8 40. b5 h5 41. b6 Rb8 42. Rc7+ Kd8 43. Rxf7 Rxb6 44. Kg3 Rb4 45. Rh7 Ra4 46.
Rxh5 Ke7 47. Rh7+ Kf8 48. Rb7 Rc4 49. h4 Rc1 50. h5 Rh1 51. Rh7 Ke8 52. h6 Kf8
53. Rh8+ Kf7 54. h7 Rh6 {Now comes the elegant finish.} (54... Kg7 55. Re8 Kxh7
56. Rxe6 Kg7 57. Rf6 Rh5 58. Kf2 {and the king marches to e6.}) 55. Ra8 $1 Rxh7
56. Ra7+ Kg6 57. Rxh7 Kxh7 58. Kf2 {Ray gave up.} (58. Kf2 {not wanting to see}
Kg6 59. Ke3 Kh5 60. Kd4 Kh4 61. Kc5 Kg3 62. Kd6 Kxf3 63. Kxe6 Kxf4 64. Kf6 $1
Kg4 65. e6 f4 66. e7 f3 67. e8=Q f2 68. Qe2+ Kg3 69. Qf1 {played on the board.}
) 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 {Kamsky's pet line as White,
the very London System!} 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 {The new trend.} 8. Be3 {
Kamsky is prepared and has a different opinion.} ({At the London Classic,
Anish Giri instead played} 8. Bg5 {against Wesley So.} f6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. g3 O-O
11. Bg2 f5 12. Ne5 f4 13. Qxh5 fxe3 14. fxe3 Nxe5 (14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 {
would have given Wesley a serious advantage.}) 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. Rf1 Bxe3 17.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Bd7 20. Rd1 Rf8 21. c4 Bc6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23.
Rxd4 Rf5 24. g4 Rxe5+ 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. b4 Ke7 27. b5 Bd7 28. b6 dxc4 29. Rxc4
axb6 30. Rc7 Rb5 31. Rxb7 Kd6 32. Kg3 h6 33. Rb8 Rb2 34. Bf3 b5 35. a4 b4 36.
a5 Rb3 37. Kg2 Bc6 38. Bxc6 Kxc6 39. a6 Ra3 40. Rxb4 Rxa6 41. h4 e5 42. Kf3 Kd5
43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Rb7 Kf6 45. g5+ hxg5 46. hxg5+ Kg6 47. Re7 Ra5 48. Ke3 Rb5 49.
Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Rb5 51. Kf3 Rd5 52. Ke3 e4 53. Kxe4 Rxg5 54. Kf3 Kh5 55. Re1
Rg4 56. Rh1+ Kg5 {1/2-1/2 (56) Giri,A (2771)-So,W (2794) London 2016}) 8... Bd6
9. Ne5 g6 10. g4 $146 {Kamsky's novelty, but it seems both players had
prepared it!} Ng7 11. h4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 {Given the fact that the
players blitzed their moves up to this point, they must both have analysed
this position deeply before.} Bf6 14. h5 {The idea of a pawn sacrifice is to
address the awkward situation of the knight on g7.} O-O 15. Qd2 d4 $1 {Great
counter-strike in the centre which ensures comfortable equality. Please note
that Nakamura, who is facing the novelty, has played the five moves after it
in 5 seconds or less. Even this powerful shot was played in exactly ONE second!
} 16. cxd4 b6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Rh3 Rc8 20. Be2 Bg2 21. Rg3 Bd5 22.
Rh3 {} Bg2 23. Rg3 Be4 24. Rc1 Qd6 25. a3 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qxe5 {
Komodo gives 0.00 at depth 42 here! White's pair of bishops and the weak
knight on g7 compensate for White's material deficiency!} 28. Qd2 Bd5 29. Bd4
Qe4 30. f3 Qf4 (30... Qf4 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Be5 Rf8 33. Kf2 Rc8 34. Bd3 Rc1 35.
Rh3 Ne8 36. f4 {and the position is balanced because Black cannot play ...Nc7
due to f5.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Na3
Bg4 9. Nc2 Nd7 10. Be2 Kh8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. Ne3 Bd7 14. b4 Qe8 15. b5
Nd8 16. a4 a5 17. c4 Ne6 18. c5 {A rather cavalier pawn sacrifice. People used
to get burned playing like this against Gata Kamsky, and they still can.} (18.
Nd5) 18... dxc5 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. Qb3 Rf4 21. Qb1 Nd4 22. Bg3 Rf8 23. Nd2 Be6
24. Qc1 Nd7 25. Bc4 b6 26. Rb1 h5 27. Bxe6 Qxe6 28. Nd5 Rac8 29. Nc4 Kh7 30.
Qd1 Bh6 $5 {Gata wants it all: an attack on the king to complement his extra
pawn and dominating Nd4.} (30... Nf6 31. Bxe5 Nxd5 32. exd5 Qxd5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7
{seemed simpler.}) 31. Rb2 Rf7 32. Qd3 Bf4 33. Qc3 g5 34. h3 $2 h4 35. Bh2 Nf6
$2 ({Oh, no! We were all screaming for} 35... Nf3+ {a spectacular shot that
would have left White scratching and clawing for a draw, down a queen,} 36.
Qxf3 (36. gxf3 Qxh3 {is not going to end well for the white monarch.}) 36...
Bxh2+ 37. Kxh2 Rxf3 38. gxf3 Nf6 39. Rd2 Rf8 40. Kg2 Nh5 41. Red1 Nf4+ 42. Nxf4
gxf4 {and, likely, not quite making it.}) 36. Nxf6+ Rxf6 37. Ne3 Bxh2+ 38. Kxh2
Rf4 39. Nd5 Rf7 40. f3 Rd8 41. Qe3 Qg6 42. Qc3 Rd6 43. Rf2 {Xiong has dug some
trenches. In search for a way through Kamsky devises a wait-and-see strategy,
while moving his king over to the queenside, in the style of Tigran Petrosian.}
Kg8 44. Ne3 Kf8 45. Kh1 Ke8 46. Kh2 Kd8 47. Kh1 Kc8 48. Kh2 Kb8 49. Kh1 Qf6 50.
Kg1 Rd8 51. Qc1 Rfd7 52. Nd5 Qg7 53. Qc4 Rd6 54. Ne3 Qf8 55. Qc3 Qf7 56. Nc4 $6
{Wrong. The knight should not have strayed away from its own king.} Re6 57. Rd2
Re7 58. Rb1 Qf4 $1 59. Re1 Red7 60. Rf2 Kb7 61. Qb2 Qg3 62. Ref1 Ne6 $1 {
It turns out Gata has not completely lost his chops. This is one powerhouse of
a pawn sac.} 63. Qxe5 Nf4 64. Qf5 Rd1 $1 {A very nice finish.} 65. Ne3 (65. Qg4
Ne2+ 66. Kh1 Qxf2) 65... R1d3 $1 66. Nd5 Rxf3 67. Qg4 Rxf2 68. Rxf2 Qxg4 69.
hxg4 Nxd5 70. exd5 Rxd5 71. Kh2 Rd4 72. Kh3 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The world no. 3 and defending champion scored his first victory of the
tournament by essaying a number of strong moves in 'always firey' white side
of the Sicilian Sveshnikov to move to joint second place at the hand of Gata
Kamsky, whose enterprising chess has not paid off so far as he is on -2 after
6 rounds.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 $5 {No more 'Karpov' style of handling Sveshnikov.
Caruana wants blood!} (9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {is of course the most
common way of handling the Sveshnikov.}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 $5 {
Another less common choice by Caruana. He might have caught Gata off-guard as
the development of the game from here is all in Caruana's favor.} Ne7 12. Nxe7
Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. Nc2 f4 {After a long thought, Kamsky chose a rare and
slightly passive move. By pushing this pawn, Black kills all of his active
play in the centre with ...d5 and ...f5 as we will see in the game. Recent
handling of this line by two strong teenagers of the chess world seem to
promise more chances for Black than Kamsky's choice. Although, I am sure
Fabiano might have something there.} (14... Qg5 15. O-O (15. g3 $6 Bb7 16. Qe2
O-O 17. h4 Qf6 18. O-O-O d5 19. f3 Rfc8 20. Kb1 a5 21. Ne3 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23.
Nxf5 Bf8 24. Rc1 b3 25. a3 Rcb8 26. Qe3 Kh8 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Rhe1 Re8 29. g4
Qe6 30. Rc3 Ra5 31. Kc1 Bc5 32. Qh6 Qg6 33. Be4 Be6 34. h5 Qxh6+ 35. Nxh6 Be7
36. Nf5 Bg5+ 37. Ne3 Rd8 38. Kb1 Ra4 39. Rd1 Rad4 40. Rdc1 h6 41. Ka1 Rd2 42.
Rb1 Kg7 43. Nc4 Re2 44. Bf5 Bxf5 45. gxf5 Rc8 46. Rg1 Rc2 47. Rg4 e4 48. Rxb3
R2xc4 49. fxe4 Re8 50. Re3 Re5 51. b3 Rc2 52. b4 Kf6 53. Re1 Re8 54. Rd1 Ra8
55. Rd3 Re2 56. b5 Rc8 57. Rb3 Rc1+ 58. Rb1 Rcc2 59. Rb3 Be3 60. e5+ Kxe5 {
0-1 (60) Firouzja,A (2475)-Aravindh,C (2506) Moscow 2016}) 15... Bb7 16. f3 O-O
17. exf5 d5 {if I were to try my chances I would have chosen this line but
Kamsky might think that it is not a wise decision to opt for the main line
against a player like Caruana.}) 15. Qh5 h6 {Extremely rare.} (15... O-O 16.
O-O-O Be6 17. g3 {1-0 (69) Lafarga Santorroman,D (2639)-Kerr,S (2580) ICCF
email 2007. In fact there are only four games in this line, three of which are
in correspondence chess with two draws and a win for White.}) 16. Nb4 Be6 $4 {
After almost 20 minutes thought, Kamksy blunders a pawn! The game is basically
over after this!} (16... Bb7 17. O-O O-O 18. Rfe1 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. f3 Rab8
21. a4 a5 22. Nc2 {1/2-1/2 (22) Besztercsenyi,T (2270)-Ladanyi,T (2215)
Hungary 1999}) 17. Nxa6 O-O 18. Nb4 f5 {Kamsky tries to complicate matters but
Caruana's technique is flawless in this game.} 19. O-O $1 (19. exf5 Bf7 20. Qe2
(20. Qf3 e4 {with complications}) 20... d5 {is unnecessary}) 19... fxe4 20.
Bxe4 Rac8 21. Rad1 {White is dominating light squares. The game is
strategically over!} Rc4 22. Qg6 Rxe4 {Desparation....} 23. Qxe4 f3 24. Nd5 Qg5
25. g3 Rf7 26. Kh1 Bh3 27. Rfe1 Bf5 28. Qb4 Bf8 29. Qxb5 h5 30. Ne3 {} Bh3 31.
Qc4 Qg6 32. a4 Kh8 33. Qh4 Be6 34. a5 e4 35. Qd8 Kh7 36. a6 Bh6 37. Qb6 h4 38.
g4 Bxg4 39. Rg1 Bxe3 40. Qxe3 {Time control is reached and Gata decides that
he has had 'enough'.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 {Kamsky has had great success with this line throughout his career:
+9 -2, not counting draws.} Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7
14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15. Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. a4 Bb7 (17... Be6 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. b3
Na5 20. Bd2 {is another popular line.}) 18. Qe2 Nb6 $6 {An early novelty by
Dan. Judging by his subsequent play, it might have been accidental.} ({Among
many games I'll single out Kamsky-Eljanov, 2009.} 18... Bf8 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. b3
Ncb6 21. a5 Nc8 {White has pushed the black knight back, but at the cost of
weakening his c3-pawn. In this situation Gata attempted an interesting pawn
sac,} 22. c4 bxc4 23. Rec1 {but failed to take advantage of his chances and
ultimately lost the game.}) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bg5 Qd7 $2 {Failing to trade the
white rook before it escapes the useless a-file is a grave error.} (20... Rxa1
21. Rxa1 h6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 {is tenable, because after} 23. Bd3 Nc4 24. b3 Nb6 {
the c3-pawn and later Ra1 also hang.} 25. Rc1 Ba6 {etc.}) 21. Rad1 {White has
emerged with a substantial advantage.} Bd8 22. Nf5 Nc8 {Accepting his fate.} (
22... d5 23. exd5 e4 {is not exactly sufficient, but it might have been worth
trying.}) 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Bb3 {Why can't White get a position like this from
the Najdorf?} Ra6 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. Nh2 Ne7 27. Ng4 $1 Nxf5 28. exf5 {The pawn
has moved away, but Gata keeps a firm grip on the the key d5-square.} Qc6 29.
Ne3 (29. Bd5 {was another way to get there} Qxd5 $2 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Qg3+)
29... Qc5 30. Bd5 Bc8 31. Be4 b4 32. Nd5 ({A pawn sac,} 32. cxb4 Qxb4 33. Nd5
Qxb2 34. Qf3 {maintains White's advantage, but then Black can put up some
resistance by giving the rook for Nd5:} Ra5 35. Qh5 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Rf8) 32...
bxc3 33. b4 Qa7 34. b5 $1 {Gata Kamsky never looks back. Party like it's 1995
again!} Ra3 35. b6 Qa4 (35... Qa6 36. Qxa6 Bxa6 37. Ra1 $1 {trading the last
black piece worthy of note.}) 36. Rc1 Ba6 37. Qg3 Kf8 38. Rxc3 Ra1 39. Rxa1
Qxa1+ 40. Kh2 Qb2 41. Rc7 Qd4 42. Nxf6 gxf6 43. Qh4 {In the end it's the black
king that dies.} Qxb6 44. Qh6+ Kg8 (44... Ke8 45. Bc6+ Rd7 46. Bxd7+ Ke7 47.
Qc1) 45. Rc3 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qf6
15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 d4 18. cxd4 Rad8 19. Nc3 Rxd4 20. Ne4 Bxe4
21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rxe4 Rxd3 23. Re2 Rfd8 24. f3 Rd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kf2 Kg7
27. Rc2 h5 28. Ke3 Kg6 29. b3 a5 30. h4 Rh1 31. g3 Rg1 32. Kf4 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. b3 Bd7 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Bb2
Nf8 15. c4 Rd8 16. Nfd4 h5 17. f4 h4 18. Bc3 Rh5 19. Be1 a6 20. Bf2 Bc8 21. Be3
Rd7 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. Nc3 Ba3 24. Rab1 Be7 25. Rbc1 Ba3 26. Rb1 Be7 27. Kf3 Ng6
28. Nde2 Nf8 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Rd1 Be7 31. Ne4 Ne6 32. Nd4 Nf8 33. Kf2 Bd7 34.
Nf3 Ne6 35. Nfg5 Nxg5 36. Nxg5 Bxg5 37. fxg5 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 e6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. f4 b6 10. Qe2 a5 11. Nf3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Rc1 Nc7 14. O-O Rfc8
15. Rc2 Nce8 16. Rfc1 Qd8 17. Nb5 Ne4 18. Rc6 N4d6 19. b3 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Nd6 21.
Qd3 f6 22. a4 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 Rc8 24. Qc2 Rxc6 25. Qxc6 Kf7 26. Nd2 h6 27. h3 g5
28. g4 Ke7 29. Kf2 Qb8 30. Kf3 f5 31. Kg2 gxf4 32. exf4 fxg4 33. hxg4 h5 34.
Nf3 hxg4 35. Ne5 Qc8 36. Ng6+ Kf6 37. Qxd6 Qc2+ 38. Kg3 Qxb3+ 39. Kxg4 Qd1+ 40.
Kh4 Qe1+ 41. Kg4 Qe2+ 42. Kg3 Kxg6 43. Qxb6 Kf5 44. Qxa5 Qg4+ 45. Kf2 Qxf4+ 46.
Ke2 Qe4+ 47. Kf1 Qd3+ 48. Ke1 Qe3+ 49. Kf1 Ke4 50. Qb6 Qf3+ 51. Kg1 Qd1+ 52.
Kg2 Qc2+ 53. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bh5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qc8 15.
Qe2 O-O 16. Bg5 Ng6 17. Nbd2 h6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 b4 21. Ra1
Qb7 22. g3 Ra8 23. Rxa8+ Qxa8 24. cxb4 Qa1+ 25. Kg2 Qxb2 26. Qb3 Qd4 27. Nf3
Qa7 28. Qc4 Ne7 29. Qb5 g6 30. Qa5 Qb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Cofman, Veaceslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2146"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. b3 d6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb2
d5 9. d3 b5 10. Nbd2 a5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bb7 14. f4 dxe4 15.
dxe4 Nd7 16. Bb2 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Qg4 g6 19. f5 exf5 20. exf5 h5 21. Qh3
Bxg2 22. Qxg2 c4 23. Ne4 c3 24. Bc1 Rad8 25. Rde1 Qc6 26. g4 hxg4 27. Qxg4 Nd7
28. h4 Nf6 29. Nxf6+ Qxf6 30. Re4 Bc5+ 31. Kg2 Qc6 32. Qf3 Rde8 33. Rxe8 Qxf3+
34. Kxf3 Rxe8 35. Rd1 Re5 36. fxg6 fxg6 37. Bf4 Rf5 38. Ke4 Be7 39. Rd5 Rf8 40.
Rxa5 Bxh4 41. Rb5 Be7 42. a5 Kf7 43. Rb8 Ke6 44. Rxf8 Bxf8 45. a6 Bc5 46. Be3
1-0

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baenziger, Fabian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 c6 9. Be2 e5 10. dxe5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bxe5 12. f4 Bg7 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Nd4
Bc4 15. Bf3 f6 16. Kf2 Re8 17. Rd2 Bf7 18. b3 N8d7 19. Rhd1 Bf8 20. Nde2 Nc5
21. h4 Be7 22. g4 Ne6 23. f5 Nf8 24. g5 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27.
Kg3 Nfd7 28. gxf6 Bxf6 29. Bg5 Kg7 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Kf4 Ne5 32. Nd4 Nbd7 33.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 34. Bg4 Nc5 35. Bc8 a5 36. Nf3 Nxf3 37. Kxf3 Ke5 38. Ke3 b5 39. Ne2
Nxe4 40. Nd4 Bd5 41. Bd7 Nc3 42. Bxc6 b4 43. Bxd5 Kxd5 44. Kd3 Nxa2 45. Ne2 Ke5
46. Ng3 Nc3 47. h5 g5 48. Kc4 Kf6 49. Kc5 g4 50. Kc4 Kg5 51. Kc5 Nd1 52. Kb5
Ne3 53. Kxa5 Nd5 54. Kb5 Nf6 55. Kxb4 Kf4 56. Nf1 Nxh5 57. Kc4 g3 58. Nxg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Satyapragyan, Swayangsu"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 Ba7 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 a5 12. Nbd2 Kh8 13. Rf1 Nh7 14. Qe1 Be6 15. Qg3
Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Ng5 17. Nh4 d5 18. Nd2 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. dxe4 Qg5 21. Qe1
Rad8 22. Rf5 Qe7 23. Qf2 Qe8 24. Qg3 Kh7 25. Rff1 f6 26. Qg4 Qf7 27. Rad1 Ne7
28. Rd7 Rxd7 29. Qxd7 Nc8 30. Qg4 Rd8 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Qg4 Kh7 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34.
Qg4 Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Loeffler, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 cxd4 7. exd4 Na5 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 g6 10. Ngf3 a6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 Rc8 14. h3 Nc6
15. Qb1 Ne8 16. Nb3 Nd6 17. Nc5 Be8 18. a4 a5 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Nb3 Nb8 21.
Nbd2 Bc6 22. Bb5 Nd7 23. Qd3 Nf6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4 c5 27. b5
Qa5 28. Reb1 c4 29. Qa3 Ne4 30. Nf1 Ra8 31. Rb4 Nc5 32. Ne3 Nb3 33. Rd1 Rfb8
34. Nxd5 Rxb5 35. Ne7+ Kh8 36. Nc6 Qb6 37. Rxc4 Qc7 38. Nce5 Qb7 39. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Studer, Noel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. c4 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 c5 11. d5 Kh8 12. Ng5 Nc7 13. b4 cxb4 14. Na4 Qa6 15.
axb4 b5 16. cxb5 Nxb5 17. Bb2 Bd7 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Rab8 20. Qb3 Qc8 21.
Rfc1 Qd8 22. Rc6 a5 23. Rac1 axb4 24. Qxb4 Nh5 25. Qd2 Bf6 26. Bd5 Bxb2 27.
Nxb2 Nf6 28. Bf3 Rb6 29. Kg2 Rxc6 30. Rxc6 Nc7 31. Qe3 Qb8 32. Nd3 Ncd5 33. Qd4
Qb5 34. Rc2 Qa5 35. Qb2 Kg8 36. Qb3 Ra8 37. h4 Kg7 38. Nc1 Nb4 39. Rc4 Rb8 40.
Nd3 Nxd3 41. Qxb8 Ne1+ 42. Kh3 Nxf3 43. exf3 Qe1 44. Kg2 Qxe6 45. Ra4 h5 46.
Ra8 Qg8 47. Qb7 Qf7 48. Qc7 Ng8 49. Qd8 Kh7 50. Rb8 Kg7 51. Rb7 Qe6 52. Rc7 Qf7
53. Ra7 Qe6 54. Ra3 Qd5 55. Qc8 Qf7 56. Re3 Qd5 57. Qc3+ Kh7 58. Re2 Qf7 59.
Qd4 Nf6 60. Rb2 Kg7 61. Rb7 Qe6 62. Qc3 Qf7 63. Ra7 Qe6 64. Qb2 Qf7 65. Ra8 Qe6
66. Qb8 Qg8 67. Qb7 Qf7 68. Ra7 Ng8 69. Qd7 Qd5 70. Ra6 Qf7 71. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anurag, Mhamal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. a4 a6 7. Nbd2 d6 8. h3 O-O
9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Ra7 11. Re1 Qa8 12. Qb3 h6 13. Bf1 Re8 14. Bh2 e5 15. Red1
g5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qc2 Re7 18. Nc4 Be4 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. Nfd2 Bc2 21. Rdc1 Bg6
22. e4 a5 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 Qa8 25. a5 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Bxe4 28.
Na3 c6 29. Nc4 Bd5 30. axb6 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Bxc4 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. b7 Bb5 34. Rd8
Kg6 35. g4 Kf6 36. Bxb5 cxb5 37. Rxd7 Re8 38. Bxe5+ Kxe5 39. Re7+ Rxe7 40.
b8=Q+ Kf6 41. Qd8 Ke6 42. Qb6+ Kd7 43. Qxb5+ Kc8 44. Qc6+ Kb8 45. Qd6+ Rc7 46.
b5 Kb7 47. Kg2 Bc3 48. Qa6+ Kb8 49. b6 Rd7 50. Qa4 1-0

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Qb3 Ra7 10. a5 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Ne8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd6 14. Qb4 Nb5 15.
Nxb5 axb5 16. d5 Na6 17. Qb3 Nc5 18. Qc2 Na4 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Ra2 Rxa5 21. Bd2
Ra6 22. b3 Nc5 23. Rxa6 Nxa6 24. Bxc6 Qb6 25. Bf3 Qd6 26. Rd1 Nb4 27. Qb1 e6
28. Be1 Qc5 29. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lubbe, Nikolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 h6 5. Bh4 d5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. Be5 f6 10. Bg3 g4 11. Ng1 Nxg3 12. hxg3 cxd4 13. exd4 e5 14. Bd3 exd4
15. Bg6+ Ke7 16. Ne2 f5 17. Bh5 Kf6 18. Nb3 dxc3 19. bxc3 Bd6 20. Qd2 Kg7 21.
O-O Rf8 22. Qxd5 Bc7 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. f3 Be6 25. fxg4 fxg4 26. Nf4 Bf5 27. Kh2
Bb6 28. Rae1 Rf8 29. Nd4 Nxd4 30. cxd4 Bxd4 31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Ng6 Rg8 33. Rd7
Rxg6 34. Bxg6 Kxg6 35. Rxd4 Rf8 36. Rxg4+ Bxg4 37. Rxf8 Be6 38. a3 a6 39. g4
Bd5 40. Kh3 Bc6 41. g3 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salami, Abimbola"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2057"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Maisuradze, Nino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2273"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. d3 Qc7 7. Nbd2 e5 8. h3
Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 Nc5 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. e3 Ne6 13. Qe2 Bb4 14. a3 Be7 15.
h4 O-O-O 16. g5 Nd7 17. Qg4 Kb8 18. b4 Qd6 19. O-O-O Nb6 20. Nb3 Na4 21. Ba1 d4
22. f4 Nc3 23. Rde1 exf4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxc3 Nf5 26. exf4 Ka8 27. h5 Rhe8
28. Re4 Qd7 29. h6 f6 30. hxg7 fxg5 31. fxg5 Bd6 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rh8 Qd8 34.
Rxe8 Qxe8 35. Be4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kanmazalp, Ogulcan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. a4 b4 8. Ne2 e6
9. O-O Ngf6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 a5 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Ba3
f5 16. Nf3 Rd8 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Ne5 Nb8 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Nc4 Nc6 21. Ne3 Nce7
22. Rb3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Nd5 24. Qd2 e5 25. Rfb1 exd4 26. cxd4 Kh8 27. Kh1 Be6 28.
Rb7 Qc6 29. R7b5 Qc7 30. Rb7 Qc6 31. R7b5 Qc7 32. Rb7 Qc6 33. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sundararajan, Kidambi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. a4 h6 18. Nh4 d5 19. axb5 axb5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Rxe5
Bd6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Ngf5 Bc7 24. Be3 Nc4 25. Bd4 Be4 26. Bxe4 Qxe4 27. Bxf6
Nxb2 28. Qb1 gxf6 29. Qxe4 Rxe4 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31. g3 Be5 32. Rf8 Rxh4 33. Nxh4
Bxc3 34. Rxf7+ Kg8 35. Rb7 b4 36. Nf5 Nd3 37. Kf1 Kf8 38. Nxh6 Nc1 39. Nf5 b3
40. Ne3 Bd4 41. Nc4 f5 42. f4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ris, Robert"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. e3 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. b3 b6
9. Bb2 a5 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Nf4 Rac8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15.
Qb1 Rfe8 16. Nf3 b5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bf1 Qb7 19. Nd3 b4 20. Rd2 Ne4 21. Rdc2
Bf8 22. Nfe5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Ng5 24. Bd4 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nxd4 26. exd4 Rxc2 27. Qxc2
Rc8 28. Qxc8 Qxc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. f4 Be7 31. Kf3 h6 32. Ke3 Bd7 33. Ne1 Kg7
34. Nf3 g5 35. Bd3 f6 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. exf6+ Kxf6 38. Ne5 Be8 39. Ng4+ Kg7 40.
Bc2 Bd6 41. Ne5 Bc7 42. h3 Bh5 43. Bd3 Kf6 44. Ng4+ Bxg4 45. hxg4 Bb6 46. Bh7
Kg7 47. Bd3 e5 48. Bf5 Bxd4+ 49. Kd3 Kf6 50. Bh7 Bb6 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Bc7 Rd7 11. Bh2 Rd8 12. a4 Bd7 13. Be2 Rac8 14. a5 h6 15.
O-O Bf5 16. Rfd1 Bc2 17. Rdc1 Bf5 18. Ra4 Bd3 19. Kf1 Bxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Nd7 21.
Nc4 b5 22. axb6 Nxb6 23. Nxb6 axb6 24. Ra6 b5 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1 f5 27. Kc2
Kf7 28. Nd2 Nd8 29. Ra5 b4 30. Nc4 bxc3 31. bxc3 Ne6 32. Ra7 Rd8 33. Nb6 g5 34.
f3 Bf6 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Nxa8 Nf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nbd7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. O-O-O c5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxf1
15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Rhxf1 b5 17. Re4 g6 18. Bh6+ Bg7 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qb2+ Qf6
21. Re7 Nb6 22. d6 Qxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Rhd8 24. Rd1 Nc8 25. Rc7 Nxd6 26. Ng5 Kg8 27.
Rxc5 h6 28. Rcd5 hxg5 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Kg7 31. f3 Rh8 32. Rd2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Re1
Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bc2 Nh5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Qf3 Nf4 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Bb3 Qb5 18. Na3 Qc6 19. Bg3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qe6 21.
Nc4 Nh5 22. Qe2 Rfd8 23. b4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 h5 25. Na5 b6 26. Nc4 b5 27. Na5 Bf8
28. Red1 c5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. bxc5 Bxc5 31. Nb7 Rc8 32. Nxc5 Rxc5 33. Rd1 Kg7
34. Rd8 b4 35. cxb4 Rc1+ 36. Rd1 Qc4 37. Qxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 b5 11. g4 Nb4 12. a3 Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 Bb7 14. Rc1 Qd8
15. O-O Be7 16. Nd4 g6 17. b4 Rc8 18. Nde2 Nd7 19. Bd4 O-O 20. f5 Bg5 21. Rcd1
Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. fxe6 Qxe6 24. Nf4 Qf6 25. Nfd5 Qxf3 26. Rxf3 Kg7 27. Rdf1
Ne5 28. Rg3 h6 29. h3 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Rc2 31. d4 Nc4 32. Rgf3 Re2 33. Nc3 Rd2 34.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Nxd1 Nd2 36. Rc3 Nxe4 37. Rc6 f5 38. gxf5 Rxf5 39. Nc3 Nxc3 40.
Rxc3 Rf4 41. Rc6 Rxd4 42. Rxa6 Kf6 43. Ra5 Rd5 44. a4 Rg5+ 45. Kf2 bxa4 46.
Rxa4 Rb5 47. Kf3 Ke6 48. h4 Kd5 49. Kf4 Rb6 50. Ke3 Kc4 51. b5+ Kc5 52. Ra8
Rxb5 53. Rg8 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2017.04.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Can, Emre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "241"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Ba2 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. Rd2 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 Be7 18. h3 Qb6 19. h4 Kh8 20. g3 Bg4 21. Re1
Rf8 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Be6 24. Kg2 g5 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Nh2
Rc5 28. Ng4 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Re1 Kg7 31. Ra1 Nc6 32. Ne2 b4 33. Ra6 Rc8 34.
Ne3 Na5 35. b3 R8c6 36. Ra7 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rd1 Rc5 39. Nc1 Nc6 40. Nd3
Ra5 41. Rc1 d5 42. c3 bxc3 43. Rxc3 dxe4 44. Nb2 Rc5 45. Na4 Rxc3 46. Nxc3 Nd4
47. Nxe4 Nxb3 48. Nc4 Kg6 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. g4+ Kg6 51. Nxe5+ Kg7 52. Nc6 Bf6 53.
Ke3 Kg6 54. f3 Kg7 55. Kd3 Nc1+ 56. Kd2 Nb3+ 57. Kc2 Na1+ 58. Kd3 Nb3 59. Nb8
Kg6 60. Nd7 Bg7 61. Nec5 Nd4 62. Ke3 Nc2+ 63. Ke4 Nd4 64. Nf8+ Kf7 65. Nfd7 Ke7
66. Nb6 Kd6 67. Nd3 Nb5 68. Nc4+ Ke7 69. Nf2 Kf7 70. Kd3 Nd4 71. Ke4 Nb5 72.
Nh3 Kg6 73. Ne5+ Kf6 74. Nd7+ Kg6 75. Ne5+ Kf6 76. Nc6 Bf8 77. Kd3 Bg7 78. Nf2
Kg6 79. Ne4 Nc7 80. Kc4 Nd5 81. Kc5 Bf8+ 82. Kd4 Bg7+ 83. Ne5+ Kh6 84. Nc5 Nf4
85. Ke4 Bf8 86. Ncd7 Kg7 87. Nd3 Ng6 88. N7e5 Nh4 89. Nc6 Bd6 90. Nd4 Kf6 91.
Nb5 Bf8 92. Ne5 Bb4 93. Nc7 Ba5 94. Na6 Bc3 95. Nc6 Ng6 96. Kd3 Be1 97. Nc5
Nf4+ 98. Kc4 Bh4 99. Ne4+ Kg6 100. Kc5 Kh6 101. Kd6 Be1 102. Nd8 Bb4+ 103. Kd7
e5 104. Nf7+ Kg7 105. Nxe5 Nh3 106. Ke6 Ba3 107. Kf5 Bc1 108. Nd3 Be3 109. Ndc5
Kh6 110. Ne6 Bc1 111. Nd6 Ng1 112. Nf7+ Kh7 113. Nfxg5+ Kh6 114. f4 Ne2 115.
Ne4 Kh7 116. g5 Bb2 117. Nf6+ Kh8 118. g6 Ng3+ 119. Kg5 Bxf6+ 120. Kxf6 Nh5+
121. Ke5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "212"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 b6 7. a4 a5 8. Nbd2 Bb7
9. Bb5 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Bh2 Qc8 12. Re1 c6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Nc4 Qb7 15. Qe2
d5 16. Nce5 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Ne4 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 f6 20. Nd3 e5 21. f3 Nd6
22. dxe5 fxe5 23. e4 Nf7 24. Kh1 Rad8 25. Rad1 Bf6 26. Bg3 Kg7 27. b3 h5 28.
Nf2 Qe7 29. exd5 cxd5 30. c4 d4 31. Nd3 Bh4 32. Qf2 Bxg3 33. Qxg3 Qf6 34. Re4
Nd6 35. Rxe5 h4 36. Qe1 Rxe5 37. Qxe5 Re8 38. Qxf6+ Kxf6 39. Kg1 Re3 40. Kf2
Nf5 41. c5 bxc5 42. Nxc5 Ke5 43. Nd3+ Kd6 44. Rd2 g5 45. Rd1 Ng3 46. Rd2 Kd5
47. Rd1 Re2+ 48. Kg1 Ra2 49. b4 Rxa4 50. bxa5 Rxa5 51. f4 Ne2+ 52. Kf2 Nxf4 53.
Nb4+ Kc5 54. Rxd4 Ra4 55. Re4 Rxb4 56. Re5+ Kd4 57. Rxg5 Nd3+ 58. Kf3 Ne5+ 59.
Kf2 Rb2+ 60. Kg1 Ke4 61. Rh5 Kf4 62. Kf1 Rb1+ 63. Ke2 Ng6 64. Kf2 Ra1 65. Rb5
Ra4 66. Rh5 Re4 67. Rh7 Rb4 68. Rh5 Ra4 69. Kg1 Re4 70. Kf2 Re5 71. Rh7 Rf5 72.
Kg1 Ra5 73. Rb7 Kg5 74. Rg7 Kf6 75. Rh7 Ra4 76. Kf2 Ne7 77. Rh6+ Ke5 78. Rh8
Nf5 79. Rg8 Ra2+ 80. Kf3 Ra3+ 81. Kf2 Rg3 82. Ra8 Ke4 83. Rh8 Kf4 84. Rf8 Ra3
85. Kg1 Ra2 86. Kh2 Ke4 87. Rh8 Ke3 88. Kg1 Ra4 89. Re8+ Re4 90. Rh8 Ng3 91.
Ra8 Ne2+ 92. Kh2 Rd4 93. Re8+ Kf2 94. Ra8 Re4 95. Ra2 Rb4 96. Rc2 Ke3 97. Ra2
Ng3 98. Ra1 Rd4 99. Kg1 Ke2 100. Ra2+ Ke3 101. Ra1 Ne2+ 102. Kh2 Nf4 103. Ra3+
Ke4 104. Ra8 Nh5 105. Rh8 Rd5 106. Re8+ Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Geller, Jakov"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Zhiguli"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. h3 h6
9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 Be6 13. Bc2 c5 14. Be3 Re8 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 Qa5 17. a3 b5 18. Bb3 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. dxe5
Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rd1 Rae8 25. Qb4 R5e6 26. e5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5
Rxe5 28. Rxd6 Qe7 29. Rxa6 Qxb4 30. axb4 Nd5 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Ra7 Kg6 33. Rb7
Nf4 34. Rd7 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Rb1 36. Rd4 Ne6 37. Rd2 Rc1 38. Rd5 Rc2 39. Ne4 Re2
40. Nc5 Rxf2 41. Nxe6 fxe6 42. Rxb5 Rxb2 43. Kg3 Kf6 44. h4 e5 45. Kf3 h5 46.
Rb8 Kf5 47. Rf8+ Kg6 48. Rb8 Kf5 49. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.04"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Yekaterinburg Malachite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 c5
9. Nc3 Qc8 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Qg4 g6 15.
e4 Bc6 16. h4 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Rac1 Rd3 19. Bf1 Rd7 20. Qf4 Bg7 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. b4 Ba4 23. Re1 Qf8 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Qe5+ Kg8 26. Rxc5 Rxd2 27. Rc7
Qd6 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. Rb1 Rd7 30. Rbb7 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 a6 32. h5 gxh5 33. Be2 Be8
34. Bxh5 Rb8 35. Ra7 Rb5 36. Be2 Rb2 37. Bc4 Bb5 38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Kg2 b4 40.
Kf3 b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg SHSH"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. Ba4 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Be3 Qe8 10. Bb3 Kh8 11. Re1 b6 12. Na3 Nh5 13. d4 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Bd5 Nf6 17. Bc4 Rd8 18. Bf4 Ne4 19. Bh2 Nd6 20. Bf1 f4 21. Bd3 e4
22. Qb1 e3 23. fxe3 fxe3 24. Nc2 Bh6 25. Ncd4 Qh5 26. Qd1 Rde8 27. Nxc6 Bxc6
28. Nd4 Qxd1 29. Raxd1 Bd5 30. Bxd6 cxd6 31. Re2 Re5 32. a3 Bf4 33. Nf3 Bxf3
34. gxf3 Rh5 35. Rg2 Rxh3 36. Be2 Bg3 37. Kf1 h5 38. Bc4 Rxf3+ 39. Ke2 Rf2+ 40.
Rxf2 exf2 41. Bd5 Rh4 42. Rh1 Rxh1 43. Bxh1 h4 44. Bg2 Kg7 45. Ke3 Kf6 46. Ke4
Kg5 47. Bh3 Bf4 48. b3 Bc1 49. a4 d5+ 50. Kf3 Bd2 51. c4 d4 52. Kxf2 Kf4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Be7 5. h3 c5 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. a4 d5 8. c3 Nc6
9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. Bb5 cxd4 14. exd4 Qc7 15. Re1
a6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qg6 Qd7
22. Bg3 Bxg3 23. Qxg3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. f3 exf3 27. Qxf3 Ra6
28. h4 b4 29. Qg3 bxc3 30. bxc3 Rc6 31. h5 Qc8 32. Re3 f4 33. Qxf4 Rxc3 34. Re1
Qd7 35. Rb1 Rc4 36. Rb8+ Rc8 37. Rxc8+ Qxc8 38. Qe5 Kf7 39. Qf4+ Kg8 40. Qe5
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Central Federal District"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. f4 Nc6 12. Qc3 Ne7 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nc3 Bb7 15.
axb5 axb5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Be3 dxe5 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. fxe5 b4 20. Ne4 Bb5 21. Bc4
Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Nxe5 23. Qc5 Nd7 24. Qd4 Nb6 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. Qg4+ Ng6 27. Rxd8
Rbxd8 28. Bh6 Rfe8 29. h4 Nd5 30. h5 Rd6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Bd2 Rde6 33. Qg3 c6
34. Re1 Rxe1+ 35. Bxe1 Re2 36. c4 bxc3 37. bxc3 Nf4 38. Bf2 g5 39. Qf3 Re6 40.
Kf1 Kg7 41. Bd4 Ne2 42. Qxe2 Rxe2 43. Kxe2 Kg6 44. Kd3 f5 45. Kc4 f4 46. Kc5
Kf5 47. Kxc6 Ke4 48. Kc5 f5 49. c4 g4 50. Bg1 f3 51. Kd6 f4 52. c5 g3 53. gxf3+
Kxf3 54. Ke5 Kg4 55. c6 f3 56. c7 f2 57. c8=Q+ Kf3 58. Qc6+ Ke2 59. Qg2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.10"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d5 4. e3 a6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd4 8.
exd4 g6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 dxc4 11. bxc4 Bg7 12. Na4 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rb1 Qc7
15. Re1 Rfe8 16. d5 Nce5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. c5 Rad8 19. g3 Qa5 20. Bg2 Nd7 21.
Qc2 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Rc8 23. Rec1 Bd4 24. Nxb7 Rxc2 25. Nxa5 Rxa2 26. Nc6 Bxf2+
27. Kh1 h5 28. Rb7 Re2 29. Bf1 Re3 30. Bc4 Re4 31. d6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Heinis, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2081"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bc1
c5 15. Bf3 Nb4 16. c3 Nc6 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Bf4 Rb6 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Rd2 Qb8 21.
Rfd1 Qc7 22. Qe4 Bf8 23. h4 Ne7 24. h5 Nd5 25. Bg3 Qb8 26. Bh4 f5 27. exf6 Nxf6
28. Bxf6 d5 29. Qg4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khakimov, Timur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2275"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Bf4 Ng6 11. Bd6 Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Qb8 13. Qd4 O-O 14. f4 Bc6
15. e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. Qe4 Qa7 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Rd2 Ne7 20. Rfd1 Rc7
21. Qd4 Qa8+ 22. Qe4 Qxe4+ 23. Nxe4 Nd5 24. Kf3 b4 25. c3 a5 26. Rc1 bxc3 27.
Nxc3 Nxc3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 29. bxc3 Rc8 30. Rxd7 Rxc3+ 31. Ke2 h6 32. Rd8+ Kh7
33. Rd3 Rc2+ 34. Rd2 Rc4 35. Kd3 Ra4 36. Ke3 g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Rf2 Kg6 39.
Rf6+ Kg7 40. Rf2 Rb4 41. Kd3 a4 42. Rc2 Kg6 43. Re2 Kf5 44. h3 a3 45. Rf2+ Kxe5
46. Rxf7 Rb2 47. Ra7 Rxa2 48. Ra5+ Kf6 49. h4 g4 50. Ke4 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kuprijanov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nf3 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2
Qa6 9. c4 Ne7 10. b3 Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Qe3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15.
Qxd4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bc5 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. Nd6 Nd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21.
e6 d4 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nxh6+ Kh7 24. Nxf7 Qd3 25. h5 Kg7 26. Rd1 Qf5 27. Bxd4+
Bxd4 28. Qxd4+ Kh7 29. g4 Qc2 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 31. Qd5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tran, Minh Thang"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2367"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. Ng3 c6 8. Bd3
e5 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O h5 12. Rd1 h4 13. Nf1 h3 14. g3 Bg4 15. Be2
Qc8 16. f3 Be6 17. b3 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nbd7 20. cxd5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Ne5
22. Nd2 Nxd5 23. Qd4 Qf5 24. Bb2 Qxf3 25. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 26. Kf2 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Re4
28. Kf3 f5 29. g4 Rxg4 30. Rg1 Re8 31. Rxg4 fxg4+ 32. Ke2 c5 33. Bxc5 Nc3+ 34.
Kd3 Ne4 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Elistratov, Semen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6
Qxf6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 e4 11. dxc6 exf3 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. Bxf3 b6 14. Nc3 Be6 15.
Rfd1 Bd6 16. Nd5 Be5 17. Rac1 b5 18. b3 cxb3 19. axb3 O-O 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Bd5
Bg4 22. f3 Bf6 23. Ng6+ fxg6 24. fxg4 a5 25. Kg2 a4 26. bxa4 bxa4 27. Rc2 Rfd8
28. e4 a3 29. Rdd2 Rdb8 30. h4 g5 31. h5 Rb2 32. Ba2 Rab8 33. Kf3 Be5 34. Rxb2
axb2 35. Rd5 Rf8+ 36. Ke3 Bxg3 37. e5 Rb8 38. Bb1 Kg8 39. Ke4 Kh8 40. e6 Re8
41. Rd7 Bf4 42. Kd5 Kg8 43. Bg6 Kf8 44. e7+ Kg8 45. Rd8 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lobanov, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Nc5 6. Be2 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. a3 a6 11. Qe1 Qc8 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. h3 Ne4 14. Bf4 Nxc3
15. Qxc3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Be4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Qxd4 Qf5
21. Qe3 Rd8 22. Re1 g5 23. Bg3 h5 24. h4 Qg4 25. hxg5 Bxg5 26. Qxe4 Rd1 27. f4
Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Bxf4 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. e6 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Kg7 32. Qd7+ Kh6 33.
Qe6+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kh6 35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kh6 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ Kh6 39.
Qe6+ Kg7 40. Qe7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Golubev, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. f4 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Qe1 O-O 8. Na3
e5 9. e4 exf4 10. gxf4 Re8 11. e5 Ng4 12. Nb5 Bf8 13. Bd2 Nh6 14. c4 d4 15. Qh4
Nf5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Ng5 h6 19. Ne4 Be6 20. Kf2 Rbc8 21. Nxe6 fxe6
22. Ke2 Kf7 23. Rg1 Be7 24. a3 a5 25. Ng3 b6 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Bf3 Ke8 28. Rg7
Kd7 29. Rag1 Rh8 30. Be1 Rce8 31. Bh4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Samusenko, Maksim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 Bg4 6. Be2 c6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 e5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Be3 Re8
15. Bf3 Nb6 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. c3 Rd2 19. Rab1 b5 20. Rfd1 Red8
21. Kf1 Kf8 22. Rxd2 Rxd2 23. Re1 Bf6 24. Re2 Rd1+ 25. Re1 Rd2 26. Re2 Rd1+ 27.
Re1 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Summer op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Iljiushenok, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. d3 Nc6 8. O-O
a6 9. h3 Rb8 10. f4 Nd7 11. a4 b6 12. f5 Nde5 13. Ra3 Nb4 14. Nf4 e6 15. g4 Bd7
16. Kh1 Re8 17. Nce2 Bc6 18. Bd2 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a5 d5 21. d4 Nc4 22. dxc5
Nxa3 23. bxa3 Na6 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. exd5 exd5 26. Bb4 Nxb4 27. axb4 Re4 28.
Bxe4 dxe4 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Rd1 e3+ 31. Kg1 Qe8 32. Ne6 Qe7 33. Qxe3 Re8 34. Rd6
Bd7 35. N2f4 Bc8 36. a6 Kg8 37. Qb3 Kh8 38. Qd5 Qh4 39. Kg2 Bxe6 40. Rxe6 Rf8
41. a7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kostoglodova, Nina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "1963"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. O-O
Ne7 9. Nbd2 c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. a3 c4 12. Qe2 Be7 13. g3 g5 14. h5 Qc7 15. Nh2
O-O-O 16. Ng4 Rdf8 17. Nf3 Nd8 18. Kg2 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Nfe5 Nxg4 21. Qxg4
Rhg8 22. Bd2 Bd6 23. Ng6 Rf6 24. Rae1 Qd7 25. f4 Nf7 26. fxg5 Rxf1 27. Kxf1
Nxg5 28. Bxg5 hxg5 29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Kd7 31. Rf6 Rg7 32. g4 b5 33. Rf5 Bf4
34. Nxf4 gxf4 35. Rxd5+ Ke6 36. Re5+ Kd6 37. g5 a6 38. h6 Rh7 39. Kf2 Kc6 40.
Kf3 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pashinsky, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. Bd6 Nc6 12. Qd2 Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Qc7 14. Rfd1
Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne5 16. Rb6 Rc7 17. Bf1 Ke7 18. a4 Bc6 19. f4 Ng4 20. h3 Nf6 21.
Bd3 bxa4 22. e5 Nd5 23. Nxd5+ exd5 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. Kf2 Rxa6 26. Rxa6 Bb5 27.
Rb6 Rxc2+ 28. Ke3 Bc6 29. f5 f6 30. exf6+ Kxf6 31. Rxa4 Kxf5 32. Rf4+ Ke5 33.
Rg4 g6 34. Rb8 Rg2 35. Re8+ Kd6 36. Rb8 Ke5 37. Re8+ Kd6 38. Rh8 Ke5 39. Re8+
Kd6 40. Rh8 Ke5 41. Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Novik, Maxim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. d4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. Nc3 Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Nf6 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6
15. Be5 Rfc8 16. Qd3 Bf8 17. Rc2 Nd7 18. Bf4 Bg7 19. Rfc1 Qb4 20. e4 dxe4 21.
Nxe4 Rd8 22. Nd6 e5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Bg5 Qxd6 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxc6 Qxd4 27.
Qxd4 exd4 28. Rc8 Rf8 29. R1c7 Nb6 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rxa7 Nc4 32. a4 Ke8 33.
Kf1 d3 34. Ke1 Bxb2 35. Rc7 Bc3+ 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. a4 a5
9. Bb5 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Bg3 Nd7 16. Re1 Nc5 17. f3 Qg5 18. Nf1 Be5 19. Bf2 f5 20. b4 fxe4 21. h4 Qf6
22. bxc5 exf3 23. c6 fxg2 24. Qd5+ Kg7 25. Qxg2 Bc8 26. Rxe5 dxe5 27. Ne3 Be6
28. Bg3 Rae8 29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Bxe5+ Kg8 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. Qg3 Rf7 33. h5 g5 34.
h6 Kf8 35. Bg7+ Ke8 36. Qe5 Kd8 37. Bd3 g4 38. Bxh7 Qh4 39. Nf5 Qg5 40. Qxe6
Qc1+ 41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
a6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Ra7 13. Rac1 Ba8 14. b3 Qc7 15.
Qd2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Be7 17. Qb2 Nc6 18. Bg2 Ne5 19. e3 Qb8 20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Nd4 b5
22. cxb5 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 axb5 24. Qd2 b4 25. Rc1 Rc7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Nc2 Qc5
28. h3 d5 29. e4 dxe4 30. Bxe4 g5 31. Ne3 Kg7 32. Ng4 h5 33. Nxe5 Qxe5 34. Bf3
h4 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. Qe2 Qg5+ 37. Kf1 Bc5 38. Qc4 Kf8 39. Qg4 Qf6 40. Kg2 Ke7
41. Qe4 Qg5+ 42. Qg4 Kf6 43. Qxg5+ Kxg5 44. Bc6 Kf4 45. Kf1 e5 46. Ke2 e4 47.
Be8 f5 48. Bd7 Ke5 49. f3 e3 50. Kd3 Kf4 51. Ke2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Ne7 12. b4 Qc7 13. Nc5 Nc6 14. Qa4 Bxc5
15. Bxc5 Qxe5 16. Bd4 Qe4 17. f3 Qc2 18. Qxc2 Bxc2 19. Kd2 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Bg6
21. Rac1 Kd7 22. h4 h6 23. Rc5 Rhc8 24. Rhc1 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Kd6 26. g3 f6 27.
Bd1 Be8 28. f4 b6 29. Rc3 Bd7 30. Be2 a5 31. Ra3 Bc6 32. bxa5 Rxa5 33. Rxa5
bxa5 34. Ke3 e5 35. fxe5+ fxe5 36. a3 Ke6 37. Bf3 Kf6 38. Be2 Ba4 39. Ba6 Bb3
40. Bc8 e4 41. Kf4 g5+ 42. hxg5+ hxg5+ 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Bf5 Kd6 45. Bg6 Kc6 46.
Be8+ Kb6 47. Kd2 Bc4 48. Bd7 Bb5 49. Bg4 Bc6 50. Be2 Bd7 51. Ke3 Be8 52. Kd2
Bb5 53. Bg4 Ba4 54. Bh5 Bd7 55. Be2 Bc8 56. Ke3 Ba6 57. Bg4 Kc6 58. Bh5 Bd3 59.
Be8+ Kd6 60. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yudin, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nbc6 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. Nf1 a6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh4 Qd7 15.
Bg3 Rfe8 16. Ne3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rac8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. g3 Qd7 20. Kg2 Na7 21. c4
Nac6 22. c5 Nb4 23. Qd2 Nbc6 24. Qd3 Nb4 25. Qd2 Nbc6 26. Qd3 Rb8 27. h3 b6 28.
Rec1 Nb4 29. Qd2 a5 30. cxb6 Nbc6 31. Rc5 Rxb6 32. Qc3 Reb8 33. Nd2 Rb4 34. Nc2
R4b5 35. Ne3 Qd6 36. Nxd5 Rxc5 37. Nxe7+ Qxe7 38. Qxc5 Qxc5 39. dxc5 Rb5 40.
Rc1 Kf7 41. Kf3 Ke6 42. Ke4 f5+ 43. Kf4 Kf6 44. h4 Nd4 45. Ke3 Nc6 46. Rc3 Ke6
47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Ke3 Ke6 49. Kf4 Kf6 50. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 g6 10. f4 f6 11. Nd3 O-O 12. Nf3 b6 13. Be2 Qc7 14. g3 Ba6 15.
O-O Rae8 16. Qd2 Ng7 17. Nh4 Na5 18. b3 Rc8 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Rc7 21. Nf2
Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Ba3 23. Rc2 Rfc8 24. Qd3 Nc6 25. Rce2 Bd6 26. Bd2 Nd8 27. Ng4 Kh8
28. Nxg6+ hxg6 29. Qxg6 Nf5 30. Rxe6 Nxe6 31. Qxf5 Ng7 32. Qg6 f5 33. Rxe7 Bxe7
34. Ne3 Rc6 35. Qf7 Ba3 36. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Ngf3 e6 8. a4
Be7 9. Be2 h6 10. h3 O-O 11. a5 a6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6 15.
Rfc1 Qd7 16. Qa4 Rfc8 17. Nb3 c4 18. Nd2 Bd8 19. b4 Be7 20. e4 Rd8 21. exd5
exd5 22. Bf3 Na7 23. Qd1 Nb5 24. Nf1 Bf5 25. Qd2 Bf8 26. Ne3 Be6 27. Re1 Qc6
28. h4 Bd6 29. Bxd6 Nxd6 30. g3 f5 31. Ng2 Ne4 32. Qc1 Bf7 33. h5 Re8 34. Nf4
Qf6 35. Ra2 Re7 36. Rae2 Rae8 37. Re3 Qg5 38. Kg2 Qf6 39. Qb2 Qc6 40. Bd1 Kf8
41. Qa3 Nd6 42. Rxe7 Rxe7 43. Rxe7 Kxe7 44. Ba4 Qc7 45. Qc1 Ne4 46. Qe3 Kd8 47.
f3 Nf6 48. Bc2 Nxh5 49. Nxh5 Bxh5 50. Bxf5 Be8 51. Qe6 Bf7 52. Qe5 g6 53. Qh8+
Ke7 54. Bc2 h5 55. f4 Qd6 56. Kf3 Qd7 57. Qe5+ Kf8 58. f5 gxf5 59. Kf4 Kg8 60.
Bxf5 Qd8 61. Bh3 Kh7 62. Qf5+ Bg6 63. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2017.08.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Qc7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 b6 8. f4
Bb7 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bb4+ 13. Kf2 Ra7 14. Be3 O-O
15. Rhc1 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Kg1 Bc5 18. Kh1 Qb7 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 20. Rd1 Nc6 21.
g3 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Kf7 24. Kg2 Rf5 25. a4 Ke7 26. Ra3 Rc7 27. Rb3
Rc6 28. Rbd3 Rc7 29. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Tsoi, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Region IMBA"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Rad1 O-O 13. e5 Nbc6 14. Be4 Rad8
15. Qd3 Nc8 16. Qe3 d5 17. exd6 Nxd6 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. Qf4 Qc5 20. Qe5 Qxe5 21.
Nxe5 f6 22. Ng4 Nef5 23. Rfe1 Kf7 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Rfe8 26. Rde1 e5 27. h4
h5 28. a4 b4 29. Ne4 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 a5 32. Rc4 Rc8 33. Ree4 Ke6
34. f4 Kd5 35. b3 Rxc4 36. Rxc4 exf4 37. Rxf4 Re4 38. Rf5+ Re5 39. Rf4 Kd6 40.
Rd4+ Rd5 41. Re4 Rc5 42. Re2 Re5 43. Rd2+ Ke6 44. Kf2 Rc5 45. Ke3 g5 46. hxg5
fxg5 47. Rf2 Ke5 48. Kd2 h4 49. Rf8 Ke4 50. Rb8 Kf4 51. Rb5 Re5 52. c4 bxc3+
53. Kxc3 g4 54. b4 axb4+ 55. Rxb4+ Re4 56. a5 Rxb4 57. Kxb4 h3 58. a6 hxg2 59.
a7 g1=Q 60. a8=Q Qd4+ 61. Kb3 g3 62. Qf8+ Ke3 63. Qe7+ Kd2 64. Qb7 Qd3+ 65. Kb2
Qe2 66. Qd5+ Ke1+ 67. Kc1 g2 68. Qd4 Kf1 69. Qf4+ Qf2 70. Qc4+ Kg1 71. Qe4 Kf1
72. Qc4+ Qe2 73. Qf4+ Kg1 74. Qd4+ Qf2 75. Qe4 Qg3 76. Kd1 Kh2 77. Qh7+ Qh3 78.
Qc7+ Kh1 79. Qc6 Qd3+ 80. Ke1 Qe3+ 81. Kd1 Kh2 82. Qd6+ Kh3 83. Qd7+ Kg3 84.
Qg7+ Kf2 85. Qb2+ Kf3 86. Qf6+ Qf4 87. Qc3+ Kf2 88. Qe1+ Kf3 89. Qg1 Qe3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kryakvin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Gogol Mogol"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rd1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Qc7 15.
Ne1 Rfd8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. c4 b5 19. Nc2 Qb7 20. Nb4 Bd7 21. Bd2
Rdc8 22. Bc3 Bg5 23. Qd3 bxc4 24. bxc4 a5 25. Nc2 Qb3 26. Na3 Rab8 27. Qe2 a4
28. Rd3 Qb6 29. Rg3 Qc5 30. Qh5 Rb3 31. Qe2 Rcb8 32. Kh1 Re8 33. Rf1 Bf4 34.
Rf3 Bg5 35. Rg3 Bh4 36. Re3 f5 37. f4 Bf6 38. Nb1 e4 39. Re1 a3 40. bxa3 Bxc3
41. Nxc3 Qxa3 42. Nd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Urals Sima Land"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. a4 a5 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O
9. b3 Bg4 10. Ba3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Re8 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qd3 e6 14. Nb5 Bf8 15.
Bxf8 Rxf8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nc6 18. Rac1 Nb4 19. Qf3 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Nd5 21.
h4 h5 22. g3 Qe7 23. Rc5 Rad8 24. Rfc1 Rd7 25. Rc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Rd8 27. Rc5
b6 28. Rc4 Qf6 29. Rc6 Qe7 30. Qe1 Qf6 31. Qe4 Qe7 32. Rc4 Qf6 33. Kg2 Qe7 34.
Qe5 Qd7 35. f3 Qe7 36. Kh3 Qb7 37. Kg2 Qe7 38. Kh3 Qb7 39. Kg2 Qe7 40. Kf2 Qd7
41. Qg5 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Be7 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. a3 h6 11. b4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bf6 14. b5 Na5 15.
O-O Bd7 16. Qb1 Rc8 17. Qb2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Ne4 Qa5 20. Nc3 a6 21. a4
Rfd8 22. Rab1 Be7 23. Nd2 Be8 24. Nde4 f6 25. bxa6 bxa6 26. Qb6 Qxb6 27. Rxb6
Rc6 28. Rfb1 a5 29. Rxc6 Bxc6 30. Rb6 Bxe4 31. Nxe4 Rc8 32. Rb2 Bb4 33. Rc2 Rc7
34. g4 Kf7 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ke2 g6 37. Nd2 Bxd2 38. Kxd2 Kd6 39. e4 e5 40. Ke3
Rb7 41. dxe5+ Kxe5 42. f4+ Kd6 43. Kd4 Rb3 44. Rxc4 Ra3 45. e5+ fxe5+ 46. fxe5+
Ke7 47. Rc7+ Kd8 48. Rc4 Rg3 49. Kd5 Rxg2 50. Ke6 h5 51. gxh5 gxh5 52. Rh4 Rg6+
53. Kf7 Rg5 54. Rd4+ Kc7 55. e6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vologda Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Ne7 7. e3 Nf5 8. Bd3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 h6 10. f4 Nc6 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Nf3 Rc8 13. Kf2 g6 14. g4 Kf8 15. g5
Kg7 16. gxh6+ Rxh6 17. Rxh6 Kxh6 18. Ng5 Kg7 19. Qg4 f5 20. Qh3 Qh8 21. Rh1
Qxh3 22. Rxh3 Be7 23. Rh7+ Kg8 24. Rh6 Kg7 25. Rh7+ Kg8 26. Rh6 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Legends of Moscow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nc6 4. a3 a5 5. e3 Nf6 6. b3 Bc5 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nd2 Re8
9. h3 Qd6 10. Ne2 h5 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Nf3 Nf5 13. O-O c6 14. Re1 Ba7 15. Qd2 Bd7
16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Kh1 Rad8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg SDYUSSHOR"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
b3 c5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Bd6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 Nb8 13. a4 b6 14. Nh4 Nc6 15.
Ne3 Be6 16. Nef5 Qd7 17. Be3 g5 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. N4f5 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. h4
Bb4 22. Kh2 Qe8 23. Rh1 Qg6 24. Kg1 Rad8 25. g3 Rd7 26. Kg2 g4 27. Qxg4 Qxg4
28. Nxg4 h5 29. Nh2 Rg8 30. Kf3 Rh7 31. Rag1 Bd2 32. Ke2 Bc3 33. Rf1 b5 34.
axb5 axb5 35. Rhg1 Ra8 36. Rb1 Ra2 37. Kd1 c6 38. g4 Rha7 39. Nf3 Ra1 40. Rxa1
Rxa1+ 41. Ke2 Ra2 42. Kd1 Ra1+ 43. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.04"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansyisk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. Qe2 c4 12. Bc2 b5 13. a3 a5 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Qxh5
g6 16. Qe2 f5 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. h4 Bf4 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. g3 Qf6 21. f4 Bd7 22.
Nf3 h5 23. O-O Kg7 24. Rfe1 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Ba4 Nb8 27. Bxd7 Nxd7 28. Ng5
Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Re8 30. Ra6 Nf8 31. Ra7+ Re7 32. Rxe7+ Qxe7 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. cxb4
Qxb4 35. Nxe6 Nxe6 36. Qxe6+ Kg7 37. Qxd5 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe2+ 39. Qg2 Qe3 40. Qc2
Qd3 41. Qc3 Kf7 42. Kg1 Qe2 43. d5 Qd1+ 44. Kf2 Qxd5 45. Ke3 Qb5 46. Kd4 Kg7
47. Qa3 Kh7 48. Kc3 Qd5 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qe2 Qa5+ 51. Kc2 Qa4+ 52. Kb1 Qb3 53.
f5 gxf5 54. Qe8+ Kg7 55. Qe7+ Kg8 56. Qg5+ Kh8 57. Qxh5+ Kg7 58. Qg5+ Kh8 59.
Kc1 Qd3 60. Qf4 Kg7 61. Qe5+ Kg6 62. Qe8+ Kg7 63. Qe7+ Kg6 64. Qe1 Kf7 65. Qf2
c3 66. b3 Kg6 67. Qf4 c2 68. Qg5+ Kf7 69. Qd2 Qxb3 70. Qxc2 Qe3+ 71. Kb2 Qxg3
72. Qxf5+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.04"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Fighters for the Idea"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. b4 Ba7 7. Bb3 d6 8. O-O h6
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a4 Be6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. b5 Nb8 13. Bc2 Nbd7 14. d4 c6 15. bxc6
bxc6 16. Ba3 Qc7 17. Re1 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 d5 20. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chos, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Crimea Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. d3 dxc3 8.
bxc3 Ne7 9. O-O Nbc6 10. Qe2 Nd5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Na3 Rd8 14. Rfd1
O-O 15. Nc4 b5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Qf1 Qxd3 18. Be1 Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Nd3 20. Rab1 a6
21. a4 bxa4 22. Rb6 Ndxe5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxa6 Rb8 26. Rxa4 Rb1
27. Ke2 Rb2+ 28. Kf1 Nd3 29. Ra1 Bf6 30. c4 Rxf2+ 31. Bxf2 Bxa1 32. Nc2 Be5 33.
Bg1 Bd6 34. Ke2 Nb2 35. Na1 Nxc4 36. Nb3 f5 37. h3 Kf7 38. Bxc5 Bc7 39. Nd4 g6
40. Nf3 e5 41. Kd3 Na5 42. Ke2 Ke6 43. Bf8 h5 44. Ng5+ Kf6 45. h4 Nc6 46. Bc5
e4 47. Nh7+ Kg7 48. Ng5 Bd8 49. Ne6+ Kf7 50. Nxd8+ Nxd8 51. g3 Ke6 52. Be3 Kd5
53. Kd2 Nc6 54. Ke2 Nd4+ 55. Kd2 Kc4 56. Bf4 Ne6 57. Be3 Kd5 58. Ba7 f4 59.
gxf4 Nxf4 60. Kc3 Ng2 61. Bf2 e3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Oganian, Miran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Krasnodar Territory AQ"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nb3 Bxc5 8.
Nxc5 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxc5 10. h3 h6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rfd8 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ne4 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. Qa3 Qf8 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Nd3 20. Qxf8+
Kxf8 21. Bd4 Rxd4 22. exd4 Nxb2 23. Rc1 Nxc4 24. Rxc4 Bd3 25. Rc7 Bxf1 26. Kxf1
b6 27. Ke2 Ke8 28. Ke3 b5 29. Rb7 a6 30. Rb6 Ra7 31. h4 Kd7 32. Rb8 Rc7 33. Kd3
h5 34. Ra8 Rc6 35. Ra7+ Ke8 36. g3 g6 37. a3 Kf8 38. Kd2 Kg7 39. Kd3 Kf6 40.
Kd2 Rc4 41. Rxa6 Rxd4+ 42. Ke2 Ra4 43. Rb6 Rxa3 44. Rxb5 e5 45. Rb7 Ke6 46.
Rb6+ Kf5 47. Rb7 f6 48. Rg7 Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Ra3+ 50. Ke2 g5 51. hxg5 fxg5 52. Rh7
Kg4 53. Re7 Ra5 54. Rg7 h4 55. gxh4 Kxh4 56. Kf3 Ra3+ 57. Kg2 Kg4 58. Re7 Kf5
59. Rf7+ Kg6 60. Re7 Kf6 61. Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg SDYUSSHOR"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. f4
Nc6 9. Nb3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bd3 h5 12. a3 Be7 13. e5 Ng8 14. Ne4 f5 15. exf6
Nxf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bg6+ Kf8 18. Rb1 h4 19. h3 a5 20. Bc3 Ne7 21. Bd3 Qc6
22. Qd2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rh6 24. Nd4 Qd6 25. f5 e5 26. f6 Rxf6 27. Rxf6+ gxf6 28.
Qh6+ Ke8 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Qh7+ Ke8 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansyisk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 c6 7. Bc4 e6 8. Bb3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 e5 11. Nd2 a5 12. Nf1 a4 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Ng3 g6 15. Rd1
Qc7 16. a3 Bf8 17. Bg5 Bg7 18. Rac1 h6 19. Be3 d5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Qf4 b5 22.
Bd4 c5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. exd5 Rexd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rozum, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vologda Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 d5 7. O-O a5 8. d3 Na6
9. a3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e6 12. Qc2 Qb6 13. Rab1 Rfd8 14. Bc3 Nd7 15.
d4 Nc7 16. Rfd1 Ne8 17. e3 Qa7 18. Nd2 Nd6 19. c5 Nb5 20. Bb2 e5 21. Nf3 exd4
22. exd4 Re8 23. Bf1 Nc7 24. Re1 Ne6 25. Bh3 Ndf8 26. Ne5 Qb8 27. Nf3 Qc7 28.
Re2 b6 29. cxb6 Qxb6 30. Rbe1 Rab8 31. Re3 Nc7 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxe8 Nxe8 34.
Ne5 Nc7 35. Nxc6 Bf6 36. Ne5 Nb5 37. Qd3 Nc7 38. Ng4 Bg7 39. Ne3 Nfe6 40. Bxe6
fxe6 41. h4 Nb5 42. Nc2 Nd6 43. Qc3 h5 44. Qd3 Qc6 45. Qxg6 Ne4 46. Ne1 Qa6 47.
Qxh5 Qb5 48. Qf3 Nd2 49. Qd3 Qxd3 50. Nxd3 Nxb3 51. a4 Nxd4 52. Kg2 Kf7 53. Nc5
Bf6 54. Nd7 Bg7 55. Nc5 Bf6 56. g4 Nc6 57. Bxf6 Kxf6 58. g5+ Kf5 59. Kg3 e5 60.
Nb7 d4 61. Nd6+ Ke6 62. Ne4 Kf5 63. f3 d3 64. h5 Nd4 65. g6 Ne6 66. Kf2 d2 67.
Ke2 Nf4+ 68. Kxd2 Nxh5 69. Ng3+ Kxg6 70. Ne2 Kf5 71. Nc1 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Bukavshin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
h3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 12. Bh2 h6 13. a5 b5 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Qb8 16. Ra3 Bd5 17. Nfd2 Rc8 18. Rb3 Qc7 19. Rc3 Qb8 20. Qa1 Ne8 21. Ne3
Rxc3 22. bxc3 Bb7 23. Rb1 Qc7 24. c4 Bf6 25. Ng4 Bg5 26. Nf1 h5 27. Nge3 Bf6
28. Be2 g6 29. Rd1 Rb8 30. Qa3 e5 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. cxd5 exd4 33. Bxa6 Ra8 34.
Be2 Rxa5 35. Qb4 Ra2 36. Bc4 Rc2 37. Bd3 Rc3 38. Bb5 Qb7 39. Qb1 Qc7 40. Nd2
Ng7 41. Bxd7 Qxd7 42. Ne4 Qd8 43. Bxd6 Rc8 44. Bf4 Nf5 45. d6 Bg7 46. Qb7 Rb8
47. Qc7 Rc8 48. Qb7 Rb8 49. Qc7 Rc8 50. Qxd8+ Rxd8 51. g4 hxg4 52. hxg4 Nh4 53.
Rd3 f5 54. Nc5 Bf8 55. Ne6 Bxd6 56. Nxd8 Bxf4 57. Ne6 Be5 58. Rh3 Kf7 59. Nxd4
Bxd4 60. Rxh4 Bf6 61. Rh7+ Kg8 62. Rc7 fxg4 63. Rc4 Kf7 64. Rxg4 Be5 65. Kg2
Kf6 66. Ra4 Kf5 67. Kf3 Bf6 68. Ra6 Bc3 69. Rc6 Be5 70. Rc5 Ke6 71. Kg4 Bf6 72.
Rc6+ Kf7 73. Rc7+ Ke6 74. f4 Kd6 75. Ra7 Ke6 76. Rb7 Kd6 77. Kf3 Ke6 78. Ke4
Bc3 79. Rb6+ Kf7 80. Rb3 Ba1 81. Kd5 Kf6 82. Ke4 Kf7 83. Rb7+ Ke6 84. Rb6+ Kf7
85. Kd5 Bc3 86. Rc6 Bb2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Fighters for the Idea"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. a5 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bg5
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Bd7 12. Bg2 Bc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qb3 Rd8
15. e3 Bd5 16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Rfb1 Rac8 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 e5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21.
dxc5 Rd5 22. Rxb7 Rxc5 23. Rb6 Nxa5 24. Rxa6 Nb3 25. Rd1 Rxc3 26. Nh4 g6 27.
Nf3 e4 28. Ng5 Nc5 29. Ra7 h6 30. Nxf7 Nd3 31. Nxh6+ Kh8 32. Ng4 Rf8 33. Rb1
Rc5 34. Rbb7 Rh5 35. h4 Ne1 36. Nf6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Legends of Moscow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 d5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nc6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. Ne5
Bxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. c4 Nb6 13. b3 a5 14. O-O a4 15.
Qc2 axb3 16. axb3 Bb7 17. h4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ra8 19. Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. Qa2 Qb7 21.
Qa5 h6 22. h5 Kh7 23. Kh2 Nc8 24. Qxc5 Qe7 25. Qa5 Bb7 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Nf3
Qd7 28. Bh4 Qc6 29. Nd4 Qb6 30. Qxb6 Nxb6 31. Be7 Kg8 32. f4 Nd7 33. Kg3 Ba6
34. b4 f6 35. b5 Bc8 36. Bd6 Kf7 37. Kf2 fxe5 38. Bxe5 Nb6 39. g4 Nc4 40. Ke2
g6 41. Kd3 gxh5 42. gxh5 Ke7 43. Bg7 Kf7 44. Bxh6 e5 45. fxe5 Nxe5+ 46. Kc3 Nc4
47. Bf4 Bf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Locomotive"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. Nf4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nd2 Nf7 8. O-O
e6 9. dxe6 dxe6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nd3 c6 13. a4 Nd5 14. e4 Nb6 15.
Nxb6 axb6 16. Be3 Bd4 17. exf5 exf5 18. Rfe1 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Bd7 20. b4 Kf8 21.
Ree1 Re8 22. Kf1 Be6 23. Kg1 Bc4 24. Nb2 Be6 25. Nd3 Bc4 26. Nb2 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1
Ba2 28. Ra1 Be6 29. h4 Ke7 30. Re1 Kf6 31. Rd1 h6 32. f4 g5 33. hxg5+ hxg5 34.
fxg5+ Nxg5 35. b5 cxb5 36. axb5 Ra2 37. Nd3 Rxc2 38. Nf4 Rc5 39. Bxb7 Rxb5 40.
Bg2 Bf7 41. Rd7 Rb1+ 42. Kf2 Rb2+ 43. Ke3 Rb3+ 44. Kf2 Bc4 45. Rc7 b5 46. Rc6+
Ke5 47. Rc5+ Kf6 48. Nh5+ Ke7 49. Rxf5 Rb2+ 50. Kg1 Ne6 51. Re5 Kd6 52. Re3 b4
53. Nf6 b3 54. Rc3 Rc2 55. Ne4+ Ke5 56. g4 b2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Urals Sima Land"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
e4 fxe4 9. Bxe4 d5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. c3 Qd6 13. Re1 g6 14. Bb5 Ne7
15. Ne5 a6 16. Ba4 b5 17. Bc2 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Nc6 19. Rg5 e5 20. Qh5 Kg7 21. Nf3
e4 22. Nh4 Ne7 23. Qg4 Bc8 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Bf5 26. Nxf5+ Nxf5 27. Rg4
Rab8 28. Re1 b4 29. Bb3 bxc3 30. bxc3 c6 31. Rf4 g5 32. Rg4 Kf6 33. f4 exf3 34.
Bc2 f2+ 35. Kxf2 Rb2 36. Re2 h5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Potapov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. h4 d5 6. Nh3 Be6 7. Qb3 b6 8. Nd2 c6
9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Nf4 Bg8 11. h5 Nxh5 12. Nxh5 gxh5 13. Rxh5 e6 14. Bf4 Bf7 15.
Rh1 Qe7 16. Qa4 b5 17. Qa5 Nb6 18. b3 Bg6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 O-O 21. Bf3 Nd7
22. Bf4 e5 23. Bh6 Rfe8 24. e3 Qf6 25. Kf1 f4 26. exf4 e4 27. Bg4 Bf5 28. Bg5
Qf7 29. Bh5 Bg6 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31. Re1 e3 32. fxe3 Qf5 33. Kf2 Re4 34. Qc7 Rae8
35. Qxc6 Nf8 36. Qf6 Qxf6 37. Bxf6 Nd7 38. Rh8+ Kf7 39. Rh7+ Kxf6 40. Rxd7 Rc8
41. Rxd5 Rxc3 42. Rxb5 Rc2+ 43. Re2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovskaya Politechnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qb3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 Bc7 12. b4 b5 13. Nh4 Bg4 14. Kd2 O-O 15.
f3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. f4 f6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bd3 f5 20. g5 a5 21. bxa5 Na6 22.
Be2 Nb4 23. Ra3 Ra7 24. Rha1 Rfa8 25. Bxb5 Rxa5 26. Be2 Kf7 27. Na4 R5a7 28.
Nb6 Bxb6 29. cxb6 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Rb8 31. Ra7+ Kg8 32. b7 Kh7 33. Kc3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gluhovsky, Mark"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Gogol Mogol"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Re1
a6 9. Bf1 Bd6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Qc7 12. d3 h6 13. Ne2 Nce5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15.
Bxe5 Nxe5 16. c4 f5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. h3 Nf6 20. Nc3 g6 21. Rad1 Bc6
22. Qf2 Rf7 23. d4 cxd4 24. Qxd4 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Kg7 27. Bf3 Qc5
28. Kg2 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Rb8 30. Re5 Kf8 31. g4 Ke7 32. g5 hxg5 33. Rxg5 Rg7 34.
h4 Rh8 35. Kg3 Rh6 36. Rd1 Rgh7 37. Rh1 Ne8 38. b4 Nd6 39. c5 Nf5+ 40. Kf2 bxc5
41. bxc5 Rxh4 42. Rxh4 Rxh4 43. Rxg6 Rxf4 44. Rg8 Nh4 45. Kg3 Rxf3+ 46. Kxh4
Ra3 47. Rg2 Ra4+ 48. Kg3 Rc4 49. Rb2 Rxc5 50. Rb6 Ra5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Region IMBA"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nd2 a5 13. Ne4 Ba6 14. Nc5 Qe7
15. Nxa6 Rxa6 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 a4 18. a3 Rb8 19. Qc4 Qb7 20. Bf4 Rc8 21.
Qe2 Rb6 22. Rab1 h5 23. h4 Bxc3 24. Rec1 Bf6 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qe4 Qd7 27. Be5
Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Rb5 29. Qc3 Rd5 30. Rc1 Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 32. Kg2 Qd5+ 33. Kg1
e5 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Qc3 Kf6 36. Qb4 Qd4 37. Qb8 Kg7 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 39. Kg1 Kf6
40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qb8 Qd4 42. Qb7+ Kf6 43. Qb8 Kg7 44. Kg2 e4 45. b3 Qd5 46.
bxa4 e3+ 47. Kh2 exf2 48. Qb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.05"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shkurkin, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2191"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2017.10.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. O-O Rfd8 11. f4 Be8 12. Bh4 Rab8 13. Ng4 b5 14. Nxf6+ gxf6
15. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chakravarthi, Reddy M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. Nxb3 Ne4 12. a3 Bd7 13. Ke2 f6 14. Bh2 e5 15.
dxe5 fxe5 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nfd2 Be6 18. Rhc1 Rad8 19. Rc3 Bd5 20. Rac1 Rf6 21.
Nc5 Rg6 22. Ncxe4 h5 23. Kf1 Re6 24. f3 b6 25. R3c2 Kf7 26. Bg3 g5 27. Nc3 Na5
28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Be1 Nb7 30. Rc7 Nc5 31. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karthik, Venkataraman"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. d5 Ne8 14. g4 g6 15. Ng3
Ng7 16. Bc2 Kh8 17. Kg2 Nf6 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 Nd7 20. Bh6 Nb6 21. Rc1 Rg8
22. Bd3 Qd7 23. Re2 Raf8 24. Rec2 Bd8 25. Nd2 f5 26. f3 Qe7 27. Nb3 Qh4 28. Bd2
Nh5 29. Qe1 Nf4+ 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Ne2 fxe4 32. Bxe4 Nxd5 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34.
Qxh4 Bxh4 35. Rd1 Bc4 36. Rxd6 Be7 37. Rxa6 Bxb4 38. Nbd4 Ra8 39. Rxa8 Rxa8 40.
Nxf4 Kg8 41. Nfe2 Bf8 42. Nb3 Bd3 43. Rd2 Bc4 44. Rc2 Bh6 45. Kg3 Rd8 46. Nc3
Bd3 47. Rh2 Bg7 48. Ne2 Bc4 49. Nec1 Be5+ 50. f4 Bc7 51. g5 Re8 52. Rf2 Re1 53.
Rf3 Rg1+ 54. Kh2 Rd1 55. h4 Kf7 56. Kg3 Bb6 57. f5 Bc7+ 58. Kf2 Bb6+ 59. Kg3
gxf5 60. Rxf5+ Kg7 61. Rf3 Bc7+ 62. Kf2 Rh1 63. Nd3 Rxh4 64. Ke3 Rg4 65. Nf2
Bb6+ 66. Kd2 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nbd7 6. e3 b6 7. a4 Bb7 8. a5
Rb8 9. axb6 axb6 10. Bb5 Bxg3 11. hxg3 c6 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7
15. f4 f6 16. Qh5+ Kd8 17. Nf3 Kc7 18. c3 h6 19. Bg6 Ra8 20. O-O Ba6 21. Rfe1
Kb7 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. e4 Be2 24. Rxa8 Bxf3 25. Rxh8 Bxh5 26. Bxh5 dxe4 27. Rxe4
Nf8 28. Bf3 g5 29. Rxf8 Qxf8 30. Rxe6 gxf4 31. Rxc6 Ka6 32. g4 Qe8 33. Kf1 Qe3
34. Rxh6 Qc1+ 35. Ke2 Qc2+ 36. Ke1 Qc1+ 37. Ke2 Qc2+ 38. Ke1 Qc1+ 39. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 b6 11. Nd5 Bb7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. d3 Rae8 14.
Rxe8 Rxe8 15. c3 a5 16. Qg4 Nf5 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Bd2 Kf7 20. Re1
Rxe1 21. Bxe1 Ba6 22. f3 h5 23. Kf2 h4 24. Ke2 g5 25. g3 hxg3 26. hxg3 d6 27.
Bh3 Bc8 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Bf2 a4 30. a3 g4 31. fxg4 Bxg4+ 32. Kd2 Bf5 33. Be3
Ke6 34. c4 Bh3 35. Kc3 Bf1 36. Bd4 f5 37. Be3 Be2 38. Bf4 Bf1 39. Be3 Be2 40.
Bf4 Bf1 41. Be3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Huschenbeth, Niclas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 a6 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1
Qc7 9. a5 O-O 10. d3 h6 11. h3 Nb8 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15.
Bf4 Bd6 16. Qd2 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Bd7 18. Na4 Rac8 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Re5 Rcd8 21. Qe3
Bc6 22. Rxc5 Nd5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bb3 Rfe8 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. d4 Re4 27. Rc3 Rde8
28. Re3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Qg3 30. Re1 Re6 31. Qf2 Qc7 32. Rf1 Bb5 33. Qf4 Qe7 34.
Bxd5 Bxf1 35. Bxe6 Qxe6 36. Kxf1 Qc4+ 37. Kg1 Qxc2 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qxb7 Qc1+
40. Kf2 Qd2+ 41. Kf3 Qd1+ 42. Kf4 Qf1+ 43. Qf3 Qb5 44. Kg3 Kg8 45. Qa8+ Kh7 46.
Qe4+ g6 47. Qe7 Kg8 48. b4 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.24"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Zubov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
Be3 c5 9. a4 a5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd2 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Nc4 b6 14. Qc1 Qxc1
15. Raxc1 Bb7 16. Nb5 Rac8 17. Na7 Ra8 18. Nb5 Rac8 19. Na7 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.25"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bg4 7. Nf3 a6 8. Be2
e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ne1 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 O-O 13. Nd3 Nd7 14. Rac1 Rfc8
15. Rc2 Rc7 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Qd1 b6 18. Ne2 Na5 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. b3 Rc6 21.
Rxc6 Qxc6 22. Qc1 Qxc1+ 23. Nexc1 Kf8 24. Nb4 Nb8 25. Ncd3 Ke7 26. Kf1 Nac6 27.
Ke2 Kd6 28. Nxc6 Nxc6 29. Kd2 f6 30. Kc3 e5 31. Nb4 exd4+ 32. exd4 a5 33. Nxc6
Kxc6 34. a4 Kd6 35. Kd3 Ke6 36. Ke3 g5 37. g4 Kd6 38. Kd3 Ke6 39. Ke3 Kd6 40.
Kd3 Ke6 41. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.25"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 Nc6 8.
Bd3 Bd7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Rac8 12. Rac1 Rfd8 13. h3 h6 14. Rfd1
Be8 15. a3 Qb8 16. Rc2 Qd6 17. Rdc1 Qb8 18. Qe1 Qd6 19. Na4 Rc7 20. Nc5 Rdc8
21. Rc3 Nd8 22. Ne5 b6 23. Na6 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Bc6 26. f3 Kf8 27.
Nb4 Bd7 28. Ba6 Ne8 29. Qc2 Nf6 30. Nbd3 Nc6 31. Qc3 Be8 32. Nxc6 Qxc6 33. Qxc6
Bxc6 34. Ne5 Ba4 35. Kf2 Nd7 36. Nxd7+ Bxd7 37. Bd3 f6 38. f4 Ke7 39. h4 Be8
40. g3 Bd7 41. Kf3 Be8 42. Kf2 Bd7 43. Kf3 Be8 44. Kf2 Bd7 45. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters op 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.26"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moussard, Jules"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 c5 7. c4 O-O 8. d3 d5
9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8
15. Rfd1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Rac1 a6 18. Nd5 Rxc1 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxc1 Kg7
21. Be3 b5 22. f3 Rc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Bd4 25. g4 f5 26. h3 Kf6 27. Bd2
Ke6 28. gxf5+ gxf5 29. e4 Ke5 30. exf5 Kxf5 31. Kf1 e5 32. Ke2 e4 33. Bc1 Bb6
34. Bd2 Bd4 35. Bc1 Bb6 36. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kulkarni, Rakesh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. Bf4 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nd2 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4 Bg7
9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxc4 Qd8 11. Bd2 Bf5 12. Qb3 Ndb4 13. Ne3 Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 Bxd3
15. d5 Na5 16. Qb4 Rc8 17. b3 O-O 18. Rd1 e6 19. c4 b6 20. Bc3 Nc6 21. dxc6 a5
22. Qxf8+ Bxf8 23. Ne2 Rxc6 24. Nf4 Rd6 25. Nxd3 Rxd3 26. Ke2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Qc7
28. Ng4 Be7 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Nxh7+ Ke8 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Nd7+ Ke8 33. Nf6+ Kf8
34. Nd7+ Ke8 35. Nf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kulkarni, Rakesh"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2281"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Qe2 O-O 8.
Be3 f5 9. O-O-O f4 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. g3 d6 12. gxf4 Rxf4 13. Rg1 Ne5 14. Nd4
Qf8 15. f3 c6 16. Rg3 b5 17. a3 Qf6 18. Qe3 Rh4 19. Kb1 N7g6 20. Ndxb5 cxb5 21.
Nd5 Qf8 22. f4 Nxf4 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Bxb5 Be6 25. Rf1 Qf6 26. Qc3 Qe7 27. Rfg1
g6 28. Rd1 Nh5 29. Re3 Nf6 30. Qb4 Rd8 31. Rd4 Rxh2 32. b3 Qc7 33. Nc4 Bxc4 34.
Bxc4+ Kg7 35. Rc3 Rc8 36. Kb2 Nc6 37. Qxd6 Nxd4 38. Qxd4 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 c5 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. d3 d5 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 O-O 8. Na3
Bg4 9. Qc2 d4 10. e4 Rc8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Nd4 14. cxd4 Qxd4+
15. Kg2 Qxa1 16. Be3 Nd5 17. exd5 Qf6 18. Rb1 b6 19. Nc4 Qf5 20. a4 Rfd8 21. g4
Qd7 22. a5 b5 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. fxe5 c4 25. Qc3 Qc7 26. dxc4 bxc4 27. d6 Qd7 28.
Rb7 Qa4 29. Rxe7 Qb3 30. Bd4 Rb8 31. Qd2 c3 32. Bxc3 Rdc8 33. d7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. d3 d6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Rb1 a5
9. a3 Re8 10. Qc2 h6 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 d5 13. e4 dxc4 14. dxc4 Qc7 15. c5
Be6 16. Rd1 Nbd7 17. h3 b6 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Be3 Qb8 20. Nd2 Bf8 21. Bf1 Nb6
22. Nb3 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Na5 Bb5 25. Rbc1 Bxb4 26. Nxb5 Qxb5 27. Nxc6 Bf8
28. f3 Ra3 29. Rb1 Qa6 30. Rb6 Qc8 31. Rd3 Qxh3 32. Rxa3 Qxg3+ 33. Qg2 Qxg2+
34. Kxg2 Bxa3 35. Bxh6 Kh7 36. Be3 Re6 37. Na5 Rxb6 38. Bxb6 Nd7 39. Be3 Bc5
40. Bd2 f6 41. Nc4 Kg7 42. Nb2 Kf7 43. Nd3 Bd4 44. Kf1 Ke6 45. Ke2 f5 46. exf5+
gxf5 47. Be3 Bxe3 48. Kxe3 e4 49. fxe4 fxe4 50. Kxe4 Kd6 51. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O Nh5 11. a4 Qc7 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Na5 14. Ba2 Bg4
15. Nc4 Rad8 16. Qe2 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Rd7 18. Qe3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rfd8 20. f4 a6 21.
a5 e6 22. Rfe1 Rd2 23. Re2 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Qd6 25. f5 exf5 26. exf5 g5 27. Re1
Bf8 28. Qf3 Qc6 29. Qxc6 bxc6 30. f6 Bd6 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bc4 Rxa5 33. Rd1 Be5
34. Rd8+ Kh7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.27"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qb6 8.
Nc4 Qc7 9. g3 Be6 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. Ng5 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 e6 13. Qb3 h6 14. Nf3 a5
15. a3 a4 16. Qc2 Qd8 17. Bg2 Qa5+ 18. Bd2 Qb5 19. Rd1 Be7 20. Bc1 Qa5+ 21. Nd2
Nb6 22. O-O O-O 23. Nf3 Qf5 24. Rd3 Qb5 25. Rdd1 Qc4 26. Rd2 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Rfd8
28. e3 Nbd7 29. Rd1 Bd6 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Nd2 Nb6 33. Nf3 Ra5 34. Ne1
g5 35. e4 Bc7 36. h3 Rb5 37. Be3 Nbd7 38. Nd3 Bb8 39. Rc4 Nb6 40. Rc5 Rb3 41.
Rdc1 Ne8 42. h4 gxh4 43. gxh4 Nd6 44. Rh5 Ndc4 45. Rxh6 Nxe3 46. fxe3 e5 47.
Rf1 Nc4 48. Rhf6 Rf8 49. Bh3 exd4 50. Be6 Rxd3 51. Kxd3 Ne5+ 52. Ke2 d3+ 53.
Kd2 Rh8 54. Bxf7 Rxh4 55. Ba2 Bc7 56. Rf7+ Nxf7 57. Rxf7+ Kd8 58. Kxd3 Rh6 59.
Rf8+ Ke7 60. Rf7+ Kd8 61. e5 Bxe5 62. Rxb7 Rh2 63. Be6 Rxb2 64. Rd7+ Ke8 65.
Ra7 Bd6 66. Rxa4 Rb5 67. Ra8+ Ke7 68. Bc4 Rb8 69. Ra7+ Kf6 70. a4 Rd8 71. Ra6
Bc5+ 72. Ke2 Rd6 73. a5 Ke7 74. Ra8 Rd8 75. Ra6 Kd7 76. Bd3 Re8 77. e4 Kc7 78.
Kf3 Kb7 79. Ke2 Rxe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nh6 5. Nc3 c6 6. d3 Qb6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
O-O 9. c3 Nf5 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. a4 a5 12. Qf2 Qa6 13. d4 Nd6 14. Nfd2 b6 15. Qe2
Nf5 16. Qxa6 Bxa6 17. Kf2 Rac8 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. g4 Nd6 20. Nxd6 exd6 21. Ne4 d5
22. Ng5 Nf6 23. h3 Re8 24. Be3 Re7 25. Nf3 Ne4+ 26. Kg1 Rce8 27. Ne5 f6 28.
Nxc6 Rc7 29. b4 Rxc6 30. b5 Bxb5 31. axb5 Rxc3 32. f5 Bf8 33. Rac1 Rxe3 34.
Rxe3 Bh6 35. Ree1 Bxc1 36. Rxc1 gxf5 37. gxf5 a4 38. Ra1 Ra8 39. Bxe4 dxe4 40.
Kf2 Kf7 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Kxe4 a3 43. Kf4 Kd6 44. Kg4 Kd5 45. Kh5 Kxd4 46. Kh6
Ra7 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 21st"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.10.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Qb3 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. Rd1 Bf5 10. Ne1 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Na6 12. e4 Be6 13. Qa4 Qb4 14. Nc2 Qxa4
15. Nxa4 Rd7 16. Be3 Rad8 17. f3 Ne8 18. Bf1 Nec7 19. Nc3 f5 20. Rd2 fxe4 21.
fxe4 b5 22. b3 b4 23. Ne2 Nb5 24. Nf4 Bf7 25. Bxb5 cxb5 26. Rad1 g5 27. Nd3 Bg6
28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 Bxe4 32. Nxb4 Nc7 33. Be3 a5
34. Bb6 axb4 35. Bxc7 Bb1 36. Ba5 Bxa2 37. Bxb4 Kf7 38. Bd2 Bxb3 39. Bxg5 Bc2
40. Bd2 Ke6 41. Bb4 Kxe5 42. Bxe7 Bf5 43. Kf2 Kd4 44. Kf3 Kc4 45. Kf4 Bh3 46.
Kg5 b4 47. Bxb4 Kxb4 48. Kh6 Bf5 49. g4 Bc2 50. h4 Kc5 51. g5 Kd6 52. h5 Ke6
53. g6 hxg6 54. hxg6 Bxg6 55. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shevchenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qd3 c6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxe5 13. Bc3 Qh5 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. O-O Rd8 16. Qb3 f5 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qxb7 Bxc3 20. Rxd8+
Rxd8 21. bxc3 Qe2 22. Qe7 Rd1 23. h4 h6 24. Qxa7 Rd2 25. Ra1 Qxc4 26. Qe3 Re2
27. Bf1 Rxe3 28. Bxc4 Re5 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. a4 Ra5 31. f3 Kf7 32. g4 Kf6 33.
Kf2 Ke5 34. Ke3 f4+ 35. Kd3 Kd5 36. Ra2 e5 37. Ra1 c5 38. c4+ Ke6 39. Ra2 Ra8
40. a5 Rd8+ 41. Ke2 e4 42. a6 Ke5 43. a7 Ra8 44. Ra6 Kd4 45. g5 hxg5 46. hxg5
Kxc4 47. g6 exf3+ 48. Kxf3 Kb5 49. Ra1 c4 50. g7 c3 51. Rb1+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sychev, Klementy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. Rb1
Nxe5 9. Be2 a5 10. b5 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Bxc4 Nb6
15. Bd5 Qf6 16. c4 Re8 17. Rc1 Ra7 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. Nd4 Na4 20. f4 Nc5 21. f5 g5
22. Ne6+ fxe6 23. fxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. e4 Kg6 26. e5 dxe5 27. Qe3 b6 28.
Qxe5 Rf5 29. Qh8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Bc8 8. Bd3
b5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O e6 12. Qd1 Bd6 13. h3 O-O 14. b3 Nb4 15.
Bb1 Rc7 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. a3 Nc6 18. Ne1 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 Nc6 (6... b6) (6...
Nbd7) (6... c5 {are other lines}) 7. Bh2 (7. Be2 Nd7 8. O-O e5 9. Bh2 f5 10. a4
Qe7 11. Na3 Nd8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nc4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Nf7 15. Bd5 Be6 16. Na5
Bxd5 17. Qxd5 c6 18. Qb3 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qb4 Rad8 21. Rad1 Rd7 22. Nb3
Ng5 23. Qd4 {1/2 (23) Tomashevsky,E (2711)-Salem,A (2656) Sharjah 2017}) 7...
Nd7 8. b4 a6 (8... e5 9. Be2 (9. b5 Ne7 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 axb5 12. Bxb5 c6 13.
Be2 Nd5 14. Qc2 $13 {0-1 (59) Bachmann,A (2648)-Baklan,V (2601) Linares 2017})
9... a6 {would lead to the game}) 9. Be2 e5 10. a4 Qe7 11. O-O Kh8 (11... f5
12. Na3 g5 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Nd8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd4 f4 17. exf4 gxf4 $13
{0-1 (50) Marjanovic,D (2373)-Bersamina,P (2363) Tromsoe 2014}) 12. Na3 a5 $146
{This move locks the Q-side. The alternative move allows White to open the
a-file and leads to an unclear position.} (12... f5 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Nd8
15. Qb3 f4 $13 {1-0 (33) Christenson,F (2303)-Osttveit,M (2068) Trondheim 2004
was an unclear position.}) 13. b5 Nd8 14. Nc4 (14. c4 {The aim of this move is
to make the c3-square free and then manouvre the N to b1-c3-d5.} b6 15. Nb1 f5
16. Nc3 Ne6 $13) 14... b6 15. e4 (15. Re1 Bb7 {seems to be a comfortable
position for Black with this strong b7 B, it is around equal.}) 15... Bb7 16.
Re1 {The point of the last two moves (e4 and Re1) was to lock the diagonal of
the strong B. This is also a sacrifice, Black can take the P, but then the
e-file opens, that is somewhat unpleasant for him. On the other hand, White
might have difficulties regaining the P.} (16. d5 Nc5 $15) 16... Bxe4 17. dxe5
dxe5 (17... Nxe5 {would be inaccurate} 18. Nfxe5 dxe5 19. Bf3 $1 $36) 18. Bd3
Bxf3 (18... Bxd3 {would be inaccurate} 19. Ncxe5 $1 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 $36) 19. Qxf3
Rb8 20. Qe3 Re8 (20... f6 21. f4 Bh6 22. Qf3 Nf7 $15) 21. Rad1 f5 {This move
allows White to regain the P and get a better position.} (21... Nb7 $15 {
With the plan of placing the N on the strong c5 square seems better.}) 22. Qd2
$1 Nf7 23. Bxf5 Nc5 24. Bc2 $14 {The e5 P is isolated, there are weak spots in
Black's camp, but the black pieces seem to be solid, so White has a very
slight advantage.} Rbd8 25. Qe3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 e4 (26... Qe6 {might be slightly
better, to avoid opening the diagonal of the h2 B.} 27. Qe2 Bh6 $13 {With the
plan of Bf4 and if White plays g3, then the h2 B will be closed in.}) 27. Bf4 {
Prepares Qg3 to put pressure on the c7 P.} Bf6 (27... Qe6 {seems to be bad due
to} 28. Nxa5 {, but Black can play} Ne5 {and Black has a good position}) 28.
Qg3 Ne6 29. Re1 (29. Bxe4 Nxf4 30. Qxf4 Bxc3 31. Bc6 {is the suggestion of the
computer with some White advantage, but after} Rf8 {it looks drawish because
of the opposite-coloured Bs.}) 29... Bh4 30. Qe3 Bg5 {After this move Black
loses the e4 P and White will advance with his pieces to the weak spots of the
Black position and then wn the game.} (30... Nxf4 $1 {would lead to an equal
position by force} 31. Qxf4 Nd6 32. Nxd6 Rf8 33. Qxf8+ $1 {only move,
otherwise White is worse} Qxf8 34. Nxe4 $11) 31. Bxg5 Qxg5 (31... Nexg5 32.
Qd4+ Kg8 33. h4 $16) 32. Qxg5 Nfxg5 33. h4 Nf7 34. Rxe4 $16 Ng7 35. Rd4 $1 {
Heading to d7.} Re7 36. Kf1 Ne8 37. Ne3 $1 {Placing the N on the strong
d5-square.} Kg7 38. Bb3 $1 {Activating the B.} Nfd6 39. Nd5 $1 Rd7 40. Nf4 $1 {
And then to the e6-square.} Re7 41. g4 $1 {And this exact move deprives Black
of any counterchances.} Nb7 42. Ne6+ Kf6 43. g5+ Kf5 44. Nf8 {The threat is
Bc2+ and f4, that leads to a mate, the only way to defend it is Nd6-e4, but f3
wins the N and the game.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tari, Aryan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. O-O Bg7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. h3 h6 12. a4 a6 13. Bc4 b6 14. b4 Qc8 15. a5
bxa5 16. bxa5 Be6 17. Bf1 Bf8 18. Qa4 Bd7 19. Qc2 Be6 20. Qa4 Bd7 21. Qc2 Be6
22. Nc4 Rb8 23. Reb1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Predke, Alexandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 Be7 7. c3 b6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Qe2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nc6 12. O-O Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rae1 Nf4
15. Qe4 Nd5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 d6 18. Nc4 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xu, Yi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d6 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. O-O Nd7 8. Be3
Ngf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Qd2 e5 11. d5 Nh5 12. Nh2 a5 13. Be2 Nf4 14. Bf3 Bc8 15. h4
Nc5 16. g3 f5 17. gxf4 Qxh4 18. Bg2 fxe4 19. fxe5 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Nc6 7. O-O Qd7 8.
Re1+ Nge7 9. Bd2 f6 10. b4 a6 11. a4 g5 12. Na3 g4 13. Nh4 Kf7 14. b5 axb5 15.
Nxb5 Ng6 16. Qf5 Rd8 17. Qh5 Nce7 18. Bf4 Kg7 19. Bxc7 Rc8 20. Rxe7+ Bxe7 21.
Nf5+ Kf7 22. Bd6 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Re1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. b3 Bg4 11. Ne1 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qb6 13. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Doluhanova, Evgeniya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Nf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 g6 8. a5
Bg7 9. g3 b5 10. axb6 Bb7 11. Rg1 O-O 12. Na5 Rb8 13. Nxb7 Rxb7 14. Rxa6 Nxb6
15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Be2 e5 17. Kf1 Re8 18. d3 Nfd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Ra7 f5 21. Kg2
Nc7 22. c3 Qd6 23. Rd1 h6 24. d4 cxd4 25. cxd4 Qb6 26. Qa3 exd4 27. Bf3 Nb5 28.
Qa2+ Kh8 29. Ra6 Qc5 30. Rxg6 Rb6 31. Qf7 Re7 32. Qxe7 Qxe7 33. Rxb6 Nd6 34.
Bf4 Ne4 35. Rc1 Qa7 36. Rb8+ Kh7 37. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kjartansson, Gudmundur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 {It is often interesting to see what Kamsky (and, to an even greater
extent, Nakamura) plays in early rounds of opens! Here it is a slightly
offbeat Modern.} 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 (6... c5 {
is the main move, if such a concept can be said to exist here.} 7. h3 {and now
a new development that might equalise is} d5 $5 (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3
$14 {Karjakin,S-Nepomniachtchi,I chess.com INT 2017}) 8. e5 Ne4 $132) 7. Qe2 {
Pressuring Black to go ...e5, but he wanted to anyway.} (7. d5 $5 {might force
Black to be a little bit careful:} Nb8 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Re1 Nc5 10. c4) 7... e5 8.
dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. f3 Nh5 12. g3 Bh3 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Na3
Kh8 15. Rad1 f5 {So both sides have completed development and the ball is in
White's court regarding how he will react to Black's pawn push. Obviously, if
he had a few tempi he could vacuum off the major pieces and that would be that.
} 16. exf5 $1 {Going for the right setup, in my view.} gxf5 17. Qf2 (17. Bc2 $5
{is provocative and conceals a few clever points in case Black over-extends:}
Rxd1 18. Qxd1 f4 $5 19. Bf2 fxg3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21. Qd3 $1 Rf5 (21... Bf5 22. Qe3
$1 $14) 22. Qe3 Nxg3 23. Qxg5 Rxg5 24. Kh2 Nh5 25. Be3 Rg3 26. Be4 $132) 17...
b6 18. f4 $6 {Giving Black a way in.} (18. Bc2 $11 {is still not a bad idea})
18... Bg4 (18... Nf6 $1 19. Nc2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 fxe4 $17) 19. Be2
exf4 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Qe7 {Black seems to have done
everything right-opening the position for the bishop pair, using the tactical
tension on the e-file, keeping the a3-knight sidelined- but concretely, there
is little that can be done to prevent White resolving these issues.} 23. Kf2
Re8 24. Qd2 Qc5+ (24... Rd8 $5 {seems best, playing the long game.} 25. Qf4 (
25. Qe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kxe3 Bh6+ 27. Kf2 Rd2 $15) 25... Qc5+ 26. Kg2 Qd5+ 27. Bf3
Qxa2 $15) 25. Kg2 Qc6+ 26. Kf2 Bh3 27. Bf1 $1 {Now Black's advantage is almost
completely neutralised. He may take a pawn, but that is all.} Qc5+ 28. Kf3 Rxe1
29. Qxe1 Bxf1 30. Qxf1 Qd5+ 31. Kf2 Bxc3 $5 {Gambling that White cannot
arrange perpetual check, but it proves ill-founded.} (31... Qxa2 32. Qe2 Qf7
33. Nc2 {was one way Black could try, but I don't see a way to prevent Qf3 and
Ne3 picking up the f5-pawn.}) 32. bxc3 Qxa2+ 33. Qe2 Qxa3 34. Qe5+ $11 Kg8 35.
Qd5+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ Kg6 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Loiseau, Quentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. h3 Nd4 8. Bc4
d6 9. a3 Nd7 10. Ba2 b5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bb7 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Ne2 d5 15. f3
Nb6 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Qxh6 Bg7 19. Qg5 Rac8 20. Rac1 Na4 21. f4 Qe6
22. Rfe1 Bf6 23. Qg3 Nxb2 24. Bb3 Nc4 25. dxc4 dxc4 26. Ba2 Bg7 27. Kh2 Qd6 28.
Rcd1 e5 29. f5 Qc6 30. Rf1 Qe4 31. Rde1 Qxc2 32. f6 Qxa2 33. fxg7 Rfe8 34. Bf6
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. Bd2 Be6 10. Na4 Qxb3 11. axb3 Na6 12. Rfc1 Ne4 13. Ba5 Rdc8 14. e3 f5
15. Bf1 dxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nc5 20. Ra3 Ne4
21. b4 a6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 Bf7 24. c5 e5 25. Nb3 Rc7 26. Rd1 Rb8 27. f3
Nc3 28. Rd6 Nd5 29. Bc4 Nxb4 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Ra4 Nc6 32. g4 fxg4 33. fxg4 Kg7
34. Nd2 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bartholomew, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. h3 Bf5 8. d3
h6 9. g4 Bg6 10. Bf4 e6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bd6 13. Qe2 Bxe5 14. Qxe5 O-O 15.
f4 b5 16. Bb3 Nd7 17. Qe3 c5 18. O-O Qb6 19. f5 exf5 20. Nd5 Qd6 21. gxf5 Bh7
22. Qf4 Qxf4 23. Rxf4 Rfd8 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. Re1 Ra7 26. h4 Rb7 27. a5 Re8 28.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. f6 gxf6 30. Nxf6+ Nxf6 31. Rxf6 c4 32. dxc4 bxc4 33. Ba4+ Ke7
34. Rb6 Rxb6 35. axb6 Kd6 36. Ke3 Bf5 37. Kd4 Be6 38. c3 f6 39. b7 Kc7 40. Bc6
a5 41. Bf3 Bf7 42. Kc5 h5 43. Kb5 f5 44. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Nd2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 a6 11. f4 Ne8 12. a4 Nc7 13. a5 Rb8 14. e5 f5 15. c5
d5 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. Qf2 Rf7 18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. fxg5 Nf8 20. Ne2 Ne6 21. Qh4 Qd7
22. Nf4 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 e6 24. Ra3 Bf8 25. b4 Be7 26. Qh3 Rbf8 27. Rg3 Rg7 28.
Qh6 Bd8 29. Qh3 Be7 30. Qh6 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bf4 h5 12. g3 Bd7 13. b3 Rd8 14. h4
Bc8 15. Ne4 Be6 16. Neg5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rh6 18. c4 Rg6 19. Kh2 Bc8 20. e6 f6
21. Ne4 Bxe6 22. Bxc7 Rh6 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Rh8 25. Bd6 Kf7 26. c5 b5 27.
Bxe7 Kxe7 28. Nd6 a5 29. Re4 Kd7 30. Rd4 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. a3 Bb7 7. g3 Nc6 8. Nxc6
Bxc6 9. Bg2 Bc5 10. O-O Ne7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Qh5 Bd4 13. Bd6 Bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O
15. Qh4 f6 16. Rfe1 Rf7 17. Bh3 Bb7 18. Re3 Rc4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Bf1 g5 21.
Qh5 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Bxe4 23. a4 Qc5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rd1 Kg7 26. Qe2 Bc6 27. Qd2
e5 28. Rb1 Re7 29. Rb4 Re6 30. Bg2 Rd6 31. Qe1 e4 32. Bf1 h5 33. c4 bxc4 34.
Rxc4 Qd5 35. Qe3 Qd2 36. h4 Qxe3 37. fxe3 gxh4 38. gxh4 Rd2 39. Rc5 Kh6 40. c4
Ra2 41. Rf5 Kg6 42. Rf2 Ra1 43. Rg2+ Kh7 44. Kf2 d5 45. cxd5 Bxd5 46. Be2 Kh6
47. Kg3 Be6 48. Rf2 Kg6 49. Rf4 f5 50. Rf2 Bf7 51. Bf1 Kf6 52. Kf4 Re1 53. Bg2
Be6 54. Rb2 Rc1 55. Rf2 Rc7 56. Rb2 Rg7 57. Bh3 Rg1 58. Bg2 Rc1 59. Rf2 Bb3 60.
Rb2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bick, Gabriel J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. h4 g6 5. Nd2 Nxg5 6. hxg5 d6 7. e3 Bg7 8. c3
Nd7 9. Ngf3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. a4 Bd7 12. Bb5 Bg7 13. Nc4 h6 14. gxh6 Rxh6
15. Rxh6 Bxh6 16. Qg4 Rb8 17. Ke2 a6 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. Qh4 Bg7 20. Nb6 Qf5 21.
e4 Qe5 22. Qg4 Rd8 23. Rh1 e6 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Rh3 Kg8 26. a5 exd5 27. exd5 Bf6
28. Re3 Qg5 29. Qxg5 Bxg5 30. Re4 Bf6 31. Nc4 Kg7 32. g3 Kf8 33. Ke2 Kg7 34. f4
Kf8 35. Kf3 Kg7 36. Ke2 Kf8 37. Kd3 Kg7 38. Re1 Kf8 39. Re4 Kg7 40. b4 cxb4 41.
cxb4 Kf8 42. Nb6 Be7 43. Rc4 Ke8 44. Rc7 Rb8 45. Rc1 Bf6 46. Rc2 Be7 47. g4 Kd8
48. g5 Bf8 49. Ke4 Bg7 50. f5 gxf5+ 51. Kxf5 Be5 52. Rc4 Ba1 53. g6 fxg6+ 54.
Kxg6 Ke7 55. Rc7+ Kd8 56. Rd7+ Ke8 57. Rh7 Kd8 58. Kf7 Bc3 59. Rh4 Be1 60. Rc4
Bg3 61. Ke6 Bh2 62. Rg4 Be5 63. Nd7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Region"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Rfd1 Rd8 12. Qd6 Kf8 13. Qf4 Nc6 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bg2 d6 17. b3 a6 18. h3 h6 19. Rd2 Qc7 20. Rad1 Rd7 21.
g4 Rbd8 22. e3 Ng6 23. Qg3 Ne7 24. Ne2 Qb6 25. Rd3 Ng6 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. h4 h5
28. g5 Nf5 29. Qf4 Ng4 30. Be4 Ne7 31. R3d2 g6 32. Bf3 Ne5 33. Be2 Nf5 34. Ne4
Ke7 35. f3 Ra7 36. Kf2 a5 37. Nc3 Rad7 38. Bf1 Qb4 39. Rc2 Qb7 40. Bg2 Qb8 41.
Bh3 Qb4 42. Bf1 Rb8 43. Na4 Rbd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 Ne4 9. Rd1 c6 10. Be1 f5 11. Nfd2 Bf6 12. e3 Qe7 13. f3 Nd6 14. Bf2 Kh8 15.
Nc3 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. f4 Nb6 18. e4 Qf7 19. a4 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. exf5
exf5 22. d5 Ne7 23. d6 Ng8 24. Qd2 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Nf6 26. Re1 Be6 27. a6 bxa6
28. Rxa6 Bd5 29. Re7 Qh5 30. Bd4 Rf7 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. Qd4 Kg8
34. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chelyabinsk Yuzhny Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. c4 dxc4 15.
Qxc4 a6 16. Nc3 f6 17. O-O-O Kh8 18. g3 fxe5 19. Bg2 exf4 20. Bxf4 e5 21. Be3
Nf6 22. Rhf1 e4 23. Bf4 Qa7 24. Rde1 Bd7 25. Kb1 b5 26. Qe2 b4 27. Nxe4 bxa3
28. Be3 Qb8 29. Nec5 Bg4 30. Qd2 Rd8 31. Qc3 Nd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Na4 Qb5 34.
Rf7 Bf5+ 35. Ka1 Re5 36. Nb6 Rd8 37. Rc1 Be6 38. Rxe7 Nxe7 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lobanov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg SHSH"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5 7. c4 e6 8. g4
Bg6 9. Nh4 Bd6 10. a3 a5 11. b3 Qe7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bb2 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15.
Nf3 e5 16. g5 Nh5 17. e3 O-O 18. O-O Rac8 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nb6 21. Ra6 Na4
22. Ba1 Nc3 23. Qb3 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 e4 25. dxe4 dxe4 26. Nd2 Bb8 27. Rb6 Qc7 28.
Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Nxe4 Qc4 30. Nd2 Qxb3 31. Nxb3 Rbc8 32. Nc5 Rfd8 33. Re1 Rd2 34.
Bf3 Neg3+ 35. fxg3 Nxg3+ 36. Kg1 Rcd8 37. e4 Rc2 38. Be5 Nh5 39. Be2 f6 40.
gxf6 gxf6 41. Bc7 Rd4 42. Bd1 Rb2 43. Bxh5 gxh5 44. e5 Kf7 45. e6+ Ke7 46. Nb7
Rbd2 47. Bb6 R4d3 48. Be3 Ra2 49. Bc5+ Ke8 50. Nd6+ Kd8 51. e7+ Kc7 52. Nf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qd3 Nbd7 7. Be2 g6 8.
Bg5 Bg7 9. O-O-O h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. f4 e5 12. Nb3 exf4 13. Qxd6 Qe8 14. Rhe1
Qe5 15. Bf2 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Re8 17. Bf3 g5 18. Bd4 Ne5 19. Nc5 Bg4 20. Bxe5 Rxe5
21. Nd3 Re6 22. Rxe6 Bxe6 23. e5 Ng4 24. h3 Ne3 25. g3 Bc4 26. gxf4 gxf4 27.
Nxf4 Bxe5 28. Nfd5 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Re8 31. Rg1+ Kf8 32. Bxb7 Bxb2+
33. Kxb2 Rb8 34. c4 Rxb7+ 35. Kc3 Ke7 36. Rd1 f5 37. c5 Rb5 38. Kc4 Rb2 39. a4
Rc2+ 40. Kd5 Kd7 41. Rg1 Rd2+ 42. Ke5 Kc6 43. Rg6+ Kxc5 44. Rxa6 Rd5+ 45. Kf4
Rd4+ 46. Kg3 h5 47. Ra5+ Kd6 48. Rxf5 h4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.07"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Palachev, Petr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Zhiguli"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nh3 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nd2 Nh5 10. Be5 Nd7 11. f4 Nhf6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nf2 b6 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Rfc1 Bd7 16. Nf3 Rc8 17. Qd1 Bd6 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. e3 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Ne4 21.
Nxe4 fxe4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Qc5 25. Qc3 Bb5 26. Kf2 Bd3 27.
Bf1 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Kf7 29. Ke1 h5 30. h3 Ke7 31. Kd2 Kd7 32. a4 a5 33. g4 g6 34.
Kc2 hxg4 35. hxg4 Qe7 36. Qb3 Kc7 37. Qc3+ Kb7 38. g5 Qd7 39. b3 Qh7 40. Kb2
Qh2+ 41. Qc2 Qg3 42. Qe2 Kc7 43. Qc2+ Kd7 44. Qe2 Kd8 45. Qd2 Qf3 46. b4 axb4
47. Qxb4 Qe2+ 48. Kb1 Qd3+ 49. Kb2 Qe2+ 50. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovskaya Sima Land"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 a6 7. O-O h6 8. h3 Be6
9. Kh2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. d4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qf6 14. dxc5 Rd8 15.
Qh5 g6 16. Qh4 Nf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qxf3 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 Kd7 20. Be5 Rhe8 21.
Bf6 Rb8 22. Rfe1 Kc6 23. Bd4 h5 24. Re3 Bd5 25. a3 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Bf3 27. g4
hxg4 28. Kg3 f5 29. hxg4 fxg4 30. Rb1 a5 31. c4 Rf8 32. Re1 Rd8 33. Bf4 Rh8 34.
Be3 Rh5 35. Kf4 Rf5+ 36. Kg3 Rh5 37. Kf4 Rf5+ 38. Kg3 Re5 39. Rb1 Rh5 40. Kf4
Rf5+ 41. Kg3 Be2 42. Re1 Rf3+ 43. Kh4 Rh3+ 44. Kg5 Bxc4 45. Kxg4 Be6+ 46. Kg5
Bf5 47. c4 Rh5+ 48. Kf6 Rh4 49. Rc1 a4 50. Kg5 Rg4+ 51. Kf6 Bd3 52. Rd1 Bxc4
53. Rd4 Rxd4 54. Bxd4 Kd5 55. Be3 Bd3 56. Bf4 c6 57. Be3 Bf5 58. f3 Bd3 59. Bf2
Be2 60. Kxg6 Kc4 61. f4 Kb3 62. f5 Bd3 63. Kf6 Kxa3 64. Ke5 Kb3 65. f6 Bg6 66.
Kd6 Kc4 67. Bg3 a3 68. Be5 Bf7 69. Ba1 Kb5 70. Bd4 Bg8 71. Ba1 b6 72. cxb6 Kxb6
73. Ke5 Kc5 74. Ke4 Kc4 75. Ke3 Kb3 76. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.09"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Qc2 c5 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. e3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rac8 14. Nxc6
Bxc6 15. e4 Rfd8 16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Rd2 Be8 18. Rad1 Ng4 19. Qe2 Ne5 20. Bf1 Qc5
21. Rd4 Nc6 22. R4d2 Ne5 23. Rd4 Nc6 24. R4d2 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.05.10"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Paravyan, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Tyumen Molodezhka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 a6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 g6 13. Re1 Bg7 14. Bg5 Bf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qf3 O-O 17. Qxb7 Qxd4 18. Qxe7 Qxb2 19. h3 a5 20. Rad1 a4 21.
Nc4 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Rac8 23. Bd5 Kg7 24. Re2 Qf6 25. g4 Bc2 26. Qxf6+ Kxf6 27.
Rdd2 Rfd8 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Rxd5 30. Rc4 Rd3 31. Rxa4 Rxh3 32. Kg2 Rc3 33.
Ra5 g5 34. a4 Ra3 35. f3 Kg6 36. Ra8 h5 37. Ra6+ f6 38. gxh5+ Kxh5 39. Rxf6
Rxa4 40. Kg3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lagashin, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2101"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Be2 h6 8. Be3
e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. O-O-O Nh5 12. g4 Nf4 13. Bc4 Ng2 14. Rhg1 Nxe3 15.
fxe3 a6 16. Kb1 b5 17. Bd3 b4 18. Ne2 a5 19. Ng3 Ba6 20. h4 Qb8 21. Bxa6 Rxa6
22. Qd3 Rb6 23. h5 b3 24. cxb3 a4 25. g5 axb3 26. a3 c5 27. Rc1 Qa7 28. Rh1 Ra6
29. Nd2 Rb8 30. Nc4 Nc8 31. gxh6 Bf8 32. hxg6+ fxg6 33. Nf1 Nb6 34. Nfd2 Na4
35. Rcf1 Ra8 36. Rf6 Bxh6 37. Qf1 Kg7 38. Rg1 Kg8 39. Rfxg6+ Bg7 40. Qf6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Evdokimov, Alexey2"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Qe1 Be7 8. e4
Bh7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qe2 a5 11. Re1 Na6 12. Ng4 Kh8 13. Nxf6 Bxf6 14. Nf1 a4 15.
a3 Nc5 16. e5 Be7 17. f4 b5 18. g4 Rb8 19. Ng3 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Nh5 Bd4+
22. Be3 Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Qd6 24. Rf1 Bg6 25. Ng3 Rbe8 26. Rae1 Nd7 27. Rf2 b4 28.
axb4 Qxb4 29. c3 Qd6 30. d4 c5 31. Ref1 cxd4 32. Qxd4 Qb6 33. Qxa4 Nf6 34. f5
exf5 35. gxf5 Bf7 36. Qd4 Qxd4 37. cxd4 Rb8 38. Rd2 Rb4 39. Re1 Rfb8 40. Ree2
Rc4 41. Re3 Rcb4 42. Ree2 Kg8 43. Bf3 Kf8 44. Nf1 Bh5 45. Bxh5 Nxh5 46. Re5
Rxb2 47. Rxd5 Nf4 48. Re5 Rxd2 49. Nxd2 Rb2 50. Re4 Nh3+ 51. Kg2 Ng5 52. Re2
Nf7 53. Kf2 Nd6 54. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ioffe, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2267"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Be6 12. h3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Nf4 14. Ne4 Bxb3
15. axb3 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Bf4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Nb4 19. Qe2 Bd6 20. Bxd6 cxd6
21. Re1 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 h6 23. d5 a5 24. Nd4 Rb8 25. Re3 Qf6 26. Nf5 h5 27. Rf3
Qxb2 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Ng6+ Kg8 30. Rxf7 a4 31. Rf5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Usmanov, Vasily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. b3 Re8 11. Qc2 e5 12. Be3 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd4
15. Rad1 dxe3 16. Nxe3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 Qe7 18. Kg2 Ne5 19. Rd2 h5 20. Qe4 Re8 21.
Rfd1 Bf6 22. Rd6 h4 23. Rxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxh4 Qxh4 25. gxh4 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 Re5 27.
e4 Ra5 28. Kf4 Rxa2 29. Rd7 b6 30. e5 Rxe2 31. Rxa7 Rf2+ 32. Kg4 Rf5 33. Ra8+
Kg7 34. Re8 c5 35. e6 fxe6 36. Rxe6 b5 37. Rb6 b4 38. Rc6 Rd5 39. Rc7+ Kh6 40.
Rc8 Rd4+ 41. Kg3 Rd3+ 42. Kg4 Rc3 43. Rc7 Rc1 44. Kf4 Rc2 45. Kg3 Rc3+ 46. Kg4
Rxb3 47. Rxc5 Rb1 48. Rb5 b3 49. Kg3 Kg7 50. Rb6 Kh6 51. Rb5 Kg7 52. Rb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ovchinnikov, Vsevolod"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. c3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nd2 Bg7 6. h4 d6 7. Ngf3 Nbd7 8. Bc4
e6 9. Qe2 h6 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nh5 12. Be3 dxe5 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Qc8 15.
Qc4 Qb7 16. a4 a6 17. g4 Nhf6 18. Rg1 Ng8 19. h5 Ne7 20. Ke2 gxh5 21. gxh5 Bf6
22. Rg4 Qc6 23. Rag1 Qxc4+ 24. Nxc4 O-O-O 25. b4 Rdg8 26. Nh2 Rxg4 27. Nxg4 Bg7
28. a5 b5 29. Nd2 Kb7 30. Nb3 f5 31. Nc5+ Kc6 32. Rd1 Nxc5 33. Bxc5 Ng6 34.
exf5 Nf4+ 35. Kf3 Nxh5 36. Be7 Re8 37. Bh4 e4+ 38. Ke3 Rf8 39. Kxe4 Re8+ 40.
Kf3 Rf8 41. Ne3 Be5 42. Rh1 Bd6 43. Bg3 Nxg3 44. fxg3 Rf6 45. Rh4 Kd7 46. Rg4
c5 47. Rg7+ Ke8 48. g4 Bf8 49. Ra7 Rc6 50. Nd5 Bd6 51. Rh7 cxb4 52. cxb4 Rc1
53. Rxh6 Bf8 54. Rxa6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nb5 Qd8 6. Bf4 Na6 7. Nf3 e6 8.
c3 Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. Na3 Nc7 12. O-O Ncd5 13. Be5 a5 14. Qb3 b6 15.
Rad1 Ba6 16. c4 Nb4 17. Nc2 Nd7 18. Bf4 Nxc2 19. Qxc2 Re8 20. h3 Rc8 21. Bd3
Nf8 22. Rfe1 Bd6 23. Be5 f6 24. c5 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Bb8 26. Bxb8 Rxb8 27. cxb6
Qxb6 28. b3 Red8 29. Rc3 Rd5 30. g3 Rc8 31. Rc1 h6 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. Rc4 Ng6 34.
Qc3 Ne7 35. b4 axb4 36. Rxb4 Qa7 37. Qb3 Rc7 38. Rb8 c5 39. dxc5 Rcxc5 40. Rxc5
Qxc5 41. Rb7 Qc6 42. Qb4 Qd6 43. Qxd6 Rxd6 44. a5 e5 45. Nh4 g6 46. Nxg6 Kxg6
47. Rxe7 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 d6 11. b4 Nbd7 12. a3 Re8 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Nc3 a6 15.
Rc1 g6 16. h3 Rc7 17. Nd2 Qa8 18. Bf1 Rcc8 19. Qc2 Bf8 20. Qd3 Bg7 21. Rcd1 h6
22. Bf4 d5 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 e5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. dxe5 Nd7 28.
c6 Rxc6 29. Nf3 Rc5 30. Qe3 Qe8 31. Ne2 d4 32. Nexd4 Nxe5 33. Ne6 Nxf3+ 34.
gxf3 Re5 35. Rd8 Qxd8 36. Nxd8 Rxe3 37. fxe3 Bxf3 38. Bxa6 Bf6 39. Bb7 Bd1 40.
Nc6 Bb2 41. Nd4 Bxa3 42. Bf3 Ba4 43. Bc6 Bxc6 44. Nxc6 Kg7 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. Kf3
Bc5 47. e4 Bd6 48. Kg4 h5+ 49. Kf3 Bc7 50. Nb4 Ke5 51. Nc6+ Kd6 52. Nb4 Kc5 53.
Na6+ Kc6 54. Nb4+ Kb5 55. Nd5 Be5 56. Ne3 Kc5 57. Nd5 Kd4 58. Ne7 Bf6 59. Nd5
Bd8 60. Nf4 Bc7 61. Nd5 Bd6 62. Nb6 Kd3 63. Nd7 Kd4 64. Nb6 Bc5 65. Nd7 Be7 66.
Kf4 Bd8 67. Kf3 Bc7 68. Nf6 Ke5 69. Nd5 Bd6 70. Nb6 Kf6 71. Nc4 Bc7 72. Ne3 Kg5
73. Ng2 Be5 74. Ke3 Bb2 75. Ke2 Ba3 76. Kf2 Bc1 77. Kf3 Kf6 78. Ne1 Ba3 79. Nd3
Bd6 80. Nb2 Kg5 81. Nc4 Bc7 82. Nd2 Bb8 83. Nc4 Kh4 84. Kg2 Bf4 85. Nb6 g5 86.
Nd5 Be5 87. Ne7 g4 88. hxg4 Kxg4 89. Nc6 Bc7 90. Nb4 h4 91. Nd3 h3+ 92. Kh1 Bg3
93. Kg1 Kf3 94. e5 Ke2 95. Nb4 Bxe5 96. Nc6 Bc7 97. Nd4+ Kd3 98. Nf5 Bf4 99.
Kf2 Ke4 100. Ne7 Bg5 101. Nc8 Be3+ 102. Kg3 Bc5 103. Kxh3 f5 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vavulin, Maksim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. e5 a5 5. h3 Na6 6. Be3 Nh6 7. f4 Nf5 8. Bf2 h5
9. g3 e6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Rg1 c5 12. Bxa6 cxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Ba6 dxc3 15.
bxc3 Qc7 16. Qd3 h4 17. gxh4 Bc5 18. Nd4 Rb6 19. a4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Bb4+ 21. Kf1
Rc6 22. Ra2 Rc3 23. Qe2 Rxh3 24. Kg2 R3xh4 25. Bxh4 Rxh4 26. Rf1 g5 27. Qe3
Rg4+ 28. Kh3 Rh4+ 29. Kg2 Rg4+ 30. Kh3 f5 31. exf6 Rh4+ 32. Kg2 Rg4+ 33. Kh3
Rh4+ 34. Kg2 Rg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khanin, Semen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e4 Nc6 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O
Nh5 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 c6 11. Rae1 f5 12. Bg5 Nxe2+ 13. Rxe2 Qc7 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. h3 Be6 16. b3 Rae8 17. Rfe1 Qd7 18. Kh2 Rf7 19. Ne4 b6 20. Bh6 Rff8 21.
Bxg7 Nxg7 22. d4 d5 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Ng5 e4 25. f3 exf3 26. Nxf3 Qd6 27. Ng5
Bd7 28. Re5 Bc6 29. h4 h6 30. Nh3 Kh7 31. Nf4 Rf5 32. Rxe8 Bxe8 33. Bh3 Rf6 34.
Re5 Bf7 35. Bg4 Qd8 36. Qe3 Rc6 37. Re7 Rc7 38. Rxc7 Qxc7 39. Qd3 Qe7 40. h5
Qg5 41. Kh3 Nf5 42. Bxf5 gxf5 43. Qe2 Kg8 44. Kg2 Qg4 45. Qe5 Bxh5 46. Qb8+ Kg7
47. Qxa7+ Bf7 48. Qe7 Kg8 49. Qe5 Qd1 50. Qe3 Qc2+ 51. Qe2 Qc3 52. Qe5 Qd2+ 53.
Kf3 Qxa2 54. Qb8+ Kg7 55. Qe5+ Kg8 56. Qb8+ Kg7 57. Qxb6 Qc2 58. Qb4 Qe4+ 59.
Kf2 h5 60. Qd2 Qh1 61. Ng2 Qb1 62. Qe3 Qc2+ 63. Kg1 Qb1+ 64. Kh2 Qb2 65. Kh3
Qb1 66. Qe1 Qxb3 67. Qe5+ Kg8 68. Ne3 Qb1 69. Kh4 Qe4+ 70. Qf4 Kg7 71. Nxf5+
Kf6 72. Ne3+ Qxf4+ 73. gxf4 Kg6 74. Kh3 Kf6 75. Kg3 Be6 76. Kh4 Bf7 77. f5 Be8
78. Nxd5+ Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakhodkin, Gennadiy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "1953"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Nge7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3
d6 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Bh6 Ng8 12. Be3 Be6 13. Nd2 Bg7 14. a4 Rb8
15. axb5 axb5 16. Ba7 Rb7 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 Qd7 19. Bd4 Nf6 20. Ra8+ Ke7
21. Ra6 c5 22. Be3 Ng4 23. Bg5+ Bf6 24. Bxf6+ Nxf6 25. e5 dxe5 26. Re1 Qd5 27.
Qc2 Rd8 28. Nf1 e4 29. h3 c4 30. Qc1 g5 31. Qe3 h6 32. Ng3 Rc7 33. Nxe4 Nxe4
34. Qxe4 Qxe4 35. Rxe4 Rd6 36. Ra8 Kf6 37. h4 Rd2 38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. Rb8 Rxb2 40.
Rxe6 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 gxh4 42. Rbb6 Rf7 43. f3 h5 44. Rg6+ Kf8 45. Rb8+ Ke7 46. Rg5
Rb3 47. Rxh5 Rxc3 48. Rbxb5 Rc2 49. Rb7+ Kf8 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Kh3 Rf4 52. Rb7+
Kg6 53. Rc5 Rc1 54. Rb6+ Rf6 55. Rxf6+ Kxf6 56. Kxh4 Ke6 57. Kg5 Kd6 58. Rc8
Kd7 59. Ra8 c3 60. Ra3 Kc6 61. g4 Kb5 62. Rb3+ Kc4 63. Rb8 c2 64. Rc8+ Kd3 65.
f4 Rb1 66. f5 c1=Q+ 67. Rxc1 Rxc1 68. f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Goganov, Aleksey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Nf6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Be7 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. Ne5 g6 11. f4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 c4 13. Bc2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qb6 15.
Nf3 Qxb2 16. Kd2 Qa3 17. Qg1 f5 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. g4 b5 20. Qh2 Rf7 21. gxf5 exf5
22. g4 b4 23. gxf5 Qxc3+ 24. Ke2 Bxf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Rag1+ Kh8 27. Qh5 Raf8
28. e6 Qd3+ 29. Kf3 Bh4 30. Qxh4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Nd7 6. Re1 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. c3
a6 9. Nf1 e5 10. h3 Ngf6 11. Ng3 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Qc2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Iljiushenok, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bg3 e5 12. Re1 Nh5 13. Nf1 Bg4 14. Ne3 Rad8 15.
Bd5 Bc8 16. Qc2 Ne7 17. Bc4 b6 18. Rad1 Nf4 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 Bf6 21. Nd2 h5
22. f3 Kg7 23. Ndf1 Be6 24. a4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Nc4 Nc6 28.
Nfe3 Kf7 29. Bf2 Rd7 30. Kf1 Qd8 31. Rxd7+ Qxd7 32. g3 Ng6 33. Ke2 Ke7 34. Qb3
Nf8 35. Nc2 Qc7 36. a5 Nd7 37. axb6 axb6 38. Nxb6 Na5 39. Qb5 Qxb6 40. Qxb6
Nxb6 41. Bxc5+ Kd7 42. Bxb6 Nc4 43. Be3 Nxb2 44. g4 h4 45. Nb4 Nc4 46. Bc1 Be7
47. Nd3 Kc6 48. Nf2 Nd6 49. Ba3 Bf6 50. Bxd6 Kxd6 51. Nd3 Bd8 52. h3 Bc7 53.
Kd2 Kc6 54. Kc2 Bd6 55. Kb3 Kb5 56. c4+ Kc6 57. Ka4 Kb6 58. c5+ Bxc5 59. Nxe5
Bd6 60. Nd3 e5 61. Kb3 Kb5 62. Kc3 Bc7 63. Nb2 Kc5 64. Nc4 Bb8 65. Ne3 Bd6 66.
Nf5 Bf8 67. Kd3 Kb5 68. Ne3 Bd6 69. Nd5 Kc5 70. Nf6 Be7 71. Ne8 Bf8 72. Nc7 Be7
73. Kc3 Bf6 74. Nd5 Bd8 75. Kd3 Kb5 76. Ne3 Be7 77. Nc4 Bf6 78. Nd6+ Kc6 79.
Nf7 Kc5 80. Kc3 Kb5 81. Nd6+ Kc5 82. Nf5 Kb5 83. Kd3 Kc5 84. Nh6 Be7 85. Nf5
Bf6 86. Ne3 Be7 87. Kc3 Bf6 88. Nc2 Bd8 89. Kd3 Be7 90. Na1 Kb4 91. Nc2+ Kc5
92. Kc3 Bf6 93. Nb4 Kb5 94. Nd3 Bg7 95. Nb4 Bf6 96. Nd5 Bd8 97. Kd3 Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shinkevich, Vitaly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. c5 Qc7 11. b4 a6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. f4 a5 14. b5 b6 15. bxc6
Qxc6 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. c6 Nb8 18. Bd2 Rc8 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Rc2 Nxc6 21. Rfc1 Na7
22. Ba6 Rcb8 23. Be1 Qd8 24. Bh4 Ne8 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. e4 dxe4 27. Qxe4 Rd8 28.
Rd1 Nf6 29. Qf3 Rab8 30. a4 Nc8 31. Re2 Qa7 32. Bd3 Ne7 33. Kh1 Rbc8 34. Nb5
Qd7 35. Bb1 g6 36. Ba2 Kg7 37. Kh2 h5 38. Rde1 Nf5 39. Rd2 Nd6 40. Re5 Nxb5 41.
Rxb5 Qd6 42. Qe3 Rc6 43. Qe5 Qxe5 44. fxe5 Ne4 45. d5 Rc5 46. Rxc5 bxc5 47. Rd3
exd5 48. Bxd5 Nf2 49. Rd2 c4 50. Rxf2 Rxd5 51. Re2 c3 52. Rc2 Rd3 53. Kg1 g5
54. Kf1 Kg6 55. Ke2 Rg3 56. Kf1 Rd3 57. Ke2 Rd2+ 58. Rxd2 cxd2 59. Kxd2 Kf5 60.
Kd3 Kxe5 61. Kc4 f5 62. Kb5 f4 63. Kxa5 g4 64. hxg4 hxg4 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qc7 13. Qe2 a6 14. a4 Rb8 15.
Rfe1 Bg4 16. Qe3 Na5 17. Bf1 c4 18. e5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rfd8 20. f4 Rxd2 21. Qxd2
Nb3 22. Qd5 Nxa1 23. Rxa1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra6 e6 26. Qd6 Qxd6 27. exd6 b4
28. cxb4 Bxb2 29. b5 c3 30. Rc6 Rd8 31. b6 Ba3 32. b7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. Bd2 Be6 10. Na4 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nbd7 12. Rfc1 Ne4 13. Bb4 Kf8 14. e3 f5
15. Be1 Rdc8 16. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. Ne5
Nd7 9. Qh5 f5 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. h4 b5 12. a3 a5 13. dxc5 e5 14. Bg5 Be8 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qg5 Qe6 17. h5 a4 18. h6 g6 19. Bxb5 Nb4 20. cxb4 Bxb5 21. f3 f4
22. Kf2 Rf5 23. Qg4 fxe3+ 24. Kxe3 e4 25. Rhe1 exf3+ 26. Kf2 fxg2+ 27. Nf3 Qf6
28. Kxg2 Rf8 29. Re3 Qxb2+ 30. Kg3 Qxa1 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shkurkin, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2201"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Belgorod Rakita"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. d3 Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exd6 Bxd6 8.
Nge2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne2 b5 14. axb5 axb5
15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Bb3 Qb6 17. Bg5 Bc6 18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Bh4 e5 20. Bg3 Qc7 21.
Re1 Kh8 22. c3 h6 23. cxd4 Bb4 24. Nc3 Qa5 25. Bxe5 Kg8 26. Rc1 Nxc3 27. bxc3
Be7 28. d5 Bd7 29. Re1 Bg5 30. Qd1 Bf5 31. d6 Rd8 32. h4 Bxh4 33. Qh5 Bg6 34.
Qxg6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.08"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vastrukhin, Oleg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sochi Archibald Chess"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. c4 a5 8. b3
Bf5 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. e3 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be4 12. Rfc1 e6 13. a4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Re8
15. Bc3 Nd7 16. Rcb1 Bf8 17. b4 axb4 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. Qxb4 Ra7 20. a5 Qc7 21.
cxd5 exd5 22. Rc1 Nf6 23. a6 bxa6 24. Qa4 Re6 25. Rc2 Kg7 26. Rac1 Qd7 27. Be2
h5 28. h4 Ne4 29. Bf3 Nf6 30. Bg2 Rd6 31. Bf3 a5 32. Rc5 Rb7 33. Rxa5 Qf5 34.
Kg2 Ne4 35. Qc2 Re7 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Rc5 Rf6 38. Rxc6 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Rf5 40. Rc8
Rg4 41. Re8 g5 42. Re5 Rxe5 43. dxe5 gxh4 44. Qd1 Qe4 45. Qd4 Qxd4 46. exd4
hxg3 47. Rd1 gxf2+ 48. Kxf2 Kg6 49. Ke3 h4 50. Rf1 h3 51. Rf6+ Kg7 52. Rf1 h2
53. Rh1 Rh4 54. Kf3 Kg6 55. Kg2 Rxd4 56. Rf1 Rd2+ 57. Kh1 Re2 58. e6 Rxe6 59.
Kxh2 Re4 60. Kg3 f5 61. Kf3 Kf6 62. Ra1 Rb4 63. Re1 d4 64. Re8 Rb5 65. Rd8 Ke5
66. Re8+ Kd5 67. Rc8 Rc5 68. Rd8+ Kc4 69. Ke2 Kc3 70. Rh8 d3+ 71. Kd1 f4 72.
Rf8 f3 73. Rf7 f2 74. Rf8 Rg5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.08"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "St Peterburg Strazhi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Re1 b6 10. c4 Qd6 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nb5 Qc5 13. Nbxd4 Bb7 14. Qe2 Rfe8
15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Bc2 Ba6 17. b3 Bb7 18. Bc1 a6 19. a3 Rac8 20. Bb2 g6 21. b4
Qc7 22. Ba4 Bg7 23. Nb3 Red8 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rd4 e5 27. Rh4 Re8
28. Qe3 Kg8 29. Qh6 Nf8 30. Nbd2 f6 31. Ne4 Qe7 32. c5 Bxe4 33. Rhxe4 bxc5 34.
bxc5 Rxc5 35. h4 Ne6 36. Qe3 Rec8 37. h5 g5 38. h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.08"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Rozum, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vologodsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. d4 Ne4 8.
Qd3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Qd1 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Be2 b6 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Bxb7
Nxb7 15. b3 Nc5 16. Bb2 f6 17. O-O a5 18. Rad1 d6 19. Qd5+ Qf7 20. Qc6 Rfe8 21.
Bd4 Rab8 22. Rb1 h5 23. a3 h4 24. h3 Ne4 25. Rb2 Re6 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 f5
28. Ra1 Kh7 29. Ra7 Re7 30. Rba2 Rbe8 31. Ra8 Rxa8 32. Rxa8 Nd2 33. c5 Qc4 34.
Ra1 bxc5 35. bxc5 Ne4 36. Qa4 Qxa4 37. Rxa4 dxc5 38. Bb2 Kg6 39. f3 Ng3 40.
Rxh4 Rxe3 41. Rc4 f4 42. Rxf4 Ne2+ 43. Kf2 Nxf4 44. Kxe3 Nxg2+ 45. Ke4 c6 46.
Ba3 c4 47. Kd4 Ne1 48. Kxc4 Nxf3 49. Bb2 Ng5 50. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Nosorogi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nh5 13. a3 g6 14. O-O f5 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Bb5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qd6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Ne5 Qa4 20. Qe3 cxd4 21. cxd4
Ba6 22. Rfe1 Rac8 23. Ndf3 Rc2 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Re1 Re8 27. g4 Qc2
28. g5 Bg7 29. Ng4 Qe4 30. Nh6+ Bxh6 31. gxh6 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 Bb5 33. Rc3 Re7 34.
Ne5 Kf8 35. Rc8+ Be8 36. g4 g5 37. Kg2 Rb7 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. f4 gxf4+ 40. Kxf4 a5
41. g5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.09"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibir"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc8 12. Rc1 Qb7+ 13. f3 a6 14. e4 e6 15.
Qd2 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Nbd7 17. Qe2 h5 18. Rc2 Ne8 19. Rcd2 Rac8 20. Qe3 Kh7 21. h3
Nc5 22. Re2 Nf6 23. g4 e5 24. Nc2 Ne6 25. Kh1 Bh6 26. Qg1 hxg4 27. hxg4 Bf4 28.
Nd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Ng5 30. Bc1 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Kg7 32. Qe3 Rh8+ 33. Rh2 Rxh2+ 34.
Kxh2 Rh8+ 35. Kg2 Nh3 36. Ne1 Nf4+ 37. Kg1 Qe7 38. Ng2 Nxg2 39. Kxg2 Qh4 40.
Qg1 Qg5 41. Rc2 Qf4 42. Re2 b5 43. c5 dxc5 44. d6 e4 45. Rxe4 Qd2+ 46. Kg3
Qxd6+ 47. f4 Qd3+ 48. Re3 Qd4 49. Qe1 Rh1 50. Qc3 Rg1+ 51. Kh3 Rf1 52. Rd3 Qxc3
53. Rxc3 Rxf4 54. Rxc5 Rf2 55. a4 Rf3+ 56. Kg2 Rxb3 57. axb5 Rxb5 58. Rc6 Ra5
59. Kg3 g5 60. Kf3 f6 61. Rb6 Kg6 62. Rc6 Ra1 63. Rc8 Ra3+ 64. Kf2 Ra5 65. Ra8
f5 66. Rg8+ Kf6 67. gxf5 Kxf5 68. Rc8 Ra2+ 69. Kg3 Ra3+ 70. Kg2 a5 71. Rc5+ Kg4
72. Rc4+ Kh5 73. Rc5 Kh4 74. Rc1 Ra2+ 75. Kg1 g4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square Capital"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Ndf3
Ndxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 O-O 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. f4 cxd4 14. cxd4
Bd7 15. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.09"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kryakvin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Karpov Chess School"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Rad8 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. O-O g6 16. b4 Bd6 17. Bh4 f6 18. Rfe1 g5 19. Bg3 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Rxd1 21.
Qxd1 e5 22. Nh2 Nd8 23. Bxb7 Nxb7 24. Ng4 Nd6 25. c4 Kh8 26. Ne3 Rd8 27. Qc2
Rc8 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 Nb7 31. Rd5 Qc6 32. Qf5 Nxc5 33. Rxc5 Qxc5
34. Qxf6+ Kg8 35. Nf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.09"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tyumen Molodezhka"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. h3
Be6 9. Ng5 Bf5 10. Bd2 h6 11. Nf3 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 cxd5 14. Qd2 Rc8
15. a4 a6 16. Rfc1 Nd7 17. Bb4 Bf8 18. a5 Qd8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 g5 21. Qd4
Bg7 22. g4 Be4 23. f3 Bg6 24. f4 Be4 25. Qb6 Qd7 26. Kf2 f5 27. Kg3 Kh7 28. Rc5
d4 29. Rd1 Rxc5 30. Qxc5 d3 31. Bf1 Qa4 32. Rd2 Qa1 33. Rf2 e6 34. Qc7 Rg8 35.
Qd7 fxg4 36. hxg4 h5 37. Qxe6 Qd1 38. gxh5 gxf4+ 39. exf4 Bf8+ 40. Kh4 Bxb4 41.
h6 Qe1 42. Qf7+ Kxh6 43. Qh5+ Kg7 44. Qg5+ Kh8 45. Qf6+ Rg7 46. Qd8+ Kh7 47.
Qd4 Bf5 48. Bh3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nechaev, Oleg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stavropolsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. a3 Nf6 8. b4
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Bb2 Rb8 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Nd5 Nexd5 14. cxd5 Rc8
15. Nc3 h5 16. f4 c6 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21.
Nd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Rd6 23. Qf3 Rxd2 24. Ba1 Rd3 25. Qxh5 Bxe3+ 26. Kh1 Bxc1 27.
Rxc1 Qd7 28. Qe2 Qd5+ 29. Kg1 Rd2 30. Qf1 e4 31. Rc5 Qd7 32. Rg5 g6 33. Qf6
Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rxa1 35. Rxg6+ fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kf8 37. Qf6+ Qf7 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39.
Qe5+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Tyumen Molodezhka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. Qc1 d6 5. e3 Nh5 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 g6 8. c3
Bg7 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Bd3 c5 12. g4 Rb8 13. g5 b5 14. a3 a5 15. O-O
O-O 16. Rfe1 Bb7 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bc6 19. Ra2 a4 20. Be4 d5 21. Bd3 Rb7 22.
e4 cxd4 23. cxd4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Nxe4 Nb6 27. Nc3 Ra8 28.
Re2 e6 29. g3 Rc4 30. Rd2 Rd8 31. Ne4 Rb4 32. Kg2 h6 33. gxh6 Bxh6 34. Rc2 Bg7
35. Rc7 Bxd4 36. Nxd4 Rbxd4 37. Ng5 R8d7 38. Rc6 Rb7 39. Ra3 Nd7 40. Nf3 Rdb4
41. Ra6 Nf6 42. R3xa4 Rxa4 43. Rxa4 Rxb2 44. Ne5 Rb5 45. f4 Rb7 46. Kf3 Kg7 47.
g4 Rb3+ 48. Kf2 Rb7 49. g5 Nd5 50. Kf3 Rb3+ 51. Kf2 Rb4 52. Rxb4 Nxb4 53. Kf3
Kf8 54. Ke4 Ke7 55. Kf3 Na6 56. Ke4 Nc5+ 57. Kd4 Nb7 58. Nc6+ Kd6 59. Ne5 Nd8
60. Ke4 Kc5 61. Nd7+ Kc6 62. Ne5+ Kd6 63. Nc4+ Ke7 64. Ne5 Nb7 65. Nc6+ Ke8 66.
Ne5 Nd6+ 67. Kd4 Ke7 68. Nc6+ Kd7 69. Ne5+ Kc7 70. Kc5 Nb7+ 71. Kd4 Nd8 72. Kc5
Nb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square Capital"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nd7 7. Re1 Ngf6 8. c3
Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a4 Qc7 11. Qe2 a6 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rac8 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Ne4 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bd2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qc4 19. Qxc4 Rxc4 20. Nc3 Rd8 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Be2 Rc2 23. Bc3 Bf6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bxa6 Rxb2 26. Reb1 Rxb1+
27. Rxb1 Be4 28. Re1 Rd4 29. Bb5 f5 30. Kf1 f4 31. Ke2 Bc2 32. Ra1 Kg7 33. Be8
f5 34. a5 bxa5 35. Rxa5 Bd1+ 36. Ke1 Bf3 37. Ra1 Kf6 38. Bb5 h5 39. Kf1 Rd2 40.
gxf4 Rd4 41. Be2 Bxe2+ 42. Kxe2 Rxf4 43. Kf1 Rg4 44. h3 Rb4 45. Kg2 f4 46. Kf3
Kf5 47. Ra8 Rb3+ 48. Kg2 h4 49. f3 Ke5 50. Ra4 Rd3 51. Re4+ Kf5 52. Kf2 Rd2+
53. Kg1 e5 54. Ra4 Ke6 55. Ra5 Kd6 56. Rb5 Ra2 57. Kf1 Rh2 58. Rb6+ Kd5 59.
Rb5+ Ke6 60. Rb6+ Kf5 61. Rb8 Rxh3 62. Kf2 Rg3 63. Rf8+ Ke6 64. Re8+ Kd6 65.
Rd8+ Ke7 66. Rh8 h3 67. Rh6 Kf7 68. Ke2 Kg7 69. Rh5 Kf6 70. Kf2 Ke6 71. Ke2 Kd5
72. Kf2 Kd4 73. Ke2 Rg2+ 74. Kf1 Rg3 75. Ke2 e4 76. fxe4 Kxe4 77. Kf2 Ra3 78.
Rh8 Ra2+ 79. Kg1 Ke3 80. Rxh3+ f3 81. Rg3 Ke2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rozum, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Vologodsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Na6 10. Qe2 Nc7 11. a4 Nd7 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Kh1 b6 14. f4 Qc8 15.
Rad1 a6 16. e5 dxe5 17. f5 Nf6 18. d6 exd6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Bxf6 Ne6 21. Rxd6
Nf4 22. Qf3 Qf5 23. Ne4 b5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rf6 Qxf6 26. Nxf6 Kxf6 27. Bd5
Rad8 28. g3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yuzhnyy Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 Nf6 7. Bb2 d6 8. c3
Nbd7 9. Bc2 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Nbd2 d5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Bd3 Nc7 15.
Qe2 Nb8 16. Rac1 Nca6 17. a3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Qd7 19. h4 Rc8 20. Re1 Nc7 21. Rc1
Qd8 22. Bb1 Ba6 23. Qe3 Nd7 24. h5 h6 25. Nh2 Nb5 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. a4 Na3 28.
Bd3 Nc2 29. Qe2 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Nb4 31. Qb1 Qc2 32. Qxc2 Nxc2 33. f4 Nb8 34. Nhf3
Nc6 35. Kf2 g6 36. g4 a6 37. Ke2 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Kd3 N2b4+ 40. Ke2 gxh5
41. gxh5 f5 42. Ba3 Kf7 43. Bxb4 Bxb4 44. Kd3 Na5 45. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Nosorogi"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nd7 7. Ng5 Be7 8. f4
Bxg5 9. fxg5 Ne7 10. Nc3 a6 11. h4 Qc7 12. h5 Rf8 13. Qe1 Nc6 14. Ne2 Nce5 15.
Bf4 O-O-O 16. b4 cxb4 17. Qxb4 Qc5+ 18. Qd4 Nc6 19. Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nde5 21.
Bh3 Kc7 22. Raf1 b5 23. d4 Nc4 24. Bc1 Nb4 25. Bxe6 Bxe4 26. Rxf7+ Rxf7 27.
Rxf7+ Kb6 28. Rxg7 Nxa2 29. Bf4 Bxc2 30. g6 hxg6 31. h6 g5 32. Bxg5 Re8 33. Nf4
Nd2 34. Nd5+ Ka5 35. Bxd2+ b4 36. Re7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "St Peterburg Strazhi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. c4 bxc4 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bxc4
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 a5 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Rb6 16. Qd2 Rb4 17. a3 Rb3 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Re2 Rd8 20. d6 e6 21. Qg5
h6 22. Qh4 g5 23. Qc4 Nd7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rdd2 Rb8 26. h4 Qd8 27. hxg5 hxg5
28. Qg4 Qf6 29. g3 Qg6 30. Kg2 Rh8 31. Ne4 f5 32. Qxg5 fxe4 33. Qe7+ Qf7 34.
Rxe4 Nf6 35. Rxe6 Rb7 36. d7 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Nxd7 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40.
Qg5+ Kf8 41. Qd8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jary, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2286"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Krym Nash"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. O-O Be8 11. a3 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. dxc5 Qxc5
15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qh5 g6 17. Bxg6+ Kg7 18. Bd3 Rh8 19. Qg5+ Kf8 20. Ne4 Qe7 21.
Nf6 e5 22. h4 e4 23. Be2 Be6 24. Rad1 Rd8 25. h5 Qc7 26. h6 Qe5 27. Qg7+ Ke7
28. Nh5 Qxg7 29. hxg7 Rhg8 30. f4 f5 31. Kf2 Bf7 32. Rh1 Rd6 33. Rh3 Rg6 34.
Rg3 Rxg3 35. Nxg3 Be6 36. Nh5 Bf7 37. Rh1 Nd8 38. Ng3 Be6 39. Rh5 Kf6 40. Rg5
Nf7 41. Nh5+ Ke7 42. Rg6 Nd6 43. g4 Bf7 44. Rg5 fxg4 45. Bxg4 Ne8 46. Ng3 Kf6
47. Nf5 Be6 48. Nh6 Rxg7 49. Bxe6 Rxg5 50. fxg5+ Kxe6 51. Kg3 Ng7 52. Kf4 Nh5+
53. Kg4 Ng7 54. g6 Kf6 55. Ng8+ Kxg6 56. Ne7+ Kf6 57. Nxd5+ Ke5 58. c4 b6 59.
b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibir"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Re1 a6 13. Bf1 Rc8 14. b4 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Nd7 21.
Red1 axb5 22. Qxb5 Rc7 23. Ne4 Qb8 24. Qxb8 Rxb8 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rc2 Ra8 27.
Kf1 c4 28. Nd6 Nb6 29. Rb1 Rc6 30. Nb5 Nd5 31. Rbc1 c3 32. e4 Nb4 33. Rxc3 Rxc3
34. Nxc3 Ra3 35. Ke2 Nxa2 36. Nxa2 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "10.6"]
[White "Chekhov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Liga Tsifrovoy Ekonomiki"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nd2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Ngf3 d6 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Nd7 8. h3
Ne7 9. Re1 O-O 10. a4 a6 11. Nf1 c5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bc1
Qc7 16. Ne3 Nf6 17. Qc2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Bxb5 Bxe4 21. Qe2
Bb7 22. Nh2 e4 23. Neg4 Nxg4 24. Nxg4 h5 25. Ne3 Rd8 26. Rd1 Rd6 27. Rxd6 Qxd6
28. Qd1 Qxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Nd5 30. Ne3 Nf4 31. Kf1 Nd3 32. Bxd3 exd3 33. Ke1 Bh6
34. f3 c4 35. Bd2 Bxe3 36. Bxe3 Kf8 37. Kd2 Ba6 38. g4 Ke7 39. gxh5 gxh5 40.
Bg5+ Ke6 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. Bd8 Bc8 43. h4 Bf5 44. Bc7+ Kd5 45. Bf4 Kc5 46. Kd2
Kb5 47. Bg5 Ka4 48. Be7 Kb3 49. Kc1 Be6 50. Bd6 Bd5 51. f4 f5 52. Be5 Bf3 53.
Bd4 Bg4 54. Be5 Ka4 55. Bd4 Kb5 56. Kd2 Kc6 57. Ke3 Kd5 58. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Karpov Chess School"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. e3 Qc7 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8.
Bd3 Nbd7 9. c4 Bxg3 10. hxg3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. Qd4
Qxd4 15. Nbxd4 a6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Ke7 18. O-O Rhb8 19. Rfa1 g6 20. Nd2 e5
21. Nc2 Bc6 22. R4a2 Bd5 23. Bc4 Nb6 24. Bxd5 Nbxd5 25. Nc4 Rc8 26. b3 Rcb8 27.
Nxe5 Rxb3 28. Nd4 Rb6 29. Nc4 Rb7 30. f3 Kf8 31. Rxa6 Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Rb4 33. Rc6
Kg7 34. g4 Nxe3 35. Ne6+ fxe6 36. Nxe3 Kf7 37. Rc7+ Kg8 38. Rc6 Nd5 39. Rxe6
Rb1+ 40. Kh2 Re1 41. Rxg6+ hxg6 42. Nxd5 Kf7 43. Kg3 Rd1 44. Nc3 Rd3 45. Ne4
Ra3 46. Kf4 Ra2 47. g3 Ra5 48. g5 Ra4 49. Kg4 Ke6 50. Kf4 Rb4 51. g4 Ra4 52.
Kg3 Ke5 53. Nf6 Rd4 54. Ne4 Rxe4 55. fxe4 Kxe4 56. Kh3 Kf3 57. Kh4 Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "12.6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tatarintsev, Egor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2086"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Voronezh SDYuSShOR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Qe7+ 7. Be3 Bg4 8.
O-O Nd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O-O 11. Qxf7 Ngf6 12. Qxe7 Bxe7 13. Nc3 Nb6 14.
Be6+ Kb8 15. Rfe1 c6 16. Bf4+ Bd6 17. Be5 Rhe8 18. Bf7 Rf8 19. Bb3 Kc7 20. Rac1
Kd7 21. g3 Nfd5 22. Ne4 Bxe5 23. Nc5+ Ke7 24. Rxe5+ Kf7 25. Nxb7 Rde8 26. Nd6+
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "13.5"]
[White "Sergeyev, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "QMAL"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Be2
Ne4 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rb3 b6 13. h3 Rc8 14. Re1 Nb4 15.
Qd2 Be4 16. a3 Nc6 17. d5 Na5 18. Rc3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qd7 21. e4
Rce8 22. Bd1 g5 23. Bg3 e5 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. b4 Nc6 26. Ba4 Qc7 27. e5 dxe5 28.
Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Qf7 30. Qe3 Rc8 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "14.5"]
[White "Ivlev, Aleksey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgorod Rakita"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 e6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Nc6 8. Bd3
h6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Nf3 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Qd6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Na4 Rab8 14. Nc5 Rfd8
15. a3 Be8 16. b4 b6 17. Nb3 Ne7 18. Nbd2 Ng4 19. Qc2 Rdc8 20. Qb2 f6 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rc6 23. Nh2 Nxh2 24. Kxh2 Qc7 25. Rc2 Bg6 26. Bxg6 Nxg6 27. Rxc6
Qxc6 28. Qb1 Ne7 29. Qd3 Nf5 30. Nf3 Nd6 31. Nh4 Qc4 32. Qd1 g5 33. Qh5 gxh4
34. Qg6+ Kf8 35. Qxf6+ Nf7 36. gxh4 Qc7+ 37. g3 Qe7 38. Qg6 e5 39. dxe5 Qxe5
40. Qc6 Kg7 41. Qd7 a5 42. Qg4+ Kf6 43. Qf3+ Qf5 44. Qe2 axb4 45. axb4 Ne5 46.
Kg2 Qe4+ 47. f3 Qd3 48. Qe1 Qc2+ 49. Kh3 Qf5+ 50. Kg2 Qxf3+ 51. Kh3 h5 52. Qa1
Qxe3 53. Qf1+ Qf3 54. Qc1 Kf5 55. Qc2+ Qe4 56. Qc8+ Kf6 57. Qf8+ Ke6 58. Qe8+
Kd6 59. Qf8+ Kc6 60. Qa8+ Kb5 61. Qe8+ Kxb4 62. Qxh5 Qh1# 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2018.10.10"]
[Round "15.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dilmukhametov, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhniy Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. c4 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. h3 Ne4 8. Nf3 e6
9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 Be7 11. Ne5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. O-O f6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
c4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxc5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qc3 b6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Be5
Rf8 22. Kh2 Qf7 23. f4 Bf5 24. Bf3 Rd7 25. Bd4 Rc8 26. Rf2 Rdd8 27. Qb3 Be4 28.
Bxe4 dxe4 29. Rfd2 Qxb3 30. axb3 Bb4 31. Rf2 b5 32. f5 Rd6 33. Rf4 Re8 34. h4
Rd5 35. h5 Bd6 36. Kg3 Rxf5 37. Kg4 Rxf4+ 38. exf4 e3 39. Kf3 e2 40. Re1 Kf7
41. g3 g6 42. hxg6+ hxg6 43. Rxe2 Rxe2 44. Kxe2 a5 45. Kd3 a4 46. bxa4 bxa4 47.
Be3 g5 48. fxg5 Bxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.10.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yaroslavtsev, Artem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2097"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3
d6 9. O-O Nge7 10. d5 Na5 11. Bd2 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 O-O 13. Bc3 Bd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Rfe1 b4 18. Ne2 c5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Ned4 Qb6 21.
h4 Rbc8 22. Qe3 Qa5 23. Nb3 Qd8 24. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Demianjuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Re1 Bd7 9. h3 Na5 10. Bxd7 Nxd7 11. Nh2 Nc6 12. Qg4 Qe7 13. Nf1 Qe6 14. Ne3
Qxg4 15. hxg4 f6 16. f3 Ne7 17. Kf2 Kf7 18. Rh1 h6 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. d4 Ne6 21.
d5 Nc5 22. c4 a5 23. Rab1 b6 24. Ke2 Rh8 25. Rh2 Nd7 26. Rbh1 Rac8 27. Bc1 Rh7
28. g3 Rch8 29. Nd1 g5 30. Nc3 Ke8 31. Nb5 Kd8 32. Ba3 Nc8 33. Rh5 Nf8 34. Rd1
Kd7 35. Ke3 Ng6 36. Ke2 Rg8 37. Rdh1 Rgh8 38. Rd1 Rg8 39. Rdh1 Rgh8 40. Rd1 Rg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Manin, Viktor L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2100"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb7 10. a3 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Bc2 Bf8 13. d5 Ne7 14. b3 c5 15. c4
Ng6 16. b4 Qd7 17. g3 Be7 18. Bd3 Reb8 19. Bb2 cxb4 20. axb4 Bc8 21. Bc3 Bd8
22. c5 Bc7 23. Bf1 a5 24. c6 Qd8 25. bxa5 Bxa5 26. Bxa5 Rxa5 27. Qc2 Ne8 28. c7
1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.10.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Badelka, Olga"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Be2 d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. b4 Kh8
9. Bb2 Be6 10. Qc2 Bg8 11. e4 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Na6 14. a3 Nc7 15.
Qc2 Qd7 16. Rfe1 Rae8 17. Rad1 Qf5 18. Bd3 Qf7 19. Ng5 Qf4 20. Nh3 Qf6 21. Re3
Ne6 22. Bf1 g5 23. Rf3 Qh6 24. Rg3 Qf6 25. Rf3 Qh6 26. Rg3 Qf6 27. Rf3 Qh6 28.
Rg3 Qf6 29. Rf3 Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.10.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yatzenko, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 cxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15.
a4 Nb6 16. Rd1 Nxa4 17. Bxa4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Nd7 19. Qe2 a5 20. Be3 f5 21. f3 Qb8
22. Rc4 Qb7 23. Rc6 Rfb8 24. Rd2 Nf6 25. Na3 Ne8 26. f4 Nf6 27. Qc4 Ne4 28. Re2
exf4 29. Bxf4 Bd8 30. Bxd6 Bb6+ 31. Kh1 Ba7 32. Bxb8 Rxb8 33. d6+ Kh8 34. Rxe4
fxe4 35. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.11.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. d5 Nc5 12. Bf1 a5 13. Qc2 exd5 14. exd5 Qd7 15.
h3 Rxe1 16. Rxe1 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18. Be3 Bc8 19. Nd4 f5 20. g3 Qf7 21. Qd2
Nf6 22. Bg2 Bd7 23. b3 Qe8 24. Kf1 Nfe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qd3 Nc5 27. Qd2 Qe5
28. f4 Qe8 29. Bf2 Ne4 30. Qe3 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 32. Kxe3 Kf7 33. Nb5 Bxb5
34. cxb5 h5 35. h4 Bf6 36. a4 Kg7 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. Bf1 Kg7 39. Be2 Kf7 40. Bd3
Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.11.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Afanasiev, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 d6 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e4 Nbd7 8. Bd3
e5 9. O-O c6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Re1 Re8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Ne3 a5 15. Rad1
Nf4 16. Bf1 Be6 17. b3 Nh5 18. Bc4 Bd7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rd2 Bf8 21. Red1 Kg7
22. Qd3 Red8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Ng4 Nf4 25. Qe3 Bxg4 26. Rxd8 Be7 27. R8d2 Nxc4
28. bxc4 b6 29. h3 Be6 30. Ne1 Bc5 31. Qf3 Bxc4 32. h4 Be6 33. Nd3 Nxd3 34.
Qxd3 Be7 35. h5 g5 36. Qa6 Bc8 37. Qa8 g4 38. g3 Kh7 39. c4 Kg7 40. c5 bxc5 41.
Rb2 c4 42. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sengupta, Deep"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 O-O 11. c5 d5 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Be6 15.
Nc1 Qc8 16. Nd3 Rd8 17. Qb1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Be3 Rd7 20. Ra3 Rad8 21. Nf4
Qxb1 22. Rxb1 e5 23. Nd3 e4 24. Nf4 Bd4 25. f3 exf3 26. exf3 Ne5 27. Bxd4 Rxd4
28. Rb3 Rc4 29. Rf1 Rd7 30. Rb5 Rxa4 31. Rf2 Kg7 32. Kg2 Nc6 33. Ne2 Rc4 34.
Nc3 a4 35. Ne4 Rb4 36. Rxb4 Nxb4 37. Kh3 f5 38. Nc3 Nd3 39. Re2 Nxc5 40. Re8
Rd2 41. Rc8 Nd3 42. Rc7+ Kh6 43. Nxa4 b5 44. Nc3 Nf2+ 45. Kg2 Ng4+ 46. Kg1 Nxh2
47. f4 b4 48. Na4 Nf3+ 49. Kf1 Kh5 50. Nb6 Kg4 51. Nc4 Rh2 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 26th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Ne2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbc3 d6 8. h3
Rb8 9. f4 Nd7 10. a4 a6 11. Nd5 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. f5 e6 14. Ne3 b4 15. Ng4
Nce5 16. f6 Nxf6 17. Nh6+ Kh8 18. Bg5 Ned7 19. Rf2 Qb6 20. Qf1 c4 21. Kh1 b3
22. Rxf6 Nxf6 23. Bxf6 bxc2 24. Ng4 Rg8 25. Nh6 Rf8 26. Ng4 Rg8 27. Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.03.01"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8.
O-O h5 9. h3 b5 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Rae1 Ne5 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. e5 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. b3 Qd5 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. Qf2 Qb7 19. Rd2 Bb4 20. Re2 f5 21.
exf6 gxf6 22. f5 e5 23. Qg3 d5 24. Ne6 Qf7 25. Bd2 Rg8 26. Qe3 Rxc2 27. Qb6 Qd7
28. Nc7+ Rxc7 29. Bxb4 Qc6 30. Qe3 a5 31. Bxa5 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Bb4 Rc6
34. Rb2 Kf7 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 d4 37. a5 d3 38. Rff2 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Rc2 40. a6
Ra8 41. g4 h4 42. Be1 Rxa6 43. Rd2 Ra1 44. Bxh4 Rd1 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.03.02"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Viernheim"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. Ne2 Bf8 10. Ng3 g6 11. Bf4 Bg7 12. h3 b6 13. a4 a5 14. Qd2 Bb7 15.
Bg5 Nbd7 16. Bc4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 c6 18. Kg2 d5 19. Bd3 Nf8 20. h4 Ne6 21. c3 Qd6
22. Rh1 c5 23. Bb5 Red8 24. Be3 h5 25. Ne2 Ne8 26. Bd3 cxd4 27. cxd4 Rac8 28.
Rag1 Qb4 29. Qxb4 axb4 30. b3 Nd6 31. Bd2 Nf5 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.03.03"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Hockenheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Ne2 Bg4 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Qe1 Qc8 9. Ng3 h5 10. f3 Bd7 11. Bf4 h4 12. Ne2 Bf5 13. Bxf5 Qxf5 14. h3 e6 15.
Nd2 Be7 16. Bh2 Nd7 17. a4 a5 18. Kh1 Qc2 19. b3 Nb6 20. f4 Rh5 21. Rf3 Qh7 22.
Nc1 Nc8 23. Nd3 Nd6 24. Re3 Nf5 25. Rf3 Nd6 26. Re3 Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.03.09"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Kiel Turm"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Qb6 7. Nb3 Bf5 8.
c3 e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Ne5 h6 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Qd8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nd2 Bd6 15.
Bg3 O-O 16. b4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. O-O Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qd6 20. Re1 Rfe8 21. Bf1
f6 22. Qd2 Bg6 23. c4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Kh7 25. Qc3 Bf5 26. Be2 Reb8 27. g4 Bg6 28.
Qc5 Qxc5 29. bxc5 Be4 30. Bc4 Rb4 31. Bxe6 Bd5 32. Bf5+ Kg8 33. Rab1 Rab8 34.
Bg6 Bf7 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36. Rb1 Rxb1+ 37. Bxb1 Bc4 38. Be4 Bb5 39. f3 Kf7 40. Kf2
Ke6 41. Ke3 g5 42. Bh7 Kd7 43. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.03.10"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Miton, Kamil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4
dxc4 9. a5 Bg4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. d5 Ne8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nd6 14. Qe2 Nd7 15.
Bd2 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Qxc5 Rc8 19. Qb4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.04.06"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Miedema, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duesseldorf"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
c3 O-O 9. d4 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11. Re2 d5 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Be5 c6 14. Nd2 f6 15.
Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Rae1 Bf5 18. Re3 Bg6 19. Be2 Nf5 20. Rh3 Re8 21. Nf1
Re7 22. Qc2 Kg8 23. Qc1 Qe8 24. Ne3 Nd6 25. Kf1 Qd7 26. Nd1 Rae8 27. Re3 Be4
28. f3 Bg6 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. Bf1 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Nxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.04.07"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Qe8 8. O-O
e5 9. Bh2 Qe7 10. a4 Re8 11. a5 a6 12. Nbd2 e4 13. Ne1 Nf8 14. Qb3 h5 15. Nc2
N8h7 16. c4 Ng5 17. Kh1 c6 18. Qa3 Bf8 19. d5 Bd7 20. Rad1 cxd5 21. cxd5 Bb5
22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Nd4 Qd7 24. Qb4 Nxd5 25. Qxb5 Qxb5 26. Nxb5 Rxa5 27. Nxd6
Bxd6 28. Nc4 Rc5 29. Nxd6 Re7 30. Rd4 Nf6 31. Bg3 Rc2 32. Rb4 Ne6 33. Nxb7 Nd5
34. Rb5 Nec7 35. Rb3 Na6 36. Rd1 Ndb4 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Nd6 g5 39. h4 Nd3 40.
hxg5 Nxf2+ 41. Bxf2 Rxf2 42. Rb6 Nc5 43. Rbb8 Ne6 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. Rbg8+ Ng7
46. Rh6+ Kxg5 47. Rh7 f5 48. Rhxg7+ Rxg7 49. Rxg7+ Kf6 50. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sychev, Klementy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C74"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. O-O Bd3 8. Re1
Be7 9. Bc2 Bxc2 10. Qxc2 Nf6 11. d4 e4 12. Ng5 d5 13. Nd2 Nh5 14. Ndxe4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Ne6 Kf7 18. Bf4 Rhc8 19. Qb3 Qd5 20. Nxc7 Qxb3 21.
axb3 Ra7 22. d5 Nh5 23. dxc6 Nxf4 24. Nb5 axb5 25. Rxa7 Rxc6 26. Rxb7 Ne6 27.
Rxb5 Rd6 28. g3 Bf6 29. Re2 g5 30. h3 h5 31. Kg2 Kg6 32. b4 h4 33. Ra5 hxg3 34.
fxg3 Ng7 35. b5 Nf5 36. Ra6 Rd3 37. Ree6 Ne3+ 38. Kf2 Nd5 39. c4 Kf5 40. cxd5
Bd4+ 41. Kg2 Rd2+ 42. Kf1 Rxb2 43. Ra4 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frolyanov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 Ne7 8. c4
O-O 9. Nc3 Nbc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. Be2 g5 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd2 N7g6 15.
Rad1 Bb7 16. Na4 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nac5 Bc6 19. Nd4 Qa5 20. Nxc6 dxc6 21. a3
Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Qc2 c3 24. bxc3 Qxa3 25. Nd3 Qa4 26. Qxa4 Rxa4 27. Bc5
Rfa8 28. Bb4 Ra2 29. Nc5 Rc2 30. Rd6 Bxc3 31. Bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxc6 Ne5 33. Ra6
Rb8 34. Na4 Rc4 35. f3 Rbb4 36. Ra1 Kg7 37. h3 Nd3 38. Rd6 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. a4 a6 7. Nbd2 d6 8. h3 c5
9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bh2 cxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 b6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Ng5
Bb7 9. Ngxe4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Nc6 11. c3 Qd7 12. d4 Rad8 13. f4 e6 14. Be3 Ne7 15.
Bf2 Qc8 16. Qf3 Kh8 17. Rfe1 Qa8 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qh4 fxe4 20. Qxe7 e3 21. Bxb7
exf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qxb7 23. Rxe6 Qd5 24. Rae1 Qxa2 25. R1e2 Qc4 26. h4 c5 27. dxc5
Qxc5+ 28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. Re7 a5 30. Kf3 a4 31. Kg4 Bf6 32. R7e4 a3 33. bxa3 Bxc3
34. Re7 Rc8 35. h5 Bf6 36. Rb7 gxh5+ 37. Kxh5 c4 38. g4 c3 39. Rc2 Rfd8 40. g5
Rd2 41. Rc1 Bd4 42. f5 c2 43. f6 Be3 44. Re1 c1=Q 45. Rxc1 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Bg5 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 h6 16. Bh4 Nc4 17. Rb1 Be6 18. Nf1 Rfe8 19. Bd3 Rad8 20. b3 Nb6 21. Rc1
Qc7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne3 d5 24. Qe2 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Be7 26. Qc2 Bc5 27. Ng4 Nd5
28. Ngxe5 Nf4 29. Bf5 Bd5 30. c4 bxc4 31. bxc4 Bxf3 32. Nxf3 g6 33. Be4 Re7 34.
Bd5 Nxd5 35. cxd5 Rxd5 36. Rxe7 Qxe7 37. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
e5 9. a3 d6 10. b4 b6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bb2 a6 13. Nc4 b5 14. Ne3 a5 15. bxc5
dxc5 16. Nd5 Rb8 17. a4 b4 18. c4 Qd6 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Nb3 g5 21. Qh5 Ng6 22.
Bh3 Bxh3 23. Qxh3 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Qf5 Kh8 26. f4 gxf4 27. gxf4 Rbc8 28.
Nxa5 Qd8 29. Nb3 Qh4 30. Re2 Rc6 31. Rg2 Qd8 32. Rg3 Ne7 33. Nxe7 Qxe7 34. Kh1
Rf6 35. Qg4 Rg6 36. Qf3 Rg8 37. a5 Bf8 38. e5 Qd7 39. Rxg6 Rxg6 40. a6 Qa7 41.
Qb7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bf5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Be2 h6 9. O-O e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Rfe1 O-O 12. h3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6
15. a4 Rd8 16. a5 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Qa3 Qc7 19. Nb3 Rad8 20. Bb5 f6 21. Nc5
Bf7 22. a6 bxa6 23. Bxa6 Rb8 24. Bf1 Ra8 25. b4 Nd8 26. Qa5 Rb6 27. Na4 Rc6 28.
Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Nc5 Nb7 30. Ra6 e5 31. Rea1 Nxc5 32. dxc5 d4 33. cxd4 exd4 34.
Bd3 Rb8 35. Rxa7 Rxa7 36. Rxa7 Be8 37. Ra6 Rxb4 38. c6 Kf7 39. c7 Bd7 40. Ra8
1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 Bf5 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nh4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Qxb6 Nxb6 13. c5 Nbd7 14. b4 O-O
15. Rfd1 Rfe8 16. h3 Bd8 17. Bd6 e5 18. e4 exd4 19. Rxd4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21.
Rxe4 Rxe4 22. Bxe4 Bf6 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Bf3 Bc3 25. a3 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxe1 27.
Bg4 f5 28. Be2 Kf7 29. Bc4+ Kf6 30. Bc7 Ke7 31. Bd6+ Kf6 32. Bc7 Ke7 33. Bd6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4
Nc6 9. Be2 Nh5 10. Bh2 Bh6 11. g4 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Ng7 14. Nc4 Be6
15. O-O-O f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. f3 Rad8 18. Bg3 f4 19. Bf2 b6 20. a4 Kh8 21.
Rhe1 Bd5 22. b3 Ne6 23. h4 Kg7 24. Kc2 h6 25. Rd2 Kf6 26. Red1 Nc7 27. Na3 Be6
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Nxd8 30. b4 Bd7 31. a5 cxb4 32. cxb4 bxa5 33. bxa5 Nc6
34. Kd2 Nxa5 35. Bxa7 Nc6 36. Bf2 e5 37. Nb5 Nxb5 38. Bxb5 Nb8 39. Ba7 Bxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zubov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Rd1 a6 10. a4 a5 11. Qc2 Re8 12. b3 b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ba3 Bb7 15.
Rac1 Bh6 16. Bf1 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. g3 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Qb2 Qd6 21. Rc2
Re7 22. Rb1 Re6 23. Bh3 f5 24. Bg2 h6 25. Rcc1 g5 26. b4 axb4 27. Qxb4 Qxb4 28.
Rxb4 Ba6 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Bc4 31. f4 Kf7 32. e4 gxf4 33. gxf4 fxe4 34.
Bxe4 dxe4 35. Rbxc4 c5 36. Rf1 Rg6+ 37. Kh1 e3 38. Re4 Rg4 39. Rf3 e2 40. Rxe2
Rxa4 41. Ref2 Ra1+ 42. Rf1 Rxf1+ 43. Rxf1 Ke6 44. h3 Rg8 45. Rg1 Rxg1+ 46. Kxg1
b5 47. Kf2 b4 48. Ke3 b3 49. Kd3 c4+ 50. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Na4 Be6 16. Rad1 c5 17. c4 d4 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. Nb2 Bc6 20. Qf5 Rfe8
21. Bc2 g6 22. Qg5 Kg7 23. f3 h6 24. Qh4 a5 25. Nd3 Bd7 26. Qf2 Bf5 27. Nb2
Bxc2 28. Qxc2 Nh5 29. Qd2 Nf4 30. h4 Ra8 31. Kf2 Rad8 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Re1
Rxe1 34. Qxe1 d3 35. Qc3+ Kg8 36. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nb3 Ne7 8. O-O
Nbc6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. c5 b6 13. Bd6 bxc5 14. Bxc5 Re8
15. Re1 Rb8 16. Qd2 a5 17. Nb5 a4 18. N3d4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bd7 20. Bf1 Nf5 21.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Re1 Qc8 23. Ba7 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Qf8 25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Qxd5 Be6 27.
Qe4 Qxb2 28. Qxa4 Qxa2 29. Qxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. e3 b6 8. a4
a6 9. Bc4 Bb7 10. O-O Ra7 11. Re1 Qa8 12. Bh2 c5 13. Qb3 Bh6 14. Bf1 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bc6 17. Qa3 Rc8 18. Nc4 Qb8 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. a5 b5 21. Nb6
Rcc7 22. c4 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Nd7 24. Qb3 Qe8 25. Rac1 Bg7 26. Qa2 Ne5 27. Bxe5
Bxe5 28. b4 e6 29. Qe2 Bb7 30. e4 Qd8 31. Qe3 Bc6 32. Red1 Qf6 33. g3 Qe7 34.
Bf1 Qe8 35. Nc4 Bb5 36. Nxe5 dxe5 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Qb6 Rc8 39. Bxb5 axb5 40.
a6 Kg7 41. a7 Qe7 42. Qb8 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 c6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Bg7 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Qc1 Rad8 21. a4 Nf8
22. b4 Qc7 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Bb3 Bc8 25. a5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Be6 27. Bb6 Qb8 28.
Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qb3
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Rb8 11. a4 h6 12. O-O a5 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Qa3 Ra8 15.
Rac1 Nb8 16. Ne5 Na6 17. b3 Nb4 18. Qb2 Nd7 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Na2 Nxa2 21. Qxa2
Bg4 22. Ne1 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Nb6 24. Nd3 Red8 25. Qc2 Nd7 26. Rb1 Qd6 27. Qe2 Nf6
28. Rdc1 Ne4 29. Rc2 Ra7 30. g4 Re8 31. Qf3 Raa8 32. Qf4 Qe7 33. f3 Nf6 34. Kf2
Ra6 35. Kg1 Rb6 36. c5 Ra6 37. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Eliseev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. c4 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. b6 d6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O
9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nxb6 11. h3 Nfd7 12. a4 a5 13. Re1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 Re8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Nc4 21. Qe2
Nxe5 22. Qxa6 Qa8 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Re1 Nd3 25. Rxe7 Nxb2 26. Rc7 Nd3 27. d6
Rd8 28. d7 Kg7 29. Nd5 Ne5 30. Nb6 Kf6 31. Rxc5 Nxd7 32. Nd5+ Kg7 33. Rxa5 Nf6
34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. h4 h5 36. g3 Rd2 37. Kg2 Ra2 38. Ra6+ Kf5 39. a5 Ra3 40. Ra7
f6 41. a6 Ra2 42. Kf3 Ra3+ 43. Ke2 Ra2+ 44. Ke3 Ra3+ 45. Kd4 Ra2 46. Kc5 Rxf2
47. Rg7 Ra2 48. a7 g5 49. Kb6 Kg4 50. Rg8 Kxg3 51. hxg5 fxg5 52. Rxg5+ Kf4 53.
Ra5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bilguun, Sumiya"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 Be7 10. e5 f5 11. h4 Nh6 12. a3 Nf7 13. Bf4 g6 14. Ng5 O-O 15. Qd2
Nxg5 16. Bxg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Nc6 18. Qg3 Nd8 19. Rad1 Nf7 20. a4 b4 21. Nb1 Kh8
22. Nd2 Bd5 23. b3 Rg8 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 g5 26. h5 g4 27. Qd3 Ra7 28. Bxa6
g3 29. Bb5 gxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Ng5 31. Qxd7 Qxc2+ 32. Rd2 Ne4+ 33. Rxe4 Qxe4 34.
Qxa7 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Qf3+ 36. Rf2 Rxf2+ 37. Qxf2 Qxb3 38. Qc5 Qf3+ 39. Ke1 Qe4+
40. Be2 Kg8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. e3 Qe8 8. Bh2
e5 9. Nc4 e4 10. Nfd2 Qe7 11. a4 Nd5 12. Qb3 N5b6 13. a5 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 a6 15.
O-O Kh8 16. Qa3 f5 17. b4 Nf6 18. b5 Be6 19. Qb3 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 axb5 21. Qxb5
Ra7 22. Rfb1 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Rb5 b6 25. Rab1 bxa5 26. Nxa5 Rfa8 27. Nc6
Ra6 28. Nb8 Nxb8 29. Rxb8+ Bf8 30. g4 Kg7 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Rb7 Rc8 33. Kg2 Kf6
34. f3 exf3+ 35. Kxf3 Ke6 36. c4 Be7 37. gxf5+ gxf5 38. Bf4 Kd7 39. Rb5 Ke6 40.
e4 fxe4+ 41. Kxe4 Rf8 42. Rh5 Rf7 43. d5+ Kd7 44. Rf5 Rg7 45. Rh5 Rf7 46. Be3
Bf6 47. Rf5 Ke7 48. Bh6 Bh4 49. Rxf7+ Kxf7 50. Kf5 Be1 51. Bg5 Bc3 52. Bd8 Ba5
53. Bf6 Bd2 54. Bd4 Bb4 55. h4 Be1 56. h5 Bb4 57. Be3 Ba3 58. Bd2 Bc5 59. Ba5
Bb6 60. Bc3 Be3 61. Ke4 Bb6 62. Kd3 Ke7 63. Kc2 Kd7 64. Bf6 c6 65. Kd3 cxd5 66.
cxd5 Ke8 67. Kc4 Kd7 68. Bg5 Bf2 69. Bf4 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zubritskiy, Artyom"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Bc5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Nge7 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
d6 9. Bb2 Rb8 10. h3 b5 11. d3 Kh8 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. Kh2 bxc4 15.
dxc4 f6 16. Rad1 a5 17. Nec3 Nb4 18. Nxe7 Qxe7 19. Nb5 Bb6 20. Bc3 Rfd8 21. a3
Na6 22. Bxa5 Nc5 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Qc2 c6 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. b4
Qd3 28. Qxd3 Nxd3 29. Rd1 Bxc4 30. Be4 Nxf2 31. Rd8+ Bg8 32. Bc2 g6 33. Bb3 Kg7
34. Rxg8+ Kh6 35. Bc2 c5 36. Kg2 cxb4 37. axb4 Rc6 38. Bxg6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yudin, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 Nd7 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5
Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. h3 h6 11. b4 Rc8 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nb3 Bd8 14. Na5 Bxa5 15.
bxa5 O-O 16. f3 Rfe8 17. Kf2 e5 18. Bh2 exd4 19. exd4 Bc2 20. Be2 Nf8 21. Rhc1
Bb3 22. Ra3 Bc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Ra4 Ne6 25. Rxc4 Rcd8 26. Rd1 Rd7 27. Be5 Nd5
28. Ne4 f6 29. Bh2 Ng5 30. Nd6 Re3 31. h4 Ne6 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Ndc7 34.
Nxb7 Nb5 35. Nd6 Nexd4 36. Bg1 Re7+ 37. Kd1 Nb3 38. Nxb5 axb5 39. Rc3 Rd7+ 40.
Ke2 Nxa5 41. b3 b4 42. Re3 Kf7 43. Re4 Rb7 44. Re3 Re7 45. Kd3 Rxe3+ 46. Bxe3
Ke6 47. Kd4 Nxb3+ 48. Kc4 Na5+ 49. Kxb4 Nb7 50. Kc4 h5 51. Kd4 g6 52. g4 Na5
53. Ke4 Nc4 54. Bc1 Ne5 55. gxh5 gxh5 56. Bf4 Nd7 57. Bd6 Ne5 58. Bc7 Ng6 59.
Bg3 f5+ 60. Kd4 f4 61. Be1 Kf5 62. Kd3 Ne5+ 63. Ke2 Nd7 64. Bb4 Nf8 65. Kd3 Ng6
66. Be1 Ne5+ 67. Ke2 Ke6 68. Bd2 Ng6 69. Be1 Kd5 70. Bf2 Ne5 71. Bg1 Nd7 72.
Bh2 Ke5 73. Bg1 Nf8 74. Kd3 Kd5 75. Bd4 Ne6 76. Bf6 Nxc5+ 77. Kc3 Nd7 78. Bg5
Ne5 79. Bxf4 Nxf3 80. Bg3 Nd4 81. Bf2 Nf5 82. Kd3 Nd6 83. Bg3 Ne4 84. Be1 Ke5
85. Kc4 Kf5 86. Kd4 Kf4 87. Ba5 Kf3 88. Bb6 Nf6 89. Bd8 Nd7 90. Be7 Kg4 91. Bd8
Nf8 92. Ke5 Ng6+ 93. Kd6 Nxh4 94. Kxc6 Nf3 95. Kd5 Ng5 96. Kc4 h4 97. Kd3 h3
98. Bc7 Ne6 99. Bh2 Kf3 100. Kd2 Kg2 101. Bb8 Nd4 102. Ke1 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Goganov, Aleksey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. b3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rb1 a5 13. g3 Rfd8 14. Bg2 Qa6 15.
Bd2 Nb6 16. c5 Qxe2 17. Nxe2 Nbd7 18. Rfd1 e5 19. Bc3 exd4 20. exd4 Re8 21. Kf1
Ne4 22. Be1 Nf8 23. f3 Nf6 24. g4 N6d7 25. Bg3 Ne6 26. Kf2 Bh6 27. Rd3 Re7 28.
Bd6 Ree8 29. h4 Bf8 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. g5 f6 32. Bh3 Kf7 33. Re3 f5 34. a3 h6
35. f4 hxg5 36. hxg5 Rh8 37. Kg3 Rae8 38. Re1 Rxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Nxg5+ 40. fxg5
Rxe3+ 41. Kg2 Nf8 42. Kf2 Re4 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4 Ne6 45. Rd1 Nxg5 46. Ra1
Nh3+ 47. Kf1 Nf4 48. Nc3 Rxd4 49. b5 Rc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rae1 Rad8
15. Bd3 Bc6 16. Qh3 e5 17. Bf2 Qc8 18. f5 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. fxg6 Qxh3 21. gxf7+
Rxf7 22. gxh3 Rdf8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Bd8 27.
Rf1 Bb6+ 28. Kg2 Rxf1 29. Kxf1 Be3 30. Ke2 Bc1 31. b4 Bxa3 32. c3 Bc1 33. Bf5
Kf8 34. Bc8 Ke7 35. Bxa6 Kd8 36. Bxb5 Kc7 37. Kd3 Bf4 38. c4 Kb6 39. Be8 Bxh2
40. Ke4 Bf4 41. Bh5 Bd2 42. c5+ dxc5 43. bxc5+ Kxc5 44. Kxe5 Be1 45. Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Frolyanov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15.
Qc2 g6 16. b3 Qb6 17. Bb2 Nh5 18. Bf1 Nf4 19. c4 exd4 20. Bxd4 c5 21. Bb2 b4
22. Rad1 Ne5 23. g3 Nh5 24. Bg2 Bg7 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Nf1 Ng7 27. Ne3 Ne6 28.
Ng4 Nd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Qd3 Bg7 31. Nh2 Re7 32. Nf3 Rae8 33. Nxd4 f5 34. Nc2
Bc3 35. Rf1 Bxe4 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Qxd6 Qxd6 38. Rxd6 a5 39. Ne3 Be5 40. Rd3
Bd4 41. Kg2 Bxe3 42. fxe3 Rxe3 43. Rxe3 Rxe3 44. Rf3 Re2+ 45. Rf2 Re3 46. Rf3
Re2+ 47. Rf2 Re3 48. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dzhumagaliev, Yan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. e4 Nh5 12. e5 Be7 13. a3 Qd8 14. Nf1 g6 15. Ne3
a5 16. Ng4 a4 17. h4 Nxg3 18. fxg3 h5 19. Nf2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Kg7 21. Nh3 Qc8 22.
O-O Ba6 23. Rf2 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 Qa6 25. Nfg5 Qc4 26. Qf1 Nd8 27. Kh2 Ra7 28. Rf4
Rc7 29. g4 hxg4 30. Rxg4 Qc1 31. Rd1 Qxb2 32. h5 Rh8 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Qd3 Qc2
35. Nxe6+ Nxe6 36. Rxg6+ Kf7 37. Rf1+ Ke8 38. Qxc2 Rxc2 39. Rxe6 b5 40. Rb6 Rh4
41. e6 Bd8 42. Rxb5 Bc7+ 43. Kg1 Rxd4 44. Ng5 Rg4 45. Nf3 Rgxg2+ 46. Kh1 Rg6
47. Rfb1 Rc3 48. Rf1 Rxa3 49. Rb7 Bd6 50. Rg1 Rxg1+ 51. Nxg1 Re3 52. Ra7 a3 53.
Kg2 Rxe6 54. Nf3 Re2+ 55. Kh3 a2 56. Kg4 Be7 57. Kf5 Rf2 58. Ke6 Rxf3 59. Rxe7+
Kd8 60. Ra7 Rf2 61. Kxd5 Kc8 62. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Reshetnikov, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. c4 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 O-O 10. d4 a5 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Qc2 Bf8 13. g3 g6 14. Bg2 Qb8 15.
Qe2 Rd8 16. Rac1 Qa7 17. Rfd1 Bg7 18. Kh2 Ne8 19. Qd3 Nd6 20. Ba3 Bf8 21. Qe2
Ne4 22. Bxf8 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 Kxf8 24. cxd5 exd5 25. f3 Kg8 26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4
Nf8 28. d5 cxd5 29. exd5 Qb6 30. Qe5 Qd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Rc7 b6 33. Rf1 Nd7
34. Rc6 Rxc6 35. dxc6 Ne5 36. c7 Rc8 37. Rc1 Nd3 38. Bb7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bd7 13. a5 Bc6 14. Bf3 e5 15.
Qd2 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nd7 17. Be2 Ne5 18. Qe3 Bf6 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. Rad1 g6 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Bg7 23. c3 Rac8 24. Qd2 Rc6 25. b3 Re8 26. c4 h5 27. h3 Rd8 28.
Rd1 h4 29. Bf4 Bf6 30. c5 Qe6 31. cxd6 Nd7 32. Bc4 Qxe4 33. Bg5 Kg7 34. Rf1 Re8
35. Bxf6+ Nxf6 36. d7 Rd8 37. Rd6 Qe5 38. Rfxf6 Rxd7 39. Rxg6+ fxg6 40. Rxd7+
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tukhaev, Adam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. O-O g6 8. Nbd2
Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nf1 Qe8 11. Bb3 Kh8 12. Ng3 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Qe7 16. b3 Nc6 17. Ba3 exd4 18. e5 Ne8 19. exd6 Qd8 20. Bd3 Qa5 21. Qc1
Nb4 22. Bxb4 Qxb4 23. Ne4 Nxd6 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. Nxc5 Bb5 26. Rad1 Rac8 27. b4
a5 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 b6 30. Bxb5 bxc5 31. Bd7 Rc7 32. bxc5 Rxd7 33. cxd6
Rxd6 34. Rd3 Bf6 35. g3 Rc8 36. Red1 Rc4 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. h4 Rd5 39. g4 h6 40.
Kg3 Kh7 41. Kf4 Bg7 42. Kg3 Rc7 43. R3d2 Rc3 44. Kg2 d3 45. Ne1 Rc4 46. f3 h5
47. gxh5 Rxh5 48. Nxd3 Rcxh4 49. Nf2 Rh2+ 50. Kf1 Bh6 51. Re2 Kg7 52. Rd3 Rb5
53. Rd1 Bf4 54. Kg1 Rg5+ 55. Kf1 Rg3 56. Rd3 Rhg2 57. Re4 Bb8 58. Rg4 Rg1+ 59.
Ke2 Ba7 60. Rxg3 Rxg3 61. Ne4 Rg2+ 62. Kf1 Rb2 63. Rd7 Be3 64. Rd3 Bf4 65. Rd7
Rc2 66. Rb7 g5 67. Rb6 f5 68. Nf2 Be3 69. Rb7+ Kf6 70. Nd3 Rd2 71. Ne1 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. g3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. c4 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Nb5 Bxb5
15. cxb5 Bc5 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Qc4 Rac8 18. Qe2 Bd4 19. a4 Rc5 20. Rad1 e5 21. b4
exf4 22. bxc5 Bxc5 23. Qf3 fxg3 24. hxg3 Qa5 25. Qxb7 Qxa4 26. Qc6 Bb6 27. Bf3
Qb3 28. Kg2 h5 29. Rfe1 h4 30. gxh4 Qb4 31. Kg3 Qb2 32. Re2 Qa3 33. Kg2 Qb4 34.
h5 Qh4 35. Qd6 Rd8 36. Qxd8+ Bxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 38. Rf8 Nxh5 39. Bxh5 Qxh5 40.
Re3 Qxb5 41. Rh3+ Kg6 42. Rg3+ Kh7 43. Rh3+ Kg6 44. Rg3+ Kh7 45. Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kevlishvili, Robby"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. h3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Nd7
15. b4 f6 16. Nb3 Nb6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bc5 Bd6 19. Nfd2 Na4 20. Be3 Nxb2 21.
Reb1 Na4 22. Rc1 Bf8 23. Na5 Rd3 24. Ra3 Rad8 25. Nab3 Nxc3 26. Rf1 Na4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 a5 12. a3 Qe7 13. Bg2 Rfd8 14. e3 Ne8 15.
d4 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Rac1 Nd6 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Rc2 Rc7 21. Rdc1
Rdc8 22. Nf3 dxc4 23. bxc4 c5 24. Nd2 Nd7 25. Nb3 e5 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. Nxa5
Bxb2 28. Rxb2 Ne5 29. Qe2 Ra7 30. Nb3 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Qb6 7. Nb3 Bf5 8.
c3 e6 9. h3 h6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rfc8 14. a4 a6 15.
a5 Qd8 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. Bg3 Bg6 18. Re1 Nf6 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Nf3 Bd6 21. Bxd6
Qxd6 22. Ne5 Rc7 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Qc2 g5 25. Bg4 Nxg4 26. hxg4 Rf8 27. Re5 Rf6
28. Rae1 Rc6 29. Qe2 Qc7 30. Ra1 Kf7 31. Qd1 Kg8 32. Qb3 Qf7 33. f3 Rf4 34.
Rae1 Rf6 35. Ra1 Qc7 36. Ra4 Rf7 37. Ra1 Rf6 38. Ra4 Rd6 39. Ra1 Qc6 40. Qb4
Qc7 41. Qb3 Rc6 42. Ra4 Rf7 43. Ra1 Qe7 44. Rae1 Qf6 45. Qc2 Rf8 46. Qe2 Kf7
47. Qd3 Rd6 48. Qd1 Rfd8 49. Qd2 R8d7 50. R1e2 Rc6 51. Qd3 Re7 52. Re1 Rd6 53.
Qd2 Qg6 54. Ra1 Kg8 55. Rae1 Rf7 56. Qe2 Rf6 57. Qd2 Qe8 58. Ra1 Qb5 59. Kf2
Rc6 60. Qe2 Qxe2+ 61. Kxe2 Kf7 62. Kd3 Ke7 63. b3 Rf8 64. c4 dxc4+ 65. bxc4
Rfc8 66. c5 Kf6 67. Rb1 R8c7 68. Rbe1 Rd7 69. Kc4 g6 70. d5 exd5+ 71. Rxd5 Rdc7
72. Kd4 Kf7 73. Ree5 Rf6 74. Re4 Rfc6 75. Ree5 Rf6 76. Re4 Rfc6 77. Kc4 Rf6 78.
Red4 Ke7 79. Rd6 Rxd6 80. Rxd6 Kf7 81. Kd5 Re7 82. c6 h5 83. Rd8 bxc6+ 84. Kxc6
hxg4 85. fxg4 Re2 86. Kb6 Rxg2 87. Rd4 Ke6 88. Kxa6 Rb2 89. Ka7 Ke5 90. Ra4 Rb1
91. a6 Rb2 92. Ka8 Rb1 93. a7 Rb2 94. Rc4 Rb1 95. Rc7 Kf4 96. Rb7 Ra1 97. Rb4+
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. Be3 Ba8 15. Qc2
h6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Ba2 Rbc8 18. Rc1 Qb8 19. Nh4 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. cxb5 axb5
22. Qb3 Re6 23. Qd1 d5 24. Qf3 exd4 25. Bxd4 Rce8 26. Red1 Nxe4 27. Qg4 Ndf6
28. Qh4 Nxc3 29. Bxc3 Ne4 30. Rf1 Nxc3 31. Rxc3 Re4 32. f4 Qd8 33. Qg4 Qf6 34.
Rg3 c5 35. Bb1 Re1 36. Rgf3 d4 37. R3f2 c4 38. Ng3 d3 39. Qd7 Bc5 40. Kh2 Bxf2
41. Rxf2 Qd8 42. Qg4 Rxb1 43. Nh5 g6 44. f5 Qd6+ 45. Rf4 g5 46. f6 d2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. h3
Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 b6 12. Na3 Bb7 13. Qc2 Qc8 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Rad1
Nh5 16. Bc4 c6 17. Na3 Qc7 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Be2 Nf4 21. Bf1 g5
22. Bg3 Ng6 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Nc4 Rad8 25. Ne3 Bc8 26. b4 Be6 27. Rd2 h5 28.
Red1 g4 29. h4 Qe7 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Be2 Qxh4 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 g3 34.
fxg3 Qxg3 35. Qd2 Rb8 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Kg7 38. Qd4 h4 39. Nf1 Qg5 40.
Kf2 c5 41. Qe3 Qf6+ 42. Kg1 c4 43. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Nbd2 Ba7 8. Bb3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c5 13. Be3 b5 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rad1
Be6 16. d4 Bxb3 17. axb3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qc7 19. Qd3 Qb7 20. Nh2 d5 21. exd5 Qxd5
22. dxe5 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Nxe5 24. Rd6 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Rfe8 26. Nf5 a5 27. Nf3 Ned7
28. N3d4 Rxe3 29. Nxe3 Nc5 30. Nxb5 Nxb3 31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. Rxd4 Rb8 33. Ra4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e6 7. a5 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nb3 Rc8 12. f3 Ne5 13. Bb6 Qe8 14. Kh1 Bc6 15.
Bd4 Ned7 16. Qd2 Qd8 17. Na4 e5 18. Bb6 Qe8 19. Bf2 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Rfe1
Rd8 22. Bf1 Kh8 23. Nac5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Nf4 25. Qc3 f6 26. Nd3 Nd5 27. Qb3 Qh5
28. Rad1 Rfe8 29. c4 Nc7 30. Bb6 Rc8 31. f4 Ne6 32. fxe5 f5 33. Nb4 Bxb4 34.
Qxb4 f4 35. Bf2 Ng5 36. Qc3 Nf3 37. gxf3 Bxf3+ 38. Bg2 Bxd1 39. Bxb7 Rb8 40.
Bg2 Be2 41. b4 f3 42. Bf1 Rbd8 43. Bxe2 fxe2 44. b5 axb5 45. cxb5 Rxe5 46. a6
Rxb5 47. a7 Qd5+ 48. Kg1 Qe4 49. Qc7 Rg5+ 50. Bg3 Rgd5 51. Qb7 Qd4+ 52. Bf2
Rg5+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a6 8. d5 e5
9. Be3 Ne7 10. Ne2 a5 11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. f3 f5 14. Kh1 Nf6 15. c3
fxe4 16. fxe4 Ng4 17. Bg1 Bh6 18. Nc4 Nf6 19. Qd3 Qc8 20. b4 Qg4 21. Ng3 Bf4
22. Rfe1 Qh4 23. Nf1 Ng4 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Qh3 Qxh3 26. gxh3 Nf6 27. Nfd2 Nexd5
0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Balogh, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Bb5 Rc8 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Ra8
15. Re1 h6 16. Nb3 axb4 17. cxb4 Ne4 18. f3 Ng5 19. Na5 Rfc8 20. Rc1 Ra6 21.
Qe2 Rb6 22. Rc3 f6 23. Nd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 e5 25. Qf5 Re8 26. Rce3 Nf7 27. h4
Rbb8 28. Qc2 Re6 29. Nb3 Rbe8 30. Nc5 R6e7 31. Qd3 Nd8 32. Qe2 Nf7 33. a4 Kf8
34. a5 exd4 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Qxe7+ Qxe7 37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38. a6 d3 39. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Peng, Li Min"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 Nh5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Nf6 13. O-O Re8 14. Re1 Nd7
15. Bd4 Nc5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Qg5 18. Be3 Qa5 19. a4 Re7 20. Red1 Qe5 21.
a5 a6 22. Qb4 Qb5 23. Qa3 Be6 24. Rd2 Rae8 25. Rc1 Bc4 26. Bd1 Qd7 27. Ba4 Bb5
28. Bxb5 Qxb5 29. f3 f5 30. c4 Qc6 31. b4 fxe4 32. f4 Rf7 33. Qb3 Kh7 34. Rdd1
Qd7 35. b5 Qc8 36. c5 Rd7 37. cxd6 axb5 38. Qxb5 c6 39. Qc4 Qd8 40. Qb4 Qa8 41.
Rc4 Bf8 42. Rxe4 Bxd6 43. Qc4 Rxe4 44. Qxe4 Re7 45. Qd3 Bc7 46. f5 Qe8 47.
fxg6+ Qxg6 48. Qxg6+ Kxg6 49. Bc5 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Davtyan, Artur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Be5 Bg7 8. e3 O-O
9. Be2 Bg4 10. Bxg7 Nxg7 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nd7 13. Nd3 Re8 14. f4 f6 15.
O-O e5 16. fxe5 fxe5 17. Qg4 Qe7 18. Rf2 Rf8 19. Raf1 Rxf2 20. Rxf2 Re8 21. h3
Nf6 22. Qg3 exd4 23. exd4 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Ne5 Qxd4 26. Ng4 Nf5 27. Qc7 h5
28. Qd7 Re1+ 29. Kh2 hxg4 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Rxf5 gxf5 32. Qd7+ Kg6 33. Qd6+ Kh5
34. Qf8 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jimenez Martinez, Jose Vicente"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 e5 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bb5 Ne7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 f6
15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rd7 Nc6 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Red1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rxd8+
Nxd8 21. Bxa7 Nf4 22. Be3 Bf8 23. g3 Nfe6 24. b4 Kg7 25. a4 Bd6 26. a5 c6 27.
Nd2 Kf8 28. Nb3 Ke7 29. Kg2 Nc7 30. Nc5 Nb5 31. Bxb5 cxb5 32. Nxb7 Nxb7 33. a6
Bb8 34. axb7 Kd7 35. Bc5 Kc6 36. g4 Kxb7 37. Be7 Kc6 38. Bxf6 Kd7 39. Kf1 Ke6
40. Bg5 Bc7 41. Ke2 h5 42. Kd3 Bb6 43. f3 Bf2 44. c4 Be1 45. cxb5 Bxb4 46. Kc4
Bd6 47. b6 Bb8 48. Kc5 Kd7 49. Kd5 Kc8 50. Kc6 hxg4 51. fxg4 Bc7 52. h4 Bb8 53.
b7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "3010"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 a6 6. Bb3 Ba7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Nf1
Ng4 9. d4 O-O 10. Ng3 Qf6 11. h3 Nh6 12. Bg5 Qg6 13. Qd2 Na5 14. Bd5 c6 15. Nh4
cxd5 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. b3 exd4 18. O-O Nf7 19. cxd4 Nc6 20. exd5 Nxg5 21. dxc6
Ne6 22. d5 Nd4 23. Ne2 Nf5 24. cxb7 Bxb7 25. Rac1 Rf7 26. Nf4 Ng3 27. Rfe1 Raf8
28. Kh2 Rxf4 29. fxg3 Rd4 30. Qe2 Bxd5 31. Rc7 Bb6 32. Rd7 Re4 33. Qxe4 Bxe4
34. Rxe4 h5 35. Rxd6 Bc5 36. Rc6 Bf2 37. Rxa6 Rd8 38. Re2 Bc5 39. Rc6 Ba7 40.
Re7 Bf2 41. Rxg6 Rd1 42. Rgxg7+ Kh8 43. Rh7+ Kg8 44. Reg7+ Kf8 45. Rf7+ Kg8 46.
Rxf2 Kxh7 47. Rf5 Kg6 48. Rb5 Ra1 49. a4 Kh6 50. a5 Kg6 51. b4 Kh6 52. Rb6+ Kg5
53. a6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tan, Justin Hy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. c3 Qc7 8. Ne5
b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. f4 a5 14. a4 Rfb8 15.
Qe2 Qd7 16. Nf3 Bxa4 17. Ne5 Qe8 18. g4 c4 19. Bb1 b5 20. g5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. f5 exf5 23. Rxf5 Ra7 24. Raf1 Rbb7 25. h4 Qe6 26. h5 g6 27. hxg6 hxg6 28.
Rf6 Qh3 29. Qf2 Qh5 30. Qf4 b4 31. cxb4 Be8 32. b5 Rxb5 33. Rf2 c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rohith Krishna, Sudhahar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 h6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. h3 Bd6
9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. c5 Qd7 12. Qxd7 Nbxd7 13. Be2 Rfb8 14. b3 a5 15.
O-O Ne4 16. Na4 f6 17. Rfc1 e5 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Bg4 Kf7 20. f3 Ng3 21. Kf2 f5
22. Kxg3 fxg4 23. fxg4 exd4 24. exd4 Rb4 25. Rf1+ Kg8 26. Rad1 Nf6 27. Ng6 Ra7
28. Ne5 Rc7 29. Kf4 Bc8 30. Ke3 Ba6 31. Rf3 Bb5 32. Nc3 a4 33. bxa4 Bxa4 34.
Rb1 Rxb1 35. Nxb1 Ne4 36. Nd2 Nc3 37. Kf2 Nb5 38. Ke3 Nc3 39. a3 Rb7 40. Rf1
Nd1+ 41. Ke2 Nc3+ 42. Kf3 Rb2 43. Ke3 Ra2 44. Nef3 Rxa3 45. Kf4 Ne2+ 46. Ke5
Bb5 47. Re1 Nc3 48. Kd6 Ne2 49. h4 Nf4 50. Re8+ Kh7 51. h5 Rd3 52. g3 Nh3 53.
Ne5 Rxd2 54. Ng6 Ng5 55. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. Qb3 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. h3 Qc8 13. Bf4 h6 14. Ne5 e6 15.
Rdc1 c4 16. Qc2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 b5 20. b4 Nf6 21. Bf3
Bc6 22. axb5 axb5 23. e4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Qb7 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Qe2
Qd5 28. Qe5+ Kg8 29. Re1 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Ra8 31. Ra5 Rxa5 32. bxa5 Qb7 33. Qc5
Qe4 34. Qe5 Qb7 35. Kh2 b4 36. cxb4 Qxb4 37. a6 Qa3 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. a7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Manukyan, Sargis V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2839"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. e3 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Bd3
d6 9. O-O a6 10. Bh2 Nbd7 11. a4 Ra7 12. e4 Qa8 13. Re1 Rc8 14. e5 dxe5 15.
dxe5 Nd5 16. e6 fxe6 17. Rxe6 Nf8 18. Re1 Bc6 19. Qe2 Kh8 20. Nc4 e6 21. Nce5
Re7 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxa6 Rd8 24. Bb5 Qb7 25. Ne5 Nc7 26. Nc6 Nxb5 27. axb5
Red7 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Be5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mousavi, Seyed Khalil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. O-O Nge7 8. d3
O-O 9. h3 Rb8 10. b3 Be6 11. Nd5 f6 12. Kh2 Bf7 13. Nec3 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Ne7 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bb2 c6 17. Qd2 d5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5+ cxd5 20. d4 e4 21. Qa5
Qd7 22. Rac1 Rbc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Kf7 26. Ba3 h5 27. Qb4
Bb8 28. Qf8+ Kg6 29. Qxb8 Qc6 30. Bc5 Qb5 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Qe2 33. Qf4 Kf7
34. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grigorjev, Iljya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2833"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5
15. Nc3 Qd8 16. d5 Bxe3 17. dxc6 Bb6 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Nd4 Bd5 21.
Qg4 Qg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. c7 Rac8 24. Rac1 g6 25. Re5 Bxa2 26. b3 f6 27. Re2
Bb1 28. Rxb1 Rxc7 29. Re6 Rd7 30. Nf3 Kf7 31. Rxb6 Ra8 32. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Ne2 Bg4 7. O-O e6 8. Qe1
Bh5 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxd5 Qd8 11. Nf4 Nf6 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Nf3 Qc7
15. g3 O-O-O 16. b4 Rh3 17. Ng5 Rh5 18. b5 Ne7 19. Nxf7 Rd7 20. Qxe6 Kb8 21.
Nxd6 Rxd6 22. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. dxc5 Qd5
15. c6 Bxc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Bc2 Nd5 20. Qe4 g6 21.
Bg3 Bd6 22. Rd4 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Nf6 24. Qe3 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 e5 26. Qd2 Kg7 27. Rd1
Re8 28. Qd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 h5 30. f3 Re7 31. Kf2 e4 32. c4 exf3 33. gxf3 Ne8 34.
Rd8 Nc7 35. b4 Ne6 36. Rd5 Kf6 37. f4 Rc7 38. Bd3 Ng7 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. g4 hxg4+
41. Kxg4 Ne8 42. Kf3 Nf6 43. Re5+ Kd6 44. a3 Nd7 45. Rd5+ Ke7 46. Ke3 Rc8 47.
Kd4 Rh8 48. c5 bxc5+ 49. bxc5 Rh4 50. Bb5 Nf6 51. Re5+ Kd8 52. Bc6 Rxf4+ 53.
Kc3 Rf5 54. Rxf5 gxf5 55. Kd4 f4 56. Ke5 Nd7+ 57. Kd6 Nf8 58. Bf3 Ne6 59. c6
Nc7 60. Ke5 Ne6 61. Kd6 Nc7 62. Ke5 Ke7 63. Kxf4 Kd6 64. Kf5 Nb5 65. Kf6 Nxa3
66. Kxf7 a5 67. Kf6 Nb5 68. Bd1 Nc3 69. Bc2 Kxc6 70. Ke5 Kc5 71. Bb3 Ne2 72.
Ke4 Kb4 73. Bf7 Kc3 74. Ke3 Nc1 75. Be8 Nb3 76. Ke2 Kc2 77. Ba4 Kb2 78. Kd1 Nd4
79. Bd7 Nc2 80. Ba4 Na3 81. Bd7 Nc4 82. Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Perez Ponsa, Federico"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2856"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Nd2 Bd7 9. f4 exf4 10. Rxf4 Ne5 11. Bxd7 Nfxd7 12. c4 a6 13. a4 b5 14. axb5
axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. cxb5 Qa4 17. Nf1 Qxb5 18. Ne3 Ng6 19. Rf1 Ne7 20. Bd2
Ne5 21. Kh1 Ra8 22. d4 N5g6 23. Qf3 Rf8 24. Nf5 f6 25. g3 Qc6 26. c3 Qc4 27.
Kg2 Qe6 28. h4 Qa2 29. Rf2 Nxf5 30. Qxf5 Qf7 31. h5 Ne7 32. Qg4 f5 33. exf5
Qd5+ 34. Qf3 Rxf5 35. Qxd5+ Rxd5 36. h6 gxh6 37. Bxh6 Rf5 38. Rxf5 Nxf5 39. Bd2
Kf7 40. Kf3 d5 41. Kf4 Kf6 42. Be1 h5 43. g4 hxg4 44. Kxg4 Ne3+ 45. Kf3 Nc2 46.
Bd2 Kf5 47. Bc1 Na1 48. Bd2 Nb3 49. Be3 c6 50. Bf4 Na5 51. Bc1 Nc4 52. Bh6 Na3
53. Bc1 Nb1 54. Bb2 Nd2+ 55. Ke2 Nc4 56. Bc1 Ke4 57. Bg5 Na3 58. Bh6 Nb1 59.
Bd2 Na3 60. Bc1 Nc4 61. Bg5 Nd6 62. Bc1 Nf5 63. Bg5 Ng3+ 64. Kf2 Nh5 65. Ke2
Ng7 66. Kd2 Nf5 67. Ke2 Nd6 68. Bh6 Kf5 69. Bc1 Ke6 70. Bf4 Nc4 71. Kd3 Kd7 72.
Kc2 Kc8 73. Kb3 Kb7 74. Kb4 Kb6 75. Bg5 Nd6 76. Bd8+ Kb7 77. Bh4 Nc4 78. Bg5
Kc7 79. Kc5 Kd7 80. Kb4 Nd6 81. Bf4 Nc4 82. Bh2 Nb2 83. Kb3 Nd3 84. Bg3 Ke6 85.
Kc2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vakhidov, Daler"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4
Nc6 9. Be2 Nh5 10. Bh2 e5 11. Nc4 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Qd6 Qxd6 14. Nxd6 Rd8
15. O-O-O Ne5 16. Rd5 Be6 17. Rxe5 Rxd6 18. Rxc5 Bxa2 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1
Rd8+ 21. Kc2 Be6 22. Ng5 f3 23. Bxf3 Bc8 24. Bg4 Bh6 25. Bxc8 Bxg5 26. Rxg5
Rxc8 27. Rd5 Rc7 28. g4 f6 29. h4 Kf7 30. f4 a6 31. Kd3 Ke7 32. g5 Rc6 33. b4
Rc8 34. c4 Rc6 35. Kd4 Rb6 36. b5 axb5 37. cxb5 Re6 38. e5 f5 39. Kc5 b6+ 40.
Kc4 Ke8 41. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Meissner, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 b6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 e5 10. a4 a6 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Qe8 13. b4 Nh5 14. Rad1 Nf4 15. Bc4
Kh7 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Nf1 Nxg3 18. Nxg3 Qe7 19. h4 Nf6 20. h5 Rae8 21. dxe5 dxe5
22. Qe2 a5 23. bxa5 bxa5 24. Rb1 Ba8 25. Rb5 Qa3 26. Qc2 Ng4 27. Rxa5 Rd8 28.
Qc1 Qd6 29. Qc2 Kh8 30. Ra6 c6 31. Qe2 Qc5 32. Rf1 Bb7 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Nh4
Nxf2 35. Nxg6+ Kh7 36. Nxf8+ Rxf8 37. Rxf2 Bxa6 38. Bxa6 Bf6 39. Nf5 Bg5 40.
Kh2 Rd8 41. Qf3 Rf8 42. g3 Qa5 43. Qd3 Qc5 44. Kg2 Rd8 45. Qc4 Qf8 46. Qxc6 Rd1
47. Qc7+ Kh8 48. Qxe5+ Bf6 49. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Taboas Rodriguez, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 e6 8. e3
Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 12. Na4 Rab8 13. Nc5 Rfd8 14. a3 Be8
15. b4 a5 16. b5 Na7 17. a4 b6 18. Na6 Rbc8 19. Qb3 Ne4 20. Bd3 Nf6 21. Ne5 Qe7
22. h3 h6 23. Qb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. Qc3 Nd6 27. f3 Qd8 28. g4
Qc8 29. Qxc8 Nxc8 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. e4 g5 32. Ke3 Ke7 33. Bc2 Na7 34. Bb3 Kd6 35.
Nxf7+ Bxf7 36. e5+ Ke7 37. exf6+ Kxf6 38. f4 Nc8 39. Bc2 Ke7 40. Kf3 Kd6 41.
Kg3 Ne7 42. h4 gxf4+ 43. Kxf4 Bg6 44. Bd1 Bd3 45. h5 Be4 46. Nb8 Kc7 47. Na6+
Kd6 48. Nb8 Kc7 49. Na6+ Kd6 50. Nb8 Kc7 51. Na6+ Kd6 52. Nb8 Kc7 53. Na6+ Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lushenkov, Mikhail M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Qe7 8. Ne5
Nd7 9. f4 O-O 10. Bd3 f6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. O-O f5 13. Nf3 Be8 14. Bh4 Qf7 15.
Ne5 Qc7 16. h3 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Be7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Kh2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qg5 21.
Qd2 Rc8 22. Rac1 Bh5 23. b4 h6 24. a4 Qe7 25. a5 g5 26. Rc5 b6 27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. Ba6 Rf8 29. Qc3 bxa5 30. bxa5 f4 31. exf4 gxf4 32. g3 fxg3+ 33. Qxg3+ Qg5
34. h4 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Rxf1 36. Bxf1 Kf7 37. Kf4 Bd1 38. Bd3 Ke7 39. Ke3 Kd7 40.
Bb5+ Kc7 41. Kd2 Bg4 42. Kc3 Bf5 43. Kb4 Bg4 44. Kc5 Bf5 45. Be2 Bh3 46. Kb5
Kb7 47. Bd3 Bg4 48. Bg6 Be2+ 49. Kb4 Kc7 50. Bf7 Bg4 51. Kb5 Kb7 52. Be8 Bf5
53. Bc6+ Kc7 54. Kc5 Bg4 55. Bb5 Bh3 56. Bd3 Bg4 57. Kb4 Bh3 58. Kb5 Kb7 59.
Kb4 Kc7 60. Kc3 Kd7 61. Kd2 Ke7 62. Ke3 Bg4 63. Bc2 Bh5 64. Bd3 Bd1 65. Kf4 Kf7
66. Bf1 Bh5 67. Bh3 Bd1 68. Ke3 Ke7 69. Kd2 Bh5 70. Kc3 Bf7 71. Kb4 Kd7 72. Bg4
Kc6 73. Ka4 Bg8 74. Bh5 Bh7 75. Bg4 Bg8 76. Kb4 Bf7 77. Bh3 Bg8 78. Bf1 Bf7 79.
Bb5+ Kc7 80. Bd3 Bh5 81. Kb5 Kb7 82. Bf1 Bg4 83. Kc5 Kc7 84. Bd3 Bh3 85. Kb4
Kc6 86. Kc3 Kd7 87. Kd2 Bg4 88. Ke3 Bd1 89. Kf4 Ke7 90. Bf1 Bh5 91. Bh3 Bd1 92.
Ke3 Kd7 93. Kd2 Bh5 94. Kc3 Bf7 95. Kb4 Kc6 96. Bg4 Bg8 97. Bh5 Bh7 98. Be8+
Kc7 99. Kc5 Bf5 100. Bf7 Bg4 101. Bg6 Bh3 102. Bd3 Bg4 103. Bf1 Bf5 104. Be2
Bh3 105. Kb5 Kb7 106. Bd3 Bg4 107. Kb4 Kc6 108. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mirimanian, Haik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O Nd7 7. Re1 Be7 8. b3
Ngf6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb8 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Nb1 b5 15.
Nd2 Qc7 16. c4 bxc4 17. Nxc4 Rac8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nxe5 21.
Qxe5 Qb7+ 22. Kg1 Bf8 23. h4 h5 24. Rd2 Bb4 25. Qg5 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Qd5 27. Qe2
Ng4 28. Qxa6 Ra8 29. Qd3 Rxa2 30. Qc3 e5 31. Nf5 Qe6 32. Ne3 Rc8 33. Qd2 Qxb3
34. Nxg4 Qxb2 35. Qxb2 Rxb2 36. Nxe5 Re8 37. Nf3 Rxe1+ 38. Nxe1 Rb1 39. Kf1 f6
40. Ke2 Kf7 41. Nf3 Ke6 42. Nd4+ Ke5 43. Nf3+ Kf5 44. Nd4+ Kg4 45. Ne6 g5 46.
hxg5 fxg5 47. Ke3 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pourramezanali, Amirreza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. c3 cxd4 10. cxd4 c5 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Rc1 c4 13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxb3
O-O 15. O-O Nb6 16. Qc6 Qxc6 17. Rxc6 Ba6 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. h4 Bc4 20. Rxc8+
Rxc8 21. Nc5 Rc7 22. a4 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Ne5 Rc7 25. Nxc4 dxc4 26. Kf1 f5
27. Ke2 Kf7 28. Kd2 Kg6 29. g3 Kh5 30. f3 h6 31. Rb1 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Kc3
g4 34. Rh1+ Kg5 35. f4+ Kf6 36. a5 Kg6 37. Rb1 Kf6 38. Re1 Rc6 39. e4 fxe4 40.
Rxe4 Ra6 41. Re5 Rc6 42. Rg5 Rd6 43. Kxc4 Rd7 44. Rxg4 Rc7+ 45. Kb5 Rd7 46. Ka6
Rxd4 47. Kxa7 Rd7+ 48. Kb6 Rd6+ 49. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2931"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2
Bg4 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Ra7 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nf4
e6 15. Nd3 Nc6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Qb6 Bf6 18. Nc5 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Na4 b5
21. Nc5 a5 22. Nd3 Be7 23. Rfd1 Bd6 24. Kf1 a4 25. Rc2 Ne7 26. Rdc1 Rxc2 27.
Rxc2 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 29. Bb4 Nc6 30. Bc5 f6 31. h3 Kf7 32. Ke2 e5 33. dxe5
fxe5 34. f3 Ke6 35. e4 d4 36. Bb4 g5 37. Bd2 Bd8 38. Kd1 Be7 39. Kc2 h5 40. b3
axb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. e4 Nd7 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 b6 8. Re1 Bb7
9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Nf1 h6 11. Ng3 O-O 12. Bb3 c5 13. Bf4 cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. Be3
Nc6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Rad1 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Bc2 Ne5 20. b3 d5 21. f4 Ng4 22.
e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. h3 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Qe7 26. Bxe4 Rad8 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28.
f5 Rfe8 29. fxg6+ fxg6 30. Nf3 b5 31. axb5 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Qxb5 33. e6 Qf5 34.
Re1 Re7 35. g4 Qd5 36. Kg2 Bf6 37. Kg3 Kg7 38. h4 Rb7 39. g5 hxg5 40. hxg5 Be7
41. Qc3+ Kg8 42. Rh1 Qxe6 43. Qh8+ Kf7 44. Rh7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "3029"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d6 4. h3 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bh2 b6 8. e4
Bb7 9. Bd3 Nfd7 10. O-O e5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nb3 Qe7 13. a4 a6 14. Bc4 Kh8 15.
Bd5 Nd8 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Qd3 Qe6 18. Nbd2 a5 19. Qb5 Nd8 20. Rad1 f6 21. Bg3
Qe8 22. Qc4 Ne6 23. Nf1 Rc8 24. Ne3 Qf7 25. Qc6 Nd8 26. Qb5 Qe6 27. Nd2 f5 28.
Nc2 f4 29. Bh4 Nf7 30. d5 Qe8 31. f3 g5 32. Bf2 h5 33. Kf1 Qe7 34. Ke2 Nf6 35.
Rh1 Bh6 36. b4 Ra8 37. Nb3 Rfb8 38. Rb1 Kg7 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Qc4 g4 41. hxg4
hxg4 42. Bh4 Bg5 43. Bxg5 Nxg5 44. Nd2 Kg6 45. Na3 Nh5 46. Kd3 Ng3 47. Rxb8
Rxb8 48. Rb1 Rxb1 49. Naxb1 Qh7 50. Qc6 Qh1 51. Qxc7 Qxg2 52. Qxd6+ Kh5 53.
fxg4+ Kh4 54. Qxe5 Qe2+ 55. Kc2 f3 56. d6 f2 57. d7 f1=Q 58. d8=Q Qfd1+ 59. Kb2
N3xe4 60. Qdh8+ Kxg4 61. Qc8+ Kh4 62. Qch8+ Kg4 63. Qc8+ Kh4 64. Qf4+ Kh5 65.
Qe8+ Kh6 66. Qff8+ Kh7 67. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2860"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. d4 e4 8.
Nd2 d5 9. b3 O-O 10. a4 a5 11. Ba3 Nb4 12. c5 Nc6 13. h3 Nh5 14. Be2 Qg5 15. g4
Nf6 16. h4 Qg6 17. g5 Ng4 18. Rg1 f5 19. f4 exf3 20. Bxf3 Be6 21. O-O-O Rae8
22. Rde1 Re7 23. Qd3 Rfe8 24. Nb1 Bf7 25. Bxg4 fxg4 26. Qd2 Qh5 27. Qf2 h6 28.
gxh6 Qxh6 29. Rxg4 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. Nd2 Re4 32. Rxe4 dxe4 33. Qg3 Nxd4
34. Kd1 e3 35. Ne4 Bh5+ 36. Ke1 Nc2+ 37. Kf1 e2+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gadimbayli, Abdulla Azar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bg5 Bg7 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. Nh4 Qf8 18. d5 h6 19. Be3 c6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bb3 Kh7
22. Rad1 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxd6 Re7 25. Bxh6 Bxh6 26. Rxe4 Rb8 27. Ree1
Rb6 28. Qc7 Qb8 29. Qxb8 Nxb8 30. Nf3 f6 31. Rd8 Nd7 32. Rd1 Nc5 33. Bc2 Kg7
34. Nh4 e4 35. b4 Ne6 36. R8d7 Rb7 37. Rxb7 Rxb7 38. Bxe4 Rc7 39. Nxg6 Nf4 40.
Nxf4 Bxf4 41. g3 Be5 42. Rd8 Bxc3 43. Ra8 Bxb4 44. Rxa6 Bc5 45. Kg2 Re7 46. Bf3
Rd7 47. Rc6 Ba7 48. Rc2 Bd4 49. Rd2 Rd6 50. h4 b4 51. Be4 Bc5 52. Rxd6 Bxd6 53.
Kf3 Bc5 54. Ke2 Bd4 55. f4 Bc3 56. Kf3 Be1 57. Kg4 Bf2 58. Kh3 Be1 59. Bf5 Kf7
60. Bc2 Kg7 61. h5 Kh6 62. Kg4 Bf2 63. Bg6 Be1 64. Kf3 Kg7 65. g4 Bd2 66. Ke4
Kh6 67. Kf5 Bc1 68. Bf7 Bd2 69. Bb3 Bc1 70. Ke4 Bd2 71. Kf5 Bc1 72. Kxf6 Bxf4
73. Be6 Bg5+ 74. Ke5 Bd2 75. Kd5 Kg5 76. Kc4 Kh6 77. Kd3 Bf4 78. Kc2 Bd6 79.
Kb3 Be7 80. Kc4 Kg5 81. Kd5 Bf6 82. Bf5 Bc3 83. Ke6 Bd2 84. Kf7 Bc3 85. Bd7 Bd4
86. Kg8 Kh6 87. Be8 Be3 88. Bg6 Bd2 89. Kf7 Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gustain, Marc"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2147"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. Qf3
Nc6 9. Qg3 Qxg3 10. hxg3 Nf6 11. f3 h6 12. Be3 d6 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Ne5 15. a5
d5 16. Bd4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe5 Nd6 19. Bd4 Bd7 20. Bc5 Nf5 21. Bxf8
Rxf8 22. Nbd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Ke7 24. Rh4 Rfc8 25. Kd2 Rab8 26. Re4 Rc5 27. Re3
Rbc8 28. c3 Rd5 29. Rd3 bxc3+ 30. bxc3 Rcc5 31. Nb3 Rxd3+ 32. Kxd3 Bb5+ 33. Kc2
Rg5 34. Nd4 Bd7 35. Ne2 Rc5 36. Nd4 e5 37. Nb3 Rc7 38. g4 f5 39. gxf5 Bxf5+ 40.
Kb2 h5 41. Ra4 Kf6 42. Rb4 Kg5 43. Rb6 Bd3 44. Nd2 Kf4 45. c4 Kg3 46. Rxa6 Kxg2
47. Re6 h4 48. Rxe5 g6 49. Rg5+ Kf2 50. Rg4 Rh7 51. a6 h3 52. a7 Rxa7 53. Rh4
Bf5 54. Kc3 Kg2 55. f4 h2 56. Nf1 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Kxh1 58. Ng3+ Kg2 59. Nxf5 gxf5
0-1

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Valkama, Eero"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. a4 Qc7 18. Nh4 b4 19. cxb4 Nc6 20. Nhf5 Nxb4 21. Nxe7+
Rxe7 22. Bb1 Rd7 23. Bg5 Ne8 24. Ra3 Qb7 25. Nf5 f6 26. Bd2 Rad8 27. a5 Nc6 28.
Be3 Qxb2 29. Qc1 Qb7 30. Bb6 Rc8 31. Rc3 Ne7 32. Ba2 Kf7 33. Nxe7 Rxc3 34. Qxc3
Bxa2 35. Nc6 Qa8 36. Nb4 Be6 37. Qd3 Nc7 38. Rc1 Nb5 39. Rc6 Qb7 40. Be3 Nd4
41. Rb6 Qc8 42. Qxa6 Qc3 43. Qf1 Ra7 44. Qd1 g6 45. Bxd4 exd4 46. Nc6 Rd7 47.
Qxd4 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. g3 Qh6 50. h4 Qc1 51. a6 Bg4 52. Qe3 Qa1 53. a7 1-0

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schmidek, Emil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e5 f5 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Be5 Qb6 14. Rad1
Qb7 15. f3 Rf7 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Qf2 Qa7 18. Qxa7 Rxa7 19. Rfe1 Nb4 20. Bd6 Nxd3
21. Rxd3 Bd8 22. Bc5 Ra8 23. Nd6 Rf4 24. Be3 Ra4 25. a3 a5 26. Red1 b4 27. Nc4
bxa3 28. b3 Rb4 29. Nxa3 d5 30. Bc5 Rbb8 31. Re1 Kf7 32. f4 Rb7 33. Nb1 Rc8 34.
Bd4 Bd7 35. Nc3 Rb4 36. Be5 a4 37. bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Petkidis, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Bb3 Bd7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f5 e5 13. Be3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. Qg4 d5 16. c4 Bd3 17. Rfd1 e4 18. cxd5 Bf6 19. Rd2 Rc8 20. Rad1 Re8
21. Qf4 Be5 22. Qf2 Qd6 23. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Parkhov, Yair"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qb3
Nbd7 9. Bf4 a5 10. a3 Nh5 11. Be3 Bd6 12. Nc3 Nhf6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd2 Rd8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bc7 20. f4 Rb8 21.
Kh1 Bd7 22. Rd2 Be8 23. Qe3 Bb6 24. Re1 Kh8 25. Nc3 Qf6 26. Red1 Rd7 27. Ne4
Qe7 28. Qb3 Bc7 29. Qe3 Bb6 30. Qb3 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Abel, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Rxb1 Bb4+ 8.
Ke2 Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Rhd1 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qxd7
Nxf4+ 15. gxf4 Nxd7 16. Nd4 Nc5 17. Nb5 Rad8 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. b4 Na4 20. Rbc1
b6 21. Bc6 b5 22. Bxb5 Nb6 23. a4 Rc8 24. Bc6 Rfd8 25. a5 Na8 26. b5 Nc7 27.
Bb7 Ra8 1-0

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. h3 Bd7 12. d5 c4 13. Nd4 h6 14. Bh4 f5 15.
exf5 Qxd5 16. Be2 Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Bf3 Qd3 19. Bxb7 Rd8 20. Qxd3 cxd3 21.
Kd1 Kf7 22. Bg3 Na4 23. Kd2 Nc5 24. Rb1 Bf6 25. Bf4 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chylewski, Patryk"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8.
Rb1 Nh5 9. Be5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bb5 Qd8 14. O-O
a6 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. Rc3 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Qc7 20. g3 b5
21. Qd3 O-O 22. Nb3 Qc4 23. Qd1 Qa4 24. Qc2 g6 25. Rc1 b4 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. Qb1
Qb5 28. Nc5 Rb8 29. b3 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Qe2 31. Qc2 Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Rb5 33. h4 Kf6
34. Kf3 h6 35. e4 Ra5 36. e5+ Ke7 37. Kg4 Ra3 38. f4 f5+ 39. exf6+ Kxf6 40. h5
a5 41. hxg6 Kxg6 42. Re2 Kf6 43. Rh2 Kg6 44. Re2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karlsruhe Grenke op"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2019.04.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Haast, Mark"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 a6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 h6 7. O-O Nge7 8. a3
O-O 9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 f5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Ne7 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. Rc1 Kh8 15.
Nc4 Rc8 16. Na5 b5 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 f4 19. gxf4 Rxf4 20. e3 Rh4 21. Qf3
Qg8 22. Qe2 Nf5 23. Be4 Rf8 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. f3 Qf7 26. Rf2 Rh3 27. Kg2 Qh5
28. Rh1 Rg5+ 29. Kf1 Rgg3 30. d4 Rxf3 31. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 32. Ke1 Qh4+ 33. Kd1 Rf2
0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khanin, Semen"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. a4
Nh7 9. a5 a6 10. Nbd2 Ng5 11. Nf1 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Ne3 Be6
15. Nd5 Rac8 16. b4 Kh8 17. Qg3 g6 18. f3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 h5 20. f4 Kg7 21. b5
axb5 22. Bxb5 Nd8 23. a6 bxa6 24. Bxa6 Rb8 25. Nxc7 Rb2 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. d4
exd4 28. cxd4 Bg4 29. d5 f6 30. Rab1 Rd2 31. Rf1 Rd4 32. Rfe1 Rd2 33. Bf1 Rh8
34. Rb6 Nf7 35. Bb5 Ne5 36. Rf1 Rc8 37. Rb7 f5 38. d6 Kh6 39. exf5 Bxf5 40. Re1
Nf7 41. Ne8 Nxd6 42. Nxd6 Rxd6 43. Rbe7 Rc2 44. R7e2 Rc5 45. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Strazhi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 Be7 8. Ng5
O-O 9. f4 Qc7 10. f5 Bd7 11. g4 h6 12. Nh3 Ne5 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Qd8 15. Qe1
Re8 16. Qg3 b5 17. Rae1 Nh7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd1 Kh8 20. Ne3 g6 21. fxe6 Bxe6
22. Nf4 Qg5 23. Qf2 Qh6 24. Qg3 Qg5 25. Qf2 Qh6 26. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovskaya Sima Land"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. a3 Bxc5 7. b4 Be7 8. Nb5
Qc6 9. Nf3 d6 10. e4 Bd7 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Qc8 13. Nxd7 Nbxd7 14. Bf4 e5 15.
Be3 a5 16. Rb1 axb4 17. axb4 Qc6 18. f3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Nf4 20. Qb3 O-O 21. g3 Ne6
22. Be2 e4 23. O-O Rfd8 24. Bc3 Nf6 25. Rbe1 Rac8 26. f4 h5 27. c5 Nd5 28. Bb2
Nxb4 29. f5 Bxc5+ 30. Kh1 Ng5 31. h4 Rd3 32. Qc4 Rxg3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. a4
Nbd7 9. Bb5 b6 10. O-O Bxg3 11. hxg3 Bb7 12. a5 Bc6 13. axb6 axb6 14. Qb3 Rfb8
15. Be2 Ra7 16. Rfc1 Rba8 17. Qd1 h6 18. Rxa7 Qxa7 19. c4 Qa5 20. b3 Qb4 21.
Qc2 Ra3 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Qxc4 26. Nxc4 Nxb3
27. Rb1 Ra2 28. Nfe5 b5 29. Rxb3 bxc4 30. Rb8+ Kh7 31. f3 c3 32. Rc8 c2 33. Nd3
Nd5 34. Nc1 Ra1 35. Rxc2 Nb4 36. Rc7 Nd3 37. Kh2 Rxc1 38. Rxf7 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Paravyan, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tyumen Molodezhka"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. a4 a5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. c3 g5
9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Nxe5 Nxg3 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 12. Ng6+ Kxf7 13. Nxh8+ Qxh8 14. hxg3
Qf6 15. d4 Ba7 16. Na3 Kg7 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. O-O Re8 19. Rae1 h5 20. Nc4 g4 21.
Ne3 Rxe4 22. Nd5 Qf5 23. Rxe4 Qxe4 24. Qg5+ Qg6 25. Qh4 Qf5 26. Nf4 Be8 27. d5
Ne5 28. Ne6+ Kg6 29. Qd8 Qf7 30. Nxc7 Bxa4 31. Ne6 Bb5 32. Nf4+ Kh7 33. Ra1 Nd3
34. Ne6 Bxf2+ 35. Kh2 Kh6 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qd8 Kh6 38. Rf1 Be8 39. Qg5+ Kh7 40.
Nf4 Be3 41. Qd8 Nxf4 42. gxf4 Bb5 43. Re1 Bxf4+ 44. Kg1 Be5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.07"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Duzhakov, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Muzhskoe Dvizhenie"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. a3 Nf6 6. Ba2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3
Nc6 9. h3 b5 10. Re1 h6 11. Ne2 Re8 12. Ng3 Bf8 13. c3 g6 14. d4 c4 15. Be3 Bb7
16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Nh2 Ne7 19. Bb1 Nfg8 20. h4 e5 21. f4 Bg7 22. Nf3
Nc6 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. d5 Nb8 25. Rf1 Bc8 26. Nh2 a5 27. a4 bxa4 28. Bc2 Ra6 29.
Bxa4 Rd8 30. Bb5 Rad6 31. Qe2 Ba6 32. Bxa6 Nxa6 33. Ra1 Rc8 34. Ra4 Bf6 35. h5
Bd8 36. Ng4 Qe7 37. Qf3 Rc7 38. Rxa5 Rb7 39. Ra4 Bb6 40. Rxc4 Bxe3+ 41. Qxe3
Rxb2 42. Rc8 gxh5 43. Nf5 Qd7 44. Nxd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. Rd1 Bf5 10. Ne1 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Na6 12. e4 Be6 13. Qa4 Ne8 14. Nf3 Bg4 15.
e5 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Be3 f6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc2 20. Rac1 Nxe3 21. fxe3
fxe5 22. d5 c5 23. Ne4 Bh6 24. Kf2 b6 25. b4 cxb4 26. d6 exd6 27. Nxd6 Nxd6 28.
Bxa8 Rf8+ 29. Ke2 Nb5 30. Bd5+ Kh8 31. Rd3 Nc3+ 32. Rdxc3 bxc3 33. Rxc3 Rd8 34.
Be6 e4 35. Rc8 Rxc8 36. Bxc8 Bf8 37. Bb7 Kg7 38. Bxe4 Kf6 39. Bd3 Bd6 40. g4 h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.09"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nozdrachev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O
d6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bh2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qc7 12. a4 a6 13. c4 a5 14. Nb1 Nb8 15.
Nc3 Na6 16. Rc1 Nb4 17. Nb5 Qd8 18. Bb1 Rc8 19. b3 d5 20. Ne5 Ne4 21. Bf4 f6
22. Nd3 e5 23. Bh2 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bb4 25. Red1 exd4 26. Bc7 Qe7 27. cxd5 f5 28.
Bxb6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Nd2 30. Bxd4 Bxd5 31. Bc5 Nf3+ 32. Qxf3 Qxc5 33. Qd1 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.10"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Shubin, Kirill"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2019.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg SShOR"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6
9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. Qc2 c6 12. Rc1 h5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 hxg4 15.
Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qa6 cxd5 17. exd5 Bc8 18. Qc6 Rxb2 19. Nb5 Ne4 20. Bg2 Nxf2 21.
Bxf2 Qg5 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Baeumer, Lars"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. Qc2 a5 5. e3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Qxc3 a4 8. d3
Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rd1 e4 13. dxe4 Nxe4 14. Bd2 Qf6 15.
Be1 Nc5 16. Qc3 Ne5 17. Nd4 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Nb3 19. Rab1 Qe6 20. Rd5 c6 21. Nf4
Qf5 22. Rdd1 Na5 23. Qb4 Naxc4 24. Qxb7 Rab8 25. Qa7 Nxb2 26. Rdc1 Rb3 27. Qd4
Nbd3 28. Nxd3 Nxd3 29. Rxb3 axb3 30. Rd1 Nxe1 31. Rxe1 Qc2 32. Qxd6 c5 33. Qd1
Qxd1 34. Rxd1 c4 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Harsha, Bharathakoti"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1
e5 9. Bc4 Be7 10. d3 h6 11. a3 O-O 12. Ne2 b5 13. Ba2 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ng3
Qd7 16. c3 Rab8 17. b4 a5 18. Qb3 cxb4 19. cxb4 axb4 20. axb4 Ra8 21. Bb2 Rfc8
22. Rec1 Kh8 23. Rd1 Rxa1 24. Bxa1 Ra8 25. d4 exd4 26. Bxd4 Ra4 27. Bc3 d5 28.
exd5 Nxd5 29. Nh5 Bf8 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. Nxd5 exd5 32. Nd4 Nxb4 33. Nxb5 Ra2 34.
Rf1 Bc5 35. Bd4 Bf8 36. Rc1 Ra8 37. Rc7 Qg6 38. Qf3 Re8 39. g3 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qg6
41. h4 Nc2 42. Bc3 Qe4 43. Qf7 d4 44. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Moussard, Jules"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 h6 6. f4 h5 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Qd2 Nd7
9. Nge2 Rc8 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Rae1 Nf6 13. f5 Nxd3 14. cxd3 O-O 15.
Nf4 gxf5 16. exf5 e6 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. dxe4 Kh7 20. Rc1 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Rf7 22. g3 Qd7 23. Rf1 e5 24. Nd3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qf7+ 26. Nf2 Qf3 27. Bg5
Bh3+ 28. Ke1 Qxg3 29. Kd1 Be6 30. b3 Qg1+ 31. Ke2 Qg2 32. Kd3 d5 33. Qe2 Kg6
34. Kd2 Bf8 35. exd5 Qxd5+ 36. Ke1 Bf5 37. Qe3 Qd4 38. Qg3 Bg4 39. Kf1 Bc5 40.
Kg2 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. h3
Nc6 9. Bc4 Qc7 10. O-O h6 11. Be3 Rd8 12. Qc2 Na5 13. Be2 b6 14. Nb3 Nb7 15.
Nfd2 Bd7 16. a4 Bc6 17. Rfe1 e5 18. f3 Nh5 19. Nc4 Ng3 20. Bd3 Qd7 21. Nc1 Kh7
22. Bf2 Nh5 23. Bf1 Nf4 24. Bh4 f6 25. Bf2 Bf8 26. Ne2 Ne6 27. Red1 Qe8 28.
Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petrosyan, Manuel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3
c6 9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. dxe5 h6 12. Bd2 Nxe5 13. Rad1 f5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Qc1 Kh7 17. Be3 Qe7 18. g4 Be6 19. Ne4 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
Rd1 b6 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Bxd2 c5 25. f3 Nb4 26. Bxb4 cxb4 27. b3
Bf8 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. Bd3 Bd7 30. h3 Be7 31. Ke2 a5 32. Bc2 h5 33. Ke3 Kh6 34.
Ke2 Kg7 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Ke2 Bc6 37. Ke3 h4 38. Ke2 b5 39. cxb5 Bxb5+ 40. Bd3
Bd7 41. Bc4+ Kg7 42. Kd3 a4 43. Ke2 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Santos Latasa, Jaime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. Ne2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. c4 Qd7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Bh3 13. Bxh3 Qxh3 14. Nc3
Qd7 15. Rb1 b6 16. Qf3 Rad8 17. g4 Ne7 18. Qe4 Qe6 19. Rf2 Nc8 20. Qf5 Nd6 21.
Qxe6 fxe6 22. a4 e4 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Kf2 exd3 25. cxd3 Ke7 26. Ke2 h6 27. Nb5
Kd7 28. Rf1 a6 29. Nd4 a5 30. h4 Re8 31. Nb5 Re7 32. Nxd6 Kxd6 33. d4 e5 34.
Kd3 exd4 35. exd4 Re6 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 c5 38. Rb1 Kc7 39. dxc5 bxc5 40. Rb5
Re5 41. g6 Rg5 42. Rxa5 Kb6 43. Rb5+ Ka6 44. Ke4 Rxg6 45. Rxc5 Rg1 46. Kd5 g5
47. Kd6 g4 48. Rg5 g3 49. c5 g2 50. Kc6 Rh1 51. Rxg2 Rh6+ 52. Kd5 Rh5+ 53. Kc4
Rh4+ 54. Kb3 Rh3+ 55. Kb2 Kb7 56. Rc2 Kc6 57. a5 Kb5 58. c6 Rh8 59. Kb3 Rh3+
60. Kb2 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Puranik, Abhimanyu Sameer"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bxd7+
Qxd7 9. d5 dxe5 10. h3 e4 11. hxg4 exf3 12. Qxf3 Na6 13. Bd2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O
Nb4 15. Ne4 Qa4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Ng5 Rc8 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 h6
21. Nf3 Rhd8 22. Rhe1 Rd7 23. Rd3 Rc5 24. Red1 Kc7 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. fxe5 f6 27.
exf6 exf6 28. c4 bxc3 29. bxc3 b5 30. Kb2 a5 31. Rd4 Kd6 32. Rf1 Rxd5 33. Rxf6+
Kc5 34. Rxd5+ Rxd5 35. Rxg6 Rd2+ 36. Kc1 Rxg2 37. Rxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O Bf5 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. c4 a5 10. a3 Bh7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 b5 13. Rec1 Bc5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15.
b4 axb4 16. Nb3 Be7 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Nfd4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Qb6 20. Qc6 Rb8 21.
Qxb6 Rxb6 22. Ra8+ Bf8 23. Na5 Nb8 24. f4 b4 25. Ndb3 Nfd7 26. Ra7 Nc5 27. Bd4
Ra6 28. Rc7 Nxb3 29. Nxb3 Rc6 30. Ra7 Bd6 31. Bf3 Bg6 32. Rb7 Rc2 33. Na5 Kh7
34. Rb6 Bc7 35. Rxb4 Bxa5 36. Rxb8 Bc3 37. Bxc3 Rxc3 38. Kf2 Rc7 39. g4 f6 40.
Rd8 f5 41. Ke3 Rf7 42. Rd6 fxg4 43. Bxg4 Bf5 44. Bxf5+ exf5 45. h4 Re7+ 46. Kf3
h5 47. Rxd5 g6 48. Re5 Rd7 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op 52nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van 't Hoff, Kees"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "1822"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. e3 Nxc3 8. bxc3
c5 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Bh2 Qe7 13. d5 Nd8 14. Nd2 Nf7 15. e4
Ng5 16. f4 exf4 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf4 Be5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Nf3 Qe3+ 21. Kh1
Bf4 0-1

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Krause, Thomas2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2062"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. a4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bc4 b6 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. b4 Qe7 15.
Rab1 Rfd8 16. Rfe1 Ne8 17. Bb3 Nc7 18. Bg5 Qxg5 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. Qxc7 Rab8 21.
Rbd1 Rdc8 22. Qd7 Rd8 23. Qe6 Re8 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Bc8 26. g5 Bf8 27. b5
Bb4 28. Re3 Bg4 29. Rdd3 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 c5 31. Rcd3 Rb7 32. Rd6 Rd7 33. Rc6 Rd1+
34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Kg3 Bc8 36. Rf3 Rd7 37. Bf7 1-0

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Klepke, Ricardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2267"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 a6 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 b5 8. Rc1 O-O
9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nh3 bxc4 11. bxc4 c5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nf2 Rb8 14. Be2 Rb4 15. Ncd1
a5 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. Bd2 Rxc4 18. Bc3 Bh6 19. Rb1 Qa8 20. O-O Rc8 21. Re1 Rb4 22.
Bxb4 cxb4 23. Qb2 Nfd7 24. Bxa6 Qxa6 25. Qe2 Qb6 26. Nb2 Qc5 27. Kf1 Nb6 28. f4
Nec4 29. Nxc4 Qxc4 30. g3 Qxe2+ 31. Rxe2 Na4 32. Nd1 Bg7 33. Kf2 Bd4+ 34. Kf3
Kg7 35. Rd2 Rc4 36. Rb3 Nc5 37. Rb1 a4 38. Nb2 Rc3+ 39. Kg2 Bf6 40. Nxa4 Nxa4
41. Rxb4 Nc5 42. Re2 Ra3 43. Rc4 Nd3 44. Rc7 g5 0-1

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hausrath, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a6 8. Re1
b6 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. f3 b5 14. axb5 axb5
15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Bf1 c6 17. Nb1 Nfd7 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Nd2 Nfe6 20. c3 h5 21.
Qc2 h4 22. b4 Na4 23. Nb3 Bc8 24. Rd1 Bd7 25. h3 Be8 26. Kh2 Qc7 27. Bf2 Qe7
28. Be3 Qc7 29. Kh1 Qe7 30. Nc1 Rc8 31. Nd3 Rd8 32. Nxe5 Rxd1 33. Qxd1 Nxc3 34.
Qe1 Na4 35. Nd3 Qf6 36. f4 Qc3 37. Qxh4 Nb2 38. f5 Nxd3 39. fxe6 Ne5 40. Qe7
Qe1 41. Qxe8+ Kh7 42. exf7 Qxf1+ 43. Kh2 Nxf7 44. Qxc6 Ne5 45. Qd5 Qf6 46. Kg1
Nc4 47. Bg5 Qa1+ 48. Kh2 Qe1 49. Qf5+ Kg8 50. Qxb5 Qxe4 51. Qb8+ Kh7 52. Qf4
Qe6 53. Qd4 Qe2 54. Bf4 Nb2 55. Bd2 Nd1 56. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Rd1 O-O 12. e4 N5b6 13. Bf1 Qe7 14. a4 a5 15.
b3 Rfd8 16. Ba3 Qf6 17. Qg3 e5 18. d5 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3
Nb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ned5 Bg5 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. a4 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 Be6 14. b3 Nb4
15. Qd2 Qd7 16. Rce1 f5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 f4 19. f3 Qf5 20. c3 Na6 21. d4
exd4 22. cxd4 Nb4 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Re6 Rad8 25. Rf2 b6 26. h3 h6 27. Rfe2 Rf6
28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Re6 Qf5 30. Kh2 Kh8 31. Qc3 Qg5 32. Qe1 Qf5 33. Qh4 Qg5 34.
Qxg5 hxg5 35. h4 gxh4 36. Kh3 Nc2 37. Kxh4 Nd4 38. Kg5 Nxe6+ 39. dxe6 Re8 40.
Kxf4 Kg8 41. Ke4 Kf8 42. Kd5 Ke7 43. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 a5 10. Rd1 b6 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Qb3 Ne4 15.
Rac1 Qe7 16. Ne1 Nd6 17. Bxd6 Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 Bxg3 8.
hxg3 Qe7 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 13. Qg4 f5 14. exf6
Qxf6 15. Nf3 O-O-O 16. Qf4 Qe7 17. g4 Rhf8 18. Qg3 h6 19. Ne5 Qf6 20. b4 Be8
21. bxc5 Rf7 22. O-O Rc7 23. c6 Bxc6 24. c4 h5 25. gxh5 Rh8 26. cxd5 exd5 27.
Qg4+ Kb8 28. Nxc6+ Rxc6 29. Rac1 Rc4 30. Rxc4 dxc4 31. Qxc4 Rxh5 32. Rd1 Rb5
33. e4 Rb2 34. Qc5 Rb5 35. Qe3 a5 36. g3 Qb6 37. Qf4+ Ka7 38. Rd6 Rb1+ 39. Kg2
Qb5 40. Qe3+ b6 41. Qd3 Ka6 42. e5 a4 43. Qc2 Qf1+ 44. Kf3 Qh1+ 45. Kg4 Rb4+
46. f4 1-0

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 23rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2019.08.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zwirs, Nico"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 d5 5. e5 Qb6 6. Na4 Qa5+ 7. c3 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Arkhipov, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. a4 Qc7 18. Nh4 d5 19. exd5 Rad8 20. Nhf5 Bxd5 21.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Nh5 Ne8 23. Qg4 Be6 24. Qh4 h6 25. axb5 Red7 26. Qb4 Nc4 27.
Rxa6 Rb8 28. Rc6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gitelson, Arkady"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. a4 b4 7. c4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. b3 h5 11. h4 Na6 12. Nd2 Qb7+ 13. N2f3 Nc5 14. Bb2 a6 15.
Qc2 Be7 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Qb1 Rg8 18. Kh2 Ng4+ 19. Kg1 Ne4 20. Qd3 g5 21. Nd2 f5
22. f3 Nc5 23. Qb1 Ne3 24. hxg5 Bxg5 25. Rf2 Qc7 26. Nf1 Nxf1 27. Kxf1 Qxg3 28.
Rg2 Qh3 29. Nc2 Bh4 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Smirnov, Timofey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. f4 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
Rb8 9. Ne5 Nd4 10. a4 a6 11. a5 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nd7 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Bf2 Qc7 15.
c3 Nf6 16. b4 Nd5 17. Qc1 cxb4 18. c4 Nc3 19. Nxc3 bxc3 20. Qxc3 Rd8 21. Rad1
Bc5 22. d4 Bd6 23. Rb1 f6 24. Nd3 Bd7 25. Rb6 Rdc8 26. c5 Bf8 27. Qb3 Re8 28.
g4 Ne7 29. f5 Nc6 30. Bg3 Qd8 31. Bxb8 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Babujian, Levon"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bg4
9. b4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. a4 Re8 13. Qc2 exd4 14. exd4 Nf8 15.
Bc1 Ne6 16. Be3 h5 17. b5 Ng4 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Ne2 f5 21. Rab1
Qf6 22. Qc1 g5 23. f3 gxf3 24. Rxf3 f4 25. h3 Nf8 26. Nxf4 gxf4 27. Rxf4 Qe6
28. Rb3 Rab8 29. Rd3 Ng6 30. Rg4 Qf5 31. Rd1 Re4 32. Rg3 Qe6 33. Bf2 Nf4 34.
Kh2 Ne2 35. Qg5 Nxg3 36. Bxg3 Rb2 37. Rf1 Ree2 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Stupak, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. c4 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Rc1
a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be2 Rfe8 14. O-O
Bxg3 15. hxg3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Rxe4 17. Rc3 Re7 18. Rfc1 Qd6 19. Qc2 c6 20. Qf5 a5
21. Qf4 Qd8 22. Bd3 g6 23. g4 Qb8 24. Qxb8+ Rxb8 25. Rb3 Ba8 26. Kh2 f6 27. Kg3
Kf7 28. Rbc3 Rd8 29. a3 Ke6 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Kd6 32. Ra3 Bb7 33. Rca1 Rdd7
34. Ra7 Rc7 35. Ba6 Bxa6 36. R7xa6 Rb7 37. Ra8 Rf7 38. R1a6 Rfe7 39. Rf8 Ke6
40. Kf4 g5+ 41. Kf3 Rf7 42. Rg8 Rfc7 43. Rh8 Re7 44. Ke2 Kd7 45. g3 Kd6 46. Rf8
Ke6 47. f4 Rf7 48. f5+ Ke7 49. Rh8 Kd7 50. Kf3 Kc7 51. Re8 Kd7 52. Raa8 Kc7 53.
Rac8+ Kd7 54. Rcd8+ Kc7 55. Rf8 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 e6 4. d3 g6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Qe2 c5 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. Nc3
Nbc6 9. Bd2 d6 10. O-O-O Nd4 11. Qf2 Qd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Rhe1 Nec6 14. Nxd4
Nxd4 15. Be3 Rhe8 16. Ne2 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 Kb8 18. Qf2 f5 19. c3 d5 20. exf5 exf5
21. d4 c4 22. Bd2 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. Bxe3 h5 27.
h4 b5 28. b4 a6 29. a3 Bf6 30. Bf3 Bg7 31. Bg2 Bf6 32. Bf3 Bg7 33. Bg2 Bf6 34.
Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yatzenko, Anton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Be7 11. h3 h5 12. Bf4 Be6 13. b3 Rd8 14. g3
b6 15. Kg2 Rd7 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 c5 20. Ne2 Bd7
21. g4 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nh6 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. f3 Re8 25. Rh1 Rxe5 26. Kf2 Re6 27.
Ng3 Rf6 28. Ne4 Rg6 29. Rh5 c4 30. b4 Kd8 31. Ke3 Ke7 32. Ng3 Re6+ 33. Kd4 Rf6
34. Ke3 Re6+ 35. Kd4 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 b6 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 h6 12. d3 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 14. b3 Kg8
15. Bb2 Kh7 16. d4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bd5 18. Qg4 c5 19. Nf3 Qc8 20. Qh4 Re8 21.
Rad1 Qb7 22. c4 Bxe4 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Nxe4 Red8 26. f4 Ne6 27. g3
h5 28. h4 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke8 30. Nc3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rd8 32. Nd5 Rd7 33. Kf3 Nd8 34.
a3 e6 35. Nc3 Rxd1 36. Nxd1 Nc6 37. Bc3 Bf8 38. Nf2 Be7 39. Nd3 Kd7 40. Ke4 a6
41. a4 Kc7 42. Nf2 Kd7 43. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Korchnoi Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.08.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sichinava, Zviad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2257"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 h6 5. Bh4 g5 6. Bg3 d6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Bf5 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O Bg6 12. a4 cxd4 13. exd4 Nh5 14. Bh2 Nf4 15.
Re1 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Re8 17. Qb5 Qc7 18. Rad1 Qc6 19. Qb3 Nb6 20. a5 Nd5 21. c4
Nf4 22. d5 Qc7 23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Nh4 Bh5 25. Ra1 Bf6 26. Ndf3 b6 27. Re4 bxa5
28. Rxf4 Reb8 29. Qd3 Bg5 30. Nxg5 hxg5 31. Qg3 f6 32. Re4 a4 33. Nf5 e5 34.
dxe6 Bg6 35. Qf3 Rb3 36. Re3 Re8 37. Rxb3 axb3 38. Nd4 Qc5 39. Qxf6 Qe5 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 c4 6. Qc2 e5 7. dxe5 Bf5 8. Qc1
g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. h3 Nh6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. Nbd2 h4 13. Bh2 g4 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15.
Nd4 Bg6 16. N2f3 Ncxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Qd2 O-O-O 20. b3 Kb8 21.
bxc4 dxc4 22. a4 Qc5 23. f3 Bd3 24. f4 Ng4 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Qxd3 Rde8 27. Rh3
Qd5 28. Kf1 Re4 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Nb5 Qe6 31. Qd6+ Qxd6 32. Nxd6 Rd8 33. Nxe4
Rxd1+ 34. Ke2 Rg1 35. Rxh4 f5 36. Nd6 Rxg2+ 37. Kd3 Nf2+ 38. Kd4 Nd1 39. Nxf5
Rd2+ 40. Ke5 Nxc3 41. e4 Re2 42. Nd6 Kc7 43. f5 Nxa4 44. Rh7+ Kc6 45. Nxb7 Nb6
46. Nd8+ Kc5 47. Rc7+ Kb5 48. f6 Nc4+ 49. Kd5 Rd2+ 50. Ke6 Rxd8 51. f7 Rb8 52.
Ke7 a5 53. f8=Q Rxf8 54. Kxf8 Nd6 55. e5 Nf5 56. e6 a4 57. Ra7 Kb4 58. Kf7 a3
59. Kf6 Nd6 60. Ke5 Nb5 61. Ra8 Nc3 62. e7 Na4 63. e8=Q a2 64. Qxa4+ 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. a4 b4 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nd2
Nc6 9. c3 Nxd4 10. cxd4 Nf6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Qe2 d6 13. a5 O-O 14. Nc4 d5 15.
exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3 Qxd4 17. Rd1 Qh4 18. Bd2 Rfd8 19. Be1 Bd6 20. h3 Qf4 21. g3
Qf3 22. Qxf3 Bxf3 23. Rd2 h5 24. h4 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nc4 Bc5 27. Rad1 Rxd2
28. Rxd2 Rc8 29. b3 Bd5 30. Nb6 Bxb6 31. axb6 Rb8 32. Rd4 a5 33. Rd3 Rxb6 34.
Bd2 Rc6 35. Be3 f6 36. Kf1 Kf7 37. Ke1 Rc2 38. Bb6 Ra2 39. Rd2 Ra3 40. Rb2 Bxb3
41. Bxa5 Rxa5 42. Rxb3 Rb5 43. Kd2 e5 44. Kd3 Ke6 45. Kc4 Rb8 46. f3 Kf5 47.
Kd3 g5 48. Ke3 gxh4 49. gxh4 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. c3 Qb6 7. dxc5 Qxb2 8.
Nd4 Bg6 9. Bb5 Rc8 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Ba6 Ra8 13. Nb3 e5 14. Bb7 Rd8
15. Bg3 Nb8 16. Bxe5 Bc2 17. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. d4 Bg4
9. O-O e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Bd6 Nb6 14. c5 Nbd7 15. b4
e5 16. a4 Bf8 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Be2 a5 20. b5 Qe7 21. Qd4 Ned7
22. Rfc1 Kg8 23. Rab1 Nf8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Rb6 Ne6 26. Qh4 Rac8 27. Ra6 Qd8
28. Bd3 Nxc5 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nd4 Bg6 8.
Bb5 Rc8 9. b4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Ba6 Nh5 12. Bxc8 Qxc8 13. Be5 f6 14. Bd6
Bxd6 15. cxd6 f5 16. f4 Qb8 17. c3 Qxd6 18. Nf3 Nf6 19. Qd4 Qc7 20. Ne5 Ne4 21.
O-O O-O 22. c4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Re8 24. Rfd1 Bh5 25. Rd7 Qb6 26. Qd4 Qa6 27. Nc4
Nf6 28. Rxa7 Qb5 29. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Nd7 8. h4 h6
9. a4 a6 10. Be3 Ngf6 11. e5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 dxe5 13. Rad1 O-O 14. Qh3 exd4 15.
Bxd4 Qe7 16. Be2 Nc5 17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Be5 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Re1 Ne8 21. h5
g5 22. Qg3 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Qf6 24. Qe3 a5 25. Nb5 Qxb2 26. c3 Qd2 27. Qe5 Qf4 28.
Qxf4 gxf4 29. Bc6 Nf6 30. f3 Nxh5 31. Be4 Ng3 32. Nxc7 Nxa4 33. Nb5 Rd2 34. Nd4
Nxc3 35. Bb7 a4 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Qc7 9. dxc5 Bxg3 10. hxg3 a6 11. Bd3 e5 12. e4 d4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. a3 Re8 15.
Qc2 g6 16. O-O-O Bg4 17. Nc4 Nd7 18. Nd6 Rf8 19. Kb1 Rad8 20. Rc1 Nxc5 21. Qxc5
Qxd6 22. Qg5 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Ne5 24. Qh6 Rfe8 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qh4+
Kf8 28. Rcd1 Nxf3 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Be2 Qf6 31. Qf4 Ne5 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. f4
Nc6 34. e5+ Kg7 35. Bf3 Na5 36. Rd3 b5 37. Rhd1 Nc4 38. Rxd4 Rc8 39. Bb7 Rb8
40. Bxa6 Rb6 41. Bxb5 Nxa3+ 42. bxa3 Rxb5+ 43. Rb4 Rc5 44. Kb2 Rec8 45. Rd3
Rc2+ 46. Kb3 Rg2 47. a4 Rcc2 48. Rb5 Rb2+ 49. Kc4 Rgc2+ 50. Rc3 Ra2 51. Rxc2
Rxc2+ 52. Kd5 Rg2 53. Rb3 Rxg3 54. Rxg3 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. f4 Bb7 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 Ne7 7. Bd3 f5 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nbc6 10. Bf2 Nb4 11. e5 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd5 13. Ne2 a5 14. c4 Nb4 15.
Qc3 d5 16. c5 Ba6 17. Rfe1 h6 18. Bh4 Qe8 19. Nc1 Rf7 20. Re3 Bf8 21. Ra3 bxc5
22. dxc5 d4 23. Nxd4 Nd5 24. Qxa5 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Rd7 26. Qc3 Rd5 27. b4 Qxa4 28.
Ncb3 Qd7 29. Rg3 Kh7 30. Bf6 Bb5 31. h3 Ba4 32. Kh2 Bxb3 33. Nxb3 Ra2 34. Nc1
Rf2 35. Nd3 Re2 36. Rf3 Qa4 37. Nc1 Rc2 38. Qe1 Qa1 39. Nd3 Qxe1 40. Nxe1 Rb2
41. Nd3 Rb3 42. Ne1 Rxb4 43. c6 g5 44. Bd8 Rxd8 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nb3 a5 8. a4
Ne4 9. Nfd4 Bg6 10. Bb5 Qc8 11. c4 Nxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rc1 Bb4
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Qd8 17. Rc7 Bf5 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Bxd7+ Bxd7 20. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. a4
Nbd7 9. Bh2 e5 10. a5 e4 11. Ng1 Qe7 12. Ne2 b5 13. a6 Bc6 14. Nb3 Rab8 15. Nf4
Nb6 16. Na5 Bd7 17. Be2 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. O-O Rfc8 21. Nb7 Qe8
22. Rfc1 Bc6 23. Na5 Ba8 24. Qa3 Nd5 25. Qa2 Bf8 26. b4 Nb6 27. c4 bxc4 28.
Nxc4 Nxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxb4 30. Bg3 Rcb8 31. Rab1 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Rb6 33. Rxb6 cxb6
34. d5 b5 35. Bb3 Qc8 36. Kh2 Qc5 37. Qa5 Be7 38. Qd2 b4 39. Qa2 Qb5 40. Kg1 h5
41. Bc4 Qc5 42. h4 Qb6 43. Qa4 Qc5 44. Qe8+ Bf8 45. Qxa8 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bf4 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. O-O-O Nd7 7. f3 Bb7 8. Kb1
b4 9. Nce2 a5 10. h4 h6 11. Nc1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Be3 Qf6 15.
Bd4 g5 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rxh8 Bxh8 18. g3 c6 19. Be2 c5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxd6+
Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Be5 23. Rb6 Bc8 24. Bc4 Bxg3 25. Nge2 Bh2 26. Nd3 g4 27. fxg4
Bxg4 28. Nec1 Ne7 29. b3 Bg1 30. Rb7 Bd4 31. Nf4 Bc8 32. Rb6 Ra7 33. Nce2 Be5
34. Nd3 Bg7 35. Nxc5 Rc7 36. Nd3 Nc6 37. a3 bxa3 38. Ka2 Nd4 39. Nxd4 Bxd4 40.
Rb8 Kg7 41. Kxa3 Bb7 42. e5 Be4 43. Ka4 Bc3 44. e6 fxe6 45. Bxe6 Bc6+ 46. Ka3
Kf6 47. Bc4 Be4 48. Rf8+ Kg7 49. Rf1 Bxd3 50. Bxd3 Bb4+ 51. Ka4 Rf7 52. Rxf7+
Kxf7 53. Bc4+ Ke7 54. Bd3 Kd6 55. Bc4 Kc5 56. Bd3 Kd4 57. Kb5 Kc3 58. Ka4 Kd4
59. Kb5 Kc3 60. Ka4 Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.04"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
Qe8 9. O-O g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nc4 e6 12. Nfd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qe7 14. Re1 b6 15.
a4 a6 16. e5 Bb7 17. Bb1 dxe5 18. dxe5 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Bd5 20. f4 gxf4 21. gxf4
Qh4 22. Qf2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nc5 24. Re2 Nb3 25. Ra3 Nxd2 26. Nxd2 Bf8 27. Ra1 b5
28. Be4 c6 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Nf3 Bc5+ 31. Kg3 bxa4 32. Rxa4 a5 33. Kh4 Rdb8 34.
Kh5 Kh7 35. g4 Rg8 36. g5 hxg5 37. Nxg5+ Kg7 38. Kg4 Be7 39. Rh2 Bxg5 40. fxg5
Rgc8 41. Rf2 Rc4+ 42. Rxc4 dxc4 43. Rf4 Rb8 44. Rxc4 Rxb2 45. Rc5 a4 46. Ra5
Rc2 47. Rxa4 Rxc3 48. Ra7 Rc4+ 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. Re7 Rh4 51. Ke3 Rh5 52. Kf4 Rh4+
53. Ke3 Rh1 54. Kf4 Rf1+ 55. Ke4 Rf5 56. Re8 Kxg5 57. Rg8+ Kh6 58. Rg2 Rg5 59.
Rf2 Kg6 60. Rf6+ Kg7 61. Rf4 Rg1 62. Rf2 Kf8 63. Ra2 Re1+ 64. Kf4 Rf1+ 65. Ke4
f5+ 66. exf6 Kf7 67. Ra5 Kxf6 68. Rb5 Re1+ 69. Kf4 e5+ 70. Kf3 Kf5 71. Rb4 Rc1
72. Ke3 Rc3+ 73. Ke2 Rh3 74. Kf2 e4 75. Rb8 Kf4 76. Rf8+ Ke5 77. Re8+ Kd4 78.
Rd8+ Kc3 79. Re8 Kd3 80. Rd8+ Kc2 81. Ke2 Rh4 82. Ke3 Kb3 83. Re8 Rh3+ 84. Kxe4
Kc3 85. Kd5 Kd2 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.04"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.09.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 b6 7. g4 Bb7 8. Bg2
e6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. g5 Ng8 12. Nd5 exd5 13. exd5+ Be7 14. Nc6 Kf8
15. Bf4 Bxc6 16. dxc6 Ne5 17. Qd5 h6 18. Rxe5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qd8 20. c7 Qxd5 21.
Bxd5 Rc8 22. Bb7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Bc5 24. g6 Ne7 25. c3 a5 26. b4 axb4 27. cxb4
Bxb4 28. Bxb6 Nxg6 29. a4 Ke7 30. a5 Bxa5 31. Bxa5 Rb8 32. Re1+ Kf6 33. Bg2 Nh4
34. Bc3+ Kg6 35. Be5 Re8 36. Bc3 Rc8 37. Bd4 Nxg2 38. Kxg2 Rd8 39. Be3 Rd5 40.
Kf3 Rh5 41. Kg4 Rd5 42. h4 h5+ 43. Kg3 f6 44. Rc1 Kf5 45. Rc5 Rxc5 46. Bxc5 g5
47. Be7 Kg6 48. Bd8 Kf5 49. Kf3 gxh4 50. Kg2 Ke5 51. Kh3 f5 52. Kxh4 Kf4 53.
Kxh5 Kf3 54. Bb6 f4 55. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.09.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jimenez Ruano, Adrian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 c6 7. Be2 e5 8. d5 Na6
9. Be3 Bd7 10. g4 Nc5 11. Nd2 cxd5 12. cxd5 Rc8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bxc5 Rxc5 15.
Bxh5 gxh5 16. Qxh5 f5 17. gxf6 Qxf6 18. O-O-O b5 19. Kb1 b4 20. Ne2 Qh6 21.
Qxh6 Bxh6 22. Rh2 Bb5 23. Nc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Bxd2 25. Rd1 Bh6 26. Rg2+ Kf7 27.
Rg3 Ke7 28. a3 a5 29. axb4 axb4 30. f3 b3 31. f4 Be2 32. Re1 exf4 33. Rxb3 f3
34. Rb7+ Kf6 35. Rxh7 f2 36. Rh1 Be3 37. Rd7 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bharath, Subramaniyam H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ng5 h6
9. Nh3 Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. g4 b4 12. Na4 d5 13. e5 Nfd7 14. c4 Nc6 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Be3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. Qf2 Bc6 21. b3 Bxa4 22.
bxa4 Rc3 23. Rad1 Nc5 24. g5 Nxd3 25. Qe2 Nc5 26. gxh6 Ne6 27. Qg4 g6 28. f5
Ng5 29. e6 d3 30. exf7+ Kxf7 31. f6 1-0

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Firman, Nazar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bd2 g6 6. Bc3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O c5 10. a3 Nh5 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 f5 13. Ra3 fxe4 14. dxe4
Nf4 15. Nc4 Qd7 16. Bd2 Nxg2 17. Ng5 Nh4 18. Rh3 Qxh3 19. Nxh3 Bxh3 20. Be3
Nf3+ 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Na5 a6 23. Qd3 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Bf6 25. Bh6 Bg7 26. Be3 h5
27. Qc4 Kh7 28. Kg2 Rac8 29. Nc6 Rce8 30. Qxa6 Ne1+ 31. Kf1 Nxc2 32. Ba7 Nd4
33. Qc4 Nxc6 34. Qxc6 Re7 35. Ke2 Bf6 36. b5 Bh4 37. Be3 Rf6 38. b6 cxb6 39.
Qxb6 Ref7 40. Qb8 Bxf2 41. Bg5 Rf3 42. Qxd6 Bd4 43. Qe6 Rf2+ 44. Kd3 Rc7 45.
Bd2 Rxh2 46. Ba5 Ra7 47. Bb4 Rb7 48. Qc8 Rf7 49. Qe6 Rhf2 50. Be7 R2f3+ 51. Kc4
Kg7 52. Kd5 Rb3 53. Bd6 Rbb7 54. Kc6 Ra7 55. Bxe5+ Bxe5 56. Qxe5+ Rf6+ 57. Kb5
Kf7 58. Qg5 Re7 59. Qh6 Rxe4 60. Qh7+ Ke6 61. Kc5 Kf5 62. Qd7+ Rfe6 63. Kd5 h4
0-1

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.09.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moussard, Jules"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 c6 8. c4 a5
9. a3 Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Nf6 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Ne1 Qe8 15.
d5 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 g5 17. Qd4 Qg6 18. Rac1 c5 19. Qe3 Rf7 20. Nd3 Bd7 21. f3 Nf6
22. f4 h6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 b6 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Ng4 27. Qc1 Qf6 28. e3
gxf4 29. gxf4 Qh4 30. h3 Nf6 31. Qe1 Qh5 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. bxc5 bxc5 34. Kh2 Rg7
35. Ra7 Bc8 36. Nc1 Ne4 37. Ne2 Qg6 38. Bf3 Qf6 39. Ra8 Bb7 40. Ra7 Bc8 41. Ra8
Bd7 42. Ra7 e6 43. dxe6 Qxe6 44. Qc1 Qf6 45. Bxe4 fxe4 46. Qf1 Qb2 47. f5 Qe5+
48. Qf4 Qxf5 49. Qxf5+ Bxf5 50. Ra6 Be6 51. Rxd6 Bxc4 52. Ng3 Bd3 53. Rc6 Rg5
54. h4 Re5 55. h5 c4 56. Kh3 Rg5 57. Kh4 Kg7 58. Rc7+ Kh8 59. Rc6 Kh7 60. Rc7+
Rg7 61. Rc6 Rf7 62. Kg4 Rf2 63. Rc7+ Kg8 64. Rc6 Kf7 65. Rxh6 c3 66. Rc6 c2 67.
Rc7+ Kg8 68. h6 Rg2 69. Kf4 Rg1 70. Nh5 c1=Q 71. Nf6+ Kf8 72. Nh7+ Ke8 73. Nf6+
Kd8 74. Rxc1 Rxc1 75. h7 Rh1 76. Kg5 Be2 77. Kg6 Ke7 78. Ng8+ Kf8 79. Nh6 Rg1+
80. Kf6 Rf1+ 81. Kg6 Bh5+ 82. Kxh5 Kg7 83. h8=Q+ Kxh8 84. Kg6 Rg1+ 85. Kf5 Kg7
86. Ng4 Rg2 87. Ne5 Rg3 88. Kxe4 Rxe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. d5 e5
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6 11. Ng5 Bc8 12. Bb2 h6 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Nd4 Bf7 15. Qc2
Nc5 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. e3 a5 18. Nde2 Rfd8 19. Ba3 Qc7 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rd6 23. h3 Qd8 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.10.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. g3 Qb6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. d5 exd5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nde7 10. e4 d6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. a3 Ba5 13. Nbd2 Bxd2 14. Qxd2
Bg4 15. b4 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sosa, Tomas1"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 f6 7. c4 d6 8.
O-O c5 9. Qd3 Nh6 10. Nc3 Nf7 11. Be3 Bg7 12. a3 f5 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Rad1 Qe8
15. b4 Rb8 16. Nb5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 h6 18. Bd2 a6 19. Nc7 Qf7 20. exf5 Bxf5 21.
Qe2 cxb4 22. axb4 Rbc8 23. Nd5 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.10.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Rd1
b6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 a5 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Qe1 Rc8 14. Bg5 Nd7 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. a4 Rfe8 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. h3 Bf8 19. Kh2 Nf6 20. f3 Nd7 21. Qf2 Bc4
22. Bf1 Qb7 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. d5 Rec8 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Rd4 Rxd4 27. Bxd4 Nc5
28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Qc2 Nd7 30. Qd3 Qc4 31. Kg2 Qb3 32. Rd2 Rc4 33. f4 Nc5 34. Bxc5
bxc5 35. Rf2 Rxa4 36. f5 Rd4 37. Qf3 e5 38. f6 Qf7 39. Nd5 gxf6 40. Nxf6+ Kh8
41. Qg4 Bh6 42. Qc8+ Qf8 43. Qd7 Qg7 44. Qe6 1-0

[Event "Barcelona City op 24th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.10.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Bh2 Qe7 8. a4
a5 9. Bb5 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 e5 13. c3 Nh5 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qe7 17. Ndf3 Rad8 18. Qb3 Bh6 19. Qc4 Bf4 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21.
Rad1 c5 22. Qb3 Qf6 23. Nd7 Nxh3+ 24. gxh3 Qxf3 25. Re3 c4 26. Qc2 Bxe4 27.
Rxe4 Rfe8 28. Rde1 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxh3 30. Nxb6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Be2 Qe8 8.
O-O e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Bf1 Bc6
15. Rac1 a4 16. b4 axb3 17. axb3 b6 18. b4 Nb7 19. c4 Nh5 20. Re3 Nf4 21. Qb2
Qe6 22. c5 bxc5 23. b5 Bd7 24. Ra3 Rxa3 25. Qxa3 Nd6 26. Qxc5 Rb8 27. Bg3 g5
28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Rb1 Rb7 30. g3 fxg3 31. hxg3 Bf6 32. b6 cxb6 33. Rxb6 Rxb6
34. Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Paravyan, David"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 a5 9. O-O a4 10. Nxa4 Nxe4 11. Nb5 Ra6 12. Qe2 d6 13. c4 Nf6 14. Rad1 Ng4
15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bc1 Nge5 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nc5 dxc5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Bf4 Bf5 21.
Bc2 Be6 22. Bb3 Bf5 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Nd3 25. g4 Nxb2 26. Qd2 Bxg4 27. Bg5
Bxg5 28. Qxg5 Bf5 29. Nc7 Ra7 30. Nd5 b6 31. Qe3 Nd3 32. Bc2 Rxa2 33. Bxd3 Ra3
34. Qf4 Rxd3 35. Qc7 Be4 36. f3 Bxd5 37. cxd5 Nb4 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 O-O 8. Na3
Rb8 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ne8 11. d4 Nc7 12. dxc5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Nc2 Bh8
15. Qd2 e5 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Nb4 Be6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qxc5+ 20. Be3 Qxd5
21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Red8 23. Rfd1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 b6 25. Rd7 a5 26. a4 Bf6 27.
Kf2 Kg7 28. Kf3 h5 29. h3 Kf8 30. Rd5 Bd8 31. Rxe5 Bc7 32. Bh6+ Kg8 33. Rd5 Kh7
34. Be3 Kg7 35. Bd4+ Kf8 36. Bf6 Re8 37. e4 Re6 38. e5 Ke8 39. Ke4 Rc6 40. Kd4
Kf8 41. g4 hxg4 42. hxg4 Ke8 43. g5 Kf8 44. c4 Ke8 45. Kc3 Rc5 46. b4 axb4+ 47.
Kxb4 Ra5 48. Rd3 Ra8 49. Rd4 Ra5 50. Rd5 Rc5 51. Rxc5 bxc5+ 52. Kxc5 Kd7 53.
Kb5 Bb8 54. Kb6 Kc8 55. Kc6 Bc7 56. c5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 e5
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6 11. Ng5 Bc8 12. Bb2 h6 13. Nf3 Be6 14. e3 Nc5 15. Qc2
a5 16. Ne2 Bf7 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Nf4 Nfe4 19. Bd4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Nd4 Qe5 23. f4 Qe7 24. g4 c5 25. Nb5 Nf6 26. gxf5 Rad8 27. e4 gxf5 28.
exf5 Rfe8 29. Qc3 Qe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Nxd6 b6 33. Bf3 Rd3 34.
Nc8 a4 35. bxa4 Ra3 36. Nxb6 Rxa2 37. Rd1 Ra3 38. Bc6 Bh5 39. Re1 Bg4 40. Re7+
Kf8 41. Re5 Ra1+ 42. Kf2 Ra2+ 43. Ke3 Rxh2 44. Rxc5 h5 45. a5 Ra2 46. Ba4 Re2+
47. Kd3 Re7 48. Bc6 Ra7 49. Bh1 Kg7 50. Kc3 h4 51. Nc8 Ra6 52. Rc7+ Kf8 53. Rc6
Rxc6 54. Bxc6 Bxf5 55. Nd6 Bd7 56. Bh1 Ke7 57. a6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bg4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 exf3
15. Bxc6 fxg2 16. Kxg2 Rab8 17. b4 f6 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. f3 Bf5 20. e6 Bd6 21.
Rfe1 Rfe8 22. Bd4 Rbd8 23. Rad1 Bc2 24. Rd2 Bf4 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 c6 27.
Rxc2 Rxd5 28. c4 Rd6 29. Ra3 h6 30. Rxa6 Rexe6 31. cxb5 cxb5 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33.
Rc5 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 35. Rxb5 Kh7 36. h4 Rd2 37. h5 Rd4 38. f4 f5 39. Kf3 Rd3+
40. Ke2 Rd4 41. Ke3 Re4+ 42. Kf3 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Bxh6 Bxh6 13. e6 Rb8 14. b3 Qc7
15. Nc3 Qd6 16. Qe2 c5 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Nbd4 Rbc8 21.
h4 Qa3 22. h5 Ba6 23. Nb5 Qc5 24. a4 Kg7 25. Nfd4 Bxb5 26. axb5 Qd6 27. Qg4 f5
28. Qe2 Bg5 29. Rd3 Bf6 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 32. Rg3+ Qxg3 33. fxg3 Rc3
34. Qd2 d4 35. g4 d3 36. gxf5 Bd4+ 37. Kh2 Rxf5 38. Re4 Rh5+ 39. Kg3 Bf6 40.
Rg4+ Kf8 41. b6 axb6 42. Rg6 Rcc5 43. Qxd3 Rcd5 44. Qe4 Rhe5 45. Qf4 Rg5+ 46.
Rxg5 Rxg5+ 47. Kf3 Kg7 48. Qb4 b5 49. Qd2 Rf5+ 50. Kg4 Re5 51. Qd7 Kg6 52. Qe8+
Kh6 53. Kf4 Rg5 54. Ke4 Re5+ 55. Kd3 Kg5 56. Qc6 Kf5 57. Kd2 Kg5 58. Qf3 Kg6
59. Kc2 Kg5 60. Qg3+ Kf5 61. Qh3+ Kg5 62. Qf3 Kg6 63. Qg4+ Kh6 64. Qg3 Rh5 65.
Qe3+ Kg7 66. Qe1 Rg5 67. Qf1 Re5 68. Kb1 Kf8 69. Ka2 b4 70. Kb1 Rxe6 71. Qf4
Re1+ 72. Kc2 Re2+ 73. Kd3 Rxg2 74. Qxb4 Rg3+ 75. Ke2 Be5 76. Qb7 Rg6 77. Qe4
Rg5 78. b4 Bd6 79. Qc4 Rg6 80. b5 Bh2 81. Qc8+ Kf7 82. Qf5+ Kg7 83. Qe4 Kf7 84.
Qc4+ Kf8 85. Qd3 Re6+ 86. Kf3 Rf6+ 87. Kg4 Bc7 88. Qc4 Rf4+ 89. Qxf4+ Bxf4 90.
Kxf4 Ke8 91. Ke5 Kd7 92. b6 Kc6 93. Ke6 Kxb6 94. Kxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qh5 O-O 11. Qxd5 Bc6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh6 Re8 14. Nc3 Bf8
15. Qf4 Bd6 16. Qh6 Bf8 17. Qf4 Bd6 18. Qh6 Bf8 19. Qf4 Bd6 20. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. Rd1 b5 13. Bf1 b4 14. Na2 a5 15.
Qxc6 e5 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Qb7 exd4 18. exd4 Nb6 19. Nc1 Rc2 20. Nb3 Nfd5 21. Be1
Rxb2 22. Nxa5 Qa8 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 Nc3 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Bxd2
Bxd4 28. Re1 Bf6 29. Bb3 Kg7 30. Kf1 Nxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bc4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 e6 7. a4 Ne7 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Qg3 Qf6 10. d3 Qg6 11. Qh3 h5 12. f4 Nd4 13. f5 Qg4 14. Qe3 h4 15.
h3 Qg3 16. Qxg3 hxg3 17. Bf4 Nxc2 18. Rac1 Nd4 19. Bxg3 Be7 20. Be5 Bf6 21. Bd6
Be7 22. Be5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. fxe6 dxe6 25. Rxf6 Bd7 26. a5 Ke7 27. Rf2
Rag8 28. Kf1 Rg5 29. Ne2 Nc6 30. Ra1 Ne5 31. b3 Bc6 32. Ke1 Rd8 33. Rd1 Bb5 34.
Bxb5 axb5 35. d4 Nc6 36. dxc5 Rxd1+ 37. Kxd1 Rxc5 38. Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 c5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Nd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd2 Nb4 20. a3
Nbd3 21. Rc3 b4 22. axb4 Nxb4 23. f3 f5 24. Kf1 Kf6 25. Rc4 a5 26. Nb2 Bd5 27.
Rc1 Na2 28. Rc2 Nb4 29. Rc1 Na2 30. Rc2 Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 Be7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. Bh2 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Re1 h6 13. c3 Bf8 14. Nc4 Ra7 15.
Nfd2 Qc7 16. Ne3 Nbd7 17. a5 b5 18. c4 bxc4 19. Ndxc4 Ba8 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Ng4
Nxg4 22. hxg4 Qb7 23. f3 Qb4 24. Qd2 Qxd2 25. Nxd2 d5 26. Nb3 Nb8 27. Nc5 g5
28. b4 Nc6 29. Nxa6 Nxb4 30. Bb5 Rd8 31. Bc7 Rc8 32. Bb6 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rxa6 34.
Rc8 Bb7 35. Rc7 Ra8 36. Rxb7 Bd6 37. Rd7 Bf4 38. Rd8+ Rxd8 39. Bxd8 Be3+ 40.
Kf1 Bxd4 41. Bb6 Bc3 42. a6 Nxa6 43. Bxa6 Be5 44. Bc5 Kg7 45. Bd3 Kg8 46. Ke2
Kg7 47. Kd2 Kg8 48. Kc2 Kg7 49. Kb3 Kg8 50. Ka4 Kg7 51. Kb5 Bg3 52. Be7 h5 53.
Bxg5 hxg4 54. fxg4 Be5 55. Kc6 Bc3 56. Kd7 Bf6 57. Bd2 Bd4 58. g5 e5 59. Kc6
1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Prraneeth, Vuppala"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2149"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. Qd3 b6 8. h4 Ba6
9. b3 Nbd7 10. Ba3 c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nb5 Bxb5 13. cxb5 Ne4 14. Rac1 Re8 15. e3
Qf6 16. Bb2 Qf5 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Qe2 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Rc7
22. e4 dxe4 23. Qe2 Nf6 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Bxf6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxf6 27. Rc7 Qa1+
28. Kh2 Qb2 29. Qe3 Qd4 30. Qe2 Rd8 31. Bxe4 Qd2 32. Qf3 Rd7 33. Rc8+ Rd8 34.
Rc7 Rd7 35. Rc8+ Rd8 36. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Astengo, Corrado"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2105"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qc7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nf5 exf5 11. Nd5 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Bb6
Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 O-O 17. exf5 d6 18. f6 gxf6 19. Re4 Qh6 20. Be3 Qg6
21. Rh4 Kh8 22. Rh6 Qg7 23. Nxf6 Bf5 24. Qxd6 Rad8 25. Qf4 Bxc2 26. Rh3 Bg6 27.
Qh4 Rd6 28. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.10.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Huber, Benedikt Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "1545"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. a4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Ne7 7. b3 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qg3 Ba6 10. d3 d5 11. O-O g6 12. Re1 Bg7 13. e5 Qc7 14. a5 O-O-O
15. Na4 c4 16. Nc5 Bb5 17. Bg5 cxd3 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Nxd3 d4 20. b4 Rd5 21. f4
Bf8 22. Rab1 Qb7 23. Nf2 Ba4 24. c4 Rd7 25. Rec1 Bxb4 26. c5 Qb8 27. a6 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Meins, Gerlef"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. e4 a6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. h3 b5
9. e5 Ne8 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. exd6 exd6 12. d5 cxd5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Nc5 15.
Nxd5 Ne6 16. Be3 Bb7 17. a4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 N8c7 19. Qd3 Rb8 20. Rfd1 d5 21. Rac1
Nxb5 22. axb5 Qa5 23. b6 d4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qxb6 27. Qxb6
Rxb6 28. Rc2 Rfb8 29. Rdd2 Kg7 30. Kf1 g5 31. Ke2 Kg6 32. Kd1 h5 33. Kc1 f6 34.
Rc3 h4 35. Kb1 Ra6 36. Rcd3 Rba8 37. Kc2 Ra1 38. Rd1 Rc8+ 39. Kd2 Ra4 40. Rc1
Rb8 41. b3 Ra3 42. Rcc3 Rb6 43. Rf3 Rd6+ 44. Rfd3 Rb6 45. Rf3 Rd6+ 46. Rfd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kruckenhauser, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bd5 Rb8 7. a3 e6 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. d3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Nf6 11. Qg3 d6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qxg7 Rg8 14. Qh6 d5 15.
f3 Rg6 16. Qh3 c4 17. Kh1 Qb6 18. Bf4 Rd8 19. e5 Nd7 20. Ne2 Nf8 21. d4 c3 22.
Nxc3 Qxd4 23. Ne2 Qb6 24. c3 Bc5 25. Rad1 Be3 26. Bb1 Rg8 27. Qh6 Bc5 28. Bg5
Rd7 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. cxd4 Rc7 31. Bf6 Nd7 32. Bg7 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Nf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf4 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 g6 13. g3 Bh6 14. h4 f6
15. c4 Kh8 16. Nb3 b6 17. h5 Nb4 18. hxg6 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Bb7 21.
Nh4 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. gxh7 Kxh7 24. f4 Rg8 25. Kf2 Rg4 26. Nf3 Rag8 27. Rg1
Bxf4 28. gxf4 Bxf3 29. Rxg4 Bxg4 30. d5 exd5 31. Nd4 Re8 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1
Bd7 34. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.11.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zajogin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. a4 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Ne5 Qc8 10. Nd2 O-O 11. c3 Qb7 12. Qe2 Nc7 13. Bg5 Ncd5 14. f4 h6
15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Rae1 g6 17. Rf3 d6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Rg3 g5 21.
fxg5 hxg5 22. Rxg5+ Kf8 23. Nf3 Qd7 24. Qe3 Ng8 25. Rg6 Qf5 26. Re6 Kg7 27. Qe4
Qxe4 28. R1xe4 Rd8 29. Kf2 Bf6 30. Rg4+ Kh7 31. Ke2 Re7 32. Rxe7+ Nxe7 33. Kd3
d5 34. b3 Nf5 35. Rf4 Kg6 36. g4 Nd6 37. h4 Bg7 38. c4 dxc4+ 39. bxc4 Rc8 40.
Ne5+ Bxe5 41. dxe5 Nb7 42. Rf6+ Kg7 43. h5 Nc5+ 44. Kd4 Nxa4 45. h6+ Kh7 46. e6
Nc5 47. g5 Rg8 48. e7 Re8 49. Rf7+ Kg6 50. Rg7+ Kf5 51. Kd5 Ne4 52. Kc6 Rh8 53.
h7 Nxg5 54. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gukesh, Dommaraju"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 a5 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bxc4 e6
9. h3 h6 10. Nh4 Bh7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 c5 15. Nf3
cxd4 16. Nxd4 e5 17. Ndb5 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 Na6 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. Bd2 Rfd8 21. Be1
Nd3 22. Rab1 Rd7 23. Kf1 Rad8 24. Ke2 Kf8 25. e4 h5 26. f3 h4 27. gxh4 Nf4+ 28.
Kf1 Rd3 29. Bf2 Ke7 30. Nd5+ N6xd5 31. Rxd3 Nxd3 32. exd5 Nxf2 33. Kxf2 Rxd5
34. Rc1 g6 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Rxb7 Rd2+ 37. Ke3 Rxb2 38. Nd6 Ra2 39. Nxf7 Rxa4
40. Ng5 Be7 41. Ne4+ Ke6 42. Rb6+ Kf7 43. Ng5+ Kg7 44. Rb7 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 23rd"]
[Site "Tegernsee"]
[Date "2019.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qb1
c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Ng3 Bd7 11. Be2 O-O-O 12. O-O Nge7 13. Qb2 b6 14. Rae1 Rdf8
15. Nh5 Rhg8 16. Bg4 Kb7 17. Re3 Nd8 18. Rg3 f5 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Qb4 Qxb4 21.
cxb4 Ba4 22. c3 Bc2 23. Re1 f5 24. Bf3 Rxg3 25. hxg3 Rg8 26. Nf6 Rg7 27. Bh5
Ng6 28. Bh6 Rf7 29. Bg5 Kc8 30. f3 Rb7 31. Kf2 Nf8 32. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Dresden TU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Be2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 O-O 12. a4 a5 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Bf1 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. Re3 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Rae1 Nc6 21.
Nf3 d4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Qxd4 24. Re7 Rd6 25. Bc4 Rf6 26. Qg3 Rd8 27. b3
b6 28. R1e3 Kh7 29. Kh2 h5 30. f3 h4 31. Qe5 Qxe5+ 32. R3xe5 Rd2 33. Rg5 Rxf3
34. Rg4 Bf5 35. Rxh4+ Kg6 36. Re1 Kg5 37. Rh8 Rff2 38. Bf1 Rf3 39. Bc4 Rff2 40.
Bf1 Be6 41. Kg3 Bxb3 42. h4+ Kf6 43. Rb8 Be6 44. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kraemer, Martin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SF"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. b3 Re8
9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 a6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 b5 14. Kh1 Bb7 15. cxd5
cxd5 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Ne2 d4 19. Nxd4 Nxd3 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qxd3
Qa8 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. h3 b4 26. Kh2 Be4 27. Nf3 h6 28.
Bd4 Qc6 29. Ne1 Qb5 30. Kg1 a5 31. Qd1 Be7 32. Nf3 Qd5 33. Kf2 a4 34. Kg3 axb3
35. axb3 Qa8 36. Qc1 Qb7 37. Qc4 Bd5 38. Qc2 Be4 39. Qc4 Bd5 40. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2020.02.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svane, Rasmus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 O-O 6. Nd2 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Ndf3 b6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. h4 Ne4 13. f3 f6 14. fxe4 fxe5 15.
dxe5 Bxe5 16. O-O Bxf4 17. exf4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb7 19. Qf3 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qf7 21.
Rae1 Rad8 22. Qxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxe6 Rd2 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Rxf4+ 26. Kg3 Ra4
27. a3 Kf7 28. Rc6 Ra5 29. Kf4 Rb5 30. Rc7+ Kf6 31. Rc6+ Ke7 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33.
Rc6+ Ke7 34. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2020.02.09"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiel Turm"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
e6 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 Be7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. O-O b5 14. a4 bxa4 15.
Nxa4 Bd6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rc6 a5 18. Rfc1 Rc7 19. Rxc7 Bxc7 20. Bd3 Bg6 21.
Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2020.02.22"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. h3 Nf6 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8.
Bxe4 Nd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Qd2 e5 12. O-O-O exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc2
Ne6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Bb3 Bxb3 17. axb3 a5 18. Qf4 Qb6 19. Kc2 Qb5 20. c4 Qc5
21. Bf6 Bxf6 22. Qxf6 a4 23. Qd4 Qf5+ 24. Kc3 axb3 25. Kxb3 b5 26. Rhe1 bxc4+
27. Kc3 Rfb8 28. Qxc4 Ra5 29. b4 Ra3+ 30. Kb2 Ra4 31. Kb3 Raxb4+ 32. Qxb4 Rxb4+
33. Kxb4 Qxf2 34. g4 Qb2+ 35. Kc4 Qc2+ 36. Kd4 c5+ 37. Kd5 c4 38. Rh1 Kg7 39.
Kd4 Kh6 40. Kc5 c3 41. Kc4 Kg5 42. Rc1 Qd2 43. Rxc3 h5 44. gxh5 Kxh5 45. Rb1
Qf4+ 46. Kb3 Qb8+ 47. Kc2 Qh2+ 48. Kb3 Qe2 49. Rb2 Qe1 50. Kc2 f5 51. Rbb3 g5
52. Re3 Qf2+ 53. Kd1 f4 54. Rf3 Qg2 55. Ke1 Kg6 56. Ra3 Kf5 57. Rfb3 Qg1+ 58.
Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2852"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. e3 Qb6 7. Qb3 d5 8. Nbd2
Nc6 9. Be2 c4 10. Qa3 Qa5 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. b3 b5 13. b4 Nc6 14. a4 bxa4 15.
Rxa4 a5 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Rxa5 Nxa5 19. O-O Ra8 20. Rb1 Ne8 21. Bf3
Nd6 22. Nd7 Bc6 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Nxd5 Rxb1+ 25. Nxb1 Kf8 26. Bxd6 exd6 27. Nb6
Bxf3 28. gxf3 Ke7 29. Nd2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2839"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. b3 d5 7. Bb2 Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Nbd7 12. Bg2 Qe7 13. Qc2 Rfd8 14. Nf3 Ne8 15.
Rfd1 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Nef6 17. e3 Ra6 18. d4 Raa8 19. Ne1 Ne8 20. Nd3 Nd6 21. Qc2
Re8 22. h3 Ra7 23. Rab1 a4 24. c5 axb3 25. Rxb3 Nc4 26. Qc3 b6 27. cxb6 Ndxb6
28. Bf1 Rxa3 29. Nc5 Rea8 30. Rxa3 Rxa3 31. Qb4 Qa7 32. Rb1 Ra1 33. Kg2 Rxb1
34. Qxb1 Nd2 35. Qb4 Nxf1 36. Kxf1 Nd7 37. Nxd7 Qxd7 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. h4 h6 40.
Kg2 Qe7 41. Qe5+ f6 42. Qb8 c5 43. dxc5 Qxc5 44. Qe8 Qd6 45. g4 f5 46. h5 gxh5
47. gxh5 e5 48. f3 d4 49. exd4 exd4 50. Kf1 Kf6 51. Qg6+ Ke5 52. Qg7+ Kf4 53.
Kf2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Benitez, Javier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2841"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mustaps, Matiss"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Nfd7 7. Be2 e5 8. Bh2
Nc6 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 Kh8 11. Qc2 b5 12. Ncd2 b4 13. O-O bxc3 14. bxc3 f5 15.
Rab1 Nb6 16. Nc4 f4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nfd2 Bf5 19. e4 Be6 20. a4 f3 21. gxf3
Bxh3 22. Rfd1 Qg5+ 23. Bg3 h5 24. Kh2 Be6 25. Rh1 Rad8 26. Kg2 Qf6 27. Ne3 Bh6
28. a5 Nd7 29. Ndc4 Nc5 30. Rb5 Nd7 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. exd5 Ne7 33. Qe4 Bg7 34.
Bh4 g5 35. Bg3 h4 36. Ne3 Ng6 37. Bd3 Kh7 38. Ng4 Qf7 39. Bxh4 gxh4 40. Rxh4+
Kg8 41. Qxg6 Qxg6 42. Bxg6 Nf6 43. c4 Nxg4 44. Rxg4 Rf4 45. Be4 Rxg4+ 46. fxg4
Bf8 47. a6 Bd6 48. Rb7 Ra8 49. c5 Bxc5 50. Rxc7 Bb6 51. Rd7 Re8 52. f3 Kf8 53.
g5 Re7 54. Rd6 Rg7 55. g6 Ke7 56. Re6+ Kd7 57. Kh3 Bd4 58. Kg4 Rg8 59. Kg5 Be3+
60. Kf6 Bd4 61. g7 Bc5 62. Kf7 Rxg7+ 63. Kxg7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maly, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. d5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8 14. Ke1
Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd6 17. Kf2 e5 18. g3 Bd7 19. Bd3 f6 20. Bc5 Bxc5+ 21.
Rxc5 Rdc8 22. Rhc1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Ke3 Kf8 26. fxe5 fxe5
27. Kd2 Ke7 28. Kc3 Kd6 29. Kb4 g5 30. a4 Bg4 31. a5 Bf3 32. Kb5 h6 33. Kb4 Bg2
34. Kb5 Bh3 35. Kb4 Bd7 36. Bb5 Bc8 37. Bd3 Kc7 38. Kc5 b6+ 39. axb6+ axb6+ 40.
Kb5 Bg4 41. Kb4 Bf3 42. Kb5 Bd1 43. Kb4 Bg4 44. Kb5 Bd7+ 45. Kb4 Kd6 46. Bb5
Bh3 47. Bd3 Bg4 48. Kb5 Kc7 49. Kb4 Bh5 50. Kb5 Bg6 51. Kb4 Be8 52. Bb5 Bg6 53.
Bd3 Be8 54. Bb5 Bg6 55. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Starozhilov, Leonid"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. c3 b6 7. Bf4 Bb7 8. d4 c5
9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nd2 e6 11. Ndf3 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Ne5 Qe7 15.
Bf4 Ne4 16. f3 Nd6 17. Qc1 Kh7 18. Be3 Rac8 19. Qd1 f6 20. Nd3 c4 21. Nf2 e5
22. f4 Nf5 23. Qc1 exd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Rfe8 26. Re1 f5 27. e3 b5 28. a3
a5 29. Qc2 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. g4 b3 32. Qd2 Ra8 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Bh3 Rxa1
35. Bxf5+ Kg8 36. Rxa1 Qxe3 37. Qb4 Bxd4 38. Rf1 Qf3 39. Bh7+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Bb5 Rc8 9. O-O Nd7 10. Re1 Be7 11. a4 a6 12. Bf1 g5 13. Be5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Rxe5 Bd6 16. Re1 g4 17. c4 Bb8 18. Qb3 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxd4 20. Rad1 Qc5 21.
Qxb7 O-O 22. b4 Qc7 23. Qxc7 Bxc7 24. Nd6 Rb8 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Rd7 Bd8 27. b5
axb5 28. Bxb5 Ba5 29. Re5 Rbe8 30. Rdd5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Rd8 32. g3 Rd2 33. Rxf5
Bb6 34. Bc4 Kg7 35. a5 Bd4 36. Rxf7+ Kg6 37. Rf4 h5 38. a6 Bb6 39. Kg2 Rb2 40.
Bd3+ Kg7 41. Rf5 Ra2 42. Rf7+ Kxf7 43. Bc4+ Kf6 44. Bxa2 Kg5 45. f4+ gxf3+ 46.
Kxf3 h4 47. g4 Ba7 48. h3 Bg1 49. Ke4 Kf6 50. Kd5 Kg5 51. Kc6 Kf4 52. Be6 Kg3
53. g5 Be3 54. g6 Bd4 55. a7 Bxa7 56. g7 Kh2 57. g8=Q Bf2 58. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd Jan"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Laurusas, Tomas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2854"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 a5 5. Bg2 Ba6 6. b3 c6 7. O-O d5 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bb4 10. a3 Be7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. e4 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rac1 Qb8 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. f4 Rfd8 18. Qb1 Nc5 19. exd5 cxd5 20. cxd5 Bd3 21.
Qa1 exd5 22. Bd4 Bf5 23. h3 h5 24. Kh2 Nd3 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Nf3 h4 27. g4 Be4
28. f5 Nf4 29. Rc1 Qa6 30. Bf1 Bd3 31. Rd1 Bxf1 32. Rxf1 Rc8 33. Rf2 Qd3 34. e6
f6 35. Qf1 Qe4 36. Bxb6 Bd6 37. Kg1 Rc3 38. b4 Rb3 39. Nd2 Rg3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nozdrachev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. Qd2 Nd7 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 a5
9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O e6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Nf4 Qe7 13. d5 fxg5 14. Nxe6 Rc8 15. Nfxg5
Bxb2 16. Rab1 Bc3 17. Qe3 c5 18. Bb5 Ngf6 19. Qh3 h6 20. Rbe1 Nh5 21. Nf3 Kf7
22. e5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5+ dxe5 24. f4 Bxd5 25. fxe5+ Kg8 26. Rd1 Bxe6 27. Bc4 Ng7
28. Rf6 Bxc4 29. Qxc8+ Kh7 30. Qg4 Bd4+ 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Qxg6+ Kg8 33. Rc6 Bf7
34. Rc8+ Be8 35. Qe4 Qd7 36. Ra8 Kf7 37. Rb8 Qe6 38. Qf4+ Kg6 39. Rb7 Rg8 40.
g4 Bc6 41. Rb6 Kh7 42. h3 Qd5 43. Kf2 d3 44. cxd3 Qc5+ 45. Qe3 Rf8+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
h6 9. Nbd2 Rc8 10. Be2 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bd1 Qd8 14. Bc2 Bd6 15.
Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 b5 17. a3 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nd2 f5 21. a4
a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 e5 24. Qd1 exd4 25. exd4 Qg5 26. Rb6 Rfd8 27. Qe2 Rd5
28. Nf1 Qd8 29. Ra6 Rd6 30. Qh5 Ne7 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. g4 Rf8 33. gxf5 Qf4 34.
g3 Rxf5 35. Qe2 Qg5 36. Qxe4 Ng6 37. Ne3 Rf7 38. Ra1 h5 39. Ra6 Nf8 40. Kg2 Re7
41. Qf3 h4 42. Qg4 Qxg4 43. Nxg4 hxg3 44. Kxg3 Re2 45. Ne5 Rxb2 46. Ra8 Rb3 47.
d5 b4 48. Nxc4 Rxc3+ 49. Ne3 Kf7 50. Rb8 b3 51. Kf4 Nd7 52. Rb7 Ke8 53. Nf5 Nc5
54. Nxg7+ Kd8 55. Ne6+ Nxe6+ 56. dxe6 Rc5 57. Ke4 Rc7 58. Rxb3 Ke7 59. Rb6 Kf6
60. f4 Rc5 61. Rd6 Ra5 62. Kf3 Rb5 63. Kg4 Rb1 64. Ra6 Rg1+ 65. Kf3 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nd7 5. O-O b6 6. Re1 Bb7 7. Nbd2 e6 8. Nf1
Ngf6 9. Ng3 O-O 10. Bg5 e5 11. c3 h6 12. Be3 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 8.
O-O e5 9. Rc1 c6 10. b4 e4 11. Ne1 Nb6 12. Nc2 h6 13. Bh4 Na4 14. Na1 b5 15.
Nab3 Nb2 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Nc5 g5 19. Bg3 h5 20. Rb1 h4 21. Be5 h3
22. g3 Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. f3 Nxc5 25. bxc5 exf3 26. Rxf3 Re4 27. Bxc4 Qe7
28. Rbf1 f5 29. Bd3 Rxe3 30. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. a3 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O a6
9. Ba2 b5 10. Bf4 Rb8 11. Qd2 b4 12. axb4 Rxb4 13. Qc1 a5 14. Re1 Be6 15. Nd1
Bxa2 16. Rxa2 e6 17. c3 Rb7 18. Ne3 Nh5 19. Bh2 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Nc4 e5 22.
Qg5 Qxg5 23. Nxg5 Bh6 24. Nxd6 Rd7 25. Ne6 Rxd6 26. Nxf8 Bxf8 27. Kf1 f4 28.
Ke2 c4 29. Rd1 cxd3+ 30. Rxd3 e4 31. Rxd6 Bxd6 32. Kf1 Kf7 33. Ra4 Nf6 34. f3
exf3 35. Bxf4 fxg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 Bg7
9. g3 Nf6 10. Bg2 Bf5 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bf4 Be4 14. Rad1 O-O 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 Re8 18. e4 e5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nxc5 21.
Qb6 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rfd1 Qe6 24. Qxb7 Qxe5 25. Qxc6 e3 26. fxe3 Qxe3+
27. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bh2 Nd7 8. Be2
e5 9. Na3 Qe7 10. Nc4 Nb6 11. O-O Bf5 12. a4 exd4 13. exd4 Rfe8 14. Ne3 Be4 15.
Re1 a6 16. Nd2 Qg5 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Bf3 Re7 19. a5 Nxa5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Rxa5
Rae8 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. g4 c6 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Bf8 26. Kg2 Qe2 27. Qxe2
Rxe2 28. b4 Rc2 29. Bxd6 Rxc3 30. Bc5 b6 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Rd6 Rc4 33. Rxb6
Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 Bg4 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. g3 a5 15. Bg2
Qa7 16. a4 Qb6 17. Qc2 Nb8 18. Ne2 Na6 19. Nf4 Nb4 20. Qe2 Nd7 21. Rab1 Rac8
22. Bc3 dxc4 23. bxc4 c5 24. Nd3 Qa6 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Bxb4 axb4 27. Rxb4 Nxa4
28. Ra1 Nc3 29. Qb2 Ne2+ 30. Kh2 Qd6 31. c5 Rxc5 32. Qxe2 Rc7 33. Rab1 Rb8 34.
Rxb7 Rcxb7 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36. Bxb7 h5 37. Kg2 Bf6 38. h4 Kg7 39. Qb5 Qc7 40. Bc6
Kg8 41. Bf3 Kg7 42. Be4 Qe7 43. d5 exd5 44. Bxd5 Qc7 45. Bb3 Qe7 46. Qd5 Qa7
47. Bc4 Ba1 48. e4 Qe7 49. f4 Bb2 50. e5 Bc3 51. Kf3 Bb2 52. Kg2 Bc3 53. Bb3
Bb2 54. Ba2 Bc3 55. Bc4 Bb2 56. Kh3 Bc3 57. Bb3 Bb2 58. Kg2 Bc3 59. Kf3 Bb2 60.
Qc4 Qb7+ 61. Kf2 Qd7 62. Kg2 Qd2+ 63. Kh3 Qd7+ 64. Kg2 Qd2+ 65. Kf3 Qc3+ 66.
Qxc3 Bxc3 67. g4 hxg4+ 68. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Nh5 4. Bg3 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. e4 Nxg3 7. hxg3 e6 8.
Nbd2 Qe7 9. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Ne5 Be6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e3
g6 9. Nd3 Bg7 10. Be2 Nd7 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bc4 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5 Re8 15.
Rab1 b5 16. Nb4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qc7 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Nc2 h6 20. Bh4 e5 21. d5 Nc5
22. Qf3 Na4 23. d6 Qd7 24. Be7 Bf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Ne3 Re6 27. Ng4 Kg7 28.
Qh3 h5 29. Nxe5 Qe8 30. f4 Rd8 31. d7 Qe7 32. Qe3 Qc5 33. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ng5 h6
9. Nh3 Nbd7 10. f4 Be7 11. f5 exf5 12. exf5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 b4 14. Ne2 Qc7 15.
Nef4 Ne5 16. Nh5 Qc6+ 17. Kg1 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Bf6 19. Nf4 O-O 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21.
Qg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Nd7 23. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rac1 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qe2 d4
15. exd4 Qxd4 16. Bb1 Rfe8 17. Be3 Qh4 18. Rcd1 Nc4 19. Rd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxe2
21. Nxe2 Nd2 22. Rd1 Nxb1 23. Rxb1 Rc8 24. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bf5 7. c3 a6 8.
Nh4 Bg4 9. Qb3 Na5 10. Qc2 e6 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Nhf3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O
Rc8 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. a4 O-O 17. Rfe1 Bh5 18. Qa3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Na5 20. Qa2 h6
21. Re2 Rb8 22. Ne5 Ne8 23. f4 Nd6 24. Rf1 Nac4 25. Qb1 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. b3
Nb6 28. Qe1 Rbc8 29. Rf3 Qa7 30. g4 b4 31. cxb4 Nd7 32. Nxd7 Qxd7 33. f5 Qa7
34. Qf2 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 exf5 36. gxf5 Ne4 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. Rxe4 Qb7 39. Qe3 Rc2+
40. Kh3 Rc3 41. Qxc3 Qxe4 42. Qe3 Qc6 43. Qf4 Re8 44. Re3 Rd8 45. Kg3 Qh1 46.
b5 Rc8 47. Qf3 Qg1+ 48. Kh3 Kh7 49. b6 Rc2 50. Re2 Qd1 51. Rf2 Qxf3+ 52. Rxf3
Rc6 53. Kg4 Rxb6 54. Kf4 g5+ 55. fxg6+ Kxg6 56. Ke5 Re6+ 57. Kd5 Re2 58. h3 f5
59. b4 Rb2 60. Kc4 Kg5 61. b5 f4 62. d5 Kf5 63. d6 Ke4 64. Rb3 Rc2+ 65. Rc3 Rd2
66. Kc5 f3 67. Rxf3 Kxf3 68. b6 Rc2+ 69. Kd5 Rd2+ 70. Kc5 Rc2+ 71. Kd5 Rd2+ 72.
Kc6 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Sanal, Vahap"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. e3
Be7 9. Bxe7 Ngxe7 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. O-O Rac8 14. Bb1 g6
15. h4 Kg7 16. a3 f6 17. Qd3 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Rcd1 Be6 21.
Ba2 Rcd8 22. Qb1 Bf5 23. Qa1 d4 24. exd4 exd4 25. b4 Qe5 26. Rfe1 Qf6 27. Nb5
Nc6 28. Nc7 Qxh4 29. b5 Bh3 30. Qb2 Bxg2 31. Ne6+ Kh8 32. Kxg2 Qg4+ 33. Kf1
Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+ 36. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. c3 O-O 8.
Ne2 Rb8 9. O-O b6 10. Qa4 a6 11. Nf4 b5 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rd1 Qc7
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Nh5 Be5 17. Be3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Qe2 g6 20. Nf4 Bg7 21.
Qf3 Rbb8 22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Rad1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 h5 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Rd7 Qf5 27.
Qd3 Qxd3 28. Nxd3 a5 29. Ra7 Rd8 30. Nc5 Rd2 31. Rxa5 Rxb2 32. Ne4 Re2 33. Ra8+
Bf8 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Ne8+ Kg8 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ne8+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Drygalov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. h3 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O
d6 9. Bh2 Nc6 10. c3 Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. e4 a6 13. a3 b5 14. Qe2 c4 15. Bc2 e5
16. d5 Nb8 17. b3 cxb3 18. Nxb3 Nbd7 19. a4 Qb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bd3 Rec8 22.
Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Rc1 b4 24. c4 Bb7 25. Nfd2 Ra8 26. Bg3 g6 27. Kh2 Nh5 28. c5 dxc5
29. Bb5 Nxg3 30. fxg3 Ba6 31. Bxa6 Qxa6 32. Qf3 Qf6 33. Qg4 Qe7 34. Nc4 h5 35.
Qf3 h4 36. gxh4 Qxh4 37. Rf1 f6 38. g3 Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Bg7 8. g3 Nf6
9. Bg2 Bf5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. h3 Bc8 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. Nh4 Be6 15. Nf3
Qc8 16. Kh2 Ne4 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. e3 h6 19. g4 Nf6 20. Ne5 Nbd7 21. Na4 Re8 22.
Nxd7 Nxd7 23. Bg3 f5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. f3 e5 26. e4 Be6 27. dxe5 dxe4 28. f4
Bd5 29. Qc2 Qc7 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Nf8 32. Rad1 Rad8 33. Nb6 Qf7 34. b3 Ne6
35. Qe3 Bf8 36. b4 Ng7 37. Qb3 Qxb3 38. axb3 Kf7 39. Nc4 Rxd1 40. Rxd1 Ke6 41.
Kg2 Be7 42. Na5 Rb8 43. Kf3 Nf5 44. Bf2 h5 45. Ke4 Bf8 46. Nc4 Be7 47. Ne3 Rd8
48. Rg1 Nxe3 49. Bxe3 Rg8 50. Rxg6+ Rxg6 51. f5+ Kf7 52. fxg6+ Kxg6 53. Bd4 Bg5
54. Bc3 Bh4 55. e6 Bg3 56. Kf3 Bc7 57. Ke4 Bg3 58. Bd4 Bc7 59. Be5 Bd8 60. Bd6
Bf6 61. Be5 Bh4 62. Bd4 Be1 63. Kf4 Bh4 64. Ke5 Bg3+ 65. Ke4 Be1 66. Kf4 Bh4
67. Bc3 Bd8 68. Ke4 Bh4 69. Bd4 Bg3 70. Be5 Be1 71. Bd4 Bg3 72. Bc3 Bc7 73. Be5
Bd8 74. Bd6 Bh4 75. Ke5 Bg3+ 76. Ke4 Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Bf5 8.
Re1 Nd7 9. c4 c6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qb3 Ndf6 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Ne5
Nxc3 15. bxc3 h6 16. a4 g6 17. Bf1 Qc7 18. c4 Kg7 19. c5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 b6 21.
Bf4 Qc8 22. Rc1 bxc5 23. dxc5 Nh5 24. Be3 Be6 25. Bd4 Kh7 26. c6 Rb8 27. Qf3
Qc7 28. Rxh5 gxh5 29. Qf6 Rhg8 30. Bd3+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bg7 8. e3 O-O
9. Be2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd2 c5 12. d5 Qe7 13. e4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne5 15. Re1 Ng6
16. a4 a5 17. Nb5 Rad8 18. Ra3 Ne8 19. Qb1 Nc7 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Bd3 Qe7 22.
Bc2 Bd4 23. Nf3 e5 24. h3 Bc8 25. Rb3 Qc7 26. Nh2 h5 27. Nf3 h4 28. Bh2 f6 29.
Bd1 Kg7 30. Nd2 Bd7 31. Ra3 Qc8 32. Kf1 Rf7 33. Bh5 Rh8 34. Bxg6 Kxg6 35. Nf3
Kg7 36. Kg1 Rh6 37. Qc2 g4 38. Nxd4 cxd4 39. hxg4 Bxg4 40. Rb3 Rg6 41. f4 Qh8
42. Rf1 Qh5 43. Rf2 Bd1 44. Qd3 Bxb3 45. Qxb3 Kh7 46. Kh1 Rfg7 47. fxe5 fxe5
48. Qd3 Qg4 49. b3 Kg8 50. Qc2 Rf7 51. Rxf7 Kxf7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. Ba2
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bf4 h6 11. Qd2 g5 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Nh2 Ng6 14. Nd1 Ba6 15. Re1
Nc6 16. Rb1 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Qf3 Nd4 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5
Rad8 22. c4 Nf4 23. Nc3 Nxd3 24. Red1 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Golubov, Saveliy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 e5 11. Re1 Re8 12. a5 b5 13. d5 h6 14. Bh4 c6 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. b4 Qc7 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Re6 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Ncd2 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5
22. Bc4 g5 23. Bg3 Rd8 24. Ne4 Qa8 25. Qb3 Rb8 26. Rcd1 Rxb4 27. Qd3 f5 28. Nc3
e4 29. Nxd5 exd3 30. Nxb4 Bxf3 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. gxf3 Nf8 33. Bxf5 Qxf3 34. Be4
Qf7 35. Nxd3 h5 36. Be5 g4 37. Bxg7+ Kxg7 38. Bg2 Qf6 39. Nc5 Ng6 40. Re6 Qc3
41. Rd7+ Kh6 42. Rdd6 Qc1+ 43. Bf1 Qxc5 44. Rxg6+ Kh7 45. Rge6 Qc7 46. Rxa6 h4
47. Rac6 Qa7 48. Rh6+ Kg7 49. Rcg6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Guliyev, Namig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Bc4 Qe4+ 8.
Be3 Nh6 9. Nb5 O-O 10. cxd4 Nf5 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. O-O a6 13. Nc3 Qg4 14. h3 Qh5
15. Rad1 Nd6 16. Be2 Qa5 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Qe3 Bg7 21.
Rfe1 Bd7 22. Bf1 Rac8 23. Qd2 Nf5 24. Rc1 Qb4 25. a3 Qd4 26. Qe2 Qb6 27. Rcd1
h6 28. Bf4 Qb3 29. Rd3 Qc4 30. Be5 Bxe5 31. Qxe5 Qc7 32. Qe2 Qf4 33. g3 Qc4 34.
Qd2 Qc7 35. g4 Ng7 36. Qxh6 Qb6 37. Rd2 Bb5 38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. h3
Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bh2 Bh6 12. Bb5 Bb7 13. Re1 Bf4 14. Bf1 Bxh2+ 15.
Kxh2 Qc7+ 16. g3 Rad8 17. Qe2 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Bg2 e5 21. Qe3
Qe7 22. a4 Bc6 23. a5 b5 24. b4 c4 25. Rad1 Nf6 26. Qg5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Re8 28.
Nd2 Rd8 29. Re1 Ng4+ 30. Qxg4 Rxd2 31. Qc8+ Be8 32. Kg1 Kg7 33. Qb8 Rd3 34. Re3
Rxe3 35. fxe3 f6 36. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. b3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Bb2 a5 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. e4 dxe4
15. Bxe4 Re8 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. Rd2 Qc7 18. Rad1 Nb6 19. Qf3 Rd7 20. Ne2 Qd8 21.
Bc3 Qa8 22. d5 e5 23. dxc6 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 bxc6 25. Rd6 e4 26. Qe3 Nfd7 27. Bxg7
Kxg7 28. Qd4+ Kg8 29. Rxd7 Nxd7 30. Qxd7 e3 31. fxe3 Rxe3 32. Kf2 Re6 33. Nd4
Rf6+ 34. Nf3 Qb8 35. Qd4 Re6 36. c5 h5 37. Bd3 Qb4 38. Qxb4 axb4 39. Nd4 Re5
40. Nxc6 Rxc5 41. Nxb4 f5 42. a4 Kf7 43. Bc4+ Kf6 44. Nd3 Ra5 45. Bb5 Ra8 46.
b4 Rc8 47. a5 Rc2+ 48. Kf1 Ra2 49. a6 g5 50. Nc5 f4 51. Ba4 Ra1+ 52. Ke2 Ra2+
53. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yuffa, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ne5 Qb6 8.
c4 Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Na4 Qc7 14.
Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Be3 Qb5 16. Bd4 Bf5 17. Qb3 Qa6 18. Qf3 Be6 19. b4 Qb7 20. Rab1
Ne4 21. Qe3 a6 22. f3 Nd6 23. Bc5 Rfd8 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Qd4 Qb5 26. Nd3 Bf5
27. Rbd1 Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Rc8 29. a3 h6 30. Re1 Rd7 31. Rde3 Rdc7 32. h4 Rc4 33.
Qd3 d4 34. Re5 Qc6 35. h5 Qd7 36. Re7 Qc6 37. Qf5 Rf8 38. R7e4 d3 39. Rd1 Rc1
40. Ree1 d2 41. Rf1 Rd8 42. Qe4 Qb6+ 43. Kh1 Qc7 44. Qe2 Qc3 45. Qxa6 Rf8 46.
Qe2 Rd8 47. a4 Rxd1 48. Rxd1 Qxb4 49. Qb5 Qh4+ 50. Kg1 Qe1+ 51. Qf1 Qe5 52. Qf2
Qc3 53. Qe2 Qb4 54. Qe3 Kh8 55. Qe2 Qd4+ 56. Qf2 Qf4 57. Qe2 Kg8 58. a5 Qd4+
59. Qf2 Qc3 60. a6 Qa5 61. a7 g5 62. hxg6 fxg6 63. Qe3 h5 64. Qe6+ Kh7 65. Qf7+
Kh6 66. Qf4+ Kh7 67. Qf7+ Kh6 68. Qf4+ Kh7 69. Qe3 Ra8 70. Qe7+ Kh6 71. Qe3+
Kh7 72. Rxd2 Qxa7 73. Qxa7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. Be2 c6 12. h4 cxd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bxc5
dxc5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Qxh5 c4 18. Ne2 f5 19. gxf6 Qxf6 20. O-O-O b4 21. Rdg1
c3 22. bxc3 bxc3 23. Nc4 Kh8 24. Rxg7 Qxg7 25. Rg1 Be8 26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27. Nxe5
Rxf2 28. Nxc3 Rc8 29. Rg3 Bh5 30. d6 Rcf8 31. d7 Rh2 32. Rd3 Rxh4 33. d8=Q Rxd8
34. Rxd8+ Kg7 35. Kd2 Bg6 36. Nxg6 hxg6 37. Rd5 a4 38. Ra5 Kf6 39. Ke3 g5 40.
Ra6+ Ke5 41. Ra5+ Kf6 42. Rxa4 Rh3+ 43. Kd4 g4 44. Ra5 g3 45. Rf5+ Kg6 46. Ne2
g2 47. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Nh5 6. Bg3 Qb6 7. Qb3 Nxg3 8.
hxg3 d5 9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. g4 g6 11. g5 Bg7 12. Qa3 Bf8 13. Qb3 Bg7 14. Qa3 cxd4
15. exd4 O-O-O 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Bb5 Kb8 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. O-O-O Qa5 20. Kb1 Ba4
21. Qa3 Bf8 22. b4 Bc2+ 23. Kb2 Qxa3+ 24. Kxa3 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Bd6 26. Rh1 Kc7
27. Kb3 Kd7 28. Ne5+ Ke7 29. f4 h6 30. gxh6 Rdg8 31. Ndf3 f6 32. Nd3 Rh7 33. g4
g5 34. fxg5 fxg5 35. Nde5 Kf6 36. c4 dxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Rgh8 38. Rf1 Rc8+ 39. Kb3
Bxe5 40. Nxe5+ Ke7 41. Rh1 b5 42. a4 a6 43. axb5 axb5 44. Rh5 Kf6 45. Rh3 Rc1
46. Kb2 Rf1 47. Kc3 Ke7 48. Kd3 Rf6 49. Rh5 Rhxh6 50. Rxg5 Rh3+ 51. Ke4 Rh7 52.
Rg8 Rf1 53. Rb8 Rh2 54. Rb7+ Ke8 55. Rxb5 Re2+ 56. Kd3 Rb2 57. Rb6 Ke7 58. Rb7+
Kd8 59. g5 Rfb1 60. Kc4 Rc1+ 61. Kd3 Rcb1 62. g6 Rb3+ 63. Kc4 Rg3 64. g7 Rbg1
65. Nf7+ Kc8 66. Nd6+ Kd8 67. Nf7+ Kc8 68. Nd6+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nbd2 a5 8. b3
Bf5 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6 12. Nf3 h6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Qd3 a4
15. e4 Be6 16. b4 a3 17. Bxa3 Qb6 18. b5 Qxb5 19. Qxb5 cxb5 20. Bxe7 Re8 21.
Bc5 Nd7 22. Bb4 Bxa2 23. Rfe1 Ra4 24. Bf1 Rxb4 25. Rxa2 Bxd4 26. Rd1 Ne5 27.
Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Rad2 Bc5 29. Bg2 g5 30. h3 h5 31. Kh2 g4 32. Rd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5
Bxf2 34. Rxh5 gxh3 35. Kxh3 Rb3 36. Rg5+ Kf8 37. e5 b4 38. Bd5 Rd3 39. e6 fxe6
40. Bxe6 b3 41. Bxb3 Rxb3 42. Rf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hansen, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 Qe8 8. Bd3
e5 9. O-O Nh5 10. Re1 Nc6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. b4 Bg4 13. Qc2 Nd8 14. h3 Bd7 15.
Nc4 Ba4 16. Qc1 Ne6 17. Ne3 Nef4 18. Bc4 Kh7 19. Qb2 Qc6 20. b5 Qc5 21. Qb4
Qxb4 22. cxb4 Kg8 23. Rac1 c6 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Kh2 Rfe8 26. a3 a5 27. Bf1 axb4
28. axb4 Bf8 29. Rb1 Bb5 30. Nc4 Ra2 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 f6 33. Rb1 g5 34.
Bg3 Rd8 35. Ne3 Ng7 36. Ng4 Ne8 37. Ne3 h5 38. h4 g4 39. Ne1 Nd6 40. Bxb5 cxb5
41. Rd1 Rc8 42. f3 Nc4 43. Nf5 Bxb4 44. fxg4 hxg4 45. Nc2 Nb2 46. Rd7 Rxc2 47.
Nh6+ Kf8 48. Bxf4 exf4 49. Nxg4 Nc4 50. Nxf6 Bc3 51. Nd5 Be5 52. Kh3 Ne3 53.
Re7 Rc1 54. Nxe3 fxe3 55. Rxe5 e2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd3 Qxc5 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. O-O Bg4 13. c3 e6 14. Ne3 Bxf3 15.
Rxf3 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Ng4 Nc5 18. Bc2 d4 19. Qc4 dxc3 20. Bxc3 Qb6 21. Kh1
Rfd8 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. exf6 Rd5 24. f5 Rxf5 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Qh4 h5 27. Rxf5
Ne6 28. Re1 Rd8 29. Rff1 Ncd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. Qg3 Kh7 32. Qf2 Qd6 33. Rxe6
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bxf5 gxf5 8.
Bf4 e6 9. h3 Nge7 10. g4 Ng6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Qd2 h5 14. g5 h4
15. Na3 Nc6 16. Nc2 Qd6 17. O-O-O Qf4 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. Kd2 Kd7 20. Ke3 Ng2+
21. Kd2 Rag8 22. Rdg1 Nf4 23. Nce1 b5 24. Ke3 Ng6 25. Nd3 Kd6 26. a4 Rb8 27.
axb5 Rxb5 28. Ra1 a5 29. Ra4 Rhb8 30. Rc1 Rxb2 31. Nxb2 Rxb2 32. Ne1 f4+ 33.
Kf3 e5 34. dxe5+ Ncxe5+ 35. Kg2 Nc4 36. Rc2 Rxc2 37. Nxc2 Kc5 38. Nd4 Nge5 39.
Ra1 Nd3 40. Kf3 Nce5+ 41. Ke2 Kb6 42. Nb3 f3+ 43. Ke3 Nb2 44. Nxa5 Kb5 45. Nb3
Kc4 46. Nd4 Kxc3 47. Rc1+ Kb4 48. Nc6+ Nxc6 49. Rxc6 Nd1+ 50. Kxf3 d4 51. Ke2
Nb2 52. Rc7 Kb3 53. f4 Nc4 54. Kd3 Nd6 55. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Khusnutdinov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bg5 Na6 5. Qd2 c6 6. f4 Nc7 7. Nf3 Ne6 8. Bh4
Bh6 9. Bg3 Nf6 10. d5 Nc5 11. Bd3 cxd5 12. exd5 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bf5 14. Qe2 Qb6
15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Qxe7 Bg7 18. Bf2 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bxf5 gxf5 8.
h3 e6 9. g4 fxg4 10. hxg4 Qc7 11. Qd3 h6 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. Nbd2 Bd6 14. O-O-O
Nf6 15. Rh4 h5 16. g5 Ng4 17. Rdh1 Bf4 18. Rxh5 Rxh5 19. Rxh5 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Nb4
21. Qb5 Nc6 22. Qe2 e5 23. Rh4 f5 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27.
Nf3 Qd6 28. Qh2 Qxh2 29. Rxh2 Re8 30. Kd2 Ne4+ 31. Kd3 Nd6 32. Nd2 Kc7 33. Rh5
Kc6 34. b3 Nf7 35. Nf3 Rd8 36. Rh7 Nd6 37. Nd4+ Kb6 38. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Petrov, Nikita"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a5 8. Bf4
a4 9. d5 Na5 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qb4 Nc6 15.
Qb3 Na5 16. Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sychev, Klementy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. c4 c5 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bb4 9. Qb3 Ba5 10. Be2 Ne4 11. O-O Nd2 12. Qa3 Nxf1 13. Rxf1 Nc6 14. Rd1 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 Qf6 16. Nb5 Qxc3 17. bxc3 dxc4 18. Nc7 Rb8 19. Nb5 Ra8 20. Nc7 Rb8 21.
Nb5 a6 22. Bxb8 Nxb8 23. Nd6 b5 24. a4 bxa4 25. Nxc4 Bd7 26. Nb6 Bc6 27. c4 Re8
28. Ra1 Rd8 29. Nxa4 Nd7 30. Nc3 Ra8 31. Ra5 Kf8 32. c5 Ke7 33. Rxa6 Rxa6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Garcia De Dios, Jose Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. a3 Qb6 8.
b4 Bg4 9. c4 e5 10. Bg5 e4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Nxg4 13. hxg4 Bxg4 14. cxd5 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Bxd1 16. Rxd1 f6 17. Nec4 Qd8 18. Bf4 Qxd5 19. Nb3 Qe6 20. Nd4 Qd5 21.
Nb5 Qc6 22. Nc7+ Kf7 23. b5 Qc5 24. Rd7+ Kg6 25. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Molchanov, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a5 8. Bf4
a4 9. Rc1 a3 10. b3 Nb4 11. Qd2 c6 12. e4 Qa5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Bf5 15. Nh4
Be6 16. f4 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Bg4 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Ne8 20. f5 Nd3 21. Qxd3 Bxe5
22. b4 Qc7 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Rcd1 Bg7 25. Ne4 Nf6 26. Nc5 Qc8 27. Qe2 b6 28.
Nd3 Qc7 29. Nde5 Rf8 30. Ng5 Rad8 31. g4 Qc8 32. Ngxf7 Rxf7 33. g5 Rff8 34.
Nxg6 Rde8 35. Nxf8 Rxf8 36. gxf6 Bxf6 37. Kh1 Qh3 38. Qg2+ Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Rd8
40. d5 cxd5 41. Rxd5 Rc8 42. Rf4 Kf7 43. Re4 Rg8+ 44. Kf2 Rh8 45. Kg2 Rg8+ 46.
Kf1 Rh8 47. Rd2 Rh3 48. Rc2 Bb2 49. c5 bxc5 50. bxc5 Rh8 51. c6 Rc8 52. h4 e5
53. h5 Rc7 54. Rb4 Ke6 55. Rb7 Kd6 56. Rxc7 Kxc7 57. Ke2 e4 58. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gahan, MG."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. Be2 Qb6 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. axb3 Bf5 12. b4 a6 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. O-O Bc2 15.
Nbd2 f6 16. Ne1 Bf5 17. Bf3 Be6 18. Nc2 Bf7 19. Nb3 e5 20. Bh2 e4 21. Be2 f5
22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5 Be6 24. Bd6 Rfc8 25. f4 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Ne3 Ne7 28.
Ra3 Ke8 29. g3 Kd7 30. Rfa1 h6 31. h4 g5 32. h5 g4 33. Kf2 Bf7 34. b4 Rab8 35.
Rh1 Ke6 36. c4 Kf6 37. cxd5 Nxd5 38. Nxd5+ Bxd5 39. Ke3 Rd8 40. Rb1 Bc6 41. Ra5
Be8 42. Bc4 Bxh5 43. b5 axb5 44. Raxb5 Be8 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46. Rxb7+ Rxb7 47.
Rxb7+ Kf6 48. Rb6+ Kg7 49. Be6 Kf6 50. Bc8+ Kg7 51. Bxf5 Ra8 52. Rb3 Bf7 53.
Rc3 Bd5 54. c6 Kf6 55. Bxg4 h5 56. Bh3 Rg8 57. Kf2 Be6 58. Bxe6 Kxe6 59. c7 Rc8
60. Ke3 Kd7 61. Kxe4 Re8+ 62. Kf5 Kc8 63. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reimanis, Ritvars"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bd2 a6 8. Rc1 e6
9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qc2 Ncd7 15.
Ne4 Bb7 16. Nd6 Qb6 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Qc7 Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Nb6 20. Rb7 Na4 21. Bb4
Rfc8 22. b3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Nd4 e5 25. b4 Rcc8 26. Nb3 Ne4 27. Bf3 Nc3
28. Nc5 f5 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bxa8 Rxa8 31. a3 a5 32. h3 axb4 33. axb4 Ra2 34.
g4 Rb2 35. Nd3 Rb3 36. Nxe5 Rxb4 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Nd3 Ra4 39. Nf4 b4 40. Rc1
Kf6 41. Kg2 Ra6 42. Nd3 Nd5 43. Rc5 Rd6 44. Rb5 Nxe3+ 45. fxe3 Rxd3 46. Rxb4
Rxe3 47. Rb7 h5 48. Rb8 Kg5 49. Rc8 h4 50. Rb8 Rc3 51. Rd8 Rg3+ 52. Kh2 Re3 53.
Kg2 Kf4 54. Rd4+ Re4 55. Rd2 Rb4 56. Re2 Rb3 57. Rf2+ Ke4 58. Re2+ Re3 59. Ra2
Rg3+ 60. Kh2 Rd3 61. Kg2 f4 62. Re2+ Re3 63. Ra2 Rg3+ 64. Kh2 Rd3 65. Kg2 Ke3
66. Rf2 Rd5 67. Rf3+ Ke4 68. Rf2 Rg5+ 69. Kh2 f3 70. Rf1 Rg2+ 71. Kh1 Re2 72.
Rg1 f2 73. Rf1 Kf3 74. Kh2 Re3 75. Kh1 Re1 76. Kh2 Re2 77. Kh1 Kg3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lewtak, Damian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 c6 8. a3
O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Be2 h6 12. O-O b6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15.
f4 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Kh1 Bb7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rad8 20. c5 Nxe4 21. Qxe4
bxc5 22. Bd3 g5 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Bc4 Bc8 25. Qe5 Rf8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. h3 Rd4
28. b3 a5 29. a4 Bd7 30. Qc7 Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kg8 32. Kg1 Rd2 33. Rf6 Qg7 34. Bxe6+
Bxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Braun, Christian1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 d5 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. dxc5 O-O 8. Rc1
a5 9. Bb5 Nd7 10. Nb3 a4 11. Nbd4 Nxc5 12. O-O Bd7 13. c4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Bxb5
15. cxb5 Ne6 16. Be5 Qb6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qe2 Ra5 19. Qe5+ Kg8 20. Qxd5 Rxb5
21. Qd7 Rxb2 22. Qxa4 Nf4 23. Rce1 e6 24. Re3 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Rb1 26. Rd1 Qc6 27.
Rxb1 Qxa4 28. Rxe2 b5 29. Reb2 Rc8 30. h4 Rc2 31. Kg1 Rxb2 32. Rxb2 Qc4 33. Kh2
h6 34. a3 Kg7 35. Rb4 Qd3 36. a4 bxa4 37. Rxa4 Qc2 38. Ra7 Qxf2 39. Kh3 Qe3 40.
Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kh1 g5 42. hxg5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pavlidis, Antonios"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nbd7 9. Nc3 e6 10. Be3 a5 11. Na4 Bc2 12. Nb6 Nxb6 13. Bxb6 Bxd1 14. Rxd1
Nd7 15. Bd4 O-O-O 16. Bc3 a4 17. Ba5 Re8 18. b3 Bc5 19. bxa4 Be7 20. Ne1 Nc5
21. Bc3 Bf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. a5 Rd8 24. Nd3 Kc7 25. Kf1 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th Januar"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2918"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Nh5 8. Be5
Nc6 9. Bxg7 Nxg7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Rb8 12. Be2 e6 13. O-O b5 14. a4 Na5 15.
Qc2 b4 16. cxb4 Rxb4 17. Qc5 Rxb2 18. Qxa5 Rxe2 19. Qxa7 Nf5 20. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 21.
Nxe1 Nd6 22. a5 Qd7 23. Qc5 Ra8 24. a6 Qb5 25. Qxb5 Nxb5 26. Nd3 Kf8 27. Ra5
Nd6 28. g4 Ke7 29. g5 Nc4 30. Ra2 Kd6 31. Kg2 e5 32. h4 c6 33. Ra1 exd4 34.
exd4 Kc7 35. Nc5 Nd6 36. Kf3 Re8 37. Kf4 Nb5 38. a7 Ra8 39. Ke5 Rxa7 40. Rxa7+
Nxa7 41. Kf6 Nb5 42. Nb3 Nd6 43. Kg7 Nf5+ 44. Kxh7 Nxh4 45. Kg7 Nf3 46. Kxf7
Nxg5+ 47. Kxg6 Nh3 48. f3 Kb6 49. Kf5 Kb5 50. Ke5 Nf2 51. Nc5 Kc4 52. Ne6 Nd3+
53. Kd6 Ne1 54. f4 Nf3 55. f5 Nh4 56. f6 Nf5+ 57. Kxc6 Nh6 58. Kd6 Nf7+ 59. Ke7
Nh6 60. f7 Nxf7 61. Kxf7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ambartsumova, Karina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2828"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 g6 10. g4 Ng7 11. h4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 Bc7 14. Qd4 O-O
15. O-O-O e5 16. Nxe5 Qf6 17. f4 Ne6 18. g5 Nxd4 19. gxf6 Nf5 20. Bf2 h5 21.
Bg2 Be6 22. Bxd5 Rfe8 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Bc6 Red8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Bxa7 Rc8
27. Bb7 Rc7 28. Bb6 Rxb7 29. Bxd8 Bxa2 30. b4 Be6 31. Kb2 Rb8 32. Bc7 Rc8 33.
Bb6 Rb8 34. Ba5 Ne3 35. Rh2 Nd5 36. c4 Nxf4 37. Kc3 Rc8 38. b5 Nd5+ 39. Kd4 Nf4
40. b6 Bf5 41. Rb2 Ne6+ 42. Ke3 Nc5 43. Be1 Re8 44. Bg3 Nb7 45. Rb5 Bd7 46. Rd5
Be6 47. Rd4 Kh7 48. Kf4 Nc5 49. Nf3 Bf5 50. Ng5+ Kg8 51. Rd5 Nd3+ 52. Kf3 Nb4
53. Rb5 Nc6 54. Bf2 Bg4+ 55. Kg3 Bd7 56. Rd5 Be6 57. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mikhailovsky, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Qe2 d3 11. Qe4 Bxb3 12. axb3 e6 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Qg4 h5 15.
Qg5 Qd5 16. Qg3 Qxb3 17. Nbd2 Qxd1+ 18. Nf1 d2 19. N3xd2 h4 20. Qe3 h3 21. gxh3
Qh5 22. Nf3 Qxh3 23. Bd2 Nd5 24. Qe4 Bc5 25. Ng3 Nf6 26. Qc4 Bb6 27. Be3 Bxe3
28. fxe3 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Poghosyan, Suren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2836"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2020.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8.
Bc4 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bb3 Nf6 11. Qd3 Bg4 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Nd2 Qc6 14. a4 Be6
15. c4 Ng4 16. Bc2 Ne5 17. Qe2 Qa6 18. b3 Nc6 19. Rad1 Nd4 20. Qd3 f5 21. Bb1
Qc6 22. Be3 Bf6 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Nf3 Be5 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Qd5+
Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 b6 30. Re1 Rae8 31. Rexe5 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 Rd8 33. g3
Kf7 34. Kg2 Kf6 35. Re3 g5 36. g4 Rd4 37. Kg3 Rd2 38. f3 Rb2 39. h4 h6 40. h5
Rd2 41. Re8 Rd3 42. Rg8 Rxb3 43. Rg6+ Kf7 44. Rxh6 Rb4 45. a5 bxa5 46. Ra6 a4
47. Rxa7+ Kf6 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. f4 Rb3+ 51. Kf2 gxf4 52. Rxa4 Rg3
53. Ra5 Rxg4 54. Rxc5 Rg3 55. Rf5 Rc3 56. Rxf4 Kg7 57. Ke2 Kh6 58. Kd2 Rh3 59.
Rf5 Ra3 60. Kc2 Re3 61. Rd5 Ra3 62. c5 Kg7 63. c6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Marcus, Horatio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Bb5 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. a4 Rfc8 13. a5 Qc7 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Nb3 Qxe5 17. f3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Nd4 Bg6 20. Bf1 Qb4 21.
Qa4 Qd6 22. Qa3 Qxa3 23. Rxa3 Rc5 24. a6 bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rc7 26. Nb5 Rb7 27. Rea1
Rab8 28. Nxa7 Kh7 29. Nc6 Rc8 30. Ne5 Rb1 31. Rxb1 Bxb1 32. Nxf7 Rc1 33. Ra1 d4
34. Kf2 Rc2+ 35. Kg3 Rb2 36. Rxb1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cruz Lledo, Pablo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 a5 5. Bg2 Ba6 6. Nbd2 c6 7. O-O d5 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bb4 10. Rc1 O-O 11. a3 Be7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Re1 Rc8
15. e4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Qc7 18. f4 b5 19. Rc2 Nc5 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21.
Bd4 a4 22. bxa4 Nxa4 23. f5 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Bc5 25. Kh1 Nb2 26. Rd7 Nxd1 27.
Rexd1 Qxe5 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Bf8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ynojosa Aponte, Felix Jose"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Nh5 7. Bg5 Qb6 8. Qb3
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 g4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 h5 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15.
Be2 Bg7 16. f4 gxf3 17. Nxf3 c4 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. a3 b5 20. Kf2 Bd7 21. Rh4 Rh6
22. g4 hxg4 23. Rxg4 Rg6 24. Rxg6 fxg6 25. Rh1 Rh8 26. Rxh8 Bxh8 27. Kg3 Bg7
28. Kg4 Bh6 29. Ng5 Bg7 30. Kf4 Bh6 31. Bd1 Be8 32. Bc2 b6 33. g3 Bg7 34. e4
Bh6 35. exd5 exd5 36. Bb1 Bf7 37. Bc2 Be8 38. Bb1 Bf7 39. Bc2 Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lewtak, Damian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2020.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Ne5 Nfd7 8. Bd3
Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ba6 10. Bc2 Nc5 11. Nf3 Ne4 12. h4 Nd7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. b4 f5 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Qd4 Rad8 18. O-O-O Qxd4 19. cxd4 Nf6 20. Kb2 Nd5
21. Be5 Rxf2 22. a3 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Paul, Justin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 g6 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. c3 e6 7. Bf4 d6 8. Nd2 Nd7
9. Ng3 Ngf6 10. Qe2 a6 11. f3 e5 12. Be3 h5 13. d5 c6 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. dxc6 Bxc6
16. O-O-O b5 17. Nd2 O-O 18. Kb1 Nc5 19. Bc2 a5 20. Nb3 Ne6 21. Qd2 Rfd8 22.
Bh6 Bh8 23. Nf5 a4 24. Nc1 a3 25. Bb3 axb2 26. Kxb2 d5 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Qc2
gxf5 29. Qxf5 Bxb3 30. axb3 b4 31. c4 e4 32. Kc2 Qc5 33. Rd5 Rxd5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Reimanis, Ritvars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 a6 12. e4 Qf4 13. g3 Qb8 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Nh4 f5 19. Re1 Nf6 20. Nf3 Ra7 21. Ne5
Rg7 22. Qd2 Qb6 23. Qf4 Ne4 24. Rad1 Bb7 25. Be2 a5 26. f3 Nf6 27. Kh1 b4 28.
Rc1 a4 29. Bd3 a3 30. b3 Kh8 31. Rc5 Rc7 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd2 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7
9. O-O e6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 c5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. d5 exd5 15.
cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bb5 Bc6 17. Qa4 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Qd7 19. Qc4 Nc6 20. Rad1 Nd4 21.
Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Be3 Rad8 23. Bg5 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Be3 Red8 26. Bg5 Rxg5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sanal, Vahap"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2883"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 Kh8 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Bh2
Qe8 9. a4 e5 10. Na3 a6 11. Nd2 Ng8 12. Nac4 Rb8 13. O-O f5 14. Re1 e4 15. b4
g5 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 d5 18. b6 cxb6 19. Bxb8 dxc4 20. Bd6 Rf6 21. Bh2 b5 22.
Bh5 Qd8 23. f3 exf3 24. Nxf3 Rh6 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Qxd1 27. Bxd1 Re6 28.
Bc2 Ne7 29. Ra8 Bxe5 30. Bxf5 Bxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nxf5 32. Rxc8+ Kg7 33. e4 Ne7 34.
Rc5 Kg6 35. Rxb5 b6 36. Kg3 h6 37. Kf3 Nc8 38. Rd1 h5 39. Rdd5 g4+ 40. hxg4
hxg4+ 41. Kf4 Ne7 42. Rg5+ Kf6 43. Rh5 Ng6+ 44. Ke3 Re7 45. Rxb6+ Kf7 46. Rh7+
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "3044"]
[BlackElo "2878"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. d4 e6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. O-O-O
h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Kb1 Nd7 11. g4 b5 12. Bg3 Nb6 13. a3 Qd7 14. h4 O-O-O 15. h5
g5 16. e5 Ned5 17. Ne4 Qc6 18. exd6 cxd6 19. Rc1 Kb8 20. Nc5 Nf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf3
22. Nxb7 Qxe2 23. Bxe2 Kxb7 24. Be3 f5 25. f3 Nd5 26. Bd2 Bxd4 27. c4 bxc4 28.
Rxc4 Bb6 29. Rhc1 a5 30. Bd3 fxg4 31. fxg4 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Ba6+ Kxa6 34.
Rxc8 Be3 35. Kc2 Bxd2 36. Kxd2 Nf6 37. Rh8 Nxg4 38. Ke2 Kb5 39. Kf3 Ne5+ 40.
Kg3 d5 41. Rxh6 d4 42. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Garcia Pantoja, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2884"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nd7 8. e4 e5
9. dxe5 Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bg3 g5 14. Nd2 Kh8 15.
Nf3 Ng6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bd3 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Ne2 Rh4 20. Ng3 g4 21. Nf5
Bxf5 22. Bxf5 gxh3 23. g3 Qg5 24. Qd3 Rh6 25. f4 h2+ 26. Kh1 Qh5 27. Rae1 Rf8
28. g4 Qh3 29. Qxh3 Rxh3 30. Kg2 Rh6 31. Rh1 b5 32. Re7 c5 33. Rxa7 Re8 34. g5
Rh5 35. Bg4 Rh4 36. Kg3 Rxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Kg8 38. Rxh2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Riehle, Marco"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2889"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Re1
Ne7 9. h3 h6 10. a3 g5 11. b4 a5 12. Bb2 Ng6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Qd3
O-O 16. Qxg6 Rf6 17. Qh5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 axb4 19. dxe5 bxc3 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qg6
cxb2 22. Rad1 Qe8 23. Qc2 Nh5 24. c5 bxc5 25. Qxc5 Qf7 26. Qc6 Rf8 27. Rd7 Qf5
28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. fxe4 c5 30. Rc7 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Atabayev, Saparmyrat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2895"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5
Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. h3 Rc8 11. b4 Be7 12. Nd2 Bd8 13. Nb3 Bc7 14. Bxc7 Rxc7 15.
b5 Rc8 16. bxa6 bxa6 17. Bxa6 Rb8 18. Na5 Rxb2 19. Nxc6 O-O 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21.
Nxf5 exf5 22. O-O Nb8 23. Bd3 Rb3 24. Rfc1 g6 25. Rab1 Ra3 26. Bb5 Rc8 27. Na4
Rc7 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Kg7 30. Nb6 Nc6 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Ra7 g5 33. Nd7 Ne4
34. Ne5 Rf6 35. c6 Nd6 36. Rd7 Kf8 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. c7 Rc6 39. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Abdisalimov, Abdimalik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2894"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Be5 Bg7 8. e3 O-O
9. Be2 Bg4 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nd7 13. f4 Nhf6 14. O-O e6 15.
b4 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Qg4 Qe7 18. Ne2 f6 19. exf6+ Nxf6 20. Qg5 Rae8 21. Qe5
Kg8 22. Rf4 Nd7 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Qc7 Qf7 25. Qf4 e5 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rf1+
Ke7 28. Rxf8 Nxf8 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. Kf3 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Proleiko, Julian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2895"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bh2
Re8 9. Nbd2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc4 e4 13. Nd6 Re7 14. c4 Be6
15. Qc2 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. c5 Rad8 18. a3 b5 19. Be5 Ne8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. b4
Qa6 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Bd5 26. Nd6 Nxd6 27.
cxd6 Qc8 28. Bg4 Qd8 29. Qc5 f5 30. Bf3 a6 31. Bxd5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pantev, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2882"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. c4 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. cxd4 h6 13. O-O b6 14. Qe2 Bb7
15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Nb4 17. Qa4 Nd5 18. Ne5 a6 19. h3 b5 20. Qa5 Rfc8 21.
Rfc1 Qb6 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. Nc6 Kf8 24. Na5 Ke7 25. Kf1 f5 26. Ke2 Kd6 27. Kd3
Na4 28. f3 e5 29. dxe5+ Kxe5 30. g4 Nb2+ 31. Ke2 Nc4 32. Nxc4+ Rxc4 33. Rxc4
bxc4 34. Rb1 Rc8 35. f4+ Kd5 36. gxf5 c3 37. Kd3 Rc5 38. Rc1 Ra5 39. Rxc3 Rxa2
40. e4+ Kd6 41. Rb3 Kc6 42. Kd4 a5 43. Ke5 a4 44. Rc3+ Kd7 45. f6 gxf6+ 46.
Kxf6 Rb2 47. Rd3+ Ke8 48. Rd6 Rb4 49. Kf5 Rb5+ 50. e5 Ra5 51. Rd2 a3 52. Ra2
Kf7 53. h4 Ra4 54. h5 Ra5 55. Ke4 Ra4+ 56. Kd5 Ra5+ 57. Kd6 Ra6+ 58. Kc5 Ke6
59. Kb4 Rb6+ 60. Kc5 Ra6 61. Kb4 Rb6+ 62. Kxa3 Kf5 63. Re2 Rb7 64. Rf2 Rb1 65.
Ka2 Rb7 66. Ka3 Rb8 67. Ka4 Rb7 68. Ka5 Rb8 69. Ka6 Rb4 70. Re2 Rb8 71. e6 Re8
72. e7 Kf6 73. Kb6 Rxe7 74. Rxe7 Kxe7 75. Kc5 Ke6 76. Kd4 Kf5 77. Ke3 Kg4 78.
Ke4 Kxh5 79. f5 Kg5 80. Ke5 h5 81. f6 h4 82. f7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Novikov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2884"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 b6 7. O-O Ba6 8. a4 c5
9. c3 Qc8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. b4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 cxb4 13. cxb4 Qb7 14. a5 Rac8 15.
a6 Qa8 16. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Qf1 Ne8 19. b5 e6 20. Nb3 Bf8 21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qb8 23. Nd4 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Qc7 25. Qc6 Qe7 26. Kh2 g5 27. Bg3 h5
28. h4 gxh4 29. Bf4 Nc7 30. Qb7 Ne8 31. Qxe7 Bxe7 32. Nc6 Kf8 33. Nxa7 Nc7 34.
Nc6 Nxb5 35. a7 Nxa7 36. Nxa7 Ke8 37. Kg1 Kd7 38. Kf1 Kc7 39. Ke2 Kb7 40. Nb5
Kc6 41. Nd4+ Kc5 42. Kd3 b5 43. Nf3 Kb4 44. Nd4 Ka4 45. Kc3 b4+ 46. Kb2 Bd8 47.
Bh6 Be7 48. Nc6 Bc5 49. Bg5 Kb5 50. Nd4+ Kc4 51. Nb3 Bf8 52. Kc2 Bg7 53. f4 Bf8
54. Bxh4 Bg7 55. Be7 Bh6 56. g3 Bg7 57. Nd2+ Kb5 58. Kb3 Bh6 59. Nf3 Bg7 60.
Ng5 Bh6 61. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bolourchifard, Farzad"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2887"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 h6 8. Nbd2
Bh7 9. e3 a5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. e4 Nc5 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. Kh1 Rad8 15.
Rad1 Qa6 16. Rfe1 dxe4 17. d4 Qxe2 18. Rxe2 Ncd7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Nxe4 Rfd8
21. c4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bf6 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Red2 c5 25. Kg2 cxd4 26. f4 g5 27.
Kf3 Bg7 28. Ke4 f5+ 29. Kd3 e5 30. fxe5 Bxe5 31. Re2 Bg7 32. Rde1 Rf8 33. Re7
Rf7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Bc1 Bf6 36. Bd2 a4 37. bxa4 Kg6 38. a5 h5 39. Rb1 h4 40.
gxh4 gxh4 41. Rb6 Kf7 42. c5 h3 43. Bf4 Bd8 44. Rb5 Ke6 45. c6 bxc6 46. Re5+
Kf6 47. Rc5 Kg6 48. Rxc6+ Kh5 49. a6 Rd5 50. a7 Ra5 51. Rc8 Rxa3+ 52. Kc4 Rc3+
53. Kxd4 Rxc8 54. Bb8 Bb6+ 55. Ke5 Bxa7 56. Bxa7 Kg4 57. Bf2 Rc2 58. Bg3 f4 59.
Bxf4 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tanenbaum, Zachary Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2890"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Bxg3 8.
hxg3 Qd6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 cxd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. Qa3 O-O 14. Rc1
Rfc8 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Qc3 a5 17. b3 Rab8 18. O-O Rb5 19. c6 Be8 20. Ne5 Rb6 21.
Rc2 Rb4 22. Rfc1 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Nf3 Rb4 25. Qc5 h6 26. Nd4 Rcb8 27. a3
R4b6 28. Qxa5 e5 29. Nb5 Qc8 30. c7 Rxb5 31. cxb8=Q Qxb8 32. Qc7 Qxc7 33. Rxc7
Rxb3 34. Re7 Kf8 35. Rxe5 f6 36. Rxd5 Rxa3 37. Rc7 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Ra2 39. Rd8 Ra5
40. g4 Re5 41. Kg3 h5 42. gxh5 Rxh5 43. f4 Rh8 44. e4 Rg8 45. Kf3 g5 46. f5 g4+
47. Kg3 Rh8 48. Rxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2894"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Be7 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bc2 b5 11. a3 a5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15.
h3 f5 16. Bc2 Bf6 17. O-O Re8 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. a4 b4 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. Ne5 Qd5
22. f3 b3 23. Bb1 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qc5+ 25. Bf2 Qc6 26. Rd6 Qc8 27. Rfd1 Nd5 28.
Rd4 Ba6 29. Bxf5 Nxc3 30. Bxh7+ Kxh7 31. bxc3 Rb8 32. Rh4+ Kg8 33. Qe4 Rb7 34.
Qh7+ Kf8 35. Rf4+ Rf7 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Bh4+ Rf6 38. Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "3029"]
[BlackElo "2897"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Bg4 8. d4
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. e3 Re8 12. Qc2 a5 13. Bg2 Nb6 14. Ne2 Nbd7 15.
Rfd1 Qb6 16. Nf4 Red8 17. Nd3 Qa7 18. Rac1 Bf8 19. h3 Bg7 20. Qe2 Ne8 21. Rc2
a4 22. Bc3 axb3 23. axb3 Qb6 24. Rb2 Ra7 25. Qc2 Rda8 26. Be1 Ra3 27. b4 Qa7
28. cxd5 cxd5 29. b5 Ra1 30. Rbb1 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Nb6 32. Bb4 Nc4 33. Nf4 Qa4 34.
Qxa4 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yanchenko, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2886"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Rxb1 Bb4+ 8.
Ke2 Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qd7 11. Qc2 Nb4 12. Qb3 a5 13. Bxd6 dxc4 14. Qxc4
cxd6 15. Rhc1 Rfc8 16. Qb3 Qb5+ 17. Kd1 Ne4 18. a3 Nxf2+ 19. Kd2 Ne4+ 20. Kd1
a4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op1 3rd March  "]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vlasenko, Miroslav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2873"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Bg5 Bg7 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. c3
g5 9. Bg3 e6 10. Qe2 Ne7 11. Nc4 Nf6 12. h4 g4 13. Nfd2 h5 14. O-O-O d5 15.
exd5 Nexd5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qe7 18. Ne5 O-O-O 19. Rhe1 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Rhe8
21. Bd3 Kb8 22. Bg3 Qf6 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Rh8 25. Rg5 Ne7 26. Be5 Rhg8 27.
Rxh5 Bxg2 28. Rh7 Rdf8 29. h5 Bf3 30. Re1 Nd5 31. h6 Kb7 32. Rg7 Rh8 33. Rxf7
Rxf7 34. Bxh8 Nf4 35. Bc2 Ng2 36. Re5 Bd5 37. h7 Rxf2 38. Bg7 Rf1+ 39. Kd2 Nh4
40. Be4 Nf3+ 41. Bxf3 gxf3 42. h8=Q Rg1 43. Qf8 Rg2+ 44. Ke3 Rxb2 45. Bf6 Re2+
46. Kd3 Rxa2 47. Rxd5 exd5 48. Be5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Suarez Uriel, Adrian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2846"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 Nf6 8. f4
d6 9. f5 Qe7 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 O-O 12. a4 Nc5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 exf5 15.
exf5 g5 16. Bg3 Nfe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Re1 d5 19. Nb6 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Bxf5 21.
Nxd5 Qe6 22. Rxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxe4 b5 26. a5 f5 27.
Be5+ Kg6 28. Nc5 Rfd8 29. Bd4 Re8 30. Kf2 f4 31. Re1 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 Kf5 33. Kf2
h5 34. b4 g4 35. Nd3 Rc8 36. g3 f3 37. Nf4 Re8 38. Be3 Rc8 39. Nd5 Ke4 40. Nf6+
Kf5 41. Nxh5 Rxc3 42. Nf4 Rc2+ 43. Kg1 Ke4 44. Bc5 Rc1+ 45. Kf2 Rc2+ 46. Kg1
Rc1+ 47. Kf2 Rh1 48. h4 gxh3 49. Ne6 h2 50. Ng5+ Kf5 51. Nxf3 Rf1+ 52. Kxf1
h1=Q+ 53. Kf2 Ke4 54. Nd2+ Kd3 55. Nf3 Qh5 56. Nd4 Ke4 57. Kg2 Qg4 58. Kf2 Qh3
59. Nc6 Qh2+ 60. Ke1 Qxg3+ 61. Kd1 Kd3 62. Kc1 Qg2 63. Ne5+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shukh, Nikolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 c6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 a5 8. a4
O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. Rfe1 Nf4
15. Bf1 Nc5 16. Nc4 Nxe4 17. Nb6 Bf5 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Bd3 Re8
21. Nd2 f3 22. Bxe4 Bxh3 23. Bxf3 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 25. Kh2 Be6 26. g3 h5
27. Kg2 Bh6 28. Ne4 Bc4 29. Nd2 Ba6 30. c4 Re5 31. b3 c5 32. Qd3 b6 33. Ne4 Bg7
34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grabinsky, Aaron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 Be7 6. a4 a6 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Bh2 Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. a5 b5 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Nf8 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. b4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. b5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Nd7 21. Nd2
Qa8 22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxa5 24. Bb5 Rd8 25. Bf4 Nf6 26. Bd2 Rxa1 27. Qxa1
Qxa1 28. Rxa1 Rb8 29. Bc6 Rc8 30. Ra8 Rxa8 31. Bxa8 Kf8 32. Kf1 Ke8 33. Bc6+
Kd8 34. Ba5+ Kc8 35. Ke2 Bd8 36. Bb4 Bc7 37. Kd3 Kd8 38. Bd2 h6 39. Bc3 d5 40.
Bb4 Ne4 41. f3 Nd6 42. Bxd6 Bxd6 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. f4 g6 45. g3 h5 46. g4 hxg4
47. hxg4 Kf6 48. Be8 Ke7 49. Bc6 Bc7 50. f5 Kd6 51. Be8 gxf5 52. gxf5 Ke7 53.
Bc6 Bb6 54. fxe6 fxe6 55. Kd3 Kd6 56. Bb5 Ba5 57. Ba4 Bd8 58. Bb5 Bf6 59. Ba4
Bh4 60. Bd1 Bf2 61. Bg4 Bg1 62. Bh3 Ke7 63. Bg4 Kf6 64. Bh3 Kg5 65. Bxe6 Bxd4
66. Kxd4 Kf4 67. Bf7 Kf5 68. Bg8 Kf6 69. Bh7 Kg7 70. Bd3 Kf6 71. Be2 Ke7 72.
Bd3 Kf6 73. Bc2 Kg5 74. Bb3 Kf4 75. Ba4 Kg3 76. Bc6 Kf2 77. Bb5 Ke1 78. Bd3 Kd2
79. Bf5 Kc1 80. Kc3 Kd1 81. Kd3 d4 82. Bg4+ Ke1 83. Bf5 Kf2 84. Be4 Kg3 85. Bd5
Kf4 86. Bc4 Ke5 87. Bb3 Kd6 88. Bc2 Kc5 89. Bd1 Kb4 90. Bf3 Ka3 91. Be4 Kb2 92.
Bd5 Kc1 93. Be4 Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Salinas Herrera, Pablo Patricio"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 Nge7 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qa4 f6 13. Re3 Bf5 14. Bf1 e5
15. dxe5 fxe5 16. Rae1 e4 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. f3 Nf5 20. R3e2 e3 21.
Nb3 c5 22. Qa3 Rac8 23. Rxe3 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 Qb6 25. Re7 Rf7 26. Re1 Kh8 27. Rd1
Be6 28. Kh1 Re7 29. Nc1 Bf7 30. Nd3 a5 31. Nf4 Re5 32. Nd3 Re3 33. Qa4 Rce8 34.
Qd7 Bg8 35. Qf5 d4 36. Nf4 Bh7 37. Qb1 Bxb1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Makarian, Rudik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Ne7
9. h4 h6 10. h5 g5 11. g4 a5 12. Nd2 c5 13. f3 O-O 14. Kf2 Nb8 15. b3 Na6 16.
a3 Bc8 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Qc2 f6 19. Rhb1 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qb8 21. Nc3 Qc7 22. Nf1 Rfc8
23. Bd2 Bf8 24. Ne3 Qb8 25. Rb2 Rc7 26. Rab1 Rca7 27. Ne2 Qd8 28. Qd1 Rb8 29.
Nc2 Rba8 30. Nc3 Nc8 31. Be3 Rb8 32. Be2 Rba8 33. Kg2 Qe8 34. Qd2 Qd8 35. Kg3
Be7 36. Kg2 Bf8 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Nc7 39. b5 Ne7 40. Bd3 Qb8 41. Qc1 Ne8 42.
Ra1 Rxa1 43. Nxa1 Nc8 44. Nc2 Be7 45. Ra2 Rxa2 46. Nxa2 Qa7 47. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2852"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 a5 10. a3 a4 11. Qc2 Be7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Bd8 14. Ne5 Bc7 15.
Rad1 h6 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bg3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bb6 19. Qe2 Ne7 20. Qg4 Nf5 21. Bf4
Kh8 22. h4 Rd8 23. h5 Ra5 24. Bc2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rb5 26. Rb1 Ra5 27. Qd1 Rd5 28.
Qf3 Ra5 29. Qe4 Qg8 30. Bxa4 Ne7 31. Bc2 Ra8 32. Rd1 Nd5 33. Bg3 Rd8 34. Qf3
Qe8 35. Bh4 Rd7 36. Qe4 Qg8 37. Rd3 Bd8 38. Bg3 Be7 39. Qf3 Rd8 40. e4 Nc7 41.
Rxd8 Bxd8 42. Bf4 Qe8 43. Qd3 Be7 44. Be3 Na6 45. b4 Nc7 46. Bb3 Kg8 47. Bc4
Kf8 48. g3 Qa8 49. Kg2 Qb8 50. Qd7 Ne8 51. Qd4 Qa8 52. Qa7 Qc8 53. f4 Nc7 54.
Qd4 Nb5 55. Qd3 Nc7 56. f5 exf5 57. exf5 Nd5 58. f6 gxf6 59. Bxh6+ Ke8 60. Bxd5
cxd5 61. exf6 Bxf6 62. Qxd5 Qc2+ 63. Kh3 Qc8+ 64. Kg2 Qc2+ 65. Kf3 Qc3+ 66. Be3
Qa1 67. Kg2 Qb2+ 68. Kh3 Kf8 69. h6 Kg8 70. Qxb7 Qa1 71. Qf3 Qe5 72. Qg4+ Kh7
73. Bf4 Qa1 74. Qf3 Qd4 75. b5 Qd7+ 76. g4 Qxb5 77. Qe4+ Kg8 78. g5 Qf1+ 79.
Kg4 Qg1+ 80. Kf5 Ba1 81. Qe8+ Kh7 82. Qxf7+ Kh8 83. Qe8+ Kh7 84. g6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tejedor Fuente, Enrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qa4 c4 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. Qa3 Nd7 14. Nbd2
Qc7 15. Qa5 Qc6 16. b4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nb6 18. Rfc1 Qd6 19. Qc5 Qb8 20. Qc7 Bb7
21. h4 Rc8 22. Qxb8 Raxb8 23. Rc5 Nd7 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rxa7 Rxb4 26. Rc7 Rb8
27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Ba6 29. Nf3 h6 30. Nd4 Rb1+ 31. Kh2 Rb2 32. Kg3 Rb1 33.
h5 Rh1 34. Kg4 Bd3 35. f3 Rh2 36. g3 Bf1 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rf8 Bh3+ 39. Kf4 g5+
40. hxg6+ Kxg6 41. g4 Rd2 42. Nc6 Kg7 43. Rb8 Rc2 44. Nd4 Rc7 45. Rb1 Rc3 46.
Kg3 Bxg4 47. Kxg4 Rxe3 48. f4 Re4 49. Nf3 Ra4 50. Rb7 Rc4 51. Rd7 Kg6 52. Nh4+
Kg7 53. Ng2 Re4 54. Kf3 Rb4 55. Ne3 Rb3 56. Kf2 Kg6 57. Rd8 Rd3 58. Rg8+ Kh7
59. Rg1 Rd4 60. Kf3 Rd3 61. Ke2 Ra3 62. Ng4 Kg6 63. Ne3+ Kh7 64. f5 d4 65. Ng4
Kg7 66. Nf6+ Kf8 67. Rg8+ Ke7 68. Re8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2996"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Nxc3 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Be3 e6 12. Nd4 a6 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. f4
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc6 16. Kf2 Be7 17. Rhb1 h5 18. a4 g6 19. Be2 O-O-O 20. Rb6 Kc7
21. Rab1 Rb8 22. a5 Rhd8 23. R6b2 Rg8 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Kxf3 Kc6 26. Ba7 Bc5 27.
Bxb8 Rxb8 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. g3 Rc7 30. h3 Be7 31. g4 hxg4+ 32. hxg4 Bc5 33. Ke4
Rc8 34. Rdb1 Rc7 35. Rd2 Rc8 36. Rh2 Rc7 37. Rh8 b5 38. axb6 Bxb6 39. Rb8 Ba7
40. R8b4 Bc5 41. Ra4 Ra7 42. f5 gxf5+ 43. gxf5 exf5+ 44. Kxf5 a5 45. Kf6 Bb6
46. c4 Bd8+ 47. Kf5 Rd7 48. Raa1 Rd2 49. Rd1 Rf2+ 50. Kg4 Bc7 51. Rf1 Rc2 52.
Rxf7 Bxe5 53. Rxa5 Rxc4+ 54. Kf5 Rf4+ 55. Ke6 Rxf7 56. Kxf7 Bd6 57. Ke6 Bc5 58.
Ra2 Bb6 59. Rc2+ Kb7 60. Kd7 Bd4 61. Rc4 Be3 62. Rb4+ Ka8 63. Kc7 Bf4+ 64. Rxf4
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 Nd7 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. a4 a6 8. Bh2
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Re1 d5 12. c3 Re8 13. Qb1 h6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Nd7 16. Qd1 Bf8 17. Qg4 Bc6 18. Bf4 f5 19. Qg6 Qe7 20. g4 Qf7 21. gxf5
Qxg6+ 22. fxg6 Be7 23. Bg3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. h4 b4 26. c4 Nb6 27. b3 Red8
28. Bf1 dxc4 29. Nxc4 Nxc4 30. Bxc4 Bd5 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. e4 d4
34. Kf1 Ra2 35. Rb1 Rc2 36. h5 Kf8 37. Ke1 Bg5 38. f4 Bd8 39. Ra1 Rg2 40. Ra8
Rxg3 41. Rxd8+ Ke7 42. Rc8 Rxb3 43. Rc7+ Kf8 44. Rxc5 Re3+ 45. Kf2 Rxe4 46. Kf3
Re3+ 47. Kf2 b3 48. Rb5 Re4 49. Kf3 Re3+ 50. Kf2 Re4 51. Kf3 Re3+ 52. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nguyen, Hong Anh1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2859"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 d6 7. h3 O-O 8. Be2
Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. Qb1 Bf5 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Qd1 b5 14. Ne3 Bd7 15.
Bxb5 Rab8 16. a4 Rfc8 17. Qe2 Nd8 18. Ba6 Nb7 19. Rfc1 Bc6 20. b4 Nd5 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Nd2 Re8 23. c4 Bc6 24. Be3 e5 25. d5 Bd7 26. c5 Bf5 27. c6 Nd8 28. b5
e4 29. Rab1 Re5 30. a5 Rxd5 31. b6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Skawinski, Arkadiusz"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2854"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Ne7 9. O-O Nbc6 10. Ba3 O-O 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Na3 Bf5 13. Nc2 a6 14. Re1 Rfe8
15. Re2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ng6 17. Rae1 Rxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd7 19. g3 Rc8 20. h4 h6 21.
Ne3 Nge7 22. Qd3 Rd8 23. Kg2 Qc8 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qd7 26. Nc2 Nc6 27. Nd4
Nxd4 28. cxd4 Rc8 29. Qe3 Qf5 30. e6 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Rc3 33. Rb6
Rd3 34. Rxb7 Rxd4 35. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nguyen, Dang Hong Phuc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. c4 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
a6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rc1 Rfe8
15. Qc2 h5 16. h3 Re7 17. Ne2 Ne4 18. a3 h4 19. b4 g6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rfd1 g5
22. d5 f5 23. Nd4 Qe5 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Qxc6 Rf8 26. d6 cxd6 27. Rxd6 f4 28.
Rg6+ Kh8 29. Qxb6 Ref7 30. Rh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Rg7 32. Qh5 Rgf7 33. Rc5 Qa1+ 34.
Kh2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Oleksienko, Mikhailo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qa4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Qa3 Ne4 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. Qxd6
Nxd6 15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. Nd2 Rfc8 17. f4 Kf8 18. Kf2 Ke7 19. b3 f6 20. N4f3 Bb5
21. Nd4 Bd7 22. N4f3 Bb5 23. Nd4 Be8 24. h3 a5 25. a3 e5 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Ne2
Rab8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Nxc1 Ke6 31. Nd3 d4 32. exd4 exd4 33. Kf3
Bb5 34. Nc5+ Kd5 35. b4 a4 36. Nce4 Nxe4 37. Nxe4 Bc6 38. Nd2 Ke5+ 39. Kf2 Bd5
40. g3 h6 41. Ke2 Bc6 42. Nf3+ Ke4 43. Nd2+ Ke5 44. Nf3+ Ke4 45. Nd2+ Kd5 46.
h4 Bd7 47. Kf2 Bg4 48. Ke1 d3 49. Nf1 Kd4 50. Kd2 Bf5 51. Ne3 Be6 52. Ng2 Ke4
53. Nf4 Bc4 54. Nh5 g6 55. Nf4 g5 56. hxg5 hxg5 57. Ng6 Kf5 58. Ne7+ Kg4 59.
Nc8 Kxg3 60. Nd6 Bd5 61. Kxd3 Kf4 62. Kd4 Ba8 63. Nc4 g4 64. Ne3 g3 65. b5 Kf3
66. b6 Bb7 67. Kd3 Bc8 68. Kd4 Ba6 69. Nf5 g2 70. Nh4+ Kg3 71. Nxg2 Kxg2 72.
Kc5 Kf3 73. Kb4 Ke4 74. Kxa4 Kd5 75. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Plenca, Jadranko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Be2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Rab8 12. a4 h6 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Bf1 a6
15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. a5 Qc7 18. Qa3 Rfd8 19. Nb3 Kh8 20. Nc5 e5 21.
dxe5 Nxe5 22. Rad1 Rbc8 23. b4 Ng4 24. g3 Nf6 25. c4 dxc4 26. Bxc4 Bg4 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Bf1 Nd7 29. Bg2 Nxc5 30. bxc5 Be6 31. Qb4 Bd5 32. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vishnu, Prasanna V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Bg4
9. Bb2 e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Qa7 15.
g3 a5 16. Bg2 Nb6 17. Qd3 Nbd7 18. Ne2 Ne8 19. Nf4 a4 20. Bc3 axb3 21. axb3 Qb6
22. Rb1 Ra2 23. Rd2 Rda8 24. Qe2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 dxc4 26. Qc2 cxb3 27. Rxb3 Qc7
28. Bb4 e5 29. Nd5 cxd5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2984"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Be3 b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a4 Qe7 12. a5 Nc5 13. Ng5 Rad8 14. Bc4 Nh5 15.
b4 Nd7 16. Ngf3 Nf4 17. O-O Nf6 18. Rfe1 Bc6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7 Qd6 21. Bxf4
b5 22. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi Super Blitz op 1st"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Klekowski, Maciej"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. Bc4 Bb7 5. Nf3 e6 6. h4 h6 7. Be3 d6 8. Qe2 a6
9. a3 Nd7 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. Ba2 b5 12. g4 Nb6 13. h5 g5 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15. Bxg5
Rg8 16. h6 Bh8 17. f4 Qd7 18. h7 Rg6 19. Rh5 O-O-O 20. Bh4 Re8 21. f5 exf5 22.
Bxf7 Rg7 23. Bxe8 Qxe8 24. exf5 Rf7 25. f6 Kd7 26. Re1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Do Nascimento, Christian Almeida"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2867"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 Bf5 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Be2
c5 9. O-O Rc8 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. a4 c4 12. Qa2 Qa5 13. Rfc1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15.
Nd2 Bf5 16. b3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Nb6 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19. axb5 Ra8 20. Ra3 Rfc8 21.
Rca1 h6 22. g4 Be6 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Rxa7 Rxc3 25. Rxb7 Nc4 26. Nxc4 dxc4 27.
Bf3 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 c3 29. Rc7 g5 30. Bg3 Rb1 31. d5 Bd7 32. Rxd7 c2 33. Rd8+ Kh7
34. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Barria Zuniga, Daniel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. h3 g6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. e3
O-O 9. Be2 b5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Qb6 14. Rc1 Rfc8 15.
Nbd2 Na5 16. Qd1 e6 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Bf8 19. Qd1 a5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1
Bd6 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qc2 Bd7 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Ne5 Kf8 26. Bb5 Bxb5 27. axb5
Qb6 28. Qc8+ Kg7 29. Nd7 Nxd7 30. Qxd7 a4 31. Qc6 a3 32. bxa3 Qxc6 33. bxc6
bxa3 34. c7 a2 35. c8=Q a1=Q+ 36. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kane, Hary"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. Bd2 Ne5 10. f4 Nc4 11. Nd1 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nf6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 g6 15.
c3 Bg7 16. Nd4 O-O 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne3 d6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rae1 Rfe8 21. a3
Rac8 22. h3 Bb7 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qb6 25. Kh1 Rc5 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. f5 Re5
28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Qf4 Re7 30. Nc6 Qxc6 31. Rxe5 Bxe5 32. Qxe5 Qc7 33. Qf6 e5
34. Re1 Re6 35. Qh4 Kg7 36. Qe4 Qd6 37. Re3 Qd2 38. Re2 Qd6 39. Re3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. f4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nc4 Be7 12. f5 Qc6 13. fxe6 Qxe6 14. Be2 Bg5
15. d5 Qh6 16. O-O b5 17. Nd6 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 Nf6 19. Nxb5 Bd7 20. Nd6 Qg5 21.
Nc4 Rfd8 22. Nxe3 Qxe3 23. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gallego Alcaraz, Andres Felipe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2859"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. h3 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. a4 a5
9. Bb5 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Bh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Re1 c6 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 d5 16. e4 e6 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. Ba6 Rcd8 21. Bg3
Nb8 22. Bd3 Bf8 23. e5 Rc8 24. h4 h5 25. Bf4 c5 26. Bg5 Qc7 27. g4 hxg4 28. h5
cxd4 29. cxd4 Nc6 30. hxg6 Nb4 31. g7 Bxg7 32. Bf6 Bxf6 33. exf6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Rb8 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 b5 8. a3 e6
9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Bf4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bb7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Rc8
15. Qb7 Qd7 16. O-O Ne7 17. Bg5 Nf5 18. c3 Nd6 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Be3 a5 21.
Rad1 f5 22. Rfe1 e5 23. Bd5 Bf6 24. Kg2 h5 25. Bf2 h4 26. Re2 hxg3 27. hxg3 Rh7
28. b4 cxb4 29. cxb4 a4 30. Bc5 Ne8 31. Rde1 Nc7 32. Bb7 Rb8 33. Bf3 Rbh8 34.
Rxe5 Rh2+ 35. Kg1 Bxe5 36. Rxe5 R2h7 37. d4 Re8 38. Rxe8 Nxe8 39. Bb7 Nd6 40.
Bd5 Nc4 41. Bxc4 bxc4 42. d5 c3 43. Kf2 c2 44. Be3 Rh1 45. b5 c1=Q 46. Bxc1
Rxc1 47. b6 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gordievsky, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8.
Bb5 e6 9. O-O Bxc5 10. Be5 Qa3 11. c4 Be7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bxc6
bxc6 15. Rb7 c5 16. Ne2 Qa6 17. Rc7 Qe6 18. Qa1 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rb7 O-O
21. Rd1 Bc6 22. Rbb1 Rfe8 23. Qc3 d4 24. Qa3 dxe3 25. fxe3 Ng4 26. Nf1 Qe5 27.
Rbc1 Nxe3 28. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Qxe3 Rxe3 30. Nf4 Ba4 31. Rd5 h6 32. Rdxc5 Rd8 33.
Ra5 Re4 34. g3 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ozkan, Ervin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 e5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bc5 11. Bd2 h5 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. f5 Nb6 14. b3
Ba3+ 15. Kb1 Nc4 16. Bg5 Qa5 17. Rd3 Bb4 18. Na4 Na3+ 19. Kc1 b5 20. Nb2 Qb6
21. Rhd1 Rxd3 22. Nxd3 Bc3 23. Be3 Bd4 24. Bd2 Rd8 25. c3 Bc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27.
Qe3 Qe7 28. Bf3 Kb7 29. Kb2 a5 30. Be1 Rxd1 31. Bxd1 b4 32. c4 Nd7 33. Bf2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Travadon, Loic"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. e3 e6 8.
Bd3 Bd7 9. f4 f5 10. Nf3 Be7 11. O-O Qb6 12. a3 Rc8 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Kh1 Na5 15.
Rac1 Qd8 16. Ne5 Nc6 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Ng5 Qf6 20. Qh5 Qg6 21. Qh3 h6
22. Nf3 Qg4 23. Qxg4 fxg4 24. Ne5 f5 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. h3 h5 27. Kh2 Ke7 28.
Rxc6 Bxc6 29. Nc3 a6 30. Rh1 Kf6 31. Kg3 h4+ 32. Kf2 g3+ 33. Kf3 Bd6 34. Rc1
Rc8 35. Na2 Bd7 36. Rxc8 Bxc8 37. Ke2 Bd7 38. Nc1 Ke7 39. Nb3 Be8 40. Nd2 Kd8
41. Kd1 Kc7 42. Be2 Be7 43. Kc2 Ba4+ 44. b3 Be8 45. b4 a5 46. Kc3 axb4+ 47.
axb4 b6 48. Nf3 Bf6 49. Ne1 Be7 50. Nd3 Bf6 51. Ne1 Be7 52. Bd3 Bh5 53. Nc2 Bd1
54. Na3 Bf3 55. Bf1 Be4 56. Nb5+ Kd7 57. Kb3 Kc6 58. Nc3 Kc7 59. Ka4 Kc6 60.
Bb5+ Kc7 61. Bf1 Kc6 62. Nxe4 fxe4 63. Bb5+ Kc7 64. Be8 Kd8 65. Bf7 Kd7 66. Bh5
Bd6 67. Kb5 Ke7 68. Bg4 Kd7 69. f5 exf5 70. Bxf5+ Ke7 71. Kc6 Bxb4 72. Kxd5 Bd2
73. Kxe4 b5 74. Kd3 Bc1 75. Bg4 b4 76. Bd1 Kd6 77. e4 Bb2 78. e5+ Ke7 79. Ke4
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Cramling Bellon, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2827"]
[BlackElo "1939"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be3 e6 8. Be2
Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 f5 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. Bb6
Bxc3 15. bxc3 fxe4 16. Rab1 Kf8 17. Bxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxb7 Ke8 19. Kf1 c5 20. Rc7
Nc6 21. Rdxd7 Rxd7 22. Rxc6 Ke7 23. Bg4 Rb7 24. Rxe6+ Kf7 25. Rxa6 Rb1+ 26. Ke2
Rb2+ 27. Ke3 h5 28. Be6+ Ke7 29. Bd5 Rc2 30. a4 Rxc3+ 31. Kxe4 Rc1 32. a5 Re1+
33. Kf4 Rd1 34. Re6+ Kd7 35. a6 Ra1 36. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sernecki, Franciszek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2828"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. f4 Bb7 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 f5 7. e5 Ne7 8. O-O h6
9. Qe1 Nbc6 10. Be3 d5 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Rd1 a6 13. Ne5 Nb4 14. Rd2 Nbd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qg3 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Qc6 18. c4 Be4 19. d5 exd5 20. Rc1 d4 21. Rxd4
Qe6 22. Rcd1 Bc6 23. Qh4 Kf7 24. b3 a5 25. Rd6 cxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxe5 27. Bf4 Qa1+
28. Kf2 Rae8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Storme, Isak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. c3 c5 8. Ne5
Qc7 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O Nb8 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. f4 Ne7 14. Bh4 Nf5 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ng4 Be7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Kg7 19. Ngxf6 Qd8 20. Nh5+ Kh8 21.
dxc5 bxc5 22. Rad1 Qb6 23. Nhf6 c4+ 24. Kh1 Bxf6 25. Nxf6 Kg7 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27.
Qh5 h6 28. Nd7 Qxb2 29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. Qh3 Qxa2 31. g4 Ne7 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33.
Qg5+ Ng6 34. f5 Kg7 35. fxg6 f6 36. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2833"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. a3 Ne7 12. e4 c4 13. Bb1 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nd5 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. O-O b5 19. Ng5 Nf6 20. Qh4 a5 21. Rfe1
b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Re3 h6 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Rfd8 26. h4 Qd5 27. Qg4 bxc3
28. bxc3 Rb8 29. Rg3 g6 30. Qf4 Qh5 31. Ra1 Rb3 32. Qf6 Rf8 33. Re1 Qf5 34.
Rxe6 Qxf6 35. Rxf6 Re8 36. Rc6 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Re2 38. Rf3 Rc2 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40.
Rc7 Rcxc3 41. Rcxf7+ Kg8 42. Rf8+ Kg7 43. R3f7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Colas, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2824"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 c4 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3
Bd6 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. b4 O-O 12. b5 Ne7 13. O-O Ng6 14. c4 dxc4 15.
Nxc4 Qe7 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Rxa7 Bd7 18. Qb1 Rfd8 19. Rc1 Be8 20. h3 Qd6 21. Nc4
Qd5 22. Nce5 Rdc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. e4 Qd6 25. Rxb7 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Qa3 27. exf6
Rc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Bf1 gxf6 30. Rb8 Kf8 31. b6 Ke7 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Rb7 Kd6
34. Ra7 Qc5 35. Ra8 Qb4 36. Nb5+ Kc6 37. Ra7 Qe7 38. b7 Qe8 39. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Primbetov, Kazbek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2207"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Qc2 b6 13. b3 g5 14. Bg3 h5 15. f3 h4
16. Bf2 Nh5 17. a3 Nf4 18. Rfe1 f5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 fxe4 22.
bxc5 Nxe2+ 23. Nxe2 exf3 24. gxf3 bxc5 25. Nc3 g4 26. Nce4 gxf3 27. Ra3 Qe8 28.
Rxf3 Qg6+ 29. Kf1 Rxf3 30. Nxf3 Bf5 31. Nfd2 Bh6 32. Qa4 Bxe4 33. Nxe4 Qxe4 34.
Qe8+ Bf8 35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qf7+ Bg7 39. Qh5+ Kg8 40.
Qe8+ Bf8 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Qd7+ Kf6 43. Qe6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kuba, Vanya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. c4 Bxc5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Be7 14. Nb5 Nxg3
15. hxg3 Bf6 16. Nfd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qb6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qd3 Kg7 20. Bh5 Kh8
21. b3 Rac8 22. Qg6 Bg7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bg4 Rf8 25. Rd1 Rf6 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27.
Be2 Rf8 28. Bd3+ Kg8 29. Qg6 Rf6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Rc1 Qd8 32. Rc2 e5 33. Bf5
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bouget, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. e4 Qe8 8. Bh2
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Be2 Qe7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qc2 Bh6 14. Nc4 Bf4
15. Bxf4 exf4 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. Rfe1 Kg7 20. a4 Nb6 21.
a5 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 g5 23. a6 Bd3 24. Qa4 bxa6 25. b4 Kg6 26. Qc6+ Qe6 27. Qc5 h5
28. Rad1 Bf5 29. Bd5 Qe8 30. Qxc7 g4 31. h4 Rd7 32. Qc6+ Be6 33. Bxe6 Rxd1 34.
Qe4+ Kg7 35. Rxd1 Qxe6 36. Qxf4 Re8 37. Qg5+ Qg6 38. Qxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rd6+ Kf5
40. Rxa6 Rxe5 41. Rxa7 Re1+ 42. Kh2 f6 43. Rc7 Re2 44. Kg3 Rb2 45. f3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jakubowski, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Nge2 a6 7. Bg5 c6 8. Qd2
h6 9. Be3 b5 10. b3 bxc4 11. bxc4 c5 12. d5 Rb8 13. Rc1 Ne5 14. Ng3 Rb4 15. Nd1
h5 16. Be2 h4 17. Nf1 a5 18. Qc2 e6 19. Bd2 exd5 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. cxd5 Nh5 22.
Nfe3 Qg5 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. O-O Nf4 25. Kh1 Nh5 26. f4 Nxf4 27. Nc4 Nxc4 28. Bxc4
Be5 29. Ne3 Nh5 30. Kg1 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Ng3+ 32. hxg3 hxg3# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sidorika, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nd4 Bg6 8.
Bb5 Rc8 9. b4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Ba6 O-O 12. O-O Ra8 13. h3 Nd7 14. Bb7 Rb8
15. Bxb8 Nxb8 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Rac1 Bc3 18. a3 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 Qc7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6
21. c4 dxc4 22. Rxc4 Nd7 23. Rd4 Nf6 24. Rd8 Nd5 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. f3 f5 27.
e4 Ne7 28. Qd6 Be8 29. Rd1 Kf7 30. exf5 exf5 31. Qe5 Qa4 32. Re1 Qd7 33. a4 a6
34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 Ng6 36. Qe3 Qxb5 37. Qe6+ Kf8 38. Qxf5+ Kg8 39. Qd5+ Kf8
40. Qd6+ Kf7 41. h4 Qc6 42. h5 Qxd6 43. cxd6 Nf4 44. Re7+ Kf8 45. h6 gxh6 46.
Rxh7 Bb5 47. Rxh6 Kf7 48. Kf2 Bd7 49. g3 Nd5 50. g4 Nf6 51. Kg3 Ng8 52. Rh2 Ke6
53. Rd2 Nf6 54. Kf4 Nd5+ 55. Kg5 Kxd6 56. Rd4 Ke6 57. Rd1 Be8 58. f4 Ne7 59.
f5+ Kf7 60. Rd6 Bb5 61. Kf4 Be2 62. g5 Bb5 63. g6+ Ke8 64. Kg5 Ba4 65. f6 Nxg6
66. Kxg6 Bc2+ 67. Kg7 Bb3 68. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Rxb1 Bb4+ 8.
Ke2 O-O 9. g3 dxc4 10. a3 Bd6 11. Qxc4 Ne7 12. Bg2 c6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rhd1
Rfd8 15. Rbc1 a5 16. Ne5 Ng6 17. Nd3 e5 18. Nc5 Qe7 19. Kf1 h5 20. dxe5 Nxe5
21. Qc3 h4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qxa5 Nfg4 24. Kg1 Nxf2 25. gxh4 Neg4 26. Qc3 Qd6
27. h3 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Nxh3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Baskin, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8.
Bb5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Qd3 Ne4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ne5 Qxd3 14. cxd3
Nc3 15. Nxc6 Bf6 16. Rb2 Ba6 17. Rd2 Rfc8 18. Ne5 h5 19. h3 Bb5 20. Rc1 Na4 21.
d4 a5 22. g4 g5 23. Bg3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Kg7 25. Kg2 Be8 26. f3 Be7 27. Nd3 f6 28.
Nb2 Nxb2 29. Rxb2 a4 30. Na1 Ra7 31. Nc2 Bg6 32. Rb4 Bd8 33. Na3 Bc7 34. Nb5
Rb7 35. c6 Rb6 36. Bxc7 Rxc7 37. Nxc7 Rxb4 38. Nxe6+ Kh6 39. c7 Rb2+ 40. Kg3
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8.
Qxb6 axb6 9. d3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Bd2 Ke7 13. Nb5 Rhc8 14. Nxg6+
hxg6 15. Rfc1 Nd4 16. Nc3 Bd6 17. Kf1 Kd7 18. e3 Nf5 19. Ke2 Bc5 20. a3 Be7 21.
h3 Ne8 22. g4 Nh4 23. Bh1 g5 24. Nb5 Rc5 25. Rxc5 bxc5 26. e4 d4 27. e5 Ng6 28.
a4 Rb8 29. h4 Nxh4 30. Be4 f6 31. f4 f5 32. gxf5 Nxf5 33. fxg5 g6 34. Kf3 Neg7
35. Rh1 Nh5 36. Rg1 b6 37. b4 cxb4 38. Rc1 Rc8 39. Rb1 Rc2 40. Bxb4 Bxb4 41.
Rxb4 Nh4+ 42. Kg4 Nf5 43. Nxd4 Rc1 44. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivic, Velimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 Qe8 8. e5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 10. Bh2 N7b6 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Qc6 13. Qe2 h6 14. Rfe1 Be6
15. h4 Bg4 16. a4 Nc7 17. Be4 Qe6 18. Bxb7 Rad8 19. Ne4 Qc4 20. a5 Qxe2 21.
Rxe2 Nc4 22. Nxc5 Nd5 23. Bg3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. b3 Nxc3 27.
Rc2 Nxe5 28. Rxc3 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Bxa1 30. b4 Kg7 31. b5 Bd4 32. Nb3 Bf6 33. Re3
Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rfd8 35. b6 axb6 36. axb6 R1d6 37. Bxd6 Rxd6 38. Bf3 Rxb6 39. Rd3
e6 40. Nc5 Rb8 41. Rd7 Kg6 42. Be4+ Kh5 43. Rxf7 Bd4 44. Nxe6 Rf8 45. Rh7+ Kg4
46. f3+ Rxf3 47. Bxf3+ Kf5 48. Nxd4+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aloma Vidal, Roberto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Nd2 c3 8.
bxc3 Bxc5 9. Ngf3 Nc6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O b6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Ng3 Bb7
15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Qa4 f5 17. e4 f4 18. Nh5 Rad8 19. Ba6 Ba8 20. g3 fxg3 21. hxg3
Ne5 22. Be2 Bc6 23. Qc2 Nxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Qe5 25. Nf4 Bf6 26. Ne2 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1
Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Nd4 Bb7 30. Qa4 Bf6 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Qd7 Bxe4 33. Bxe4
Qxe4 34. Qxa7 Bxd4 35. cxd4 Qxd4 36. a4 h5 37. Qa8 h4 38. gxh4 Qxh4 39. Kf1
Qc4+ 40. Kg1 Qd5 41. Qa6 Qd4 42. Qb5 f5 43. Qe8 Qg4+ 44. Kf1 Qc4+ 45. Kg1 Kf6
46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. Qg7+ Kd6 48. Qf8+ Kc7 49. Qe7+ Kb8 50. Qd8+ Kb7 51. Qd7+ Ka6
52. Qe8 Qd5 53. Qc8+ Ka5 54. Qc7 Qc5 55. Qa7+ Kb4 56. a5 Qxa5 57. Qe7+ Qc5 58.
Qxe6 b5 59. Qe1+ Ka4 60. Qa1+ Qa3 61. Qd1+ Qb3 62. Qd7 Qc2 63. Qa7+ Kb3 64. Qe7
b4 65. Qe6+ Ka3 66. Kg2 b3 67. Qa6+ Kb2 68. Kg3 Qe4 69. Qf6+ Kb1 70. Qa6 b2 71.
f3 Qe3 72. Qa5 f4+ 73. Kg4 Kc1 74. Qc7+ Kd1 75. Qb7 Kc2 76. Qc6+ Qc3 77. Qe4+
Kb3 78. Qb7+ Qb4 79. Qd5+ Kc2 80. Qf5+ Kd2 81. Qd5+ Ke2 82. Qa2 Ke3 83. Qb1 Qd2
84. Qe4+ Kf2 85. Kh3 Qe3 86. Qf5 Qxf3+ 87. Kh4 Qh1+ 88. Kg4 Qf3+ 89. Kh4 Qe3
90. Qb1 f3 91. Kg4 Qd4+ 92. Kh3 Qh8+ 93. Kg4 Qg7+ 94. Kh3 Qg3# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kleinman, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 g6 6. a4 a5 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bb5
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. c3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Rfd8 15. Qc2
Nf8 16. Rad1 g5 17. Bg3 Ng6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Bf1 Rd7 20. Bb5 Rdd8 21. Nh2 Nh5
22. Ng4 Nxg3 23. fxg3 Bc8 24. Ne3 Be6 25. Bc4 Rd7 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Ndf1 Rad8
28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Rd1 Bf8 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. g4 Bc5 32. Kh2 Nf4 33. Nf5 c6 34.
Nxh6+ Kf8 35. Nf5 b5 36. b3 Qd3 37. Qxd3 Nxd3 38. Nd2 bxa4 39. bxa4 Nb2 40. Nb3
Nxa4 41. Nxa5 Nxc3 42. Nxc6 f6 43. Kg3 Nxe4+ 44. Kf3 Nd6 45. Nxd6 Bxd6 46. Ke4
Kf7 47. Kf5 Bc5 48. Na5 e4 49. Kxe4 Bb4 50. Nc4 Ke6 51. Ne3 Bc3 52. Nf5 Bb2 53.
g3 Ba1 54. h4 gxh4 55. gxh4 Kf7 56. h5 Bb2 57. Kd5 Bc1 58. Nd6+ Kg7 59. Ke6 Bd2
60. Ne8+ Kh6 61. Kf5 Bc3 62. Nxf6 Bb2 63. g5+ Kg7 64. h6+ Kh8 65. g6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Be3 Qc7 8. Qd3
Nf6 9. f4 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. b4 a5 12. Ndb5 Qb8 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Rd1 Be7 15.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Kf2 Rxa2 20. Rhd1 Nf6
21. Rd8+ Ke7 22. Bxb6 Rxd8 23. Bxd8+ Ke8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. g3 f5 26. Ke3 Ke7
27. Rd2 Ra3+ 28. Kf2 Rc3 29. Ra2 Kf6 30. Ke1 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Rh1 32. h4 Rh2+ 33.
Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schitco, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Be1 f5 11. b4 a6 12. Nbd2 Bf6 13. Rab1 g5 14. Nb3 g4 15.
Nfd2 Nd6 16. a4 Bg7 17. e3 Nf6 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Nxb5 21. Nc5
Re8 22. Ra1 Rb8 23. Ba5 Qe7 24. Nd3 Nd5 25. Nce5 Qf6 26. Bd2 h5 27. h4 Rd8 28.
Ba5 Re8 29. Bd2 Nd6 30. Rcb1 Nb5 31. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nguyen, Thanh Thuy Tien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "1971"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. a4 a5
9. Bb5 Nbd7 10. O-O e6 11. Re1 Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 c6
16. Bf1 Nh5 17. Bh2 Nf4 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Nc4 Ba6 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Qa3 exd4 22.
Nxd4 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 Ne5 24. Bf1 Qf6 25. Re3 g4 26. Nf5 Nd5 27. exd5 Qxf5 28.
dxc6 gxh3 29. Rxh3 Nxc6 30. Rxd6 Ne5 31. Bxe5 Qxe5 32. Rhd3 Rg8 33. Qb3 Qf4 34.
Qd5 Be5 35. Rxh6+ Qxh6 36. Qxe5+ Rg7 37. Rd6 Qh7 38. Bd3 Qh4 39. g3 Qh3 40. Rd4
Kg8 41. Bf1 Qe6 42. Qxe6 fxe6 43. Rd6 Rg4 44. Bb5 Re8 45. Rxb6 Re7 46. Kg2 e5
47. Ra6 e4 48. Rxa5 e3 49. Be2 Rgg7 50. f4 Rd7 51. Kf3 Rd2 52. b4 Rb2 53. Re5
Rc2 54. Rxe3 Rc7 55. c4 Ra2 56. a5 Ra4 57. Rb3 Rb7 58. b5 Rxa5 59. c5 Kf7 60.
c6 Rb6 61. Rc3 Ra8 62. g4 Ke7 63. g5 Kd6 64. f5 Rf8 65. f6 Ke6 66. Re3+ Kf5 67.
Bc4 Kxg5 68. f7 Kg6 69. Re8 Rxf7+ 70. Bxf7+ Kxf7 71. c7 Kxe8 72. c8=Q+ Ke7 73.
Qc7+ Ke6 74. Qxb6+ Kd5 75. Qc7 Kd4 76. b6 Kd3 77. b7 Kd4 78. b8=Q Kd3 79. Qbd8#
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Annaberdiev, Meilis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nc6 7. e4 Nh5 8. Be3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 Qe7 12. g3 Be6 13. Be2 Rad8 14. Qc2 f5
15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bxa7 b6 17. Qa4 Qg5 18. h4 Qg6 19. Qc6 Nxg3 20. Rg1 f4 21. h5
Qf7 22. h6 Bf6 23. fxg3 Kh8 24. gxf4 Bh4+ 25. Kf1 Qxf4+ 26. Qf3 Qxf3+ 27. Bxf3
Rxf3+ 28. Ke2 Rf2+ 29. Ke3 Bxc4 30. Rae1 Rf4 31. Re2 Bxe2 32. Kxe2 Rg8 33. Rd1
Bg5 34. Rd7 Bxh6 35. Rxc7 Rf6 36. Kd3 e4+ 37. Kxe4 Re6+ 38. Kd5 Reg6 39. a4
Rg5+ 40. Kc6 Rc5+ 41. Kb7 Rxc7+ 42. Kxc7 Be3 43. Kb7 Rg7+ 44. Ka6 Rxa7+ 45.
Kxa7 b5+ 46. Ka6 bxa4 47. Kb5 h5 48. Kxa4 h4 49. b4 h3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolin, Leonid M"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8.
exd6 Qxd6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. O-O Bxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. a4
Qd7 15. a5 Nd5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 O-O 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Be3 a6 20. Bb6 Rc8
21. Rxd5 Qe6 22. Rad1 f6 23. Qe3 Rfe8 24. h3 h6 25. Qg3 f5 26. Qd3 Bf8 27. f4
Rc6 28. Rd7 Rec8 29. Rxb7 Rc2 30. Bd4 Qc6 31. Qb3+ Kh8 32. Bf2 Qe4 33. Qf3 Qa4
34. Rbd7 Qxa5 35. Kh1 Qb5 36. Bg1 Rxb2 37. Qh5 Qc6 38. R1d2 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 Qe6
40. Ra2 Rc1 41. Rb2 Bc5 42. Rb8+ Kh7 43. Re8 Rxg1+ 44. Kh2 Qd7 45. e6 Qd5 46.
Qf3 Qxf3 47. gxf3 Re1 48. Kg2 Bd6 49. Kg3 Re2 50. h4 g5 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Kh3
Bxf4 53. Re7+ Kg6 54. Rg7+ Kxg7 55. e7 Rh2# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ynojosa Aponte, Felix Jose"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc2 Nd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. f3 h6 13. Be3 Bg5 14. Bf2 Ne6 15.
Nd5 Nf4 16. Nxf4 Bxf4 17. Qd3 Be6 18. Rfd1 Qf6 19. Qxd6 h5 20. g3 Bh6 21. Nb4
Nxb4 22. Qxb4 h4 23. Rd6 a5 24. Qc3 Rfc8 25. c5 Qg5 26. Bc4 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Rc7
28. Rad1 Rac8 29. Rd7 hxg3 30. Qxf7+ Kh7 31. hxg3 Rc6 32. Qf5+ Qxf5 33. exf5
R6c7 34. a4 Bg5 35. Kf1 Bf6 36. b3 Kh6 37. Be3+ Kh5 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Radovanovic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 h6 11. Be3 b6 12. h3 Nh5 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Ba6 Bxa6
15. Qxa6 Rad8 16. a4 Nf4 17. Qb5 Ne6 18. Nc4 Qb7 19. a5 Nc7 20. Qb3 Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 Rb8 22. axb6 axb6 23. Bf4 b5 24. Ne3 c4 25. Qc2 e5 26. Bg3 b4 27. Nxc4 b3
28. Qe2 Qb5 29. Kf1 Ne6 30. Ncxe5 Nxe5 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. Qxb5 Rxb5 33. Rd5 Rxd5
34. exd5 Nf4 35. Nxe5 Nxd5 36. Nd3 Nb6 37. Nc5 Nc4 38. Nxb3 Nxb2 39. Ke2 f5 40.
h4 Kf7 41. Nd4 Kf6 42. f4 g5 43. g3 gxf4 44. gxf4 Nc4 45. Kd3 Nb2+ 46. Ke2 h5
47. Nf3 Nc4 48. Kd3 Nd6 49. c4 Ne4 50. Kd4 Ng3 51. c5 Ne2+ 52. Ke3 Nc3 53. Nd4
Nd5+ 54. Kf3 Nb4 55. c6 Nd5 56. Kg3 Nc7 57. Kf2 Nd5 58. Kf3 Nc7 59. Ke3 Nd5+
60. Kd3 Nxf4+ 61. Kc4 Ne6 62. Nxe6 Kxe6 63. Kc5 Ke7 64. Kb6 f4 65. c7 f3 66.
c8=Q f2 67. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Be2 d6 7. Nc3 b5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Qg3 h5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Qh4 Rc8 14. Kh1 g6 15.
f4 Rg8 16. e5 Rxc3 17. exf6 Re3 18. fxe7 f6 19. Bxf6 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Bf3
Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Nxf6 23. Nxe5 g5 24. Rxf6 Qxf6 25. Qd4 Qxe7 26. Qxe3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Schmakel, Sam A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. f4 Ne7 13. Bh4 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Bxe7 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Rad8 17. O-O Bd5 18. f5 f6 19. Ng4 Qd7 20. dxc5 Qc6 21. fxe6
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Baum, Jonasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Bg3 g6 9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Qe2 f6 14. c4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Nd8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. d5 O-O 19. Nc4 Nd4 20. Qe7 Nxf3+
21. gxf3 Qd8 22. Nd6 Qxe7 23. Rxe7 Rfd8 24. Rc7 Bf8 25. Rexd7 Bxd6 26. Rxb7
Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Be5 28. b3 a5 29. f4 Bd4 30. Kf1 a4 31. b4 a3 32. d6 Bc3 33. b5
Bb4 34. b6 Rb8 35. b7 Kf8 36. Rxh7 Bxd6 37. Rd7 Bc5 38. Rc7 Bd6 39. Rd7 Bc5 40.
Rc7 Ba7 41. Ke2 Ke8 42. Rg7 Kd8 43. g4 Bd4 44. Kd3 Bb2 45. Kc4 f5 46. Rf7 fxg4
47. Kd5 Bc3 48. Kc6 Bd4 49. Rd7+ Ke8 50. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Ngf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. Ne5 Be7 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. O-O c6 10. c3 e5 11. f4 e4 12. Be2 Ng8 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qe1 Nf5
15. Qf2 Qh4 16. g3 Qh3 17. Rfe1 Nf6 18. Nf1 Ng4 19. Bxg4 Qxg4 20. Qe2 Qh3 21.
Qg2 Ke7 22. Rac1 Nd6 23. b3 Qe6 24. Re2 a5 25. Rec2 a4 26. c4 axb3 27. axb3
Rhd8 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Rc5 Rdc8 30. Qd2 b6 31. Rc6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Qd7 33. Rxb6
Qc7 34. Qb4 Ra1 35. Qc5 Kd7 36. Kg2 Ra2+ 37. Kh3 Rf2 38. Ra6 Qxc5 39. dxc5 Nb5
40. Rb6 Nc7 41. Rd6+ Ke7 42. b4 Rxf1 43. Rc6 Kd7 44. Rd6+ Kc8 45. Rb6 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bryant, John Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 Nh5 6. Be5 f6 7. Bg3 d5 8. e4
c6 9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxg3 11. hxg3 fxe5 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. Bc2 Be6
15. Nb3 Nd7 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Rh4 Qf6 18. Rdh1 h5 19. Qe3 a5 20. Nbd2 a4 21. a3
Rac8 22. Qg5 Nc5 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 24. Rb4 e4 25. Ne1 Be5 26. f4 exf3 27. Nexf3
Bxg3 28. Bxg6 Kg7 29. Bc2 Bg4 30. Kb1 Rfe8 31. Nd4 Be5 32. Nf5+ Kf6 33. Ne3 Kg5
34. Nxg4 hxg4 35. Rb6 Re6 36. Rxe6 Nxe6 37. Bxa4 Nf4 38. Re1 Bf6 39. g3 Nh5 40.
Re3 Rf8 41. Rd3 d4 42. cxd4 Bd8 43. Ne4+ Kh6 44. Bd7 Rf3 45. Rxf3 gxf3 46. Bg4
Nf6 47. Bxf3 Nxe4 48. Bxe4 b6 49. g4 Kg5 50. Bf3 Kf4 51. Bd1 Ke4 52. Kc2 Kxd4
53. Kb3 Kc5 54. Bc2 b5 55. Bf5 Bf6 56. Kc2 b4 57. a4 Kb6 58. b3 Kc5 59. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grabinsky, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A44"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nd2 Ne7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Nc4
Nc8 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 12. a5 f5 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15.
Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Qd3 e4 19. Qg3+ Kh8 20. Qe5+ Qf6 21.
Qxf6+ Rxf6 22. Nxe4 Rg6 23. Rxf5 Ne7 24. Re5 Rg7 25. Nxc5 Rc8 26. b4 Ng6 27.
Re4 h5 28. d6 h4 29. d7 Rcg8 30. Re8 Nf4 31. d8=Q Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 Rg1+ 33. Kf2
R1g2+ 34. Kf3 Ne6 35. Qxh4+ Kg7 36. Nxe6+ Kf7 37. Qe7+ Kg6 38. Rxg8+ Kf5 39.
Rxg2 b6 40. axb6 a5 41. b7 a4 42. b8=R a3 43. Rf8+ Ke5 44. Nf4+ Kd4 45. Rd8+
Kc3 46. b5 Kb2 47. Rxa3 Kb1 48. c4 Kc1 49. c5 Kb1 50. c6 Kc1 51. c7 Kb1 52. b6
Kc1 53. b7 Kb1 54. b8=R+ Kc1 55. c8=R# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kozak, Adam"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. b3
Bg4 9. Ba3 Re8 10. Rc1 e6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. Be2 a5 14. Na4 Qa7 15.
Rc2 Bf8 16. Bb2 Ne4 17. Bd3 Nd6 18. Nc3 Bg7 19. Qa1 a4 20. Qb1 axb3 21. axb3
dxc4 22. bxc4 c5 23. d5 e5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Qb6 26. Qc1 Qd6 27. Bd3 e4 28.
Be2 b6 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qb2+ Kg8 31. Rb1 Ra6 32. Qb5 Rea8 33. Rcb2 Ne5 34. Qb3
h5 35. Qc2 f5 36. Qc3 h4 37. Rf1 Ra3 38. Qc2 Ra1 39. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 40. Qxb1 Ra6
41. Rb3 Qf6 42. Qb2 Kg7 43. Bf1 Nd7 44. Qc2 Qa1 45. Rb1 Qe5 46. Rd1 Qd6 47.
Qb2+ Ne5 48. f4 exf3 49. gxf3 Qf6 50. Qf2 f4 51. d6 Ra7 52. Rd5 Rd7 53. exf4
Nf7 54. f5 gxf5 55. f4 Rxd6 56. Bg2 Rxd5 57. Bxd5 Nd6 58. Kh2 Ne4 59. Qg2+ Qg6
60. Qb2+ Kh7 61. Qa3 Qg3+ 62. Qxg3 Nxg3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shevchenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. a4 Ng6 12. a5 Be6 13. Be3 h6 14. Rfd1
Be7 15. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 19th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Bg3 g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 b6 12. Qe2 a5 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qd7 15.
Bb5 Qe7 16. Ne5 Na7 17. Bd3 f6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxg6 Nxg3 20. hxg3 e5 21. Qh5
Rfd8 22. Nf3 e4 23. Nh4 Qc7 24. Bh7+ Kf8 25. Ng6+ Kf7 26. Nf4+ Ke7 27. Qg4 Bh8
28. f3 Bc8 29. Qh5 Kf8 30. fxe4 Qg7 31. Bg6 Rb8 32. exd5 Rb7 33. d6 Nc6 34. Be4
Bd7 35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Bd5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Msellek, Ilyass"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C62"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. h3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. Ba4
O-O 9. Nbd2 Qe8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Nf1 Kh8 12. d4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bxa4 14. b3 Bd7
15. Bb2 f6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Ne3 Nf4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. Nd2 f5 21. Qe2
Qf7 22. Qc4 b5 23. Qb4 Qxd5 24. Nf1 f4 25. Qa5 c5 26. Qxa7 Bc6 27. Red1 e3 28.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. dxc5+ Kf7 30. Rxd5 exf2+ 31. Kxf2 Bxd5 32. cxd6 Rxc1 33. Bxc1
Ke6 34. Ba3 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurvich, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. a4 a5 8. h3 d6
9. Bb5 Nbd7 10. O-O e6 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bh2 Qe7 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. e4
e5 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Qb3 h6 18. Rad1 c6 19. Bf1 Rfe8 20. Bg3 Ba8 21. Qa3 Bf8 22.
dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. Bxe5 Bc5 26. Bf6 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bb7
28. e5 Bc8 29. Bc4 g5 30. g4 Bf8 31. Kg2 Bg7 32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Bxd8 b5 34. axb5
cxb5 35. Bxb5 Bb7+ 36. f3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wagh, Suyog"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. f3 Bh5 8. Ne2
e6 9. O-O Bg6 10. Bg3 Qb6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Qd2 Be7 13. Nc1 e5 14. Nb3 e4 15.
Qf2 exf3 16. gxf3 O-O 17. Nc5 Rfe8 18. Na3 Bf8 19. b4 Ne7 20. Nc2 Nf5 21. Rfe1
Qc6 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 b6 24. Rxe8 Nxe8 25. Qe2 bxc5 26. dxc5 Nxg3 27. hxg3
Bxc5+ 28. bxc5 Qxc5+ 29. Kg2 Nc7 30. Qd3 Nb5 31. Ne3 Nxc3 32. Qd2 Qa5 33. Nd1
Qxa2 34. Qxa2 Nxa2 35. Kf2 Nb4 36. Ke3 Nc6 37. Kd3 f6 38. Nc3 Ne7 39. Kd4 Kf7
40. Kc5 Ke6 41. Nb5 a5 42. Nd4+ Ke5 43. g4 g5 44. Ne2 a4 45. Nd4 a3 46. Nc2 a2
47. Kb4 Kf4 48. Kb3 Kxf3 49. Kxa2 Kxg4 50. Kb3 Kf3 51. Kc3 Kf2 52. Nd4 g4 53.
Kd3 g3 54. Nf5 Nxf5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vlasenko, Miroslav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bd2 c6 7. Rc1 Bg4 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Ne5 Be6 10. c5 Qc7 11. f4 Nbd7 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. h3 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 d4 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 dxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxe5 19. O-O Rad8 20. Rf3 Bxc3 21.
Qxc3 Qd7 22. Rcf1 Qe6 23. a3 Rd7 24. Kh2 f6 25. Qa5 a6 26. Qb4 Qe5+ 27. Kh1 Kg7
28. Kg1 e6 29. Kh1 Rff7 30. Kg1 Rd5 31. Qb6 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8.
Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Rb3 Qa5 11. c4 O-O 12. Qb1 Bg4 13. Rb5 Qa4 14. Rxb7 Bxf3
15. Nxf3 dxc4 16. Bc2 Qa5 17. Rd1 Qxc5 18. Rb5 Qa3 19. Nd2 e5 20. Nxc4 Qc3 21.
Nxe5 Nh5 22. Rd3 Nxf4 23. exf4 Nd4 24. Rxc3 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nxc3 26. Qb3 Nxb5 27.
Qxb5 Rab8 28. Qd7 Rbd8 29. Qb7 a5 30. Bb3 Bxe5 31. fxe5 Rd2 32. g3 Kg7 33. e6
a4 34. Bxa4 Rxa2 35. e7 Rxa4 36. Qb2+ Kg8 37. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 38. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. a4 a5
9. Bb5 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bh2 Bb7 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bd3 Ne4 15.
Qc2 f5 16. b4 e6 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Bc4 Rfe8 19. Red1 Kh8 20. Ne1 Ng5 21. f3 Qe7
22. Bb5 Red8 23. Rac1 e5 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. bxa5 bxa5 26. Be2 Bc6 27. Qc4 Qe6
28. h4 Bd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. hxg5 e4 31. Nc2 Rad8 32. Nd4 Qe7 33. Nc6 Qxg5 34.
Bf4 Qh4 35. Nxd8 Rxd8 36. Qxc7 h6 37. Be5 Rg8 38. Rb1 Qg5 39. Bxg7+ Rxg7 40.
Qf4 Qf6 41. Qxh6+ Kg8 42. Bc4+ Kf8 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Rb7+ Kd6 45. Qb8+ Kc5 46.
Qc8+ Qc6 47. Qxc6+ Kxc6 48. Rxg7 Kc5 49. Bb5 exf3 50. gxf3 f4 51. exf4 g5 52.
fxg5 Kd5 53. g6 Kd6 54. Rf7 Kc5 55. f4 Kb6 56. f5 Kc5 57. g7 Kb6 58. Kf2 Kc5
59. Ke3 Kb6 60. Ke4 Kc5 61. Ra7 Kb6 62. Ra6+ Kc5 63. Rxa5 Kb6 64. Ra6+ Kb7 65.
Re6 Kc7 66. f6 Kb7 67. f7 Kc7 68. a5 Kb7 69. f8=R Kc7 70. g8=R Kb7 71. Rb6+ Kc7
72. Rc6+ Kd7 73. Rff6 Ke7 74. Rce6# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7
8. Bf1 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 b6 11. a4 Bb7 12. a5 Re8 13. d3 Be5 14. d4 Bf6
15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. a6 Be4 17. Bf4 Bg6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Qe4 20. c3 Qc6 21.
Qd2 d5 22. Re1 h6 23. Qf4 Bg5 24. Qc7 Be4 25. f3 Bc2 26. Qb7 Qxb7 27. axb7 Rb8
28. Na3 Ba4 29. Ba6 Bc6 30. Nc2 Bxb7 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. Nb4 Kf8 33. Nxd5 b5 34.
Ra1 Bd8 35. Ra6 h5 36. Kf2 g6 37. Ke3 Ke8 38. g3 Be7 39. g4 hxg4 40. fxg4 Bh4
41. Kf4 Kf8 42. g5 Kg7 43. Ra1 Rb8 44. Rxa7 Re8 45. Rxd7 Re2 46. Nf6 Rg2 47.
Ng4 Rxb2 48. Ne5 Rg2 49. Nxf7 Kg8 50. d5 Be1 51. Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nh5 5. Bg3 d6 6. c4 Nd7 7. Nc3 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Be4 c6 10. Nd2 Ndf6 11. Bf3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 h6 13. g4 O-O 14. Nde4 d5 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. O-O Qe7 18. Qb3 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c3
b5 9. Bc2 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 g6 14. a4 Bf8 15. Bd3
c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. h3 Qc7 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. Bh6 Ne6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. b4 Nf4 22.
Bf1 h6 23. c4 Ne6 24. cxb5 cxb5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rb8 28. d5
Nf4 29. Rc1 Qb6 30. Bc6 Ba6 31. b5 Bxb5 32. Rb1 Qc5 33. Qb4 Bxc6 34. Qxb8 Bd7
35. Qb6 Qc2 36. Re1 Nd3 37. Rf1 Ne8 38. Ra1 Nc5 39. Ra7 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Qf4 41.
Qd8 Bb5 42. Ra8 Nxe4 43. Qe7 Nxf2 44. Rxe8 Bxe8 45. Qxe8 Ne4 46. Qe7 Qxg3+ 47.
Kh1 Nf2+ 48. Kg1 Nxh3+ 49. Kh1 Nf2+ 50. Kg1 Nh3+ 51. Kh1 Nf4 52. Nh4 Qe1+ 53.
Kh2 Ne2 54. Nf3 Qg3+ 55. Kh1 Nf4 56. Nh4 e4 57. Kg1 e3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qa4 Qe8 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. b4 e4 14. Nd2 h6 15.
Bf4 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nd4 17. Re1 Nb6 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 19. Rac1 Nxd5 20. Bxe4 Nxb4
21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Rxc7 Nd3 23. Rd1 Nxe2+ 24. Kf1 Ndxf4 25. gxf4 Nxf4 26. Nc4
Rbd8 27. Rcd7 Bf6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. f3 Bc7 31. Ne3 Kg7 32. a4 f5
33. Bc6 Kf6 34. h4 Ke5 35. Ng2 Ne6 36. Be8 Kf6 37. Ne3 Ng7 38. Nd5+ Ke5 39.
Nxc7 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Bb5 a5 42. Be2 Kd6 43. Nb5+ Kc5 44. Bd3 Kb4 45. Bc2
g4 46. f4 Ne6 47. Bxf5 Nxf4 48. Bxg4 Kxa4 49. Bd7 Kb4 50. Ke1 a4 51. Kd2 a3 52.
Kc2 Nd5 53. Nd4 Ne3+ 54. Kb1 Kc3 55. Nb5+ Kb3 56. Be6+ Kb4 57. Nd4 Kc3 58. Ne2+
Kb4 59. Ka2 Nd1 60. Nd4 Nc3+ 61. Ka1 Nb5 62. Nc2+ Kc3 63. Ne3 Nd4 64. Ka2 Nxe6
65. Kxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rorrer, Grayson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2117"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. exd4 Qc7 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Ne5 g6 12. O-O Nd7 13. f4 f6 14. Ng4 f5 15.
Ne5 Nf6 16. Bh4 Ne4 17. g4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Be7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qe3 Qh4 21. Be2
Qg5 22. Qxg5 Nxg5 23. c4 b6 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. cxd5 exd5 26. Kf2 Ne6 27. Nf3 Kf7
28. Rac1 Bb7 29. Bd3 f4 30. Bxh7 Rh8 31. Bf5 Rac8 32. h4 Rc4 33. b3 Rb4 34.
Bxe6+ Kxe6 35. Rc7 Ba6 36. Rc6+ Kf5 37. Rf6+ Ke4 38. Rd1 Rb5 39. Ng5# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lukiyanchuk, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2299"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. b4 Rf6 14. c5 Rh6 15. Rc1 a6
16. cxd6 cxd6 17. b5 Qe8 18. bxa6 Qh5 19. h3 bxa6 20. Na4 Nc5 21. h4 Nxa4 22.
Qxa4 gxh4 23. Kh2 Qg5 24. Rc7 Bf8 25. Nd3 Rg6 26. Rg1 Rb8 27. Kh1 h3 28. g3 h2
29. Rg2 Bh3 30. g4 Rb1+ 31. Rc1 Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Rxc1 33. Nxc1 h5 34. Kxh2 hxg4
35. fxg4 f3 36. Bxf3 Qxc1 37. Qe8 Qf4+ 38. Kg2 Rf6 39. Bh4 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4
Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg3 Bf5 12. O-O Qd7 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Bc4 Nc7 15.
Qe2 Qc8 16. a4 Bh6 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Nfg5 Na5 19. Ba6 Qa8 20. Bh2 Nc7 21. Bd3
Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Bxd3 23. Qg4 h6 24. e6 hxg5 25. Bxc7 Rd5 26. b4 Nc4 27. Rad1 Qc6
28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Qxc4 Qd5 30. Qg4 f6 31. b5 Rc8 32. Bg3 Rd8 33. Kh2 Kg7 34. c4
Qf5 35. Qe2 R3d4 36. a5 Rc8 37. axb6 axb6 38. Qa2 Re4 39. Rxe4 Qxe4 40. Qa7
Qxe6 41. Bc7 Qxc4 42. Bxb6 Qf4+ 43. Kg1 Qe5 44. g3 c4 45. Bd4 Qe6 46. b6 Qd6
47. b7 Rb8 48. Bb6 c3 49. Be3 c2 50. Kh2 Qc7 51. Qa3 Rxb7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shkapenko, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. h3 cxd4 7. exd4 a6 8. a4
d6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a5 b5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 15.
Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Nd7 17. Qb3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd7 19. Rec1 Rfc8 20. Qd1 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Qb1 h6 24. b4 Qc3 25. b5 Qxa5 26. bxa6 Bxa6 27.
Qb8+ Bf8 28. Bd6 Bxd3 29. Qxf8+ Kh7 30. Qxf7 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Bg6 32. Qf8 Qa5 33.
Qe7 Qa8 34. Qxe6 Qg8 35. Qg4 Qf7 36. Qg3 Qf5 37. Be5 Qg5 38. Qxg5 hxg5 39. Kg3
Bd3 40. Bd6 Kg6 41. f3 Bc4 42. Be7 Bb5 43. Kf2 Ba6 44. g4 Bb5 45. Kg3 Ba4 46.
f4 gxf4+ 47. Kxf4 Bb3 48. h4 Bc2 49. h5+ Kf7 50. Bd6 Bd1 51. Be5 Be2 52. Kg5
Bd1 53. Kh4 Be2 54. g5 g6 55. h6 Kg8 56. Kg3 Kh7 57. Kf4 Bd3 58. Bf6 Be4 59.
Ke5 Bg2 60. Ke6 Be4 61. Kf7 Bg2 62. Bg7 Be4 63. Kf6 Bg2 64. Kf7 Be4 65. Kf6 Bg2
66. Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. h3 c5 7. e3 Nfd7 8. Qb3
c4 9. Qa3 Nc6 10. Be2 b5 11. b3 a5 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Qb2 e5 14. Bg3 Ba6 15. a4
b4 16. O-O exd4 17. exd4 Nb6 18. Rfe1 bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxd4 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5
Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Nd5 23. Qd4 Nb4 24. Qc3 Nd5 25. Qd4 c3 26. Ndc4 Rc8 27. Rc2 f6
28. Re1 fxe5 29. Nxe5 Nf6 30. Qe3 Qd5 31. Rxc3 Rce8 32. f3 Bb7 33. Rc5 Qd6 34.
Rxa5 Qe6 35. Rb5 Bc8 36. Qd4 Qf5 37. f4 Qe6 38. Kh2 Qe7 39. a5 Ba6 40. Rb6 Rd8
41. Qa4 Bb7 42. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Nf1 Bg7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Ne3 Qe8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Nd2 Qg5
15. Qf3 f5 16. Qg3 Qf6 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. O-O Be6 19. Rae1 Kh7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21.
b3 a5 22. d4 exd4 23. Ne4 Qf5 24. cxd4 a4 25. Re3 axb3 26. axb3 Bd5 27. Rfe1
Bxe4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. cxd5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bxd4 13. Rfd1 Bxc3 14. bxc3
cxd5 15. Nc4 e6 16. Nxb6 Ra6 17. Rab1 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. c4 dxc4 20. Rxd7
Bxd7 21. Rxb7 Be8 22. Rb8 Kf8 23. Rc8 Ke7 24. Rxc4 Rxa2 25. Bf3 Bb5 26. Re4 Bc6
27. Rb4 Bxf3 28. exf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 c5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. a4 a6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Bh2 cxd4 11. exd4 Nbd7 12. a5 b5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 Ne8 15.
Qe2 Ndf6 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. Nd2 Nc7 18. Rfc1 Ncd5 19. Ndc4 Nxb6 20. Nxb6 Nd5 21.
Nc4 Bg5 22. Bxd6 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Qg5 24. Qf1 Rc8 25. Bc5 Nf4 26. Ne3 Nxh3+ 27.
Kh2 Nf4 28. Bb1 Qh5+ 29. Kg1 Ne2+ 30. Qxe2 Qxe2 31. b4 Raa8 32. Bc2 Qh5 33. Bd1
Qg5 34. Rc3 Rd8 35. Be2 h5 36. Bf1 h4 37. Nc4 Rac8 38. Nb6 Rc7 39. Re3 Qg6 40.
Kh2 Qf6 41. Kg1 Rxd4 42. Bxd4 Qxd4 43. Rd3 Qxb4 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Nd7 Be4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sorkin, Igor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Nge7 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3
d6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. h3 Be6 11. Nd5 Qd7 12. Kh2 f6 13. f4 Bf7 14. Nec3 b5 15. b3
b4 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Rb5 19. e4 c6 20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. Bd2 a5
22. Rc1 Rc5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qe2 Rc2 25. g4 h4 26. g5 fxg5 27. fxg5 Rxc1 28. Rxc1
Qb6 29. Be1 Qe3 30. Qxe3 Bxe3 31. Rc6 Bxg5 32. Rxd6 Rc8 33. d4 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shuvalov, Evgenij"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 f4 12. h4 a5 13. Bd2 Nc5 14. b3 c6 15. Ng2 Bd7
16. Be1 cxd5 17. cxd5 b5 18. Bf2 Qb8 19. a4 bxa4 20. bxa4 Rc8 21. Rb1 Qc7 22.
Nb5 Qd8 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Nxd6 Bxa4 25. Qxa4 Qxd6 26. Rfc1 Bf8 27. Kh2 Nc8 28.
Bb5 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Qb4 30. Bc6 Qxa4 31. Bxa4 Bb4 32. Rc7 Nd6 33. Kg1 Rf8 34. Kf1
Rf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Kd3 h6 38. h5 g5 39. Ke2 Kd8 40. Ne1 Bxe1 41.
Kxe1 Kc7 42. Kd2 Kb6 43. Kd3 Kc5 44. Kc3 Nc4 45. Be8 Nb6 46. Bc6 a4 47. Be8 a3
48. Kb3 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Chylewski, Patryk"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Bg3 g6 9. Ne5 f6 10. Nd3 Bg7 11. Be2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 O-O 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qc2 Bd7
15. Nc5 b6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bd3 e5 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6 e4 20. Nf1 f5 21.
Ne3 Rf6 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ Kf8 24. Rh4 Qf7 25. Qg5 Nc4 26. Nxc4 dxc4 27. Ke2
e3 28. fxe3 Re8 29. Rf1 Qd5 30. Rf3 Re7 31. Rhf4 Ref7 32. Qh5 Rh6 33. Qg5 Rhf6
34. Qh5 Rh6 35. Qg5 Rhf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bilguun, Sumiya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b5 4. e3 a6 5. a4 b4 6. a5 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. h3 h6
9. Bd3 d6 10. Bh2 Nbd7 11. O-O g5 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 g4 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15. Rb1
Rb8 16. Qa4 Nxh2 17. Kxh2 Kf8 18. Be4 d5 19. Bd3 Bd6+ 20. Kg1 Nf6 21. Rb2 Ba8
22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. Bxa6 h5 24. Rb1 Qa7 25. Be2 Kg7 26. a6 h4 27. Ng5 c5 28. Ndf3
Ne4 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. Ne5 h3 31. Qd7 h2+ 32. Kh1 Qxd7 33. Nxd7 cxd4 34. cxd4
Bd5 35. g3 Ra8 36. Kxh2 f5 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. Nb6 Rb8 39. a7 Rd8 40. Nxd5 exd5 41.
Rb7+ Ke6 42. Bb5 Ra8 43. Bc6 Rh8 44. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Ba3 Nh5 17. Bf1 Nf4 18. g3 Ne6 19. Qc2 Qb6 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Qe3 Bg7 22.
Bb2 exd4 23. cxd4 d5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qc3 c5 26. Qa5 dxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxd4 28.
Nxd4 Bxe4 29. Qxb5 cxd4 30. f3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gorodetzky, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Nh5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng7 10. Bg3 Nf5 11. e4 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bg7 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+
Qxd7 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Qe2 h5 17. O-O-O h4 18. Nf3 Qg4 19. exd5 hxg3 20. Rxh8
Qxf4+ 21. Kb1 Bxh8 22. Qb5 Qe3 23. Rd3 Qf2 24. Rd2 Qe3 25. Rd3 Qf2 26. Rd2 a6
27. Qc4 Qe3 28. a4 Kb8 29. Re2 Qf4 30. Qxf4 gxf4 31. c4 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. b3
Kc7 34. Kc2 Kb6 35. Kd3 Ra8 36. Ke4 Ra3 37. Rb2 f6 38. exf6 Bxf6 39. Rb1 Kc7
40. Kxf4 bxc4 41. bxc4 Rc3 42. Kxg3 Rxc4 43. Kf2 Kd6 44. Rd1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Macovei, Andrei"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. c3 Rfe8 12. h3 Nd8 13. d4 Bf8 14. Bc2 c6 15. Nf1
Qc7 16. Ng3 Ne6 17. Be3 g6 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. axb5 axb5 20. b4 Bg7 21. Bb3 Qb8
22. Qc2 h6 23. Rad1 Kh7 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. c4 Bc8 26. c5 Qc7 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28.
Rd1 Ne8 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Nf5 f6 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qa2 Qd7 33. g3 h5 34. h4
N6c7 35. Nd2 Qe7 36. Qa7 Be6 37. Bxe6 Qxe6 38. Qb6 Kf7 39. Kg2 Ke7 40. Qa7 Kd7
41. Qa3 Kc8 42. Qd3 Na6 43. Qc3 Nb8 44. Nb3 Nc7 45. Na5 Nca6 46. f4 Nd7 47.
fxe5 Qxe5 48. Qd2 Qxe4+ 49. Kh2 Nxb4 50. Bf4 Nd3 51. Nxc6 Qxc6 52. Qxd3 f5 53.
Qd4 Nxc5 54. Qh8+ Kb7 55. Qb8+ Ka6 56. Be3 Ka5 57. Qa7+ Kb4 58. Qa1 Nb3 59.
Qe1+ Qc3 60. Qf2 Nc5 61. Bd2 Ne4 62. Bxc3+ Kxc3 63. Qb6 b4 64. Qxg6 b3 65. Qxf5
Nd2 66. Qe5+ Kc2 67. Qc5+ Kd3 68. Qd5+ Kc2 69. Qc5+ Kd3 70. Qb4 Kc2 71. g4 hxg4
72. h5 b2 73. h6 b1=Q 74. Qxb1+ Kxb1 75. h7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pon, Matt"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Nd7 8. Nbd2
Ngf6 9. c3 O-O 10. a4 Qc7 11. Qe2 Rfe8 12. h3 Bf8 13. g4 Rac8 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Nf1 g6 16. N3h2 e5 17. Ng4 Bg7 18. Qf3 Rf8 19. Ng3 Nxg3 20. fxg3 f5 21. gxf6
Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Qe2 Rcf8 24. Be3 R6f7 25. Rf1 h5 26. h4 Bc8 27. Rxf7
Qxf7 28. c4 a5 29. Rf1 Qe8 30. b3 Kh7 31. Kh2 Bg4 32. Qe1 Bh6 33. Qd2 Bxe3 34.
Qxe3 Rxf1 35. Bxf1 Bd1 36. Be2 Bxb3 37. g4 hxg4 38. Bxg4 Qe7 39. Kg3 Bxa4 40.
h5 Bd7 41. hxg6+ Kxg6 42. Bf5+ Bxf5 43. exf5+ Kxf5 44. Qe4+ Kf6 45. Qh4+ Kf7
46. Qh7+ Ke8 47. Qg6+ Kd7 48. Qf5+ Kc7 49. Qf3 Qe8 50. Kf2 a4 51. Ke2 a3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dourerassou, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. Be2
Nd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Qb3 c4 14. Qa3 Be6
15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Qb5 18. b3 Bxc3 19. bxc4 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4
21. c5 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 Rac8 23. a3 Nc6 24. Rb2 Rd7 25. Bb5 f6 26. Nd4 Bf7 27.
Bxc6 bxc6 28. a4 g5 29. Bh2 Bg6 30. Rb3 Re7 31. Bd6 Re4 32. a5 f5 33. f3 Ree8
34. Kf2 f4 35. exf4 gxf4 36. Bxf4 Re7 37. Bd6 Rf7 38. g4 h6 39. f4 Be4 40. f5
h5 41. Kg3 hxg4 42. hxg4 Rh7 43. Kf4 Rh1 44. Rb7 Rd1 45. Be5 Rf1+ 46. Kg5 Re8
47. Ne6 Rxe6 48. fxe6 Kf8 49. Bd6+ Kg8 50. e7 Kf7 51. Rb8 Kg7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 9th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a3 Nd7 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 Ngf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bg5 Qc8 13. Rad1 Ngxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Bh6 O-O 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. Qxc4 Rd8
21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 c5 23. b3 Qc7 24. h3 a5 25. a4 Rac8 26. Qc4 h5 27. Rfe1
Qb6 28. Kh1 Qb4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Qxb4 cxb4 31. Re5 Rd5 32. Rxd5 exd5 33. Kg1
Kg7 34. Kf2 Kf6 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Ke6 37. Ke3 f6 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Kd3 Kc5 40.
Ke3 Kc6 41. Kd4 Kd6 42. Kd3 Kc5 43. Ke3 f5 44. g5 d4+ 45. Ke2 Kd5 46. Kd3 Kc5
47. Kd2 Kd6 48. Ke2 Kc6 49. Kd2 Kc5 50. Ke2 Kd5 51. Kd3 Kc5 52. Kd2 Kd5 53. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Issani, Nameer"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2070"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c6 7. d4 Bf5 8. Nbd2
a5 9. a4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Na6 13. e3 Re8 14. f4 e6 15.
Nf3 Rc8 16. Rc1 b5 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Ba1 b4 19. g4 Nb8 20. h4 Nd7 21. h5 Nf6 22.
hxg6 hxg6 23. Ng5 Nh7 24. Nf3 c5 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rh1 Rc3 28.
Nd4 Nf6 29. g5 Ne4 30. Qf3 Kf8 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rxe8+ Kxe8 33. Qh3 Ke7 34. Qf3
Qc5 35. Qe2 Nd6 36. Kf2 Ne4+ 37. Ke1 Qb6 38. Rd1 Qb8 39. Rd3 Qh8 40. Rxc3 Qh4+
41. Kf1 Qh1# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Matveev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2368"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nfd7 7. e4 c5 8. d5
Na6 9. Bd3 Nc7 10. Bh2 b5 11. O-O Rb8 12. Re1 b4 13. Qc2 bxc3 14. bxc3 f6 15.
a4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 fxe5 17. Nc4 Ne8 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. f3 Bh6 20. Bg3 Nf6 21. Rxb8
Qxb8 22. Rb1 Qc8 23. Bf1 Nh5 24. Bh4 Qe8 25. Rb7 Nf4 26. a5 g5 27. Bg3 Nxh3+
28. gxh3 Rxf3 29. Be1 Bxh3 30. Be2 Rf8 31. Qd3 g4 32. Qg3 Qg6 33. Qd3 Rf3 34.
Rb8+ Kg7 35. Qb1 Be3+ 36. Nxe3 Rxe3 37. Qc2 Rxe4 38. Bg3 h5 39. Bd3 Qg5 40.
Bxe4 Qe3+ 41. Qf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 h4 43. Bxh4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ardelean, George Catalin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Ngf3 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. dxc5
Qxc5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. e4 e5 11. O-O dxe4 12. Bxe4 Qc7 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Qc2 Bf8
15. Rfe1 h6 16. Bf5 b6 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Nc5 21.
Qf5 f6 22. Bg3 Qf7 23. b3 g6 24. Qc2 Rad8 25. h4 h5 26. Nd2 Kh7 27. Nc4 Bh6 28.
f3 Qe6 29. Bf2 Bf8 30. Ne3 Qc6 31. c4 e4 32. f4 Nd3 33. Nd5 Rxd5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 b6 5. h3 Bb7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nbd2 d6 8. a4 a6
9. Bh2 Nbd7 10. Bc4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. e4 b5 14. Bd3 e5 15. O-O
c6 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Qc2 h6 18. Bg3 Qc7 19. Rad1 Nb6 20. b3 Rad8 21. Bh4 g5 22.
Bg3 Bc8 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Nh2 Be6 25. Nf1 Nd7 26. b4 Nb6 27. axb5 cxb5 28. Ne3
Rc8 29. Rc1 Na4 30. c4 bxc4 31. Qxa4 c3 32. Bxa6 Ra8 33. b5 Bf8 34. Qc2 Bb4 35.
Nd5 Bxd5 36. exd5 Rad8 37. Qe4 Qc5 38. b6 Qxb6 39. Bd3 Qg6 40. Qxg6+ fxg6 41.
Bxg6 Re7 42. Bxe5 Rxd5 43. Bxc3 Rxe1+ 44. Bxe1 Ba3 45. Rb1 Kg7 46. Be4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Belous, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bh5 6. d3 e6 7. Nd2 a5 8. h3
Nbd7 9. f4 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Qh4+ 13. Kd2 a4 14. Kc2 Bb4
15. Qe2 a3 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. Kxc3 h5 18. g4 Qg3 19. Re1 O-O-O 20. Kb4 Kc7 21.
Kxa3 dxc4 22. dxc4 Ra8+ 23. Kb2 Ra5 24. Rd1 Rha8 25. a4 Qxe5+ 26. Qxe5+ Rxe5
27. Rh2 c5 28. Rhd2 Nb6 29. Bd3 Re3 30. Be4 g6 31. gxh5 f5 32. Bc2 gxh5 33. Rg1
Rd8 34. Rg7+ Rd7 35. Rdxd7+ Nxd7 36. a5 Rxf3 37. b4 cxb4 38. Ba4 Rd3 39. Re7
Kd8 40. Rxe6 Nc5 41. Re8+ Kc7 42. Bc2 Rd2 43. Kc1 Rd4 44. Bxf5 Rxc4+ 45. Kb2
Rc3 46. Re7+ Kd6 47. Rh7 Na4+ 48. Kb1 b3 49. Rxb7 Rf3 50. Be4 Rf1# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. O-O-O
Bb7 9. Kb1 e6 10. Nh3 Ne7 11. Nf2 b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. h5 g5 14. f4 gxf4 15. Bxf4
Qb6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxd6 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rh4 Bh7 21.
Rxb4 Nd5 22. Rb3 Kd7 23. Bg3 Rhc8 24. Rd2 Ke8 25. Nf4 Nf6 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27.
Rdxd3 Rc5 28. Rb7 Rac8 29. c3 Ne4 30. Bh4 Rf5 31. Re7+ Kf8 32. Rc7 Rb8 33. g3
Be5 34. Be7+ Kg7 35. Rc6 Bxf4 36. gxf4 Rxh5 37. a4 Rh2 38. Ba3 Kg6 39. Rxa6 Kf5
40. Ka2 h5 41. Ra5+ Kg4 42. Ra7 f5 43. Rg7+ Kxf4 44. a5 Ra8 45. Bb4 h4 46. Kb3
h3 47. Rh7 Nd2+ 48. Ka4 Nc4 49. b3 Nb2+ 50. Kb5 Nxd3 51. Bd6+ e5 52. c4 Ke4 53.
c5 f4 54. c6 Rb2 55. b4 f3 56. Rh4+ Nf4 57. Bc5 f2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Nxc4
Be6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 b5 13. Re1 Qb6 14. h3 Rad8 15.
Be3 Qb7 16. Qc1 Kh7 17. b4 Nb6 18. Nd2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. Kh2 Nd7 21. e5 Nb6
22. Ne4 Bd5 23. f4 Nc4 24. Bf2 Qc8 25. a4 f6 26. Bg1 g5 27. fxg5 fxe5 28. gxh6
Bxh6 29. Qc2 Qf5 30. Rf1 Qg6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rxf8 Rxf8 33. Ra7 Rf7 34. h4 Nd2
35. Nf6+ exf6 36. Re7 Qxc2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June f"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bh5 11. h3 Na5 12. Bc2 exd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. Nbd2 cxd4 15.
Bxd4 Nc6 16. Be3 Re8 17. Qb1 Bg6 18. a3 Rc8 19. Bd3 Nd7 20. a4 Rb8 21. axb5
axb5 22. b4 Nde5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Bc2 Bf6 25. Ra6 Rc8 26. f4 Bh4 27. Rd1 Nc4
28. Nxc4 Rxc4 29. Raxd6 Qc8 30. Bd3 Bxe4 31. Bf2 Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Bxd3 33. Qxd3
Rxf4+ 34. Kg1 Rfe4 35. Qxe4 Rxe4 36. Rd8+ Re8 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Rd5 Rc2 39.
Rxb5 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June f"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. e3
Re8 9. b3 e4 10. Nd2 Bf5 11. Bb2 h5 12. f3 exf3 13. Qxf3 Qd7 14. Rae1 Bd3 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nb4 17. e4 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 c6 19. a3 Na6 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. e5
dxe5 22. Ne4 f5 23. Ng5 Qd6 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. b4 Nc7 27. Qb3+ Nd5
28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Nf3 Re3 30. Qb2+ Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Nxf6 32. Rxc6 Rd8 33. h3 Rd7 34.
Kf2 Rxa3 35. Kg1 Ne4 36. h4 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Ra2 38. Kh3 Nf6 39. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. b4 Bg7 5. Bb2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 a5 8. b5 a4 9.
Nxa4 cxb5 10. cxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Be2 Nb6 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne5
Be6 16. f3 Nd6 17. Bd3 Rfc8 18. Qe2 Nbc4 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4
Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Qxa2 23. Rfc1 Rxc4 24. Qxc4+ Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Ra2 26. Bc3 Rc2 27. b6
f4 28. Kf1 fxe3 29. Rc7 Kf7 30. Bb4 Rf2+ 31. Ke1 Bxd4 32. Rxe7+ Kf6 33. Rd7 Be5
34. g3 Rb2 35. f4 Rxb4 36. fxe5+ Kxe5 37. Rxb7 Ke4 38. Re7+ Kf3 39. Rf7+ Ke4
40. b7 Rb1+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Ke1 Rb1+ 43. Ke2 Rb2+ 44. Ke1 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Ne5 Bf5 5. e3 Nd7 6. c4 Nxe5 7. Bxe5 e6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nd7 12. Bg3 a6 13. b4 Rc8 14. f3 Be7 15. h4
h5 16. Kf2 f6 17. e4 Bg6 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. g3 Ne6 21. Bh3 Kf7 22.
Be3 Rce8 23. Ne2 Bd8 24. Nf4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Bd3 26. Rhe1 g6 27. Bd7 Rxe1 28.
Rxe1 Bf5 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. Bd6 Rg8 31. Re3 Rg6 32. Ra3 Rg8 33. Ke3 Ke6 34. Kf4
Kd7 35. Kxf5 Re8 36. g4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Re2 38. h5 Rxb2 39. h6 Rb1 40. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Be2 Qc7 8. Be3
Nf6 9. f3 Bd6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Rc1 d6 14. g4 Rc8 15.
h4 Qb8 16. b3 O-O 17. g5 Nfd7 18. h5 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Ncxb5 Nc5 21. Rhd1
Qa8 22. Rc2 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Nf5 exf5 25. Qxd5 Rfd8 26. Qxe5 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1
Rd8 28. Be2 Ne6 29. h6 Rd5 30. Qc3 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e6 7. a5 d5 8. exd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. c3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Be2
Bd7 15. O-O Bc6 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qb3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 h6 20. h3 Rac8
21. Ra4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qc7 23. Rb4 Rd8 24. Qf3 Rd7 25. g3 g6 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. h4
h5 28. Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nge2
b5 9. a3 Rb8 10. b4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 a5 12. b5 Nb6 13. Bd3 cxb5 14. Nxb5 O-O 15.
O-O d5 16. e5 Ne8 17. a4 Nc7 18. Bd2 Nxb5 19. axb5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Bxa5
Qd7 22. Nc3 f6 23. Bb4 fxe5 24. d5 e4 25. fxe4 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1 Qc7 27. Kh1 Bd7
28. Rc1 Qe5 29. Qxc4 Qh5 30. Qe2 Qh6 31. Rb1 Be5 32. g3 Bxg3 33. Bxe7 Be5 34.
Nd1 Bg4 35. Qf2 Bf3+ 36. Kg1 Qh3 37. Ne3 Bxe4 38. Rb4 Rc8 39. Rc4 Rxc4 40. Qf8#
1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. h3 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. a4
a6 9. Bc4 Bb7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 e5 13. Bg3 Qe7 14. Nd2 Bb7 15.
Qb3 Rfe8 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 18. Qc6 Qd7 19. Qc4 a5 20. Rad1 d5 21. Qb3
exd4 22. cxd4 Bf8 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. Nf3 Bb4 25. Ne5 Qf5 26. Red1 c5 27. f3 Qe6
28. Bf2 cxd4 29. exd4 Nh5 30. Qe3 Ng7 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. g4 Bd6 33. Nd3 Qxe3 34.
Bxe3 Ne6 35. Rc1 Rxc1+ 36. Nxc1 Kf8 37. Nd3 Ke7 38. Kf2 f6 39. Ke2 Kd7 40. b3
Kc6 41. Kd2 Bc7 42. Kc3 Bd6 43. Kd2 Bc7 44. Kc3 Bd6 45. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D96"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 g6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. e4 Be6 8. Qa4
Qb6 9. Be2 O-O 10. h3 Rd8 11. O-O Ne8 12. Rd1 Nd6 13. Qc2 Na6 14. Na4 Qa5 15.
Bd2 Nb4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. a3 Qa5 19. Rac1 h6 20. b4 Qc7 21. e5 Ne8
22. e6 Qf4 23. Bc4 f5 24. d5 cxd5 25. Bxd5 Nf6 26. Bb3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 b6 28.
Nd7 Bb7 29. Nfe5 Qe4 30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. Nxg6 Re8 32. Rc1 Nc3 33. Kh2 Be4 34. f3
Bd5 35. Rxc3 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. a4 g6 18. b3 Nb6 19. a5 Nc8 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. Bd3 Na7
22. c4 Rac8 23. Be3 Qb8 24. Qd2 bxc4 25. bxc4 Qa8 26. Bb6 Nc6 27. Rab1 Be6 28.
Ng5 Nd7 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. c5 Nxc5 31. Bxc5 dxc5 32. Bc4 Bd8 33. Qd7 Bxa5 34.
Rb7 Re7 35. Bxe6+ Kf8 36. Qxc8+ Qxc8 37. Bxc8 Bxe1 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Bxa6 Na5
40. Nf1 c4 41. Ne3 c3 42. Kf1 Bd2 43. Nc2 Nb3 44. Bc4 Nc5 45. Bd5 h5 46. h4 Kf6
47. Ke2 g5 48. hxg5+ Kxg5 49. g3 h4 50. gxh4+ Kxh4 51. Na3 Kg5 52. Nc4 Kf4 53.
Nxd2 c2 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. e3 Ba7 6. b3 Nge7 7. Bb2 d6 8. d3
O-O 9. Nge2 Be6 10. Nd5 Rb8 11. O-O Qd7 12. Rc1 f6 13. Qd2 Bf7 14. Nec3 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Rcd1 c6 18. Nc3 exd4 19. exd4 d5 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21.
cxd5 cxd5 22. Bc5 b6 23. Ba3 Rbc8 24. Rfe1 Nf8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27.
Qxe1 b5 28. Bc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 d4 30. c6 Qd6 31. Qd2 Qc5 32. Ne2 Ne6 33. Nf4 Qc3
34. Qxc3 dxc3 35. Nd3 Kf8 36. Kf1 Ke7 37. Ke1 Kd6 38. Kd1 Nd4 39. Nf4 g5 40.
Nd3 Bh5+ 41. Kc1 Bg6 42. Nb4 a5 43. Nd5 Ne2+ 44. Kd1 c2+ 45. Kxe2 c1=Q 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. Nbd2 Qxb2 5. e4 Qb6 6. Rb1 Qd8 7. Bd3 d6 8.
h3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Qe3 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. Bh6 e5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. a4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. Bf1 Nxa4 20. g3 Nc5 21. c3
Bd7 22. f4 Rad8 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Qe7 25. g4 f6 26. gxh5 fxe5 27. hxg6 hxg6
28. N4f3 Bf5 29. Rb4 Nd3 30. Bxd3 Rxd3 31. Qxa7 b5 32. Qxe7+ Rxe7 33. Kf2 Rxc3
34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Nxe5 Bxh3 36. Ndf3 Kf6 37. Nxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxb5 Bf5 39. Nd4 Rd6
40. Nxf5 gxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 f5 13. Qd1 Ne5 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. O-O Qh4 16. Be3 Rae8 17. Rc1 Bg4 18. Bd4 Nf3+ 19. gxf3 Bh3 20. Be3 Rxe3 21.
fxe3 Qg5+ 22. Kf2 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qg5+ 24. Kf2 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Qc1 d5 6. e3 Bf5 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3
Bb4 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Ndxe4 Bxe4 12. O-O Bg6 13. c5 Qa5 14. a3 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 e5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 b6 19. cxb6 axb6 20. c4 dxc4
21. Bxc4 b5 22. Be2 Ra6 23. Rac1 Rxa3 24. Rxc6 b4 25. Rb6 b3 26. Bc4 Bc2 27.
Rb7 g6 28. h4 Ra4 29. Bxb3 Bxb3 30. Rxb3 Rxh4 31. f4 Rc8 32. Kf2 h5 33. Kg3
Rg4+ 34. Kf3 Rh4 35. Rfb1 g5 36. Rb8 Rxb8 37. Rxb8+ Kg7 38. f5 Ra4 39. f6+ Kg6
40. e4 Ra3+ 41. Kf2 Ra6 42. Rg8+ Kh6 43. Ke3 h4 44. Rg7 Ra7 45. Kd4 Kh5 46. e6
Ra4+ 47. Ke5 Ra5+ 48. Kd4 Ra4+ 49. Kc3 fxe6 50. f7 Ra8 51. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 f5 12. Bxg4 fxg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 c5 15. Rb1
b6 16. b4 g5 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Qa4 a5 19. Qb5 Ra6 20. Na4 Ng6 21. Nb6 Nf4 22.
Kf1 Ra7 23. Nxc8 Qxc8 24. Qb6 Qd7 25. g3 Nd3 26. Ke2 Nb4 27. Rb2 Rb7 28. Qxa5
Rfb8 29. a3 Ra7 30. Qxa7 Qxa7 31. axb4 Qa3 32. Rb3 Qa2 33. b5 Bf6 34. Rhb1 Bd8
35. R1b2 Qa1 36. Rb1 Qa2 37. R3b2 Qa3 38. Nb3 Ra8 39. Bd2 Bb6 40. Bc3 Qa4 41.
Kd3 Rf8 42. Nd2 Qa7 43. Ke2 Qf7 44. Rf1 Ra8 45. Rc2 Ra3 46. Bb2 Ra2 47. Rfc1
Ba5 48. Bc3 Rxc2 49. Rxc2 Bxc3 50. Rxc3 Qa7 51. Rb3 Kf7 52. b6 Qb7 53. Rb5 Kg6
54. Nf1 Kf6 55. Ne3 Ke7 56. Nxg4 Kd7 57. Nxh6 Kc8 58. Nf5 Kb8 59. Kf3 Qh7 60.
Kg2 1-0

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. Qc1 d6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 g6 7. e3 Bg7 8. Bh2
O-O 9. Be2 Qc7 10. O-O b5 11. a4 b4 12. a5 Rb8 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. Qa3
Bb7 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Bh6 18. Bg3 Ba8 19. Ba6 Bb7 20. Bd3 Ba8 21. e4 cxd4
22. cxd4 Qd8 23. Re1 Nh5 24. Bh4 Nf4 25. Ba6 Bb7 26. Bf1 Nf6 27. d5 Nd7 28. a6
Ba8 29. Nc4 Nc5 30. Na5 Bg7 31. Rad1 Bb2 32. Qe3 Nxh3+ 33. gxh3 Qxa5 34. Bxe7
Qc7 35. Bh4 Re8 36. Qf4 Rb4 37. Bg3 Rbxe4 38. Qxd6 Qxd6 39. Bxd6 Rxe1 40. Rxe1
Rxe1 41. Nxe1 Bd4 42. Bc4 Bxf2+ 43. Kf1 Ne4 44. Bf4 Bb6 45. Nf3 Nc3 46. Ne5
Bxd5 0-1

[Event "Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c6 16. Be3 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. Qc1 Rac8 20. b3 h6 21. Re2 Kh7
22. Red2 exd4 23. cxd4 c5 24. d5 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Re2 c4 27. bxc4 Rxc4 28.
Qb1 Bc8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qxb5 Rc7 31. Bd3 h5 32. f3 h4 33. Nf1 Nh5 34. Qb1 Bh6
35. Bxh6 Qxh6 36. Qb6 Rc1 37. Qxd6 Rxd1 38. Qxe5 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karacsonyi, Gellert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne5
Nd7 9. h4 Ndxe5 10. dxe5 f5 11. Nf3 b6 12. Ng5 Qe8 13. g4 Bxg5 14. hxg5 g6 15.
Qf3 Qf7 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Rh6 d4 19. Qe2 Na5 20. exd4 cxd4 21. e6
Qe7 22. Bb5 Rfd8 23. Qe5 dxc3 24. Rd7 cxb2+ 25. Kb1 Be4+ 26. Qxe4 Qxd7 27. exd7
fxe4 28. Bc7 a6 29. Ba4 b5 30. Bxa5 bxa4 31. Bxd8 Rxd8 32. Kxb2 Rxd7 33. Rh4
Rd2+ 34. Ka3 Rxf2 35. Rxe4 Rg2 36. Re5 Kf7 37. Ra5 Re2 38. Rxa4 Re5 39. Rh4 Kg7
40. Rg4 h5 41. gxh6+ Kxh6 42. Kb4 g5 43. a4 Kh5 44. Rd4 g4 45. Rd6 g3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. e3
Re8 9. h3 h5 10. Re1 e4 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. a3 Qd7 13. Kh2 a6 14. b4 b5 15. cxb5
axb5 16. Bb2 Rab8 17. Rc1 Nd8 18. Qc2 d5 19. Nb3 c6 20. Nc5 Qd6 21. a4 h4 22.
Ne2 bxa4 23. Qxa4 g5 24. Kg1 hxg3 25. fxg3 Ne6 26. Rf1 Bg6 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28.
Ba3 Bf8 29. Rc3 Qd8 30. Qc2 Ra8 31. Qb2 Nd7 32. b5 Bxa3 33. Rxa3 Rb8 34. Rb3
cxb5 35. Nc3 Nf6 36. Rxb5 Rxb5 37. Qxb5 Qc7 38. Rxf6 Qxc3 39. Rxe6 Qxe3+ 40.
Kh2 fxe6 41. Qc5 Bf7 42. Bf1 Qf2+ 43. Bg2 e3 44. Qc8+ Kg7 45. Qd8 e2 46. Qxg5+
Kf8 47. Qd8+ Be8 48. Qd6+ Kf7 49. Qc7+ Kg8 50. Qd8 e1=Q 51. Qxe8+ Kg7 52. Qe7+
Qf7 53. Qg5+ Qg6 54. Qe7+ Kg8 55. Qd8+ Kf7 56. Qd7+ Kf8 57. Qd8+ Kf7 58. Qd7+
Kg8 59. Qd8+ Kh7 60. Qe7+ Qg7 61. Qh4+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Quintiliano Pinto, Renato Rodrigues"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 O-O 6. Nd2 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Ndf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 f6 11. Nxc6 Bxf4 12. exf4 Qxc6 13. O-O g6 14. Rfe1 Nd6
15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd4 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Re8 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Nb3 Re7
21. Qd4 Bd7 22. Qxf6 Rf7 23. Qd4 Raf8 24. Qxb6 axb6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vastrukhin, Oleg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 e5 8. Rb1
h6 9. b4 a6 10. a4 Be6 11. e4 Nd7 12. Nd5 a5 13. b5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Nb4 15. Ba3
Nc5 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Rxb4 f5 18. Nh4 Qf6 19. exf5 gxf5 20. b6 cxb6 21. Bh3 f4
22. Bf5 Qg5 23. Be4 Ra6 24. Kh1 fxg3 25. hxg3 Rfa8 26. Nf5 Rxa4 27. Rxa4 Rxa4
28. Nxd6 Bf8 29. Nb5 Rb4 30. Nc7 Bd6 31. Ne6 Nxe6 32. dxe6 Rb2 33. Kg2 Bc5 34.
Qf3 Qg7 35. Bd5 Kh8 36. Qf7 Qxf7 37. exf7 Kg7 38. Ra1 Rxf2+ 39. Kh3 Rxf7 40.
Bxf7 Kxf7 41. Ra7 Ke6 42. Rxb7 Kd5 43. Kg4 Be3 44. Kf5 Kd4 45. Rd7+ Kc3 46.
Kxe5 b5 47. Rb7 b4 48. Ke4 Bf2 49. g4 b3 50. d4 b2 51. d5 Bc5 52. Kf5 Bb4 53.
d6 b1=Q+ 54. Ke6 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7
8. Rxb1 Bd6 9. Bxd6 cxd6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Rc1 Ke7 12. Bd3 Rhc8 13. Ke2 h6 14.
a3 N7b6 15. g3 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Rc8 17. Rxc8 Nxc8 18. Be4 Ncb6 19. Nd2 Kd7 20. Kd3
Kc7 21. b3 Nf6 22. Bg2 d5 23. Nf3 Ne4 24. Ke2 Nc3+ 25. Kd3 Ne4 26. Ke2 Nc3+ 27.
Kd3 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Amin, Bassem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Bb3
h6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Nf1 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Qxb7 Qd7 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Qa4 Ng4
15. Re2 Rb5 16. Ng3 d5 17. h3 Nf6 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Rb8 21.
b3 Rc5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. dxe4 a5 24. Qa3 Rcb5 25. Qc1 Rd8 26. Qc2 Rbb8 27. Ree1
Qe7 28. Red1 Qc5 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rc1 g6 31. Qe2 Kg7 32. Nd2 Qd6 33. Nc4 Qd3
34. Qxd3 Rxd3 35. Kf1 f5 36. Ke2 fxe4 37. Nd2 Rd8 38. Nxe4 Kf7 39. Rd1 Rxd1 40.
Kxd1 Ke6 41. Kd2 Kd5 42. Kd3 Ne7 43. c4+ Ke6 44. a3 Nc6 45. Nc5+ Kd6 46. Ne4+
Ke6 47. g4 h5 48. Kc3 hxg4 49. hxg4 Nd4 50. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 O-O 6. Nd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3
Qc7 9. Ndf3 Nd7 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Ng5+ Kg6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. f4
Rh8 15. Qg4 f5 16. Qg3 Kf6 17. O-O c4 18. Rae1 Rag8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Ke7
21. Re3 Rh6 22. Rfe1 Qd5 23. h3 Rf6 24. Qh4 Rh6 25. Qg3 Rf8 26. Nf3 Kd8 27.
Qxg7 Rhh8 28. Ng5 Rhg8 29. Qh7 Kc8 30. Qh4 Qd6 31. Qf2 Rg6 32. h4 Ne7 33. Re5
Nd5 34. g3 Nc7 35. Qe2 b5 36. b3 cxb3 37. axb3 Bc6 38. Rc5 Bd5 39. c4 bxc4 40.
bxc4 Bb7 41. Qb2 Qb6 42. Qc3 Kb8 43. Kf2 Rd8 44. Re2 Qd6 45. Rd2 Na6 46. Rb5
Qc6 47. d5 exd5 48. Qe5+ Ka8 49. Rbxd5 Rxd5 50. cxd5 Qc5+ 51. Qe3 Qc8 52. d6
Qc6 53. d7 Qg2+ 54. Ke1 Qh1+ 55. Ke2 Qg2+ 56. Ke1 Qf1+ 57. Kxf1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Visakh, NR."]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 e5 6. d5 Na6 7. Be3 Nc5 8. f3 a5
9. g4 h5 10. g5 Nh7 11. h4 f6 12. gxf6 Bxf6 13. Bf2 Bd7 14. Kd2 g5 15. hxg5
Bxg5+ 16. Kc2 Nf6 17. Nh3 Bh6 18. Bh4 Qe7 19. Qg1 O-O-O 20. Qg6 Rdf8 21. Rag1
Be3 22. Rg3 Kb8 23. Qg7 Qd8 24. Nd1 Bd4 25. Ng5 Rhg8 26. Qh6 Qe8 27. Nh7 Nxh7
28. Qxh7 Bc8 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Bf1 Qa4+ 31. Kd2 Rf8 32. Be2 Qxa2 33. Be7 Re8
34. Qf7 Bd7 35. Rxh5 Bxb2 36. Nxb2 Qxb2+ 37. Ke1 a4 38. Rg5 a3 39. Rg8 Rxg8 40.
Qxg8+ Ka7 41. Bd8 a2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Womacka, Mathias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qa4 O-O 10. Qa3 Ne4 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. Qxd6 Nxd6 13. cxd4 Ba6 14.
Ne5 Rfb8 15. b3 Rb6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nd7 Rb5 18. Nc5 Rb6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Nxe4
dxe4 21. Ne5 Rc7 22. Kd2 f6 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Kf7 25. Rhc1 Ke7 26. Ra4 Kd6
27. Rc5 Rb5 28. Ra5 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 e5 30. Kc3 Rb7 31. Ra5 exd4+ 32. Kxd4 Rb4+
33. Kc3 Rb7 34. b4 g6 35. g4 Rf7 36. Kd4 f5 37. gxf5 Rxf5 38. Rxf5 gxf5 39. h4
h5 40. a3 Ke6 41. Kc5 Kd7 42. b5 cxb5 43. Kxb5 Kd6 44. Ka6 Kc5 45. Kxa7 Kc4 46.
Kb6 Kd3 47. a4 Ke2 48. a5 Kxf2 49. a6 Kxe3 50. a7 f4 51. a8=Q f3 52. Kc5 f2 53.
Qa6 Kf3 54. Kd4 e3 55. Qd3 Kg2 56. Qe2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gitelson, Arkady"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2210"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. e5 a6 8. a4 Nh6
9. Ne4 Nf5 10. Be2 Ncd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bd3 d6 13. O-O dxe5 14. fxe5 Qxe5 15.
Re1 Bd6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Re3 f5 19. Qh5 Rf6 20. Rg3 Raf8 21. Re1
e5 22. Bc4+ Bd5 23. Bxa6 f4 24. Rg5 f3 25. Rf1 fxg2 26. Rxf6 Qxf6 27. Rxg2 c4
28. Qd1 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Nh4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sipila, Vilka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. h3 b6 6. c4 Bb7 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Bf6 12. O-O d6 13. Bh2 Qe7 14. Qc2 g6 15.
d5 Ne5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. e4 a5 18. Rfe1 a4 19. dxe6 f4 20. c5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5
bxc5 22. Bc4 Kg7 23. Rac1 Rfd8 24. Bb5 Ra5 25. Bd7 Kf8 26. Rc4 Rda8 27. Rec1
Ke7 28. Ne1 Bc8 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Nd3 Rb8 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Kxe6 33. Kf1
Be7 34. Rxe5+ Kd7 35. Ra5 c5 36. Rxa4 Kc6 37. Ke2 Bd6 38. Ra6+ Kd7 39. e5 Bc7
40. Nxc5+ Ke7 41. Ra7 Rc8 42. Na6 Ke6 43. Rxc7 Ra8 44. Nc5+ Kxe5 45. Rxh7 Kd6
46. Ne4+ Ke5 47. Re7+ Kd4 48. Kf3 Rb8 49. b4 Ra8 50. Kxf4 Rxa3 51. b5 Rb3 52.
Re5 Rb2 53. g3 g5+ 54. Rxg5 Re2 55. Re5 Rb2 56. h4 Ra2 57. h5 Ra8 58. Ng5 Rf8+
59. Rf5 Rb8 60. h6 Rh8 61. Nf7 Rh7 62. b6 Kd3 63. b7 Ke2 64. g4 Kf1 65. g5 Kg1
66. g6 Kh2 67. gxh7 Kh1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bachmann, Axel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Bd7 7. c4 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Nd5 h6 10. h3 O-O 11. Be3 Kh7 12. Rc1 Ne7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxd7 Qxd7
15. d4 Rad8 16. d5 Bg7 17. c5 f5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Nc4 Qd8 21. Bb6
Qd7 22. Be3 Qd8 23. a4 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dragnev, Valentin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Ne7 4. e3 Ng6 5. Bg3 Bd6 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bd3
f5 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. h4 Nd7 11. Qb3 b6 12. a4 a5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O Qf6 15.
g3 Kh8 16. Ne2 Bb7 17. Rac1 c5 18. Bb5 c4 19. Qa3 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. b3 Rfe8
22. h5 Ngf8 23. Nf4 Ne6 24. Nd3 Qb7 25. Nde5 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Ng5 27. f3 Rad8 28.
Kg2 Nf7 29. f4 Nxe5 30. fxe5 Qf7 31. g4 Qe7 32. gxf5 Qxa3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nh5 13. a3 Rc8 14. Nf1 g6 15. Ne3
a5 16. Ng4 Kg7 17. Qe3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Kh8 19. Bf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Rf8 21. h4 h5
22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. hxg5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Qxd1 10. Rfxd1 h6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rfd8 14. Nd5 Ne8
15. c5 Kf8 16. Rac1 Ne7 17. b4 c6 18. Nc3 h5 19. Be2 Ng8 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4
f6 22. Bc4 Bh6 23. Bxh6+ Nxh6 24. f3 Nf7 25. Kf2 Ng5 26. Ke3 Nc7 27. Ne2 Nce6
28. Bxe6 Nxe6 29. f4 Ke7 30. f5 gxf5 31. exf5 Ng5 32. Ng3 a5 33. bxa5 Rxa5 34.
Rxd8 Kxd8 35. Nh5 Ke7 36. Rb1 Ra3+ 37. Ke2 Rxa2+ 38. Ke3 Ra7 39. Rb2 Ra3+ 40.
Ke2 Ne4 41. Rxb7+ Kf8 42. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. a4 a5 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Bb5+
Nbd7 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. Bc4 Qb8 12. e4 e5 13. Bh2 h6 14. Re1 Kh7 15. Qc2
Qc7 16. Rad1 Rae8 17. Qb3 Re7 18. Qa3 Rfe8 19. Bd3 Nh5 20. Nc4 c5 21. dxe5 dxe5
22. Bf1 Bc6 23. Nd6 Rf8 24. Bb5 Nf4 25. Qb3 f5 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Bxf4 exf4 28.
exf5 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 gxf5 30. Nf3 Rf6 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Re6 33. Nxf5 Ne5 34.
Nxe5 Bxe5 35. Kf1 Kg6 36. Nh4+ Kf6 37. Nf3 Bd6 38. Nd2 Ke7 39. Nc4 Bc7 40. Rd2
Kf6 41. Re2 Kf5 42. Rxe6 Kxe6 43. Ke2 Kd5 44. Kd3 Kc6 45. Ke4 b5 46. Ne5+ Kb6
47. Kxf4 bxa4 48. c4 Bd8 49. Kf5 Kc7 50. f4 Bh4 51. g4 Bf2 52. g5 Bd4 53. g6
Bxb2 54. g7 a3 55. g8=Q a2 56. Qf7+ Kb6 57. Qe6+ Kb7 58. Qd7+ Ka8 59. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qc1 Qc8 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. Bh6 f6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Qc3 Nd8 16. Nd2 c6 17. Ne3 Nf7 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. c5 Rad8 20. b4 Nf8 21. a4
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. b5 Bd5 25. Qb4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Ne6 27. bxc6
bxc6 28. Bxc6 Qc7 29. Bd5 Nxc5 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. a5 Ne6 32. Nd5 Qd7 33. a6 f5
34. Qb8 e4 35. Qe5 Qd8 36. h4 h5 37. Kg2 Nc5 38. Nf4 Qe7 39. Qd5+ Ne6 40. e3
Kf6 41. Qc6 Kf7 42. Nd5 Qd8 43. Qb7+ Kf8 44. Nb4 Qd1 45. Qb8+ Kf7 46. Qxa7+ Kf6
47. Qb7 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Qd1+ 49. Kh2 Qf1 50. Nd5+ Ke5 51. Nf4 Qxf2+ 52. Ng2 Nc5
53. Qc7+ Kd5 54. a7 Qa2 55. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Bd7 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 Bf8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Ne3 Nh7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
Nd5 Qd8 16. d4 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. d5 Nb8 19. c4 Rf8 20. b4 Bg4 21. c5 a5
22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Na6 24. c6 Rab8 25. cxb7 Rxb7 26. Bc6 Rb6 27. b5 Nc5 28.
Ra7 Qf4 29. Qd2 Qf6 30. Qe3 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Qe7 32. g4 g6 33. Kh1 Rbb8 34. Rb1
Qd8 35. Qe3 Kg7 36. f3 Rc8 37. Rg1 Qf6 38. Rg3 Rh8 39. Rh3 Qf4 40. Qg1 Nd3 41.
Rg3 h5 42. gxh5 Rxh5 43. b6 Rch8 44. Rxc7 Rxh2+ 45. Qxh2 Qxg3 46. Qxh8+ Kxh8
0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gevorgyan, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. e3 b6 8. a4
a5 9. Bb5 Bb7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Be3 exd4 15.
Bxd4 Nf6 16. Re1 c6 17. Bf1 d5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Nc4 Nd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Re7
Rad8 22. Ne3 Qc5 23. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cori Tello, Deysi Estella"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 Re8 8.
Nbd2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. a4 a6 13. Nc4 Nxe4 14. Ng5 Qxg5
15. Qxd7 Re7 16. Qd1 f5 17. f3 Nc5 18. Nxe5 f4 19. gxf4 Qxf4 20. Nc4 Rae8 21.
Rxe7 Rxe7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Nxd2 Re2 25. Rd1 Ne6 26. Bf1 Re3 27.
Kf2 Rc3 28. Bd3 Nc5 29. Nc4 Nxd3+ 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. cxd3 Kf6 32. h4 h6 33. f4
Bd5 34. b4 Bc6 35. a5 bxa5 36. Nxa5 Bd5 37. Nc4 Bxc4 38. dxc4 Ke6 39. Ke3 Kd6
40. Kd4 h5 41. c5+ Ke6 42. Ke4 c6 43. Ke3 Kf5 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Ke3 Kf5 46. Kf3
Kf6 47. Ke3 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sieciechowicz, Marcin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Be2 c5 7. Nbd2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a4 Nc6 10. h3 Ne4 11. Qb3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5
15. Bf3 c4 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Be2 f5 19. Nf3 f4 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21.
exf4 Rxf4 22. Bf1 Kg7 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Rad1 Rf8 25. Rd2 Bc6 26. g3 Rf5 27. Bg2
Qf7 28. Rde2 Re8 29. Rxe8 Bxe8 30. a5 bxa5 31. Qd2 Bc6 32. Qd4+ Rf6 33. h4 Qd7
34. Bh3 Qc7 35. Re6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Velikanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2274"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 Bd7 10. a4 Qe8 11. Ng3 Na5 12. Ba2 Kh8 13. b4 Bxa4 14. Qe2 Nb3 15.
Bxb3 Bxb3 16. c4 b5 17. Ra5 a6 18. Nd2 Ba4 19. Nb1 bxc4 20. dxc4 Bc6 21. Nc3
Bb7 22. Be3 Qe6 23. Nd5 Rac8 24. h3 Nd7 25. Qd2 Kh7 26. f4 exf4 27. Nxf4 Qxc4
28. Rc1 Qb3 29. Nd5 Qb2 30. Rc2 Qe5 31. Bf4 Qe6 32. Nxc7 Qf6 33. Qxd6 Rfd8 34.
Raa2 Ne5 35. Qxf6 Bxf6 36. Nd5 Bxd5 37. exd5 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Rxd5 39. Ne4 Bg7 40.
Rc7 g5 41. Bxe5 Bxe5 42. Rxf7+ Kg6 43. Rb7 Kf5 44. Nf2 Bd4 45. Kf1 Rb5 46.
Rxb5+ axb5 47. Nd3 Ke4 48. Ke2 Kd5 49. Kf3 h5 50. g3 Kc4 51. Ke4 Bc3 52. g4
hxg4 53. hxg4 Bxb4 54. Ne5+ Kc3 55. Nf7 Bc5 56. Kd5 b4 57. Kxc5 b3 58. Nxg5 b2
59. Ne4+ Kc2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mikhailovsky, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2228"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 c5 6. c3 Qc7 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Rc1 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. O-O Bg4
15. Be2 Rfb8 16. b3 a5 17. c4 a4 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qc2 axb3 20. axb3 Rc8 21.
Rfe1 h6 22. h3 Bh5 23. Qb2 Rab8 24. Qc2 Qb7 25. Nd2 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Qb4 27. Qd3
Qa3 28. Qc2 Qb4 29. Ree1 Rb5 30. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Golubka, Petr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 Nc6 7. Bd2 Be7 8.
Bc3 O-O 9. e3 d6 10. Bd3 Be6 11. Qh5 h6 12. O-O Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. c3 d5 15.
Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Be2 a6 17. h3 b5 18. Qh4 Qxh4 19. Nxh4 Rab8 20. Nf3 a5 21. Rac1
Kf8 22. Ne1 Ke7 23. Nd3 c4 24. Ne1 b4 25. Rd2 Rd7 26. Nf3 Rdb7 27. Nd4 Nxd4 28.
Rxd4 bxc3 29. bxc3 Rb2 30. Bf3 R8b5 31. Rcd1 Rxa2 32. Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5
34. Rxd5 a4 35. Rc5 a3 36. Ra5 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 a2 38. g4 g5 39. Kg2 Kd6 40. Kf3
Ke6 41. Ke4 f6 42. Ra6+ Ke7 43. Kf5 Rc1 44. Rxa2 Rxc3 45. Ra7+ Kd6 46. Kxf6 Rc2
47. f4 gxf4 48. exf4 Rh2 49. Ra3 Kd5 50. g5 hxg5 51. fxg5 Kd4 52. g6 Rf2+ 53.
Kg5 Rg2+ 54. Kh6 c3 55. g7 c2 56. Ra1 Ke5 57. Kh7 Rg3 58. h4 Rh3 59. g8=Q Rxh4+
60. Kg7 Rg4+ 61. Kf8 Rxg8+ 62. Kxg8 Kd4 63. Kf7 Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shahade, Gregory P"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. b4 Nb6 18. a5 Nbd7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Qd2 Qf8 22.
Rad1 Rac8 23. Bb1 Kh7 24. Nh2 c5 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Bf4 Nc4 28.
Qe2 Nd5 29. Qf3 Nxf4 30. Qxf4 Be5 31. Qf3 Rcd8 32. h4 Bc8 33. h5 Qe7 34. Rd5
Kg7 35. Ng4 Qg5 36. Nxe5 Nxe5 37. Qe2 Bg4 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. Rxe3 Nc4 40. Red3
Rc8 41. hxg6 fxg6 42. f3 Be6 43. Rd7+ Bxd7 44. Rxd7+ Kf8 45. e5 Nxe5 46. Rd6
Rcd8 47. Rf6+ Kg7 48. Rxa6 Rd1+ 49. Kh2 Rxb1 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. a6 Ra1 52. Ne4
Re7 53. Ra8+ Kg7 54. Nxc5 g5 55. Ne4 Ng6 56. Nd6 Nh4 57. g3 Re2+ 58. Kh3 Nxf3
59. a7 h5 60. Nf5+ Kg6 61. Rg8+ Kxf5 62. Rf8+ Ke4 63. Re8+ Kd3 64. a8=Q Rxa8
65. Rxa8 g4# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Diaz Camallonga, Carles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 h6 11. Ne5 Ne7 12. Bh4 Nd7 13. f4 Qc7 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qh3
Nf6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. g4 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Rf7 19. Rg1 fxg4 20. Qxg4 Nf5 21. Ke2
Raf8 22. Rdf1 Qc8 23. b4 cxb4 24. cxb4 Qd7 25. b5 Ra8 26. Qg6 Kh8 27. a4 a6 28.
Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 exf5 30. e6 Qe7 31. Nf3 axb5 32. Ne5 Qf6 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34.
Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. c3 e6 8.
Be2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Qc7 12. a4 Rac8 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qb4
Rfd8 15. Bf1 Bf5 16. Ne5 Ne4 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd2 19. Qd1 Nxf1 20. Rxf1
Rb8 21. Re1 a5 22. h4 f6 23. Nd3 Rd6 24. h5 h6 25. Re3 b5 26. Nc5 b4 27. Qe2
bxc3 28. bxc3 Rdb6 29. g4 Be4 30. Nxe4 dxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxc3 32. Re1 Rb2 33. Qa6
R8b6 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qe8 Qf3 36. Qg6+ Kg8 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39. Qe8+
Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. Nd2 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. f3 g5 13. Nc4 f4 14. Ba3 Ne8 15. b5 Ng6
16. Qb3 Rf7 17. b6 axb6 18. cxb6 Bf8 19. bxc7 Rxc7 20. Rab1 h5 21. Nb6 Rb8 22.
Nb5 Rg7 23. Na7 Bd7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Qb5 Qf7 26. Kh1 Nh4 27. Bb4 Ra8 28. Qb6
g4 29. Be1 gxf3 30. gxf3 Ng2 31. Bf2 h4 32. Rg1 h3 33. Bf1 Qh5 34. Rb3 Be7 35.
Bxg2 hxg2+ 36. Rxg2 Qh3 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7 38. Qxb7 Qf1+ 39. Bg1 Rxa7 40. Qxa7 Kf7
41. Qf2 Qd1 42. Rb7 Nf6 43. a4 Qxa4 44. Qa7 Qe8 45. Bf2 Ng8 46. Bh4 Qf8 47.
Bxe7 Nxe7 1-0

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. d5
Rb8 9. a4 b6 10. O-O a6 11. Qe2 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 h6 14. Bh4 Nh5 15.
Rfe1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qb6 19. Bd3 Bg7 20. Nc4 Qc7 21.
Ra2 h5 22. Rea1 Bg4 23. Qe3 Kh7 24. Ra7 Rb7 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Qd2 Ra8 27. Qc1
Rxa1 28. Qxa1 Qb3 29. Ne3 Bh6 30. Bc4 Qb8 31. Nxg4 hxg4 32. b3 Bg7 33. Qd1 Qc8
34. Qa1 Qb8 35. Kf1 Be5 36. Ke2 Kg7 37. Kd3 f5 38. exf5 gxf5 39. f4 gxf3 40.
gxf3 Qe8 41. f4 Bf6 42. Qh1 Qg6 43. Qh3 Qh7 44. Qxh7+ Kxh7 45. b4 cxb4 46. cxb4
1-0

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Swayams, Mishra"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5 8. Bxf6
Nxf6 9. Rc1 Bb4 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 bxa4 13. O-O a3 14. bxa3 Bxc3
15. Qb3 Bd2 16. Rc2 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nd7 18. Rxc6 O-O 19. Rfc1 Rb8 20. Qc3 Qxc3
21. R1xc3 Bb7 22. Rc7 Rfd8 23. Kf2 a5 24. Ng5 h6 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nf6 27.
Bf3 Rb2+ 28. Kg3 g5 29. h3 h5 30. Ra7 g4 31. hxg4 hxg4 32. Ba8 Rbb8 33. Bc6
Rdc8 34. Rc5 Rb3 35. Kf4 Kg7 36. Raxa5 Rb2 37. Rab5 Ra2 38. Rb3 Rf2+ 39. Kg3
Ra2 40. a4 Rh8 41. Rg5+ Kh6 42. Rbb5 Rc8 43. Rgc5 Rxa4 44. Rb7 Ra6 45. Bb5 Ne4+
46. Kf4 Nxc5 47. dxc5 Ra5 48. c6 f5 49. Ke5 Rxc6 50. Kf6 Rxb5 51. Rxb5 g3 52.
Re5 Kh5 53. Rxe6 Rc2 54. Kxf5 Rxg2 55. Kf4 Rg1 56. Re8 g2 57. Kf3 Kg6 58. Kf2
Ra1 59. Kxg2 Ra4 60. Kf3 Kf6 61. Re4 Ra5 62. Rf4+ Ke6 63. Rh4 Kf6 64. Rh6+ Kf7
65. Kf4 Rb5 66. Rd6 Ra5 67. e4 Ke7 68. Rg6 Kf7 69. Rc6 Ke7 70. Ke3 Kd7 71. Rf6
Ke7 72. Rh6 Kd7 73. Kd4 Ke7 74. Rc6 Kd7 75. Rb6 Ke7 76. Ke3 Kd7 77. Kf4 Ke7 78.
e5 Ra1 79. Rb7+ Ke6 80. Rb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Bg4 8. Bb2
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. e3 a5 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Rab1 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Qa7
15. h4 h5 16. Kg2 Re8 17. Qd2 Nb6 18. Be2 Red8 19. Qc2 Nc8 20. c5 Ne7 21. a3 b6
22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 bxc5 24. bxc5 Nd7 25. Ra1 Qc7 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Ra1 Rb8
28. Nd1 e5 29. Ra6 exd4 30. Bxd4 Nf5 31. Bxg7 Nxg7 32. Nb2 Ne6 33. Nd3 Qb7 34.
Ra5 Ra8 35. Rxa8+ Qxa8 36. g4 hxg4 37. Bxg4 Ndf8 38. Qc3 Qa4 39. Kg3 Qe4 40.
Ne5 d4 41. exd4 Nxd4 42. Qe3 Qd5 43. Nf3 Nde6 44. Qe5 Qxc5 45. Qxc5 Nxc5 46.
Ne5 Ne4+ 47. Kf3 Nd6 48. Nxc6 f5 49. Bh3 Ne6 50. h5 Ng5+ 51. Kg2 Nxh3 52. Kxh3
g5 53. f4 gxf4 54. Ne5 Kg7 55. Kh4 Kh6 56. Nd3 f3 57. Kg3 Kxh5 58. Kxf3 Kg5 59.
Ne5 Ne4 60. Nc4 Nf6 61. Nd6 Ng4 62. Nxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 b6 5. h3 Bb7 6. Be2 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O
9. O-O d6 10. Bh2 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. b4 a5 13. a3 axb4 14. axb4 Ne4 15. Qb3
Ndf6 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. c5 Bd5 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Kh8 21. cxd6
cxd6 22. Rc2 g5 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 f4 25. exf4 gxf4 26. Re1 e5 27. dxe5 dxe5
28. f3 Qf6 29. Kh1 Rac8 30. Qe4 Qa6 31. Bg1 Rc4 32. Qd3 Qc6 33. Bf2 h6 34. Qb1
Re8 35. Rde2 Qd5 36. Qg6 Qc6 37. Qxc6 Rxc6 38. g3 fxg3 39. Bxg3 Rce6 40. Kg2
Kh7 41. Re4 Kg6 42. f4 Kf5 43. fxe5 Bxe5 44. Bxe5 Rxe5 45. Rxe5+ Rxe5 46. Rxe5+
Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakubowski, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 Ba7 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3
O-O 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bg5 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 b5 12. Ng3 Ne7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nh4 Kh8
15. Ngf5 Ng6 16. g3 Qd7 17. Qc2 Rg8 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. O-O-O Qe6 20. Nh6 Nxh4 21.
Nxg8 Ng6 22. Nh6 Qxa2 23. Qf3 Kg7 24. Ng4 Qe6 25. h4 Ne7 26. h5 f5 27. h6+ Kh8
28. exf5 Qxf5 29. Qxf5 Nxf5 30. Rh5 Ne7 31. d4 Rg8 32. Ne3 f6 33. Kc2 Bb6 34.
dxe5 fxe5 35. Nf5 Ng6 36. f3 Rf8 37. Ra1 a5 38. b3 Kg8 39. Rd1 Kf7 40. g4 Bc5
41. Rh2 a4 42. b4 Bb6 43. Rd5 Ke6 44. Rxb5 Ne7 45. Nxe7 Kxe7 46. Rh3 Ke6 47. c4
Rf4 48. Kc3 a3 49. c5 a2 50. Rh1 dxc5 51. bxc5 Ra4 52. Kb2 Ba7 53. Rc1 Kd5 54.
c6+ Kd6 55. Rd1+ Bd4+ 56. Kb3 a1=Q 57. Rxa1 Rxa1 58. f4 exf4 59. Kc4 Kxc6 60.
Rf5 Ra4+ 61. Kd3 f3 0-1

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svane, Frederik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. Bg3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 O-O 7. a4 Nc6 8. c3
Re8 9. Ne5 Bf8 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bd3 d6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O e5 14. Re1 Qd7 15.
e4 Bb7 16. Qc2 Nh5 17. Rad1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 g6 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Bc4 Bg7 21. b4
exd4 22. cxd4 Bxe4 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Re8 26. Qd3 Qd5 27.
Qxa6 h6 28. Qd3 Kh7 29. Qc2 Ra8 30. Qxc7 Rxa4 31. Re1 Rxb4 32. Re7 Rb1+ 33. Kh2
Qg8 34. Qxd6 b5 35. Nh4 b4 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Re8 Bf8 38. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Leon blitz op 33rd"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bg6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Qh3 Nbd7 8.
Nxg6 fxg6 9. e3 Kf7 10. Bd3 e6 11. Nf3 h6 12. c5 Qc7 13. Ng5+ hxg5 14. Qxh8 e5
15. O-O Re8 16. Qh3 b6 17. b4 Be7 18. Bb2 e4 19. Be2 Nf8 20. Qg3 Qb7 21. Rab1
Ne6 22. Bg4 Qd7 23. f3 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 exf3 25. Rxf3+ Bf6 26. Rff1 Kg8 27. a4 Qe7
28. Qf3 Nd8 29. Rbe1 Qd7 30. Qe2 Ne6 31. Qd3 Rb8 32. Ba1 bxc5 33. bxc5 g4 34.
Qxg6 Qf7 35. Qxg4 Ng5 36. Rb1 Re8 37. Qg3 Ne4 38. Qe1 Qg6 39. Rf3 Ng5 40. Rg3
Qc2 41. Rc1 Qxa4 42. Bc3 Ne4 43. Rf3 Qb3 44. Bd2 Qd3 45. Ba5 Rb8 46. Qd1 Qa3
47. Ra1 Qb2 48. Be1 Rb7 49. Rf1 a5 50. Rxa5 Qb3 51. Ra8+ Kf7 52. Qh5+ Ke6 53.
Qe8+ Re7 54. Qxc6+ Kf7 55. Kh1 Kg6 56. Re8 Qc4 57. Kg1 Ra7 58. Qe6 Qb3 59. Rf8
Qxe3+ 60. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karas, Marek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2249"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qa4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Qa3 Nd7 13. Rc1 e5 14. dxc5
Qc6 15. O-O a5 16. Qc3 f6 17. Rfe1 Bb7 18. Nb3 a4 19. Na5 Qb5 20. Nxb7 Rfc8 21.
Nd6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Diaz Villagran, Robert"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 a6 7. h3 h6 8. Be3
Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Qd2 Be6 12. a4 a5 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. b3 Bd7 15.
Rhe1 Bc6 16. Nh2 O-O 17. Kb2 b6 18. Re2 Rfb8 19. Ra1 b5 20. axb5 Bxb5 21. Rf2
Bc6 22. Kc1 Nf8 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 N8d7 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Qxa5 exd4 27. exd4
Qe3+ 28. Qd2 Qxg3 29. Nf1 Qh4 30. Kb2 Nb6 31. Ne3 Qg5 32. Qd3 Qxe3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Galaktionov, Artem"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2319"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 f4 12. h4 h5 13. g5 a5 14. Nd3 b6 15. Bd2 Nc5
16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Re1 Bd7 18. b3 Nc8 19. a3 Rf7 20. Bf1 Bf8 21. Kh2 Bd6 22. Qe2
Bf8 23. Nd1 Nd6 24. Nf2 Bg7 25. Nd3 Qe7 26. Bc3 Rff8 27. Qb2 Rfe8 28. Nf2 Qf7
29. b4 Nb7 30. Nd3 Qe7 31. Reb1 Kh7 32. Be1 Nd6 33. Qc2 cxb4 34. axb4 axb4 35.
Bxb4 Bf8 36. Qc3 Bg7 37. Qc2 Qd8 38. Qb3 Nb7 39. Bc3 Qe7 40. Bb4 Qd8 41. c5
bxc5 42. Bc3 Rxa1 43. Rxa1 c4 44. Qxc4 Nd6 45. Qc5 Qb8 46. Qb4 Nb5 47. Bb2 Nd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Guzman, Christopher"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qd8
8. Qg4 g6 9. Qf4 d6 10. Bc4 Ne5 11. O-O Qe7 12. N1c3 g5 13. Qf2 c6 14. Bxf7+
Kd8 15. Nxd6 Nh6 16. Rad1 Kc7 17. Bb3 a6 18. Rd4 Bd7 19. Rfd1 Nhg4 20. Qg3 h5
21. Nf7 Rhd8 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. h3 h4 24. Qe1 Nf6 25. Qd2 Rf8 26. Rd6 Bc8 27.
Qd4 Nh5 28. Na4 Kb8 29. Nc5 Ng3 30. Bc4 Nxc4 31. Qxc4 Qe5 32. Nd7+ Bxd7 33.
Rxd7 Qf6 34. e5 Qf2+ 35. Kh2 Ne2 36. Rxb7+ Kxb7 37. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Garcia Cardenas, Pablo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 e5 6. d5 Na6 7. Be3 Nc5 8. Qc2 a5
9. Nge2 Bd7 10. g4 c6 11. Ng3 cxd5 12. cxd5 Rc8 13. Qd2 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. h4
O-O 16. f3 Qe8 17. Be2 f6 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd1 Qd8 20. Bg5 Nxg5 21. hxg5 Bxg5
22. Ne3 b5 23. Kf2 h4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dong, Bao Nghia"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2227"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 c5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8. a4 a6
9. Bc4 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qb3 h6 12. Rfd1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bc6 15.
Qc2 Kh7 16. b4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Be2 c4 19. Bf3 Qb6 20. d5 Bb7 21. e4 Rfc8
22. Be3 Qd8 23. Be2 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Nf3 Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Bxc3
28. h4 Ne5 29. h5 Ng4+ 30. Kg3 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Qb2 32. hxg6+ fxg6 33. Qd1 Kg7 34.
Kf2 Qxb4 35. Nd4 Bc8 36. Nc6 Qb2 37. Kg3 Bf6 38. Bg4 Bxg4 39. Qxg4 Qd2 40. Qe6
Qxe3+ 41. Kh2 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 c3 43. Nd8 Bd4+ 44. Kh1 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Be5+ 46. g3
Qf2+ 47. Kh1 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Qxg3+ 49. Kf1 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 Qf6 51. Qc8 Bd4+ 52. Kg2
Qf2+ 53. Kh3 Qf1+ 54. Kh2 Be5# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Priasmoro, Novendra"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. O-O-O Bb7 7. f3 Nd7 8. h4
h6 9. Nh3 e6 10. Kb1 Ngf6 11. g4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nfd7 13. h5 g5 14. f4 gxf4 15.
Nxf4 Qe7 16. Rhf1 O-O-O 17. a4 b4 18. Na2 a5 19. c3 c5 20. cxb4 cxb4 21. Nxb4
axb4 22. Qxb4 e5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxb6 Nxb6 25. Qxb6 Kb8 26. Nd5 Rd7 27. Rc1
Qd4 28. Qb5 Ka7 29. Rc3 Rhd8 30. Rfc1 Be5 31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lianes Garcia, Marcos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Bg4 7. Nbd2 e6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd2 Nf5 13. Bc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6
15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Qe2 Rae8 17. b4 Ne7 18. b5 Ng6 19. Bb4 Rf7 20. Bd6 Rd7 21.
Be5 Qf8 22. g3 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Qg7 25. Qf4 h6 26. Rac1 Qg5 27. Qe5
Qg7 28. Qf4 Qg5 29. Qf3 Kf7 30. Rfe1 Ree7 31. Qd3 Rc7 32. Rc5 Red7 33. a4 Re7
34. a5 Rcd7 35. Kg2 Qf6 36. Re5 Rc7 37. Qe3 Rcd7 38. Qc3 Qg5 39. Rc8 Re8 40. b6
a6 41. Rc7 Ree7 42. Re1 Qg7 43. Rc1 Qf8 44. Qe3 Kg6 45. Rxd7 Rxd7 46. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schitco, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd2 Qc8 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. b4 h6 13. Be3 Re8 14. a3 Nd8 15.
Ne4 f5 16. Nc5 c6 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. Nc3 e4 19. Rc1 a5 20. b5 Ne5 21. Qb3 Ng4
22. Bb6 Kh7 23. Rfd1 Re7 24. h3 Ne5 25. Be3 Qf8 26. Na4 f4 27. gxf4 Nxf4 28.
Bf1 Qf5 29. Kh2 Rf7 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Nb6 Raf8 32. Bc5 Ng4+ 33. hxg4 Qxc5 34.
Qe3 Qg5 35. Nd7 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Qxg4+ 38. Kh1 Qxd7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yanchenko, Roman"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Ne5 h6 7. g4 Bh7 8. h4
Nfd7 9. Nd3 Nb6 10. g5 N8d7 11. a4 Nc4 12. b3 Qa5 13. bxc4 Qxc3+ 14. Ke2 dxc4
15. Ne1 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Ng6 19. Be3 Ne7 20. Kd2 Be4 21.
Bg2 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Nd5 23. c3 h5 24. Nf4 O-O-O 25. Rhe1 Bd6 26. Ng2 Rhe8 27. Kc2
g6 28. Bd2 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 b5 30. axb5 cxb5 31. Ne3 Nf4 32. Ra1 Kb7 33. Rb1 Kc6
34. Ra1 Kb6 35. Rb1 Kc6 36. Ra1 Rd7 37. Ra6+ Kb7 38. Ra1 a6 39. d5 Bc7 40. Rb1
Ka7 41. Re1 Kb7 42. Rb1 Nxd5 43. Nxc4 Kc6 44. Nb2 Bb6 45. Nd3 Re7 46. Rf1 a5
47. f4 Be3 48. f5 Bxd2 49. Kxd2 Ne3 50. fxg6 Nxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 cxd6 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nc6 13. Rfc1 Rfc8 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 d5 16. Be2 Kf8 17. Kf1 Ke7 18. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. h3
Nd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 d4 14. exd4
cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Rfd1 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gukesh, Dommaraju"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. Nd5 Re8 13. Be3 h6 14. Nd2 Nd8 15.
Ne4 f5 16. Nc5 c6 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Rac1 Nf7 20. b4 e4 21. Bd4 Ne5
22. b5 c5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nd5 b6 25. e3 Qb7 26. Rd2 g5 27. Rcd1 Qg7 28. Qc2
Rf8 29. g4 fxg4 30. Bxe4 Rae8 31. Bg6 Bf7 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. Kf1 h5 34. Qe4
Bxh2 35. Qg2 Be5 36. Ke2 Qf3+ 37. Qxf3 gxf3+ 38. Kf1 g4 39. Rd3 h4 40. Kg1 g3
41. Nc3 g2 42. Ne4 h3 43. Ng3 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ribeiro, Matheus Mendes Domi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 O-O 6. Nd2 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8. Bd3
c5 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Be5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Rad8 18. Qc2 Qd5 19. f4 Qd2 20. Re2
Qd5 21. c4 Qd3 22. Kf2 g6 23. Ke1 Qd7 24. Rd1 Qb7 25. Red2 Qc7 26. Rd6 Rxd6 27.
exd6 Qb7 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. e4 e5 30. fxe5 Rd7 31. Rd5 Qc8 32. Qe2 Qe8 33. Qf3 Kg7
34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. b3 a5 36. a4 h5 37. h3 Kh7 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Kg8 40. Rd3
Qe6 41. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2464"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Ne5 Be6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bf5 12. Qf3 e6 13. O-O-O Bd6 14. g4
Bg6 15. h4 h5 16. g5 O-O 17. Bd3 b5 18. c5 Bc7 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qd5 21.
Qxd5 exd5 22. Rde1 Rfe8 23. Bd2 Kh7 24. Kc2 Kg6 25. Kd3 Kf5 26. Rhg1 Re4 27.
Rxe4 dxe4+ 28. Ke2 Rd8 29. Be3 Rd7 30. b3 a5 31. f3 exf3+ 32. Kxf3 Rd5 33. Bf2
Ke6 34. Re1+ Kd7 35. Ke4 Bd8 36. Rf1 f6 37. Be3 Ke6 38. gxf6 Bxf6 39. Rg1 Kf7
40. a4 b4 41. Rg2 Bxh4 42. Bf4 Bf6 43. Rd2 g5 44. Bc7 Bd8 45. Rf2+ Kg6 46. Be5
g4 47. Rf8 Rd7 48. Rg8+ Kh7 49. Rh8+ Kg6 50. Rg8+ Kh7 51. Rh8+ Kg6 52. Rg8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schekachikhin, Maksim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. e3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O h6 9. Rb1 b6 10. e4 Ne8 11. Ne1 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bf3 Bd7 14. Nc2 Nf6
15. Nb4 Nxb4 16. cxb4 Rb8 17. Re1 c5 18. Bb2 Qc7 19. Bc3 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21.
a4 Rb7 22. a5 Rbf7 23. b5 Qd7 24. h3 Qf5 25. Rb2 Nh5 26. Qg4 Qxg4 27. hxg4 Nf4
28. Rd1 Ne6 29. Ra2 Rb7 30. g3 Kh7 31. Kg2 Kg6 32. Re1 Ng5 33. Rea1 Rbf7 34.
Be1 Nf3 35. Bc3 Ng5 36. Be1 Nf3 37. Bc3 Kg5 38. axb6 axb6 39. Ra6 Rb7 40. Ra7
Rxa7 41. Rxa7 g6 42. Rd7 Kxg4 43. Rxd6 g5 44. Rxb6 Rd8 45. Re6 Rxd3 46. Ba5 Rd1
0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Deepan Chakkravarthy, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. Bd3 Qe7 8. e4
Bxg3 9. hxg3 h6 10. e5 Ne8 11. Qe2 c5 12. dxc5 Nc6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. c3 d6 15.
Nc4 dxe5 16. Ncxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Nf6 18. O-O Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Ra5 20. Qe2 e5 21.
b4 Ra3 22. Qxe5 Qf8 23. Bc4 Re8 24. Qc7 Ba8 25. Bb3 Ne4 26. Rd7 Rc8 27. Qf4
Nxc3 28. Re1 Rxb3 29. axb3 Bc6 30. Rd3 Nd5 31. Qd4 Nxb4 32. Rc3 Nd5 33. Rcc1
Bb7 34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Ne5 h5 36. f3 b5 37. Nd3 Qc2 38. Nc5 Bc6 39. b4 Qc4 40.
Qxc4 bxc4 41. Rc1 c3 42. Ne4 Nxb4 43. Nxc3 Nd5 44. Nxd5 Bxd5 45. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tatarinov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. O-O g6 7. d3 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd7 11. g3 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Bd5+ Kh8 14. f4 Ne7 15.
Bg2 Ng6 16. Ne2 c6 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. d4 e4 19. b4 d5 20. c5 a6 21. a4 Qe6 22.
Rab1 Nf6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 h5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Rb6 Nd7 27. Rb7 h4 28. Qe1
Ra3 29. Bc1 Rd3 30. gxh4 Nf6 31. Kh1 Nh5 32. Qf2 Bf6 33. Rg1 Bxh4 34. Qf1 Rg8
35. Rc7 Bd8 36. Ra7 Nh4 37. Kh2 Qh6 38. Ra8 Kh7 39. Qf2 Nf6 40. Ra7+ Kh8 41.
Ra6 Ng4+ 42. hxg4 Nf3+ 43. Kg3 Qh4# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 a5 12. Qc2 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. d4 Ne8 15.
a3 Nd6 16. Bf1 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. a4 b4 19. Nb5 Rc8 20. Qb1 Nf6 21. Rc1 Bf8
22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qd3 Qd8 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Qc8 27. Qxc8 Nxc8
28. f3 Ne8 29. Bc1 f5 30. g4 Ned6 31. Nc7 Kf7 32. Kf2 Be7 33. Bd3 Bd8 34. Na6
Bh4+ 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Nc5 Nb6 37. Bd2 Nd7 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Bb5 Nxc5 40. dxc5
Ne8 41. e4 fxe4 42. fxe4 Nc7 43. Bf4 Kd8 44. Kd3 Be7 45. c6 Bc5 46. Be5 Ne8 47.
exd5 exd5 48. Bd4 Bxd4 49. Kxd4 Nc7 50. Kc5 Ke7 51. Bd3 h6 52. h4 Ke6 53. h5
Ke5 54. Kb6 Kd6 55. Kxa5 Kc5 56. Bf5 d4 57. Be4 Ne6 58. Ka6 d3 59. Bxd3 Kxc6
60. Bc4 Nd4 61. Ka5 Kc5 62. Ka6 Kc6 63. a5 Nf5 64. Ka7 Kc7 65. Ka6 Nd6 66. Bd5
Ne8 67. Kb5 Nf6 68. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A44"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nd2 O-O 7. Bd3 Ng4 8. h3
Nh6 9. Nc4 f5 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 Rxf5 13. Qg4+ Rg5 14. Qe6+
Kg7 15. a4 Na6 16. h4 Rxg2 17. Qh3 Rg6 18. O-O-O Qc8 19. Ne4 Qxh3 20. Rxh3 Rd8
21. h5 Rg2 22. Rg3+ Rxg3 23. fxg3 Nc7 24. c3 Ne8 25. Kc2 Nf6 26. Nxf6 Bxf6 27.
Nd2 Be7 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 30. Kd3 Kf7 31. Ne4 a6 32. a5 Ke8 33. b4 cxb4
34. cxb4 Kd7 35. Kc4 Kc7 36. b5 Kd7 37. Kb4 Kc7 38. Kc4 Kd7 39. Kb4 Kc7 40. Kc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Goltsev, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. Bg3 O-O 5. Nbd2 b6 6. e4 Bxg3 7. hxg3 Bb7 8.
Bd3 g6 9. Qe2 Ne8 10. g4 Qf6 11. Qe3 d6 12. Ng5 c5 13. Nxh7 Qxd4 14. Qxd4 cxd4
15. Nxf8 Kxf8 16. Rh8+ Ke7 17. g5 a6 18. f4 Nd7 19. Nf3 Nc5 20. Nxd4 Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Kf2 Rc8 23. c3 Rc5 24. Re1 Bd5 25. a3 b5 26. g4 Kd7 27. Rh7 Ke7
28. f5 gxf5 29. Nxf5+ Kd8 30. Nh6 Rc4 31. Nxf7+ Kc8 32. Kg3 e5 33. g6 Rf4 34.
Nxe5 dxe5 35. Rxe5 Rf3+ 36. Kh4 Nf6 37. Rhe7 Rf4 38. Kg5 Rf1 39. Rf5 Rxf5+ 40.
gxf5 Ne4+ 41. Kf4 Nc5 42. f6 Bc4 43. f7 Nd7 44. g7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Javakhadze, Zurab"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O d5 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qd1 Rd8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Qc2
Nb4 15. Qc3 Bf5 16. b3 Bd3 17. Bb2 f6 18. Bxd3 Nxd3 19. Qc4+ Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7
21. Bc3 b5 22. Rad1 a5 23. Rd2 b4 24. Ba1 a4 25. Rb1 axb3 26. axb3 Rd7 27. Kf1
Rda7 28. Bxf6 Nxf2 29. Rxf2 gxf6 30. Rc1 Ra1 31. Rfc2 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Ra3 33.
Rxc5 Rxb3 34. Ke2 Kg6 35. Kf3 h5 36. h4 Rb1 37. Rb5 b3 38. Rb7 Rb2 39. Rb5 Rb1
40. Kf2 Rb2+ 41. Kf3 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 c6 8. Nc3
Re8 9. O-O e5 10. Qc2 e4 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. b4 Nf8 13. a4 Bf5 14. a5 h5 15. b5 Ne6
16. Nb3 Ng5 17. a6 Nf3+ 18. Kh1 Ng4 19. h3 Qh4 20. axb7 Rab8 21. bxc6 Nxf2+ 22.
Rxf2 Qxf2 23. gxf3 exf3 24. Bd3 Qxc2 25. Bxc2 Bxc2 26. Na5 Bd3 27. Nd1 Be4 28.
Nf2 Bxc6 29. Nxc6 Rxb7 30. Bc1 Rc8 31. Na5 Rb4 32. Bd2 Rb2 33. Rd1 f5 34. d5 g5
35. Nc6 Kf7 36. Nd3 Rc2 37. Ne1 Rxc4 38. Nxf3 g4 39. hxg4 hxg4 40. Nfd4 Bxd4
41. Nxd4 R8c5 42. Nxf5 Rxd5 43. Nd4 Kg6 44. Rf1 a5 45. Be1 a4 46. Bg3 a3 47.
Ne6 Ra5 48. Nf8+ Kg7 49. Ne6+ Kg6 50. Nf8+ Kg7 51. Ne6+ Kg8 52. Rf8+ Kh7 53.
Rf7+ Kg6 54. Rf1 a2 55. Nf8+ Kg7 56. Ne6+ Kg8 57. Ra1 Rb4 58. Kg2 Rb1 59. Rxa2
Rxa2+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kalashian, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. a4 a6 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 d6 11. Bh2 Nbd7 12. Re1 Re8 13. a5 b5 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Nf8 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nd2 Ng6 18. b4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rb1 Bf6 21. Bxa6
Bxd4 22. Ne4 e5 23. Bf1 Ba8 24. Qd2 Nh4 25. b5 f5 26. Ng3 f4 27. Ne4 d5 28. Qa2
Kh8 29. Nd2 Bc3 30. a6 Bd4 31. Nb3 Bb6 32. Rbc1 Qg5 33. Kh1 e4 34. Nc5 Rbc8 35.
Nd7 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 f3 37. g3 Qxc1 38. Kg1 e3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vovk, Orest"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. h4 d5 2. h5 h6 3. e4 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. Nxe4 e5 7. c3 Be7 8. d3
O-O 9. f3 Nxe4 10. dxe4 f5 11. g3 Kh8 12. Bd2 fxe4 13. fxe4 Bg5 14. O-O-O Bxd2+
15. Qxd2 Bg4 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Rxd8 Nxd8 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Ne6 20. Rd1 Rf2
21. Kd2 Ng5 22. Ke1 Rh2 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24. Rd7 Nxe4 25. Kd1 Rxh5 26. Rxc7 b5 27.
Rxa7 Rg5 28. Rb7 Nxg3 29. Nxg3 Rxg3 30. Rxb5 h5 31. Rxe5 g5 32. Ke2 h4 33. Kf2
Kg6 34. a4 g4 35. a5 Rf3+ 36. Ke2 h3 37. Re8 h2 38. Rh8 Rh3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svane, Frederik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne8 11. d5 d6 12. c4 Bg5 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Bd3 Bg4
15. Qc2 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 g6 20. h3 Bd7
21. Re1 Qe5 22. Re3 Qd4 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. Rxc3 Re8 25. Re3 f5 26. Bd3 Rxe3 27.
fxe3 Kg7 28. Kf2 Kf6 29. Kf3 Ke5 30. h4 h6 31. g3 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. b3 a5
34. a4 b6 35. Kf2 Be8 36. Bc2 Bh5 37. Ke1 Bf3 38. Kf2 Be4 39. Bd1 Bd3 40. Ke1
Ke4 41. Kd2 Bf1 42. Bc2+ Kf3 43. Bxf5 Kxg3 44. Kc3 Kf3 45. Kd4 g4 46. Bxg4+
Kxg4 47. e4 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Awatramani, Janak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2213"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. a4 a6 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. Qf3 Qe7 10. c3 c5 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Rc8 13. Qg3 Rg8 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Be5
Ne8 16. Nf3 f6 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. exf4 Nd6 19. O-O Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nh4 cxd4
22. cxd4 Qd6 23. Qe3 Bd5 24. f5 exf5 25. Nxf5 Qe6 26. Qf4 g5 27. hxg6 Rxg6 28.
Rfc1 Rc6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Ne3 Ke7 31. Qf5 Rg5 32. Qh7+ Bf7 33. Qxh6 Qd7 34. d5
Qc7 35. Qh4 Qe5 36. Rc1 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. b4 Kf8 39. Rc8+ Ke7 40. Rc1 Kf8
41. Qh6+ Kg8 42. Rc8+ Be8 43. g3 Qa1+ 44. Kg2 Qe5 45. d6 Qe6 46. Rd8 Rg7 47.
Qh5 Kf8 48. Qh8+ Rg8 49. Qh6+ Rg7 50. Qh5 Rd7 51. Qh8+ Kf7 52. Nf5 Qxf5 53.
Qxe8+ Kg7 54. Rxd7+ Kh6 55. Qh8+ Kg5 56. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a6
9. Ba2 b5 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Bh6 Rc8 13. Rae1 e6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2
Qf6 16. c3 a5 17. Ng3 b4 18. Nh2 bxc3 19. bxc3 h5 20. f4 Qh4 21. Re3 Ba6 22.
Qe1 Kg8 23. f5 c4 24. d4 Rb8 25. Nf3 Qe7 26. Qd2 a4 27. Re2 h4 28. Nh1 Rfe8 29.
Qh6 exf5 30. Ng5 Nf8 31. exf5 Qxe2 32. f6 Qe3+ 33. Nf2 Ne6 34. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 e5 6. d5 Nbd7 7. Be3 Nc5 8. f3 a5
9. a3 O-O 10. Rb1 Bd7 11. b3 Nh5 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Na4 14. Nxa4 Rxa4 15. g3
f5 16. Bd3 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bg5 Qa8 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Ne2 Qa7 21. Qc1 Bh3
22. c5 Bg2 23. Rg1 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 25. Rf1 Raa3 26. Qc4 Qa8 27. c6 b6 28.
Rxf3 Rxf3 29. Kd2 Bh6+ 30. Kc2 Qa4+ 31. Kb2 Qa3+ 32. Kc2 Qe3 33. Rb3 Qd2+ 34.
Kb1 Rf1+ 35. Nc1 Rxc1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. a4 a5 7. Nbd2 g6 8. O-O Bg7
9. Re1 O-O 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ne3 Be6 12. Qb3 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qd7 14. Bd2 Kh7 15.
Qb5 Qc8 16. Rad1 Nd8 17. Qb3 Ne6 18. Nc4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. b3 Qc6 21. d4 Ncd7
22. d5 Qa6 23. Na3 c6 24. c4 Nc5 25. Bc3 Red8 26. Nd2 Qb6 27. h3 h5 28. Rb1 Bh6
29. Nf3 Rf8 30. Bd2 Bxd2 31. Nxd2 Kg7 32. Qc3 Nfd7 33. Nc2 Qc7 34. f4 f6 35. f5
g5 36. Qf3 Rh8 37. Nf1 Nb8 38. Ng3 h4 39. Nh5+ Kf7 40. Ne3 Nbd7 41. g4 Rh7 42.
Kg2 Nb6 43. Red1 Rhh8 44. Rd2 Rhd8 45. Kf2 cxd5 46. cxd5 Qe7 47. Qh1 Rdc8 48.
Kf3 Ncd7 49. Rc1 Rxc1 50. Qxc1 Rc8 51. Rc2 Qd8 52. Rxc8 Qxc8 53. Qxc8 Nxc8 54.
Nc4 b6 55. Ke3 Nc5 56. Nd2 Na7 57. Nc4 Nc8 58. Nd2 Na7 59. Ke2 b5 60. Ke3 bxa4
61. bxa4 Nxa4 62. Nc4 Nb5 63. Nxa5 Nc5 64. Nc4 Nb3 65. Nb6 Nc5 66. Nc4 Nb3 67.
Ke2 Nc5 68. Kf3 Nd7 69. Ke3 Nc5 70. Nb6 Nb3 71. Nd7 Na5 72. Ndxf6 Nc4+ 73. Kd3
Nb2+ 74. Kc2 Nc4 75. Nh7 Ne3+ 76. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 2pm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 Nf5 14. g4 Nd6 15.
g5 Nfe4 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. h4 f6 18. Ng4 Qf7 19. gxf6 gxf6 20. Nh6 Qe7 21. Bxe4
dxe4 22. Qg4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Rac8 24. Kf2 f5 25. Qh5 Nf7 26. Nxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qh6
Ba6 28. Rc1 Bd3 29. d5 exd5 30. Nb3 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Rg8 32. Nd4 Qg6 33. Qg5 Qf7
34. Qxf5 Qg7 35. Qg5 Qf7 36. Qe5+ Qg7 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Rxh7 Rc8
40. Rh6+ Kf7 41. Rc6 Rh8 42. Nf5 Rh5 43. Nd4 Rxh4 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45. Rxa7 Rh2+
46. Kg3 Rxb2 47. Rb7 Rb1 48. a4 Kg6 49. f5+ Kf6 50. Rc7 Rg1+ 51. Kf2 Ra1 52.
Rc6+ Kg5 53. Rg6+ Kh4 54. Rxb6 Rf1+ 55. Kg2 Re1 56. f6 Rxe3 57. f7 Rg3+ 58. Kf2
e3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Veiga, Emerson de Sousa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2106"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c3 Bd6 8.
Bg3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. O-O Bxg3 12. hxg3 Rc8 13. Rae1 Re8 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Nf3 Qc7 17. Nd4 a6 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qg5 b5 20. Re3 b4 21.
Bb1 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nc5 23. g4 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rh3 f5 26. exf6 Qf7 27. Qe5
Rcd8 28. g5 Rd5 29. Qg3 Rc8 30. Rb1 e5 31. Nc2 Rd3 32. Qxe5 Rxh3 33. gxh3 Re8
34. Qd4 Qe6 35. Rxb7 Qxh3 36. f7+ Kf8 37. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Skliarov, Viktor"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Be2 Bb7 7. a3 Qc7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Qd3 d6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Bf3 Be7 12. Bd2 g6 13. Rae1 e5 14. Nb3 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ne5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Rd8 19. Qe3 O-O 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21.
Rxe5 Bf6 22. Re2 Bxb2 23. Rd1 Bxa3 24. Kf1 Bd6 25. Na5 Bc8 26. g3 Rfe8 27. Rde1
Rxe2 28. Rxe2 Kf8 29. Nc6 Re8 30. Rd2 Bh3+ 31. Bg2 Bg4 32. h3 Bf5 33. g4 Be4
34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Kf2 Ke8 36. Kf3 Rf4+ 37. Ke3 Kd7 38. Rd1 f5 39. gxf5 Rxf5 40.
Ke4 Kc7 41. Ra1 Kb6 42. Nd4 Re5+ 43. Kd3 Rxd5 44. c3 a5 45. Rf1 b4 46. Rf7 bxc3
47. Kc4 Rxd4+ 48. Kxd4 c2 49. Rf1 Ba3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 g6 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. a4 a6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 d6
9. Bc4 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bh2 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bf1 Rad8 15. Qb3
Na5 16. Qa2 Nd5 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Qe7 19. Rad1 Nc7 20. Qb3 b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. Be2 e4 23. Nd2 c4 24. Bxc4 Bc8 25. Bf1 Be5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Qb4 Rfe8 28.
Nb3 Be6 29. Qc5 Bxb3 30. Qxe5 Rxd1 31. Qxc7 Rxe1 32. Qc6 Rb8 33. Qc7 Rf8 34.
Qc6 Bc4 35. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 36. Kh2 Rxf2 37. b4 Rd8 38. Kg3 Re2 39. Qe7 Rf8 40. Kf3
Rc2 41. Qf6 h5 42. g4 hxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Rg2+ 44. Kf3 Rg1 45. e4 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Belezky, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d3 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c3 c6 7. Nbd2 Re8 8. e4
e5 9. Re1 dxe4 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Bf1 a5 14. Bc4 Qc7 15.
Ng5 Re7 16. Kg2 h6 17. Ngf3 Qd7 18. Kg1 Rd8 19. Nh4 Kh7 20. Ng2 Nd3 21. Bxd3
Qxd3 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Ne3 Bh3 24. f3 Nd7 25. Nec4 b6 26. Kf2 h5 27. Ke2 Rxd2+
28. Bxd2 Be6 29. Ne3 Nc5 30. b4 Nb3 31. Rab1 Bh6 32. Red1 Ra7 33. Nf1 axb4 34.
cxb4 Rxa4 35. Bxh6 Kxh6 36. Nd2 Nd4+ 37. Kf2 g5 38. h4 f6 39. Rb2 Ra3 40. Rc1
Rd3 41. Re1 Ra3 42. Re3 Ra1 43. Re1 Ra8 44. hxg5+ fxg5 45. f4 gxf4 46. gxf4
exf4 47. Nf3 Nxf3 48. Kxf3 Kg5 49. Rc2 Ra3+ 50. Kf2 f3 51. Rxc6 Bg4 52. Rxb6 h4
53. Rg1 Ra2+ 54. Ke3 Re2+ 55. Kd3 Rg2 56. Rf1 h3 57. b5 h2 58. Rb8 Rg1 59. Rg8+
Kf4 60. Rf8+ Ke5 61. Re8+ Kd6 62. Rd8+ Ke7 63. Rxg1 hxg1=Q 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Deepan Chakkravarthy, J."]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 a6 6. a4 d6 7. h3 h6 8. Na3 O-O
9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Bxa3 11. Rxa3 Be6 12. a5 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Nd7 14. b4 Nf8 15.
Ra2 Ne6 16. Be3 Qf6 17. Qd3 Ne7 18. Nh2 h5 19. Nf1 Ng6 20. Ng3 Ngf4 21. Qf1 g6
22. Kh2 h4 23. Ne2 g5 24. g3 Nxe2 25. Raxe2 Kf8 26. g4 Kg7 27. Rd2 Qg6 28. Qd3
f6 29. f3 Qf7 30. Rb1 Nf4 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Qd5 Qxd5 33. cxd5 Kf7 34. c4 Ke7
35. Kg2 b6 36. Ra2 bxa5 37. Rxa5 Reb8 38. Kf2 Rb6 39. Ke2 Rab8 40. b5 axb5 41.
cxb5 Kd7 42. Kd3 R6b7 43. Kc4 Rc8 44. Ra6 Rcb8 45. Rb3 Ke7 46. Rc6 Kd7 47. Rb4
Ra8 48. Ra6 Rab8 49. Ra5 Rb6 50. Kb3 R6b7 51. Ka4 Kc8 52. Rc4 Kd7 53. Rc6 Kd8
54. b6 Rxb6 55. Rxb6 Rxb6 56. Rb5 Rxb5 57. Kxb5 Kd7 58. Kb4 c5+ 59. Ka5 Kc7 60.
Kb5 Kb7 61. Ka5 Kc7 62. Kb5 Kd7 63. Ka5 Ke7 64. Kb5 Kd7 65. Ka5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pavlov, Danila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nfd7 7. e3 Nc6 8. Be2
e5 9. Bh2 f5 10. b4 Kh8 11. b5 Na5 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qe7 14. O-O g5 15. Nd2
Nf6 16. Qc1 f4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. exf4 exf4 19. Re1 Bf5 20. Bf3 Qc5 21. Bxb7
Rad8 22. b4 Qxb5 23. Bf3 Qd3 24. Nb3 Nd5 25. Rd1 Qxc3 26. Bxd5 Qxb4 27. Rxa7
Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxb3 29. Rd1 Be5 30. Re1 Bd4 31. Rxc7 Qb6 32. Kh1 Bxf2 33. Bg1
Bxg1 34. Rxg1 f3 35. Qc3+ Qf6 36. gxf3 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 h6 38. Kh2 Kh7 39. Kg3 Kg6
40. Ra1 Rf6 41. Ra5 Kh5 42. Rac5 Bd7 43. h4 Rf4 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rd3 Bf5 46.
Rdd5 Kg6 47. Rd6+ Kh5 48. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qc1 Qe8 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. Bh6 f6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Qc3 a5 16. Rd2 Nc5 17. Qe3 b6 18. Rad1 Qf7 19. b3 h6 20. Ne1 Nd4 21. Nc2
Nxc2 22. Rxc2 Rfd8 23. Rcd2 Qf8 24. Nxc7 Bxc4 25. Na8 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Be6 27.
Nxb6 Rd8 28. h4 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Qxa5 Qd6 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33.
bxc4 Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qd4 35. Qc7+ Kg6 36. e3 Qxc4 37. a4 Qb4 38. a5 e4 39. Qb6
Qxb6 40. axb6 Kf5 41. Kh3 Nb7 42. f3 exf3 43. Bxf3 Nc5 44. b7 Na6 45. Kg2 Ke5
46. Kf2 Kd6 47. Ke2 Kc7 48. Kd3 Nc5+ 49. Kd4 Nb3+ 50. Kd5 Nd2 51. Bg2 Kxb7 52.
Ke6+ Kc7 53. Kxf6 Nc4 54. e4 g4 55. Kg5 Ne3 56. Bh1 Kd6 57. Kf4 Nd1 58. Bg2 Nf2
59. Bf1 Ke6 60. Be2 Kf6 61. Bxg4 Nd3+ 62. Ke3 Ne5 63. Be2 Kg5 64. Kd4 Kf6 65.
Kd5 Nf7 66. g4 Ng5 67. e5+ Ke7 68. Bd3 Nh3 69. Bf5 Ng5 70. Kd4 Kf7 71. Ke3 Ke7
72. Bd3 Kf7 73. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Do Valle Cardoso, Lucas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2314"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nd4 Bxc5 8.
Nxf5 exf5 9. c3 O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. g4 d4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Bg2 Nd5 14. Bxd5
Qxd5 15. O-O Ne6 16. Nb3 Nxf4 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxc5 f4 19. Rad1 Nb4 20. exf4
Nxa2 21. Nxb7 Reb8 22. Rd7 Nb4 23. Re1 Nc6 24. f5 h6 25. Kg2 a5 26. Nd6 Rd8 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Nc4 Rd4 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Ne3 Rb4 31. h4 Rxb2 32. g5 hxg5 33.
hxg5 a4 34. Ra8 Rb4 35. Kg3 Ne5 36. f4 Nd3 37. Nd5 Rd4 38. Ne7 Rxf4 39. g6+
fxg6 40. fxg6+ Kh6 41. Rd8 Re4 42. Ng8+ Kxg6 43. Rxd3 Kh7 44. Rd8 a3 45. Ra8 a2
46. Nf6+ gxf6 47. Rxa2 Kg6 48. Kf3 Re8 49. Kf4 Rc8 50. Ra5 Rc4+ 51. Kf3 f5 52.
Kg3 Kg5 53. Ra8 Rc3+ 54. Kf2 Kg4 55. Rg8+ Kf4 56. Ra8 Rc2+ 57. Kf1 Kg3 58. Ra3+
Kg4 59. Rb3 f4 60. Ra3 Rc4 61. Rb3 Ra4 62. Kf2 Ra2+ 63. Kf1 Ra8 64. Rc3 Re8 65.
Kf2 Re7 66. Rb3 Rh7 67. Rc3 Rh2+ 68. Kf1 Rb2 69. Ra3 f3 70. Ra8 Rb5 71. Rg8+
Rg5 72. Rxg5+ Kxg5 73. Kf2 Kf4 74. Kf1 Ke3 75. Ke1 f2+ 76. Kf1 Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nguyen, Hong Anh1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 d5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O
b6 9. a4 Bb7 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Rfd1 Rfe8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Nf3 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bb5 Qg4 17. f4 d4 18. Qc2 dxe3 19. Qe2 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 Bd6 21.
Rd3 c4 22. Rdd1 Rac8 23. Bh6 f6 24. Rd4 Ba6 25. Rad1 Kf7 26. Kf1 b5 27. axb5
Bxb5 28. f5 Bxh2 29. Bxe3 Be5 30. Rd5 Bc6 31. Ra5 Kg7 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. Rxa7
Rb8 34. Rd2 Rb7 35. Rxb7 Bxb7 36. Bxc4 Bc6 37. Kf2 Rh8 38. Bd5 Bb5 39. c4 Ba4
40. b4 Bc3 41. Ra2 Be8 42. b5 Bf7 43. Bxf7 Kxf7 44. b6 Rb8 45. c5 Be5 46. c6 g5
47. c7 Rc8 48. b7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caspi, Israel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Qe2 O-O 8.
Be3 f5 9. exf5 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nxf5 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. Qd2 Re8+ 13. Be2 a5 14. a4
Nb4 15. O-O-O d6 16. g4 Nh4 17. f4 Be6 18. Nd4 Bg8 19. f5 d5 20. Nf3 c5 21.
Nxh4 Qxh4 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. Kb1 d4 24. Ne4 d3 25. cxd3 Rxd3 26. Qf4 Nd5 27. Qg5
Qxg5 28. Nxg5 c4 29. Be4 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Nf6 31. Bf3 h6 32. Nh3 Re3 33. Rf1 c3
34. Nf4 Bc4 35. Rf2 Bb3 36. bxc3 Bxa4 37. Bxb7 Rxc3 38. Bf3 Bc6 39. Bxc6 Rxc6
40. h3 Rc3 41. Re2 Kh7 42. Rd2 Rf3 43. Ng6 Rxh3 44. Rd8 Ng8 45. Nf8+ Kh8 46.
Ng6+ Kh7 47. Nf8+ Kh8 48. Ng6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sztokbant, Bernardo Vainzoff"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O
c6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. a4 Re8 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Nf8 13. a5 Ne6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. b4
Nh5 16. Bc4 Nhf4 17. Nf1 Rb8 18. Ne3 b5 19. axb6 axb6 20. Red1 Bb7 21. Bf1 Ra8
22. Nd2 h5 23. f3 Bh6 24. Bf2 Nf8 25. Nec4 Nd7 26. Nb3 Bf8 27. Qd2 Red8 28.
Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Bh4 f6 30. Bxf6 b5 31. Bxd8 Qxd8 32. Qxd7 Qg5 33. Kh1 bxc4 34.
Bxc4+ Kh8 35. Qd2 h4 36. Nc5 Qh5 37. h3 Nxh3 38. Qd8 Nf2+ 39. Kg1 Nxd1 40.
Qxf8+ Kh7 41. Bg8+ Kh8 42. Bf7+ Kh7 43. Ne6 Qh6 44. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Delorme, Alban"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. O-O Ne7 7. f4 f5 8. Be3
O-O 9. a3 d5 10. e5 Ba6 11. b4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Qd7 13. Nd1 c6 14. Nb2 Rd8 15. c3
Qb7 16. Bf2 Qa6 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. a4 Rdc8 19. a5 Qb7 20. Nd3 Nb8 21. Bh4 Re8 22.
Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qe3 Na6 24. h4 h5 25. Rf3 Nc7 26. Rh3 Qc8 27. Rg3 Qe8 28. Kh2 Kh7
29. Ne1 Bh6 30. Nf3 Rg7 31. Ng5+ Bxg5 32. fxg5 Rg8 33. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Spyropoulos, Nikolaos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Bh2 Rc8 12. a3 Bf8 13. e4 cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. d5
Nb8 16. Rfc1 Qe7 17. Bg3 h6 18. Nh2 g6 19. Bh4 Bg7 20. Ng4 Nbd7 21. Bb5 g5 22.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bg3 Red8 24. b4 Nf8 25. Nf1 Ng6 26. Ne3 Nf4 27. Qf1 Bg7 28. Bc6
Rc7 29. Nf5 Qf6 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Rc6 Bf8 32. Ne3 b5 33. Rac1 Kh7 34. f3 Be7
35. Bf2 Rdd7 36. Rc8 Bd8 37. g3 Nh5 38. Kg2 Bb6 39. Nf5 Bd8 40. R1c6 Ng7 41.
Ne3 Rbc7 42. Qxb5 Rxc8 43. Rxc8 Rc7 44. Rxc7 Bxc7 45. Qd7 Bb6 46. Ng4 Qg6 47.
Bxb6 axb6 48. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. f3 Bf5 5. g4 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. e3 e6 8. Nge2
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Bb4 10. Bg3 Qe7 11. Nf4 Nf8 12. a3 Bd6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Na4 Kb8
15. Nc5 N6d7 16. Qb4 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Be5 18. Ba6 Ka8 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Nd7
21. Rb3 Nxc5 22. Kb1 Rd7 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Qxb4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. a4 cxd4 7. exd4 a6 8. h3
Be7 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bh2 Re8 13. a5 b5 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Qb8 16. Nfd2 Bd5 17. Bf1 Ra7 18. Re3 Rb7 19. b3 Rd8 20. Rc1 Ne8 21. Rec3
Bf6 22. Ne3 Bxd4 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rc6 Qa7 25. Bg3 Nb8 26. Rc8 Rbd7 27. Nf3 Bc5
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bh4 Rc8 30. Qxd5 Nc7 31. Qf5 Ne6 32. Ng5 g6 33. Qg4 Re8 34.
Ne4 Nd7 35. Nxc5 Nexc5 36. Qf3 Ne5 37. Qd5 Qb8 38. Bg3 Re6 39. Rd1 Qxb3 40.
Qxb3 Nxb3 41. f4 Nc6 42. Bc4 Re3 43. Bf2 Rc3 44. Bxa6 Nbxa5 45. Rxd6 Rc1+ 46.
Kh2 Ne7 47. Rd8+ Kg7 48. Bd4+ f6 49. Rd6 Rc6 50. Bxf6+ Kf7 51. Be5 Rxd6 52.
Bxd6 Nd5 53. g3 Ke6 54. Be5 Nc6 55. Bb2 Nce7 56. Bc4 Nf5 57. Bd3 Nfe3 58. Bd4
Nf5 59. Bc5 h5 60. Bc4 Nfe3 61. Bxe3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bh2 Nd7 8. c3
e5 9. a4 f5 10. b4 Qe7 11. b5 Nd8 12. O-O Nf7 13. c4 g5 14. Nc3 c6 15. bxc6
bxc6 16. Rb1 h5 17. c5 d5 18. Nxe5 Ndxe5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qd4 g4
22. h4 Qxd4 23. exd4 Nd8 24. a5 Ne6 25. Rb4 Kg7 26. Bd1 Ba6 27. Re1 Kf6 28. Be2
Bxe2 29. Nxe2 Rab8 30. Reb1 Rxb4 31. Rxb4 f4 32. f3 g3 33. Kf1 Rf7 34. Ke1 Kf5
35. Kd2 Nc7 36. Rb7 a6 37. Nc1 Kf6 38. Rb6 Ne6 39. Rxc6 Kf5 40. Rd6 Rb7 41.
Rxd5+ Kf6 42. Rd6 Kf5 43. Nd3 Rb5 44. c6 Rxa5 45. Nb4 Ra4 46. Kc3 Nc7 47. Rd7
Nb5+ 48. Kb3 Ra3+ 49. Kb2 Ra4 50. Kb3 Ra3+ 51. Kc2 Rc3+ 52. Kd2 Rc4 53. Nd5
Rxd4+ 54. Ke1 Rc4 55. c7 Ke6 56. Rd8 Nxc7 57. Nxc7+ Rxc7 58. Rh8 a5 59. Rh6+
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nguyen, Thanh Thuy Tien"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "1971"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 h6 11. c5 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. a5 a6 15. Be3
Nf6 16. Bb6 Qe8 17. b5 Qf7 18. Bc4 Ng6 19. Nd2 Kh8 20. g3 Rg8 21. Qe2 h5 22.
Kh1 Bh6 23. Be3 f4 24. Bb6 h4 25. Nde4 hxg3 26. fxg3 Bg4 27. Qd3 Nxe4 28. Nxe4
Qe7 29. Ra2 axb5 30. Bxb5 Rac8 31. Rc2 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Rg7 33. Be2 Bh3 34. Rg1
Qf7 35. Nxd6 Qxd5+ 36. Ne4 fxg3 37. Rxg3 Nf4 38. Rxg7 Bxg7 39. Bf3 Qb5 40. Qd1
Qf1+ 41. Qxf1 Bxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qa4 Nd7 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. O-O O-O 14.
Rfc1 Nb6 15. Rxc5 Nxa4 16. Rc2 Ba6 17. b3 Nb6 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Nd4 Rxc2 20.
Rxc2 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8 22. f4 Kf8 23. b4 Bd3 24. a4 Nb6 25. a5 Nc4 26. Nxc4
dxc4 27. Nb5 Ke7 28. Kf2 a6 29. Nc3 Kd6 30. e4 e5 31. g3 f6 32. Ke3 h5 33. h4
Kc6 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Kf3 Bc2 36. g4 g6 37. g5 Bd3 38. Ke3 Bc2 39. Kd2 Bd3 40.
Ke3 Bc2 41. Nd5 Kb5 42. Ne7 Kxb4 43. Nxg6 c3 44. Nxe5 Kxa5 45. Nc6+ Kb5 46.
Nd4+ Kc4 47. Nxc2 Kb3 48. Kd3 a5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Qe2 O-O 8.
Be3 f5 9. O-O-O f4 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. e5 Ng6 12. Nd4 Re8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qc4+
Kh8 15. e6 d6 16. Qxc6 Bxe6 17. Bb5 Rf8 18. Rhe1 Bg8 19. Kb1 Qc8 20. Nd5 Ra7
21. a3 Ne5 22. Qc3 c6 23. Nxb6 Qb8 24. Bxc6 Qxb6 25. Rxd6 Nc4 26. Qd4 Nxa3+ 27.
Kc1 Nc4 28. Kb1 Qa5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. h3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. c3 Qe8 10. b4 Nh5 11. a4 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Nb3 f4 14. Bd2 Qg6 15. Kh2
Kh8 16. Rg1 Nf6 17. Kh1 Rae8 18. c4 a6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. Nh2 Bf5
22. Re1 Qg6 23. Nc1 Qh5 24. Qe2 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Nd7 26. Rge1 Rb8 27. Nf3 c5 28.
b5 axb5 29. axb5 Ra8 30. Bc3 Ra3 31. Bb2 Ra4 32. Nh4 Be6 33. Nf3 Bf6 34. Nd2
Bf5 35. Ne4 Bd8 36. Kh2 Kg8 37. Rg1 Bg6 38. g3 fxg3+ 39. Rxg3 Nf6 40. Nxf6+
Bxf6 41. Rg2 Bg7 42. Re3 Bh6 43. Re1 Rf3 44. Rd1 Kf7 45. Kg1 Rxh3 46. Rg3 Rh4
47. Ne2 Bh5 48. Re1 Ra2 49. Bc1 Rxe2 50. Rxe2 Bxe2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Perez, Maximiliano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. c3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 e5
9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qe2 Bf8 13. a4 b6 14. Na3 Na5 15. Nd2 Bb7
16. Nac4 Ba6 17. Bf1 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qc8 19. Kg2 Qe6 20. b3 Bb7 21. f3 Nh5 22.
Kh2 Nf6 23. Bg2 Rad8 24. Rb1 Ba6 25. Bf1 g6 26. Qf2 Bg7 27. Be3 h5 28. h4 Kh7
29. Bg5 Bh6 30. Ne3 Bxf1 31. Rxf1 Kg7 32. Bxf6+ Qxf6 33. Nd5 Qc6 34. c4 Re6 35.
Rbe1 Rde8 36. Re2 Kg8 37. Qg2 a6 38. f4 exf4 39. gxf4 Kh8 40. e5 Bg7 41. Qf3
Qc8 42. Rg1 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. cxb5 Qd8 45. b6 Qxh4+ 46. Kg2 Qd8 47. Rh1 Kg8
48. Rd2 Qb8 49. b7 Kf8 50. Nc3 R6e7 51. Ne4 Qxb7 52. Nxc5 Qxf3+ 53. Kxf3 Rc7
54. b4 Kg8 55. Rd7 Rxd7 56. Nxd7 Rc8 57. Rb1 Rc7 58. Nc5 Bf8 59. Ne4 Be7 60. b5
Rb7 61. Nc3 f6 62. Nd5 fxe5 63. fxe5 Kf7 64. Ke4 Bd8 65. Nf4 h4 66. Rf1 g5 67.
Nd5+ Ke8 68. Rb1 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aghasiyev, Kamal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Be2
Nd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Qb3 c4 14. Qa3 Qb6
15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Qa4 a5 18. Rad1 Qc5 19. Qc2 h6 20. Qc1 b5 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. exd4 Qe7 23. Bf3 Qh4 24. Re2 b4 25. Rde1 Ra6 26. Be5 Qg5 27. Bf4 Qh4
28. Bc7 Rc8 29. Be5 Rd8 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Re5 Qf6 32. Bg4 Bxg4 33. hxg4 Rdd6
34. R1e3 Qf4 35. Qd1 Rf6 36. Qe2 bxc3 37. bxc3 Rfe6 38. g3 Qf6 39. Rxd5 Rxe3
40. Qxe3 Re6 41. Re5 Rxe5 42. Qxe5 Qxe5 43. dxe5 f6 44. f4 fxe5 45. fxe5 Kf7
46. Kf2 Ke6 47. Kf3 Kxe5 48. a4 g5 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Ke3 Kd5 52. Kf3
Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Poeta, Caio Medeiros"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Be3 a6 7. Nge2 b5 8. cxb5
axb5 9. Nxb5 c6 10. Nbc3 O-O 11. Ng3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 Ba6 14. O-O d5
15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qc2 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Nc4 19. Bc1 Rfb8 20. Nc3 Qd4+
21. Kh1 Ne3 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mingarro Carceller, Sergi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 O-O 6. Nd2 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Ndf3 Bb7 11. g4 Ne4 12. g5 f6 13. gxf6 gxf6 14. Rg1+ Kh8 15.
Nxc6 Bxf4 16. exf4 Bxc6 17. Qe3 Rg8 18. O-O-O a5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bc2 Rxg1 21.
Rxg1 Rg8 22. Rg3 Be8 23. Nd4 Bf7 24. Rxg8+ Bxg8 25. a3 a4 26. Nf3 Bf7 27. Qd4
Kg7 28. Kd2 b5 29. Qe3 Nb7 30. Nd4 Qd7 31. Qg3+ Kf8 32. Qh4 Ke7 33. Qxh7 Nd6
34. Bg6 Nc4+ 35. Kc2 Ke8 36. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lenaerts, Lennert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd7 Nxd7 14. Rd1
Nb6 15. Na3 c6 16. f3 g5 17. Bf2 Rfd8 18. Nc2 Bf8 19. b3 Be7 20. Kf1 Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Ne3 h5 24. Nf5 Nc8 25. a4 f6 26. h4 Kf7 27. g3 b6
28. Kg2 Bc7 29. Kh3 Ne7 30. Nxe7 Kxe7 31. Be3 gxh4 32. Kxh4 Kf7 33. Kxh5 a6 34.
f4 b5 35. f5 bxa4 36. bxa4 Ba5 37. c4 Be1 38. g4 Bc3 39. g5 fxg5 40. Kxg5 Ba5
41. Bc5 Bd8+ 42. Kg4 Bf6 43. Bd6 Bg7 44. Kg5 Bf6+ 45. Kh5 Bg7 46. Bc7 Bf6 47.
Kh6 Bg7+ 48. Kg5 Bf6+ 49. Kh5 Bg7 50. Bd8 Bh8 51. Kh6 Bg7+ 52. Kg5 Bf8 53. f6
Bd6 54. Kf5 Bb8 55. Ba5 Bd6 56. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shagbazyan, Taron"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nge2 c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. h3 Qf6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Rc1
Rad8 15. Nc3 Bb8 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qg4 Qxg4 18. hxg4 f5 19. gxf5 Rxf5 20. Rfd1
h5 21. Na4 Na5 22. Nc5 b6 23. Nd3 Kf7 24. Rc2 Bd6 25. Bd2 Nc4 26. Bc3 Re8 27.
a4 Rf6 28. b3 Na5 29. Bxa5 bxa5 30. Ne5+ Bxe5 31. dxe5 Rxe5 32. Rc7+ Kg8 33.
Rxa7 Re2 34. Rxd5 Rexf2 35. Rdxa5 h4 36. Rg5 Rf7 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Livaic, Leon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 Be7 6. a4 a6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 d6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bh2 Re8 13. a5 b5 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Qb8 16. Nfd2 Bd5 17. Bf1 Rc8 18. Re3 Ne8 19. b3 Rc7 20. Ra4 Qa7 21. Nf3
Rb8 22. Bg3 h6 23. Kh2 Rcb7 24. Nfd2 Rb4 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Qa1 Bf6 27. Qa3 Qb8
28. Nb6 Rxb6 29. axb6 Bxd4 30. Rd3 Bxb6 31. b4 Ne5 32. Rc3 Nc7 33. Bxa6 Bd4 34.
Rc1 Nxa6 35. Qxa6 Qxb4 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qc2+ f5 38. Rb1 Qc3 39. Qxc3 Bxc3 40.
Nf1 g5 41. f3 Bd4 42. Rd1 Bc5 43. Rd2 Kg6 44. Bf2 Bxf2 45. Rxf2 Kf6 46. Ne3 Bc6
47. h4 f4 48. hxg5+ hxg5 49. Nc2 g4 50. Rd2 gxf3 51. Nd4 fxg2 52. Nxc6 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kalashian, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 b5 8. h3 Bb7
9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Rfe1 a5 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng5 b4 14. Nd1 c5 15. f4
Qb6 16. Kh2 e6 17. Ne3 Nh5 18. c3 f5 19. exf5 Bxg2 20. Qxg2 gxf5 21. Nxe6 Rxe6
22. Qxa8+ Qb8 23. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kalezic, Blazo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. cxd4 cxd4 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. O-O Bc6 8. Re1
Ne7 9. Na3 Ng6 10. Nc2 Nf4 11. Bf1 d3 12. Ncd4 Bd5 13. g3 Ne2+ 14. Bxe2 dxe2
15. Qxe2 Nc6 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nc3 Bc5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. d4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21.
Bf4 O-O 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Be3 Qc5 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Qxd4 26. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nguyen, Quoc Hy"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4
Ne4 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 e6 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. Qf3 cxd4 16. Bb4 Re8 17. cxd5 Na6 18. a3 Nxb4 19. axb4 Re5 20. Rfe1 Rxd5
21. Nc4 b5 22. Na5 Qd7 23. Rac1 Rf8 24. Rc5 Rd6 25. Nc6 Bf6 26. Ra1 d3 27. Rxa7
Qe6 28. Na5 d2 29. Qd1 Qe1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Padmini, Rout"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 c6 7. Be2 Bf5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. a4 Re8 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. a5 Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Bc2 13. Nfd2 Ne4 14. Bh4 Nxd2
15. Nxd2 e5 16. Rfc1 Bf5 17. Bf1 e4 18. b4 a6 19. Nb3 Be6 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. bxc5
Rac8 22. Rab1 Rc7 23. Rb6 Bc8 24. c4 Rd7 25. h3 h6 26. Rcb1 Kf8 27. cxd5 Rxd5
28. Rxb7 Bxb7 29. Rxb7 Bxd4 30. exd4 Rxd4 31. Bg3 Rd1 32. Rb6 e3 33. fxe3 Rxe3
34. Bd6+ Kg7 35. Kf2 Ra3 36. Be5+ f6 37. Rb7+ Kf8 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Bc4 Rxa5 40.
Be6 Rb5 41. Rg7 Rb2+ 42. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rytenko, Vsevolod"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. g3 c5 5. dxc5 e6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Nf3 f5 8. c4
dxc4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nbd2 c3 11. bxc3 Bxc5 12. O-O Ke7 13. Nb3 Bd6 14. Rfd1
Rd8 15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Rb8 17. Rab1 b6 18. e3 Bd7 19. Rdc1 Rdc8 20. Bf1 Ba3
21. Rd1 Rc3 22. Bg2 Rbc8 23. d5 e5 24. d6+ Bxd6 25. Bh3 Be6 26. Rd2 Ba3 27.
Rbd1 Rc2 28. f4 f6 29. Bf1 Bb4 30. Rd3 Rxa2 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. e4 fxe4 33. Re3
Rc3 34. Rxc3 Bxc3 35. Nc1 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 Ra1 37. Be2 Bh3 38. Nb3 Rxd1+ 39. Bxd1
a5 40. g4 e3 41. Nc1 b5 42. Nb3 a4 43. Nc1 a3 44. Nb3 a2 45. Be2 a1=Q+ 46. Nxa1
Bxa1 47. Bxb5 Bxg4 48. Kg2 e2 49. Kf2 Bd4+ 50. Ke1 Bc3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Na5 10. Qa2 c5 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Be2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. f3 Bg6
15. O-O cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxc4 17. Rfc1 b5 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3 Qd7 21.
Qb4 h6 22. h3 Ra8 23. Qc5 Rfc8 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Rxa4 bxa4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Rxc4
Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Qa7 29. Qa2 Qa6 30. Qa3 Bd3 31. Bd6 Bc2 32. Bc5 Bb3 33. Qb2 Qd3
34. e4 Qc2 35. Qxc2 Bxc2 36. Kf2 f6 37. Ke3 Kf7 38. h4 h5 39. g4 g6 40. gxh5
gxh5 41. d5 exd5 42. exd5 Bb3 43. Kd4 Ke8 44. f4 Kd7 45. Bb4 f5 46. Ba3 Bd1 47.
Ke5 Bg4 48. Bb4 Bh3 49. Ba3 Bg4 50. Bb4 Bh3 51. Ba3 Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Machidon, Cristi"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2266"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 e5 6. d5 a5 7. Be3 Na6 8. Nf3 Nc5
9. Nd2 Bd7 10. b3 O-O 11. a3 Qe8 12. Be2 Kh8 13. O-O Ng8 14. b4 Na4 15. Qc2
Nxc3 16. Qxc3 axb4 17. axb4 f5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. f3 Nf6 20. c5 fxe4 21. fxe4
Qb8 22. b5 Ne8 23. b6 cxb6 24. cxd6 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 b5 26. Qa5 Nxd6 27. Bc5 b6
28. Qxb6 Qxb6 29. Bxb6 Bh6 30. Bc5 Bxd2 31. Bxd6 Bc3 32. Kf2 b4 33. Bc4 Kg7 34.
Ke2 Kf6 35. Kd3 g5 36. Ba6 Ba4 37. Kc4 Bc2 38. Bxb4 Bxb4 39. Kxb4 Bxe4 40. Kc5
Bxg2 41. Bc8 Ke7 42. d6+ Kd8 43. Bf5 h5 44. d7 e4 45. Kd4 e3 46. Kxe3 Bc6 47.
Kd4 Bxd7 48. Ke5 Bxf5 49. Kxf5 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Halvax, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 Rfc8 13. Ne5 Qd8 14. Bf3 b5 15.
a3 a5 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 b4 21. a4
Bf6 22. Qf4 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rab8 24. h4 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rb3 26. Qg3 Qb6 27. Kh2 Rb2
28. h5 Rd8 29. Rae1 Ra2 30. Rb5 Qa7 31. Reb1 Rxa4 32. Rb7 Qa8 33. Rb8 Rxb8 34.
Rxb8+ Qxb8 35. Qxb8+ Kh7 36. Qf8 Ra1 37. Qxf7 a4 38. Qxe6 a3 39. Qxc4 a2 40.
Qa6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Braun, Arik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. b3 Nge7 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Rb8 10. Bb2 b5 11. d3 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd7 13. Kh2 f6 14. Qd2 Bf7 15. f4
Nxd5 16. cxd5 Ne7 17. e4 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Rbc8 23. Rac1 a5 24. Rfd1 a4 25. bxa4 bxa4 26. a3 Bb3 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Rc2 30. h4 Ra2 31. e5 fxe5 32. fxe5 Kf7 33. h5 h6
34. g4 Rxa3 35. Rd7+ Kf8 36. Be4 Be6 37. Rd8+ Ke7 38. Ra8 Bxg4 39. Bd5 Rd3 40.
Ra7+ Kd8 41. Rxg7 Rxd5 42. Rxg4 Ra5 43. e6 a3 44. Rg1 a2 45. Ra1 Ra3 46. Kg2
Ke7 47. Kf2 Kxe6 48. Ke2 Kf5 49. Kd2 Kg5 50. Kc2 Kxh5 51. Kb2 Ra5 52. Rh1+ Kg6
53. Ka1 h5 54. Rg1+ Kh6 55. Rh1 Ra4 56. Rg1 h4 57. Rg8 Kh5 58. Rh8+ Kg4 59.
Rg8+ Kf3 60. Rf8+ Kg3 61. Rg8+ Rg4 62. Rh8 h3 63. Kxa2 h2 64. Kb2 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 c6 8. Be2
Qc7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. Re1 Nh5 14. Bf1 Nc5 15.
Nc4 Bf8 16. b4 Nd7 17. a4 b6 18. a5 b5 19. Ne3 a6 20. Qb3 Bg7 21. c4 Nf8 22.
Rac1 Qb7 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Qc3 Ra6 25. Nd2 Ne6 26. Nb3 Nhf4 27. f3 f6 28. Ng4
Rf8 29. Bf2 h5 30. Ne3 Re8 31. Nc2 g5 32. Ne3 Bf8 33. Nf5 Ng6 34. Red1 Qb8 35.
Rd2 h4 36. Rcd1 Qc7 37. Bd3 Ngf4 38. Bb1 Ng7 39. Ne3 Nge6 40. Ba2 Kh8 41. Nf5
Rd8 42. Rxd8 Ne2+ 43. Kh2 Nxc3 44. Rxf8+ Nxf8 45. Rd2 Nxa2 46. Rxa2 Be6 47. Rb2
Bxb3 48. Rxb3 Ne6 49. Rd3 c5 50. bxc5 Nd4 51. Kg1 Qxc5 52. Nxd4 exd4 53. Rxd4
Rd6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cerveny, Martin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Be2
h6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. h3 a5 12. a4 Re8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. f4
Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf6 19. f5 Ne4 20. Rf4 f6 21. Rxe4 dxe4
22. Qc4+ Kh7 23. Ng6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. c4 d4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bg2 Rb8 14. O-O Be7 15.
Nf3 dxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17. h4 h5 18. gxh5 Bxh5 19. Ng5 Rd8 20. Ne4 Nf8 21. Bg5
Qc7 22. Nd6 f6 23. Nb5 Qb6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Bf4 e5 26. Bg3 Bf7 27. b3 Qe6 28.
Rae1 Qg4 29. f4 a6 30. Nc3 Bd6 31. Ne4 Be7 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. Bxe5 Ng6 34. Bxb8
Rxb8 35. Qg3 Qxg3 36. Nxg3 Nxh4 37. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Manukyan, Artyom"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. Na3 b5 7. c3 c5 8. Nc2
Bb7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. a4 c4 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8+ Bxa8 13. b3 cxb3 14. Na3 c6
15. Qxb3 Ng6 16. d4 Be7 17. Nc2 O-O 18. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rozman, Levy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 e6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c4 O-O
9. Nc3 h6 10. Rc1 d6 11. Bh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. b4 e5 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. c5 Kh7 17. Bf3 e4 18. Be2 bxc5 19. Rxc5 Na6 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. b5 Bc8
22. Nb3 Be6 23. Rxc7 Rf7 24. Rc6 Qe8 25. Qc2 Bd7 26. Rc7 Bxb5 27. Rc1 Rd8 28.
Nd4 Ba6 29. Rxf7 Qxf7 30. Qa4 Qf6 31. Rc6 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Qxa7 g5 34. Bb8
f4 35. Qc7 Ba6 36. Qd6 Bc4 37. Qxf6 Bxf6 38. a3 Bxd4 39. exd4 Kg6 40. a4 Kf5
41. a5 h5 42. g3 f3 43. Ba7 Bb5 44. d5 Ke5 45. Be3 Kxd5 46. Bxg5 Ke6 47. Be3
Kf5 48. Kh2 Ba6 49. Bd4 Bb5 50. Be3 Ba6 51. Bd4 Bb5 52. g4+ hxg4 53. h4 Kf4 54.
Be3+ Kf5 55. Kg3 Ba6 56. h5 Bb5 57. h6 Kg6 58. Kxg4 Ba6 59. Kf4 Bd3 60. Ke5 Bc2
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Barp, Alberto"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2377"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 d5 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bb2 Rc8 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Rfd8 13. e4 Qb8 14. Rac1 h6 15.
Qb1 Bf8 16. e5 Ne8 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Nf1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Ne3 Rxc1+ 21.
Qxc1 Qc8 22. Qxc8 Bxc8 23. Bf1 Nc7 24. Nc2 Ba6 25. Nfe1 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 f6 27. f4
Kf7 28. Ke2 g5 29. Kf3 gxf4 30. gxf4 f5 31. Nd3 a5 32. a4 Nb8 33. Ba3 Bxa3 34.
Nxa3 Nc6 35. Nc2 Na6 36. Kg3 Kg6 37. Kh4 Nc7 38. Kg3 Na6 39. Kh4 Nab4 40. Ndxb4
axb4 41. Kg3 Kh5 42. h4 Kg6 43. Kh3 Na5 44. Na1 Kh5 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. Kh3 Kh5 47.
Kg3 Kg6 48. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Valdes Romero, Leonardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bh4 e6
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Qc2 Rad8 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15.
Nxc4 b5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne3 Ne7 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rad1 Bg7 21. h4
h5 22. Ng5 Bf6 23. Qb3 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Qb7 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5
Re5 28. Red1 Rxe4 29. Kf1 Rg4 30. Rxc5 b4 31. Rcd5 bxc3 32. bxc3 Rc8 33. R1d3
Rc6 34. f3 Rgc4 35. Rxd6 R6c5 36. R6d5 Rxc3 37. Rxc5 Rxc5 38. f4 Rc4 39. g3 h4
40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Kh3 hxg3 42. Kxg3 Rb4 43. Re3 Rb2 44. Rd3 Rb1 45. Re3 Rg1+ 46.
Kf2 Rd1 47. Kf3 Rd2 48. Kg3 Rd7 49. Kf3 f6 50. gxf6+ Kxf6 51. Ra3 Rd6 52. Kg4
Rb6 53. Ra5 Rc6 54. Rd5 Rb6 55. Rc5 Ra6 56. Rb5 Rc6 57. Ra5 Rb6 58. Rc5 Ra6 59.
Rb5 Rd6 60. Rc5 Rb6 61. Rd5 Ra6 62. Rc5 Re6 63. Rd5 Re7 64. Rd6+ Re6 65. Rxe6+
Kxe6 66. Kg5 Kf7 67. f5 gxf5 68. Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hasangatin, Ramil"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 d6 9. d5 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Re1 a6 12. Bf1 b5 13. Qd1 Nc5 14. e5 dxe5
15. Nxe5 Bb7 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Qxd1 18. Nxd1 Rac8 19. Rxe7 Nd5 20. Re1 Rxc6
21. Rb1 Rfc8 22. Ne3 Nb4 23. Bd2 Nbd3 24. Re2 Nf4 25. Ree1 Ncd3 26. Bxd3 Nxd3
27. Re2 Rd8 28. b3 Nf4 29. Kf1 Nxe2 30. Kxe2 f5 31. g3 Kf7 32. a4 Bc3 33. Bc1
b4 34. Nc4 Bd4 35. Bd2 Re6+ 36. Kf3 Bc5 37. h4 Rd3+ 38. Kg2 Re2 39. Be1 Ke6 40.
Kf1 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hua, Lefong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. Bf1 Nf4 15.
a4 a6 16. Nc4 e5 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qxb6 Qxb6 19. Nxb6 Rad8 20. Bxc5 Rfe8 21. Ra3
Nd3 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. b4 Nc6 24. b5 Na5 25. Bb4 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Raa1 Nb3
28. Rad1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 axb5 30. axb5 Bxe4 31. Nxe5 Kg7 32. Nec4 Nc5 33. Nd6 Rb8
34. Nd7 Nxd7 35. Nxe4 Ne5 36. Rd5 Nc4 37. Rc5 Na3 38. c4 Re8 39. f3 f5 40. Rc7+
Kf8 41. Nf6 Re1+ 42. Kf2 Rc1 43. b6 Rc2+ 44. Kg3 Nxc4 45. b7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Na6 9. Bf3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nge2 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. d6 Rxd6 14. Bf4
Rd7 15. Rfd1 e6 16. Rac1 Nbd5 17. Be5 Bh6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rc2 Rd8 20. Nc3 Nb4
21. Re2 Nxa2 22. Ne4 Bg7 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Rc2 Nb4 25. Rc7 Nc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27.
Rxf7 c5 28. Ne8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svane, Frederik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 Nbc6 12. Bd2 Ng6 13. c3 bxc3 14. Bxc3 Bd6 15.
g3 O-O 16. Bf1 Be5 17. Nc5 d6 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Rb1 Rfd8 20. Qd2 Bxc3 21. Nxc3
Nge5 22. Kg2 Qb4 23. Red1 h6 24. b3 Ng4 25. h3 Nf6 26. Qe3 Qb7 27. Kg1 Rab8 28.
Na2 a5 29. Bb5 Ne7 30. Nc3 d5 31. exd5 Nexd5 32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Qf3 Qb6 34. Bc4
Nb4 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. Rd1 Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1 g5 38. Qd7 Qc5 39. Kg2 Qe5 40. Qb5
Qe4+ 41. Kg1 Nc6 42. Bd3 Qd5 43. Bc4 Qd6 44. Qb6 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Nd4 46. Qxa5 Qf3+
47. Kg1 Qd1+ 48. Kg2 Qf3+ 49. Kg1 Qd1+ 50. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 8th Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kozionov, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 Nh5 11. Qe3 b6 12. Rfe1 Bb7 13. e5 Bh8 14. Bh6 Ng7
15. Ng5 Qc8 16. f4 Na5 17. Be2 f6 18. Nge4 Nf5 19. Qh3 Nxh6 20. Qxh6 Bg7 21.
Qh4 Qc7 22. Bg4 f5 23. Ng5 h6 24. Bf3 hxg5 25. Qxg5 e6 26. b4 Nc6 27. bxc5 Ne7
28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. Nc4 Qc7 30. Nd6 Qxc5+ 31. Kh1 Qc7 32. c4 Nc8 33. Rad1 Nxd6
34. exd6 Qf7 35. d7 Rad8 36. h4 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Qxd7 38. Qxg6 Qf7 39. Rxe6 Qxg6
40. Rxg6 Rc8 41. Rg5 Rxc4 42. Rxf5 Ra4 43. g4 Rxa2 44. Rd5 Ra5 45. Rd8+ Bf8 46.
Kg2 b5 47. Rb8 b4 48. g5 Ra6 49. Rb7 Rb6 50. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rakhmangulova, Anastasiya"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. Bd3 Bd7 6. O-O Bc6 7. Re1 Ne7 8. Be4
Ng6 9. Na3 Be7 10. d3 Bxe4 11. Rxe4 dxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. h4 Bxh4 14. Nxh4 Nxh4
15. Nc4 O-O 16. Ba3 b6 17. Qa4 Rc8 18. Nd6 Ng6 19. Nxc8 Qxc8 20. d4 Rd8 21.
dxc5 b5 22. Qxb5 Ngxe5 23. Qe2 Ng6 24. Rd1 e5 25. Ra4 Nf4 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.
Qf3 Qc8 28. Rxf4 exf4 29. Qxf4 Qe6 30. Qd6 h5 31. Bb4 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benitez Lozano, Javier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 g6 14. dxc5 bxc5
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ba6 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne5 Rac8 19. O-O Qb5 20. Nd7 Rfd8
21. Rd2 Kg7 22. Rfd1 a6 23. Qf4 c4 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. h4 Qf5 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27.
Nb6 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rb8 29. Nxc4 Kg7 30. g3 Kf6 31. Kg2 Ne5 32. Nxe5 Kxe5 33. Kf3
Rb7 34. c4 h5 35. b3 a5 36. Ke3 a4 37. Rd3 axb3 38. axb3 Rb8 39. f4+ Kf6 40.
Kd4 Ke7 41. c5 f6 42. Kc4 e5 43. b4 e4 44. Rd1 Re8 45. c6 e3 46. b5 e2 47. Re1
Kd6 48. Kd3 Kc5 49. Rxe2 Rd8+ 50. Ke3 Kxb5 51. Rc2 Kb6 52. c7 Rc8 53. Rb2+ Kc6
54. Rc2+ Kd5 55. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Hua, Lefong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6
Bxe6 9. Bc4 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Qc2 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5
15. exd5 Rxd5 16. a4 b6 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Re4 Qf5 19. Rae1 Qd7 20. g4 Rd1 21. Kg2
Bf6 22. Rxd1 Qxd1 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Qxd1 Rxd1 25. Rc8 Nd8 26. Nfd2 Ne6 27. Ra8
Nf4+ 28. Kg3 Nd3 29. Ne4 Rb1 30. Nxf6 Kxf6 31. Rxa7 Nxb2 32. Nxb6 Nd1 33. Nd7+
Kg7 34. Ne5 Nxc3 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 36. Ra7 g5 37. a5 Rb3 38. f3 Ne4+ 39. Kg2 Rb2+
40. Kg1 Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Rb2+ 42. Kf1 Ng3+ 43. Kg1 Ne2+ 44. Kf1 Ng3+ 45. Kg1 Ne2+
46. Kf2 Nf4+ 47. Kf1 Rb1+ 48. Kf2 Rb2+ 49. Kf1 Rb1+ 50. Kf2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Valdes Romero, Leonardo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. e4 a5 8. a3 a4
9. Re1 Na6 10. Qe2 Nc5 11. e5 Ne8 12. d4 Ne6 13. c3 f6 14. exf6 exf6 15. Nf1
Nd6 16. Ne3 Re8 17. Bd2 b6 18. Qd3 Ba6 19. Qc2 Bb5 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Nxf1 b5 22.
Re2 Qd7 23. Rae1 Nc4 24. Bc1 Nc7 25. Kg2 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Bf8 27. h4 Re8 28. Rxe8
Qxe8 29. Ne3 Qe6 30. h5 Kf7 31. hxg6+ hxg6 32. Nh4 Nxe3+ 33. Bxe3 Qe4+ 34. Qxe4
dxe4 35. Kf1 Nd5 36. Ke2 Be7 37. Ng2 Bd6 38. Ne1 Ke6 39. Nc2 Be7 40. Bd2 f5 41.
Na1 g5 42. Nc2 f4 43. gxf4 gxf4 44. f3 e3 45. Be1 Nb6 46. Kd3 Kd5 47. Na1 Nc4
48. b3 Nxa3 49. bxa4 bxa4 50. c4+ Nxc4 51. Nc2 Nb2+ 52. Kc3 a3 53. Kb3 Nd3 54.
Bc3 e2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rychkov, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 d5 7. e3 Bf5 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Rfc1 Rfe8 12. h3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bf5
15. a4 e5 16. a5 Qxb3 17. Nxb3 a6 18. Bf1 g5 19. Bg3 Re6 20. c4 dxc4 21. Rxc4
Re7 22. Rb4 exd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Nf6 25. Rad1 Rae8 26. Bd6 Rd7 27. Bc5
Red8 28. f3 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Bxd4 Nd7 31. b4 Be6 32. g4 f6 33. Kf2 Kf7
34. f4 Bd5 35. Bd3 Nf8 36. Kg3 Ne6 37. Bb6 Ng7 38. f5 h5 39. e4 Bb3 40. Bc7
hxg4 41. hxg4 Ne8 42. Bb8 Ke7 43. e5 fxe5 44. Bxe5 Nf6 45. Be2 Bd5 46. Bd4 Ne4+
47. Kh2 Nd2 48. Be3 Nf3+ 49. Bxf3 Bxf3 50. Kg3 Bd1 51. Bxg5+ Kd6 52. Be3 Ke5
53. Bc5 Be2 54. Bb6 Bd1 55. Bc7+ Ke4 56. Kh4 Kd5 57. Bb6 Ke5 58. Kg5 Be2 59.
Bc7+ Kd5 60. Kf4 c5 61. bxc5 Kc6 62. Bb6 Kd7 63. g5 Ke7 64. Ke5 Bd3 65. Bc7 Kd7
66. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Bg7 8. g3 O-O
9. Bg2 Nf6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f3 Ne8 15. e3
Rb8 16. f4 Ndf6 17. Nb6 Qd8 18. Qd3 Bc8 19. Ba5 Nd7 20. b4 Nxb6 21. Bxb6 Qd7
22. a4 Nf6 23. b5 Ra8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Nf3 Qe8 26. Nh4 Bd7 27. a5 Qc8 28. Rab1
Bh3 29. Rb2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Ne4 31. Nf3 f6 32. Rfb1 Rf7 33. Nd2 Nxd2 34. Rxd2 e5
35. dxe5 fxe5 36. e4 d4 37. Rf1 Qe6 38. Rdf2 exf4 39. gxf4 Re8 40. e5 Qd5+ 41.
Qf3 Qxf3+ 42. Rxf3 Rd7 43. Rd1 g5 44. fxg5 Rxe5 45. h4 h6 46. Rg3 hxg5 47. hxg5
Re6 48. g6 Be5 49. Rg4 Bf6 50. Rd3 Re3 51. Rxe3 dxe3 52. Kf3 Kg7 53. Kxe3 Re7+
54. Kf4 Re5 55. Rg2 Rd5 56. Ke4 Be7 57. Ba7 Bxc5 58. Bb8 Bd6 59. Bxd6 Rxd6 60.
Rc2 Kxg6 61. Rb2 c5 62. Rb6 Rf6 63. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Godzwon, Iwo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2317"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. a4 a6 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 d5 11. c3 O-O 12. Ne5 Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
Nf3 g5 16. Bh2 Qe8 17. Ne5 h5 18. f3 Nf6 19. g4 fxg4 20. Bg6 Qd8 21. hxg4 hxg4
22. fxg4 Bd6 23. Rf1 Ne4 24. Nf7 Bxh2+ 25. Qxh2 Rxf7 26. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 15t Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. a4 g6 7. a5 a6 8. Nbd2 Bg7
9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Ne3 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Qd7 15. h3
Rbd8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qe6 18. Qxe6 Rxe6 19. c4 Nb4 20. Rd1 f5 21. Ne1 Rf8
22. Bd2 Nc6 23. Bc3 h5 24. b4 Ra8 25. Nc2 Bh6 26. b5 Nd8 27. d4 fxe4 28. dxe5
Bg7 29. exd6 cxd6 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Ne3 Nf7 32. Rab1 axb5 33. Rxb5 Ra7 34. Nd5
Re8 35. Rdb1 Rea8 36. Nc7 Rc8 37. Ne6+ Kf6 38. Nf4 Rxc4 39. Nd5+ Kg7 40. Rxb7
Rxa5 41. Ne3 Rcc5 42. h4 d5 43. Rd7 Rcb5 44. Rd1 Kf8 45. Nxd5 Ne5 46. Rd8+ Kf7
47. Nc3 Rb4 48. Nd5 Rb7 49. Re1 Ng4 50. Rd6 Rba7 51. f3 Ra1 52. Kf1 Nh2+ 53.
Kf2 Rxe1 54. Kxe1 exf3 55. gxf3 Nxf3+ 56. Kf2 Nxh4 57. Rb6 Kg7 58. Kg3 Nf5+ 59.
Kf4 Ra4+ 60. Ke5 Rg4 61. Rb7+ Kh6 62. Nf6 Rg3 63. Ne4 Re3 64. Kf4 Rxe4+ 65.
Kxe4 Nd6+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2020.09.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e4 c5 8. d5
Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. O-O Nf4 11. Bc2 b5 12. Rb1 Nf6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Nf1 e5 15.
dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bg3 N6h5 17. Qd2 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Nh5 19. Bb3 c4 20. Bc2 Rfe8 21.
Rbd1 Rad8 22. Nd4 Bg4 23. Ra1 Qc5 24. Ne3 Nf6 25. a4 a6 26. axb5 axb5 27. Nxg4
Nxg4 28. Bd1 Nf6 29. Bf3 Nd7 30. Nc2 Qg5 31. Qxg5 hxg5 32. Ra5 Rb8 33. Rd1 Nf6
34. Rxd6 g4 35. e5 Rxe5 36. Bc6 Re2 37. Nd4 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Kh7 39. Ra8 Rxa8 40.
Bxa8 Rb1 41. Nxb5 Rxb2 42. Bc6 Rxf2 43. Kg1 Rc2 44. Rd4 Bh6 45. Rxc4 Be3+ 46.
Kf1 Nh5 47. Rxg4 f5 48. Rh4 Kg7 49. Rh3 Bf2 50. Rxh5 gxh5 51. Nd6 Bc5 52. Nxf5+
Kf6 53. Nh4 Rxc3 54. Be8 Kg5 55. Nf3+ Kh6 56. Bd7 Rc1+ 57. Ke2 Rc2+ 58. Kf1
Rf2+ 59. Ke1 Rxg2 60. Nh4 Rb2 61. Kf1 Rf2+ 62. Ke1 Kg5 63. Bh3 Kf6 64. Bd7 Ra2
65. Kf1 Bd6 66. g4 hxg4 67. Bxg4 Kg5 68. Nf5 Bc5 69. Bh3 Rf2+ 70. Ke1 Rh2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2020.09.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.09.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. a4 Bg7 7. a5 O-O 8. Qb3 Ne4
9. Be2 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nd6 11. Qb4 Bg4 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. Bd2 Qc7 15.
Rac1 Qb8 16. h3 Bf5 17. g4 Be4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Be1 e6 20. Bd3 Nef6 21. Bf1
Nd5 22. Qb3 f5 23. Bg2 Bf6 24. Bd2 Kh8 25. g5 Bg7 26. Re1 c5 27. Qa3 b6 28.
axb6 Qxb6 29. Ra1 Rc6 30. dxc5 Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2020.09.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Huschenbeth, Niclas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.09.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 b6 8. Re1
Bb7 9. c3 Qc7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. e5 Nd7 12. Nf1 b5 13. h4 Rfc8 14. Bg5 Bf8 15.
N1h2 a5 16. Bf4 a4 17. a3 b4 18. Ng4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Qa5 20. Bd2 Qd8 21. Bg5 Qa5
22. Bd2 Qd8 23. Bg5 Qc7 24. Bf4 Ba6 25. Rad1 Rab8 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28.
Bxd5 Nd8 29. Be4 Bb7 30. d4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Nc5 33. Qh7 Ke8 34.
Bxh6 Qf7 35. Rf4 gxh6 36. Rxf7 Nxf7 37. Nf6+ Ke7 38. g4 Rc7 39. g5 hxg5 40.
hxg5 Kd8 41. Qg8 Ke7 42. Rd1 Rbb7 43. Qh7 Nd7 44. Rxd7+ Rxd7 45. g6 Rd1+ 46.
Kg2 Kd8 47. Qg8 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Seel, Christian"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.09.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Aachen"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. e3 c5
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Nc3 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Rfd8
15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rd1 Rxd1 17. Nxd1 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 Kf6 20. Kf3 Ke7
21. Nc3 Nc5 22. Ke2 a5 23. e4 e5 24. Ke3 Ke6 25. Ne2 f6 26. h3 Na6 27. Nc3 Nc5
28. Ne2 Na6 29. Nc3 Nc5 30. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.09.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Viernheim"]
[BlackTeam "Deizisau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 e5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Re1 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bg5 dxc4 14. Nd4 Qc8
15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bf3 Qa6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. h4 Nc6 20. h5 Qa5 21.
Qc1 Nb4 22. Qxc4 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bf6 24. b4 Qb6 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. a4 Kg7 27. Qf4
Rfe8 28. h6+ Kf8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. a5 Qd8 31. Qf3 Qe7 32. Bxb7 Be5 33. Bc6 Rd8
34. b5 Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Bc7 36. Qa1 Be5 37. Qd1 Bc7 38. Qa1 Be5 39. Qe1 Bd4 40.
Qd2 Qc5 41. g3 Ke7 42. Kg2 f5 43. Qg5+ Bf6 44. Qf4 Be5 45. Qd2 Bd4 46. f4 Kf6
47. Kh3 Qc4 48. Bg2 Qc5 49. Bf3 Ke7 50. Qe2+ Be3 51. Qb2 Bd4 52. Qb3 Kd6 53.
Bc6 g5 54. fxg5 a6 55. Qf7 axb5 56. Qd7+ Ke5 57. g6 Kf6 58. g7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"]
[Site "Karlsruhe"]
[Date "2020.09.20"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2020.09.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bh5 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Rfe8 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Nh4 Rad8 18. Ngf5 Nc4 19. a4 Bf8 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Nxg6 hxg6 22. Ne3 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Qf3 Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Nxc4 bxc4 27.
g3 f5 28. Ra4 Nb6 29. Ra5 e4 30. Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Rc8 32. Be3 Nd7 33. Be2 Bg7
34. Bf4 Bf6 35. Rb5 Rc6 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. h4 Nb6 38. h5 Nd7 39. hxg6 Kxg6 40. Rd5
Nb6 41. Rb5 Nd7 42. f3 exf3+ 43. Kxf3 Bg5 44. Rd5 Nb6 45. Ra5 Nd7 46. Rd5 Nb6
47. Rb5 Nd7 48. Bd1 Kf6 49. Bc2 Nc5 50. Rb4 Bxf4 51. gxf4 Ne6 52. Ba4 Rc8 53.
Bd7 Rc7 54. Bb5 Rb7 55. Ke3 Ke7 56. Bxc4 Rxb4 57. cxb4 Nc7 58. Kd4 Kd6 59. Bxf7
Nb5+ 60. Kc4 Nc7 61. b5 Na8 62. Kb4 Nb6 63. Ka5 Kc7 64. Be6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Vovk, Orest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. h3 Bh5 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. e3
Be7 9. Bh2 O-O 10. Be2 Na5 11. Qb5 Qxb5 12. Bxb5 a6 13. Be2 Bg6 14. O-O Ne4 15.
Rfe1 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 c5 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. a4 Rfd8 19. Nf3 Bd6 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nxg6
Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 hxg6 23. b4 cxb4 24. cxb4 Nc6 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Ne7 27. Bf3
Nd5 28. h4 b6 29. Ra6 Rab8 30. Rc1 Nb4 31. Ra7 Kh8 32. Rcc7 Rg8 33. Re7 e5 34.
h5 gxh5 35. Bxh5 Kh7 36. Bf7 Rgf8 37. Be6 Kh6 38. Rxg7 Rh8 39. Bf5 Rbc8 40. f4
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Trent, Lawrence"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. f3 e6 6. g4 Bg6 7. h4 h6 8. Bd3 Bxd3
9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Nge2 Qe7 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. f4 O-O-O
15. Rdg1 g6 16. Na4 Ng7 17. c4 Qb4 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Nf5 20. Kd2 h5 21. c5
Rhg8 22. b4 f6 23. Nac3 a6 24. Ng3 Ne7 25. e4 fxg5 26. hxg5 Rgf8 27. Rf1 dxe4
28. Ngxe4 Nf5 29. Ne2 e5 30. fxe5 Nxe5 31. Kc3 Ng4 32. Rf3 Rfe8 33. N2g3 Nxd4
34. Rd3 Nb5+ 35. Kc4 Ne5+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seul, Georg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
Nxc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. f4 Na5 11. Bb3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Re8 13. fxe5 Rxe5 14.
Bf4 Re6 15. Qf3 Qe7 16. Qg3 c6 17. d4 Rg6 18. Qf2 Be6 19. Bg3 a5 20. Qf4 b5 21.
Rfe1 Qd7 22. c4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rg4 24. Rxa5 Rc8 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd4 27.
c5 Rd2 28. Ra7 h5 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Be5 Rcd8 31. Rxg7+ Kf8 32. Rh7 R8d5 33.
Bd6+ Kg8 34. Rh6 Rxc2 35. Rxe6 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aldokhin, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 Be7 8. Ng5
h6 9. Nh3 b5 10. f4 d6 11. f5 b4 12. Na4 e5 13. Nf2 Bd7 14. b3 Nd4 15. Nb2 a5
16. Nc4 a4 17. Rb1 axb3 18. axb3 Bb5 19. Ne3 O-O 20. g4 Bc6 21. Bd2 Nh7 22. Rb2
Ra7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bg5 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. Kh1 Rfa8 27. c3 bxc3 28. Bxc3 Nf6
29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Nxf6+ Qxf6 31. b4 cxb4 32. Rxb4 Be3 33. Rb2 Qh4 34. Qf3 Ra1
35. Rbb1 Rxb1 36. Rxb1 Ra2 37. Rf1 Kh7 38. f6 g6 39. Qe4 Ra7 40. Qf3 Qg5 41.
Qg3 Qe5 42. Qxe5 dxe5 43. h4 Ra2 44. Be4 Bf4 45. h5 Ra6 46. hxg6+ fxg6 47. f7
Rf6 48. Rb1 Rxf7 49. Rb6 Rg7 50. Re6 Bg5 51. d6 Rd7 52. Bc6 Rd8 53. d7 Kg7 54.
Kg2 Kf7 55. Re8 Kg7 56. Kf3 Kf7 57. Ke4 h5 58. gxh5 gxh5 59. Kf5 Bf6 60. Re6
Bh4 61. Rh6 Ke7 62. Re6+ Kf7 63. Re8 Bf6 64. Ke4 h4 65. Kf3 Kg7 66. Kg4 Kf7 67.
Bd5+ Kg7 68. Be6 h3 69. Kxh3 e4 70. dxe4 d3 71. e5 Bg5 72. Bg4 d2 73. e6 Bf6
74. Bd1 Kg6 75. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vastrukhin, Oleg"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. d4
e6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Be5 Rfc8 14. Qb3 Bf8
15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. h4 Qb4 18. Qxb4 Bxb4 19. Nb1 a5 20. Bf1 f6 21. g4
Kf7 22. g5 f5 23. e3 Ba4 24. b3 Bc6 25. Be2 a4 26. a3 Be7 27. b4 h6 28. Nd2
hxg5 29. hxg5 Be8 30. Nf3 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Rc8 32. Ne5+ Kg8 33. Rxc8 Nxc8 34. Nd3
Bb5 35. Kf1 Bd6 36. Bxd6 Bxd3 37. Bxd3 Nxd6 38. b5 Kf7 39. Ke1 Ke7 40. Kd2 Kd7
41. Kc3 b6 42. Kb4 Nb7 43. Kxa4 Na5 44. Kb4 Kd6 45. a4 Nb7 46. f3 Na5 47. e4
Nb7 48. exf5 exf5 49. f4 Ke6 50. Be2 Na5 51. Bf3 Kd6 52. Be2 Ke6 53. Bd3 Kd6
54. Be2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. f4 Ng6 11. Be3 Nc6 12. a3 Be7 13. Qf2 d6 14. Bb6 Qb8 15. f5
Nge5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Be2 h5 18. Qg3 g5 19. Be3 g4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qf2 Rf8
22. Qe1 O-O-O 23. Qd2 Na5 24. Nxa5 Qxa5 25. Nd5 Qxd2 26. Nxe7+ Kd7 27. Rxd2
Kxe7 28. Bg5+ Kd7 29. Bxd8 Rxd8 30. Bd3 Ke7 31. Kf2 h4 32. Ke3 Rg8 33. g3 hxg3
34. hxg3 Rh8 35. Rf4 Rh3 36. Rg2 d5 37. b3 Rh1 38. exd5 exd5 39. Kd4 Nf3+ 40.
Kc5 Ng5 41. Re2+ Ne4+ 42. Kb6 Ba8 43. Rxg4 Rh6+ 44. Ka7 Bc6 45. Bxe4 dxe4 46.
Rgxe4+ Bxe4 47. Rxe4+ Kd6 48. Rd4+ Kc5 49. c3 Rg6 50. b4+ Kc6 51. g4 Rg8 52.
Rf4 a5 53. Rf6+ Kd5 54. Rf5+ Kc4 55. Rc5+ Kb3 56. g5 a4 57. Rxb5 Kxa3 58. Ra5
Kb3 59. b5 Rxg5 60. Ka6 a3 61. Rxa3+ Kxa3 62. b6 Kb3 63. b7 Rg8 64. Ka7 Kxc3
65. b8=Q Rxb8 66. Kxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Acor, Corey B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2223"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. O-O Ng6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. Nd5 O-O 10. c3 Bd6 11. Qc2 Nce7 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14.
Rad1 Qc6 15. Rd5 f6 16. Rfd1 a5 17. a4 Kh8 18. g3 Ne7 19. Rb5 f5 20. Nxe5 Qxe4
21. Qxe4 fxe4 22. Nc4 Nf5 23. Rxb7 Rfb8 24. Rxb8+ Rxb8 25. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 22nd Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C62"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. h3 Bd7 6. c4 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O Nb8 10. Rc1 a6 11. Bxd7 Nbxd7 12. b4 c6 13. a4 Re8 14. Re1 Nf8 15.
Qb3 N6d7 16. Rcd1 a5 17. b5 Ne6 18. Qc2 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ne2 Qf6 21. Ng3
Qf7 22. Bc1 cxb5 23. axb5 a4 24. Ba3 Bf8 25. d4 e4 26. Nh4 Ng7 27. c5 Be7 28.
Nhxf5 Nxf5 29. Nxe4 d5 30. Nc3 Bf8 31. Qd3 Bg7 32. c6 bxc6 33. bxc6 Nb6 34. Nb5
Nc4 35. Bc5 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 Rc8 37. c7 Qg6 38. Qf3 Qf7 39. Qg4 Qg6 40. Qf3 Qf7
41. Qg4 Qg6 42. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Logozar, Elijah"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2036"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nd4 Bxc5 8.
Nxf5 exf5 9. c3 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Qd7 12. Nf3 Rac8 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qb5
Qxb5 15. Bxb5 Nc6 16. Nd4 g6 17. Rad1 Red8 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Ba6 Nh5 20. Bxc8
Nxf4 21. Bb7 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Rb8 23. Rd2 Rxb7 24. Rxe2 Kg7 25. g3 Kf6 26. Rc1 Ke5
27. c4 d4 28. exd4+ Kxd4 29. Kg2 Kd3 30. Rcc2 a5 31. Kf3 Bb4 32. a3 Be1 33. Rc1
Bd2 34. Rd1 Rxb2 35. h4 h6 36. c5 g5 37. Re7 g4+ 38. Kg2 Kc2 39. Rf1 f4 40.
gxf4 Bxf4 41. Rxf7 Be5 42. Re1 Bd4 43. Rf4 Kd3 44. Rd1+ Kc3 45. Rfxd4 a4 46.
Rxa4 h5 47. Rd6 g3 48. Kxg3 Rb1 49. Rxc6 Rg1+ 50. Kf3 Rd1 51. Re4 Rd5 52. Rc8
Rf5+ 53. Ke3 Rd5 54. c6 Rd3+ 55. Kf4 Rd2 56. c7 Rxf2+ 57. Ke3 Rd2 58. Rd8 Rd6
59. Rxd6 Kb3 60. Re5 Ka2 61. Rb6 Ka1 62. Rxh5 Ka2 63. Rg5 Ka1 64. a4 Ka2 65. a5
Ka3 66. a6 Ka4 67. a7 Ka3 68. h5 Ka2 69. h6 Ka3 70. h7 Ka2 71. h8=R Ka3 72.
c8=R Ka2 73. Rgb5 Ka3 74. Rcb8 Ka2 75. R8b7 Ka3 76. Rhb8 Ka2 77. Kd4 Ka3 78.
Kc4 Ka2 79. Kc3 Ka3 80. Rb4 Ka2 81. Rb3 Ka1 82. R6b5 Ka2 83. R5b4 Ka1 84. R7b5
Ka2 85. R8b6 Ka1 86. Kc4 Ka2 87. a8=N Ka1 88. Nc7 Ka2 89. Ne6 Ka1 90. Kc3 Ka2
91. Nd4 Ka1 92. Nc2+ Ka2 93. Rb2# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tomb, Maroun"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. O-O Ne7 7. d4 d6 8. Be3
Nd7 9. Qd2 h6 10. a4 a6 11. b4 Rb8 12. h3 Nf6 13. f3 Kf8 14. g4 Kg8 15. b5 a5
16. Nd1 h5 17. g5 Ne8 18. h4 d5 19. Nf2 Nd6 20. Qd3 c6 21. bxc6 Nxc6 22. c3 Qc8
23. Bf4 Ba6 24. Qd1 Qd7 25. Rb1 Rb7 26. Re1 Kh7 27. Nd3 Rc8 28. Ng3 Kg8 29. Kh1
Nc4 30. Nf1 Rd8 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. Rxe3 dxe4 33. Rxe4 Bc4 34. Qd2 Bd5 35. Ree1
Ne7 36. Be5 Qxa4 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Ne5 Nf5 39. Qf4 Rc8 40. Rec1 Rbc7 41. Rxb6
Rxc3 42. Rcb1 Qxd4 43. Qxd4 Nxd4 44. Ra6 Rc1+ 45. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 46. Kh2 Rc2 47.
Kg3 Nf5+ 48. Kf4 Rb2 49. Nc6 Bxc6 50. Rxc6 Rxg2 51. Ke5 Nxh4 52. Rc7 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Qa4 e6 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bb5 Ra8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Be2 O-O 15.
Bd2 b5 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. Rfc1 Nc4 18. Be1 Rb8 19. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Samadov, Read"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 c4 11. Bb1 Ne7 12. Ne5 Nf5 13. Bf4 Be7 14. g4 Nd6 15. g5
Nfe4 16. Rg1 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 g6 18. h4 b5 19. h5 Ne4 20. Rd1 Rc8 21. f3 Nxg5 22.
hxg6 fxg6 23. Qg2 h6 24. Bxg5 Bxg5 25. Qg4 Qf6 26. f4 Bh4+ 27. Kd2 Bf2 28. Rg2
Bxe3+ 29. Kxe3 Rc7 30. Qxg6+ Qxg6 31. Rxg6+ Rg7 32. Rdg1 Rxg6 33. Rxg6+ Kh8 34.
Rxh6+ Kg8 35. Rg6+ Kh8 36. Rxe6 Bc8 37. Re7 Rf6 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. Ne5 Nf5 12. Bf4 Be7 13. g4 Nd6 14. g5 Nfe4 15.
Rg1 f5 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Qg4 Nf5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bc4 Bd5 20. dxc5 Bxe5 21.
Bxe5 Rf7 22. c6 Qc8 23. c7 Bxc4 24. Rd8+ Qxd8 25. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 26. Qxe4 Bd5 27.
Qg4 Rdd7 28. e4 h5 29. Qe2 Nh4 30. f4 Bc6 31. Qxh5 Bxe4 32. Qxh4 Rd3 33. Rg3
Rd5 34. Bd4 Bf5 35. Rg5 Rc7 36. Rh5 Kf7 37. Qg3 Rxd4 38. cxd4 Rc1+ 39. Kd2 Rc2+
40. Kd1 Rxb2 41. Qc3 Rxa2 42. Rh8 Rg2 43. Qc7+ Kg6 44. h4 Bg4+ 45. Ke1 Re2+ 46.
Kf1 Re4 47. Kf2 Bh5 48. Qc6 Re2+ 49. Kf1 Re3 50. Qe8+ Kf6 51. Qxh5 Re4 52. Rf8+
Ke7 53. Qf7+ Kd6 54. Rd8+ Kc6 55. Qd7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. e3 d5 4. Nc3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 Bg4 8. O-O
e6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nbd7 11. d4 a5 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. Qc2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Qa7 15.
Be2 Qb8 16. Bf1 Qa7 17. Ba1 Qb8 18. Na4 Qa7 19. Nb2 Ne4 20. Nd3 Qb8 21. Rb1 Rc8
22. Rdc1 b5 23. Qe2 b4 24. Rc2 c5 25. Rbc1 cxd4 26. exd4 Nd6 27. g4 Qa7 28. Qe3
Rab8 29. Bg2 a4 30. c5 axb3 31. axb3 Nb5 32. Nxb4 Na3 33. Ra2 Rxb4 34. Bb2 Qb7
35. Rxa3 Nxc5 36. Qc3 Bxd4 37. Qc2 Bxb2 38. Qxb2 h6 39. Qd2 Kh7 40. Qc2 Rc7 41.
Qd1 Qb6 42. Ra8 Ne4 43. Rxc7 Qxc7 44. Qa1 Nc3 45. Ra7 Ne2+ 46. Kh1 Qf4 47. Qe1
Re4 48. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 49. Kh2 Qe5+ 50. Kg2 Nf4+ 51. Kf1 Qf6 52. Qe3 Kg7 53. Kg1 g5
54. Kh2 Qb2 55. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Obgolts, Erik"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 e6 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Ne7 8. a4 a6
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nd7 11. Rad1 g5 12. Bg3 Ng6 13. e5 d5 14. Bd3 c5 15. Bxg6
fxg6 16. a5 O-O 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Na4 Qb4 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Nd4
Qe7 22. Qd3 Kh7 23. Rfe1 a5 24. Qb3 Rfb8 25. c3 Bc8 26. Qc2 Bd7 27. f4 Rf8 28.
Qd2 g4 29. Bf2 a4 30. Be3 Rab8 31. Qe2 h5 32. Rd2 Rb7 33. Qa6 Rfb8 34. Ree2 Qe8
35. h3 Rb6 36. Qd3 Bb5 37. Nxb5 Rxb5 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Bd4 Qf7 40. Qg3 Qf5 41.
Qh4+ Kg8 42. Qe7 R5b7 43. Qg5 Rb3 44. Kh2 Qxg5 45. fxg5 Rf8 46. Kg3 Rf5 47.
Kxg4 Bf8 48. Rf2 Kf7 49. Rxf5+ exf5+ 50. Kf4 Ke6 51. g4 fxg4 52. Kxg4 Rb7 53.
Rf2 Rf7 54. Rf6+ Rxf6 55. exf6 Bd6 56. Kf3 Kf5 57. Be3 Ke6 58. Ke2 a3 59. bxa3
Bxa3 60. Kd3 Bd6 61. Ke2 Be5 62. Kd3 Kf7 63. Bd2 Ke6 64. Ke2 Kf7 65. Kd3 Ke6
66. Be1 Kf7 67. Ke2 Ke6 68. Bd2 Kf7 69. Kd1 Ke6 70. Kc2 Kf7 71. Kb3 Ke6 72. Kb4
Kd6 73. Kb5 Ke6 74. Kc6 Bg3 75. Be3 Be5 76. Bd2 Bg3 77. Kb7 Kf7 78. Kc8 Ke6 79.
Kd8 Kf7 80. Kd7 Be5 81. Kc6 Ke6 82. Kb7 Bg3 83. Kc6 Be5 84. Kb7 Bd6 85. Kc8 Be5
86. Kd8 Kf7 87. Kd7 Bg3 88. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kotliar, Mark"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 e5 6. f3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7
9. Ng3 c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Kh1 d5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Nd2 a5 14. Qc2 c5 15. exd5
Nfxd5 16. Bf2 Nf4 17. Be4 Rb8 18. b3 Ba6 19. c4 f5 20. Bd3 Rbd8 21. Be2 h5 22.
Bd1 Bb7 23. Ne2 Nd3 24. Bh4 e4 25. Nc3 e3 26. Ndb1 Qe5 27. Be2 Nf4 28. Re1 Rd4
29. Nb5 Nxe2 30. Bxe7 Rh4 31. h3 Rxh3+ 32. gxh3 Bxf3# 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Arencibia Monduy, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
Re8 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. f4 Ne7 11. Bf2 b6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. g4 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. a3 a5
16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxe5 20. fxe5 b4 21. axb4 Nd5
22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. O-O Rea8 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Qf3 Ra2 26. e4 Nb6 27. d5 Rxb2 28.
dxe6 Nc8 29. Bd4 Rb7 30. Qg4 Na7 31. exf7+ Kf8 32. e6 Nc6 33. Bxg7+ Kxg7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. Bc4 b5 5. Bd5 Ra7 6. d3 e6 7. Bb3 Nf6 8. a3 Be7
9. O-O O-O 10. Ne2 Rc7 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Ba2 Ne5 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3
Nc6 16. Nf4 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nf5 Re8 19. Nxe7+ Rcxe7 20. Rxe7 Qxe7 21. Be3
Qe5 22. h3 Nd4 23. c3 Nf5 24. Bd2 d4 25. Qb3 Qc7 26. Qd1 Ne3 27. fxe3 dxe3 28.
Bxe3 Rxe3 29. Qf1 Qe5 30. Qf2 c4 31. dxc4 bxc4 32. Bxc4 Re4 33. Nd3 Qe7 34. b3
Re2 35. Qf4 Rxg2+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. Ng5 Na5 10. Bxd5 Qxd5 11. c4 Qd7 12. Qh5 h6 13. Nf3 f6 14. Nh4 Qg4
15. Qxg4 Bxg4 16. f4 g5 17. fxg5 hxg5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 Nc6 20. Be3 Kg7 21.
Raf1 Rad8 22. h3 b6 23. R5f2 Nd4 24. g4 Ne6 25. Kg2 Nf4+ 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Re1
Rfe8 28. Rfe2 Rxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Kf7 30. h4 gxh4 31. Kf3 Re8 32. Rh2 h3 33. Kxf4
Rh8 34. Kg3 Kg6 35. Rxh3 Re8 36. Rh2 Re1 37. Rd2 Ra1 38. c3 Rc1 39. Kf4 Rxc3
40. Ke4 c6 41. Kd4 Ra3 42. Rf2 Kg5 43. Ke4 Kg6 44. d4 Rc3 45. d5 Rxc4+ 46. Kd3
cxd5 47. Re2 Rxg4 48. Rf2 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Michailov, Matias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. Nbd2 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bh2 a6 11. a4 Ra7 12. e4 cxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Ne8 15. e6
fxe6 16. Ng5 Rf6 17. Be5 Nc7 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Ngf3 e5 20. Re1 e4 21. Nxe4 dxe4
22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Nf8 24. Rc1 Nd5 25. Qe2 Re7 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Qxa6 Qb4
28. Qc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Ne6 30. b4 Kf7 31. a5 bxa5 32. bxa5 Ke7 33. a6 Kd7 34. a7
Nb6 35. Rb4 Na8 36. Rb8 Nec7 37. g4 f5 38. g5 h6 39. Rg8 Ne8 40. Rxg7+ Nxg7 41.
gxh6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 h6 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. f4 Ne7 13. Bh4 Nf5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
Ng4 Kg7 16. O-O Rh8 17. Nf2 h5 18. Nf3 Rag8 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Nh4 Bc8 21. Qd3
Qd7 22. Nh1 c4 23. Qc2 Kf8 24. Ng3 Rxg3 25. hxg3 Rg8 26. Kf2 Rg4 27. Rh1 Kg7
28. Nf3 Kg6 29. Rh4 b5 30. a3 a5 31. Rdh1 Rxh4 32. Nxh4+ Kg7 33. Qd1 Kh6 34.
Nf3 Kg7 35. Rxh5 Kf8 36. Nh4 Qb7 37. Nxf5 Bxf5 38. Rxf5 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40.
Qh5 Ke7 41. Qh8 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Usmanov, Vasily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bg5 Ne7 7. Qd2 h6 8. Be3 d6
9. g3 Nd7 10. Bg2 Nf6 11. e5 Nfd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O b5 14. Rad1 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 O-O 16. h4 Qe7 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rad8 19. c3 dxe5 20. dxe5 Rd5 21. Nf3
Rfd8 22. Rd4 c5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Re1 c4 25. Re2 Qd7 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Nxd2 Qd5+
28. Nf3 a5 29. Kf1 Bf8 30. Ke2 Bc5 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Qxd4 Qxd4 33. cxd4 b4 34.
axb4 axb4 35. g4 Kf8 36. f4 Ke7 37. Ke3 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. d5 exd5 40. f5 Kd7
41. Kd4 Kc6 42. Ke3 Kc5 43. Ke2 d4 44. Kd2 Kd5 45. e6 fxe6 46. f6 Kd6 47. f7
Ke7 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Javakhadze, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Be7 4. e3 Nh5 5. Bg3 Nxg3 6. hxg3 h6 7. Nbd2 c5 8.
c3 Nc6 9. Bd3 d5 10. g4 a6 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. exd4 Bd7 13. Qe3 Qb6 14. O-O-O
O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Rf8 19. f4 Nd8 20. Ngf3
Bd6 21. Rh7 g6 22. Ne5 Bb5 23. Bc2 Ka7 24. g4 Qc7 25. g5 Qb6 26. Nb3 a5 27. Nc5
Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Re8 29. a4 Bc6 30. Qd6 Rg8 31. Bd3 Re8 32. b3 Ka8 33. Kb2 Ka7 34.
Ka3 Ka8 35. b4 axb4+ 36. cxb4 Qa7 37. Qc7 Qb8 38. Qxb8+ Kxb8 39. b5 b6 40. Na6+
Kb7 41. bxc6+ Nxc6 42. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. f4 Bb7 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 f5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qe2
O-O 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. c4 Bb7 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Rad1 d6 14. Ng5 Re8 15.
d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Ne7 17. Ne6 Qc8 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Bc4 Ng8 20. Bd4 Kf8 21. Qf2
Qd8 22. Rfe1 Qe7 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Be5 Qb4 25. Qd4 b5 26. Bb3 Qxd4+ 27. Rxd4
Rac8 28. Rc1 c5 29. Bd6+ Kg7 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Bxc5 a5 32. d6 Nf6 33. d7 Rd8
34. Be7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Rychkov, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Nd7 6. e4 c5 7. d5 Ngf6 8. Nbd2
a6 9. a4 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. f3 O-O 12. Be2 Ne8 13. Bf2 Qc7 14. Qb3 Nd6 15.
Qa3 c4 16. Qc5 Qd8 17. Nxc4 f5 18. Qb6 Qd7 19. Bc5 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 fxe4 21. d6+
e6 22. fxe4 Rf4 23. Bd3 Bf8 24. g3 Rf3 25. Be2 Rf7 26. a5 Qc6 27. Qxc6 bxc6 28.
O-O-O Bd7 29. b4 h5 30. Rhf1 Bh6+ 31. Kc2 Rxf1 32. Rxf1 Bg5 33. h4 Bh6 34. Bb6
Bf8 35. Bc7 Kg7 36. Kb3 Bc8 37. Kc4 Bd7 38. Kc5 Kh6 39. Kb6 g5 40. Rf6+ Kg7 41.
hxg5 Kg8 42. Bxh5 Bg7 43. Rf1 Bf8 44. Kb7 Rc8 45. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mikhailovsky, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2228"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. Bf4 f6
15. bxc3 Be7 16. Be3 O-O 17. Nh4 g6 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. h3 Kg7 20. Bxb6 axb6 21.
Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Rd7 Rd8 23. Qg4 Rxd7 24. Qxd7 Qd8 25. Qxb7 Na5 26. Qf3 Nxb3 27.
c4 Nd4 28. Qb7 Nxb5 29. cxb5 Kf7 30. Nf3 Qd6 31. Qc8 Kg7 32. Qb7 h5 33. Nd2
Qxd2 34. Qxe7+ Kh6 35. Qxf6 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Qxf4+ exf4 38. Kg1 Kg5 39.
Kf1 Kf5 40. Ke2 Ke4 41. Kd2 Kd4 42. Ke2 Ke4 43. Kd2 g5 44. Ke2 g4 45. hxg4 hxg4
46. Kd2 Kd4 47. Ke2 Kc4 48. Kd2 Kxb5 49. Kd3 Kc5 50. Ke4 g3 51. f3 b5 52. Kxf4
Kd4 53. Kxg3 b4 54. Kg4 b3 55. f4 b2 56. Kg5 b1=Q 57. g4 Qg1 58. f5 Ke5 59. Kh5
Qe3 60. f6 Kxf6 61. Kh4 Kg6 62. g5 Qxg5+ 63. Kh3 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. g4 Be4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bd3 Nef6 13. Ke2 e6 14. Qxb6 axb6
15. a4 Rfc8 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bh2 Re8 18. Kd2 e5 19. Bf1 b5 20. a5 exd4 21. exd4
Bf8 22. Bd3 Ng7 23. h4 Re6 24. Bg3 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nh2 h5 27. gxh6 Nh5
28. Ng4 Re6 29. Rhe1 Nf8 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Ne5 Kh7 32. a6 Rxa6 33. Rxa6 bxa6
34. Nxc6 Nd7 35. Ke3 Kxh6 36. f4 Kg7 37. Ne7 Nf8 38. b4 Kf6 39. Nc6 Nd7 40. Kf3
Ng7 41. Ne5 Nf8 42. Ng4+ Ke7 43. Ne5 Kf6 44. Kg4 Nf5 45. Bxf5 exf5+ 46. Kf3 Ke6
47. Nd3 Kd6 48. Nc5 Nd7 49. Nxa6 Nf6 50. Ke3 Ne4 51. Kd3 Nf2+ 52. Kc2 Nh3 53.
Nc5 Nxf4 54. Nb7+ Kc6 55. Nd8+ Kd7 56. Nf7 Ke6 57. Ne5 Kf6 58. Nd7+ Ke7 59. Ne5
Kf6 60. Kd2 Ng2 61. Nd7+ Ke7 62. Nb6 Kd6 63. Nc8+ Ke6 64. Na7 Nxh4 65. Nxb5 Kd7
66. Na3 Kc6 67. c4 Kb6 68. b5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Tica, Sven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. e3 Qe7 5. Bg3 Nd7 6. Nbd2 c6 7. Bd3 e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. c3 Nf6 11. Nf3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Bg4 13. Qa4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 h6
15. g4 Nd7 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. Qd4 Ne6 18. Qe5 O-O-O 19. Bf5 Rhe8 20. Qxg7 Kb8
21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Rxh6 Rg7 24. Rdh1 Rf7 25. f4 Rg8 26. g5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jaracz, Pawel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. a3 Bg4 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. b4 Qb6 12. c4 O-O 13. c5 Qd8 14. b5 Na5 15.
Rc1 Rc8 16. c6 bxc6 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qa4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Ne8 20. g4 Bg6 21. Ne5
Nd6 22. Qd4 Qb6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Nd7 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 26. a4 Bb4 27. Nf3 f6
28. Bc7 Nc4 29. Nd4 e5 30. Nc6 Bc5 31. Nxc5 bxc5 32. a5 Be8 33. Nb8 Bb5 34. g5
Na3 35. Bg4 c4 36. Bxc8 Kf8 37. Bd6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Charkhalashvili, Inga"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 b6
9. O-O Bb7 10. Rc1 e6 11. Na4 Nbd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ba3 Re8 14. h3 Ne4 15. Bd3
a5 16. Re1 b5 17. Nc5 Ndxc5 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 a4 20. b4 Bf8 21. Qc2 Bxc5
22. Qxc5 Qe7 23. Qc3 Qd6 24. Ne5 f6 25. Nf3 Bc8 26. Rc1 Bd7 27. a3 Kg7 28. Ne1
f5 29. Qd2 g5 30. Bb1 f4 31. Nd3 fxe3 32. fxe3 Qg3 33. Ne5 Rxe5 34. dxe5 Qxe5
35. Qd3 Rh8 36. Rf1 Be6 37. Qd4 Qxd4 38. exd4 h5 39. Re1 Kf6 40. Re5 h4 41. Kf2
Rg8 42. Re3 g4 43. Rc3 Bd7 44. Bc2 g3+ 45. Kf1 Re8 46. Bd1 Bf5 47. Rxc6+ Kg5
48. Be2 Re4 49. Bxb5 Rxd4 50. Bxa4 Rd2 51. b5 Bd3+ 52. Ke1 Rxg2 53. b6 Rb2 54.
Rc8 g2 55. Rg8+ Bg6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Griffith, Kyron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. h3 Be7 7. a4 a6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. c3 d6 11. Bh2 Re8 12. Re1 Bf8 13. e4 cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. d5
Nb4 16. Bf1 a5 17. Nc4 Ba6 18. Na3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Nd7 20. Nb5 Nc5 21. Kg1 Qd7
22. b3 g6 23. Nd2 Rac8 24. Rb1 f5 25. f3 Red8 26. Qe2 Ncd3 27. Nc4 Rxc4 28.
bxc4 Nxe1 29. Rxe1 Bh6 30. Kh1 Rc8 31. Bg1 Rb8 32. exf5 gxf5 33. g4 fxg4 34.
fxg4 Na6 35. Rf1 Nc5 36. Bxc5 bxc5 37. Qe4 Bf4 38. Kg2 Rf8 39. Qe2 Rf7 40. Nc3
Qd8 41. Rb1 h5 42. Ne4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Rg7 44. Rh1 Qc8 45. Rh4 Qd8 46. Rh5 Kf7
47. Kh3 Qd7 48. Qd1 Rg6 49. Rh7+ Rg7 50. Rxg7+ Kxg7 51. Qb3 Kg6 52. Ng3 Qh7+
53. Nh5 Qd7 54. Qf3 Qxa4 55. Nxf4+ exf4 56. Qxf4 Qb3+ 57. Kh4 Qb8 58. Qf5+ Kg7
59. g5 Qd8 60. Kh5 Qe8+ 61. g6 Qe2+ 62. Kg5 Qe3+ 63. Kg4 Qg1+ 64. Kh5 Qh2+ 65.
Kg4 Qg2+ 66. Kh5 Qh2+ 67. Kg4 Qg2+ 68. Kh5 Qh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. c3 f5 7. Qe2 Ne7 8. O-O O-O
9. Nbd2 Nbc6 10. b3 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nd5 12. g3 Nce7 13. Bd2 Nf5 14. Rae1 Qe7 15.
Neg5 a5 16. Ne5 Rae8 17. Qg4 c5 18. Qh3 Nf6 19. Ng4 h5 20. Ne5 cxd4 21. Nxg6
Qc5 22. c4 Qc6 23. Ne4 d5 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. cxd5 Qxd5 26. Be4 Qd7 27. Ne5 Qe7
28. Qxh5 Rh6 29. Qg4 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Rc8 31. Rfe1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Pantzar, Milton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 c5 6. c3 Qc7 7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. Ndf3
O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. g4 Bb7 11. g5 Ne4 12. Rg1 Rfe8 13. h4 a5 14. Qe2 a4 15. a3
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Kh8 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qg4 h5 21. Qf4 Nd6
22. Bxg6 Kg7 23. Bxh5 Rh8 24. Bf3 b5 25. h5 Nc4 26. h6+ Kg8 27. g6 f6 28. Nxc4
bxc4 29. h7+ Kg7 30. Rh1 Kf8 31. dxc5 Rc8 32. O-O-O Rxc5 33. e4 e5 34. Qh6+ Qg7
35. exd5 Qxh6+ 36. Rxh6 Kg7 37. Rh4 f5 38. Rh5 e4 39. Rxf5 exf3 40. Rf7+ Kxg6
41. Rxb7 Rxh7 42. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Novik, Maxim"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. e3 c5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. d5 Na5 12. Be2 f5 13. Rc1 exd5 14. b4 Nc6
15. Nxd5 Be6 16. Nf4 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Bxa2 18. b5 Ne5 19. Nd4 Ng6 20. Nh5 Bxd4
21. Rxd4 Rfc8 22. Rcd1 a5 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Ra4 Bb3 25. Rda1 Bxa4 26. Rxa4 Rc1+
27. Bf1 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. e4 e5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
c6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. a4 a5 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rad1 Nf8 13. h3 Nh5 14. Bf1 Nf4 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc4 N8e6 17. Bh4 Nc5 18. Nd6 Rf8 19. Nxc8 Rfxc8 20. Bc4 h6 21.
Rd2 g5 22. Bg3 Rd8 23. Red1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. b3 Rxd2 26. Nxd2 Qd7 27. Nf1
b5 28. axb5 cxb5 29. Bd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 Qxd5 31. b4 axb4 32. cxb4 Nd3 33. Ne3
Qe4 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qd7 Kg6 36. h4 gxh4 37. Bxh4 Qd4 38. Qf5# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. e4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Nd2
Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Nc4 Ba6 11. Na3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 a6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Nc4 h6 15.
Bh4 Qe8 16. Ne3 Rb8 17. Kh1 Rb7 18. f4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. e5 f5 21. e6 Nf6
22. Qf3 b4 23. Ne2 Ne4 24. Rad1 h5 25. h3 Nb5 26. g4 Nd4 27. Qg2 Nxe2 28. Qxe2
hxg4 29. hxg4 Bf6 30. Qh2 Kg7 31. Bxf6+ exf6 32. Kg2 Rh8 33. Qg1 Kf8 34. Kf3
Rh3+ 35. Ke2 Qb5+ 36. Ke1 Rg3 37. Ra1 Rxg1 38. Rxg1 b3 39. gxf5 bxc2 40. fxg6
Qd3 41. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Be3
Nc5 9. Nd2 a5 10. g4 c6 11. h4 Bd7 12. h5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Rc8 14. a3 Ne8 15. g5
f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. Nde4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Rf4 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21.
hxg6 hxg6 22. d6 Rd4 23. Qb3+ Kf8 24. Qf3+ Rf4 25. Qxb7 Nxd6 26. Qd5 Qb6 27.
O-O-O Rd4 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Bd1 Qc7+ 30. Kb1 Nc4 31. Ka2 Nd2 32. Ba4 Qc4+ 33.
Qxc4 Nxc4 34. Rc1 Nb6 35. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gritsenko, Nikolai"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 a5
9. a3 Na6 10. Qd3 Rb8 11. Bg5 Nc7 12. Rac1 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nd2 Bd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Bc6 b4 19. a4 f4 20. gxf4 Rc8 21. Bxd7
Qxd7 22. Qe4 Rc3 23. Rb1 Rfc8 24. e3 Rc2 25. Rfd1 R8c3 26. Qg2 d5 27. Nf3 Qf5
28. h3 e6 29. Ne5 Bh4 30. Rf1 Re2 31. Nf3 Bf6 32. Rbc1 Kg7 33. Rfd1 Rec2 34.
Rb1 Qe4 35. Ne5 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rxe3 37. Rbc1 Rec3 38. Rxc2 Rxc2 39. Rd3 Bh4 40.
Rf3 h5 41. Kg1 Kf6 42. Kg2 Kf5 43. Kg1 Rc3 44. Kg2 Rc2 45. Kg1 Bd8 46. Kg2 Bb6
47. Rg3 Bxd4 48. Rg5+ Kxf4 0-1

